Taiyuan Mansion, Jinyang City, in the study of Guogong Mansion.

Li Ji'an sat upright, and his elegant bearing was still heartbreaking.

Listening to the report of the person next to him, his brow gradually furrowed.

"Didn't die, but took 7,80,000 taels of silver from the shop?"

His tone was unbelievable, the Chongxuan Dao Court was in charge, how could it be that the person was not dead.

"The news from the various shops is indeed true, and someone has taken the silver taels from the shops with their seals. ”

"What shops are they, do you know where he went?" Li Ji'an gradually regained his composure and asked calmly.

"I think it's going south, and all the looted shops are on the south side. ”

"To the south?" Li Ji'an pondered for a moment, then looked up and said:

"The southernmost point should be the only one in Nanjiang Province that is not affected by the Dao Court, do we have anyone in Southern Xinjiang?"

Liu Wenjing shook his head and said: "No, Nanjiang Dao has been ruled by the king of Nanjiang for twenty years, and even His Majesty and Dao Court can't reach out, let alone us." ”

"Is there any other way to send someone to kill him, no matter what the cost? Li Ji'an frowned.

"Childe, is it necessary for us to exterminate such a little person? Since he has escaped, let's just let him go. ”

Li Ji'an slowly got up and said, "You can't understand the horror of this person.

I'm not worried about his force, but about the terrible nature of his person.

If you think about it, how long has Xingchen Merchant and Jingdong Clothing been in his hands, and it is already the scale it is today.

If it weren't for his means, we wouldn't have had so much money to expand our army. ”

"But no matter what, he is also a businessman, what can he do?"

Li Ji'an, who had never been angry, slammed the table and said:

"Fart, I said that day that even if this son joins the ranks, he can be a minister for a generation.

You have not been in contact with him, and every time I come into contact with him, I will find that this man is terrifyingly thoughtful.

If he's just a martial artist, I'm not worried. But with his skill, since he has become an enemy, then he will definitely come for revenge.

I also specifically instructed that this person must not be left alive.

How can you still let people get away!

Go, send a message to the Taoist court, I want to see people in life, and I want to see corpses in death.

In addition, send some green forest heroes to secretly go to Nanjiang Province to give them portraits, and kill them!"

It was the first time for Liu Wenjing to see Li Ji'an so jealous of a person, so he immediately went to make arrangements.

"By the way, yesterday I heard that Wei Zitong left Jinyang City with dozens of guards from the original fourth brother's side?"

Li Ji'an asked as if inadvertently.

"Yes. Wei Zitong went to see Lord Guogong yesterday, and after they came out, they gathered sixty guards who were still alive and left Jinyang City.

As you know, after the death of the fourth prince, they announced their withdrawal from the Xuanshuang Heavy Cavalry, and they got the consent of the prince.

It seems that they also got the tacit approval of the prince when they left this time, so I didn't send anyone to stop them. ”

"In which direction are they going?" Li Ji'an frowned slightly.

"To the south, go straight to the southern frontier. Second son. ”

Li Ji'an groaned, and his slender fingers tapped the table top rhythmically.

His fingers suddenly flickered, and Liu Wenjing's heart immediately lifted.

"Father's words... Leave it alone.

You immediately mobilize 1,000, no, 3,000 elite soldiers, be sure to intercept them before leaving the north, kill them all, and not let any of them go.

Again, I want to see people in life and corpses in death. ”

Even with such an order, Li Ji'an's voice was still extremely calm, but Liu Wenjing always couldn't help but feel an irresistible chill.

He emphasized again: "Remember, the sooner you get rid of that Xu Fusheng, the better.

You help me go to the barracks to transfer, and now I want to see Lin Bad.

There is also Chen Da in Luliangshan, find a way to inform him, I hope to see him here at this time the day after tomorrow. ”

Lin Bad, who walked into the room, was very different from half a year ago.

There was a lot more cangsang in his countenance, and his long hair was casually draped, apparently untouched.

