There will always be some inseparable feelings in this life, involving someone or something, such as Lin Chenzhi to Xiao Yiran, which is an inseparable memory in Xiao Yiran's heart.

Although so many years have passed, and it can even be said that it has been two lifetimes, every time he thinks of Lin Chen, Xiao Yiran always has a soft sourness in his heart. Especially those deep eyes, Xiao Yiran still hasn't figured out whether Lin Chen has the same memory of his previous life as himself.

remembered that Lin Chen, who was secretly peeping at the marriage of Bianliang and the eldest princess Yinghui who was about to return to the capital, was here to secretly peep at the marriage of the eldest princess, because the car curtain blocked his vision, he subconsciously blew out a breath like a child, and really blew up the car curtain. I didn't realize it at the time, but after Qingwen and Musk Yue mentioned it afterwards, I remembered that it seemed that I had really done the action of blowing. Thinking about it now, Xiao Yiran was inevitably surprised in his heart. Now I can blow and hurt people, because that day on the night of a thunderstorm, after condensing my soul in the thunder, my body has undergone such a big change, so that my body is agile, my strength has increased countless times, and I can even blow and kill. However, during the years in the Northern Song Dynasty, he had just begun to practice the soul refining technique, and after the Yuan Shen escaped, he didn't even dare to approach the daylight, so when he secretly saw Lin Chen off, how did he blow the curtain of the car from a long distance?

"It can't be that I have this ability at that time, right?"

Xiao Yiran immediately shook his head and denied the conjecture in his heart, it was absolutely impossible. Because in my daily life, I occasionally blow away the dust on the bookcase or the dust I see around me that adheres to the clothes and bedding, and I don't find anything abnormal.

At this point, Xiao Yiran vaguely guessed whether it would have something to do with his origin? Or does it have anything to do with his provenance before following Nuwa Niangniang?

"Miss, it's almost noon, we should go back."

Qingwen's reminder woke Xiao Yiran from his contemplation, and the three of them walked along the road down the mountain to the carriage on the side of the road, and got into the carriage, accompanied by the guides sent by Julian and Shi Yuan, one left and one right, back to the residence of the Rongchang Commercial Bank in Hanlin Lane.

During this time, Xiao Yiran traveled around, but Chu Tian and Liu Xia suffered, and the master and apprentice worked day and night to draw the blueprint of Yanwang Mansion. This time it is not as simple as drawing a blueprint for Wu Wang Zhu Hu in Suzhou Mansion. After all, there are already many buildings in the imperial city, so they must be carefully measured before they can be drawn into the blueprint according to the actual size one by one. The workload is several times that of Suzhou Prefecture.

The ingenious Liu Xia, under the earnest teachings of Mr. Chutian, has already begun to get started, and the blueprint drawn is no worse than the effect of Chutian himself, whether it is accurate or beautiful. This made Chu Tian see it in his eyes, and he immediately forgot the fatigue caused by the busy day and night. I was very proud in my heart, I actually received such a disciple who satisfied me in my later years, it is really God's eyes.

As the blueprint was perfected day by day, Cui Jian also began to get busy. First, it is necessary to compare the blueprint, go to the imperial city for on-the-spot comparison, and do things for Lord Yan, so that Cui Jian cannot afford to make any mistakes, and he seems to be cautious. At this time, Zhou Yilong and Linde, who went to Xi'an to run errands, also returned. I came to meet Cui Jian first, and then went to meet Xiao Yiran. This meeting was not at all when they were in the Sun Moon Boat, they were guests at that time, and Xiao Yiran was the owner of the Sun Moon Boat. Now that they have fallen, Xiao Yiran has become a guest, and he is a guest of his own owner, Yan Wangye, and he learned from Shi Yuan's mouth that Xiao Yiran's identity is indeed a little unusual. The two appeared very respectful and careful. I thought in my heart, fortunately, I didn't do anything out of the ordinary in the painting boat on the Qinhuai River, otherwise, if I didn't talk about my job, I was afraid that my future would be gone.

The most unhappy person is Zhao Cheng halfway up the mountain in Feilong Village. A month has passed, and he still hasn't taken Feilong Village, which makes Zhao Cheng, who has been in battle for a long time, feel very embarrassed. It's not that you can't attack it, you really can't do that. On the tenth day of coming here, the writing of the military headquarters arrived. Although he agreed to go out to encircle and suppress the bandits of Feilong Village this time, he still had the intention of blaming himself for not asking for instructions in advance. Therefore, Zhao Cheng became more cautious, and he must not let the soldiers suffer major casualties, otherwise once the military department settles accounts after the autumn, he will still be punished.

The only consolation is that the bandits in the Flying Dragon Village have begun to desperately go out to collect the remnants of snow on the ground, which means that there is no water stored in the village. For the daily use of more than 300 people, plus hundreds of war horses, the water needed for a day is not a small number. Zhao Cheng urged his subordinates to send archers to surround the Feilong Village, and gave death orders to the four partial generals and three commanders:

"Whoever lets the bandits grab a snowflake, he will come to see him."

Three days later, that is, on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the two owners of the Flying Dragon Village could no longer hold on. Although there were still bows and arrows, there was not a drop of water in the stockade, and the hungry and thirsty minions had even killed horses and drank blood. Most of the horses have been killed.

