The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 855 840 Four: In order to get rid of the giant snake, the two brothers transferred to Quzhou Mansion

The prefect of Quzhou shook his head for a while.

"In another hundred years, it will turn into a flood dragon? So, it won't be able to endanger our territory of Quzhou for another hundred years?

Besides, if it is really like what you said, by the time it turns into a dragon, all of us present will have been dead for many years, so what's the use of mentioning that matter again! "

The old man murmured softly after hearing this: "Don't say it's been a hundred years, he is a Huajiao with a thousand years, what do you think we can do?

If you have the ability, you can remove it!

Imperial envoy, I have a good way to reduce the suffering of the people in Quzhou! "

"Oh? What can I do, tell me and listen!"

"My solution is to put more domestic animals in the mountains, let them eat, and when they are full, they will be fine, right?

Imperial envoy, what do you think of my method? "

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"Your method is not good! This is a bad idea!

feed it?Then if it grows bigger and bigger, wouldn't it be more harmful in the future?

Isn't this breeding tigers?Such a bad idea that treats the symptoms but not the root cause is also thanks to your words!

This method won't work, it's absolutely not working!

As an imperial envoy, I absolutely will not accept this result. "

"You don't accept this result? Then what result do you accept? Do you really want to get rid of it!"

"Of course, I only accept the result of the snake's death, and the result of eating snake meat together.

Isn't its meat very delicious, this time I come to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I have to taste what this cockscomb snake tastes like!

If I don't eat this snake, I will never leave this Jiangsu and Zhejiang region!
Sit down quickly, let me think of a solution to this matter! "

When everyone heard this, they were all taken aback. Is it possible to slaughter such a huge snake?
Duan Wuji looked at these magistrates and said: "Apart from this long worm messing around in Quzhou Prefecture, does anyone else have anything else to do? Tell us what you have, and we two brothers will solve it together."

When Duan Wuji asked this question, another magistrate also stood up.

"Report to the imperial envoy, I have something that I can't handle, I hope the imperial envoy can help me deal with it!"

Duan Wuji took a look, and saw that this person was about forty years old, with a handsome face and a very handsome appearance.

Duan Wuji looked at him and said: "Hey, what's your name, old man? Where do you serve as the prefect?
If you have anything to say, just say it! "

This person cupped his hands at Duan Wuji, and then said in a low voice: "My lord, my surname is Niu, my name is Niu Decao, and my hometown is from Hengyang Prefecture.

Your Majesty, I am the magistrate of Ningzhou Prefecture. My Ningzhou Prefecture is close to the sea, and many people make a living from fishing. There are tens of thousands of fishermen in my residence. Everyone is from Lord Dragon. Talking about life!

It is not easy for ordinary people to come and go in the wind and rain. Since I am an official in this Taizhou capital, I have been running to the beach almost every day!

Solve some practical difficulties in people's life in a timely manner.

In the past two years, a huge sea beast has often appeared in the sea off the coast of Taizhou. They often haunt the islands and often devour fishermen who go into the sea. Sometimes even a small boat is swallowed.

Such a huge sea beast is really dangerous!

Imperial envoy, since you can get rid of that giant snake, can you think of a way to get rid of that sea beast as well? "

The other prefects laughed out loud!
"I said Lao Niu! You can think too much, who do you think the imperial envoy is!

Is the imperial envoy a god?No, the matter of getting rid of sea beasts is also in the hands of the imperial envoy, right?

It's your fault that you figured this out.

Old Niu, you can think too much, but isn't your idea wishful thinking? "

Duan Wuji grinned when he heard this.

"Prefect Niu, please sit down first, I'm afraid it won't be too difficult to get rid of this giant snake, but, to deal with such a big sea beast, I really do what my colleagues said, there is really no way at all." ah!

However, since you have already said it, let me think of a way!
To be honest, both of us brothers are from the north, so we don't know anything about the things in the water!

Therefore, I have no idea about such a big sea beast!

Colleagues, is there anything else for the rest of you?If you have, say so, if not, then let's stop here today! "

Those other prefects shook their heads.

"Everything is fine in the place we manage, and there is nothing wrong with it!"

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "There is nothing better.

Old cow!You go back and wait, and we'll let you know when we figure out a solution.

If you really can't think of a way, we will also send someone to deliver a letter to you. If it doesn't work, you can think of another way!

