There was silence in the elegant hall, Yan Biyun and Xiao Xian'er's master and servant sat and stood, one was silent in thought, and the other was angry and stopped.

"It seems that Su Jin's errand will not go well, we are too careless." Yan Biyun broke the silence and said softly.

"Miss, what now? That dragon is really involved with the Chamber of Commerce, I'm afraid it's going to hurt Su Gongzi's affairs, Miss, you have to think of a way. Xiao Xian'er's anxious mood was overflowing.

"Don't panic, don't mess up your own position first, everything is in speculation, you can't make a conclusion yet, it's just ...... We have to prepare for the worst. Yan Biyun frowned and looked at the candle flame.

"According to the meaning of the little maid, let's just find someone to transport the grain to Yangzhou by water, although it is a little troublesome, it is better than waiting for others to play tricks, Su Gongzi is still waiting for this batch of grain in Yangzhou City, maybe how to hurry."

"Foolish, do you think this grain will be lucky? The imperial court has banned the private transportation of grain, and this batch of grain Su Jin has already been sacrificed, and now except for Long Zhen, I am afraid that even Luzhou City cannot be transported; The situation in Yangzhou is like fire, if something goes wrong in our hands, wouldn't it hurt Su Jin and his uncle. ”

"Then can't you just sit back and wait?"

"Of course you can't sit and wait, you go to the Su family immediately to inform the Su family of this matter, and we have to step up our efforts to urge Long Zhen, early tomorrow morning, you will call the shopkeeper Wang and order him to arrange for people to hire a cart to prepare, in case Long Zhen delays the delivery of grain, Su Jin's side will immediately send someone to inform him when the situation is a little clearer, but you can't let him wait in Yangzhou."

"The little maid will do it immediately, may the Bodhisattva bless, all these worries are superfluous." Xiao Xian'er looked pious and folded her palms and bowed to the sky three times.

Yan Biyun smiled: "It's better to rely on yourself, the Bodhisattva is too busy, and he has to take care of everything in the world, I'm afraid it's too late to help us; Go ahead, put on more clothes, I can't explain to some people that I'm cold. ”

Xiao Xian'er lowered her head, her eyes were red, and said: "Miss, don't say such things, the heart of the little maid can show the sun and the moon, if I have half the intention of bullying the master, I will never be able to live beyond the life." ”

Yan Biyun hurriedly got up and hugged her shoulders and said, "What kind of words are this, bah, bah, childish words!" It's just joking with you, and we'll talk about it later, and this is not the time to talk about it. ”

Xiao Xian'er nodded, blessed with a blessing, and bowed her head; Yan Biyun sighed, looked at the empty room, suddenly closed his eyes and folded his hands and bowed to the sky three times like Xiao Xian'er: "Please bless the Bodhisattva......"

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Upstairs in the drunken immortals, Vice President Liu's strategy has been unanimously approved, the word 'bandits' has explained everything, it is no secret that bandits in Bagong Mountain are in trouble, Huainan West Road transfer and pacification has made several times to gather the armies of various states under its jurisdiction to encircle and suppress, but they have all returned, but it has increased the arrogance of the bandits, and the officers and soldiers retreated, and the bandits became even more rampant.

On the eighth day of the first month of this month, Lang Shaodong's caravan was looted by bandits, and the goods of the four major truckloads were looted, with a loss of more than 7,000 yuan.

According to his proposal, once it can be delayed any longer, as soon as the Longzhen grain team sets off, he will release the news, and 500,000 stone of grain is a big piece of fat for the bandits; There is a shortage of food in the world, and the bandits are also short of food, and at such a time, they robbed gold and silver treasures, but they did not rob the grain to be more affordable, and under such temptation, it was impossible for the bandits not to be tempted.

But this strategy also has difficulties, and it is not easy; How to convince the bandits that this news is true, and not a trap of encirclement and suppression, is the first problem; The second problem is that Long Zhen's two hundred horse army guards the grain, although there are hundreds of bandits, but how to be the opponent of the guard Sima Jun, even if they know that this is a big fat meat, whether the bandits have the courage to eat it, this is another key.

Other minor details, such as the fact that the bandits' nest is nearly a hundred miles away from the official road, and there is no reasonable place to hide and ambush along the way, is secondary, and as long as the first two problems are solved, everything is not a problem.

Tang Jiyuan regretted that he had slaughtered Scarface Black Seven, Black Seven was born as a bandit, even if he had been collected by himself for so many years, he had never stopped contacting some small groups of thieves in the mountains and forests, and even provided them with news from time to time to facilitate their robbery.

Tang Jiyuan turned a blind eye to all this, the robbers were all small merchants, and the goods were not enough to see, those bandits had a small number and a small appetite, I was afraid that they were just eating with a mouthful of food.

Tang Jiyuan has always tolerated Hei Qi's behavior, because in his thoughts, small merchants naturally have to keep knocking, the more unsafe they are, the more they will unite around them, such as transporting goods, as long as they are with the Tang family's convoy, they can be safe and sound, and they have invisibly formed a greater dependence on the Chamber of Commerce, and commanding them is like an arm command, flexible and free.

If Hei Qi was here, the bandits would have believed the news he revealed, but it was a pity that he and the other seven had been turned into fertilizer and rotted into mud under the ginkgo tree in the backyard.

