Because of their secret coming, Qiu Chuxing's study was not cleaned, but what they found was still very limited. This person was too cautious. He had been checking the accounts and searching Qiu Chuxing's correspondence for the past few days, but did not find anything unusual. After checking for any abnormalities, he still found nothing in the end.
When Song Che said he had made a discovery, Song Xiangyu took a few steps forward and took the account book. He flipped through the pages one by one and frowned: "I can't see anything wrong..."
On the surface, Qiu Chuxing's accounts were very well done. The four salaries in the inner house matched his salary. He even had records of how much money people from his hometown asked for when they came to ask for favors. But what was so good about such accounts
Song Xiangyu looked at his father in confusion: "Dad, what exactly did you find wrong?"
"Haven't you noticed? They have relatives from their hometown coming over every month." Song Che smiled and patted the account book: "There are really a lot of people from Qiu Chuxing's hometown."
After Song Che said this, Song Xiangyu immediately realized something, and hurriedly took the account book again, flipped through it carefully, and nodded: "I see! Dad, does this mean... "
Does this mean that those who came to ask for money are actually pirates in cahoots with Qiu Chuxing
That means Shen Hai and his people
If that is the case... ..
Song Che's finger slid towards the date on the account book and said in a deep voice, "Whether it is true or not, wait a while and you will know."
Anyway, the time is not far away.
Song Xiangyu hummed, sat down beside him and wiped his face, and suddenly felt a little emotional: "I have always wanted to do this, and I thought I would have to wait for another ten or twenty years, but I didn't expect it to come so suddenly. Everything is like a dream. I don't know if Ah Heng knows about it."
If Xiao Heng knew, he would probably be happy too, right
His parents, the former Crown Prince and Crown Princess, died in a conspiracy, a terrifying trap set by the former dynasty's evildoers in collusion with important court officials. It was not the most terrible reason they had guessed at the beginning. No matter what, this is always worth feeling a little more comforted.
When Song Che heard Song Xiangyu mention Xiao Heng, his eyes warmed up a little: "I don't know if things are going well for him."
Yunnan is full of miasma, and has always been a place that many people avoid. As Su Rong and his men walked along the way, many soldiers and subordinates were infected with the miasma and were in a very miserable state.
In this regard, Tang Yuan could only sigh: "I have tried my best to take precautions, but it is impossible to prevent this kind of thing completely. This is already much better than expected."
The closer they got to Yunnan, the more Xiao Heng noticed the difference between this southwestern borderland and the capital. Tang Yuan saw that even Su Rong and the others had difficulty adapting, so he patted a stone beside him and sat down, saying to Xiao Heng: "Your Highness, do you know why, from the time of Taizu until now, we have said countless times that we want to conquer Yunnan, but the rebellion here has never been completely quelled?"
It was already evening. In the distance, the sky was full of clouds. The colorful clouds surrounded the setting sun. It looked magnificent and majestic from afar. Xiao Heng was thoughtful. He was not unprepared before coming here. He had read countless records in ancient books. He also asked Miss Mu San and Tang Yuan on the way. He knew that Yunnan had a complex terrain and many natives. Now they have not been completely naturalized. The imperial power here is not as convincing as the words of the local chieftain. He hummed and sat next to Tang Yuan: "You have already said that, first, the natives are not strong enough to submit to the court, second, they listen to the chieftains more, and third..."
Tang Yuan looked at him with a smile: "What is the third one?"
"Third, the local people have different beliefs. Some believe in Buddhism, while others believe in witchcraft..."
If you want to make these people loyal to you, you can't just beat them to death. Of course, you can't kill all these natives.
It is good enough to think of this. Tang Yuan looked at Xiao Heng with satisfaction and nodded: "Your Highness, it is good enough to think of this. You are right. So if we want to quell the rebellion, we must not be greedy for merit and rush forward. If we suppress them blindly, not only will we not be able to accomplish anything, but we will also cause resentment."
The reason why Taizu established Tusi in the first place was because the local people were really difficult to educate, so he wanted to use local people to govern local people, as long as the Tusi obeyed the court.
However, after several generations, the chieftains have begun to have their own ideas.
There is no need to say more about the current chieftain Mu Tong. He came to power by killing his own brother, and he even almost killed all of his brother's descendants.
Speaking of this, the smile on Tang Yuan's face disappeared. He glanced at the sky and called out to everyone, "Hurry up and get on the road. It's getting late. Let's get to the next posthouse and rest before it gets dark."
There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants in Yunnan. If you encounter these things at night, it will be really scary.
Tang Yuan was previously stationed in Guizhou, where the situation is similar to this side, and he has rich experience.
After hearing what was said, everyone stood up and lined up, starting to pack up and move on.
It was impossible for them to bring troops with them from the capital. Following them were the Crown Prince's guards and the imperial envoy's guards, a total of five to six hundred people. Because they came to quell the rebellion, they tried their best to avoid audiences with local officials along the way, and hurried on their journey, sleeping in the open and eating in the open. Now that they have finally arrived in Yunnan, they naturally have to be more careful.
After reorganizing the team, Su Rong ran up from the back and shook his head at the imperial envoy's guard of honor. "They said we should try our best to avoid being seen, but with so many people needing food and shelter, how can we really avoid being snooped on? We have already arrived in Yunnan, and Mu Tong even dared to kill the Dali City Patrol Censor. We must be even more careful in the future and nothing can happen at the last minute."
Tang Yuan agreed with him, patted his shoulder and nodded: "Yes, we must be more careful. Okay, okay, let's cheer up, we are not far from the posthouse ahead."
We have arrived in Zhaotong and will have to stay in Qujing for a while after passing it to meet with the Governor and General of Yunnan and then discuss the next steps.
Some of them had gone to the posthouse in advance to greet them. When they arrived, the postmaster and everyone in the posthouse had already come out to greet them. Su Rong led people to inspect the posthouse first. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he felt relieved and asked the posthouse to boil water and cook. He went up to the second floor with Xiao Heng, Miss Tang Yuan and Miss Mu, and others. He couldn't help shaking his head and said, "There are too many of us. I'm afraid the things here may not be enough. We have to send people to the town to buy some things."
More than 500 people need to eat and drink, so it’s a big deal to calculate.