"Shabi has long since died!"

Yu Zhen raised his head expressionlessly, and said leisurely: "As far as I know, this Shabi was the Taoist master of Yunshui Temple more than 20 years ago, and his senior brother was the master of the Heavenly Master at that time.

More than ten years later, Sha Bi somehow suddenly regretted it, and wanted to surrender to the imperial court to inform, but Yang Jian won over Zhang Wen, a Taoist from Youfang, conspired to kill Sha Bi, and supported Zhang Wen to become the head of Yunshui Temple, that is, the second owner of Wanhualou, at that time I had not joined Wanhualou, so these are all heard, and I have not seen Shabi with my own eyes. ”

After listening to these words quietly, Zhao Bufan gently closed his eyes and read what Yu Zhen said in his mind.

"So who in Wanhualou has seen Shabi?"

"Hardly, it is said that there was a bloody purge back then, and many people died, and the rest of the people have gradually separated from Wanhualou over the years, and those who have been officials have been officials, and those who have retired have retired, and now the people who have seen Shabi seem to be left with only Zhang Wen and Langyue still in Wanhualou. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Zhen seemed to think of something, and suddenly continued in a hoarse voice: "But you can ask the old Taoist priests of Yunshui Temple, although they don't know anything, they have always thought that Shabi has become an immortal and has become an immortal, but people must have seen it." ”

Zhao Bufan nodded and turned to look at Liu Zhongwu.

"General Liu, please send a team of people to escort this Yuzhen to the Peach Blossom Building to check, one is to confirm whether Zhang Wen really committed suicide by taking poison, and the other is to let this Yuzhen wish before he died, since I promised him, naturally I will not lose my trust. ”

"Okay, then I'll take a trip myself, and by the way, see if there are any traces missing from the scene!"

"The general should also bring more people, be careful on the road!"

"The end will be saved!"

Seeing Liu Zhongwu leave, Zhao Bufan was not idle, and then took Zhu Lian and Cheng Zheng and others back to the Taoist Temple, found those senior Taoist priests, and inquired about Sha Bi's past situation, but unfortunately ten years have passed after all, and these old Taoist priests can not reveal many useful clues, but the most they tell is the envy of Sha Tianshi's feathering and ascension.

The clue was broken.

Soon, Liu Zhongwu also returned from the Peach Blossom Building, bringing bad news, because from all the signs at the scene, Zhang Wen did drink the poisoned tea with his teacup, and there should have been two people who threatened him at the scene, and it was speculated from the signs that they were the people who sent the letter to force Zhang Wen to death.

This situation made Zhao Bufan fall into a long contemplation.

In the end, he didn't say anything, and was about to go down the mountain back to Shiyan Town, but he didn't expect Liu Zhongwu to suddenly ask what those women should do, but he was stumped.

These women have been controlled by Wanhualou by various means all the year round, and their self-awareness has been very weak, to put it mildly, they are tools that only know how to obey orders, if they are sent to the military prostitute camp, it is against conscience, and if they are left to fend for themselves, it is too cruel, and these beautiful women are more than 160 people, plus there are already serious psychological problems, and they can't survive anywhere.

Zhao Bufan was bored for a long time, but in the end, he spread his hands and directly handed over the problem to Liu Zhongwu.

"General Liu, I can't help it, you can do it!"

This made Liu Zhongwu depressed, his eyes widened instantly, and his old face wrinkled.

"Little prince, I am a warrior who leads soldiers to fight, where do you ask me to place them? Do you want to send them to the military prostitute camp for placement? But they were originally women from good families, and they only became like this after suffering from difficulties, how can you let me be ruthless?

If I am asked to pay for it myself, this more than 100 people is not a small expense, and I even have to find someone to take care of them, and I have to find a doctor for them to treat their diseases, which makes me a little embarrassed, and my family is already full of wives and concubines, and children and grandchildren, so it is not good for children to see this. ”

Zhao Bufan somewhat understood what he meant.

"Does the general want me to raise it?"

Liu Zhongwu seemed to be smiling, and said meaningfully: "The little prince is rich and rivals the country, and he has a lot of people under his command, so he has no worries, and it is not a trivial matter to raise them?"

Zhao Bufan waved his hand again and again: "General Liu, I want to talk about this, you always think that I am rich, but I am really poor, I know that you always think that I have made a Juxian Village, and I am so rich that I am rich, but in fact, all the money I earn is used to supplement the military, and I really haven't taken a single gold or silver."

At present, these women can't make any contribution to Juxianzhuang, and I can't let Juxianzhuang raise them, otherwise Juxianzhuang's rules will be messed up. If the rules are gone, people's hearts will be scattered, what do the brothers in Juxianzhuang think of me? How can I explain clearly? What is the difference between Juxianzhuang and Wanhualou at that time?"

Liu Zhongwu pouted and smiled, his face full of disapproval.

"Little prince, the last general is true when you say it, this is also a clear show that you are sloppy with the last general. Even if the little prince is as honest as water, and there is no extra income, can't he support them with the little prince's money?"

Zhao Bufan was full of resentment by him, and pulled his arm angrily: "Come! come! Come! General Liu will calculate for me, my official position plus the post of the bachelor of Longtu Pavilion, plus the two dispatch subsidies of Zhongcheng and Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion in the imperial history, a total of only a few hundred yuan per month, and then in addition to my daily expenses, I still have to maintain the huge expenses of the huge mansion at home, how can I raise more than a hundred idlers?"

Liu Zhongwu stroked his beard and laughed.

"Little prince, you are avoiding the important and light!"

"What do you mean?"

Liu Zhongwu raised his eyebrows: "Isn't food worth income?"