Just when Tang Jiyuan and President Liu were worried, President Huang, who had never had a good idea, suddenly came up with a good idea like a god, which made Tang Jiyuan and President Liu's eyes almost pop out of their sockets, it seems that no one can be underestimated, you think he is a stupid pig, but he can speak human words at a critical time, doesn't this teach people to be scared half to death?

"How to convince the bandits that this is a real problem, but it is not difficult to solve." President Tang said.

"Don't tell me, if you send someone to Bagong Mountain to deliver a letter, people will be able to trust us, unless you ...... Unless......" Tang Jiyuan wanted to say very gloomily, 'unless the bandits have the same brains as you. But I still couldn't hold back and didn't say anything.

President Huang was used to being teased, even if he heard the meaning of the words, he didn't care, and only said: "Listen to me finish speaking, what if it's useful, three stinkers, Zhuge Liang." ”

Tang Jiyuan tilted his head with interest and said, "Tell me, anyway, I can't think of anything good for a while." "That means, it's just when you're telling a joke to give us a change of brain.

President Liu never hurt President Huang in person, and naturally there was no objection at the moment, touching his beard and smiling without saying a word.

"That's what the old man thinks, to convince the bandits, it must not be done by sending someone to pass a letter, but to make them feel that this news is absolutely true."

"Yes...... Road...... Reason! Tang Jiyuan said sarcastically: "However, it means that he didn't say anything." ”

President Huang disagreed, and continued: "Now the bandits believe that what they believe most is not the rumors of the people, but the government, you think, if we are bandits, and we catch an official messenger at the bottom of the mountain, and this official messenger happens to have an official document on his body, and the official document clearly says that on a certain day in a certain month, the relief food required by a certain state has set off for 500,000 stones, and if a certain state is asked to send troops to respond, what will the bandits think when they see this?" ”

Tang Jiyuan and Chairman Liu's mouths were open and they could see the pituitary gland on their throats, and they couldn't close them for a long time, and their eyes stared at President Huang's fat face with a layer of fine sweat, and they didn't blink.

President Huang was glared at with goosebumps all over his body, and said aggrievedly: "It's not good, it's not good, you just didn't say it, why bother looking at the old man like this, can't the old man not say it?" ”

Tang Jiyuan slapped Chairman Huang's arm as thick as an ordinary person's thigh, causing him to stumble and almost fall to the ground.

"Lao Huang, it's really impressive, this is a clever plan."

Tang Jiyuan rubbed his arm and said, "Can it be used?" ”

"You call Lao Liu, this little Zhuge to talk about it." Tang Jiyuan couldn't close his mouth.

Chairman Huang looked at Chairman Liu, who smiled and said, "A good strategy, a little pondering will definitely work." ”

Tang Jiyuan said: "Pondering? How? ”

President Liu said: "Bandits are suspicious, especially if they have just crusaded some time ago, it is even more difficult to take the bait, if they get the news, they will not be able to believe it all, as long as we send someone to Luzhou from the other side, pretending to be the difference between urging food over there, it will be more credible." ”

Tang Jiyuan stroked his palm and smiled: "Seconds, seconds, it's really seconds." ”

President Liu said: "The beauty is not only this, but in the letter, the escort officers and soldiers are written by half, and two hundred becomes one hundred, and the bandits are even more fearless." I see that this matter must be known to the help of the government, the tolerance must be really tolerance, the letter must be written by the adult, the seal ribbon must be really the seal of the Luzhou government, all the flaws must not be missed, and I am afraid that they will not take the bait? ”

Tang Jiyuan said with a smile: "How can there be a cat in the world that doesn't eat fishy?" ”

President Liu said: "The rest is the last step, how to let these bandits snatch the food, if they don't rob it, they will be beaten by Long Zhen's people, isn't it a bamboo basket to draw water, this merit of eradicating bandits has made Su Jin go in vain." ”

Tang Jiyuan said: "That's right, do you have a clever plan?" ”

President Liu smiled and said, "Is Xiao Zhuge called for nothing?" It all had to fall on the merry dragon commander. ”

Tang Jiyuan pointed tall and said: "Lao Liu is Lao Liu, everything will be closed without you." ”

President Huang rolled his eyes and said, "This plan was conceived by the old man, and all the credit is given to Lao Liu." ”

Tang Jiyuan smiled and said: "Yes, yes, and you Lao Huang, we are three piles of fences and three gangs of heroes." ”

President Huang licked his lips and said, "It's a pity that the 500,000 stone grain was fed to the wolves." ”

Tang Jiyuan sneered: "Do you want to be so free with these bandits? In the past, there was no oil and water, so the encirclement and suppression were so-so, knowing that there were 500,000 stone of grain in the bandits' nest, would our prefect take the opportunity to gather the countryside warriors and soldiers to grab this piece of fat? Even if you fight with your life, you have to fight down, and the bandits get not food, but a life talisman. ”

President Huang suddenly realized, hehe smiled; The three of them whispered to discuss the details of each word, and discussed endlessly, and under the light of the candlelight, three black shadows were reflected on the wooden wall of the box, high and low, stretching and contracting, like a ghost.