The disciples of the Candle Shadow Shake Red and the Confession Gate were also quickly released, and Zhu Jianshen had already done two of the three things that Jian Huaizhen had promised, and as for not interfering in the relationship between Tang Jingran and Yu Mian, he also decided to stand by and do nothing.

And only the matter of sending Yu Mian to the expedition, since it has been decided, he will not give up no matter what, it is not easy for him to send Yu Mian to the expedition, how can he easily stop, so Yu Mian still led the troops to fight the bandits according to the original date.

What Zhu Jianshen didn't expect was that he had dragged Jian Huaizhen and Tang Jingran before, but he didn't drag Ji Qihan, Fang Xiao and Jiang Shaoheng, so Ji Qihan and Fang Xiao accompanied Yu Mian on the expedition.

Yu Mian originally took five hundred old and weak soldiers to Baitou Mountain, he felt a little panicked in his heart, but now that Ji Qihan and Jiang Shaoheng, two heroes in the world, were accompanying him, there was nothing to fear, so he took the five hundred old and weak soldiers to Baitou Mountain with Fang Xiao Ji Qihan.

This Baitou Mountain was entrenched by a gang of bandits, the name of the bandit led by him was Sima Yu, he was the general of Zhongzhou, and later because of the family road, there was no way, his father was executed because he did something that violated military discipline, so his family was in the middle of the road, there was no way, so he went to this Baitou Mountain to gather a group of refugees and victims, trained them to learn martial arts, and then occupied the mountain as the king.

Sima Yu heard that Yu Mian led troops to suppress bandits, and Yu Mian was Yu Qian's descendant, he originally admired Qian very much in his heart, because this Sima Yu's father was originally Yu Qian's subordinate, after he heard about it, he said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that this time the emperor actually sent Yu Mian to lead troops to suppress bandits, Yu Mian's father and my father had some friendship before." So we can't hurt the life of the crown unless we have to, you know? ”

There are two brothers in his cottage, one is called Han Zhan, who is of the Zhang Fei type, who is very heroic and martial arts, and his martial arts are also very strong. There is also a person named Yuwen, Yuwen Fang is a think-tank type, although his martial arts are not very high, but he is very shrewd, and he is a person who can come up with ideas.

Han Zhan laughed loudly and said: "There is really no one in this court, and he actually sent a Wenchen to suppress the bandits, and it would be really laughing to death when he said it." That Wenchen came here, and he also brought five hundred old and weak soldiers, didn't he send them to the door and die in vain. Han Zhan laughed as he spoke.

When Yuwen Fang heard Sima Yu say it, he seemed to have a sad look, so he pulled Han Zhan's sleeve and said, "Second brother, don't say more about it first, everything is under the orders of the eldest brother, and see what the eldest brother says." ”

"Okay, okay, then I won't talk about it, I just think that the emperor Lao'er is a madman, he actually sent a Wenchen with five hundred old and weak soldiers to suppress the bandits, to exterminate us, hum, or to send him to death, it is really laughing off people's big teeth when he says it."

"It's not that simple." Yuwen Fang said slowly: "I think this emperor and Yu Mian must have an enmity, otherwise he would not have sent Yu Mian with five hundred old and weak soldiers to exterminate us." Everyone knows that Yu Mian brought these five hundred old and weak soldiers here, and it was clear that he was sending sheep into the tiger's mouth, compared to the emperor who wanted to borrow our hands to deal with him. Everyone thought he had a point.

"As for how to set off on this Yu Mian, everything is still up to the eldest brother, and we are looking forward to the eldest brother." Yuwen Fang said respectfully.

Sima Yu nodded and said: "Okay, no matter what, no one can hurt Yu Mian's life until the last resort, this Yu Mian is also a loyal minister, he has any suspicion with the emperor, so he was sent by the emperor to deal with us, the emperor just wanted to kill him with our hands, in this case, we just didn't go along with him." ”

"Okay, since the eldest brother said so, then I'll do what the eldest brother said, I originally wanted to chop Yu Mian with an axe." Han Zhan said with a laugh there.

The three of them were discussing countermeasures, and suddenly a minions ran up the mountain and shouted: "It's not good, it's not good, it's not good, the king has an accident, it's good, the master of the village." ”

"What's the matter?" Sima Yu glanced at the minion with some reproach and said, "What's the matter, even if it is, why are you so flustered?" ”

The little minions were so frightened that they couldn't breathe, and said in a loud voice: "Captured, this time Yu Mian led troops to suppress the bandits, and brought five hundred old and weak soldiers......"

