Princess Fuyao

Chapter 95
Coming out of the Ministry of War, Fuyao knew that this trip would never be peaceful, not to mention how fierce the fight with the Tartars would be, there was a dragon-tiger fight inside the guardhouse alone.

Just when the emperor and the important ministers in the court were still struggling with whether to send troops from the northern camp or the interior to attack Tianmen Mountain, news came from northern Xinjiang: Wojin's eldest son launched a palace coup and killed his father to usurp the throne. When he was Khan, he was stabbed to death by a personal guard with a sword. Now, the throne has fallen into the hands of Sinan, the third son of Wojin.This Sinan Khan, who was only sixteen years old, was so talented that he sent troops to raid Mutie'er in the morning, and occupied the hundreds of miles of land that night.

This news shocked the Dayong court, and as the peace continued, even the slightest disturbance on the border made people worry.This is a place next to the camp in northern Xinjiang. Will Sinan pose a serious threat to the border of Dayong in the next step?
The emperor's brows could pinch mosquitoes to death. Song Fangkui, the new servant of the Ministry of War, seemed to understand his mood very well, and said in a somewhat sad tone: "Your Majesty, when the upright country is in crisis, regarding the replacement of the Golden Arrow Collection, my minister I think it’s better to be more cautious, as it also has a great impact on the safety of northern Xinjiang.”

"What do Ai Qing think?" Emperor Jia Ming frowned and asked.

"I think it's inappropriate to change people at this moment. Wu Shangdong did a good job in the past. It has been very peaceful there for more than ten years, and the emperor has never worried much."

Emperor Jiaming was in a bit of a dilemma for a while, and what Marshal He said was very reasonable. If there is no change, the people who go must be given appropriate rights. Even if they are given a suitable name now, two tigers cannot be accommodated in one mountain. Many doors are taboo for military strategists.

Seeing the emperor groaning silently, Song Fangkui was secretly anxious: "Your Majesty, northern Xinjiang is in troubled times, and it is not appropriate to change generals just in time."

While he was talking, the little eunuch sent a message: The guard commanded the yamen to congratulate the deputy governor to see him.

When Song Fangkui heard that He Bailu was coming, the muscles on his face twitched unnaturally a few times, and before the person came in, he took the time to say: "Your Majesty, otherwise, Wu Shangdong would not be transferred, and he would just be on the spot." How is the supervisor?"

On this day, Emperor Jiaming had two big heads. Hearing this, he thought it was not bad, so he nodded and agreed, "Aiqing, let's make arrangements."

As soon as Marshal He entered the Hall of Qinzheng, he heard the news. He was so annoyed in his heart that he didn't dare to show it on his face. He could only secretly feel sorry for his capable subordinates: Doesn't it mean that a vicious mother-in-law has been installed in the army?Since then, Fuyao has changed from a housewife to a new daughter-in-law. No matter what she does, she is at the mercy of others, and she can still do things, but the matter has come to this point, but she can't reason with the emperor.

A major event happened in Beijiang, Fuyao thought that their itinerary might be changed, after all, Jinjianji is still relatively calm here, and Beijiang Camp is the most tense place, unexpectedly, Marshal He hurriedly urged them to leave immediately, saying It was because they were afraid that winter would come early in the north, and it would be too hard for them to eat and sleep all the way.

There was nothing to clean up, but before Fuyao left, she went to the house of her two older sisters, Yaoqian burst into tears with worry, but Yaolan encouraged Fuyao to do a good job.

"Hee hee, your brother-in-law is also an official now, once he has made meritorious service and begged for the court's grace to save Daddy and Mingming, our family will be considered complete."

Duhu is also at home, and he is a little awkward seeing Fuyao.

"Third brother-in-law, you should be more careful around Yinhu. He is a tartar, so he may not be united with us. If he finds something wrong, get out as soon as possible. My sister can wait at home."

"I know that the second young master has no one there. I just went through this because he left a message pointing directly at the Golden Arrow Collection."

"Be careful, Yinhu doesn't know about Liang Mingrui, and thinks he really ran away with Liang Bingwang."

"Well, I'll be careful."

When Mrs. Lu heard that Fuyao had become an official, several grades higher than the man's, he became happy again: "How much is your monthly salary, Yaoyao?"

