Wu Guo, a mansion somewhere in the imperial capital.
Several figures were sitting in the courtyard, talking quietly.
Behind these people, there were dozens of other figures, all of whom were elite men who entered the imperial capital this time.
"You think, what kind of official title will they give us this time?"
"It shouldn't be too small. If it weren't for us this time, would they be able to defeat Princess Duanrong so easily..."
"General Cheng has already gone to the palace to ask, and there should be news soon... This world is really magical. At first, I thought about being a thief, but after doing this, I actually became an official. I never dreamed of it.
, my big head can also wear an official hat in this life..."
…
These people are all rebels. After the chaos in the Wu Kingdom a few years ago, they rose up and proclaimed themselves kings. A few days ago, they were recruited by the court and worked with the court to defeat another group of powerful rebels. This time
When I came to Kyoto, I came to receive rewards and official titles.
While several people were talking, there was a sudden knock on the door. Someone immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Could it be that General Cheng is back?"
He went to open the door himself, and sure enough he saw the familiar face of General Cheng.
"Haha, General Cheng, we will be colleagues from now on..."
puff!
Before he finished speaking, his body shook violently. He looked down at the spear that had passed through his chest. Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. He looked at the man opposite and said in pain: "You, you..."
The man drew out his spear with a calm expression, and then waved his hand.
"Fire the arrow!"
Rows of archers immediately swarmed in, and screams and curses could be heard in the courtyard.
"Cheng, you don't keep your word!"
"I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!"
"What are you doing? You are one of our own!"
…
A place of chaos.
On a hilltop near Wu Kingdom, a man with a fair face was pacing back and forth in the hall, with a look of anxiety on his face.
"Report!"
A figure quickly ran from the entrance of the village. After running in, he knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "General Wei, Her Royal Highness the Princess was ambushed by the imperial court in Linzhou. Fortunately, she escaped successfully. Now she will be here soon.
Already..."
The man's face darkened and he immediately said: "Chen Qing, you personally lead five hundred people and go out to meet His Highness!"
Behind him, a man knelt on one knee and bowed: "Take your orders!"
Another person hesitated for a moment and asked: "General, five hundred people are dispatched at the same time. The movement is too big. If the Wan brothers know about it, I'm afraid it will..."
The middle-aged man's face darkened. The Wan brothers were a fierce bandit dozens of miles away from here. They were numerous and powerful. In the past few years, there had been occasional friction between the two parties. If the other party took advantage of the situation, it would also be a threat.
Big problem.
He thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Your Highness's safety is more important, Chen Qing, set off immediately!"
At this moment, a weak voice suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.
The messenger pursed his lips, looked at them, and said, "General, the Wan brothers, they..."
When someone's expression changed, they asked, "Could they have done something strange again?"
The person who reported the news shook his head and said for a while: "Brothers Wan, they..."
Some people couldn't help it anymore and said angrily: "What's wrong with them? Tell me quickly!"
"They're building roads."
General Wei was startled when he heard this, frowned, and asked: "Building roads?"
The messenger looked up at him, nodded and said: "Our spies saw with their own eyes, not only the Wan brothers, but also the black blind man in Shuangcha Ridge, the patrolling tiger in Baihu Valley..."
He named several notorious bandit leaders nearby, swallowed, and said, "They are all building roads..."
The Wan brothers, Black Blind Man, Patrolling Tiger...these people he mentioned just now were originally fierce bandits from the Wu Kingdom.
In the early years, they were just a small group of horse thieves wandering around the border states. Later, when the country was in turmoil, some people gathered a huge force to form a separatist regime. Within a small area, they were enough to compete with the imperial court.
There were also people like the Wan brothers who were neither strong enough to compete with the imperial court nor willing to submit to other major forces, so they simply escaped into the chaotic land, occupied a mountain top, and established themselves as kings.
Over the years, they have grown like a snowball and have become a tyrant in the mountain. They often go out to rob people's caravans. They want to eliminate them, but they are just powerless.
Anyone would find it strange that such bandits and bandits suddenly stopped plundering and started doing mindless things like building roads.
One person seemed to have remembered something and said: "General, I heard that two years ago, a new force emerged in Jingguo. They were extraordinary in strength and opened up the business road connecting Jingguo and Qiguo.
They eliminated all the bandits along the road and escorted the caravans. The bandits they subdued all started the hard work of paving roads and building bridges..."
General Wei looked at him and asked: "You mean, those people have come here and subdued the Wan brothers, Black Blind Man, Patrol Mountain Tiger and others at the same time, and asked these overlords to personally build bridges and pave roads for them.
Business..."
"Besides this, I can't think of any other reason."
"Leaving aside whether they came to Wu Kingdom and subdued the Wan brothers, Black Blind Man, and Mountain Patrol Tiger at the same time... do you think such a huge force will appear in this chaotic land?" General Wei shook his head and said: "
No matter what the Wan brothers are up to, we must first bring the princess and His Highness Prince Jing over safely, and then we can make long-term plans..."
The man looked at General Wei, was silent for a long time, and then said: "General, what I mean is that if they really conquer the Wan brothers, the next one, the next one, will be us..."
"What does this matter have to do with us?" General Wei frowned again and asked: "We have no objection to them subduing the bandits, but we are not bandits. Why would they attack us? We really think that they are the ones in this chaotic place.
’s territory?”
…
Dozens of miles away, on the mountain road.
A group of dark figures were busy on the mountain road. Behind them, a long gray mountain road appeared.
A bald man stepped hard on the mountain road, and after confirming that there was no problem with the quality, he continued walking forward.
He secretly thought that this thing called "cement" is really easy to use, and it is much more convenient than digging mountains and quarrying stones to pave roads.
On a nearby hilltop, a young man looked at the woman in front of him with some respect and said: "Alliance Leader, this is the news that just came from the Wu Kingdom. After the rebels were defeated, Princess Duanrong
Her whereabouts are unknown, and the Wu Kingdom court is also trying its best to find her..."
After reading the messages, Miss Liu Er was silent for a moment and said: "Send a message to the village, saying that I will go back after a while, and the affairs here will be left to Lu Luo for the time being..."
"where are you going?"
A voice came from outside the door. When the young man saw the three people walking in, he cupped his hands and immediately withdrew.
Miss Liu Er looked at them and asked, "Why are you here?"
Li Yi found a chair and sat down, and said: "If we don't come over, we will go to Wu Kingdom to find you in a few days..."
Li Yi was a little lucky. Fortunately, he rushed over as soon as possible. If it had been another day and a half late, he might have had to follow Ruyi's example and stage a thousand-mile chase for his sister-in-law...
Miss Liu Er looked at him and said seriously: "I can't ignore her."
Li Yi nodded and said: "I didn't leave you alone, I just wanted to tell you not to be impulsive. You can't save her from the Wu Kingdom court alone or with Liu Meng."
, we need to take a long-term view..."
"us?"
"Don't forget, she is also my nephew..."
Miss Liu Er finally nodded. Seeing his tired look, she asked, "Are you hungry? I'll cook you a bowl of noodles first..."
Lao Fang rubbed his belly, looked at her and asked: "Second Miss, can you cook one more bowl?"
"cough!"
The sloppy old man coughed lightly.
Lao Fang looked at him, turned around and said, "Three bowls."
