Wu Kingdom, a mansion somewhere in the imperial capital.
Several figures sat in the courtyard, talking quietly.
Behind the few people, there are dozens of other figures, all of which are the elite subordinates who entered the imperial capital together this time.
"You said, what kind of officer will they appoint us this time?"
"It shouldn't be too small. If it weren't for us this time, would they have defeated Princess Duan Rong so easily..."
"General Cheng has already gone to the palace to ask, and there should be news soon... This world is really amazing. At first, I thought of becoming a thief, but after doing this, I became an official. I never dreamed of it. My big head can wear an official hat in this life... "
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The identities of these people are all rebels. After the great chaos in Wu Kingdom a few years ago, they rose up and became kings on their own. When you come to the capital, you come to receive a reward and become an official.
While the few people were talking, there was a knock on the door suddenly, and one person stood up immediately, 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 General Cheng's familiar face.
"Haha, General Cheng, we will be colleagues from now on..."
puff!
Before he could finish his words, his body shook violently. He lowered his head and looked at a long gun passing through his chest. Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. Looking at the man opposite, he said in pain, "You, you..."
The man pulled out his spear with a calm expression, then waved his hand.
"Let the arrow!"
Rows of archers immediately swarmed in, and in the courtyard, the sound of cursing and howling could be heard endlessly.
"Cheng, you don't keep your word!"
"I'm a ghost and I won't let you go!"
"What are you doing, your own people, your own people!"
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place of chaos.
On a certain hilltop close to Wu Kingdom, a man with a square face was pacing back and forth in the hall, with a look of anxiety on his face.
"Report!"
A figure rushed from the gate of the stronghold quickly. After rushing in, he knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "General Wei, Your Highness the Princess was ambushed by the imperial court in Linzhou. Fortunately, she has escaped successfully and is about to arrive here soon it's..."
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, bowed and said, "Take orders!"
The other person hesitated for a moment and asked: "General, five hundred people are dispatched at the same time. The movement is too loud. If the Wan brothers know about it, I'm afraid they will..."
The face of the middle-aged man is slightly dark. The Wan brothers are a group of thugs dozens of miles away from here. They are numerous and powerful. In recent years, there have been occasional frictions between the two parties. If the other party sneaks in, it is also a big problem.
He thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Your Highness's safety is the most important thing, Chen Qing, let's go immediately!"
At this moment, a faint 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 complexion changed, he asked, "Could it be that they have changed something?"
The messenger shook his head and said for a while: "Brother Wan, they..."
Someone couldn't help it, and said angrily: "What's wrong with them, tell me!"
"They're building the road."
General Wei was startled when he heard the words, 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 Shuangchaling, and the patrolling tiger in Baihugou..."
He named out the names of several vicious bandit leaders nearby, swallowed, and said, "They are all building roads..."
The Wan brothers, the black blind man, the patrolling tiger... the people he mentioned just now were all bandits from Wu Kingdom.
In the early years, they were just a small group of horse thieves running around in the border state. Later, the country was in turmoil, and some people gathered a huge force to form a separate regime. In a small area, it was enough to fight against the imperial court.
There are also people like the Wan brothers, who are neither strong nor weak, unable to contend with the imperial court, and unwilling to submit to other big forces, so they simply escape into the chaotic land, occupy a mountain, and establish themselves as kings.
Over the years, they have developed and grown like a snowball, and they have already become a tyrant in this mountain. They often go out to plunder the people's caravans. They intend to destroy them, but they are just powerless.
Anyone would find it strange that such bandits and bandits suddenly stopped doing looting and went to do such mindless things as road construction.
One person seemed to think of something, and said: "General, I heard that two years ago, a new force rose up in Jingguo. Cleared up all the bandits along the road, escorted the caravan pedestrians, and all the bandits subdued by them did the hard work of paving roads and repairing bridges... "
General Wei looked at him and asked: "You mean, those people have already come here, and at the same time subdued the Wan brothers, the black blind man, and the patrolling tiger, and let these overlords personally build bridges and pave roads for them Shangdao…”
"Besides this, I can't think of any other reason."
"Let's not talk about whether they have come to Wu Kingdom to subdue the Wan brothers, the black blind man, and the patrolling tiger at the same time... Do you think such a huge force will appear in this chaotic place?" General Wei shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. What the hell are the Wan brothers and the others doing, first take the princess and Prince Jing over safely, and then make a long-term plan..."
The man looked at General Wei, was silent for a while, and then said: "General, what I mean is, if they really subdue 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, so why would they attack us? It's really them who are in this chaotic place." Is it the site?"
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Tens of miles away, on the mountain road.
A group of dark figures were busy on the mountain road, and behind them, a long gray mountain road appeared.
A bald man stepped on the mountain road vigorously, and after confirming that there was no problem with the quality, he continued to walk forward.
He thought to himself, this thing called "cement" is really easy to use, and it is much more convenient than digging mountains and quarrying stones to pave the road.
On a nearby hilltop, a young man looked at the woman in front of him with a slightly respectful gaze, and said, "Leader, this is the news that just came from the Wu Kingdom. After the rebels were defeated, Princess Duanrong came She is missing, and the court of Wu Kingdom is also trying to find her..."
After reading the messages, Miss Liu Er was silent for a moment, and said: "Send a letter to the village, saying that I will go back after a while, and leave the affairs here to Lu Luo for the time being..."
"where are you going?"
A voice came from outside the door, and when the young man saw the three people walking in, he cupped his hands and retreated immediately.
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, we will go to Wu Kingdom to find you in a few days..."
Li Yi was a little lucky, fortunately he rushed over at the first time, if it was another day and a half in the evening, maybe he would have to imitate Ruyi in the past and stage a chasing sister-in-law for thousands of miles...
Miss Liu Er looked at him and said seriously: "I can't leave her alone."
Li Yi nodded, and said: "I didn't let you ignore it, I just wanted to tell you not to be impulsive, and to save her from the Wu Kingdom court, you alone or the Liumeng can't do it , we have to take a long-term view... "
"us?"
"Don't forget, she is also my nephew..."
Miss Liu Er finally nodded, seeing his dusty look, asked: "Are you hungry, I'll cook a bowl of noodles for you first..."
Lao Fang rubbed his belly, looked at her and asked, "Second Miss, can you cook an extra bowl?"
"cough!"
The sloppy old man coughed lightly.
Lao Fang looked at him, turned around and said, "Three bowls."