There were quite a lot of carriages in the Xianyu family's estate. There were five carriages for people, and there were even more carriages for goods. There were no less than thirty carriages. When they set off, Xianyu Shun brought along more than twenty carriages, which included five carriages for people.
These carriages were enough for a group of more than fifty people, in addition to a large amount of supplies. However, the number of carriages for people was slightly less, which couldn't satisfy everyone. In addition, Xianyu Shun occupied a carriage by himself, so some of the small followers could only sit in the carriages for goods.
The carriages for goods didn't have tents. Once it rained, they would get wet. When it was windy, they could only endure it. There were no soft chairs in the carriages, and the degree of bumps greatly exceeded that of a carriage for people. Sitting in this kind of train for a long time was a kind of torture for people.
However, no matter how torturous it was to sit in a carriage, it was still better than walking. Having a carriage was better than not having one, and the speed of traveling by carriage was still acceptable.
These people were all injured, and the journey was bumpy, so it was definitely uncomfortable. However, in order to temporarily hide from the limelight, they could endure it.
However, Xianyu Shun wasn't willing to stop even on the road of escape. After walking for less than six hours, seeing that no one was chasing after them, his mood relaxed, and the injuries on his body didn't hurt as much. Thus, he started to cause trouble again.
On the road, he met a beautiful young lady, and immediately had people snatch her over, placing her in his carriage for his amusement. As for the family members of the young lady who chased after him, he ordered people to punch and kick them until they were heavily injured, and then left.
Since it was a young lady that he snatched, she was naturally very uncooperative. Xianyu Shun's body was injured, and after being beaten by the young lady for a while, he felt some unbearable pain. The passion in his heart was immediately extinguished, and was replaced by annoyance.
"Go to hell!"
Xianyu Shun was angry and directly threw the young lady out of the carriage into the ditch by the roadside. Although she didn't die, her injuries weren't light.
In fact, although this guy often bullied people, he still held back. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't be too calculative with ordinary people. This time, he was different from his usual self. It was completely because he was too depressed in his heart. He was wronged but couldn't find anyone to take revenge. He really had no place to vent his anger, which was why he was filled with hostility. The people around him were also filled with anger, so they were also filled with hostility. Not only did they not dissuade him, but they also openly became accomplices, completely disregarding the thoughts of ordinary people.
In the future, this kind of behavior would be considered a very bad behavior, and it would spread throughout the world in a very short period of time. In the Tang dynasty, this kind of thing where ordinary people were wronged was too common. Even if someone died on the road, it wasn't a big deal. They could just find a hole to bury it. At most, the locals would talk about it for a few days. After that, no one would pay attention to this matter anymore.
Even if the government asked, when they found out that it was a person with a big background, they would choose to turn a blind eye to avoid bringing a lot of trouble to themselves. This kind of thing was very common everywhere. People with high status and background could always enjoy more rights. Even if they harmed ordinary people, no one would dare to say anything. The world was so unfair. Perhaps this was life!
The Yizhou Provincial Governor escorted more than 30 people to the prison car and all of them were sent to Yizhou City. When they arrived at Yizhou City, it was already dawn. After a busy night, the Yizhou Provincial Governor was also very sleepy. However, he couldn't sleep yet. He continued to investigate these arrested people in order to figure out the ins and outs of the matter. Only by figuring out the ins and outs of the matter could he give a better explanation to Ang Lee.
Old man Xianyu rested a little in the wee hours of the morning and then got up early in the morning. What happened last night made him a little uneasy. Although it was not a big matter and he could handle it, if his son became worse in the future and did more and more serious things, he might not be able to control it. At that time, who knew what would happen?
"Marshal Jie, last night the Provincial Governor went to our field and brought back more than 30 people. They are all detained in the prison car."
A servant reported.
"Weren't there more than 100 people? Where are the rest? And where is Erlang? Where did he go? "
Old man Xianyu asked.
The servant replied, "Marshal Jie, Erlang took the rest of the people and left the farm in advance. They should have gone to Jiangnan. They also took away more than 20 carriages from the farm, as well as a lot of grain and horse feed."
"Got it. You may leave!"
Old man Xianyu said and asked people to prepare the carriage. He would go to the Provincial Governor's Mansion first.
"Marshal Jie, you are here!"
The Yizhou Provincial Governor greeted him.
