False eunuch in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 68 The Queen Wants to Go to the Steel Factory

"Yang Danian." Cao Qing shouted loudly.

"Here!" Yang Danian ran over quickly.

"You. You lead 1000 people to guard the prisoners here. When the reinforcements arrive, you will escort these prisoners to the steel factory. We must hurry now, otherwise, we may not be able to reach Longquan Temple before dark Already." Cao Qing ordered.

Yang Danian originally thought that he could do a big job.Unexpectedly, before firing a single shot, the opponent had already surrendered.Instead, Ye Hong and Niu Dazhuang showed off their prestige.Thirty or forty people defeated tens of thousands of cult members.But I can only do the thing of wiping the ass of these two bastards.The boss in my heart is unwilling.He is a straight person, everything is written directly on his face.

"What are you doing? Are you not happy?" Watson's expression darkened.

"No, no, I am willing. Mr. Hua, can you let me lead someone to take a back road next time?" Yang Danian said.

"It turned out to be for this matter. Ye Hong and Niu Dazhuang, one is a sharpshooter flag, and the other is a throwing flag. What are you doing with a flag of ordinary spearmen? You are going to fight the enemy head-on. Future battles It won't be as easy to fight as today. Think about it, if the opponent is well-trained, they will rush out to fight us desperately. Do you think we will win so easily today? We have never seen two thousand spearmen Bloody recruits. Including you, a recruit. If there is a fight, can you guarantee that you will be able to withstand it? Be careful, I only leave you with 1000 people, and you have to take care of these prisoners for me. Are there any? Those who obey will be ruthless. Don’t be soft-hearted. But if they are obedient, don’t hurt them. They are all poor people with no way out. Our steel factory is short of manpower. Send them to work for us,” Cao Qing said.

"Let this group of people go to our steel factory, we're not afraid of them making trouble." Yang Danian said.

"There are thousands of people in our steel factory and Liuli factory, plus thousands of guards. How can one person watch over them? Besides, working in our factory, you can get enough food and drink, and you can still get paid. They're still making a fuss," Watson said.

"Yes." Yang Danian nodded.

"Be careful. Have you counted the number of captives over there, and have you counted the number of cult members killed by us?" Watson asked.

"Still counting." Yang Danian said.

"Okay, okay, you go and arrange how to guard these prisoners." Watson said.

"Now that their hands and feet are tied up and their belts are not tied, how can they escape? My lord, your attention is really good. You have brought these captives under control immediately." Yang Danian said.

Before Cao Qing could say a few words, Empress Zhang was calling again.

Xiao Cui walked over with small steps, twisting and twisting, "Eunuch Cao, Your Majesty is here to invite you."

Cao Qing was also very surprised: "You tell your mother first when you go back, I will go here after I arrange it. We have to hurry up."

"You should go to the empress first. The empress said not to hurry." Xiaocui said.

"Don't hurry? If you don't hurry, it will be dark. Why is this woman so difficult to take care of?" Cao Qing accidentally slipped his mouth.

"What did you just say?" Xiaocui's eyes widened immediately, she had never heard anyone say that about Queen Yi'an.

"I mean, we have to hurry up." In this case, Cao Qing would not admit it even if he was killed.

"I obviously listened to what you said, what did you say?" Xiaocui said.

"I said why are you so difficult to deal with, a girl? I dare to say bad things about your mother. Hurry up, and if you miss something, can you take responsibility?" Cao Qing said

Xiao Cui was so angry that she vomited blood, but there was nothing she could do about Cao Qing, she was the only one who heard what she just said.Cao Qing pretended not to admit it, she really couldn't help it.Naturally, Xiao Cui dared not say anything about scolding Zhang Yan.So when the lawsuit came to Zhang Yan, Xiao Cui couldn't take the slightest part of it.Cao Qing could also say that Xiaocui framed him.And with Cao Qing's character just shown, it is very likely that he will do this.

"Your Majesty, you have to hurry up now, or you really won't be able to make it to Longquan Temple before dark." Cao Qing was extremely anxious, and accidentally used the wrong word.

"Why does this little eunuch always speak incoherently?" Zhang Yan felt amused in her heart, thinking that Cao Qing was nervous when talking to her.But thinking of that night, he remembered this guy's boldness, "This little eunuch is timid for a while, and terribly bold for a while, which side is the real him?"

"Your Majesty, you have to leave quickly!" Seeing that there was no reply from the carriage for a long time, Cao Qing hurriedly urged.

"The empress is free to speak, you are a servant and dare to teach the empress a lesson?" Zhu Huiti immediately put a high hat on her.

Cao Qing scolded in her heart: "This stinky bitch, didn't she just accidentally bumped into you? By the way, she accidentally touched a place that shouldn't be touched. Maybe it also promoted your development. I don't care about a woman with bound feet like you. No love. Otherwise, I will offend Lao Tzu, and I will see how I deal with you in the future."

