"His Holy Majesty's will only said 'return to Beijing as soon as possible,' but he didn't say the deadline. The brothers went back two days late and exterminated that nest of bandits, not only did they have no fault, but they did merit. This is a meeting that the Holy One will love. Shen Yu pursed his lips and smiled, with a bamboo in his chest.

"What will the brothers who didn't come with you say? Aren't you afraid that they will pierce it? ”

"Don't be afraid. They will enter the moat tomorrow, and there will be no news within two days, and communication with the outside world will be blocked, just enough time for us to suppress the bandits. Shen Yu replied: "When they go out of the mountain and enter Beijing, we will finish suppressing the bandits here, and we can go to Beijing smoothly." ”

"Speaking of which, aren't you afraid that they will sue in front of the Heavenly Emperor?" General Zhu was very worried.

"They have parents, wives and children, so they naturally have concerns when they don't come along, but if they are good brothers, they will definitely keep their mouths shut for me. If anyone asks me for credit, he will say it, which just proves that I am not rebelling, but going to suppress bandits. Shen Yu looked at the north again and said, "Tomorrow we will go to suppress the bandits, and then you will all return to Beijing." I still have something I want to ask Brother Zhu for help. ”

"If you have something, the marquis just commands, although my old Zhu is not convinced by the emperor, he is convinced by you." General Zhu laughed: "I used to think that you were a bloody man, loyal to your liver and courage, but now I know that you have a very good brain." ”

"Whether your brain is good or not, it depends on who you compare with." Shen Yu's face suddenly crossed with sadness, and he sighed: "There is one person who I can't compare with in my life." ”

Shen Yu said gloomily, and General Zhu also heard the strangeness in his words, so he laughed dryly, trying to adjust the atmosphere: "Ha! Master Hou, are you going to cry? ”

Shen Yu slowly gathered his gloomy color at this time, and said solemnly: "It's me who has lost my temper, even if I want to cry, it's not now...... Getting back to the point, I have to ask Brother Zhu to do one thing for me. ”

"What's the matter?" General Zhu patted his chest: "Don't worry, Master Hou, my old Zhu is alone, there is no wife and children in the upper hall, and I am not afraid of losing my life." ”

General Zhu's parents died when he was a child, he enlisted in the army, and stayed until he was thirty years old and became a state general. He originally had a wife and children, but unfortunately they all died in the war when Beixuan was founded, and was enslaved to death by the Beixi royal family who fled in a hurry. After that, General Zhu was disheartened and did not marry another, and was later impressed by the character of Chen Xuan's father and son, and became the general of Beixuan wholeheartedly.

Until now, Beixuan surrendered, and he was resentful and unwilling to submit to Emperor Tianzhi.

Shen Yu knew his experience and admired his integrity. But after all, the general trend of Beixuan has gone, and Brother Zhu is so stubborn, it is he who is uncomfortable in the end. Therefore, Shen Yu also wanted to take this opportunity to persuade him to enter the Beijing Face Saint.

Shen Yu believed that with the talent of the emperor and the way of leading the troops, he would definitely make General Zhu surrender to the ground and be willing to join him. This is not only for the sake of Emperor Tianzhi, but also to retain this talent.

Thinking of this, Shen Yu spoke: "When we exterminate those bandits, please also ask Brother Zhu to return to Beijing with his brothers, and take care of it for me to see who is acting sneaky and suspected of being a traitor." ”

"That's not a problem." General Zhu agreed: "Master Hou, you really don't go back to Beijing with us?" ”

"No, I still have to go to Yanlan City. My affairs are clear, and if he loses his long-cherished life, he should be able to understand my suffering. Shen Yu sighed: "The saint is a man of temperament, I hope he can be lenient on me, it just so happens that I also have the intention of resigning." ”

"Resigned?" General Zhu was shocked when he heard this: "What do you do with a good resignation?" ”

Shen Yu still had the heart to explain these things to him, so he only said: "I'll talk about this later, you just have to pay attention to the situation in Jingzhou for me, if there is any trouble, please contact Yun Sanye through Yun's Qianzhuang, and he will think for me." ”

"Okay, this is easy, Hou Ye rest assured." General Zhu nodded.

Then the two began to discuss the suppression of bandits, and called several other generals to enter the account to discuss countermeasures. Everyone is a martial artist, with countless battlefield experiences, and it doesn't take long for a meticulous deployment to be made.

After recuperating for a whole day, Shen Yu set off with all the soldiers, and these four or five hundred people were resting during the day and marching at night. Two days later, according to the original plan, they attacked at night and went up the mountain to exterminate the bandits.

A group of bandits were wiped out, and looking at Shen Yu's men and horses, only dozens of people were injured to varying degrees, and they were not worried about their lives.

Shen Yu searched the herbs that could be used on the entire mountain, and treated the wounded soldiers overnight.

When everything was settled, General Zhu led people to escort the bandit leaders who were captured alive and let Shen Yu fall. In fact, these bandits are not unforgivable murderers, most of them are peasants, forced to go to the mountains to become bandits for life, and make a living by robbing past merchants and surrounding villages.

Shen Yu saw the trembling bandit leaders in front of him, the so-called "big bosses" and "second bosses" were so frightened that they peed their pants and couldn't stand steadily.

In the bandit base camp on this mountain, Shen Yu smiled and only said three words to them-

The first sentence is: "Do you want to live?" ”

The second sentence is: "Change into these clothes immediately, and take your people to Fangzhou as soon as possible." ”

The third sentence is: "If you dare to change your course halfway, be careful of your dog's life." ”

In the end, the bandit leader changed Shen Yu's clothes, rode Shen Yu's mount, pretended to be Shen Yu, and fled to Fangzhou with four or five people, including the second master and the third master.

