The first thousand one hundred and eighty-fifth chapters big fish take the bait
In the evening, a convoy of twenty mule carts entered the manor in a mighty manner. In addition to a driver, each cart also had two highly skilled guards with swords.
Sitting next to the driver of the front carriage was a skinny old man, who looked like he was a steward or a servant. He wore a shabby plain scarf on his head, a white-washed coarse linen jacket on his upper body, and coarse trousers on his lower body.
, and an old sheepskin jacket on top, and he was even shabbier than the coachman next to him.
The old man has a rosacea nose, messy gray hair, and a yellow and thin beard. His face is blue from the cold, and he is shivering all over. He has a miserable look on his face. He looks particularly toiled and pitiful. He squints his small eyes and occasionally reveals his face.
There is a hint of danger that is difficult to detect.
"I said, old man, what do you do?"
The driver quickly glanced at the warrior behind him and asked in a low voice: "These people are not good people, why do you mix with them?"
The old man said slowly: "I am the old housekeeper of this manor. I have been a slave for forty years. I am responsible for leading them."
"These people are ruthless. If they want to kill people and silence them, just run with me. You are too old to run fast by yourself."
There was a sneer in the old man's eyes, but he said sincerely: "Thank you, brother!"
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The mule cart was led by the horseman to stop in front of the East Warehouse. Everyone jumped off the cart one after another. Zhang Li stepped forward and said with a smile: "Everyone, take a rest first, drink some hot soup, and eat something!"
Everyone looked at the skinny old man, who laughed dryly, "I am the old housekeeper! You have been working hard all the way, so let's eat something first!"
Everyone walked into the East Warehouse. The warehouse was very large and divided into three parts: the inside and the outside. The outer warehouse was stacked with farm tools, stone mills, wood and other materials. The guards brought the meals, including hot broth and lamb with sauce.
The big steamed buns were a feast for all the guards.
The coachmen ate in the car and were not allowed to enter the warehouse.
Although the old butler was dressed very shabbily, his demeanor changed after he entered the warehouse. The previous shabby and shabby appearance disappeared without a trace. He spoke slowly and condescendingly.
"Besides our people, who else is there in the manor?"
Zhang Li quickly said: "Dou Lu Baowu and his brother Dou Lu Liang, he is the manager of the manor, and there are several cooks..."
"How many cooks are there? Tell me clearly." The old man glared at him dissatisfied.
Zhang Li was so frightened that he said tremblingly: "There are three cooks in total!"
"Then what?"
"Then there are twenty bodyguards who patrol around the manor, and thirty young farmers recruited from nearby villages to carry food and items."
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"Nonsense! I said no outsiders were allowed to be present. Send these thirty people back quickly!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
When Zhang Li was about to leave, the old man stopped him and said, "Forget it, going back now will arouse people's suspicion. Tell them not to go out or get close to the warehouse. After I leave, let them clean up the granary tomorrow!"
Needless to say, this old man is Yuan Wei, the leader of the Wei Tang Hui. He came to the Central Plains to develop under Zhu Tao's orders, created the Wei Tang Hui, and established internal forces. It has been seven years. Although he is Zhu Tao's subordinate, he has come to the Central Plains to develop.
However, he and Zhu Tao have a cooperative relationship. When things are done in the future, he and Zhu Tao will share the world equally.
In seven years, he established a large and low-key power network with many industries, but it was also very hidden. If the Bashu Chuanxiang Tea Shop hadn't leaked the secret, Guo Song would not have known that such an organization existed.
The Yuan family's property stored in the Doulu family was handed over to him on time by Yuan Xuanhu, the father of Yuan Dynasty, after his defeat in Taiyuan. He immediately fled Taiyuan and went to Liaodong. This property lay dormant in the Yuan family's manor.
