Guo Banxian left the Prime Minister's Mansion in the evening. He did not dare to go far because he was also afraid that the walk would be unsafe at night. He stayed in an inn before leaving the capital. Li Daocheng had also thought carefully. He knew that the Prime Minister's Mansion had become a dangerous place.
, although the little eunuch has been put to death by him, there must be someone under him. This kind of bewitching technique he used can deceive others, but he can't deceive the Zen monk and Master of Biyun Temple. He has also heard about the relationship between Zen monk and Master and the palace.
If one or two young eunuchs get an evil disease, they must be treated by an imperial doctor. If the imperial doctor cannot cure it, they will not stop working on the old monk named Zen Monk. Once the old monk comes out of the mountain, he will naturally reveal what disease the young eunuch has to the empress dowager and others.
, the people of the little eunuch will naturally think of the prime minister. Therefore, Guo Banxian did not dare to delay for half an hour. As soon as the matter was settled smoothly, he left immediately. By the time the people of the little eunuch came to their senses, he had already left the city.
Before dawn the next day, Guo Daocheng urged his men Tong'er and Shao Wanqiang to set out early. One hundred thousand taels of silver were calculated as sixteen taels per catty, which was converted into more than six thousand catties. It was not a small amount. Prime Minister Wang hired him for
He brought five mules, five horses, and twelve donkeys, one of which was a donkey. The load on each animal's back weighed two to three hundred kilograms. He brought four children with him, plus Shao Wanqiang's bodyguard team, a total of
Fifteen people, Guo Daocheng, rode on the barking donkey, and Shao Wanqiang was guarding him with an ax in his hand. Naturally, he had to ride a horse, and the rest walked.
After leaving the capital, Guo Daocheng no longer dared to walk at night. He traveled day and night every day. Because the load was too heavy, how fast could this team go? Guo Daocheng thought to himself: According to this method,
It would take at least two or three months to get to Kongtong Mountain. Instead of wasting time like this, it would be better to spend a thousand or ten taels of silver, hire some horses and vehicles, and shout for the donkey to stay. The small donkey was eliminated because it was too slow. At that time, Prime Minister Wang said that
He changed it into banknotes for convenience. He was afraid that the banknotes were fake, so he insisted on paying in cash. Now, the mountain of money turned out to be a burden to him.
Everyone hurriedly hurried and slowly arrived at a market town on the evening of the sixth day. People going to the market couldn't help but stop and look at this strange caravan, saying that they were officials, but they were dressed up in a flashy way.
Businessmen, I don’t know what business they are doing. Naturally, this large group of people will live in a big store. Guanyi is the best. Spend more money to ensure safety! Small stores are not suitable. Let alone people, horses and mules cannot be accommodated.
After dinner, Taoist Guo asked Tong'er to invite the shopkeeper to the small room to talk. The Taoist asked:
"Shop owner, go straight to the west. Is this road safe?"
The shopkeeper is not a cheerful person either. Businessmen usually recognize money but not people. When they entered the shop, this group of people, especially the old man wearing a Taoist hat, negotiated the price with him, saying that they would only pay ten yuan for a night's stay.
Two taels of silver. If you want more, you can change the store. The owner looked at these fifteen adults and dozens of mules, horses and donkeys. The cost of the night was at least seven or eight taels. He deliberately refused.
But the person's attitude of leaving immediately forced him to agree. Making one or two taels a night was also one or two taels. The house was not idle, so he gritted his teeth and concluded the deal. The business was done.
But he was still resentful of the stinginess and cruelty of this group of people. Now he came to ask for questions, but he didn't pay even a cent of the toll, so he talked to the shop owner in vain, and said:
"Your Majesty, just go forward boldly and confidently. In today's peaceful and prosperous times, this place is far away from the capital. Where can there be strong thieves? It's hard to say the three directions: south, south, north and south. Only to the west is a flat river, which is easy to walk! However, That being said, we should be more careful about petty thieves."
