Yongli Ming Dynasty
Chapter 115 Dragon Flag
Chapter 115 Dragon Flag
In a forest beside the official road, the open space is full of tents
In the central tent, Wang Shuyu, wearing a light blue skirt, sat at the top, while below her was a young man wearing a bright yellow dragon robe.
Zhu Lang bowed to Wang Shuyu as usual, and then said
"I've been traveling so hard these past few days. Is everything going well at the Toffee?"
"Nothing, just a bumpy journey. How long will it take to get to Guangzhou?" Wang Shuyu said softly, with a hint of fatigue on her face.
"It's almost there. We should be able to reach Guangzhou City by noon today."
"That's good, that's good. I have nothing to do. Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite. Go and get ready. Leave as soon as possible and don't miss the time."
Wang Shuyu's face relaxed when she heard this. The bumpy ride was really too much for her.
When she heard Zhu Lang say that they could reach Guangzhou City today, she couldn't help but urge him softly.
Zhu Lang also noticed the fatigue in Wang Shuyu's face, so he didn't say much, bowed and bowed, and then left the tent.
On the seventh day of the eleventh month, the imperial court team left Zhaoqing and officially began to move the capital.
When they were leaving, some people in the court said that the journey was tiring and they wanted to use a sedan chair with 24 bearers, but Zhu Lang directly rejected the idea.
If we really travel this way, who knows when we can reach Guangzhou?
He is not some rich prince. It is good enough for him to have a carriage. How can he be so delicate?
However, he had underestimated the road conditions of this era. Although he was on the official roads along the way, the road conditions were also worrying.
Although he was sitting in the carriage, the carriage had no shock absorbers at all.
The carriage was constantly bumping along the way, and there was basically no rest. Zhu Lang himself felt that he was about to fall apart, let alone Wang Shuyu and other female members of the harem.
Zhu Lang walked out of the tent. It was an autumn morning and the air was already a little cool. Zhu Lang looked at the distant green mountains and let out a long breath.
Soon after Zhang Tongchang and others left, Zhu Lang saw that the court had made most of the preparations and could no longer bear it. He ignored the advice of his ministers and directly took some of the court's men and set off for Guangzhou.
Although the court had already prepared most of the things by the seventh day of the eleventh month, he was sure that as long as he did not set off, the court would still not be able to be fully prepared even in half a month.
Only after I really leave Zhaoqing, the efficiency of the court can be truly improved.
The capital was moved to Guangzhou this time, and all the major matters had already been agreed upon, so even if we set off early, there would be basically no problems.
In the cabinet, Qu Shisi led his troops to Guangxi Province to take over the Guangxi Army
Of the remaining four, Lu Daqi and Su Guansheng followed Zhu Lang to Guangzhou first.
Chen Zizhuang and He Wuzuo stayed in Zhaoqing and would not leave for Guangzhou until all the court officials had gone there.
After Qu Shisi left the court, Lü Daqi was the leader. Lü Daqi naturally followed the regent and went to Guangzhou first. Guangzhou was previously under the jurisdiction of Su Guansheng, so Su Guansheng naturally had to accompany him.
At this time, Zhaoqing was led by Chen Zizhuang, who was already the Minister of War, and assisted by He Wuzuo.
Although Zhaoqing seemed peaceful at this time, no one knew if there would be any trouble once Zhu Lang led the court away.
After Qu Shisi left the court, the only person Zhu Lang trusted was Chen Zizhuang.
In addition, Chen Zizhuang and He Wuzuo were both from Guangdong Province and were highly respected among the gentry and officials in Guangdong Province.
If the two of them stayed in Zhaoqing, they should be able to deter the remnants of the governor's office who were unwilling to give up.
Zhu Lang looked around and found that the camp was also getting noisy. Some officials had already gotten up early and were packing up the tents and preparing to set off.
Although they are only the vanguard of the court, their number is not small at all.
This time, Jiao Lian personally led 600 cavalrymen to escort the convoy. These 600 men were all elite cavalrymen in the army, enough to ensure the safety of the trip.
Since Zhu Lang had already set out to move the capital to Guangzhou, he naturally had to take the silver he had confiscated with great difficulty.
The total amount of money seized this time exceeded 1.4 million taels of silver. Zhu Lang took away 1 million taels of silver directly and set off with the convoy.
He had spent so much time and effort on this money. This was the capital for his future livelihood. If he didn't take this money with him, he would not be able to sleep.
He was uneasy no matter who escorted the silver. Only when he saw it with his own eyes into Guangzhou City could he feel at ease.
There were seven or eight hundred strong men in the team just to escort the silver.
The imperial guards and the people escorting the silver were more than 1,400 people. Adding the officials from various departments who went to Guangzhou first and the concubines, the team totaled more than 2,000 people.
This also slowed down the team's pace. Zhaoqing and Guangzhou were only 200 miles apart, but they had walked for five days and still hadn't reached Guangzhou. In total, they only traveled more than 30 miles a day.
Zhu Lang looked tired. He rubbed his brows and looked at Li Chengzhi behind him. He asked
“How far is it from Guangzhou?”
"It's less than 30 miles, and we should be able to reach Guangzhou City by noon. In addition, the messenger from Guangzhou Prefecture arrived at the army last night."
"According to the messenger, Guangzhou prefect Chen Bangyan has made preparations at the west gate and is ready to welcome you into the city at any time," Li Chengzhi said respectfully.
"Why is Chen Bangyan doing all this? Send him a message, don't make it so complicated, it's just entering the city, that's enough."
