"This is... the mark on the Sixth Young Master's house!" A Xia Bing who helped Sun Tu pick up the gold on the ground looked at the traces on the gold in his hands and immediately shouted loudly with a look of surprise on his face. And as soon as he said these words, the crowd that had originally planned to disperse suddenly gathered again, everyone exclaimed, and then everyone turned their attention back to Xi Fengye Changsan and his son, letting Xi Feng The expressions of Ye Chang and Xi Fengfeng changed dramatically again. The latter's legs were even weaker, and he almost collapsed again. What he was most worried about really happened. This is irrefutable and conclusive physical evidence!
Although the Dangxiang people also created their own writing after the founding of the country, in fact, the most commonly used characters among the people were Chinese characters and some simple symbols. For some families and people with status, they will engrave their own unique marks on their property. For example, the Xifeng clan uses a simple tiger head as their clan emblem, while the Xifeng clan uses a simple tiger head as their clan emblem. On this basis, he further simplified it and created a mark that only belongs to him.
The weapons, clothes, and even arrow shafts he used would be marked with corresponding marks to distinguish them from others. The gold that he took out to bribe the Nanshan bandits also had this well-known mark engraved on them. Originally, it was nothing if this batch of marked gold fell into the hands of Nanshan thieves or was circulated by them. But now, when it is displayed in front of everyone, it has become unquestionable and irrefutable evidence. !
This time, after feeling the angry and contemptuous eyes of everyone, Xifeng Jian couldn't even cry out that he was wronged. Because in the face of such evidence, he can't say that it was the gold that Xi Feng Lieqiang and the others took from their own warehouse, right? The only explanation is that everything was arranged by him, and Xifeng Lieqiang and Liang Eda were just executing his orders.
Sun Tu held the piece of gold in his hand, but he was sneering in his heart. If the other party wants to expose this matter so easily, then you have to ask yourself if you are willing. Now that we have taken action, there is no reason to give up halfway. Didn't you just say that there is no conclusive physical evidence and only the one-sided words of those horse thieves are not enough? Then I will put such irrefutable evidence in front of you, and let’s see how you decide!
After completely defeating the Nanshan bandits a few days ago, Sun Tu and the others went into the enemy's lair to conduct a thorough search. This is where the gold came from. This is also the reason why they delayed their return to Shunjun City for a few days. location. During this period, Sun Tu discovered some strange marks engraved on the gold. After asking several Xia soldiers, he confirmed that this was a mark unique to the fine feudal society, and he took it to heart.
He didn't even mention these details to Xi Feng often. After all, they both knew that everything was under Xi Feng's instruction, and it didn't matter whether they had this piece of physical evidence or not. But who would have thought that after returning, Xifeng Yechang planned to confuse right and wrong in order to save his son. Sun Tu couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately exposed the mark on the gold in an unexpected way, thus completely exposing the horse thieves who had colluded with each other. The mastermind of the brother's murder was nailed on the head of Xie Feudal.
After Xi Feng Yechang was silent for a while due to surprise, he took a deep look at Sun Tu, who seemed a little confused at this time, and then solemnly ordered: "Come here, get Xi Feng Jian for me! Wait for me to investigate Understand everything and be sure to do it
Kill somewhere else! "
The soldiers around him also hesitated for a moment, then surrounded him with a roar. After accusing the already lost soul, they immediately tied up his hands behind his back. Not only him, but also several close subordinates including Xi Fengman and He Sichang were also taken down. This time, several people no longer dared to say that they were wronged, so they had no choice but to obey.
It wasn't until this moment that Xi Fengchang came to his senses. After looking at Sun Tu, who had caused all this in surprise, he took a step forward and said, "Father..." It seemed that he wanted to plead for Xi Fengjian. Just now, when he was angry, he really wanted to let Xi Feudian be killed, but now, after everything has become a foregone conclusion, he is a little hesitant. Although the two brothers had been in conflict for a long time, and the other party had been suppressing and plotting against him, at this moment, he still couldn't bear it.
However, Xifeng Yechang snorted coldly, looked at his son angrily and said: "You are very good. The fault of this matter is Xifeng Jian. As a father, I will give you justice!" After saying this, he stopped talking. Paying no attention to the others, he just waved his hand and led his men to escort Xi Feudong and others and turned around to leave.
Xifengchang watched his father leave with some anxiety and confusion. After seeing the people disperse, he also greeted with some hesitation, "Let's go back too." Then he led everyone back to his other courtyard.
