(I apologize in advance. General Hengbo’s name is Tian Wu, not Tian Heng. It’s a typo on my part)
Of course, another explanation is that Tian Wu's ancestors or he himself had a deep hatred for the Northern Qi Dynasty. For example, a loved one was killed by the Northern Qi army, so he also hated the country and vowed in his heart to destroy it. This explanation
It seems reasonable.
However, the only thing that doesn't make sense is that Tian Wu served as a general in Northern Qi for twenty-six years. During these twenty-six years, it can be said that he had many opportunities to rebel. It can be said that at least three opportunities were better than this one.
Many times, there was even one time when he just did nothing and stayed at his station. Then the king would definitely die there. If he wanted to rebel, why didn't he rebel in the previous few times?
Until now?
After Lin Fengjin thought about it deeply, he sadly found that he really couldn't figure out the reason, and Tian Wu had already died in the battle under Zuoliucheng. It was already impossible to expect him to tell the mystery personally.
It's impossible. Could it be that the root of solving this mystery lies in this Tian Fang in front of me?
Therefore, Lin Fengjin immediately said simply:
"Well, since you put it like that, I really can't figure out why Tian Wu wants to rebel? This is putting hundreds of lives of your clan at stake!"
Tian Fang sighed:
"There should be a huge secret hidden behind this. I think the information I know should be the key to unlocking this secret, but I don't know where the lock is."
Lin Fengjin said seriously:
"You can tell me everything you know in detail. This will be very important for me to protect your family in the future. I must at least know what kind of enemy I am facing, right?"
Tian Fang nodded and was immersed in memories.
***
That day was February 2,
That’s right, it’s the day the folk call it the day when the dragon raises its head.
Tian Fang, as Tian Wu's confidant who manages his own money bag, naturally has a lot of privileges. At the same time, Tian Wu's loyalty to him should be almost trustworthy, and many things are not hidden from him.
At that time, Tian Fang had already received Tian Wu's intention to realize all the family property as much as possible, and at the same time, he had to be very careful not to be noticed.
In the prevailing environment at that time, officials would even explicitly state that relatives should hide their relatives when deciding cases (father and son, relatives can be acquitted if they conceal the facts of their relatives' crimes), so Tian Fang had no choice at all, because with him
Even if his identity goes to reveal his identity, he will first be looked down upon by the officials, and then others may not be accepted. Next, he might be hacked to death as soon as he leaves the Yamen, so Tian Fang is very depressed. Tian Wu also saw it right.
Because of this, I am very relieved about Tian Fang.
When we met on February 2nd, it turned out that Tian Fang had already turned the gold, silver, and soft things into a precious treasure in a teng box. If this thing was hot in his hand, he would naturally give it to Tian Wu. This kind of thing
Of course, it had to be kept secret, so the two parties met in a secret village of the Tian family.
Because after the two parties met and handed over various matters, it was getting late and there was no way to go back to the city. Tian Fang wanted to conceal his identity as much as possible, so he simply stayed here until Tian Fang had eaten.
During dinner, I suddenly thought of something I missed, that is, the current highest price of silver in a village in the west is only 80,000 taels, but that village is worth at least 120,000 taels, so I will lose money in the process.
It was a bit too much, and Tian Fang was very embarrassed to be in this position. He was afraid of being accused of profiting from it, so he made sure Tian Wu nodded.
So Tian Fang returned to the living room in front to look for Tian Wu. As a result, he felt very surprised this time. When he passed there, it was heavily guarded, but there was no one there. At this time, Tian Fang didn't think much and continued to go inside.
Walk.
When Lin Fengjin heard this, he immediately understood that Tian Wu was definitely doing something that could not be seen by outsiders, and this matter was very taboo and could not be seen by anyone except himself.
arrived, so even the dead soldiers and guards around him were removed.
Because Lin Fengjin had done the same thing when he contacted the Snake God, he was quite sensitive on this point. If he and Tian Fang had been asked to change places at that time, he would have turned around and left immediately, so in this case
, which is very easy to be silenced.
However, Tian Fang was not Lin Fengjin, so he thought something had happened at the time, so he kept walking forward. When he reached the study room where Tian Wu was staying, he found that there was no one there, and there were two cups on the coffee table.
