The sky was just getting bright, and a ray of dawn lit up, dividing the sky from the earth. On the desolate official road, a team came slowly from far to near.

It was a team of merchants, with more than a hundred powerful guards escorting five carriages. On each carriage were two large mahogany boxes piled randomly, with the word "Yin" written on the corner of the box. Anyone could look at it.

Everyone knows that this caravan is related to the Yin family.

On the territory of Jizhou, the Yin family could walk sideways.

Therefore, these soldiers disguised as ordinary guards were escorting thousands of taels of gold. They did not look very nervous. They were all beaming with joy. Some of them had wine bottles hanging on their waists. They grabbed the wine bottles and took a sip at will.

I thought about the generous reward I could get from this trip.

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

The twenty guards and thirty-five bandits were less than half the number of the guards. Therefore, they did not intend to fight head-on. They were divided into two teams. The bandits were waiting for orders behind the boulders on the roadside, while the twenty guards,

Then he drew the bowstring fully and aimed secretly.

As the procession passed by unconsciously, bows and arrows were fired——

The sudden arrow pierced the guard's throat neatly and resolutely, leaving behind twenty dead bodies in the blink of an eye. The remaining guards realized that the intruder was evil, and immediately drew their swords and used the box to shield themselves from hidden arrows. The leader

The person shouted loudly: "Who is it? You dare to rob the Yin family's goods?!"

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. Another burst of sound was heard, and twenty more of the remaining guards fell.

There is no case of false hair and an arrow piercing the throat.

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

The leader then became panicked: "No, they are not bandits!" He said sternly: "Go back and report immediately!"

Before he finished speaking, a man galloped away on his horse in the direction of Jizhou City. However, as soon as he ran a few tens of meters, a sharp arrow from behind shot straight into his back as if it had an eye. The guard who reported the news was in pain.

He fell to the ground from his horse.

At this moment, a crisp bird song came from the air.

As if this was a signal, the bandits hiding in the boulder rushed out with knives and fought with the panicked guards.

The leader deflected the knife and looked at the bandits who had no plan and relied on brute force to kill people. He murmured: "No, no." Those who fired arrows in secret were precise in their arrow skills. They were obviously different from these fierce but unorganized people.

The bandits are not the same way, but if they are not bandits, where did these people come from?

Before he could figure it out, an arrow secretly hit him directly in the back of his heart...

The secret guards and bandits joined forces and spent two-quarters of an hour to eliminate the guards. After that, the secret guards drove the carriage to a remote place and ordered the bandits to guard the perimeter and collect the boxes of stones that had been prepared long ago.

They exchanged the gold with each other, and then they split into two groups. The secret guard took a few boxes of inconspicuous gold, and the bandit took the stones pulled by the carriage, and they split up to find places to hide...

…

In Jizhou City, Yin Chengwu didn't wait for the team transporting gold to arrive. He frowned and said: "Send someone to check if there is something wrong on the road."

The subordinate standing next to him said: "Is it possible that there is still someone who dares to touch the Yin family's goods on the border of Jizhou? Don't worry, brother-in-law, I have made all arrangements and nothing will happen."

"I've said it many times, don't take everything lightly."

Yin Chengwu glanced at the other person displeased. This man was his wife's brother. He supported the other party for his wife's sake, but he didn't expect that his work would be so unreliable.

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

It takes two hours to get from Zhouju Town to Jizhou City by horseback.

Two hours later, Yin Chengwu did not wait for the caravan transporting gold. He only waited for his subordinates who were frightened: "My lord, something is wrong! The caravan has been robbed!"

Yin Chengwu's heart sank, and he felt that the dust had settled as expected. He glanced at his brother-in-law coldly, and led his subordinates to the camp. The gloomy words came from far away: "Send someone to search for me! To the outside world,

Said the treasure was robbed..."

Ye Yunting waited in the study until the afternoon, when the secret guard who had inquired about the news finally returned.

"How's it going outside?"

"The Yin family has begun to send officers and soldiers to conduct a large-scale search. They only say that the treasures in the family have been robbed. Should we take shelter temporarily?"

Although the location of this cottage is hidden, it is still possible to find it if the Yin family conducts a large-scale search.

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

It was cold and freezing, and there were many people in the village. It was not easy to take people away without leaving any traces. Changing places rashly at this juncture would only attract attention. And this matter happened because of them. If he...

