Speaking of Jitou Mountain, Mr. Liu, who had been an official in Luoyang City for many years, knew a little bit about it, so he introduced Xiao Mo one by one.
"Back to General Xiao, the terrain of Jitou Mountain is dangerous. I have been an official here for many years, but I have not figured out the way up to Jitou Mountain. Moreover, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. This is why I have sent people up the mountain many times before.
We only found out after the suppression of the bandits failed."
Speaking of this, he pondered for a while, and seeing Xiao Mo listening carefully, he said again:
"The current head of Jitoushan is a woman. My official heard that she led a group of bandits to plant the land and raise poultry."
Hearing Mr. Liu say this, Xiao Mo frowned.
From Master Liu's words, he was sure that this woman was Su Mu'er.
After pondering for a while, he asked again,
"Then will this bandit from Jitou Mountain do any evil again?"
Mr. Liu shook his head, "No, since the death of the original second master Wang Ergui, the people on Jitou Mountain have not done anything harmful to the people, and this female bandit has led the bandits to start farming.
This has become a good story among the people. This is really something that has never been heard of in the past. I just don’t understand why the imperial court suddenly came to suppress the bandits this time?"
Seeing Master Liu's confused look, Xiao Mo sighed helplessly,
"How can the emperor's thoughts be guessed by ministers like you and me? If he says to suppress the bandits, he will suppress them. If the king wants his ministers to die, they must die."
In fact, when he said this, he felt a little unbearable and confused.
Although Su Muer somehow became the leader of the bandits, she did not do anything evil. For some reason, the emperor said that she was planning to rebel, and he wanted to kill her in advance to prevent future troubles.
Regarding this, as a loyal and patriotic minister, even though he couldn't bear it, and even though he had feelings for Su Mu'er, he still had to obey orders.
Su Muer had heard about the imperial court sending troops to station outside Luoyang City, but she did not expect that these people were coming to her Jitou Mountain.
To this end, she specially asked everyone to sit together and hold a meeting.
At the meeting, Uncle Wu said with a solemn expression,
"Master, why do I feel that these officers and soldiers are stationed outside Luoyang City, which is a bit conspicuous? And there is no war nearby, why do they camp here?"
Su Mu'er frowned after listening to his words. She wasn't sure what was going on, so she shook her head in confusion.
"I also find it strange that the imperial court has already acquiesced to Ye Shihan's handwritten message of never suppressing bandits. Is it possible that they are going back on their word?"
The remaining bandits pondered for a moment and began to discuss.
"The boss, isn't it Ye Shihan who regretted his actions after returning to the capital? What he said was unfavorable to Jitoushan? Otherwise, why did these officers and soldiers come as soon as he left?"
"That makes sense. Ye Shihan came and left suddenly. He must have understood the terrain of Jitou Mountain. If he really brought people to Jitou Mountain, it would be bad."
"No, I heard that the person coming from outside the city this time is General Xiao, and there is no sign of Ye Shihan. He won't make things happen, right?"
"Why not? I don't think he can succeed. He just comes to the mountain to do fine work."
"Hey, why is it so difficult for us in Jitoushan to live a peaceful life for a few days?"
"..."
Everyone started arguing with each other, and Su Muer couldn't help but frown.
"Okay, stop arguing. If he really goes back and tells me about Jitoushan, I will be the first to not spare him. Now the first thing is to arrange for people to go to the bottom of the mountain to investigate. Uncle Wu, I won't let anyone else go."
Don’t worry, I’d like you to make a trip.”
Uncle Wu knitted his brows together and nodded solemnly,
"Don't worry, boss, I'll go right away. As an old man, I won't arouse their suspicion."
"Uncle Wu, be careful and leave early and come back early."
Uncle Wu responded and went down the mountain directly.
After everyone dispersed, Su Muer, who was sitting in the main hall, raised her hand and rubbed her forehead. She felt that she had had a severe headache in the past two days.
But more than anything else, she felt annoyance in her heart. She felt more and more that everyone's words made sense. Ye Shihan first came to Jitou Mountain for no reason to please him, then left, and finally wrote her an unfeeling letter.
I originally thought that all this was over, but who would have thought that this official officer would come again.
The purpose of these official missions is not yet accurate. If it is accurate, then Ye Shihan will not be able to escape his involvement.
Thinking of this, she prayed in her heart that their peaceful life must not be disturbed, otherwise how could she be worthy of the thousands of brothers on this mountain.
We can only know the answer to this when Uncle Wu comes back.
Uncle Wu walked down the mountain from the back mountain alone, carrying his baggage. The mountain road here is relatively hidden and is not easy to be discovered.
He deliberately pretended to be passing by the common people near the military camp and looked at the officers and soldiers who were camping here. As soon as he was about to approach, he was stopped by someone.
"What are you doing? This is an important military camp, so don't go near it."
Uncle Wu nodded hurriedly and bowed, "Master, is this going to be a war? Why are so many people here?"
The official glared at him angrily, "Go, go, go, don't ask around, just go your way."