It wasn't until he returned home, had a few sips of wine, and completely calmed down that Xi Fengchang said with some emotion: "Xi Feudalism is really over this time?" Until now, he felt that all this was too unreal, and he kept saying The petty feudal society, which he regarded as his formidable enemy and no rival in any way, was destroyed so easily
In fact, it wasn't just him, everyone in the hall was also in a daze. Only Sun Tu responded calmly: "All the witnesses and material evidence are complete, and his crime has been confirmed. Even if the clan leader tried his best to protect him this time, he will not be able to protect him in the future. I can only keep a low profile and never want to touch the affairs of the city again, and naturally I can no longer pose any threat to the young master."
After hearing this, Xi Fengchang's face finally returned to a smile: "Yes, it finally made me breathe out the bad breath that I have been having for so many years!" After a pause, he looked at Sun Tudi again and said: "This time I can Come back An Ran and get rid of this powerful enemy, Sun Qianli, you deserve the most credit. Tell me, whatever reward you want, as long as I have it, I won’t begrudge you!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone around them showed envy. Everyone felt that Sun Tu was about to become famous. After all, once Xi Fengjian was convicted, Xi Fengchang would be the only young master left in the city. His power It is bound to rise sharply. If Sun Tu is so appreciated and valued, his future will be limitless.
Sun Tu, however, seemed quite calm. He just lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "I am not doing all this for any reward. I only have one thought now, that is, I hope to follow the young master all the time and show off my talents. In addition, this Brother Cihuangfu was greatly frightened by me and lost a lot of property, so... "
Before he could finish his words, Xi Fengchang chuckled and said: "Don't worry about this, I will help Brother Huangfu make up for his losses. Besides, how can you not reward your contribution? If you don't give it a heavy reward, Are you and others still willing to work for me? In this case, I will give you five hundred taels of gold and a house, so don’t refuse." Sun Tu has shown his strength this time.
With great ability and true wisdom and courage, Xi Fengchang would naturally try to win over the other party at this time to make the other party give up.
Sun Tu didn't refuse, and immediately saluted and thanked him gratefully. At this time, he showed an indifference to fame and fortune that made people more respectable. Only Huangfu Duan, who knew the origin, could understand the reason. Sun Tu never planned to stay in Xixia for a long time, so whether it was a house or gold, he had nothing to do with it. In terms of it being a real external possession, it is not worth mentioning at all.
But these belongings may not be worth mentioning to Sun Tu, but it is different for him, Huangfu Duan. Especially when he received the seven hundred taels of gold as compensation from Xi Fengchang and turned around to see Sun Tu pushing the thousand taels of gold in front of him, he was completely stunned: "Brother Sun, you are so It's... such a great gift, I don't dare to accept it."
"Brother Huangfu, there is no need to refuse. You should also know that my thoughts are not on money and foreign objects. I won't be able to take these thousand taels of gold away, but it will be an advantage to others, so I might as well give it to you. I am indeed a little bit unkind to you this time. Come on, this gold is just an apology and a thank you for your previous life-saving grace." Sun Tu insisted.
Without waiting for the other party to say anything else, he continued: "In addition, I also hope that you will leave here temporarily after getting the gold. The green salt business seems to be no longer possible, and I don't know what Xia Guo will do next. What kind of changes will happen, so it is safest for you to leave this place as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Huangfu Duan also gave a wry smile. Sun Tu was really self-aware. In his opinion, this young man who was much younger than himself did have the super ability to disrupt the place. He had already caused uproar in Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom before. Although he was not the leader of the subsequent rebellion, the mutiny occurred because of their arrival. Then he came to Xixia injured, only to cause another turmoil in Shunjun City!
After witnessing so many changes and thousands of people dying because of him, it was impossible for Huangfu Duan not to be afraid. He even thought about leaving Sun Tu as soon as possible to ensure his own safety.
But now, since Sun Tu has spoken out, he no longer insists: "Brother Sun, you are right. As a businessman, I really can't help you, and I may even become a burden to you like this time." So, I will leave here as soon as possible. As for the gold, I will keep it for you first and return it to you later."
"That's fine. As long as I can return to the Song Dynasty smoothly this time, you can go to Qingzhou to find me." Sun Tu also said with a chuckle. If this person really wants to pay back the gold, it would be the best. Then he can be kept together with him. Such a good hand who knows how to look at horses and raise them is exactly what the Song Dynasty army needs!
So only two days later, Huangfu Duan left with a full load of nearly two thousand taels of gold, which was much more than what he had hoped to get from selling the horse. At this time, Xi Fengchang finally officially took over the positions vacated by Xi Fengjian. However, he was not very familiar with these matters yet, but he had to put them aside because it was September, and it was time to leave Shunjun City and go to Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Xia Kingdom, as a tribute envoy to serve as the emperor. Birthday greetings went.
As Xi Feng Chang's most valued subordinate now, Sun Tu will naturally follow him this time!