Chapter 63: Robbery and Robbery

"May I ask my lord, this time, did the old thief Dou succeed?" Gao Jinlou was a little anxious, and asked before Zhao Yanhao.

"Of course it does. This guy has always been a fist that is not empty, and his hands are not empty!" Miao Yizhen glanced at him and continued: "This time, what he stole was a string of colorful neon beads. ”

"Uncle Shi, I don't know much about jewelry...... How precious are these colorful neon beads?"

"Valuable!" Miao Yizhen looked a little excited, "Do you know whose family this colorful neon bead originally belonged to?"

Zhao Yanhao, Xu Jinshan, and Gao Jinlou all shook their heads, their inquiring eyes focused on his face, waiting for him to continue.

"The first in the south of the Yangtze River - the Shen family! This string of jewels is the heirloom of his family!"

"It's really strange, how could the heirloom of the Shen family fall into the hands of the Nangong family?" Xu Jinshan asked.

"Thirty-seven years ago, it was originally in the Shen family, but later, it was stolen!"

"Stolen......? Could it be that it was stolen by someone from the Nangong family?" Zhao Yanhao stared at Miao Yizhen's eyes.

"That's not it," Miao Yizhen shook his head, "That's what the Tang Sect did." In fact, after the theft, the Shen family was so suspicious immediately, but they couldn't find any definite evidence......

"Uncle Shi, even the people of the Shen family don't have definite evidence, you ...... How can we be sure that this is the work of the Tang Sect?"

"This case immediately alarmed the famous arrest of the famous Jingshi - 'Penetrating Heaven and Earth' Liu Tian's eyes arrested," Miao Yizhen did not immediately answer his question, "After Liu Shenzhu's detailed investigation, it is almost certain that this was done by a Tang Sect disciple nicknamed 'Night Fragrance', so he was arrested." But no matter how hard he tortured, that guy denied it and pleaded not guilty...... Because he couldn't find the thief, he had to let him go......"

"Let him go so cheaply? This guy is really hateful! Can't he be killed?" Gao Jinlou snorted angrily.

"It takes two to catch a traitor, and a thief to be dirty. Miao Yizhen sighed and said: "We are Ming, we pay attention to the law, how can we take human lives indiscriminately?"

"But...... My lord, is the Shen family willing to rest?" Xu Jinshan couldn't help but interject and ask.

"What can be done? At that time, the Tang Sect was in full swing and its power was extraordinary, so how could the Shen family afford to provoke it? Therefore, I had to swallow my anger and stop it. ”

"Uncle Shi, do you mean that this Tang Sect disciple's stealing behavior is not for himself, but for the Tang Sect?"

"Of course, he did what he was told!" Miao Yizhen's tone was angry with disdain, "At that time, the Tang Sect was worthy of the name of the world's largest gang, as long as it was profitable, they dared to do anything, and they could use any means!

"Later, did you find out the truth?"

"Found out," Miao Yizhen took a sip of tea, "However, it was only recently fully investigated......" Speaking of this, a smile appeared on his face, "Yan Hao, guess who found out?"

"This ...... The six doors of the gods, the little nephew doesn't know any of them, how can he guess it?" Zhao Yanhao glanced at him, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he lost his voice: "Could it be...... Uncle Shi, you found out, right?!"

"Heh, it's really yours, I guessed it!" Miao Yizhen smiled and cocked his thumb. In fact, he was taken aback in his heart, and secretly said: "Although my expression gave him some hints, this kid's mind is also agile enough...... This kind of person is said to be easy to control, and if he is not good at control, it is really not easy to control! In the future, he must be careful, what should be known to him, what should not be let him know, he must grasp it well, and he must not be careless!"

"Really?!" Zhao Yanhao looked excited, "Uncle Shi, a certain non-...... Could it be that Dou Xingkong has been captured by you?"

"Exactly. Miao Yizhen twisted his black beard proudly, "Not only did we capture him, but we also found the string of colorful neon beads on him." ”

Zhao Yanhao suddenly remembered and asked, "By the way, uncle, didn't you say that Dou Xingkong did not steal this jewelry from the Tang Sect, but from the Nangong family?...... Why did this thing fall into the hands of the Nangong family again?"

