Back Off, Let Me Come

Robbery from the rich and giving to the poor?

Gu Chi frowned subconsciously.

"Which 'rich' are you going to rob?"

The most "rich" people now are the rebels, right?

A fire broke out before that didn't damage their foundation, and reinforcements brought supplies of food and grass. It can be said that they are "extremely rich."

"If you are planning to attack the rebels, I advise you to give up this idea. Not to mention the manpower shortage in Xiaocheng, there is no way to mobilize extra people. Even if you can, it will only be for others to rob us."

Gu Chi thought he had predicted Shen Tang's prediction.

Preemptively block this road.

Unexpectedly, Shen Tang was arrogant and said in a Versailles manner: "I have burned their baggage. No matter how stupid the rebels are, they will not fall in the same pit twice. Why do you want to attack them? I mean, do you want to follow them?" A wealthy family in Xiaocheng...can you borrow some?"

Gu Chi: "..."

This development was something he never expected.

He asked: "What do you mean by wealthy families..."

Gu Chi had vaguely guessed it, but he didn't dare to think that Shen Tang would be so bold. But Shen Tang was really brave: "Xiaocheng is also the capital of Sibao County, right? It is also the most economically prosperous and populous place in Sibao County. Those who are rich, powerful and well-established...the family or the squire should be Quite a few?”

The corners of Gu Chi's mouth twitched.

Said: "These people you mentioned have escaped."

Those are the most well-informed people.

The rebels attacked the granary stationed outside the city. Not long after the fire broke out, the people in the city sensed something was wrong. They packed up their bags and left with the most important members of their family overnight.

If it were in the past, this group of people might not be willing to leave - the fall of the city would just change their priorities for them. In order to take over the city as quickly as possible, the newly appointed chief will generally not touch these people.

Not only will they not be touched, they will continue to be employed.

This is one of their bases.

At the same time, it is also the unspoken rule of war between various countries and forces.

However, Zheng Qiao played his cards unreasonably.

When Sibao County was captured for the first time, these people were initially prepared to take action, but they misjudged Zheng Qiao's brutality and decisiveness. Everyone who disagrees with Zheng Qiao will be killed, or several members of the family will have their household registration books cancelled.

In addition, Zheng Qiao deliberately allowed his soldiers to burn, kill, and loot, which directly frightened them. So when King Shi's rebels came, they had already greased their feet for fear of following in his footsteps.

Shen Tang also heard about these news.

"I know they escaped, but time is so tight. If they can take away valuable property, they certainly can't take away grains... Isn't this what we are short of? We are short of what they have, just right!" Shen Tang added, "Again It’s not for nothing, it’s to give someone an IOU.”

Gu Chi: "...???"

He was not surprised by the IOU.

He was surprised why Shen Lang took it so naturally.

Gu Chi: "You said...borrowing food from those family gentry?"

Shen Tang said: "Yes."

After saying that, he nodded heavily.

The landlord's family must have food.

Gu Chi asked again: "Then have you thought about how to pay it back?"

Shen Tang shrugged, saying it was nothing to do with him: "Well, it's easy. If Xiaocheng can't be defended, let them take the IOU and ask the state government to pay it back. If the state government doesn't return it, ask the court to pay it back. If Xiaocheng can't be defended, If your life is gone, how can you care about whether the accounts are bad or not?"

Gu Chi: "..."

I have to say that this fallacy sounds reasonable, but normal people would not target those people. Gu Chi was deep in thought and did not give Shen Tang an answer. Shen Tang didn't push her. She was the one who came up with ideas. It was none of her business whether she would adopt them or not.

Gu Chi asked again: "Why don't they want to borrow it?"

Shen Tang probed: "Robbing?"

Gu Chi: "..."

The seemingly frail young man's eyes were dark and he asked an inappropriate question: "Qi Yuanliang, have you taken Baoxin Pills recently?"

He was even vaguely gloating.

If you meet such a reckless young man, you will definitely be in trouble.

Shen Tang looked nervous: "You mean Baoxin Pills? Yuanliang does have a few bottles of medicine with him, but I haven't seen him taking them, and I don't know what the effects are. Is that Baoxin Pill? Does Yuanliang have a heart disease?"

Why didn't she know?

Under current medical conditions, heart disease is basically an incurable disease.

Gu Chi: "..."

He just wanted to take pleasure in his misfortune, nothing else.

He changed the subject and brought it back: "Robbery is not possible. Once you anger these people, maybe while you are still sleeping, they will open the city gate and welcome the rebels into the city. Don’t underestimate them.”

Shen Tang's idea was also quite dangerous.

I really don’t know how Qishan teaches.

Shen Tang didn't understand the logic at all.

She puzzled: "Does this count as anger? Isn't Xiaocheng their foundation? The rebels are the common enemy. The enemy should abandon all quarrels and fight against the enemy together. If you have money, others will help, and if you have strength, you will. Only then can we defend our homeland!"

