Princess Jian'an's wedding convoy still had two days left to travel to the capital. Everyone knew that everything would be fine once they entered the capital. However, they had only left for less than two hours when they saw a group of people running towards them from a distance.
, the horse in front took the lead. Zhong Wei immediately stopped and lined up, bows strung, swords unsheathed, and guns in hand. When the horse gradually approached, Zhong Wei breathed a sigh of relief and shouted: "One of our own!" Everyone also breathed a sigh of relief. Zhong Wei dialed
The horses raced ahead to meet him.
The visitor was a young general. After a few words with Zhong Wei, the two hurried to see Princess Jian'an. Zhong Wei introduced: "This is General Ge Qiao, who was secretly escorted by the order of the prefect of Taiwan, Jia Lian."
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Hearing that it was someone sent by her husband's family, Princess Jian'an couldn't help but blush, and felt very relieved. Unexpectedly, General Geqiao cupped his fists and said: "Princess, there is an ambush on the way to the capital. There are many people and firearms.
It is definitely not something that people with ideas like ours can deal with. Princess, please move elsewhere for the time being."
Princess Jian'an was surprised: "Do you know who he is?"
"I don't know. I don't know if they are waiting for the princess." Ge Qiao said, "We will stay away for a while and see what they do."
Princess Jian'an thought for a moment and asked: "Where to avoid?"
Ge Qiao smiled slightly: "Princess and General Zhong, please leave with us."
Princess Jian'an looked at Zhong Wei, who said: "There are many ambushes, so it is not convenient to attack and defend here." The princess nodded and agreed.
The entire rear group of the motorcade became the front group, with Ge Qiao leading the way. They retreated a section of the road and turned onto another fork before rushing forward. Because they were so anxious, everyone endured hunger and did not eat lunch. It was not until dusk that everyone arrived.
At the bottom of a mountain, Ge Qiao went into a small roadside shop and talked to the people inside. He came out and told the princess and Zhong Wei with a sullen face: "There will be one good news and two bad news in the end. Which one should I tell first?"
The princess sighed: "Let me tell you the bad news first."
Ge Qiao said: "There are two bad news. The first one is that those people who ambush at noon really came for the princess. After waiting for a long time, they couldn't find anyone, so they went all the way to find us."
Zhong Wei asked: "Where is the other one?"
"They have found the tracks of our horses' hoofs and are about to catch up."
Zhong Wei and Princess Jian'an were both shocked and looked at each other. Zhong Wei asked: "What's the good news?"
Ge Qiao pointed to the mountain: "There are bandits on this mountain. I am very familiar with the big leader on the mountain. I can go up there to avoid the wind and borrow the mechanism of their village to guard them."
Zhong Wei glanced at him and asked, "Are you on good terms with Jia Cong?"
"yes!"
"What am I saying?" Zhong Wei snorted, "They are all rogue tunes."
"General Zhong must not unjustly accuse the general." Ge Qiao said with a serious look, clasping his fists. "The general is a serious man, and he is not on the same page as Mr. Cong at all." Zhong Wei chuckled.
Then Ge Qiao invited him and Princess Jian'an to go up the mountain. The objects in the car were labeled one by one, and An An was taken away in order. Someone below Zhong Wei muttered: "Our princess has a large dowry, so the king of the mountain doesn't know how to make decisions."
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Piange Qiao heard this and said with a smile: "He won't take any of these things into his own hands." He whispered in Zhong Wei's ear and said, "The big leader's surname is Liu." Zhong Wei was startled and immediately said again
I couldn't help but laugh.
After everyone went up the mountain, they looked around. Not to mention that the houses were neat and tidy and the soldiers were impressive. Judging from the large area of concrete floor under their feet that had been used for many years, this cottage was unusual. Ge Qiao arranged the convoy like a master. Please
Princess Jian'an and her maids went into a courtyard on the mountain called Hengwu Garden to rest for a while. They turned around and said to Zhong Wei: "The pursuers have reached the foot of the mountain. Since they can't find any trace of us, they can probably guess that they went up the mountain.
.While it’s still dark, I can’t even think of attacking them.”
Zhong Wei said hurriedly: "Let's go and prepare."
"No need for the moment." Ge Qiao said, "Everyone is hungry, let's eat quickly. They don't have the ability to come closer for a while, so let's go out in circles for two hours first." Zhong Wei laughed loudly, and then
They walked out of Hengwu Garden hand in hand. Princess Jian'an naturally heard it. Although she was still worried, she felt more at ease when she saw that General Ge looked confident.
Everyone then had a meal on the mountain. During the meal, soldiers came to report that the scouts pursuing the soldiers at the foot of the mountain had lost their way. Ge Qiao's face was filled with compassion, and he rubbed his beardless chin like he was stroking his beard: "Let them go. It must be a pity to see them."
They haven't had lunch yet." After they finished their meal, Ge Qiao and Zhong Wei chatted for a while and arranged their troops. Someone came to report again. The three scouts who were pursuing the army had all turned back. Ge Qiao said: "I wish them all the best on their journey.
Fair wind.”