Tea, it seemed that Tian Wu had just received guests here, and there seemed to be some water stains on the tea table. Tian Fang took a closer look and found that it said "Yin Jian Yin", "A serious problem in your heart, it is best to take action", these words
Judging from the handwriting, it should have been written casually by Tian Wu.
Tian Fang didn't understand the meaning, but he smelled a faint smell in the study, which seemed to be hookah and a bit like incense. At this time, he still didn't realize that he was in great danger.
Instead, he was treating this problem with his usual mentality. At this time, he came to see Tian Wu. If he saw that the rightful owner was not there, he would of course turn around and leave.
After Tian Fang walked out of the door, he returned to his dormitory without any incident. After a while, he was being washed by the maids, but he heard what seemed to be several people shouting not far away, so he rushed over to take a look.
, then I realized that Tian Wu had come back without knowing when, but he looked like there were some bloodstains and scars on his body. He should have been fighting with someone, and there should be nothing serious. However, Tian Wu's expression was quite thoughtful.
Look.
The matter came to an end. Three days later, Tian Fang went out of the city to discuss business and missed Sutou and went to stay in the village. Naturally, he heard someone coming to please him and secretly told him that someone was in front of the master.
Jinjin slandered him, saying that three days ago he was accused of running around without anything, so they were secretly investigating him.
Tian Fang still didn't take this matter seriously, but when Liu Zhi, the maid who served him that day, proudly came to ask for credit, Tian Fang felt something was wrong, because the person who came to investigate him turned out to be Tian Wu's cronies.
Lao Hei, others call him Master Hei. This person is the kind of person who kills without blinking an eye, is cruel and vicious, and has won Tian Wu's trust.
Liu Zhi was called by Lao Hei and asked her if Tian Fang had been in the room three nights ago. Liu Zhi covered Tian Fang and said that Tian Fang had been in the room all the time. Why did Liu Zhi
Why should she take the risk to help Tian Fang? It’s because Tian Fang has already helped her on one thing, and the two of them also acted like a flirty couple when they stayed overnight. Tian Fang also thinks that Liu Zhi is quite considerate.
, promising to take her in as a concubine if she becomes pregnant with his child.
Once a woman is in love, there is no reason to explain it. Moreover, Liu Zhi has already regarded Tian Fang as his man, so he will definitely not expose him. How does Lao Hei know the emotional disadvantage behind this? So it is very difficult to say
Nature was deceived.
After dinner, Tian Fang, the God of Wealth, had a visitor come to visit him. It was none other than the steward of this farm. Tian Fang was the God of Wealth who was in charge of the accounts. When others came to him for trouble, it was of course for money.
There was a problem. The steward told Tian Fang with a grimace that he had a deficit of eight or nine hundred silver and asked Tian Caishen to help make up for it.
Although Tian Fang has handled huge amounts of money, he knows very well that the annual output of this farm is more than one thousand taels of silver, and the steward has lost more than eight or nine hundred taels with just one mouthful. This is really amazing. If Tian Fang thinks about it,
There is no way to help him, and that money can't be paid casually.
So Tian Fang kept asking, asking the steward to explain clearly, otherwise the matter would really not be easy to handle. The steward hesitated again and again, but still felt helpless and could only shake his head and sigh, expressing his helplessness. It turned out that
This Zhuangzi is actually a very important stronghold of the Tian family. As you can see from Tian Fang and Tian Wu handing over a rattan box worth several million taels of silver here, you will know that all kinds of protective measures here must be very complete.
However, when Tian Wu fought in the world, he learned a trick from Xirong, that is, when keeping vigil at night, it is really not as good as using a special mastiff dog to patrol with humans.
At night, this special mastiff's sense of smell, hearing, and vision are dozens of times that of humans. It moves dexterously and is as ferocious as a tiger or leopard. Once it detects a stranger invading, it will immediately bark like thunder. Another advantage is that
, people can be bribed, but dogs cannot.
Therefore, the Tian family attaches great importance to Zhuangzi. They have raised more than a dozen of these special mastiff dogs in the inner courtyard. Just feeding them meat and water every day is a huge expense.
