After the dust settled on the palace fire, Zhao Wuyou finally got the news about the Cao Gang.
It was almost as expected, especially that the silly Cao Gang leader actually appeared in the waters near the capital, and because he heard such rumors, he did not dare to enter the dock.
This is simply three hundred taels of silver.
During this period, many mysterious passenger ships began to move in different directions, one by one heading towards the Cao Gang leader's ship.
On the water outside the capital, hundreds of small boats even appeared, blocking the Caobang's large ship.
Maybe everyone really believed in this great scam of the century, maybe there was something really on the Cao Gang's boat, so the gang leader felt guilty.
No matter what, now that the matter has come out, no one can stop it. Even the ships in the government can only block it outside.
The Cao Gang leader's boat is like a powder keg, it only needs a small spark to ignite it immediately.
At this moment, the spark needs to be ignited by Mu Lu himself.
That night, when the moon was dark and the wind was high, Mu Lu led many of his elite men. As they approached Caobang's giant ship, they fired hundreds of flaming arrows.
These flaming arrows instantly ignited the minds of others, and each of them was afraid of being overtaken by others and refused to lag behind others.
Mu Lu knew that the leader of the Cao Gang was cunning and would not sit still and wait for death. In addition, the ship was too big and could not be defeated by some second-rate beings.
In order to open up a place for those forces who wanted to get the treasure, Mu Lu and his people quickly evacuated, leaving in front of the Caobang ship in a hurry.
However, his move did not arouse the suspicion of others. Those people shouted one by one that they wanted to board the ship and snatch all the treasures on the ship.
"Swish swish"
Suddenly a huge number of torches appeared on the huge ship, followed immediately by hundreds of black-clothed guards holding bows and arrows. One by one, they set up bows and arrows, ruthlessly harvesting the people under the ship.
Mu Lu, who was not far away, turned around and finally saw the culprit who killed his parents back then. This bastard was now dressed in fine clothes and looked carefree.
Mu Lu's eyes began to turn red with anger in his heart. He thought of his parents who died tragically, and what happened to him over the years. But now when he compared it with this enemy, hatred instantly overflowed from his chest.
No matter how reluctant he is in his heart, Mu Lu is not the impulsive young man he was back then. He naturally knows the existence of strength, and also knows that the Cao Clan is powerful now. He will just die in vain if he goes up now. It is better to work hard and plan with the strongest in the future.
A horizontal gesture of revenge.
As Mulu left, the battle on the river gradually subsided, and the leader of the Cao Gang also led his people back to the cabin with some disdain.
The ship that originally wanted to stay away from the capital now began to move towards the capital slowly.
Obviously, the leader of the Cao Gang felt that the danger he was facing was about to be lifted. After this incident, those Jianghu forces should have learned a lesson and would not dare to provoke him again.
However, this gang leader ignored people's greed. The more he did this, the more it showed that there was enough treasure in his cabin to make anyone pay for anything.
If they don't fight now, when will they fight?
In the early morning of the next day, when the Cao Gang's ship docked at the dock, a few thieves still tried to enter the giant ship, but they were all stopped by shrewd guards and died in the river.
Gradually, the boats in Caobang approached the pier, and around the pier, they were surrounded by countless strangers.
The leader of the Cao Gang, who was standing on the boat and looking down, looked at these people with some confusion.
"Are these people dying? I don't know that I have thousands of people under my command. They have bows, arrows and swords, and they are all well-trained."
The military advisor on the side said calmly:
"Gang leader, now they all believe that there are countless treasures on your ship. These people are people who dare to give up their lives for money. Even if we show our strength, how can we scare them.
In my opinion, it would be better to invite a few capable people to board the ship together to take a look at the things on our ship, so as to make these people give up.
Only when those truly powerful people are no longer around will those petty thieves dare not take action, and the difficulties we are facing now will disappear."