"I know!" Gao Jinlou interjected, "It must be 'the robber met the kidnapper'! This string of colorful neon beads was stolen by the people of the Nangong family! Gao, it's really high...... It's true: a thief is bitten by a dog - don't dare to say anything!"

"Wouldn't it?" Zhao Yanhao looked a little incredulous, "I heard that this Nangong family is a respectable famous family and martial arts family, how could he do such an ugly thing that shames his ancestors like the Tang Sect?"

"Hehe," Miao Yizhen said goodbye, "How many famous families and hairpin families in the world are not profit-seeking and despicable and shameless?"

"Uncle Shi, my little nephew doesn't agree with what you said," Zhao Yanhao shook his head again and again, "Although there are rich and unkind people, they are a minority after all." As far as I know, the vast majority of famous families and hairpin families are noble and benevolent!"

Miao Yizhen seemed to have heard a big joke, and laughed and said, "What do you say? noble character, good manners, and good charity?...... Yan Hao, you have only seen the superficial phenomena, and you don't really understand them at all! What is the meaning of noble conduct? That is a saint -- only a saint is worthy of this word! For thousands of years, there have been a few people who can be called a saint?...... And what kind of charity is good, what kind of kindness is good? It's just a matter of plucking the roots of the cold hair and giving a little favor. Hmph, hypocrisy, just deceive honest people!"

"This ......" Zhao Yanhao wanted to argue, but he was speechless for a while.

"Yan Hao, think about it again, there are not a few rich people in the world, if there are really so many people who are willing to give, how can there be so many poor people in the world who are not fed and clothed?......"

Hearing this, Zhao Yanhao's mind suddenly appeared with the flower girl and beggar he had seen before, and he sighed.

"Anyway, there are some such rich people you mentioned, but they are very rare! Besides, An Neng guarantees that their ancestral inheritance was not taken by their ancestors?"

Zhao Yanhao was silent, his expression was a little lonely, and after a while, Fang said: "Uncle Shi has rich experience, what he said should be true...... paused, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Now, the little nephew understands why my family has been poor for generations, probably because of the goodness of generations, right?!"

Miao Yizhen looked at his eyes gently, and said with a straight face: "What's wrong with good people? Yan Hao, you should be proud of your ancestors! Be a man, neither be bullied and deceived by others, nor be bullied. Helping the poor and doing chivalrous righteousness is the true character of a good man...... To be honest, Uncle Shi, I'm proud of you, because you're exactly that kind of person!"

"What did Uncle Shi say?...... Don't dare! Don't dare!The little nephew is ashamed!" Zhao Yanhao was sincerely humble, "Thank you Uncle for your teachings, your words, the little nephew must always remember them!"

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"Hehe, the topic is far away! By the way, where did you just talk about?"

"Uh...... Speaking of the colorful neon beads, it somehow fell into the hands of the Nangong family......"

"Oh, yes, yes...... In fact, Uncle Shi, I have just understood this question. Miao Yizhen put down the tea bowl and said solemnly: "Yan Hao, have you ever heard of the encirclement and suppression of the Tang Sect by the various sects back then?"

"I've heard of it...... Zhao Yanhao always felt that it was not very glorious to be outnumbered, so he was a little bit of a justification for the righteous path of martial arts back then, "I heard that the Tang Sect was the disaster of the martial arts, and the people and gods were angry, so they jointly crusaded against them, right?"

"Yes, that's true. Miao Yizhen cleared his throat and continued: "After decades of painstaking management, the Tang Sect of that year has accumulated unimaginable wealth, not to mention those fields, real estate and the like, just gold, silver and jewelry, there are countless ones...... Of course, after exterminating them, all this wealth was also taken away......"

"Who took it?" asked Gao Jinlou.

"Fields, real estate, and the like, of course, were taken over by the imperial court. As for their business, they were taken over by Wudang, Quanzhen, Huashan, Nangong Shijia, Huanhua and others......"

"What about the gold, silver, and jewelry?" Gao Jinlou asked, as he seemed most interested in this kind of thing.

Miao Yizhen sighed and said slowly: "The amount of treasures seized is huge, including gold, diamonds, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, pearl agate, etc., and the wooden box alone contains nearly a thousand ......."

