On the third day after Tang Yin received the letter from Deng Mingyang, a famous captain came to report to him, saying that a large amount of gold and silver was found when inspecting the caravan passing through Tianguan. Tianguan is now in a semi-alert state, and the passing caravans are not exposed.
, merchants must undergo strict customs clearance inspections.
After listening to the captain's report, Tang Yin felt funny. Since it was a caravan, how could anyone not bring gold and silver? He casually asked: "How much gold and silver are you talking about?"
The captain gulped, shook his head and said, "I don't know." Then he added, "There are too many, too many to count."
"Oh?" There is so much gold and silver that you can't even count it, which is quite novel. Tang Yin stood up straight, raised his head and said, "Take me to see it."
The captain led Tang Yin to the city gate of Tianguan. At this time, a caravan was parked here. This caravan consisted of hundreds of cars, and each car was tied with dozens of dilapidated animals.
The large boxes looked like they were just for carrying ordinary goods, and were no different from a normal caravan. At best, they were a little larger in size and had more people pressing the car.
"Sir, please take a look!" The captain walked to a carriage and opened one of the boxes. Under the reflection of the sun, the silver light inside shone. Tang Yin jumped on the carriage and lowered his head to take a look. Okay, there were densely packed things inside.
Looking at the neat silver ingots, Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, and then opened the box next to him. Just like the one before, this box also contained silver ingots.
Hundreds of cars and thousands of boxes, if they were all filled with silver, how much would it cost? This could only be described in astronomical numbers. Tang Yin raised his eyes and looked at the end of the caravan, secretly speechless. Seeing such a huge amount
It would be a lie to say that Tang Yin was not attracted by the silver. But after all, he was not a bandit. If they were a normal caravan, he would not be able to do anything.
Tang Yin got out of the car and jumped on the second carriage. The boxes loaded in this car made Tang Yin even more greedy. There were more than ten boxes filled with gold ingots. He was not sure whether they were true or false. Tang Yin even specially picked up an ingot of gold for use.
I scratched it with my fingernails, and the traces left behind were clearly visible. The gold was indeed real.
Jumping down from the car, Tang Yin pulled the captain and said, "Find the person in charge of this caravan!"
"Yes! Sir!" The captain stepped in and saluted, turned around and ran out.
Tang Yin wanted to see what kind of caravan this was and what the purpose of bringing such a huge amount of gold and silver was.
Not long after, the captain brought a large group of people from the middle of the caravan. Most of these people were spiritual cultivators, and some of them had advanced spiritual cultivation. When they saw them, the two Shangguan brothers immediately returned to Tang Yin's side and first brought them to Tang Yin's side.
He protected him. Tang Yin didn't care. He didn't think anyone would dare to assassinate him at Tianguan. You must know that his 200,000 troops were stationed here.
The leader of the group was a middle-aged man in his early forties. His clothes were very ordinary, but his temperament was extraordinary. He had the air of a noble family in his movements. Looking at his face, he looked as white as
Jade, with handsome features and three strands of black beard that moves with the wind, can be said to have a majestic appearance.
Tang Yin felt that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
He raised his head and asked: "Your Excellency, are you the leader of the caravan?"
"Yes!" The middle-aged man stepped forward with a smile, first bowed deeply, and then asked: "The general is..."
"Tang Yin!" Tang Yin answered simply.
"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Tang!" Hearing Tang Yin's name, the middle-aged man suddenly showed a look of surprise, and his heart seemed to drop. He saluted again and said with a smile: "Fan Ju, see you.
Pass Master Tang!"
Fan Ju? Tang Yin wondered if he had heard wrongly. This was the largest businessman in Feng Country, Fan Min’s father, Fan Ju? He looked at the middle-aged man carefully. Yes, no wonder he felt familiar to him. Fan Min was with him.
There was indeed a resemblance between the eyebrows. After being stunned for a moment, Tang Yin came to his senses, returned the salute to the middle-aged man, and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Fan. How disrespectful and disrespectful!"
No matter how big Fan Ju's business is, the fact that he is Fan Min's father is enough to make Tang Yin feel more cordial.
"Haha, Mr. Tang is so polite!"
"Mr. Fan, this is..."
"Master Tang, to be honest, I fled here from Wancheng!"
Tang Yin was startled for a moment, and then he understood. No need to ask, the people chasing Fan Ju must be the subordinates sent by Zhong Tian. He did not ask any more questions, stepped aside, and said with a smile: "Mr. Fan, don't worry, since we have arrived in Tianyuan County
, I can guarantee that no one here dares to touch you!"
Of course, Fan Ju also knew about the relationship between his daughter and Tang Yin. Although they were not married yet, they were already married, and Tang Yin was already half of his uncle. He smiled and followed Tang Yin into the city with peace of mind.
As for the gold and silver he brought, Tang Yin arranged for a group of soldiers to help him take care of it.
Tang Yin moved Fan Ju to his tent and seated the guests and hosts respectively. At this time, Qiu Zhen and others also came after hearing the news. Although Fan Ju was not a powerful person in the royal court, he was a wealthy businessman and could be regarded as a member of the Feng Kingdom.
As a legendary figure, and with Tang Yin's relationship, everyone was very polite to Fan Ju and rushed to salute him first.
After the greetings, Tang Yin got to the point first. Now he was most concerned about the news in Yancheng. He asked: "Mr. Fan, how is the situation in Yancheng now?"