We have to go to Quzhou Mansion to get rid of that giant snake first, then let the prefect of Quzhou Mansion send you some snake meat there!
Didn't you say that the cockscomb and snake meat is delicious, I will give you some to taste when the time comes! "

When everyone heard what Duan Wuji said so confidently, they all froze.

Xin said: This imperial envoy really dares to brag!You can't handle that huge sea beast, is this giant snake so easy to deal with!

Do you think this giant snake is like your northern worms!

The worms in your north are only as thick as a handful. In the south of us, such worms can't even be grandchildren!

A magistrate in his 40s stood up and reminded him: "My lord, a giant snake that can eat two or three people at once is no ordinary giant snake!

The snake path is more than one foot wide. Do you know how thick this giant snake is?

Killing such a giant snake is not an easy task! "

Duan Wuji smiled slightly.

"I know this, it's okay, you can wait to eat snake meat then!"

Seeing Duan Wuji's disapproving look, the magistrate shook his head, not daring to say anything more.

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Let's end here today! Since you all have nothing to do, let's end the meeting!"

After you go back, you should do your job well! "

Duan Wuji looked at the prefect of Quzhou.

"Hurry up and go back too! Tomorrow morning, I will leave for the Quzhou Mansion. Don't be there by then, but you haven't arrived yet.

If that's the case, wouldn't it be troublesome? "

The prefect of Quzhou grinned.

"Don't worry, my lord. I'll hurry back now. The situation you said will never happen."

When the prefects saw that there was nothing wrong, they all got up and said goodbye.

The Hangzhou prefect looked at Duan Wuji and the others and said, "You two imperial envoys, are you really going to leave tomorrow?"

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"We'll be leaving tomorrow morning, but maybe we'll be back sometime.

We've been together for so many days, and I have to bring you some snake meat anyway.

Such a huge snake, although it does not mean that it is hard to find in the world, it is not much worse.

It should be said that it is a kind of blessing for us to eat such a big giant snake! "

The prefect Wu blinked his eyes.

"I said, Mr. Imperial Envoy, you really have the means to kill such a big giant snake!!?"

Duan Wuji nodded and smiled.

"Well, from what they said, the cockscomb snake is not too small, it can eat the long worms of three people in an instant, so is it too small?

But bigger is better!If it's too small, it's not enough for so many of us to share it! "

Wu Zhifu grinned when he heard this.

"My lord, don't just think about eating snake meat! Is that snake meat so easy to eat!

If it was really that easy to eat, it would have been killed and eaten by the mountain people long ago!

As big as a giant snake, he wants to eat people!

Two adults, you must pay attention to safety! "

Tie Niu grinned.

"Old Wu, don't worry! It's not like we haven't killed this giant snake that can eat people!
It stopped practicing in the cave, but ran out without hurting anyone, which meant that its death was approaching.

We dare not say anything about killing other animals, but if we want to kill a giant snake, I believe our brothers are the experts!

Whether it is a snake as thick as a urn, or a snake as thick as a house, if it encounters us brothers, it will be considered unlucky for it!

Just wait and see if you don't believe me! "

"Master Imperial Envoy, do you still take your soldiers with you, or stay in my Hangzhou mansion?"

"Is there any need to ask this question, let's take them all with us, if we need them, it will save trouble!
It is of no use to leave them here for idle food!

When will our buddies come back, let's bring them back! "

"Well! That's fine, I'll send someone to inform them later!
Two adults, you go back and rest, I will send someone to inform your guard immediately! "

Saying that, the prefect Wu stepped out.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu had nothing to do, they turned around and went back to their residence to practice.

In the morning of the next day, the two of them had a hurried breakfast, and they were about to walk out!

Prefect Wu reached out and caught them.

"You two imperial envoys, you go out slowly, many officials have not come yet, how do you think we will send you off like this?"

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"I said Prefect Wu, if we don't leave, what are you sending us for! Don't you want us to come back?"

"Oh! My lord imperial envoy, how dare I think so, even if you two live with me for a year, I dare not complain!

Since you don't want us to send you off, then we won't send you off, you'll come back anyway!
My lord, I have ordered your horses to be led to the gate of the yamen, you can leave anytime! "

Duan Wuji and Tieniu listened and nodded.

"Well! That's good! Prefect Wu, then we two brothers are leaving, you can rest!"

