"Oh...... What does Brother Chen mean that we stabilize him first, and then slowly calculate? Fan Haijin was the first to comprehend Chen Nianzu's plan.

"Hmm." Chen Nianzu nodded and said, "Just like the boy from the public family just now, after all, the money came from Wu Guo's side, and even if it is lost, it has nothing to do with us." As long as we deliver the salt to the right convenience, it's okay. As for his so-called Huangnigang strongmen and military robes, they just want to fool and threaten us, but we have to guard against it. Judging from the way he acts today, there will inevitably be a backhand, and once we turn against him on the spot, it is estimated that the 50,000 stone of salt on the dock now will definitely be destroyed. Alas......" Speaking of this, Chen Nianzu sighed slightly before continuing: "Hehe, the old man has lived for more than 60 years, and it is the first time to see such a bold and greedy guy. It stands to reason that it would be satisfying to change the ordinary people who robbed the silver, but this son is still thinking about our salt and other businesses, but fortunately, his subordinates are not capable enough to compete with us, so they lie to us and want to get some other benefits. What a pity! Still a little younger. The reason why the old man agreed to him was to ensure the safety of the salt sold to Wu Guo, and secondly, to delay the army. Not to mention the warehouse and wharf, it won't be long before he even has to send the 20,000 taels of silver back to the old man obediently. ”

Having said that, Chu Tiankuo and Fan Haijin, who had become elites, also understood what Chen Nianzu meant. So the three of them discussed the next countermeasures for a long time before they dispersed.

Putting aside these big families in Linshui County, it is only said that Gongsun Jian returned home at this time, first brought Gongyu Wu back from his neighbor Cheng's sister-in-law's house, and then sat there waiting for the news of Ma Teng and the others, while recalling and analyzing the gains and losses of last night's experience in the Chen Mansion. The Chen family and several other major families were guarding against him, preparing to take back. And Gongsun Jian is not thinking about the next way to deal with it.

It wasn't until it got dark and Gongyu Wu called him to have dinner that Gongsun Jian came back to his senses leisurely.

Halfway through the meal, there was a knock on the door. Gongsun Jian opened the door and saw Qi Shi leading Zhao Changle, the official who had been sent out last night, hurriedly walking in. Gongsun Jian gave Qi Shi a look, meaning that Gong Yu Wu should not talk nonsense when he was present, and then opened his mouth to tell Gong Yu Wu a few words, so that she could eat obediently, and he put down the dishes and chopsticks and led Qi Shi and Zhao Changle to the study in the backyard.

As soon as he entered the study, Qi Shi couldn't wait to say, "My lord, Huang Nigang has been taken." Lao Ma, Ding Feng and Xie Wu contacted the robes of the original northern army in the cottage and killed the people who led the way, and then took control of the cottage. ”

Gongsun Jian was not surprised, but only bowed slightly, and then looked at Zhao Changle, who was following behind Qi Shi, and asked, "Brother Changle, did they let you bring back a message?" ”

"Your Excellency." Zhao Changle replied respectfully: "Brother Ma asked me to come back and tell the adults, I have gained a lot, and I have found a lot of useful evidence." In addition, when I was leaving, more than 100 veterans came to Huangnigang, who were said to have retired from the Northern Army. ”

Gongsun Jian was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It seems that our backup is here." Without further ado, it's time for us to deliver a real blow to our opponents. After that, Gongsun Jian looked at Qi Shi and said: "Old Qi, bring a message to Liu County Order for me, I don't have time to see him today, if he still wants to be the county master of Linshui County, he will stay in the yamen honestly for the past two days." In addition, you must keep an eye on the people of those families for me before tomorrow evening, and the east gate must be unblocked. ”

"My lord, ...... are you" Qi Shi looked at Gongsun Jian blankly, not knowing what the other party's intentions were. But Gongsun Jian didn't care about him, but turned to Zhao Changle and said, "Brother Changle, I want to trouble you to make a hard trip, show me the way, and let's go to Huangnigang together overnight." ”

"No problem, the adults will send the villains to serve their lives." I have to say that this Zhao Changle is very shrewd, and he also knows how to grasp opportunities and be grateful. An ordinary official who had no foundation in the county government took over from his dead father, but because he was too upright, he was not satisfied. He doesn't take extra money and is not good at bullying ordinary people, he relies on his meager income to support his mother and a pair of younger siblings, but it happened that when his mother was sick and the family didn't even have money for medicine, Qi Shi reached out to help. Although Qi Shi's purpose is not so simple, Zhao Changle is a person who knows how to be grateful, and how can he, who has lived in Linshui County since he was a child, not know the sins of those big families. Therefore, since he got on the ship of Gongsun Jian and others, he decided to go black without hesitation.

Fifty miles away, it took less than an hour to ride a fast horse, and Gongsun Jian rushed to Huangnigang under the guidance of Zhao Changle. Regarding the arrival of Gongsun Jian, even Ma Teng and the others were a little surprised. But Gongsun Jian didn't give them much explanation, but after briefly inquiring about the situation in the cottage, he ordered that except for some people left to take care of the cottage, all the rest of the people, including those veterans of the Northern Army who had just come to defect, rushed back to Linshui County with him overnight.

"My lord, what are you going to do here?" Ma Teng, who got the order, asked the doubts in everyone's hearts in confusion.

