Chapter 488: A Trip to Luzhou
"After Feng Wanshan entered the treasury, he used the flaws left five years ago to steal the official silver of the month. A month later, on April 15, Wang Biao was arranged by Zheng Huaren to send money, the purpose of which was to make him a substitute for the dead ghost, because the guards had registered the people who entered and exited the treasury, and if there was one more person, he would definitely be interrogated. After Wang Biao entered the treasury, Feng Wanshan charmed Wang Biao, changed into his clothes, put him in a silver box and locked him, and then swaggered out of the treasury. Poor Wang Biao was starved to death by plotting. That's why only half of the money in the treasury is stolen. According to your plan, you will wait for the opportunity to take out the corpse when the government sends the official money in May, so Zhao Cheng will still be useful at that time, so you have not killed it. But unexpectedly, Ni Tingshi used the money from the treasury to respond to the locust plague, destroying your plan in advance. When you get the news, you know that the government will definitely go to Zheng Huaren to investigate, so you kill him first. ”
As he spoke, Li Tao made a move, and immediately stacked the cash box with the two officials to form a step, which went straight to the top of the money bank, and then, He Zhi climbed up and pulled out a stone from the top, and after a while, the hole was enough for one person to get into. Not only did he get in, and a clanging sound sounded, and there was an extra layer of copper coins on the ground.
Li Tao got a hint from Shi Taotao's body, since it was impossible for the silver to be transported, there was only one possibility, the money was still in the treasury. The secret room with huge stones piled up on one side may never have a chance for others, but for Feng Wanshan, a stonemason, it is exactly where he can play. Moreover. Five years ago, when he was repairing the silver vault, he had already dug up the mezzanine. When the rumors passed, the treasury was relocated. They can swagger and enjoy the stolen money.
Feng Wanshan and the others were speechless, so they had to bow their heads and confess.
After cracking the case of the theft of official money in Bianzhou, Li Tao continued to supervise the extermination of locusts in various counties in Bianzhou. By the end of June, the locust plague had been largely contained. In Bianzhou alone, 340,000 locusts were killed, thanks to effective hunting measures and timely disaster relief. The people have not been displaced, and the situation has stabilized.
After the locust extermination, Li Tao left Bianzhou. In order to mobilize the states to exterminate locusts. Yao Chong took the situation of locusts killed in various states as the standard for rewards and punishments for assassins, and those who were diligent and those who were lazy should be reported at any time. Due to the remarkable destruction of locusts in Bianzhou, Ni Ruoshui, the assassin of Bianzhou, was finally transferred back to Chang'an to take up his post.
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When Li Tao arrived in Luzhou. It's the end of June. Leave Bianzhou. Li Tao was not in a hurry to return to Chang'an, but asked his entourage to go back first, and he and Pei Yue lived in Luzhou before making a detour. It has been several years since he left Luzhou, and now that he finally has this opportunity, of course he wants to take a look.
Looking at the lush Dacang Mountain in front of him, Li Tao seemed to have returned to the time of the year. But when the two of them crossed the Dacang Mountain and saw the situation in front of them. I couldn't help but be stunned.
"OMG! Uncle Yue, is this still the big grass beach of the year? Li Tao asked in surprise.
What catches your eye is a large number of houses. Herds of horses, cattle and sheep are as far as the eye can see. If you don't know, you'll think it's a huge village!
"It's worthy of the silver fox, it's only been a few years, and it's been so big for him to run it on such a scale!" Pei Yue couldn't help but admire.
"It seems that we have made this trip worthwhile!" Li Tao had a smile on his face.
"Little master, shall we go in?" Pei Yue asked.
Li Tao shook his head: "Don't go now, go again at night." ”
"Coming back in the evening?" Pei Yue was a little puzzled.
"I want to see if this big grass beach is ruined by gold and jade!" Li Tao said meaningfully.
Pei Yue comprehended: "Little master, what do you mean ......?"
Li Tao nodded and stopped talking.
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At that time, Li Wenjiao was in his room, holding a book in his hand. After so many years in Dacaotan, he still hasn't given up the habit of reading before going to bed.
Suddenly, there was a terrible sound of arrows in the night sky. Li Wenjiao stood up when he heard it, this is the news from the sentinel, there is an invasion of outsiders. This is something that has never happened in the history of Dacaotan.
He walked out of the house and asked aloud, "What's wrong?" ”
A guard reported loudly: "An unknown person has been found in the barracks, and Zhao Shuai has led a team to search the barracks." ”
When Li Wenjiao heard this, he couldn't help frowning. Over the years, he has made great efforts for the Big Grass Beach Society, and he can't live up to the little master's trust in him. Today, under his auspices, Dacaustan has been thriving. Despite this, he did not relax his vigilance against the safety of Da Lancao Beach. Dacaustan is divided into four areas, one is the residential area, one is the Luzhou regimental training barracks, one is the forging area, and the other is the horse farm.
Although there are many people in the residential area, they are all relatives of soldiers and craftsmen, and soldiers patrol every night, making it difficult for outsiders to enter. There are troops stationed in the horse farm, the forging area and the barracks, especially the barracks are even more heavily guarded, but there are outsiders infiltrating tonight, this matter must be not trivial.
Thinking of this, Li Wenjiao said to the herald: "Immediately issue an order, send a scout team to be responsible for the perimeter guard, and send two teams to assist all the personnel in the residential area to transfer to the barracks, and the troops in the horse farm and forging area will be stationed in place to take strict precautions." Send a cavalry team and special forces team to search carefully, and be sure to find the infiltrator! ”
"Yes!" The herald said yes and left.
"Wait!" Li Wenjiao said again: "Tell Zhao Shuai that you must capture the other party alive, I want to see who has such great ability!" ”
At night, the grass beach is brightly lit and torches are lit everywhere.
Seeing the men, women, and children evacuate to the barracks in an orderly manner, no one made a sound, and no one carried extra items, Li Tao, who was lying in the dark, couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It seems that we have gone too far this time." ”
Pei Yue disagreed: "Why should real gold be afraid of fire refining? However, looking at their situation, they usually practice a lot. ”
"Let's go!" Li Tao got up and said, "We will meet Uncle Li." ”
As soon as Pei Yue and Li Tao got up, they heard someone shouting: "Xizuo is here, catch him!" ”
When Li Tao and Pei Yue saw that their whereabouts were exposed, they no longer hid and unfolded their bodies and disappeared into the night.
The torches illuminated the courtyard as if it were daylight, Li Wenjiao, who was standing on the steps in front of the door, was anxious, he knew the combat effectiveness of the Luzhou regiment training, but he was escaped by the opponent several times in vain, and now two hours have passed, and he still hasn't caught the other party, which makes him can't help but have a shadow in his heart. (To be continued......)