Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Today is the third day for Min Chong to go out. According to the normal speed, they should be able to get home today.But until the lantern was held, they were not seen.Xiao Yu was always an optimistic person, but now he felt a little uneasy. The place to mine clay had to go through Longhu Mountain, and Longhu Mountain was where bandits were entrenched.

The last time Min Chong and Ji Shan went out, they circled Longhu Mountain, and passed by Longhu Mountain when they came back, but they didn't meet bandits.This time, we have to pass through Longhu Mountain back and forth, otherwise the time will be more than doubled.To be on the safe side, Pei Linzhi specially selected a few soldiers with good skills from the soldiers he trained. With their strength, there is no need to worry about encountering a small group of bandits.

Moreover, Min Chong didn't seem to care much about bandits. Xiao Yu didn't know his strength, but he must be pretty good at being the leader of pirates.

Until the end of the evening class, Xiao Yu was still sitting by the fire that had not been completely extinguished, looking out of the yard, hoping that a torch would light up.

Pei Linzhi came over with a basin of water: "Why don't you go to sleep, sir? There are many mosquitoes at night."

Xiao Yu turned to look at him: "You said why haven't they come back today?"

Pei Linzhi immediately knew who he was talking about: "Maybe it was delayed on the road, and I should be able to get home tomorrow."

Xiao Yu let out a long sigh: "I'm always a little uneasy, they are going to pass through Longhu Mountain. Why don't you say Xue Zhao went to suppress the bandits in Longhu Mountain?"

"The terrain of Longhu Mountain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. I am afraid that Xue Zhao will not take the initiative to destroy it." Pei Linzhi said, "If you are worried, I will ride a horse tomorrow to see."

"Okay." Xiao Yu finally moved when he heard this.

Pei Linzhi poured water on the embers, and stretched out his hand to pull Xiao Yu up.

In the middle of the night, Xiao Yu who was sleeping soundly sat up suddenly, panting heavily.Pei Linzhi was always alert, and woke up whenever there was any movement: "Lang Jun, what's the matter?"

Xiao Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in horror: "I had a nightmare. I dreamed that those who went to dig clay were injured and bloody. They were still asking me for help. They won't really encounter it." Bandits, right?"

Pei Linzhi raised his hand and caressed his back: "This is just a dream of the gentleman, it's not real. Min Chong has been a pirate for so many years, his skills are definitely not bad, I'm afraid he won't be much worse than me. The other people's skills They are no worse than ordinary bandits, and there will be no problem in keeping their lives alive."

"Really?" Xiao Yu was skeptical, "I hope so." He was worried that those people would be reluctant to part with a few cows, and would risk their lives for a few cows and people.

Pei Linzhi said: "Really, sir, don't worry. It's still early, sir, please sleep a little longer."

Naturally, Xiao Yu couldn't fall asleep, and said: "Even if they are fine this time, these bandits still have to be wiped out, and keeping them is always a safety hazard. In the future, we will go to fetch soil and pass by Longhu Mountain frequently. The thieves are entrenched there, and the people of one side suffer greatly from it."

"Then suppress them, and discuss it with Xue Zhao later." Pei Linzhi said.

Xiao Yu couldn't fall asleep, so Pei Linzhi stayed with him and talked about other things to distract him, mostly about the past.Rather, it gave Xiao Yu a deeper impression. He learned about the situation of the original owner, and he also knew a lot about the situation in Beijing. Where there are interests, there are fights, not to mention where the power is most concentrated.

Listening to Xiao Yu, he felt that he was lucky to be demoted here. If he stayed in the capital, he would have died countless times. It would be more in line with his pursuit to be a Tian family man who has nothing to do with the world.

After the rooster crowed three times, Xiao Yu and Pei Linzhi got up, and Pei Linzhi said, "I'm going out now, and I'll take a look along the way."

Xiao Yu said: "But you don't know the way, will you miss it?"

Pei Linzhi said: "They have four ox carts, and they can only take the widest road. It should not be easy to miss. I will wait for them near Longhu Mountain."

"Then you must be careful yourself. Two fists are no match for four hands." Xiao Yu said.

"I will. I have a horse. I'll bring a bow and arrow. It won't be a problem." Pei Linzhi said that he had already lent his sword to Min Chong to take him out.

Xiao Yu hurriedly gave him the dagger under the pillow: "Then you also take this with you."

Before dawn, Pei Linzhi galloped out of the house and disappeared into the night before dawn. Xiao Yu looked at the direction in which he disappeared, and secretly prayed in his heart that everyone must be safe.

