Chapter 577: Cunning Lu Wenfu

Although the task was dispatched, Shi Bin felt that this time things would not be so easy. He didn't think that a greedy person would be stupid and that he should be more prepared. But reckless action before the information was handed back was taboo, which made Shi Bin very anxious.

Seeing Shi Bin's restless appearance, Xu Feng, a little think tank, asked the reason for it. already needed a staff officer, and since Xu Feng cared about this matter, Shi Bin also said: "Xu Feng, do you think Lu Wenfu is a stupid person?" ”

"Stupid people?" Xu Feng couldn't help but laugh after listening to Shi Bin's words, and said, "My lord, how can Lu Wenfu be so greedy? If you want to covet more things, you have to use your brain, how can a person who can use his brain be a stupid person? Why do you suddenly ask such a question? ”

Without answering Xu Feng's question directly, Shi Bin continued: "Since he is not a stupid person, do you think he will easily let us see the clues from Batuna?" ”

"I can't." Xu Feng said with certainty, "I'm afraid we have to get answers from our own people." ”

"Yes, I'm afraid it's up to us in the end. I'm in Shaanxi, and Lu Wenfu is in Hedong, don't you think it's too far? If there is any emergency, will I just sigh? ”

Gradually understood what Shi Bin meant, Xu Feng proposed that no matter whether Lu Wenfu was Tongyuan or not, he should go back to Hedong to take a look, after all, he had been away from Hedong for a year, and if he left for too long, he might have accidents.

After listening to Xu Feng's suggestion, Shi Bin thought about it carefully. I feel that now that the situation in Shaanxi is stable, the situation in Hedong is turbulent, and Lu Wenfu may be able to pass through the Yuan, it is indeed necessary to go back to Hedong immediately, just in case. So he didn't discuss with Jia Ling and Sai Xishi, but only sent someone to Cheng Yuanfeng and Wang Lixin to send a message saying that he would go back to Hedong to inspect it, and then left with Jia Ling and Sai Xishi.

I didn't understand why Shi Bin rushed back to Hedong in such a hurry, Jia Ling and the others asked one after another on the way.

"Two ladies, I think that since Lu Wenfu is greedy, he is not stupid, so I am afraid that Batu will not get the results we want if he goes to him. Because even if Lu Wenfu is really Tongyuan, he can catch Batu first and then deliberately let him escape, in this way, no matter what, he will not fall into the trap, at most, he will be reprimanded by me and the imperial court. Shi Bin explained, "And now we are in Shaanxi, too far away from Datong, once something happens, I am afraid it will be too late to react." So I decided that it would be better to go to Taiyuan to sit in the town, anyway, Cheng Yuanfeng and Wang Lixin have been attached to Shaanxi, and the situation is still stable, and it should be fine if they leave for a few months. ”

Of course, this reason is very sufficient, but after hearing this, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi thought that Shi Bin's speed was slow, and said that they would no longer stay in the hotel, but rush in the way of cavalry. When you are thirsty, you drink water from a water bottle, when you are hungry, you eat a few bites of baked bread, and at night you set up a tent in the field to rest. In this way, the journey of at least half a month was completed in eight days by Shi Bin and his gang.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the house, I saw a Taoist priest dressed as a duster in his hand. The man's eyes were shining, and he looked like a capable person, but he was full of peace and did not have the slightest evil spirit, which made Shi Bin very relieved.

"Is the Taoist looking for me?" Shi Bin asked.

"My lord, the poor Taoist temple has a bad complexion, and it seems that he has been working too hard recently."

Shi Bin, a charlatan like this, has seen a lot, but he hasn't seen it since he became the commander. Because of the kind of non-anger and self-authority of officials, many charlatans do not dare to come to cheat. Now that there is such a strange thing, Shi Bin is also a little interested. Therefore, he did not let Xu Feng drive that person away, but chatted with him.

"This real person is really sharp-eyed, and the official has indeed been on the road for eight days in a row, and he is a little tired."

"My lord, there is an elixir in the poor road, which can solve the heart of an adult." After the Taoist priest said this, he will have one

The black pill was stuffed into Shi Bin's hand and floated away, looking like an immortal who didn't eat fireworks in the world.

