Huan Rong

Huan Rong already knew about Yu Xi's escape from Jiankang.What he didn't expect was that this person escaped to Jingkou.

Did he go there by himself, or was he captured by the envoy Xi Ting?

"The relevant inside information has been clearly stated in the envoy's letter. It is inconvenient for the servant to say more. The envoy ordered the servant to tell the Fujun face to face. Wu Chen, the former Qingzhou assassin and now the governor of Hailing County, is Yu Xi's brother. He will go north with the army, and he will be under the tent of Huan Shijun. If the Fujun encounters him, he must deal with it carefully."

Huan Rong nodded, thanked Liu Laozhi, and while everyone was setting up the camp, he boarded the military cart alone, closed the door, opened Xi Yin's letter, and read it carefully.

Xi Tingshi is a man of wit and wisdom. If you want to understand his letters, you must not just read the literal meaning, you must spend your brain to study and ponder whether there are hints between the lines.

Thinking of this, Huan Rong felt a headache again.

It's not good to like what, I prefer to play guessing!When it comes to straight brains, let alone understand the hints in the letter, they probably can't even understand the words.

Huan Rong leaned against the wall of the chariot, remembering the embarrassment when he first met Xi Tingshi and facing the two sparrows, he couldn't help sighing.

"Lack of experience, more practice!"

The letter stated that Yu Xi was not arrested by Xi Yin, but after escaping from Jiankang by boat, Yu Xi took the initiative to find Jingkou.

Speaking of his journey, it can be regarded as dangerous.

No one would have thought that the majestic patriarch of the gentry would hide in Xianbeihu's merchant ship, taking the opportunity to avoid the government army's interrogation.

However, the Hu people are not easy to get along with, especially the Xianbei Hu merchants who travel all the year round and do business with various ethnic groups.

Yu Xi's price was not low, it could even be said to be generous, but it couldn't hold back the greed of the people, and the desire was hard to fill.

As soon as the ship left Jiankang, the Xianbei Hu merchants had to sit on the ground and raise the price from the previous fifty gold to one hundred catties.Moreover, the accompanying parts must be paid per person, one piece of silk for each person, and there must be no less.

Yu Xi was furious immediately, but was threatened by Hu merchants. If he did not cooperate, the merchant ship would immediately turn around and return to Jiankang, and hand him over to the court, which would always bring him some benefits.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves.

Yu Xi gritted her big teeth and swallowed blood, and agreed to Hu Shang's conditions.

Hu Shang was not happy for long.

When the ship arrived at Hailing, the governor of Hailing sent people to pick it up, and Yu Xi led his troops to disembark. The first thing he did was to thank his brother Wu Chen, and the second thing was to lend his manpower to slaughter the two ships of Xianbeihu.

Whether it was the captain who threatened him, or the boatman who didn't know the details, whether it was a Xianbei slave or a Han hired on the boat, one counted as one, and they were all caught and beheaded. The bodies were tied to big stones and sank to the bottom of the river.

In order to keep the news from leaking, the two merchant ships were burned on the spot. The villagers spread word of mouth that it was Xianbei who did not distribute the money equally, and there was internal strife.

If it was a ship of the Han family, the government would definitely investigate it carefully, and even the governor of Hailing may not be able to handle it.

If it were Xianbei Hu merchants, not to mention burning two boats, even if the number was several times larger, the officials of the Jin Dynasty would not ask for trouble, and the people would not feel compassion, but would clap their hands and cheer.

After Yu Xi murdered and vented his hatred, he handed over the gold he had brought to Wu Chen, and discussed with him that if he escapes from Jiankang this time, he must never go back, let alone be discovered by Huan Da Sima's people, otherwise he will surely die.

The process of the two discussions was not detailed in the letter.Just because Yu Xi was in Jingkou, but he was not imprisoned as a prisoner, and he had limited knowledge of the trilogy who took refuge in Xi Jishi, so it was not easy to reveal the news.

Wu Chen is not a fool, he took Yu Xi in for the sake of relatives.But after talking with him, I found out that he was concealing the news and escaped from Jiankang alone, not to mention secretly informing Yu Miao and others, even the Queen Yu in the palace was forgotten!

Thinking of this, Wu Chen couldn't help but feel chills down his spine.

Can such a person be trusted?

Yu Rou and Yu Qian are willing to die for the family.For the sake of her own life, Yu Xi didn't even care about her own brothers. She and him are only cousins, so it's hard to guarantee that one day they won't end up like Yu Rou.

However, he couldn't ask Wu Chen to report to the court, or secretly send a letter to Gu Shu.