"Wow, that's a lot!" Gao Jinlou exclaimed, "My lord, how did you divide this treasure?"

"Hehe, what is the division, of course it is disaster relief!" Miao Yizhen put away his smile and showed compassion on his face, "That summer, God seemed to be crazy, and it rained heavily for nearly a month! The floods were surging all over the world, and the rivers were raging, especially in Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, and Shanxi along the Yellow River, which were the most miserable, and most of the houses and fertile fields in most places were washed away, and tens of millions of people were displaced and starved all over the wilderness, which was really miserable......

"Yes, I heard my father tell me about it, but I wasn't born yet. Zhao Yanhao suddenly remembered, "Dad said that our hometown was originally in Yucheng, but due to the flooding of the Yellow River, we were forced to leave our hometown and migrate to Jizhou. ”

"Hey, how can such people be your father and them, there are too many to mention!" Miao Yizhen shook his head gloomily, "At that time, the imperial court, due to the frequent wars before and the empty treasury, could only allocate eight million taels of disaster relief silver. This mere 8 million taels is a drop in the bucket for tens of millions of victims, and coupled with the layers of exploitation by officials at all levels, by the time it reaches the hands of the victims, there is less than half left......

"It's really hateful!" Zhao Yanhao slapped his palm on the coffee table in anger.

"Yan Haoxian's nephew, rest your anger, stop your anger!" Miao Yizhen hurriedly pressed the tea bowl that was about to overturn, "There are many angry things in the world, everything has to be angry, can you be angry?"

Zhao Yanhao's face turned red, and he didn't know what to say.

Miao Yizhen sighed lightly and continued: "What's even more infuriating is that those unscrupulous profiteers hoard Juqi and take advantage of the opportunity to make huge profits. In less than half a month, hundreds of thousands of people died of starvation, disease and pestilence. The imperial court was furious and immediately executed a group of corrupt officials and profiteers, which shocked the rest of the party and stabilized the situation. At the same time, the imperial court imposed additional taxes on the provinces south of the Yangtze River that had not been affected by the disaster, and apportioned a considerable amount of money, grain and medicinal materials to the wealthy families in the world, and recruited a large number of imperial doctors to go to the disaster area for treatment, and finally controlled the spread of the plague, and the number of people who died of hunger and disease gradually decreased......"

When Zhao Yanhao heard this, his face showed admiration, and he slammed the table and said: "Okay! The imperial court can do this, it is really a blessing for all the people!"

Miao Yizhen nodded and said: "Under the Putian, it is not the king's land, and on the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister." How can the emperor not be worried and his heart twisted like a knife when he sees his people suffering?"

Zhao Yanhao sighed: "When my little nephew was young, I saw those officials leviing and oppressing the common people, so I despised the court very much, hated the officials, and swore not to be with them. But after listening to Uncle Shi's words, the little nephew knew that he was extreme...... If there is no court to preside over the overall situation and eliminate traitors, how can we save the people of the world?"

"Yan Hao, you can think like this, Uncle Shi, I'm very pleased!" Miao Yizhen looked at him gently, his expression was like a loving father looking at a child who was finally sensible, "Actually, the emperor's wish is that the country and the people are safe, and all the people will have enough ......food and clothing" Speaking of this, his voice suddenly lowered, "Say something disrespectful, in fact, the emperor is also selfish, he wants the whole world to be grateful to him, and his name will be remembered through the ages!"

"What's wrong with that?!" Zhao Yanhao interjected excitedly: "As the emperor, it is a blessing for the people in the world to have such thoughts! I think that as long as he is such an emperor, he should be called a saint!"

"Of course! For example, today's saint is a saint of the past and the present!" I don't know if Miao Yi is really afraid that his remarks will be informed, so he is busy singing praises of merit, "What is hateful are those officials who are corrupt and pervert the law and act as a prestige, Uncle Shi, I hate this kind of person...... However, if you want to share the worries of the saints, serve the imperial court, and do something practical for hundreds of millions of people, you have to be in the company of such people......"

