At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 334 Hacked

In the midsummer of June, the sun was scorching hot, and the ground was as hot as a steamer. It had been four months since Yang Guang swore to the east to march, and news came back from the front one after another. It is said that the Sui army fought well at the beginning Fortunately, it was launched in mid-April, and they fought successively on the Liaohe River. At the end of April, they defeated the Goguryeo army and successfully crossed the Liaohe River. Luo and Yang Yichen each led an army like a broken bamboo, and quickly approached Pyongyang.

Judging from the news, Yang Guang's Eastern Expedition seems to be going smoothly, but Gao Bufan knows that if history does not go wrong, Yang Guang's Eastern Expedition will end in failure, so he doesn't pay much attention to the situation in Liaodong. In his spare time, he only devotes himself to running the Yufeng Racecourse.

On the tenth day of June, the Animal Husbandry Supervision Office took a break for bathing, and Gao Bufan rode his fast horse to Yufeng Racecourse again.At this time, the wall in front of Heishi Mountain is under construction in full swing. Gao Bufan is not a miser, so he must spend the money he earns. Yufeng Racecourse is the base for him to live and work in the future. The safety measures must not be a groom, so in early April, Gao Bufan Bufan asked Wei Zheng to call Master Jiao to start the work. This time the budget was absolutely sufficient, so Jiao Gui was very happy to take on this project.

"My lord is here!" Wei Zheng was supervising the work under the scorching sun wearing a straw hat, and when he saw Gao Bufan, he came forward to greet him.

Gao Bufan threw the reins of the horse to a servant, and asked with a smile: "The weather is hot, Mr. Wei has worked hard, how is the progress?"

"It's not hard work, it's just a bit boring!" Wei Zheng smiled wryly, "The foundation stones are more troublesome, so the progress is average. We should be able to finish all the foundations by the end of the year."

"It doesn't matter if you slow down, the key is to be strong and strong!" Gao Bufan and Wei Zheng patrolled the construction site, chatted with the foreman Jiao Gui for a while, and then went to the house. Along the way, they met a few women from the Xi clan who were very polite Di Fu saluted, and said: "I have seen Mr. Gao and Mr. Wei."

Although their pronunciation is not very accurate, they can barely understand the meaning. It can be seen that these Xi women have been in the racecourse for several months, and have fully integrated into the life of the racecourse, and judging from the smiles on their faces, You should be quite satisfied with your life here.

As Dou Xianniang said, these Xi women are really good at work, they are good at herding and milking, and they are more capable than men, but they are not very hygienic. It took Dou Xianniang nearly two months to slow down. Slowly corrected their various bad habits, let them develop the habit of taking a bath and going to the toilet, so it was not until the beginning of last month that Dou Xianniang left Yufeng Racecourse and went south to Gaojibo. Of course, the main thing was Lao Dou They sent people to Cui several times, if Dou Xianniang didn't go back, it is estimated that Lao Dou would come to the door with a knife in person to trouble Gao Bufan.

Let's say that Gao Bufan and Wei Zheng entered the living room and sat down, and their own maidservants served tea. These maidservants were not Xiren, but maidservants newly purchased by Housekeeper Xia from Ren Yazi and trained, a total of 30 people , responsible for taking care of the house and serving tea and water. The rough-handed women of the Xi nationality are good at herding animals, but they obviously can't do the work of serving people.

"Is Lao Xia not here?" Gao Bufan asked while drinking tea.

Wei Zheng replied: "Old Xia recently received a big deal from a dealership, and he left the racecourse with his people early this morning to deliver the goods."

Gao Bufan gave a light sigh and said: "Lao Xia actually went out in person, it seems that it is really a big business."

Wei Zheng extended a slap and said, "Five hundred horses!"

Gao Bufan couldn't help being surprised. You must know that it took more than two months for Steward Xia to sell more than 500 horses, and the largest order was only 50,000 horses. It's quite an exaggeration. After all, according to the black market price, it would be [-] taels of silver. Which "hero" is so generous?
Gao Bufan faintly felt that it was unreliable, and quickly asked: "Where is the delivery, is it safe?"

Wei Zheng replied: "In the open space below Dashiling, the other party is an old acquaintance. He took two goods before, one time for twenty horses, and one time for fifty horses. He probably thought our horses were good, so he took them all at once this time. Five hundred horses."

Gao Bufan became even more uneasy when he heard the words, he frowned and said, "Why don't you let the other party come to the horse farm to pick up the goods?"

Wei Zhengdao: "I also asked Lao Xia. It is said that the other party refused. After all, it is a black market transaction. It is normal for the other party to have concerns. This buyer is especially cautious. He chose different locations for delivery in the three transactions, but the first two were The money and goods were cleared on the spot, and they kept their promises, so you don’t have to worry about it, and Lao Xia also brought 50 people this time, and the team led by Gao Dalang himself is safe and secure!”

Gao Bufan's uneasiness did not dispel when he heard the words, he must know that [-] horses are not a small number, they are a large group when scattered, very eye-catching, since the other party can't see the light, how dare he drive so many horses across the state?Aren't you afraid of being questioned by the government?

