Seeing his wife's emotions calm down, Dong Chengcai continued: "We still have a chance now."
"As long as we successfully bring the goods to Datang and Li Shimin's command, then Li Shimin will remember our contribution. No matter what we do, Li Shimin will not kill us."
"After all, a thousand dollars buys horse bones, and Li Shimin wants to build an image."
"Even if we are traitors to the Shu Kingdom, if we are killed, Li Shimin will chill the hearts of other people who have taken refuge in him. But in order to protect ourselves, we will not be involved in political affairs after we go to the Tang Dynasty."
Dong Cheng said: "When the time comes, when we are in Datang, we can take Fang'er to travel around and become a rich man."
Mrs. Lin looked in agreement and said: "What you said makes sense."
After a pause, Mrs. Lin said again: "I don't care about you anymore, as long as our family is safe."
Dong Chengdao: "Don't worry, madam, everything will be fine."
However, Dong Cheng's mood was not very high. Because two days ago, Dong Cheng, who was still stationed near Tongguan and preparing to transport goods to Ziwu Valley, received a letter from Li Yuanpei.
Li Yuanpei's letter stated that there were men sent by Chen Ping in Chang'an City to discuss important matters with Dong Cheng.
Dong Cheng had no doubts, so he took the goods and arrived at the outskirts of Chang'an first. He hid the goods and prepared to return to Chang'an. Unfortunately, he did not wait, and instead received a piece of his son's little finger.
Because his son was controlled, Dong Cheng, who loved his son as much as his life, was controlled by Li Xiaogong.
It has to be said that Li Xiaogong did these things very efficiently, and he hit the snake at the last minute, pinpointing Dong Cheng's weakness and seizing Dong Cheng's most vulnerable link.
In just two or three days, Dong Cheng used the intelligence network that Datang had installed in Chang'an early to arrange a series of things.
This is Li Xiaogong's ability.
"Boom! Boom!!"
A knock on the door came from outside the room.
Dong Cheng looked wary, lowered his voice, and asked: "Who?"
"Master, I am Erhu." The voice that spoke clearly belonged to Zhao Erhu.
Dong Cheng sat up straight and ordered: "Come in."
"Crunch!"
The door was pushed open, and Zhao Erhu, dressed in military uniform, strode in. When Lin saw this, he immediately withdrew, leaving the space for Dong Cheng and Zhao Erhu.
Dong Cheng asked: "How is it? Is everything going well?"
Zhao Erhu replied: "Don't worry, sir. I have mobilized all the people. Including our guards, there are three hundred people. It's just that the time is a little tense now. And we only brought food and grass for about two hundred people, so we are afraid of leaving."
If we don't reach Xiangyang, we will run out of food."
Dong Cheng frowned and said, "The top priority is not about food and grass."
"There are hundreds of us."
"Such a large-scale dispatch will definitely attract people's attention on the way. Especially the man named Li Xiaogong from the Tang Dynasty burned down Jiuhua Academy an hour ago and intended to kidnap the princess."
"Because of Li Xiaogong's arrangement, Chang'an City is in complete chaos. Under the current circumstances, Ling Tong will definitely send troops out of the city. We must take this opportunity to leave as soon as possible."
Dong Chengdao: "You go and prepare, we will set off immediately. Meet with Li Xiaogong first, and then consider the next plan."
"Here!"
Zhao Erhu heard this and immediately agreed.
The group of people left quickly.
Twenty miles away from Chang'an, Dong Cheng and Li Xiaogong met.
In addition to Li Yuanba, the people following Li Xiaogong also included Xue Gang, Shan Xiongxin, and Dong Fang, who was a little depressed.
Li Xiaogong waved his hand and asked Dong Fang to walk to Dong Cheng's side.
Seeing that his son was fine, Dong Cheng asked the guards to take Dong Fang to the rear. Then he stared at Li Xiaogong and said in a deep voice: "I have brought you the goods you want. Now, when do you plan to leave?
Shu?"
Li Xiaogong said: "It's better to leave sooner rather than later."
The group of people set off southward.
On the way, Shan Xiongxin walked up to Xue Gang and said in a deep voice: "Gang Leader Xue, I think Li Xiaogong's methods are a bit underhanded and not very reliable."
Xue just managed to recover from the injuries he received from Wang Can. His face was still a little pale, and he said, "Why are you so unreliable?"
