Xiao Baishan took out the rhetoric prepared in advance, and before he had settled down in Lingnan, he encountered slang people and was forced to participate in the battle.

The two sides have been fighting back and forth for several months, and the displaced people they brought over have suffered heavy casualties and not one in ten.

Xue Dayuan took advantage of this gap to send him to deliver the letter.

Gu Yuan was surprised and said, "Are slang people so barbaric and warlike?" ”

Xiao Baishan said: "Actually, it can't be all blamed on slang...... Cai Qun, the county governor of Jin'an County, was greedy and murdered people at every turn, and he shot the son-in-law of a slang chieftain to death while hunting. ”

Gu Yuan said angrily: "Such corrupt officials really deserve to die, the world is in chaos in their hands, how is that Cai Qun now?" ”

Xiao Baishan showed a hearty smile and said: "He also knew that he was inescapable, so he took the initiative to lead the troops to fight against the slang people, and was unfortunately killed." ”

Gu Yuan snorted coldly: "It's okay if he's a little bloody, but it's still too cheap for him to die like this." What about Xue Dayuan, what is he doing now? ”

Xiao Baishan replied: "Mr. Xue took everyone to Lingnan to survive, but who knew that he would harm everyone's lives, and he felt very guilty in his heart. ”

"The slang people are only temporarily withdrawing their troops, and there is a possibility that they will raise troops again at any time. He couldn't give up everyone...... So send me to you to apologize. ”

Gu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, because he really didn't want to see Xue Dayuan because of the folding fan, but he was really grateful to him in his heart.

So his mood was very contradictory, and when he heard that Xue Dayuan couldn't come back, he was faintly happy in his heart.

But he pretended to be sorry on his face and said: "Alas, Xue Dayuan is not good at this, but this is what I admire about him." ”

"With Lang Jun's words, Mr. will definitely be inspired."

Xiao Baishan said: "Mr. also prepared some gifts for Lang Jun, and I happened to meet Lang Jun's high promotion...... Please Lang Jun not be despicable and accept this heart. ”

Gu Yuan said indifferently: "He is too outward, he is in danger of giving me any gifts." ”

In his mind, Xue Dayuan himself was half dead, so there was nothing good to give him, but he still let people bring the gift in.

It's just that when he learns what the gift is, he is surprised.

"A pair of ivory, five pairs of rhino horns, and a bowl of pearls ......"

These things are precious, but he is not rare, and the last two things that really surprise him are:

"A tiger skin, a blood coral......"

Tiger skin? Blood coral? Gu Yuan's eyes couldn't help but widen, these two things are worth not worth anything, don't talk about it, the key is that they are rare.

But as the owner, it is naturally not good to open and check the gifts given by others in person, so you can only be in a hurry there.

Sun Haoyin, who was silent on the side, knew that he was interested in these two things, and took the initiative to stand up and take out the two things.

Blood coral is about half a foot tall, and it is already considered a rarity.

Xiao Baishan explained: "This thing is the trophy captured by the gentleman from defeating a tribe of slang. ”

Compared to the coral, Gu Yuan obviously likes tiger skin, he can't put it down, he judges inch by inch, the more he looks at it, the more he likes it, this tiger skin is too perfect.

Soon he noticed something out of the ordinary.

"Hey, this tiger skin doesn't have any wounds?"

He looked through it again in disbelief, and found no repairs.

Xiao Baishan took the initiative to explain: "For the sake of this tiger skin, Mr. Xue dispatched hundreds of people to set traps in the mountains. The tiger was captured alive and stabbed to death from the tiger's mouth, so there was no wound on the tiger's skin. ”

Gu Yuan said with satisfaction: "I have a heart, Xue Dayuan really has a heart, it's not in vain that I value him so much." ”

Tigers are fierce beasts, it is difficult to kill, basically all tiger skins have wounds, and the fewer wounds, the more precious the tiger skin.

It's hard to find a second tiger skin like this without any wounds.

From this tiger skin, he could see Xue Dayuan's sincerity, and his favorability towards him skyrocketed by dozens of percentage points again.

In fact, the origin of this tiger skin is not so exaggerated, that is, an unlucky tiger fell into a trap and was caught, and then contributed this tiger skin.

Gu Yuan reluctantly put down the tiger skin and said, "I accepted the gift, tell me what Xue Dayuan has to ask for." ”

Xiao Baishan said: "Mr. Xue said that you have helped him too much, and he doesn't dare to ask for anything more." ”

Gu Yuan said in surprise: "There really aren't any requirements?" ”

Xiao Baishan hesitated, gritted his teeth and said, "No." ”

Gu Yuan smiled: "Hehe...... You're dishonest, I'll give you another chance, do you have any requirements. ”

Xiao Baishan's eyes showed a look of struggle, and after a while, he suddenly knelt down and said, "Mr. Xue really doesn't have any request, but...... Please forgive me for being presumptuous, please save Mr. Xue, right? ”

Gu Yuan frowned and said, "I'm confused by you, what's going on, tell me the truth." ”

Xiao Baishan said sadly: "The situation in Jin'an County is far more severe than what Mr. said in his letter, and now there are less than 4,000 Han people in Jin'an County, most of whom are old, weak, women and children. ”

"And we have to face tens of thousands of slang, and now the land outside the county seat has been occupied by slang, and we can only be trapped in the county seat."

"After the autumn harvest, if the slang people raise up an army again, I'm afraid we will ...... can only die with the city. ”

Gu Yuan said in disbelief: "The situation is so bad that Jin'an County?" Why don't you ask the county guard for help? ”

Xiao Baishan said helplessly: "It's not that I didn't ask for help, but the county guard only has more than 1,000 remnants, and I really have no heart." ”

Gu Yuan asked, "What about the Assassin's Mansion?" ”

Xiao Baishan said: "We sent many letters asking for help to the Assassin's Mansion, but we didn't get any reply. ”

Gu Yuan said angrily: "Wang Kun is really a corpse vegetarian, no wonder the Xie family wants to divorce the Wang family, he is ...... the Wang family."

"Ahem." Sun Haoyin on the side coughed desperately to remind him to be cautious.

Gu Yuan immediately realized that there were some things that he couldn't say, so he changed his words and said: "Wang Tingshi may also have unspeakable secrets, and I will find a way to deal with this matter when I get to the capital." ”

Xiao Baishan said in surprise: "Xie Langjun." ”

"Oh, by the way, before I left, the Jin'an County Order and the County Shoufu jointly sent a report to the imperial court. If nothing goes wrong, it should be delivered to Jiankang in a few days. ”

Gu Yuan asked, "What kind of report?" ”

Xiao Baishan said: "Report the battle situation to the imperial court, and ask the imperial court to send troops to quell the rebellion, and Wuxian Ling and Pan Fujun want to recommend Mr. as the county magistrate of Jin'an County." ”

Gu Yuan said with satisfaction: "Even if the two of them know the general situation, don't worry, I will pay attention to these two reports." ”

Xiao Baishan was naturally grateful, and then said goodbye and left.

When he walked away, the smile on Gu Yuan's face converged and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Sun Haoyin said: "My subordinates think that there are nine truths and one falsehood. It's true that the slang people are in turmoil, and it's also true that Xue Dayuan suffered heavy losses, but the situation shouldn't be as serious as he said. ”

"The reason why they say this is just to gain your sympathy and get some help."

Gu Yuan asked, "Then what do you think I should do, to help or not to help?" ”