Gongsun Jian looked at the people around him, including Ding Feng Xie Wu and Wei Meng, and said in a flat tone: "It seems that we seem to have succeeded this time, but those families in Linshui County are not easy to get along with. If my estimate is correct, the reason why they will temporarily agree to my request is probably only a delaying measure. Once you understand our details, I'm afraid we will turn our faces. Besides, the old fox of the Chen family definitely knew that I was going to Linshui County for a long time, although Lao Qi pretended to be me to take office, but his appearance and age are much different, not to mention the old fox of the Chen family, I am afraid that even Liu Dayuan's nest county order has already seen through it. But I didn't really want to hide the past, but deliberately showed my feet to let their guard down against me. However, the situation in Linshui County is much more complicated than I thought before, so it seems that we have to gamble. ”

"My lord, what do you say, we will listen to you." As soon as Gongsun Jian finished speaking, Ding Feng took the lead in speaking and expressed his opinion. And Ma Teng and Xie Wu also nodded after hesitating for a moment, as for the others, since they had already come to this point, they could only obey Gongsun Jian's arrangement.

Everything went relatively smoothly, before dawn, Gongsun Jian finally returned to Linshui County with people, and Qi Shi, the east gate of the city, had already led people to wait for a long time.

"What's next, sir? Are you going to grab the batch of goods at Ximen Wharf? As soon as he saw Gongsun Jian coming back with nearly two hundred people, Qi Shi immediately greeted him and asked.

"No, go to Chen's house. Kill all the Chen family. Gongsun Jian replied in a cold tone.

"Huh?" Not only Qi Shi, but also Ma Teng and Xie Wu and the others who came back with Gongsun Jian were all stunned. Qi Shi cautiously asked, "My lord, it's not that my subordinates are cowardly and afraid. The Chen family is the largest family in Linshui County, and it is also the same clan of the Ministry of Shangshu. According to what you said before, the other party has already promised us 20,000 taels of silver, a wharf, and several cargo ships. Let's gain a firm foothold in this Linshui County in the future. Why do you have to do that again? ”

Gongsun Jian sneered a few times, looked at Linshui County, which was still a black hole, and said quietly: "So far, there are some things that I won't hide from everyone. The reason why I was assigned to this Linshui County by the officials was actually the hands and feet of His Majesty the Emperor and the officials of the Ministry of Shangshu, trying to make me like Liu Dayuan to suppress a few people here. Don't look at the fact that they agreed to our request before, but they were playing tricks on us. Don't forget, the militia group of several hundred people is controlled by others, and the inspection department and the water transportation department yamen can wear the same pants with them. As long as the salt is safely transferred to the hands of the people of Wu State, then they will have the time and the means to deal with us. Therefore, we must strike first, destroy the Chen family first, deter several others, and then gradually control the entire Linshui County. Only in this way can we be invincible and keep the fruits of our victory. Hehe, otherwise do you think I would agree to the other party so easily and give away another 30,000 taels of silver from the 50,000 taels I already had? ”

"My lord, have you ever thought about how we can hide the past if we do this? Once the court investigates it, we will all be guilty of capital crimes. Even if the old minister wants to protect you, I'm afraid it's ......"

"Hehe, Lao Qi, I have already thought of what you can think of." Gongsun Jian stepped forward and patted Qi Shi on the shoulder, then turned his head to look at Ma Teng, Xie Wu and the others with worried faces, and said with a smile: "The gang of thieves in Huangnigang has letters in their hands with the Chen family and several major families in Linshui County, and just one charge of colluding with bandits is enough for his entire clan to be wiped out, and besides, we still have the tiger skin of Liu County's order." Don't underestimate our Liu County Order, no matter how you say that he is also the highest official in Linshui County, as long as he stands on our side and writes to the court in time, then we are not only right, but meritorious. When this official arrived as the lieutenant of Linshui County, he secretly cooperated with Liu County's order, investigated the illegal facts of the secret visit to the Chen family, and led people to eliminate the Huangnigang bandits' nest in one fell swoop, and returned a clear sky to Linshui County. Do you think the court should reward us? ”

"This ......" Everyone was stunned for a moment, and soon they all understood, especially Ma Teng smiled and patted his ass: "The emotional adults have already calculated everything, and we are still worried in vain." ”

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, when the sky is about to be bright, let's kill each other by surprise." Gongsun Jian stopped Ma Teng's words and began to order: "Old Ma, you take the more than seventy people from Huangnigang and the thirty brothers from our Northern Army who just arrived to the Chen family, and Wei Meng will also follow to support you." Remember to give me one and kill them all. There is also the fact that the Chen family has been in Linshui County for so many years, and the money will definitely not be less. Remember to show me everything. I am relieved of the old brothers of the Northern Army, but those ......"

"My lord, don't worry, with my old horse, whoever dares to hide a tael of silver in private, I will screw his head off." Ma Teng said viciously. And Gongsun Jian nodded, he knew that Ma Teng was a man who did what he said. Turning his face, Gongsun Jian looked at Qi Shi.

"Lao Qi, you also took those servants and those strong men recruited by Lao Ding before to set fire to the Chu family and the vicinity of the Shen family to create chaos. As long as you watch them, you can't give them a chance to rescue the Chen family, and you can't let them all run away. I'm still useful to keep these people. ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand." Qi Shi solemnly agreed.

"Fifth brother, Lao Ding. The two of you led the remaining eighty or so old brothers of the Northern Army to the wharf outside the West Gate and found a way to take the 50,000 stone of salt. Remember, the thief captures the king first. Those militias are nothing more than a rabble. As long as you get rid of the people sent by a few families, everything will be easy. ”

"Well, sir, don't worry." Xie Wu preemptively agreed, after all, he was the latest to join the gang, and at this time he was thinking about how to make meritorious contributions to gain everyone's recognition, so he worked extra hard.