Chapter 226 The Fisherman Benefits
The night was dark and windy.
The night is as dark as ink.
The sound of fighting came from the horse farm.
The sound is getting closer.
The cave is bottomless and the lights are flickering.
Lou Ye faintly heard the sounds of fighting outside the cave and scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously.
These people are crazy, all of them.
Who the hell leaked the news that there was a gold mine at the horse ranch?
What a bullshit gold mine, how come he hasn’t seen a single piece of it?
He frantically urged his men, "What are you still dawdling about? Haven't you all eaten? If you don't want to die here, move faster..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard his men come to report, "Master, the officials are here. Magistrate Cui has brought a large group of people to suppress the bandits, and they are heading this way."
"Besides Magistrate Cui, is there anyone else?" Lou Ye's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death.
It must be Lu Qingyao who reported it to the authorities.
What was coming finally came. I knew those good-for-nothings couldn't stop that woman at all.
The man replied, "Yes, there is another person beside Magistrate Cui, dressed like a scholar, but it seems that the officials all obey his orders and are respectful to him."
Lou Ye felt a little nervous.
He looked like a scholar, and was very respectful...
It seems that the Dali Temple Shaoqing is like this in the rumors, with the appearance of a scholar and ruthless methods.
He suddenly remembered that Qin Tongpan had clearly gone to Luyuan to track down Yan Huan's whereabouts, but ended up becoming the mastermind behind the assassination of King Jing and even implicated himself.
conspiracy……
It was all a conspiracy of Yan Huan and King Jing.
He wiped the sweat from his face.
Now this person is here again, and life and death are hanging by a thread.
He shouted at his men who were working hard to move the boxes, "Hurry... Hurry and pass the order. No longer stand guard outside the cave. Everyone, retreat back and seal the entrance. Block it tightly. You must get all the boxes onto the boat within an hour, otherwise you will die."
This is very useful.
If the mission cannot be completed and he does not want to fall into the hands of the Dali Temple, he can only end his life on his own.
This is their fate.
Sure enough, before three o'clock in the morning, all the boxes filled with military pay were loaded onto the ship.
Before boarding the boat, Lou Ye had the cave destroyed.
Destroying the body and covering up the traces is their usual method.
But this was exactly what Lu Qingyao wanted. Now that the cave was destroyed, this matter had nothing to do with her. She was simply a victim.
In the horse farm.
The bandits fought each other.
Once you get carried away by the killing spree, you can't stop.
Even though they are all bandits, there is competition among them.
Fighting for territory, fighting for fat sheep, fighting for women...
They often fight.
It is a rare opportunity to gather them together today, and if they fight each other, by the time the officials arrive, they will have already been exhausted.
A piece fell down.
Governor Cui felt like he was the one who benefited from the situation and had gotten a great bargain.
As for the cave in the woods, he had no intention of attacking it by force. He just had people make fighting noises at the entrance of the cave.
The sounds of fighting outside the cave gradually died down.
All the large boxes in the cave have been emptied.
unconsciously.
It's late at night.
The moon is bright and the stars are sparse.
The moonlight is like water, sprinkling on the surface of the river.
Sparkling.
A full moon is reflected on the water, making it look like there are two moons.
One in the air and one in the water.
The full moon brings family reunion.
Whenever I see the full moon, it always brings back my longing and melancholy.
Lou Ye sat down at the bow of the boat, letting the night breeze dry his sweat-soaked clothes.
He breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling like he had survived a disaster.
After a busy day, my stomach is empty and I am sweating all over. I feel dizzy and weak.
Not only him, but everyone is like this.
While I was in a daze, I saw the moon's reflection in the water shaking, and it was shaking more and more violently.
The moon's shadow ripples directly in the water.
He was puzzled. The wind had stopped and the rustling of leaves in the wind had also stopped.
Why is the water surface still moving?
quiet……
It was eerily quiet all around.
There are only the loud chirping of insects and the gurgling of water.
The riverbanks were dark and gloomy, with occasional green lights flickering.
Lou Ye's mind suddenly became clear.
"Be careful, there are pirates... There are people in the water..." He shouted and stood up immediately.
But everyone had been moving the silver for a whole day and night and was very tired, so their reactions were several steps slow.
As soon as the words fell.
Lou Ye felt a chill on his neck, and the biting cold instantly spread throughout his body.
"Don't move if you don't want to die." A woman's voice came from behind, which sounded familiar.
He was startled and didn't dare to move at all.
