Three days later, Ying Kang of the Green Crows once again came to the residence of the Yangtou family in Shangshui County in person to report to Zhao Hongrun the location of the Hidden Thieves Village of the Blue Crows.
According to Ying Kang, the Blue Crows found an unknown hilly area on the southeast side of Shangshui County. They named it "Green Crow Hill" and decided to build the Hidden Thief Village here.
Zhao Hongrun recalled the memories in his mind, and then he realized that the "Green Crow Hill" that Ying Kang mentioned should refer to the southeast side of Shangshui River near the border with Chu State. That area has hills, quagmire, and forest, and the terrain is very special.
A complex area.
Because Zhao Hongrun did not understand the life and behavior of the hidden thief, he did not give any advice to Ying Kang. He just told Ying Kang that if the latter needed anything, he could contact Yang Shitao in Shangshui County.
You can seek help from the three generals Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao and Wu Ji of the Shang Shui Army.
Ying Kang was very satisfied with this.
He originally thought that the Blue Crows would lose all the freedom they had in the past after defecting to His Highness Prince Su, but he did not expect that His Highness Prince Su had no intention of intervening in the internal affairs of the Blue Crows.
Lead the Green Crows well.
"Your Highness Prince Su, according to preliminary estimates, the construction of the village will take about several months. During this period, there will not be a need for many manpower. I wonder what His Highness Prince Su has to tell me, the Blue Crows?"
Because he felt Zhao Hongrun's trust in the Blue Crows, Ying Kang reciprocated the favor and took the initiative to ask for help. Probably he also wanted to prove to Zhao Hongrun that Zhao Hongrun valued his Blue Crows so much, and this choice was correct.
"For now, I don't have any..."
Zhao Hongrun said halfway when he suddenly remembered the official document sent to him by someone from the Ministry of War that day. He touched his chin and asked, "Ying Kang, have you ever heard of the person 'Huan Hu'?"
"Huan Hu? Who is that?"
Ying Kang had a look of confusion on his face.
Zhao Hongrun obviously saw the confusion in Ying Kang's mind and explained: "This person is a thief from Korea. Last year, when we, the Wei Dynasty, contacted the Sanchuan tribe to discuss "borrowing the road", this person led three or four people during this period.
Hundreds of bandits attacked the camp of the Wei Dynasty and the Sanchuan tribe at night, and even attempted to kidnap my father..."
Ying Kang gasped in shock when he heard this.
You know, despite the fact that these hidden thieves used to curse the imperial court or the Emperor of Wei when they were in a bad mood, in fact, the hidden thieves generally did not dare to go against the imperial court, so every time the imperial court sent them
When encircling and suppressing the army, they always hide to avoid its sharp edge.
But now, when he heard that the great thief Huan Hu actually led his cavalry to attack the imperial residence at night, and even attempted to kidnap the Emperor of Wei, Ying Kang was immediately frightened and speechless.
Suddenly, Ying Kang had an idea and asked subconsciously: "Could it be Korea's 'Dangjun Yuma'?"
Zhao Hongrun's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this, and he nodded approvingly.
What is "Dangjun Wandering Horse"?
That was the cavalry army created by the Wei State to attack the Song State. They were bandits in name, but in fact they were regular troops under orders from the imperial court, specializing in doing things that were inconvenient for the Wei State to intervene in.
For example, when the Song State attacked Wei's ally Wei Guo, the Wei State was unable to attack on its own due to the powerful Qi State behind the Song State, so it ordered the Dangjun Youma Army to harass and cause trouble in the Song State, causing the Song State to
The military campaign against Weiguo came to nothing.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun also suspected that the cavalry of the great thief Huan Hu was the "Dangjun Youma" from South Korea, and their purpose was to create chaos in Wei.
"I also have similar speculations. However, I only met Huan Hu once. Moreover, I only saw him from a distance and never spoke to him. Therefore, I have no way of knowing the truth... However, no matter what
Whether he is a traitor or under orders from South Korea, in short, we, the Wei Dynasty, cannot allow him to act arbitrarily." After saying that, Zhao Hongrun paused and continued.
Said: "The traitor Huan Hu was originally outside the Chenggao Pass, but a few days ago, I received an official document from the Ministry of War, saying that the Chenggao army failed to encircle and suppress Huan Hu, and Huan Hu led hundreds of cavalry to bypass it.
Yishan, sneaked into Yangzhai of our great Wei Dynasty from the south side of Yishan, and disappeared near Yangzhai... The first task of the Green Crows is to find out the traces of Huan Hu for me."
After hearing this, Ying Kang looked a little surprised and said in a strange tone: "Just found traces of Huan Hu?... In fact, we, the Green Crows, can capture or kill Huan Hu and send him to King Su."
Zhao Hongrun shook his head when he heard this and said seriously: "Ying Kang, you underestimate that Huan Hu... Based on my judgment, that Huan Hu is definitely more troublesome than Jin Gou. Find him, follow him, and then I will send troops.
Encirclement and suppression.”
"Then Huan Hu... can be more troublesome than Jin Gou?"
Ying Kang was a little disapproving. In his opinion, there were only a few hundred bandits on horseback, but his Blue Crows now had thousands of men. It was obviously something that could be easily solved.
However, seeing that Zhao Hongrun had already said this, he naturally could not say anything more, so he could only clasp his fists and say: "I obey my orders."
Looking at Ying Kang's back as he left, Zhao Hongrun knew that the leader of the Green Crows must not have taken Huan Hu seriously.
But it doesn't matter.