Several criss-crossing scars added a murderous aura to his otherwise handsome face.

Strangely, one after another of bloody qi couldn't help but emerge from Lin Bad's old armor full of scratches.

Lin Bad stood still at the other end of the room and said calmly:

"Second son, I'm really sorry, I killed too many people, and I can't control this strange bloody breath myself.

Hopefully it won't upset you too much. Do you have any orders for summoning me, a prisoner?"

Li Ji'an frowned slightly, stood up and walked towards Lin Bad.

With each step, the bloody aura would decrease by one point, until in front of him, Li Ji'an completely covered up the murderous aura on Lin Bad's body.

A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Bad's eyes, and he didn't understand how he did it.

Then it was changed to respect, bowing down, Li Ji'an could see that this time was the real respect.

"How long have you been in the cannon fodder camp?"

"It's been more than half a year, and for more than half a year, I've been wondering why my companions die every time, but I still survive. ”

Lin Bad was very straightforward, he knew that these were the punishments brought by Xu Fusheng's betrayal, so he didn't shy away from it.

Li Ji'an asked lightly: "If we raise troops to rebel now, how high do you think the odds of victory can be?" I want to know your true opinion!"

Lin Bad was stunned, thought about it, and replied:

"Now we are not sure, although the prince's rebellion has brought great harm to the dynasty, but the hundreds of thousands of heroes of the dynasty are still there, although the rebels are like crossing the river, but I don't think it is the time to raise troops. ”

"Well, it seems that these days have not been in vain to arrange for you to go to the cannon fodder camp.

From now on, all the crimes of all the people in the cannon fodder camp will be pardoned.

You will be relieved of all duties in the cannon fodder battalion and promoted to lieutenant general, and those people in the former cannon fodder battalion will be assigned to you.

In addition, I will send 3,000 soldiers to your disposal, and these appointments will be issued this afternoon.

And you, starting tomorrow, I hope to see a brand new Lin Bad. ”

Lin Bad nodded, did not speak, he saluted Li Ji'an and strode out.

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The sunset is like blood

The sunset smears the endless mountains and forests with a bright red that seems to be indissolvable, and large flocks of resident birds are flying back to their nests, chirping one after another.

The sound of horses' hooves broke the peace of the mountains and forests, and dozens of horsemen galloped down from the distant mountains like thunder, rushing into the dense forest without slowing down!

The horsemen were all skilful riders, and the men and horses were almost integrated, and they were so nimble that they could move through the dense woods at no slower speed than they did when they galloped across the plains.

The birds were frightened and flew up. The beast also instinctively sensed the threat, and had already hidden without a trace.

Even the occasional fierce beast smelled the unusual smell in the air, and gave way to the cavalry early.

The galloping cavalrymen were all dressed in navy blue robes.

This was usually the undercoat under the full armor of the heavy cavalry, but strangely enough, none of these cavalrymen wore any armor.

They are all dusty, but their momentum has been rising.

The group followed the knight at the front, riding on a pure black warhorse, with great concentration, and kept running deep into the woods.

It didn't take long for the figure of a cavalryman to appear on the hill in the distance, his armor reflecting the light of the setting sun, dazzlingly bright.

Then the hoofs rumbled, and one after another rode up the hill, forming a neat line behind the cavalryman.

Several horsemen rode up behind the leader, intently observing the position of the startled birds in the dense forest.

One of them said, "Lord Liu, I really didn't expect it! In just such a moment, they were able to run so far!"

Lord Liu, the whole army can't catch up with them in an assault, I'll take two hundred pioneers to chase them and try it!"

Liu Wenjing snorted lightly and said, "If you can't catch up, you will close the team!"

The cavalryman was a little unconvinced, and said, "My lord, I am at least fifty percent sure that I can catch up with them!"

"What are you doing when you catch up?

The young horseman's face flushed slightly, and he raised his voice:

"It didn't take much time for us to pack up those thirty or so horses just now, and we lost less than a hundred people!

