Duan Jianhan also had some ability, but compared with his brother, Duan Jianwei, he was far behind. Although his brother tried his best to cultivate him, his room for improvement was very limited. On the surface, he seemed to be very capable and good-looking, but in fact, he was strong in appearance and weak in reality. He did not have any outstanding ability. If everything went well, it would be fine. If he encountered more difficulties, he would be particularly anxious and did not know what to do.
Looking at several incompetent followers, Duan Jianhan felt a headache. At present, the situation was reversed in an instant, and he had no good solution. Except for taking one step at a time, there was really no other way.
"We've been tired all day. Let's find a place to rest first!"
Duan Jianhan said. As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach began to growl. They were eager to complete the task and did not have time to eat dinner. At this moment, they were really hungry.
"By the way, those of you who are not injured, go find something to eat nearby! Everyone is hungry. "
Duan Jianhan continued.
Several uninjured followers had to go to find something to eat with their heads down.
Although there were indeed a lot of game on the mountain, food was not everywhere. For people who were not familiar with the mountain terrain, it was likely that they would not be able to find something to eat for a long time. It was even likely that they would encounter danger. After all, the mountain was not a fun place. In a night with insufficient light, it was easy to lose your footing and fall off the cliff. It was also possible to be attacked by wild animals and lose your life. In short, it was really dangerous.
The mountain was not safe. There were wild animals and bandits. Naturally, most of the bandits were the people of the nearby tribes. For various reasons, they could not stay in the tribe, so they went up the mountain and became bandits. This situation was very common in the Tang dynasty, let alone the border area in the west. The situation of bandits here could only be worse than in the Tang dynasty.
Duan Jianhan's followers, who had gone to look for food nearby, encountered the bandits in the mountains. Although these followers had also practiced martial arts, they were still too few in number. They did not understand the traps set by the bandits, so naturally, they were captured as soon as they fought. The bandits, on the other hand, did not suffer any casualties and achieved a complete victory.
There weren't many bandits in this group, about 30 of them. It was considered a very small group of bandits. After all, the trade route here wasn't very prosperous, and there weren't many merchants coming and going. They couldn't afford to raise too many bandits. As for the nearby tribes, they were even more heavily guarded. It would be wishful thinking if they wanted to attack the tribes.
"It seems that they are foreigners. They came to our mountain village in the middle of the night."
A bandit said.
"Ask them who they are."
A bandit said.
These followers of Duan Jianhan were very nervous at first when they saw that they were bandits. But when they heard that they wanted money, they were not nervous because Duan Jianhan had a lot of gold, silver, and valuables. As long as they gave these to the bandits, they would be safe. These bandits would not kill people easily. What they wanted was money. Only money could move them.
Since ancient times, most bandits didn't like to take lives. Only a minority of bandits liked to take lives. Many bandits couldn't survive, so they became bandits in the mountains. When they met rich passersby, they would treat them like their ancestors and wait for the passersby's family to come and ransom them.
The bandits here naturally didn't kill people easily. As long as they could get a considerable amount of money, they would be satisfied. If they had money, it would be too unethical to kill people for money.
In order to save their lives, Duan Jianhan's followers had to betray their master. They honestly led the way in front and led the bandits to the place where Duan Jianhan was resting.
At this time, several injured followers and Duan Jianhan were all resting. Their eyes were narrowed together, and they had completely lost their vigilance to the movements around them. When they noticed the movements around them, the bandits were only 20 steps away from them. It was too late for them to react. They were all captured one by one.
Being betrayed by his follower, Duan Jianhan was so angry that his face turned green. However, sometimes bad things could turn into good things. They were now trapped in a place where they didn't know what to do. It was a good thing that they were caught by the bandits. At least they had something to rely on. What the bandits wanted was money. If they gave all their money to the bandits, they might even be able to persuade the bandits with their glib tongue and make them work for them.
