Money talks!

Money is not everything, but no money is everything!

Money can change a person's living conditions, money can improve a family's living standards, money can support the development of a family's business, money can promote the prosperity and take-off of a nation, and money can even affect the life and death of a country! No matter what you do, money is not the only need, but it is certainly an indispensable and important factor.

Some people say that money is the devil! The person who says this is either false and innocent, or true hypocrisy! In this world, even if money is the devil, if you want to destroy the devil, you have to have more money, and only with the devil's sword can you cut off the devil's head!

For a long time, Ye Heng has not had much demand for money, and he has not understood the importance of money, in his opinion, there is no such thing as money, there is too much cumbersomeness, just enough to spend. In the past, I was in Xiangyunzhuang, and everything was provided by the village, even if I got the moon gift, I didn't have anything to spend, and it made money a thing like a dispensable and chicken-like existence in Ye Heng's eyes;

Fortunately, although Ye Heng didn't pay much attention to money in the past, he was also a rich man, not to mention anything else, the 100,000 taels of silver that the Evergreen Dart Bureau used to make a trap were still on him. It is based on these 100,000 taels of silver that the power in Ye Heng's hands gradually grows and grows, and finally completely destroys the Evergreen Dart Bureau, if Zhu An knows that he used to frame other people's money, but in the end he has achieved others and helped others to send himself to Huangquan Road, I don't know how he will feel? The so-called good is rewarded with good, evil is rewarded with evil, it is not that it is not reported, the time has not come!

Before Ye Heng and the other eighteen people entered Changye City, they first found a river to wash away the blood stains and dirt, each dressed the wound with the portable gold creation medicine, changed the Xiangyun clothes of the Xiangyun guards, and all changed into clean civilian clothes, and then came to the outside of Changye City. First found an inn to settle everyone, and after lunch, Ye Heng, Xue Gai, Qiao Yong and his party entered the city.

Changye City is worthy of being one of the five major state cities of the Shuntian Empire, and its prosperity is even the three people who are accustomed to seeing the colorful scenery of Ningfeng City! The three of them observed and probed all the way, and finally found a satisfactory compound ten miles away from the west bank of the Yinma River. This courtyard was originally the residence of a wealthy local businessman, because it had a new residence in the city, this courtyard planned to rent and sell, and after comparing the price, Ye Heng rented it at a price of five thousand taels of silver per year. After paying two taels of silver, he hired servants in the city, purchased daily necessities for himself and Qiao Yong, and sent Xue Gai to recruit the rest of the brothers outside the city to enter the city.

Not to mention how Ye Heng and the others settled in Changye City, just saying that after the news of the encounter of the third team in the Evergreen Dart Bureau was transmitted back to Xiangyunzhuang, it was like a boulder smashing into the calm lake, which immediately caused an uproar.

In the meeting hall of Xiangyun Village, the high-level leaders of the entire Xiangyun Village have arrived! The current owner Zhou Jun and below, the twelve elders, the four deacons and the head of the Xiangyun Guardian Regiment, except for the great elders who were in retreat with the old owner and the ten elders who were far away in the imperial capital because the distance was too far to be recalled, a total of sixteen people sat down.

Zhou Jun's face is thin, his white square face is embedded with a pair of wise long eyes, the bridge of his nose is straight and straight, and his black beard is smooth, at this time, the index finger of his left hand is tapping rhythmically on the table, this is his habit, every time he encounters something sad, he will think deeply while knocking on the table.

After a long time, Zhou Jun stopped, put his entire left hand flat on the table, stared at his slender fingers, and said: "Let's talk about it, what do you think about the annihilation of the third team of my Xiangyun Escort Regiment in the Evergreen Dart Bureau." ”

The second elder Zhou Jing has always been straightforward, he will say whatever he thinks in his heart, he stood up and spoke first: "My opinion is that what else can I think, he Changqing Dart Bureau dares to kill my Xiangyunzhuang people, I will go to destroy his entire dart game, let everyone in the world know that our Xiangyunzhuang is not easy to mess with, not who wants to calculate can calculate!"

