Chapter 169: June Zhenyu
The mystery and power of the wind gate far exceeded Xu You's previous expectations. He suddenly remembered another equally powerful and mysterious organization, that is, the assassination agency where the four arrows were located, but he didn't know, could there be any connection between the two?
After all, intelligence traffickers, prostitutes, and killers have always been the most stable iron triangle in the underworld.
Xu You tapped his fingers lightly on the surface of his leg and asked, "Have you found out where the lost treasury silver in Linwu Mountain went?" ”
Wang Fu was ashamed and said: "There is no clue yet." ”
Xu You was able to discover the relationship between Liu Yan and Du Mingyu, mainly because of the nails planted in advance, and the news was reported by chance, and Zuo Yan went to follow and investigate in person with the respect of a little grandmaster, so he got a glimpse of the leopard and found the thin invisible dark line. However, the Crouching Tiger Division is famous, unlike the intelligence agency that has just been established in the hands of the winter solstice, no matter how careful he is, twenty ox carts will always leave clues, but it took three months, and still failed to find Xiaoqu Mountain.
In the final analysis, it is still the same sentence, Du Mingyu has Olympic aid, perhaps it is a powerful character invited to deal with the investigation of the Crouching Tiger Division, and he can quietly clean up all the traces that may lead to exposure, so the Crouching Tiger Division is like a headless fly running into walls everywhere in Yangzhou, but he is distressed that he can't find a way to break the wall.
Xu You pondered.
Could this Austrian aid be the wind gate of the dragon that sees the beginning but does not see the end?
His gaze inadvertently swept over Wang Fu, Wang Fu lowered his head, his hands seemed to be respectfully placed on his laps, his face was flat, but sensing Xu You's gaze, his body was slightly stiff, not as casual and natural as Fang Cai.
After all, the winter solstice city is a little shallow, and a hint of pride appeared at the corner of her lips, and the clues that Crouching Tiger Si couldn't find, but she easily got it, although it was just an accident, but psychologically she still had the upper hand.
She couldn't hold back and wanted to tell Wang Fu how to track down the missing treasury silver, but said that she would ask for Xu You's consent before. In her mind, now that the two sides are cooperating, Liu Yan is an enemy again, and leading the Crouching Tiger Division to investigate him will benefit and do no harm, and Xu You has no reason to object.
Unexpectedly, Xu You shook his head slightly when he saw her inquiring eyes. Dong Zhi was puzzled in her heart, but after following Xu You for so long, she already knew when she could raise objections, when she should respect the will of Lord Hao, and she couldn't go against it in the slightest!
Wang Fu didn't get any useful news from Xu You, and when he said goodbye, he had already prepared a gift in return, and put it neatly on the ox cart, which was not very rich, but it was the same intention. Xu You didn't tell these things, but he didn't have to worry about it at all, he would arrange it properly.
Seeing Wang Fu leave, Dong Zhi said in a low voice: "Xiaolang, why don't you let me tell Wang Fu that Du Mingyu and Liu Yan are secretly colluding......"
"Remember one sentence, the tree is a big wind! What the Crouching Tiger Division can't find, but we know it in such detail, when this happens, how will Meng Xingchun think of you and me? The most important thing is that since Fengmen intervened, even if Wang Fu was told, Crouching Tiger might not be able to find any clues on Xiaoqu Mountain......"
Dong Solstice was taken aback, she cooperated happily with the Crouching Tiger Division last time, and Wang Fu, who dealt with the most people, was also kind like the uncle in the neighborhood, and even subconsciously ignored the horror of the Crouching Tiger Division, his face flushed slightly, and said: "Xiaolang, I was careless!" ”
After Xu You woke up like this, Dong Zhi immediately showed her extraordinary talent in intelligence, and said: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, the Crouching Tiger Division should have discovered that the wind gate was making trouble behind the back, and it was completely inferior in the confrontation, so Meng Xingchun rushed to the doctor and sent Wang Fu to Qiantang to try his luck, so when he heard me casually say the wind gate, he would be so shocked - did he think that we were strong enough to know the situation of the Crouching Tiger Division's actions?" ”
The winter solstice is a little afraid, if you really said Du Mingyu and Liu Yan's deeds just now, wouldn't it confirm Wang Fu's fear? Now hello everyone, I am hello, naturally there will be no problem, but once this matter is over, Meng Xingchun is afraid that he will stare at Xiaolang's every move in Yangzhou.
Xu You didn't say much, and in an instant, he didn't know how many thoughts flew by, and ordered: "You go, catch up with Wang Fu, and tell him that you must pay attention to what happened on the day of the Buddha Bathing Festival, as well as the prophecy that Gao Hui said before he died." What exactly does Du Mingyu want to do, the answer may be found in the proverbs! ”
"But we haven't guessed the secret of the prophecy yet......"
"We can't guess, but Crouching Tiger won't be us!" Xu You looked at the winter solstice and said with a smile: "Are you not convinced?" ”
"The servant doesn't dare, it's just ...... I just feel that Meng Xingchun is not extraordinary......"
"Don't underestimate him!" Xu You paused and said, "Don't underestimate anyone!" ”
In May, God was stingy and did not reward a drop of rain, and under the panic of the people, Gu Yun's relief measures were still on the way to and from the court and ask for the ruling of the princes, and the price of rice was finally completely out of control, from two hundred and eighty yuan per stone for several steps, as of the beginning of June, it had risen tenfold, rising to 2,300 yuan!
Two thousand three hundred dollars!
