Chapter 0072 - Expensive Dowry
The fire in Luokou Town was still raging, far away from the dense forest of the town, Zhu Bocai was frank and honest, and slowly told the ins and outs of time, which made Zhao Bufan happy and convinced. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info he did not admire the methods of those people under Tong Guan, but admired Zhu Bocai's ability to discern everything.
He hugged his fists and saluted, and said sincerely: "Father-in-law, thank you for your reminder today, in the future, the son-in-law will definitely be more careful in doing things, but since we already know where the birth gang is, it is better to try to rob it now, the enemy is in the light, we are in the dark, and the son-in-law has a way to get rid of it!"
Zhu Bocai stood with his hands behind his back and a smile.
"No need, why do you think I hid in the water with Zhu Lian earlier? Shengchengang has been transferred by all my henchmen, and the rest are empty boxes, I just want to know what Tong Guan's expressions will be when they see the empty boxes, it's really hairy and they dare to calculate me, Tong Guan is still a little afraid of coming in person, they forget it!"
“......”
Zhao Bufan was dumbfounded, speechless, it doesn't matter what the expressions of Tong Guan's subordinates are, the important thing is that the 300,000 Guan is gone, and now they can't get a point. Although Wu Song and Yang Zhi were wearing masks and couldn't see their expressions clearly, their spirits and spirits were obviously softened.
Zhu Bocai looked at the three of them with a smile, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhao Bufan's mask.
"Okay, don't be sad here, my henchmen have already sent the 300,000 guan away, and they are on the way to Yantou Village on the way to Yantou Village at the moment, and they will naturally be sent to Yantou Village in half a month, and the right is used as Lian'er's dowry, you can't bear Lian'er!"
"Dowry?300,000 yuan??" Zhao Bufan ripped off his mask, his eyes straightened.
Zhu Bocai didn't glance at him, and said funny: "What? Don't you want to? Then I'll send someone to inform them to change directions and send them to my house later!"
Zhao Bufan shook his head instantly, and said embarrassedly: "No......! That, that, I'm just a little curious, doesn't this money need to be handed over to the imperial court at all? Won't it be used as evidence to give His Majesty a reply? All of it is privately swallowed, what will your father-in-law want Your Majesty to explain in the future?"
"Handed over to the imperial court?" Zhu Bocai's eyes showed a faint killing intent, and he sneered: "If I hand it over to the imperial court, I will die!"
Zhao Bufan stared at Zhu Bocai in confusion for a moment, and then hesitated: "Father-in-law, what do you mean by this?"
Zhu Bocai had a kind of domineering attitude at the moment, and his tone was indifferent: "I only figured out this matter after finding the 300,000 runs, and it was because I succeeded at that time that I began to doubt, wondering why I could find the Birth Gang so quickly, and why it was so easy to win." For Tong Guan, the 300,000 guan is not important, if you lose it, you will lose it, and you will be angry for a few days at most, but he Tong Guan obviously wants my life, why can I break the game so easily?"
"Does he have a back hand?" Zhao Bufan frowned, thinking about the other party's possible means.
Zhu Bocai looked at him and prompted, "Who is responsible for burning Luokou Town?"
"Imperial Division!"
"Yes, who will those people who have gone crazy identify Tong Guan? No, the people will not listen to any explanation, grief and hatred have blinded their eyes, they will only believe what they have seen, and I am not prepared at all, and now I can't prove that Tong Guan sent someone to set this fire, so how can I justify?"
Zhao Bufan was still very puzzled: "But if your father-in-law doesn't go back with 300,000 yuan, won't this charge still be pushed on you?"
"I haven't been to Luokou Town, I'm in Mengzhou City, this matter has nothing to do with me, I can also find at least hundreds of people to testify for me, and there are all human and material evidence, the Imperial City Division has never been here from beginning to end, and those people are all to blame. ”
Zhu Bocai pointed out his thoughts, seeing that Zhao Bufan was stunned and puzzled, he said earnestly: "Bufan, it is not easy for Tong Guan to frame me, Your Majesty's trust in our Zhu family is no worse than Tong Guan, as long as I bite myself to death and have never been to Luokou Town, others are framing me, then Your Majesty will not move me, but if I go back with 300,000 Guan, I will not be able to explain, and I will even be pushed to the guillotine." ”
Zhao Bufan thought for a while and said strangely: "Although the son-in-law also thinks that 300,000 guan should not be taken back to the imperial court, I still don't understand, how can I take it back and die?"
"Because I am now a suspect in the burning of Luokou Town, and I take back 300,000 guan, it means that I have really been to Luokou town, and His Majesty will definitely ask me to explain the cause and effect, and then what should I do? How can I explain this fire? Where can I find conclusive evidence to refute in a short period of time? What is even more terrifying is that at that time, I will become the one who needs to explain, so I will have to finish it all, and even explain clearly where Li Bangyan's 300,000 guan came from, although I do know where Li Bangyan's 300,000 guan came from, but I dare not say! ”
"Why?" Zhao Bufan asked.
"Li Bangyan's 300,000 guan is an embezzlement of the army's reserves, if I give evidence in detail, the result will be to implicate a string of civil and military ministers, because many people have taken a copy, once I give evidence, I will pierce the big hole, then I will be completely isolated in the DPRK, not to mention, and a large group of people are anxious to kill me. At that time, the ministers admonished, how should I deal with it? Even if this Luokou Town is not burned by me, it will be burned by me, and Your Majesty will definitely execute me, this is what Tong Guan really wants to put me to death!"
Zhu Bocai's words made Zhao Bufan feel even more strange, and he said suspiciously: "But there was no fire to Luokou Town, and my father-in-law went back with Li Bangyan's evidence, so don't you also have to provide evidence?"