Zhong Wei asked: "Isn't Leader Liu here?"
"Of course he's not here," Ge Qiao said. "If he were here, he would have taken action first. General Zhong, look, who are the pursuers?"
Zhong Wei smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know at all. Where is General Ge watching?"
Ge Qiao thought: "It can't be the Empress Dowager, she doesn't have such a good soldier. These people can't be raised by money, they have to be trained. It's not the King of Yan, he approves of this marriage; even if he doesn't approve,
It would be too shameful to wait until Yan State to take action. Besides, I don’t know what they are planning. Kill people, make money or kidnap people."
Zhong Wei said: "Perhaps I will send someone to investigate in the evening."
Ge Qiao smiled and said: "You don't have to go at night, you can go now, it's fair and square."
After hearing this, Zhong Wei sent a brother who was very good at high and low to pretend to be a bandit, and followed a real bandit from the Geqiao sect through the forest and across the stream, and took many detours to reach the bottom. All he saw was a dark camp at the foot of the mountain.
Unable to tell the number, the real bandit took out a waist tag from his arms and said, "I'll get out of the way first. You can just tie this thing around your waist."
The man nodded, tied his waistband and walked into the camp. He coughed loudly a few times and lit the torch in his hand. Sure enough, within a moment, a soldier came to ask him. He held up his hand and said, "I was sent by the leader of my family."
, please see your leader." The soldiers surrounded him with a roar, but he just remained calm. After a while, someone who went to report the news came back and said that the general asked him to take this person over.
This man swaggered into the Chinese army's tent, and saw that the leading general was nearly fifty years old. He was not angry or intimidating, and he was obviously a veteran. He bowed his hand and said: "This leader invites you."
The general asked: "Who are you?"
The man said: "A mere pawn, not worth mentioning."
The general looked him up and down for a long time, then suddenly took a closer look at his badge and pointed with a smile: "Your leader is quite interesting. Is this your name?"
The man looked down and blushed. There were three words engraved on the waistband: Jinggui. Just now on the road, the real bandit happened to comment on him. There are two little monsters in "Journey to the West".
One was called Jinggui and the other was called Smart Insect. He could only laugh twice: "Our leader... is playful."
The general looked at the badge again, laughed for a while and said, "That's all, since you don't want to use your first name, I just call you a ghost. Who is your leader?"
The fine ghost had no choice but to purse his lips and said: "Our leader is the leader of this mountain. Money falls from the sky and is picked up from the ground. Whoever picks it up first belongs to it. As the saying goes, thieves also have their own ways. Since we are messing around in the green forest, this idea is a rule.
The leader should know. Since the goods were released, he has become jealous. If we let others get it first, there is nothing we, the leader, can do about it? But now it is us who have it. Now that it is in our hands, the leader can't do anything about it.
I don’t think it’s a good idea to seize it.”
The general looked at him with a half-smile but said, "Your leader has a huge appetite. Do you know who he is robbing?"
Jingguigui also smiled and said: "It doesn't matter who she is. After all, money can't speak."
The general said: "Aren't you afraid that the Rongguo Mansion will use artillery to destroy your stronghold?"
"This will stop others from worrying."
The general sneered: "If money falls from the sky and is picked up on the ground, whoever catches it will keep it. Since we have met, it is not too much to share half of it when we meet."
The subtle ghost tilted his mouth and smiled dryly: "Leader, please don't laugh, it's very boring."
"Who are you kidding?" the general said, "I wonder how many people there are in your mountain village? What will happen if I set the mountain on fire?"
Jinggui said coldly: "By doing such a bad thing, does the leader still want to hang out in the green forest in the future?"
The general laughed heartily: "Now that I have so much money, I can buy a title and become a nobleman. Why do I still live in the green forest?"
The fine ghost gritted his teeth for a long time with a dark face and said: "Dare you ask the leader about his origin?"
The general stroked his beard: "The fifth king of Taihu."
Jinggui nodded, clasped his fists and said goodbye. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned back and asked: "Sister-in-law Chun from the small restaurant, didn't you do anything to her?"
The general said: "There was no one in that restaurant. I think she ran away after seeing so many people." The subtle ghost said goodbye again.
After the man left, the general led his people to search the small restaurant at the foot of the mountain, but still found nothing suspicious. He sat down casually and asked his confidant below: "In your opinion, who is this mountain king?"
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The confidant said: "He is definitely not a bandit in the green forest. The badge he gave to his subordinates is 'Jinggui'. There must be a reason for this. In the commentary, Jinggui is the subordinate of the Golden Horn King and the Silver Horn King. These two
But he is the boy who guards the alchemy furnace for the Supreme Lord."
The general asked: "Why did they arrest Princess Jian'an?"
The confidant smiled bitterly and said: "Since we don't know who did it, how can we guess it? It's just that we didn't see any signs of fighting along the way. It can be seen that the people of King Lu have never fought with this mountain king."
The general said: "I'm not sure what kind of deception was used." After sitting for a while, he slapped the table angrily and said, "Seeing that the fish was about to come in, others snatched it away." After a few words of advice from his confidants, he sighed.