After listening to the military advisor's suggestion, the gang leader nodded in agreement, but then said:
"What you said is true, but although our ship is not full of gold and silver, it is not worse than the emperor's palace. What's more, there are millions of taels of silver earned this year on this bed.
The most we can do is prove that there was no unexpected treasure on this ship, which cannot make these people give up their worries. After all, this million taels of silver is quite a lot of money."
At this time, the military advisor could only shake his head and said with some embarrassment:
"Hey, everyone in the world knows that our Cao Gang is rich. This time, maybe they set a trap deliberately, just to let those people covet us, and finally split the Cao Gang into pieces.
If that doesn't work now, just use ships to clear the way, and then cover our big ship, allowing us to escape, until these people are unable to use ships to chase us, wouldn't this matter be solved?
On this water is our Caobang's world."
After thinking for a long time, the gang leader finally agreed to move his ship away from the dock and return to the water to put an end to the thoughts of these people with ulterior motives.
However, their action was still too late. Mulu had already docked two ships not far from the pier, making it impossible for the powerful ship to move. They could only wait for Mulu to remove the ship.
There are more and more people on the pier.
Gradually, even the court knew that there were countless treasures on Caobang's ships. In order to build a new palace for the emperor, even the prince's subordinates began to think about Caobang's treasures.
That night, a luxurious carriage approached the pier, and then, an unusual man stepped out. This man was wearing black clothes and his head was covered by a black cloth.
Under the leadership of his gang leader, he finally arrived at this ship that was coveted by countless people.
"Everyone says that the leader of our Cao Gang is rich, but I didn't expect that he is actually so rich."
The gang leader smiled awkwardly, then quickly stepped forward and said with a smile:
"Sir, you are so late. Do you have anything to do with me? If you have anything, just give me your orders. I will definitely listen to you."
That was what the man wanted, so he went straight to the point and extended a finger towards the leader of the Cao Gang.
"A palace in the palace is on fire. It needs to be rebuilt now. You can prepare one million taels of silver now. You can't prepare it for too long. I need it very urgently. Seeing that the emperor is about to come back, we must work overtime to finish this matter."
Do it well.”
The leader of the Cao Gang was dumbfounded. He secretly cursed the man in front of him, but he still had to be friendly on the surface.
He looked at the minister with some embarrassment and said:
"Sir, it's not like you don't know the situation here. This year's situation is not good at all. Where do you want me to find one million taels of silver?
Something happened in the palace now. We should do something for His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but this one million taels of silver is really beyond my ability to bear.
How about this? You can recruit all these famous and wealthy businessmen and we can claim them one by one. Is this okay?"
How could the minister, who had already made up his mind, listen to him? He immediately darkened his face and said unhappily:
"Hmph, who in this world doesn't know how powerful the Cao Gang is, and who doesn't know that you are rich. What's more, you have made a fortune recently, aren't you willing to do even this trivial thing?
Have you forgotten the kindness His Highness the Crown Prince showed you? Have you forgotten how you became the leader of the Cao Gang?"
Facing someone who could control his own destiny, even the ruthless leader of the Cao Gang suddenly lost his temper. He had no choice but to smile and politely appease the minister.
By the way, they quickly arranged for people to sing and dance to entertain him.
However, the minister was not very interested in watching the singing and dancing. He just made up his mind to do something for his master today. How could he not be able to distinguish priorities just because of such a small favor?
"Gang leader, please stop being stingy. You don't know what it means that I am here. If you really make the people behind me angry, I'm afraid your life will be difficult.
Everyone in the world knows that Caobang is rich, and the money you earn in a year is an astronomical figure. Now I ask you to spend a mere one million taels of silver, and you actually dare to deal with me here.
It seems that you have really strengthened your wings and have really taken control of Caobang. You think it is enough not to get close to the land, right?"
When the minister became angry, the gang leader had no choice but to look at the minister with a dark face and some embarrassment:
"Sir, let's see. The money you want is not a small figure. How about I think about it and give you an answer in two days. After all, even for a wealthy Caobang, this million taels is not a small figure."
