Chapter 246 Endgame
With Hongzhou's martial arts, even if he cannot kill Xu Yang, it is not difficult to retreat without any difficulty. He does not want Xu Yang's false benevolence and righteousness to give himself a way out.&1t;/p>
However, this can no longer change the overall situation.&1t;/p>
"You should be able to guess the question I want to ask, where is the dancer who wants my life now?" Xu Yang looked leisurely and even Hongzhou believed that his question was just a casual question.&1t;/p>
If he could even kill himself as a prince, then why should he care about that singer?&1t;/p>
If he could even let him go, what is that singer to him?&1t;/p>
Hongzhou smiled: "If I say I don't know where this woman comes from, do you believe it?"&1t;/p>
"Finding." Xu Yang smiled and said, "With your pride, you will not deceive me in such a thing. If you say you don't know the origin of her, I naturally believe it. But does what you say means that you know where she is?"&1t;/p>
Hongzhou nodded. He really wouldn't deceive Xu Yang in such a thing, there was no need.&1t;/p>
"At this time, she should be hiding near your imperial capital's house, waiting for the rabbit?" After saying that, Hongzhou suddenly burst into laughter.&1t;/p>
Xu Yang seemed to understand what he meant and laughed: "I didn't expect that one day I would be treated as a rabbit?"&1t;/p>
Just laughter, a little embarrassed.&1t;/p>
After laughing for a long time, Hongzhou stopped laughing and asked slowly: "Can my subordinates..."&1t;/p>
Xu Yang shook his head and said, "There are fifteen Honghua Club's thirteen people in the family ambushed outside the mansion. Your subordinates are unprepared and must be unlucky. You should think about yourself. Honghua Club hates you to the core. They have hundreds of lives on you, hundreds of lives, and hundreds of reasons. It is already difficult for me to save you."&1t;/p>
"Yes, it's very difficult." Hongzhou sighed lightly. He knew that his era had ended after tonight. From then on, he would be a real idle prince, and there was no need to think about anything else.&1t;/p>
"I have accepted your favor, and you and I are also good opponents, but why do I always feel that I am controlled by you everywhere?"&1t;/p>
Xu Yang smiled: "Divine secrets, don't reveal them."&1t;/p>
Two people who are destined to be destined opponents actually chatted like friends in such a turbulent night, sighing.&1t;/p>
Sometimes a good opponent is more rare than a good friend.&1t;/p>
Unfortunately, Hongzhou was born at the wrong time, Xu Yang sighed in his heart.&1t;/p>
"I did not arrange an ambush at the back door. Tonight, you will withdraw from Lanzhou Prefecture and return to the imperial capital to close the door and become the Prince of Taiping. I promise that Honghua will not cause trouble for you again."&1t;/p>
Hongzhou pouted: "If you ambush the master at the back door, you are the real enemy of my Qing Dynasty. What a pity, your talents are enough, but your ambition is not enough. What benefits will Red Flower give you? You actually help them like this?"&1t;/p>
Even now, he does not forget to win over Xu Yang.&1t;/p>
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"I owe Yu Wanting a favor and a great favor to the leader of the Honghua Club." Xu Yang said calmly.&1t;/p>
"That's all?" Hongzhou looked unbelievable: "In my opinion, you are not a person who sticks to human feelings, are you?"&1t;/p>
"If it weren't for your previous poisonous plan to force them to a dead end, I might not have been "inserted." Xu Yang nodded and continued: "I only agreed to pull them when Honghua encounters a crisis. If you want to blame, you can only blame you for your bad luck."&1t;/p>
"That poisonous smoke should be your work," Hongzhou sighed: "I should have thought of it long ago, killing people and poisonous doctors, getting some poisonous smoke is nothing."&1t;/p>
"Okay, it's getting late, it's time for you to leave." Xu Yang began to issue an order to expel guests: "But if you hide any gold, silver and treasures in the mansion, don't forget to tell me, so as not to get cheaper."&1t;/p>
Hongzhou laughed again: "You guy, hahahaha..."&1t;/p>
While laughing, he shook his head, and then he left with a chic look, and he could not tell that he was already a defeated general.&1t;/p>
Xu Yang murmured in a low voice: "Is there really no treasure? The poor prince."&1t;/p>
That night, all the actions arranged by Xu Yang were extremely successful. By dawn, all resistance in the city had stopped.&1t;/p>
In the draft of Qing Dynasty, this incident is recorded: the rebel Chen Jialuo colluded with bandits and returned to the rebels, attacked Lanzhou at night, burned out military rations, killed people in the wild, bleeding and drifted. The emperor was furious when he heard the news and sent a large army to fight, and the thief fled away.&1t;/p>
Of course, history is written by the victors, and military rations will certainly not be burned. It is probably not enough to distribute them to the victims. In addition to 100,000 s of military rations, there are also about 20,000 s of grains stored by Lanzhou Prefecture over the years, which is only 120,000 s of grains and grains. However, there are no less than 50,000 or 60,000 disaster victims gathered outside the city, and more victims are coming in a steady stream.&1t;/p>
A rough estimate is that if 120,000 s of grain are distributed to 150,000 victims, each person will only be less than a little bit, but the number of victims should be more, that is, each person can only get 40 kilograms of grain at most. (Note 1)&1t;/p>
If we were to pick some wild vegetables and make porridge on weekdays, the victims would have been able to survive until next year with the forty kilograms of life-saving food. However, the flood was too great and the number of people affected was too wide. The wild vegetables in the wilderness had long been gleaned by hungry people. This little grain would probably be eaten up in less than two months.&1t;/p>
Moreover, there will be a major epidemic after a major disaster, and some of the most basic epidemic prevention work also requires money and food.&1t;/p>
In desperation, Xu Yang donated the silver that originally belonged to him and purchased another batch of grain and medicine from the grain merchants in the city.&1t;/p>
Of course, the price is calculated based on the lower market price, which ensures that these merchants can make money, but they cannot make money from the country.&1t;/p>
The grain merchants were originally unwilling to do so, but even the imperial army dared to kill the bandits. Considering their lives, those merchants who were unlucky on weekdays were forced to sell this batch of grain at a low price, and were forced to take the initiative to "donate" 10,000 stones of grain according to Xu Yang's wishes, which can be regarded as doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.&1t;/p>
This expenditure made Xu Yang feel so distressed that he didn't want to talk to others for several days. Although it was necessary to save people, why did he spend his money?&1t;/p>
After returning to the imperial capital, he must blackmail Hongzhou, but he must see if he is willing to give up the money to save his life. Xu Yang thought of it with resentment.&1t;/p>
With Xu Yang's support, each victim received fifty or sixty kilograms of food. They were so moved that they knelt down and thanked him, shouting that the red flowers would be a life-saving living Bodhisattva.&1t;/p>
Without seeing her, Xu Yang shook her sleeves and returned to the branch.&1t;/p>
It's time to consider retreating.&1t;/p>
It has been delayed for three days. Although the Qing army in the Yellow River camp did not receive Hongzhou's order and did not dare to attack, the rebels sent from the imperial capital were only a thousand miles away from Lanzhou City. If they marched quickly, the vanguard would definitely arrive within five days. Xu Yang was very glad that if Qianlong could arrange a good general who was good at leading cavalry, at this time, Bingfeng might have arrived outside Lanzhou City.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!