Shan Xiongxin said: "That's enough to burn down the academy. However, he also attacked women. Now, another woman has been arrested. This series of things is not an upright thing."
Xue Gang smiled and said: "Brother Shan, how can there be so many aboveboard things in this world? What's more, this is a confrontation between the two countries. Use whatever means you can."
"Brother Shan, I know you have a good heart."
"However, when it comes to matters involving the country, we cannot rely on means."
Xue Gang said: "I won't force you. When this matter is over, I will share 40% of the money this time with you. Then you won't owe me anything."
Shan Xiongxin frowned when he heard this.
When he was reborn in this life, he was once extremely decadent, getting drunk and doing nothing all day long.
He even got beaten up because he had no money to pay the bill.
He was in poverty at that time, and it was Xue Gang who helped him.
Xue Gang is a man who relies on his shrewd mind and good vision to continue to make smuggling bigger and bigger. In fact, Xue Gang even established a sect of fifty people.
Such people are famous and influential in troubled times.
When Xue Gang saw Shan Xiongxin, he saw how extraordinary Shan Xiongxin was. Just like that, Xue Gang not only gave Shan Xiongxin money, but also customized a bronze stick with eyebrows for Shan Xiongxin, allowing Shan Xiongxin to show off his martial arts.
Shan Xiongxin said: "Xue Gang, that's not what I meant."
Xue Gang said: "Don't worry, I won't give you a penny less."
Shan Xiongxin was not good at talking, so he did not struggle with money and did not talk anymore. His eyes fell on Li Xiaogong and Li Yuanba.
In his previous life, his family was massacred by Li Tang.
He even died in the hands of Li Shimin.
Now that he saw the Li family again, the anger in his heart immediately arose. However, Shan Xiongxin calmed down quickly. He also knew that it was not easy to kill Li Xiaogong and Li Yuanba.
He can take advantage of this opportunity.
In particular, Li Xiaogong did not recognize Shan Xiongxin. Who would have thought that a guy with a beard, shabby clothes, and smelling of alcohol would be the former leader of the green forest in the late Sui Dynasty.
In his heart, Li Xiaogong just thought that he was a drinker.
There are many kinds of smuggling business. To be precise, Xue Gang smuggled horses, which was also a matter of making money. The goods Dong Cheng gave to Li Xiaogong were a thousand mares and foals.
Li Tang is not at the back, what he lacks most is war horses.
A thousand mares and foals are priceless.
On the official road.
Li Xiaogong led the people on the road, while Xue Gang led the people and drove the thousand horses.
Looking at the thousands of horses, Xue Gang could not help but feel a flash of excitement in his eyes. In the past, smuggling dozens of inferior horses was enough for him to make a fortune, but now these thousands of mighty horses, for Xue Gang,
It is an existence like a golden mountain.
Of course, it is extremely risky for so many horses to walk on the official road. If Li Xiaogong hadn't offered him a price he couldn't refuse, and Li Xiaogong had guaranteed that he would have a way to go to Xiangyang, he would probably have given Xue Gang ten leopard guts.
I don't dare to take this job.
"Da da!!"
The sound of rapid horse hooves came from the front.
In the distance, a fast horse came galloping, and the sentinel on the war horse reported: "General Qi, there is a troop of two hundred soldiers and horses in front of them blocking the way. Judging from their clothes, they are not the regular army of the Shu Kingdom, maybe they are
Rural soldiers composed of people from nearby towns."
Li Xiaogong looked at Dong Cheng and said, "Since they are local soldiers, General Dong Cheng has to take action."
Dong Chengdao: "Can't we avoid it?"
Li Xiaogong said: "In today's situation, time is life, we cannot delay."
Dong Cheng gritted his teeth and ordered: "Er Hu, lead your troops to attack."
"Here!"
Zhao Erhu nodded in agreement and left the large army with two hundred people.
Zhao Erhu's people were Dong Cheng's most important reliance. When the world was in chaos, Dong Cheng took advantage of the Shu army's urgent need to expand its military strength, so he cultivated his own strength among the Shu army.
Because the Shu army was strict in running the army, many people sent out by Dong Cheng came to the Shu army and eventually broke off contact with Dong Cheng or stopped obeying Dong Cheng's orders.
In the end, only the two hundred people of Zhao Erhu remained and were loyal to him. (To be continued)