Speaking of this, Hao sighed: "Officialdom, it's really a bitter sea! You must go with the tide and meet the left and right, otherwise, don't say that you have a foothold, even if you die, there is no place to bury...... But if you want to serve the court, you have to stoop to humiliate your will......"

Zhao Yanhao was in awe: "No wonder the abbot often praises his uncle, saying that his uncle is in the officialdom and his heart is in Buddhism, and he is a practitioner of great compassion, great wisdom and courage, and sacrificing himself for righteousness." ”

"Senior Brother Abbot has praised it!" Miao Yizhen waved his hand disapplausively, "Over the years of being in the officialdom, although I have said some things that go against my will and done some things that go against my will, on the whole, what I have gained is far greater than what I have lost!

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"Let's get back to the point, continue to talk about the Tang Gate back then. Miao Yi really ordered someone to make tea again, restrained his excitement, and said: "Although the martial arts factions defeated the Tang Sect, they also suffered heavy casualties. At that time, there was no discussion on how to take over the business of the Tang Sect, but only on what to do with the seized treasures. As for the participants, there are Shaolin, Wutai, Emei, Putuo, Hengshan and other schools of our Buddhism, Wudang, Quanzhen, Huashan, Kunlun, Longhushan and other schools of Daomen, in addition, there are dozens of famous schools such as Luoyang Nangong family, Chengdu Huanhua Xiao family, Jiangnan Murong family, Cangzhou Spear Wang family, Taiyuan Soul Broken Xiao Situ family, etc. At that time, the martial arts leaders were our Shaolin abbot Xin Lin Shi Uncle and Wudang's Tianshui master, and they proposed that except for a small part of the treasures to compensate the dead and wounded of the various factions, the rest were all used for disaster relief, and all the factions readily agreed......"

"These martial arts seniors are selfless in their hearts and have compassion for the common people, which is really admirable!" Zhao Yanhao clapped his hands and admired.

"Yes, my generation of martial artists should take them as an example!" Miao Yizhen also sighed with emotion, and continued: "Because they not only eliminated the evil spirits, but also selflessly provided disaster relief, the emperor was very pleased, and personally mentioned the 'chivalrous and unparalleled' commendation plaque, and ordered Du Qin's envoy to send it to Changsha, and by the way, he took the treasures and sent them to the disaster area, and handed them over to Governor Yang who dealt with the disaster. ”

"Changsha, why is it in Changsha?" Gao Jinlou blinked suspiciously, "Isn't the Tang Gate in eastern Sichuan?"

"Hehe, this is exactly the cunning of the Tang Sect!" Miao Yizhen sneered, "They didn't put that batch of treasures in the main rudder, but hid them in a secret place in Yuelu Mountain. If it weren't for the secret investigation of the various factions after more than ten years of secret investigation, who would have thought that those treasures would actually be under the care of the weakest Changsha rudder?"

"Awesome, awesome!" Xu Jinshan admired.

Miao Yizhen glanced at him with a smile and continued: "Because most of the factions can't trust the officials, after discussion, they refused to hand it over to Du Qin's envoy and his party, and decided to personally escort it to the disaster area and hand it over to Governor Yang, and stay to supervise the use of it, so that all this wealth can be used to save the victims." Du Qin had no choice but to register the names and quantities of the treasures one by one, and returned to Beijing to report to the emperor. ”

"With the unanimous consent of all factions, the escort business was entrusted to a strong and reputable dart bureau in Changsha - Sanxiang Dart Federation, and at the same time, each faction selected some elite disciples to form an alliance army to assist Sanxiang Dart Federation to escort together. Although there were thieves swarming at that time, I heard that it was such a terrifying team, who would dare to make an idea?......"

"Hehe, that's a mouse who dares to sleep in a cat nest - I don't know if it's dead or alive!" It seems that Gao Jinlou is a master of after-break language, and described it with a smile. The rest of the people heard the words.

Miao Yizhen smiled and continued: "Because people from all sects and factions participated in the escort, everyone monitored and restrained each other, even if some greedy people were selfish, they didn't dare to make any changes......

"In this way, it is really foolproof!" Zhao Yanhao said happily: "Uncle Shi, has that batch of treasures been delivered smoothly?"

"No, it's stolen!" Miao Yizhen's expression darkened, and he shook his head slightly.

