Riding the Pheonix Chapter 393: Zongjia
Master Yang’s recent life can be described in four words as extravagant and lustful...
Axuan may have discovered it out of conscience, and he met the Hu people and found that his generals and bandits were too weak, so he often took them out for training and hunted a lot of prey.
In addition, winter is here. If it snows in the northwest, it will be difficult to travel. Many merchants will either sell their goods and go home, or prepare to stay in Gaotang all winter. Regardless of the former or the latter, Gaotang has ushered in a peak trading period.
Treasures from all over the country are delivered to the castle like water. Even before the New Year has begun, New Year's goods have already been prepared in advance.
These are nothing to Mr. Yang, what makes him linger the most is his bed...
"Master." Ah Wan's voice came from outside the door, "Yang Tong is back and said there is news about Mr. Ning."
Yang Shu cursed lowly and got up from the bed to get dressed.
Mingwei opened his eyes and rubbed his eyes sleepily.
"It's okay, keep sleeping." Yang Shu rubbed her hair.
"Yeah." Mingwei didn't insist and lay back.
The strength of this body is much worse than that of Yang Shu. After all, she has been raised as a fool for more than ten years, and it has only been less than two years since she took over. No matter how hard she practices, her foundation will be there. Unlike him, staying in bed and not getting up is purely debauchery...
I slept in a daze for a long time. When I woke up, it was dark outside.
Yang Shu is not in the room, which makes Mingwei a little strange. Isn't the matter finished yet?
I got up, dressed, washed, and went out of the house, only to see Yang Shuren in the hall.
Next to him were A Xuan and A Wan, and the old shopkeepers Yang Youde and Hou Liang were also present.
Mingwei stepped into the house: "What's wrong?"
The old shopkeeper saluted her with an indescribable closeness and respect: "Miss Ming."
Mingwei nodded and looked at the family general Yang Tong.
She remembered that Yang Tong and Ning Xiu went out together. Speaking of which, it's been half a month since they left and they haven't returned yet.
"Something happened to Mr. Ning?"
Yang Shu nodded and said: "Yang Tong said that senior brother was detained by the Zong family."
Mingwei was startled for a moment: "Zong family? Is it the Zong family in Baimenxia?"
"If there is any other sect in the northwest, it is naturally them."
She frowned: "Didn't you say that something happened on the west side business road? Did Mr. Ning go to deal with the dispute? How did he get involved with the Zong family?"
The one who started to explain was Ah Xuan: "Because the Zong family is also suppressing bandits. Mr. Ning went there this time and took over the den of thieves there. He happened to meet the master of the Zong family who was suppressing bandits and said that he had crossed the border. So he was detained."
"Oh." Mingwei thought for a while, "With Mr. Ning's skills, he can definitely run away if he really wants to. Did he not come back because he didn't want to cause unnecessary conflicts?"
"Probably." Yang Shu frowned, "Senior brother only brought a dozen people with him. He can run back, but others can..."
Mingwei looked at Yang Tong: "What about you? Did Mr. Ning ask you to come back to report the news, or was it the Zong family?"
Yang Tong replied: "The Zong family specially let me back."
"That's it!" The matter was already clear, Mingwei asked, "What does the Zong family want?"
Yang Tong looked at Yang Shu: "They want the young master to pick them up in person."
Mingwei wondered: "Isn't this very clear? Why are you still discussing it after so long? Is there any difficulty?"
Yang Shu said: "This matter is very simple, but going to see Zong Xu is not simple."
To put it bluntly, what the emperor was most worried about when he placed him in the northwest was that he would be related to Zong Xu. He could make a big fuss at Beitianmen and step on Liang Zhang's face, but if it were Zong Xu, he wouldn't be able to be kind.
You must not test the emperor's trust, or you will die miserably.
Mingwei asked doubtfully: "Does the Zong family know about this situation?"
In the emperor's mind, not only Yang Shu was the subject of major suspicion, but also the Zong family. They have controlled the Zuo Army for three generations and guarded the Baimen Gorge. They have both military merit and prestige. They are more earthly emperors than Liang Zhang, the earthly emperor.
Such a general family is not only the trusted minister of the emperor, but also the target of wariness.
But the Zong family has always been very sensible. The men went to the border at the age of twelve, while the women and children did not leave the capital until their death. They did not make friends with important ministers or marry nobles.
As a family, the meaning of life is to guard the northwest gate, never overstep, and live as a model of loyal ministers and good generals.
The old shopkeeper said slowly: "What Miss Ming said is exactly what I think is wrong. The Zong family is very careful. The young master has been demoted from the capital. Even if they don't know the inside story, they must have heard the news. Logically speaking, they You should keep a respectful distance, and you should not take the initiative to interact with the young master."
Mingwei remembers that when Yang Shu was demoted to Gaotang, Liang Zhang sent someone to express his condolences. Zong Xu, on the other hand, made no sound from the beginning to the end, as if he was an insignificant horse supervisor who was demoted and showed no sign at all.
This is in line with Zong Xu's usual style, which shows that he still knows it in his heart.
"Speaking of which, what happened this time is indeed a bit strange! Was Mr. Ning really detained by the Zong family?"
"It's true." Yang Tong replied, "The person who detained Mr. Ning was Zong Rui, the eldest son of the Zong family. I have seen him before and will not admit his mistake. And the person he brought is definitely from the Zong family. Army."
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"Then this is interesting..." Mingwei looked at Yang Shu, "What do you think?"
Yang Shu said in a deep voice: "Senior brother is in their hands. We must go, but we need to think carefully about how to go."
Ming smiled and said: "I think this matter is actually quite simple. Don't make it too complicated."
Everyone turned their attention to her.
Listen to her: "Didn't Mr. Zong say that? We have crossed the line."
She emphasized the word "crossing the line".
Axuan understood immediately: "That's right! They started to seriously suppress the bandits, and it only took two or three months."
The Zong family army is so powerful, why didn’t they wipe out all the bandits in Yanshan? The first is that these gangsters are cunning, and the second is that they are not bold enough to do it. The duty of the Northwest Army is to guard the border, and suppressing bandits is the job of the government, so they have not been very effective in suppressing bandits, and they are just doing errands.
As soon as Yang Shu arrived, he wiped out all the bandits in Yanshan. So the right army also began to seriously suppress the bandits.
They didn't think much about it before, thinking that someone from the Zong family took the lead, so they dared to do it with confidence.
Looking at it now, it seems that I had prepared a reason in advance.
There are many benefits to suppressing bandits. In addition to the stolen goods seized, there are also offerings from merchants and other benefits brought by opening up business routes.
It seems easy to understand that the interests of both parties have friction and conflict.
Yang Shu thought about it and smiled: "It's hard to prepare for them for so long, just to find a reason. Okay, I will help them!"...