In the earth-slanting temple at the foot of the hillside, a figure walked back and forth, rubbing his hands and talking to himself.
The guard next to him and the two pretty maids accompanying him to serve tea lowered their heads and did not speak.
After a long time, there was movement in the earthen courtyard outside the house.
Without waiting for his subordinates to come in and report, the Marquis of Jing'an rushed out.
"How is it? Have you found it?" Marquis Jing'an asked hurriedly.
Lieutenant Lin got off his horse, called "Master Hou" and shook his head: "Not yet."
"Trash!" Marquis Jing'an rolled his sleeves angrily, "What use are you to me? I can't even find a bird!"
"Master Marquis, don't worry," Captain Lin said, "There are still seventeen arrows that have not been found. It may be on those seventeen birds. Just don't let them fly out."
Marquis Jing'an frowned and thought for a while, but still felt uneasy: "No, no." He raised his head, "I can't sleep well if I don't see that note. You must find it for me. If you can't find the first person to die,
It’s you!”
"But Lord Marquis, there are many rivers and deep streams in the mountains. If the bird falls into them, then we..."
"I don't care!" Marquis Jingan roared angrily, "You must find it for me! You must!"
The Tutu Temple is located outside Hedao Village, with eight villages nearby, rich in fish and rice.
Although there are few people in the area outside the village, several villagers not far away can still hear the shouts of Marquis Jing'an.
An hour later, the roar reached Xitao Town.
"Hahaha!" A young man in his twenties laughed so hard that he almost burst into tears, "He really went to shoot birds?"
"Yes, he sent more than 300 people there, and the official road leading to Shoushi in Panzhou was also blocked by him." said the subordinate who rode back on horseback.
"Hahaha, I can't do it anymore, this Tao Daizhuo, hahahaha..." The man laughed so hard that he raised his hand to wipe his tears.
The maids in the narrator also laughed.
"I feel sorry for those little birds." The young man looked like he was sighing, but he couldn't hold on for long. He couldn't help laughing, and then said, "Go and spread the word, saying that it is possible for them to swim in the water.
Also, I should mention that the imperial court secretly sent officials and Tianrong Guards here."
The subordinate pursed his lips and smiled, and said in a low voice: "Sir, you are probably going to destroy our Lord Marquis."
The young man sneered: "He deserves it."
To be fair, the anger in Cao Yao's heart really had nothing to do with the background of Marquis Jing'an.
When Tao Lan rebelled against Daqian, he caused the loss of 200,000 troops and horses in the northwest battlefield, including two marshals and seven generals. He brought down the Zheng Duke's Mansion, the Lin'an Marquis' Mansion, and even directly brought down the entire Dingguo Duke's Mansion.
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However, Emperor Xuanyan only killed Tao Lan's biological father, Tao Daijiang, in a fit of rage. The rest of the Tao family remained as usual, enjoying themselves as much as they should, and acting wildly as they should.
And what about Dingguo Gongfu?
The honorable family served the country, and the only remaining bloodline of heroes and martyrs was implicated because of ridiculous trivial matters.
Later, I heard that Emperor Xuan Yan regretted his impulsive execution of Tao Daijiang and was so angry that Ren Qingshu, the Minister of Rites, resigned directly and returned to his hometown.
Such a big guy is already rotten from top to bottom!
The Marquis of Jing'an in front of me, Tao Daizhuo, won a battle in his early years and became a Marquis. He was once arrogant and domineering, but after Tao Lan's treason, he became more restrained.
Later, when Tao Daijiang was beheaded, he was even more frightened. It was said that when he heard that officials were coming from the capital, he would have nightmares for days.
Song Zhiyi in Anjiang now had a vague tendency to rebel, and Tao Daizhuo had some friendship with Song Zhiyi. Cao Yao simply used this to scare him. It seemed that he was really scared.
The men turned around and left, and not long after, a woman came in from outside.
"Zixing." The woman shouted.
Wearing a hibiscus-colored Suzhou embroidered light shirt and skirt, her hair was lightly rolled up into a bun. Except for the plum-scented hairpin inserted diagonally, her whole body looked pure.
Cao Qilang stood up and greeted him: "Feng'er."
After dismissing the maids in the room, Ding Feng sat down and said: "Jing'an Marquis, please calm down for a while. Don't look at him now because he is scared to death. After all, he led the army to fight several times when he was young.
General who won the first battle, you were not even born at that time."
"It's not like he brought it," Cao Qilang sneered, "That's because he was lucky. Several generals above him died, so this big reward fell on him."
"When a general succeeds, he is stepping on other people's flesh and blood. No matter what, he is not a good-tempered person. If he finds out that you are deliberately playing tricks on him, he may become angry and get angry."
"You can be angry when you're angry, I'm not afraid at all." Cao Qilang replied.
Ding Feng looked up at him with clear eyes, shook her head, and sighed softly: "You hate him so much. To put it bluntly, is it because he is really bad, or is it because of the Dingguo Palace?"
Cao Qilang smiled: "Is there a difference?"
And for the Dingguo Palace, are you doing it for your opposite-sex brother Xia Zhaoxue, or for the unparalleled Xia Zhaoyi?
Ding Feng wanted to ask, but she knew she couldn't ask this question.
"It makes no difference." Ding Feng said, "Anyway, you have to deal with him. If you don't scare him to death, you won't feel happy."
"You are wrong." Cao Qilang shook his head with a smile, "If he were a normal person, who would be frightened by these little tricks? If you walk upright and sit upright, no matter how you scare them, it will be useless."
"Just go with it." Ding Feng sighed, "I just want to remind you, don't go too far. If you make him anxious, he will go to the emperor to read our book. We can't resist it. Min'er is not even one year old.
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Thinking of his son's handsome features and cheerful and laughing temperament, Cao Qilang felt better and helped Ding Feng up: "I know this, I know it. Come on, let's go back to the house. Everything on my side has been taken care of."
, I will go back to the house and give my wife a pat on the shoulders and rub her arms. We won’t be angry over these little things anymore.”
"I think it's true that you want to see your son." Ding Feng said angrily and with a smile.
The soldiers held torches and searched along the mountain road all night.
Lieutenant Lin strictly ordered the team to select a few people, tied thick ropes to them, and lowered them all the way to the deep stream at the bottom of the cliff, so that all the arrows could be retrieved.
At about Yin hour, the second peak was searched. A soldier accidentally dropped the torch while falling. It was a small fire at first, then became bigger within half a quarter of an hour, and then spread rapidly, burning like a raging fire.
"Pull me up!" the soldiers who were lowered hurriedly shouted, "Pull me up quickly!"
Captain Lin was furious: "Trash!"
Pull out your sword and cut off the rope of the soldier who dropped the torch.
A scream of terror echoed in the valley.
Xia Zhaoyi, who was sleeping far away, woke up with a frown and looked at the firelight in the distance and the torch on the cliff.
