[Chapter 2066 Yan Wushuang Fanwai (21)]
In Tang Xingping’s basement, there are a lot of antique calligraphy and painting precious porcelain, as well as four boxes of yellow gold bars.
Even Guo’s eyes were straightened, and the soldiers who followed also felt that they had made a fortune this time.
Xiang Hongda and Yin Tu had never seen anything before, so his reaction was very dull. Xiang Hongda said coldly, “Search carefully for me.”
A secret room was searched and a body was found inside. Looking at the skeleton, Xiang Hongda knew it was a woman. Other than that, nothing out of the ordinary was found.
Even Guo was jealous of these gold and silver treasures, and couldn’t help but come up with a bad idea: “Sir, Tang Xingping cannot escape the crime of murder.” If Tang Xingping was killed, he could get one-third of these treasures.
Searched again and found nothing. In desperation, Xiang Hongda could only take people back. As for the treasures in the secret room, the soldiers carried them back.
A lot of people gathered outside, watching them carry a dozen large boxes and leave.
Su Changming knew about this, and immediately went to Xiang Hongda’s dignitaries. Seeing that Xiang Hongda would not let him go, Su Changming scolded: “What is it that colluded with the rest of the Yan family to kill and hide the corpse, you clearly know that my big shopkeeper has hidden a huge amount of money in his house and wants to make money and kill his life.”
Xiang Hongda said coldly: “Su Daguan, we have solid evidence to prove that Tang Xingping is the remnant of the Yan family, and a corpse was found in his secret room. Tang Xingping himself admitted that the corpse in the secret room was killed by him. .”
“Have you done something like this? Doctor Guo, that’s how you killed him.” Su Changming didn’t want to talk nonsense with him, and asked again: “Xiang Hongda, are you going to let me go? Big shopkeeper?”
Xiang Hongda naturally would not let Tang Xingping go. This guy confessed after the punishment above, very cooperative, the key is that there is no useful information at all.
Su Changming didn’t bother too much, and immediately left the prefect’s yamen. Instead of going home, he sent someone to invite Boss Xue and other wealthy businessmen from Spring City to a restaurant.
When everyone arrived, Su Changming said to them: “First is Doctor Guo, and now he is the chief shopkeeper of our Yongsheng Firm. If we stand by and watch, the next one will be one of us.”
Those present knew why Su Changming was so anxious. Eternal Life Business can be without Su Changming, but it must not be without a big shopkeeper. Without the big shopkeeper, the eternal life firm will definitely be finished.
After hearing this, Mr. Li, the largest cloth merchant in Spring City, said, “Brother Su, they are from the government. We will definitely suffer if we confront them head-on.” People don’t have the guts to do it against each other.
Boss Xue was also very dissatisfied with Xiang Hongda and his group, and he dared to send someone to monitor him. If it wasn’t for the thousands of soldiers in the city, he would have been killed a long time ago: “Chang Ming, what can you do?”
Tang Xingping accounted for 20% of the shares of Eternal Life, so they were not surprised that Tang Xingping saved such a solid family. And Boss Xue’s wealth must be much more than Tang Xingping’s. The government is so arrogant and tyrannical, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and Boss Xue is also afraid!
Su Changming said: “When I go back, I will order the shops of the Yongsheng Trading Company to close their doors.” The Yongsheng Trading Company first started by selling medicinal materials and horses, and later dabbled in the grain and salt industries. It can be said that Yongsheng Firm has a great influence in Spring City.
Xue Laodao: “You want to put pressure on the government to let Tang Xingping out.”
“No, I want Xiang Hongda to get out of Spring City. He came and messed up our Spring City and killed Doctor Guo.” After speaking, Su Changming said bitterly, “Doctor Guo is a highly respected person. Coveting the first-class wound medicine in the hands of others, I will accuse the Guo family of colluding with the Yan family. If he doesn’t get out, none of us here will be able to escape.”
Although they say that there is no business and no evil, they still respect those people with high morals and respect in their hearts. Doctor Guo, exactly one. No matter what HTC did, it really touched their bottom line. Therefore, everyone finally agreed to follow Su Changming to strike.
In the evening, Xiang Hongda heard Sun Zhe, the prefect, say that all the shops in Spring City were closed.
Sun Zhe said: “Sir, you have to release the big shopkeeper of Eternal Life and the people of the Guo family quickly.” The shops are closed, and Spring City cannot become a dead city.
Xiang Hongda sneered: “If you have the ability, keep it closed forever.” If they don’t do business, it’s not them who lose.
No matter how Sun Zhe persuaded him, Xiang Hongda would not let anyone go. As a result, the morning food faded out the next day.
The cook said with a bitter face: “Sir, there’s no more salt. The salt shop is closed, and they don’t sell salt anymore.” Food without salt is naturally tasteless.
