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Chapter 9: Talking about Youzhou in the Wooden House

After being captured by the general
Author: Wang Sanshan
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Chapter 9

　　Chu Hechao's voice was calm, and his question was not startling.
　　But it was like a sudden thunder outside the window, and its edge was directed at Yuanli.

　　In the darkness, Chu Hechao's eyes seemed to be fixed on Yuanli.

　　This was a good question.
　　Fortunately, Yuanli didn't know whether he knew it or not.

　　Yuanli smiled silently and soon calmed down.
　　He carelessly put the scene just now behind his mind, and was fully thinking about the purpose of Chu Hechao asking this question at this time.

　　Yuanli really didn't know where the goods that Yang Zhongfa had lost were.

　　Thanks to Chu Hechao's close follow, although he suspected that Wang Er might be related to the batch of goods, he had no time to verify whether it was true.

　　"What goods did Yang Zhongfa lose?"

　　Yuan Li's voice was hoarse and soft, just waking up, and mixed with the sound of rain, like spring water flowing into a spring stream. "The general and Lord Yang always told me that a batch of goods was lost, but they never told me when and how the goods were lost, and what the goods were. Lord Yang said that this batch of goods was military pay. According to the laws of our dynasty, stealing military pay and intercepting expedited letters from Baili is a capital crime, and it may even implicate the entire family and implicate others. To be honest, general, I am not so bold as to send someone to intercept the military pay."

　　Yuan Li sighed, "General, since the military pay was stolen, why didn't you report it to the court and lead the military officers to search for it?"

　　This is exactly why Yuan Li wanted to go to see Wang Er alone without telling Chu Hechao.

　　If Wang Er really hijacked the military pay with the victims, it would be a capital crime, and even Yuan Li's family who took in the victims would be implicated.

　　But although he could have done it openly, Chu Hechao chose to keep it secret and investigate secretly.

　　Either he was sure that the person who intercepted the goods was related to Yuanli, and because Yuanli was his "sister-in-law", he chose to act so low-key.

　　Or this batch of goods was not military pay at all, and the source was unknown. Even Chu Hechao could only wait for an opportunity.
　　According to Chu Hechao's cold and ruthless temper, it seemed like the latter.

　　Yuanli even had a bold idea.
　　Chu Hechao might be like those disaster victims, planning to be a bandit and rob this batch of goods as military pay!

　　In the narrow cabin, the eaves in the corner were leaking rain, dripping.

　　Yuanli couldn't see Hechao's expression clearly. In the silence, the man's fingers seemed to be tapping his thighs lightly, thinking about what he said.
　　After a long time, Chu Hechao finally spoke. He said lightly: "The batch of goods is antique calligraphy and paintings, gold and silk."

　　This is definitely not normal military pay. Chu Hechao told Yuanli this, which is equivalent to admitting that those disaster victims did not steal military pay.

　　Yuan Li breathed a sigh of relief, and said calmly, "I want to ask the general, if this batch of goods is transported to the northern border, how long can it provide food for the 130,000 soldiers in the northern border?"

　　Chu Hechao said, "If you tighten your belt, it will be enough for two months."
　　"What about after two months?" Yuan Li asked .

　　Chu Hechao said coldly, "I came back to Luoyang for military pay. Even if the court delays, it will not delay for another two months."