Li Yan didn't go very fast, and along the way, he also looked at the distribution and confirmation of land rights in various counties, the recruitment of soldiers, and the construction of farms. When it came to the joy of Wang Wuniang, there was nothing he could do when he went back. As for the Fan family, it's okay for them to wait a little longer.

He left Yuyuan, but he couldn't stay there. He knew that no matter how much he reminded him, the subsequent purge must be very cruel. As he said to Chen Zuoting, this is a war, and some things are inevitable. And as the leader of this group, a benevolent and good reputation is still very important, and notoriety can only be carried by his subordinates.

Li Mou only entered the elm forest three days later. The woods to the south were still burning, while the woods to the north were so burned that the fire had extinguished itself.

The team took a team of 100 people as a unit, and slowly entered the scorched black forest to search. When the soldiers discover the entrance to the tunnel, they will stand guard around and shout inside to let the people hiding inside come out.

But most of the people inside were too frightened to go out. They had all been told before that Li Yan would kill all the people here in order to take revenge on those righteous heroes. And this fire also let the people know Li Yan's cruelty, even if the officials and soldiers came to encircle and suppress it many times before, they did not use such drastic methods.

Seeing that there was no movement inside, the soldiers, on the orders of the captain, lit five or six bombs at the same time and threw them into the entrance of the tunnel. After that, the soldiers quickly avoided backwards, after all, five or six bombs exploded at the same time, and the power was not small.

After the explosion of "boom" and "boom", the earth around the tunnel entrance was blown up and the hole entrance was blocked. The soldiers marked the entrance to the cave, leaving a few men to remain guarded, while others continued to search in depth. After all, they don't know if there are thieves in the tunnels, so they have to be careful. Even if the thieves inside dig up the dirt and come out, the soldiers who remain behind can detect and prepare early, and there will not be much danger.

In fact, there are some people hiding in the tunnels and caves near the north, and they have little time to escape, so they can only hide in the tunnels to save their lives. However, the heat generated by the fire, as well as the large consumption of air, suffocated many people in the tunnels, and only a few lucky people survived. Now that the tunnel entrance has been blown down by Li Yan's subordinates, the probability of survival is even lower.

The other thieves and civilians who were further south basically escaped from the elm forest. However, most of them were intercepted or pursued by Li Yan's cavalry, and only a few escaped and ran back to their hometowns for refuge.

Not only did they feel fear and despair themselves, but they also transmitted their fear to other bandits, large and small, all over Shandong. In a short period of time, the bandits from all over Shandong knew Li Yan's name, and they also knew that they must not oppose Li Yan, otherwise they would be exterminated by Li Yan at any cost.

Li Mu controlled the progress of the search, and only advanced twenty or thirty miles a day, and never ventured. The camp and guard were set up extremely tightly every day, and he didn't want to suffer heavy casualties due to negligence.

Li Yan returned to Kaifeng four days later, and by this time the Fan family had already arrived in Kaifeng. Li Yan didn't care about the Fan family, he still went back to the mansion first to visit Wu Niang.

As soon as he entered the back house, he saw Qiu Niang waiting there.

"Why did Childe come back?" Qiu Niang complained: "It's been five or six days since I sent a letter to my son. ”

Li Yan said helplessly: "It's useless for me to come back." Have you seen it with the doctor? He was very happy in his heart, Qiu Niang did not change her mentality because Wu Niang was also happy, and it seemed that her beating was still very effective. The family and everything are prosperous, and the family is in a mess, and he is also affected.

"Well, I've seen it. Prescribed some medicine and already better. Qiu Niang followed Li Yan slowly and replied, "But I still vomit a lot." ”

"Have you invited your mother-in-law? Are you all right? Li Yan asked.

Qiu Niang's heart was warm, and she replied, "I'm fine, don't worry about it." The mother-in-law invited one, but she got food, and Wu Niang still couldn't eat it. The one who served me tried it, but it didn't work. Now it's being looked for. ”

Li Yan nodded and entered Wu Niang's yard. Seeing Wu Niang waiting in the yard, supported by the maid, she lost a lot of weight and was not in good spirits.

"Let's go back to the house." Li Yan held Wu Niang's other arm and said slowly.

Wu Niang obediently followed Li Yan to the house, and said in a low voice: "I didn't want to distract my husband, but Qiu Niang refused, so I still reported to my husband." It's a big deal to delay the husband. ”

Li Yan said with a smile: "It's okay, I just came back and had something to deal with, you take care of your body is the biggest thing, don't worry about the rest." ”

When they returned to the house and they all sat down, Li Yan asked, "What do you want to eat, you can tell the people that you can't do this." ”

Wu Niang shook her head: "I don't want to eat, I vomit everything in my mouth." ”

"Then get some milk, goat's milk, soy milk or something, you have to eat some."

Wu Niang still shook her head: "Forget it, those things smell too fishy, and I can't eat them." ”

Li Yan said: "Add some fruits, sugar, and cook them together, and there will be no fishy smell." You try which one you can eat first. Don't vomit about anything you eat, think about something else, you'll be fine if your body collapses. ”

"Well, don't worry, husband, for the sake of the child, I will eat." Wu Niang agreed in a low voice.

The three of them sat for a while, and Wu Niang said understandingly: "Husband doesn't need to accompany us, it's still important to focus on big things, and you don't have to be distracted by Wu Niang's little thing." ”

Li Yan said with a smile: "This is not a trivial matter for you, but also a major matter for me." After that, he ordered: "Qiu Niang, you are fine, come over to accompany Wu Niang, and you are also active." If the sun is good, it will be good for you to go out and bask in the sun at noon. ”

"Yes, the slave family knows." Qiu Niang held up her belly, which was not too big, and got up and agreed.

Li Yan left the mansion and went to the governor's yamen. Most of Gao Mingheng and other officials left, and Li Yan moved here to work. He first looked at the recent information, and there were no major incidents, but he read the report and knew that the Fan family had only brought eight hundred horses this time, which made him a little disappointed.

But there is good news. The telescopes he had the merchant buy from Ho Realm O finally returned, and although four of them cost him a thousand taels of silver, it was better to have than nothing. There was no way, his kiln couldn't burn transparent glass, so he had to spend a lot of money to buy it. With these telescopes, it will be of great benefit to the troops' future operations.

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