The sky-shattering artillery allocated by the imperial court has been stored in the warehouse, Tengyun Castle and the government have also completed preparations, and the bandit suppression operation is about to begin. Wen Liunian said, "When does the master plan to go down the mountain?"
Lu Zhui and Zhao Yue looked at each other and said, "How about the second day of next month?"
"Then there are three more days." Wen Liunian nodded, "It's about the same time."
"Your Excellency, you really don't need to do anything towards Muya?" Lu asked, "Everyone is suppressing bandits, but we are idle and living in Tengyun Castle. We really feel ashamed."
"Originally, I wanted it, but now that the Mu Family Village has asked for help, the government has absolutely no reason to refuse." Wen Liunian said, "Besides, the second master even drew a topographic map of Cangmang Mountain, so how can you talk about idleness?"
"Mu Wanxiong and the others know the second leader?" Hua Tang asked from the side.
"I shouldn't know you." Lu Zhui said, "Even if you have heard of the name, you may not know that I am in Chaomuya."
"Just in case, it's better for you not to show your face." Zhao Yue patted him on the shoulder, "Mu Wanlei has always been insidious, and you have a lot of grievances in the arena. If you are bitten by flies because of this, the loss outweighs the gain."
Lu Zhui nodded, "I'll be careful."
"My lord." The secret guard knocked on the door, "Mu Wanlei and Mu Wanxiong are here again, drinking tea in the government office."
"It is estimated that they are urging the government to act faster." Zhao Wudao, "If they live here and do nothing every day, they will definitely feel anxious."
"Don't worry, let them wait slowly." Wen Liunian said, "Everything has a first come, first come first, let's finish talking about this side first."
And how slow is the so-called "wait slowly"? More than an hour later, Wen Liunian was still patiently and meticulously asking Lu Zhui about the division of power in the Cangmang Mountain Bandit Gang.
Zhao Yue was drinking tea, thinking that if one day he had to "wait slowly" by himself, it would be better to leave earlier.
Otherwise, I don't know when to wait.
Inside the government office, Mu Wanxiong was asking the butler, "Has your lord gone to eat again?"
"No, it's not time for dinner either." The steward said, "Nine times out of ten, we are in people's homes. Sometimes we have to talk about things for a long time, so there is no need to delay."
"The affairs of the common people cannot be delayed, but the suppression of bandits can be delayed?" Mu Wanxiong was dissatisfied.
"The suppression of bandits is for the common people in the end, so it is natural that the common people's affairs are more important." The housekeeper replied patiently.
Mu Wanxiong choked back a little.
"You two have been waiting for a long time." Fortunately, Wen Liunian came back in time, and appeared at the door before Mu Wanxiong lifted the table.
"It's not too long." Mu Wanlei said, "Just over an hour." Although his tone was calm, he could still hear some dissatisfaction.
But Wen Liunian obviously didn't care that he was full of dissatisfaction, and still pretended to be confused, "Why does Zhuang Zhu ask me for this?"
"What did your lord say?" Mu Wanlei looked at him—he lived in the city for two full days, but there was no movement at the government office, as if he had completely forgotten about this matter.
"Suppress bandits." Wen Liunian said.
Mu Wanlei remained expressionless, "It turns out my lord still remembers."
"Naturally I remember, not only I remember, I just planned to go to see Zhu Zhuang." Wen Liunian ordered his servants to make tea, "so that we can discuss strategies together."
Mu Wanxiong finally calmed down a bit, "What is your plan?"
"This..." Wen Liunian stroked his chin with a meaningful expression on his face.
Mu Wanlei and Mu Wanxiong looked at each other, both puzzled.
Three days later, in the early morning, the government posted a new bulletin, and the people ran over happily after seeing it, thinking it was another new portrait of a handsome man, but when they got closer, they saw that the whole article was full of words, and they were instantly listless. Disappointed, but after seeing what was written in those words, he immediately regained his energy.
Because the government is finally going to send troops to suppress the bandits.
Although the bandits in Cangwu Mountain haven't appeared for a long time, they are still a thorn in their hearts. As long as the people don't get rid of it for a day, the people will not be able to sleep peacefully. , looking forward to the government's victory.
Two days later, the people were awakened by the noise in the street early in the morning, and when they ran out, they saw a group of officers and soldiers marching out of the city, accompanied by a group of soldiers from Tengyunbao and Mujiazhuang. Among the disciples, the most conspicuous one was the sky-shattering cannon mounted on the car, which was extremely majestic and domineering.
It can be regarded as hopeful... The people stood on both sides of the street, watching the officers and soldiers leave the city all the way, and some even had tears in their eyes.