The two of them went back and forth, and finally gave the leader of the Cao Gang a few days to think about it and give him a reply after three days.
After getting the answer he wanted, the minister left the ship proudly. Along with it, he also took away the gang leader's two favorite singers. They said they were borrowing them, but the time to return them would be like the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
There was a "bang bang" sound, and the gang leader took countless precious vases and smashed them on the ground, and said angrily:
"These bastards, I usually treat them less well, why are you bullying me like this?
Why should I be asked to pay for it all by myself when the palace is gone, and then they want me to have one million taels of silver all at once? It’s simply unreasonable."
As a military advisor, the big man was also a little unhappy, but in the face of the angry gang leader, he could only keep a smile on his face to comfort him and calm him down.
After losing his temper, the gang leader felt a little better. He turned around, looked at his trusted military advisor, and asked angrily:
"What should we do about this matter? Do we really have to give him the money? This is one million taels of silver, which is our annual income. If we give it to them, it would be a waste.
I was still thinking about using the money to buy two more boats and tidy up our small island on the water. Now, the bastard just said that he was going to take away my hard-earned money. How could it be so easy?
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The military advisor nodded and said:
"What the gang leader said is true. The development of our Cao Gang cannot be separated from this money. We need this money to buy boats and give money to our subordinates. It is really heartbreaking to give it to others.
But according to what the minister said, he was determined to eat us, and he was afraid that he would not be able to give us anything.
But even if the money is given to the prince, the prince may not know that it was given by us."
"Hey, I really wanted to kill him just now and quietly throw him into the water, but in the end I endured it." The leader of the Cao Gang said slumpedly and sat on the chair with a dark face.
The military advisor on the side also sighed together. I am afraid that this matter must be done according to what he said. I am afraid that the one million taels of silver will have to be spent.
Compared to the depressed gang leader, Zhao Wuyou in Yangjiao Mountain looked proud. Hearing the report from his subordinates, he said with a smile:
"It seems that the prince has a few smart people who know how to find the Cao Gang leader to find money. Yes, it is a good idea. We should also help him secretly so that he can get the money smoothly."
The relatively amused Qian Not Enough said with a smile:
"Sir, this matter cannot be delayed. I am afraid that in two days, the money on this boat will be deliberately robbed, and then the leader of the Cao Gang will be embarrassed.
Maybe he will find some way to save himself less losses, and maybe the prince will stop his subordinates from doing this for the sake of his own reputation."
However, Xing Yuqiang on the side did not agree. He looked at the fat man seriously and said:
"The leader of the Cao Gang has always been smart. He naturally knows what is important. He probably reluctantly gave the money to the prince in the end.
As for the prince, he doesn't know how to manage these things. After all, he has been so confused by the affairs of those princes, how can he have time to manage this matter."
Mu Lu, who was sitting aside, spoke at this time and said to Zhao Wuyou:
"Sir, now that the leader of the Cao Gang has been forced by the prince's men to take money, should we give him a hard time and cause him pain?"
"So you have an idea, right?" Zhao Wuyou held the tea cup and looked at Mu Lu with a smile.
The latter nodded and said proudly:
“I saw this big ship that day, and it was no different from the ship my family used to have, it was just bigger.
As long as I find some good hands who are familiar with water properties, I can directly scuttle the boat for him. By then, his losses will be huge, and once his things want to be moved to the dock, he will not be able to do it."
Before Mu Lu finished his suggestion, he caught the attention of Not Enough Money for Good Things, and he immediately laughed and said:
"Perhaps, we can wear the clothes of the Cao Gang and take away some of the gold and silver jewelry on their ships to make the leader of the Cao Gang more painful. And the money given to the prince must not be less."
In this way, under the instruction of Zhao Wuyou, an operation against the Caogang was launched again. This chapter has been completed!