Yu Xi can deny his relatives, but he can't get over the barrier of conscience.

Fortunately, the date of the Northern Expedition was approaching, and Wu Chen received an official letter to lead his troops to Yanzhou.This gave him an excuse to get away from this hot potato for a while.

After Wu Chen leaves, Hailing will not be safe either.

After thinking about it, Yu Xi planned to go to Jingkou to join Xi Yin.

Seeing this, Huan Rong couldn't help being speechless.

Is it because he doesn't understand the ancients, or is Yu Xi's brain circuit completely different from normal people?

As long as it is not pumpkins on the shoulders, it must be clear that Huan Da Sima and Xi Cishi are both "indispensible" for the Yu family to end up today.

Go to Ximin on the way to escape?

Aren't you afraid of being slaughtered by the opponent?

"What on earth is this man thinking?"

Huan Rong couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he could only continue to look down.

"My lord, the meal is ready."

Outside the carriage, Ah Mi's voice came.

Huan Rong hurriedly put away the letter, put it in the hidden compartment of the car, opened the window and said, "Please Liu Canjun sit with the two servants."

"promise!"

Ah Mi Fushen agreed, and led the healthy servants to start making arrangements.

It was June, and it was rainy in Yandu, but the sun was shining brightly in two counties away, and there was no shadow of rain.

After the two teams converged, they temporarily camped by the river.

Yandu's team buried pots to make food and built fences, while Jingkou's government troops watched from the sidelines and sometimes helped, all in amazement.

The grain truck has been remodeled and its loading capacity has increased. There are not only grain and grass on the truck, but also stacks of wooden boards.

At first, the government army didn't know the purpose of the planks, so they didn't care when they passed the grain carts.

It wasn't until a private soldier untied the ropes, erected the planks, mortised each other, inserted the tenons, quickly erected a fence around the camp, and even built a simple watchtower with the help of a grain cart.

After the watchtower was assembled, the government army couldn't help being curious, found a servant who was also a refugee, and took the opportunity to ask.

"It's the first time I've seen you, it's really amazing!"

"It's nothing." The cook started the fire, grabbed the cloth towel on his shoulders, wiped the hot sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile, "These boards are very useful, and this is where they are!"

"really?"

"Of course!"

The cook is a man in his 40s. His parents fled from Qingzhou to Huainan County.After coming to Yandu, he was caught as a private slave by local tyrants, the youngest child was starved to death, and his wife almost went blind from crying.

When Huan Rong took office last year, almost all the tyrants in Yandu County were wiped out, and the only two or three remaining families were not good enough.

The cook's family was released from private slaves to the people, and all men and women got land.The second son was unwilling to farm, so he won Diankui's favor by virtue of his extraordinary physical strength, and he joined the county magistrate's private soldier.

Huan Rong was ordered to go north with the army. In addition to the private soldiers, he had to be accompanied by a servant who was responsible for driving the carts, feeding the mules and horses, and preparing meals.

The cook took the initiative to serve, not for two bolts of cloth and a bolt of silk to settle down, but to repay the county magistrate's great kindness.

"It's not Lord Huanfu, how can I wait for today!"

There are not a few people who have the same idea as Chef.

This has created a strange phenomenon. In other counties and counties, except for the refugees who cannot survive, most of the conscripts hide when they can.When we arrived in Yandu, there were countless candidates, and the county government officials who were in charge of recording were shocked.

The chef can successfully serve in the army, not to mention that it is not much different from defeating six generals in five passes.

Being able to "squeeze out" a young man of 30 or [-] years old at the age of [-], and go north with Huan Rong, in addition to the ability to cook, he can still kill the enemy with a knife and gun.

Once the battle started, the private soldiers of the government army in front were not enough, and the servants had to be on top.

When encountering cruel generals, more servants will become human shields, or "cannon fodder" in later generations. In terms of casualties, they are actually higher than ordinary generals.

Yandu's servant didn't care about this.

They believed that the county magistrate Huan would never do such a thing.Even if he really went to the battlefield and tried his best to die, he died well, without any complaints.

When I met a fellow countryman and heard a few good words, I was inevitably happy, and the cook couldn't help saying a few more words.

"You don't know, these food carts are nothing, but the Fujun's cart..."

"Cough cough!"

A coughing sound came from behind, the cook turned his head, and suddenly found that it was the corporal of the army.

Due to the perennial wars, the military system of the Jin and Jin Dynasties was quite chaotic. More than 200 people formed a team and set up a team leader.Several teams form a building, and the owner of the building is set up.Under the team, the Shiwu system of the Qin and Han Dynasties was followed, with five members and a team leader.

