Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

Zhang Gaoshun was killed and his mansion was ransacked. Soon, Zhang Xingyuan, the eldest son and Zhang Xingmao, the eldest son in Nanzheng, learned about it.

The two of them were instantly furious, and they wanted to rush to Liucheng immediately. Because they are all generals in the army, they can't leave without permission.

So he asked Wang Jing for leave, hoping to return to Liucheng to investigate the matter. Wang Jing has received a lot of benefits from the Zhang family over the years, not only gold, silver and jewelry, but also six concubines in the mansion alone were given by Zhang Gaoshun, and he quickly agreed to the request of the two.

Zhang Xingyuan and Zhang Xingmao rushed back to the Zhang family's mansion without stopping.

As soon as I entered the mansion, I was shocked by the dilapidated scene in the mansion.

It was so miserable, the mansion was empty. Valuables were looted, and even some doors and windows were removed. All sorts of messes were scattered on the ground, and it was a mess.

The mansion was ransacked by the Zhaowu army once, and the servants in the mansion and the surrounding villagers came to ransack it again.

The two brothers trembled angrily, and rode fast horses to Liucheng again. Taishou Song Minyuan knew about this, and because the two had a good relationship with Wang Jing, he personally received the two.

As soon as they met, Zhang Xingyuan immediately asked: "I think that the Taishou already knows about the attack on my Zhang family's mansion, but I know who did it." "

The official is deeply saddened by this matter and understands the feelings of the two virtuous nephews. After many explorations, the matter investigated was done by Liu Batian of Huangtouling. I have ordered my general Qin Feng to capture Huangtouling, and Liu Batian fled to the mountains.

"Where is the money and food in the mansion?" Zhang Xingmao asked anxiously.

He knew very well how huge the amount of money and food in his mansion was, which was the accumulation of the Zhang family for several generations.

According to Qin Feng, after the capture of Huangtouling, there was no money and food in the cottage, so he thought he was taken away by Liu Batian. Song Minyuan said.

The two brothers looked at each other, and they were both skeptical.

Song Minyuan saw that the two of them looked different, and he didn't know what they were thinking, so he said coldly: "Could it be that you think that I embezzled the Zhang family's property."

Zhang Xingyuan hurriedly said: "My lord misunderstood, we don't have this intention." What I suspect is that this matter was not Liu Batian's doing. This man is a fool, how can he break into my mansion with his ability? Actually

, Song Minyuan also thought so, but he really couldn't think of who did it.

On the night of the attack on Zhang's house, it happened to rain and it was impossible to find clues based on the footprints.

Zhang Xingmao's face was gloomy, "The last general has an idea in his heart, and this matter is most likely caused by a nearby cottage. Within a radius of forty miles, except for Huangtouling, each cottage was attacked one by one, and the mastermind could always be found.

"Within a radius of forty miles, there are more than a dozen cottages of all sizes. If they were to attack one by one, it would cost a lot of manpower and countless amounts of money and food. Song Minyuan didn't quite agree with this.

"Although my family's mansion has been ransacked, there are still a lot of fields and businesses, and adults don't have to worry about money and food.

"There are only more than 3,000 defenders in Liucheng, and they still have to guard against the Wei State. It is impossible to draw more troops to attack these cottages. Although these mountain bandits are weak, there are tens of thousands of them. Fight down one by one, and there will be many casualties in the army. "

Although Song Minyuan is greedy, he is not stupid. Liucheng is too close to the Wei State, and in the event of a war, Liucheng will be the first to become a battlefield. If Yanagi Castle is occupied, he will probably not escape death. In order to eliminate these mountain bandits, it is really not cost-effective to sacrifice a large number of soldiers.

"Don't worry, my lord, wait for me to return to Nanzheng. He will definitely persuade Lord Assassin Shi to transfer 2,000 Nanzheng troops, Luxian can also send 1,000, and Liucheng only needs to dispatch 1,000 soldiers, a total of 4,000 troops, which is enough to destroy the surrounding cottages. In that case, do you agree? Zhang Xingmao obviously had a plan.

Song Minyuan said secretly: If Liucheng only sends 1,000 troops, it is acceptable.

It's just that Song Minyuan is still a little uneasy in his heart. Attacking more than a dozen cottages in a row, what to do if things get out of control.

As early as two years ago, Song Minyuan noticed that there were more and more mountain bandits in the deep mountains of Hanzhong. Repeatedly cleared, but the more they killed, the more they killed. Worried about the chaos in Hanzhong, he has written to his mentor many times, hoping to help him transfer out of Liucheng, and it is best to return to the court. Unfortunately, his mentor has not yet written back to him.

"If I find my Zhang family's money and grain this time, I will give thirty percent of it to Lord Song. Zhang Xingmao smiled.

A trace of greed flashed in Song Minyuan's eyes, and without any hesitation, he quickly agreed to the matter.

Zhang Xingyuan and Zhang Xingmao stayed in Liucheng for a long time, and then returned to Nanzheng, preparing to transfer troops and prepare for the next battle.

On the way, Zhang Xingyuan said to Zhang Xingmao: "If I guess correctly, you mean not only to recover the lost money, but also to find Chu Xuan's girl."

"Chen Zitu, the second son of Chen Ran, the assassin of Chengdu, has seen Chu Xuan before and likes her very much. Chen Zitu wrote to his father many times, hoping that the marriage contract would be advanced, and his father had agreed. Now that Chu Xuan is gone, how can my Zhang family fulfill the marriage contract?"

"Chen Zitu is not the eldest son, and it will be difficult to inherit the Chen family business in the future. For this marriage contract, I always feel that it is unnecessary to use so much manpower. "

The eldest brother doesn't know that Chen Ran's eldest son has recently fallen ill and has been bedridden for many days, and it is estimated that he will not live long, so how can he inherit the Chen family business? And I heard that Chen Ran may be transferred back to the DPRK next year and serve as a household attendant.

When Zhang Xingyuan heard this, his eyes lit up. If you can tie up with the household servant, why worry about the family business.

Zhang Xingmao said again: "As for those mountain bandits, the eldest brother doesn't need to worry. It's just a bunch of untouchables, and it doesn't make any climate. When the 4,000 soldiers and horses are killed, these untouchables can only obediently wait for death. "

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After Qin Feng evacuated Huangtouling, the news was quickly known to the Zhaowu army.

Zhou Wen then led 500 Zhaowu troops to occupy this cottage.

Take a closer look at the terrain of Huangtouling, the terrain is dangerous, and it is still above Heihuling. There are only two ways up the mountain, and the difference in height of the main road is too large, so you only need to occupy a high place to attack the enemy below. The trail is relatively hidden, but the trail is too narrow for a large group of people to pass at the same time.

The first thing to do when I arrived here was to hurry up and build fortifications according to Li Zhao's request.

At the same time, Zhou Wen also recruited young men in nearby villages to expand the number of soldiers.

Many villagers were apprehensive at first and reluctant to go to Huangtouling. Zhou Wen was not verbose, showing the generous treatment of Zhaowu Army. When the villagers saw the money and food, they readily agreed to go up the mountain.

They were oppressed by officials and local tycoons, and they were already hungry.

The nearby villages ran out of soldiers, so they went further afield to continue recruiting.

As far as the current Zhaowu Army is concerned, the expansion of troops is a matter of top priority.