They watched helplessly as countless dark shadows emerged from the water and quickly boarded their ship.
In a short while, the two boats were filled with men in black, all of them tall and strong.
Without saying a word, these people rushed forward with knives in hand, drawing blood with every blow and being ruthless.
And his men were simply vulnerable in front of these men in black.
“Clang clang clang…”
“Thump, thump…”
In just a cup of tea, some people fell into the water, some were captured, and no one escaped.
The water surface returned to calm.
Lou Ye was tied up tightly.
With the dim light, he glanced at the people in front of him.
Looks like a scholar?
It was Yan Huan, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. He recognized him.
As for the tall man in the middle, he had no impression of him, but after seeing his skills just now, he was amazed that there was such a person around Yan Huan.
In a blink of an eye, he saw the woman beside them.
Lou Ye was surprised and said, "Lu, why is it you? Weren't you injured by the bandits?"
The woman who just spoke was her.
They are in the same gang!!
Lu Qingyao drew her sword and pressed it against his throat. "Lou Ye, you aided and abetted the tyrant, stealing military pay and causing the frontier soldiers to starve. You also caused my entire Lu family to be confiscated and exiled. Why can't I come and kill you?"
Lou Ye looked up at the sky with a faint smile on his face.
"Madam Lu, we are partners in crime. You are also implicated..."
Lu Qingyao smiled awkwardly, "Really? What evidence do you have?"
evidence?
Lou Ye froze.
The cave was destroyed, and no one saw them hiding the silver in the cave...
They are making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.
"You...you set a trap for me on purpose?" He looked at them in disbelief.
That's all.
The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. "I have nothing to say. If you want to kill me, then kill me."
Confess, that's impossible.
He looked up at the full moon.
I wonder if my wife and children, who are under the same sky, can see it?
I remembered that I had been away from home for three years.
He was originally a small sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Works, in charge of mountains, swamps, gardens, and mining.
Although the official position is not high.
But he worked hard and fulfilled his duties faithfully.
But he was inexplicably framed for murder and imprisoned.
He thought he was doomed, but was rescued by Prince Su and sent to Jiangzhou, where he became the owner of a restaurant.
Deliver news from Jiangzhou to Prince Su and purchase food.
When he thought he had a rich and stable life in Jiangzhou and was preparing to bring his wife and children from his hometown to Jiangzhou for a reunion, he learned that they had already been taken to the capital by Prince Su.
He lived in fear every day.
But for the sake of his wife and children, even if he became Prince Su's dog, he had no complaints and could only do his bidding.
One year ago.
Lord Qin brought him to this cave and gave him the task of refining silver.
A lot of silver.
He had never seen so much silver in his life.
When I saw the boxes of silver in front of me, I was shocked at first.
Seeing the official seal on the silver ingot again reminded me of the rumors I heard when I left the capital: General Lu Huaian, the Northern Guard General, had embezzled military funds, and his entire family had been confiscated and exiled...
He was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
But after careful consideration, he instantly understood where these official silvers came from and why Prince Su chose him.
Because he once served as a doctor in the Yu Department, in charge of the smelting of gold and silver mines in Daliang.
Prince Su asked him to come here to refine silver.
He struggled and thought about running away.
But I am the fish and they are the butchers, and my arms can never twist my thighs.
He wanted his wife and children alive.
At this point, if he died now, I wonder if Prince Su would be merciful and release his wife and children.
Thinking this, he banged his head against the blade.
"Do you really want to die?" Mu Yunji pulled him back.
Didn't die.
Lou Ye hung his head, looking as if he had lost all desire to live.
Mu Yunji placed a sachet next to him and said, "Lou Ye, don't you want to know how your wife and children are doing, whether they are dead or alive?"
Yes, of course I do.
Lou Ye's gaze fell on the sachet, his eyes slightly stunned.
He picked up the sachet and stared at Mu Yunji, "Who are you? Why do you have my son's sachet?"
This was embroidered by my wife for my son. Every stitch on the sachet was made by my wife, and it contains an amulet.
My son never leaves my side.
He quickly opened the sachet...
The amulet is still there.
But there was an extra note.
There were a few words written crookedly on it: Live.
This... is my son's handwriting.
His wife is illiterate, and his son knows a few words, but not enough to write a letter.
In the past, every letter I received was written by someone else, but it always contained a keepsake from my wife.
Why would the son’s handwritten letter appear here?
Lou Ye was a little excited and grabbed Mu Yunji's clothes. "What did you do to my son?"
