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At the junction of Shaanxi and Shanxi in the north, there is a valley with steep terrain, called "Tangnan Mountain", there is an inconspicuous broken Taoist temple on the mountainside of Tangnan Mountain, called "Yuqingguan", which was originally the place of cultivation of the Taoist people in the wild.

But three years ago, Yuqingguan was occupied by a gang of rogues, this gang of bandits called themselves "Black Tiger Army", originally just a group of scoundrels formed by a rabble, often do some stealing chickens and dogs, extortion and extortion, has always been notorious, difficult to become a climate, but because of the natural disasters in Shaanxi and Gansu for many years, the Black Tiger Army took the opportunity to recruit many desperate refugees, in recent years the development is extremely rapid, gradually has a scale of two or three hundred people, and also began to blatantly rob the people of nearby villages, but the prestige is gradually rising.

If this is the case, the Black Tiger Army can only take advantage of the fact that the government has no time to take care of it for a while, it is still insignificant, and sooner or later it will be exterminated by the official army, and at most it can only leave a few records in the county records of the nearby county!

But just twenty days ago, the Black Tiger Army did something earth-shattering - they kidnapped the old man of the court and the assistant minister of the imperial court! And also extorted a sky-high ransom of 100,000 taels of gold from the Shaanxi and Gansu government!

The horse bandits kidnapped the important ministers of the imperial court and demanded ransom from the government, such an astonishing deed, I am afraid it is the first time since Qin Shi Huang unified the United States, and I don't know whether to call them bold or stupid!

If it weren't for the high-level officials of the Shaanxi and Gansu government and the center of the imperial court who have been trying their best to block the news, such a thing would inevitably cause an uproar in the government and the opposition, and the Black Tiger Army would inevitably be famous all over the world and record history, and become the idol of the heroes of the green forest from then on.

However, on this day, the legend of the Black Tiger Army was destined to come to an end.

Under the full cover of the imperial court, the amazing feat of the Black Tiger Army is also destined to be annihilated in the long river of history, leaving no records and traces.

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During this time, Liang Fuchen had been imprisoned in the cellar of Yuqingguan by the horse bandits.

Liang Fuchen's entourage and guards were also imprisoned here.

The area of the cellar is not large, only two or three zhang wide and long, but it is enough to detain thirty or forty people, which is naturally crowded, but Liang Fuchen's guards and entourage are all loyal, even when life and death are uncertain, they dare not be a little disrespectful to Liang Fuchen, no matter how narrow the cellar space is, it is only squeezed into a ball with each other, but it leaves enough space for Liang Fuchen to move, so Liang Fuchen's living environment during his imprisonment is not particularly bad.

At this time, Liang Fuchen shrank in the corner of the cellar, because he had not been able to take care of his appearance and image for a long time, he could be described as unkempt, his beard was messy, his complexion was sallow and sickly, and his figure had lost a lot of weight, and he no longer saw the majesty and solemnity of the past.

However, Liang Fuchen's eyes are still bright and sharp, and he has not changed at all because of the humiliating and frustrating experience during this time, and his whole temperament has become more and more aggressive, like a sword that has been sharpened for many years and is about to come out of its sheath and drink blood at any time.

Since he was imprisoned and kidnapped by the horse bandits, Liang Fuchen has been thinking about a question - who instructed this group of horse bandits to kidnap him?

The amount of intelligence is too small to allow Liang Fuchen to make an accurate judgment, but in Liang Fuchen's opinion, the scope of the mastermind behind the scenes is not large, and the people who have the courage, ability, and reason to do this kind of thing are the three choices of several powerful ministers in the center of the imperial court, the Han Neiying who was bought by the Mongol tribes, and Zhao Junchen, who is currently in charge of the military administration of Shaanxi and Gansu.

"The old man is a cabinet minister and a minister of the imperial court, unless all the ordinary horse bandits are demented, how can they dare to provoke them? This gang of horse bandits is just a rabble, and they are by no means the opponents of the old man's accompanying guards, but when the horse bandits attacked, the old man and the guards happened to eat a bad stomach at the post station, and such a coincidence is also strange...... No matter how you speculate, there must be a mastermind behind this......