Due to various reasons, the number of soldiers in each building varies from a few hundred to a thousand.

In this way, with the three combined army, the span of personnel has increased from [-] to [-].

For such an army, the personnel statistics are a mess at all.

According to the standards of Cao Weishi?

The Xifu army and the Beifu army barely passed the border, and when they encountered the private soldiers and servants of the assassins from various states, it was purely a joke according to the three buildings and one army, with a full member of three thousand.

Huan Rong went north this time, bringing out three hundred servants, five hundred infantrymen, 89 private soldiers, twenty trilogy, and fifty healthy servants.

Such a scale, integrated into the army of the Northern Expedition, could not afford to splash the slightest wave.But this is the capital of his life, and there is no room for sloppy.

Below Diankui and Qian Shi, the team leader, Shichang and Wuchang are all carefully selected, trying not to have any troubles.

Although the servants are not classified as soldiers, they are still led by the team leader.

The chef who talked was not on the same team as the parent and child, but the corporal leader above was his son's friend, and he took good care of him along the way.Now, with a cold expression and a loud reminder, it was obvious that he had committed a taboo.

The cook trembled in his heart, and suddenly remembered that his son had told him several times not to talk too much when meeting "outsiders", especially not to mention a single word about the governor and the vehicles and weapons in the team.

Knowing that he made a mistake, the chef immediately closed his mouth, not daring to gossip with his fellow countrymen.

The corporal turned around and left, but the Fujun wanted to ask again, but the cook shook his head again and again, no matter how insinuating, he refused to say another word.

The government army returned without success, and the master thought about it for a while, then lost his mind.

The envoy sent Liu Canjun to the army, which shows that he values ​​the Duke of Fengyang County.If you do it too well, there is no guarantee that it will not cause a disaster.The Northern Expedition will take a long time, and the journey will take a whole month. If you want to find out the bottom of Yandu's army, there will always be opportunities along the way.

After a meal and a short rest, the team continued on their journey.

As the two armies merged into one, the number on the march increased to two thousand.

Huan Rong's military chariot was in the middle of the team, with long rows of grain carts in front and behind, Yandu infantry and servants on the right, and government troops dispatched by Jingkou on the left. , along the way to ensure safety.

In front of the chariot's shaft, Dian Kui and Qian Shi occupied the left and right sides. They were dressed in bright light armor and held long whips. With a crisp sound after another, they drove the horses forward.

Compared with the generals of the government army, the armor on the two of them is very distinctive. The round shield on the chest is so bright that it can almost dazzle the eyes under the sunlight.

It's a pity that this set of armor is incomplete, and there are only two round guards on the chest and back, which are made like bronze mirrors, and there is a belt around the waist.In addition, there are no shoulder pads and knee pads at all, let alone a pocket to protect the head and neck.

Even so, the armored upper body still attracted the envy of many government soldiers.

Compared with the sleeve armor, crotch armor, and leather armor they were wearing, the armor on these two people was obviously specially made, with first-class protection ability, and it may not be possible to obtain it with a lot of money.

Looking at the weapons in the hands of the two of them, the sword around the head was blazing with coldness, and it was obvious that they had seen blood. The hardwood spear was more than one foot long, and the head of the spear was made of wrought iron. I am terrified to see it.

Huan Rong really never thought that, as a descendant of Dian Wei, he is good at spears.

Should it be said that Romance is indeed Romance?

Sitting in the carriage, Huan Rong looked away, knocked on the hidden compartment on the car wall, and took out the half-read letter.

This trip to the north, the boy didn't accompany him, only A Mi accompanied the car, taking care of Huan Rong's daily life.

Huan Rong took out the letter, A Mi didn't take a second look, and concentrated on making honey water, let it cool a bit, and brought the whole bowl in front of Huan Rong.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, neither the Han people nor the Hu people had mastered the technology of making sugar, and the sweetness in food came from either maltose or honey.

In the farmland of Princess Nankang, there are Tian slaves who are good at beekeeping and can collect three jars of honey every season.

Knowing this, Huan Rong once wanted to send someone to find sugar cane and try to make sugar.As a result, before starting to implement it, he received an official document to send troops, and the plan could only be temporarily pressed, and it would be discussed after returning to the south.

After mixing the honey and water, Ah Mi opened the wooden cabinet leaning against the corner of the carriage, and took out the cereal cakes and fried cakes that had been prepared in advance.Even though it was cold, it was still soft and delicious.

Smelling the aroma of fried cakes, Huan Rong finally raised his head.