"Thank you for your advice, donor," Taoist Guo said. "This is the charity money that our master and apprentice spent several years raising. We plan to go back to the mountain to repair the temple. The house is too dilapidated to be inhabited. Don't hide it from the donor. Don't say anything." There are several thousand taels! Just in case something unexpected happens, we also hired a reputable bodyguard to escort the axe-wielding bodyguard named Shao. He has unparalleled martial arts skills and has the courage to be unstoppable by thousands of people! We can also treat ordinary thieves. Don't take it seriously"
"That's good, that's good. Please rest, sir. I have a few things to do." The owner was about to get up and leave.
Guo Banxian took out a silver coin from his sleeve and said, "I don't have much with me. I will give you this silver coin for a cup of tea!"
The shopkeeper was disdainful and deliberately didn't want it, but then he thought about it, it would be in vain if he didn't want it. Flies are also meat, and one penny can buy two sesame seed cakes! So he took it and squeezed it in his hand, without saying thank you, turned around and left.
Guo Daocheng heard from the store owner that the place ahead was very dangerous, so he felt relieved. He heard from Wang Xiang that his servant Shao Wanqiang was a highly skilled martial artist and was no ordinary person. Even if there were hundreds of thieves and thieves blocking the road and robbing him, he probably wouldn't be. After General Shao's opponent thought this way, the old Taoist's doubts disappeared, and he did not meditate, but fell asleep with his head in his arms, and did not wake up until dawn.
While the cavalry was marching, they suddenly saw a mountain peak in front of them. The terrain was extremely dangerous. Taoist Guo and the bodyguards sent by the Prime Minister's Office were all tourists from other places. They didn't know what this mountain was. Besides, everyone was in a hurry and had no intention of enjoying the beautiful scenery of famous mountains. Anyway, What's its name? Just leave it behind.
To put it briefly, this mountain is where the mountains and forests are so expensive. Qi Guangyuan and Qi Guangyuan have become tailless donkeys since Miss Cao Huazhi went to the capital with her eunuch brother-in-law. Under normal circumstances, they know their own abilities and can After eating a few bowls of dry rice, I didn’t go down the mountain to plunder easily. I just did some research and was 100% sure before I dared to take action. The night before, minions came up the mountain to report. There was a horse team staying overnight in the town at the foot of the mountain. It looked like Dressed like a monk, he led a mule and rode a horse, and was pulled by a donkey cart. He had a large amount of silver and was surrounded by a dozen big men who looked like bodyguards.
When Lin and Qi put it all together, is it a robbery or not? Logically speaking, it is not easy for a monk to earn some money. The master's family will give a penny in alms, and the west's family will give half a cent. How much can they get from here and there? It is also unjust to commit a robbery. According to Qi Guangyuan's wishes, let them leave immediately. It is better for the monks and Taoists to stay away. Unexpectedly, Lin Rugui said:
"Brother, it's better than this. Let's go down the mountain tomorrow. If there are only three to five hundred taels of small silver, we will be generous and let them go. If there are more than 1,020,000 taels of silver, we have to ask him where he came from. Lu, why is there so much money? Could it be a fraud? I don’t know. He has money to build the temple. We brothers are hungry here, no matter what, he donated it, why don’t we donate some to our brothers?"
Qi Guangyuan is a fool, and he always listens to Lin Rugui's advice. It seems reasonable to see what he said. Before leaving, the eunuch brother-in-law said that their team would be classified as a part of the official army, and royal rations would be delivered on time every month. This is what he said , so far I haven’t seen even one tael of imperial grain, and none of the brothers can just sit back and wait for death and say:
"Brother, according to your words, we will go down the mountain tomorrow."
Taoist Guo watched for half an hour and saw no movement, so he urged the people below:
"When riding a horse or driving a cart, put your feet firmly down and walk across this mountain quickly."
