Chapter 1240 Destiny

Chapter 1240 Destiny
Starting from mid-to-late September, Tangyi and Guangling areas were crowded with boats.

The Northern Army stationed in Jingkou ultimately failed to cause trouble, mainly because Liu Qun detained Sima Ying and surrendered with 7,400 troops, offering up the Piling County.

He was nervous and didn't know what the final outcome would be, but he really didn't want to die. For this reason, he would accept it even if he was pointed at by the world and scolded by his father and brother in the afterlife.

The first to land were the 3,000-man vanguard of the Fifth Battalion of the Yellow Head Army.

They arrested Liu Qun immediately. The Northern Army was a little agitated, but it soon calmed down.

On September 19, Zhang Shuo landed at Xijindu, waited for a day, and after the Heilang camp was assembled, he advanced westward to Jianye.

On the 22nd, he entered Jianye from Dongli Gate and camped on the east side of Taicheng.

Starting from the 23rd, each camp was stationed in different places and began to count supplies and capture prisoners.

The Silver Spear Camp was stationed in the Changganli area in the south of the city. They were training as usual, and for a while the sound of killing was deafening, making people panic.

But their failure to take action does not mean that the white gloves and black gloves will not take action.

The Ji family troops that followed them rushed out in large numbers and rushed into the commercial district between the outer city and the inner city.

"Bang!" The two wooden doors were smashed open.

The leading officer looked at the shelves piled high with bananas and swallowed secretly.

The so-called "蕉葛生越" is actually two kinds of cloth, namely "蕉葛" and "盛越".

The former is a very soft ramie cloth, and the latter is also a very fine ramie cloth. Because they are produced in Yue, they are named "Shengyue".

There are many sub-categories of kudzu vines in the south of the Yangtze River, and many of them are unique, especially in the Three Wu regions. Not only does it have the advantage of raw materials, but its economy and culture are more developed than those in Xuancheng and other places, and its handicraft industry is relatively prosperous. Therefore, even these Xuancheng soldiers have never seen such good kudzu cloth, so it is normal for them to be unable to take their eyes away.

Just when he was about to touch it, he heard footsteps outside the door and his expression suddenly froze.

"Don't hesitate to ask for it. These are to be shipped back to Luoyang." A manager of the Ji Family Manor said softly, "It will be good for us to take some millet and rice home. If we are lucky, we may get a few feet of linen. Don't think too much. It will make you nervous."

The soldiers all sighed and began to move the cloth helplessly.

After the move, the door was locked. The steward fetched a pen and paper and pasted two seals on the door.

It's very simple. This is the property of Prince Wuling's Mansion. Not only will the goods be confiscated, but the land will also become government property.

Dozens of soldiers also rushed in from another shop a few dozen steps away.

Someone tried to stop it and was knocked to the ground.

"We have been ordered to search the residence of the criminal Wang Bin. You must not make mistakes." A lieutenant said loudly with a strong Xuancheng accent.

Behind him, the soldiers divided into two rows and rushed in.

The shop is filled with all kinds of exquisite musical instruments and even ivory products, the dazzling array is simply dazzling.

The soldiers were very careful when carrying things. If someone bumped into something, an officer would immediately come forward and scold them, saying what the "Daliang King's Army" was going to do.

The Xuancheng soldiers were very angry, but there was nothing they could do.

Didn't you see that a lot of people from Jiangbei had come again? No matter how unhappy he was, he had to hold it in. If he couldn't get over his anger, he would find fault with the people in Jianye and vent it on them.

The goods were carried out piece by piece, then loaded onto ox carts and tied up. When ten carts were collected, they were driven to the riverside to be loaded onto ships, which were then sent to Bianliang via the East-West Canal.

The wealth of Jiangdong was gradually flowing into the pockets of the conquerors, and it was more than just wealth...

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The last group to land was the First Battalion of the Yellow Head Army.

They landed at Puzhoujin and arrived at Jincheng. That afternoon, they entered the territory of Jiangcheng County and captured Huaide Ling Wang Xia and his son Wang Ke.

In fact, they didn't resist at all.

Even though they shouted fiercely before, when the real Liang army rushed to them with swords drawn and bows strung, the father and son could only hold their heads and cry, without even the courage to commit suicide.

In the evening, they took a guide and went to the Wuling King's Manor in the west of Jiangcheng County.

"This manor is not small." The owner Zeng Yi stood on the edge of the field and watched from afar.

King Wuling usually lived in the north of Jianye City, where the Sima Jin clan gathered. However, the manors were scattered all over the place, and Jiangcheng County was right next to Jianye. Those who could build a manor here were either rich or noble.

The garden covers an area of ​​several hectares and has magnificent houses, as well as gardens, bamboo forests, pens, workshops and other facilities. It even intercepted river water to build a large mill, which almost occupied half of the river surface, affecting both shipping and irrigation.

The five hundred soldiers fired just a burst of arrows, and there were bursts of ghostly howlings on the wall.

More than a dozen brave soldiers took a ladder and climbed over the wall. A few screams were heard from inside the wall, and then the gate opened, and hundreds of people lined up to enter in a menacing manner.

Zeng Yi jumped over the irrigation canal and strode into the courtyard of Prince Wuling's mansion.

There were cries in the yard.

Zeng Yi waited quietly. After a while, the craftsmen in the workshop were gathered together, and a clerk asked them what they could do one by one. Finally, more than ten people were selected and taken away by the whole family.

The others didn't know what was going on and were all terrified.

The clerk did not comfort them either, for he began again to count the names and numbers of the female musicians and dancers.

