The ground centipede broke into the Lamu forest alone, and it was more than 30 years ago. At that time, he only relied on a few ancient legends and a tattered "Picture of the Ancient Kingdom of the Que Family", which was not true or false, and he really got into the underground palace, which was considered amazing. It's just that the map of the ancient country is nowhere to be found now, and the centipede said with a smirk on his face: "That's also... I really can't find it, I have already forgotten it, Master Yunmen might as well let me go."
"Okay." Yun Yifeng said lightly, "If you don't want to stay and help, then go to the government to surrender and go to jail."
The ground centipede exploded upon hearing the words: "I'm all from the gangster sect of stealing—"
"Jianghu sects also belong to the people of Daliang, so the government can naturally manage them." Yun Yifeng glanced at him, "Or do you want to drag the major sects to the north to rebel?"
Don't charge me casually! The ground centipede glanced at His Royal Highness Xiao Wang behind him, tears were about to fall, and mourned: "Okay, I will stay, just stay."
Yun Yifeng was very satisfied, and personally took him to the next door: "Brother Mu, I'll bring you a helper."
The four eyes met, and the surroundings were silent. The centipede also never expected that he would meet his old acquaintance on Misty Peak again. Looking at Mu Chengxue's expressionless face, he realized in his heart that most likely he was left behind by the master of Yunmen just like himself.
Come on, if the number one killer in the Jianghu is like this, then there is no possibility of escape, so I should stay in the southwest and do things.
Ji Yanran spread out a map on the table.
Yun Yifeng cut the wick for him: "My lord has already memorized the topographic map of the Southwest by heart, what else do I need to read?"
"I'm thinking about the past." Ji Yanran said, "More than 30 years ago, it was the time when the southwest became popular and the wilds were in turmoil. The Yema tribe also hid in the mountains and became bandits because they couldn't bear poverty and exploitation. .”
"I don't understand the situation in the Southwest." Yun Yifeng sat beside him, "It's really inexplicable for the partridge to get rich overnight, what does the prince think?"
Ji Yanran frowned slightly, and after a moment of hesitation, he finally said: "When General Lu pacified the Southwest, the imperial court allocated hundreds of thousands of silver as military expenses and to resettle the people, maybe..."
Partridge and Lu Guangyuan have a close personal relationship, and suddenly possess a huge amount of wealth. This is indeed the most reasonable, but also the most unreasonable explanation. Reasonable refers to the smooth succession of cause and effect, and unreasonable refers to why Lu Guangyuan did this? Would the born God of War, who was rumored to be upright and loyal to soldiers like a son, really do such a thing as embezzlement of the treasury
The mysteries of the past are being uncovered layer by layer, but it seems to have fallen into a deeper cloud. Yun Yifeng thought for a moment, and said: "It shouldn't be possible. The first emperor was cautious and careful. Even though the southwest sky was high and the emperor was far away, how could he not be aware that such a large amount of silver disappeared out of thin air? Taking blood from the wrist to save Miss Xie's family obviously still values General Lu."
"I just said it casually, just listen to it." Ji Yanran said, "It's almost dawn, go sleep for a while."
"Tomorrow, I will take people to the government to see if I can find any relevant records of suppressing bandits and Anmin decades ago." Yun Yifeng closed the map, "Your Majesty, rest too, don't let your body collapse."
A few traces of wind blowing in from the window are cool. Yun Yifeng leaned against the bed, dipped her fingertips in soothing ointment, and massaged it near his temples, her wide sleeves hung down gently, just blocking half of the light from the window. Ji Yanran closed her eyes, she just wanted to squint for a while, but the person next to her was too gentle, she fell asleep unconsciously. He worked hard for many days, and it was rare for him to sleep peacefully in the chicken feathers, and it was already afternoon when he opened his eyes.
The soldiers were outside the door, saying that the master of Yunmen had gone to the government early in the morning, and before he left, he specifically told him not to disturb the prince's rest, and even the crowing chicken in the yard was taken away with his beak.
Aunt Yu also came over with breakfast, and said with a smile: "There is also this thousand-layer jade rong cake, which is also ordered by the master of Yunmen. He said that the prince has recently gotten angry and his diet is light, so he is not allowed to eat hot and sour." She was dressed in a coarse blue dress, she was bright and neat, just like the tens of thousands of farm aunts in Daliang, there was really nothing unusual about her. But the disappearance of Lei San and Fu'er has become a fact, Ji Yanran still paid more attention and asked: "Lei San and his wife should have settled down in Dianhua City by now, do you want to reunite with them?"
"Of course I want to, but the lord and the master of Yunmen have treated me well. Now that the city is in chaos, I stay here to do odd jobs. Even if I cook a few meals, it's good." Aunt Yu cleaned up the table quickly, "Lei The three pairs of Fu'er are good, I'm not worried about them, and I'm not worried that Southwest will really fight."
Ji Yanran asked: "Why didn't there be a fight, the army is here."
"The more troops there are, the less likely they are to fight." Aunt Yu was certain, "How many people can be hidden in that wild forest? If you see the tens of thousands of troops in the imperial court, not to mention voluntary surrender, you should at least hold your head down and not come out." yes."
Ji Yanran smiled and said, "Auntie can understand."
