48. Weng son-in-law
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Pushing away a few grain packets, Deng Ji cautiously leaned out and looked around, but it was dark on all sides, and there was no light in sight.
Because it was in the granary, there were a lot of grain straws piled up at the entrance of the Wu family, and it took a long time for the strong people to move a path that could be climbed into for Deng Ji to enter.
There was nothing unusual, and he breathed softly, Deng Ji finally settled down, he was afraid that the officers and soldiers would know about this secret passage, so he blocked it or deliberately set up an ambush around it, but now it doesn't look like an ambush, so he can rest assured.
The granary as the entrance to the secret passage is naturally remote, listen carefully, there is no sound on the left and right, step forward and gently push on the door of the warehouse, but the outside is locked.
This time the lobbyist only brought Guo Shi in, and waved back to the entrance of the cave to let the strong people at the end of the secret passage temporarily withdraw, Deng Ji and Guo Shi worked together to move the grain bag back to cover the entrance of the cave.
Take a small hand axe and stomp lightly along the crack of the door, the copper lock outside will crack like tofu, and the two of them will rush out, the moon and stars outside are sparse, and there is silence, but most people are in a dream.
The last time I came to Wuzhai, Deng Ji didn't figure out where his father-in-law Wu Gong's bedroom was, but fortunately he had asked Wu Gong before coming, and when Guo Shi closed the door with his hand, the two disappeared into the darkness as lightly as raccoons.
In the past few days, the two armies outside the village have been fighting non-stop, worried that the thieves will inevitably defeat the official army, worried that the officers and soldiers will find Wu's revenge after killing the thieves, worried that the thief's son-in-law will die in the battle and let his daughter be widowed, worried that the thief's son-in-law will tell the thief the head of his own secret way, all kinds of things, and old, Wu Gong is more worried and sleepless, today let the concubine hammer her chest for a long time, and it was almost five watches to squint, but it didn't take long before she was woken up by two taps on the door.
In the eventful autumn, there will be no good thing when the door rings in the middle of the night, his eyes are still confused, Wu Gong has already "chuckled" in his heart, took a deep breath to stabilize his mind, pressed the concubine who wanted to get up next to him, and waited for the door to sound twice before he asked, "Who is it?" β
"The father-in-law, but the son-in-law Lei Gong!"
Although he is Deng Jizhang, he only knows that his son-in-law's name is Lei Gong, and his real name is not known.
The voice was separated by the door and the outside, but it was silent in the middle of the night, Wu Gong could also hear it faintly, and he hurriedly went out to open the door, but he could only vaguely see the vague black shadow in front of him, but he couldn't help but reprimand angrily: "You want to die, but don't harm my daughter, what about the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers outside the village, how can you dare to come in person?" β
Let Guo Shi stay outside the door, Deng Ji stepped into the door and said in a low voice: "Father-in-law, be quiet, don't be heard by others!" β
Although he snorted in his nose, Wu Gong also lowered his voice: "Lijin still has my concubine, and I'll talk about it later!" β
Summoned the concubine who came in, and looked for a fire sickle to light the oil lamp in the dark, and under the dim light, the two sat and talked with each other.
"What are you doing here, you little thief?"
I haven't seen him for a few months, and there are a lot more gray hairs on the old man's top, if you want to successfully hide from the world, no matter what method you use, you must first get your own father-in-law to agree, Deng Ji hurriedly smiled: "Naturally, it is for more than 20,000 grain trucks in Wuzhai!" β
Although he had guessed a few points, Wu Gong still couldn't help but be angry: "The shaft is hateful, do you want me to be a thief of the Wu family?" β
This is a fact, Deng Ji can only acquiesce, and the old man Wu Gong's heart immediately cooled, and asked, "You waited to come in from the secret passage?" β
Deng Ji nodded, Wu Gong was suddenly furious, pointing at him speechless for a long time, and when he woke up, it was still silent outside, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Since you have leaked out of the secret passage, the thief army should also come in, why haven't you heard the sound of fighting at this time?" β
"So that the father-in-law knows that the son-in-law did not leak the secret passage, but only brought his own family and horses to come, and waited outside the secret passage, including Wu Miao!"
Since the last time this thief kidnapped Wu Ning and forcibly recruited Wu Qiao and Jiao's family, Wu Gong knew that he was a bold man, but he didn't expect to be so bold that he was startled again: "You...... And thou wilt devour all this grain for thy own? β
Seeing Deng Ji nodding again, the old man asked, "How many people are there?" β
Thinking about it, Deng Ji still decided to tell the truth: "Six hundred strong, four thousand old and weak, all outside the secret passage!" β
"How? Don't say officers and soldiers, if you really swallow so much grain, can the big thief outside spare you? β
Deng Ji smiled lightly and sneered: "In this troubled world, who is not for himself? Even if he really knew, and it would be enough to divide half of it with him, if he didn't take such a heaven-sent thing, he would regret it for a lifetime! β
"Where is the Wu Clan?"