Early in the morning, the young people who practiced gathered together. They didn't see Pei Linzhi, so they sent someone to invite him. Xiao Yu said, "Mr. Pei Lang went to pick up Jishan and the others early this morning. You can train yourself. Siming, You are in charge of leading the team today."

The young man named Siming nodded: "Yes, Xiao Langjun, I'm going to tell everyone."

Although Pei Linzhi is not at home, there is no shortage of training that should be done. These young people are very self-disciplined.

Since getting up in the morning, Xiao Yu has been absent-minded. He tried his best to finish the class for everyone. As soon as he stepped out of the threshold, he saw the team of ox carts slowly entering the gate.

Xiao Yu excitedly ran up to greet him: "Min Dangjia, you guys are back, let Rin Zhi go—are you injured?"

As he got closer, Xiao Yu realized that everyone was covered in beauties, their clothes were ragged, and their expressions were tired, including Min Chong: "Why don't you see Haisheng?"

When Ji Shan saw Xiao Yu, his eyes turned red immediately: "We met a bandit from Longhu Mountain. Haisheng was seriously injured. Mr. Pei Lang sent him to the city to find a doctor. We also lost a cow."

Xiao Yu's mind went blank for a moment, and the thing he was most worried about happened: "Is Haisheng okay? Is the injury serious?"

Min Chong shook his head: "I don't know for now."

Xiao Yu could hardly stand still, and Ji Hai behind him quickly reached out to support him, Xiao Yu said, "Ji Hai, go to the city quickly, find Huichun Hall, find your master and Haisheng, and send money there. Then come back and tell us the details."

"Yes, sir." Ji Hai quickly agreed.

Xiao Yu said again: "Master Min, you are also injured, do you need to see a doctor?"

Min Chong shook his head: "We are not seriously injured, so we don't need to see a doctor."

Xiao Yu opened his purse, took out a silver ingot, and handed it to Ji Hai: "Let the doctor grab some trauma medicine, and give it to your brother and Master Min."

"Got it." Ji Hai took the silver ingot and ran away.

Haisheng was seriously injured, and his life and death were uncertain.I went to four cows, but only three came back, and I couldn't even pull back the car, which can be described as a heavy loss.Xiao Yu suppressed the discomfort in his heart: "Everyone is suffering, please go into the house and have a good rest."

The morale of the people who went to pull the soil was low. They usually train with Pei Linzhi and feel that they are pretty good, but they have never been in actual combat. If you are not careful, you will risk your life.

Xiao Yu quickly got a rough idea from Ji Shan.Yesterday afternoon, the cattle caravan passed by Longhu Mountain. They originally planned to rush back overnight, but when they were resting and grazing the cattle, something happened. Haisheng’s cattle fought with a cattle from another village, and suddenly ran away like crazy. up.

Cows are the most valuable property of ordinary people. If a cow is lost, it is natural to find it back.Min Chong had no choice but to change his plan, rest in the nearest village, and go hunting for cattle with Haisheng.

It was not until after dark that Min Chong and Hai Sheng found the cow.Once it got dark, the cows refused to leave, and they had to wait until dawn before leaving.

Who knew that the bandits from Longhu Mountain would attack and harass the village that night, and there were quite a few of them.At the beginning of the year, the pirates attacked the city and were wiped out by the officers and soldiers, which frightened the bandits. In the past six months, they have never dared to commit major crimes, but the bandits have nothing to do with production, but also have to eat. Naturally, they can only rob the nearby villages around Longhu Mountain.Unfortunately, I arrived at the village where Min Chong and his party stayed overnight last night.

The ox carts they drove naturally became the biggest targets, but how could Min Chong obediently give up the ox carts.Min Chong is a bold man with great art skills, he is not afraid of bandits at all, and he has not lost the slightest advantage in fighting bandits.

But Haisheng's cow was scalded by the bandit's torch and frightened, he broke free from the rein and rushed out again. Seeing the cow running away, Haisheng wanted to go to the cow. The screams made the few people who had been fighting bravely under the leadership of Min Chong lose their positions. Two people rescued Haisheng desperately, but they also died.

Relying on his own strength, Min Chong led a few people to confront the bandits and guard the remaining three cows.The bandits also saw that they were isolated and helpless, because no one in the village came to help these passers-by, so they planned to snatch the ox carts after Min Chong was exhausted.

If Pei Rinzhi hadn't arrived, Min Chong and his party would have confessed to be there last night.

Min Chong said wearily: "When Pei Langjun comes back, I will go hunting for cattle with him, and bring the cart back by the way."

