Although the Jinyi Guards have suffered a great loss of power, they can no longer control the lives of Li Chuang and others, and they have lost their extremely deterrent violence, but in terms of intelligence, they should still have extremely strong capabilities. Chongzhen was blinded, Jinyiwei and Dongchang were disabled, and the second was that because he lost Chongzhen's favor, he couldn't stand up. Maybe Chongzhen also regretted it, but by the time he regretted it, it was too late. The civil officials will not let go of such a good opportunity to buy and control, how many people in these two institutions are loyal to Chongzhen until now, and even Chongzhen himself probably doesn't know.

And he has no money.

Institutions such as Jinyiwei and Dongchang need a lot of gold and silver support to rebuild. However, how much money does Chongzhen still take out now?

Speaking of the sudden death of the emperor in the late Ming Dynasty, it has actually shown clues. Perhaps these two institutions have gradually escaped the control of the emperor after Wanli.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty, at this time, was leaking all over his body, and he was unable to return to the sky, which was bound to be devoured.

Gossip is not mentioned.

According to Liu Yun's statement, Hao Shaoqi did not dare to speak out in order to monopolize this military salary, and if he intercepted and killed, at most 5,000 people. This is similar to Yingyi's expectations. Ying Yi had a similar speculation earlier, thinking that Hao Shaoqi might have the intention of swallowing two million taels of silver alone.

Now it has been indirectly confirmed by Liu Yun here.

Hao Shaoqi, the thief, wants to swallow two million taels of silver alone, and he will definitely not dare to leak the news. If the thieves knew, most of them would not have Hao Shaoqi's share. The thieves are now holding millions and lacking all kinds of things. Silver is most in demand.

Don't say that thieves can't buy things - the big businessmen of this period have no bottom line and can break through people's imagination. Whether it is a merchant in the south of Suzhou, Hangzhou, or a merchant in the north, they are all goods all the way. The Jin merchants sold the country and sold the Huan, and the Tartars sold whatever they wanted, selling grain, ordnance, technology, maps, and intelligence, and there was nothing they didn't dare to sell.

And the merchants in Jiangnan, salt merchants and so on, needless to say, are bloodsuckers who lie on the corpses of the people and drink blood. Maritime merchants are not much different. The Ming Dynasty is so poor, and the coast is so **, they have made great efforts.

These businessmen colluded with civil officials in front and thieves and Tartars behind them, digging up the roots of the country vigorously, and in the end, they all became slaves.

As long as the thief has money, he can buy anything. Even people send it to the door to sell.

Therefore, there is a reason why Hao Shaoqi has the heart to swallow alone. The silver does not worry about not being spent.

If he wants to monopolize it, he can't make a big move.

5,000 people is also the bottom line of Yingyi's guess.

"Five thousand, not a lot. Yingyi's face was heavy.

He wasn't actually afraid of the 5,000 thieves, but he hoped that the brocade guards who escorted the military pay would adopt his strategy. This is the purpose of Yingyi.

Liu Yun also showed worries. He knew Yingyi, and after he came to Ye County, he knew a lot of news. Jung Yunji didn't hide anything. Therefore, he knew that Yingyi was brave. But Yingyi can kill dozens of people, what about 5,000 people?

This is not on an order of magnitude.

So he expressed his deep opinion of Yingyi's heaviness.

This is also what Yingyi wants to see.

The group moved quickly and silently in the middle of the night, except for the occasional neighing of horses, and the soldiers did not say anything. Ying Yi is also very satisfied, it seems that Zheng Yunzhi has not fallen behind in their training. Compared with the many thieves-like armies in the world today, they are 108,000 miles better.

It is said that Zheng Yunzhi is a civil official, and he does not have the right to lead troops with the permission of the imperial court, and he also loses it. Otherwise, I'm afraid I will have to be a writer Ding Biaoying. It is precisely because he is a civil official and does not have the right to lead the army, so the five hundred households still have to borrow the shell of the thousand households in Luyang Pass.

All the way to the territory of Wuyang, under the guidance of Liu Yun, a group of carriages and horses left the official road and entered the wilderness road. On the eve of dawn, Erlang Mountain arrived.

There are naturally many legends about Erlang Mountain, and there is no nonsense here about Erlang Zhenjun at the mouth of the Guanjiang River. In an abandoned temple, Yingyi met the Jinyi Wei Qianhu official who escorted the military salary.

He is a middle-aged man with a tired face and a tired face, and his temples are already white.

It seems that escorting the two million taels of silver has put a lot of pressure on him.

Speaking of which, Ying Yi still admires them very much. The collapse of the Ming Dynasty is imminent, and it is not easy for these people to be able to do their duty. If you change people, you may not be able to think about it, and you will steal from the prison halfway.

Of course - one of the eunuchs who followed him should also have credit.

This military salary is probably a life-saving straw for the Ming court or Emperor Chongzhen to suppress thieves in the Central Plains, and he naturally attaches great importance to it. The escort team must be carefully selected, and eunuchs are also sent to supervise it.

Ying Yi only glanced at the situation and took a general look.

"In Xiaye County, hundreds of households are in Yingyi, and on the order of Zheng Yunzhi, the county respect, I came to escort the military salary!"

Yingyi clenched his fists.

Liu Yun arrived at Qianhu's side early and whispered a few words, and the Qianhu showed a smile: "There are hundreds of households." Hundreds of households rushed overnight, presumably tired. It's better to rest for an hour. After an hour, come here again to discuss matters. ”

Ying Yi nodded: "Retire next." ”

After Yingyi left, the Qianhu officials waved back left and right, and there were only three people left in this temple. himself, Liu Yun, and the eunuchs.

He sat down tiredly, pressed his eyebrows, and waved his hand: "Wang Zhongguan also sit, I've been tired for so many days, and it's finally coming to an end." ”

The eunuch was also very tired, sat down, didn't care about the dust on the ground, and said in a sharp voice: "Liu Zongqi, tell our family, how is the situation in Yexian?"

Liu Yun didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Ye County is quite stable. The county ordered Zheng Yunzhi to make preparations, and the people in the city had already moved away, and the big families had also fled, which was just used to garrison troops. Ye County has 500 households, less than 600 people, this time there are 224 people from 200 households, led by the official of 100 households. ”

"The news of the military salary leak has been confirmed by the subordinates. Just two days ago, the county commander Zheng Yunzhi captured and killed the thieves hiding in Ye County and captured the thief leader alive. After some interrogation, the subordinates were confirmed. coincides with the news from the thief's side, it is Hao Shaoqi under the command of the thief. ”

"Can it be confirmed that it's just Hao Shaoqi, this thief?"

"Yes. Liu Yun said: "Lord Qianhu, don't you know the interrogation methods of your subordinates?"

Wang Zhongguan laughed at the same time, his voice was soft, if he suddenly heard it, he couldn't help but get goosebumps, and said: "There is no need to doubt the methods of our Dongchang and your Jinyiwei. ”

Qianhu Guan nodded: "That is the case, it seems that it can indeed be confirmed." It's only a day's journey from Ye County, and I have to get there today. ”

Speaking of this, he hated and said: "The dog thief leaked the news, if I know who it is, cramp and peel the skin to light the sky lantern and kill his whole family!"

Hearing this, the prince also sank: "The news of the military salary is only known to the prince and a few cabinet officials, the chief officials of the Southern Sixth Department and a few people who handle it, and the person who spreads the news must be among them." It's hateful to eat inside and out, pigs and dogs are not as good!"

Several human gods are a little bleak.

The dynasty is coming to an end, they can't see the future, and their hearts are extremely depressed.