When Cao Yi finished saying that they would go to the top of the mountain together, Chu Mingxuan hurriedly responded, although Fu Wan'er felt that Cao Yi should not listen to Chu Mingxuan's words, although Cao Yi thanked her when she proposed it euphemistically, but in the end she chose to go to the top of the mountain, she didn't say more.

The three of them took their respective maids and guards from the inner courtyard of Daming Temple all the way to the mountain gate, because to go to the top of the mountain, you must walk out of the mountain gate and follow the path next to it to reach. It's just that when he arrived at the gate of Daming Temple Mountain, Chu Mingxuan suddenly stopped there, and he kept looking at something, asking him what he was looking at, but he said that he seemed to see a very familiar figure just now, but it flashed by, so he kept looking for it.

Cao Yi saw it in his eyes and smiled in his heart, what Chu Mingxuan was thinking in his heart, Cao Yi's heart was also clear. Not to mention the rest, if you want to deal with someone if you change yourself, if you clearly know that the other party has entered the Daming Temple, then no matter what, you have to send someone to keep an eye on the mountain gate.

What Chu Mingxuan is doing now is the same thing, that is, to let himself stand in a conspicuous place at the entrance of Daming Temple, so that those people he arranged can notice him and facilitate his next plans.

Cao Yi opened his mouth and said: "That's right, let's wait here for a while, I bought some fruit on the way in the morning in the car, and I asked people to bring it, and then you can eat fruit while watching the scenery on the top of the mountain." ”

After speaking, he gave Liu Baiqing a look, and the latter answered and left.

Here, Chu Mingxuan stood in a conspicuous place and let the people of the Cao Gang find him, while Cao Yi asked Liu Baiqing to inform the people below to follow, some people could go to the top of the mountain in advance to prepare in advance, and at the same time, they also had to let Steward Xu of the Zhizhou Mansion also go to the top of the mountain.

After all, without him, today's arrangement would not be perfect, Cao Yi had already asked Liu Baiqing to arrange two guards to follow Steward Xu throughout the process, on the one hand, to lead the way for Steward Xu, only they have the means to follow Cao Yi's gang closely, and on the other hand, the two of them have to shoulder the task of protecting Steward Xu.

After all, Cao Yi came to help as a witness, and Cao Yi didn't want him to be injured by mistake because of this, so it was very necessary to ensure the safety of Steward Xu, and these things could only be arranged by Liu Baiqing, otherwise if he just took a fruit, Tan Yun could go over.

After a while, Liu Baiqing came back, holding the fruit he bought in the morning, and when he walked to Cao Yi's side, he nodded at Cao Yi, indicating that everything had been arranged.

"Okay, let's go now, shall we?" Cao Yi turned his head to look at Chu Mingxuan and Fu Wan'er, although he said it in a questioning tone, it was more like a notice than an inquiry.

Sure enough, Fu Wan'er and Chu Mingxuan both nodded in agreement. After going up the mountain, it was basically Fu Wan'er who led the way in front, talking about everything on the road, this is where she lived when she was a child, although she left at the age of nine, but she is only fifteen years old now, so everything is still very clear.

Along the way, Fu Wan'er showed a happy smile, walking in front, even if the mountain road was rugged, it was also bouncing, which was very inconsistent with her identity as one of the six major Oiran in Yangzhou, but at this time, she lacked the gaudy and distance on the stage, but had a temperament that made people unconsciously want to be close.

The spring sun shines on her face, and occasionally a warm spring breeze blows through her sideburns, and her smile gives people a feeling like the person in the painting.

Fu Wan'er told the story of her childhood, every time she would run all the way to the top of the mountain from this mountain road, looking at the surrounding scenery will feel very happy, at that time, although there were many small novices of the same age as her in the Buddhist temple, but basically they were very busy, they had to do morning and evening classes every day, and they were busy chanting sutras and chanting Buddha, cleaning the temple and so on, the key was that their master at that time did not let these people play with Fu Wan'er, after all, there is a difference between men and women, and it is an important place for Buddhism, and the precepts in this regard are still very strict.

The road from the mountain gate to the top of the mountain has become the most running road in Fu Wan's childhood, and the wild flowers and wild fruits on both sides of the road, as well as some common hares, butterflies, dragonflies and other small animals, are Fu Wan'er's favorite friends when she was a child.

In the process of going up the mountain, Fu Wan'er told everyone some interesting things on this road when she was a child, talked about the rising place, hummed some songs, and if she encountered an open and flat place, she would also draw some casual dance moves.

Daming Temple is built along the mountain at the bottom of the mountain, and there is still a long distance from the top of the mountain, so there is also a pavilion built in the middle of the mountain, the name is Qiling Pavilion, everyone is sitting in it to rest at this time, Cao Yi took a fruit basket from Liu Baiqing's hand and distributed it to Fu Wan'er and Yue'er, Chu Mingxuan naturally has it, of course, there will be no less Tanyun little girl.

Cao Yi was biting the fruit while looking at the occasional pedestrians passing by on the mountain road, and he didn't know if it was someone from his side or someone from Chu Mingxuan's side, or a real tourist.

