Hu Guiyang waved his knife to open the way in the grass, came to the river, went down the river, and returned to the vicinity of Xiaogui Island.

The water column and the red light have disappeared, but there are more torches than before, and seeing a large number of people coming and going, Hu Guiyang is more and more surprised, the prefect and the garrison are obviously afraid of the strange things in the local area, how could they suddenly change their minds, abandon the riots in the north, and send troops to seize the Danxue?

His questions were quickly answered.

A troop of cavalry galloped in, and someone shouted: "Stop! Who? ”

These people didn't seem to be those officers and soldiers seconded by Hu Guiyang, and he loudly reported his position and name, but the other party didn't take it seriously, and said unceremoniously: "Stand here and wait." ”

One person galloped forward to report, and seven or eight cavalrymen surrounded Hu Guiyang, leaving him to ask and not answer anything.

It didn't take long for another person to arrive on horseback, with a much more polite attitude, jumped off the horse and arched his hand: "Captain Hu, I haven't seen you for many days, I didn't expect to meet here again." ”

"Li Bandu?" Hu Guiyang finally understood where this army came from.

Li Bandu and other people from the rivers and lakes in the capital followed Shi Guida to attack the displaced people in the mountains, and they actually hit Yunyang Mansion.

Li Bandu asked the officers and soldiers to step down, asked Hu Guiyang to go to a secluded place on the side, and whispered: "It is said that Captain Hu was taken away, how did he escape?" ”

Hu Guiyang raised the short knife in his hand, "I stole a knife while the guards were unprepared, and escaped quietly." The displaced people in the mountains have been purged? ”

"Alas, it's hard to put into words. There are a lot of masters hidden among the mountain people, quite strong, the first battle officers and soldiers suffered heavy losses, but finally the village was captured, the more difficult it became, and now it is a stalemate in the mountains, we detoured to Yunyang Mansion, not from the mountains. ”

"Hey, when I was in Hangzhou, I heard that the officers and soldiers were overwhelmed."

Li Bandu said with a smile: "Anyway, if the village is captured, even if it is a big victory, if it is really overwhelming, why does the imperial court keep increasing troops?" ”

"That's right, what about Captain Shi? Also here? ”

"Well, he brought us to Yunyang Mansion, but he is not here, fighting with the homeless people in the valley to the north......" Li Bandu didn't know whether to say or not.

"Dan Cave." Hu Guiyang spoke it for him.

"Yes, now several Dan caves are under the control of officers and soldiers, only the north side is not very safe, and the displaced people are the first step, but I estimate that they will not hold out until dawn."

Hu Guiyang turned to look at the small island on the river, and Li Bandu immediately said: "All Dan points are blocked, and no one is allowed to enter within one mile. ”

Hu Guiyang smiled, "What about the people I brought?" ”

"All have been sent back to the city." Li Bandu deliberately emphasized the word "send", indicating that this was actually an "escort": "Fan Dajian refused to leave, saying that he wanted to wait for you to come back, but he quite believed in Captain Hu." ”

Hu Guiyang smiled again, "Call Fan Dajian, give two more horses, and we'll leave immediately, so as not to cause you trouble." ”

"Captain Hu is polite." Li Bandu was obviously relieved, turned around and walked a few steps, and shouted into the distance: "Please Fan Zhenren, bring two good horses over!" ”

Someone responded, Li Bandu walked back, and whispered: "Captain Hu listened to my advice, either wait and see what happens, or return to Beijing to wait for the letter, don't wade into troubled waters again." ”

"Hehe, most of the tasks of my trip have been completed, and the muddy water and clear water have nothing to do with me. Have you changed your career to Rong? ”

Li Bandu is no longer dressed as a martial artist, but in a military uniform, Hu Guiyang just noticed.

"Hey, all thanks to Captain Shi's promotion, I joined the army half a month ago, as a small banner, not only me, many colleagues in the rivers and lakes have been sealed." Li Bandu was both a little shy and a little proud.

