[System] Former political enemies are all guilty of peach blossoms

There are five countries in the southern border, and it took Mu Yunmen two months to complete the four countries.

As expected, two of the feudal kingdoms have chosen to pay 3 taels of gold in taxes every year. The first sum is prepared in the palace, waiting for Mu Yunmen to come, and then pay the money to drive them away.

3 taels of gold, about ten tribute chariots, each of which requires three horses to pull, stepping on the official road in a mighty way, and sent it northward to Weiyang City, the emperor's waistband.

In the middle of winter, there was finally one mountain left in Muyun Sect that needed to be conquered, which was Wu Kingdom.

However, the Dragon Talisman and his party had been stagnant for nine days before entering the Wu Kingdom.

On the one hand, there was heavy snowfall in the middle of winter this year, and the snow was too thick to block the road. They were waiting for it to be cleared before they could go on the road again.On the other hand, one of them, Xiao Zhang, who was in charge of loading the luggage carriage, fell ill due to the cold.

"Well, the wind and cold are too severe. This young man will have to recuperate for a month or two before he can get out of bed."

The doctor took the pulse, shook his head and said to Mu Yunmen, the brush was flying like a phoenix, and he wrote out a few more prescriptions.

"Ahem! I'm sorry, Lord Mu! Ahem! Little one, I may have to go home for a while."

Xiao Zhang was lying on the bed, covered with thick bedding, and had a high fever.

Mu Yunmen patted Xiao Zhang's shoulder which was huddled under the quilt.

"Okay, your body is important, and it's almost the holidays. Go home and have a good rest. I'll just find another driver."

But on the third day after sending Xiao Zhang away, Mu Yunmen stayed in Jinkou, unable to find anyone who was willing.It is true that there is heavy snow and cold wind, and the road conditions are not good, not to mention the waterway. I heard that the sections to Wu State have been frozen, and it is impossible to walk.

The emperor will pray to the heavens for blessings next year, the heavens are beautiful, and it is the king of Wu who will help him.

Facing the heavy snow at Jinkou, there is a section of official road along the small mountain ahead, which has been closed for almost ten days.Mu Yunmen sat blankly on the small stool in the gazebo by the side of the inn, completely helpless.

Even the cold couldn't dispel his daze, until Master Yiyu Lin smiled and brought a group of people to the man.

"Master Mu! Master Mu! The lower official asked, and this buddy said that he would like to take a trip."

Interrupting Mu Yunmen's helpless thoughts, a man taller than Junye Yubayashi, dressed in short brown fur, stood in front of him.

This height... looks like a northerner, come to the southern water town to seek life?

The man looked at the man, with unfamiliar facial features, a large burn scar running across half of his face, one eye was blind and wrapped in black cloth, but the angular outline of his face was inexplicably familiar, as if a familiar person also had such curves.

Mu Yunmen couldn't remember who it was for a moment, but they were familiar.

"What's your name? It's about one silver for going to Wu country. After all, the road conditions are not good. Would you like it?"

Mu Yunmen asked.

"My name is Da Wu, I am skilled in riding and riding, and I am willing to enter the country of Wu with your lord."

When the big man opened his mouth, his voice was very deep and hoarse, it was a broken gong voice.

It's also pitiful, the fire ruined his appearance, blinded his eyes, and even made his voice hoarse.

Mu Yunmen's Danfeng eyes showed sympathy, and he made up his mind in his heart that if the work was done well, it would be fine to reward him with an extra silver.

"Okay, Da Wu. You are in charge of the luggage carriage, so just follow along. According to the news, the snow on the road ahead should be cleared in two days, so let's get on the road right away."

The gentle voice of the man flowed through the heart of the big man. It had been almost half a year since he had heard this voice, and it tickled him.

"Okay, Mr. Mu."

Da Wu cupped his fists and agreed in a deep voice.

That's right, this man is Mei Fu in disguise.He entered hell work mode a month ago, finished all the government affairs accumulated at the end of the year, and rushed to Wu country with the help of a little gadget from his old friend's yamen servant when handling cases.

God is indeed beautiful, and it also helped Mei Fu blend into Mu Yunmen's emissary team in a very natural manner.

Mu Yunmen's route didn't go directly to Lian County where King Wu's mansion is located. He decided to take a winding road, from the most difficult mountain road to a small county on the edge, and then went to Wu Wang's mansion after a short detour.

Mei Fu still approves of this strategy in her heart, it seems that Mu Yunmen is also wary of King Wu.

Two days later, in the heavy snowfall, Long Fushi and his party officially set off and entered the country of Wu.

There is a small area in Wu State that belongs to Longji Mountain. Although it is one of the official roads, the road is narrow and sparsely populated, and the road surface is rarely repaired. The condition is not particularly good, so few people choose this road to enter Wu State.

The mountain range is the middle section of the Tumi River. After going through the steep slope of the mountain, the water flow in the middle section of the Tumi River is turbulent and swift. After flowing out of the mountains, it will slow down. Lian County, which is close to the mouth of the sea, is a famous place for salt production.

"Wu Yan", this word is almost as important as coins in the hearts of people in the Yin Dynasty.

