Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 249 Silence and Calmness
The bright moon hangs high and the cool breeze blows.

The river wind blows, which is refreshing for a while.

Tang Fu and others looked at the two burly His Royal Highnesses, and were forced to sit in the carriage, and the whole family was stuffed into it.

Fortunately, the clan's prestige, the search department didn't dare to share too much, so they could only let them leave cursing.

However, everyone was puzzled, just to catch these two people, as for such a big move?The lockdown is a bit over!

Immediately, Sun Changzhou looked at the long street, which was quiet and deserted, and the lights were sparse, and now there were no lamps at all.

"go!"

Then, guarding the carriage, everyone walked quickly.

In a short time, the entire convoy left Jiujiang City.

And in another place, in a large and luxurious mansion, a group of generals are gathering together, sitting in small groups, there are no singers and dancers, only plates of unpalatable food.

"Why, why don't you eat?"

At this time, a general on the main seat, with big arms and round waist, thick eyebrows and big eyes, was holding a wine and asked loudly.

"Bang—" The delicious food on the table dodged in fear, and several jars of wine suddenly rolled down and shattered into eight pieces.

The sudden sound made the whole scene quiet.

All the generals raised their heads one after another, their eyes full of doubts.

"General, why is this?"

"Why?" Han Long's face was ugly:
"In the beginning, they talked about hearing cases, investigating cases, and all lawsuits were taken away by others; later, fugitives were caught and taxes were collected, and now they are becoming more and more unscrupulous."

"Governor He told us to protect the entire Jiujiang City. Now they are unscrupulous, and the two princes have been taken down."

"We saw it with our own eyes, but we didn't dare to speak out loud."

Hearing this, the generals shouted:

"General, Governor He has left, leaving us 2000 people to guard half of Jiujiang City. People give the Governor face, but not us."

All of a sudden, everyone's grievances spewed out instantly. As an abandoned child, what else can they do now?

Now, Han Long was exhausted physically and mentally.

At this point, trying to control half of Jiujiang City with 2000 people has become a joke.

But he was born as a servant, and he was from Guizhou, so how could he surrender easily? Besides, he was an officer and a soldier of the imperial court.

No matter how powerful King Yu is, he is only King Zong.

Thinking of this, he sighed deeply, it was really difficult.

The two princes were captured alive in Jiujiang City, and they could only watch helplessly. The entire Jiujiang City had already been ruled by King Yu.

This deep sense of powerlessness is depressing.

"have they gone?"

Han Long raised his head, seeing the servant running out, he couldn't help asking.

"My lord, they're all gone."

The servant said.

"That's good!"

Everyone here breathed a sigh of relief, the embarrassing moment was finally over.

"Bangdang-"

Suddenly, there was a loud noise, like the sound of the door being broken.

Suddenly, a large number of people walked in, carrying weapons.

"General Han Long, you are so elegant, such a good wine, how can there be no appetizers?"

Sun Changzhou walked in with his head held high and his chest held high, glanced sideways at the astonished generals, and grinned.

"you?"

Seeing that he was surrounded, Han Long's heart sank: "Are you from King Yu?"

"That's right!"

Sun Changzhou was full of smiles, and looked around: "Yo, I've got it all together, so I won't have to look around for it."

"I am willing to surrender to King Yu!"

Han Long's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly said loudly, his eyes were full of sincerity.

"We are also willing to submit to King Yu!"

The generals saw that the general situation was over, and they scrambled to say.

The gates of the city were closed tightly, and anyone who was not a fool would understand that there was a premeditated plan before going out of the city and returning.

At such a time, it is better to surrender than to resist stubbornly. Besides, they have no capital to resist.

"Hahaha!" Seeing the pleading faces of the crowd, Sun Changzhou laughed loudly:

"Those who know the current affairs are heroes, and it seems that everyone sitting here is indeed a hero! His Royal Highness is open to all kinds of people, and he is not stingy with real talents."

Sun Changzhou was in a good mood to take down [-] soldiers and horses without bloodshed, and take over Jiujiang City in its entirety by the way.

Hearing the sarcasm in the words, no one, including Han Long, dared to speak nonsense.

As a result, the team for this trip expanded again.

The streets are chaotic and cramped, with strips of blue bricks paved with a layer of black dirt on the surface that cannot be added. There is a clear and crisp sound of carriages walking along it.

There are no lights on both sides, but inside the doors and windows, there are pairs of eyes and the trembling common people.

The moon tilted, and the mist began to rise.

Stepping on the relatively neat blue bricks, Sun Changzhou looked at the carriages that filed out, and couldn't help but feel emotional:
"The two princes, two thousand troops, and half of Jiujiang City are in their pockets. This trip is not in vain."

Compared with the whole Huguang, Jiujiang City is only a remote corner.

In the huge Huguang province, accompanied by the rainy season, the search and research department took action.

Counties and prefectures, just relying on the order of King Yu, went on a rampage, and directly locked them up on the charge of colluding with bandits, without mercy.

This time, a stone started a thousand waves.

A large number of gentry were surprised, officials were dissatisfied, and people in the countryside and cities were panicked.

In order to prevent chaos, Zhu Yixi directly asked the local garrison to keep themselves safe and maintain the stability of the city in the name of the Chief of Staff.

There must be no riots of any kind.

At this time, in Xiangyang City, Zhao Shu belatedly received the report from the local government, frowning as he browsed through it.

"Unified reply, just say that this is the search for treason, and there is no intention to disturb the local area."

After saying something irritably, Zhao Shu didn't care.

Rubbing his temples, the unprecedented pressure was all on his shoulders.

No way, this is what a subordinate does.

At this time, Yan Chongxin asked to see him.

"Why is Yan Zhangsi free?"

Zhao Shu said softly, looking at his hesitant face, thoughtful in his heart.

"It's really something to ask for."

Yan Chongxin bit the bullet and said: "There are countless merchants, guilds, and gentry from all over the place, and they have hosted countless banquets, so they just want to plead with King Yu..."

"This matter has been settled, please forget it!"

Zhao Shu shook his head, and said helplessly, "Not only you, but also my side is full of pleading, the king's order is hard to break, so let's think about how to deal with the aftermath!"

"Ah!" Yan Chongxin sighed, and asked him to go to King Yu, but he didn't have the guts, even Zhao Zhangsi couldn't do anything, then it really couldn't be done.

The Military and Political Department and the Transshipment Department chose to remain silent.

Naturally, for Feng Xianzong, who was less experienced, he was busy with the chores in the staff department, and he dared not participate in the slightest.

Zhang Shenyan hesitated again and again, and had no choice but to give up.

"Master, why don't you talk about it?"

Zhang Wencheng said in surprise, this is not in line with his temper.

"Say? Say what?"

Zhang Shenyan said unhappily: "I am the Chief Shi of Prince Yu's residence at this time, and I have nothing to do with these matters."

He is not stupid, this is obviously arranging positions for those experienced talents in the Military and Political Department, making friends with gentry, but offending those who are ruthless.

The bureaucrats at the top chose to remain silent, and the army was on standby. Those gentry officials, after all, had no choice but to keep themselves safe.

As a result, the move of almost changing the entire Huguang area ended in peace.

And the search department has become famous because of this, almost comparable to Jinyiwei.

(End of this chapter)