Chongxi [rebirth]

The sky is just dawning, and a ray of dawn lights up, dividing the sky and the earth.On the desolate official road, a team came slowly from far to near.

It was a merchant team, with more than a hundred powerful guards escorting five carriages. On each carriage were two large mahogany boxes randomly piled up. The word "Yin" was stamped on one corner of the boxes. Everyone knows that this caravan is related to the Yin family.

On the boundary of Jizhou, the Yin family can walk sideways.

Therefore, these soldiers disguised as ordinary guards escorted tens of thousands of taels of gold. They didn't see how nervous their expressions were, and they were beaming on every face. Thinking of the generous rewards that can be obtained on this trip.

What they didn't know was that someone had already been waiting for them for a long time behind the stones in the forest on both sides of the official road.

Twenty guards plus 35 bandits are half the number of guards.So they don't intend to head-to-head.They were divided into two teams, the bandits were waiting for orders behind the boulders on the side of the road, while the twenty guards drew their bowstrings and aimed secretly.

When the team passed by unconsciously, the bows and arrows were fired——

The sudden arrow pierced the guard's throat sharply and decisively, leaving behind twenty dead bodies in the blink of an eye.The rest of the guards realized that the visitor was not good, so they immediately drew their swords and used the box to cover their bodies and avoid back arrows.The leader shouted loudly: "Who? Dare to grab the goods of the Yin family?!"

The leader thought he had met bandits, and wanted to use the name of the Yin family to scare them away.

However, no one responded on the wide official road, and there was another sound of breaking through the air, and the remaining 20 guards fell down.

There are no false shots, and the arrow pierces the throat.

Even trained archers in the army may not be so accurate.

The leader panicked: "No, they are not bandits!" He said sharply, "Report immediately!"

Before the words were finished, someone rode his horse and galloped in the direction of Jizhou City.However, as soon as he ran tens of meters, a sharp arrow behind him shot straight at his back as if he had eyes, and the guard who reported the news fell to the ground immediately in pain.

At this moment, there was a crisp bird song in the air.

This seemed to be a signal, and the bandits who were hiding in the boulder rushed out holding their knives and fought with the panicked guards.

The leader blocked the knife, looked at those bandits killing people with brute force, and murmured: "No, no." The bandits here are not the same way, but if it weren't for the bandits, where did these people come from now?

Before he could figure it out, a feathered arrow shot straight at the back of his heart...

The hidden guards and bandits teamed up, and it took two quarters of an hour to clear the guards. Afterwards, the dark guards drove the carriage to a remote place, and ordered the bandits to guard the periphery, and packed boxes of stones that had been prepared long ago. After swapping the bag with gold, they split up into two groups. The secret guard brought a few boxes of unremarkable gold, and the bandit took the stone pulled by the carriage, and they split up to find a place to hide...

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In the city of Jizhou, Yin Chengwu didn't wait for the gold delivery team to arrive. He frowned and said, "Send someone to check, don't let something go wrong on the road."

The subordinate standing next to him said: "On the border of Jizhou, is it possible that there are still people who dare to touch the goods of the Yin family? Brother-in-law, don't worry, I have made all the arrangements, and nothing will happen."

"How many times have I said, don't take things lightly."

Yin Chengwu glanced at the other party with displeasure, this man was his wife's brother.He supported her for his wife's sake, but he didn't expect that things would be so unreliable.

He faintly felt that something was wrong, and insisted on sending someone to investigate.

From Zhouju Town to Jizhou City, it takes two hours to go back and forth on a fast horse.

Two hours later, Yin Chengwu did not wait for the gold caravan, but only waited for his frightened subordinates: "Master, it's not good! The caravan was robbed!"

Yin Chengwu's heart sank, and he felt as if the dust had settled. He glanced at his brother-in-law coldly, and led his subordinates down to the camp. A gloomy voice came from afar: "Send someone to search for me! Said that the treasure was robbed..."

Ye Yunting waited in the study until the afternoon, when the secret guard who was inquiring about the news finally came back.

"How is it outside?"

"The Yin family has already sent officers and soldiers to search and arrest them. They only say that the treasures of the family have been robbed. Shall we take refuge temporarily?"

Although the location of this cottage is hidden, it is still possible to find it if the Yin family searches for it.

Ye Yunting pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "We can go, but we can't leave the old and weak women and children in the village behind."

