Chapter 128: I Can't Rest Easy Unless I Kill Jiang Li

Chapter 128: I Can't Rest Easy Unless I Kill Jiang Li

Chapter 128: I Can't Rest Easy Unless I Kill Jiang Li

Three days later, a huge fire broke out in Bui'er Lake.

Iron armor, leather armor, scimitars, bone arrows, crossbows, and some broken cannons and muskets piled up on the ground like a small hill.
It was doused with kerosene and burned to ashes.

Not far from the sides, groups of grassland captives staggered along.

Their eyes were dull and their expressions were dazed.
Some of them shed tears secretly as they looked at the burning armor and military supplies.

From this moment on, the old Yuan Dynasty truly had no inheritance, and the Northern Yuan court that represented orthodoxy also disappeared into thin air.

They looked up blankly at the endless line of people heading south.

And the thousands of hastily made carts,
All the records on it are the wealth that the Northern Yuan Dynasty had painstakingly recorded over the years, but now they have all been taken advantage of by the Ming people.

Lu Yunyi rode calmly on his warhorse, falling behind the entire group.

In front of the scouts of the front army, some grassland people were struggling to pull two large and luxurious carriages.

Inside were the bodies of Usar Khan and the Princess of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
The general ordered Lu Yunyi to bury him on the side of Buyuer Lake and not to bring him back to Ming Dynasty.

Lu Yunyi just let it go.

The end of the war did not bring him relief, but made him feel even more depressed.
Lu Yunyi reached into his arms, took out the valuable white jade and looked at it.

The heavy, hollowed-out layout convinced him that there was something inside.

When Liu Heiying saw Bai Yu, his eyes widened and he quickly moved closer:
"Brother Yun'er, it's windy outside, put it away quickly."

Lu Yunyi glanced at him, smiled helplessly, and put the white jade away.

Liu Heiying was more concerned about what was contained in the white jade than he was.

The two have decided to quietly open it when they get back and see what is inside.

At the current rate most of them are moving, they will be able to return to Gyeongju, their hometown, in less than two months.

Although this trip was fruitful,

But Lu Yunyi couldn't be happy no matter what.

He looked at the two carriages in front of him, the thousands of soldiers around him who were excited, and the grassland people who were vaguely hostile.

At this moment, he was standing on a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire.

The emperor and queen of the grassland both committed suicide, and he was present both times.

Even Lu Yunyi found it ridiculous when he thought about it. How could it be such a coincidence?

Thinking of this, Lu Yunyi sighed quietly, looking a little helpless.

Liu Heiying saw all of this and whispered:

"Brother Yun'er, did the general really not punish you?"

Lu Yunyi shook his head.
This was also what puzzled him. The death of the princess did not cause any ripples in the camp.
It was as quiet as the death of an ordinary woman.

General Lan Yu did not reprimand him, but simply said "I understand" and there was no follow-up.

Perhaps, dying so quietly is her best destination.

Lu Yunyi felt heavy-hearted and shook his head:

“The general asked us to think about what kind of reward we want, and he will do his best to satisfy us.

Moreover, we will stay in Qingzhou this time, and when the imperial court issues the order to return, we can go to the capital."

"Beijing City"

Liu Heiying's eyes became empty little by little, and a hint of longing appeared on his face.

Qingzhou is located in the northernmost part of Ming Dynasty, and is a borderland among borderland people.

Before Nahachu was destroyed, there were no cities.

Now, I can go to the capital city in one leap with the army.
For Liu Heiying, this was something that made him extremely happy.

"Brother Yun'er, I heard that Yingtian Prefecture is the place where scholars gather, inheriting the cultural heritage of the world."

"What do the scholars' affairs have to do with you? We are stinking soldiers."

Liu Heiying winked and raised his eyebrows at him:
"Brother Yun'er, you don't understand. We run a brothel.
Where there are many scholars, there are many brothels, many girls, and many beauties. "

Lu Yunyi was stunned, his mouth opened and closed slightly, and for a moment he didn't know how to refute.

In the Ming Dynasty today, brothels, wine shops, teahouses and other places of entertainment are all opened by scholars and businessmen, so what he said is not without reason.

Liu Heiying blinked his eyes with longing:

"Brother Yun'er, I have a dream. Do you want to hear it?"

"Do not want to."

Liu Heiying ignored him and continued:

"I must open the largest brothel in the capital and gather the most beautiful girls!"

Lu Yunyi looked helpless, sighed softly, and talked about business:

"Come with me to Yarong's place in the evening."

Liu Heiying put away his smile, his face became serious, and his eyes revealed surprise.

"Brother Yun'er, has something happened?"

