Iwami Ginzan is still some distance from Nagato, so although the news of the capture of Nagato by the combined forces of Liao and Goryeo also reached here, Iwami Ginzan is generally calm. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Standing on the top of the mountain, looking at the pit below, Gao Wu nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

He stood in front of him, all the stewards of the mine, all of them standing in front of him with flattering faces, nodding and bowing.

Takaya is very proud of this, you must know that just a few years ago, he was just an exiled samurai with his lord, if he hadn't found an opportunity on Jeju Island, where would he be today!

"Report everything to me!" He said lazily.

"Master, last month, there were several accidents in the mine, and twelve people died." One by one, the many stewards reported the mess they were responsible for, and one of the stewards said.

"Dead miners, give more rice at home, don't cause a decrease in mining because of this little thing, everyone knows, I am a benevolent person, but the lord above me, but may not be so merciful, if the output is reduced, it provokes the anger of the lord, and the dead are not one or two, in addition, we need more miners, you have to find more ways to ......"

Iwami Yinshan's output can skyrocket, and it is completely filled with human lives, and more than ten people die in a month, which is a normal phenomenon, and at most nearly 100 people die at a time. However, Japanese lives are not valuable, and in order to be able to eat rice, some people are willing to fill in the mines.

So Takaya didn't care, and when he was giving orders, he saw a pillar of smoke rising into the sky in the distance.

His face changed suddenly.

Not only him, but all the stewards changed their countenances, for after that pillar of smoke, one after another, rose from the top of the hill.

That's a warning that something big is happening!

"Could it be that the imperial court sent soldiers and horses?"

"Run away, flee to the mountains, escape to the mines, the court can't catch us!"

"But in that case, the mine will be gone!"

Everyone talked about it, the high-level people had seen some of the world, and they also participated in the battle of Jeju Island with their subordinates in Jeju, shouted a few reprimands, calmed everyone down, and rushed back to their respective posts to stabilize people's hearts, and he hurried out to the head mine department.

Soon, someone galloped over on a pony: "Ota Town, Ota Town is occupied by the Liao, they are coming for Iwami!" ”

"What?" Gao Wu jumped up, his face full of surprise.

If the Japanese court sent someone, he would definitely not be surprised, but it was the Liao people who came, and after the Liao State captured Nagato, it was like a frog jumping, abandoning the land route, but attacking Ota directly from the waterway, which is really unbelievable.

Ota is the closest port to Iwami Ginzan, and after Iwami silver is melted into silver bars, it is secretly loaded from here, evaded the customs office, and secretly sent to Jeju in exchange for the supplies, weapons, and armor required by Minamoto Yoshitsuna. Ota Town was not very prosperous before, and it can even be said that there is no value in attacking, but the other party came here directly, and its target was only Iwami Ginzan.

"Do you know the strength of the enemy army?" After a moment of shock, Takaya asked again.

If the enemy army is not strong, then there is still a chance to get lucky, if the enemy army comes on a large scale, only relying on the use of more than 300 thugs in the mining area to suppress the miners, there is no hope.

"The enemy army is in the thousands!" The guy who came to report said in horror.

"I'm asking how many people there are, you red deer, coward, did you run away before you saw the enemy clearly!" Looking at the messenger, Gao Ya's stomach was full of anger.

This guy has no skills, and he can't bear the hardships in the mountains, just because he is the brother of the concubine of the lord Gongyuan Yoshitsuna, he got the service fat cha that ushered in Ota Town. In the past few years, he has reaped more benefits than the two births and deaths of Gaowu and Shiqiao, but at the critical moment, he has no use, and he can't even clearly inquire about the military situation.

"No, this idiot, since the enemy attacked suddenly, he must have understood our situation, and he knew that this guy was doing it, but he still let him escape...... Worst! ”

Gao Wu was born as a military general after all, so he thought deeper, and when he realized that something was wrong, it was too late.

On a mountain pass relatively close to the mine, a beacon fire suddenly rose again, and the sound of the conch sounded, and the commissioner looked back inexplicably, but was kicked to the ground by the high house.

"Why don't you die in Otacho, damn it, damn it!" He kicked Na Fengxian several times in a row, and he didn't stop until the attendants around him hugged Gao Ya.

"Master Gaowu, what should I do now, you can't mess around, you are the backbone of everyone!"

The entourage holding Takaya shouted loudly, and Takaya nodded: "Shinagawa Daihiko, what you said is good, I will promote you!" ”

Nashinagawa Daihiko was a native of Iwami, and he was entrenched here with a group of bandits, nicknamed the wolf of Iwami, and was later ambushed by Takaya and became a samurai by his side. Hearing Takaya say this, Shinagawa was very grateful, and said loudly to him: "Lord Takaya, I will definitely not disappoint you!" I am willing to take my people to stop the enemy and buy time for the master! ”

Takaya patted him on the shoulder: "You go, remember, if there is any accident, your son, I will raise him as an adult, so that he will also become a master!" ”

At this time, the martial arts family was prosperous, and the princess was still in a high position and authority, and behind the high house was Yuan Yigang, a big man who was qualified to inherit the position of the pillar of the martial family. His promise made Shinagawa Daihiko grateful, and with more than 30 of his bandit brothers, he really ran to intercept the enemy army.

