bayedsolid Chapter 274: Hoarding food and weapons, what are they planning to do?
Chapter 274: Hoarding food and weapons, what are they planning to do?
Noticing that Wen Chengbin's expression was off, the group went over together.
The room was completely filled with grain.
The group looked at each other, and sure enough, it was exactly as they remembered.
If there's grain in this room, what about the rest?
Wen Qilin, Wen Qiyuan, and Wen Chengjian immediately split up to investigate other stone houses.
Wenwen patted Wen Chengbin's arm, "Second brother, snap out of it, why are you making such a fuss?"
Wen Chengbin snapped out of his daze. "Sister, you? You knew all along?"
Wenwen pulled him back to the lobby. "It's not very early, just a little earlier than you, not by much."
"Then, you, you..." Wen Chengbin's mood suddenly changed. "Which room is the gold in? I have to go and take a look, to broaden my horizons."
Wenwen...
She knew that her second brother was thinking about this; in fact, she was thinking about it too.
"This way."
Wenwen led Wenchengbin to the last stone house and pushed the door open to go inside.
Oh my God!
The room was filled with gold, with glittering gold ingots laid out layer upon layer, neatly stacked, one next to another. It would be impressive if someone could stare at it for even a minute.
Wen Chengbin stared blankly, his eyes filled with stars. He blinked and stared again, but gave up after two or three tries.
"Sister, go out, I don't want to watch anymore."
"Why aren't you watching anymore, Second Brother?"
Wenwen actually wanted to look at it a little longer. The gold wasn't hers, but it was nice to feast her eyes on it. At least she would remember that she had this experience, right?
"Second brother, we can go and touch it, that's fine too."
"What's the point of touching it? It's boring, let's go." For the first time, Wen Chengbin ignored Wenwen's objections and pulled her away from this golden house that could make people lose their minds.
If we don't want to wander around this room, we can go and wander around another room.
The brother and sister then went clockwise, visiting each stone house one by one.
There are eleven rooms in total. Apart from one room which contains daily necessities, the other rooms contain food and weapons.
That's right, it's weapons, including swords, spears, halberds, and other weapons suitable for the battlefield. All eighteen kinds of weapons are available. Even Wen Qilin, the former general, had only heard of some of these weapons but had never used them.
I only heard about it from people in the weapons forging camp when I entered the palace many years ago.
Unexpectedly, so many weapons were hidden in these mountains. They looked brand new and were newly forged.
This mountain leads down to the manor, where Luo Qianyou is currently. If you say this has nothing to do with him, who would believe you? Even a three-year-old wouldn't believe it.
Not to mention the Wen family members.
Even if the Luo family has a concubine, a general, and the court allows them to have guards and soldiers, the grain and weapons stored here are more than enough for a dozen more Luo families to use.
So, what is the Luo family planning to do by stockpiling so much food and weapons here?
Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone!
The Luo family is plotting a rebellion!
Based on the letters intercepted from carrier pigeons, it seems the Luo family is inviting trouble, thinking that with the help of an external enemy, they can secure the throne and rule the country.
dream!
Luo Qianyou is playing with fire. How can you trust someone who is helping you from an external enemy? No matter how many promises you make, they will all vanish in the face of self-interest.
Wen Qilin and Wen Qiyuan's faces were ashen. They had joined the army in their teens and had a strong sense of national honor. After more than 20 years of defending their country, even after being exiled, they still had a strong sense of belonging to the country.
Today's events involving the Luo family have left the two former generals with mixed feelings.
If the skin is gone, where will the hair attach?
How can a home exist if the country is no longer a country?
No, the fall of the country is a grave matter...
"Daddy..."
Wen Wen pulled Wen Qilin and Wen Qiyuan back from their reverie.
"...Yes, you guys have seen it too, right?"
A sentence, uttered with difficulty and obstruction, slipped out, making it unbearable to look at.
This is not the place to talk. We'll discuss everything outside.
Wen Qilin regained his composure and said, "Let's go take another look."
The group headed toward the passage next to the last stone house.
After walking for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, we arrived at a set of steps. Passing through a door, we entered another hall, next to which were three stone houses, all clearly visible.
The stone house door was locked, and a layer of dust had settled on the lock. Whether it was locked or not didn't bother them.
This time, Wen Chengbin didn't wander around aimlessly. There were only three rooms, so he could just look at each one without having to run back and forth.
The first room contained some books and paintings, including many rare and famous works. However, Wen Qilin and his companions did not have the patience to look at these things and only glanced at them. If Master Zhou or Grandfather Ren were here, they would not have been willing to leave these literary favorites.
The second room contained jade artifacts, gold and silver jewelry, and silk fabrics, piled up in boxes, a few boxes here, a few boxes there, as if they were free, scattered everywhere.
The contents of the third room were a jumbled mess, impossible to describe precisely. There were books, paintings, jade artifacts, gold and silver jewelry, and precious medicinal herbs.
Wen Chengbin was wandering around a corner when suddenly a few things caught his attention.
"Uncle, Father, come and see these..."
Wen Qilin picked up a dagger, touched the large gem on the handle, and said, "This is a spoil of war we seized from the Western Di tribe on the battlefield during the Western Expedition."
Wen Qiyuan pointed to a string of waxy yellow beads, about the size of walnuts, and said, "Isn't this the string of beads that the little prince of Xidi wore around his neck?"
Wen Qilin: "How did these things end up in his hands?"
Wen Chengbin: "Was it a gift from the Emperor?"
Wen Chengjian: "You dog emperor... ptooey!"
Hearing this, Wenwen's eyes lit up, and she asked, "So, these things nominally belong to the Luo family?"
Wen Chengbin: "Of course, otherwise why would it be placed here?"
The reason the Luo family put their belongings here is because before Wenwen was exiled, she came to the Luo family's residence and took advantage of them. The Luo family was really scared, so they moved some of their wealth here.
Partial is better than nothing.
Wenwen laughed and said, "Since they belong to the Luo family, I won't be polite and will take them all."
Wen Chengbin: "Won't this alert the enemy?"
Wenwen assured, "No, I can cast an illusion on the rock, and no one will notice for at least six months."
"Well, those stones have finally come in handy."
Wen Qilin said, "Take them. We can't take the gold ingots, but these are fine. We'll take the other two as well."
With a single word from her father, Wenwen, with her short legs, quickly moved everything from the three rooms into her spatial dimension.
Wenwen moved a pile of stones and cast an illusion on them. Looking at them, everything seemed the same as before. The door was closed, and the dust on the lock was still there.
Wen Chengbin: "Now that's good, we..."
"Shh!"
Just then, Wenwen sensed movement from more than ten feet away.