How many people can be fed by 10,000 taels of gold? The answer is: it can make 10,000 families have food and clothing for a whole year. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Therefore, when Lin Ruochen said 10,000 taels of gold, the Ten Princes were shocked, after all, the annual income of the treasury was only nearly 1 million taels of silver, and there were 10,000 taels of gold in the well that Lin Ruochen casually fell into. And Sima Tan was even more shocked, because he had been a robber for many years, and the most he robbed was one hundred and twenty-five taels of silver, which also made him excited for several days.

However, what shocked the three of them even more was Sima Nan's next words.

"None of this is nothing? After all, the third brother was pressed for time, so he stole such a little bit at that time. ”

Sima Tan really wanted to throw his shoes in Sima Nan's face, showing off his wealth without this, what does it mean to be nothing? What do you mean by a little?

Lin Ruochen heard important words: "Third brother? ”

Sima Nan sighed, and then said to the three of them: "Back then, the third brother and I broke into the world together, and we all broke through step by step in blood and sweat. But those who can fight side by side in times of danger cannot share in wealth in times of ease. I knew the first time he secretly took the money, and for the sake of our friendship, I had been waiting for him to take the initiative. However, not only did he not admit it, but he also spent all day drinking outside with the money. It's okay to buy a house outside, and I also raised more than a dozen concubines. Even if you raise a concubine, you even rob someone else's young lady who has not been out of the cabinet. You say, if I tolerate this, then what credibility do I have in the future, and how can I explain it to the villagers who trust me? ”

Lin Ruochen guessed: "So, you will ...... your third brother Killed? ”

"Didn't you see it? Just the first day you came! ”

Lin Ruochen was puzzled, why didn't he know when he had met Sima Nan's third brother, "No?" I saw the housekeeper the day I came......"

"No, no......" Sima Nan shook his head: "My third brother is the stone statue standing at the door." The younger one is my third brother, and he has a patch on his hat, which I sewed for him back then! But he said he would never betray me, but he ......"

Lin Ruochen tried his best to close his mouth, this incident was indeed enough to surprise him, he hadn't heard the Ten Princes say it in his previous life, probably because the Ten Princes didn't know!

Then, Sima Nan told the three of them his story as it was.

It turned out that Sima Nan liked to ride horses and often rode horses around, so he met Sima Xian, who also liked to ride horses. Because both of them have the surname Sima and have a common hobby, they directly worship as brothers. And Sima Xian had a cousin who was an official in Beijing, and because of his similar interests, he also joined them and became the second of them. Later, Sima Xian's cousin was framed, and the whole family was killed. The two of them were the only ones left of the three, and for this reason, they cherished each other's friendship even more. But interests are a double-edged sword after all, and how many people have hurt others and themselves for the sake of interests. Sima Xian is like that! When his affairs were exposed by Sima Nan, he seemed to have expected his end.

Sima Xian said to Sima Nan: "Pour me with cement, and let me make a stone statue to guard the eldest brother!" I admit I was wrong, but I don't want to go anywhere but my eldest brother. ”

Sima Xian was afraid of death, so he deliberately said this, just to let Sima Nan move and let himself go. How good it is for Sima Nan and Sima Xian to know each other, how could they not understand his mind. So he fulfilled the method of death that Sima Xian said, coated a layer of cement on the outside of his body, and put it at the gate. Sima Xian struggled desperately, but Sima Nan was indifferent and ignored Sima Xian's pleas for mercy.

In order not to let Sima Xian be lonely, Sima Nan tied up the military advisor who helped Sima Xian come up with the idea, and put it on the other side of the gate after pouring cement on his body. As for the dry well that Lin Ruochen fell into, it was the place where Sima temporarily found a gold hiding place before he had time to transport it out. All those involved in transporting the gold were made into statues by Sima Nan and placed on both sides of the road.

Lin Ruochen couldn't help but shudder, he thought that Sima Nan had first-class sculptors around him, but he didn't expect that those statues were all living people. Lin Ruochen had only seen Sima Nan's kind and benevolent side before, but today he really saw his cruelty and ruthlessness. He can smile at you and make you feel like a spring breeze. He can also use his cold side to let you know his iron wrist. This is Sima Nan! This should be Sima Nan! A man who has developed a few horses into tens of thousands of military horses.

At night, the Ten Princes sneaked into Lin Ruochen's room and took Lin Ruochen's hand when he saw him.

"Brother Lin, let's leave tomorrow, I don't want to win over my grandfather."

Lin Ruochen comforted the Ten Princes and sat down, he knew that the Ten Princes might have been scared by Sima Nan today, after all, he had seen murder when he grew up in the palace, but he had never seen such a killing.

"He's your grandfather, and he won't do this to you."

"But wasn't Sima Xian the brother who fought with him? They used to be so good with each other, and my grandfather didn't let him go. Who can say for sure if I will make my grandfather angry in the future? ”

Lin Ruochen put his hand on the shoulder of the Ten Princes and told him in a very affirmative tone, "No!" Your grandfather won't do anything to you, he will only protect you. Believe me! ”

Although the Ten Princes were not at ease, seeing that Lin Ruochen was so sure, they nodded slowly, believing in Lin Ruochen's guarantee.

Sima Tan did not inform Lin Ruochen and the Ten Princes, and walked into Sima Nan's room alone.

"I want to ask you something, what's the name of that second brother of yours?"

Sima Nan knew that Sima Tan would come over and ask, so he kept waiting.

"I didn't say it today, I just don't know if you'd like to let the two of them know your true identity?"

"How did you recognize me?"

Sima Nan looked at Sima Tan's face: "You have a face that is exactly the same as your father, and I know that you were the only one who escaped back then." Although I never went to look for you, I didn't make anyone feel sorry for you. ”

Sima Tan was at a critical juncture, he really didn't expect that Sima Nan would be his father's eldest brother, and they could even have a relationship with each other.

"Your father didn't give birth to you until middle age, so he takes you very seriously. After you were born, he brought you over to show off, which made our two sonless people very jealous. We were bathing you together at the time, so I know you have a birthmark on your back, probably in the location of your kidney acupoint. ”

Hearing this, Sima Tan finally determined what Sima Nan said, because there was really a birthmark on his back.

Sima Tan didn't know how he got back to the room, and he kept thinking about Sima Nan's words in his mind and thinking about his father in the depths of his memory.