Cossenda enjoyed the process so much that he never stayed away. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info It can even be said that the contradiction between Kinoshita Tengjiro and Matsudaira Motoyasu was single-handedly facilitated by him.

And he is the only beneficiary of this struggle.

Things have to go back a bit.

Kosenda led Gongoro to eliminate the bandit leader, captured his stronghold, and recruited some of his men to loot his vault.

Cochanta was given a mission called the Rich Rival Country. He was asked to accumulate a million pieces of wealth.

In the vault of the bandit leader, a large number of works of art were found, including tea utensils, books, calligraphy and paintings. These are unidentified things, and Sukezaemon thinks they are worth 500,000 kan. In other words, Coxendain has already completed half of the task.

Therefore, Gao Xianda sent the bandits who had surrendered to follow Sukezaemon and escort these works of art to Kyoto first.

But after Sukezaemon left, the more Gao Xianda thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

It stands to reason that this task also has a progress bar. Gao Xianda now has some money on hand, plus a small amount of gold and silver treasures in the bandit leader's vault, all of which are counted.

But these artworks are in his hands, and there is no indication of progress. In other words, in the eyes of the system, these works of art are worthless.

In other words, if these works of art can be exchanged for money, and the bandit leader has accumulated so much treasure, why not go and exchange them for money first, but leave them in the treasury?

Especially in the warehouse of the bandit leader, there are not many things of real value.

Gao Xianda did not trust the caravans who traveled to and from the Three Rivers, and did not transport all kinds of gold and silver treasures, but only transported antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

So the only explanation is that the bandit leader spent all the treasures he had, but no one wanted these antique calligraphy and paintings.

Therefore, Gao Xianda believes that there is a high probability that Sukezaemon will not be able to exchange these antique calligraphy and paintings for a fortune of 500,000 yuan. Even if he can get 50,000 yuan, it must be regarded as his ability.

But 50,000 is already a lot.

The three valuables of Gao Xianda are worth a thousand yuan. Such a big lump of ambergris may only be sold for 10,000 yuan.

If you don't consider the task, Gao Xianda can be regarded as rich.

But considering the task, it was not so easy, so Gao Xianda set his sights on Okazaki City.

If the bandit leader wants to survive, he must have sent enough wealth to the old ministers of Mikawa. They can't be there only antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

It just so happened that after a few days of investigation, Kinoshita Tengjiro found several samurai in Okazaki Castle, and their daily consumption was not proportional to their income.

So Gao Xianda took a little thought and conducted a survey, confirming that Ishikawa Shumasa was the richest of them all, and there was a warehouse full of treasures.

But there is no way for Gao Xianda to search people directly.

Although Kinoshita Tengjiro is a special commissioner of the Imagawa family, this is Okazaki Castle after all, and it is the territory of the family. He didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

He went to Ishikawa's house several times, and although they were very polite, they had no intention of inviting him to the inner courtyard. Just drink some tea in the parlor and show him the ledger.

Even if Gao Xianda wanted to forcibly search Ishikawa Shumasa's home, he would probably be resisted by the entire Okazaki Castle. When the time comes, the old ministers of Mikawa, who have clearly seen the loss of the Imagawa family's strength, are likely to take the opportunity to resist.

Although Gao Xianda is very confident in counterinsurgency, his limited energy cannot be wasted on such things.

I am afraid that the only one who can check Ishikawa's number is Matsudaira Motoyasu. He is the young head of the Matsudaira family and the ideal successor to Okazaki Castle. Although he did not return, the hearts of his retainers were inclined towards him.

But Gao Xianda was not good, and directly ordered Matsudaira Motoyasu to check Ishikawa Shumasa. After all, Ishikawa Shumasa is a retainer of the Matsudaira family. Matsudaira Motoyasu may not be willing to offend him.

Even if Matsudaira Motoyasu listened to the knowledge of the head of the family and went to investigate Ishikawa Shumasa, he could have informed Ishikawa Shumasa in advance and asked him to transfer the treasure.

In that case, there would be no point.

So Gao Xianda had to find another way.

Not all of the bandits under the bandit leader's banner followed Sukezaemon to Kyoto, but there were also a few samurai who were proud of their identities and were unwilling to serve as bodyguards for the merchants even if Takashin Da came to beg them.

And the bandits who refuse to submit are naturally enemies. Gao Xianda originally wanted to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

But Coxenda also respected their personal wishes, saying that if they were willing to help, they could leave on their own after the matter was completed, and provided them with some travel expenses and living expenses.

The bandits heard that the business was dangerous, but all they had to do was escape. So I agreed.

Gao Xianda also disguised himself as a bandit and blocked Matsudaira Motoyasu on the official road.

Nishitani's reconnaissance ability is very strong, and his eyes are good, and from a long distance, he saw Matsudaira Motoyasu and a dozen people breaking away from the large team and coming this way.

Gao Xianda said in his heart: "God help me." ”

So after Matsudaira Motoyasu came, Gao Xianda recited a song that was popular in China.

It's a pity that traditional Japanese bandits don't do this. So Gao Xianda explained for a long time, and also beat Matsudaira Motoyasu's men, which made them understand that this was a robbery.

As for the back, the masked man who shot Matsudaira Motoyasu's horse and pulled the team to flee while fighting was Gao Xianda.

After entering Okazaki Castle, Gao Xianda instructed everyone to hide, and Gao Xianda introduced Matsudaira Motoyasu to Ishikawa Shumasa's mansion like a kite.

From archery to taunting, Gao Xianda gave Matsudaira Motoyasu a boost. So Matsudaira Motoyasu was also very angry when he saw Ishikawa Shumasa. So much so that in the end, Matsudaira Motoyasu discovered Ishikawa Sushimasa's small vault.

Gao Xianda took advantage of the fact that the samurai who found the small vault ran to Matsudaira Motoyasu to report, and put the bandit uniform prepared in advance in the bag. Then he turned on the escape dagger and teleported out.

So much so that Ishikawa first swore by a gambling curse, and then was forcibly slapped in the face, and a basin of dirty water was drunk anyway.

As for Kinoshita's visit, it was also arranged by Kosenda.

Gao Xianda didn't need to deliberately instruct, just told Kinoshita Tengjiro to get all the information of Ishikawa Shumasa.

Kinoshita Tengjiro had hit a wall at Ishikawa Shumasa before, and it was very difficult to ask for information. This time, with the support of Gao Xianda, he naturally broke in with a swagger.

According to the principle of not fighting, not acquaintance, Gao Xianda is actually closer to Kaeda than to Kinoshita Tengjiro.

Gao Xianda specially instructed Mrs. Feng to prepare a larger car when she went.

So just this time, Kinoshita Tengjiro emptied Ishikawa Shumasa's vault.