Hearing the news, Tian Wang was very happy. I don't know why he was so happy. He loaded piles of gold bricks on ships and sent them to his enemies. What was there to be happy about?
The three large ships were quite impressive, and their brand-new decks exuded the smell of the forest. Cui Ping looked at the three ships and said to King Tian:
"Wang, I think it's interesting. Why don't you..." After hearing what her father said, Xiao Yingying's eyes flashed and she looked at King Tian.
"I'm very happy," Tian Wang said, "but I'm afraid that Cui Dian's subjects will not be able to rest in peace under the Jiuquan."
"Then, who will give this gold to when we go back? The First Emperor is no longer here," Cui Ping said.
"Leave it to Liu Bang" King Tian said without thinking, "He has just established his new dynasty, and there must be many places where money will be used."
"After all, some of the names are not right and the words are not right," Cui Ping said hesitantly.
"It doesn't matter. The edict of the First Emperor is also valid for Liu Bang. A dynasty is just a name. Today it is called this and tomorrow it will be called that, but the place is still that place... To benefit the country is life and death. How can you avoid it because of good fortune and misfortune? You don't want to
Forgot, among hundreds of surnames, the Cui family is a noble flower! It takes a long time to cultivate, but it will be ruined in a moment."
"Stop talking, I decided to go back!" Not knowing how Tian Wang's words could have such great power, Cui Ping made up his mind.
Choosing a fine day, King Tian personally directed us to load the gold into ships. We transported a total of three stacks of gold bricks from the cave, each stack weighing 1,500 taels, each weighing 1,500 taels, and loaded them on three ships.
On the ship, the water lines of the three ships were pressed up one foot. King Tada looked at it and said:
"Well, not bad, no more, no less, enough for Liu Bang to move for a while." He said to Cui Ping with satisfaction, "Be more careful along the way. I don't know if there are still more than a hundred people who came with you."
How many?"
"As for the king, there are still twenty-four people left." After hearing Cui Ping's words, Tian Wang was silent.
General Ji and General Meng came over and reported to King Tian, "King, the food and beverage expenses along the way have been prepared!"
"Would you like to tell me what you have prepared?" King Tian asked
General Ji said, "Choose good sugar cane, cut off the tips and tails, and select the middle section. Each boat is about 500 kilograms, which will be used to quench their thirst along the way."
"Every ship has mobilized people to go to the island to collect various wild fruits. In addition, General Su and his men have been fishing at sea these days, baking fish fillets over charcoal fire. Each ship has also prepared five to six hundred kilograms of fish.
"Looks like" General Meng said
"Okay, let's put another 200 kilograms of the tree rice collected last time on our turtle boats!" Tian Wang said, "They travel far away to protect their wealth, and we have to think more about many daily situations for them...
By the way, we need to prepare a separate cabin on the ship for Miss Cui Yingying, and it's best to bring that old ape with us."
He turned to Cui Ping and said, "You should treat the old ape well." Cui Ping nodded repeatedly.
He pondered for a long time, "Including the thirty people who surrendered from Bai Jing, there are only more than fifty people. It is not a light burden to cross the ocean and escort 13,500 kilograms of gold to arrive safely...
In addition, there seems to be some hidden dangers in the composition of the number of people."
We all understood what he meant, but we didn't say it clearly. Tens of thousands of pounds of gold would be a big temptation no matter where you go, and there would definitely not be enough people along the way. But how to solve this problem?
"Jida, among your subordinates, do you know which of them still has relatives alive?"
"This is not difficult to list," General Ji and General Meng replied at the same time.
"Then list it out and show it to me."
"But... Wang, what do you want to do? I, I can't bear it!" General Meng lowered his head and said
Jun and I both understood, and felt anxious in our hearts, but it was hard to disobey the king's order, and the list was quickly listed.
King Tian held the list in his hand, squinted his eyes and read it carefully for a long time. He read it once, and then read it again from the beginning. His eye circles turned red: "Call them together and let's have a meal."
People gathered quickly and the meal was very simple. These people didn't know what was going on. When King Tian announced his plan in public, they immediately exploded.
The first person to jump up was Huang Yan's list. He was the first person because he had the highest position among these people and was listed first among the thirty-seven people.
He jumped up, raised his neck and shouted to King Tian, "King, I won't do it! I want to stay!" This was the first time that we had encountered this situation of contradicting King Tian in public.
Huang Yan said, "I only have one cousin in my hometown. My parents are no longer alive, so why am I included among them?"
"I don't know about others, but I know about you, Huang Yan." King Tian didn't seem to mind Huang Yan's public rebuttal. "Your cousin has no children. According to custom, you should be responsible for supporting him."
Responsibility"
"But... I won't leave! I won't go back until I die!" He stood there, blushing and thick-necked, unable to find the right words to answer.
The rest of the people also started making noises. Some people smashed the food in their hands and kicked the seats under their butts. They all said in unison that they refused to obey Tian Wang's arrangement.
The three generals stood there with troubled expressions on their faces. They didn't say a word, as if they were just watching Tian Wang's joke. Maybe they didn't understand it either.
"Since leading the army, this is the first time that I, Tian Heng, have encountered public disobedience. I can understand everyone's mood and will not pursue it. However, today I decided to let you go back with the ship. There are also difficulties... When I first came from Mo
When I came out of the island, I, Tian Heng, swore a blood oath to stay with you to the end of the world from now on. I did not consider the situation of your families in detail... This time, I have made up my mind that all those who have direct blood relatives in my hometown will never leave you.
"This time, we must be sent back." His tone was stern and irresistible.
Everyone present fell silent for a moment. I know that any spark at this time will also ignite a majestic flame.
Huang Yan jumped up again, "King, from the day I left Mo Island, I also swore an oath that I would never leave you, King Tian. If I break this oath, heaven and earth will not tolerate me. Today, I disobey in public and I will die worthy of my death!"
Then, with a "Canglang" sound, he pulled out a knife from his waist and wiped it on his neck!
General Ji jumped over, snatched the knife from his hand and threw it on the ground
King Tian was furious: "Huang Yan, you keep calling me King Tian, King Tian, and you are making trouble like this today, but do you think that I am the king? Come here and tie me up!"
Huang Yan was pushed around and tied to a tree not far away, where he burst into tears. The five-foot-tall man burst into earth-shattering tears. I remembered that he sacrificed his life to save me from the crocodile on Huangyan Island.
Scene, such a good soldier, why?
King Tian was unmoved
"Go back, you are also soldiers led by Tian Heng. You are such a mother-in-law, how can you have any dignity as a man! Today, you have to go back, or you can go back. If you don't go back, I will send the gold back myself!" He said
He tossed his sleeves, left the table, and left without looking back:
"That Huang Yan, just tie him up outside for a night, and then we'll talk about it after we figure it out."