Zhu Hongyu knew that everyone didn't like her, but she was duty-bound to save Runye.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you think that the Daoist has already seen the faces of the bandits, and as long as they sell this batch of medicinal herbs, they are worth a lot of money. Of course, the kidnappers are seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and will not choose such a risky move to demand ransom from the government. In my opinion, even if the ransom is paid, the kidnappers will not give us medicine and people. Most likely to take the money and kill people to get more goods. ”

Chao Jianling felt that what Zhu Hongyu said made some sense, and glanced at Du Yuexiao.

"Du Yuexiao, what do you think?"

Du Yuexiao's face was full of sadness, although it was a fact that he was worried about Runye, it was also a fact that the bandits were inhumane.

"Yes, that's what I'm worried about. The bandits are indeed inhumane. Even the officers and soldiers of the imperial court are not afraid, but they are afraid that they are already habitual offenders. ”

Chao Jianling realized that this matter was not so easy to handle, but he was puzzled.

"So what do you say is the best way to do it?"

Zhu Hongyu thought for a moment, she had never had such an experience, and she didn't know what she should do. But if it's a night, you can give up your life to go out and give it a try.

"Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the imperial court recruited bandits, it is better to dispense with the five hundred taels of silver, and go up the mountain to lobby the leader of Heiyun Village to recruit An, if not, it is better to take advantage of the current vitality to ease down and pull out Heiyun Village in one fell swoop."

Chao Jianling sat on the top seat, he deeply knew that this place could not be Runye, but it could not be without aconite. It is true that today's aconite is sold for more than five hundred taels of silver, and it is difficult to say five thousand taels.

The bandits don't want this, it may really be a trick to deceive the government.

"Okay, it's up to you. It's okay to recruit An, now that the soldiers are vacant, the city defense of Yunmeng Town is not good. It's just that...... Risk-related ......"

"It's up to me." This sentence was almost blurted out by Zhu Hongyu.

Chao Jianling frowned, he felt that Zhu Hongyu's words were too much, how could such a critical matter be handled by a woman.

"My purpose is to rescue Runye and destroy the Black Cloud Village. Are you relieved of the soldiers used in Zhao'an? ”

Hearing this, Chao Jianling felt that it was a big joke in the world, did the imperial court have a precedent for not recruiting soldiers.

"How do you know I'm not at ease?"

Zhu Hongyu sighed secretly, sure enough, Chao Jianling's heart was not so black, Zhu Hongyu wanted to kill Heiyunzhai, but it was just a little feeling after watching "Water Margin".

"Since the adults are willing to use bandits to protect the city's defenses, then I will persuade these people to submit."

Chao Jianling looked at Zhu Hongyu more and more unhappy, who did this woman think she was, how could she dare to say in the lobby that she was going to recruit the An bandits, it was really bold.

"Shut up, woman, how can you open your mouth and talk here! Don't give me back yet! ”

Zhu Hongyu looked at Chao Jianling, she knew that although Zhao'an could not be allowed to be on the stage, it was also unpleasant to be insulted in public.

When she was about to get up to leave, she saw a man wearing an embroidered gold flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife across her waist outside the door walking into the lobby.

"My lord has a good belly, but don't forget who you begged to come in the first place."

The person who came was Lu Mingci, he inspected the river with people a few days ago, and he returned today, and was about to talk to Runye about this matter, but he didn't expect to enter the barracks and hear the news that Runye was kidnapped by a captive.

Chao Jianling and Du Yuexiao saw Lu Mingci for the first time today, and they were still a little at a loss.

"Lord Lu." Jiang Zaiyu hurriedly trotted all the way and ran to Lu Mingci and saluted very politely.

Although Chao Jianling's official position is higher than that of Jinyiwei on the surface, in fact, Jinyiwei acted cheaply when investigating the case, cutting first and then playing. The county officials are not as good as the current management, in the end, Jinyiwei has a lot of power in his hands.

Chao Jianling is one of the most old-fashioned in the DPRK and China, and he has no good impression of the new Jinyiwei.

Just forced by Lu Mingci's momentum, he slowly stood up.

"It turned out to be Lord Lu, and I had heard of it for a long time. I've heard you're on a business ......"

"Official business is not in a hurry, Runye is tied up?"

Lu Mingci said this, sat down in the guest seat next to him, took off the embroidered spring knife and put it on the table.

Zhu Hongyu glanced at Lu Mingci and saw that his brows were furrowed, it seemed that the kidnapping of Runye was more important than the loss of medicinal materials.

"Yes, the herbs and the Rundao chief have been hijacked."

"Heh, it turns out that the security in your Yunmeng Town is so chaotic?"

Lu Mingci's reprimand, Jiang Zaiyu could only come forward and kneel down in front of Lu Mingci, which meant to ask for guilt.

Seeing people kneeling, Lu Mingci couldn't hold him accountable. He listened to Zhu Hongyu's words outside just now, and he really heard it, but this woman had some insight.

It is not a good thing to keep the so-called bandit village, and it is the lowest strategy to ransom people with money. How can the dignified government compromise with the bandit leader?

Of course, Zhao'an is certainly a good policy, but since this dynasty, all those who have recruited 'an have been sent to be the vanguard of the war. Zhu Hongyu is right, the court is not at ease with these people.

The best way is to never suffer in the future, this is the meaning of the imperial court, and it is also the best solution in the current state of Yunmeng Town.

As Zhu Hongyu said, it is impossible to take it by force, but it is better to use yin tricks.