Seeing his tired face, Xiao Yu must have not closed his eyes last night, so he said: "Forget about the cattle and carts, eat and go to bed quickly. I'll cook for you, sit down and rest for a while, and you'll be fine soon." .” He said and ran to the kitchen.

Min Chong unloaded the ox cart and asked Dayong to take the ox to feed the grass.

The lady of the Wu family was weaving at first, when she saw the man came back, she walked into the kitchen quickly: "Mr. Wang, what do you want to cook?"

"It's too time-consuming to cook. Let's have lunch together later. I'll cook a few eggs for them to fill their stomachs first." Xiao Yu took out a dozen eggs from the egg basket and boiled them in sugar water. If there was no sugar, he used honey instead.

The eggs were laid by the batch of chicks raised last year. Of the [-] chicks, [-] survived in the end, including [-] pullets, which have already started to lay eggs. They can pick up several eggs every day and save them for a few days. , Each person can get a boiled egg.Xiao Yu planned to hatch some chicks when the hens were brooding, at least to ensure that the family was self-sufficient in eggs.

Min Chong and the others ate three honey water eggs each, and then went to rest.While making lunch, Xiao Yu was thinking about Lin Haisheng, hoping that nothing would happen to Haisheng. He could compensate for the loss of the cow, but if the man was lost, no amount of money would pay for it.

Lin Haisheng's parents heard the news soon, and they came to the door crying and begging their son for a cow.

Xiao Yu couldn't say how uncomfortable he was: "Master, Ma'am, I'm sorry, this is really not what I want to see. Haisheng is still in the city for treatment. How about it? I'll know when Pei Langjun and Jihai come back. As for you The cows at home will definitely not let you suffer losses, and I will definitely compensate you."

Several village women who accompanied them also comforted Lin's mother, and Lin's crying gradually stopped, but she had no intention of going home, and had to wait here for news of her son.

While Xiao Yu was cooking, he took time to talk with Mother Lin.When lunch was almost ready, Ji Hai came back, and he rushed into the kitchen like a gust of wind: "Mr. Lang!" Then he put his hands on his knees, bent over and panted heavily.

Ji Hai's head was covered with sweat, and he seemed to have run back and forth, Xiao Yu hurriedly asked, "Ji Hai, how is it?"

Ji Hai took a few breaths and said, "Brother Haisheng is not dead, he didn't hurt his vitals, but he lost a lot of blood and his body is very weak. The doctor told him to lie down in the hospital for two days."

Xiao Yu said: "That's great. Aunt Lin, Haisheng is fine, so you can rest assured that I will pay for his medical treatment. I will definitely pay for your cattle as well."

Mother Lin clasped her hands together: "Thank God, it's fine. Can we go and see Haisheng?"

Xiao Yu said: "Okay, let's eat first. After eating, I will accompany you to the city to see the sea creatures. Let's eat at my house. We are going to eat too."

After eating, Xiao Yu and Father Lin went into the city together.It will be May soon, and Yazhou has completely entered the midsummer. The afternoon sun makes people's eyes black and the top of their heads hot.

Ji Hai was reluctant to let Xiao Yu go to bask in the sun, and suggested that he go with Haisheng's father, but Xiao Yu also wanted to know the specific situation of Haisheng. Shouldn't it?

Ji Hai had no choice but to pick a banana leaf for Xiao Yu to put on his head to block the scorching sun.

When Pei Linzhi saw Xiao Yu, he was obviously very surprised: "Mr. Lang, why are you here?"

Xiao Yu said, "I'm worried about Haisheng, come and have a look."

Lin Haisheng had several wounds on his body, but luckily none of them hurt his vitals, except he lost a lot of blood.At the moment, he was lying on the hospital bed where Pei Linzhi used to lie, his face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and he was already asleep.

Father Lin wiped his tears when he saw his son like this, Xiao Yu had no choice but to comfort him, and went to the doctor to confirm that his life was not in danger, so that Father Lin could relax.

Father Lin decided to stay and take care of his son, Xiao Yu asked the shopkeeper of the clinic to take care of Father Lin more, and then left with Pei Linzhi and Ji Hai.

After leaving the clinic, Pei Linzhi said, "Mr. Lang, I want to go to Xue Zhao now."

"I'll go with you." Xiao Yu said.