With a tone of voice, he led the people out.
The subtle ghost returned to the mountain, held the waist badge in his hand and threw it on Ge Qiao's desk. He angrily started talking from the beginning. Ge Qiao smiled and high-fived: "He really noticed it."
Zhong Wei also found it funny and asked, "Why do you want to be the badge of Journey to the West?"
Ge Qiao said: "This is for fun, just use it to muddy the water."
Zhong Wei said: "This Taihu King Wu?"
Ge Qiao said with a smile: "I have nothing to do with Mr. Wang Wu. The purpose of those people at the foot of the mountain is already clear, they are framed."
After another half day, someone outside said: "Sister-in-law Chun is here." An ordinary village girl in her forties came in quickly and saluted Ge Qiao. Ge Qiao asked her if she heard something, this Sister-in-law Chun was here.
Then he told his confidants what the general had just said in the small restaurant.
Only then did Jinggui realize that it was not a joke when Ge Qiao ordered him to ask "Sister-in-law Chun" one last time. Aunt Chun was hiding in the small restaurant and eavesdropping. He couldn't help asking: "How did General Ge know where he would go to talk?"
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Ge Qiao said casually: "After all, there is no room in the tent to make people feel safe. Since there is no one in the restaurant, he will relax his vigilance." Then he said to Zhong Wei, "Master Wang Wuzhai has a close personal relationship with our Third Master Cong.
Therefore, these people cannot be the leader of Wangzhai. It is obvious that they are serious troops and not reckless. Taihu Lake is in the state of Wu. If they succeed, the blame will probably be placed on the king of Wu. He has a grudge against the king of Wu but is unwilling to do it himself.
Looking for trouble. Provoke the king of Wu and the king of Lu, and form a deadly feud in Rongguo Mansion. In the territory of the king of Yan."
Zhong Wei said: "Jia Cong helped King Wu a lot, and probably all the princes know about it."
"From this point of view, the people from the Chu State are the most suspicious," Ge Qiao said. "The Wu State has become too wealthy in recent years, and has occupied territory in Japan. They have also begun to build various factories, and the most important ones are the population. Many.
Chu people moved to Wu one after another."
Zhong Wei said: "Many people have passed through Qi State."
"Most of the people from Qi who moved to Japan went to the land of Liu and Dong." Ge Qiao said, "The Jin people first went to Yan State and then to Japan. There were more Yan people. By the way, some Chu people also used the Yan State to go to Japan. Still.
The King of Chu is the most suspicious. Besides, how much money did Wu make from Chu? Wu Bu almost occupied Chu. If I were the King of Chu, I would be the first to not know whether to hate King Wu or Jia Cong. Those spinning yarns of King Wu
The blueprints for the loom were given to him by Jia Cong. Two years later, he also sent a copy to King Yan. The Chu State happened to be caught in the middle and Ba'er died in poverty."
Zhong Wei said: "One more thing. The rapid decline of Chu State in the past two years started when the first King of Chu was assassinated. The reason for his assassination was that he robbed a beautiful woman in Lu State."
Ge Qiao held his chin and said: "Well... let's start by saying, I don't know if those people at the bottom of the mountain want to kill people, rob money, or kidnap people. Later, they added a frame-up. If they can't protect everything, they want to do all these things. What is Mr. Huan doing?
, it’s so troublesome to get married.”
Zhong Wei said: "Does General Ge have any ideas?"
Ge Qiao put his head on his hands and shook it, saying, "I have an idea, but first I need to ask the real owner what he means." Then he sent Sister-in-law Chun to tell Princess Jian'an about the matter. Sister-in-law Chun left in response.
Zhong Wei said: "Ask her why? She is just a woman."
Ge Qiao winked: "I heard that every woman who marries into the Jia family has two brushes. Let's see if she has any good ideas."
When they arrived at Hengwu Garden, Sister-in-law Chun stood up and recounted from the beginning the speculations of the two generals who passed by the mountain. The princess listened silently, thanked her, sighed softly, and sat in front of the case for half a day, her eyes darkly red: "
My grandmother wanted to poison me just to benefit from my husband’s family. My second uncle sent an army to kill me, and he also wanted to pretend to be a bandit and frame it for my sixth uncle. In the early years, my mother-in-law said in the palace that I was the loser.
The girl can hire a consort to avoid these things." After a while, she murmured, "Where can I avoid it..."
Sister-in-law Chun said, "I wonder if the princess has the idea to punish those people at the foot of the mountain." Princess Jian'an was stunned. Sister-in-law Chun said, "Since she is here for the princess, how does the princess want to punish them? I wonder if our general can do it?"
Princess Jian'an asked: "Aren't you trapped in the mountain now?"
Sister-in-law Chun said: "It's not difficult to deal with them. They can be lured into the mountains. There are various pits and traps, and you can also divert water into the empty valley. If you just want to walk, it's easy. There are trails on the mountain."
Princess Jian'an thought for a long time and said, "I'm in a state of confusion right now. I'll think about it tonight. Come back tomorrow."
Sister-in-law Chun bowed down and said: "I obey your order." (..)