Lu Yunyi nodded: "I have a problem that I am worried about. If I don't solve it, I will always feel uneasy."

"What?" Liu Heiying glanced around, alert.

The two of them had fallen behind the majority and were at the end of the entire northern expedition army's retreat.

"I found out the identity of a man. I think he is a hidden danger and want to solve him as soon as possible, but the princess refused me."

Lu Yunyi's face was solemn. He thought about Jiang Li's matter for a long time.

In the end, I felt that the dead were safer.

As for the consequences, they were not within the consideration of this dying man.

"So, you killed her?" Liu Heying's pupils suddenly shrank, his whole body was filled with murderous intent, and there was some fear in his eyes.

"She committed suicide." Lu Yunyi felt helpless.

"I understand, I understand." Liu Heiying nodded like pecking at rice.

Lu Yunyi stopped explaining and said:

"When I was in Yuanting, I had already selected some grassland criminals. The list is in my mind.

Tonight you go find out who is still alive,
After meeting Yarong, use some means to bring her out."

Liu Heiying was stunned, his eyes slightly widened. It turned out that when he was in Yuanting, he had already targeted these grassland criminals.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Wouldn't this be too obvious?"

“There aren’t many people, and they’re all in the latter part of the show;

The journey is long, and no one cares if some people die.

But if these people were registered when they returned to China, it would be troublesome.

By the way, I will marry the second daughter of the Liu family when I return.
Using Liu Zhizhou's connections, he arranged for Yarong and Ortai to go to Liaodong.

The Yellow Book of Liaodong has not yet been compiled. Only there can one legally become a Ming person.
After returning, the family's business will also announce the opening of trade routes to Liaodong and Daningdusi.

But opening up trade routes is fake, and allowing them to enter the Ming Dynasty reasonably is real.
In this way, they became border residents of the Ming Dynasty without anyone noticing.

As for the city on the border, I will think about it slowly after I return.

After the Northern Expedition, there will be no more threats to the northern grasslands. Gyeongju and its surrounding areas will become the entrance to the grasslands, and will certainly welcome a large number of outsiders. They will blend in and not be so conspicuous.

As for the others, I haven't decided where to send them yet. I'll decide after I meet Yarong."

Lu Yunyi spoke to himself, his brows sometimes furrowed, sometimes relaxed.
Liu Heiying was stunned when he heard this. The sense of dominance he had since he was a child came back to him.

Each time, I go around several big circles to complete a task.

Liu Heiying pursed his lips and couldn't help asking:

"Brother Yun'er, isn't this too much trouble?
Just two people, they easily got some money in.

As for the identity, it is easy. With our status in the army, adding two names is easy."

As always, Lu Yunyi's face was solemn and he shook his head slowly:

"Be careful, there are traces of everything.

What we can do is to disrupt these traces and make them look complicated.

As for what you said,
Then, you can select some pretty women or strong men from among these grassland people.
Just follow the path you just mentioned and let them appear in the open.

If someone investigates something in the future, we won’t be too clean.”

"Is it wrong to be too clean?" Liu Heiying was stunned.

"Once we start investigating, we can't be too clean.

They will just think we hid too deep and keep digging and throw something out there to attract attention.”

Lu Yunyi's eyes were deep and he exuded a gloomy aura.

"Brother Yun'er, can you follow Guo Quan's path?
I think Liu Zhizhou’s approach is not appropriate. If he wants to place people in Liaodong, as a prefect, he will leave traces.”

Lu Yunyi's face changed, and he said solemnly:
"No, we are in such trouble,

It is to avoid having anything to do with people in the military. Once we follow Guo Quan's path, we will have no secrets at all.

As for Liu Zhizhou, I have already inquired about him.
He was previously the deputy envoy of the Liaodong Salt Transport Commissioner's Office, in charge of the specific affairs of salt and iron, and had great power.

He was in charge of transporting some of the army's salt and iron. He had connections and it was easy for him to handle such a small task."

Liu Heiying was stunned after hearing this. He didn't know such military secrets.
But after Brother Yuner said this, he also realized something, his pupils shrank slightly, and he whispered:
"Brother Yun'er, the army marched north, and Governor Liu gave up his job as the Salt Commissioner and came to Qingzhou to be the governor. He saw that the army would win, and he wanted to take advantage of the situation."

Although the deputy envoy of the Salt Commissioner and the prefect were both of the fifth rank, the power they held was vastly different.

The deputy commissioner of the Salt Commissioner was in charge of the transportation of salt and iron in various states.
If you have no scruples, you can earn 100,000 silver coins a year, which is something a prefect can't compare to.

