Mu Jiufeng was also very puzzled, but they were far apart, and he didn't know what the situation was in the past two days.

Liangcheng is close to the barren mountain area, the terrain in the barren mountain is complicated, since ancient times, there are mountain bandits who occupy the mountain as the king, even if they have sent troops to suppress the bandits before, but they all fail.

Due to the remote geographical location of Liangcheng, the difficult living conditions, and the perennial mountain bandits, most officials in the DPRK and China were reluctant to go to their posts.

Suddenly, Mu Jiufeng's face was shocked, and he looked at Ye Sili with some fear and said:

"I think of the worst-case scenario."

"The imperial court also sent officials to Liangcheng to suppress bandits a few years ago, but before January, news came back to Beijing that the lord died of a violent illness."

"Since then, the mountain bandits have become even more rampant."

"But it is unreasonable that the west of Liangcheng is close to barren mountains, and it is disturbed by mountain bandits all the year round; It is adjacent to Xirong in the north and bears the responsibility of guarding the border passes. Therefore, there are not a few soldiers and horses stationed in Liangcheng, although the conditions are more difficult, but they will not be able to cure the mountain bandits together with the soldiers and horses sent by the imperial court."

"Unless ......"

"Unless there's a problem with the local officials." Ye Sili took Mu Jiufeng's words, and he was even more worried in his heart.

"Yes." Mu Jiufeng guessed, "Unless there is something wrong with the local officials and they do not cooperate with the imperial court to suppress the bandits, in this way, it can also explain how the mountain bandits in the city came."

"But if that's the case, I'm afraid you'll be in a disadvantageous position." Mu Jiufeng said worriedly.

Ye Sili pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind, "I'll go find him."

Mu Jiufeng was startled and hurriedly stopped:

"Liangcheng is far away from the mountains and rivers, and the way is unpredictable, how can you go? Besides, even if you rush to Liangcheng, what can you do about the current situation in Liangcheng? It's better to stay in Kyoto and not let you worry."

Ye Sili explained seriously:

"Nine Winds, I'm not impulsive."

"If the officials of Liangcheng have different intentions, then the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Liangcheng are all variables that will endanger Ah Wei."

"Ah Wei went to Liangcheng this time, the Holy Lord only sent 3,000 elite soldiers, I originally thought that it was feasible to have Liangcheng soldiers, but now it seems that Ah Wei is only afraid that he is in the tiger's den in Longtan."

"Once the soldiers and bandits collude, the consequences are unimaginable."

The stakes are naturally clear to Mu Jiufeng, but it's just ......

"Do you have a way?"

Ye Sili pondered:

"When the ancestors of the Ye family pacified the world with the first emperor, considering the special location of Liangcheng, they were afraid of change, so they deliberately left a team lurking in Liangcheng, except for the military department, where their military registration was still recorded, I am afraid that others have long forgotten their existence."

"If you want to quell the chaos this time, you will definitely need the help of soldiers and horses."

The Ye family army has always recognized people and not recognized power, which is why Emperor Zhou Yuan has always been jealous of the Ye family, but the ancestors of the Ye family followed the first emperor to open up the Zhou Dynasty, which was indispensable and won the support of the people, and Emperor Zhou Yuan did not dare to act rashly.

"Now the plan, only if I personally go with the Ye family's soldier talisman can I mobilize the Ye family's army and help Ah Wei."

Ye Zhongyao is old, and Ye Sili doesn't want him to suffer from bumpy roads.

Seeing that Ye Sili had made up his mind, and there was really no better way to do this, Mu Jiufeng had no choice but to agree:

"I don't worry about you going by yourself, I'll accompany you."

Ye Sili nodded, "The city gates will converge early tomorrow morning."

The two of them packed their bags.

The next day, there was a glimmer of morning light, and Ye Sili and Duchun, Lian Xia and Qingluo were waiting outside the city gate.

Ye Zhongyao learned about Liangcheng, and he did not object to Ye Sili's move, but he was relieved that he would bring the three of them with him in Duchun, so that they could take care of each other.

"County Lord, if the officials of Liangcheng really have a problem, why don't they report it directly to the Holy Lord, and wait for the Holy Lord to send troops."

Chuan Xia asked in a low voice.

Ye Sili observed that there was no one around, lowered his head and whispered:

"The Holy One is well-informed, how could he not know about the affairs of the good city, and this time he specially sent Ah Wei forward

I want to frustrate my spirit."

On the battlefield back then, the children of the Ye family sacrificed for the country, and now only the elderly Ye Zhongyao and Ye Sili, who are not skilled in martial arts and military, are not in trouble, but who knows that Ye Zhongyao told the world to include Gu Liwei in the Ye family.

Gu Liwu has won the true biography of Ye Zhongyao, the soldiers on the battlefield are heroic, the art of war and chess are strategic, and he has the prestige of "young general", and he has supported most of the Ye family with his own strength.

Emperor Zhou Yuan has always been suspicious, how can he rest assured that the Ye family will carry it forward?

Now if you want to suppress the Ye family, the only way to start is Gu Liwu.

"Two to ......"