For Duan Jianhan and his group, who were desperate and had many injured people, encountering the bandits was their savior. The bandits had been entrenched in the mountain for a long time, so it was inevitable that they would be injured. Therefore, they always had medicine for wounds. However, Duan Jianhan and his group did not have medicine for wounds. This time, many people were injured. If they were not treated in time, it was likely that their injuries would become more and more serious. There was no food supply. The most important thing was that they were desperate. They had been exposed and had nowhere to go. Encountering the bandits was their only way out.
"Hey, there are so many injured people. What's the matter? There are no other heroes in this place! Who are they fighting with? "
One of the bandits said.
Duan Jianhan saw that these bandits were all greedy and said, "Heroes, we are merchants. We were treated as bandits by the soldiers. These soldiers are too unreasonable. They are too unreasonable."
"Oh, this has nothing to do with us. Do you have any money? Take it out. Don't force me to fight. "
A bandit said loudly.
Duan Jianhan naturally didn't dare to hide anything. He quickly handed over all the valuables he had on him and said, "Gentlemen, I was in a hurry this time. I only brought this little. Please don't think it's too little! Don't think it's too little! "
These bandits had been robbing for a long time and had robbed a lot of goods, but it was rare to see so much gold. And from what Duan Jianhan said, it seemed that this was just a small amount of money. This guy in front of them must be from a very rich family. Bandits were all quite greedy. It would be a pity if they missed such a rich man in front of them. It was said that if one did not pluck the feathers of a goose, it would be a waste not to pluck it. Looking at Duan Jianhan's clothes, he indeed looked like a rich man, which made the bandits even more excited.
"Where are you from? From what you said, your family must be very rich! "
The bandit asked.
Duan Jianhan was the least afraid of greedy people, and greedy bandits were the same. As long as the bandits were greedy enough, things would be much easier. He only needed to use the greed in their hearts to make them work for him. He did not have much money on him at the moment, but he could make the bandits hope that they could get a lot of money immediately. In this way, how could the bandits not be tempted?
"Haha! Hero, I'm from Dongnu Province. My home is very far from here, so I'm not rich. But I have dozens of boxes of gold like this, two rooms of jewelry and silk, and more than 200 servants and maids, "Duan Jianhan said.
Duan Jianhan opened his mouth, but what he said was not particularly false. Their Duan family did have the ability to do so, but it was all his Duan Jianwei family's property, not his own. It was indeed a bit shameless for him to say that his brother's property was his own. Moreover, he was not from Dongnu Country, he was a native of Nanzhao, so he had the ability to lie.
Hearing that Duan Jianhan's family was so rich, the bandits' eyes turned red. They had met the God of Fortune. Such a good thing did not happen often. As long as they tied Duan Jianhan up in the mountain stronghold and asked his family for money, dozens of boxes of gold would be enough for them to spend for a lifetime. How could they miss such a good thing? Of course, they would not miss it.
"What day is it today? We actually met the God of Fortune."
"The God of Fortune is so rich that he can't spend it all! How about giving half of it to us? "
"Don't talk nonsense. Take him to the mountain stronghold and wait for the God of Fortune's family to pay the ransom."
"It's the first time we've met such a fat sheep. We're really lucky tonight."
The bandits chatted excitedly.
Duan Jianhan smiled and said, "Everyone, don't worry. A mere ransom is nothing. Even if I give you all of my family's property, it's still possible. To be able to meet here is fate. It's my blessing."
"Oh, it's the first time we've met such a fat sheep. He's so cooperative."
"Yes! Don't tell me it's a stupid sheep! "
"His head is damaged. His family's money is not good, so he likes to give it away."
"This is a good thing! Meeting a silly sheep, this is the good fortune of several lifetimes ah! "
The bandits were overjoyed. They had never met such a good thing.
"The East Maiden Kingdom is not rich. I'm afraid this fat sheep is a first-class character!"
A bandit suddenly said.
