Chapter 255: Blocking the River and Digging for Treasures Six
Yang Zhan returned to Chongtong Temple and was looked at by Brother Pinggui and asked, "What's going on with fishing for treasures at the mouth of the river? From what you said, you don't really want to fish for treasures. What happened? The more you don't tell me, the more I feel in my heart."
It’s uneasy.”
"Brother, listen to me. We still have to deal with Wu Sangui for the time being. We cannot let him send troops into Sichuan, let alone lead the war to Sichuan. We have no other choice but to spend money to buy peace. So,
I need to dig out the treasure. The water at the mouth of the river is deep and fast, and it will not be possible to salvage it for a while, and I estimate that there are not many gold and silver treasures here. Sun Kewang once said that Zhang Xianzhong buried all the main treasures in Jinjiang, so I asked Jing
Xin and the other three went to block the river to dig for treasures. Unexpectedly, the news leaked, causing people to fight for the treasure, so Jing Xin came up with a plan to attack the east and attack the west, pretending to salvage at the mouth of the river, attracting everyone's attention, and they took the opportunity to start."
Zhu Pingxi's face was a little distorted, "Yang Zhan, Yang Zhan, I suspect that you and Wu Sangui are in the same group. Do you believe that he will rebuild the country of my old Zhu family! Over the years, without your support, he would have developed like this
We only have this little family foundation, and you are still sending it to him. Have you not considered that if he breaks his promise or his uprising fails, you will lose both your life and money? No, this
I will never allow you to mess around."
Yang Zhan quickly added: "Don't worry, don't worry, I have promised Jing Xin that after the treasure is dug out, he will use half of it to recruit soldiers and build an army."
Pingxi then softened his expression, "The idea of building an army is a good one. I think Pingxi has the appeal you had when you were young. In the future, he will be asked to do many things. It's time for you to let go. However, building an army cannot be done.
Make a big splash, otherwise Wu Sangui will doubt you, and the Qing court will also doubt you."
"Hey, senior brother, we can think about things from the other side. Not to mention that building an army with great fanfare will reassure the people of Shu. Even Wu Sangui and the Qing court will be vying to win over us. Just wait, when they are fighting in full swing,
I have leverage to negotiate with them again." Yang Zhan found that he was completely on Jing Xin's side.
"If that's the case, of course it's better. You should give most of the treasure to Jing Xin, and Wu Sangui can take care of it."
"Just listen to senior brother."
The two chatted for a while, and then Liu Jiankuan came back, his Taoist robe stained with a lot of mud.
"Found it?"
"Found it, solved."
"What do you mean it's solved?" Yang Zhan was shocked and felt chills all over his body.
Jian Kuan said: "No one was left alive."
He and Li Zhiyong led people to chase them all the way to Xinjin, and finally found the group of chattering people. It turned out that after they caused damage and left the river mouth, they ran to the tributary of Xinjin that was blocked by a dam and lurked on the shore.
In the woods, spy on the movements in the river.
As expected, these people were sent by the Qing court. If they were allowed to go back alive, many things about the Shujiang Alliance would be leaked. Especially about this treasure hunt, if the Qing court knew about it, it would be a big problem. No matter what Kangxi would think
, will definitely send troops to Sichuan to clear out the Shujiang Alliance.
After dark, Liu Jiankuan organized a perfect siege. The two sides fought fiercely for half an hour before the battle ended. Counting the bodies on the ground, there were more than thirty people.
Finally, they buried more than thirty Qing soldiers in the mud of the river.
Yang Zhan sighed: "You are the abbot of Chongtong Temple, but you are able to kill me. I wonder if the Four-Eyed Immortal and Master will forgive you."
Liu Jiankuan raised his hand in the direction of the Four-Eyed Immortal and said, "They created those peerless martial arts and passed them on to us just so that we can kill the people who deserve to be killed."
Pingxi advised: "Kill them all and think about how to deal with the aftermath."
Yang Zhan asked Jian Kuan again, "Have you seen Jing Xin and his colleagues at their construction site? I didn't have the chance to ask him how the progress is going today, and how long Jiangkou will have to maintain its posture."
"See, after burying those people, I asked Zhiyong to take the brothers away first, and I went to that remote place alone to look for Jing Xin. These three guys are very sneaky. They hide during the day and dig out at night.
Unfortunately, Sun Kewang was more evil than them. The pit where the treasure was buried was dug very deep. Moreover, in order to prevent the river from washing away the treasure, he actually poured a layer of molten iron outside the wooden sheaths filled with gold and silver.
To take away the treasure, you must first remove the iron shell layer by layer."
Pingxi asked strangely: "Why don't you send more people? With the three of them, I'm afraid there will be long nights and many dreams."
Yang Zhandao: "There are too many people, so it is inconvenient to keep secrets. We cannot use murder to keep secrets like Zhang Xianzhong did."
Jian Kuan went to change his clothes and came out. Zhu Pingxi had gone back to the house to rest. Only Yang Zhan was still thinking there, and said: "You are so cruel as a father. You can only watch your son suffer. You can't help them if you want to."
It’s difficult. You and I, plus Senior Brother Xiaojin and Zhiyong, we will all help, and we can get it done in three nights.”
"It's easy for you to say. We have already gone there, what should we do here at Jiangkou?" Yang Zhan shook his head.
"It's no wonder that us elders have to suffer more. We'll be in Jiangkou during the day and Xinjin at night."
Without waiting for Yang Zhan to object, he added: "During the day, we will choose a stilted building at the mouth of the river to serve as the conductor. We will take turns to go to the river to show off, and take turns to sleep and rest. In the evening, we will rush to Xinjin."
Yang Zhan suddenly remembered, "Do you still remember how much gold and silver Sun Kewang said was buried in that place?"
"I haven't heard him talk about it, don't you know?"
Yang Zhan slapped his thigh and said, "I actually ignored this. Fortunately, Jing Xin and the others haven't dug it out yet. If the quantity is large, just a few of us wouldn't be able to take it all at once, and the consequences would be huge."
"What should we do?" Jian Kuan stared into his eyes, trying to find the answer.
Yang Zhan grinned, "Greed will be punished. We can't be greedy. After digging, no matter how many there are, we will only take seven carts, and then immediately break the embankment and release water to restore the river course to its original state."
"Haha, senior brother, if you take seven carts, you are not greedy. How can you be called greedy!"
Yang Zhan said angrily: "Have you forgotten? The gold and silver are contained in wooden sheaths. How much can we hold if each of us is pushing a wheelbarrow?"
"Ah, yes, the carriage is too eye-catching, so I can only push a wheelbarrow." Liu Jiankuan complained secretly. Although he was a martial arts master, he could never push a wheelbarrow well.
The next day, Fei Xiaojin, who had received the news, also joined them at the mouth of the river. With the three of them in charge, the castle made of wooden boats on the river became even more spectacular, and the banks of the river were filled with people watching the excitement or getting ready for something to happen.
The stilted building they rented out was originally an inn, and the three of them lived there very comfortably. Occasionally they went to the river to demonstrate water kung fu, setting off one wave of climax after another.
With them here, the three young people from Jingxin simply stayed lazy during the day, hiding in the stronghold of the Shujiang League in Xinjin and sleeping with their heads covered. However, the river where the river was blocked was getting drier day by day under the late autumn sunshine.
Chapter completed!