Anyway, as long as Ying Kang suffers from Huan Hu, he will naturally wake up and realize that "the heroes in the world are not limited to his Yangxia County".
Of course, if Ying Kang had the ability to capture and kill Huan Hu, it would not do any harm to Zhao Hongrun.
Zhao Hongrun naturally didn't care that the sword in his hand was too sharp. He only cared about whether the sword would cut his fingers if it was sharp.
After Ying Kang left, Zhao Hongrun stood in the front hall and inadvertently looked at Zong Wei Weijiao who was standing aside and guarding him with a sword.
In the past, the Zongwei standing next to him at this time was almost Zongwei Chief Shen Yu, but now, it was Wei Jiao, which made Zhao Hongrun somewhat uncomfortable.
Wei Jiao also looked very unnatural.
Especially when Ying Kang looked at him with strange eyes just now, as if silently asking "Why is it not Shen Yu but you Wei Jiao today?" Wei Jiao felt very awkward.
Zhao Hongrun and Wei Jiao looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes for a few times. In the end, Zhao Hongrun was the first to speak to comfort them.
"Wei Jiao, you don't have to be so restrained just now. Ying Kang won't do anything bad to me... If you stared at him like that just now, he thought he had done something wrong."
"Eh?"
Wei Jiao was stunned, and then he realized that maybe Ying Kang didn't care at all whether the Zong Wei next to Zhao Hongrun was Shen Yu, the Zong Wei chief, or Wei Jiao, the other person was just curious about why Wei Jiao was glaring at him.
"Am I thinking too much?"
Wei Jiao secretly laughed at himself, then smiled bitterly and said to Zhao Hongrun: "In the past, I used to guard His Highness even in humble positions. I didn't feel any discomfort. It's just that I feel uncomfortable these past few days..."
Naturally, Zhao Hongrun would not mistakenly think that this was the reason why Wei Jiao didn't like to be around him and why Wei Jiao felt uncomfortable. It was simply because of Shen Yu.
After all, as his name suggests, Wei Jiao is a very proud person, so now that Shen Yu is seriously injured, he has temporarily taken over the position of Zong Wei Chief, which makes Wei Jiao feel guilty for stealing Shen Yu's status.
If he had defeated Shen Yu with his true ability and was personally appointed as the Zongwei Chief by Zhao Hongrun, then Wei Jiao would naturally have a clear conscience. However, with the current method of temporarily taking over as the Zongwei Chief, Wei Jiao felt that he could not win. The illusion of martial arts.
What's more, after seven or eight years, Wei Jiao, who wanted to compete with Shen Yu for the title of Zong Wei Chief, has long since faded away as the relationship between Zong Wei and Zong Wei has become more and more like brothers.
"Let's go see Shen Yu."
"Uh...ok."
The two of them came to the wing of the mansion, intending to go to Shen Yu's house to take a look. Unexpectedly, they found that Shen Yu was not in the house, but standing in the yard, as if in a daze.
However, at Shen Yu's feet, an unsheathed sword fell.
Zhao Hongrun and Wei Jiao looked at each other, their hearts skipped a beat, and they hurried along the corridor.
At this time, Shen Yu showed a resolute look on his face, bent down, and picked up the sharp sword with his right hand again.
Seeing this, Wei Jiao shouted in shock: "Shen Yu, don't do anything stupid!"
"ah?"
Shen Yu turned around with a face full of astonishment, and was surprised to see Zhao Hongrun and Wei Jiao rushing towards him, so he clasped his fists and saluted Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness."
"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded.
At the same time, Wei Jiao stepped forward and quietly picked up the sharp sword on the ground.
Immediately, with anger on his face, he asked Shen Yu in a low voice: "Shen Yu, you are determined to die because of this setback. Are you worthy of His Highness's cultivation?!"
"Meng... Meng's will to live and die?"
Shen Yu looked at Wei Jiao in astonishment. Then, he suddenly smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Wei Jiao, you underestimate Shen." As he said that, he turned to look at Zhao Hongrun, who was also doubtful. Explained: "Your Highness, you misunderstood, I just want to try this humble position..."
Seeing Shen Yu's calm expression, Zhao Hongrun naturally no longer suspected that Shen Yu wanted to commit suicide. Maybe Shen Yu just wanted to try to see if, as Mi Jiang said, he would never be able to lift heavy objects again in the future.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun quickly advised: "Shen Yu, you are too impatient. Didn't Mi Jiang say that it will take at least a year and a half to strengthen your hand tendons? During this period, you are not allowed to carry heavy objects. To avoid aggravating the injury.”
He did not ask Shen Yu about the result of his attempt. After all, it was already clear that the sword fell to the ground.
"Having said that..." Shen Yu smiled bitterly upon hearing this, shook his head and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, Shen Yu kindly asks to leave Your Highness for a while."
Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this and said displeasedly: "No!"
After that, he angrily scolded Shen Yu: "Shen Yu, what are you thinking?! Injured hand tendon makes you feel like a useless person? Isn't your left hand still fine? From today on, you will practice the left-handed sword for me! "
"..."
Shen Yu opened his mouth, somewhat dumbfounded.
Good guy, Wei Jiao feels that he is going to commit suicide, and His Highness also feels that he is going to give up on himself.
Seeing how pitiful he was, Shen Yu had no idea of giving up on himself.
Not to mention the injury to the tendons of his right hand, even if he lost his right hand, Shen Yu could still contribute to His Highness in another way.
"Your Highness has misunderstood. I just want to be temporarily transferred to the army to learn how to command troops and horses with Bailiba, Sima An, Zhu Hai and other generals."