Chapter 126: Shadows
Long Zaitian laughed, grabbed it and said: "I am a layman, and I don't have much ability, and I am mainly responsible for raising military salaries and grain and grass for the troops. To put it well, it's called 'master book', and to put it ugly, it's the housekeeper's wife. Stretch out the ...... for others"
Lin Fanghe smiled: "Where is this old man, as long as anyone who knows a little about military common sense knows that the army has not moved, and the grain and grass go first." And with a force that doesn't have strong logistical support and military spending, can you still expect it to win?"
"That's true. "The dragon is in Tianxing, gushing endlessly," so when he followed the first emperor and fought in the east and west, he always praised me. In fact, in terms of fighting, I am not as good as generals such as Xu Da, Hua Yun, Feng Sheng, and Chang Yuchun, in terms of decision-making and planning, and winning thousands of miles, but I am not as good as Mr. Li Shanchang and Lord Liu Bowen, but I was relied on by King Wu. Speaking of which, it's really my vulgar ability, making money......"
"Mr. Long is really quick to talk. Lin Fanghe put down the teacup and clapped his hands.
After a pause, he said again: "But what I'm more interested in is your grudge entanglement with the tycoon of the troubled times, may I ask, has the old gentleman defected to the account of the former emperor Zhu Yuanzhang at that time?"
Long Zaitian stroked his beard and said, "I had this intention at the time, and I haven't contacted it yet. This batch of river governance money in the treasury of the Yuan Dynasty is the meeting gift I am going to give to Zhu Dashuai. ”
"Then why didn't you directly use the army under the command of the former emperor to rob the treasury silver, and then go to Hengjian Mountain to find those reckless people?"
"Well, alas, it's a matter of time. ”
"A matter of timing?"
"God can only be blamed. Heaven is not blessed, what can I do?" Long Zaitian hit his palm with his fist, sighed, and said, "At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had just been driven out of Haozhou City by the narrow-minded commander Guo Zixing, and it was still in the initial stage, and it was three hundred miles away. When I learned the news that this gold and silver was going to be shipped to the capital through my internal eyeline, I hurried and hurried, and there was only about a day left. ”
"It's so urgent?" Lin Fanghe interjected.
"No, in such a limited time, it is almost impossible to make a detour of space of hundreds of miles. Therefore, if the wishful thinking of the Mongol Tatars was to fail and rob the treasury silver, the only way was to contact the only and largest armed force within a radius of 200 miles at that time, the Miao tycoon......"
Lin Fanghe couldn't help but be curious, and sighed: "This Miao tycoon is not an ordinary character, he comes from the folk and kills decisively. It's quite ruthless. Aren't you afraid that these rough men and lakes will get the money to control the river, and when they see the wealth, they will swallow this gold and silver alone?"
Long Zaitian raised his eyebrows, glared and said: "As the saying goes, without diamonds, there is no porcelain work." If I don't even know this thing, how dare I venture into the rivers and lakes? Even if he collects all the treasures after he has them, what is the use of keeping them for me for two more days. ”
"The more you talk about it, the more interesting it gets. Lin Fanghe raised his hand, shook the subtle floating tea on it with the lid of the tea cup, and said leisurely, "The old gentleman is really good at scheming, and he has a bamboo in his chest." And how did all this gold and silver end up missing?"
Long Zaitian was angry and annoyed, patted his hand on the table, and shouted: "This is also to blame the old man for being careless, taking great pains, and finally neglecting to calculate." The so-called hunting was pecked in the eye by an eagle in the end! After the money was robbed, I asked someone to supervise it and escort it to a small village called Xiangguan for temporary storage. Then hurriedly went to find Zhu Dashuai, I really expected to present gold and silver, and everyone was happy, who knew that Miao Daheng's hand was stretched out so quickly......"
Lin Fanghe took a sip of tea and said, "A few days later, Hua Yun and Feng Sheng surrounded the Hengjian Mountain camp and went on a rampage, and after a few rounds, Miao Tycoon's ragtag army collapsed. Mr. Long, did you really not find those huge sums of money in the camp at that time?"
"Not even a tael of silver. ”
"So according to your reasoning, where did this money go in just a few days?"
"Needless to say, it must have been hidden by someone sent by Miao Tycoon. Long Zaitian pouted.
Tang Yu was anxious on the side, and hurriedly asked: "These treasures, the number is not small, where will it be hidden?"
Long Zaitian grimaced, and said loudly: "Seven or eight out of ten, in Miao Tycoon's lair, Zhangshan Sanyizhuang!"
When Lin Fanghe heard this, he was also moved: "In this way, Mr. Long had a plan in his heart, so didn't he send someone to look for him afterwards? Who do you think is the planner and organizer of the hidden treasure?"
"Why didn't you find it? It's just that the thief stole the things hidden in the Great Bear Sutra, how can it be easy to find!"
"Oh, so you know Xiong Dajing too. ”
"In the past, when I was mixing in the rivers and lakes, I met him once or twice. Long Zaitian did not deny it, saying, "This kid loves money, he is timid, and the door is not smooth." So you asked me to sell him a trinket or two?"
"The remnant of the life who wrote "Walking with the Tiger", will he also know a lot of information. You see how vividly this person is portrayed in the book. Lin Fanghe took the opportunity to mention the talented Song Qingyang.
Long Zaitian let out a sigh and didn't care: "What can he know, but he is just a liar who catches the wind and shadows?"
Lin Fanghe asked tentatively: "Does the old gentleman know him too......
Long Zaitian stepped on the brick floor with his toes, snorted coldly, and showed an impatient look: "How can I get acquainted with a kind of person, a talent who dances and writes, a pretentious talent, and a writer who tends to be inflammatory, incorruptible and shameful!"
"Since you don't know him, how can you know this person so well?"
"Listen to what others say. Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles......"
"Then can you tell me, what is so bad about Song Xiucai, and to what extent? Who is listening to these words?"
"What, does Lord Lin suspect that the old man can't succeed?" Long Zaitian swept his eyes.
"Mr. Long, what is he talking about, but it's a routine. Lin Fanghe was stunned for a moment and replied calmly, "You may not know that there was a murder case in Gulou Lane recently, and the scene was very bloody. And the person who was killed was Song Qingyang, the author of "Walking with the Tiger". ”
"Oh, I see?"
Long Zaitian nodded and said, "Everything about Song Xiucai, I listened to my housekeeper Jin Yuefu, they met in the antique market, and they had a few transactions in private. As a result, he was not cautious and was deceived by Song Qingyang of a few hundred taels of silver. ”
Lin Fanghe shrugged his shoulders and said mockingly: "It seems that this Song Xiucai has hardly done a few good things in his life. Flamboyant and full of lies, not only did he collude with others to forge pawn tickets, defraud the 'Tianshenghao' pawnshop, and embezzle the bronze square tripod of his cousin Song's shopkeeper, but he also had a private relationship with the golden housekeeper of your mansion...... Mr. Long, can we have a few words with you and your butler?"
Long Zaitian readily agreed: "Then why not? It's just that Jin Yuefu rushed back to the capital the day before yesterday to deal with an unexpected matter." It will take a few days before I can return to Chuzhou. ”