A group of figures gradually appeared on the rugged mountain road, and at the front was the villager, behind was a thin man wearing an indigo trouser gown, looking to be in his thirties, and behind were two young men, one in front of the other and one behind them, carrying a sliding pole.

Li Shi saw that there were only a few people, and he was immediately relieved, he stood up and waved to the hillside, and whispered to Ye Xiaotian and the others hidden in the bushes on the side: "Tan Tusi really didn't find out the truth about my departure. ”

Ye Xiaotian squatted in the bushes, unable to stand up, and just asked, "How many people are here?" ”

Li said: "Except for the villager who reported the news, there are only my cousin and my two cousins. ”

Ye Xiaotian listened to a gesture to Ma Qiancheng, Ma Qiancheng nodded, and quietly moved with his subordinates.

The middle-aged man shouted from afar: "Brother Cat, have you been robbed?" I'll just say that you don't run around alone, if you don't listen to my advice, let's learn a lesson! ”

Ye Xiaotian crouched under the bushes and said strangely: "Brother Cat? ”

Li Cheng coughed and said, "My name." ”

The middle-aged man who followed the villager said and walked down the mountain with his arms dangling, and his habit of shaking his arms was very similar to Li's experience. It was only when he got closer that he could see the whole picture of this person, with his hair and bare feet, his head wrapped in an indigo blue scarf, a short robe with a round neck, a pleated skirt over the knees, and his legs wrapped in cloth.

He walked over with a stalk of grass in his mouth and a big grin. The two young people in the back nodded at Li Shishi: "Uncle Cousin! ”

Li experienced a smile on his face: "Erniao, Erhuo, you are here." ”

The middle-aged man walked up to him and said with concern: "Brother Mao, how is the leg injury, tell me to take a look." ”

Seeing that his cousin had no suspicions about him, Li Shi was ashamed in his heart, and hurriedly said: "It's not in the way, it's not in the way." I said Xue Liang, you listen to me, actually, I ...... this time"

"Don't move!" Without waiting for Li to finish speaking, Ma Qiancheng, who was anxious, got out of the bushes, raised the knife in his hand, and shouted loudly. With a loud shout, seven or eight men armed with knives and guns also came out from behind the bushes and aimed their sharp weapons at the group.

Xue Liang was stunned, he opened his mouth. The grass stalk was still glued to her lips, and she muttered, "! The guts of this robbery are getting fatter and fatter, and they have robbed my fish and wood village! ”

At this time, Ma Qiancheng had already taken off the leather silver helmet and silver armor and changed into civilian clothes, otherwise it would be too obvious and not suitable for ambushes in the forest, so he really couldn't see his origin. Ma Qiancheng brandished a big knife and shouted again: "Don't move!" Hands up all up! ”

Erniao and Erhuo hurriedly raised their hands, and the sliding rod that they had originally lifted in their hands fell to the ground with a "bang". The leg of a sliding rod was slamming on the surface of Ma Qiancheng's feet, and Ma Qiancheng's face twitched a few times, slightly twisted, and he couldn't bear it without exhaling in pain. Destroy his image of a fierce general.

"Several, take a step to speak!"

Ye Xiaotian came out of the bushes and said to Li Xiangrong's cousin and cousin with a smile. The villager next to him was also dumbfounded, but he had lived here since he was a child. I have lived all my life, and I have never been to a place ten miles away from the village, and my nerves are very thick. Just surprised, not too frightened.

"You go first!"

Ma Qiancheng pulled a beautiful knife flower, and his heroic eyes glared at the mountain: "I'm broken!" ”

Ye Xiaotian and Ma Qiancheng's subordinates escorted Xue Liang and the villager, and his two sons still carried the sliding pole and avoided the woods on the side.

After Ma Qiancheng hid his elbow, he looked at the wolf and stared at the movement on the mountain, and when he saw that several of him had retreated into the forest, Ma Qiancheng immediately jumped on one leg and jumped towards the forest.

"Brother Cat, you...... You're ......."

Xue Liang, as an official, has seen the world in the end, and when he saw Li Shi and Ye Xiaotian and his party walking into the forest, he saw that they were only guarding against them, and his cousin seemed to be in the same group as this gang of robbers.

Li Shi was very embarrassed, rubbed his hands, and said to Xue Liang: "Cousin, cousin really can't stand you." However, my cousin is actually doing this for your own good. Hey, how can the small Yumu Village compete with the Shizhu Division? Ma Tusi moved the wrath of thunder, and under the nest, Ann finished eggs? My cousin doesn't want you to be involved in Tan Yanxiang and harm the lives of the whole family! ”

Xue Liang stared at his eyes, what is under the nest, An has finished eggs, he is illiterate, he doesn't understand very much, but the meaning of the whole sentence is clear. Xue Liangdeng's face changed, and he said in shock: "He...... Didn't they rob the way? Is it Ma Ye's man? ”

Ye Xiaotian bowed his head and said: "Of course it's not intercepted, behind this, there are still two thousand soldiers and horses, ambushed in the reckless jungle, once they kill the generals, Yumu Village will burn all the jade, and no one will be spared!" ”

Ma Qiancheng jumped into the woods, his feet were no longer so painful, he walked over step by step with a "steady" step, and said in a deep voice: "What Brother Ye said, half a word is true!" The year before last, I came to Longyang to inspect my father's beyond, do you recognize me? ”

Xue Liang had seen Ma Qiancheng two years ago, but firstly, the young man grew up quickly, and secondly, after a long time, he didn't think about it at all, and he really didn't remember it at first glance. At this time, I heard him ask again, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but be surprised: "You...... It's the eldest young master! ”

Erniao and Erhuo looked at Ma Qiancheng in surprise, then looked at each other, and said in unison: "It is indeed like the eldest young master of the Ma family!" ”

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"Why does Tan Yanxiang want to break away from the Shizhu Division and join the Wanzhou Division?"

