Shangjing Chapter 9 Plan Volume: Suppressing Bandits (Part II)
Lin Qingran was also about to turn around and leave, when Li Mingyuan stopped her. "Lin Qingran, come here!"
Isn't this over, what else do you want me to do? Although Lin Qingran was not very happy, he still walked over.
"You're running fast, and you want to run before it's over." Li Mingyuan said.
"Didn't you let us all go down, I think it's all over." She said.
"The rest of this is over, but what about the front, how do you get the snake out?"
"Didn't you say that last time? Pretend to quarrel, expose your weaknesses, reveal your wealth, and seduce, and the snake will come out. ”
"Also seduced...... Be specific. He said.
"By the way, last time the cave suppressed bandits, how many people were there? There is no running away. She wanted to ask a little more clearly.
"How?" He asked.
"I'm afraid that the news of your bandit crackdown will leak out, which will make them wary." She explained.
"Don't worry, I only brought 30 people, even if the news spreads, only 30 soldiers, they shouldn't be too vigilant." Li Mingyuan turned his head again and thought about whether he had brought too much, "If only I knew that I would only bring ten people!" "He kind of regretted it.
Ten people are returned, and they should really be a dozen or ten themselves! Lin Qingran thought to himself.
"If you start a dispute, you can hand it over to Liu Wei and expose your weaknesses...... I don't seem to have any weaknesses, how can this be exposed? Li Mingyuan asked.
I'm bah~ I don't have any weaknesses yet! Lin Qingran couldn't listen to it anymore, and said: "Expose your weaknesses, for example, what can you do to me if I don't pay two silver taels?" We still have 30 soldiers, but it's easy to cross this mountain...... Others will think that you are a brave person, and you are not the best at it, anyway, how to be rampant. Lin Qingran said with a wicked smile.
"How can I be brave and unscrupulous?" This Lin Qingran, why am I like this in her mind.
"I'll just make an analogy, don't take it seriously."
"And then?" Li Mingyuan was too lazy to bother with her anymore.
"Lu Cai, you can pack the belongings separately, with the contents under the box and the belongings on the top, so that it looks like all the boxes are property, and if someone peeks at it, he will definitely go back and send a message saying that the boxes are full of property. Hey! This temptation...... Whoever can stand it! The idea came to her on the spur of the moment.
"Heh, I can't see it, you're quite good at seducing!" Li Mingyuan thinks this method is feasible.
"You won't be able to speak well, what do you mean I'm good at seducing, people die for money, and birds die for food." Lin Qingran thought to himself, which tendon is wrong with me, what do you say to seduce.
"There's no other way to do it now, so it's you."
"I'm worried, this mountain king is experienced after all, what if this method doesn't work." Lin Qingran voiced his worries.
"No, just attack directly, I'm afraid they won't succeed!"
Li Mingyuan then called Chen Chong and Liu Wei, "Chen Chong, you go and prepare, all the boxes are filled with items and weapons under them, and belongings are on top, try to look like a box of money." "Liu Wei, when you go to the city, when you negotiate with those people, your tone is a little harder." After arranging things, I will wait for tomorrow to enter the city.
Anyway, it had been decided to let people know that he had brought soldiers, so Li Mingyuan simply asked these 30 people to wear military uniforms and escort these boxes. The common people who fled along the way saw that there were officers and soldiers escorting them, and they all followed the team, and he might have asked people to drive these people away in the past, but this time he did not let people drive them away, so he let these people follow him.
Could it be that he really changed sex? Lin Qingran thought to himself.
In fact, Li Mingyuan himself also found that if he was good to the people, he seemed to be happy, just like the last time he helped the people in the small city to suppress bandits, although it was just a small thing for himself, but it was a very happy event for the people in the small town, and the team also changed the lifeless atmosphere of the past.
As the procession was about to reach the city gate, they saw a group of people coming towards them. "Welcome to everyone in the Dingwang Palace! The arrival of the little marquis really makes this place shine! The leading steward said.
He has also heard a lot of such compliments. "These are all ordinary people who have followed us all the way, and they all have to be taken care of."
"Yes, yes, yes! We'll take care of it. The leading steward said resignedly.
After speaking, Li Mingyuan was ready to enter the city.
Lin Qingran was also used to these officialdom politeness when he was a child, and he didn't care, but Shangjing felt a little cramped. "Are they here to meet us?" Shang Jing asked cautiously.
"It's not to greet you, it's to welcome the little marquis!" Liu Wei said disapprovingly.
"I said Liu Wei, what is the difference between welcoming the little marquis and welcoming us? Not all of them are in one team. Lin Qingran helped Shang Jing fight injustice.
"I'm too lazy to talk to you." Xiao Hou Ye said that she is the only woman in this team, and she can do whatever she wants.
Soon the team arrived at the location of the official's mansion in the city, "Let me pass the word!" The lead steward said.