"Although I am illiterate, I love to listen to and listen to books on weekdays, and I can recite thirty-six tricks." Aunt Yu wiped her hands on her apron, "Then I'll go back to the kitchen first, and I'm still cooking soup for Mr. Mu on the stove." .”
There are not many people living in this inn, but the tastes are different, and it is really hard for her, one person has to manage a group of people. Ji Yanran thought to himself, the most urgent thing to do is to find Lei San, so as to find out all this, but right now the Southwest is in turmoil, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack, it's really hard to find.
Although the food was tested to be non-toxic, there were new doubts after all, so two days later, Ji Yanran still found an excuse and arranged for the army to send Aunt Yu and the baby to a village outside the city for a temporary stay, and at the same time sent people to closely monitor them. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately.
The cook was replaced by a cook in the army, and the three meals were also changed from carefully cooking to just being full. Yun Yifeng's cheeks hurt from eating, with half a piece of fruit in his mouth, he was still flipping through a stack of yellowed ledgers. After all, it was decades ago that Lu Guangyuan appeased the refugees in the Southwest. During this period, the government office was moved twice, and various documents were lost. However, judging from the few found, the accounts are all right. .
"It's not just that there is no problem, it's just... It's not an exaggeration to say that he is the master of Qingtian. I made a rough calculation. If every household can get this amount, then according to the population of the Southwest at that time, General Lu not only did not hide his secrets. , and even squeezed out a large part of the military expenditure to support the poor people." Yun Yifeng said, "That era was no better than now, the situation of the imperial court has just improved, and all departments are poor. This level is really admirable.”
Then the question goes back to the original point. If the wealth of the Mustang tribe has nothing to do with the ancient country of the Que family or Lu Guangyuan, where did it come from
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In the dim underground palace, Xie Hanyan said: "All these are left by your grandfather."
Jiang Lingfei looked at the calligraphy and paintings in front of him, many of them were rare and rare copies, but the orchids, which were supposed to be tranquil, were splashed with blood spots in different shades, and some of them had turned dark brown.
Grandfather, Xie Jinlin, the notorious traitorous prime minister. Jiang Lingfei asked: "Why do you want me to read these?"
"Although the Xie family is not like your father, they are well-known loyal ministers and good generals, but they have also devoted themselves to their duties for Daliang and have dedicated themselves for decades." Xie Hanyan said, "It's just that the later emperor was afraid of the high position and power, and the empress The mother's family took the opportunity to provoke, so he found an excuse to cooperate with the enemy and strangled Xie's family. These blood-stained calligraphy and paintings are evidence of your grandfather's collusion with the enemy. Do you believe that he surrendered to the enemy just because of these few calligraphy and paintings? gone?"
Jiang Lingfei said, "I don't believe it."
"Yeah, no one would believe it, but the Emperor of Daliang did." Xie Hanyan turned around and looked at him bitterly, "During that year, I cried all my tears and realized that tears are the most useless Your father, my father, tears will only make their heroic spirits more uneasy, and only the blood of the enemy can clear up the grievances of those who died in vain."
"If the Li family's country is destroyed, will my father and grandfather feel at ease?" Jiang Lingfei sat on the steps. "The flames of war are endless, and the people are in dire straits. This should be the last thing my father wants to see, right?"
"If you were willing to kill all the Li family members and change the country's surname, the world would be at peace now." Xie Hanyan said, "I warned you at the very beginning that if you are indecisive, you will only pay a greater price. If there is a continuous war in the future, the people will not be able to live , there is really more blood and killing, then all of this is also caused by you."
Jiang Lingfei didn't speak.
"I once thought about cooperating with King Xiao. As long as the emperor is not the son of that jealous wife, as long as it is not someone surnamed Li, I can even accept Ji Yanran." Xie Hanyan closed his eyes slightly, "It's just that he refuses, If you miss the opportunity in vain, you can’t blame others.”
Jiang Lingfei sighed: "What's your plan?"
But Xie Hanyan asked: "Daliang's army has reached the border of Yuli. Guess, if your father was still alive, would he take this mere tens of thousands of people seriously?"
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Yun Yifeng was standing on a high hill, exercising his muscles and bones. He had just helped move dozens of bundles of protective soft armor, and his muscles and bones were aching. The breeze was blowing head-on, and the snow-white sleeves and long hair were fluttering, against the backdrop of the magnificent sunset clouds behind him, the cook was lighting the fire while thinking, it's terrible, the cloud gate is mainly flying up.
Guard A slapped his companion heavily: "What are you looking at!"
Guard B was aggrieved: "The lord is also watching." It's not the eldest daughter of Huanghua, it's rare to see a fairy in the barracks, so I can't take a second look.
Guard A hates iron but not steel, the prince sees it and you see it, can that be the same thing? The prince can still hold the hand of the master of Yunmen, otherwise you will try it too
Guard B: "..."
Ji Yanran said: "Why did you come to the barracks again? The sun is shining here, come down."
"There's nothing going on at the inn." Yun Yifeng jumped off the high hill, but the ground trembled, and he was surprised, when did I practice the thousand-thousand magic skill
Ji Yanran frowned, and turned to look in the direction of the forest.
The tree shadows were shaking violently, and the shaking of the ground became more and more obvious.
Here comes the herd of elephants.