So I play chess

Chapter 79 Redemption
Wen Gu said it calmly, but Liu Zhu didn't believe a single word.

Tongcheng was originally located between Liangzhou and Southern Chu, and its location is special. The surrounding situation is like a bow full of strings, water in a flat urn, and even a slight wave will cause alarm in all directions.It took a lot of setbacks for Wen Gu, and he had elite soldiers and generals in his hands, so he was temporarily safe.

Today, although Liangzhou has changed hands, the situation is still as usual.

Under such circumstances, ordinary bandits and thieves, how dare they make trouble here?It didn't exist before, and it shouldn't exist now.

What's more, Zheng Tong and the others have just provoked Wen Gu, so it can be regarded as a disadvantage for her.How could it be such a coincidence that the people who were leaving the city met bandits at this time?

In fact, it's really a coincidence.

When Liu Zhu had just left the county government office to meet Zheng Tong, Zhou Tong came to see Wen Gu.

It turned out that before Lao Zhao and the others went out of the city, when they were discussing how to hide, Zhou Tong joked that Tongcheng was surrounded by mountains and forests, so it would be quite reasonable to be a bandit.

Old Zhao also scolded him, saying that the Liangzhou Army must have the face of the Liangzhou Army, even if they hide, they cannot pretend to be bandits.

However, not long after leaving the city to sneak, Old Zhao and the others saw the Zheng family's team pushing several carriages around the mountain.

The carriage moved carefully, the driver looked nervous, and was accompanied by guards carrying weapons. There must be valuables such as money hidden in the carriage.

Old Zhao was given a big gift by Zheng Tong just now.

For this big gift, he was scolded by his wife for two days, and almost rushed to live in the woodshed.To get this errand is to be freed.

Right now, the culprit is right in front of him, if it doesn't rob them, is there any justice?

As a result, hundreds of Wu Yangyang killed the generals, tied the entourage with hemp rope, and lifted the tarpaulin on the carriage, revealing the white money. Lao Zhao suddenly felt that the decency of the Liangzhou Army was in his heart and on the outside. It doesn't matter what his identity is, the decision is made immediately, he has decided on this bandit.

Later, when he told Zhou Tong about the situation at that time, Zhou Tong felt that if Lao Zhao had let them go at that time, he would have lost the face of Liangzhou Army.

Lao Zhao robbed people here, and after finding a ruined temple, he put them down for questioning, and only then did he learn about Zheng Tong's and his group's specific intentions.So they sent people to report to the commanders everywhere.

It's also because Zheng Tong and the others are impatient, each of them wants to collect all the food before others.Each of the seven counties around Tongcheng sent a team of people, fearing that other families would raise the price temporarily, so they each gave back the right to bargain.

Not only the Zheng family, but also Wang Shisun's family.

It's just that they didn't expect that an unreasonable Liangzhou army would appear on the ground around Tongcheng, which was originally stable.

The few commanders outside the city acted on the spur of the moment, but it was difficult to get them in their hands. There were more than one hundred thousand taels of silver, and each of them added up to more than 50 carriages and more than 200 people.Not to mention whether it is easy to hide, with such a huge number, if the eldest lady knows, if she blames it, no one will lose any benefits.

They are not real bandits, and they can't be killed by someone, and the money will be divided up and scattered.

The commanders also had a good understanding. At this time, they were like the gentlemen in Tongcheng. When they encountered something, they thought of one thing at the same time: Lao Zhao came up with the idea, and Lao Zhao had to say how to deal with it.

So they sent people separately to find Lao Zhao, not only people went, but even wrapped the money in a bundle, and worked hard with him for a while, saying that it was difficult to hide these things, and if they couldn't do it, they would send all the money they brought to each other. He is here.

Old Zhao was also worried at first, and he didn't dare to delay for a moment when he heard this, so he hurried back to report to the eldest lady.

Of course, there is no need to talk to Liu Zhu about these old stories.

For Liu Zhu, since my aunt said it was bandits who robbed money, it was bandits who robbed money.

"These bandits are really..." Liu Zhu originally wanted to say that he was bold, but he changed his words temporarily, "I really can't afford to provoke you, so what does my aunt think about us?"

"Of course it's to save people!"

Wen Gu said it very firmly, Liu Zhu also had a heart, and asked: "Then how should we rescue?"

Wen Gu said: "The two adults from the Ministry of Punishment and Military Affairs are coming soon, and the prefect will have to work hard on all matters in the city. The soldiers in the camp also need to do a good job of drills. It is not appropriate to go to war at this time. What do the prefects think?"

Liu Zhuo didn't change his face, and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Wen Gu said again: "Bandits robbing people is nothing more than seeking money. Let Zheng Tong and the others send a batch of money to them, and bring them back safely is the right way."

Want to send money?This is insatiable!Liu Zhu cursed secretly in his heart, but he didn't dare to attack, and said: "But this bandit didn't send any news, not to mention how much money he needs to prepare for the ransom, and he doesn't know where to send it."

Wen Gu said: "It's all right, there is nothing wrong with preparing something. Since the people from several families who went out of the city have been robbed, not a single fish slipped through the net. It shows that the arrangements of these bandits are indeed sufficient. Send people out and then be robbed by them , won’t you find it naturally?”

Liu Zhu thought to himself, "Fish that slipped through the net" is really appropriate in the present.Since his aunt said so, he had no other choice but to bite the bullet and do things.

So no more greetings, Wen Gu asked Li Mao to send the prefect out.Liu Zhu was not in a hurry to leave, instead he grabbed Li Mao and said to him, "Brother Li Mao, the bandits are certainly difficult to deal with, but Zheng Tong and the others are not easy to deal with. These gentlemen have already suffered losses, and now Asking them to pay money again without proof, although the matter is done, I am afraid that they will be resented by them."

Li Mao agreed quite a bit, and asked, "What do you think Brother Liu should do?"

Liu Zhu looked left and right first, then hesitantly hesitated several times, and finally said directly: "Why don't you write a few letters and explain some locations and the amount of ransom money at will. I can also explain to them."

Li Mao turned pale with shock, and said, "It's not appropriate for me to write about such matters, brother, don't try to harm me."

Seeing that he refused, Liu Zhu persuaded him again, and the two of them pushed back and forth several times, but Li Mao finally agreed, so he went directly to the annex room that Wen Gu had arranged for them to come and go. The letter went.

Liu Zhu originally thought that Li Mao would delay for a while, but he didn't expect him to go and return immediately.When I came back, I had all the letters to each family in my hand, and all the information that should be on it was readily available.

Liu Zhu knew in his heart that Wen Gu and Li Mao knew the ins and outs, but judging by their behavior, they did not treat themselves as outsiders.Even so, I took the letter and said goodbye with great gratitude.

After sending Liu Zhu away, Li Mao returned to the main hall and reported Liu Ruobai's results to Wen Gu one by one.

As expected, in this Tongcheng, it was the master of the Sun family who secretly communicated with Beiyu.

(End of this chapter)