According to Mo Shoucheng's inference, the old Taoist priest in the deep mountain Taoist temple must be a top-notch master.
And Duan Wenjun discovered that the old Taoist priest was most likely blind and deaf in disguise.
In this case, it proves that this Taoist temple will definitely not be that simple.
Shan Fengshan was the territory of the golden bandit Ma Sanye. The appearance of such a strange Taoist temple on his territory made Duan Wenjun think a lot.
But if this old Taoist priest is Ma Sanye's man, then what is his purpose in the Taoist temple?
How did he contact Mr. Ma?
Zhang Yucheng's people have been watching him, and he has no chance to report the news...
This makes it worth considering.
Zhang Cheng has been in Taoist Temple for such a long time and has not found even a little clue. This is a bit unscientific.
Either he was too stupid, or the old Taoist priest was too powerful.
There are no afterlife people in Taoist temples, which proves that their methods must be very hidden.
In other words, the old Taoist priest had already used some method to notify the golden bandits in the mountains, but Zhang Cheng didn't know.
Zhang Yucheng's people have been guarding both sides of the canyon for so long, but they still haven't found anything. Duan Wenjun is almost certain that if he squats down anymore, he may not gain anything.
Therefore, instead of staying there to prevent the gold bandits from taking any action, it is better to withdraw the people directly and slowly look for other clues.
Moreover, it must be withdrawn openly and let everyone know.
Of course, if you are looking for clues, the old Taoist priests in the Taoist temple are naturally the most worthy of attention.
However, with his top-notch skills, it was very difficult for Zhang Yucheng's sergeants to find anything.
Therefore, Duan Wenjun left Mo Shoucheng and Yun Batian behind when he came out of the mountain.
Zhang Cheng said that the old Taoist priest was going down the mountain tomorrow, and this might be a good opportunity.
Even if they want to buy some daily necessities, they can just go to the small town at the foot of the mountain. Why do they need to go to Lingxiao City?
Duan Wenjun said what he was thinking. Zhang Yucheng said nothing and looked at Chai Jingyun.
"Captain Zhang, Mr. Duan's two followers are not ordinary people. With them here, maybe we can give it a try." Chai Jingyun frowned. "In this case, you should let your people come back first!"
Zhang Yucheng was slightly stunned, but did not refute, nodded, and then asked Wang Haichun to go down and make arrangements.
Perhaps, he didn't really trust Duan Wenjun, but he was the second son of Prince Xinrui.
In other words, he had to believe it.
Even if he didn't believe it, he didn't dare to show it.
Zhang Yucheng vacated several rooms in the camp for Chai Jingyun and others, and Lou Loulou arranged for some southern frontier troops to protect the surrounding area.
After coming out of Zhang Yucheng's main tent and just entering the room, Chai Jingyun stared at Duan Wenjun and said, "Brother Duan, tell me honestly, have you found anything?"
"Second Young Master, why do you suddenly ask this?" Duan Wenjun was stunned when he heard this.
"Brother Duan, although you and I have known each other for a short time, don't I know you yet?" Chai Jingyun smiled bitterly. "Have you already been keeping an eye on the golden bandits on Shanfeng Mountain and figured out how to deal with them?"
Duan Wenjun was shocked. When he was about to explain, he was overtaken by Chai Jingyun. "What Zhang Yucheng said is indeed a bit abnormal. Brother Duan, did you guess that this golden bandit is really going to move? Did you think that they would want to move?" Where to move it? Are they really willing to abandon this gold mine in the mountains?"
Hearing Chai Jingyun's series of questions, Duan Wenjun suddenly became depressed.
He didn't expect that he just came up with some crooked ideas and wanted to come over and explore the details of Shan Fengshan to see if he could find some gold sand to make up for the expenses of the Duan Family Inn. However, he didn't expect that Chai Jingyun would actually think of it. So much.
However, since he came here for the gold sand, he would definitely not dare to tell Chai Jingyun about this...
"Second Young Master, actually, I still agree with Captain Zhang's statement. I don't think the gold bandits want to move, but they have found other routes to transport gold. Or we can say it this way, maybe from one From the beginning, the gold bandits had many secret routes to transport gold, but Captain Zhang and the others only found and blocked three of them."
"Brother Duan, what exactly do you want to say?" Chai Jingyun looked at Duan Wenjun with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Mr. Duan, are you saying that the Taoist temple in the mountains actually exists to protect the gold bandits' gold transport route?" Lou Loulou on the side said, "Moreover, this secret gold transport route has always existed. It’s just that the golden bandits have rarely been used, so the officers and soldiers don’t know about it?”
"This is just my guess! For us in Dashun, it is normal for the army to suppress bandits but not to encircle them." Duan Wenjun nodded. "Just like Moon Island, if the local garrison wants If we encircle them and suppress them, they will definitely not be able to grow to that scale.”
"The officers and soldiers surrounded but did not suppress, suppressed but did not destroy, it is just for profit. Even a small moon island is like this, not to mention that there is a golden mountain in Shanfeng Mountain?"
When Chai Jingyun heard this, his expression suddenly changed. "Brother Duan, are you saying that there is something wrong with this Yu Cheng? Is he colluding with the gold bandits?"
"This is not certain, and it is not certain for the time being." Duan Wenjun shook his head, "I know that he is an old subordinate of Prince Rui. Since Prince Rui recommended him, he must value him and believe in his character. Prince Rui If you are dedicated to serving the country, it is impossible to recommend an incompetent person."
"However, Zhang Yucheng did not collude with the golden bandits, but it does not necessarily mean that the people in his camp did not collude with the golden bandits." At this point, Duan Wenjun suddenly stopped talking, and after a long time he continued, "Or maybe, this Third Master Ma He is well versed in the imperial court's method of suppressing bandits. The reason why Zhang Xiaowei's men were able to intercept some gold sand was because he, Master Ma, deliberately left some benefits to him for this tacit understanding or balance?"
Chai Jingyun's brows suddenly furrowed. "Are you saying that even if Zhang Yucheng didn't cooperate with the bandits, he wouldn't be as outstanding as he is now. The gold sand he captured was deliberately left to him by the gold bandits?"
"I said, I'm not completely sure." Duan Wenjun shook his head, "Second Young Master, let me ask you, how many gold bandits are there in Shanfeng Mountain?"
"According to incomplete statistics, it is estimated that there are no less than five thousand people." Chai Jingyun frowned.
"Since there are five thousand gold bandits, does anyone know how much gold sand they produce in a day?"
"I don't know. We have never been very clear about the situation in the mountains, and the detailed operations we send in are always discovered, so..."
"On the way back, I also heard Captain Wang from Shan Fengshan Camp say that they also sent a lot of craftsmen to the mountains, but they were all discovered. Those gold bandits were not gods, and the craftsmen sent in were not stupid. Egg, why is it so easy to be discovered?"
"You mean, someone tipped off the mountain?" If Chai Jingyun still doesn't understand what Duan Wenjun is going to say at this moment, that would be abnormal.
"I can only infer this." Duan Wenjun nodded, "I also heard that Mr. Ma is not only a man in Jingzhou, but also in the whole Dashun, he is a man who can eat both black and white. How can he be? How can Zhang Yucheng, a small captain, control him?"
"Brother Duan, what do you mean by this? Do you suspect that my father is also involved in this matter?" Chai Jingyun's face suddenly changed when he heard this.
