The Golden Age Chapter 629: Tune the tiger away from the mountain
There was no sound in the carriage, and the horse pulling the carriage rang its nose, looking a little restless.
Liu Hongju winked at one of his cavalrymen. The cavalryman didn't hesitate, rolled over and dismounted, walked directly over, opened the curtain of the car, glanced in the car, his face changed suddenly, and he lost his voice: " No...no one!"
Liu Hongju's expression also changed suddenly. He got off his horse, ran over and jumped on the cowl of the carriage, and looked into the carriage. There was nothing but a figure inside.
"Where's the person?" Liu Hongju was horrified, but he didn't know who he was asking.
He rummaged in the cart, even drew his sword, but this cart is very ordinary, there is no place to hide, Liu Hongju's pupils contracted, and he clenched his fist in one hand: "Fucked!", Suddenly thinking of something, he rushed out of the carriage and pointed in the direction where Chen Xi was leaving: "Grab them!"
The cavalry was really well-trained. Liu Hongju gave the order, and the cavalry urged the horse to chase Chen Xi.
Liu Hongju never expected that he received the news that someone had watched Musk Moon get out of the governor’s mansion and got into the carriage, and even went out of the city under the **** of Chen Xi and others. But how can he be a good person out of thin air? disappear?
Of course he knew what the consequences would be if Musk Moon retreat from Suzhou. He was furious, turned on his horse, and shouted at the group of swordsmen: "Zhang Heng, you continue to stay here and see the suspicious person take it immediately. Down!" Follow the cavalry to chase Chen Xi.
In this moment, Chen Xi and his party had already ran out of Xu Yuan. Fortunately, Liu Hongju reacted in time and found that there was no one in the car, so he immediately sent someone to chase him.
Although the horses of the Suzhou camp cavalry are not many, they are all excellent horses. The speed is not slow. The horses Liu Hongju sat on were purebred prairie horses secretly traded from the northern grasslands.
Compared with the Tusun people in the North, Datang has the absolute upper hand in both human and material resources, but there is a huge gap in horses.
Tu Sunran's horses are not only strong, but also extremely fast, making them most suitable for cavalry attacks.
Because of this advantage, the Tusun people repeatedly used the advantage of cavalry to invade the northern border of Datang.
Because the quantity and quality of horses surpassed Datang, to a certain extent, they also had a certain advantage over Datang in terms of tactics. In order to ensure this advantage, the various departments of Tusun reached a unified agreement on this matter. The tacit understanding is to never trade war horses with Datang.
Although this is the case, after all, a very small number of prairie horses have entered the territory of Datang through the operation of border merchants. Of course, these horses are unlikely to flow into the civilian population. They are often sold to the government, and the government also treats these prairie horses. Those who come are always willing to pay a high price to buy.
The prairie horse under Liu Hong's giant seat quickly showed its superiority. Although it was still behind the cavalry at first, it quickly rushed to the forefront and vaguely saw the shadows of the people in the morning.
The cavalry chased wildly, chasing more than ten miles in one breath, but they never caught up with the people in front. If Liu Hongju chased wildly, he might not be able to catch up, but he also knew that if he would The subordinates were left behind and chased up by himself. It was a dead end. The martial arts of the Ziyi Supervisor was not a joke. Don't say that Chen Xi still has several helpers around him. Even if Chen Xi is alone, it is absolutely impossible for him. Is his opponent.
Although he was anxious in his heart, the horses of his cavalry were already doing their best. It was good to be able to bite Chen Xi, but if he wanted to catch up with Chen Xi quickly, unless the horses had wings.
After chasing more than a dozen miles away, Liu Hongju suddenly thought of something. He turned his horse's head abruptly, raised his sword in the air, and said loudly: "Stop!"
The cavalry were biting Chen Xi and the others, and suddenly they heard Liu Hongju yell to stop. They were all a little surprised, but they also quickly stopped their horses.
"They are adjusting the tiger away from the mountain." Liu Hongju had already reacted at this time. Chen Xi, who had been low-key before, was so long and eloquent, but now desperately ran away. This is clearly to attract his attention. There is no doubt that this young superintendent. It must be deliberately delaying to buy time for Musk Moon.
Although Liu Hongju looked rough, he was not a stupid person. At this time, he reacted and was astonished. He thought to himself that since Chen Xi was deliberately delaying time, Musk must have escaped from Suzhou by other roads.
It doesn't matter whether Chen Xi is dead or alive, but if She Yue escapes, the consequences will be disastrous.
He didn't hesitate, he stopped to control Chen Xi, instead he turned his horse's head around, patted his horse and walked, and galloped toward Suzhou City.
From Suzhou to the north, there are two roads by water. Liu Hongju has divided the Suzhou camp into three teams. Except for blocking the two necessary routes to the north, the other team is under the city of Suzhou to prevent other situations in the city. You can enter the city for reinforcements at any time.
A strong horse is like flying, with hundreds of riders following Liu Hongju, showing great momentum.
Liu Hongju almost ran outside the city gate of Suzhou in one breath, joined the other team guarding outside the city, and then rushed directly into the city. The officers and men defending the city saw thousands of soldiers and horses entering the city. He was shocked, and saw that the first man with bright armor was the leader of the Suzhou camp, and he didn't dare to stop him.