The reason why Yuanwei has not used this wealth in these years is because they have enough resources and shops in their hands. However, since Kang Hongxin was exposed, almost all commercial shops in Chang'an were destroyed, and the financial resources gradually dried up. Forced by the situation, Yuanwei had no choice but to
Do not use this wealth that has been stored for a long time.
The property will first be transported to Yanfu County, Suizhou, and then to the Yunzhou base camp in the spring. However, Yuan Wei will not follow the property northward. He will be responsible for personally extracting the wealth and inspecting the goods on the spot. These things require his own hands.
When Yuan Wei saw that everyone had eaten and drank enough, he clapped his hands and said, "Hurry up, get ready to start!"
Zhang Li winked at Doulu Baowu, and Doulu Baowu took out a small box from his arms, walked to Yuan Wei and said, "The leader is sorry, my father specially told me about the family rules!"
He took out half a jade pendant from the box, and Yuan Wei also took out half a jade pendant from his arms. The two merged into one, becoming a complete jade pendant.
"No problem, please come with me, Master!"
Doulu Baowu held a bunch of keys in his hand. He asked someone to push open an iron shelf, revealing an iron door. Doulu Baowu opened the iron door and pushed it open. Inside was the central warehouse, where a large number of soldiers and armor were stacked.
Spears, knives, crossbows and armor are all available, which can arm at least 5,000 people. Keeping more than 500 pieces of armor privately is a serious crime of beheading. Once these armors are seized, the entire Doulu family will be executed.
Of course, most of these soldiers and armors were stored here by the Wei Tang Hui.
Doulu Baowu quickly walked to the corner and opened the third iron door, which was the secret room. He lit the torch on the wall, and the secret room was suddenly brightly lit.
Everyone was amazed. This warehouse was too big. It was built with huge stones on all sides and had no windows. There were large beams on the top and four huge pillars supporting it below. It was like a palace.
You can imagine how much family wealth was stored here back then, but now there are only one hundred and twenty large boxes neatly stacked on two floors in the corner.
The one hundred and twenty large wooden boxes are made of the finest golden nanmu. They are not rotten or insect-eaten. The one hundred and twenty large wooden boxes alone are already valuable.
"Let's do it! Open this box first!" Yuan Wei looked at the number on it, pointed at a box and ordered.
Yuan Wei remembered his biological father's words very clearly. The first eighty boxes were of silver, the eighty-one to one hundred boxes were of gold, and the last twenty boxes were of jade and jewelry. Regardless of silver or gold, each box was worth ten thousand taels.
The Yuan family is the direct descendant of the Northern Wei royal family. Neither the Northern Zhou Dynasty nor the Sui and Tang Dynasties were liquidated. It is said to be an extremely wealthy country. The wealth here is more than 10 million yuan, which is equivalent to 30% of the annual fiscal revenue in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. Although it sounds like
It's scary, but in fact this is only a part of the Yuan family's wealth.
The Yuan family also owns a large amount of land, houses, shops, mines and other real estate. In addition, the Yuan family also brought a large amount of wealth to Taiyuan.
In fact, the wealth hidden in the Doulu family manor is the spare money left by the Yuan family for their descendants to prepare for emergencies. Logically, it should belong to the Yuan family's concubines, but it is now in the hands of Yuan Wei, and the Yuan family's concubines
Guys, don’t think about it anymore.
Ten warriors stepped forward and carefully lifted down a large box weighing six to seven hundred kilograms. They used iron crowbars to pry open the wooden lid on it and lifted a layer of waterproof tarpaulin, revealing neatly arranged silver ingots. The silver ingots were a little shabby.
Black, fifty liang ingots, two hundred ingots in total.
Immediately afterwards, the warriors carried down two more large boxes, numbered eighty-seven and one hundred and fifteen respectively. Like the silver boxes, they contained two hundred ingots of gold and a large number of jewelry and jade. Especially when the gold box was opened, the golden light shone brightly.
There was so much sparkle that it dazzled people's eyes.
At this time, Yuan Jian's suspicious side came out, and he ordered again: "Open all the lids of the boxes!"