Wu Gong's anger was expected, and after he vented it, Deng Ji asked calmly: "Now that the two tigers are fighting outside the gate, no matter what the victory or defeat is, Wu Zhai is afraid that there will be no peace in the future, and his father-in-law is the patriarch, how can he save himself?" β
This is exactly what Wu Gong, who is the patriarch, is worried about day and night, and now that the thief's son-in-law is unceremoniously exposed, the old man can't help but stagnate, and he can't help but say hatefully for a long time: "The old man can't be a daughter and take the life of the whole clan!" β
"Wu can still be a thief, how can he have no future for his life?" Deng Ji sneered and asked rhetorically, and then said: "Now that Zhang Pingnan's army is gathered, the officers and soldiers are weak, if the village is breached, it will really be lifeless!" β
Wu Gong said disapprerovingly: "When the stockade is broken, the Wu family can also escape through the secret passage!" β
This old man was too naΓ―ve, Deng Ji had to ruthlessly poke and said: "Once the official army is defeated and retreats, the Black Mountain thieves will be able to attack the village in a hurry, and the Wu family has 2,000 people, how many can escape in a hurry?" Even if they all escape, if they are full of thieves today, they have become homeless people without land, and they are like thieves in the eyes of the government! β
Zhang Yi and Zhang Yang failed to tell their secret passage as soon as possible when they came in, and they were the idea of letting Wu escape at a critical time, and the thief's son-in-law told the truth, Wu Gong was silent, Deng Ji continued: "If you become a thief today, will you be a thief forever?" Don't hide it from your father-in-law, if you have the opportunity, the son-in-law will also want to demote the government to fight for a good background for future generations, the world will be chaotic, and I must use our own own! β
If this thief's son-in-law is really willing to surrender to the official mansion, his own daughter will also have a hope, Wu Gong couldn't help but be surprised: "You... Have the heart to demote the government? β
"Who spares his life? Who wants to be a thief forever? Deng Ji smiled: "It's just not the time, it's just the right person!" β
Wu Gong also knew that last time in order to avoid Xue Li's officers and soldiers, the thief's son-in-law knew about Wu's secret way, if he was determined to do it, it would really make trouble, and Wu's stay would not escape death, unless he could tie up this son-in-law to the officers and soldiers, otherwise there was only one way left from the thief, after sighing heavily, he asked helplessly: "You only have hundreds of people, how can you succeed?" If the officers and soldiers outside the village come to their rescue, they will be able to break through the village in just a moment! β
Saying this means that the old man agreed, and Deng Ji was immediately overjoyed: "With the help of the father-in-law, the plan is thorough, and it will be difficult for the officers and soldiers outside the village to detect anything!" β
Seeing his son-in-law's excitement, Wu Gong had to smile bitterly: "I agreed, there are still Wu clan elders, how can they be willing?" β
"The head of the Zhangren family, just saving the Wu clan from fire and water, is the Qiankun dictatorship, and it has nothing to do with it!" The old man looked left and right, Deng Ji hurriedly patted the horse and pushed him: "Besides, the clan elders are also sensible, now that the Wu family is in trouble, how can they sit still and wait for death?" β
"The old decay was negligent, and the erector was brought into the house that day, and the Wu family was also in trouble!"
Deng Ji's face turned red, and he had to smile bitterly: "The father-in-law praises falsely, and the son-in-law doesn't dare to be it." β
When the plan was properly discussed, the rooster crowed continuously, and the sky was white, Weng and his son-in-law sat quietly until sunrise, Wu Gong called people to summon the clan elders to the hall to discuss matters, and asked Deng Ji and Guo Shi to hide in the hall behind the straw curtain, and when the clan elders gathered, Wu Gong told the truth together, and only listened to the abuse, opposition, and sighs of the clan elders in the hall, and even the clan elders proposed to convene the clan elders to replace the patriarch.
Old man Wu Gong was angered for a while, and called Deng Ji and his companions to come out to deter the old guys, let them know that they were now ready to fly, and said that they would have the opportunity to demote to the government again in the future, and forced Deng Ji to make an oath, which made the old guys reluctantly agree.
If you leave it alone, if there are people among the clan elders who have different intentions, it may be a disaster, anyway, the old guys have already nodded, Deng Ji asked his father-in-law to find a tribe to send them out of the secret passage to the thieves first, anyway, there are few officers and soldiers in the village, and no one cares about the Wu clan's people walking around at will.
The two armies outside always have to fight every day, attracting the attention of most people, and the sound is enough to drown out the sound in the village, and now everything is ready, just waiting for the two armies to fight again.