This was easy now. He no longer hesitated and immediately climbed up. He carefully pushed open the window from the outside, slipped into the attic, and jumped onto the beam silently.
The furnishings in the attic are very simple. Even if someone accidentally breaks in, they would not think that this is a place where gold is hidden.
Following the light, one can find Wang Doujin and his wife, struggling to pull open a piece of floor. As the floor is pulled open, a golden light shines out, shining on the two people, as if they were coated with a layer of precious light.
It turned out that under the floor was where the Wang family's gold, silver and jewelry were stored. Wang Doujin was very careful. Not only did he hang the key to the vault around his neck and carry it day and night, he also hid the gold and silver underground. He was really cautious to the extreme. Unfortunately, he was destined to lose money today.
The couple carefully checked the treasures and found that nothing was missing, so they felt relieved. However, their eyes were full of confusion. They were puzzled for a moment and carefully restored the floor to its original state.
At this moment, although Wang Doujin felt relieved, he still had a hint of anger and said angrily: "Asshole, what are you yelling about? Let me show you how I will deal with that guy who is making trouble out of nothing. However, is there anyone who really wants to steal our gold and silver and present it to Zhu Wen?"
Seeing her husband's expression of mixed anger and worry, the woman comforted him, "Ah Lang, even if there really is a thief, he should not know that we hid the treasure underground. Don't worry, we will teach that talkative boy a lesson later, and you should go to bed early."
"Yeah, that makes sense." Wang Doujin always felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't find the reason for a moment, so he just agreed with it.
The two of them re-covered the floor and left the attic, locking the door again. As the footsteps of Wang Doujin and his wife faded away, Zhu Li immediately jumped down from the beam lightly without even making a sound.
He came to the floor that Wang Doujin and his wife had just moved, reached out and lifted it up. With his current strength, he easily lifted the floor up.
There are so many good things. What catches the eye is that there are more than a dozen large boxes filled with silver alone, three or four boxes of gold, five or six boxes of jewelry and jade... At a glance, this does not look like the vault of an ordinary rich man. It is simply the silver cabinet of a large trading company. However, when Zhu Li thought that Wang Zhongxian, one of the powerful eunuchs, stood behind this man, he felt relieved. The powerful eunuchs' specialty is greed.
He first took out the large cloth bag that he had prepared long ago from his waist. After opening it, he didn't even look at the box containing the silver. He directly put three large boxes of gold bars into the cloth bag. If he was not afraid that the cloth bag would be stuck in the window, he really wanted to take them all away. After everything was done, he climbed up the beam again, jumped out of the window, and slipped out of the inner courtyard quietly.
Returning to the servant's room again, Zhu Li changed into her own clothes, then walked out of the room carrying the cloth bag and climbed over the Wang family's courtyard wall.
Yue Pengju was really dedicated. He just squatted there without moving. After seeing Zhu Li coming out, he tiptoed over.
Zhu Li didn't say anything either, but just nodded to the other party. The two seemed to have a telepathic connection and left the Wang family compound quietly and without leaving a trace.
In a temporary inn, Yue Pengju was completely dumbfounded when he saw a bag of gold bars. He said in surprise: "These are all gold. This bag can be worth at least ten thousand taels of silver."
"Haha, you are the descendant of a powerful eunuch. If you don't take it, it will be a waste. Besides, when you redeem Yang Zaixing,
Brother, it is better to leave Wangwu County." Zhu Li looked at Yue Pengju and said calmly, "I will need your help with something later. Take these and you will need them in the future."
Yue Pengju heard this and felt that Zhu Li seemed to have other plans. He asked curiously, "Does the envoy have already made plans?"
Zhu Li glanced at him and said helplessly, "It's not a plan, it's just a temporary measure. When Brother Zaixing comes out, I will write you a letter. You take this money, your family, and my letter, and go north to Shuozhou. Find Guo Qizuo in the governor's mansion and give him my letter. He will naturally make arrangements for you."
Yue Pengju was shocked when he heard this: "What about the envoy? Aren't you going with us?"
"I'd like to, but I'm afraid I can't go recently. Tian Lingzi and his men have probably set up a trap along the Wei River and the Yellow River. The counties and cities in the north may also be full of wanted documents for me. If I go north with you, it would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. I would be sending my head thousands of miles away, and it would also harm you." Zhu Li sighed.
"Tian Lingzi really deserves to die. However, does the envoy really plan to travel around the world for a while? This is not a long-term plan." Yue Pengju said sincerely worried about Zhu Li.
"It's okay. As long as you keep your life, sooner or later those who framed and hunted me will regret it. Now Zhu Wen is in charge of Henan, and his subordinates are mixed. Some of them act too extreme. You'd better take your family and friends to Shuozhou to avoid suffering in vain." Zhu Li said sincerely for Yue Pengju.
The personalities of the generals under Huang Chao were indeed very different. Among them were famous generals like Pang Shigu and Ge Congzhou under Zhu Wen, who loved their subordinates and respected the people. Of course, there were also scums like Li Zongquan and Qin Yan, who used human flesh as military rations.
