Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 318
Yang Chao felt that he couldn't stop the benefits that the civil official group should reap, but he couldn't take advantage of these troublesome wealthy families for nothing.

So Yang Chao insisted on sending troops.

Amidst Chen Zilong's reluctance, Yao Sunfen's entangled mood, and Zhu Wanhua's sharpening his sword, Yang Chao's army set off.

The distance between Jinhua Mansion and Dongyang County is not too far, only thirty or forty miles away, and it is connected by Dongyang River.

Yang Chao didn't give Chen Zilong and others a chance to delay, and invited these people to get on his tank boat, and showed them what a quick march is, and they arrived in less than two hours

This town is located in Huangtianfan at the foot of Ziwei Mountain. It is at the junction of Dongxi, Xixi and Nanjiang. It is a distribution center for supplies, connecting Jinhua, Yiwu and Dongyang. Half of the shops in this town are run by the Xu family.

The Xu family's lair is just behind Huangtian Farm on Ziwei Mountain, on which Xu's family built a mansion, forming a mountain village called Ziwei Mountain Village.

In fact, this mountain is also known as Wugui Mountain. It is low and flat, like a turtle lying on the ground.

The Xu family valued the feng shui of this mountain very much, so they bought the mountain and built a mansion on it.

Huangtianfan is a small town, so Yang Chao's army couldn't be stopped, so they disembarked directly at Huangtianfan and headed for Ziwei Mountain.

Huangtianfan has a mountain road leading directly to Ziwei Mountain Village, which is basically specially prepared for the Xu family. Of course, this road was also built by the Xu family. The road condition is quite good. There are gravel roads from the town to the foot of the mountain, and there is a stone road leading directly to the mountain at the bottom of the mountain. Xu Zhai.

"I'm sorry Mr. Yang escorted the officials here, but I would like to ask Mr. Yang to camp here and wait for the officials to go up the mountain alone."

Chen Zilong finally spoke with a gloomy face, and kept silent all the way.

Yang Chao is easy to say this time.

"I just listened to Mr. Chen, our army is camping at the foot of the mountain, but Mr. Chen is going up alone, I am a little worried. How about letting my own soldiers escort you up?"

Yang Chao asked with a concerned look.

Chen Zilong shook his head: "Thank you, Lord Yang, for your kindness, but Xu had already intended to surrender, and it would not be good for Lord Yang's personal soldiers to go up. It would be bad if it caused misunderstanding."

Yang Chao frowned and pretended to be incredulous: "Is that so? Forget it! Then Master Chen will have to work hard. But Master Chen is in danger alone, I am really worried. If Master Chen does not go down the mountain within an hour, I will attack the mountain. Save Lord Chen!"

As soon as Yang Chao finished speaking, Chen Zilong's face was about to twitch, thinking that he was going to negotiate on the mountain, and you attacked at the bottom of the mountain, is this protecting him, or wanting his life?
But it’s hard to refuse. Anyway, this time I went up, just to make a show. The most important thing is to save the life of my friend Xudu. It shouldn’t take an hour, so I nodded reluctantly, and walked up alone. Bluestone Road.

Yang Chao immediately ordered: "Come here, prepare the cannon. If Mr. Chen can't return safely, the cannon will blast the mountain immediately, and all the generals will fight with me to rescue Mr. Chen!"

Yang Chao's words were righteous, and Chen Zilong, who was walking, almost didn't fall down. The good guy was still able to bombard him, and he immediately walked faster, because he suddenly felt the urgency.

But Yang Chao gave an order, and the army immediately moved into action.

The artillery that had just been unloaded from the ship immediately moved.

These cannons all have cannon carts, simple two-wheeled double-wheeled carts, which can be pushed by one person to run, very light, because the cannons on them are all small cannons, just twenty tiger squatting cannons.

These are exactly the twenty small cannons that Yang Chao used in Haizhou. So far, Yang Chao has not been able to make a cannon himself. Because it takes half a year for the cannon models to dry in the shade, those clay models are still carefully stored in the warehouse.

So so far, Yang Chao still only has these [-] small cannons in his hands. If he wants to equip new cannons as soon as possible, he can only find an opportunity to ask Shi Kefa for them. , if King Qin goes north, Shi Kefa probably won't refuse.

Twenty small cannons, pushed by more than 40 people, were immediately lined up in a line across the bluestone road, with their muzzles pointing straight up the mountain.

In fact, with the power of such a small cannon, it is impossible to hit the mountain at all, and Yang Chao just wanted to scare Xu Du.

Yang Chao believed that since the Xu family had reached a tacit agreement with the civil official group, they would definitely not resist, and Chen Zilong was just going through the motions.