As an emperor, how could he be willing to let a clan's king control such resources that are closely related to people's livelihood?But King Wu did it. He has held on to this resource for 30 years.

If this matter is not resolved, it will be like a thorn in the back of the Ninth Five-Year Lord.

They walked along the mountain road for almost a whole day. Just as the sun was sinking, a small village appeared in front of them. It was near the big waterfall and was about to reach the foot of the mountain. It seemed that it was a fishing village.

They wanted to stay overnight tonight, Da Wu, who was disguised by Mei Fu, jumped out of the carriage and walked to a house.

"Knock down!"

Mei Fu knocked on the wooden door, and the gatekeeper was indeed a haggard young woman with a child in her arms.

"The seven of us want to go to Lian County. It's snowing heavily tonight. Can we stay overnight in your village?"

The man said, but the woman turned her eyes around them and shook her head to refuse.

"The slave's family is not headed, so it's not good to let you seven masters stay overnight, why don't you go to another house and ask."

After that, he closed the broken wooden door.

"Da Wu, let's go to another house and ask."

Mu Yunmen in the carriage opened the curtain and said softly when he saw what happened.

But then, they knocked on five doors in a row, and the ones who answered were either women or old women, but they didn't see a strong man.

"Go to the lake and there is old man Dong, he will probably let you stay overnight."

The old woman who finally opened the door pointed to the single room under the waterfall. There was a big mill next to it, which was probably used for grinding lotus powder.When they reached the door of the private room, Mei Fu knocked on the door.

Sure enough, an old man who was in good spirits opened the door and looked suspiciously at the Muyunmen.

"Master, I wonder if we can stay overnight, we will leave tomorrow morning."

Mei Fu said, the old man looked at the few people in front of him, they were well dressed and seemed to have some status, so he nodded in agreement.

A group of people were taken to the mill, where there was a large bunk where several men could squeeze together and still sleep.

"I still have half a pot of hot soup left, and nothing else. The officials will make it up."

Old man Dong said with a lantern in his hand, and wandered back to his room to get the remaining hot soup.

Habayashi untied his knife and put it in the corner, he couldn't help but wonder:

"It's strange that there isn't even a strong man in this village. Except for children and women, the rest are old people."

Mu Yunmen also had doubts in his heart. This village is indeed a little lifeless. The women who opened the door seemed to have lost expectations of life and had no inspiration.

Soon, Old Man Dong came back with a pot of hot soup, and the coachman rushed to pick it up and put it on a wooden box beside him.

"Mr. Dong, do you mind if I ask the village why I didn't see a few strong men?"

When a group of hungry men saw the pot of hot soup, they were like hungry wolves rushing to eat, and each of them took porcelain bowls to fill the soup.Mu Yunmen took the opportunity to ask Old Man Dong in a low voice, the old man's expression flashed with grief, even the wrinkles on his face showed bitterness.

"I see that you should be the officials, to be honest. The water bandits are rampant here. Before that, all the strong men in the village were recruited by the King of Wu to destroy the water bandits' stronghold. As a result... the encirclement and suppression failed, and those who survived They were all missing arms and legs, and most of them didn’t come back.”

Mu Yunmen was a little surprised.

"I heard that the country of Wu is prosperous and the people are peaceful. Although the problem of water thieves has been heard for a long time, is it so serious?"

"Of course, the most famous place for water thieves is Liujinzhai. They are all vicious and vicious. They have existed for at least ten years. The village is getting bigger and bigger, and they are about to stop the convoy to collect tolls. Although His Royal Highness King Wu has repeatedly ordered The militia was recruited to encircle and suppress the water thieves, but except for a few small villages, the effect on Liujin Village was not good."

The master shook his head, looking very painful.

Mei Fu on the side was holding two bowls, and was about to call Mu Yunmen to drink soup, but he happened to stand in a position where he could hear the conversation, and could not utter a word.

"Okay, I will report this question to His Highness King Wu depending on the situation. What do you think?"

Mu Yun said, but the old man seemed to be frightened and shook his head.

"Don't! If His Highness the King of Wu finds out, not only the strong men, but even the youths in our village will use knives to wipe out the water thieves, so what should we do? That would be fatal! My lord!"

"If you don't want to...I don't mention it."

Mu Yunmen agreed, but the doubts in his heart were renewed.

"We can only blame our bad luck. This village is near Liujinzhai. My lord, you should be more careful on the road tomorrow."

While talking, the old man held Mu Yunmen's hand, hesitant to speak.

"Ding! The chance event is coming, you have five breaths to consider whether to trigger it."

"Five, four, three..."

"trigger."

Mu Yunmen responded to Yisha without hesitation. He had a hunch that the chance event would be a gloomy revelation of Wu Guo hiding under the mountain of money and the sea of ​​money.

"Be careful and avoid the salt merchants."

Old man Dong's tone was low and hoarse, and he whispered to Mu Yunmen in a low voice, then bid them farewell and walked back to the house by himself.

Avoid the salt merchants...?What's the meaning?

Mu Yunmen chewed it over and over again, but finally didn't understand what it meant.

"Master Mu, let's eat."

Mei Fu, who listened to everything quietly, pretended to be broken and said to Mu Yunmen, and handed the soup bowl to the other party.