"It's a rebellion, it's not an obvious thing, Lord Wu doesn't have to make such a fuss." Master Ke said excitedly.

If he didn't have this idea when he saw the gold, silver and the family's treasures, then after seeing the mountains of grain, Master Ke had a certain imagination in his heart.

The Maison's courage was greater than he thought. Also, they dare to be greedy for ink even for the things of the powerful and His Majesty, and what are they that they dare not think about or do.

Food, weapons, gold and silver, these things are ready, if there is a suitable time, maybe the Li family will rise up and have the dream of becoming an emperor.

Xu Erlang walked forward for a while, and then stopped in front of a box. This box looks the same as the previous one, except that there is no straw stuffed in the box.

Xu Erlang opened the box and saw that it was filled with black armor.

Lord Wu sighed, "This is a rebellion, right?" The evidence is ironclad, and the Li family can't escape if they want to escape this time. ”

Master Ke also said, "I just don't know if the rest of the family knows that the Li family has this mind?" Also, the accomplices of the Li family in the family, I don't know what they are. ”

"It's not too late to probe these later." Xu Erlang said, "If it's getting late today, let's send someone to the city to summon more guards to guard this place." In addition, the amount of gold, silver, treasure, weapons, and grain involved in this place was too large. It is necessary to inform Your Majesty immediately, and it is best for Your Majesty to send a military guard to escort you in person. ”

Otherwise, if you want to deliver so many things safely to the capital with the force of Tongzhou, it is tantamount to a fool's dream. Again, the grain is not easy to carry. According to Xu Erlang's meaning, he still wants to keep a batch of this grain.

Jiangnan was exploited by the five great families, and although the lives of the people were slightly better than the rest of the country, they were not much better.

The people received a great amount, but what fell into their own pockets was only for their bread. In the long run, the people will be disappointed and hate the king, and after being provoked by those who have a heart, they may cause chaos.

It is better to appease the people now, and there is nothing more soothing than food.

Xu Erlang prepared to distribute some of these grains as "rice seeds", and the other part was used as spare grain, ready to turn around when there was a disaster in the south of the Yangtze River. Otherwise, it would be too much delay to ask His Majesty to deliver food for disaster relief after the disaster occurs.

Xu Erlang felt that His Majesty would definitely agree with this matter, after all, according to the rule, Tongzhou should also have a granary. Even though the granary was full at this time, he had already checked that most of the grain inside was old and moldy. The livestock have eaten nothing, but I am afraid that the people will not be able to bear it if they eat it.

The matter was decided, and Lord Wu and Master Ke both walked out of the tunnel in a hurry.

Lord Wu took two steps forward with the two of them, and then paused abruptly. "I think so, Lord Xu is the governor of Liangjiang, and he will deal with the affairs of the family, and then he will want you to take the helm. And there are a lot of things in the state capital, and Lord Xu should not be able to pull away from Liu Ziang all the time. As for Lord Ke, he still has to present some excerpts to His Majesty, and this matter cannot be delayed, and Lord Ke must also return to the city immediately. It's me, and it's not a big deal. The important things to come to Tongzhou have also been done, and I have nothing to do now, so I can stay and sit here. Otherwise, the soldiers have no backbone, and the amount of money and silver is too large......"

Lord Wu's unfinished meaning is very clear, that is, he is worried that these guards will be blinded by gold and silver, and then move some crooked thoughts that should not be there.

Ordinary people say that you can't use money to test a person's character, because it often has a "surprise" effect. Nowadays, the business here is simply uncountable, and if some of it is smuggled away, children and grandchildren will no longer have to worry about money.

This temptation is too great, and I am afraid that these guards will not be able to withstand the worry and pry, and make a wrong step, a wrong step.

Xu Erlang and Master Ke thought for a moment when they heard this, and they both nodded in response.

Xu Erlang saluted solemnly, "Then there is Lord Lao Wu." ”

Master Ke also said, "Lord Wu is thoughtful, so you can sit here for the time being." When I return to the city, I will send the excerpt of 800 li into the capital urgently, and I think it will not take more than ten days at most, and Your Majesty will dispose of everything here. ”

Lord Wu waved his hand, "Don't worry, there is no shortage of food and drink here, I will live as a self-cultivation." ”

Lord Wu said that he would stay, but Xu Erlang couldn't really let him stay. After all, he is a Qincha, but he is not a serious official in Tongzhou. After Xu Erlang thought about it, he left Mohe behind, and after he was ready to go back to Tongzhou, he would send two more secure people to help.

Chang Chaohui seems to be a little free now, and it would be good to send him.

Because of the urgency of the matter, Xu Erlang and Master Ke went out of Shimen and prepared to ride back to Tongzhou.

