Qingxi County, Bangyuan Cave.

After listening to the report of the people under his hand, Luo Sihai's black face, who looked thin and thin, suddenly wrinkled: "So most of our grain stocks have been consumed, and we can't even survive this year's autumn harvest?" ”

As a close confidant, Ma San'er, who was in charge of money and food, nodded a little embarrassed: "Yes, but this is also a helpless thing, tens of thousands of people are hiding in the mountains and relying on us to help, and one or two months is worth the consumption of the past year, so this food is ......."

As the recognized leader of the mountain people in the area of Bangyuandong, Luo Sihai's reputation and influence in the local area are naturally very great, and his face is even more sufficient, so it is not too difficult to get some food from other mountains. But when he thought of the specific number of Fangla's people who fled to take refuge and hiding, as well as the large number of officers and soldiers who were still stationed in Muzhou City and sent many people to Qingxi County, he felt uneasy.

Bangyuan Cave is said to be a cave, in fact, it is not much like an ordinary village, but the scale is larger, the nearby side is dozens of miles, thousands of people listen to his leader's orders, plus some other forces such as Qinghe Cave and Changming Cave are friendly with each other, don't look at them are not officials recognized by the imperial court, but the local forces in Qingxi are overshadowed by the county government. With a single word, he can mobilize thousands of people to make trouble, and even ......

But even so, Luo Sihai didn't dare to really go against the officials and soldiers, at most, he helped hide Fang La and them in the mountains, and provided food and other needs regularly. But now, the food he has accumulated over the years is about to bottom out, which really makes him feel a lot of pressure, if he really runs out of food, and in two years there will be a disaster, what will happen to the brothers below?

Ma San'er saw that he was embarrassed, and then followed: "Also, now the county has been full of notices, saying that we will provide Fang La's location, as long as the clues are true, there will be a heavy reward." Many people in the cave were a little tempted, but because of the fourth brother, you didn't say it clearly. ”

"Hmph, none of these officials have a good thing, and their words can't be believed. Emperor...... Fang La, they also helped us do a lot of things at the beginning, and they have been friends with us for many years, how can they be so disrespectful of righteousness? You pass on the word to me, if anyone really dares to betray their brother, don't blame me Luo Laosi for not being affectionate! ”

Just when Ma San'er smiled bitterly and nodded in agreement, a brother came to report with a strange expression: "Fourth brother, Lu Qi, and Gui Wu, they suddenly came, saying that they had something important to discuss with us." ”

As soon as he heard the identity of the person, Luo Sihai's brows furrowed even deeper: "What did they do when they came to me to help Yuandong for no reason?" "These are the same as him, they are all the leaders of a local cave in Qingxi, although they have a good relationship, but they are not to the sake of frequent visits. But since everyone has arrived at the door, he can't see it, so he can only nod: "Then let's go and greet them and see what they have to say." ”

Soon, several men of different heights, but equally black and thin, met Luo Sihai, and then he led them to his own hall, not a tiled house like in the city, but a spacious lobby built entirely of bamboo. In this increasingly hot weather, these rooms are cooler than elsewhere.

After inviting a few guests to sit down, Luo Sihai's eyes mostly fell on the two men who were obviously not on their side. These two people, one is white and fat, the other is polite, and at first glance, they are not used to working in the mountains, and judging from the respectful attitude of Lu Qi and Gui Wu and other people, the status of these two people is not low, so their origins are about to come out.

There are not so many twists and turns in the mountains, and they can't hide any questions in their hearts, so Luo Sihai immediately asked: "Who are these two friends?" ”

"I forgot to introduce you to the fourth brother, these two are the leading figures in Jiangnan today, this is the former Suzhou magistrate, and the current Hangzhou prefect Tong Mutong official, and this one is even more amazing, it is the Xie Mo Xie Gongzi who we mention more on weekdays and admire." Lu Qi gave an introduction with a smile, and there was a lot of respect in his tone.

But Luo Sihai became more and more uneasy when he heard it, and he didn't even have a perfunctory smile on his face: "I don't know what you are doing when you two suddenly visit?" ”

"Naturally, the two of us are here to help many villagers in Yuandong. When we were in Qingxi County, we also heard about it, saying that you guys have been short of food for Yuandong recently, and our government can help with this. Don't dare to say anything else, tens of thousands of stone grain, we are still willing to take it out. Tong Mu smiled: "In addition, I heard that there are a lot of mountain goods and silk in your local area that cannot be sold, and our government also intends to accept them at the market price, I don't know if you are interested in doing this deal with us, Fourth Brother Luo?" ”

"Haha, how can you not be willing to do such a good thing, that is, our Qinghe Cave family background is not as thick as Bangyuan Cave, so we can't take out more mountain goods and silk. Fourth brother, how is it, this deal can be done, right? Gui Wu smiled and said.

