Chapter 68 The Spoils of War
Princess Jianyang snorted coldly, she was a princess, Yu Hao should let her go.
But now he actually scolded her for being sick in front of so many people, which was really too much!
"Hai Ling, help me down the mountain, I don't want to see this annoying guy!"
Princess Jianyang said, tremblingly getting up from the ground.
Princess Hailing sighed helplessly, supported Princess Jianyang, and asked two bodyguards to lift Shi Meng onto the horse, and took them down the mountain.
Looking at the back of Princess Jianyang, Yu Hao couldn't help but shudder.
If I marry such an unreasonable woman, will I still have a good life?
No, no matter what we do, we must make the emperor cancel this marriage!
At this time, Han Bing and Lan Hu had already led people to open the gate of the cottage and began to count the spoils of the battle.
As the largest force in the area, this group of bandits naturally has a lot of money. They have thirty thousand shi of various kinds of food alone, and countless gold and silver, which shows how much people's wealth they have plundered on a daily basis.
Moreover, Han Bing also found a batch of cloth in the bandit's warehouse, many of which came from the textile department of Haoyue Manor. This must be the batch that Zhang Sunxiao was robbed from.
"Sir, after counting, there are a total of 30,000 shi of various kinds of food in the village, 50,000 taels of silver, 6,000 taels of gold, and 300,000 pieces of cloth, half of which come from our Haoyue Manor." Han Bing counted the loot and found it true.
Reported to Yu Hao.
Hearing this number, Yu Hao was shocked.
In Daqian, even the cheapest coarse grains cost five hundred penny per shi, and 30,000 shi of grain was enough to feed the 100,000 Zhenguan Army for half a month!
The exchange ratio of gold and silver in Daqian is one to ten, which means that six thousand taels of gold is equal to sixty thousand taels of silver.
A small cottage has 110,000 taels of silver alone!
No wonder Wudu City is the capital of Daqian, but the people around it are so poor. With these bandits at work, can they get rich?
Not to mention the people in other places, especially in remote areas where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, bandits are rampant, and the people live in dire straits every day.
After discussion, all the 30,000 shi of grain were handed over to the Zhenguan Army, with each party receiving half of the silver and gold. As for the cloth, all was given to Yu Hao.
Half of this batch of cloth was previously purchased by Changsun Xiao from Haoyue Manor, but unexpectedly it ended up back in Yu Hao's hands.
The quality of the cloth from Haoyue Manor is of course impeccable and can be sold directly.
As for the remaining half, the quality was much worse. Yu Hao planned to donate it to the court for free and leave it to the emperor for disposal.
After loading all the loot and transporting it away, Yu Hao and Lan Hu rushed to the next combat location without stopping...
At the same time, Princess Jianyang and others also returned to Wudu City safely.
After finding the imperial doctor to treat Shi Meng, Princess Jianyang immediately went to the prince's east palace and told the prince everything that had happened.
"Brother Imperial, you must save me, I will be in trouble if my father and mother know about this." Princess Jianyang looked at the prince pitifully and begged.
Princess Jianyang secretly went out of the palace with Shi Meng to suppress bandits, lost nearly a hundred personal guards, and was almost caught by the bandits. Princess Jianyang could not even imagine how angry Zhu Song would be when she found out about this.
She did not dare to tell even Empress Hu, who loved her the most, because she knew that if Empress Hu got angry, she would be more terrifying than Zhu Song.
Now all her hopes are placed on the prince, hoping that the prince can help her speak good words in front of the emperor.
The prince was also surprised. He did not expect that Princess Jianyang would be so bold as to privately lend troops to Shi Meng to go out to suppress the bandits.
However, he didn't care at all about the safety of his own sister. At this time, all his thoughts were on Yu Hao.
"You are saying that Yu Hao came to save you in the end. In addition to his bodyguards, he also brought an army. Did you see clearly?"
Princess Jianyang nodded and said: "You see clearly, in addition to the bodyguards, there is indeed an army. The leading general is a black-faced man holding a pair of silver sledgehammers."
"A big man with a black face?"
The prince was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly searched for generals who fit this characteristic in his mind, and then his eyes lit up.
The big man with a black face and a silver sledgehammer in his hand, isn't this Lan Hu, the son of Wei Guogong?
When the young generals competed in martial arts, he happened to be the examiner. The last game was between Lan Hu and Shi Meng. Because of Shi Meng, he had a very deep impression of that contest.
In addition, he had also won over Wei Guogong Lan Wudi before, so he naturally knew Lan Wudi's son Lan Hu.
It's a pity that Lan Wudi doesn't know what's good and what's good, and he doesn't want to stand on his side. He was angry for several days because of this.
Unexpectedly, Yu Hao actually dared to collude with Lan Wudi and secretly mobilized the Zhenguan Army. Now he could take this opportunity to get rid of the two of them in one fell swoop!
Thinking of this, the prince quickly said: "Sister, don't worry, this matter will be taken care of by my brother. I will go with you to meet my father and ask him to forgive you, but you must first agree to my brother."
After hearing this, Princess Jianyang was immediately overjoyed: "Brother, please speak."
The prince smiled slightly, whispered something into Princess Jianyang's ear, and Princess Jianyang immediately frowned.
"If I put all the responsibility on Yu Hao, wouldn't he be dead? That's not good. After all, he just saved me."
"My silly sister, what's wrong with this? Think about what Yu Hao did to you, do you really want to marry an unlearned playboy like him?" the prince said quickly.
Princess Jianyang hesitated. She really didn't want to marry Yu Hao, and she couldn't forgive what Yu Hao had done to her in the palace.
But Yu Hao had just rescued her from the bandits and restored her dignity as a princess. She always felt bad about adding insult to injury at this time.
Seeing that Princess Jianyang didn't speak, the prince suddenly became anxious: "Royal sister, don't you usually hate Yu Hao the most? Why are you hesitant now? Besides, my father is very fond of Hao, so he will not kill Yu Hao directly."
Hao, but your marriage should be cancelled."
Princess Jianyang was stunned. Yes, even if Yu Hao saved her, what he did to her was irreparable. Why should she think about him? What kind of person was he?
And what the prince said makes sense. His father loves Yu Hao so much, so he will definitely not kill him. If he can use this matter to terminate his engagement with Yu Hao, wouldn't it be a good thing?
Thinking of this, Princess Jianyang nodded and said, "Okay, just follow what the emperor said."
Seeing Princess Jianyang agreeing, the prince's lips suddenly curled up.
My silly sister, my father loves you more than Yu Hao. If Yu Hao is really found guilty of instigating you to leave the palace to suppress bandits, even if he has ten heads, he won’t be able to chop him off.
This guy Yu Hao is dead!
Chapter completed!