All of this will be taken away and used as rewards for meritorious soldiers.

As long as the hard-working soldiers fought bravely and made meritorious deeds, these beautiful, well-built and talented women in front of them might become their spoils. Don't underestimate their appeal to the soldiers.

Where can you find beautiful and talented women? They are either born into a good family, the wives of a rich family, or they are concubines raised by a noble family since childhood.

This is a scarce resource, which has always been monopolized by the upper class. Only with this kind of opportunity can it "enter the homes of ordinary people".

Shao was really generous. He only took a small portion and gave the rest away as rewards based on military merit. No one would be dissatisfied.

Under the command of the small bosses, the desire for these "high-level women" is at least one of the reasons why the big bosses fought bravely, and it accounts for a considerable proportion.

The soldiers of the First Battalion of the Yellow Head Army had no chance to make merit, and obviously could not share the spoils with the women. They all sighed and groaned, and some could not resist and began to take advantage of them, causing the women to exclaim in surprise.

Zeng Yi coughed and put his hand on the hilt of the knife.

The soldiers looked solemn and serious.

"I heard that Kuaiji and Wujun have not surrendered. Governor Zhang is going to send the Wansheng Army to attack them. There will be a chance to make a contribution." Zeng Yi said.

The morale of the crowd was greatly boosted.

The last thing shipped out was a batch of books.

Zeng Yi wiped his hands subconsciously, took a few steps forward, and carefully looked at these treasures that embodied the wisdom of their predecessors.

If you are not an official, you don’t know the importance of culture.

Zeng Yi has been the leader of the group for quite some time and is considered a member of the bureaucratic group.

There are generally two ways to get promoted: one is to gain seniority, the other is to make achievements.

Opportunities to make contributions are rare, so you can only gain experience. But gaining experience depends on your abilities in all aspects, and culture is definitely an important part. He suffered this loss.

The books collected by the people of Wu and the craftsmen that were not available in the north were transported away. Just as after the capture of Chengdu, thousands of weavers were forcibly relocated to Luoyang to be organized into Shaofu weaving households, Wu also saw the loss of their wealth and wisdom...

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It was late at night and the air was a little heavy.

At the hour of Chou, the sound of orderly footsteps could be heard in Wuyi Lane, followed by faint voices of commands.

Bian Zhan, who was adding lamp oil in front of the coffin, was startled and his face turned pale.

Fortunately, the footsteps soon faded away and gradually disappeared deep in Wuyi Lane.

But before long, loud shouts of killing suddenly rang out, mixed with the sounds of arrows breaking through the air, weapons clashing, and rumbling collisions.

"It's Wang Jiangzhou's family." A servant jumped down from the wall and reported in a low voice.

Bian Zhan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but was still very nervous.

Wang Bin was defeated in Jiangzhou and his entire family burned themselves to death, but the Liang soldiers still did not spare his two sons, Wang Pengzhi and Wang Biaozhi, who lived in Jianye - Wang Bin also had three other sons who died in Jiangzhou.

The sounds of fighting became more intense, but were short-lived.

Not long after, cheers broke out as if something was knocked open.

The family general climbed up to the top of the wall again and watched with wide eyes.

There was no more fighting, as if Wang Bin's family had few family soldiers. Soon, Wang Pengzhi, wearing only a single layer of clothing, was pulled out and put into a prison van.

The women in the mansion cried and got on the carriage that had been prepared long ago, including Wang Pengzhi's unmarried younger sister (whose name was Danhu).

Wang Danhu's hair was disheveled, and she seemed to have taken a large amount of Wushisan. It was unclear whether she was preparing to commit suicide or if she was just addicted to it. She looked agitated and yelled loudly. When she was dragged onto the carriage, a large number of pills fell out of her sleeves.

Considering that Wang Bin was obsessed with alchemy, was very famous in Beijing, and had been cultivating his daughter's ability in this area since she was a child, the answer is self-evident.

Soldiers were also searching the palace for property, and dozens of ox carts were ready. But in the end, it seemed that the wealth of the Wang family could be filled with just two or three carts.

The people who were conducting the search were very disappointed. The officer in charge cursed Wang Bin inwardly, "Poor bastard," and reluctantly ordered the rough items to be taken away as well. Then he left cursing.

The family general was somewhat in awe.

Who would have thought that such a large mansion was just an empty shell? There was not much wealth.

Oh, yes, even this house was given to Wang Bin by Wang Dun when he was still alive, because Wang Dun was stationed in Jingzhou and had a lot of money. But Wang Bin was not good at socializing or business, and he usually dressed very simply, with only books and alchemy furnaces at home.

What a pity! The family general sighed inwardly, wondering how such a frugal and honest person could have such a bad ending.
Elsewhere, Wang Xizhi, a friend of King Kuaiji, was feeling uneasy in his mansion.

Some people secretly advised him to divorce his wife, because Liu Kun and his son resisted to the end and were the sinners. If Liu stayed in the mansion, she would be in great trouble.

They even wrote a divorce letter, but Wang Xizhi tore it to pieces, picked up the inkstone and beat everyone out.

Liu cried and wanted to commit suicide, but was stopped by Wang Xizhi.

The couple cried and spent the night in fear.

After dawn, Du Yi, who had been appointed as the prefect of Danyang, came to the door in person and said that the emperor wanted to recruit him as a secretary and he could go north that day.

After saying this, Du Yi told him privately that it was no big deal and that he could just write exclusively for the emperor in the future.

That night, some people cried and some laughed, with very different fates.

(End of this chapter)