When eating before, he didn't open up his stomach, and after a few bowls of rice, he was not even half full.Seeing the dim sum brought out by Ah Mi, he immediately smiled and rolled his eyes.

"Fortunately, there is a millet, otherwise, what would I do along the way!"

Ah Mi smiled, but did not answer.As she turned around, a dark light flashed across the wooden hairpin in her hair.

Huan Rong vaguely remembered that when he was attacked on the way before, Ah Mi used a similar hairpin to poke the assassin to cry for his father and mother.

After eating two plates of grain cakes and drinking the whole bowl of honey water, Huan Rong wiped his hands and signaled Ah Mi not to take any more.

Then he spread out the paper, wrote a short message, put it in an envelope, sealed it with wax, and hid it in the secret compartment in front of Ah Mi, saying: "When you arrive in Yanzhou, send someone to deliver this letter to Grandmother immediately."

"No!" Ah Mi responded, and reminded again, "Mr. Lang, Da Sima is in Yanzhou."

The implication is that the delivery of the letter must not escape the eyes and ears of the other party.

"I know." Huan Rong said with a smile, "It's okay to be found out, I will tell my mother that she is safe, and my father will never stop me."

If it is on the way, maybe it will be intercepted.When the team entered Yanzhou and delivered the letter in front of Sima Huan's eyes, the chance of being intercepted was infinitely close to zero.

The scumbag wants to save face.

Intercepting his son's letter in front of everyone?

Impossible at all.

Of course, Huan Da Sima could act behind his back, but Huan Rong's letter did not contain any secrets, even if it was intercepted, it would be useless.

"Let the loyal servant report to my mother that I know Yu Shiyan's whereabouts, and ask her to send someone to guard Yu's house in Qingxi. If anyone sneaks in secretly, they must be intercepted."

"promise!"

The letter is just a cover, and the faithful servant's oral letter is the most important thing.

In the letter, Xi Ji told Huan Rong that Yu Xi could not be killed for the time being, nor could he leak the news to let people know that he was hiding in Jingkou.

As for the reason, Envoy Xi Ting didn't say it clearly, but only hinted to Huan Rong at the end of the letter that the Jingkou military supplies that Yu Xi stole at the beginning far exceeded the amount pursued by the court.Among them, dozens of boxes of gold have never been recovered, and it is very likely that they were hidden by the Yu brothers.

Yu Xi dared to approach Xi Yin, this batch of gold was his reliance.

But he misjudged Xi Yin's character.

Since being pitted by Xi Chao once, Xi Ting has learned from the painful experience, so he has no chance with Qingfeng Langyue.When meeting the person whose head was caught by the door, it would be difficult not to take the opportunity to make a fortune.

Huan Rong read the letter, and vaguely recalled that in history, Sima Huan wanted to destroy the Yu family, and Yu Xi brought his brothers and nephews to rebel.

If there is no money in hand, where will the capital come from to recruit troops?

Xi Tingshi's intentions were obvious. He detained him and blocked the news. At the same time, he sent someone to monitor Wu Chen in the Northern Expedition Army to ensure that he would not reveal Yu Xi's whereabouts to others, especially Sima Huan.

What Huan Rong has to do is also very simple, contact Princess Nankang, pay attention to Jiankang's movements, find clues as soon as possible, and share equally after finding the gold.

Huan Rong didn't care about Yu Xi's future fate.

No matter what plans Xi Ting envoys have behind him, in a word, the gold that comes to your door should not be in vain.

After figuring it out, Huan Rong quickly wrote a letter, and when he arrived in Yanzhou, he sent someone to send it out immediately.

Unexpectedly, just after the convoy arrived at the destination and had not set up camp to rest, an uninvited guest ushered in.

"Brother, long time no see, how have you been?"

Huan Xi rode his horse and walked up to him, sitting high on the horse, looking at Huan Rong who just got off the chariot, he couldn't hide his pride in his eyes.

"I was ordered to lead the forward right army. Now I have transferred [-] Yandu infantry and [-] servants to join the army and obey orders."

Huan Rong's expression sank, and he gritted his back molars hard, so he didn't get angry on the spot.

He had expected this to happen before he set off.It's just that I didn't expect that the order to transfer troops came down as soon as I was in Yanzhou.

However, with the character of a scumbag father, he has to do something to save face, why is he so impatient?Moreover, it is really unreasonable to recruit all the infantry and servants at once, there is no such rule at all!

The more he thought about it, the more strange he felt, looking at the triumphant Huan Xi, Huan Rong narrowed his eyes, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and a sneer sneered at the corner of his mouth.