Lu Yunyi also nodded. He knew even more.
The issue of exchanging old grain for new grain at Qingzhou Garrison involved a power struggle at the top of the Ming Dynasty.
He was not allowed to know the inside story.
But as the governor of Liu, who was responsible for cleaning up the mess, he must have had someone to rely on behind him. In addition, he assisted the army in successfully marching north.
It will only take a moment for the wind to blow in the future.

Lu Yunyi pondered for a moment and sighed softly:

"We don't need to worry about the support of Liu Zhizhou. After this battle, we can also become the support of many people.

The most urgent task is to get things done and resolve the worries.”

Liu Heiying put away his smile, became serious, and nodded heavily.

He didn't ask who the person to be killed was, but since Brother Yun'er wanted to kill him, that person naturally deserved to die.

The army moved forward slowly with the captives, covering no more than thirty miles a day, and after two days of walking they had not yet left the area where Buir Lake was.

At night, the army will not flee in panic like the grassland king's court, day and night,
Instead, they set up camp near Buyuer Lake, rested and set off again tomorrow.

At this speed, it would take the army 20 days to reach Buir Lake.

It might take two months to bring all these people back to Mingjing.

The front scout unit where Lu Yunyi was located has now become the rear guard unit.
The soldiers had already dispersed and were exploring Bui'er Lake, looking for any fish that had escaped the net.

More importantly, they served as human checkpoints to prevent the remaining troops of the Northern Yuan Dynasty from attacking the majority.

Today, the front-line scouts captured more than a hundred soldiers near Buyuer Lake.

They did not intend to attack the majority, but wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to sneak in and go to Ming together.

This also gave Lu Yunyi some ideas. He could use the trick of replacing someone else with someone else and quietly replace the person he valued.

The person being replaced and the person who replaces them are unaware of each other, and no trace will even be left.

In the rear army camp, Lu Yunyi did not sleep.
Instead, he sat behind the desk, holding a brush in his hand, with a serious look on his face, writing word by word.

At this time, there were faint footsteps outside the military tent.
Lu Yunyi's eyes narrowed, he put down the paper and pen in his hand, and quietly clenched the long knife placed on the side.

Soon, the curtain of the military tent was lifted, and the tall, dark-faced Liu Heiying walked in with a solemn expression.

"How is it?" Lu Yunyi asked with a glimmer of joy in his eyes.

Liu Heiying nodded vigorously and said in a low voice:

"Brother Yun'er, there are 200 people on the list, and we only found 12 in the rear army. The others are either dead or in the middle army or the front army."

A hint of joy flashed across Lu Yunyi's eyes: "There are still twelve?"

The list he kept in his memory contained no more than 500 people.
If you look for the list of two hundred people, you will find twelve.

"They are relatively easy to find. They are all young and strong criminals from the grasslands. You can find them with a little inquiry.

Do we need to replace them now? The hundreds of people we captured during the day have not yet been included."

Lu Yunyi shook his head and said:

"Not yet. Find Yarong first and select the person she thinks is reliable. As for the others, ignore them and let them fend for themselves."

"Then there will be too few people." Liu Heiying hesitated.

"It's okay. We still have a long way to go. We can take our time to select. We don't need many people to do these things. Just a few will be enough."

As Lu Yunyi spoke, he stood up, took the helmet and long sword from the shelf on the side, and pointed his chin outside the military tent:

"Have all the people been sent away?"

Liu Heiying nodded: "Send it away."

“Are there eyes outside?”

"No, I've asked my brothers to investigate."

"Well, let's go then."

In the rear army camp, two war horses carrying Liu Heiying and Lu Yunyi quietly left the camp and headed towards the west side of Buyuer Lake.

Winter has passed, and there are fewer dark clouds in the sky.
The silvery moonlight sprinkled on the earth, revealing the green grass that was ready to sprout.
There was a cool breeze in the air, making people feel refreshed.

An hour later, the two men rushed to the west side of Buiyuer Lake. The water on the lake was sparkling, reflecting the bright moon in the sky.

There is a low mountain not far away. At the foot of the mountain there is a cave that was dug at an unknown time. Yarong was placed here.

When the two of them arrived here, they immediately saw Yarong sitting alone by the fire.

She still had the same charm as before, but looked much more haggard, her body became thinner, and her big eyes were full of emptiness.

The sound of footsteps accompanied by the breeze, Yarong raised her head suddenly,
He grabbed the long knife placed on the side, looked alert, and quickly went to the side of the cave to hide.

Soon, she saw two figures at the entrance of the cave, one fat and one thin.

The two figures were very familiar to him, especially one of them, who was the person she had been thinking about and missing all the time.

But she still did not act rashly until a slightly hoarse voice sounded and Yarong cried with joy.

"Come out, it's me."

"General."

(End of this chapter)