"Wanzhou Division promised Tan Tusi that he only needs to accept five and three buckets of grass seed grain every year, and will never be endowed."

When Ma Qiancheng heard this, he said angrily: "The tax that my Shizhu Division collects from Longyang Pass every year is only six hundreds, which is not much different, just for such a little benefit, he broke away from my Shizhu and went to Wanzhou?" ”

Xue Liang showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and said in a low voice: "In the mountain behind Yumu Village, a lead mine was found. ”

Ye Xiaotian and Ma Qiancheng suddenly realized that the tax standard set by Shizhusi for Longyangtong was determined according to the economic situation of Longyangtong at that time, and if Shizhusi learned that there was a lead mine in Longyangtong, it would be impossible to return to the previous standard. And if he and Wanzhou Si make a contract that he will never be endowed, then any discovery will belong to Longyangtong himself, and the wealth is moving. But......

Tian Binfei suddenly asked, "Does Wanzhou Si know about the discovery of lead ore in Longyang Mountain?" ”

Xue Liang shook his head and said, "I don't know." Our people only stumbled upon mineral deposits in the back mountains, but it is still unknown how much the mineral reserves are and whether they are worth exploiting. After discovering the mineral deposit, Tan Tusi immediately sealed the place, and then ...... It is to negotiate the conditions of defection with the Wanzhou Division that has been recruiting us. ”

Tian Binfei shook his head and said, "Once you have defected to the Wanzhou Division, and at that time the Wanzhou Division learned that you have mineral deposits, do you think that the Wanzhou Division will not find an excuse to change the contract?" At that time, you had no way out, even if Wanzhou Division tore up the promise, are you still afraid that you will run away? Moreover, the mineral deposits you have discovered do not constitute a vein, and are worth mining, and now they are all in between, which is in a hurry to betray the master, which is really a profit and wisdom! ”

Ye Xiaotian said: "For a penny, there are also people who kill people." Not to mention a possible vein. However, the benefits you underneath you will probably get from it will be limited, right? ”

Xue Liang laughed dryly twice and said, "The discoveries on our land naturally belong to our Tan Tusi. We little officials don't do much good to share the profits. Even the grass seed grain paid every year is only after defecting to Wanzhou, and the amount handed over to Da Tusi has decreased, but what we pay to Tan Tusi is still not less than one grain! ”

Ye Xiaotian and Tian Binfei's eyes widened at the same time, they were so stingy, they could really be classified as wonderful. However, Tan Yanxiang eats alone like this, and the people below are not bound by interests, how can they be willing to work for him? It seems that although Yumu Village is dangerous, it may not be difficult to take it down, after all, no matter how dangerous it is, it must be guarded.

Ye Xiaotian immediately became enthusiastic: "Xue Yanmu, Tan Yan has benefited from each other, but he does not benefit you and others at all." And once he betrays the Stone Pillar Division, he will invite the Stone Pillar Division to attack him......"

Xue Liang smiled dryly: "Wanzhou Ran Tusi promised us Tan Tusi that once we decide to defect, they will send troops to protect us." ”

Ye Xiaotian said: "But ...... They haven't arrived yet, and the soldiers and horses of the Stone Pillar Division have already arrived. ”

Xue Liang was silent.

Ye Xiaotian said: "Now that your Xue family can't get half of the benefits from it, you have to take the risk with the Tan family, why bother?" Your cousin led you down the mountain, don't blame him, this is really helping your Xue family. If you think about it, you are the opposite of Tan Yan, and there is no half benefit. If you are willing to take refuge in Ma Tusi, first, after capturing the cottage, it will not affect your Xue family. Second, you are a meritorious man, will the Ma family not be rewarded? ”

Ma Qiancheng said: "Not bad! Long Yang Tong actually dared to turn his back on the master and take refuge in others, once he captured Long Yang Tong, these rebellions would be dead. If you will help me to do it, you will be spared. ”

Ye Xiaotian turned Ma Qiancheng with his elbow, Ma Qiancheng understood, and added: "Once the Tan family is destroyed, Longyang Pass will be under the direct jurisdiction of our Ma family, and someone will always be sent to guard this place at that time." If you help our Ma family to subdue Yumu Village, I can ask my father to make you the chief official of Yumu Village, and guard this place for my Ma family! ”

When Erniao and Erhuo heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up, and Erniao blurted out: "Dad! Let's do it with my cousin! ”

Li Cheng hurriedly said humbly: "It's not with me, it's with Young Master Ma!" ”

Erhuo said: "Yes! Master Ma! Dad, what are you hesitating about? ”

Xue Liang hesitated for a moment, made up his mind, and said, "That's it!" Young Master Ma, that ...... I'll do it with you! Do you want to ...... Let me help you open the mountain gate? There are a few brothers below me who are willing to listen to my orders, but I don't dare to guarantee ......."

Tian Binfei interrupted him and said, "Xue Yanmu doesn't have to be so risky, you just need to do a favor and lead Tan Yanxiang down the mountain." ”

Xue Liang was dumbfounded: "Lead him down the mountain?" This...... How do I do it? ”

Tian Binfei looked at Ye Xiaotian, Ye Xiaotian coughed, and said, "I heard that there is also an official in this village under the mountain?" ”

Xue Liang said: "Yes! How? ”

Ye Xiaotian smiled and said, "That's easy, you're so ......"

Ye Xiaotian attached to his ear, and as soon as he spoke, Xue Liang's eyes lit up, and he nodded yes again and again.

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(To be continued.) )