Fourth Elder Song Yizhi hurriedly said: "Second Elder, don't come here, there are many doubts in this matter, and you have to think about it in the long run!"

The second elder Zhou Jing was not angry and said: "Discuss and discuss, you literati are troublesome, then you can discuss! However, I am ugly in the front, no matter how you discuss, in short, we can't let others and pee on my head in Xiangyun Village, we are huddled in the village without saying a word, indifferent!"

Zhao Ruyi, who has always been calm, said: "Third brother, don't be impatient, judging from the news that came back, this matter is indeed not good for us! Third brother, rest assured, no matter who touches us, don't think about stability!"

After listening to the words of the Ninth Elder, the Second Elder Zhou Jing was quiet, sat down with a bang, and said: "In this case, you can discuss, but if you want to do it, you must not leave me Zhou Jing behind!

Zhou Dashao, who appeased the second elder here, as one of the four deacons, spoke: "I personally believe that this incident, no matter what the cause, has seriously damaged the reputation of our Xiangyun Village, so the crime of the person who led the team this time is unforgivable! First of all, I suggest that Ye Heng, the captain of the third team of the Xiangyun Escort Regiment, be removed from his position, in view of the casualties of the third team in Shuoqiu Prefecture, I think the third team should be reorganized first! Sort out the inside, and then we will deal with the outside." ”

Zhou Dashao's words were agreed by many people, and they nodded in agreement.

Zhou Dashao continued: "Secondly, send a master to negotiate with the Evergreen Dart Bureau, no matter who is right or wrong, we should return our horses! As for Ye Heng stealing their 200,000 taels of silver, that is his personal behavior! However, Ye Heng was a member of our Xiangyun Village at that time, so I think that this 200,000 taels of silver can be paid by our Xiangyun Village first; as for the loss of the Evergreen Dart Bureau, we can also compensate appropriately, and use this as the basis for cooperation, I think it is not difficult to get back our horses." And in this way, we can continue to go north and transport the horses to Beihai Prefecture, so that we will not affect our business, but also open up a new trade route, killing two birds with one stone! As for the treatment of Ye Heng, whether he is alive or dead, he can be expelled from Xiangyunzhuang according to the rules of the village, so that he can also give the other party an explanation. ”

Listening to Zhou Dashao's remarks, the meaning in and out of the words was that Ye Heng had indeed stolen the other party's dart silver, and the cause of this incident was that the party was wrong! Such a statement aroused the disgust of several people, and the head of the Xiangyun Guard Regiment, Tai Shien, stood up and said: "I think Deacon Zhou's words are inappropriate! Every captain of our Xiangyun Guard Regiment is a good man carefully selected from the village, and he will never do such a dirty thing, and it is really inappropriate to believe that Ye Heng stole the other party's dart silver based on just a few rumors. With my understanding of Ye Heng, this kind of thing will definitely not happen, let alone a mere 200,000 taels of dart silver, even if it is dozens of times more dart silver, he will not be tempted, this matter must be the fault of the Evergreen Dart Bureau! Now that I don't see our team members returning, the truth of the matter is still unknown, how can I believe the rumors?"

Zhou Dashao was also very annoyed by Tai Shien's questioning, Huo Ran got up and said, "I'm afraid that they have done something wrong, so they don't dare to come back!"

"You!" Tai Shien was furious, blood gushing upward, and shouted: "Is it possible for them to come back for the time being? Can the Evergreen Dart Bureau let them come back? Our people can't come back, how can the truth not get the testimony of our personnel, we don't have any evidence now, just a few rumors, how can you slander your brother like this!"

Seeing that the two were at a stalemate, the owner of Zhou Jun slammed on the table, glared at the two, and the two sat down in unison. Lord Zhou turned to the left, looked at one person, and asked, "Twelve Elders, what do you think?"