Tong Mu continued to look at Luo Sihai's face, smiling: "If you don't like to take money, fourth brother, you can also exchange food, anyway, as long as you nod, within half a month, things can be delivered." ”

"When did the government become so protective of our small people, it's really scary." Luo Sihai didn't answer him, and suddenly asked, "I'm afraid I don't have something to hide, right?" ”

"What can you think, now my government in Jiangnan is very different from the past, whether it is General Sun or this Tong Governor's Mansion, they are all dedicated to the welfare of the people. Why, fourth brother, you can't even believe me Xie Mo, right? If you really don't feel credible, I can stay here as a witness, and then you will believe it, right? Xie Mo also laughed.

"Who would dare to question Gongzi Xie's personality in the south of the Yangtze River?" Gui Wu hurriedly smiled and agreed: "And fourth brother, you don't know, our cave has already traded with the government, it is really Tong Suo, and everyone has also gained quite a lot of benefits." ”

Luo Sihai's gaze swept over the faces of several of them again, and then he laughed: "Eating people with short mouths and short hands with people, I'm afraid the two of you are helping us with other plans, right?" ”

"It's not a big deal, I just want to let the brothers of Bang Yuandong help find some people, it is a group of rebels who can't rebel and flee into the mountains and forests. To be honest, they are also a big hidden danger to the villagers in Gangyuandong here, and the government wants to be the master of the people, so naturally they have to help suppress them. Tong Mu said as if relaxed, and finally said the true purpose.

After more than a month of propaganda and investigation, the whereabouts of Fang La's remnants have also been almost touched. However, the mountains and forests over there are complicated after all, and there are a group of people who help Yuandong to cover up and escape, and it is difficult to take them down in one fell swoop. So Sun Tu thought of pulling these people to his side, and it was best to let them help arrest Fang La and so on, so there was today's meeting.

Because Tong Mu had never made any decent contributions before, and Sun Tu intended to make him the head of the local civil officials in Jiangnan, he thought of using him to persuade the people of Yuandong. And I believe that with his ability and eloquence, he can indeed do this.

Now Tong Mu really put enough pressure on the other party in a few words, and Luo Sihai fell into silence for a short time. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Although I Luo Sihai has no ability, but it is the most important word, the people on the mountain have a good relationship with me, and they are also kind to me, what if I refuse to cooperate with the government?" ”

"Well, that's a pity." Tong Mu sighed, smiled bitterly and said, "Then the business I said before can only be done here." In addition, your charge of harboring anti-thieves will also be confirmed, even if General Sun really has the heart to defend it, once the imperial court knows about it, the consequences will be extremely serious.

"Also, I've already inquired, most of the mountain people in the Yuandong area you helped rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on silk reeling to hunt and collect firewood, and then carry the mountain goods to exchange for food and cloth or something. If the government suddenly closes the mountain and blocks all your way out, I wonder if this mountain is enough to feed tens of thousands of people? ”

He said this lightly, but the threat in it was extremely heavy, and it immediately shocked Luo Sihai's whole person, and his eyes had become much gloomy.

On the other side, Lu Qigui and the two people were also panicked, and hurriedly said: "Fourth brother, don't come hard, the government is not something that I and other small people can deal with, although Fang La has a deep friendship with you, but we have indeed helped him a lot in the past two years, and it is really not good to harm the villagers below for him." "Once the government really closes the mountain and blocks the road, even they will be greatly affected, and naturally they dare not make this happen.

Seeing that he was still hesitating, Tong Mu simply said: "I won't hide it from you, you are not the only one in the Yuan Cave who can call the shots, that Hua Lao Guan already has the heart to cooperate with the government, if you don't want to, we can only find another person to cooperate." ”

This sentence finally became the last straw that broke the camel's back. As said in the words, Luo Sihai does have an opponent in the Bangyuan Cave, although his prestige is lower, but there are also many people who support him, once the government really supports him to sit in the position of leader, Luo Sihai's situation will be dangerous.

On the one hand, there are a lot of benefits, and on the other hand, there are deep threats, and when these two choices are in front of him, Luo Sihai quickly knows what choice he should make. Maybe he prides himself on being a person in the rivers and lakes, and he really wants to talk about righteousness with others, but after all, he is not alone, and Luo Sihai, who is dragging his family and leading his family, and even the leader of more than a thousand households in a hole, will never dare to be really angry.

After a while, he finally bowed his head and said softly: "I won't make a move, and I won't send someone to make a move." I'm just going to give you some specific locations and make it easy for you to get into the mountains. ”

"Yes. But before that, please take a good look at the mountain people under your command, and don't let them go up the mountain again and get involved in this matter. Tong Mu replied very happily, the matter has been done!

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It's Monday again.,This volume will end.,Sun Tu is about to leave Jiangnan.,Come and count the tickets as the travel expenses.,Otherwise, General Sun will have to go back.。。。。