Looking at a large pill in his hand, Shi Bin immediately remembered the 'Wax Pill Book'. So he quickly entered the door of the house and rushed into the inner room of the study.

I opened the big pill, and sure enough, there was a letter written in small letters. The content is that Lu Wenfu is indeed Tongyuan, and it has been at least half a year. But after hearing that Shi Bin had wiped out the spies of the Yuan people in Shaanxi, he no longer contacted the Yuan people, and rarely went out.

At the bottom of the letter, he found a specific mark of his own person, which convinced Shi Bin of the authenticity of the letter, and lamented that the person who sent the letter was smart enough to know to wait in Taiyuan Shifu instead of going to Xi'an.

Seeing Shi Bin's gloomy face, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi knew that something was wrong, so they didn't take the initiative to ask and just waited for Shi Bin to speak.

But after a while, Shi Bin took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said, "After Lu Wenfu's bastard received so much grain from me, he then sold it to Yuanren refined iron and salt in exchange for horses..."

"Sell iron and salt to the Yuan people in exchange for horses?" Jia Ling and Sai Xishi were very surprised and said in unison.

"Yes, fine iron and salt in exchange for horses." Shi Bin replied affirmatively.

The answer is already there, Lu Wenfu did not do this to fight the Yuan people, he should have planned to support the army and even turn the spearhead to act as the vanguard of the Yuan people's southward invasion of the Song Dynasty.

At this time, Shi Bin, Jia Ling, and Sai Xishi were all in a cold sweat, and they couldn't help but wonder, if the time to wipe out the Yuanren spies was a few months later, would Lu Wenfu really already do it? Although it is unlikely that the Yuan people will attack like this because of their lack of strength, this speculation is still very scary.

"Although Lu Wenfu hibernated a month ago, there is no guarantee that he suspects that we have discovered his deeds, so he will definitely be very cautious. So what do we do? Jia Ling asked.

The letter said that Lu Wenfu only got a thousand Mongolian horses even after buying them, and it didn't make much of a climate, so naturally it couldn't be regarded as a big crime, and no one would be held accountable. In this way, as long as he continues to hibernate, it will be difficult for us to do anything to him. What's more, he is not the only one who does horse business with Yuanren... The real sin was that he sold refined iron and salt to the Yuan people. Shi Bin said.

Soon, Shi Bin realized that this matter was very troublesome. It is already known that Lu Wenfu hooked up with Yuan Ren and got a thousand horses, but it is really a headache that he must not be easily disposed of.

"What do you say? This guy is so despicable and shameless, the husband really wants to break his body into pieces and throw him into the wild to feed the wolves! Shi Bin said angrily.

"It's not easy to do, it's just him, just find a crime and lock him up, but he also has an older brother." Sai Si Shi reminded.

Indeed, Lu Wenfu also has an elder brother named Lu Wende, and Lu Wende is not only the pacification envoy of the Jiangnan and Jiangnan Roads but also Shi Bin's ally, which makes Shi Bin feel even more troublesome. If you offend Lu Wende because of Lu Wenfu Tongyuan's affairs, then the gain outweighs the loss. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to make Lu Wenfu no longer pose a threat to Shi Bin and not offend Lu Wende.

"Husband, I think it's better for us to stay out of this matter." Jia Ling said.

Do not get involved? Hearing this word, Shi Bin and Sai Xishi looked at her in great surprise, and they both thought that Jia Ling was talking about a dream. Hedong is under the jurisdiction of Shi Bin, and there is an official Tongyuan in the jurisdiction, how can Shi Bin, the envoy along the river, stay out of the matter?

"Husband, I mean let Lu Wende take care of this matter, let's just deliver the letter." Jia Ling explained.

"You mean to pass on this news to Lu Wende, and let Lu Wende take care of this brother himself?" Shi Bin asked.

"That's what the slave family means. Let's not get involved in the affairs of their Lu family, even if they blush, it has nothing to do with us. The slave family thought that Lu Wende would never let Lu Wenfu continue to mess around like this, and the biggest possibility was to transfer Lu Wenfu back to Jiangnan and Lianglu

Take care of it. If Lu Wenfu is really transferred, although we will directly confront the Yuan people, Hedong will really be controlled by Fujun. The tens of thousands of refugees brought from the south have now been settled, and the greatly increased strength of Hedong should be enough to deal with the threat of the Yuan people. Jia Ling smiled.