"Didn't you hear what my sister said, ten taels of silver." Yaoqian answered first, fearing that her sister and mother would meet again.

"So little?" Lu's was very disappointed. The eldest son-in-law paid 12 taels a month for a roast duck, and the bonus at the end of the year was hundreds of taels. Her appetite had already been whetted.

Fuyao didn't want to talk to her, so he wrapped two jackets and cotton clothes, brought all the self-defense weapons such as bows, crossbows and swords, and walked out of the house.

Marshal He helped select twenty or so strong guards from the defense battalion in the capital, and five guards who came from northern Xinjiang together with Wang Xi, and gave Fuyao a pure white horse, which was regarded as a gift for Fuyao. see off.

The Golden Arrow Collection is located eight hundred miles east of Daying in Northern Xinjiang, because the Tao River and the Qingjiang River meet in the middle of the road, forming a large swamp, and you have to take a ferry or detour to cross the bridge. It took only a month to arrive at the place. At this moment, the mountains are full of red, the forests are all dyed, and you need to wear thin cotton clothes sooner or later.

The caravans of Jinjianji come and go. It is not uncommon for people like Fuyao to ride horses in groups. It is common to see a group of horsemen with knives escorting a long carriage. Although a heavy rain saved tens of thousands of horses in the northern grassland, but The situation of buying grain, tea, salt, and medicinal materials from here in large quantities is still the same as in previous years. Only precious items such as silk and porcelain are not very good this year.As they approached the Golden Arrow Collection, Fuyao and Wang Xi encountered more and more grain teams.

Each grain team has small flags at the front and back, with the names of the bodyguards and grain merchants written on them. Huang He's people have already infiltrated here. Pay special attention.

Although Golden Arrow Collection is named as a market town, its scale is comparable to a medium-sized city in the inland where the state capital is located.The whole market town faces south and is squeezed between two peaks. To the south is a large piece of sandy land with a gentle slope, and thin and thin trees grow sparsely. Low shrubs and weeds, large areas of reddish-brown or blue rocks are hideously exposed.The people who built the city took advantage of the terrain. There are thousands of high mountains in the east and west directions. There are only two sides in the north and south. They built a thick city wall with big stones.Because it is an important commercial and trade town, there are stalls and small shops selling wine and rice not only in the city, but also outside the city.

Most of the caravans ate outside the city and rested in the city. Fuyao and Wang Xi tentatively decided to check the local situation first, so they ate outside the city like the bodyguards of these merchants and went into the city to find an inn for rest. .

Golden Arrow Collection is long from north to south and short from east to west. The main street is an avenue in the middle of the mountains and rivers. It is about three or four feet wide. There are shops on both sides of the street, crowded with each other. Inns, grain stations, tea, ready-made clothes, Cloth shops and wine shops, from a distance, all kinds of cloth covers are intertwined, as colorful as ten thousand national flags.

The more you go to the center of the city, the more concentrated the tiles and Goulan will be.It was already in the evening, building after building, there was the sound of ding ding dong dong music, and more women's charming smiles and gentle words. On the second floor of several houses, there were people dressed in red. The green woman, with her hair full of pearls and emerald greens, leans on the railing and winks at passers-by on the street.

They were almost at the north gate of Golden Arrow Collection, only to see that there was no longer a sign of full occupancy at the entrance of the inn. Along the way, there was a sergeant named Zhang Qiaozhi, who was attentive and attentive. Wang Xi often sent him to contact the inn to order food. At this moment, seeing Fuyao holding the horse, Zhang Qiaozhi quickly rolled off the saddle with a wink, ran to the inn to check, and soon ran out: "The boss can't do it, there are only three guest rooms. Alright, let's move on."

Along the north city wall, there is a main road, which is very quiet in the afterglow of the setting sun. There are also several inns here. Xiao Er, who was standing at the door to welcome customers, saw Fuyao and the others with a surprised expression on his face. Zhang Qiao went straight to ask Only then did I know that these inns were mostly places where Tazi merchants stayed.

