Jiaohua

Chapter 1285
A fast horse came running from the heavy rain and stopped in front of Guihe Jian'an Palace.

Someone ushered in the front of the door immediately, leading the horses for the soldiers on horseback.

The soldiers wore hats and capes, stepped off their horses and walked quickly into the wide open gate of Jian'an Prince's Mansion.

He didn't go to Li Xiao immediately, but went to Mr. Cai He first.

Cai He finished reading the booklet he presented with a serious expression on his face. After putting it down, he was speechless for a long time.

There were footsteps outside the door, Cai He looked up, Liu Meng raised his hand to close his umbrella, leaned against the eaves of the corridor, came in and asked, "How is the situation?"

Cai He said solemnly: "The wind was too strong, and the thunderstorm was violent. Several major cities in Guihe were severely damaged. Thousands of people were killed in the three towns in the southwest. Hundreds of houses collapsed, and countless cattle and horses were killed or injured."

Liu Meng frowned, looked at the wet and panting soldier, and said softly, "You go down first, remember to drink a few cups of hot tea to drive away the cold."

"Thank you, sir," said the soldier, and left.

The heavy rain became more and more fierce. Liu Meng went to the desk, looked at the books on the desk, and said: "The spring is hurt, and it is rare for autumn and winter and the spring of the next year. This year's winter is cold, and the harvest is in danger. However, the king of the small county is still sharpening his sword and iron , Trying to expand the number of troops. Mr. Cai He, our treasury is already at a loss, and right now we don’t have the money and materials to support this huge military salary."

"With the temperament of a small county king, he will not let it go, even..." Cai He did not continue.

"Even what?"

After a pause, Cai He looked at him: "Unless you and I can think of a better way, otherwise, he can even cede the land and sell it."

Just as a thunderbolt fell, Liu Meng opened his eyes wide.

He understands Cai He's temperament, he will not create something out of nothing, he can say such a thing, it must be Li Xiao who mentioned it in front of him.

And according to Li Xiao's personality, he could do it.

Li Xiao is self-willed, arrogant and arrogant. In Li Xiao's mind, the land sold now must be able to buy it back or sell it back in the future.

But, but this will not work!
Liu Meng murmured: "Since ancient times, when selling fields and land, one has another, and it is called addiction. The wealth and food that can be obtained quickly is definitely the temptation that the king of the small county can't resist. If there is a precedent, you and I will both It’s dangerous! Let’s go to Guihe, how many times can a fief with a big sesame seed be able to withstand several transactions? Not to mention that people in the know laugh at my Jian’an Palace, even the people of Guihe will lose their hearts.”

Cai He remained silent, and raised his hand to stroke his beard.

"What about Master Zhi?" Liu Meng asked again, "Mr. Cai He, is there any profit from the business of Master Zhi?"

Cai He was helpless: "After several months of hard work, I only got two deals, and the two dollars I earned were a drop in the bucket."

Liu Meng sighed: "It's difficult!"

Suddenly there was movement outside the door, and several people came quickly.

Ye Jun trotted and held up an umbrella to cover Li Xiao's head.

Seeing this, Liu Meng and Cai He immediately stepped forward, "I've seen Xiaojun Wang."

"There are big fish!" Li Xiao said as soon as he came in, "The king of this county is going to Lingde!"

so suddenly!

Liu Meng and Cai He glanced at each other.

"Do you still remember that Qian Fengrong?" Li Xiao continued, "Tian Dayao mentioned 3 taels of reward to him! And that little bitch, she also offered a reward to this person! She even offered a reward to that person Your bastard, shameless woman!"

"Indeed, there is such a thing." Cai He said.

"So it sounds like Qian Fengrong appeared in Lingde?" Liu Meng said.

"If this king captures him alive and sells him at a high price, what do you say?"

Looking at Li Xiao's bright eyes, Liu Meng felt worried. Qian Fengrong was good at martial arts, and Li Xiao might not be his opponent.

Cai He on the side was in a good mood: "Wonderful! Little County King, if we can really win him, we will have a lot of money!"

It's better than going to sell the pot and sell the iron, and cede the land for food.

"Okay!" Li Xiao grinned, his teeth white, "The king of this county will go to prepare now, and when the rain clears, we will leave for Lingde immediately!"

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Lingde is under the jurisdiction of Guide, located at the junction of Jinghe and Guide prefectures. Although it is a town under the rule, its territory is as wide as three Hengxiang.

The rain clouds coming from the east did not affect Lingde for the time being. When we entered the village of Lingde, we saw green grass and groups of laborers carrying poles and carts.

The bamboo baskets picked up by the laborers are empty, and occasionally a few people have "goods", which are also black and scorched soil.

Ore was occasionally seen on the trolley, but the color was bad and it was not worth much.

Ye Zheng got off his horse and went to inquire, and came back after a long time, saying: "It's not a miner, it's a grave robber."

"It seems that there is no gain." Shen Lie said.

"Well, they dug for half a month without finding anything. The people who hired them called themselves the Faithful Army. Because nothing was dug up, they refused to give them a single coin. Now, the Faithful Army has gone north."

Shen Lie had never heard of this army, but the only army that appeared in Lingde was Xie Zhong's.

Shen Lie narrowed his eyes to look at the crowd in the distance, and then looked up to the north.

"If I remember correctly, if Ling De goes north, he can go all the way to Longyuan."

"Well, Li Qian has a Shuangjiang Palace in Longdan Mountain."

After Ye Zheng finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that Du Xuan had mentioned before that the place where Shen Fan "died" back then was under Long Yuan.

"There are many emperor's tombs in this place, and the loyal army must still rush to the tomb robbery." Shen Lie pulled the reins, "Let's go, let's go find him."

At night, at the downhill station entrance of Heziguan on the Pingpi official road passing through Lingde, a big fire suddenly broke out.

The post office at the post station, the inns, teahouses near the post station, and the surrounding houses were all engulfed in the fire.

Because the fire was in the sky, when Shen Lie arrived with the dark guards, there was only a continuous sea of ​​fire left, and it spread outward at an extremely fast speed.

Ye Zheng, Wu Shaoning and the others didn't want Shen Lie to move too far forward, so they insisted on stopping Shen Lie when they were two hundred steps away.

The night wind howled, except for the withered and prosperous sound of everything burning in it, there was not a single sound of human cries.

"It's surprisingly quiet," Ye Zheng looked at Shen Lie, "It shouldn't be an accident, it's very likely that people were killed first, and then burned."

The raging fire made the sky and the earth glow with an orange light, and under the light of the fire, the deep and handsome face had an extra layer of warm and soft luster.

He remained motionless, staring at the fire with black eyes, and added: "Before it burns out, everything that can be won will be lost."

"Could it be the loyal army? Young master, shall we chase after them? They shouldn't be far away!"

"You shouldn't chase," Wu Shaoning said, "Except for the poor, don't chase after them. Soldiers who have just killed people and set fires can't chase after them. At this time, they are calm and excited, and they will pay more attention to their backs."

Ye Zheng nodded: "Yes, we are here to assassinate and assassinate. No matter how few soldiers there are, there are still thousands of people."

Shen Lie glanced at the official road on the right, then turned to the left, and said: "This fire can attract us, and it can also attract other people to come over, let's go."

As soon as he pulled the rein, he turned the horse's head to the northeast, and all his men followed immediately.

(End of this chapter)