The villain, his beauty is flourishing [Quick travel]

In the next few months, under the leadership of the two brothers Wu Xizhi, the people from Wushuangzhai visited the surrounding bandit dens, large and small, and redistributed the affairs after collecting all the people.

"Master, the personnel are all registered, so what's next?" Wu Xizhi held the list, looked at the man in white with the silver butterfly mask sitting above, and asked in a daze.

"After the daily routine and unified training, let them go to build houses, plant fields and store food."

The house that Qi Heng asked for was not an ordinary residence, but a place where traps would be arranged. Yunhu Mountain is inherently dangerous and remote, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"By the way, the blacksmith's shop is almost finished. Do you want to go and see the master?" Wu Xizhi asked expectantly.

A few months ago, they discovered a secret passage at the junction of Yunhu Mountain and the next-door village. At the end of the secret passage is an underground secret room, which contains a large number of broken weapons and blades. It is estimated that they were left behind by the army of the previous dynasty when they fled to Yunhu Mountain. .

However, for Wushuang Village, this is indeed a timely help. In order to take these things, Wu Xizhi and his two brothers directly led people to take down the next-door village, but they simply annexed all the surrounding bandit villages, large and small, for fear of attracting the attention of the outside world. .

Anyway, Wushuangzhai was also very short of manpower, and they annexed the surrounding bandit nests, and they added nearly a thousand people in total.

"After it's built, we'll assign some people to help there, and then find a way to get a few skilled blacksmiths to come over."

"I do know one person. There is a blacksmith shop in the town below Yunhu Mountain. The old Litou family has been in this business for several generations." Wu Pingan interjected.

"However, he may not want to go up the mountain. After all... our village has a bad reputation outside."

No matter how nice it sounds, it is also a bandit den. How could ordinary people be willing to enter this kind of place? Wu Ping'an still knows this self-knowledge.

"Brother, we are bandits! Bandits understand?" Wu Xizhi patted Wu Ping'an on the back, "Teach me about being the boss, and I'll go grab him for you!"

Qi Heng nodded, and only told him not to hurt others.

Just when Wushuangzhai's development was booming, the Yan family in Liyang City, which was closest to Yunhu Mountain, also noticed that the bandits were too powerful.

As one of the five great aristocratic families, the Yan family is not like the Xie and Zhao families in Shangjing who showed their sharpness, and it is not like the Langya Wang family - although he is indifferent to fame and wealth, there will always be legends about him in the world.

The Yan family, the last of the five aristocratic families, has never had a sense of existence because they believe in governance by doing nothing.

Therefore, when there was a change in Yunhu Mountain, when the Yan family discussed the countermeasures with a serious face, after discussing for a long time, they could only come up with the word "follow him".

"In short, if they still haven't hurt the lives of the people as before, then let them go."

The head of the Yan family said so, and the rest of the people nodded along.

The middle-aged man sitting under Patriarch Yan said, "What Patriarch said is very true, leading people to suppress the bandits is exhausting and exhausting, but it is still too troublesome."

"I heard that the imperial court will raise taxes again in the next year. It's still Zhao Jiajin's slander. Our Liyang City was flooded last year, and the cost of the village is not good. Where can we get the money and food to suppress the bandits?" Another person also said.

"Hey, the only ones who can talk in the court are the members of the Zhao family, and the daughters of the Zhao family are deeply loved by His Majesty. Even General Yan has to give three points to the Zhao family."

"It's a pity for the Xie family. If the Xie family was still in Beijing, how could the Zhao family be so unscrupulous." Some people shook their heads and sighed.

"Hey, I heard the news that the Patriarch of the Xie family was seriously ill back then. It is said that someone saw a servant of the Zhao family in the alley behind the Xie family."

"It would be great if the Xie family was still in court. The current tax is getting higher every year. Several farmers had almost no harvest last year. Isn't this forcing people to die?"

"It's not appropriate to say too much about this matter. There is no basis for what happened back then. Besides, it's a pity that the Xie family fell, but our Yan family also benefited a lot from it. We are also one of the culprits in the decline of the Xie family." Patriarch Yan Raising his hand, he stopped everyone from talking.