"In this way, there are still a lot of people who go up the mountain to play, Miss Wan'er, in normal times, there are so many people on the mountain?" Cao Yi asked Fu Wan'er.

Fu Wan'er raised her head and looked at the way up the mountain, there were basically sporadic people every dozen steps, and with a puzzled expression on her face, she said: "Although there are people who usually go up the mountain, there seem to be a lot of them today, and I don't know what's going on?" ”

"Do you know Young Master Chu?" Cao turned his head and asked Chu Mingxuan with a smile.

"Ahem...... This one...... I don't know in the next, it should be the recent good weather, it is a good time to step into spring, plus a lot of people who come to Daming Temple to pray for blessings and burn incense, after the end of the road to the top of the mountain to see. Chu Mingxuan said in an unnatural tone.

He had only seen the hall master of the Cao Gang branch in Yangzhou, and the rest of the people had not seen it, so he didn't know that among so many people along the way, which were the Cao Gang who came to deal with Cao Yi, and which were not, and he just gave money, and he didn't know how many people the Cao Gang would send. So at this moment, I can only prevaricate in the past, and I can't let him say to Cao Yi, in fact, there are usually no people here, these people are here to deal with you!

After resting for a while, everyone began to walk to the top of the mountain again, the bright spring light sprinkled down, some wildflowers on both sides of the road have already bloomed, walking on the mountain road, smelling the fragrance of wildflowers, there is a different taste, but it is a pity that there is no less than a fierce battle, Cao Yi sighed in his heart.

It has been more than two years since he came to this world, and he has never thought about fighting with others before, he just thinks that he and the people around him can be happy and live a chic life. It's just later, because of the change in his state of mind, there is also a little bit of nationalism in his previous life.

Suddenly I want to do something, at least, to snatch back the sixteen states of Youyun that have been robbed by foreigners since the fifth generation in history, and if possible, even regain control of the Hexi Corridor, so that Jin can use the good horses in Hexi to train a cavalry team with superior combat power, gallop the world, and bring the territories of Liao, Jin, and Western Regions to the rule of the Han people. Retreat can rely on the Great Wall built by Youyun Sixteen Prefectures since ancient times to resist the invasion of the Tartars in the north, perhaps in this way, you can avoid the future Yangzhou Ten Days, Jiading Three Massacres.

This is also what he has been working hard for for this period of time, if you want to do these two things, you can't do it without a strong armed force, in the Great Yan Dynasty, it is special attention to private soldiers and armed forces, and the existence of private soldiers is strictly prohibited. Therefore, Cao Yi's development of armed forces has always been done secretly, otherwise it would not be called the Taibai secret camp.

However, no matter which dynasty it is in, for the armed forces, there will never be one word, that is, "money", without money, nothing can be developed, food and clothing, if it is usually just one person, it is fine, but once it is on the scale, it becomes hundreds or thousands, it will definitely be an astronomical number.

What's more, this is just the usual food and clothing, nothing else is counted, if you add everyone's weapons, and some war horses transported from Dali, these are all that require countless funds to create a strong armed force.

Of course, even if he is secretly doing it in private, Cao Yi does not dare to touch the armor at present, especially the complete set of armor, as long as there are more than five sets, it will be a capital crime if it is discovered. The Great Yan Dynasty was actually not so strict with the control of weapons such as swords, clubs, etc.

At this time, there are also chivalrous swordsmen and swordsmen walking the rivers and lakes, and there are also guards from all over the merchant caravans, these guards are carrying their own weapons, or knives or swords, or guns or hammers, which are allowed by the imperial court, even if it is a heavy weapon such as a wolf and sheep stick and a crested axe, after all, there are still many bandits and bandits in the territory, and it is still necessary and necessary to defend themselves and protect the safety of the caravan.

However, if it is found to be carrying weapons such as swords, horse lances, armor, bows and crossbows, once discovered, it is a capital crime, because in the Great Yan Dynasty, these are all strategic weapons and equipment, which can only be equipped with border troops and forbidden armies, and are used to protect the safety of the emperor of the capital, as well as to fight wars with surrounding countries, so in the territory of Great Yan, once these weapons are discovered, it is a capital crime.

Cao Yi shook her head, returning her thoughts to reality, and before she knew it, she was almost at the top of the mountain, and Fu Wan'er was still cheering and pointing in front of her, telling about the happy times of her childhood.

It's a pity! Cao Yi sighed inwardly, if the expected battle broke out while Fu Wan'er was still present, it was estimated that it would be very likely that the place would be stained with blood, destroying her childhood, and even leaving a shadow, after all, he personally brought people here, and watched this place be made a mess with his own eyes.

Cao Yi looked up at Fu Wan'er, the smile on her face at this time was the kind of joy and happiness that came from the heart, maybe in her mind, she took out the childhood fun that she regarded as a treasure in her heart to share with everyone...... In Cao Yi's mind, the impression of Fu Wan'er has also changed from disgust at the beginning, to sympathy, to now, even a little pity for her, wrong heartfelt feelings, no matter what, Cao Yi secretly decided in his heart that he must let her recognize Mingxuan's true face and let her leave Chu Mingxuan!

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