"Big brother, it seems that I really can't hold on. Let's go down the mountain and fight to the death with the officers and soldiers. ”

"The sons and daughters are so hungry and thirsty, where is there still a stand, even if they want to fight, I'm afraid they will only have to be slaughtered."

"Then what should I do, I can't just sit here and wait for death, right?"

"Go and gather the sons and daughters, pay them the passage money, and let them find a way to escape by themselves, and go out one by one."

"The stockade is surrounded by archers, and it is impossible to escape."

In the end, the two desperate brothers had no choice but to surrender to the officers and soldiers.

Zhao Liu'an personally wrote a letter of surrender and shot it with a bow and arrow. Soon after, he received a reply from Zhao Cheng, promising them to surrender, and ordering them to organize all the bandits at once, lay down their weapons, tie their hands, follow one by one, line up, and go to the camp of the officers and soldiers.

Zhao Cheng is also happy to get the bandits to surrender, it is already the twenty-third of the month, this year is a small year, there is no thirty, and in five days it will be the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve. From here back to Beiping Mansion, 3,000 people marched, and it would take three days at the earliest. Moreover, it is estimated that he will not be able to leave tomorrow, and he will have to go into the Flying Dragon Village to collect the bandits' belongings, and completely destroy the cottage to prevent it from being occupied by the rogues again.

In this way, the 25th of the month of La departed, and the 28th of the month of La went to Beiping, and the next day was the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

As Zhao Cheng expected, when they arrived outside the Beiping Mansion, it was already the evening of the 28th day of the lunar month. He did not immediately lead his troops into the city, but stationed them fifteen miles outside the city. Three horsemen were sent to the guard post, and the soldiers who remained were informed that they were lined up outside the city gate early the next morning. One horse was sent to the Beiping Mansion to inform Yin Lin Yirong, and one horse was sent to Rongchang Commercial Bank to inform Cui Jian, the housekeeper of the palace.

When the news reached the Rongchang Commercial Bank in Hanlin Lane, Xiao Yiran was drinking tea in the living room and chatting with Chu Tian. I saw the housekeeper Cui Jian hurriedly walked in, and his face seemed to have something happy.

"Miss, sir, the bandits who intercepted us have been cleared."

"Oh? So fast? ”

Although Xiao Yiran and Chu Tian also thought that once Zhu Di received the news, they would definitely think of sending troops to encircle and suppress it, but they didn't expect it to be so fast. On the afternoon of the day before Zhao Cheng's expedition, he had come to Cui Jian, but Xiao Yiran and Chu Tian were busy surveying the imperial city, and they were not in Rongchang Commercial Bank, and Cui Jian did not mention this matter afterwards.

"Yes, General Zhao went out on November 20, and it has been more than a month since he returned victorious."

"Didn't the bandits all be killed by officers and soldiers?"

Xiao Yiran asked casually.

"No, this time General Zhao went out on the expedition, every soldier was killed or wounded, and all the bandits in Feilong Village were arrested, and no one slipped through the net."

Because the soldier who delivered the letter did not say the details of the battle, Cui Jian only knew so much.

"Now General Zhao led the 3,000 soldiers who attacked Feilong Village, and they have been stationed fifteen miles outside the city, and they will enter the city early tomorrow morning."

"In that case, let's ask Steward Cui to send a few people to greet the two of us to express our gratitude in our hearts."

Chu Tian knew that he should express his gratitude to the soldiers who went on the expedition.

"There is no need for Mr. to order, tomorrow morning I will go to the city gate to work for the army."

Cui Jian had planned it a long time ago, obviously Zhao Cheng's expedition was forced by the pressure of the prince, and since he returned triumphantly, the palace must have something to say. After saying goodbye from the living room, Cui Jian arranged for Shi Yuan to prepare the wine and meat for the labor army. After making three major carts, they were ready, and they rushed to the gate of the city at dawn to meet Zhao Cheng's army.

The next day, as soon as it was dawn, the residents of Beiping City were awakened from their sleep by the sound of victory drums from outside the city. Many people did not know about the expedition of the garrison of the guard, and they were a little surprised when they suddenly heard the victory drum that they had not heard for a long time, and they couldn't help but sound it one after another. When they heard that the officers and soldiers went to the mountains behind Baoding Mansion to exterminate the bandits in the Feilong Village, the citizens all cheered. Especially those merchants who make a living from business, they have long hated those bandits, and they have been robbed by those bandits many times.

So, the merchants spontaneously organized, brought the wine and meat of the labor army, and flocked to the city gate together.

The scene in front of him was something Zhao Cheng didn't expect. Although it is a small achievement to solve the bandits of Feilong Village without blood, I did not expect to be so supported by the merchants in Beiping City. When he saw Cui Jian, the housekeeper of the palace, driving three carts full of wine and meat over, Zhao Cheng hurriedly jumped off his horse, took a step forward, and said politely:

"Steward Cui is polite, it is within the general's duty to go out to exterminate the bandits, and he will break the bank."

"General Zhao doesn't have to be polite, General Zhao is for the people to eliminate harm, for the sake of the country, why worry about a little wine and meat in the palace, and ask General Zhao to smile."

"That general will represent all the soldiers, thank you to the prince, thank you Steward Cui."