Chapter 596: Gone
Zhan Ruoshui sent away the county magistrate who had tried to persuade him to stay.
As for the benefits and good words promised by the county magistrate, he forgot them the moment he turned.
Zhan Ruoshui said to his wife, "Pack up, we'll leave early tomorrow morning."
Zou hesitated, "But our shop and fields..."
Zhan Ruoshui said, "No, I don't want any of it."
The government's attitude was clear: people could leave, but their shops and land were forbidden. After this order was issued, no one dared to buy their assets.
What’s the difference between this and forcing them to leave the house?
It's really not comparable to Pingzhou at all. He heard that when Pingzhou started the uprising, those who were afraid and wanted to leave were settled with their assets by Pingzhou.
Thinking of this, Zhan Ruoshui became more determined to go to Pingzhou.
Although it was a pity to give up the current family property, fortunately he received a lot of dividends every year in Pingzhou. After his family arrived in Pingzhou, he could slowly build up the family property.
"Hurry up and pack up. Just take the important things with you. Don't take the rubbish from the pickle jars!"
Zou was confused, "Didn't they say that there would be people from the escort agency to escort us to the boat?" The broken house was worth a thousand dollars, so couldn't she bring more luggage?
Zhan Ruoshui said sternly, "Anyway, don't bring unnecessary luggage." The Yang Wei Escort Agency's crew was naturally arranged by Pingzhou, fearing they might get into trouble along the way. After getting them on board, the escorts had other tasks. Wouldn't it be a waste of time for his family to bring so much junk along?
The same scene also happened in Zhang's house.
During this period, Zhang Xian had a hard time.
Because of his relationship with Lü Desheng, the emperor disliked him greatly, and his former political enemies also took advantage of his misfortune.
Now I can finally leave.
East China Sea
Because of the agreement, the Langchao Gang no longer has iron chains across the river, and some of the Cao Gang's ships have been sent in batches to Jimo in the North Sea and Yi'an in the South.
The troops on land still maintained a stalemate.
In the temporary military tent of the imperial army, Jiang Boya was extremely worried.
"After this incident, the Sun family army will definitely be loyal to Pingzhou and Lu Songli in the future." Jiang Boya said.
Xie Zhan didn't say anything.
Xie Nan said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Pingzhou really spent a lot of money to win people's hearts this time."
At this moment, the guard came to report, "Grand Governor, Mr. Dong wants to see you."
Xie Zhan raised his eyes and said, "Please ask him to come in."
This was the first time Dong Jichuan took the initiative to see him.
But Xie Zhan had a bad feeling in his heart.
When Dong Jichuan came in, he was carrying a bag on his back.
"Jichuan, what are you doing?" Jiang Boya asked hurriedly.
Xie Zhan didn't expect that Dong Jichuan had already packed his bags and was so impatient?
Dong Jichuan nodded slightly at him, then turned to Xie Zhan and bowed, "Thank you, Grand Governor. I'm here to say goodbye. Thank you very much for your hospitality during this period."
Xie Zhan smiled bitterly, "Even Mr. Dong is going to abandon me?"
Dong Jichuan said, "Thank you, Governor, you are joking." I have never chosen you, so how can I abandon you?
"Mr. Dong, can you stay? Dali is in turmoil and needs a man like Mr. Dong to help the country."
"Thank you, Governor. I'm sorry." Dong Jichuan didn't buy the pie he had painted. The opportunity to leave finally came, and only a fool would not seize it!
"Mr. Dong, are you planning to go to Pingzhou next?" Xie Nan asked directly.
"Well, Pingzhou has become very famous in the past two years. I want to go and see it." Dong Jichuan did not deny it.
He was getting impatient. Could he just agree? He had to go back to his hometown and bring his family with him. He was tired of being held hostage by others.
Free Pingzhou, he is here.
Xie Nan was about to question him——
Xie Zhan could sense that he was determined to leave, so he raised his hand to stop Xie Nan's aggressiveness. "Pingzhou should be quite nice. Since Mr. Dong wants to go and take a look, then go ahead. If you don't feel comfortable staying in Pingzhou, you can always come back. My seat here is always open, waiting for your return."
"Okay, okay, Dong got it. That's it for now, Dong is leaving."
No one stopped him, and Dong Jichuan finally left in style.
Jiang Boya said, "Grand Commander, I'll go and see him off."
Xie Zhan nodded, "Go ahead."
Jiang Boya immediately chased after him, "Old Dong, wait for me!"
After Jiang Boya and others left, only Xie Zhan's confidants and clansmen were left in the tent.
"Grand Governor, do you want to—" Xie Nan made a gesture.
After thinking about it, Xie Zhan shook his head.
Although it was a pity that Dong Jichuan could not be used by him, he knew that it was not easy to kill a strategist, and Pingzhou might not be without a backup plan.
The main reason is that if this matter is leaked, the impact will be too bad.
"I previously asked someone to count the people who left the area with their families and headed for the three major ports. Have the data come out yet? Are there many people who left?"
"Not much." The person below reported a number.
Xie Zhan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Xie Zhan didn't know that he relaxed too early.
Here, after Wang Dong took his position, he started to act.
He found that the court wanted to fulfill the agreement with Pingzhou, but did not want to expand the impact of this matter, so there was such an imperial edict.
In Dali, except for a few people, the rest of the people were confused about the imperial edict's statement of 'opening the city gates and allowing the people to go out and play without any routes'.
Many ordinary people wonder, when will traveling far away be a reward?
At this moment, the navy of Pingzhou took action.
Wang Dong and the core members of the navy first arranged for storytellers to tell the story of the East China Sea Campaign in major restaurants.
During this period, announcements from Pingzhou were also disseminated.
At the same time, a drama was also composed. This drama was written by Nie Yunniang, and the background music was provided by Lu Songli, a song called "Waiting for a Thousand Years", which was widely sung in later generations and was very catchy.
The content of the opera tells a bloody story about two men fighting for one woman. One of the men is named Song and the other is named Lu, and the woman is named Min.
Song was a prince and nobleman, and Lu was a wealthy businessman who suddenly made a lot of money.
Min is a woman who is ignored by everyone. She is interested in Song, but Song disdains her.
Lu has a good impression of Min and wants to marry her.
Because of Lu, Song Zheng looked at Min.
Faced with the pursuit of two men, Min refused Lu's request to marry her as his wife and married Song as a concubine.
After Min got married, she was neglected, but she was not discouraged. With her hard work, she made a lot of wealth, which she wanted to leave to her children.
But Song fell into trouble and ordered his servants to kill Min and take away her huge fortune.
Before her death, Min regretted her decision. She wondered what would have happened if she had chosen Lu. Would she have avoided this fatal disaster?
When this play was performed, all the smart people fell silent. Could the connotation be made any more obvious?
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