Han ride

Chapter 155
However, in the General Military Mansion, regardless of the plans of the eight great families here, whether it is Hou Shilu or Cao Huachun, the two of them at this time only want to obtain the heads of tens of thousands of Mongolian soldiers from Li Xin. Taking advantage of this time, before the news spread, Jin Liangyu was tortured to extract a confession, forcing Jin Liangyu to admit the fact that he had colluded with Lin Danhan, and even threatened Jin Liangyu's family members. The army was fooled.After Jin Liangyu confessed his guilt, Cao Huachun and Hou Shilu immediately ordered the army to ransack Jin Liangyu's family and exterminate his family. All money and food were sealed up, and all family members were imprisoned.

"800 million taels of silver, countless gold and silver jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, and dozens of large warehouses for grain and grass. This Jin Liangyu family is really rich. This is still a Jin family, and there are several other big families alongside his family! "Looking at the countless rare and rare treasures in front of him, Cao Huachun's eyes shone brightly, even Hou Shilu's eyes shone brightly. With his eyeballs rolling around, he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Ahem!" Hou Gongji was a pure soldier, and soon woke up from the dazzled eyes.He coughed slightly.

"There is nothing richer than this." Cao Huachun sighed deeply, swept Hou Shilu and the two of them and said, "Have sealed up half of these things and shipped them to the capital. Now the emperor is worrying about the military salary! Now with this 400 million taels, presumably the emperor will be very happy."

"My father-in-law is brilliant." Hou Shilu's eyes lit up when he heard the words.Nodding towards Cao Huachun, the tribute to the emperor needs 400 million taels, and the remaining 400 million taels will naturally be distributed to others. Apart from opening up the joints, there must be some 10 taels distributed to the two of them.I didn't expect that after fighting to such an extent, there was still money to be taken.

"It's a pity, this kind of thing can't happen again and again." Cao Huachun looked at the countless jewels in front of him, but there was regret in his eyes.He knew that such things as ransacking the family and exterminating the clan could not be done frequently, especially when the target was the Eight Great Aristocratic Families. Although the reason why Jin Liangyu colluded with Lin Danhan was far-fetched, it was the truth no matter what.As long as an iron case is made, even someone in the court will not say anything.It's just that this kind of thing can only go so far. It is obviously impossible to use the same method to deal with Fan Yongdou and others.

"It's pretty good to be able to escape this time." Hou Shilu shook his head and said: "This time, the general is able to survive this time, it is all thanks to the father-in-law, and the general is willing to dedicate what he has gained to the father-in-law."

Cao Huachun's eyes lit up, but he quickly shook his head and said, "If it was before, our family would definitely take what you sent, but this time it's different, you and I are grasshoppers on the same boat, so why should we divide it up?" What about it? Don't worry, there will still be opportunities for you and me to deal with each other in the future." Hou Shilu was taken aback when he heard the words, and immediately knew that Cao Huachun would not be at ease if he didn't accept the money.He nodded in desperation at the moment, and asked people to count hundreds of thousands of money.Cao Huachun nodded, secretly thinking that Hou Shilu was more sensible. According to reason, Hou Shilu could get a few 10 taels, but he only took 10 taels, and the rest was naturally given to Cao Huachun. His 10 taels were just for It's just a trick for Cao Huachun.

"Major General, you escorted these food and grass out of the customs overnight to meet Yang Xiong. Now that the road is about to be blocked by heavy snow, Li Xin must not be able to wait for long." Cao Huachun is a ruthless character after all, and said to Hou Gongji: "Go and tell Yang Xiong , from now on, his men and horses will not be able to step into Zhangjiakou, this is the bottom line. Otherwise, our family will risk losing our heads, and we will also play the emperor, mobilize the whole country's army, and conquer him."

"Don't worry, father-in-law, the final general will do it." Hou Gongji knew that Cao Huachun not only needed a guarantee from Li Xin, but more importantly, he wanted to get the heads of tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry from Yang Xiong.Moreover, this was also concerned about the lives of his father and son, so he immediately left the General Military Mansion and went out to Yang Xiong's camp in person.

"Haha, it's good to follow the lord, this battle will be a joyous one!" Yang Xiong couldn't help laughing when he heard in the big tent that Hou Gongji came here with the grain and grass in person.

"General, it seems that we have to move quickly, otherwise, the road will be blocked by heavy snow, and we really don't know when we will reach Guihua City!" The deputy general beside him said hurriedly.

"That's natural." Yang Xiong didn't even think about it, so he ordered: "Prepare the heads, take out all the heads of those Mongolian soldiers, and give them to the eunuch Cao Huachun, and then we will escort the food and grass to Guihua City. At that time, the lord must have been waiting impatiently, so many people are waiting for the lord to distribute food and grass! Heh heh, this time we can have a happy new year."

"General, there is a person who claims to be Fan Yongdou from the Fan family and wants to see the general." At this time, a soldier said cautiously.

"Did they come together?" Yang Xiong asked quickly after hearing the change of expression.

"No, one in front and one in back, even General Hou is still behind Fan Yongdou." The soldiers said without thinking.

"This is really strange. We have enmity with the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, and we don't know how many members of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families have been killed. It can be said that the enmity is as deep as the ocean. Under such circumstances, Fan Yongdou actually came to the door. It's really interesting! "Yang Xiong looked around and said.