I have long seen that Lu Wenfu is not pleasing to the eye, but now when I hear Jia Ling say this, Shi Bin immediately feels that this method is good. It's time to let Lu Wende take care of this shameless brother personally, and he has to stay out of the matter. Realizing that if he wanted the plan to proceed, he had to let Lu Wende come to Taiyuan, so Shi Bin immediately ordered someone to send a letter to Lu Wende, saying that he and Lu Wenfu had a dispute over the Yuanren issue and needed him to mediate.

"Can you tell me how to stabilize the situation before Lu Wende arrives in Taiyuan?" Shi Bin asked, "I want to make sure that nothing goes wrong." ”

understood what Shi Bin meant by 'foolproof', so Sai Xishi said: "Otherwise, let's think of a reason to deceive Lu Wenfu from Datong to Taiyuan, and then put him under house arrest?" ”

House arrest? Unexpectedly, Sai Xishi, the female bandit leader, could actually think of such a gentle method of house arrest, which surprised Shi Bin and Jia Ling very much and made them very happy. And there seemed to be no good way other than house arrest, so Shi Bin finally had to agree.

It's just that this seems to be a bit wishful thinking, after receiving Shi Bin's order, Lu Wende did not leave for Taiyuan, but deduced that he was unwell and could not travel far, and asked Shi Bin to forgive him.

Unexpectedly, Lu Wenfu dared to disobey his orders, Shi Bin immediately lost his temper, saying that one day he would kill this beast who not only forgot his ancestors, but also dared to disrespect military orders. After getting angry, it was time to talk about business, so Shi Bin had no choice but to pull Jia Ling and Sai Xishi together again to talk about things.

"Since the military order can't work, let's change the means." Jia Ling smiled slyly.

"Look at Madame's appearance, it seems that there is a good way." Shi Bin said lukewarmly.

"It's not a good idea, but it should probably work."

"Let's talk about it, Xiaoling." Shi Bin still said lukewarmly.

Seeing this, Sai Xishi immediately advised Shi Bin to speak well and not to spill his anger on his wife. Realizing that he was wrong, Shi Bin had no choice but to change his face.

"Then since Lu Wenfu is greedy, then let's take advantage of his greed. Tell him that we have got another batch of food, and we can give him some as a reward. According to his nature, the slave family did not believe that he could resist this temptation and stay in Datong. Jia Ling smiled slyly again.

"It's a good idea, but he doesn't necessarily believe it. Now that food is in short supply, where is there so much food? He saw that I was not happy when he asked for food last time, how dare he ask for it now? Shi Bin asked suspiciously.

"'People die for money, birds die for food', Lu Wenfu is the kind of person who wants money and doesn't want to die." Jia Ling said with certainty.

I originally wanted to discuss it with Jia Ling, but I was blocked by Sai Xishi's words - there is no good way to do it now.

So Shi Bin had to arrange for people to put the soil into sacks and put it on ox carts, and then let a special grain transport force transport it to the granary outside the city. On the other side, someone was sent to hand the false news that the grain was going to be distributed to Lu Wenfu.

Lu Wenfu, who received the news, really didn't believe the news sent by Shi Bin at first, and immediately sent someone to Taiyuan to find out the authenticity of the news after spending a few dollars and breaking silver to send the post guard. When the people who came back told Lu Wenfu that the 'grain' in the granary outside Taiyuan City had been piled up into a mountain, and Shi Bin was interested in building another granary, Lu Wenfu couldn't sit still anymore.

Maybe he was cautious by nature, or maybe he was uneasy when he did bad things, so Lu Wenfu didn't enter the city when he arrived in Taiyuan, but stayed in a small town outside the city and sent someone to inform Shi Bin that he was coming.

Such a series of abnormal actions made Shi Bin completely sure of Lu Wenfu Tongyuan, and even began to talk about how to cooperate with the southern invasion. In order not to make Lu Wenfu suspicious, Shi Bin decided not to summon him into the city to meet, but to go out of the city to meet him in that town.