Mohe suddenly spoke, "My lord, what should Li Sanniang and her party do?" ”

Xu Erlang said, "Temporarily detain here, and wait for the messenger of the state capital to come over later, and let them escort the group back to the city." ”

Carefully speaking, Lisan Niangzi really didn't commit any royal law.

She has a mind about the Li family's treasury, but in the final analysis, this warehouse belongs to the Li family, and her surname is Li. When it was not classified as "stolen goods", even if she took the things here, it was understandable.

The rule of law can't rule her, because so far Lifu has done stupid things that can punish the nine clans, but the verdict has not come down. is also because of this, Lisan Niangzi, a married woman, will not be implicated for the time being.

But if you really want to pursue Lisan Niangzi, it's not without excuses. For example, "not reporting what you know", "vainly trying to steal stolen goods", etc.

It was already dark by this time.

When Xu Erlang and the others first entered the stone gate, it was not yet noon, and after a battle and another treasure hunt, after they walked out of the stone gate, the sky was already dark.

A day and a night were spent in this warehouse, but fortunately, the income was quite good, which made Xu Erlang and Master Ke very happy.

The two rode back to the city, but before they had half a column of incense, their stomachs made a "gurgling" sound one after another.

The two of them didn't pay attention at first, but when the gurgling sound behind them became clearer and clearer, the two couldn't help but restrain their horses, Lang smiled and asked people to bring dry food, eat something to cushion their stomachs first, otherwise Xu Erlang can still support him until he returns to the city, Master Ke, not necessarily.

Mr. Ke took a white-flour steamed bun and ate it fragrantly, and I didn't know if it was because the steamed bun was delicious or if he was in too happy mood at this time, Mr. Ke ate the steamed bun out of the taste of the full Han Dynasty.

Xu Erlang finished eating two steamed buns, drank some water, and suddenly spoke, "Today is fourteen." ”

Master Ke choked for a moment, and after coming back to his senses, he responded with a smile, "Yes, tomorrow is really August 15, the Mid-Autumn Festival." We are lucky, and things are going well, but we will not delay Lord Xu to accompany Mrs. for the holidays. ”

The corners of Xu Erlang's lips curled, and his face showed a little joy, "If Master Ke is fine, why don't you go to the mansion to eat tomorrow?" ”

Master Ke hurriedly waved his hand, and when the family gathered, he was so lively. Besides, "I'm going to finish writing the recital, so I'm going to keep it here." cough, there are a few landscape carvings in the storeroom of the Li family that are very meaningful, and I came to learn one or two. ”

Xu Erlang chuckled, "That's fine." ”

The two continued to hurry, because after opening the chatterbox, Master Ke said, "I thought that there would be many antique calligraphy and paintings in the Ke family's warehouse, but there were no such things as clinker. I just don't know if they stored it elsewhere, or if no one in their ancestors was interested in it, so they didn't collect it. ”

Xu Erlang knew a thing or two about this, and he opened his mouth to explain, "Master Ke shouldn't have looked at the list of Li Mansion's housekeeping. The number of antique calligraphy and paintings copied out of Lifu is quite considerable. There are more than 30,000 antiques and more than 50,000 calligraphy and paintings. In the past, the guards who raided the house told Mohe that there were more than ten warehouses for storing antiques in the Li Mansion, and as for calligraphy and painting, several small buildings were built to place them. The ancestors of the Li family did not like calligraphy and painting antiques, but they should be very happy, so they put them under their noses to guard and watch them in person, and did not put them in the warehouse. ”

Master Ke suddenly realized, "I see. ”

The two said a few more words, and the New Year's greetings gradually stopped.

It was almost August 15, and the weather had already entered autumn, and I didn't feel much in the city, but in this wilderness, I felt that the cold wind was blowing through the bones, and people shivered from the cold.

Because of the urgency of coming before, several people were wearing thin clothes. However, I sat in the carriage and hurried away, and I didn't feel cold. At this time, riding on a horse, the speed was very fast, and the cold wind drilled into the clothes, and after a while, it was so cold that Master Ke shivered twice.

Fortunately, the way to the road was clear and fast, and they walked in two hours the road that had taken them nearly nine hours to complete.

Tongzhou City was in sight, and several people arrived at the city gate in an instant.

At this time, there was a curfew, but fortunately, everyone at the city gate knew the governor and hurriedly opened the city gate.

Master Ke went to the inn to settle down, and Xu Erlang hurried back to the governor's mansion. However, before leaving, Xu Erlang said, "I won't bother Master Ke later, I will let the excerpts be sent to the capital." ”

That's what Master Ke meant. If he even sent Xu Erlang's excerpt over, His Majesty might think that they had colluded, and then be instigated by others, thinking that he and Xu Erlang had hidden something together, it would not be beautiful.

