Tu Er called Tu Da and went to Tu's house with Hong Damao and his group.
After sitting down, Hong Damao didn't waste any words and asked, "Two bosses, regarding Li Hu's treasure, should you give the brothers an explanation?"
Tu Da became impatient, "I have already told you brothers that Li Hu has a treasure. I have been interrogating Li Hu every day for the past month, but Li Hu has never said anything.
I know you brothers are getting impatient, so I've discussed this with my second son. We're going to have the people from the Bingzi Courtyard plunder two nearby villages tomorrow. We'll take the silver and leave."
Hong Damao's face was gloomy. "How much silver do the two villages have? Do the two leaders think we brothers are beggars?
We are here to ask the two bosses to tell us the truth. Have you already got Li Hu's treasure? Did you kill Brother Wang Lang because of this?
Tu Da and Tu Er's expressions changed drastically. "Brothers, how can you say that? I've already said that if I get Li Hu's treasure, I will definitely share the wealth with you all."
Someone shouted, "Boss, we betrayed Boss Li and followed you brothers because of your promise to share the wealth. Now that Boss Li's treasure is in our hands, you can't turn your back on us."
Tu Da raised three fingers and said, "I swear that I really don't know where Li Hu's treasure is. If I lie to you, my brothers, I will be eaten to death by wolves."
After Tu Da finished his oath, Hong Damao waved his hand and said, "Boss, there's no need to swear. Let's talk about the treasure."
Tu Da and Tu Er explained for more than an hour but failed to dispel the doubts of Hong Damao and others.
Hong Damao suggested searching the house, and Tu Da hesitated for a moment before agreeing. He did hide some jewelry, but not much.
The small leaders of the mountain stronghold were all looking for treasure in Tu Da's house, and Bingziyuan was in chaos.
Some suggested uniting everyone and rushing down the mountain; some said their parents, wives, and children were still in the back mountains and they wanted to take them with them; some said they would go down the mountain to Anzhou City to seek help; some said...
Everyone was talking at once, and no one could convince anyone else.
At Tu Hu's house, a group of people searched the land almost thoroughly, but still couldn't find Li Hu's treasure.
Tu Er stepped forward and placed all the silver and jewels he had found on the table, giving each person a pile.
"Brothers, these are all the jewels. Tomorrow we will go to the entrance of Qingshui Village and wait for the people from Bingziyuan to come back after looting. Then we will take the silver and leave together."
Hong Damao and others were all very unhappy because they didn't find Li Hu's treasure.
Tu Er added, "Brothers, please think about this. If Li Hu's treasure is really in my and my eldest brother's hands, there is no way we wouldn't take it away."
This was true. If they left, returning would be like committing suicide. If Tu Da and Tu Er really took Li Hu's treasure, they would definitely take it away and never come back to get it.
Hong Damao said, "Okay! We are willing to trust you two masters, so let's leave together tomorrow."
After saying that, he waved his hand and left with more than 20 people.
Tu Da slammed his fist on the table. "Damn it! If I find out who's spreading rumors, I'll kill him!"
Kang Yueran was instructing Niu Dayan in the room at this time, asking him to go and find out the news tomorrow.
The people in Courtyard A have become disloyal, and the people in Courtyard B have become rebellious. Tu Da and Tu Er will definitely take action.
She caused these two incidents just to cause chaos in the village. She wanted to see the reactions of Tu Da and Tu Er, and thus test whether Tu Da had any backers.
She didn't want to kill Tu Da and seize the stronghold, only to be attacked by Tu Da's backers right after.
The noise from the village gradually died down, and finally it became quiet.
At this time, it was already bright daylight.
Before Niu Dayan had time to go out to inquire about the news, he heard someone beating a gong, asking everyone to go to the meeting hall to discuss matters.
The term "Council Hall" sounds elegant, but it's actually just a room of about 200 square meters. At the back of the room is a raised platform with a chair and a long table.
Seeing that most people had arrived, Tu Da coughed twice to get everyone to quiet down.
"Brothers, our food supply is almost gone. After discussing with the Second in Command, we decided to do something big. I plan to lead you to plunder Qingshui Village and Laifu Village.
Brothers, this time, no matter how much you grab, half of it will be yours. Everyone, get ready and gather at the foot of the mountain in an hour."
This was proposed by Tu Er. In order to make the people from Bingziyuan willingly rob the village, he first promised them benefits. When they handed over the money, he would kill them and take away all their property.
The people below were discussing quietly. Someone said, "Looting the village is tantamount to rebellion, and it will lead to the extermination of three clans."
Robbing a person is robbery, and while looting a village is not tantamount to rebellion, the crime is indeed many times more serious.
Tu Dadao: "Everyone, cover yourselves. Who would know it was us who did it? Would we spread the news ourselves?"
Niu Dayan whispered to Kang Yueran, "What should we do? Can we find a way to stop them? If they really go to rob the village, I'm afraid we'll suffer a lot of casualties."
Qingshui Village and several nearby villages are relatively wealthy because they are close to Anzhou City and many people go to the city to do business.
There are disaster victims everywhere, and riots are very likely to break out. Anzhou City has a city wall, so are Qingshui Village and Laifu Village completely defenseless?
Kang Yueran also thought of this, "Let me think about it!"
The village was looted, and it was a village close to Anzhou City. The news would soon spread to the city, and the Anzhou prefect would not be able to sit idly by.
If they ignored it, it would be a tacit admission that looting was innocent. There would always be bold individuals who would target the city. After all, looting a city once would yield a higher return than robbing a village. Anzhou City would be in chaos, and the Anzhou prefect would have no hope of peace.
Tu Da came up with this idea at this time, it seems that he wanted to rob the money and run away.
Kang Yueran asked loudly, "Boss, I heard that Qingshui Village has hired guards to protect the village. If we go to rob them, there will definitely be a fight. Are we going to massacre the entire village?"
Everyone's face changed when they heard the word "massacre of the village", which was proof of rebellion.
Tu Da stood up and walked out from behind the table, angrily saying, "Who is it? What nonsense! It's just robbery, not a massacre of the whole village."
Kang Yueran continued, "But how can we get the money if we don't kill them? I'm afraid we won't be able to scare him with just a stick and a knife."
Tu Er walked through the crowd and came to Kang Yueran. "Boy, what do you want to do? If you want to die, just tell me. I will grant your wish."
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