It's freezing cold, and there are so many people in the village, it's not easy to take people away without leaving a trace. Changing places rashly at this juncture will attract attention instead.And this matter started because of them, if he left, if the officers and soldiers found this place, given the Yin family's current hatred for bandits, they would never be left alive.

"Let's stay here and take a gamble to see whether the Yin family moves faster or the prince's speed."

Seeing what he said, the dark guard stopped persuading him, and only said: "Then this subordinate will continue to inquire about the news."

After the people left, Ye Yunting just left the study.

In the center of the square, there were a few elderly people sweeping snow, and young children holding snowdrifts and having snowball fights.There are still a few women sitting under the eaves sewing clothes... After the new village owner came to the village, their lives have improved a lot, they have enough food and clothing, and they are not bullied, so everyone is very grateful to Ye Yunting and strives for it. Rush to do what you can.

Ye Yunting smiled at them, walked to the gate of the village with his hands behind his back, looked across the winding path, and looked into the distance.

Calculating the distance, Li Fengqi should arrive at about this time.

"What is the prince looking at?"

Wu Geng followed Li Fengqi, followed his gaze to the distance, but saw nothing.

Li Fengqi laughed, but didn't answer, and asked: "Is it arranged?"

"Arranged? Do you have to wait another half a day?"

They are now in the territory of Weizhou, as long as they take another step forward, they will reach the territory of Jizhou.And Zhouju Town is only forty or fifty miles away from here.

Previously, the two states had been peaceful and peaceful, but now they wanted to do something, so naturally they had to find a reason.

The reason for Wu Geng's search was that a fugitive escaped to Zhouju Town.As soon as this person "escaped", they chased after him. It was unavoidably too obvious, so he thought about whether he should delay for half a day.

"No need, I'm just looking for an excuse." Li Fengqi smiled and galloped towards Zhouju Town with 2 people.

Not only did he want to conquer Zhouju Town, but he also wanted to welcome his princess back home.

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And when Li Fengqi led his troops to kill, there was also a riot in the quarry in Zhouju Town.

It may be that there are many young and strong miners. There are always some people who are unwilling to mine here for the rest of their lives. Every now and then, some people will gather a crowd to make trouble. They are obviously suppressed every time, but there are always some people who do not behave well.

This time, the officers and soldiers responsible for the defense of the mine did not take it seriously.As usual, he notified his colleagues and drew his sword to quell the chaos.

As long as a few people die, they will all be safe.

However, this time was different from the previous ones. As soon as the guard went out with a knife, his head was smashed by a stone, and he fell straight to the ground.Seeing this, the two hidden guards who sneaked in said, "Take their weapons, brothers follow me and fight out!"

The young men in the mine yelled following the words of the hidden guards, those with knives took knives, those without knives held up sharpened stone edges, and rushed out aggressively.

This is not the first riot in the mine, but it is definitely the largest riot.Except for the numb who have been tortured, or the really timid miners, everyone else is involved.Led by two hidden guards, they easily broke through the mine's defenses.

When they were cheering happily, they saw a group of officers and soldiers coming on horseback and surrounded them.

The leader was the commander of the town's garrison. He looked at the group of miners rushing out and said harshly, "Now go back and work obediently. I can save your lives."

The escaped miners looked at each other for a while, and finally someone scolded: "Damn! Grandpa's life is here today, and he won't dig Laoshizi Mine again!"

They all signed up to join the army at the beginning. Although it was only ten taels of silver, they also had great ambitions to make contributions.But I don't want to be imprisoned in this mine to work day and night as soon as I finish my registration. The livestock working at home have to eat and drink for food, but they are not even as good as livestock in the mine!

That ten taels of silver is not reward silver for joining the army, it is clearly money for life!

Many people held back their anger, and even hated the Yin family.Now being instigated by the first person to speak, everyone put on a desperate posture.

Seeing that there were so many of them and they looked desperate, the leader felt a little embarrassed.

If so many people were killed, it would be difficult to explain.And there is still a shortage of people in the mine. If they are all killed, where can they find people to work?

He was hesitating, but he heard the sound of rumbling horseshoes behind him, and even the ground trembled slightly, which was enough to see the number of people.

"It seems that this king came at an inopportune time." Li Fengqi took the lead, and the [-] Xuanjia troops followed behind him.