Lord Ke bowed his head and said yes, Xu Erlang arched his hand and left.

When Xu Erlang returned to the mansion, it was already time. At this time, Jin Niang had already fallen asleep, and the entire Governor's Mansion was silent and silent.

The sudden sound of horses' hooves woke up the sleepy gatekeeper, and seeing that it was the adults who came back, the next person hurriedly came over to open the door in surprise and welcomed Xu Erlang in.

Jin Niang also heard the sound outside the door of the house, but not much, only a little.

In her sleep, she suspected that she was hallucinating, and thought that she was too worried about Xu Erlang that she hallucinated.

She always did.

But whenever Xu Erlang is not in front of him when he goes far away, he will always hallucinate his footsteps and suspect that he is back. But it turned out that it was really a hallucination caused by her missing and worrying about him too much.

This time, in her sleep, she heard the sound of horses' hooves coming towards the Governor's Palace, and Jin Niang couldn't sleep and turned over steadily. Later, she heard what seemed to be a man's footsteps coming towards Cuibai Yuan, the footsteps were undoubtedly Xu Erlang's, she turned over again in her sleep, muttered "will lie to me", and then prepared to fall asleep.

It's a pity that I haven't fallen asleep yet, but suddenly I opened my eyes. At this time, a person walked outside the bed, and a black shadow imprinted a black shadow on the bed curtain through the light and shadow refracted by the moon.

Jin Niang first exclaimed, and then suddenly opened the curtain with a feeling, "You're back." ”

Xu Erlang stopped unbuttoning, and looked at Jinniang with raised eyebrows in surprise. Today's moonlight is brighter than yesterday's, and the moon shines brightly. And the windows in the house were wide open, and the light also penetrated into the room, so that Xu Erlang could clearly see Jin Niang's surprised expression at the moment.

He stopped and sat down, "Woke you up?" ”

Jin Niang shook her head, and said with a hoarse smile, "No, I dreamed of you and woke up." ”

Xu Erlang didn't care whether this was a coaxing or not, and couldn't help laughing.

The sound of the couple talking woke up the maid, and Qingsui took the lantern outside the door and asked, "Madam, are you awake?" ”

Jin Niang nodded, and after reacting that Qingsui couldn't see, she cleared her voice, "I'm awake, nothing else, you go to sleep." ”

When the words fell, Jin Niang remembered something, so she asked Xu Erlang, "Have you eaten?" Hungry or not? ”

If you're hungry or not, you're probably hungry. After all, they were in such a hurry that Jin Niang had no time to prepare dry food for him. Besides, they are afraid that they will not have time to eat, so they have eaten dry food all day and night? Is there enough dry food to eat? He must have been hungry after traveling for so long, right?

Jin Niang was about to get up as she spoke, but Xu Erlang didn't stop him. He is not hungry now, but he will write an excerpt and send it to the capital later. How to write the excerpt still needs to be considered, and how to get the maximum amount of grain also needs to be pondered. This kind of mind-consuming thing is most likely to produce feelings of exhaustion and hunger. So if you're not hungry now, you'll be hungry later.

Jin Niang stopped Qingsui who was leaving, and asked her to go to the kitchen and tell her to cook some chicken noodle soup first.

At this time, the lights in the room had been turned on by Xu Erlang, and he went to the bathroom to rinse it with cold water, and at this time Qingsui had already come over with chicken noodle soup.

Chicken soup is always boiled on the fire, this is Jinniang's habit. But whenever Xu Erlang is out of tolerance, she will make people cook a few cans of soup or two porridges day and night. In this way, no matter when Xu Erlang returns home, he can eat some nutritious and easy-to-temper meals.

Xu Erlang finished eating the chicken noodle soup in two bites, and Jin Niang asked him if he wanted to come again, Xu Erlang said, "No need, I'll go write the excerpt first, and you can sleep for a while." ”

But she's completely awake, and she can't sleep at all.

In the end, Xu Erlang wrote an excerpt in the house, and Jin Niang simply took the needle and thread and continued to sew underwear for Xu Erlang.

The sound of bangzi sounded outside the window, and I don't know when it was the fifth watch. Xu Erlang hadn't finished writing yet, but Jin Niang's sleepiness came back again.

Xu Erlang asked her to go back to sleep, but Jinniang didn't refute this time, kicked off her shoes and climbed into bed and lay down.

She didn't drop the curtain of the bed either, just looked at Xu Erlang with her cheeks outward, and fell asleep after a while.

Xu Erlang heard the sound of even breathing, and saw that Jin Niang was sleeping soundly, so he got up and blew out a candlestick close to her, and then walked to the bookcase and continued to polish and write the folds.