Zhu Bocai was very patient, seeing that Zhao Bufan had not yet understood, and continued: "In that case, I am the judge, I am Qingbai, I can only talk about Li Bangyan sending 300,000 guan to Tong Guan, as for where the 300,000 guan came from, let His Majesty interrogate Li Bangyan, so Tong Guan and Li Bangyan face the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, and it has nothing to do with me." But now Tong Guan has come up with the charge of burning Luokou Town on my head, if I go back with another 300,000 Guan, then I will carry a bigger crime, and I myself will become a suspect, Your Majesty will force me to give evidence and defend myself, and will force me to interrogate!"
"But at that time, can't you still let Your Majesty question Li Bangyan?" Zhao Bufan spoke again.
Zhu Bocai asked rhetorically: "If Tong Guan forced Li Bangyan to commit suicide, then who will His Majesty force to ask?"
“......”
Zhao Bufan completely understood, this was a pit, Tong Guan didn't care about 300,000 Guan at all, and even sacrificed Li Bangyan if necessary, in fact, he only cared about Zhu Bocai's life.
After a moment of silence, Zhu Bocai made Zhao Bufan feel his heart for a while, and then he continued again: "Extraordinary, if you want to fight Tong Guan, you must first make yourself invincible, otherwise it will be nine deaths, and now the matter of the Birth Gang will not be able to defeat Tong Guan, why should I get involved, the best way is to try to prove that I have not come, and then report to Your Majesty, there is no Birthday Gang at all, everything is nothing, and the game will be broken." The only thing we can do is to let Tong Guan lose 300,000 Guan in vain, and let his heart ache for some time, as for His Majesty to send someone to investigate the burning of Luokou Town in the future, it will be another battle!"
Zhao Bufan looked at the fire in the distance with a gloomy expression.
"But with so many blood debts, when will Tong Guan be able to repay them?"
"Then you should grow up quickly!"
Zhu Bocai's voice was full of emotion, and he reprimanded solemnly: "Extraordinary, your methods are too soft, with the support of our Zhu family, and Cai Jing's moderate support, what are you rubbing at the border pass? In addition, I also have something to say to you today, that the dowry for your marriage to Lian'er should not be less than one million yuan, which is the minimum. Among these courtiers, there are many people who propose marriage for their children, but no one is less than one million, and if it is less than this number, you will attract a lot of jealousy for no reason, which is very unfavorable to you and the Zhu family.
What's more, His Majesty suddenly wanted to marry our Zhu family some time ago, and proposed to let Lian'er marry the crown prince Zhao Huan, and my second daughter Zhu Fengying was engaged to the third prince Zhao Kai, although it was just a joke, but Your Majesty seems to have some thoughts, if you don't marry Lian'er as soon as possible, before Your Majesty makes a decision, then don't blame me for breaking the contract in the future. Now I have already sent you 300,000 yuan first, and I will try to delay it for three months at most, so that things cannot be settled, but if the marriage between Lian'er and the prince is a foregone conclusion, then no one can do anything!"
These words made Zhao Bufan grit his teeth: "Two months later, I will definitely send a million pieces!"
"Okay! I'll wait for you with Lian'er!" Zhu Bocai resolutely responded, no longer said, pointed to the north and said: "Let's go! Go to the north, my son Zhu Xiaosun should have already led his troops to come, and at this moment you should open up the northern road, as long as you don't take the initiative, you can go unimpeded." ”
Zhao Bufan turned his head to look at Zhu Lian, but happened to meet the other party who was also looking at him, and when he made eye contact, Zhu Lian instantly lowered his head.
"Wait for me!" Zhao Bufan only said two words to her, and looked at Zhu Bocai again. "Father-in-law, I still haven't figured out one thing, how did my father-in-law give away the 300,000 yuan of this Birthday Gang?"
Zhu Bocai responded with a smile: "At the beginning of the fire in Luokou Town, my henchmen hoisted the boxes to the bottom of several fishing boats, and when everyone was attracted by the fire and Tong Guan's people were also shocked that the birth gang was lost, they went down the river by night, and the road was smooth, they would go ashore downstream, and finally send it to your Yantou Village!"
"Then why hasn't my father-in-law gotten out now?" Zhao Bufan asked.
Zhu Bocai shook his head: "I have already sent a secret letter to my son Zhu Xiaosun a few days ago, asking him to bring his elite soldiers to come day and night, and agree to meet here, so I can't leave for the time being, Lian'er and I are not like you, it is too dangerous to act alone, the group of mad dogs under Tong Guan's command will definitely intercept everywhere, and the others trapped on the warship must also be saved!"
Zhao Bufan was also worried about their safety, and when he heard this, he immediately put his mind at ease, hugged his fists and said: "Since this is the case, then the little son-in-law will not pass for the time being!"
"Remember, the sooner the dowry is given, the better, and once His Majesty weighs it clearly, no one can change it!"
"Understood!" Zhao Bufan responded, and finally glanced at Zhu Lian, who was silent, and took Wu Song and Yang Zhi away quickly.
Seeing them disappear into the dense forest, Zhu Bocai looked back at Zhu Lian beside him, and said with a slight smile: "Lian'er, you will be a good wife in the future, and you will assist him in reviving the rivers and mountains!"
"When I knew his background and listened to my father tell me so much, I had forgiven him in my heart!" Zhu Lian looked worriedly at the direction in which Zhao Bufan disappeared.
"That's good, but you still have to maintain your previous state, and you have to do everything you can to force him to fulfill his promise to you, although you are wronged to act all day long, and you are wronged that you can't be like glue with him, but this is all for the sake of the world, for the sake of Zhongxing Dasong!"
"My daughter understands!"
Zhu Lian lowered his head bitterly, and his beautiful face was full of gloom......