Volume 1 Chapter 80 Yongning Acropolis
This vigorous government fraud case ended silently with mediation and compromise from all parties. Although Yang Cong failed to deal with Chen Wenjie as he wished, he learned a lot. Under Xu Jie's deliberate guidance, he had already gained a new understanding of the struggle in the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, which would be very useful for him to enter the officialdom in the future.
Of course, he is just a child now, and it is still early to enter the officialdom.
After the mansion examination was over and Chen Wenjie's affairs were settled, he brought Yu Dayou and others and a group of personal guards back to Hui'an in a mighty manner.
He won two yuan in a row in the county and government tests. The old man Yang Rong was naturally very happy. Originally, the old man wanted to reward him with a sum of money, but Yang Cong politely declined.
He didn't think it was too much money. The main reason why Chen from Longxi had promised to compensate him 10,000 taels of silver. He would not have used so much silver in a short time. If the old man gave him a few thousand taels or even tens of thousands taels, his room would be filled with silver. He would not have such a hobby.
However, the money from Chen's family in Longxi is not so easy to get. With Chen Wenjie's character, it is almost impossible to get him to pay 10,000 taels of silver honestly.
Sure enough, less than five days after Yang Cong returned to Hui'an, the Chen family of Longxi sent someone to deliver a letter, and the letter said: At noon five days later, at the west gate of Tong'an County, 10,000 taels of silver were delivered on time, and I felt like I came here to get it myself, but it was out of date.
Damn, this handwriting is obviously written by Chen Wenjie. This kid is so arrogant if he loses money.
Yang Cong had long expected that Chen, the Longxi family, would definitely not be so easy. It would be a little trick to get this ten thousand taels of silver. However, he did not expect that he would ask him to go to Tong'an County to get it in person.
Tong'an is next to Zhangzhou Prefecture, only more than 100 miles away from Longxi, but more than 300 miles away from Hui'an. The Yang family basically has no power there, but the Chen family in Longxi is very powerful. If I go over to get the money, it is unlikely that people will kill people at the gate of the city. However, it is very likely that they will deliberately find fault and humiliate themselves or even beat them up.
Chen Wenjie has no character, and he decided to do such a thing.
Yang Cong must have gotten this ten thousand taels of silver. He still has this kind of thing. Of course, he will not go there without any warning. He doesn't want to give Chen Wenjie the opportunity to find fault and humiliate himself.
So, how to be prepared?
There is someone else's territory. Chen Wenjie can summon hundreds or even hundreds of people at will. If he wants them to summon hundreds of people, then the twenty or so people under his command are probably not enough. Can Yu Dayou and the other three ensure that they are safe?
This is not good. Even if Yu Dayou is the best master in the world, if there are too many people, he may not be able to protect himself. After all, the main goal is himself. It would be unpleasant to be poked by someone for no reason or even slap him on the head.
What should I do?
At this time, he thought of Yongning Abram City. Although Tong'an County is far away from Hui'an, it is only more than a hundred miles away from Yongning Abram City. If he could ask the commander of Yongning Guard Li Xixian to send some people to shock him, I believe Chen Wenjie would definitely not dare to do anything.
However, Li Xixian had to ask his grandfather to come forward for a note, either write a letter, or give some gifts. In short, it would be great if Li Xixian could ask him to take action.
Unexpectedly, this incident was a bit coincidental. When Yang Cong ran to his grandfather, his grandfather actually told him that Li Xixian's fiftieth birthday was more than ten days later.
Originally, the Yang family had to send someone to celebrate such a big thing, but Yang Rong was much older than Li Xixian after all, and the two of them were not friends, so it would be a bit inappropriate to go to celebrate someone's birthday in person. This kind of thing is generally the most suitable thing to send the juniors in the family to go there.
Yang Rong was considering who to send. After Yang Cong said this, he was just right to let his eldest son and grandson go. This not only seemed solemn, but also could take advantage of the situation to get the ten thousand taels of silver from the Chen family in Longxi.
Of course, if you celebrate your birthday, you will be helping, and you will not be helping you in vain.
Originally, Yang Rong planned to give him five hundred taels of silver and take a car of gifts. If it was just a birthday celebration, it would be considered a big gift. However, if someone sent troops to help him, it would seem to be a bit insufficient.
Yang Rong gritted his teeth and simply added 500 taels of silver to collect an integer of 1,000 taels for the other party, which made him seem a bit suspicious. However, for the sake of his grandson's safety, the money was paid.
The grandfather and grandson decided to go together, and the next morning, Yang Cong set out with a cart of gifts and a thousand taels of silver.
This time, Yang Cong did not ride a carriage because it was easy to be surrounded by people. If Chen Wenjie really ignored his face and summoned hundreds of people to surround him, the carriage would probably be blocked before he could turn around, and there would be no such concerns when riding a horse. It would be difficult for people with two legs to block a four-legged horse. Therefore, he chose to ride a horse this time, and Yu Dayou, Deng Cheng, Tang Kekuan and more than ten guards were all riding horses, so Peng Fu and Hou Zhitan drove a flatbed carriage to pull things.
It takes more than 200 miles to Hui'an to Yongning Acropolis. If you run wildly for a day, you can reach it. However, it is still early now, and Yang Cong did not go all the way. On the first day, he only traveled more than 100 miles. That night, he found a temple near Jinjiang County to rest for one night. The next afternoon, Shen Shixu and his group arrived at Yongning Acropolis.
To be honest, this is the first time he has seen a major city like Yongning Acropolis. From a distance, he was shocked by the majestic city wall. The city walls of more than two meters high, what does it mean? They are seven or eight meters high. The city walls of Quanzhou Prefecture are not so high. Moreover, the city walls of Yongning Acropolis are not as bare as Quanzhou Prefecture, with nothing. There are towers of arrows on it, towering towers, and guards on duty everywhere. It looks like it gives people a sense of majesty.
The arrival of their group also attracted the attention of the city gate guards. After all, they were riding more than twenty horses, and the guards on the horse were strong and looked a little imposing.
Fortunately, the Yang family in Hui'an came to Yongning Acropolis to give gifts once or twice. The city gate guards had heard of the God of Wealth like the Yang family. Therefore, when they heard that it was the Yang family in Hui'an, the guards at the city gate were very polite to them, and just checked it for a moment and let it go.
It was the first time that Yang Cong came to such a garrison station. He was curious about everything inside. After entering the city, he threw the reins in his hand to the guard behind him, and then looked around with his hands behind his back.
This Yongning Acropolis is indeed very different from ordinary cities. Not only are there Tunwei in military uniforms everywhere, but most of the shops along the street are Tunwei military households, such as iron thugs, clothes, and various utensils. The shop signs all read the century-old brand of the inspection department of a certain office and XXX. Most of the things they make are the atmosphere of Mingjun, which looks extremely majestic.
Chapter completed!