Duan Jianhan said, "No! Although Dongnu Province is not rich, there are still many rich people. Our family's property is nothing. It's not worth mentioning! There are many richer families. In addition, there was a chance to make a fortune in front of us. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by the soldiers. If we had grasped this opportunity, we could have at least earned 100 boxes of gold. Ah, what a pity, what a pity. "
After saying that, he had a look of pity on his face. His pretense was so real that it was easy for people to believe him at first glance.
The bandits were all very greedy. When they heard Duan Jianhan say this, they immediately believed him. This was because they really couldn't tell that Duan Jianhan was faking it. Their greed had confused their minds, causing them to become somewhat crazy. A hundred chests of gold was something that anyone would be tempted by.
"If we can earn 100 boxes of gold, why can we earn so much? Don't lie to us. We're not fools. "
The bandits were still a little rational. They were not completely stupid.
Duan Jianhan said, "Why would I lie to you? We're businessmen. We're trustworthy. This time, we came here under orders. As long as we complete this order, we can get 100 boxes of gold as a reward. There are at least 50 gold bars in each box. It's much more than these. "
Although they couldn't tell whether it was true or not, the greedy bandits were still willing to believe it was true. At least, they had to let Duan Jianhan tell them the truth. Otherwise, they would be tempted.
"What kind of task can give us 100 boxes of gold?"
The bandit asked.
Duan Jianhan replied, "This task is very simple. We just have to temporarily destroy the mountain road here so that the imperial soldiers can't come. It's that simple."
"Why do we have to destroy the mountain road? Without the mountain road, there will be no caravans. We'll have nothing to eat in the future! "
The bandit was unhappy and said.
Duan Jianhan replied, "It's only temporary. We just have to block the imperial soldiers. As for the specific situation, let's go to the stronghold and talk about it in detail."
"Okay, let's go then!"
The bandits had the advantage in numbers. Moreover, they had already confiscated the weapons of Duan Jianhan and the others. Naturally, there was nothing to worry about. They didn't think that Duan Jianhan could escape from them.
"Fellow heroes, many of our people are injured. Can you help treat them?"
Duan Jianhan asked.
The bandit took a bite of the gold and said straightforwardly, "For the sake of this gold, I'll treat your injuries. Don't worry!"
After entering the stronghold, Duan Jianhan successfully fooled these bandits with his ability to bluff. These bandits could only blame themselves for being too greedy. They actually believed Duan Jianhan and that they could get the 100 boxes of gold as a reward. Such a scam actually fooled these bandits so easily. It could be seen that these bandits were quite naive. They actually dared to believe such a thing.
However, these naive bandits couldn't be blamed. Duan Jianhan's scam was a little too big. It was too tempting for ordinary bandits.
Not only did Duan Jianhan promise to receive 100 boxes of gold for completing the mission, but at the same time, he also made an even bigger promise. He said that if these bandits were willing, they could go to Dongnu Province to be a general and enjoy extremely high treatment. They could even climb into the boudoirs of female officials in Dongnu Province and have fun with them as they pleased.
How could these hot-blooded bandits not be tempted by such a big promise? These promises almost fulfilled all of a bandit's dreams. 100 boxes of gold was money, a general was status, and climbing into the boudoirs of female officials was sex. Weren't all of a man's dreams, or rather, all of a man's dreams here? These dreams were all fulfilled. What more could a man ask for? A man's lifelong pursuit was just this. Who could satisfy all of these needs at once? This temptation was too great.
In history, there was indeed a utopia. In that paradise, all of a person's dreams could be fully satisfied. Money, wine, beautiful women, and delicious food could be obtained. However, one had to complete the mission to continue enjoying it. Many people were willing to do extremely dangerous things in order to enjoy this happiness. They didn't hesitate to lose their lives. This utopia was obviously a base camp for deceiving people, but many people were deeply trapped in it and couldn't extricate themselves. From then on, they would do dangerous things again and again, and then return to enjoy it again and again until the end of their lives.
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