"Your son is in my house now..."
Mu Yunji took out a silver hairpin from his sleeve pocket and handed it to him, "Your wife died in the early spring of last year. When I saw your son, he was fighting with beggars for food. He asked me to give these tokens to you."
"Impossible! I received a letter from my wife last month. How could she be dead?"
Lu Qingyao looked at the note in his hand and asked, "Are you sure that the letter was written by your wife?"
This reminded Lou Ye.
How could it be written by my wife herself? She can't recognize the characters...
That letter can be forged.
Although Lou Ye had recognized the reality, he still refused to believe it. "How can I believe you?"
Mu Yunji took out his badge and said, "I am Mu Yunji, Duke of Shen. I am here on the orders of His Majesty to investigate the theft of military pay."
He originally didn't want to waste time talking, but this person was a crucial witness in the military pay case.
His confession determines whether General Lu can overturn his conviction.
He has to trust himself.
Lou Ye believed that he was the Duke of Shen, but was unwilling to accept the fact that his wife was dead.
"I want to know how my wife died? I want to know how they have been living these years?" He bit his lips hard, blood seeped out of the corners of his lips, and his voice was a little hoarse.
Mu Yunji said quietly, "After Prince Su brought them to the capital, he settled them in a farm on the outskirts of the capital and never paid any attention to them. At first, the farm manager provided them with good food and drink, but as time went on, the manager saw that the higher-ups didn't care about their lives, so he stopped taking it seriously and started to bully them wantonly. Your wife couldn't bear the humiliation and fled with her son. In order to help your son escape, she was caught and beaten to death..."
"That's enough, don't say anymore." Lou Ye curled up on the ground like a madman, holding his head and crying, his body shaking.
He didn't expect that after he risked his life for Prince Su in Jiangzhou, that bastard actually allowed his men to bully his wife and children.
Killed his wife.
hateful.
Damn it... Damn it!
He couldn't let his wife die in such an unclear way.
Mu Yunji thought he refused to believe it and continued, "In order to avoid that group of people, your son mixed in with the beggars. It wasn't until Lord Yan and I took over the case that we found him. He is now in my house, waiting for you to return."
After a long silence, Lou Ye suddenly said, "I believe you. I believe you."
He didn't understand Mu Yunji, but he still believed in Yan Huan. This man was famous for his impartiality in the Dali Temple.
For whatever purpose.
Today, their goals are aligned.
Besides, now they are the only two who are not afraid of Prince Su and can protect their son.
He had to find a way to make a living for his son.
He knelt before Mu Yunji and Yan Huan and said, "Sir, as long as you can protect my son, I am willing to tell you everything. I will tell you everything you ask me to tell you. I will confess everything I know."
"Okay, I promise you, I will protect your son." Mu Yunji nodded in agreement, but he really couldn't feel any sympathy.
Because of them, countless soldiers on the border were short of food and even their salaries could not be paid.
But still willing to sacrifice their lives and shed their blood.
These people deserve to die a thousand times.
It’s just that the youngest child is innocent and shouldn’t be affected by him.
With Mu Yunji's promise, Lou Ye felt much more energetic.
He still has a lot of things to do and cannot die.
Mu Yunji and Yan Huan were really reaping the benefits now. Even the boats were ready, and they directly took the two ships and headed north.
Headed to the capital without anyone noticing.
When saying goodbye, Mu Yunji had a thousand words to say, but they were reduced to just one sentence, "Wait for news from us. Your parents, brother and sister-in-law will definitely return safely..."
Lu Qingyao had a thousand words to say, but all she could say was, "Thank you... take care..."
They all knew that they would see each other again soon.
The sky gradually brightened.
The sky was turning pale.
Xiuxiu came with a small boat to pick up her sister.
Reflected by the morning sunlight, a bright smile appeared on my sister's face.
This night.
Outside the city, there was panic and fighting.
The city is calm.
The people woke up to the sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking.
The vendors’ cries and shouts, and the steam rising from the steamers.
It made Lu Qingyao feel simple and warm.
The two smiled at each other and returned home as quickly as possible. Before the children got up, they cooked porridge, steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and made wontons...
Today is a good day.
Jiang Miaomiao was awakened by the magpie under the eaves.
When she got up, she saw her mother and aunt standing in front of her safe and sound.
Her nose felt sore and she started crying.
Only she knew what her mother and aunt had experienced yesterday.
A little sad, but after the sadness comes happiness...
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