Fifty thousand taels of gold, this is not a small amount, although the Dongying people can take it out, but if they really take out this money, they will probably have to go back with food in the next few days.
Another point is that Dongying people have to worry about the consequences of taking money, in case the other party does not admit the account and tears up the ticket after taking the money, they will also have to bear the end of both people and money.
In this way, the Dongying people are divided into two factions, one is the descendant of the Dongying princess, they think that they must rescue the princess no matter what, even if they are empty of people and money, they have to gamble; The other faction believes that they should sue the official, after all, the incident happened in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, and the government has an unshirkable responsibility for being tied up.
The two factions of people went back and forth arguing, and the three fat men were thrown aside by them like nobodies, and no one paid attention to them at all.
In fact, in the eyes of others, the third fat man is really a nobody, although he has a good relationship with Li Muyun, but this does not affect his status in the eyes of others.
Time passed slowly, and it was past noon in the blink of an eye, getting closer and closer to the agreed time, but those Dongying people still did not discuss a result.
The fat man was impatient, patted his ass and stood up, and shouted to the red-faced guys who were fighting: "Have you discussed a result, Lao Tzu has no patience to wait for you" All of a sudden, everyone quieted down, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes looked at the fat man in unison, and a few even showed a fierce light in their eyes, with the intention of killing and then hurrying.
There were also a few people who looked happy and shouted in unison: "Quickly catch that dead fat man, and take him to the official as a witness in a while." ” Then, a few more shouted and scolded the guy who came up to arrest people: "Stop, this person is just a messenger, what's the use of arresting him, if the king of freedom comes to strike first, and kills the princess without admitting it, wouldn't it be a bad thing." ” After two sentences, several Dongying people quarreled again, and the fat man was forgotten again, and he experienced the sorrow of a handful of little people.
Just before the sun was about to set, the two groups of people finally discussed a solution, that is, to divide the people into two groups, and the one who sent the money and the one who sued the official were carried out simultaneously.
When the time comes, you will get the best of both worlds.
With this decision, the fat man was immediately treated as a guest, and good tea and water were offered, and large pieces of gold ingots were brought out and placed in front of him for him to count, and then loaded into the cart.
And in the place where the fat man couldn't see, several Dongying people slipped out and disappeared into the flow of people outside the post house.
Needless to say, the process of exchanging hostages, no matter how stupid Li Muyun is, it is impossible for him to come forward in person, not because he is afraid of accidents, but because he feels that the other party is not qualified to let him come forward at all.
This is just like in the late Qing Dynasty, when those foreigners could see Lafayette with only one major or even a lieutenant, showing contempt with real actions.
When Mu Yu escorted the Tianyan Imperial Daughter to leave, he personally asked Li Muyun why he didn't come forward in person.
Li Muyun's original words were: It's nothing, it's just to shame her Shamed on her, the Tianyan Imperial Maiden didn't think of this at first, but after being broken by Li Muyun, she immediately reacted, glanced at him fiercely, and then was taken away.
In short, the exchange process was very smooth, the Dongying people honestly sent 50,000 taels of gold, and exchanged their princess back, but when Mu Yu and the fat man returned to the manor with gold, they found that the royal forest army of the brigade surrounded the manor to death.
The fat man waved his hand to signal the convoy to stop, and his round body bulleted a few times in front of Cheng Chumo and asked suspiciously: "General Cheng, what is the situation?"
Cheng Chumo smiled strangely, pointed at the fat man and said, "You guys are finished this time, the kidnapping of the Dongying princess has happened." ” "Ah" The three fat men were first surprised: "You, how do you know." ” "Not only do I know, but Your Majesty also knows, and I'm waiting inside to scratch the dirt."
Cheng Chumo said while casually opening the boxes pulled on the cart and looking at them, his eyes were shining with gold and dazzling, and finally he had to sigh: "Sure enough, the wealth is moving, and I can't help but want to take a few pieces when I look at it."
With a wave of his hand, dozens of carts were sent into the manor under the care of the Imperial Foresters.
Inside the manor, the study.
Li Shimin sat at the table, flipping through the things written by Li Muyun on the table, and after reading it for a while, he said to someone next to him: "You are so bold, you actually kidnapped the princess of Dongying in the land of Gyeonggi, and there is no such word law in your eyes."
"Your Majesty, is there any misunderstanding here" Li Muyun scratched his head and blinked innocently.
Li Shimin glanced at him: "Misunderstanding, then you come and tell me, where did the fat man next to you and your little maid go?"
"They've gone out to get the money."
Li Muyun replied.
"What kind of money is taken?"
Li Shimin continued to ask.
"Fifty thousand taels of gold, a down payment for the purchase of weapons."
Li Muyun was blunt.
Bang, Li Shimin stood up violently, and the chair was carried and fell down directly, but His Majesty the Emperor couldn't care about this, and glared and said, "How much do you say?"
"Fifty thousand taels of gold," Li Muyun stretched out five fingers and compared, and said with great certainty and certainty.
Li Shimin took a deep breath and used it to calm his mood, as the so-called people die for money, birds die for food, the number of 50,000 taels of gold is really amazing, after hearing this number and the unit of measurement, Li Er even has the intention of kidnapping the Dongying woman again.
But soon, he thought of another question, frowned and asked, "What did you just say?"
Li Muyun was puzzled: "What to say?"
"What the money is for" "Oh, the down payment for the purchase of weapons."
Li Muyun said suddenly: "This Dongying girl has a special scheming, and she plans to go back to fight for the throne, but she is afraid that she will not get support in the country, so she comes to buy weapons from us." ” "You wait for a while, let me slow down" Li Shimin waved his hand to signal Li Muyun to pause, and paused before asking: "You mean that the Dongying woman you kidnapped wanted to rebel, so she came to you to buy weapons, and you just promised her, and you also took her money, is this what it means, as for the kidnapping or something, it's all nothing, right?"
"It probably means the same" Li Muyun nodded, acknowledging Li Shimin's judgment.
His Majesty the Great Li Er couldn't understand Li Muyun's train of thought, paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, turned around and pointed to his nose and asked, "You, you would actually support a thief, you, what do you think":