When he was out of Chang'an before, what Rong Sleeping Crane said to Sheng Weiqiao was immediately fulfilled.

Meng Shi obviously made up his mind to carry out the tired tactics to the end, because in the following days, there would be attacks almost every night, because the people under Rong Sleeping Crane's men were guarded, and they were bandits, and they were experts in killing people and setting fires, so they didn't give people a chance to set fires again.

However, as the deceased went forward and succeeded, the itinerary and spirit of the group were inevitably affected.

I probably saw that this method was effective, and after leaving Gyeonggi, the other party would try his best to make trouble for them during the day.

Seeing this, Rong Sleeping Crane immediately changed his previous strategy of strict defense, and dispatched a group of good players from the team to scatter far away to find the traces of the other party first.

At the beginning, the other party was caught off guard and was captured and killed, but Meng Shi had already taken precautions and never asked for any useful confessions.

Next, they probably saw that the direct attack team had little effect, and they actually changed their appearance into the guards of the palace of Mizhen County, harassing along the way, burning, killing, and looting.

Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help frowning after knowing this: "This plan is so poisonous! Now that the officials along the way have come to impeach you, whether the Meng family asks you to go back to Chang'an to listen to the fate, or directly demote you, or ruin your reputation, there are many places to operate." ”

"It's just a trick. Rong Sleeping Crane said indifferently, "If the Meng clan wants to summon me back, I first have to pass the two Shu Niangniang in the palace." As for the current situation, Xu Lianshan will have a way. ”

Xu Lianshan does have a way, he first dressed up the dead man he caught as Ru Ru's secret traitor, dragged him out to parade through the streets in a place where there was a town, and found out about the events of Bishui County in the previous two years, and put all the blame on Ru Ru's head: Since Ru Ru can poison the eighth prince who has no sense of existence like Meng's family, let alone the son of the sect who is serious, the king of Qinfeng County, and the new assassin of Yizhou, isn't it?!

Then those who fanned the flames were all put on display to the public, and the family was connected, on the grounds that these people were all privately involved and innocent.

As for the officials and squires who took refuge in the Meng clan along the way, they were even more unlucky, Xu Lianshan sent people to kill people at night, and brought people to the door during the day to make money under the pretext of tracking down the real murderer, and within two days, the team had a few more loaded carriages.

If it weren't for Rong Sleeping Crane's worry that Sheng Weiqiao would be disgusted if he found out, he also felt that the top priority was to go to Yizhou to take office as soon as possible.

However, Xu Lianshan began to converge here, and as the team became farther and farther away from Chang'an, the number of assassinations increased, and various methods became more and more endless and unscrupulous.

If it weren't for the fact that the sleeping crane was very powerful, the guards from Tortoiseshell Island were more fierce than the other, and they were very able to control the scene, but I was afraid that the ordinary servants and maids in the team would have been in chaos a long time ago.

Rao is like this, such as the henchmen and big girls such as Hibiscus Fence and Ju Fence, when they came to Sheng Weiqiao, they were no longer as lively as before: "No wonder people say that there are many poor mountains and bad waters, and now we are getting more and more desolate, and these mountain thieves and bandits are becoming more and more numerous." ”

"Don't worry. Sheng Weiqiao comforted them, "We are not the kind of businessmen who are easy to bully! those who dare to come and look for death, the blades in the hands of the guards are not good-looking!"

After calming down in front of the maid, he looked back and thought about the next trip, which was getting more and more desolate, as far as the speed of their pedestrians was concerned, it was not strange to walk for three or two days in a row without seeing a single crowd, if the other party seized this opportunity and gathered a large number of people to rush up, what should they do?

When she was settled at night, she told Rong Mianhe about this worry, and suggested that he find a prosperous town to settle down temporarily, and send someone to quickly go to the Western Xinjiang Army to get some soldiers and horses to pick up: "Even if the Western Xinjiang Army is far less elite than the Northern Xinjiang Army, it is a serious imperial army." And now that they have stepped into the scope of the western frontier, let them find an excuse to leave the station and come over, and give more silver. ”

But Rong Sleeping Crane shook his head when he heard this: "Good girl, it is indeed safer to do this, but I have been the champion in the examination, and it is inevitable that I will leave the impression of being a scholar in the eyes of people in the world." I'm not the kind of burly and strong, if I even have to rely on the Western Xinjiang Army to answer when I arrive in Yizhou City, do you think that after I take office, the people in this place can still obey me?"

"Besides, we have never been to the Western Frontier before, and there are no credible people in the Western Frontier Army. ”

"But the Meng tree has deep roots, even if the main energy was in northern Xinjiang before, who knows if there are any arrangements in western Xinjiang over the years?"

"When the time comes, it will not be the person who will be paid for it, but the enemy, and won't it be even worse?"

Seeing that Sheng Weiqiao's face changed several times when he heard this, he slowed down his tone and comforted, "How can there be no trace of the army's movements!" I have been sending people to keep an eye on the movements in the northern Xinjiang, and Meng Guiyu will also send me information from the Meng clan, so we are not powerless to fight back...... Is it difficult for your brother to sleep in your house, and he will joke with the life of the obedient girl?"

Although Sheng Weiqiao was very dissatisfied with his habit of not liking to talk carefully before this happened, seeing that he still had the heart to laugh at himself, he thought that he should be confident, complained a few words, and did not ask.

In the days that followed, the team became more and more desolate, and the attacks became more frequent.

Rong Sleeping Crane and a cadre of guards are also okay, they are used to the days of licking blood with knives, and they are not surprised by this kind of harassment tactics. But where did the servant maid have such an experience?

is following Sheng Weiqiao, the chrysanthemum fence and hibiscus fence that have been protected all the time, and their spirits are obviously worse, obviously caused by the inability to sleep at night.