"Also ask them to hurry up, get to Guangzhou earlier, and rest earlier."
Zhu Lang waved his hand. He just wanted to get to Guangzhou as soon as possible, take a shower and have a good sleep. He didn't want to care about anything else.
Li Chengzhi responded softly, and then went down to prepare. As Li Chengzhi retreated, the speed of the people in the camp suddenly increased a bit, and the huge team soon set off again, heading towards Guangzhou.
Outside Guangzhou, in a dense forest, all the trees in the center of the forest had been cut down, carts were piled up on the periphery, and in the middle were dozens of simple tents.
Li Chengdong sat on a huge rock in the forest, wearing a red cloth armor. Several servants stood behind him, helping Li Chengdong put on the iron shoulder armor.
Behind Li Chengdong, there were three or four hundred soldiers sitting scattered around. At this moment, all of them were silent and put on their leather armor.
Wooden boxes were opened one by one on the open ground, and the seals with the words Chaozhou Prefecture on them had long been torn off.
The box contained not silver, but a pile of long swords and arrows. The sharp blades gleamed coldly in the dim forest.
Several servants took action, and Li Chengdong quickly put on his armor.
At this time, Li Chengdong was wearing two pieces of armor, with a cloth armor inside and a black iron armor outside.
Li Chengdong stood in the forest, his black iron armor flashing with cold light, like a ferocious beast.
Li Chengdong looked at Du Yonghe, who was also wearing a red cotton armor, and spoke softly.
"How is Guangzhou City?"
"The east gate of Guangzhou City has been opened, and people are entering the city as usual, with no unusual movements."
"Just a scout reporting back that there seems to be some trouble at the west gate." Du Yonghe looked a little strange. "What's going on?"
Li Chengdong looked over with a stern expression on his face.
Du Yonghe saw the expression on Li Chengdong's face and immediately reacted. He waved his hand and said
"It's not what the general thinks. Guangzhou City should not have noticed our whereabouts. According to the scouts, it seems that the West Gate has been setting up a colorful tent these days. I guess some important person is coming."
"Have you sent anyone to investigate?"
"We have sent people to the west to investigate, but the tent has been set up for several days, so we may not find any useful information."
After hearing this, Li Chengdong thought for a moment and then said
"It is probably that some imperial envoy is coming to Guangzhou for inspection. These civil officials love to do these things."
"Ignore it and attack the East Gate as planned."
"Have the men put on their leather armor and outer clothes, and continue to disguise themselves as the payroll escort team and head to the East Gate."
"When we are one mile away from the east gate, all of us will mount our horses and launch a surprise attack. This time we must take Guangzhou in one fell swoop." A stern look flashed in Li Chengdong's eyes.
After entering Guangzhou Prefecture, they had been on their way like any other escort team, passing Zengcheng and entering Huashan. Today, they finally arrived outside Guangzhou without any danger.
"What about the news from the west..." Du Yonghe looked a little hesitant.
"Wait another quarter of an hour. If there is still no news, we will set off immediately."
Li Chengdong waved his hand, stopped talking, and sat back on the boulder, closing his eyes to rest.
Two quarters of an hour later, the soldiers had already changed into leather armor and put on the outer garments they used to cover their bodies.
The people loaded the boxes of swords into the car and were about to set off.
At this moment, a figure on horseback rushed into the forest. The knight on horseback fell off the horse and hurried towards the center of the camp.
"General, a large group of troops has been spotted in the west, less than 20 miles from Guangzhou City," Yan Keyi said, sweating profusely.
Li Chengdong's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. He immediately stood up from the stone and stared at Yan Keyi in front of him.
"A large group of people? How many people are there and what banner are they flying?"
"I don't know. According to the scouts, there are dozens of cavalrymen in the vanguard alone."
"But that group of people doesn't look like an army. They seem to be carrying a lot of things. The convoy stretches for two or three miles, and it seems like they are escorting something. There are also women in the group. It looks like there are about one or two thousand people."
Li Chengdong had a grim look on his face. They had been on edge all the way and finally managed to sneak out of Guangzhou. Just when they were about to succeed, a convoy suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and there were even cavalry escorting them.
Although there are only a few dozen riders in the vanguard, who knows how many soldiers are left in the team?
Although there were three or four hundred of them, they were alone in the deep
Guangzhou is still the heartland of the Ming Dynasty. If they are discovered by the Ming court before they capture the city, the Ming army will immediately send troops over. However, if one of them dies, one less person will be left. There will be no backup at all in a short time.
"Did you see clearly what their banner is?" Li Chengdong said gloomily.
"There are too many cavalry outposts, and the brothers in the scout camp don't dare to get too close, but..."
Yan Keyi's face was a little hesitant when he said this.
"Just what, tell me quickly"
Li Chengdong saw Yan Keyi's hesitation and his face became more and more impatient. The sudden appearance of the team completely disrupted his plan. The plan that was about to succeed suddenly became extremely dangerous.
"I am not sure about this matter. The people who came back to report said that they seemed to have seen two yellow dragon banners in the middle of the team."
"Yes, yes...it looks a bit like what I saw in Tingzhou," Yan Keyi said hesitantly.
Li Chengdong was also stunned when he heard this. Colorful tents, motorcades, female relatives, dragon flags, elite cavalry, these things quickly flashed through his mind.
Li Chengdong was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a light flashed through his mind. A look of ecstasy appeared on his face, and then he suddenly looked at Yan Keyi in front of him.
(End of this chapter)
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