Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Make more money?

If you say this, I won’t be sleepy anymore!

Zhao Huaian narrowed his eyes and sat up with a bang: "Tell me about it in detail! Speak in detail!"

Seeing this person fall into the trap, Old Man Lin, who was originally feeling sad, suddenly remembered Song Yuan's previous instructions.

He quickly pretended to be angry and yelled at Huo Jianchuan: "You little bastard, what are you going to do? Don't tell me!"

"Hey?" Seeing Lin Yaodong so excited, Zhao Huaian became even more interested. He immediately stepped forward and pulled old man Lin aside.

"Old man, just stand aside obediently. You have no say in this!"

Even so, Lin Yaodong continued to blink at Huo Jianchuan. Even though he knew that his life was hanging by a thread, the old man was still acting desperately.

"I guess you won't cry until you see the coffin, right?"

Faced with this scene, Zhao Huaian became furious instantly. He swung his right hand and placed a long knife on Lin Yaodong's neck.

"Shut up right now, or I'll kill you!"

After threatening Old Man Lin, he turned around and said to Huo Jianchuan, "Brother, share your wealth with me, and tell me quickly, or I'll kill you and your father!"

Seeing this, Huo Jianchuan narrowed his eyes immediately. From what Zhao Huaian had done just now, he had already seen that this man was quite capable.

Just that chop just now was so powerful and heavy.

Moreover, he can retract his attack at the perfect moment. With such a skill alone, how can others compare to him?

Thinking of Song Yuan's plan, Huo Jianchuan immediately looked flustered, and he hesitated for a long time before he finally described the way to make money he was talking about.

"When we were born, we saw a caravan. They had over a hundred carriages, and the goods they were transporting were priceless... But because of Master Zhao's reputation, they were afraid of provoking you, so they've taken a detour southward!"

"Oh?" Zhao Huaian's eyes lit up, and he turned around and glared at Lin Yaodong fiercely.

Now he finally understood. No wonder the old man didn't allow him to speak.

You are about to die, why bother to care about morality?

Isn't this pure idiocy?

"What exactly is the caravan carrying? How many people are there in total?"

"I don't know what they're carrying, but it looks heavy. The carriages are stuck in the ground, which means there are hundreds of people in the caravan... I even saw some cavalry among them!"

cavalry?

Good thing, great thing!

Hearing this, Zhao Huaian's eyes lit up. What does cavalry represent?

It represents horses!

The most precious thing in the entire Qin Dynasty is qualified war horses, a batch of which is worth thousands of gold.

Even in his huge stronghold, the total number of horses he owned was no more than a hundred. This alone showed how precious war horses were!

Besides, how could war horses be used to escort ordinary supplies?

Only those rare items are worthy of such grand ceremony!

Zhao Huaian's eyes lit up at the thought, and he quickly asked, "How many cavalrymen are there? What are their equipment?"

"Your Excellency, I can't tell what kind of equipment they have. The only thing I can confirm is that they don't have too many cavalrymen, only about thirty or forty at most!"

Huo Jianchuan responded with a timid look.

Hearing this, Zhao Huaian felt relieved and a smile appeared on his face.

In his opinion, wouldn't it be easy to deal with just thirty or forty cavalrymen with the men under his command?

By then, we can easily harvest thirty or forty war horses!

This item alone is definitely worth hundreds of thousands of kilograms!

Given the current situation in Daqin, a war horse on the market would cost at least ten thousand taels of silver!

If I could have these thirty or forty war horses under my command, I would be able to build a vanguard team that would charge into battle and be invincible!

He had spent a lot of effort before and looted a lot of war horses from those officers and soldiers, but most of them were replaced by mules and horses.

Compared to a real war horse, the value is completely different!

What's more, there are also the materials that are being transported. Adding them together, even if it is a risky move, the final reward is worth the effort!

"I'm telling you in advance, if you dare to lie to me about this, you'll be dead!"

In just a moment, Zhao Huaian made up his mind that this deal must be done!

He pretended to threaten Huo Jianchuan, and then ordered his men to send someone to investigate!

After a while, the spy returned to the stronghold.

The information obtained was exactly the same as what Huo Jianchuan had said before.

What surprised everyone even more was that in addition to a large amount of goods, there were also women in the caravan!

And she is a stunning beauty!

A group of bandits, who usually stay in the mountain stronghold, have been getting anxious for a long time.

Hearing this, everyone's eyes glowed green.

Then I heard the good news that the carriage was carrying a huge load and there was a high probability that it could be transported.

Everyone was as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and they couldn't wait to take action!

And the cavalry is well-equipped.

With all these factors combined, Zhao Huaian's eyes turned red in an instant.

Isn’t this a great opportunity?

Horses, equipment, beauties, and goods!

So many elements are now coming together.

If I don't seize this opportunity, I will be betraying my conscience!