Before walking a few steps, there was a sudden "clang" sound, and a group of people jumped out of the mountain, led by two leaders, one black and one yellow, the black bottom of the Yasai pot, the yellow one resembled a black-faced man holding two hammers.
The yellow-faced man still had the same dog-beating stick. The big black man rode a jet-black mule, while the thin yellow man rode a gray donkey. According to the old rules, the big black man stepped back, and the thin yellow-faced man came forward to talk:
"Old Taoist, I have something to discuss with you," the little yellow-faced man shouted, "seeing that you are also a smart man, let's tell the truth. Nowadays, there is a shortage of materials in the mountains, and we can't make ends meet. There are many people eating, and those who make money should pay less attention to us.
, as the first and second village masters, they are both respectable characters. Now the mounts are not even decent horses. We will not make it difficult for you. We will keep half of your packs, regardless of whether they are filled with stones or tiles.
Or how about using scrap copper and iron as money to buy the road? You go with your people and we go up to our mountain?"
Guo Daocheng was shocked when he saw such a group of people coming down from the mountain. Youdao is a good man who doesn't want to suffer in front of him. He saw that there were many people on the other side and he didn't care about Shao Wanqiang's weakness, so he raised one palm in front of his chest and shouted
He said: "Infinite Heavenly Lord", and then said carefully:
"Your majesty, I will tell you the truth. In fact, what is in the bag is not money. It is just some unknown Taoist treasures handed down from ancient times and some books. These things are not worth a penny to you lay people, but we Taoists regard them as treasures.
, if one piece is lost, the temple will be destroyed and people will die, and the Taoist temple will no longer exist. Since the king wants money, I have a few taels of silver scattered here, and they are beaten into blocks, a total of one hundred taels. Please ask the king.
Take it to buy a bowl of wine for the brothers to drink.”
Qi Guangyuan, who was listening behind him, had long been impatient and shouted in a loud voice:
"You're so fucked up, how can I have the time to chat with a shabby old man like you? Just one thing, do you want life or money?"
When Guo Daocheng wanted to speak, Shao Wanqiang rushed over with his axe, and shouted sharply at Qi Guangyuan:
"Bold bandit, take your life, I will fight San Lily with you!"
Qi Guangyuan is brave but weak in martial arts. He has a tough mouth and a soft butt. His two hammers look like they weigh four to five hundred kilograms but are actually less than twenty or thirty kilograms.
In less than ten rounds, Qi Guangyuan's strength was timid and he gradually became exhausted. He was so anxious that he shouted:
"The wind is tight, brother, get out quickly!"
Shao Wanqiang opened the mountain and rolled up the axe, just like a goddess scattering flowers. Look at Qi Guangyuan who was about to leave. How could he let him go? He used the big ax to chop the head and body, hitting the mule and injuring others. Qi Guangyuan was dripping with cold sweat and screamed.
Panting like an ox, I knew I was in a tough situation today. I was in a hurry and couldn't get away. I just kept screaming.
At this moment, suddenly a small team of people arrived quickly. The leader was also a man with two bells. Qi Guangyuan was overjoyed when he saw it. He shouted "Brother, come and save me", and turned away after hitting the mule. Shao Wanqiang had also met each other, and everyone was
He was an acquaintance, so the general came angrily and said:
"General Zhu, please stop meddling in other people's business. Could it be that you and the bandits are from the same family?"
Zhu Linzong was filled with anger and did not say anything. He raised the hammer with his left hand. Shao Wanqiang blocked it instinctively. The mountain ax flew eight feet away and the hammer came with his right hand again. He hit both the man and the horse. The horse even stretched its legs, making the man roll his eyes.
All gone
Zhu Linzong thought it was not enough, so he hit the old Taoist again with the hammer. Guo Banxian was so frightened that he urinated, fell off the donkey, kowtowed like pounding garlic and said:
"Good man, spare your life, and all the hundred thousand taels of silver will be yours!"