Sheng Weiqiao comforted him a few times, but Ju Li and Jin Li promised that they would not worry about anything, but the assassins who could appear at any time made these people who had always been kept in the courtyard of the deep mansion and did not know the tragedy feel panicked all day long.

"If this continues, sooner or later they will not be able to stand it. Sheng Weiqiao felt very annoyed, and consulted with Rong Sleeping Crane again, "Always think of a way...... Otherwise, what if I can't get to Yizhou?"

Rong Sleeping Crane counted the days and said, "It's okay, it's not far from Yizhou." This nuisance will not be long in coming, and it will soon be over. ”

"When will it be?" Sheng Weiqiao was awe-inspiring when he heard this.

"It's not certain yet. Rong Sleeping Crane looked at the map spread out on the table and pointed to a few directions, "These places are suitable for ambushes, but the specific place is the most suitable depends on the weather and the low morale of our team next." ”

"Are you deliberately making the subordinates panic?" Sheng Weiqiao frowned, "So that the other party can misjudge the situation?" However, the subordinates are really afraid at this time, and if they turn around and encounter any big scene, they are afraid that they will have to make trouble. When the time comes, it's okay to drop the cage and the like, and at most lose some money. I'm afraid that they will make a mess and ruin their own lives, and in turn help each other. ”

Rong Sleeping Crane was about to answer, but Xu Lianshan sent someone over to invite him, saying that there was something important for him to go over and make decisions.

He went for a while before coming back, and seeing Sheng Weiqiao still waiting worriedly, he couldn't help laughing, and came up to his wife and kissed him: "Good girl, get up tomorrow, let's not take the road!"

"What do you have in mind?" Sheng Weiqiao hurriedly asked, "Did you still receive any news?"

"You'll know when the time comes!" Rong Sleepy Crane scratched the tip of her nose and said with a smile, "When the time comes, the road may be more difficult to walk, and there are places where the carriage can't pass, so you and your aunt can only sit in a sedan chair or something, and you can get off soon." ”

Sheng Weiqiao said: "Am I such a squeamish person? As long as the wife can arrive at Yizhou City peacefully, these are nothing. ”

The next day, the team really got off the road, led by a strange guide that Sheng Weiqiao had never seen before, and walked towards the remote dense forest.

After walking in the dense forest for two days, it was difficult to take care of the front and back because the forest was deep and dense. Even though the team was surrounded by guards, two servants were killed in the attack, which made the already terrified team even more uneasy.

Jinli and Ju Liang both came to find Sheng Weiqiao, knocked on the side to see if they should not drill the forest, returned to the main road, and went to ask for manpower from the nearby government: "Several people have died on the road before, these are the sons of our family, and the upper and lower generations are waiting in the Sheng Mansion, not the next person who bought them temporarily from outside can compare." If the road is too damaged, and you turn back to Yizhou, I am afraid that it will not be easy for the mother to call. ”

Sheng Weiqiao smiled bitterly: "I have already told Mi Zhen this, but Mi Zhen said that if the government is credible, can the road be so unsmooth at this time? After all, we are not familiar with the person in charge of this place, what if the people from the government enter the team, but harbor evil intentions?"

"In two days you will be in place. At this time, Rong Sleeping Crane happened to come over, and when he heard the words, he comforted, "When you get to the place, you can solve this matter." It will be good then. ”

Sheng Weiqiao said strangely: "Where is it? There is still some distance from Yizhou City, right?"

And this direction doesn't look like it's going directly to Yizhou City.

Rong Sleeping Crane touched her sideburns and said with a smile: "Find a place to stay temporarily, in the end, there are many of us, and the servants and maids are not used to fighting, so find a place to settle down, so that you can rest assured that you can put the right person with you!"

"Then why do you want to go to such a deserted place?" Sheng Weiqiao asked puzzledly, "Why don't you stop in the town you passed by before?"

The Meng clan transferred troops from northern and western Xinjiang to intercept and kill, and they didn't dare to openly attack the towns, right?

Rong Sleeping Crane smiled: "Good girl, didn't you say it? Those places are not credible. ”

"Then what is the place in this wilderness that can be trusted?" Sheng Weiqiao thought for a while, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Could it be that you sent someone to build a stronghold here in advance?"

Rong Sleeping Crane only smiled and didn't answer, but it was still the same sentence: "You'll know when you arrive." ”

The procession went on for another four or five days, and because of the death of the two servants at first, the guards became more and more vigilant, and there were no more deaths in the back.

It's just that the road is getting harder and harder.

Because of the dense forests all around, Sheng Weiqiao thought at first that she was going to the wilderness, but later even if someone took turns in front of her to open the road with a machete, the carriage really couldn't go, and even the sedan chair was not very easy to pass by, so she could only get off the car and walk with Xuanyu Feng, and found that the terrain began to rise, and it was actually going up the mountain.

"Mi Zhen, are you planning to sell us?" This situation is not only Sheng Weiqiao uneasy, Xuan Yu Feng, who has always been calm, asked half-jokingly and half-tentatively, "Sell it in the mountains?"

Rong Sleeping Crane revealed: "It's just to find a small village that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and settle you, and come to pick it up when the future is swept away." ”

Sheng Weiqiao was so unhappy: "If your aunt asks you, you will say it, and if I ask you, you will take care of the left and right and say anything else!"

Although he explained that this was because Xuan Yu Feng was not far from the small village when he asked, and there was no need to continue to keep it secret, Sheng Weiqiao still refused to talk to him for two consecutive days...... It wasn't until the third day that the small village that Rong Sleeping Crane said finally appeared in front of everyone.