The more Gao Bufan thought about it, the more he felt the wrong way, and asked: "How far is Dashiling from here, did Lao Xia say when he will come back?"

"Dashiling is about sixty miles to the southwest. If everything goes well, Lao Xia and the others will be able to return before dark!" Seeing Gao Bufan's solemn expression, Wei Zheng felt a little uneasy, and felt that the past few months had gone too smoothly. , I was indeed a little careless.

Gao Bufan stood up and said, "Then I'll go over and have a look!"

"Your Majesty, go with your lord!" Wei Zheng said hastily, five hundred horses is not a small amount, and if something happens, the loss will be huge. Of course, no matter how expensive a horse is, it is not worth as much as a human. If the other party has evil intentions, then Steward Xia and the others It's dangerous.

Gao Bufan hurriedly said: "Lao Xia is not here, Mr. Lao Wei is in charge of the racecourse, and my horse is fast, and it will take less than an hour to get there!"

Wei Zheng also knew that he couldn't keep up, and if something happened, he wouldn't be able to help, and would only become Gao Bufan's burden, so he nodded wisely and said, "Then be careful, my lord."

"Maybe I was worrying too much, maybe Lao Xia is already on his way back to the racecourse." Gao Bufan comforted with a smile, then quickly left the house, rode Qingyun and galloped towards the southwest.

Gao Bufan didn't know the exact location of Dashiling, but the traces of the place where five hundred horses passed were still very obvious. He followed the horse trails and ran all the way for more than forty miles, and suddenly saw a group of people and horses turning out from behind a mountain depression. , I recognized at a glance that it was the person from Yufeng Machang.

Gao Bufan was overjoyed at first, and then his heart sank, because this team was in a state of distress and looked flustered, and many people were injured by arrows. It was obvious—something happened!

"Old Xia!" Gao Bufan rode up to meet him.

Xia Caishen's body was intact, but his complexion was extremely ugly. When he saw Gao Bufan, he couldn't help being stunned and said, "Master, why are you here?"

Gao Bufan glanced behind Housekeeper Xia, and found that only half of them were there, Gao Shixiong, Han Laoshi and others were gone, he frowned and said, "I'm worried, so I came here to see what happened to the others. ?”

Xia Caishen said with a gloomy face: "This time I was hacked, and the other party set up an ambush. Fortunately, Han Laoshi discovered it early, otherwise everyone would have confessed."

Gao Bufan's heart sank, he was unfortunately guessed by himself, and quickly asked: "What about Shixiong and the others?"

"In the back of the palace, only a few people were shot and wounded, but all our horses were taken away!" Xia Caishen was trembling with distress. Five hundred horses, worth 50,000 taels of silver, were killed by those gangs just like that. The knife thief snatched it away, but this is still a black market, there is no place to reason, and people are not afraid of you reporting to the police.

Gao Bufan breathed a sigh of relief, it's good that no one's life was lost, after all, money is just an external object, so human life is precious, and asked: "What is the origin of the other party?"

Xia Caishen shook his head and said: "Who in this line of work will reveal his identity, but that guy's nickname is Ma Sanduo, and he got him when he was in Bohai County. This guy is a professional broker and has always had a good reputation. The buyer is also very reliable, unexpectedly something went wrong this time, it's all because I'm too greedy and careless!"

Steward Xia patted his forehead in frustration, trembling with pain when he thought of the five hundred horses that had been taken away.

Gao Bufan calmly said: "As long as people are fine, if the horse is gone, it will be gone. Uncle Xia doesn't have to blame himself too much. You first take the injured back to the racecourse for treatment. I'll go and see how Shixiong and the others are doing." gallop away.

Steward Xia knew his extraordinary abilities, so he was not worried, and hurried back to the racecourse with the injured.

After Gao Bufan rode his horse for several miles, he met Han Laoshi and others who were in charge of the rear. He found that Gao Shixiong had been shot in the ass by an arrow, and he was lying on the horse's back moaning in pain, but he was cursing. Yes, it looks like it should be fatal.

"Boss Changqing... Ouch!" Gao Shixiong wanted to sit up when he saw Gao Bufan, but when he touched the wound, he was so painful that he fell back on the horse again.

Gao Bufan stretched out two fingers to pinch the arrow shaft on Gao Shixiong's buttocks and snapped it off.The shaft of the arrow was made of bamboo and there was no sign on it. Gao Bufan threw it on the ground casually and asked, "Dog, how many people are there?"

Liu Gou'er shook his head, and said solemnly: "The other party set up an ambush in advance, and shot arrows on the ridge. I didn't see how many people there were, but the number of archers will not be less than 50 people. Fortunately, Uncle Han gave the warning in time. , and the other party doesn’t want to hurt the horse, otherwise we will lose at least half of it.”

"His grandma's, I haven't suffered such a big loss. If I know where his bastard's lair is, I must get rid of this gang of bastards!" Gao Shixiong said through gritted teeth.

A cold light flashed in Gao Bufan's eyes, whoever didn't open his eyes turned out to be black on his own head, this account can't just be settled like this, otherwise everyone on this road will think that Yufeng Racecourse is a soft persimmon, look It's not enough to come and show some ruthlessness.

(End of this chapter)