Wuguo, a mansion somewhere in the imperial capital.

Several figures sat in the courtyard, talking in whispers.

Behind a few people, there were dozens of other figures, all of whom were elite subordinates who entered the imperial capital together this time.

"You say, this time Zhao'an, what kind of official will they give us?"

"It shouldn't be small, if it weren't for us this time, would they be able to defeat Princess Duanrong so easily......"

"General Cheng has already gone to the palace to ask, there should be news soon...... this world is really magical, at first I was thinking of being a thief, I was doing it, I actually became an official, I never dreamed of it, I can wear an official hat in my life......"

……

Several people are traitors, after the chaos of the martial arts a few years ago, they rose up and established themselves as kings, a few days ago, they were recruited by the imperial court, and together with the imperial court, they defeated another powerful rebel army, and this time they came to Kyoto to receive a reward for the officials.

While several people were talking, there was a sudden knock on the door, and one of them immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Isn't General Cheng back?" ”

He went to open the door in person, and sure enough, he saw General Cheng's familiar face.

"Haha, General Cheng, we will be colleagues in the future......"

Burst!

Before he finished speaking, his body shook violently, he looked down at a spear running through his chest, blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, he looked at the man opposite, and said in pain: "You, you ......"

The man calmly drew his spear and waved his hand.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Rows of archers immediately swarmed in, and in the courtyard, the sound of angry and miserable howls was endless.

"The surname is Cheng, you don't keep your promises!"

"I won't let you go if I'm a ghost!"

"What are you doing, your own people, your own people!"

……

Land of Chaos.

On a hill near Wuguo, a man with a neutral face was pacing back and forth in the hall, with a look of anxiety on his face.

"Report!"

A figure rushed from the gate of the village quickly, and after rushing in, he knelt on one knee and said loudly: "General Yuwei, Her Royal Highness the princess encountered an ambush by the imperial court in Linzhou, but fortunately she has successfully escaped, and now she is about to come here......"

The man's face sank, and he immediately said, "Chen Qing, you personally lead five hundred people and go out to meet His Highness!" ”

Behind him, a man got down on one knee, bowed and said, "Command!" ”

The other person hesitated for a moment and asked, "General, five hundred people are dispatched at the same time, the movement is too big, if the Wan brothers know, I am afraid it will be ......."

The middle-aged man's face was slightly gloomy, the Wan brothers are a group of bandits dozens of miles away from here, with a large number of people and strong strength, in recent years, there has been occasional friction between the two parties, if the other party takes advantage of the situation, it is also a big problem.

He thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Your Highness's safety is still important, Chen Qing, set off immediately!" ”

At this moment, a faint voice suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.

The messenger pursed his lips, looked at them, and said, "General, Brother Wan, they ......."

When someone's face changed, he asked, "Could it be that they have any abnormal movements!" ”

The messenger shook his head, and after a while, he said, "Brother Wan, they ......"

Someone couldn't help it and said angrily: "What's wrong with them, say it quickly!" ”

"They're building roads."

General Wei was stunned when he heard this, his brows furrowed, and he asked, "Build roads?" ”

The person who reported the news looked up at him, nodded and said, "What our spies have seen with their own eyes is not only the Wan brothers, the black blind man of Shuangcha Ridge, and the patrolling tiger ...... of Baihugou."

He singled out the names of several famous bandit leaders in the vicinity, swallowed his saliva, and said, "They are all building roads......

The Wan brothers, the black blind man, and the ...... of the mountain patrol tigers, these people he mentioned just now were originally bandits from the Martial Kingdom.

In the early years, they were just a small group of horse thieves wandering in the border states, but later the domestic turmoil, some people gathered a huge force to form a divisive situation, and in a small area, it was enough to compete with the imperial court.

There are also people like the Wan brothers, whose strength is not up or down, they can not compete with the imperial court, and they are unwilling to submit to other big forces, so they simply fled into the land of chaos, occupied a mountain, and established themselves as kings.

Over the years, they have snowballed and grown, and have already become a hegemon in the mountains, often going out of the mountains to rob the people's caravans, they have the heart to exterminate, but they are only powerless.

Such a bandit and bandit suddenly stopped looting and ran to do such a brainless thing as building roads, which would be strange to anyone.

One of them seemed to remember something, and said: "General, I heard that two years ago, a new force rose on the side of Jingguo, and their strength was extraordinary, and they opened up the trade road connecting Jingguo and Qi ......

General Wei looked at him and asked, "Are you saying that those people have come here, and at the same time subdued the Wan brothers, the black blind man, and the mountain patrol tiger, and let these overlords personally build bridges and pave roads for them, and open up trade roads......

"Besides this, my subordinates can't think of any other reason."

"Let's not talk about whether they came to the Martial Kingdom for the time being, and at the same time subdued the Wan brothers, the black blind man, and the mountain patrol tiger ......, do you think there will be such a huge force in this chaotic place?" General Wei shook his head and said, "No matter what the Wan brothers are doing, first take the princess and His Royal Highness King Jing safely, and then think about ......it in the long run."

The man looked at General Wei and was silent for a while before he spoke: "General, I mean that if they really subdue the Wan brothers, the next one, the next one, will be us......

"What does this have to do with us?" General Wei frowned again and asked: "We have no opinion on them subduing the bandits, but we are not thieves, why would they do something to us, is this chaotic place really their territory?" ”

……

Dozens of miles away, on the mountain road.

A black figure was busy on the mountain road, and behind them, a long gray mountain road had appeared.

A bald head stepped vigorously on the mountain road, and after confirming that there was no problem with the quality, he continued to walk forward.

He secretly said in his heart that this thing called "cement" is really easy to use, and it is much more convenient than quarrying and paving roads.

Just on a nearby hill, a young man looked at the woman in front of him with a slightly respectful gaze and said, "Alliance leader, this is the news from the Wu Kingdom just now, after the defeat of the rebel side, Princess Duanrong is nowhere to be found, and the Wu Kingdom Imperial Court is also trying its best to find her......"

After reading the messages, Miss Liu Er was silent for a moment, and said: "Send a message to the village, just say that I will go back after a while, and the matter here will be handed over to Lu Luo for the time being......"

"Where are you going?"

A voice came from outside the door, and the young man saw the three people who had walked in, arched his hand, and immediately withdrew.

Miss Liu Er looked at them and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Li Yi found a chair and sat down, and said, "If we don't come, we will go to Wuguo to find you in a few days......

Li Yi was a little lucky, fortunately he rushed over as soon as possible, if it was a day and a half at night, maybe he would have to follow Ruyi's example and stage a thousand-mile chase for his sister-in-law......

Miss Liu Er looked at him and said seriously, "I can't leave her alone." ”

Li Yi nodded and said: "I didn't let you care, I just want to tell you not to be impulsive, save her from the hands of the Wuguo Imperial Court, you alone or with Liu Meng, you can't do it, we have to think about it in the long run......"

"We?"

"Don't forget, she's also my nephew......"

Miss Liu Er finally nodded, and seeing that he looked like a dusty man, she asked, "Are you hungry, I'll cook a bowl of noodles for you to eat first......

Lao Fang rubbed his stomach, looked at her and asked, "Second Miss, can you cook one more bowl?" ”

"Ahem!"

The sloppy old man coughed lightly.

Lao Fang looked at him, turned around and said, "Three bowls." ”