Gu Chi was stunned by Shen Tang's seemingly logical words, and then he laughed again and said: "How can this be the same?"

Shen Tang looked at him puzzled, asking for an answer.

"They never care who owns Xiaocheng, or even which country it belongs to. If they hadn't encountered Zheng Qiao, a tyrant who broke the rules, they wouldn't have even escaped. Because no matter who is in power, the assets that belong to them are all It belongs to them, and it will not affect their enjoyment of glory and wealth, and it may even be promoted to a higher level because of the new owner's reuse."

It is simply impossible for the situation Shen Tang said to happen.

Because interests and positions are always different.

Shen Tang opened his mouth, as if he didn't expect this.

She really didn't expect it.

The subtext of Gu Chi's words is that the family gentry has food, but it is impossible for them to borrow it. But in her subconscious mind, it should be very normal to do her best to protect her family and country. On the contrary, it is abnormal to watch with cold eyes.

Shen Tang was just silent for a while.

She asked: "The new rice that was supposed to be stored in the warehouse has disappeared, and only 30% of the old rice that was reserved for emergencies is damp and moldy. Where did this rice go? Whether it was eaten, sold, or lost, there should always be someone Where to go. Can I check this?"

Gu Chi asked: "Do you suspect that you were embezzled by them?"

"It may not be them, but if you want to eat such a large amount of rice, how can you do it without any financial resources? Not only must you have financial resources, but it is best to have a legally operating rice shop in your name. The large and small rice shops in the city are almost everywhere. The prices are rising, and the front and back are complaining about the lack of rice and grain. It is either a tacit understanding and coincidence, or it is deliberate... Most of these rice shops are their property."

Shen Tang asked again: "Two days before Xiaocheng was besieged, did these rice shops collect grain at high prices? If so, they probably had a lot of grain in hand. How could it be sold out so quickly? Following this line of investigation, maybe What can we really find out..."

Then use the handle to blackmail...

Ah no, I can definitely borrow food.

Gu Chi: "The grain depot is not an easy place to operate. If it is really corrupted, the involvement of the former county governor Yan Cheng will be inevitable."

Shen Tang said: "Then we can check Yan Cheng's study. Maybe there is such an account book? Isn't it irrefutable evidence?"

Gu Chi: "..."

No, that's not what he meant.

What he meant was that if Yan Cheng participated, this would be a "deal". They might not accept it, let alone use it as a threat to make them spit out the benefits. They were not soft persimmons either.

If there is really no way to get food.

As a last resort, you might try this method.

Gu Chi lowered his eyelids, not really making up his mind yet.

We still need to discuss this matter with Wu Yuan, or at least inform him. He kept tapping his knuckles on the table, but what he was thinking about was Shen Tang and the phantom of the dragon over Xiaocheng.

No one knows the origin of the phrase "Zi Wei comes out of the northwest to protect the unification of the world" better than him. He knows that it is not a prophecy, but it has been "fulfilled". No sooner or later, after Shen Tang and others appeared. Is there some connection here that he doesn't know about?

After Gu Chi came to his senses——

The words "National Seal", "Shen Tang", "Gong Shuwu", "Qi Shan" and "Chu Yao" were clearly written on the white paper on the table. Chu Yao suddenly regained his Wen Xin, which is also a quite intriguing detail. So far, the only way to restore the deposed Danfu Wenxin is that way.

If you take that route, there is a detail that ordinary people can easily overlook - during the recovery process, Chu Yao cannot stay too far away from his loyalists.

The closer the distance, the better for recovery.

Chu Yao's loyalists are nearby.

In other words, the person who holds the Great Seal is nearby.

Could this person be Shen Tang?

Will the national seal of Xin State be in the hands of the Shen family?

When you think about it, it seems reasonable.

Just as Gu Chi was thinking, he heard Gong Cheng's voice across several walls. Normally, Gu Chi would simply ignore it, but this time his voice mentioned a key word - second uncle.

Isn’t Gong Cheng’s second uncle Gong Wen who disappeared for a long time?

Wu Yuanke was greedy for Gong Wen, and always thought that he would recruit Gong Wen when he met him. However, God did not fulfill his wish, and Gong Wen disappeared as if he had evaporated from the world. Gong Cheng's voice mentioned one detail - Gong Shuwu felt like his second uncle to Gong Cheng.

At this moment, Gu Chi felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

He suddenly understood something.

He picked up his pen and wrote the word "Gong Wen" next to Gong Shuwu.

"Gongshu Wu, Gongshu half step; Gong Wen, Gong Yili - half step is Wu, etiquette is Wen. That's it, haha, that's it!" The details that Gu Chi couldn't figure out suddenly became clear. It was further confirmed that Shen Tang had the national seal on his body!

This national seal was given to me by Gong Shuwu!