"Lord Lu, now that the matter has happened, it is still important to ask the medicinal herbs and the Daoist Governor to come over, and then I will investigate the responsibility of the subordinates."

Chao Jianling's words calmed Lu Mingci's anger, and it is indeed important to save people now.

In response to Chao Jianling's suggestion, Lu Mingci nodded.

"None of you men who are officials have any knowledge. This time, I will take Vermilion Jade to the thieves' den and retrieve Runye and medicinal herbs. ”

was scolded by Lu Mingci, Chao Jianling's old face must not be able to hang up. even had to bring Zhu Hongyu, which was a slap in the face.

"Master Lu, Zhu Hongyu is a woman and child after all."

Lu Mingci snorted and said, "It's much better than you old guys who delay things." ”

was scolded again, Chao Jianling dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, looking at Zhu Hongyu, as if she was going to eat her.

"Okay, whatever you say is what you say, if Lord Lu thinks this method is safe, then follow Lord Lu's wishes."

Lu Mingci looked at Zhu Hongyu who was standing on the side and said, "How long do you want to stay, hurry up." ”

Zhu Hongyu pursed her lips and left silently behind Lu Mingci.

When I came out, the night was like water. Zhu Hongyu felt that a strange emotion rose in her body. Lu Mingci really saved Runye this wave, but why was she so unhappy.

Why did the dignified Jinyi guard save a rural Taoist priest?

"Master Lu, what now?"

Lu Mingci took Zhu Hongyu to the guest room and motioned to enter the room.

Zhu Hongyu had no choice but to resign from Lu Ming and enter the guest room. There was a maid in Lu Mingci's house, of course, it was configured by Jiang Zaiyu, and when the maid saw that the two were back, she hurriedly served the two teacups, and then Yingying retreated.

"I'm not here for a few days, what the hell is going on? You speak with me. ”

Zhu Hongyu sighed softly, and it was true that she couldn't save Runye in her heart, and she was really anxious.

"Du Yuexiao and Runye went back to Taohua Village to get aconite, but how did I know that these people were kidnapped by Heifeng Village on the way back. In the evening, Du Yuexiao was released with a blackmail letter. ”

Lu Mingci felt that there was no information available, and what he was asking was not this question.

"By the way, do you know how many people there are in Heiyun Village?"

Zhu Hongyu thought for a moment and said, "This team of people has good weapons. And there should be more than three hundred people, and it is not excluded that they are well trained. ”

When Lu Mingci heard this, she felt that Zhu Hongyu was lying, how could she know about the number and regulations of the enemy?

"How do you know? Could it be that the bandit leader told you? ”

Zhu Hongyu shook her head, although she was anxious in her heart, she still didn't forget to make fun of Lu Mingci.

"It's Jinyiwei, can't you deduce these things?"

Lu Mingci was inexplicably disgusted and very puzzled, and he didn't know what kind of "inference" Zhu Hongyu said.

"You tell me, if you really say one, two, three, I'll invite you to dinner."

Zhu Hongyu sighed, where was she in the mood to say this now. That's it, Lu Mingci is now a person on the same front as himself, so let's simply explain it to him.

"There are thirty soldiers who went out with Runye and their group today, but they are afraid of encountering robbers. These soldiers were well-trained, and at least one could withstand two. Now that they have all been killed, the number of the enemy is at least seventy or eighty. Only then can Runye and Du Yuexiao be tied up and escorted back to the village. ”

"yes, so how did you come to the conclusion that there are more than 300 people?"

"By the way, I forgot to mention it just now. Du Yuexiao said that it was the three masters who came to rob the road. Each boss has his own people, the big boss and the second boss are so many people, plus the women, women and children, and small soldiers in the daily maintenance of the village, how to say that there are also 300 people. ”

When Lu Mingci heard Zhu Hongyu's analysis, he felt that he really shouldn't underestimate the enemy.

I thought it was just a group of bandits, but I didn't expect it to be a group of bandits entrenched in the mountains. Zhu Hongyu is right, being able to kill thirty soldiers without blinking an eye is definitely not an ordinary group of rogues.

If it weren't for Zhu Hongyu's reminder, he would have made such a low-level mistake.

Lu Mingci sat under the shadow of the lamp and pondered, speechless for a while. Zhu Hongyu looked at Lu Mingci's sad face, and couldn't help but feel that his previous ruthless expression was a little relaxed.

"By the way, I haven't asked you if you found anything when you went to inspect the river this time?"

Lu Mingci didn't want to talk about these little things, but now that Zhu Hongyu is questioning, he might as well tell her.

"Nothing was found, just the upper reaches of the river were full of dead bodies. We all wonder how it is that people die and do not enter the earth. It turned out that in this village to the east of Yunmeng Town, everyone was dead. There were no people digging graves, so they were piled up in the river. ”

Zhu Hongyu looked at Lu Mingci in shock, and it took a long time to calm down.

"What? And this kind of thing? So what did you do about it? ”

"Before we left, Governor Rundao instructed that if there is anything that cannot be buried, it must be buried. We moved and found a mass grave for burial. ”

Zhu Hongyu was very happy when she heard Lu Mingci deal with it like this. Not to mention other towns, at least this Yunmeng Town can be preserved.

"Hey...... Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs. ”

"Why, does the girl also like Bianjing's clean talk style?"

Zhu Hongyu was stunned, but she didn't know what he was talking about. However, now that the problem of the source of the plague has been solved, the most important thing is to save Runye.

"Well, I have a plan, I'd better take a risk."