After leaving, if the officers and soldiers find this place, the Yin family will never let them live given their current hatred for the bandits.

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

Seeing what he said, the secret guard stopped trying to persuade him and just said: "The 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 are several old people sweeping snow, and there are young children holding snowdrifts and having snowball fights. There are also a few women sitting under the eaves, sewing clothes... After the new owner came to the village, their lives have improved a lot.

, had enough food and clothing, and were not oppressed, so everyone was very grateful to Ye Yunting and scrambled to do what they could.

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

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

"What is the prince looking at?"

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

Li Fengqi laughed, but did not answer. He ordered: "Have the arrangements been made?"

"Already arranged? Do you have to wait for another half day?"

They are now in Weizhou, and if they take another step forward, they will reach Jizhou. And Zhouju Town is only forty or fifty miles away.

The two states had always been at peace with each other before, but now that they wanted to take action, they naturally had to find a reason.

The reason for searching for Wu Geng was that there was a fugitive who had escaped to Zhouju Town. They chased him as soon as he "escaped", which was a bit too obvious, so he thought about delaying it for half a day.

"No need, I'm just looking for an excuse." Li Fengqi smiled and led 20,000 people towards Zhouju Town.

Not only did he want to capture Zhougouzhen, he also wanted to personally welcome his princess home.

…

When Li Fengqi led his troops to kill, there was also a riot in the stone mines of Zhouju Town.

Maybe it's because there are many young and middle-aged miners, and there are always some people who are unwilling to spend their whole lives mining here. Every now and then, people will gather in crowds to cause trouble. Even though they were suppressed every time, there are always people who don't learn well.

This time there was a commotion, but the officers and soldiers in charge of mine defense 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, everyone will naturally be safe.

However, this time it was different from before. As soon as the guard went out with the knife, he was hit on the head by a stone and fell straight to the ground. The two secret guards who had mixed in said: "Took their weapons, brothers."

Follow me and fight out!"

The young men at the mine shouted in response to the secret guard's words. Those who had knives took their knives, and those who didn't held up sharpened stone edges and charged out menacingly.

This is not the first riot in the mine, but it is definitely the largest riot. Except for the numb miners who have been tortured or the really timid miners, everyone else participated in it. They were under the control of two secret guards.

Under his leadership, he easily broke through the mine's defenses.

While they were cheering happily, they saw a group of officers and soldiers coming on horseback and surrounding everyone.

The leader was the garrison commander in the town. He looked at the group of miners rushing out and said harshly: "Now go back and work obediently, and I can spare your life."

The miners who escaped looked at each other for a long time, and finally someone cursed: "Bah! Grandpa's life is here, and he will never dig the Laoshizi Mine again!"

They all signed up to join the army. Although they only had ten taels of silver, they also had great ambitions to make contributions. But they didn't want to be locked up in the mine and work day and night as soon as they signed up.

The working animals must be well fed and fed, but they are not even as good as livestock in the mines!

Those ten taels of silver are not rewards for joining the army. They are clearly money to buy your life!

Many people were simmering with anger and hated the Yin family to the core. Now being incited by the person who spoke first, everyone put on a desperate posture.

When the commander saw that there were so many of them and they looked like they were desperate, he looked a little embarrassed.

There are so many people. If we kill them all, it will not be easy to explain. Moreover, there is still a shortage of people in the mine. If we kill them all, where will we find people to work?

While he was hesitating, he heard another rumble of horse hooves behind him, and even the ground shook slightly, which was enough to see the huge number of people.

"It seems that I have come at the wrong time." Li Fengqi took the lead, with 20,000 Xuanjia troops following him in unison.

The commander was startled when he saw Li Fengqi, and was even more shocked when he found that he was sitting upright on his horse. Then he looked at the vast army behind him and began to stammer: "King Yongyong Yongan, I don't know... why your Majesty came here.

"

Li Fengqi smiled casually, but did not use the previous excuse. Instead, he pointed at the group of miners and said, "I heard that there are officials oppressing the people here, and I came here to eliminate the harm to the people."

Commander:......

Could this excuse be more perfunctory?

"This..." The commander's face turned into a twist: "I'm afraid this is against the rules, isn't it?" He slightly emphasized his tone, "This is Jizhou."

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

But Li Fengqi replied seriously: "It doesn't matter, Zhougouzhen will return to Weizhou soon."
To be continued...