Before he finished speaking, he was reprimanded by Han Zhan, and Han Zhan said: "What are you talking about, who doesn't know that he brought five hundred old and weak soldiers, and what can those five hundred old and weak soldiers do to us, can't we even deal with these five hundred old and weak soldiers?" If it spreads out, won't it laugh off the big teeth of the world. ”

"No, no, that's not the case." The little minions on the ground, their voices trembled a little.

He said: "If the emperor Lao'er really only sent that Wenchen Yu Mian to bring five hundred old and weak remnants, I heard that Fang Yu and Ji Qihan are here." ”

"Fang Xiao and Ji Qihan, who are they? When the two of them came, let them eat my old Han's plate axe. Han Zhan stood up, shook the axe in his hand, and looked majestic and high-spirited.

But Sima Yu and Yu Wenfang's faces suddenly became solemn. Han Zhan didn't know who Fang Xiao and Ji Qihan were, but the two of them knew it clearly, and the two of them knew exactly how famous Fang Xiao and Ji Qihan were, and the two of them knew it very well, especially Sima Yu.

Sima Yu said slowly: "Since Fang Xiao and Ji Qihan are here, I'm afraid this time things will be difficult." This Fang Yu was originally the orphan of the Fang Xiaoru clan's case, and when he used to kill Emperor Zhu, he used to kill Emperor Zhu as his own responsibility, but he didn't know why, and was later persuaded by Emperor Zhu's daughter. And this Ji Qihan was originally the son of Ji Gang, his kung fu is so high, it is really unpredictable, he was originally the commander of the envoy. ”

"So what, the two of them plus five hundred old and weak soldiers, can they be worth more than a thousand strong brothers in our cottage?" Han Zhan said disapprovingly, he always felt that they were just generals.

Yuwen Fang said in a loud voice on the side: "Big brother, I also think you don't need to panic too much, as the saying goes, under fame, it is actually difficult to match." These people are famous, but in fact, they may not be able to have such great abilities. ”

"No, it's not." Sima Yu was worried, and said: "When I used to hear my father talk about Ji Xinhan's martial arts, Ji Xinhan's martial arts were already extremely high at that time, and now after so many years, I am afraid that there are few opponents in this universe." And I heard that Fang Xiao and Jiang Shaoheng's martial arts are higher than Ji Qihan's, you say, if they come to help Yu Mian, then this matter is very embarrassing? ”

"Ah, Jiang Shaoheng is here too?" Yuwen Fang had long heard of Jiang Shaoheng's name, and he admired Jiang Mu very much, he felt that Jiang Shaoheng was a gentleman and a chivalrous man, he could follow the court on the one hand, and on the other hand, he could wander outside the court, and he could handle the relationship between the court and the rivers and lakes very well. He always felt that Jiang Shaoheng was the kind of person who was like a celebrity, so he was full of admiration for Jiang Shaoheng in his heart.

So he said to Sima Yu: "That Jiang Shaoheng I have really been fascinated for a long time, if he comes, then I can fulfill my wish and meet him." It's just that people say that under the fame, it is actually difficult to match, and that Fang Xiao and Ji Qihan may not be so high in real martial arts, big brother, don't panic first.

Sima Yu smiled bitterly, he knew that it was useless to say anything now, everything could only wait for Fang Xiao and Ji Qihan to come with Yu Mian. As for Fang Xiao and Ji Xianhan's martial arts, whether they are famous or not, in fact, it is difficult to match, then we can only know when they come.

After waiting for another day in the cottage of Baitou Mountain, early in the morning of the second day, I got the news that Yu Mian and others had come to the foot of the mountain. So Han Zhan, Sima Ling and Yu Wenfang dealt with the battle together. Sure enough, there was a young man in his twenties standing at the head, and the young man looked very elegant and elegant, and at first glance he was a civil servant, who did not understand martial arts. On the left and right of him, there were two people in their fifties, one of those two people in a green shirt, very indifferent, looking angular and very spirited, and the other looked a little uninhibited, presumably the one in the green shirt was Fang Xiao, and the other was Ji Xinhan.

