Chapter 310 Never let go

Chapter 310 Never let go

Chapter 310 Never let go
There is a Wenshan Mule and Horse Shop in Anyifang. From the name, you can tell that this is the property of King Han Yang Liang. The Wenshan system, like the Da Zhou system and the Xihai system, has clear signs.

At noon, a middle-aged man came out of the mule and horse shop. The man's surname was Han and he was a manager of the Wenshan Mule and Horse Shop. Every noon, he would go to a small restaurant opposite to eat.

Just as Manager Han reached the door of the restaurant, a carriage stopped beside him, blocking the view of the surroundings. The carriage quickly drove away, but Manager Han disappeared. Everyone thought he had entered the restaurant.

Inside the carriage, Manager Han had a knife at his neck and was looking at the burly man in front of him in horror.

The strong man said calmly, "We know you have two sons. The eldest son is Han Yao, thirteen years old, and the second son is Han Hui, only nine years old. We also know that your family is in the third group of Shenglongfang. If you just tell us the truth, we will let you get off the bus and will not arrest your sons. We will just pretend that nothing happened."

"What do you want to know?"

"About a month ago, your Mule and Horse Company sent a hundred carts to the Weihe Wharf warehouse and transported a whole warehouse's worth of supplies. They should have been transported to a certain manor. You are the person in charge, so you should not have forgotten it!"

Manager Han nodded slightly. That happened a month ago. He didn't expect that people still remember it.

"Very good! We just want to know, which manor were those goods shipped to?"

The knife on his neck tightened, and Manager Han felt the sting of the blade. He hurriedly said, "It's in Wanshan Manor, just north of Xianyang!"

"All in one manor?"

"Yes! All in one manor."

The sturdy man said coldly: "If you lie to us or if you go and tell on us, you will never see your son again."

"I didn't lie to you. My family is in Chang'an. I dare not say anything nonsense. Please let me go."

"Do you have any plans to mobilize large vehicles in the next two days?"

"Yes! We have already ordered all the carts to be mobilized and used tomorrow to carry the King of Han's belongings from Chang'an to Taiyuan."

The sturdy man looked at him deeply and waved his hand. The carriage stopped, the door opened, and Manager Han was pushed out. The carriage then drove away.

Manager Han then realized that he was at the gate of the neighborhood. He was still in shock and ran back home in one breath. He opened the gate and saw his two sons in the yard. He breathed a sigh of relief and almost collapsed.

King of Han Yang Liang was the first prince to leave Chang'an. He went to the palace to bid farewell to his father in the morning. In the afternoon, he led a team of 300 people to escort his family and staff to leave Chang'an and go to Taiyuan Prefecture to take up his post.

There were also more than a hundred large carts traveling with him, loaded with the King of Han's personal wealth.

On the same night that Yang Liang left, Xiao Xia led a thousand soldiers to Wanshan Manor.

Wanshan Manor was Yang Liang’s first manor, covering an area of ​​2,000 acres. It was named Wanshan, but in fact there was no trace of mountains at all. It was just endless wheat fields. In the middle of the wheat fields there was a management building covering an area of ​​20 acres, including a management office and a warehouse.

This place is too close to Chang'an, only thirty miles away from Chang'an, but there is no private army stationed here.

Xiao Xia was leading his army and was still a mile away from the manor. Sun Lei was already waiting there with several of his men. Sun Lei and his twenty men were all serving in Xiao Xia's army. Sun Lei was a Lang Jiang, and the other men were all lieutenants.

They are all over 30 years old and no longer young. Aunt Yang Lihua gave them to Xiao Xia in the hope that Xiao Xia would give them a future.

So after Xiao Xia became a general, he used his authority to place them into the army. Each of them had a military position, but they had no subordinates. They spent most of their time in the martial arts hall, and they would set aside a few days every month to train the army. They were the coaches in the army, and they used the training opportunities to learn how to lead an army.

The advantage of this is that once Xiao Xia has his own army, he can immediately place them in the army to take up real positions.

This is what Yang Ling did. His father Yang Guang recruited three thousand family soldiers, and all the generals among them were Yang Ling's trusted warriors, which enabled him to firmly control the three thousand family soldiers. Yang Zhao had no chance to intervene.

Xiao Xia doesn't have a chance now, but he is waiting patiently and there will definitely be a chance.