When Liu Hongju led his troops into the city, Pan Weixing was still at Qian's house.
It's just that he's right by his side at this moment. It is no longer Qian Guanghan, Wei Tairan and others, but the Qian Family Nursing Yuan holding a big knife.
Pan Weixing sat on a chair, and five or six Qian's nursing homes were holding broadswords, and they were scattered around him. Although they were still far away, it was almost impossible for Pan Weixing to leave the lobby.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Pan Weixing looked calmly and looked over. This time it was not Qian Guanghan who came, but Qian Guiting.
"Master Governor, father gave you a time to consider. When the time is up, can you make a choice?" Qian Guiting looked a little impatient.
In his opinion, since everything has been put on the table, there is no need to keep hiding it.
Pan Weixing is just an unimportant old man. If he cooperates, it would be fine. If he doesn't want to cooperate, there is no need to waste time on him. It is easy to lock it up or even cut it.
Pan Weixing said with a smile: "In fact, the old man said before that the old man is a courtier of Datang, and he can be transferred to Suzhou as an official. The root cause is the princess's support. If the princess asks the old man to cooperate with you, The old man will naturally not disobey orders."
"What do you mean by this?"
"See the princess, follow the princess's instructions, this is the old man's answer." Pan Weixing looked at Qian Guiting: "It's not that I will take the old man to see the princess soon, where is the princess?"
Qian Guiting sat down and said with a smile: "Master Pan, seeing you look calm, do you still think that Musk can get away from Suzhou? To tell you the truth, Liu Hongju has already taken a soldier and horse. I got to the city and blocked both land and water. I got the news earlier that after Chen Xi went out of the city, he went to the Suzhou Wharf. Hehe, she’s self-invested in the net, Liu Hong is a giant relative
He brought someone to stop there, and Chen Xi just hit him head-on. Calculated by the time, Musk Moon should be on the way back to the city at this moment. "
Pan Weixing sighed: "You arrest the princess and intimidate the official. There is no turning back."
"The way back?" Qian Guiting spit out: "What is the way back? Why are we going back? Master Pan, I will not hide it from you. Back then, the demon fox killed Chengguo. Let us have no turning back."
"Are you avenging the Zhao family?"
Qian Guiting smiled and said: "We are not so righteous yet. But the Zhao family is the representative of the Jiangnan family in the court. He controls the household, which means that the money bag of the court has always been in the hands of our Jiangnan family. With the money bag of the court, the court did not dare to do anything to our Jiangnan family. But the Zhao family was wiped out, and the Hu tribe was in the hands of the Xiahou family. Since then, the Jiangnan family’s throat has been completely affected by the Xiahou family. Hold on, people are knives, I am fish, how can we feel at ease?"
"But the princess has been sheltering you all the time."
"Don't say that she is sheltering us." Qian Guiting sneered: "After all, it's not for the money in our pockets. Over the years, the taxes we paid to the court have accounted for half of the world. , Secretly, how much blood is sucked in the palace every year? The demon fox and the musk moon only have one birthday each year, and the seven surnames of Jiangnan will send countless gifts to build the palace. In the end, we still put our idea on the Jiangnan family. In their eyes, we are inexhaustible money bags. No matter how big the family business is, we will not be able to sustain it sooner or later."
Pan Weixing smiled and said: "I understand, you rebel, in the end it is for the silver."
"Silver?" Qian Guiting "pooh" and cursed: "It would be fine if it was just a little bit of silver, but we can't see the end. Master Pan, do you remember that in the past, Tang Liguo, Jiangnan But the aristocratic family made great efforts. Without the financial support of the eight surnames in the south of the Yangtze River, why could the Li family sit on the dragon chair? Do you know why we supported the Li family to pull the Yang family down? Although the previous dynasty was rotten to the bones, if we At that time, they tried their best to support the Yang family, and the Li family may not be able to replace it. Even if it succeeds in the end, it will take at least ten more years."
Qian Guiting looked angry, but Pan Weixing was calm and composed, smiled faintly, and asked: "Why?"
"Because the Yang family finally regarded our Jiangnan family as an inexhaustible bag of money." Qian Guiting said angrily: "The former emperor who hanged himself on his own, was faint, and he reigned for twenty years. There are countless palaces, extremely luxurious and extravagant. During the chaos of the world, even for a concubine, he even thought of building the Jinting Pavilion and sent people to the south of the Yangtze River to prepare to search for three million taels of silver. The Gu family said more than two. In other words, their patriarch was divided by five horses. It's horrible, Master Pan, you said that such a dog emperor, can the Jiangnan family still support him?"
Pan Weixing said sternly: "Emperor Yang is indeed the innocent monarch. At that time, it was a wise move for your Jiangnan family to abandon the dark and cast the light."
"After that incident, we also understood that if we just let the court take it, and become their money bag, when they turn their faces, we may be lost forever." Qian Guiting couldn't help but sigh. : "When the Gu family was in the previous dynasty, it was one of the three great families in Jiangnan. The financial resources and reputation in Jiangnan are stronger than those of any of the seven surnames in Jiangnan today, but their patriarch said a few words of disrespect. We were divided by five horses. It can be seen that without our power in the central government, our life and death cannot be controlled by ourselves."