Chapter 53 Bottom of the cauldron

"Your name is Yuan Qiuming?"

Wang Zhongguan looked at the woman in front of him with a strange expression for a long time, and suddenly said in a conspiratorial manner: "Qiu Ming, hey, why do you think our family is illiterate?"

Yuan Qiu Ming showed a faint sarcasm: "This is not important. What is important is Ying Yi."

"What's wrong with Brother Ying?" Wang Zhongguan sneered: "You, a woman of unknown origin, dare to say something about Brother Ying in front of our family? Do you think our Dongchang's methods are not smart enough?"

"Everyone knows how evil Dongchang is." That's what Yuan Qiuming said, but he looked indifferent and said, "But no matter how evil Dongchang is, it probably won't work now." She sneered: " The two million taels of silver that you worked so hard to transport have now fallen into Ying Yi's pocket. Zheng Yunzhi worked so hard just to suppress thieves, but you may not be able to see the current situation. Ying Yi is very ambitious, but you are all Among them, if he gets unhappy one day and takes the butcher's knife, hey hey hey... what will be the outcome?"

Wang Zhongguan's expression changed, he rolled up his sleeves and said, "Dare you stir up trouble in front of our family and fool our family? Hu Miao, kill her!"

Hu Miao, who was standing aside, hesitated for a moment, pulled out the Xiuchun knife, and stepped forward slowly. The light of the sword reflected his hesitation and Yuan Qiu Ming's sneer.

Yuan Qiu Ming didn't seem to be afraid at all when the Xiuchundao was applied to him. He sneered even more. Seeing that the blade was about to hit his neck, Wang Zhongguan spoke: "Stop."

Hu Miao hurriedly withdrew the embroidered spring knife and let out a long breath.

"So, what do you want to do when you come to our house?" Wang Zhongguan looked gloomy.

Yuan Qiu Ming stopped sneering and suddenly became serious: "Ying Yi's wolf ambition is clearly exposed. He put Zheng Yunzhi under house arrest to deceive your king. He has thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands and millions of silver hidden in his arms. Wait until he has the army. After training, what do you think he will do? Will he be another intruder? "

"Scaremongering." Wang Zhongguan said cheerfully: "Our family knows better than you who little brother Ying is."

Yuan Qiu Minghun didn't care: "I don't care whether he will be the next intruder. But he embezzled military pay, put the county magistrate under house arrest, and deceived you, a lieutenant general. Isn't it treasonous?!"

Wang Zhongguan was silent for a moment.

After a long time, facing Yuan Qiu Ming's sharp eyes, he slowly said: "In your opinion, what should our family do?"

"It's time to draw fire from the bottom of the cauldron!" Yuan Qiuming said without hesitation: "How many soldiers and horses does Ying Yi leave here?"

"One hundred households." Hu Miao said quickly.

"That's easy to handle." Yuan Qiu Ming said: "The Zhongguan has fifty good men. As long as we plan properly, we can catch him off guard, destroy the soldiers and horses he left here, and then rescue Zheng Yunzhi. With Zheng Yunzhi's prestige, we can raise our arms." Who else would listen to Ying Yi? Then he recruited young men and reorganized his troops. When Ying Yi realized what he could do, what else could he do? His soldiers and horses were all recruited from this valley, and his family and relatives were all there. Here, all you need to do is move with emotion and reason, and no one will dare to move. It’s time to win against the next lone wolf, so what else is there to be afraid of?!”

Hu Miao couldn't help but quickly turned his attention to Wang Zhongguan.

Wang Zhongguan's face looked uncertain at this time, but he said: "Ying Yi has the courage that ten thousand people cannot match. I'm afraid it won't be very useful for you to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron."

Yuan Qiu Ming sneered: "You are just afraid of death. You are afraid that he will be defeated and take your life directly."

When Wang Zhongguan heard this, he became angry and said, "So what? Our family only has one life left, so why is our family just afraid of death compared to a crazy woman like you?"