Yuwen Fang and Sima Yu arched their hands and said: "I heard that the imperial court sent Yu Mian, Yu Gongzi came to Baitou Mountain Cottage, and under it is Sima Yu, the owner of Baitou Mountain, my ancestor is called Sima Dong, who used to listen to orders under the command of Yu Qian Ge Lao, but I didn't expect to meet Yu Gongzi again, it was really fateful." ”

When Yu Mian heard him say this, he said it very politely, so he also replied: "Yes, I didn't expect that the imperial court would send me, a civil minister, to suppress bandits." But since he came, Yu Mian must be loyal to his duties, be loyal and dutiful, and die for himself, so if there is anything offended, I have to ask Brother Sima not to blame. ”

Sima Yu hurriedly changed his salute and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, I heard that there are two of them, and there is another Fang Xiaofang Daxia, and another Ji Qi Han Ji Daxia, both of them are masters of the United States, and they are very fascinated in the morning." ”

Yu Mian said loudly: "Yes, this one is Fang Xiaofang Daxia, and this one is Ji Qihan Ji Daxia." Both of them also came with me to fight Baitou Mountain, and if there is anything offensive about the battle between the two armies, please don't take it to heart. ”

The five hundred old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers around listened to Yu Mian and Sima Yu say this back and forth, and the two of them looked like enemies, just like old friends chatting, and they all felt that they didn't know how to say it.

They were originally sent to exterminate the bandits in Paektu Mountain, and they felt very indignant, because they were either old and weak, or sick or disabled, but there were more than 1,000 bandits in this Paektu Mountain, all of whom were elite soldiers and strong generals, and the court sent them to exterminate the bandits, didn't it make it clear that they wanted their lives? So they were all very angry.

Now that they saw Yu Mian and the bandit talking there for a long time, but they didn't get to the point, they all shook their heads in disappointment, thinking: This little life must be sent here today.

Yu Wenfang said loudly to the crown on the side: "Yu Gongzi, Ling Zun is Yu Qian Yu Ge Lao, presumably Yu Gongzi is also a person who understands the truth very well. Although we are kings in this Paektu Mountain, we do not want to stand on our own feet or rebel. The reason why we are here is only because everyone has been forced to have no way back, so we are here. On weekdays, although we also do some robbing houses, but we only rob corrupt officials and stolen officials, and the silver that was robbed is not for the surrounding people, and the people are full of praise for our Baitou Mountain cottage, if Yu Gongzi doesn't believe it, you can ask around. ”

Yu Mian heard him say this, and knew that what he said was true, because along the way, when they came, they had already heard the people talking, and people said that the thieves in Baitou Mountain Cottage were very chivalrous, although they were robbers, but they were also chivalrous, and they usually did a lot of good things, and the people around them were very grateful to them, so Yu Mian's words made Yu Mian feel very admired.

He felt that what Yu Wenfang said was very reasonable, but he had the emperor's order in his body, so what could he do? So he shook his head and said: "Alas, what Brother Yuwen said, Yu Mian also knows it, but Yu Mian is also the emperor's order, and I really have no choice, please Haihan." ”

Han Zhan next to him was impatient, and said in a loud voice with two big axes: "Big brother, third brother, whether you can fight or not, I have been talking here for a long time, waiting until the daylily is cold, I am impatient to wait for this axe, if you don't fight, I will fight first." With that, he rushed forward with his axe.

Sima Yu hurriedly shouted: "Second brother, no." ”

But by that time it was too late, and Han Zhan rushed forward with a plate axe.

When Fang Yu saw it, there was no change on his face, but Ji Qihan felt that this Han Zhan was a very interesting person, so he picked up a small pebble from the ground and hit it towards Han Zhan's board axe.

That Han Zhan was rushing happily, and suddenly felt a sinking in his hand, and then it was much lighter. He looked up and saw that the two axes in his hand were missing, he was taken aback, and thought that he had encountered a ghost, and screamed a ghost, and then the whole person could not stand on his feet, and fell there at once.

Seeing this, Sima Yu hurriedly sent his minions forward to hold Han Zhan.

After Han Zhan came back, his face turned pale with fright, and he palpitated, and said to Sima Yu and Yuwen Fang: "I went to beat them with an axe just now, but I don't know what gods and monsters I encountered, I don't know what happened, the axe in my hand is gone, if you talk about it, it's really strange, the blue sky and the day are white, I actually met a ghost." ”

Sima Yu arched his hand on the side and said to Ji Qihan: "Ji Daxia's secret weapon is really very powerful, two small stones, and he knocked out the second brother's two plate axes, which is really admirable." ”

When Han Zhan heard him say this, he knew that his axe was originally knocked off by Ji Kaihan, his face couldn't help but be red and white for a while, and he didn't know what to say for a while, but he opened his mouth wide, slapped his thigh for a while, and said suddenly: "Okay, surnamed Ji, you are indeed a hero in the world, Lao Han has served you, Lao Han is willing to gamble and lose, since he lost you, there is absolutely no second word, wait a minute, we will fight, Lao Han will definitely avoid you." ”

Ji Qihan just smiled and said: "My kung fu is far worse than Fang Daxia, you have to avoid Fang Daxia, if one accidentally touches his sword, then there is nothing to say." As he spoke, he spread his hands and made a gesture of helplessness.

