Zhang Yuanshan raised his hand to stop Zhang Xiaowen from continuing. He didn't really believe Chen Shoucai.
But what if what Chen Shoucai said was true? He didn't want to miss any opportunity to fill the treasury for the emperor.
Moreover, the rumors have already reached the emperor's ears, and he is furious.
In the secret letter sent to him by the emperor, he asked the Jinyiwei to expose the rumors as soon as possible, otherwise, they would be in big trouble!
How to spot rumors?
Of course, the seized property will be escorted to Beijing in a grand manner, and the rumors will be self-defeating.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanshan decided to trust Chen Shoucai again this time.
If they cheated him again, he would chop Chen Shoucai and other bandits into pieces and feed them to the dogs!
So, a group of Jinyiwei escorted the bandits from Heifengzhai down the mountain first.
At this point, you might ask, why didn't Meng Liang and other officials and exiled prisoners follow Zhang Yuanshan and other Jinyiwei down the mountain?
Of course I was disliked.
Even though the horse-faced woman and the others had washed several times, changed their clothes, and had their skin rubbed bare, they still stank of shit from the inside out.
I'm afraid it has been marinated.
The Jinyiwei were extremely disgusted.
Meng Liang was a man who could read people's expressions, so he let Zhang Yuanshan and other Jinyiwei leave first, using the excuse that they were going in a different direction from the Jinyiwei. He and about 20 officials led the exiled prisoners down the mountain and headed for Qingzhou City.
God knows how much he wanted to go down the mountain with the Jinyiwei. He felt much more at ease with them around.
On the way down the mountain, he was trembling with fear, fearing that a tiger or a hungry wolf would jump out from some corner, tear their throats apart and swallow them into their stomachs.
......
Chen Shoucai arrived at the stone cave with a group of Jinyiwei.
"Chen Shoucai, are you playing tricks on us again?" Zhang Xiaowen looked up at the pitch-black cave in front of him, full of anger.
"Hey, don't talk nonsense. The lives of me and my brothers are in your hands, how dare I lie to you!" Chen Shoucai hurriedly explained when he saw Zhang Yuanshan's face, which was so gloomy that ink seemed to be dripping.
"Master Zhang, this is the real treasure room in our village! Follow me and you will know."
"Sir, be careful of trap!" Zhang Xiaowen said hurriedly.
Having just experienced the thrilling scene in the secret room, Zhang Xiaowen had to be on guard against Chen Shoucai.
"It's okay, we just need to be careful!" Zhang Yuanshan waved his hand.
The bandits are in the hands of the Jinyiwei, so I don’t think he would dare to do anything!
So, despite Zhang Xiaowen's strong opposition, they resolutely walked into the cave. Unexpectedly, the journey was smooth and no hidden weapons appeared.
They arrived at the end of the cave and found that there was nothing special about it. It was just a road with a big lake at the end.
Zhang Xiaowen looked out of the cave and took a look at the lake outside the cave, but found nothing special. He thought Chen Shoucai was teasing them again, so he quickly drew his knife and put it on Chen Shoucai's neck, angrily saying, "Chen Shoucai, where is the treasure? Tell us, don't tell us it's in the lake!"
"Haha, you are worthy of being a Jinyiwei. You are really sharp-minded." Chen Shoucai looked at Zhang Xiaowen in surprise and gave him a thumbs up.
"Hmph! Stop flattering me!" Zhang Xiaowen put the knife back into the sheath, crossed his arms, and looked at Chen Shoucai with a fake smile. "Keep making up stories. I want to see how you make them up today!"
Chen Shoucai ignored Zhang Xiaowen's ridicule and answered to himself, "Yes, this lake is the secret treasure base of our Black Wind Village. Most of the gold, silver and jewelry in our Black Wind Village were packed into large boxes, then wrapped with layers of wax and waterproof oil paper, and then sunk to the bottom of the lake.
You know, we are doing a very dangerous job, and we never know when the government will send troops to the mountains to seize our lair. So, we found a place like this, a place that no one would expect. "
Speaking of this, Chen Shoucai was still somewhat smug.
This was the place he discovered by accident.
This place is so secluded, who would have thought that he would take a radical approach and hide those treasures at the bottom of the lake?
Even the witch in the monkey-faced mask probably couldn't have imagined it.
However, the thought that so many treasures at the bottom of the lake were going to be handed over to others made his heart hurt so much that he couldn't breathe.
"Hmph, you said it was there, so it's there! Who knows, it might have been taken away by someone long ago!" Xiao Wen spoke sharply, but in the end he couldn't hold back and started to confront Chen Shoucai again.
It was all Chen Shoucai's fault. If it weren't for him, his brothers wouldn't have been poisoned. His shoulder wouldn't have been injured.
He hated him so much!
"Bah, crow's mouth! Was it taken away by someone? Absolutely impossible! Who could have expected that there were so many treasures hidden at the bottom of the lake! Moreover, the bottom of the lake is very deep. Unless someone is very familiar with the water, there is no way to fish the big wooden box out from the bottom.
Besides, when we entered here just now, I noticed that there was only a series of messy footprints on the ground of the cave, which did not look like the traces left by carrying heavy objects away. "Chen Shoucai rejected Zhang Xiaowen's words without thinking.
Zhang Xiaowen was about to say a few more words, but Zhang Yuanshan raised his hand to stop him. He rubbed his throbbing temples and said, "There's no point in saying more. Let your people and my people go down and take a look."
Chen Shoucai straightened his back and said confidently, "Master Zhang is right. Empty talk is useless. Just go down and check it out yourself and you will know for sure."
So, both sides sent people to the bottom of the lake to find out what was going on.
Zhang Xiaowen volunteered to go into the water to find out what was going on in order to expose the tricks of Chen Shoucai and other bandits.
Ever since Zhang Xiaowen and others went into the water, the people on the shore, especially the Jinyiwei, were looking anxiously at the lake which was so calm without any ripples.
After a long time, Zhang Xiaowen finally broke through the water with anger, gasping for breath.
He shouted at Zhang Yuanshan on the shore, "Sir, Chen Shoucai is lying! There is nothing at the bottom of the lake, cough cough cough~~"
"What! Impossible! You are lying!" Before Zhang Yuanshan could speak, Chen Shoucai flew into a rage.
How is this possible!
He clearly saw with his own eyes his men sinking the large wooden boxes and other things to the bottom of the lake, and he arranged for his men to come down the mountain from time to time to keep an eye on this place.
Now, why is the bottom of the lake empty and there is nothing at all?
He doesn't want to believe it!
"Master Zhang, how about I take my brothers down to check it out myself? I've been down there before, and I think my men made a mistake."
Seeing Zhang Yuanshan's face as dark as the bottom of a pot, Chen Shoucai still asked with gritted teeth.
"Okay! If there's really nothing this time, I'll chop you and your brothers into pieces and feed them to the dogs!" Zhang Yuanshan said gritting his teeth.
"When the time comes, I will let Lord Zhang handle it!"
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