A knife in love

Thinking of this, Ye Fengchun deliberately pretended to be astonished, and said in a trembling voice: "The situation in the mountain is very strange. First, the snow peak collapsed and blocked the official road. We have no choice but to find a way to the outside of the mountain in the mountain. Unexpectedly, many hills suddenly erupted with fire. The fire gushed out from the top of the mountain and rushed down like a big river until it reached the mouth of the valley. If we hadn't tried our best to escape, we would have been burned by the fire without even bones left Yes. It’s just that we only wanted to run for our lives, and didn’t pay attention to the surrounding situation at all. The prince wants us to tell us what the mountain looks like, so I’m afraid we won’t be able to say anything.”

King Shou was pacing up and down with his hands behind his hands while listening to Ye Fengchun's words.After Ye Fengchun finished speaking, he still didn't stop. After thinking for a while, he said, "Did Master Ye meet anyone in the mountains?"

Before Ye Fengchun and Li Qiufeng left for the Ikeda family's barracks, they had carefully discussed how to deal with King Shou.At that time, the two had expected that King Shou would inquire about the situation in the mountain and discussed how to deal with it, so after King Shou finished speaking, Ye Fengchun shook his head blankly, and said, "The prince may not have been here before. I know the situation here. I have been here several times in the past few years in order to buy medicinal materials. This place is full of barren mountains and ridges, with few people. Occasionally, hunters and savages who dig medicinal materials come and go, and they are only limited to March and April every year. By May In June, it rains almost every day here. Not only is the big river swollen, but also mountain torrents erupt. If you walk in the mountains, you are always in danger of being swept away by the flood. Even old hunters dare not come here to hunt. Every year Around October, there will be snowflakes falling here, and soon the mountains will be blocked by heavy snow, the roads will be difficult, and no one dares to walk here."

When Ye Fengchun said this, he deliberately paused for a moment, and then continued: "But because there are very few people here, there are many rare medicinal materials in the mountains, especially the old wild ginseng, which can almost have the miraculous effect of bringing the dead back to life. Therefore, although the road here is difficult and there are deadly traps everywhere, in order to earn some money, I still come here many times to buy medicinal materials. It’s just that I never expected that when I came here this time, I not only encountered the snow peak collapse, but also hit It was really unlucky to be sprayed with ground fire. Man said that almost no one came here in winter, even if someone went here to buy medicinal materials like the next one, they were either buried alive by the snow, or burned by the fire until there was no bones left. Moreover, there are as many poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts in the mountains, and if you want to escape by chance, it is more difficult than going to the sky."

After hearing Ye Fengchun's words, King Shou stopped suddenly, turned his head and said to a man in black who stood with his hands down, "Go to the big tent and ask Mr. Ikeda for a pen and paper. This king will use it."

The man in black agreed, turned around and ran towards the big tent.King Shou glanced at Ye Fengchun, and said, "I have heard General Jebe say what Master Ye said. This time the snow peak collapsed and the ground fire spewed out, which is a catastrophe rarely seen in hundreds of years." Change. Shopkeeper Ye Da and Mr. Li were able to escape by luck, it was God’s favor, as the saying goes, if you survive a catastrophe, you must have future blessings, and shopkeeper Ye Da has experienced such a crisis, there must be blessings in the future."

When King Shou said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "To be honest, I came here this time because I received a secret report that a group of rebels escaped the officers and soldiers and fled here to hide. If this group of traitors live in seclusion in the mountains and no longer want to fight against the court, I don’t have to embarrass them. But I heard that although the gang of traitors had to flee to the mountains to hide due to the power of the court, they always wanted to make a comeback and make a comeback They built weapons in the mountains, stockpiled food and grass, trained soldiers and horses, and often went out to plunder the people, snatch money, and coerce the people to join the rebel army. If anyone dared to disobey the order of the rebel army, they would be killed by the rebel army immediately. My king listened After talking about this matter, I was really filled with righteous indignation, thinking that in broad daylight and in the bright universe, how could this gang of traitors be allowed to run amok like this? Therefore, this king asked the head of the Ikeda family, Mr. Ikeda Jun, and the owner of the Golden Village, Mr. Uta, to send troops and horses. Siege and suppress this group of traitors hiding in the mountains. It's just that this king didn't think carefully, which made General Jebe and Ikeda Kazaki's lives dirty, and almost made a big mistake. Fortunately, after this king arrived here, the misunderstanding has been solved, and Ikeda Lord Yizhao and General Jebe have turned their hostility into friendship, and are about to go into the mountains to wipe out the rebels under the leadership of this king."

When King Shou said this, he could only hear the sound of footsteps, but it was the man in black who he sent out just now, who came out from the big tent, holding a square plate with pen, ink, paper and inkstone in his hands, walking quickly When he got close to King Shou, he stopped.King Shou glanced at the man in black, and pointed to a round table with his right hand.Two men in black had already stepped forward and removed the dishes from the table to make a space.The man in black with the square plate in his hand walked to the round table, put the square plate on the round table, and then stepped aside, still standing with his hands down as before.

After the men in black backed away, King Shou continued: "Although I sent people to sneak into the mountains in advance to inquire about the situation of some rebels, it's just that the spies suddenly disappeared, which made me a little worried. The spies were not secretive, and were killed by the rebels after they found out. It was not until here that the king knew that the snow peak had collapsed and blocked the valley. Sir Ikeda and General Jebe have thousands of soldiers combined, but it will take dozens of days to clear the snow that clogs the valley. The rebel leader is extremely cunning and will definitely be everywhere Send out the eyeliner, we are digging the snow here, I am afraid that the eyeliner of the rebels will find out, the situation is extremely dangerous. In desperation, the king plans to retreat first, and wait until the spring is warm and the snow melts, and then bother the Ikeda family He Huangjinzhai sent troops to encircle and suppress the rebels. Until the king heard General Jebe talk about the origins of shopkeeper Ye Da and Mr. Li, and heard that the two were trapped in the mountains, they were able to dig a passage in the snow to escape. The king was surprised and delighted, and he specially invited the two of them because he wanted to ask them about the situation in the mountains. If the two of them are willing to give advice, after the king wipes out the rebels, the court will definitely reward you. By then If the two want to become officials, this king will definitely recommend the two to the imperial court. In the future, when the two gain power in the imperial court, this king will ask for a lot of help from the two. If Master Ye and Young Master Li are not interested in official careers, The king told the court about the great achievements of the two, and the court will reward the two with a lot of gold and silver. And the two have helped the king a lot, so the king will not treat the two badly. Although the Shou Palace is nothing special, but Tens of thousands of taels of silver can still be taken out!"