Xiang Hongda sneered, thinking that this method could make them surrender and dream.
At noon, even the 1,800 soldiers brought by Guo had no food to eat. The reason is also very simple, the grain shop is closed and does not sell grain.
Not only salt and grain, but also things like chai, rice, oil, sauce, and vinegar have to be sold. And the restaurants are all closed.
Sun Zhe begged Xiang Hongda with a bitter face: “Sir, let’s hurry up and release the big shopkeeper of the Guo family and the Yongsheng business!” Otherwise, there will be trouble.
Xiang Hongda still did not agree. In the end, Guo couldn’t bear it anymore, and he said to Xiang Hongda, “Master Xiang, quickly release Tang Xingping and the Guo family. Otherwise, the soldiers will mutiny.”
There was no meal at noon, and these soldiers were already full of dissatisfaction. He managed to calm him down. If there is no food to eat at night, these people are afraid that they will cause trouble.
Xiang Hongda proposed to send someone out of the city to buy grain.
Sun Zhe said with a wry smile: “Sir, there was a stop in Spring City not long ago. Anyone in the city or outside the city who had surplus grain in their hands, all donated it to the army.” . These more than ten days have been survived by the wealthy households in the city and the people donating food.
After the war, there was still a lot of food left, but they were all taken to Tongcheng by General Zhang.
In the end, Xiang Hongda compromised and let go of Tang Da’s shopkeeper and the Guo family. However, the shop still did not open.
Su Changming said that he must return the Tang family’s belongings with no difference. Otherwise, the store will remain closed.
Because Su Changming promised that when the money came back, he would distribute the four boxes of gold bars to everyone. Therefore, Boss Xue and others continued to follow Su Changming to strike.
Lian Guo got a quarter of the property, he kept two-thirds for himself, and a third for his subordinates. Don’t even think about letting these people spit out the meat that reaches their mouths.
Xiang Hongda asked him for money but did not agree, and the two parted ways. Then, Lian Guo returned to Shengjing with 1,800 soldiers.
Xiang Hongda was furious that he couldn’t catch up and kill Lian Guo, but unfortunately this can only be thought about. Without Lian Guo, Xiang Hongda was like a tiger without teeth. Not to mention Boss Xue and the others, even Sun Zhe started to perfunctory him.
Tang Xingping was not injured, it was not Xiang Hongda’s kindness, but Tang Xingping who deliberately pretended to be afraid of death. As soon as he was sentenced, he cried and begged for mercy. Then, no matter what Yin Tu said, he nodded and said yes.
Seeing Tang Xingping, Yan Wushuang said with a look of guilt: “Uncle Tang, I’m the one who caused you trouble.”
Tang Xingping said with a smile, “I didn’t suffer any guilt. It’s also fortunate that you were careful, young master, otherwise, something would have happened.”
After a pause, Tang Xingping said, “Master, Doctor Guo didn’t betray us.”
Yan Wushuang nodded and said, “I know.” If Doctor Guo betrayed them, how could the two of them stand here and talk.
“It was Dr. Guo’s drug boy who informed him that a can of high-quality wound medicine that Dr. Guo had kept was missing.” This is why Xiang Hongda arrested Dr. Guo.
Yan Wushuang said coldly and indifferently: “The one who stabbed the knife in the back is often the person closest to him.” The Song family must have colluded with someone who was trusted by his father, otherwise his father would not have died tragically, and the Donghu people would not have been able to enter Tongcheng. .
These things were all broken apart, crushed and analyzed by Uncle Xu. And this also caused Yan Wushuang to be suspicious afterward. Of course, there are pros and cons. Because of his suspicion, he saved himself several times afterward. But also because of suspiciousness, it is difficult to trust other people wholeheartedly except for a few diehard loyalists.
Tang Xingping explained: “Three Young Masters, there are loyal and traitors in this world. What the Yan family did, the people of Liaodong will remember them in their hearts.”
When Yan Wushuang heard this, a sneer crossed the corner of his mouth. The people of Liaodong kept in mind that he did not feel it, but he deeply felt that the wall was pushed down by everyone. However, he also had no intention of carrying on with Tang Xingping, and immediately changed the subject: “Lian Guo brought his troops back to Shengjing, this is our chance to get rid of Xiang Hongda.” What kind of gentleman is not too late to take revenge for ten years, he can’t wait ten years. Given the opportunity, he naturally wanted to get rid of Xiang Hongda.
Tang Xingping felt that this was too risky.
“Uncle Tang, Xiang Hongda has real skills. He can’t believe that you really have nothing to do with the Yan family. If he doesn’t die, we won’t even have time to breathe.” It’s them who are dangerous.
Tang Xingping still shook his head: “Master, Xiang Hongda has more than ten people, and all of them have martial arts skills. It is not easy to want their lives.”