When Fan Ju heard this, he sighed, shook his head repeatedly, and said, "It's already a mess."
"oh……"
"Zhong Tian's rebellion was premeditated. Although I was aware of it, I had no real evidence and did not dare to announce it to the outside world. However, I knew that if Zhong Tian rebelled, he would definitely try his best to control me and use the financial resources of my Fan family to help him.
In order to stabilize the overall situation, I first asked Xiao Min to take refuge in Pingyuan County. I also secretly hid in Wancheng. Unexpectedly, Zhong Tian heard the news and sent people to Pingyuan County to kidnap Xiao Min. If no adult came to rescue him,
, I'm afraid Xiao Min has already fallen into the hands of Zhong Tian, I would like to thank Mr. Tang here!" While speaking, Fan Ju stood up, knelt down, and wanted to salute.
Tang Yin hurriedly supported him, shook his head and said: "Mr. Fan, you're welcome. In fact, Xiao Min also helped me a lot and put in a lot of effort. I am also very grateful." This is true. The Bessa that Tang Yin captured in the early stage
The items were all sold through Fan Min. Without this channel, no matter how much loot he plundered, it would be useless and could only be accumulated in his hands.
"Haha!" Fan Ju laughed. No matter how cruel Tang Yin was according to the outside world, he was very courteous and humble to himself. This was enough to make Fan Ju leave a good impression on Tang Yin. He said: "Master Tang does not ask for favors.
The reward is admirable, no wonder the little girl would choose the adult!"
"Haha!" Tang Yin smiled awkwardly.
Fan Ju continued: "Now all the ministers of the royal court are held hostage by Zhong Tian, especially the three ministers Liang Xing, Wu Yu, and Ziyang Haochun. They were controlled by Zhong Tian, resulting in the Liang family's ten regiments and the Wu family.
Six corps, four corps of the Ziyang family, totaling 200,000 troops, are without a leader. Now they are all under the control of Zhong Tian. In addition, the five corps originally controlled by the king have been bribed by Zhong Tian. With his leadership, plus the original
With his own six regiments, he now controls more than 300,000 troops."
So many troops! After hearing this, everyone looked at each other with solemn expressions, and no one answered.
Tang Yin frowned and asked: "What about the local armies in various places? As far as I know, there are still as many as 200,000 local armies in various places."
"Alas!" Fan Ju sighed and said: "The local armies are all improvised mobs with insufficient military resources, food and grass. They are neither the opponent of the Central Army nor the Ning Army. Now they have been defeated by Zhong Tian and Ning.
The army teamed up to besiege outside Yancheng. Zhong Tian had already issued a decree to the governors of each county, asking if they were willing to be loyal to him. If they nodded, it would be fine. If they shook their heads, then there would probably be no troops sent by the county to reinforce Yancheng.
I can come back alive."
Tang Yin slowly nodded and couldn't help but look at Qiu Zhen.
No matter how Qiu Zhen thought about it at the beginning, he strongly advocated not sending troops to reinforce Yancheng for the time being. Looking at it now, this idea was too correct. If he really led the troops there, he would be like the other county soldiers.
A hundred thousand troops surrounded Yancheng.
Qiu Zhen didn't care about this. He asked: "Mr. Fan, the king...were all the kings and kings really killed by Zhong Tian?"
"More than just one clan?!" Fan Ju took a deep breath and said: "Since Zhong Tian proclaimed himself queen, he began to hunt and kill people with the surname Zhan across the country. Anyone caught with the surname Zhan will be executed regardless of whether they are relatives of the royal family or not. Everyone will be executed.
A very important thing for the county governor to show loyalty to Zhong Tian is to see how many heads of people named Zhan can be handed over. It will not take long for Zhong Tian's decree to be conveyed to Mr. Tang."
Everyone inhaled and sighed in unison: What a cruel God Zhong!
However, when Qiu Zhen heard this, he was secretly happy.
Fan Ju said quietly: "Since ancient times, people's hearts are unpredictable. Zhong Tian is the most trusted person by the emperor. Although he is one of the four powerful people, he never fights for power or credit. The Zhong family is also one of the four powerful people.
The most responsible person, but who would have thought that the most responsible person has hidden ambitions? Alas, maybe the wind is really going to kill me..."
"Mr. Fan, it's too early to say for sure." Qiu Zhen replied. He was addressing Fan Ju, but his eyes were fixed on Tang Yin. His intention was very obvious, which was to ask Tang Yin to hold high the banner of Feng Country.
Tell the world to fight against Zhong Tian, the traitor.
Tang Yin sat on the chair and did not express his position. He lowered his head, deliberately not looking at Qiu Zhen, and remained silent.
He is not the kind of person who acts impulsively when his head is hot. Zhong Tian has already controlled all the Central Army. It is estimated that the 200,000 local troops will not be able to escape from his grasp. By then, there will be more than 500,000 troops.
In addition to Ning Guo's 400,000 troops, the strength can reach almost one million. I only have 200,000 people. How can I compete with him in one county?
Not to mention attacking Yancheng, I am afraid that as soon as I leave Tianguan, I will be drowned in Zhong Tian's sea of soldiers. At that time, he will not only kill himself, but also kill more than 200,000 soldiers under his command, so many lives.
How dare Tang Yin not be cautious when he is shouldered by himself alone.