As for the threats posed by these people, Zhao Huaian thought it was just a joke.

No matter how powerful they are, how can the gap in numbers be made up?

He had a thousand men under his command, and with just a spit from each of them, they could drown those thirty or forty cavalrymen!

Besides, as long as I kill them, all the wealth will be mine.

The opportunity is right in front of us, how can we miss it?

"Everyone, listen to my command. I'll give you a quarter of an hour to prepare. After a quarter of an hour, leave a hundred men to guard the stronghold. The rest of you, brothers, follow me and we'll have some wine and meat together!"

Excited, Zhao Huaian waved his arms and said excitedly.

Everyone cheered immediately, as if they had already seen the scene of a beautiful woman sitting on their hips!

……

In the convoy.

Song Yuan ordered to rest on the spot.

But Fatty Zhao walked up slowly with a nervous look on his face, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Just say what you want to say!" Song Yuan naturally understood what the other party meant and frowned.

Fatty Zhao then spoke truthfully, "Your Majesty, I just wanted to ask you, when you were in the Imperial City...were you pretending to be like that on purpose?"

Fatty Zhao has noticed this since joining the team.

After leaving the imperial city, Song Yuan seemed like a different person. Not only his temperament but also his way of doing things were very different from before.

No matter what you do, plan first and then act.

All kinds of considerations are extremely detailed.

And the tigress who had taught him a lesson before was also left speechless by what Song Yuan said.

With this appearance, how could he still be the useless prince that everyone had in mind?

Seeing Fatty Zhao's innocent look, Song Yuan rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Now that you have seen it, do you still need to ask more?

"That must be fake!"

"what?"

Finally getting a definite answer, the fat man felt a little bit unbelievable.

Song Yuan's contrast was really too great. Besides, I asked you and you admitted it. This answer was really beyond the fat man's expectations.

"Ah for what?"

Song Yuan, knowing the fat man's cunning, responded unhappily, "Aren't you usually quite smart? Since you've figured it out, why wouldn't you dare confirm it?"

"I just... I just didn't expect you to answer so straightforwardly!"

"That's different. You are my friend, so there is naturally no need to hide it!" Song Yuan said cheerfully.

According to his plan, he originally intended to meet with his mother-in-law first, and then find an opportunity to tell the truth to Fatty Zhao.

Now that the other party has seen through it, there is no need to continue hiding.

Instead of hiding it, it is better to admit it openly.

"Your Highness, let me ask you, why did you pretend when you were in the imperial city?" Seeing that Song Yuan agreed with him so much, the fat man's eyes sparkled with a bit of brilliance, and he simply told Song Yuan all the doubts in his heart.

Song Yuan said frankly, "Your grandfather is General Zhao. You should know a lot about the affairs of the palace. I want to ask you, if I didn't pretend to be incompetent when surrounded by wolves, how could I have survived until now?"

When Fatty Zhao heard this, he nodded silently.

Before running away from home, he had heard his grandfather say many times that the women and princes in the palace were not easy to mess with.

Especially the princes, each of them has an excellent background.

In comparison, Song Yuan was just an illegitimate son born to a palace maid. Despite being the eldest son, he had never been looked at seriously by anyone.

If you really show your edge, won't you naturally become a thorn in the eyes of others?

By then, all kinds of sinister means will emerge one after another. How can Song Yuan defend himself to the end?

"It's not easy for the prince!" Thinking of the last sentence, Fatty Zhao sighed sincerely.

But just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion in the distant mountains and forests.

I saw a series of figures, shouting and waving their weapons, running towards the direction where everyone was.

As they moved forward, these people split into three groups, clearly intending to encircle the enemy from the left and right.

"Come on, surround these people!"

At the front of the team, a burly man spoke in a domineering manner.

With just one glance, Song Yuan and Fatty Zhao were able to tell them apart.

These roving stragglers should be the bandits.

"These guys really overestimate their own abilities. They really dare to come here!" Fatty Zhao laughed.

In his eyes, these bandits in front of him did not pose any threat at all, but were instead a joke.

"In the end, people die for money and birds die for food!" Song Yuan sighed from the bottom of his heart.

And while the two were talking.

Zhao Heihu has led his men to surround Song Yuan and his men.

Wang Chao Mahan immediately stepped forward, leading the cavalry to protect him, and roared in a pretentious manner.

"Anyone who dares to take another step forward will be killed!"

But Zhao Huaian no longer cared about such threats. His eyes were fixed on the center of the crowd, and he clearly noticed the women in the team.

Among them, Situ Jing and Ye Xuan were even more dazzling. Such beauties in the world made Zhao Huaian feel excited in his heart.

Taking another look at the cargo on the carriage, Zhao Huaian became even more greedy.

"Don't blame me for not letting you live. Take off the women, the horses, and all the equipment you're wearing. Leave the carriage here and get out!"