The three went to the Governor's Mansion, Ji Hai took care of the horse outside, Xiao Yu and Pei Linzhi went directly to the Governor's Mansion.Xue Zhao only met Xiao Yu once, and in order to avoid suspicion, Xiao Yu never took the initiative to find Xue Zhao. After all, a deposed prince often interacts with a local governor who holds military power, so it is easy to attract people's suspicion.

Even though the other party is already an abolished prince, he is also the son of the emperor, Xue Zhao is still very polite to Xiao Yu: "What wind brought you here?"

Xiao Yu said straight to the point: "Master Xue, I'm here to report the crime."

"Report to the police? You mean to report to the official? Then you should go to the county magistrate, Mr. Yao." Xue Zhao said.

Xiao Yu said: "A villager in our village was robbed by bandits near Longhu Mountain. He lost a cow and almost lost his life. He is lying unconscious in the hospital right now. The mountain of Longhu Mountain Do the thieves belong to Master Xue or Master Yao?"

Xue Zhao laughed sarcastically: "Of course it's up to me."

Pei Linzhi folded his arms: "When will Lord Xue plan to suppress the bandits?"

Xue Zhao showed embarrassment: "Please sit down, both of you. It's not because I don't want to destroy the bandit, but because the bandit is too cunning and difficult to catch. As a boss, I should also be considerate of the lives of soldiers."

Xiao Yu frowned: "Does that mean that the lives of the common people are not worthy of sympathy? You must know that you can live the life you are living now because the common people support you, including those soldiers."

Xue Zhao was at a loss for words for a while, and continued to laugh: "Your Majesty doesn't know, the bandits are not only bandits now, they have also teamed up with the natives of Longhu Mountain. The three caves of the cunning rabbit are really powerless."

This is the first time for Xiao Yu to know this information: "The bandits join forces with the natives? Don't the bandits rob the natives?"

Xue Zhao said: "Bandits can't beat the aborigines. Those aborigines are uneducated, they are enemies of the government, and they have never been willing to pay food and taxes."

As soon as Xiao Yu heard it, he knew the general idea. The aborigines have lived on this land for generations, and they probably didn't know that the land they lived in was already the land of Da'an, or that they didn't recognize that there was still an owner on their land. , They are self-sufficient, and they are not willing to obediently hand over the food they have worked so hard to grow to others.For them, the government is no different from robbers.

Xiao Yu frowned: "This is a bit tricky, but if this bandit is not eliminated, there will be no peace in Yazhou. Is there anyone who understands the situation of the indigenous people?"

Xue Zhao said: "Yes. There is a catcher in the government office who knows the situation of the aborigines like the palm of his hand. I ordered someone to ask him to come and explain to Mr. Lang." He immediately asked his servant to call the catcher named Yang Ying to come. .

Xue Zhao said: "Your Majesty and Young Master, please sit down and drink tea, drink tea. This tea is from Yuezhou, and it is not easy to get it in Yazhou."

Xiao Yu was not too polite. He picked it up and looked at it, but he couldn't drink it anymore, because it was powdered tea, that is, the tea leaves were ground into fine powder and brewed, and the tea leaves were drunk together, which was different from the later brewing method.Xiao Yu reluctantly took a sip, the taste was bitter, and he put it down.

After waiting for more than a quarter of an hour, the local police officer finally arrived, and Xiao Yu directly asked about the situation of the locals in Longhu Mountain.

Yang Ying knew everything. The natives called themselves Sai people, and they lived scattered in various parts of Yazhou, near the seaside plain. People's information is blocked, and the folk customs are more sturdy, and they don't accept discipline.

The Sai people in Longhu Mountain are not far from the state city, and they are not completely uneducated. They used to pay food, but after the death of the previous patriarch and his son's succession, he refused to pay food from the government. Taxes were all thrown out, and no one dared to go there afterwards.

Xiao Yu asked, "What can the government do?"

Xue Zhao shook his head: "They live in the deep mountains, the terrain is dangerous, and they are good at making poison. After being hit by their poisonous arrows, they can't move for a few days. They are self-sufficient and can live in the mountains all their lives without needing to come out."

Xiao Yu smiled wryly, there was no need to come out, but he would never try to improve, he could only be a primitive man forever.

Xiao Yu said, "Since they can be self-sufficient, why are they working together with bandits?"

Yang Ying said: "I heard that last year the bandit leader married a woman from the Jumo tribe, so the two families became a family."

"It turned out to be a marriage." Xiao Yu pondered for a moment, "From this point of view, the Sai people did not rob their houses, so why not think of a way to break through here, cut off the connection with the bandits, and then trap the bandits in the stronghold and surround them With water and food running out, I don't think we will have many casualties."