"Brother, what on earth is going on?"
Gao Yiyue was already heartbroken by his brother's various actions and asked impatiently.
Lu Shang deliberately lowered his voice, looked at the things on the table, curled his lips and said, "Open it first and take a look!"
Without the illumination of the oil lamp, the room was dark, but there were still a few rays of moonlight that could penetrate into the room through the paper windows.
Gao Yiyue had good eyesight. He grabbed the bag under the moonlight and was shocked as soon as he lifted it up.
So heavy?
Not silver!
Could it be...
Gao Yiyue, who felt incredible, reached into the bag and grabbed out a small gold ingot weighing five taels, but gave it to Shen Lang without covering it up.
"Second brother!"
"..."
Shen Lang took the things and naturally knew what he was holding in his hand. He was also surprised in his heart. There might be hundreds of taels in this bag. Did the elder brother get it from Wang Qianshi, or was there another reason?
Lu Shang frowned and held it in for a while, then told the solution he came up with when he returned home: "We brothers have been dependent on each other for many years. The eldest brother has no ability and has always been inadequate in taking care of him. Don't take it personally. If you don't mind, just take care of him." Let's go south with this thing, at least there will be a way out."
One hundred taels of gold is not too much, but for ordinary people, it is enough to live on. It is also a good choice to use this money to do some small business. If you take the money and stay in the capital, you will have the life to take the money but not the life to spend it!
Before Gao Yiyue could refute, Shen Lang said very dissatisfiedly: "What are you talking about, brother? Although our brothers are not as good as Liu Guanzhang, we don't want to live together, but we want to die together. If we part ways like this, let me and the three of you die together." My brother is just trying to live an ignoble existence, it would be better for him to be slaughtered by his neck!"
If the elder brother says this, he must be encountering a difficult problem that cannot be solved.
The more this happens, the more we need brothers to work together.
What kind of brothers do you think you are if you just run away when something happens?
Even the fair-weather friends in the world can't keep up with this. If word spread, it would make them feel ashamed.
Being embarrassed by his elder brother unintentionally, Gao Yiyue was also very angry, and immediately agreed: "What the second brother said is reasonable. The eldest brother should not look down on the second brother and the younger brother. We share blessings and share difficulties. If Big Brother is deliberately made things difficult for us, the worst we can do is fight to the death!"
In addition to the swaggering daily patrols, the Jin Yiwei sometimes also performs the task of adding blood to the tip of the knife. It is not impossible for the field team to kill dozens or even hundreds of people at a time.
The most famous one was the "Battle of Mount Ceylon". When Zheng He returned from his third voyage to the West, he was attacked by indigenous armed forces in the Mount Ceylon.
As a result, the Sanbao eunuch was so angry that he led a group of armed guards to fight back. They marched all the way to the native palace, captured the king alive, and brought him back to the Ming Dynasty for "ba bang bang"...
This battle should be the most glorious overseas military operation in the past 500 years. It has written a rich and colorful story. The Jinyiwei acted as an extra for the quasi-heroine, which can be regarded as the glorious ancestor of the 28th century.
Shen Lang and Gao Yiyue are not that high-minded. As long as someone threatens their elder brother's life, they are their mortal enemies. No matter who it is, they will not give in at all.
Anyway, I don't intend to continue to muddle along, and I will swallow my anger. At most, I will risk my life and die with him. In the meantime, I can kill a few more idiots who don't know whether to live or die. That is what I have earned in this life.
Seeing the resolute and courageous looks of his two younger brothers, Lu Shang made up his mind with a solemn face, and then told the whole story in a low voice about the fatal mission he had received: "In this case, Brother Yu said that someone wants Luo Yangxing to die! In three days, within!"
The words were extremely weak, but when they reached their ears, they undoubtedly caused huge waves in an instant.
Who is Luo Yangxing?
Which Jinyiwei doesn't know?
As the commander, Luo Yangxing has been in charge of Jinyiwei for more than ten years and has won the appreciation and trust of His Majesty. Now someone wants to put him to death. This is really earth-shattering news!
While Shen Lang was shocked, he quickly guessed that Wang Qianshi's full name was Wang Shide, and he was the commander of the fourth-rank Jinyiwei. There were four people in this position.
Further up, there are only two commanders from the third rank, and above that is the high-ranking Jinyiwei commander Luo Yangxing.
A petty official like Shen Lang, not to mention a commander, even an official like Wang Shide was out of reach for him, and he couldn't find a way to give gifts.
Now someone actually wanted Luo Yangxing's life. If it hadn't come from his eldest brother, it would have been unbelievable to him. He was the commander of the Jinyi Guards, not some incompetent civil servant.
What is Jinyiwei?
In a nutshell, it is an armed organization that maintains imperial power, monitors the will of the people, and kills dissidents!
Errands such as persecuting loyal people, massacring innocent people, and torturing people are commonplace. To be a royal guard, one must have a heart of stone. As long as the higher-ups give orders, one would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go.
As a minion of the emperor, Jinyiwei has always killed people like crazy and caused countless unjust, false and wrongful cases. How can you expect the number one leader of such a spy agency to be a good person?
Due to many enemies, Luo Yangxing had always been very careful. There were dozens of personal guards to protect the commander. Most of their martial arts skills were not inferior to those of the three of them. If they wanted to assassinate him, it would be like going to heaven.
Shen Lang took a breath of air, and after calming down, he asked in a trembling voice: "Could it be the palace..."
Wang Shide was a senior official, and there were three other people at the same level as him, including two colleagues above him. Even if Luo Yangxing was overthrown, without His Highness's order to promote him, he would not be able to take advantage of this benefit alone. I'm afraid he was also instigated by others.
Lu Shang didn't wait for the other party to say his full name, and directly interrupted Shen Lang's speculation. He didn't have any evidence at the moment, so it wouldn't be a good idea to directly point the finger at the prince: "It's hard to say! I heard that Wu Tongzhi was at odds with him..."
He had also speculated on Wang Shide's motives, but due to his official position, he could not enjoy the final benefits and was generally excluded. The people who could enjoy the benefits and be willing to spend money were probably Luo Yangxing's two subordinates.
Wu Tongzhi was Wu Mengming. Although he was greedy for money and lustful, and his moral character was known by the Jinyi Guards, he knew how to exercise caution and did not harm the people. If there was a rift between him and Luo Yangxing, it was probably due to the uneven distribution of the spoils.
Wu Mengming and his boss were generally of the same type, but he was not a close confidant of Luo Yangxing. Instead, he was appreciated by Emperor Chongzhen and promoted. It is rumored that he intended to replace him, but there is no way to verify it.
"Brother, there is one more thing!"
Gao Yiyue suddenly remembered a possibility and offered suggestions.
"speak!"
"Brother, do you remember that Dongchang and Jinyiwei went to confiscate the residence of Marquis Yangwu?"
"...you mean..."
