The sound of hoofbeats was like thunder, and more than a hundred riders drove out of Chang'an like a whirlwind, along the Jinghe River, and turned straight towards Zhujiagou.
Yu Wenshi and his horse were in the lead, with anxious expressions on their faces. The bodyguards around him, wearing armor and riding horses, followed closely with knives and guns.
Seeing the wooden fence blocking the road, Yu Wenshi reined in his horse and looked closely to see the villagers holding spears guarding him. Then he took a closer look and saw that there was no column of smoke in the village, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
The guard came forward to report that Guo Pu happened to be on patrol, and immediately asked Qing Zhuang to move the wooden fence.
"Meet Duke Ying."
Yu Wenshiji stared at Guo Pu who was wearing armor, and still asked: "You are..."
"The owner of the little family, Longxi Danyangfang, has been here for more than ten days on the orders of Mr. Si Lang."
"Is it Brother Ke?"
Although Yu Wenshiji did not hold too much weight among the staff and generals of the Prince of Qin's Palace, he was the one with the highest official position after all, and he did not lack information channels. He knew that Li Shan had friendship with Li Kai and other descendants of the Prince of Qin's Palace.
However, Li Kai asked his family generals to protect Zhujiagou, which was beyond Yu Wenshiji's expectation.
Yu Wenshiji got off his horse and walked inside, "I heard that there are refugees making trouble?"
"Non-refugees are causing trouble." Guo Pu respectfully reported, "More than a hundred thieves armed with knives and spears are holding the refugees hostage."
Yu Wenshi paused for a moment, "Already repulsed?"
Guo Pu hesitated for a moment. He was not sure why Yuwen Shiji came here. "Li Langjun made a plan to lure the thieves into the village and attack them from both sides. The thieves will either die or surrender, and no one will escape."
As Guo Pu narrated, Yuwen Shiji's face turned livid at first, and at the end he snorted, "Having a habit of taking risks is not the right way."
After passing through several small alleys, Yuwen Shiji looked at the wall that had been pushed up, and saw broken weapons and large blood stains on the ground that had not yet been cleaned.
Walking out of the alley, a large number of refugees were sitting on the ground, and dozens of young men with weapons were guarding them. A rough calculation showed that there were at least six to seven hundred people.
Dozens of women and children were cooking porridge beside the makeshift stove. Yu Wenshi stepped forward and took a look, and found that the porridge was actually mixed with minced meat.
On a small hill to the east, Li Shanzheng, wearing Mingguang armor, sat on a bench looking down boredly, surrounded by eight followers holding waist knives.
Li Shan turned his head and glanced, and said with a smile: "If you can't bear it, go back and rest."
Zhu Baqiang held back his nausea and said, "Lang Jun, we really don't want to be punished by kneeling again..."
Zhao Da on the side was also the first to follow Li Shan, "If it hadn't been for Lang Jun's persuasion just now, Qi Gong would have driven us out of the village."
"Besides, Uncle Guo has already issued a military order. If he leaves his post without permission again, he will be killed." Zhu Baban turned around and looked away from the slope.
Li Shanqian laughed a few times and said nothing. At the last moment of the day, Zhu Ba led his men to fight and left Li Shan behind... Guo Pu and Zhu Wei were both furious. The general in the army was killed and all the surviving guards were killed.
Zhu Ba and the others were also quite aggrieved. It cannot be said that Li Shanfei asked them to go.
"Lang Jun, Uncle Guo is here..." Zhu Ba hiccuped, "He also brought someone..."
Li Shan looked back, stood up and held his hands with a smile, "Junior, I pay my respects to Duke Ying."
Yu Wenshiji frowned and said, "Why don't you send someone to report the news?"
Li Shan knew his identity, but did not ask for help when he was in danger... Yu Wenshiji was quite dissatisfied with this. Of course, his main concern was not Li Shan's safety.
"My mother went to Dongshan Temple to worship Buddha today. Everything is as usual."
Li Shan naturally knew that Yu Wenshiji came because of his ex-wife, Princess Nanyang. This sentence was to tell him that Princess Nanyang was safe and sound.
Seeing Yu Wenshiji's expression relax, Li Shan muttered in his heart, they are all scumbags, no one can blame anyone.
But in Li Shan's opinion, Yu Wenshiji still had a slightly human touch.
On the one hand, it was because of Yu Wenshiji's help today, and on the other hand... Li Shan met Wu Zhong in person a few days ago. After hearing what he said, Li Dewu regretted letting Zhu and his son go.
Li Shan is not stupid, so he can guess it... Li Dewu gave birth to a son, and now he regrets that he was too soft-hearted and did not eradicate the root cause.
"If it's just the refugees causing trouble, the young people in the village, weapons donated by friends, and Uncle Guo presiding over it, then everything will be fine. Who would have thought that the bandits wanted to rob Dongshan Temple this time." Li Shan chuckled and said, "I was lucky enough to succeed, and no one escaped.
There should be no future troubles.”
Yu Wenshiji nodded slightly, which was considered to be recognition of Li Shan's decision. After all, the bandits came for Dongshan Temple, and leaving no further trouble was the most important thing.