At this moment, Han Zhan knew that what he said was the truth, otherwise, he could have a secret weapon aimed at his own head, not at his own axe, and the reason why he did it was nothing more than to teach himself a lesson. He stood there without saying a word, and the two sides confronted each other for a long time, until ten in the evening.

It was a little late, so Sima Yu said: "It's getting late, why don't you take your brothers to settle down here, if you lack anything, just tell me, and my brother will immediately order someone to send it over." ”

When Yu Mian heard him say this, he didn't know how to answer for a while.

On the contrary, Ji Qihan felt that Sima Yu was indeed a very good person, and Han Zhan was also a straightforward person, so Yu Wenfang was not a bad person, so he smiled and said: "Okay, since you have good intentions, then we are disrespectful, we have eaten almost all the rice and water we brought on our long journey, why don't you send some rice and water?" ”

"Well said, well said." Sima Yu arched his hand and said: "Brother also retreated with his brother's subordinates first, how to fight tomorrow, whether to fight or not, let's talk about it tomorrow." ”

So Sima Yu and Han Zhan and Yu Wenfang took his subordinates Mingjin to collect the troops.

Not long after, they really sent their minions to bring rice grain, and also sent some fruits, vegetables and meat, so that the five hundred old and weak soldiers felt very strange, they fought all their lives, until such an age, never encountered such a funny thing, when the two armies confronted each other, not only did the two sides become good friends, but the enemy also sent themselves fruits and vegetables, rice grains and meat, this matter is really a strange thing to say.

That night, Yu Mian discussed with Fang Yu and Ji Kaihan in the camp tent, Yu Mian said: "Uncle Fang, Uncle Ji, I really don't want to fight this battle, you have also seen it, Sima Yu and Han Zhan, Yuwen Fang, are not bad people, what they did is not heinous at all, they occupy Baitou Mountain and do not want to occupy the mountain as the king, but really think about the local people, presumably they are also desperate, they will come here, why should we rush to kill everything." ”

Fang Yu said coldly: "I have never believed in the affairs of the imperial court, I don't think that the people of the imperial court can do any good things, I also think that what they are doing is not something unseemly, why does the imperial court have to kill them all?" ”

Ji Qihan grinned and said: "This matter, although it is actually simple to say, but it is not so easy to solve it. If Yu Mian leads troops to suppress the bandits this time, and can't exterminate the bandits in Baitou Mountain, and then returns to the palace rashly, do you think the emperor will do anything to him. ”

"No matter what the emperor does to me, I can't trap the brothers in the Baitou Mountain cottage for my own selfishness, these people are poor commoners, so why bother with them? I don't want to fight at all, not to mention that you have also seen that we have set up camp here, and they have brought us fruits and vegetables, what is there to say, is this kind of person a bad person? Why did the court not send us to exterminate the truly heinous bandits, but to fight them? ”

Ji Qihan and Fang Yu both felt that what Yu Mian said was very reasonable, and they also felt that the bandits in Baitou Mountain were not evildoers, but thieves who helped the world, so Fang Yu smiled and said, "In that case, it's okay not to fight." ”

At this time, Yu Mian, Ji Xianhan and Fang Xiao were discussing, no matter what, try not to conflict with the people in the Baitou Mountain Cottage, because they are not bad people, nor are they heinous robbers.

They are just poor people who are forced to be helpless and have no way out, and they are taking the road of chivalry and righteousness, helping the poor and the poor, so why should they be exterminated?

But on the one hand, Yu Mian has the emperor's order, if he does not follow the emperor's orders, then no one can predict the consequences.

Despite this, the three of them still unanimously decided that they would never be able to clash with the cottages and bandits of Baektu Mountain until they had to do so.

On the other side, in the Baitou Mountain cottage, those bandits are also discussing, they all think that they should not clash with the army of the imperial court until the last resort, and their opinions are surprisingly consistent with the opinions of Fang Xiao, Ji Xinhan, and Yu Mian.