"Haha, Hu Guiyang, I knew you were fine, they still didn't believe it...... Let go, I can walk on my own. Fan Dajian strode over with a happy face.

The two horses were sent together, and Hu Guiyang didn't bother anymore, said goodbye, and found his way back to the city.

As they drifted farther and farther away, the torches by the river turned into small bright spots like fireflies, Hu Guiyang reined in his horse and said to Fan Dajian: "How is the harvest?" ”

Fan Dajian ran over his head and hurriedly turned back, "Harvest? ”

"You grabbed a lot of gold pills, right?"

"Don't mention it, five pieces, before they had time to cover the heat, they were searched by the officers and soldiers later." Fan Dajian sighed heavily, "Nansi's people are really not interesting......

"Who are these officers and soldiers leading the team?"

"You don't know yet, Nansi and the East and West factories are now under the command of one person."

"Shi Guida?"

"He's only a lieutenant, so he's qualified to be in charge of the factory guards? A thousand households with a surname of Wu in Jinyi, who seems to be called Wu Shou, are said to be from Xichang. ”

Hu Guiyang didn't know a few colleagues, so he didn't have much impression of the name, "Let's go, go east and see another Dan cave." ”

"Aren't you going back to the city?"

"It's too troublesome to call the door in the middle of the night, and I'll go back to the city tomorrow."

The two walked side by side, the direction was difficult to distinguish at night, and they could only walk along the official road, but fortunately, Yunyang City was not big, and the Danxue in the east was very close, and there were many torches around, and they could be seen from afar.

Hu Guiyang reined in again, "How far do you think these two Dan points are from each other?" ”

Fan Dajian looked at it for a while, "Probably...... Seven or eight miles away. ”

"If you draw a line between these **, is it level with the city wall?"

Fan Dajian turned his head and looked at it for a while, "It's true, the city wall is relatively short...... Hu Guiyang, what clues did you find? ”

"Yunyang City is very interesting, and Fuzhi Lord Yuan Jie is also very interesting, but it's a pity that he died too early, and many things can't be asked clearly."

"Yunyang City was built under the auspices of Lord Yuan, is he ......?"

Hu Guiyang rode his horse on the road again.

It was still far away from the Danxue in the east, and the two of them were stopped by the officers and soldiers, and when they heard that it was the captain of the Nan Division, they did not move or let them go, but sent someone to the rear to report.

An officer came over, wrote down Hu Guiyang's name, and then politely asked him to turn around, "This place is under martial law, no one is allowed to trespass, and there must be a certificate between the two factories." ”

"I've got a driving post here."

The officer didn't look at it, "The certificate is jointly issued by the two factories and the company, and the driver's sticker cannot be replaced." ”

Hu Guiyang could only leave, but fortunately, the sky was bright, and when they returned to Yunyang City, the south gate had been opened.

There were not many residents in Yunyang City, and today it was especially scarce, only a team of soldiers guarded at the gate of the city, who knew Fan Zhenren, and there was no obstruction, and the streets were empty, like an empty city.

Not long after entering the city, Fan Dajian suddenly said: "Fuzhi Yamen is in the middle of the east and west Dan caves, located a few miles to the north. ”

"Outside the city and further north, there are two Dan caves, which are on the same line as the Fuzhi Yamen, and it is said that the five Dan caves together form a boat shape."

Fan Dajian sketched in his heart, "Why do I feel like the shape of a banana fan?" ”

"Haha, it's suitable for people...... You don't know this statement? ”

"Where do I know where to go?" Fan Dajian said in confusion, "Hu Guiyang, I didn't hide it, don't be suspicious." ”

"It's not you who I suspect, it's someone else...... Strangely, someone said to me last night that the officers and soldiers on the riverside shouted and shouted out the locations of the five Dan caves. ”

"How is that possible? The eunuchs and captains of the two factories personally led the team, and the officers and soldiers only robbed Dan and picked up people, how could they shout? ”

Hu Guiyang understood what he was wrong, last night he thought that the people who robbed the Dan were Liang Xiu and Zuo Wei, so he would believe Zhao Aqi and Wen Kuyu's statement, and as soon as he saw Li Bandu, he knew that it was wrong.