Yan Wushuang felt that this was not a problem at all, and said, “As long as you have the will, there is nothing you can’t do.”
Tang Xingping understood: “Young master, what do you mean?”
“From Chuncheng to Tongcheng, there are many bandits along the way. Xiang Hongda and Yin Tu died at the hands of the bandits. The court knows that it has been sending people to suppress the bandits for a long time.” Since the court left these bandits and bandits alone, it happened that they could use their hands to get rid of them. Drop these minions of the Song family.
Of course, this is easier said than done. But to implement, there are many difficulties. Xiang Hongda is not a fool, but he won’t take the bait easily. But he has a weakness, that is, eager to seize himself. And this is exactly what Yan Wushuang wants to use.
Tang Xingping watched him panting after speaking, and couldn’t help but say, “Master, wait until you feel better!”
Yan Wushuang shook his head and said, “If even Guo Ruo leaves and returns, if we try to kill him again, we won’t have a chance.”
On the fifth day after Tang Xingping released it, he took a batch of medicinal materials to Tongcheng. This news has not been released to the public.
It was not until Tang Xingping left the city that Xiang Hongda and his party knew about it.
Yin Tu said: “Sir, Tang Xingping’s injury is not yet healed. It is too desperate to go to Tongcheng with the injury.” He felt that Tang Xingping hurried to Tongcheng had an ulterior motive.
Xiang Hongda did not speak.
Yin Tu added: “Sir, Yan Wushuang’s purpose is Tongcheng. If we want to follow their caravan to Tongcheng, it will be difficult for us to kill him again.”
Xiang Hongda said, “Go and inquire for yourself to see what is different about their trip to the caravan this time?”
It turned out that the caravan was the same as usual, nothing out of the ordinary. The more this is the case, the more worried Xiang Hongda is.
Yin Tu said: “Sir, Yan Wushuang must have followed the caravan. Lord, let’s catch up!”
“What if there is a fraud?” If Lian Guo was there, he would definitely let Lian Guo go after him. But now there are only a dozen of them, what if the other party sets a trap.
Yin Tu said, “How about we send some government soldiers to come with us?”
Sun Zhe was also very dissatisfied with Xiang Hongda and his party, because they made a mess in Spring City. In the past, Xue boss Su Changming and others would give him three points of thin noodles. But now, no one pays attention to his parental official. As a result, he was in Spring City, and his errands were not easy to handle.
Hearing that Xiang Hongda wanted someone, he said perfunctorily that their prefect yamen was not staffed enough. In the end, reluctantly, he gave him twenty soldiers.
Yin Tu saw that these soldiers were all old men in their fifties, and there were no young adults in their twenties or thirties. Yin Tu was so angry that these people not only couldn’t help but also supported their hind legs. In a fit of rage, he flicked his sleeves back.
On this evening, the person sent to monitor Tang Xingping sent a message back saying that Tang Xingping had invited an old doctor to accompany him on the road. And that doctor is especially good at treating bruises.
Yin Tu said: “Sir, we have to catch up quickly, otherwise it will be too late.”
Xiang Hongda frowned and said, “Yan Wushuang is injured. Logically speaking, if he really follows the caravan, it is impossible not to show any clues.”
Yin Tu said: “Maybe it was hidden in a carriage, our people just didn’t find it.” He felt that it would be more reassuring to go there.
Xiang Hongda still did not agree to pursue it. However, a few days later, he received a letter from the informant saying that Tang Xingping was coughing in his carriage and found that someone was secretly decocting medicine in the middle of the night in the caravan.
Twelve days later, Tong Chunlin received news that Xiang Hongda and Yin Tu and his party were taken over by bandits.
Knowing this, Lian Guo said with a sullen face: “General, Xiang Hongda and Yin Tu are so good at martial arts, how could they be killed by bandits. General, there must be a secret here.”
“The deaths of Xiang Hongda and Yin Tu are probably due to Yan Wushuang’s handwriting.” After speaking, Tong Chunlin sighed, “Blame me for being soft-hearted that day, otherwise it would not have happened today.”
Lian Guo was very shocked, but still said: “Don’t worry, General, Yan Wushuang can’t hurt you, General.”
Tong Chunlin said: “Xiang Hongda and Yin Tu probably thought the same thing, so they fell into his hands. He only had this method at the age of twelve. If we don’t get rid of him, we will not be able to live in peace.”
“General, I shouldn’t have brought troops back to Shengjing.” Since he dared to come back, he naturally had a set of rhetoric to win the trust of Tong Chunlin.
Tong Chunlin shook his head and said, “It’s no longer meaningful to say that things have already happened. The most urgent thing is to get rid of him quickly.” But now, he has a personal experience.