The Twelfth Elder's surname is He Mingyun, he is an elder who was promoted three years ago, and he has the least seniority among all the elders, but his wisdom is well known, so the owner of Zhou Zhuang has this question. He Yun got up and arched his hand, and said slowly: "I think that the rumors outside are not true, it must be a rumor deliberately spread by the Evergreen Dart Bureau in order to conceal the truth and cover people's eyes and ears!"

Sure enough, he is worthy of being a wise man in Xiangyunzhuang, just with a few rumors, he can analyze the truth of the matter, and just one sentence points to the true nature of the matter!

"However, what I have never been sure about is why the Evergreen Dart Bureau would do this, and with its own strength, it is impossible to do such a stupid thing. Since the strength is insufficient, and there is no alliance with other forces, the biggest possibility is that there is a stronger force behind it, and this force must be so strong that even if we raise the strength of the whole village, we will not be able to shake it. He Yun's eyes were blazing, peeling off the cocoon, and his analysis of the matter was getting closer and closer to the truth. Everyone listened attentively and nodded their heads.

He Yun picked up the teacup, took a sip, and continued: "If what I expected is not bad, according to the current strength of the Evergreen Dart Bureau, there must be the strength to completely annihilate the third team of my Xiangyun Escort Regiment, but it was an accident and a small number of them escaped, so they wanted to cover up and arrange rumors! This also caused these rumors to be full of holes and could not withstand scrutiny. In order to cover up the truth, they will definitely not allow the survivors to escape back to Xiangyunzhuang, and they will definitely send a large number of people to chase and kill, so we will sit and wait here, and we will definitely not wait for the survivors to return!"

He Yun's words were reasonable, and at the same time, he also rejected Zhou Dashao's statement that Ye Heng and others had done something bad and didn't dare to come back. Tai Shien and the others nodded while listening, but Zhou Dashao's brows became more and more frowned, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what to do in his heart.

Lord Zhou Zhuang listened attentively, his expression was the same, but his left hand, which was flat on the table, began to gently tap on the table again. He Yun continued: "For now, I think that we should immediately mobilize masters, at least three martial artists to lead the team, and rush to Shuoqiu Prefecture, we must first find out the truth of the matter, and then it is not too late to discuss how to deal with it next." I think the other side is now busy chasing and killing our escaped team members, even if they prepare countermeasures at this time, they will not be very thorough, and the time is just right to go at this time. ”

As soon as He Yun's words were finished, without waiting for Lord Zhou Zhuang to express his position, the second elder slapped the table heavily, and laughed: "Hahaha, he boy still has a lot of ideas, this plan is very good, this time I will lead the team, and I will definitely find out what he is!"

A trace of displeasure flashed in the eyes of Lord Zhou Zhuang, obviously displeased with the second elder's noisy performance, but the other party was his uncle after all, and it was difficult to say anything, so he could only endure it. This change flashed in the eyes of Lord Zhou, and everyone listened attentively to He Yun's speech, but they didn't notice it, but they didn't escape the eyes of He Yun, who had been watching him speak.

Lord Zhou Zhuang said: "Then according to the intention of the Twelve Elders, who is the right person to send this time?"

He Yun gave his hand again and said: "The candidate is still decided by the owner of Zhou Zhuang, but I also ask the owner of Zhou Zhuang to promise He Yun to go together, so as to do some meager help for my Xiangyun Village!"

Lord Zhou nodded and said: "What the Twelve Elders said is extremely true, but this action is not trivial, except for the Twelve Elders, let's discuss who else should be sent to the more appropriate." ”

After a period of discussion, it was finally decided that the second elder Zhou Jing, the eighth elder Tai Shi Qian, and the twelfth elder He Yun would lead the team, and at the same time, the Xiangyun Escort Group would send two brigades to accompany them, and they would rush to the Shuoqiu Prefecture Evergreen Dart Bureau early tomorrow morning.

Xiangyunzhuang finally reacted to the encounter of the third team and decided to send troops.