The bandit suppression army was stationed at the entrance of Cangmang Mountain. Following Wen Liunian's order, countless rocks were blown away by the sky-shattering cannon, and the smoke billowed for a while, as if even the ground was trembling.
Naturally, this bit of firepower would not have any substantial effect on the bandits in the deep mountains, but Wen Liunian was just doing it for show - the biggest purpose was nothing more than to reassure the people.
Sure enough, after hearing the sound of explosives, the people's hearts were instantly cleared. No matter how powerful the bandits are, they are flesh and blood. A helper invited by Mujiazhuang.
As for the background of Mujiazhuang, it's a long story.
"Southwest Miaojiang, have any of you been there?" During lunch, a group of neighbors gathered under the big locust tree to chat, and the cheerful one was named Li San'er, who was well-known in the city as a know-it-all.
The traffic in Cangmang City is inconvenient. Before Wen Liunian took office, there were not even many broad roads. Let alone Yunnan, which is thousands of miles away, few people have been there even outside the mountains. Naturally, they all shook their heads.
"Miaojiang is amazing. There are colorful flowers everywhere. They look alluring, but they are very poisonous." Li San'er said, "If you touch it, you will bleed to death from your seven orifices."
People around gasped, and there are flowers that will kill you if you touch them
"The bugs are all this long." Li San'er gestured to draw a distance of two or three feet, "If you get bitten, you will bleed from your orifices."
"Why does the seven orifices bleed every now and then?" A young man was terrified, why would he move if he was already like this, and why would he live there.
"It's nothing, do you know what is the scariest thing?" Li San'er lowered his tone, looking quite mysterious.
The people were infected by him, and their expressions became serious.
Li San'er said, "Gu poison."
"Gu poison?" The common people didn't quite understand.
"It's a kind of voodoo. The Mujiazhuang that my lord invited this time is a master of making voodoo." Li San'er said, "Let's put it this way, a small white bug that is only as thick as a hair, unknowingly drilled into it. If it enters someone's head, it's called a Gu. Within three days, the person will be eaten up by the Gu insect and lose his mind, and become a puppet of the person who cast the Gu. The grandson is still obedient."
"Is there such a thing?" The faces of the people turned pale.
"Otherwise, how could my lord have traveled thousands of miles to invite the owner of the Mu Family Manor?" Li San'er said, "Think about it, as long as the Gu worms are scattered in the wind and landed in the boundless mountains, how can those bandits hide?" Got it."
"Won't it blow into the city?" The faces of the people turned pale.
"That's not true." Li San'er said, "A few days ago, the sugar pill sent by the adults to each family is the antidote for Gu insects, as long as you eat it, you will be fine."
"That's good." The people all breathed a sigh of relief.
"So this time, the government will definitely win a big victory." Li San'er said firmly, "Everyone, get ready to celebrate."
It was the first time for the common people to hear the term "Gu worm", and they were naturally surprised and scared, but when they thought that they had already taken the antidote and that the recent wind direction had been blowing towards Cangwu Mountain, they felt relieved, but I still can't help but mention it after dinner, and there are more and more opinions.
Of course, in addition to the original imagination of the people, Mr. Wen also played an important role in it-although he is not a martial artist and basically knows nothing about Gu poison, but when he makes up the story, he writes like a fountain, and even The dark guards were also ashamed of themselves, feeling that scholars are really scary.
The rumors are getting more and more outrageous day by day, and it has changed from "sprinkle a handful of Gu worms and be blown to the Cangwu Mountain by the wind" at the beginning, to "Gu worms will become invisible when encountering the wind, even if they float in front of your eyes, you may not be able to see them" , and "As long as the two owners of Mujiazhuang recite a spell, all the poisonous insects in Cangmang Mountain will come out of the ground", and even "It is said that there are already Gu insects everywhere in Cangmang Mountain, and there are all kinds of them. Don't say If you can’t see it, you might not recognize it even if you see it.” It is quite magical and has a very provocative effect, and it sounds quite credible.
Most of the bandit gangs in Cangwu Mountain have been entrenched for many years, and they have a few eyeliners in the city, so they soon heard these rumors.
Those who walk the rivers and lakes will naturally know that they are exaggerating when they hear it. After all, if there is such a god, it is estimated that Mujiazhuang is now the number one sect in the rivers and lakes, but the problem is that the bandits in the vast mountain don't know it! Most of the people who fall into bandits are lazy people, and 80% of them are from nearby villages and towns. , the whole person will feel bad in an instant.
No wonder I feel that my brain is not enough recently.
My dear mother is really scary.