After a while, some people came out of it, and they should be the main local officials.
"See the little marquis!" The crowd said.
"Excuse me!"
"We're going to take a break here for the next two days!" Li Mingyuan said.
"Of course, of course, this place has been prepared for the little marquis, the little marquis just rest assured!" Said one of the leading officials.
Then the group of them went inside, Lin Qingran entered the mansion is quite fresh, I haven't entered the official mansion for a long time, look left, look right. "The officials here are quite rich, and these furnishings don't look cheap."
"Can you see that these are not cheap?" Li Mingyuan looked surprised when he saw her.
"What do I do? Of course you can see it. Lin Qingran naturally knew.
"Hey! You guys, don't touch these boxes! Liu Wei saw that someone came to prepare to carry the box, and said fiercely, Li Mingyuan told him that if someone came over, he would be fierce.
"Yes, yes, yes! Then let's go down first! The men said.
"Let's start now, it's okay, Li Mingyuan, I have a lot of ideas!" Lin Qingran said jokingly.
"It's all eyeliner here, can you pay attention to what you say!" Li Mingyuan didn't want his carefully arranged bureau to be seen through like this.
"Good, good! I was wrong! Lin Qingran also found that he was too reckless.
It turned out that she would admit her mistakes, Li Mingyuan suddenly seemed to have discovered something terrible.
The steward also noticed the boxes, and immediately went to report the matter to the master.
"Master, those boxes must contain something of value! Don't let people touch it! The steward said.
"Of course I know, this time the emperor recruited this little marquis to go to the capital, you think it was really to take the prince back, that's all an excuse, this little marquis must not bring some money to the emperor, otherwise he will be locked up like his old son!" It was the official who had just taken the lead who spoke.
"Oh, I see? Do you want to notify ......? ”
"Not for the time being, you have a chance to check how much money he has brought with him."
"Brothers, it's been a hard journey!" Seeing that there were only a few small soldiers guarding, the steward brought some of his subordinates over with a bunch of wine and food. "Here are some drinks and food, let's eat some together!"
Liu Wei told them that if someone brought food, they just had to pretend to eat. "Brothers, come and eat!"
Taking advantage of the opportunity for these officers and soldiers to eat, the steward sneaked into the house, opened the boxes and examined them. It's all money! So many, a whole dozen boxes! Although he had seen money on weekdays, he was surprised to see so many boxes of money, and he was about to take a closer look. "What? Get out! An officer came in and interrupted him. Liu Wei still has this careful thought, Chen Chong said, this money is only superficial, and people can't look at it too much.
The bait has been released!
"They've brought so much money!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Do you think we're going to collect some first?"
"This is Dingwangfu, not good."
"They brought 30 soldiers this time, and we sent some people to them, and it is understandable to collect some money from them!"
"That makes sense! Then you can do it. ”
"Yes, sir!"
In the evening, the steward prepared a table of wine.
"Little Hou Ye, this is a banquet specially prepared for you by our master!" As he spoke, he was about to step forward to toast, but was stopped by Liu Wei for them, "Our little marquis doesn't drink!" Chen Chong said.
"Yes, yes, yes, there is a mountain here, there are more than 200 bandits on it, and they usually go down the mountain to rob a property or something, which is very hateful!"
"Then you don't go and kill them!" Chen Chong said.
"I beat it, but I really can't beat it! I see that this time the little marquis only brought 30 soldiers, I am afraid that it will be dangerous to cross this mountain! ”
"What about you?" Liu Wei asked.
"According to the humble opinion, you can bring more people over!" The steward said.
"How about bringing more people over?" Liu Wei asked.
"Although we are also understaffed, if it is the little marquis, we must take care of it first, but you also know that this little one also has to eat, and I hope that the little marquis can give some rewards!" The steward said in a low voice.
"You ......" Liu Wei was about to say but was interrupted by Li Mingyuan.
"You officials, not only let the thieves rob the house, but also open your mouth and shut your mouth to make money, I will go over these 30 people like this, I don't need you! Get lost! Li Mingyuan was furious when he heard it, and he didn't know if he was pretending to be.
"Yes, yes, what the little marquis said is, let's go down first!" The steward saw that Li Mingyuan was angry, so he had to leave in disgrace.
"Didn't you say that it was a good idea, didn't you make it true?" Lin Qingran couldn't see his impulsiveness.
"Whatever is true or false, you must smelt them well." Li Mingyuan saw that there were so many refugees outside, and these officials not only did not act, but also took advantage of the fire to rob and were angry.
"Forget it, the effect has been achieved anyway!" Lin Qingran didn't bother to argue with him anymore.
After returning home, the steward reported the matter to the official master.
"Master, this little marquis is really young and vigorous! This scolds me! ”
"I really don't know what to do, so you go and inform the big boss first, and see what he says."