Looking at Chen Zilong, a literati, wearing a green shirt, walking up the mountain alone, but there are [-] rebels on the mountain, no matter how you look at it, he looks like a lonely hero. This kind of courage is fine.

Seeing Chen Zilong disappearing in the mountains, the time passed by every minute and every second, it seemed to be pinched, and Chen Zilong's figure appeared on the road again, and the time did not exceed an hour.

Chen Zilong told Yang Chao that Xu Du had agreed to surrender and was willing to be captured alone.

"Oh, congratulations, Mr. Chen, congratulations on your success!"

Yang Chao's expression was extremely serious, as if he was really happy for Chen Zilong. For a while, even Chen Zilong himself felt that Yang Chao was really ignorant and simply happy for him.

"Master Yang, can you retreat?"

Chen Zilong took the opportunity to make a request.

"retreat?"

Yang Chao immediately shouted with an exaggerated expression.

"How can we retreat? Since Xu Du promised to be captured without a fight, let him go down the mountain alone and surrender to this officer!"

Chen Zilong's expression immediately changed: "Well, what should I do, maybe they are going to surrender to the Jinhua Mansion."

Yang Chao patted Chen Zilong on the shoulder: "My lord Chen doesn't know something. This kind of thief is extremely cunning. He will return to his army once again. Once I leave, who knows if he will turn against him again. So let him immediately Surrendering to this official is the safest thing. This official is ordered to suppress the bandits, and it is also appropriate for this official to accept the surrender."

"This this!"

Chen Zilong suddenly didn't know what to say about you. Yang Chao was ordered to suppress the bandits, and he had Shi Kefa's deployment of troops. This time, he came to Dongyang justifiably. He accepted the surrender of the bandits. , a little against the rules, but Chen Zilong is also a civil servant, and it can be considered a compound procedure with him, which makes him really unable to find an excuse.

"Master Chen, why don't you take a trip and go up to notify Xu Du and tell him to come down and surrender, and I will definitely keep him safe. If you try to deceive the government, don't blame me for attacking the mountain. When the time comes, the Xu family will I'm afraid there will be a catastrophe."

What Yang Chao said was undeniable, so Chen Zilong had no choice but to step on the stone road leading to the mountain again. This time he went up without the lonely heroic taste just now, and instead looked very helpless and depressed.

Half an hour later, two figures came down the mountain one after the other. One of them was Chen Zilong, and the other was a handsome young man dressed in personal attire.

The young hero followed Chen Zilong directly into Yang Chao's army at the foot of the mountain.

At this time, Yang Chao did not set up camp, but just set up a sports car in the front, a square formation of about 5000 people was formed on the left and right behind, and a large square formation of [-] people was in the center, where Yang Chao's flag was tied. Before, hundreds of personal soldiers lined up behind him, and there were more than [-] personal soldiers on each side to protect him.

Chen Zilong led the people through the middle of the sports car and walked straight to Yang Chao.

Then the man knelt down at Yang Chao's feet with a plop: "Xu Du, the criminal, pays homage to General Yang, and he is loyal to him. I hope General Yang will spare Du a way out."

Yang Chao helped Xu Du up with a pleasant face, and said with a laugh: "Xu Zhuangshi is really a hero."

As he spoke, he looked Xu Du up and down. This Xu Du was powerful and fair-faced. He looked like a character capable of both civil and military skills, but how could he be such an idiot?Yang Chao really couldn't figure it out.

At this time, a person suddenly ran by, and the Great God shouted: "Master Yang, don't be deceived by this thief, he is a rebellious person. Xu's family hides weapons privately and raises dead soldiers. They have long intended to rebel. Master Yang must not be fooled. , just take this opportunity to take down this official. Then, while the bandits are leaderless, go up the mountain and wipe out the traitors in one fell swoop!"

When Xu Du saw the person coming, his face was startled, and he immediately stood up: "Yao Sunfei, you bastard, if you didn't push me every step of the way, you wouldn't have made trouble."

The person who came was Yao Sunfen.

Yao Sunbi also jumped: "Xu Du, you traitor, your Xu family has ten thousand hectares of land, but you refuse to donate a mere ten thousand taels of silver, and instead blame this official for persecution. It is really unreasonable."

Xu Du took a step forward, his face full of anger, as if he wanted to fight Yao Sunfen, but Yao Sunfen was weak, and his momentum immediately weakened, and he retreated two steps unconsciously.

Yang Chao shouted: "Enough!"

Only then did the two lower their heads at the same time and cup their fists at Yang Chao.

Yang Chao said coldly: "The two of you still have this official in your eyes, and whether you still have Mr. Chen. What a commotion in front of the battle."