That's enough to eat dozens of kilograms of meat! As a result, an unfortunate thing happened in the past two days. Eight mastiffs suddenly went crazy. Then they all swore and died suddenly with blood dripping from their eyes. They seemed to be sick.
, and it seems to be poisoned, and even the cause has not been found!
To this big manager, if one or two of these mastiffs died of illness, they could still explain it. Eight of them died in one go. Once the report is reported truthfully, no matter how tolerant the owner is, a careless person will never be able to escape.
It's gone. And now everyone knows that the General has been very angry recently, so it's best not to mess with him if you can.
The chief steward estimated that if this matter was exposed, he would have to shed his skin even if he died, so he could only solve it privately, that is, to buy such mastiffs from outside to replenish the number. However, this kind of mastiffs originally
They were scarce, and the other party caught on to the big steward’s eagerness to get the goods, so the eight mastiff dogs were bought at a sky-high price! The big steward tried every means, but he was still short of eight or nine hundred silver, so he had no choice but to come here.
I asked Tian Fang, the God of Wealth, for help.
Tian Fang's character is somewhat open-minded and generous. After hearing what the big manager said, he knew that it was a natural disaster and he was not to blame, so he already made up his mind to help. However, he was also careful in doing things, even asking him to go to the kennel.
Just take a look with your own eyes.
This kennel was converted from a former stable, and each of these mastiffs is quite fat, almost like a calf. Therefore, in order to serve these elders, Zhuangzi specially allocated two people.
There is a person named Fu Houhou who is responsible for cleaning, and a person named Liu Niuer who is responsible for the meat of these mastiff dogs.
Tian Fang went there to take a look and found that this was indeed the case, so he nodded and promised to help the chief steward to get through the current difficulties. And the two people who were responsible for taking care of the mastiffs also volunteered.
Thank you very much, and they also know that once this matter comes to light, the chief manager will be involved. These two people are directly responsible, and they might be tied up and beaten to death with a whip!
Logically speaking, this matter should have been forgotten. However, just when he was about to leave, Tian Fang suddenly smelled a familiar and special smell in his nose. He suddenly came back to his senses after thinking about it for a moment.
The smell was very special, it seemed to be hookah, and it was a bit like incense. It was exactly what he smelled in Tian Wu's study, which was deserted the night before.
Tian Fang is a meticulous person, and a careless person would not be able to spread the stall so big. After careful inspection, he immediately realized that the smell came from Liu Niuer, who was in charge of the dog food. He immediately stood still.
Sense, he left together with the chief steward. After the chief steward got Tian Fang's signature, he naturally rushed to buy a mastiff to fill the shortfall. Tian Fang pondered for a long time and then asked someone to call Liu Niu'er.
This Liu Niu'er was a man recruited from the tenants nearby. He was very stupid and liked to drink and play with money. Even his father and mother suffered terribly from him. However, his sister married the steward of the inner courtyard, so he got this
It was a job, but even though Liu Niuer had all kinds of bad habits, he was tortured by the work in the fields, and he had played with dogs and chickens before when he was wandering outside, so he was still very dedicated to this job and did a good job.
It's also very good. Even if others have gossip, it's hard to talk about it.
In Liu Niuer's heart, Tian Fang was of course a superior being, not to mention that in terms of scheming and experience, the two were not on the same level, so Tian Fang didn't even use coaxing, deceiving, or even threats and inducements. Liu Niu'er
Niu'er just poured beans out of a bamboo tube and told everything he knew.
It turned out that just three days ago, on the night when Tian Fang and Tian Wu secretly met, it was already late at night. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. It was none other than Tian Wu’s confidant Hei Ye. This Hei Ye actually directly
He carried a sack and poured out a dead man from it! Then he threw two taels of silver to Liu Niuer and Fu Houhou, asking them to chop the corpse into pieces and feed it to the dogs, and peel off the clothes and burn it!
This is the best way to destroy corpses and eliminate traces. Who would know that a large living person was broken into pieces and entered the dog's belly? Can you look for problems in dog feces? You are unaware of it.