But verbally, he quickly defended: "The villain dare not. It's just that it's not early in the morning, and if I don't make it in time, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach Longquan Temple before dark. This road is full of mountains and steep mountains, and the road is difficult. It is very difficult to walk at night. Danger."

"Just now I heard you mentioned the steel factory, how far is the steel factory from here?" Zhang Yan asked.

"It's about ten miles away from here, and it takes about an hour to walk there." Cao Qing said.

"It's getting late now, since we're not sure about arriving at Longquan Temple, why not go to the steel factory for now, rest overnight at the steel factory, and then go to Longquan Temple tomorrow." Zhang Yan said.

"Then how is it possible? The conditions at the steel factory are simple, and there are some vulgar people. How can you go to such a place with a concubine or a princess?" Cao Qing said.

"Cao Qing, you are so afraid of us going to that steel factory. Could it be that there is some shady business there, and you are afraid that we will break through it. Are you plotting a rebellion there?" Zhu Huiti said.

"Hui Ti don't want to talk nonsense! How can you talk nonsense about this matter? Eunuch Cao, don't take Hui Ti's careless words seriously." Zhang Yan said.

"I'm just a lowly person. The princess has a high status. Even if I say something wrong, how can I care about it? Since the empress and the princess insist on going there, the villain can only obey." Cao Qing's tone turned cold all of a sudden.

"Zhou Wanzhong!" Cao Qing shouted.

"Here!" Zhou Wanzhong quickly drove over.

"Order to go on. Change direction and take the steel factory!" Cao Qing's anger was completely vented in the words.

Zhou Wanzhong didn't know why Cao Qing was so angry, so he could only obey the order honestly and didn't ask why he had to change the road.

"Direction! Steel plant! Forward!" Zhou Wanzhong said loudly.

"Huiti, you are also going to marry now. You should know that there are some things you can say, and some things you can't say. This Eunuch Cao has made great contributions to our royal family. How can it be a joke to be accused of crimes like this? ? Later, you apologize to Eunuch Cao yourself. In the future, you must never say such words again. Eunuch Cao is the emperor's greatest help. Now Ming Dynasty is in trouble at home and abroad, and there are no ministers in the court. Only this Eunuch Cao can help Your majesty solves problems by sharing your worries. Once you leave the palace, you represent the royal family. Don't these words chill the hearts of loyal people?" Zhang Yan's tone was very severe.Zhang Yan usually looks very weak, but when the critical moment comes, her fortitude can be seen.

"He is just a little eunuch, and I am Princess Daming, should I apologize to him?" Zhu Huiti found it hard to accept.

"Wei Zhongxian is also a eunuch. But he has been domineering in the palace for many years, but he was defeated by this little eunuch. So what if you apologize to him?" Zhang Yan said.

"He is so powerful, will he become the second Wei Zhongxian in the future?" Zhu Huiti said.

"You are still talking nonsense! You'd better not bring up such words again, otherwise I will send you back to the palace immediately." Zhang Yan was even more angry.

How can such nonsense be said?Isn't this forcing people to rebel?The emperor finally cultivated a good relationship with this little eunuch, if Zhu Huiti's few words ruined it, then the trouble would be really big.Zhang Yan regretted not resolutely refusing to bring Zhu Huiti over.

Cao Qing seemed to do his best to arrange Zhang Yan and his party well.But Zhang Yan could tell that Cao Qing was just coping.Without a summons, she never appeared beside Zhang Yan at all.

Cao Qing was still a little worried about the thousands of captives.After all, the iron and steel plant is the most important place for Cao Qing now.If these thousands of captives are not settled properly, they will end up taking over the iron and steel plant in one pot, and the trouble will be big.So Cao Qing had to figure out how to arrange these thousands of captives.

The royal people are very well prepared for their trips.When he arrived at the place, Cao Qing vacated the place, and immediately a large group of palace eunuchs went to tidy up.

Cao Qing went to deal with his affairs.

Thousands of captives arrived at the steel plant in the middle of the night.

"My lord, there are more than 600 prisoners in total. Among them, 400 were slightly injured." Yang Danian said.Those who were seriously injured were not brought here, and they would have died anyway.Under the medical conditions of this era, it is impossible for those who were slightly injured to survive.Let them fend for themselves in the mountains.

"The dead ones, have you buried them? They must be buried, otherwise they will easily cause diseases in the future." Cao Qing said

"Tomorrow I will send someone to deal with it. There are too many people, there are more than 700, and there are countless people who fell off the cliff." Yang Danian said.

Ye Hong and Niu Dazhuang also returned to Cao Qing.

"My lord. The little one is back. We chased the bandit leader for more than [-] miles, but he escaped into the dense forest." Ye Hong said.

"My lord, the enemy of ten thousand people is really easy to use. It's even better than muskets. Most of those bandits were killed by us." Niu Dazhuang wanted to repay the credit, but he was a little shy and coy.Very funny.

"You have done a good job. I will reward you well after I finish the errand in my hand." Cao Qing said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)