…… Once the news of the old man's kidnapping by horse bandits spreads, his reputation will inevitably be ruined, and His Majesty's plan to control the cabinet with my hand will also fall short! In the eyes of those powerful ministers, the fire sifting into the Kou was just a minor skin disease, and naturally they didn't care about the impact of this incident on the Shaanxi-Gansu border defense...... From this point of view, it is indeed possible that the mastermind behind the scenes may be one of the powerful ministers in the temple, and it may even be their joint efforts, and they can also accurately grasp the route and time after I leave Beijing...... It's just that most of these powerful ministers are cautious and calculating, and now that I haven't completely torn the skin with them, it's hard to believe that they would suddenly make such a risky move......"

"Over the years, the Mongolian tribes have been committed to buying Han Chinese spies as lackeys in Shaanxi and Gansu, and there are really many traitors like the Wang family...... If the Mongolian Tatars and these traitors and lackeys learned that the old man was about to return to Huamachi Camp to preside over the overall situation, they would naturally regard the old man as a big problem, and it would be natural for me to temporarily buy horse bandits to sneak attack...... It's just that if the Mongol Tatars are behind this incident, why did they keep me alive so far? ……”

"There is also Zhao Junchen, who is also very suspicious...... On the surface, Zhao Junchen did not have a reason to harm the old man, he was only temporarily in charge of the Shaanxi and Gansu military and political affairs by chance, but now the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu are facing the most serious fire screening in decades, and the border army is also extremely erosive, Zhao Junchen himself is a civil minister who does not understand military strategy, in this case, once there is a problem in the Shaanxi and Gansu border defense, Zhao Junchen will inevitably become a candidate for the black pot, and it stands to reason that he should wish that the old man would rush to Huamachi Camp as soon as possible to take over his power......

However, Zhao Junchen's scheming is not much inferior to Zhou Shangjing, and no one can guess his true thoughts...... Thinking back carefully, since the old man returned to Beijing and entered the cabinet, Zhao Junchen has been using the northwest frontier to drive the old man to do things for him...... Now, Zhao Junchen has monopolized power in Shaanxi and Gansu, if he really has any ulterior motives, when he learns that the imperial court arranged for the old man to go to Huamachi Camp to replace him, he will definitely find a way to prevent the old man from arriving at Huamachi Camp, and it is also common to use horse bandits......"

While thinking about it, Liang Fuchen's eyes couldn't help but flicker, and he secretly concluded in his heart: "All in all, whether it is a few powerful ministers in the temple, or a Mongolian Tartar and Han spies, or Zhao Junchen, all three parties are suspicious...... Now the old man is detained in the dungeon, and he has no information at all, but he can't make more inferences, but this gang of horse bandits has not murdered the old man since he kidnapped him, which means that the old man will not be killed in a short time, and the court will rescue the old man from the horse bandits sooner or later...... When the old man sees the light of day again, he only needs to check what happened outside during the old man's captivity by the horse bandits, and then he can make further inferences!

If the old man was kidnapped by horse bandits and let the Mongols know the news early, it means that the mastermind behind the scenes is likely to be a spy between the Mongolian Tartars and the Han Chinese! If during the old man's imprisonment, this matter was in an uproar and known to everyone, and the court could not hide the news at all, then it means that the mastermind behind the scenes only wanted to hit the old man's prestige and reputation, but it was several powerful ministers in the center of the court who were the most suspicious! But if Zhao Junchen took advantage of the opportunity of his monopoly on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu to do something great during the old man's imprisonment, it would mean ...... Zhao Junchen is the most suspicious! In the final analysis, it depends on who benefits the most from the fact that the old man was kidnapped by the horse bandits! ”

During this time, Liang Fuchen has been imprisoned in the cellar, no matter what he wants to do, he has no chance conditions, and can only think repeatedly about being kidnapped by horse bandits.

Liang Fuchen was originally a strategist, and after such a long period of careful consideration and careful inference, even if the intelligence was insufficient, it was enough for him to deduce something useful.

Therefore, after countless repeated scrutiny, various assumptions have also been deduced countless times, and all kinds of ideas are extremely clear in Liang Fuchen's heart.

