Although the Jinyiwei was greatly damaged, they could no longer control the lives of Li Chuang and others and lost the extremely deterrent violence, but they should still have extremely strong abilities in intelligence. Chongzhen was deceived, and Jinyiwei and the Dongchang were traumatized. The second was that he could not stand up because he lost Chongzhen's favor. Perhaps Chongzhen also regretted it, but it was too late to wait until he regretted it. The civil servants would not miss such a good opportunity to buy and control it. How many people are still loyal to Chongzhen in these two institutions, even Chongzhen himself probably doesn't know.

And he has no money.

Institutions like Jinyiwei and Dongchang need a lot of gold and silver support to be rebuilt. However, how much money can Chongzhen pay now?

Speaking of the sudden death of the emperor in the late Ming Dynasty, there have been clues. Perhaps these two institutions have gradually escaped from the emperor's control after Wanli.

It is inevitable that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would leak winds all over his body and he would be unable to turn the world back.

Let’s stop talking.

According to Liu Yun, Hao Yaoqi did not dare to make a statement in order to monopolize the military pay. If it was intercepted, it would be at most 5,000 people. This was similar to Ying Yi's expectation. Ying Yi had similar speculations earlier, and he believed that Hao Yaoqi might have the intention of monopolizing two million taels of silver.

Now it has been indirectly confirmed by Liu Yun.

If Hao Yaoqi, the thief, wants to take two million taels of silver, he will definitely not dare to leak the news. If the thief knows, he will probably not have the share of Hao Yaoqi. The thief is now carrying millions and lacks all kinds of money. The silver is what he needs the most.

Not to mention that thieves cannot buy things - the great merchants of this period were unrestrained and could break through people's imagination. Whether they were merchants from Suzhou, Hangzhou, Jiangnan, or Shanxi merchants from the north, they were all the goods. Shanxi merchants sold the country and sold whatever the Tartars wanted, they would sell whatever they wanted, selling grain, arms, technology, maps, and intelligence, and there was nothing they dared to sell.

Needless to say, merchants, salt merchants and other things in Jiangnan, they were blood-sucking worms lying on the bodies of the people. The maritime merchants were not much different. The Ming Dynasty was so poor and the coastal areas were so chaotic that they made great efforts.

These merchants colluded with civil servants in front and thieves and Tartars behind their backs, and worked hard to dig the roots of this country. In the end, they all became slaves.

As long as a thief has money, he can buy anything. He even delivers it to his door.

Therefore, there is a reason why Hao Yaoqi has the intention to take it alone. He will not worry about spending money.

If he wants to take it alone, he cannot make a big deal.

Five thousand people are also the bottom line of Ying Yi’s guess.

"Five thousand people, there are a lot." Ying Yi showed a heavy expression on his face.

He was not actually afraid of five thousand thieves, but he hoped that the Jinyiwei, who escorted the military pay, could adopt his plan. This was Ying Yi's purpose.

Liu Yun also showed concern. He knew Ying Yi. After he came to Ye County, he knew a lot of news. Zheng Yunzhi did not hide anything. Therefore, he knew Ying Yi was brave. But Ying Yi could kill dozens of people, what about the five thousand people?

This is not on the same order of magnitude.

So he expressed deep understanding of Ying Yi's heavy weight.

This is what Ying Yi is willing to see.

The group of people, cars and horses were moving forward in silence late at night. Apart from the occasional neighing of horses, the soldiers did not speak loudly. Ying Yi was also very satisfied. It seemed that Zheng Yunzhi had not fallen behind in the training of them at all. Compared with the many thief-like troops in the world today, they had been better than the many thief-like troops in the world.

It is said that Zheng Yunzhi was a civil servant and did not get the right to lead troops by the court, so he was also in a loss. Otherwise, he would have to be regarded as a Ding Biaoying. Because he was a civil servant and did not get the right to lead troops, the five hundred households had to borrow the shell of the Thousand Households of Luyang Pass.

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

There are naturally many legends in Erlang Mountain. I don’t talk nonsense about Erlang Zhenjun from Guanjiangkou. In an abandoned temple, Ying Yi met the thousand-house officials of the Jinyiwei who escorted military pay.

He is a middle-aged man with a vicissitudes of face and tired expression, and his temples are already gray.

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

Speaking of which, Ying Yi still admired them very much. The Ming Dynasty is about to collapse, and it is not easy for these people to do their duty. If they change someone, they may not be able to think about it and steal from the middle of the road.

Of course—a eunuch who followed him should have made contributions.

This military pay was probably a life-saving straw for the Ming Dynasty or Emperor Chongzhen to suppress the thieves in the Central Plains, so he naturally attached great importance to it. The escort teams must be carefully selected and sent to supervise the eunuchs.

Ying Yi took a look at the situation just at a glance.

"In the hundreds of households in Xiaye County, Ying Yi, who is ordered by the county to come and escort the military pay!"

Ying Yi clasped his fists.

Liu Yun came to Qianhu early and whispered a few words. Qianhu smiled: "You have to work hard. Yingbaihu will be exhausted when you travel overnight. It is better to take a rest for an hour and come here to discuss matters after an hour."

Ying Yi nodded: "I'm going to leave."

After Ying Yi left, Qianhu officials retreated, and there were only three people left in the temple. He himself, Liu Yun, and the eunuch.

He sat down tiredly, pressed his eyebrows, and waved his hand: "Wang Zhongguan should sit down too. I've been tired for so many days, and I'm almost over."

The eunuch was also very tired, sat down, not caring about the dust on the ground, and said in a sharp voice: "Master Liu Qi, tell us, how is the situation in Ye County?"

Liu Yun did not dare to neglect and hurriedly said, "Ye County is still stable. County magistrate Zheng Yunzhi made preparations. The people in the city have been moved away long ago, and the wealthy families have fled, which is just for garrisoning troops. There are five hundred households in Ye County, less than six hundred people. This time, two hundred households and two hundred and twenty-four people came, led by the hundred households Ying Yi."

"The information about military pay was leaked, and my subordinates have confirmed it. Just two days ago, the county magistrate Zheng Yunzhi captured and killed the thief hidden in Ye County and captured the thief's head alive. After a trial, my subordinates were confirmed. It matched the news from the thief, and it was Hao Yaoqi, who was under the thief's command."

"Can you confirm that it's just this thief Hao Yaoqi?" Qianhuguan looked solemn.

"Can confirm." Liu Yun said: "Mr. Qianhu, don't you know the methods of interrogation of subordinates?"

Wang Zhongguan laughed, his voice was feminine. If he suddenly heard it, he would get goosebumps and said, "The methods of our Dongchang and your Jinyiwei are not required to be doubted."

Qianhuguan nodded: "Since that's the case, it seems that it can be confirmed. It's only one day away from Ye County, and you must arrive today."

Speaking of this, he said angrily: "If the dog thief leaks the news, if I know who it is, I will get cramps and peel off the sky lanterns and kill his whole family!"

Wang Zhongguan's expression also sank after hearing this: "Only the news of military pay is Mr. Wang and the cabinet. The chief officials of the Southern Six Ministry and the few people in charge know that those who have heard the news must be among them. It's a pity that they are not as good as pigs and dogs!"

The expressions of several people were a little dim.
Chapter completed!