"The Tartars are tough. Although they don't dare to be too brutal, the Han people don't want to live with them. Therefore, there are generally no Han people in these shops. Is the guest officer the first to come back to the Golden Arrow Collection? It seems that you are also capable. If not, it will be a courtyard here, and the gate will be closed at night, and it will be a self-contained system, which will be peaceful and safe." The waiter of Feihong Inn greeted very attentively.

Seeing Fuyao nodding, Zhang Qiao went straight in to check it out, and came out to reply: "It's quite spacious and clean."

Xiao Er hurriedly answered: "It's no problem. Our shop just rebuilt the house this summer, and the bedding is also newly made. You are still the first customers."

"Why is the business so slow, we are still the first crop?"

Xiao Er smiled embarrassedly: "This shop was taken over by our owner in Xia Tian, ​​and it has been well repaired, and all the bedding inside has been replaced. The business has just opened, and it is not prosperous enough, so you are the first customers of C Hospital."

Courtyard C is the innermost courtyard of the inn, connected to the inner courtyard of the owner's house. It is not full of customers, so it will not easily attract guests.While Xiaoer was leading people inside, he was still mumbling and explaining endlessly. Since Wang Xi became Fuyao's head of guards, she has become an official, with a cold face. The soldiers and guards were also trained to keep their mouths as tight as clamshells. Except for Zhang Qiaozhi, no one spoke easily. Xiaoer led the guests into the yard, and led a few handymen to bring hot water so that everyone could wash up. Then came the hot meal.

It's really on the edge of the grassland, the soup is haggis soup, the dishes are haggis, and the cake is the naan that Fuyao ate in his previous life. Although this space is a bit chaotic, the chaos makes sense.Fuyao still disguised herself as a man, and had to live in a single room along the way. The soldiers didn't know she was a woman, but they thought she was an official, so they could accept it, but they were not allowed to stand guard near the room at night, which surprised everyone.

Seeing that Fuyao likes to hear him making noises, Xiaoer is very attentive.

While eating, Fuyao kept asking: "Why did the original owner of this shop change hands?"

"Oh, the original Boss Zhu couldn't pay back the usury owed to Third Master Chu."

"How much interest is the usury here?"

"Three and a half." Didn't the emperor decree that the annual interest rate should not exceed three cents?Dare to blatantly disobey, Fuyao asked uncertainly: "Annual interest is three and a half minutes?"

"No, monthly interest."

"My God, isn't that doubling in three months?"

"Yeah."

"So ruthless, what's wrong with Boss Zhu, want to borrow usury?"

Xiao Er suddenly stopped talking, and wanted to retreat with a smirk, but Fuyao snorted unhappily, which scared Xiao Er so much that he stood still.

"Second brother, I like listening to stories the most. You tell me half and keep the other half, so I can't sleep at night? There are only three of us here, and I will never cause trouble for you."

Xiao Er hesitated for a moment, looked out with his head, but there was no one in the yard, then turned his head and said in a low voice: "I can't help it, his son kicked Wu Shisanniang's dog to death, and he couldn't afford it, and the other party urged him to kill him again." So tight, I borrowed usury."

"Is this Mr. Zhu very powerful? He can kick a dead dog."

"Hey, how is he so powerful? The little white dog less than a foot long is said to be a tribute from the land of barbarians. Master Wu brought it back from the capital. A dog costs 1000 taels of silver. The young man walks on the street. Wu Shisanniang's dog ran over suddenly, he was startled, he kicked his foot, who knew it was so small, he died, this Mr. Zhu was a good student, he didn't like martial arts at all, he was a handless chicken How can a talented scholar who has the power to kill a dog have the ability to kick a dead dog? He is a fate."

Xiaoer sighed endlessly, but Fuyao found it unbelievable. It is not uncommon for noblewomen in the capital to keep dogs as pets. How can a dog cost a thousand taels of silver?The matter of paying tribute to the court dog was still in the hands of the late emperor more than ten years ago, and the envoy was summoned after being ignored by the late emperor for several days. No matter how expensive the dog was, his noble spirit was suppressed, so he never arrived A thousand taels of silver.

This is blatant blackmail, poor boss Zhu.

"The Wu family said that a thousand taels of silver is only a thousand taels of silver. Doesn't Boss Zhu reject it?"

Xiaoer cautiously poked his head out and looked out: "Wu family, who dares to say no?"

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