Old man Xianyu saw that many of the detained people were actually generals in his army. He was very annoyed. These guys didn't do proper work and actually helped his son fight. It really made him very angry.
"You guys sure have guts."
Old man Xianyu didn't care about the Yizhou Provincial Governor. He walked directly to several subordinates he knew and scolded them angrily.
"Marshal Jie, please calm down. We know we were wrong."
Several detained generals opened their mouths and admitted their mistakes.
These generals did have some ability. They were recommended to him by Xianyu Shun. Originally, he didn't trust his unreliable son and thought that Xianyu Shun was fooling around. But after he tried it himself, he found that these recommended guys did have some ability. So he directly arranged them in the army and directly gave them the position of sergeant or above. However, he didn't expect that these guys would follow his son to fool around and go to the Spring Light House to fight.
"Marshal Jie, I am indebted to Erlang for recommending me. I heard that Erlang was bullied. I didn't have time to ask the reason before I went. I have caused trouble for Marshal Jie. Please punish me, Marshal Jie."
"Please punish me, Marshal Jie."
These guys didn't hesitate and directly expressed their guilt.
"Humph."
How could old man Xianyu forgive them so easily? Otherwise, what kind of person would he be? How could he manage the generals under his command in the future?
In addition to these guys causing trouble for him, it was also very shameful to be beaten up like this. For a long time, the border army was the most powerful. The ten border armies of the Tang Dynasty were the representatives of the most powerful fighting force of the Tang Dynasty.
Among them, the strongest was Fanyang's border army, which had more than 90,000 soldiers. The weakest should be Anxi and Beiting, which only had a little more than 20,000 soldiers. Jiannan's military force was also relatively small, with only 30,000 soldiers. It was a relatively weak existence.
Although Anxi's military force was smaller, it had to face threats from the Western Regions frequently. The frequency of battles was relatively high. Therefore, it was relatively elite. Jiannan's military force didn't have a high frequency of battles and their opponents weren't strong enough. Therefore, their fighting strength was very average. Old man Xianyu didn't admit this point before. But now, the bones of his elite troops were broken. It was a fact.
More than a dozen elite troops were beaten up like this. This would more or less damage the reputation of Jiannan's army. This made old man Xianyu quite dissatisfied. He felt that he had lost face.
In fact, this guy was originally a businessman. He was a layman when it came to marching and fighting. If he really had to command the army to fight against the enemy, this guy would probably suffer a crushing defeat. At most, he could only do logistics. Since he was a businessman, he should be relatively good at business and logistics. But he really couldn't do war.
Jiannan Circuit's territory wasn't small. The entire center of Shu Province belonged to Jiannan Circuit. However, they only had thirty thousand soldiers. Therefore, the pressure in terms of defense wasn't small. Most of the soldiers were stationed in the border area. They were deployed in the provinces that bordered their southern neighbors. As a result, the Jiannan Circuit's army that could be deployed in Yizhou City was only left with three thousand soldiers. Among them, there were only one thousand soldiers in the city and two thousand soldiers thirty miles outside the city.
However, if there was a border war, Jiannan could quickly expand their military force and prepare for war. They could rapidly expand their military force by many times. Temporarily expanding their military force by 200,000 soldiers was not a problem. With the population of Jiannan, it was completely possible to achieve this.
"Commander, you haven't eaten breakfast yet, right? Why don't we make do together? "
The Yizhou Provincial Governor said.
"Alright! I didn't sleep well last night. My entire body feels uncomfortable! "
Old man Xianyu nodded in agreement. Even though he felt uncomfortable, he still had to eat. If he didn't eat, his body wouldn't be able to take it.
Because they didn't sleep well, they didn't have much of an appetite. Therefore, old man Xianyu and the Yizhou Provincial Governor only ate a little before putting down their chopsticks.
"It's already dawn. Shouldn't we go and see Assistant Minister Li?"
Old man Xianyu said.
Even though Ang Lee was in the Spring Light Brothel, if the news of a provincial governor and a Provincial Governor meeting a senior officer in a brothel were to spread, it would definitely bring about a negative impact. However, if they allowed Ang Lee to come to the Provincial Governor's Residence, it would seem disrespectful to the leader. It didn't seem too appropriate. This gave old man Xianyu and the Yizhou Provincial Governor a headache. They didn't know what to do.