"I'm afraid that old boy Fan Yongdou is afraid. This time he came to ask for peace." The deputy general said without thinking, "We can't beat us, so what else can we do? Why don't we just ask for peace?"

"Well, but I really can't meet this person, and I can't make the decision on this matter." Yang Xiong thought for a moment, and said: "This is the master's business, tell him that we will set off tomorrow afternoon, let him prepare, and tell him Let's go together and go to Guihua City to meet the lord. Let the lord decide this matter. Also, let Hou Gongji come in! This kid is a character." Yang Xiong is so shrewd, he has been with Li Xin for a long time, he should Know what to do and what not to do.He knew that Li Xin didn't have a good impression of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, so he didn't dare to decide how to deal with the Eight Great Aristocratic Families.But Hou Gongji is different. Li Xin will not break the line of the court for the time being.What's more, if there is no story about how Cao Huachun and others collected so much food and grass, and transported so much food and grass in just a few days, no one will believe it.

"Haha, General Yang, I haven't seen you for a long time, it's always been great!" A hearty voice came, and it was either Hou Gongji or someone else.

"Major General, please sit down." Yang Xiong pointed to Maza on the side and said, "Major General is really a man of faith. Millions of stones of grain and grass will be shipped as soon as they are said to be delivered. It seems that this family is a granary!" Yang Xiongshuang There was a strange light in his eyes.

Hou Gong saw it very clearly, he couldn't help being startled, and quickly waved his hands and said: "General, my father and Eunuch Cao are taking great risks this time in order to collect the food and grass, otherwise, how could it be possible in a short time?" How about getting together a million stones of food?"

"Risk? What's the risk? Could it be that all the eight great families have been killed?" Yang Xiong said disdainfully: "If our army breaks through Zhangjiakou, this will be the biggest crisis!"

"The general's guess is a little off, but it's not too far off." Hou Gongji smiled wryly and said, "In this Xuanfu, except for the eight great families, who can hide a million stones of grain? Although we haven't wiped out The eight great families, but one of them was also wiped out. Because Jin Liangyu colluded with Lin Danhan and caused heavy losses to the army, he was charged with foreign affairs and sent to prison.

Yang Xiong was taken aback when he heard the words, and finally he stretched out his thumb to Hou Gongji, and said: "The official word is two mouthfuls. I used to work in the Yamen Li, and I did some business, but in comparison, I am not as good as you guys." , such a big aristocratic family, if there is no one, it will be gone."

Hou Gongji was secretly angry when he heard this, the Hou family father and son did this, in the final analysis it was not forced by Yang Xiong.Compared with such a small risk, the Hou family and his son can still pay.All it takes is for Yang Xiong to retreat.

"General, is this the head of a Mongolian soldier?" Hou Gongji didn't dare to attack, but whispered instead.

"Don't worry, I, Yang Xiong, am an honest man. Since you sent a million stones of food and grass, I will naturally give these heads to you. After all, the imperial army also contributed to annihilating these Mongolian soldiers and weakening Lin Danhan. The credit is naturally divided equally between the two families." Yang Xiong said while patting Hou Gongji on the shoulder.

"Then thank you, General." Hou Gongji heard that Yang Xiong agreed to exchange, and a big stone in his heart suddenly fell to the ground. Isn't it just for this that he has worked so hard and risked to send a million stones of food and grass?With these tens of thousands of heads, it is enough to offset the crimes of the Hou family and his son, and even get some credit.

"It's not too early, go back and tell your father that the soldiers who have joined my general's command must be sent to Guihua City at the beginning of spring, so we can't neglect it." I'm a little apprehensive, but my general is a Han Chinese. Being able to defeat Lin Dan Khan at this time is only the first step in unifying the grassland. Whether our army can gain a firm foothold on the grassland and truly turn the grassland into our Ming territory still needs to rely on continuous efforts. It can be achieved by increasing the number of Han people under my general’s command. Immigration is also something that must be done.”

"General Li is very considerate." No matter what, Hou Gongji said with his head down, although he was unwilling in his heart.Because even if this kind of thing is not done, Li Xin will personally lead the army.Keep these people in the Central Plains, maybe these people will become Li Xin's spies!
"Okay, it's not too early. You can also take the heads and see if you can make up the number." Yang Xiong thought for a while and said, "Go back and tell your father that if there are refugees in the territory in the future, you can send them all back home." Huacheng, my general will never treat the general badly!"

"This?" Hou Gongji's complexion changed. If it was because of the need for the loyalty of those soldiers just now, this time, he was blatantly soliciting refugees. This is the need to expand his strength!

"Is this what the general thinks, or is it what General Li thinks?" Hou Gong asked tentatively.

"Hmph, I don't know how many refugees there are in the Central Plains. My general sent those refugees to the north to ease the pressure on the court." Yang Xiong's eyes shot a cold light, and Hou Gongji's face changed when he was frightened.But he dared not speak.

"General, just now the last general saw Fan Yongdou outside?" Hou Gongji smiled forcefully as if thinking of something.

"He's going to meet my general." Yang Xiong said without thinking, "Hmph, I only thought of meeting my general at this time. I'm afraid the price I have to pay is far higher than you!"

"Hehe, that is, that is." Hou Gongji felt extremely aggrieved, but there was nothing he could do.

(End of this chapter)