In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, that is, in the second year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, a famine broke out, and the price of rice rose to 5,000 yuan per stone; In the last years of Wang Mang, famine was prevalent, and a stone of millet was worth a pound of gold; In the first year of Xingping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a drought and famine in Chang'an, and the price of grain rose to an astronomical figure, with a stone of grain worth 500,000 yuan, and a stone of beans and wheat worth 200,000 yuan.
But in these years, it is logical that the price of rice has skyrocketed at the beginning of the war or the chaos in the world. But the drought in Yangzhou, like this, has increased tenfold in just a few months, which is really crazy.
"Someone is deliberately stockpiling food!"
He Wei opened his clothes, on a June day, the heat was in full swing, and ice was put in the room, but it still couldn't stop the heat wave drilling into his body.
Shan Zong disagreed, and said, "Isn't this obvious? In which disaster year did some profiteers hoard rice and grain to make huge profits? Not unusual! ”
"It is indeed not unusual for profiteers to make profits...... However, the people who stockpiled grain this time were not necessarily for money! ”
Dong Solstice agreed, said: "Even in a disaster year, the price of rice will never rise so rapidly, unless someone secretly plots, before all this happens, the surplus grain in Qiantang and even the surrounding counties and counties will be purchased on a large scale, resulting in insufficient grain in the market now, and when the people react and are ready to rob, they find that the price of rice is ten times that of one night, and they can no longer afford it......
Xu You and He Wei glanced at each other, and at the same time thought of Liu Yan. A few months ago, because he discovered that Liu Yan was secretly stockpiling grain, Xu You followed up and bought some in case of emergency, but at that time, no one expected that the situation would develop to this point.
Dong Solstice continued: "And this person who is secretly plotting, not surprisingly, is Liu Yan and Du Mingyu behind him. The purpose is nothing more than to create chaos and arouse public indignation, and they are so chaotic! ”
Shan Zong asked, "What good is it for them to stir up the people's anger, and how can they take advantage of the chaos?" ”
"When a person has nothing to eat, whoever can give them food is a benefactor, a parent, and a god!" The winter solstice was confident, and his tone was full of confidence, and he said: "Dade Temple's Zhu Fa Yan and Zhu Wu are not leaky, no matter how much you talk about lotus flowers, you can't conjure up rice and grain out of thin air, and when it comes to life and death, any Buddhism is vain and useless." If Du Mingyu opened a warehouse to release grain and relieve the victims, it would be effortless to make all the efforts of Dade Temple after entering Yangzhou go to waste, and become a land immortal worshiped by all living beings. It is precisely because of every drought, famine, plague and war that they are always the first to stand up, so that the common people can see their figures when they kneel in the netherworld, and then they are born to believe in it and look up to it when they die, this is the so-called faith! ”
Shan Zong opened his mouth wide, shocked, and said: "Winter solstice, Shibei three days, impressed, follow Xiaolang, you have really learned something!" ”
Dong Solstice raised his head proudly and said, "That's!" Don't look at who our Xiaolang is, I'm a servant girl, naturally can't be too bad! ”
Xu You smiled silently, but He Wei said: "Then have you ever thought that Du Mingyu wants to use the catastrophe to fix his position, how much does it cost?" Wouldn't that be too much to pay for compared to the fame you get? ”
"Nope! Millions of dollars, or tens of millions of dollars, Yangzhou Zhihua rises! I have always had doubts before, how bold Du Mingyu was, dared to secretly remove tens of millions of money from the treasury of Yangzhou Zhi, now that I think about it, he should have gotten Sun Guan's approval, in order to restore the supreme position of the Heavenly Master Dao in Yangzhou, and at the same time inhibit the development of Buddhism in Yangzhou, this money is nothing to the Heavenly Master Dao! ”
Dong Solstice's eyes flashed, and he said excitedly: "In this way, all kinds of previous doubts can be answered." Why did Du Mingyu place Liu Yan in Qiantang, because he was trying to deal with the fine work pressed by Dade Temple. Therefore, Liu Yan borrowed Jingqiu to build Buddha and Dade Temple, but because we accidentally broke it, and tied Liu Yan's subordinates to Du Mingyu, Du Mingyu didn't want their relationship to be exposed, so he had to plan and take the opportunity to make trouble on the Qiantang Lake Yaji, which severely damaged Zhu Fayan. Who would have thought that Du Mingyu and Liu Yan were actually in the same group? ”
"Then, the Heavenly Master Dao was able to come out in large numbers, and he must have discovered the drought in Yangzhou by observing the celestial phenomena. So Liu Yan vigorously befriended Lu Hui, and even did not hesitate to send the precious ancient jade, and asked for Xiaoqu Mountain from Lu Hui. On the one hand, for personal revenge, he was hostile to us, and wanted to take advantage of the water source advantage in the upper reaches of Xiaoqu Mountain to destroy the gold fang; On the other hand, Xiaoqu Mountain is remote and sparsely populated, which is a good place to stock up on rice grain. ”
Du Mingyu is thoughtful and does things well, and through Liu Yan, who is an enemy of him in the eyes of outsiders, he hoards a large amount of rice grain, and then uses these rice grains to help the victims to gain great fame. Even if Dade Temple feels that something is wrong and wants to investigate, it will not be able to find out their relationship anyway. ”
Winter Solstice slapped his high-five: "After the plan is made, the layout is far-reaching, powerful, powerful!" Xiaolang, you're right, you really can't underestimate anyone! ”
This time it was He Wei's turn to smile and say nothing, Xu You sighed and said, "This is just the appearance!" Have you ever thought that the person who stripped off and jumped to his death on Longshi Mountain, as well as Gao Hui in Dade Temple, who had a short blade in his heart, they said two proverbs one after another, the first one has been fulfilled, and the second one? ”
The winter solstice was stunned for a while, and his eyes were full of confusion again!