Shen Tang is also a descendant of the Shen family...

Could it be that Shen Lang is the hidden gem of King Xin's royal family?

If you guess like this, everything will make sense.

Otherwise, Gong Wen would have no reason to follow Shen Tang.

Gu Chi clicked his tongue: "Gong Wen is really loyal to the royal family of King Xin. He would rather give the national seal to the descendants of the Shen family and choose a hopeless road to restore the country than to help his nephew. At this moment, he still Hiding his identity, he is so loyal!"

but--

What does this have to do with him?

Gu Chi suddenly smiled, and his smile was a bit eerie and cold. He rolled up the paper on the table, took out the fire fold and burned it.

Until the paper turns to ashes in the firelight.

at the same time--

Uncle Gong Wu sneezed suddenly.

He had no choice but to keep up with his nephew and his wife and brother in front of him.

Not long ago, Shen Tang approached Gong Cheng with a worried look on his face, saying that there was a shortage of food in the city and that the food depot was suspected to have been embezzled by the former county governor. He was bored and wanted to find evidence, maybe he could get this batch of food back. When my nephew heard this, he immediately supported him!

Gong Shuwu felt that these two children were naive.

Is the evidence so easy to find?

If it is found, can the food be recovered?

Don't even look at the situation now being besieged by rebels.

Gong Shuwu wanted to spend more time with his nephew, so he followed him up to watch the fun. Unexpectedly, the two children rummaged through the former magistrate's study and found a wooden box under a floor tile.

The wooden box is full of brochures, which are very important at first glance!

Gong Shuwu: "..."

He watched with his own eyes as Shen Wulang entered the study and went straight to the lamp shelf, wall, and floor. After a short while, he made a big discovery, and people couldn't help but suspect that she had buried the box.

He didn't ask, but Gong Cheng did.

"How did my brother-in-law know he was here?"

Shen Tang flipped through the booklets one by one and said without raising his head: "Isn't this simple? They are all old-fashioned routines."

You don't know if you don't look at the account books, but once you take a look -

Good guy, the former county magistrate had a wide range of business.

After flipping through a few books, I found the content related to grain depots.

As luck would have it, she really got it right.

"With these...how much food can we get?"

Xiaocheng can still support it for at least half a month!

Gong Cheng looked at the number above and took a deep breath.

"this--"

How daring!

At the same time, there is a secret joy of having a windfall from heaven.

But when he took the evidence to ask for food, Gong Cheng hesitated.

He was also from a noble family, and he knew best what these people would do once they were provoked. But if they didn't get food, the garrison would be hungry and defend the city within two days, and the people in the city would mutiny.

For a moment, it seemed that no matter what choice I made, it would be the wrong choice.

Shen Tang patted him on the shoulder.

"Gong Cheng, can you do it?"

Gong Cheng was caught off guard and staggered. He suddenly blushed and said, "This matter is of great importance and should not be taken lightly."

"You don't dare to do it?" Shen Tang asked him bluntly.

Gong Cheng said helplessly: "It's not easy to offend."

Shen Tang rolled his eyes and thought of a bad idea.

She hooked her fingers at Gong Cheng. Gong Cheng hesitated, but still couldn't restrain his curiosity and stepped forward to hear what Shen Tang had in mind. Shen Tang's brilliant plan was not only damaging but also extremely bad.

After Gong Cheng heard this, his eyes widened in shock, and he hesitated: "How, how can we use this method? This is not robbery?"

Shen Tang said: "It's just a robbery!"

If you can't borrow it, grab it.

Anyway, I want to give her food.

The landlord has food but refuses to take it out. He still wants to raise the price and take advantage of the opportunity to make war fortune? You really rebelled against them!

Not to mention that the food came from greed.

The account books are proof!

The food in the granary is originally used to deal with natural and man-made disasters. If it is not used now, when will it be used? How is moving them different from rebellion?

It would have been nice if they didn't come to cancel their household registration.

Gong Cheng said: "If they are forced into a hurry..."

Shen Tang: "What's so urgent? Has the county government come forward to force them to provide food? Don't talk nonsense! No! It's the 'mob' who robbed their granary, they are the 'common people' who can't afford rice shops and have to take desperate risks. , 'Common people' have been suffering from landlords for a long time. As a local official, the incarnation of justice, and a representative of justice, how could the county government do such a thing as robbery? You think so?"

As for how those "mobs" knew the location of the granary and so many people showed up, how could the county government, which was severely short of manpower and everyone wished their parents had three pairs of hands, know?

Don’t accuse an honest person unfairly!

Gong Cheng was a little moved.

then--

Wu Yuan struggled all night and made up his mind to let Gu Chi give it a try - hold a banquet to invite all the acting principals to hear about "borrowing food". As a result, before he even stepped out of the county house, the acting principals came to the door crying.

Wu Yuan: "???"

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