Seeing this, Uncle Wu quickly took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and whispered:
"My lord, to be honest, I am an old man who has a son. My wife is going to give birth soon. If there is going to be a war in this city, I have to take her back to the countryside to hide. Otherwise, I am afraid that the birth will be delayed. Please tell me the truth."
Tell me, I need to be prepared in advance."
The officer looked at the money he stuffed into his hand, looked around and whispered:
"I'm telling you, you are not allowed to go out and make any noise, or you will lose your head."
"Don't worry, I keep my mouth shut."
After hearing what he said, the officer lowered his voice and said:
"There is no war. Don't worry and let your wife wait at home. We are here to eliminate harm for the people and suppress bandits."
Uncle Wu was startled by these words, and then he calmed down,
"The officer is talking about Jitou Mountain?"
"Exactly, you should leave quickly. I can't bear to be caught if you talk too much. This matter is not allowed to be spread, in case the bandits hear it. You are not allowed to tell others."
Uncle Wu hurriedly bowed and nodded, "I understand, thank you sir, so I can rest assured that my wife will stay at home to wait for the birth."
He said that as he took a detour, but in fact he was already very nervous. These people were coming for Jitou Mountain. It seemed that there were many people. If they climbed to Jitou Mountain, it would be a disaster for the brothers on the mountain.
What a disaster.
Therefore, he hurried forward eagerly and returned to the mountain from the back mountain, which took less than two hours.
When he returned to Jitoushan, it was already evening, and Su Muer was still sitting in the main hall waiting for his reply.
He hurried back, entered the room, threw down his baggage, sat down on a chair, and drank a few large gulps of water.
Su Muer stared at him nervously, waiting for him to speak.
"The boss, something happened."
He swallowed and looked at her nervously.
Hearing these words, Su Muer's heart suddenly rose to her throat, and there was doubt in her eyes.
"Uncle Wu, are those people really coming for Jitoushan?"
Uncle Wu nodded heavily, "Exactly, the ones sent by the imperial court to suppress the bandits are the bandits from Jitoushan."
Hearing this, Su Muer's head buzzed loudly. She was really afraid of something.
She sat blankly on the chair, her brows knitted together, and her face was so cold that it could squeeze out ice.
Seeing her silence, Uncle Wu said:
"Master, our brothers from Jitoushan have been idle for a long time and haven't touched a sword for a long time. Now that the enemy is attacking, we can't relax. I will call the little heads to gather here and discuss this matter together."
Su Mu'er didn't agree or stop her. Uncle Wu saw this and went out on his own.
She feels like she has nothing to say now, and she is afraid to face everyone, because all this is most likely caused by her, because of that Ye Shihan.
His handwritten letter that he would never suppress bandits was in vain at this time, and she couldn't help but laugh at herself in her heart. She must have blamed herself for trusting him too easily.
The emperor sent Xiao Mo with thousands of people to suppress the bandits. Ye Shihan could not have known about it. Since he knew, why didn't he stop it?
His words still carry some weight in front of the emperor. Even if he couldn't stop it, why didn't he send someone to inform her in advance?
Fortunately, he had the nerve to send a ruthless letter. Why didn't he mention a word in that letter that the imperial court was coming to suppress the bandits?
These are enough to show that Ye Shihan has a lot to do with this matter.
While she was pondering, the lobby was filled with bandit leaders. During this period, everyone was working in the fields, and their faces became much darker, looking like farmers.
As soon as these people entered the room, they started muttering,
"Master, if we want to live a normal life, the court will come to suppress bandits. Is this forcing us to die?"
"Yes, if that's the case, why should we bother with such coolies? Why don't we just rob homes and houses, and they won't be wronged if they come to suppress the bandits."
"Yes, the emperor is a fatuous man. Is he blinded by lard?"
"Master, could this matter be related to Ye Shihan? Did he go back and ask the emperor to send someone here?"
"Yes, didn't he say that as long as the people in Jitou Mountain don't do evil things, they will never suppress bandits? Why is he going back on his word now?"
"Hmph, I think he is just a jobber. He definitely didn't say anything good about us when he returned to the capital."
"…"
Listening to everyone's chatter, Su Muer's face became increasingly ugly. Seeing this, Uncle Wu hurriedly spoke to stop him,
"Everyone, be quiet, listen to what the boss has to say, and don't make random guesses."
Uncle Wu's words had some effect. Although there were still people whispering in private, no one dared to make any loud noises.
Seeing that everyone was quiet, Su Muer glanced at everyone, and then slowly spoke,
"My brothers in Jitoushan wanted to live in peace for two days, but the court didn't allow it and insisted on killing them all. If that's the case, then we will put down our hoes, pick up our swords, and fight them to the death."
She spoke with gritted teeth, clenched her fists, and a murderous look in her eyes that she had never seen before. Soldiers were coming to block her, and water was coming to cover her up. Since the court didn't want her, Su Mu'er, and her brothers to live a good life, she would fight them to the end.