Outside the city gate, Fang Er and Li Junxian had been waiting impatiently for a long time. The Marquis had been in for a long time, why didn't anyone come to accept the money? There must be something wrong inside, right?
"Fifth brother, how about we go in and look for him?"
"No! There are dozens of carloads of money here. If a car is lost, it is your fault. The Marquis was picked up by the big cat, so he should be fine."
"But...it's been so long? If something happens to Brother Xiao, which one is more important, money or Brother Xiao?" Fang Er asked, scratching his head.
this……
Li Junxian's heart was also raised. He looked at the general guarding the city and couldn't help but urge: "General, can you go to Geng Guogong's mansion to urge us? It's not appropriate for us to have so many goods crowded outside the city."
The general guarding the city said awkwardly: "I have sent someone to report, but there are important matters in the city lord's palace today, so there will be a certain delay."
Important matter?
Li Junxian remained calm and turned back to Fang Er. What important thing could be more important than hundreds of thousands of taels of silver? Could it be that Feng Ang really wanted to harm the Marquis?
He didn't believe it at first, because the Marquis was famous all over the world, and he was a close friend of Feng Zhidai, the second son of Lingnan. But this is Lingnan, and Marquis's reputation is not as influential as in Chang'an. It's hard to say what people in Lingnan think of Marquis.
"Yi Ai, how about I go in and look for you while you stay alone to guard me?"
The second person in the house shook it like a rattle, "No, no, no, fifth brother, what if you fall into it too, what can I do alone? We have to go together."
"What about this money?" Li Junxian asked.
Fang Er thought for a while and called the city gate guard: "Hey, come here!"
"Inside these carriages are all the money given to the Lingnan labor force by the imperial court. Send someone to take care of it until Duke Geng sends someone to collect and count it. General Li and I will go into the city to find the Marquis."
ah?
When the guard heard that it was all money, he opened his mouth in surprise and carefully scanned it with his eyes. This is a large carriage. How much money does it cost? Even if it's all filled with copper coins, it's probably worth tens of thousands taels.
"This... no, no, the responsibility is too heavy, and the general cannot bear it. If the city lord's palace sends someone to count, and you two are not present, who can prove that the number is right or wrong? Otherwise, you two can rest easy Don’t be impatient, I will personally take people to urge you, and by the way, I want to ask about the champion?"
The other party refused to let go, and Li Junxian and the two had no choice but to obey the guard.
Not long after, the guard came back with people from Feng An's faction, and at the same time brought news about Xiao Rui, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
At first he thought it was just a simple receipt of supplies, but after checking the large trucks one by one, the visitor was frightened and did not bother to count and put them into storage. He ordered all the supplies to be closely guarded and reported them to the lord himself.
Li Junxian and Fang Er were confused.
"Fifth brother, what's going on? We kindly gave him money, but judging from their situation, why did they run away like they were bitten by the money?"
"Haha, I probably have too much money and the person here can't make the decision. I'm going to ask Duke Geng for instructions."
Fang Er scratched his head and said, "Is this a lot of money? No wonder they say that in this remote place in Lingnan, we really haven't seen any big scenes."
Li Junxian glared: "This is someone else's territory, please be careful. More than 300,000 taels of silver is enough to fight a big war. In other words, the Tang Dynasty has become rich in the past few years, and it looks okay. In the first year of Zhenguan, His Majesty will probably issue an imperial edict to recall this batch of money to fill the national treasury."
Fang Er chuckled and said, "What are you afraid of? Brother Xiao earned the money, and His Majesty always has nothing to do with him. Moreover, Brother Xiao is working for the army and giving money in the name of the court. Can the court go back on its word?"
Li Junxian smiled and lowered his voice and said: "Yi Ai, you got this money with your own hands. What if the imperial edict was given to you? Do you dare to resist the edict like the young master?"
ah?
me……
Fang Er shook his head quickly, I don’t have the guts!
"If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that I got this money. Hey, Brother Xiao, taking my money to give gifts like this, is this considered generosity to others?"
Li Junxian smiled slyly, "How about you ask him?"
The second room mate quickly waved his hand: "No, no, no, please keep it a secret. This money has nothing to do with me. It was all brought by Brother Xiao. I don't want to cause trouble and be scolded by His Majesty."
Not long after, Feng An came in person with his bodyguards, and the two of them stepped forward to greet him.
"It turns out to be General Li and Nephew Fang Xian. Sorry, some urgent matters in the palace have been delayed, keeping you two waiting for a long time." Feng An ordered: "Come here, take all the carriage goods into the city and send them directly to the Governor's Mansion."
"You two, follow me into the mansion first, and we will discuss the specific situation at home."
Li Junxian asked in confusion: "Then what is the point of handing over the money?"
Feng An shook his head and said: "This matter is so big that Feng doesn't dare to arrange it at will. Let's seal it up in the house first, and wait for the Marquis to finish his work, and we will discuss the regulations in person."
The implicit meaning is: too much money is a bit hot, I dare not take it.
busy?
Li Junxian asked: "Mr. Geng, I wonder how the Marquis is doing? What are you busy with?"
"By the way, Yi'ai and I are the Marquis's personal bodyguards. We should stay close to each other. Our responsibilities are ours. Don't get me wrong, Lord."
Feng Ang nodded to express his understanding, "To be honest, the little princess was accidentally injured in Lingnan. The Marquis is treating her and cannot be distracted. Let's go home first."
So that was it. After hearing this, Li Junxian stopped questioning and followed Feng Ang and his party to the Governor's Mansion. It wasn't until I met Li Daozong and his son that I felt at ease.
Listening to Li Jingheng from the Li family telling the story of Xiao Changle's injury, Fang Er's blood boiled, "Awesome! Listening to it is so enjoyable, going up the mountain to hunt tigers, and going to the sea to fight dragons! Xiao Changle has achieved a miracle that none of us have been able to do, and he is envious of others. No, I’m going to go out to sea in a few days and try to catch a shark with my own hands.”
"Feng Er, Feng Er... this is your territory. Wouldn't it be difficult to ask me to take a boat out to sea? You drank a lot of the wine I stole in Xiaojiazhuang. Don't say you won't help!"
Feng Zhidai smiled bitterly and said: "Fang Er, when is this? Do you still have the heart to talk about this? Everyone is worried about the surgery in the house!"
Li Junxian exclaimed: "Wow, Yiai, it turns out that Xiaojiazhuang has been stolen repeatedly. It's not just Dabai and Erhua who did it, but you were also involved?"
ah?
"No, no, you misunderstood. I didn't say I stole it. Yes, yes..." Fang Er's face turned red and he quickly covered it up.
Li Daozong scolded: "That's enough! Everyone be quiet and go out and guard the small courtyard for me. If your noise affects the surgery in the room, I will peel off your skins!"
Several people smiled and filed out.
Feng Zhidai pulled the second roommate and said: "Are you looking for death? The little princess was injured because she went into the sea to fight the dragon. If the marquis hadn't arrived in time, she would have died. You still want to imitate her? Isn't this adding chaos!"
Fang Er rarely learned to use his brain, so he lowered his voice and whispered: "Going up the mountains to catch tigers, going down to the sea to fight dragons, these are all people who practice martial arts, don't you envy them?"
Feng Zhidai shook his head numbly, his eyes were magnanimous, "I'm not envious, my martial arts skills are average and I never thought about this."
you……
Li Junxian next to him almost doubled over with laughter.
The boss of the Feng family who was patrolling at the entrance of the small courtyard saw this scene and walked up to him curiously and asked: "From what you heard, this little brother is good at martial arts?"