Yuan Qiu Ming said: "Why save your life? Aren't Ying Yi's surviving fellow villagers from Xiaowangzhuang, Sun Xiucai, and Lian Biao all just bargaining chips? What's more, Zheng Yunzhi is kind to Ying Yi. If you seek Zheng Yunzhi's protection again, Ying Yi may not dare to Take action."

Hu Miao then said: "Father, I think what this woman said is right. This time I have been entrusted by the Holy Order to escort the military pay, but I must not fall into the hands of Ying Yi..." As he said this, he winked at Wang Zhongguan again and again.

Wang Zhongguan was slightly startled, his eyes flickered, and said: "You woman, go down first, I have to discuss this for a while."

Yuan Qiu Ming's goal had been achieved. She could see that the eunuch was already attracted to him, so she couldn't help but smile silently and slowly retreated.

In the cave, after Yuan Qiuming left, Hu Miao couldn't wait to say: "Father, that's two million taels of silver!"

Zhongguan Wang looked greedy, but he was a little confused: "But it's military pay!"

"So what about military pay?!" Hu Miao showed a ruthless look: "Now the Ming Dynasty is about to overthrow. Father-in-law, can't you see it?!"

"Shut up!" Wang Zhongguan looked horrified: "How dare you say such rebellious words?!"

"Father!" Hu Miao gritted his teeth and said: "This is two million taels! As long as you take these two million taels, you and I can add two to one and make five, and then we can remain anonymous and find a safe place to spend the rest of our lives. Wouldn't it be better than what we are doing now?" Ten thousand times better?!”

Zhongguan Wang was silent.

After a long time, he whispered: "You are right." As if he was talking in his sleep: "Two million taels!"

Hu Miao was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. His eyes looked at Wang Zhongguan with a faint flash of sternness.

He said, "It's a good time to strike while the iron is hot. Father-in-law, go see Zheng Yunzhi first. Without him, it will be difficult to accomplish anything."

Wang Zhongguan had made up his mind. He immediately stood up and walked out without hesitation.

At this time, the curtain at the entrance of the cave was opened, and messy footsteps stepped into the cave. Wang Zhongguan's expression changed, and he took a few steps back and retreated behind Hu Miao. Hu Miao also hurriedly pulled out the embroidered spring knife. Then Lian Biao strode in with seven or eight people.

At the same time, there were Yuan Qiu Ming and Yuan Tong, both of whom were tied up like cocoons and pushed down in front of Wang Zhongguan by Lian Biao.

"Be bold!"

Zhongguan Wang said with a stern voice: "Lian Biao, how dare you offend our family?!"

Lian Biao sneered: "You eunuch, you are really vicious! My master, I can't help you, how dare you make such vicious plans?! If the scholar hadn't noticed, I would have killed you!"

As he spoke, he held a simple knife to bully the people approaching: "Hu Miao, put down your weapons and capture them without restraint. If not, you will be hacked to death!"

Hu Miao looked pale and shouted: "You dare to touch me?! I still have fifty..."

"Hehe..." Lian Biao laughed loudly: "You think the scholar is unprepared?! Your fifty Dongchang fans have been monitored by the scholar for a long time. Now they are prisoners!"

Hu Miao suddenly felt like a deflated rubber ball. The embroidered spring knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and he lowered his head.

"Tied!"

Lian Biao waved his hand, and the soldiers rushed forward like wolves and tigers, pressing Hu Miao and Wang Zhongguan to the ground, and tied them into a ball for a moment.

"If I didn't know what I meant, I would chop you two into pieces here!"

Lian Biao groaned and said to the soldiers: "Leave two of us here to watch, the others follow me."

Immediately, he led people out of the cave and gradually went away.

In the cave, Zhongguan Wang was extremely frightened and corrupted. He did not care about the two guarding soldiers and only cursed Yuan Qiu Ming angrily: "How dare you harm our family? You will die a good death and be cut into pieces with a thousand swords!"

Yuan Qiu showed no color in the morning and remained silent.