The days when I was working in the West Factory

Chapter 99 Returning to Beijing
"Report..."

On the official road, a horse galloped towards Zhao Yu and their cavalry.

After being assassinated by Shangguan Yundun, although they were already very close to the capital, Lu Jianxing and the others never dared to be careless again.

Therefore, in the following itinerary, Lu Jianxing sent out six warriors as scouts, three groups of scouts, one report every thirty miles!
The rider in front of him was one of the scouts sent out.

The warrior who rode his horse came to Zhao Yu's horse, got off his horse and knelt down on one knee and said, "Report to the envoy of the town, there is an unknown horse team coming from twenty miles away!"

"Oh?"

Zhao Yu's eyes lit up, and he asked immediately, "How many riders can you find out?"

"Going back to the town Fushi, there are fifty riders in total, all dressed in cold clothes and covered with black veils, and because they don't hold a flag, their origins are still unknown!"

Li Shi told the news that he had detected in detail.

"Is this planning to kill the fish?"

Sitting high on the horse, the corners of Zhao Yu's mouth twitched slightly, it seemed that An Jianqing was already planning to completely tear his face away from him.

Afterwards, Zhao Yu raised his hand.

"Prepare ordnance, check the bird gun and prepare to meet the enemy!!"

Lu Jianxing immediately switched the horse's head and shouted loudly to the twenty or so wrestlers behind him.

"kill!!!"

After checking the ordnance, the warriors shouted in unison.

……

After a few quarters of an hour, Zhao Yu and the others could clearly hear the thunderous sound of horseshoes in the distance.

As far as the eye can see, smoke and dust are everywhere.

Zhao Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, and slowly put his hand on the handle of the blood knife at his waist.

Soon, the fifty riders rushed a hundred steps away from them.

A hundred steps... For cavalry, this is the best distance for charging.

Zhao Yu slowly drew out the blood knife, and the warrior behind him also quickly picked up the blunderbuss in his hand.

As long as the opponent starts to charge, the blunderbuss in their hands will kill [-]% of the opponent's cavalry before they rush to them!
"Ok?"

Zhao Yu, who was about to fight, suddenly frowned.

The cavalry on the opposite side stopped a hundred paces away. Not only did they not intend to charge, but the three leading men in black got off their horses and ran towards him quickly with empty hands.

"Subordinates see the pacifier!"

The three of them came to the position ten steps ahead of Zhao Yuma and knelt down on one knee.

"Who is coming!!"

Zhao Yu didn't answer, but Shen Lian took a step forward, pointing the waist knife in his hand at the three kneeling on the ground.

Since someone dared to assassinate Zhao Yu in Beizhili, there would be a second and third time as well as the first time...

"The subordinate is Li Zheng, the confidant of the governor of Xichang, who is ordered by the governor to come to meet the governor!"

As the man said, he took off a token from his waist and raised his hands.

Shen Liance immediately stepped forward, using the waist knife in his hand to pick up the waist card that the man was holding in both hands, and after looking at it, he turned around and came to Zhao Yu.

"Reporting to the Zhenfu envoy, he is from Xichang." Shen Lian came to Zhao Yu and handed the waist badge to Zhao Yu.

"Get up!"

Zhao Yu took the token, glanced at the man kneeling on the ground and said, "Why did Duke Du send you to bring these people to meet him?"

Feng Buyu is full?

Taking the risk of privately transferring soldiers, sending these people here to pick him up?
"If you go back to the town Fushi, the governor received a report from the secret agent of Xichang that someone gave you ten thousand taels of money and released dark red, trying to harm you. The governor was worried about your safety, so he specially ordered me to come and respond!"

After Zhao Yu listened, he sneered, and whispered to himself, "Heh... the price of this head has finally increased."

When he had just been promoted to Supervisor Qianhu, Zhao Jingzhong had offered a thousand taels of silver to ask Ding Run to attack and kill him outside the Jinyiwei yamen.

And in just over a month, this head has grown more than ten times!
"Okay, since it's the duke's kindness, I'm not going to be disrespectful. You follow behind the strong men of the supervisory department, and let's go back to Beijing together!"

Zhao Yu nodded, and then said to the man kneeling on the ground.

"Follow the order!"

The person who came got up, first tore off his black robe, revealing the soap clothes inside, then turned around and waved to the riders behind him.

The fifty riders on the opposite side took off their black robes at the same time, and let them stand on both sides of the official road.

Zhao Yu reined in his horse and led the warriors from the Supervisory Headquarters across the path made aside by the fifty riders.

After all the troops from the headquarters had passed by these pawns, looking at Zhao Yu and Lu Jianxing, who were calm and calm on the outside, they let go of their hands on the handle of the knife.

……

The road ahead was also smooth, and there was no such thing as an assassination again.

From Zhao Yu's point of view, it might be because of joining the Fifty Riders of the West Plant that they became more powerful, and those killers didn't dare to stroke their beards anymore.

But in fact, for a master like Shangguan Yundun, these 80 cavalry soldiers really couldn't protect them.

As for the reason why they did not act, it is estimated that only they themselves know clearly.

In the evening, Zhao Yu and his party finally arrived outside Xizhimen before the curfew closed the city.

After entering Xizhimen, Zhao Yu and his party went straight to Chengtianmen.

"My lord, this subordinate's errand has been completed, so I have to go back to the governor's office to return the order, and this subordinate will resign!"

After arriving outside Chengtian Gate, Li Zheng came in front of Zhao Yu, bowed to Zhao Yu and clasped his fists.

"Wait a minute!"

Zhao Yu smiled slightly, then glanced at the fifty guards who followed them and said, "Thank you, brothers, come out of the city to meet you..."

As he said that, Zhao Yu took out an ingot of about 50 taels of gold from his bosom, threw it to Li Zheng and said, "This is from the town's envoy to reward the brothers, and each will reward you with ten taels of silver!"

"what?!"

Not only Li Zheng was stunned, but even the guards who followed behind him to meet Zhao Yu were all stunned on the spot.

If this kind of errand is replaced by ordinary Shangguan, these small errands can't even fall behind.

But now, the governor of Beisi is offering 50 taels of gold.

In Daqian, gold is expensive and silver is cheap. Although the government has a fixed quota of ten for one, in banks, it can often be twelve for one, or even higher.

In other words, Zhao Yu rewarded them with a total of 700 taels!

No wonder those guys who went to Anqing mansion with the governor last time didn't have the chance to go with them when they passed the first Jianghu this time.

It's like riding a horse out of the city for a while, and when you come back, the governor will reward them with almost a year's salary!

This kind of thing can never happen once in eight lifetimes!

"It's the job of the subordinates to accept the emissary. This... subordinates dare not accept..." After all, Li Zheng was a person who dangled in front of the big shots, and he knew that some money could not be taken.

Hearing this, Zhao Yu only stared at Li Zheng with a smile, and said lightly, "Are you looking down on the Fushi of this town?"

Seeing the smile on Zhao Yu's face, Li Zheng's spine suddenly went cold for some reason, and he cupped his hands and said: "This subordinate dare not, thank you Master Zhenfu!"

Only then did Zhao Yu wave his hand in satisfaction, then turned his horse's head and walked towards Jinyiwei Yamen.

(End of this chapter)