After finishing speaking, the two brothers walked towards the outside of the yamen.

The prefect of Wu hurriedly sent it out, Duan Wuji and Tieniu came outside and got on their horses, the two bid farewell to prefect Wu, and ran straight to the south gate of Hangzhou city.

When I got outside the city, I saw that Cao Qiubao was leading his brothers waiting for them two on the side of the road!

Duan Wuji and Tieniu hurried forward, together with their team, they went all the way to the southwest, went straight to the Quzhou Mansion, and rushed over.

The farther you go, the more difficult it is to walk. After a while, the team entered the mountain.

But seeing the smog all around, the road is rugged and winding!There are stretches of mulberry fields and tea gardens on the hillside.

The villager and the peasant woman are working in the fields, and it has become a very touching pastoral scenery!

The fragrant grass on the hillside is long and slow, and it can't be seen at a glance. Red or purple wild flowers are scattered in it, giving off a strong fragrance. It makes people feel happy to smell it!

As we go forward, the mountains become more and more steep, the farmland and mulberry fields are less and less, and the barren hills overgrown with weeds are more and more appearing.

Sometimes, there is almost no one to be seen, and from time to time, foxes and rabbits rush out from the grass, scaring people out of their wits!

All the high mountains are so barren, there are steep rocks everywhere, and the strange rocks look like craggy rocks!The desolate scene is very scary.

The road has also changed from the original one foot wide to two or three feet wide on the rugged road. In some places, only one person can even walk!

Tie Niu saw it and said with a smile: "It is said that the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is a land of fish and rice, but I didn't expect such a good place to have such a desolate place!

It's okay to walk around this place during the day, but once it's night, there's no way to stay in this barren mountain! "

Duan Wuji grinned when he heard this.

"Brother Tie Niu, you have to know that the old ravens in the world are generally black, even in this land of fish and rice, there are places where the birds don't shit!

Do you think this place is so good!If you think so, you are wrong! "

Duan Wuji shouted loudly to the back: "Brothers, work harder! In this barren mountain, you can't even find a stutterer!

We can only have food if we arrive at Quzhou Mansion quickly!If we can't get to Quzhou City after dark, then we will be miserable. Not only will we have no food, but we may not even have a place to sleep! "

Hearing what Duan Wuji said, the soldiers all accelerated their marching speed. Since they were all cavalry, the marching speed suddenly accelerated a lot!

How dare these people rest!From the early morning rush, when the sun was about to set, people finally saw the city of Quzhou.

Seeing the dark city, these people let out a long sigh of relief!

The people walked another three miles, and the leader of the prefect of Quzhou took them over.

"You two imperial envoys, you have worked hard on this journey. It is more than 300 miles from Hangzhou to our place. I didn't expect you to arrive so early!

Two imperial envoys, let's go, follow me into the city!

I think the brothers are already exhausted, let them have a good rest when we get to the city! "

In just a short while, the team reached the base of the city.

The prefect of Quzhou said with a smile: "Secondly, the imperial envoy, my Quzhou Prefecture is a small place! Our poor place is in no way comparable to that of Hangzhou Prefecture!

Such a difficult place, what is the bad hospitality, sir, you must take care of it! "

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "All of us are born in martial arts, no matter how difficult the conditions are, is it as difficult as marching and fighting?
Let me tell you, we are all living in the honeypot over there now!

They followed our brothers, and they enjoyed a good time together. They ate and drank well, do you think we two don't know?
How can there be any hardships for the soldiers who follow the imperial envoys!

As for our two brothers, we no longer care about eating and drinking, as long as we can eat enough! "

After hearing this, the prefect of Quzhou quickly said: "I didn't expect you to be so approachable!

After entering the city gate, the prefect of Quzhou said to an accompanying official: "Take all these soldiers of the imperial envoy to the barracks, and find a way to arrange their food and lodging. They must not be allowed to stay with us. What kind of grievances do you suffer from in the world!"

The official nodded.

"Master Zhifu, don't worry, you will leave this matter to me, and if there is anything wrong, you can tell me, isn't that okay!"

The prefect of Quzhou nodded and said to Duan Wuji and Tieniu: "You two imperial envoys, let's go! Follow me back to the government office.

If there is anything, let's discuss it together at the wine table. "

(End of this chapter)