Zhao Bufan was almost so angry that he turned his back on him, rolled his eyes and said: "My food is actually closed to only a few hundred households, how much tax can be extracted? ”

Liu Zhongwu suddenly understood, knowing that his consideration was still on the title of the past, and happily teased: "Little prince, if there are only a few hundred restaurants in the palace, wouldn't it be to lose all the face of the court?"

"Huh?"

Zhao Bufan was stunned suddenly, and then he realized that his title was no longer the founding uncle, but the prince appointed by the emperor, when he looked at Zhu Lian suspiciously: "Lian'er, how many households are we in our current food estate, and how many are actually sealed?"

"How did you act as a prince? You don't even know your own food?"

Zhu Lian rolled his eyes and looked at him helplessly: "The food yi publicly written on the emperor's list is 31,200 households, and the actual seal is 12,000 households, but it is calculated according to the regular system, and it is no longer calculated by slotting, that is to say, each household has 25 wen per month, and the monthly distribution is 300 guan, in addition, the prince of the king and the palace have a monthly subsidy of 400 guan, which adds up to 700 guan, so the total of the official ranks, bachelor titles and various job subsidies you mentioned earlier, then it should be about 1,100 guan per month." ”

"So much?" Zhao Bufan instantly smiled: "So, I can fully afford to raise these people?"

Zhu Lian said gently: "Of course you can afford it, the mansion of the Zhao Mansion is rewarded by His Majesty, we don't need to pay for it, and the daily maintenance and repair can't cost a few dollars, although Feifengwei's salary is given a lot, but it is from Juxian Village, and it is not borne by you, and the imperial court also has an additional subsidy for the guards and entourage, and this money is also rewarded to Feifengwei's sisters on weekdays, but food and accommodation are our burden, so the total monthly cost of the mansion is at most about 200 yuan, and there is no need to deliberately save." ”

"So, I've already made a fortune?" Zhao Bufan's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Lian'er, this time I will return to Beijing, I will give you a set of gold, silver and jade ornaments from head to toe, no, I will give you two sets, forget it, three sets, you must play three sets, hairpins, rings, bracelets, belts...... In short, one thing is indispensable, and the money is enough to spend now, so you will be the housekeeper in the future, and you can plan how you want, and pay me some money regularly every month. ”

Seeing his slightly childish appearance, Zhu Lian's gaze was very gentle.

In Zhu Lian's eyes, Zhao Bufan at this time made her particularly happy, making her feel that this was not the general who could spend 100,000 or even 100,000 guan with a wave of his hand, but a man who belonged to her, a husband who simply planned for his family.

"I'll give you 300 a month, is that enough?"

Zhao Bufan thought about it, and the smile on his face gradually dissipated: "Then can we raise these poor women?"

"Hey!!"

Zhu Lian sighed and said with pity: "The Zhao Mansion is so big, it can accommodate them, maybe they can slowly get better after they stay away from this demon cave, let Feifengwei take care of them, Feifengwei is also a kind-hearted hard-working woman, and will definitely try his best to help!"

Zhao Bufan saw that she had this heart, and he didn't think much about it at the moment: "Okay, then make an exception, we will take in these beauties, you will give me two hundred yuan a month in the future, I basically travel on official business, I don't need to pay when I spend a lot of money, and my personal use on weekdays is completely sufficient." ”

Liu Zhongwu, who was next to him, was really surprised when he heard the conversation between the two couples.

"Little prince, you really don't take a penny except for Yulu?"

"What do you think?" Zhao Bufan glanced at him, and said angrily: "If I am willing to take it, what to do with you here, there are only more than a hundred women, it is a trivial matter for me to raise them until they are old, but I take a penny, then I am the next Tong Guan, as long as the person takes the first step, it is difficult to control, then I have been born and died for so many years, the wind comes, the rain goes, and even drags Lian'er to suffer, why bother?"

Liu Zhongwu was greatly shocked and was speechless for a long time.

After a long time, he didn't say anything, and bowed deeply.

Zhao Bufan glanced at him, smiled and waved his hand.

"General Liu, I want to thank you for your help in destroying Wanhualou this time, and you will bring the confiscated property back to the imperial court to receive merit, while those women will bother you to find a few upright generals to send them back to Beijing and take them to my mansion...... By the way, don't forget to transfer the surrendered Jishan Wuhu and Du Yan to the Water Margin Army. ”

At the mention of this, Liu Zhongwu's expression changed instantly, revealing a sly smile.

"Little prince, the Yuan Lang and Du Yan you named have been reported to the imperial court, and it won't take long to go to the Water Margin Army to take office, but Ma Xian, Ma Jin, Teng Ji and Teng Ji have already arranged their positions when they surrendered, and it is really not good to transfer them immediately. ”

“......”

Zhao Bufan looked at Liu Zhongwu with tears and laughter, he really didn't expect him to be such a scoundrel.

"Forget it, forget it! I don't eat alone, you can just transfer Yuan Lang and Du Bao'an to the Water Margin Army safely!"

Liu Zhongwu pursed his lips and smiled: "Thank you for your understanding!"

Glancing at his joking appearance, Zhao Bufan suddenly turned his head to look at Zhu Lian, and asked with a serious face: "I often hear you say that Liu Qi's temperament is a little cunning, but I can't figure out the reason, why does Lian Er?"

Zhu Lian burst out laughing, the corner of his eye swept over the embarrassed Liu Zhongwu, and blinked blankly.

"It's hard to say, General Liu Zhongwu is next to him, why don't you ask him directly?"

"I'm sorry to speak!"

"Oh, really?"

“......”

The two talked and laughed, and gradually walked away, leaving Liu Zhongwu standing quietly in the wind with a wry smile......