Now it's too late to remind the He sisters and brothers, and he can't even find his way back.

"It seems like there's nothing to do with us anymore." Hu Guiyang said.

"Don't be like this, we haven't made an inch, how can we go back to Beijing?"

"I killed He Million."

"Really?" Fan Dajian was overjoyed and almost fell off the horse, "Where are the heads?" ”

"It's still around his neck."

"Huh? If you kill a thief, you must cut off your head, otherwise how can you receive merit? ”

"I forgot." Hu Guiyang only wanted to kill people at that time, but didn't want to take credit.

"You ......" Fan Dajian was speechless, and stayed for a while before saying, "Where is the corpse?" I'll take a look. ”

"In the wilderness, I can't find it."

"Hu Guiyang, can you ...... You're not lying to me, are you? ”

Hu Guiyang yawned, "Why are you lying to you?" ”

Fan Dajian shook his head helplessly.

The Fuzhi Yamen was also surrounded by a large number of officers and soldiers, and the two had to make a detour to the prefect's yamen.

There weren't many people in the yamen, but they all recognized them, and let the two of them enter the West Garden in the backyard.

Xiaocao stood at the gate of the garden, saw Hu Guiyang's figure, snorted angrily, turned around and left, and didn't even say hello.

"How did I offend her?" Hu Guiyang didn't know why.

Fan Dajian smiled, "How do I know? ”

Qian Gong came out and asked Hu Guiyang to meet Shang Chen.

"Go and ask if Yuan Mao has come back." Hu Guiyang explained to Fan Dajian that Yuan Mao went to the north with the officers and soldiers the day before yesterday to quell the turmoil, but he never believed it.

The merchant lived in a small wooden hut in the garden, and it was hot outside, but it was even hotter inside, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat. The Taoist priest stood at the door, squinting his eyes at Hu Guiyang, still distrustful of him.

Shang Chen motioned for his entourage to stand back, and said with a smile: "Jin Dan is not shallow to harm people. ”

The door was closed, and the room was as hot as a steamer, and the merchant would rather sweat profusely than open the window to ventilate.

"Well, I didn't get anything last night, and the Danxue was controlled by the two factories."

Shang Shi shook his head, "The Dan Cave is not important, only the Danyuan - I have measured the location of the Danyuan, which is the small building where you live." ”

"What are you going to do?"

"Troublesome, very troublesome, the West Factory came too early, Wu Zhifu told me that it is rumored that the factory of the East and West Factories will rush to Yunyang Mansion the day after tomorrow, and I must leave here before that, otherwise he can only send it to the factory announcement."

"If you can get enough gunpowder, you can blow up Danyuan today."

"No, the entire Yunyang Mansion has been taken over by the two factories, and the prefect and the garrison don't count, if we are one day late, we will be one day late." The discussion is very regrettable.

Hu Guiyang thought for a while, then arched his hand and said, "Then there is no way, I will stay here for another night and leave tomorrow." ”

"Let's go? Where to? Shang stood up in surprise.

"When I go back to the capital, I don't care about the things here from now on, but I will never reveal the whereabouts of Lord Shaobao, not a word."

"But Danyuan ......"

"Before the future of the two factories, I can still give it a try, but once the two factories arrive, I am helpless, no matter what I do, it will attract attention and backfire. If you have a way, even if you try it, I won't participate, and if you can't for the time being, it's better to leave and come back when the limelight passes. ”

"Then it's too late." Shang Shi didn't want to let Hu Guiyang go, hesitated for a moment, and decided to reveal a little truth, "Please Captain Hu call Wen Kongyin, there are some things you should know, maybe it can make you change your mind." ”