Sun Lei stepped forward and reported: "Sir, among the warehouses there is a brick and stone warehouse, covering an area of ​​about two acres, equipped with iron doors and large locks. We questioned the manager, and he said he didn't know what was inside. It was shipped in a month ago, and no one in the manor knew what a warehouse was?" Xiao Xia nodded, "Thank you for your hard work!"

He then ordered, "Enter the manor!"

A thousand cavalrymen sped up and rushed towards the manor.

A month ago, Xiao Xia would not touch that batch of weapons, but now it is different. As soon as Yang Liang leaves, the prince will definitely clear out his private army and weapons in Guanzhong and will not leave them to him to stage a coup.

Of course Xiao Xia had to take the weapons before the prince.

Soon, a thousand cavalrymen entered the manor and quickly surrounded the warehouse area.

There are five warehouses in total, three of which are granaries, one is for storing farm tools and sundries, and the other is a smaller brick warehouse with an iron door, which is locked with two large locks.
But this gate was child's play for the cavalry. The soldiers tied one end of the iron gate with a long rope and harnessed the other end to their horses.

Dozens of war horses ran together, the iron gate was pulled down with a bang, and the warehouse was opened. It was full of boxes and straw bags. Seeing the hundreds of boxes on the outside, Xiao Xia recognized them at a glance. They were exactly the same as the five boxes containing military crossbows they had found before.

The soldiers worked together to clear out the supplies in the warehouse.

There were 6,000 military crossbows, 200,000 crossbow arrows, 25,000 standard straight swords, 80,000 standard spears, 25,000 horn bows, and 25,000 pots of matching arrows.

In addition, there are 12,000 sets of leather armor, including 3,000 sets of Ming Guang armor, 6,000 shields, and 30,000 daggers.

At the same time, countless military supplies such as war drums, flags, leather boots, etc. were also found.

These supplies were actually prepared for the 10,000 troops of the National Protection Association. According to the agreement reached by both parties, the National Protection Association would send 10,000 troops to help Han King Yang Liang in the coup, but it was not easy for them to transfer with weapons, so the soldiers came unarmed, and the weapons and armor were provided by Yang Liang.

Yang Liang also planned to send the weapons and armor in a few days, but he did not expect that just as he left Chang'an for Hedong in the afternoon, all the weapons and armor were seized by Xiao Xia in the evening.

Of course, these weapons would not be confiscated. Xiao Xia also brought hundreds of carts, and all these weapons were transferred to Yang Lihua's manor in Xinfeng County overnight.

The next morning, Xiao Yu, the Minister of Dali Temple, came to Xiao Cui's house to pay a visit to Cui Hongzhou.

He came to the Cui family as a matchmaker for Prince Jin to propose marriage.

Cui Hongzhou received Xiao Yu warmly. Since the emperor officially issued an edict the day before yesterday, appointing Prince Jin as the Grand Commander of Yangzhou, this meant that even if the prince ascended the throne, he could not kill Prince Jin's family.

The scene that Cui Hongzhou was most worried about would not happen again, so he no longer opposed this marriage. Cui Hongzhou immediately agreed to Xiao Yu's proposal.

"I wonder when the King of Jin will leave Chang'an?" Cui Hongzhou asked.

Xiao Yu stroked his beard and said, "According to the requirements, the Prince of Jin must leave Chang'an today. He went to the palace to bid farewell to the emperor this morning and will leave for Jiangdu in the afternoon."

"When is the marriage proposal scheduled?"

Other ceremonies can be performed later, but the marriage proposal must be done. This is a formal proposal. The marriage is only settled if the Cui family agrees to the proposal and exchanges the engagement letter. Otherwise, the Cui family can also agree to someone else's proposal.

"The auspicious day will be three days from now. I will come with Xiao Xia to deliver the geese and the engagement letter, as well as his father's handwritten letter of proposal. But his father really can't come, so we must leave as soon as possible. If we delay, something unexpected will happen. Please understand, Envoy Cui."

Cui Hongzhou did understand that the emperor almost died a few days ago, causing everyone to be alarmed, but who knows if he will really die next time, so the right thing to do for the King of Jin is to leave Guanzhong as soon as possible.

"It doesn't matter if the King of Jin can't come. It doesn't matter if there is a handwritten letter from him. Then I will wait for you in my mansion on the 21st day of the first lunar month, three days later."

(End of this chapter)