"Assistant Minister Li is in the Spring Light Brothel? There aren't many people who know about this yet. I've already instructed them not to spread the news. Even the matter of me going to the Spring Light Brothel last night has been sealed. If we go to the Spring Light Brothel with great fanfare, I'm afraid we'll be impeached! "
The Yizhou Provincial Governor said.
Old man Xianyu naturally thought of this. However, since he knew that Ang Lee was in the Spring Light Brothel, he couldn't not go and see him! Moreover, his son had caused trouble. It was necessary for him to go and express his apology. The problem was that the place where Ang Lee was staying was too special. It was actually a brothel. This wasn't too appropriate. At the very least, they couldn't go there with great fanfare.
"Then what should we do? Don't tell me we're not going?"
Old man Xianyu said.
"Assistant Minister Li rested very late last night. He might not have gotten up by now. Let's observe the situation first! He can't stay in the brothel forever! He'll definitely go out. Now that we know where he is, as long as he goes out, we'll know immediately. When the time comes, we can go to the teahouse! "
The Yizhou Provincial Governor said.
Old man Xianyu praised, "What you said is very reasonable. Then let's wait first."
At this moment, Ang Lee was indeed not awake. He had been tormented for so long last night. He only started to rest in the latter half of the night. It would be strange if he could wake up so early in the morning. He was sleeping soundly?
Ang Lee slept soundly because he had a big heart. He wasn't worried that someone would assassinate him. However, it wasn't the same for others. Many people didn't sleep well. For example, Hu Ji, who was rescued by Ang Lee last night, didn't sleep well. She was in a half-awake state for almost the entire night. Xianyu Shun was too fierce last night. It really scared her. Until early in the morning, she still had a lingering fear.
The Spring Light House was just opposite. She could see the Spring Light House, but she didn't dare to go back. She was very worried that she would fall into Xianyu Shun's hands again.
She didn't eat last night, and dancing consumed a lot of energy. Therefore, early in the morning, Hu Ji was very hungry. She left the inn to buy food on the street. When she left the room, she specially dressed up and disguised herself as a man. She even used a cloth to cover her hair. If one didn't look carefully, one wouldn't be able to tell that she was a peerless beauty.
She didn't know if she didn't go out, but once she went out, she found out that what happened last night had already spread throughout the streets. Through the conversations of passersby, she found out that Xianyu Shun, who bullied her last night, was defeated. He gathered more than a hundred people, but they were all beaten down by a group of people. In the end, they even escaped out of the city, and there was no news of them.
After finding out about this, she was both surprised and glad. Fortunately, she met a kind person. If she didn't meet a kind person, she was afraid that she would be finished. At least, she wouldn't be able to keep her chastity.
Through the conversations of passersby, she found out that this Xianyu Shun was actually the son of a military commander. He was usually tyrannical, and dared to do all kinds of bad things. The reason why she hadn't met Xianyu Shun after coming to Yi Zhou City for so long was because this guy went to Jiangnan, and just returned last night.
Seeing the passersby evaluate Xianyu Shun like this, Hu Ji's back was sweating. She really didn't expect that she would meet such a person full of evil last night.
And through the attitude of the passersby, she also understood that the people of Yi Zhou City hated Xianyu Shun very much. The reason why they didn't punish Xianyu Shun was naturally because old man Xianyu was the military commander. How could the yamen runners dare to punish him? Moreover, many times, it was settled by paying some money. If it really couldn't be done, they would let the lackey take the blame. Then, they would use their connections to get the lackey out, and let him work in the Xianyu family's business in other places.
In short, because of old man Xianyu's relationship, Xianyu Shun was always able to call the wind and summon the rain in Yi Zhou City. He was always able to easily avoid the punishment of the law, causing the people of Yi Zhou City to be angry but not dare to say anything. They could only silently endure, or rather, pray that they wouldn't be targeted by Xianyu Shun.
For the majority of the people, no matter how arrogant Xianyu Shun was, he wouldn't really infringe on their interests. Unless they had a peerless beauty at home, or something that Xianyu Shun was interested in, they wouldn't provoke him.
Towards the mysterious person who saved her last night, Hu Ji's heart was extremely grateful. She was also a person who knew how to repay kindness. Since the other person helped her, she had to go over and thank him. Otherwise, she would feel uneasy.
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