He said it calmly, but Liu Shu didn't even believe a word.

Tongcheng was originally located between Liangzhou and Southern Chu, and its location is special, and the surrounding situation is like a bow full of strings, and the water of the flat urn, and a trace of waves will cause alarm in all directions. It took a lot of twists and turns to review the past, and there were elite soldiers in hand, so I was temporarily stable.

Today, although Liangzhou has changed hands, the situation is still business as usual.

Under such circumstances, how dare ordinary mountain bandits and thieves cause trouble here? Not before, and not now.

What's more, Zheng Tong and the others have just provoked the old man, which can be regarded as a loss to some extent. How could it be so coincidental that the people they went out of the city met mountain bandits at this time?

Actually, it's really a coincidence.

When Liu Zhu just set out from the county government to see Zheng Tong, Zhou Tongcai came to see the old man.

It turned out that before Lao Zhao and the others went out of the city, when discussing the strategy of hiding, Zhou Tong joked that there are mountains and forests around Tongcheng, and if they are mountain bandits, it is quite reasonable.

Lao Zhao also scolded him, saying that the Liangzhou army should have the dignity of the Liangzhou army, and even if he hid, he could not disguise himself as a mountain bandit.

However, not long after leaving the city to sneak away, Lao Zhao and the others saw the Zheng family's team pressing several carriages around the mountain.

The carriage was carefully traveled, the driver looked nervous, and he was accompanied by a guard with weapons, and there must have been something valuable such as silver hidden in the carriage.

Lao Zhao had just been stuffed with a big gift by Zheng Tong.

Just this big gift, he was scolded by his mother-in-law for two days, and almost rushed to live in the firewood house. Only when you get this errand can you be liberated.

At the moment, the culprit is in front of him, if he doesn't rob them, is there still heavenly reason?

So hundreds of people were killed, and the entourage was tied with hemp rope, the oilcloth on the carriage was lifted, and the silver of the white flowers was exposed, Lao Zhao suddenly felt that the dignity of the Liangzhou Army was in his heart, and it didn't matter what the identity on the skin was, so he decided at the moment that he had made up his mind about this mountain bandit.

Later, when he told Zhou Tong about the situation at that time, Zhou Tong felt that if Lao Zhao let them go at that time, it would be a loss of the dignity of the Liangzhou army.

Lao Zhao robbed the people here, waited for a broken temple, put people down and asked, only to learn Zheng Tong's specific intentions. So he sent people to tell the commanders everywhere.

It's also to blame Zheng Tong that they are anxious, and they all want to collect all the grain before others. Each of the seven counties around Tongcheng sent a team of men and horses, and feared that other families would temporarily raise the price, so they each gave back the right to bargain, and the men and horses were full of cash to make money on the spot.

Not only the Zheng family, but also the Wang Shi Sun family.

It's just that they didn't expect that around Tongcheng, which was originally stable, an unreasonable Liangzhou army would be killed on the ground.

Several commanders outside the city acted on the basis of a moment of blood heat, but it was difficult to grab more than 100,000 taels of silver, each of which added up to more than 50 carriages alone, and the number of people was even more than 200. Not to mention whether it is easy to hide, such a huge number, if the eldest lady knows, if she is to blame, no one can leave any benefit.

They weren't really mountain bandits, and they couldn't kill anyone, so the money was divided and scattered.

The commanders are also very smart, at this time, they are all like the old men in Natong City, and they thought of one thing at the same time when they encountered something: the idea was Lao Zhao's idea, and how to deal with it had to be Lao Zhao.

So they sent people to find Lao Zhao separately, not only did they go, but they even wrapped their bags in silver, and they worked hard with him for a while, saying that it was really difficult to hide these things, and if they couldn't do it, they would send everything they carried to him.

Lao Zhao was also worried, but when he heard this, he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and hurriedly went back and forth to the eldest lady.

Of course, there is no need to talk about these reminiscences with Liu Shu.

As far as Liu Shu is concerned, since his aunt said that it was the mountain bandits who robbed the money, it was the mountain bandits who robbed the money.

"This group of mountain bandits is really..."Liu Zhu originally wanted to say that he was bold, but he changed his words temporarily, "If you really can't afford to provoke it, what does your aunt think we should do?" ”

"Of course it's to save people!"

Wen said very firmly, Liu Shu also had a heart, and asked, "Then how can we rescue?" ”

Hui said: "The two adults of the Criminal Department and the Military Department are coming soon, and all matters in the city will still be too disciplined, and the soldiers in the battalion also need to do a good job of drilling, so it is not appropriate to make a big move at this time." What do you think you think? ”

Liu Zhu's face did not change, and nodded again and again.

He said: "The mountain bandits robbing people are nothing more than trying to make money. Let Zheng Tong and them send a batch of silver over, and it is the right way to bring people back safely and securely. ”

Do you want to send money? This is insatiable! Liu Zhi scolded secretly in his heart, but he didn't dare to attack, so he said: "But this mountain bandit didn't send news, not to mention how much money to prepare for ransom, and I don't know where to send it." ”

"It's okay, there's nothing wrong with preparing some." Since several families out of the city have been robbed, not a single fish has escaped the net. It shows that this group of mountain bandits is indeed fully arranged, and if they send people out and be robbed by them, won't they naturally find it? ”

Liu Zhu thought to himself, "Fish that slipped through the net" is really suitable for now. Since my aunt said so, he had no other way but to do things head-on.

In this way, there is no longer a greeting, and Li Mao asked Li Mao to send Taishou out. Liu Zhu was not in a hurry to leave, but grabbed Li Mao and said to him: "Brother Li Maoxian, although the mountain bandits are difficult to deal with, Zheng Tong and them are not easy to get along with. These old men have already had losses, and now they are asking them to give money without any evidence, although they have done it, but they are afraid that they will be resentful. ”

Li Mao agreed and asked, "Then what does Brother Liu think is good?" ”

Liu Shu first looked left and right, then stopped talking a few times, and finally simply said: "It's better to write a few letters and explain some locations and ransom amounts." I'll give them an explanation. ”

Li Mao was shocked and said: "Where is it appropriate for me to write about such matters, brother don't want to harm me." ”

Seeing that he refused, Liu Zhu persuaded again, and the two pushed back and forth, Li Mao finally responded, and went directly to the house, and wrote letters in the matching room arranged for the convenience of their exchanges.

Liu Zhu originally thought that Li Mao was going to delay for a while, but he didn't want him to go and go back. When I returned, I had all the letters to each family, and I had all the information I needed on them.

Liu Zhi knew in his heart that Li Mao and the two of them knew the ins and outs, but looking at this behavior, he didn't treat himself as an outsider. Even so, he took the letter and said goodbye with great gratitude.

After sending Liu Zhi away, Li Mao returned to the main hall and reported Liu Ruobai's results to Wen Gu one by one.

As expected, in this Tong City, it is the master of the Sun family who secretly communicates with Beiyu.

(End of chapter)