Chen Zilong sneered, he was really passive today, things that had already been discussed, but there were changes everywhere, which made him a little overwhelmed.

Yang Chao said in a deep voice at this time: "Master Yao, magistrate of Yao County, you said that the Xu family kept dead soldiers and kept weapons privately. Is there any real evidence?"

Yao Sunfen bowed and said, "My lord Yang, if the Xu family had no dead men and no weapons, how would they rebel?"

Yang Chao nodded.

Before Yang Chao could ask, Xu Du immediately defended: "General Yang has learned a lesson. They had no choice but to rebel, and they were really persecuted by this dog thief. Where are there any dead soldiers under Dou's men? They are all tenants who can't survive, and they were all forced by this dog thief." Yes. Where are there any weapons, they are nothing more than chopping wood into soldiers."

Chen Zilong also said at this time: "Everything Xu Du said is true, what I saw on the mountain was only when I got down to the official. Most of them are just some hoes and farm tools."

Yang Chao nodded, then glared at Yao Sunfen, who shivered very cooperatively.

Xu Du's eyes suddenly felt a little smug.

Seeing his appearance, Yang Chao couldn't help but think in his heart, this is really an idiot, he just has a good skin, a good background, a person who also studied and studied since childhood, and likes to practice martial arts, he should be an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, but I don't want to be a drunkard, I'm afraid it's a scapegoat introduced by the Xu family. If he succeeds, the Xu family will grab benefits from behind, but if he fails, the responsibility will be pushed on him and let him bear it alone.

But at this moment, something happened suddenly, as if he had been cornered, Yao Sunfei suddenly knelt on the ground.

"My lord, I have learned that the lower officials dare to use the head of the item as a guarantee. If the Xu family has kept dead soldiers and died early weapons, if your lord does not believe it, you can go to the mountain to search and find out the result."

Yao Sunfen is a civil servant, and at this moment he kneels down to Yang Chao as a general. Even if Yang Chao is of high rank, he is not worthy of a civil servant's kneeling, even if Yang Chao's rank is high. The reputation of being a gentle scum cannot escape.

It was obviously rushed.

Yang Chao also showed a look of unbearable, but he sighed: "Master Yao, why are you bothering. The Xu family is a famous family in Jinhua, looking at the two Zhejiang provinces, it is also a famous family, a scholarly family, how can you raise dead soldiers and make your own weapons?"

Yang Chao's words made Xu Du even more proud. The reason why he dared to rebel and participated in various rebellious actions repeatedly was because of his family's reputation as the third generation of Shangshu. As long as it is not too much, the court will not pursue it. Looking at this famous Yang Chao, isn't he also afraid of the prestige of their Xu family?

But Yao Sunzhen knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Master Yang, you bear the grace of the king, and you are ordered to hunt down the thief. Now you are protecting Xu thief every sentence, is there something wrong in it?"

As soon as Yao Sunyi finished speaking, Yang Chao became furious: "You are so brave, you dare to slander this official. If you don't have any real evidence, this official will play Ming Sheng, no, this official will kill you in front of the army. Only then can I relieve this official's bad breath!"

Yao Sunfen was fearless, and suddenly straightened his waist and knelt straight, as if he had a posture of "I have justice, and I speak uprightly."

With a cold snort, full of contempt and arrogance: "Master Yang, you can tell if it's true or not by just searching, and you repeatedly evade excuses, yet you dare to say that there is nothing wrong with you!"

Yang Chao raised his finger and pointed at him, his arms were trembling, and he said angrily, "Come here, I will drag this guy down and chop him up!"

After finishing speaking, the two soldiers were about to start.

When Chen Zilong saw that something was wrong, he couldn't bear it, and immediately came out to persuade him: "Wait a minute. Master Yang, killing civil servants without authorization, I'm afraid it will be bad for your reputation."

Yang Chao snorted coldly: "This guy has humiliated me time and time again, if you don't kill this generation, you will be dishonoring my official reputation!"

Chen Zilong bowed: "Lord Yang calm down, don't be as knowledgeable as this person. This person is trying to force people against good people. I'm afraid it's a desperate move. If you kill him, it will be easier for him."

Yang Chao nodded slightly, as if holding back his breath.

At this time, Yao Sunfei laughed loudly: "A nest of snakes and rats, a nest of snakes and rats!"

Then he looked at Yang Chao and the others with an extremely contemptuous look.

Yang Chao snorted coldly, his chest heaving: "Okay, okay! If you frame this official like this, I will definitely kill you!"

Yao Sunbi was not afraid at all: "Okay, you want to kill me, but even if you go to the place of the late emperor, I will sue you!"

Yang Chao snorted, "What are you suing me for?"