Most of Zhu Wen's subordinates are Huang Chao's former subordinates, and they are a mixed bag. Who can guarantee that Wangwu County can be controlled by those good generals who are kind to others? It is better to make plans as soon as possible.
Although Yue Pengju was worried about Zhu Li's safety, he had to obey his orders. If he was alone, he would definitely follow Zhu Li closely, but he still had his family to tie him down, so it was impossible for him to just roll up his sleeves and follow Zhu Li into the mountains on a whim.
Besides, Shuozhou is Zhu Li's base camp. Zhu Li introduced him to Shuozhou, which means that Zhu Li has accepted him and wants him to shine in Shuozhou. How could he be unwilling
The two men rested in the inn for a night. After daybreak, they quickly had breakfast. Yue Pengju took the gold and went home first. He hid the gold, took out a few gold bars, and went to the government office to redeem the person.
Zhu Li stayed in the inn with nothing to do, but not long after Yue Pengju left, several unfamiliar faces wandered around the inn, observing Zhu Li in a sneaky manner. It seemed that he was stared at by these people during breakfast.
The way they looked at Zhu Li was very strange and murderous, and they were obviously not ordinary people. Zhu Li only took a glance at them and knew who these people were. They must be the assassins responsible for searching for him.
Fortunately, Yue Pengju had already left. He just hoped that these assassins did not notice Yue Pengju. With this thought in mind, Zhu Li quickly jumped out of the inn and ran quickly out of the county town.
Sure enough, those strangers who were wandering around the inn immediately chased after them like hyenas seeing their prey.
Wangwu Mountain has a strange and varied terrain, with hills and basins interspersed among them, and the peaks are high and low, continuous and endless.
There are countless caves running through the mountain, and no one knows where they lead to. They are great places to hide or escape.
Zhu Li threw away his body and ran like a tiger, leading this group of assassins who wanted to kill him through the hills and caves of Wangwu.
As he ran, he estimated the distance to the county town. He ran for about an hour before he stopped. This place was very far away from the county town, and even if a fight broke out, no one would notice.
Zhu Li turned around leisurely and looked at the group of assassins who had been chasing him all the way. These people were not like Zhu Li who had undergone extreme training. They all opened their mouths wide, like old dogs in summer, panting with their tongues stuck out.
"Who are you?" Zhu Li asked indifferently, looking at these big men who were dressed just like ordinary people but exuded a tough and fierce aura from head to toe.
In response to Zhu Li's question, not one of the thirty or forty people spoke. However, they did not attack immediately. Instead, they surrounded Zhu Li tacitly, guarding against Zhu Li's escape while seeming to be waiting for someone.
After a cup of tea, dozens of figures came running over from the distance again. The figure in the lead became clearer and clearer. Seeing this person made Zhu Li's pupils shrink. This was a person who absolutely should not be here, but now he appeared.
More than ten people ran over and separated the crowd. A sturdy and brave man wearing a silver helmet walked straight towards Zhu Li. When he was several feet away, he stopped and said, "Zhu Li, I didn't expect that we meet again?"
Zhu Li stared at the person who came, and said in disbelief: "I never thought that General Zhu Mei, who should be stationed in Fengtian, would come here in person to arrest me. It's incredible."
At that time, Li Sigong and Li Xiaochang held a meeting to call on warlords all over the world to rise up and defend the king. The only one who participated in the meeting was Zhu Li, who was instigated by Li Keju. However, there was another person who did not participate in the meeting but also led his troops to approach Chang'an. This person was Zhu Mei.
Last year, Zhu Mei failed in defending Daizhou, but later he succeeded in seizing Daizhou with the help of Zhu Li's plan. In theory, he should still be the governor of Daizhou, but the imperial court wanted to use the Shatuo people to suppress the Cao army and recapture Chang'an. In order to recruit Li Keyong, the court appointed Li Keyong as the governor of Daizhou.
After all, the Shatuo people were defeated by Li Keju and others. Placing the Shatuo people's control area close to Li Keju could have a good deterrent effect. However, this plan harmed Zhu Mei and caused him to completely lose his position as the governor of Shuozhou.
Zhu Mei had lost his position, so he naturally had no face to attend the alliance. However, he was unwilling to do nothing, so he set up a new army and stationed troops in Xingping. However, he was unlucky. He had planned to reap the benefits and take the opportunity to gain merit in the battle to support the king, but he did not expect that as soon as he showed up, he was defeated by Huang Chao's veteran general Wang Zhongba.
Zhu Mei had no choice but to retreat to Fengtian, but Wang Zhongba pursued him relentlessly and still kept a tight grip on his movements, causing his original intention of taking advantage of the situation to fail. (Fengtian: here refers to Qianxian County, Shaanxi Province)
Although Huang Chao was defeated and fled from Chang'an, Wang Zhongba of Fengtian did not flee east with Huang Chao. Instead, he planned to capture Fengtian as the foundation of his own life. As long as he had Fengtian in his hands, he would have the bargaining chips whether to surrender or to establish himself.
Theoretically, Zhu Mei should still be in Fengtian fighting against Wang Zhongba, but what surprised Zhu Li was that he actually appeared here now, and came as the leader of the death squad, which made Zhu Li doubt his true identity.