"What, stolen?" Zhao Yanhao's eyes widened in surprise, "...... Who did this to you?...... Who is so bold?"

"This kid is so murderous, he really looks like a tiger!" Miao Yizhen glanced at him and muttered in his heart.

"I don't know," Miao Yizhen shook his head, "This has also become the first strange case in the rivers and lakes in the past hundred years......

"Uncle Shi, didn't you say before that the Nangong family has colorful neon beads......? They really did it?"

"It's not for sure yet. Miao Yizhen took a sip of tea, pursed his lips and savored for a while, and continued: "The emperor praised their righteous deeds, but in the blink of an eye, he lost his treasure, and Long Yan was furious. Because of his resentment, the envoy added fuel to the accusation, saying that the factions refused to hand it over and insisted on transporting it themselves, and that he had originally wanted to swallow the treasure privately, but he played tricks there, falsely claiming that it was lost, and won both a good name and a full pocket......"

"The emperor was suspicious, and immediately sent a group of elites from six doors, including 'Thorough Heaven' Liu Tianyan, 'Grass Snake Gray Line' Jin Qianli, 'Searching for Needles at the Bottom of the Sea' Long Haisheng, and 'Wolf Racing Dog' Xie Second-Class Divine Capture, and the various factions investigated in detail, which lasted more than a month, but found nothing, and not even a little useful clue was found......"

"How can this be?" Zhao Yanhao was moved, "The so-called 'wild goose has left traces', how can it be that there is no trace at all?"

Miao Yizhen sighed, and said with regret: "That year, Uncle Shi and I happened to leave Shaolin to seek a job in the capital, and I did not participate in the operation to eliminate the Tang Sect, nor did I have the qualifications to participate in the investigation of this case......

"Uncle Shi, could it be...... Could it be that when you were younger, you also spent time at Six Doors?"

"Of course!" Miao Yizhen twisted his black beard proudly, "In the future, if you have time, you might as well go to the Six Doors to inquire, who does the name 'Six Dao Judges' refer to?"

"It must be you, Uncle Shi!" Zhao Yanhao was in awe, "Ho, Judge of the Six Daos! Uncle Shi, your name is really majestic!"

"Brother Zhao, you may not know that over the years, we adults don't know how many strange cases we have solved!" Xu Jinshan interjected at the right time, "What are those so-called divine arrests, compared to us adults, what are they?"

"Slap the sycophant, Jinshan, Hu pat the sycophant!" Miao Yizhen deliberately made an angry appearance, "Yan Hao, look, this is a bad habit that has been infected in the officialdom!"

Xu Jinshan made an expression of eternal injustice, and muttered: "People's heartfelt words, but it is a sycophant! Even the saint often praises you, the adult, can it be said that the saint is also patting the sycophant?......

"Bold!" Miao Yizhen glared at him, so frightened that he immediately silenced, Gao Jinlou covered his mouth and chuckled, and grimaced at him.

Miao Yizhen's tense face gradually relaxed, and he said: "According to the memories of the senior abbot who personally participated in the escort back then, that batch of treasures contained a total of 938 large wooden boxes, worth at least seven million taels of gold, which was enough for several provinces to rebuild their houses. ”

"The escort team travels day and night, resting only when they are sleepy. From the beginning of the Changsha to the discovery of the theft in the Luohe River, he has only rested five times in the wilderness and twice in the inn. When resting in the wilderness, everyone formed a circle of people and surrounded the goods in the center, and then they sent people to unload the wooden boxes for the mules and horses to rest...... As for the inn, all the wooden boxes were moved to the courtyard and piled up, and they were divided into several groups to take turns guarding them. ”

Not only that, but every time I set off, I had to open some of the wooden boxes to inspect and inspect before setting off, and I never found the slightest abnormality during this time. When we reached the Deluo River, it was raining heavily and the road was slippery, and a mule suddenly stumbled and fell, and threw the wooden box it was carrying to the ground, and the box broke, but a large pile of iron rolled out of it......"

"How can this be?!" Although Zhao Yanhao knew that the treasure had been robbed, he couldn't help but ask in a lost voice when he heard the words.

Miao Yizhen smiled bitterly: "I have already been dropped!"