"Let all the miners go, let them hide, move the stock into the mountains, bury it so that no one will find out......"

Takaya began to give orders, and after listening to him, everyone understood that he had no hope of holding the mine. One of the stewards offered advice, "Master, why don't you destroy the mine first?" ”

Gao Wu sneered: "Don't be stupid, do you think I really gave up the silver mountain here?" Tell you, it won't be long before I'll be back again! ”

"Huh?"

"You don't believe me?" Takaya swept these people, knowing that these people were the backbone of the mine, and if they betrayed, the damage to the mine would be great, and they must be reassured.

He raised his voice: "You only know that behind me is the martial arts pillar Master Yigang, but do you know that Master Yigang is not our biggest lord, above Master Yigang, there are big people, real big people!" ”

"Could it be some minister in the capital?" A steward asked, but Takaya shook his head.

"Could it be Master Guan Bai?"

"No, compared to our real boss, Master Guan Bai is nothing!"

"Is it the Emperor?"

"The Emperor?"

The stewards' questions were exchanged for shaking their heads, and hearing that even the Emperor and the Emperor were not as good as that big man, the curiosity of the stewards was completely raised.

"I'll tell you the truth, every time we ship out the silver, it is transported to Jeju Island and shipped to the King of the East Sea!"

As soon as Gao Wu, the "King of the East China Sea", said it, those stewards exclaimed in surprise.

Most of the stewards were merchants, but they were not uninformed ordinary people in the Iwami ravine, and they knew very well that the one who now controlled the route between the Great Song Dynasty, Goryeo, and Japan was the king of the East China Sea of the Song Kingdom. They may not know Zhou Quan's name at all, but the nickname "King of the East China Sea" is unknown to everyone.

"The shrine maiden in Izumo Shrine said that the king of the East Sea was born as the dragon god of the sea, and he had a Ye Chu boy under his command, who once toured the countries on his orders and killed the yin ghost in Izumo!"

"I've also heard about it, and she also said that one day, the dragon god will send Ye Chu Boy to come again and rescue Japan from the poisonous fire of the Yaqi Snake!"

Well, these superstitious people who believe in the prophecy of shrine shrine witches naturally don't know that when Ye Chu was ordered to walk in Japan, he once stayed in Izumo for a short time and slept all over the shrine shrine shrine maidens. They talked a lot, and Gao Ya was stunned when he heard it, and then took the hot railway: "Since you have all heard the legend of the dragon god of the East China Sea, are you still worried that the robbers will come to Iwami?" They took Iwami for the time being, and soon Ryujin will help us take it back! ”

Although he had seen Zhou Quan's high house with his own eyes, he didn't think that this would be a dragon god, but he was convinced that Zhou Quan would recapture Iwami.

Then he saw a steward frantically pluck a talisman from his neck: "What the master said is right, this is the talisman given to me by the shrine witch, it is said that I have been blessed by the mana of the dragon god, the last mine disaster, they all died, why am I still alive, I couldn't figure it out before, but now I know, it is the dragon god who is protecting me!"

Everyone thought about it, it was true that in a mining accident not long ago, this steward and several other people were buried, and when they were dug out, everyone else was already dead and could no longer die, but he was the only one who was not only alive, but also did not have many bruises on his body!

"I'm also going to the shrine and begging for the protection of the Dragon God of the East China Sea!"

"Yes, I have also heard that merchant ships protected by the Dragon God of the East China Sea can return safely in the sea, and even the speed of the ship is faster than that of a ship without the protection of the Dragon God!"

The stewards' gossip made Takaya, who originally didn't believe in the East China Sea Dragon God's statement, suspicious. Thinking of the impressions of the few times he met Zhou Quan, indeed, Zhou Quan's demeanor and demeanor gave him a feeling of being a fairy among the people, compared to him, the ministers in Heianjing who put powder on their faces and blackened their teeth were like dirt buns in the countryside. Even the legendary emperor and the emperor, who possess divinity as the heirs of the gods, are nothing more than obscene landlords.

"Hey, don't talk about it here, hurry up and do your own thing, this is Shinagawa-kun's chance to fight for us with his life!" Calming down, Takaya ordered.

Because Zhou Quan was deified, these big and small stewards of Yinshan no longer had any nervousness at this time, and they trotted to do things when they were driven by the high house. Looking at their backs, a thought suddenly occurred in Gao Ya's heart.

Taking advantage of the suspension of work in Silver Mountain, he should probably also go to Izumo and ask for a talisman blessed by the divine power of the Dragon King. (To be continued.) )