Including how to find out the mastermind behind the scenes after he regains his freedom, and how to take revenge after he finds out the mastermind behind the scenes!

In fact, if Zhao Junchen could learn all kinds of thoughts in Liang Fuchen's heart at this time, he would definitely hesitate whether he should really release Liang Fuchen!

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"Master Liang, uncles, it's time to eat!"

In the evening of this day, the cellar of Yuqingguan was opened, and a middle-aged man with an obscene appearance appeared at the entrance of the cellar, first calling for the cellar, and then hanging several boxes of food into the cellar with hanging baskets.

With the appearance of this middle-aged man, and seeing the food in the hanging basket again, there was a slight commotion in the cellar.

All the attendants and guards who were imprisoned in the cellar turned their heads to look at Liang Fuchen, waiting for Liang Fuchen's attitude.

Liang Fuchen has no idea of going on a hunger strike, he only hopes that he can finally get out of trouble, and he doesn't want to provoke these horse bandits who kidnapped him.

Therefore, Liang Fuchen nodded lightly, signaling the guards and his entourage to accept the food sent by the horse bandits.

This happens every day, and the food in the basket is quickly taken.

Zhang Daozhen is Liang Fuchen's close staff, and his status is second only to Liang Fuchen among the people in the cellar, and after he was responsible for distributing the food, he sent a roast chicken leg, a piece of grilled fish, and two white-flour steamed buns to Liang Fuchen, and said in a low voice: "Liang Ge Lao, you better eat something to pad your stomach first." ”

Liang Fuchen nodded lightly, without any intention of being reserved, and directly picked up the chicken leg in front of him and bit it into his mouth.

After chewing two bites of chicken thighs, Liang Fuchen suddenly sneered: "The craftsmanship of this roast chicken is good, although it is not as good as the chef of a famous restaurant, but it should not be a horse bandit who has the skill......

Zhang Daozhen nodded lightly and said in a low voice: "The students also think about it seriously, since we were imprisoned, we have had three meals every day, morning, lunch and evening, and each meal can be regarded as sumptuous...... Let's not say for the time being that the tricks and craftsmanship of these meals are by no means what ordinary horse bandits should have, the gang of horse bandits who kidnapped us are all from the northwest civilians, and all of them are used to having only two meals a day, morning and evening, and these three meals a day are only eating habits that can only be found in the vicinity of Beijing and Jiangsu and Zhejiang......"

Liang Fuchen sneered again and said, "Yes, where do the people in the northwest have the habit of eating three meals a day, let alone thinking so carefully and thoughtfully for us prisoners...... It seems that the people behind the horse bandits who kidnapped us must have something to do with the capital...... At least it's a wealthy family! ”

Zhang Daozhen frowned and thought for a while, and was about to say something, but the man outside the cellar asked again with a hippie smile: "Master Liang, uncles, today's dinner has a total of three roast chickens, five grilled fish, a large pot of stew, and thirty white-flour steamed buns, you are all nobles, and our Black Tiger Army does not dare to treat you badly, this period of time has been a good hospitality of big fish and meat, and your brothers can't see meat on weekdays, and they can only drool in their eyes, you can't help but appreciate it...... By the way, the chief of my family said, if you still want to eat anything in the future, just mention it, if it is within the scope of your ability, you will definitely be satisfied! ”

Liang Fuchen glanced at Zhang Daozhen, Zhang Daozhen nodded slightly, but raised his head and asked, "This brother, there is one thing I want to ask, how long do you plan to lock us up?" You extorted 100,000 taels of gold from the government, is there any news from the government? ”

The middle-aged man still had a hippie smile on his face, and said: "Thanks to your blessings, the government is preparing gold now, and I am estimated that I will be able to get some of it by then...... Yes!!!! ”

However, before the middle-aged man finished speaking, he suddenly screamed, as if he had been stabbed.

In fact, the middle-aged man was indeed stabbed to death, and everyone in the cellar soon smelled blood.

At the same time, everyone faintly heard the sound of fighting outside the cellar.

And, the desperate screams of the horse bandits!

"Officers and soldiers! The officers and soldiers are coming!! ”

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