The commander was startled when he saw Li Fengqi, and even more startled when he found that he was sitting upright on the horse, and then he looked at the black army behind him, and began to stammer: "King Yongyong Yongan, I don't know... why you are here. "

Li Fengqi smiled casually, but did not use the previous excuse, but pointed to the group of miners and said: "I heard that there are officials here who oppress the people, and they are here to eliminate harm for the people."

Commander: ...

Can this excuse be more perfunctory?

"This..." The commander's face was twisted into a twist: "I'm afraid this is against the rules?" He slightly emphasized his tone, "This is Jizhou."

The implication is that there is no need for King Yong'an to intervene in the affairs of Jizhou.

But Li Fengqi replied seriously: "It doesn't matter, Zhouju Town will soon belong to Weizhou."

After finishing speaking, he raised his chin towards the group of stunned miners: "What are you doing in a daze, and you will avenge yourself. Anyone who survives can join our Northern Xinjiang Army!"

As soon as this remark came out, the miners became agitated.

Who doesn't know the name of Yong'an Wang?Now he said that the officials of Zhouju town oppressed the people, obviously they came to stand up for them!

The young and energetic men were so imposing that they stopped retreating and surrounded the commander...

It couldn't be easier to win Zhouju Town.

Zhouju Town is a remote town, located on the edge of Jizhou, at the junction of Jizhou, Luzhou and Weizhou. If a gold mine hadn't been discovered, it would have been a remote town that no one cares about.Therefore, there is no military force in the town, and the people are not too many.

It was heard that King Yong'an personally led the troops, no one even panicked and resisted, they just hid at home and peeked in fear.

Li Fengqi ordered people to take over the town's yamen, and then sent people to surround the town and unilaterally included it in the Weizhou area.As for the "stone mine" on the bright side, it naturally belongs to Weizhou.

After spending half a day planning the defense of the town, Li Fengqi handed over Zhouju Town to the deputy general. He brought [-] soldiers and a falcon, and went deep into Jizhou in light clothes, heading for the stockade.

At this time, martial law was everywhere in the city of Jizhou.

A large number of soldiers set off from the camp outside the city, and spread a net in the direction of Zhouju Town to search and arrest.

The news about Zhouju Town was deliberately cut off, and now the city of Jizhou still does not know that something happened to Zhouju Town.

Yin Chengwu was sitting in the camp, his face was dark. The subordinates who returned to him were panicked, but they still bit the bullet and said: "Those bandits ran away, and five carts of gold were exchanged for stones."

"With so much gold, they won't be able to escape far. Then send people to search!" Yin Chengwu didn't feel sorry for the ten thousand taels of gold.What he was really worried about was that the person who did it was not a bandit.Instead, other forces are tempting under the cover of bandits.

If the news about the gold mine has been leaked, causing others to worry about it, then he has to change his plan and send heavy defenders to protect Zhouju Town and the gold mine.

***

The sky has gradually dimmed, and snowflakes like goose feathers are floating again.

Ye Yunting stood in front of the cottage for a long time, but the wolf king disappeared, and the falcon landed on the watchtower, flapping its wings and circling in the air from time to time.

Although Ye Wang didn't understand what he was waiting for, but he also realized the seriousness of the atmosphere, stood beside him with his lips pursed, and followed him to look out of the village.

About half an hour later, the hidden guard who was watching at the bottom of the mountain hurried back covered in snow and said, "Those officers and soldiers have already gone to the mountain, and I'm afraid they will find the village soon. Princess, we have to retreat."

This stockade can't hide for long, and if it doesn't withdraw, I'm afraid it will be caught in the urn.

Ye Yunting looked up at the sky, pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "Notify the people in the village to hide in the mountains together, we just need to wait until the prince arrives."

He counted the time, if all goes well, Li Fengqi will almost take down Zhouju Town.He originally wanted to stay in the village and wait for him to come, but he didn't expect the Yin family to move one step faster.

The dark guard was about to notify the people in the village, but he heard the long cry of a falcon from the sky. Ah Qing, who had landed on the watchtower, heard the sound, raised his head and responded loudly, then flapped his wings, and headed north fly away.

After a while, it brought back a Saker that looked exactly like itself.

Two Sakers landed side by side on the watchtower, turning their heads and grooming each other's wings affectionately.

Ye Yunting looked at the other Saker, his eyes shone slightly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up: "It seems that we don't have to hide."

He remembered that Li Fengqi once told him that Zhu Wen raised a falcon, and Ah Qing was a brother.Now that Ah Qing's brother appeared, it was obvious that Li Fengqi had arrived.