Yao Sunbi said: "I sue you for vainly caring about Jun's kindness, and for cheating with thieves!"

Yang Chao said angrily: "It's a bunch of nonsense!"

Yao Sunfeng said: "Is it nonsense? You can prove it with a search, but you dare not, hum!"

Yang Chao pointed at Yao Sunfen and trembled again. He felt that he couldn't continue acting, and it was time to end.

After panting for a long time, he said angrily: "Okay, I will let you die to understand, if you can't find it, I will kill you immediately!"

"What? Search!"

At this moment, Chen Zilong and Xu Du looked at each other, and at the end of the quarrel, they wanted to search Xu's house!

Xu Du didn't want to understand it, but Chen Zilong had already seen through it. This was also a double reed, and it was obvious that one was singing the red face and the other was singing the bad face. The purpose was to search the Xu family.

Chen Zilong immediately said: "Your Majesty Yang, you can't, the Xu family has a memorial archway for the third generation of the emperor, the search must have disturbed the women and children of the Xu family, if it is spread out, it may be slandered."

At this time, Yang Chao was completely angry and irrational, and said without hesitation, "I'm not afraid of any slander. I don't want to let this bastard die today. I can't swallow this breath!"

Chen Zilong said again: "Your Excellency is naturally not afraid of slander, but if people think that the sage treats the heroes with contempt, I am afraid that Lord Yang will be in vain for your kindness."

At this moment, Yang Chao suddenly asked suspiciously: "What's the matter? You dare not ask me to search?"

Chen Zilong paused and frowned: "Your Excellency Yang misunderstood, the reason for the next official is for the sake of your honor and the reputation of the emperor."

Yang Chao ignored Chen Zilong, who brought out the Emperor Chongzhen. In the sixth year of Chongzhen, Xu Honggang's [-]th birthday, the emperor sent envoys to express his condolences. After his death, he gave the crown prince Shaobao. This friend brought out Emperor Chongzhen.

Yang Chao asked Xu Du directly: "Xu Du, don't you dare to ask me to search?"

As he spoke, he showed suspicion, as if he gradually believed Yao Sunfen's words.

At this time, Yao Sunbi was also on the sidelines: "Xu Du, if your family doesn't make private weapons or raise dead soldiers, let Master Yang go and search for them. Do you dare?"

Xu Du froze for a moment, then said nervously: "I, I, of course dare!"

Only then did Yang Chao nod his head: "Xu Du, you are indeed innocent. Don't worry, I will definitely decide for you. If no evidence can be found later, let this dog official rest in peace, and I will personally chop off his dog's head !"

Xu Du gritted his teeth: "Master Yang means what he says!"

Yang Chao said: "Of course it counts. Then we can go up the mountain?"

Xu Du nodded: "Please!"

After speaking, step aside and ask him sideways.

Xu Du's expression was complicated. He dared to surrender. Those things that shouldn't be there had been hidden long ago. No wealthy family has a hiding place like a secret room. The Xu family's weapons are also hidden. Forgive Yang Chao for not being able to find them. At that time, Yao Sunfen's dog's head can be cut off at that time, and the hatred in his heart can be relieved.

Yang Chao walked forward generously.

Yao Sunfeng suddenly shouted again: "Master Yang, lead the troops up, you go up alone, how to search, is it possible that you want to be selfish!"

Yang Chao snorted and said, "You bastard, just wait for your death in peace, it's too noisy. Anyway, I will take a few people there and see what you have to say."

After finishing speaking, I will bring a few soldiers up.

Yao Sunfen was still relentless and said: "My lord, the Xu family has tens of thousands of dead soldiers. If my lord doesn't go with the whole army, I'm afraid there will be no return."

"shut up!"

Yang Chao snorted coldly.

But at this time, Zhao Kang also stepped forward: "My lord, although the words of the county magistrate Yao are not pleasant, you should not take risks easily, so you can simply bring a large army. This dog official. If what this dog official said is true, my lord must guard against it."

Yang Chao snorted, "Zhao Kang, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhao Kang argued: "My lord, I also believe that the Xu family is a scholarly family and would not do such a thing, but my lord is not afraid of [-], just in case. I am sure my lord will lead troops up. I believe that the Xu family is also wise Reasonable people will not blame adults."

Yang Chao hesitated, and said to Xu Du, "What do you think of Xu Du?"

At this time, Xu Du still thought that Yang Chao believed him, and he was very confident in the Xu family's level of hiding things. He was eager to see Yao Sun's death, so he nodded.

"Let Master Yang lead his troops up the mountain to prove the Xu family's innocence!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Chao waved his hand: "The whole army is mobilized, go up the mountain!"

(End of this chapter)