"If the Xie family really rises, the first one will have to take revenge on us, and then we will have to return to the family of the last class, okay?"

While talking, a gray pigeon flew in from the door. A bamboo tube was tied to the pigeon's feet, and it landed directly on the table next to Patriarch Yan.

This is a carrier pigeon cultivated by the Yan family. Everyone looked solemn and looked at the owner of the Yan family intently.

Patriarch Yan took down the bamboo tube, and after releasing the pigeons, he took out the letters in the bamboo tube. After a while, Patriarch Yan sighed softly.

"Zhao's daughter misled the country."

"Patriarch, what do you mean?" the middle-aged man at the bottom asked.

"The daughter of the Zhao family said that she wanted to watch the stars, and His Majesty ordered to build a star-gazing tower, but was opposed by Lord Meng Ping. As a result, Lord Meng Ping was punished by His Majesty to kneel at the gate of the palace. Under attack, go."

"Master Meng can end up like this as a royalist, then I'll wait..." Someone's heart was shaken.

"The Zhao family can't." The rest of the people objected in unison, "Even if the Zhao family gets that position, there won't be a good day for me to wait for."

"Anyway, our Yan family doesn't have much to pursue, as long as it's not the bottom of the ranking. It's better not to stand in line with the court." The middle-aged man who spoke first spoke again. "The Xie family is at the bottom on the left and right. Let the Zhao family and General Yan's mansion bite the dog in Shangjing."

The rest of the people nodded repeatedly, and the head of the Yan family also said, "This is reasonable. My Yan family's goal of pursuing a few hundred has already been achieved, and there is no need to go into the muddy water."

"Then, do we still need to report the situation at Yunhu Mountain? I heard that their boss has changed to a silver-faced gentleman, and they have cleared all the bandit dens in the surrounding area."

"Clean up, those bandit dens are not as worry-free as Yunhu Mountain, but it can save us a little effort now."

"But Patriarch, what if this Mr. Silver Face has ambitious goals—"

The head of the Yan family turned his head to look at the speaker in disbelief, "Second uncle, are you joking, it's just a den of bandits, you can't rebel?"

Even if the surrounding bandit dens are merged, there are only a few people, and they can be trampled down casually.

"Maybe I'm worrying too much." The old man shook his head and sighed slightly.

"Okay, that's all for today. Our Yan family's attitude towards the outside world is not to stand in line. Everyone has clearly remembered that the golden mean is the long-term solution." The head of the Yan family urged. "No matter who the new emperor is, it has nothing to do with the Yan family."

For several months, Yunhu Mountain looked the same as before, but inside the mountain there were many organs, five steps and one sentry post, and there were patrolling guards with neat steps everywhere.

Wu Xizhi and the two thought at first that their chief wanted to be the only village master in the area, but after seeing this posture and the training method, they gradually realized something was wrong.

"Brother, you are smarter than me. What do you think our master wants to do?" Wu Xizhi dragged Wu Ping'an to squat next to the weapon rack in the school training ground, looking at the deafening training team with momentum, he was a little puzzled Open your mouth and ask.

Wu Pingan gave him a complicated look, "It's better you don't know, as long as you know, you can snatch back an incredible person."

"Of course I know that Mr. Xie's family is an incredible person." Wu Xizhi patted his head, "If I had known that letter was a trap, I would never have dared to snatch Mrs. Yazhai."

This is Mrs. Yazhai, oh, even his position as the head of the village was taken away after being snatched back.

"Report!" A guard in armor and holding a red cherry gun rushed in front of the two and knelt down on one knee.

"Report! The second master, the third master, the blacksmith Old Li, who ran away two days ago, came back with his family and his family. Now he is at the foot of the mountain, clamoring to go up the mountain, but was stopped by his brothers."

This is a bit interesting, Wu Xizhi became interested, "Didn't he really want to go back? We don't need him now, so let him run away casually. What is he doing now?"

"Not only did he come back alone, he also brought all his family, men, women, children, and several apprentices." The guard added.

Song Xizhi raised his hand and hooked Wu Ping'an's neck, "Brother, why don't we go and have a look? I've never seen anyone running into a bandit's lair."

Wu Ping'an: "... let's go."

He was also a little curious.