As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, aren't you also afraid of thieves missing you?
"Well, it's all down there."
Yu Wenshiji took a few steps forward and looked down the slope. The corners of his eyes moved. A large pit had been dug below. More than a hundred people were busy. Two people were carrying a body and throwing it into the pit.
The corpses were piled up in various directions in the pit, and purple-black bloodstains could be seen everywhere. Turning to the side and seeing Li Shan's calm expression, even Yu Wenshi and Jiu Li Zhan couldn't help but be frightened.
"Ninety-two people." Li Shannu pursed his lips, "Although they are bandits, they must be buried in their graves."
Yu Wenshiji didn't want to talk a little, so he buried himself in peace... I remember Guo Pu also said before that no one could escape, but they would either die or be surrendered.
At first, Yu Wenshiji judged Li Shan from Du Ruhui's description and his encounter with him when he went to Dongshan Temple to seek scriptures. He was a man of scheming methods and strategies. Later, he heard that Li Shan was good at medicine and anxious about justice.
Righteousness comes first.
What I saw today, I didn’t expect it to be so ruthless.
Throughout the ages, killing prisoners has always been an event that can easily arouse the jealousy of others. Yu Wenshi and squinting eyes looked at the young man in front of him. There was no trace of restraint or bloodlust, and they seemed to have an indifferent attitude towards this.
As if aware of Yuwen Shiji's prying eyes, Li Shan smiled and said: "Someone has recognized that it was this group of bandits who robbed Changlepo that day."
"Is that that day?"
"I remember that the Chang'an order reported that more than 300 people died, thousands were injured, more than a hundred houses were destroyed, and blood flowed into rivers." Li Shan wrote lightly: "Such a tragic situation, I am afraid that the deceased will be angry in the underworld, and Yuan Er and others will be stabbed a thousand times.
It’s all torn to pieces.”
Yu Wenshiji sighed softly and said after a long silence: "I heard that you are studying scriptures and want to take the imperial examination next year and become an official?"
"It's just a test. The official is in the middle of the book and the minister, can I allow the juniors to submit their papers?"
"Ming Jing Ke, no need to submit papers."
This makes sense. Li Shan lowered his head and smiled and said: "Even if you win the first place, it is still difficult to select officials for the civil service."
"Let's go through the Chang'an County Government Office first." Yu Wenshiji suddenly smiled, "If you can win the first place, and the King of Qin appreciates it, and the Danyang Fang of the Longxi Li family can mediate, it should not be difficult for the Ministry of Civil Affairs to select officials."
"If you become an official in Beijing, I will give you a house."
"I don't dare to be a generous gift from the Duke of the country."
Li Shan frowned slightly... After passing the Chang'an County Government Office first, he felt that Yu Wenshiji's words seemed to have a special meaning.
"It's worth it." Yu Wenshiji said softly: "That house originally belonged to your family, and it is better if it falls into your hands than to fall into the hands of others."
Li Shan, who had been leaning sideways, slowly turned around and faced Yuwen Shiji with narrowed eyes.
Neither of them spoke a word on the hill. After a long silence, Yu Wenshiji turned around and left.
The long-standing doubts have been answered, and the long-standing speculations have been confirmed. Li Shan stood on the hill for a long time, staring at the gradually blurred back.
Why did Yu Wenshiji send his ex-wife, Princess Nanyang, to Dongshan Temple to practice, and why did Yu Wenshiji intercede for him in Changlepo... Li Shan has always had speculations.
Now it is certain. Although I don’t know what Yu Wenshiji was thinking, he discovered his identity very early. It should be the meeting at Dongshan Temple... and the same move of abandoning his wife and children became his motivation for doing all this.
reason.
Li Shan secretly thought that according to psychological explanation, Yuwen Shiji was substituting himself and Princess Nanyang into Li Dewu and Zhu.
Yu Wenshiji wanted to give that house to Li Shan, and naturally he wanted Li Shan to become famous. If he could force Li Dewu to be ruined... maybe that was what Yu Wenshiji wanted to see.
After thinking for a long time, Li Shan suddenly remembered that Yu Wenshiji specifically mentioned that he wanted to pass the Chang'an Order.
Although Li Zhaode did not come to Zhujiagou many times during this period because of his close contacts with the descendants of the Prince of Qin, he still had a close relationship and Li Qianyou, the commander of Chang'an, should not cause any obstruction.
No, Yu Wenshiji was talking about... the Chang'an County Government Office.
Li Shan remembered that Li Kai and Wang Renbiao mentioned that to participate in the scientific examination, one needs the recommendation of the Chang'an Order, but must pass the county government assessment, and the person in charge of the assessment is the county captain.
After a long silence, Li Shan kicked over the stool. Yu Wenshiji would not mention this matter for no reason, especially since he mentioned that he had a close relationship with the Li family in Longxi, and later mentioned the house.
There can only be one reasonable explanation. Li Dewu, who failed to obtain the Chang'an order, is likely to be appointed as Chang'an county captain.