This Is A Trap
According to the laws of the Tang Empire, the city could not be garrisoned. Lin Fei had forgotten this when he came back. Fortunately, Qin Yuhuai was not bad. He knew to bring the army outside the city and even sent someone to tell him just now.
Seeing the sky gradually darkening, Lin Fei felt like urging Cheng Chumo and the others to walk out of the city.
It was night time in Shandong City. If they couldn't leave the city before dark, they wouldn't be able to leave.
As a military director, not spending the night in the barracks for no reason during wartime was a major crime. According to the laws of the Great Tang, he would be beheaded.
A group of eighteen people, carrying five hundred gold taels, hurried out of the city just before the city gates closed.
Standing outside the city wall of Shandong, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. If they were locked up in the city, Lin Fei would not be the only one who would be punished. They would also be punished, just not as severely as Lin Fei.
"Lin Fei, why did you do this?”
Li Chengqian hadn't said this for a long time. He had wanted to ask when they were in the restaurant, but he was pulled back by Lin Fei. After leaving the restaurant, he was in a hurry, so he had held it in until now and finally had the chance to ask.
Lin Fei's gaze swept across everyone's faces and realized that they did not understand the blow, so he explained,"If I didn't take their money, they would definitely be desperate, so I could only take their money and stabilize them first.
And the more greedy I appear, the safer they will feel.
"Another reason is that I'm afraid that they will be desperate and destroy those grains. Those grains are disaster relief food. If they are destroyed, Shandong will definitely be in chaos, so I can only agree to their conditions for the time being.”
"If you promise them, will they not destroy the food?”Li Chengqian asked thoughtfully.
"Yes, regardless of whether I agree or not, they will destroy it. However, after I agree, I will give them a chance to destroy the food and free themselves.”
"Then why did you agree to them?”
"Because this way, I have the chance to find the food before they destroy it and snatch it back. I can even scam them.”
After hearing Lin Fei's explanation, Li Chengqian and Cheng Chumo nodded their heads in confusion.
Suddenly, Cheng Chumo seemed to have thought of something and asked Lin Fei,"Are you saying that we should follow them in secret, and then when they want to destroy the food, we will suddenly come out, take them down, and snatch back the food?”
Lin Fei looked at Cheng Chumo in surprise. He thought that Li Chengqian would be the first to figure it out, but he didn't expect Cheng Chumo to be the first to figure it out.
Seeing Lin Fei staring at him, Cheng Chumo scratched his head in embarrassment and asked carefully,"Isn't that right?"
Cheng Chumo's expression immediately made Lin Fei laugh." Haha, no, you're right. But it's not us. We'll send someone with hundreds of soldiers to follow them. This person can't be me, nor can it be you, Qin Yuhuai, and the Crown Prince. After all, the four of us are too big of a target. I'm afraid we'll scare them away and lose more than we gain."”
"This idea is good, but won't the five families be able to avoid the crime?”Li Chengqian finally understood, but he still had some doubts.
"Putting aside all the crimes? Don't even think about it. If I don't squeeze them dry, I won't let them off.”
"Then how are you going to squeeze them dry?”
"I won't tell you yet. You will know when the time comes. We will return to the camp first and wait for them to send over two thousand gold taels tomorrow.”
Lin Fei waved his hand and took two steps forward, but he did not see the person behind him move. He turned around and asked,"What happened to you guys?"
Cheng Chumo's face was a little red. He stammered,"General, you just said that you would give all the 2500 gold taels to our brothers. Is that true?”
"No!" Seeing the disappointment on the faces of the fifteen soldiers behind Cheng Chumo, Lin Fei continued,"It's all of us sharing. I have a share, and so does the Crown Prince.”
Hearing Lin Fei's words, the disappointment on the soldiers 'faces disappeared and was replaced by smiles.
Seeing the sincere smiles of the soldiers, Lin Fei also smiled and said to them,"Let's go. We'll go back and split the two thousand gold taels tomorrow.”
After saying that, Lin Fei turned around and walked towards the military camp. The soldiers followed behind him briskly.
When he approached the military camp, he realized that Qin Yuhuai was already waiting at the entrance of the military camp. When he saw Lin Fei return, he quickly walked up to him.
"Did it go well?"
"It's alright. The five families have bled a little.”
Hearing Lin Fei's answer, Cheng Chumo and the others immediately laughed.
Seeing Cheng Chumo, especially the soldiers, laughing so happily, Qin Yuhuai was a little puzzled, but she didn't ask much. She simply thought that they were happy to see the five families suffer a loss because of Lin Fei.
Lin Fei did not explain and led the way into the military camp. He had already walked for most of the day and was too tired. After entering the military camp, he took a shower and fell asleep.
The next morning, before Lin Fei woke up, he was pulled up by Qin Yuhuai.
"What is it?"
Seeing Qin Yuhuai's anxious appearance, Lin Fei frowned and asked.
"I don't know what happened to the five clans, but they sent someone to deliver two thousand gold taels early in the morning. It's just outside the barracks. I don't know what's going on, so I didn't dare to accept it.”
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Lin Fei did not expect the five families to be so anxious. He had not even woken up yet and the money had already been delivered.
Qin Yuhuai could not hear what Lin Fei was saying. He could only look at Lin Fei with a puzzled face, hoping that he could explain it to him.
Lin Fei ignored him. He got up and put on his clothes before saying to him,"Let's go. They're already in such a hurry to send money. It won't be right if we don't accept it.”
Qin Yuhuan, who did not know anything, was pulled out by Lin Fei just like that.
The next chapter will be around 7:30 PM!
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