"The little one took the two masters there, but the brothers didn't allow him to go up the mountain, and that old Li was still rolling on the ground."

The three hurried to the place he said, and they saw that old Li was sitting on the ground, throwing himself on the ground, and a group of patrolling guards were squatting around him to persuade him.

"Father Li, it's not that we don't let you go up, it's because the head of the family has ordered us not to let other people wait up."

"Why do I count as idlers waiting, I'll call you—"

Wu Pingan quickly stepped forward and covered Old Li's mouth, "Old Li, I advise you to be cautious."

Old Li Tou pushed his hand away, "Cheng Chengcheng, I, Old Li Tou, know what to say and what to say, just so you're here, why don't you let us go up the mountain?"

"No, old man Li, didn't you make a fuss about going down the mountain all day before? Now that the boss has let you go down the mountain, why are you making such a fuss again?" Wu Xizhi asked.

"Did I say I was leaving?" Old Li blew his beard and stood up from the ground with Wu Ping'an's support.

"Didn't you run away? The brothers were ordered by the head, so they deliberately didn't chase you." Wu Xi knew.

"I... I'll go back and see who said I'm leaving." Old Li pushed Wu Ping'an away and shouted at the men, women and children he had brought with him.

"Come here, we're going up the mountain."

"No, no." Wu Xizhi stopped Old Li, "You can't go up."

Old Li sat down on the ground again, patted the ground and shouted: "It's unreasonable, you come out to judge the master, the old man has worked so hard here, and it is useless now, you have to drive the old man away ?”

As Old Li was rolling around, the men, women and children he brought all lowered their heads and whimpered.

"Old Li, you get up first, old Li." Wu Xizhi was full of helplessness, while forcibly pulling up Old Li, "You shout here, but our boss can't hear you, first tell me why you have to go up the mountain again, Bring so many people?"

"You said you can take us up?" Old Li stopped shouting, and cast a sideways glance at the two of them.

"Find out the ins and outs, my two brothers seem to be in charge of asking for instructions, don't they?"

"It's reasonable. If you let people in without asking why, there will be hidden dangers." Old Li nodded.

Seeing him nodding, Wu Xizhi quickly asked, "Then why do you want to come back after running away?"

"First of all, I'm not running away, I'm just going back to visit the house." Old Li looked at him warily and corrected him.

"Yes, yes, I was wrong, let's do it." Wu Xizhi was helpless.

"The reason is that when the old man came home, he saw that the house was full of gloom, and the neighbors around him were also sighing. After inquiring, I found out that the tax was raised again this year."

As soon as Old Li's voice fell, the old woman behind him also said with a bitter face, "It's really sad these days. Last year's floods caused poor harvests in our village. According to previous years, we couldn't afford to pay taxes. Doesn’t the tax force us ordinary people to die?”

"So, after listening to the old man talking about eating and drinking in the village, the family members of the old man also moved their minds, but we didn't come here to eat and drink for free. Except for these children and the old lady, the rest are hard workers. .”

"Since this is the case, I will take you to see the head of the family first." After Song Xizhi finished speaking, he looked at the guards beside him: "Brothers, take these people up the mountain—"

Before Wu Xizhi finished speaking, there was the sound of a branch breaking not far away. The two looked at each other and hurriedly ran over following the sound.

"Too bad! I was discovered by these bandits." The boy behind the big tree froze, and turned to look at the two guards he had brought out.

"Ah Da, Ah Er, can you fight well?"

"It's okay to fight." The guard said with a straight face, "But they are so many, I'm afraid my subordinates can't beat them with two fists."

The boy stomped his feet and gritted his teeth, "Forget it, anyway, I'm going to sneak into this bandit den, so I might as well follow the trend."

"Young master, it's too dangerous." The two guards frowned, "It's better to leave before those people come after them. As for sneaking into the bandit's den, we need to find another way."

The boy ignored it, and deliberately stepped on the branch.

"Young master! You can't be willful!" The guard grabbed the boy's arm, trying to take him away.

"Over there!" With a shout, the three of them were quickly surrounded, and the two guards of the young man immediately drew out their swords as a defensive gesture.

"Want to run?" Wu Xizhi sneered, and tilted his head slightly, "Pay attention, catch me alive!"