[Chapter 151 Chapter 151 Becoming a Popular Person after Divorce (28)]
Yan Qing and the others hardly struggled and just let them take the box away.
After everyone left, the people around him got up and patted the others who were pretending to be dead: "Stop acting, we have to get back to work."
The thief who had struggled to carry the box was now exhausted and out of breath.
"Brother Leopard, isn't this too simple?" The donkey-faced man looked behind him.
The moonlight swept the shadows of the trees, and the winding path was like a long snake with no end in sight.
The man with the axe beside him kicked him and said, "What nonsense are you imagining? Those losers in Qinglong Village are weak now. How can they have the strength to fight us?"
"As expected of Brother Leopard, you are extremely smart." Donkey Face smiled flatteringly.
The man called Brother Leopard touched his bald head and raised his chin conceitedly: "Hurry up and transport the silver to the old place first."
Several villages gathered together, and with the addition of people from Pingnan, it became a considerable force.
They thought the mantis was catching the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it, but they didn't expect that there was a vulture behind it that specialized in catching orioles.
With the brothers from Qinglongzhai paving the way, the guards transporting the official silver and the soldiers defending Zecheng advanced at night and divided into four groups to attack the lairs of other bandits.
At this time, Yan Qing led a group of people to approach Luohan Temple.
The boss who was invited by her to go with her saw her excited look and thought that she was indeed a whimsical girl.
How can a pure place like Buddhism be a place that harbors filth and dirt?
The Luohan Temple was built earlier than these bandits.
When they saw someone sneaking into the temple, Yan Qing led them to the cellar in the temple. Only then did he feel his face burning.
"Brother, quickly tell the brothers to secretly transport half of it out, and don't touch the ones with seals."
After opening a golden box, Yan Qing felt that his face was made more rosy by the gold, silver and jewels inside.
The boss's mouth twitched. He was so familiar with him calling him "big brother" after only meeting him a few times.
He looked around the room full of treasure chests and asked in astonishment, "Aren't you from the imperial court?"
These stolen silvers should be confiscated according to the law, but he remembered that when this girl negotiated with him, she kept mentioning the Marquis' Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion, and every word she said was about the royal court.
If I hadn't known that she was a girl, I would have thought she was a close official who cared about the government.
"These riches extorted from the people should naturally be taken from the people and used for the people." Yan Qing did not forget to reply to him while directing people to move the boxes.
After everyone and their belongings were in a safe area, she spoke again: "Brother knows best that the rampant banditry in Panhu Mountain is inseparable from the collusion between officials and bandits."
The big boss coughed, and he seemed to be one of the bandits.
The brothers under his command hid the things they had transported out in caves hidden by trees.
The two men stood on the edge of a steep cliff and looked into the distance, the mountain breeze making the corners of their robes rustle.
Yan Qing said sincerely: "Compared to those officials, I think Big Brother is more trustworthy."
The eldest master was wearing a white gown, and his eyes, which were full of experience, narrowed. "What do you mean?"
He smiled softly, and his scholarly temperament became even stronger.
Yan Qing pointed to his eyes: "My eyes are never wrong."
A man who has been a bandit in the mountains for many years but is regarded as "righteous" by the people is naturally more trustworthy than some officials who form cliques for personal gain.
The big boss put one hand behind his back and held his long sleeves with the other hand in front of his abdomen. He cast a sharp look at her: "You girl promised to treat my brothers well, and you took the initiative to hand over a large amount of stolen money to me for disposal. I'm afraid your purpose is not only to make friends with me, the leader of the mountain bandits, right?"
Yan Qing was not embarrassed at all by being exposed, and smiled sweetly: "Nothing can be hidden from big brother's sharp eyes."
"Shaopin, tell me, what do you want me to do?" The boss snorted.
She put away her smile and said frankly, "I hope that everyone in Qinglong Village can be used by me."
"Of course, not as a city guard serving the imperial court after being recruited."
The big boss narrowed his shrewd eyes and said bluntly: "You want to raise private soldiers?"
Yan Qing did not give a direct answer, but curled the corners of his lips and changed the subject: "Brother, why don't you make a bet with me, your younger sister?"
"How to bet?" The boss also became interested.
It was the first time that he had seen such a courageous woman. Not only did she dare to negotiate with the bandits alone, but she also took part in the encirclement and suppression operation and hit their weak spots.
It completely changed his inherent impression that young ladies were delicate and graceful.
Yan Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's bet on whether I can become famous as a woman, rather than being famous in Kyoto as a young lady or someone's wife."
The light in her eyes is brighter than the stars and moon tonight.
The boss's chest was filled with a sense of heroism, and he laughed heartily: "You are courageous!"
"If that day comes, I, He Chong, will accept you as my master!"
Yan Qing waved his hand: "Master or not, big brother will always be my Yan Qing's big brother."
The two of them exchanged names on the spot. He Chong said hello several times and immediately invited her to bow to the moon and become sworn brothers and sisters.
The next day, Han Sheng's men found the Luohan Temple and detained all the monks who had been knocked unconscious and had just woken up.
After moving out half of Yan Qing's belongings from the cellar, the guards carefully searched inside and outside and found traces of turned soil under the cherry tree in the backyard.
More than a hundred skeletons were dug out from it.
There are men and women, old and young.
The Buddha in the front hall is majestic, and blood and bones are buried in front of the tree in the back hall.
When this incident happened, everyone was shocked.
Han Sheng sent people to bury the bodies properly and took the boxes to Zecheng Posthouse.
If the amount of confiscated stolen money is huge, it should be deposited into the national treasury according to the law and sent to the capital by local officials.
Those properties were worth at least five or six hundred thousand silver coins.
He was about to arrange for someone to invite the governor of Zecheng, but was stopped by Yan Qing.
"It is well known that disaster relief funds were looted. I think an equal amount should be kept from the confiscated property."
Han Sheng opened his lips slightly: "But Madam knows——"
Before he could finish the words "the robbed money is fake", he was interrupted by Yan Qing.
She held the man's hand and said seriously, "The drought in Pingnan has spread to Zecheng, which is hundreds of miles away. You can see how serious the disaster is."
"The 500,000 taels of silver from the imperial court may save a city from disaster, but it cannot save a province. With these, we can save more families."
Even if she deliberately kept half of it, she never intended to benefit the dog emperor.
What does it have to do with her whether the treasury is full or not?
Han Sheng felt that her words made sense, but his loyalty to the court and his integrity prevented him from doing anything that violated the law: "I will write a memorial to report to His Majesty."
"It takes some time for the news to come back and forth, even if it is rushed for 800 miles. How can the victims wait?" Yan Qing said solemnly, "How can Your Majesty blame me for seeking the welfare of the people?"
Xu Wenzhang, who was standing aside, glanced at the two people's folded hands, curled his lips, tucked the sword in his arms under his armpit, and held his own hand.
If no one holds his hand, he will hold his own hand.
He cleared his throat twice to make himself felt, then looked at Yan Qing with a smile: "I think what Ah Qing said is very true."
When Han Sheng heard the address in his words, his expression froze. He shook Yan Qing's hand and breathed a sigh of relief: "Madam, you are right. It is my husband who is conservative and inconsiderate."
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