I don't think they're like that, it's enough for me to have 200 men!

Their long-distance endurance is much stronger than ours, and if we don't chase them, we won't be able to catch up!

Liu Wenjing snorted coldly and asked, "Naturally, I will bear all the responsibilities!

Do you look down on the guards of the fourth prince? Let me ask you, how many people are you able to hold off the 3,000 soldiers for ten minutes?

Think about it!Close!!"

The moon rises and sets.

The rumbling hooves kept going south at a constant speed through day and night, with no stopping except for a brief break every two hours.

Three days later, more than thirty horsemen finally walked out of the mountains and set foot on the endless plains.

With a long neigh, the horses fell to the ground one by one, and none of them were spared.

Everyone was in rags, except for Wei Zitong, who was still as tall as a javelin, the rest of the people sat down weakly and couldn't stand up again.

Wei Zitong silently waved his knife and dismembered the war horse that had accompanied him for many years, and then built a fire and roasted horse meat.

Everyone was silent and began to dismember their horses.

These companions, who have faithfully accompanied them through countless battles, will continue to be flesh and blood with their masters in another way.

At dusk, thirty-one earthen bags were left at the foot of Taihang Mountain forever.

Wei Zitong led the group to the depths of the plain with slow but firm steps.

He was familiar with the geography of the Shengyuan Dynasty and knew that this place had left the north and entered the Dongting Lake Plain.

As long as they leave the north, these people will be safe for the time being.

After two days of walking on the vast plains, passing over many small villages, Wei Zitong finally saw a wide main road.

From here, they continued south, and in less than a day, a small town was in sight.

When you get to the ground in Lingnan, you no longer have to worry about chasing soldiers.

Wei Zitong decided to make a little repair here, replenish some supplies, and then continue south.

Looking at the thirty people who silently followed him behind him, Wei Zitong couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.

Who would have thought that in more than half a year, they who had been carefully selected from the Xuanshuang Heavy Cavalry to be Li Xuanba's personal guards would fall to such a point?!

Since the death of the fourth prince, those of them who followed the emperor on the expedition have never had a chance to return to Xuanshuang Heavy Cavalry, and many big people have reached out to them.

Some people were even framed and imprisoned.

Even Wei Zitong has been secretly investigated for a long time because he was once arranged by the fourth prince to help Xu Fusheng.

Fortunately, the fourth prince only arranged for himself and the other 200 government soldiers, otherwise I am afraid that these more than 60 people would not have had a chance to leave.

Each of them now has nothing but a steel knife in their hands, in addition to a suit of clothes.

During the three days and three nights of galloping, more than a dozen strong soldiers fell forever in the dense forest.

The remaining thirty or so soldiers are the best soldiers in every way.

The sudden interception a few days ago was always a huge shadow in his heart.

He had no idea where those 3,000 soldiers came from.

They are well-trained and ruthless, and the generals led by them have superb command skills.

Wei Zitong once followed the fourth prince through a hundred battles, and he was able to plan and decide, but when he saw that the situation was wrong.

Immediately arranged for half of the guards to fight to the death, and Wei Zitong fled with all his strength with the remaining half of the people.

It's better to escape half than to be wiped out.

Wei Zi informed that the main messenger of this interception would never be Lord Guogong.

Before leaving Jinyang City, they had specifically asked for the consent of the Guogong.

If the prince wants them to stay, he is fully capable of completely erasing them from the world without leaving a trace, so why bother?

Excluding the Guogong, then Taiyuan Mansion has the ability to launch so many light cavalry to intercept and kill its own people, only those few sons.

It's just that I don't know if it's the third son or the second son, I once rejected the third son's solicitation, and he can do it with his ruthless temperament.

But Wei Zitong always felt that the third prince should not have such a ruthless hand to mobilize so many government soldiers and war horses, but the second son, who has always been gentle and elegant, is about the same.

Since the death of the fourth son, the second son has sent people to secretly investigate them many times, but there is really no suitable reason, so he gave up.