"Master Hou's plan is very good! Someone dressed up like you and diverted attention on the way! Not bad, not bad! General Zhu clapped his hands and laughed: "Our mission is completed, we can return to Beijing, Master Hou, do you want to go to Fangzhou immediately?" ”

"Hmm." Shen Yu nodded: "I'm following those bandits, just me, and it's easier to move." The corners of his mouth tuckled, and he said coldly: "If my guess is right, the traitor should have passed on the news before entering the mountain, and there will be people staring at me on the road at this time, and they can just divert my attention for me." ”

"I said I wanted to go with you, but you wouldn't let me." General Zhu said hatefully: "Then you should be careful." ”

"Brother Zhu rest assured. If the person behind the curtain is not only aimed at the Yun family, my sweetheart will not worry about his life for the time being. Shen Yu saw that it was not early, and said: "I won't say goodbye to my brothers one by one, and ask Brother Zhu to tell me on my behalf - if I, Shen Yu, are safe and sound, I will definitely invite my brothers to drink wine and eat meat, and chat to express gratitude." ”

"Well said, well said." General Zhu nodded again and again: "Then I will also withdraw with my brothers, don't worry, Master Hou, I will definitely pay attention to what you explain, and I will try to contact Third Master Yun as soon as there is any trouble." ”

"Thank you, Brother Zhu, you came over with your ear, and I will tell you how to contact Yun's Qianzhuang......"

*****

After a brief farewell between the two, Shen Yu set off alone, going against the generals and driving in the opposite direction. As he walked, he observed the bandits' movements, and sure enough, they were being followed.

After doing this for two or three days, Shen Yu never stayed overnight in the city, but rested outside the city every night, lit a bonfire and spent the night alone. Sometimes, in order to hide people's eyes, they don't even raise the bonfire, and only sleep in the wilderness.

Fortunately, it's late April, and the weather is getting warmer and hotter, so even if you stay in the wild, it's okay.

Early in the morning of April 251, Shen Yu got up and continued to hurry. When the sky is just bright, the city gate has just opened, and there are not many people entering the city. Shen Yu was about to lead the horse into the city, when he suddenly heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind him, accompanied by an urgent shout: "Master Hou!" ”

Shen Yu was very familiar with this voice, and he called "Hou Ye" again, so he subconsciously turned around and looked - the person who came was Qingyi.

"Master Hou can't go to Fangzhou! There are traps! Qingyi didn't care about saluting Shen Yu, so he hurriedly dismounted and stopped in front of him, and said urgently. As soon as he got off his horse, his mount neighed, staggered and fell to the ground, apparently exhausted and dead.

Shen Yu's face sank for a moment, and he couldn't help but look at Qingyi. I saw that the other party looked haggard, sweating profusely on his forehead, and a pair of eyes were obviously blue, which showed that he was in a hurry overnight.

"This is not the place to talk, let's talk about it when we go into the city." Shen Yu took out a silver ingot from his bosom and threw it to Qingyi: "You give the silver to the soldier who defends the city and let him dispose of the horses for you." ”

After speaking, he pointed to an octagonal eaves flying tower in the city gate, and then said: "I'll wait for you at that inn." ”

Putting out this sentence, Shen Yu didn't even glance at Qingyi, and went straight into the city.

By the time everything was cleaned up, it was already more than halfway through. Shen Yu deliberately found a guest room facing the street, opened the window and looked out. The early morning sun seems to gild the streets, and pedestrians have begun to bustle with each other, taking advantage of the early morning to go out to run errands.

The sunlight came through the window and spread on Shen Yu's face, but he couldn't feel a little warmth. This seemingly lively street, this seemingly good people, who can see what their hearts are?

What's right and what's wrong? Which is good and which is evil? People's hearts are the most unpredictable.

Since Qingyi entered the guest room, he was not as urgent as Fang Cai, and had been standing in the corner without saying a word, as if he was waiting for Shen Yu to ask, and as if he was considering what to say.

Finally, it was Shen Yu who turned around first, and asked expressionlessly, "Didn't you ask you to take someone to Jingzhou?" How did you run back? ”

With a "plop", Qingyi knelt on the ground in response, and said with a look of shame on his face: "My subordinates have come to ask Lord Hou for guilt...... There are traps in Fangzhou that you can't go to. ”

"Oh? How do you know there are traps in Fangzhou? Shen Yu's gaze was like a peerless blade, stabbing Qingyi, leaving the other party with nowhere to hide or escape.

This question was answered after a long time, but he was choked up: "Someone is waiting for you in Fangzhou to throw yourself into the net, so that you can be put on the hat of disobedience and disobedience, and let the Holy God cure you for the crime of 'rebellion'." ”

"So, your conscience has found out?" Shen Yu's gaze was sharp, as if he wanted to see through Qingyi's heart. This personal guy who has been with him for several years, why would he betray him? And why did you speak out at this critical moment?

He was waiting for Qingyi to speak on his own, but the other party only buried his head deeply, refused to say another word, and did not explain who his master was.

"Who are you hiding it for?" Shen Yu asked again.

Hearing this, Qingyi kowtowed heavily: "Since the subordinates are here, they sincerely admit their mistakes and listen to the punishment of the Hou Ye." ”

"If you refuse to betray him, why do you come to stop me? Isn't it better to have both ends of the road? Shen Yu turned around and closed the window, blocking out all the noise of the world, paced in front of Qingyi, and looked down at him:

"Qingyi, what is the relationship between you and Mingzhang?"