He was still worried, and all the boxes had to be inspected one by one.
The warriors started working together and pried open the wooden box one after another. Doulu Baowu's face looked a little ugly. He obviously didn't believe in the Doulu family.
At this moment, Zhang Li ran in quickly and asked: "Master Doulu, why is there the sound of dysprosium outside?"
Doulu Baowu was startled, and then his expression changed, "No! There is an enemy situation outside."
The Ming Dy was fired by Zhuang Ding, who was patrolling the perimeter. He repeatedly warned not to be alarmed by the slightest situation. If a large number of enemies arrived, the Ming Dy must be fired.
Everyone was shocked, Yuan Wei was furious, grabbed Doulu Baowu by the collar of his clothes, and said viciously: "How dare you betray me!"
Doulu Baowu was so anxious that he shouted: "We are like grasshoppers on a rope. Even if we betray the leader, I won't survive!"
Zhang Li quickly advised: "The leader of the meeting should not be the eldest son, otherwise the soldiers outside would have been removed first."
Yuan Wei thought it made sense and asked sharply: "Who else knows about tonight's actions besides you?"
Doulu Baowu's eyes flashed with murderous intent, "Only he knows the manor's steward, Doulu Liang!"
"Where are the others?"
"In the courtyard over there, I didn't let him come over."
Doulu Baowu's words were squeezed out from between his teeth. He hated Doulu Liang so much that he wanted to kill him with a sword.
At this time, there were faint shouts of killing outside, and Yuan Wei said decisively: "Arm everyone and resist in the courtyard. Thirty young men are also armed. Leave it alone and go quickly!"
Everyone rushed outside one after another, holding their armor and running toward the courtyard...
Yuan Wei walked at the end. He told Zhang Li a few words, and then fled in the opposite direction with his two subordinates, quickly disappearing into the darkness. The task of the other subordinates was to hold back the enemy who came to attack and allow him to escape.
time.
Zhou Min led 500 internal guards to attack, and another 500 people set up defenses on the outside to prevent anyone from escaping in the chaos.
More than a dozen villagers retreated to the courtyard. Together with other warriors, they climbed up the courtyard wall and fired arrows at the inner guards approaching in the dark.
Thirty young men were leisurely putting on armor and picking up spears and swords. The only person who could prove their identity was Doulu Liang. No one knew their true identities, but their target was the one on the wall.
Zhuang Ding and the warriors.
At this time, Doulu Baowu was running around in the courtyard with a long sword, looking everywhere and shouting: "Doulu Liang, get out of here!"
"Doululiang, you family traitor and scum, you want to kill the family, get out of here!"
No matter how he shouted, there was no response from Doululiang, and Doululiang ran away long ago.
At this moment, thirty young men suddenly launched an attack from behind. Zhang Li was the first to bear the brunt. He was punched in the head and was knocked unconscious. A young man dragged him aside and tied him up.
The other young men launched an attack at the same time. They were so brave that they caught the opponent off guard. Half of them were stabbed to death with spears in an instant. The remaining warriors and villagers were shocked and jumped down from the wall to fight with them.
At this time, Deng Wenyuan rushed in on horseback, followed by hundreds of internal guard soldiers. Deng Wenyuan shouted loudly, and everyone swarmed forward, surrounded the last twenty or so warriors, and stabbed them all to death with random spears.
Doulu Baowu rushed out with his sword in hand. When he realized something was wrong, he turned around and ran away. Deng Wenyuan could see clearly. He drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot it. "Poof!" The arrow hit Doulu Baowu's right leg. His leg went weak and he fell.
fell to the ground.
Several internal guards rushed forward and pushed him to the ground.
"Let me go! Let me go!"
Doulu Baowu struggled desperately. He felt that he was tied up with ropes and gradually became unable to move. He suddenly felt sad and couldn't help crying, "The Doulu family is finished!"