Ye Sili raised his head and looked at the city gate towards Kyoto, his expression uncertain.

"Second, he wants Ye Jiajun to fight with Liangcheng, and then sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman."

The two fought, and if the former won, Emperor Yuan of Zhou would get a stable and peaceful city; If the latter wins, it will be the Ye family's army that loses its power in Liangcheng, and at this time, take the opportunity to send troops to pacify Liangcheng, killing two birds with one stone.

Jian Xia was puzzled: "Since the county lord knows the intention of the saint, why ......?"

Ye Sili touched the jade flute pinned to his waist and said firmly:

"The Ye family's army lurking in Liangcheng was originally the act of the ancestors for the people and the country, but now it has aroused the suspicion of the saints, if this time can solve the suffering of the people of Liangcheng, it will not be in vain for my ancestors of the Ye family to die for the country."

"What's more, if you are in trouble, I will do my best."

"That's what my grandfather told me."

The sun rises in the east and gradually rises above the peaks outside the city.

Twilight looked into the city and said strangely:

"Why hasn't the Nine Winds Boy come yet?"

"Nine Winds has always been lazy, maybe it's late, let's wait."

The sun passed over the top of the mountain, and the city gate was already full of people, mostly ordinary people who were in a hurry to gather early.

Twilight Chun couldn't help but ask, "County Lord, it's past the hour, why don't I go to the Ning'an Marquis Mansion to have a look?"

An hour had passed, and Ye Sili couldn't help but be a little worried when he saw that there was still no Mu Jiufeng in the city.

"Uncle Wang?" Jian Xia's sharp eyes saw Uncle Wang, the old housekeeper of the Hou Mansion of Ning'an, coming from the inheritance.

"The county lord." Uncle Wang rushed to Ye Sili and saluted:

"My lord asked the old slave to come and tell the county lord that there is no need to wait for my son-in-law."

Inside the Ning'an Hou Mansion.

With a "snap", the flower beds in the courtyard were broken, and Mu Jiufeng angrily scolded the guards in the house:

"Get out of here!"

"Look at your virtue!" Mu Xiang walked out, looked around at the guards, and said coldly to Mu Jiufeng, "They are all under my orders, who are you going to show with such an angry look!"

When Mu Jiufeng saw his own Lao Tzu coming out, he had to restrain his temper, but he insisted:

"Dad, now that I have no news from my worries in Liangcheng, Sili is a girl's family going to Liangcheng alone, I can't sit idly by."

Mu Xiang snorted, "Old General Ye specially asked Duchun Zhuan Xia to accompany Si Li to go, and their skills are not necessarily worse than yours."

Mu Jiufeng still insisted: "Dad, they are all girls' families, and it is dangerous to go all the way to Liangcheng, I have to take care of them, not to mention, I am also my brother who is worried about it, I can't see death without help."

"There is also that slave named Qingluo all the way with Sili, I think that person is much smarter than you, why use you?"

"Qingluo is gone?" Mu Jiufeng was unconvinced: "What can he do?"

"Anyway, it's better than you, you give me to stay in the mansion honestly, don't get involved in these things."

After that, Mu Xiang ignored Mu Jiufeng's struggle and forcibly locked him back in the house.

Ye Sili and the four of them worked hard all the way to Liangcheng.

In order to shorten the distance and save time, they did not take the official road, but took the path on horseback.

That night, it was raining heavily, so they had to find a nearby ruined temple to rest.

Chuan Xia and Late Spring inspected the temple, and Qingluo picked up some dry firewood to make a fire.

Late spring

Baking wet clothes for Ye Sili.

"County Lord, we've been on the road for three days in a row, and the horses have lost a lot of weight, can you still eat well?"

Ye Sili has lived in Kyoto since he was a child, although he often goes up and down the river with Gu Liwu and Mu Jiufeng, how can he compare it with the current situation?

Ye Sili was just worried:

"In the past few days, we have been traveling day and night, and it is difficult to receive news from Ah Wei, and I don't know what happened to him."

"Well, we have to hurry tomorrow morning, so let's rest early tonight."

Because the ruined temple had a room, Qingluo took her clothes and went to rest at the door of the house.

The rain in the summer months was majestic and powerful, and it was even more rainy and windy outside.

Ye Sili took out the only thin quilt and gave it to Qingluo.

"Lord, how does this work?" Qingluo hurriedly refused.

"It's a bumpy road, it's hard, it's windy outside, so take care of your body." Ye Sili insisted on covering Qingluo's body.

The night was deep but not quiet, listening to the howling wind sweeping over the roof, making the temple look crumbling, even though the twilight of spring and summer repeatedly promised that it would not collapse, but listening to this sound, Ye Sili still felt scary.

The wind howled and the rain rattled, interspersed with lightning and thunder, as if it was about to hit the temple in the next moment.

Ye Sili couldn't sleep for a long time, struggled for a long time, and finally asked:

"It's July 15?"

Twilight and Tsui Xia opened their eyes at the same time, understanding what their county lord was afraid of.

The county lord looks bold on weekdays, but he is actually very afraid of ghosts.

Twilight quipped:

"It's the fifteenth day of the seventh month, but the county lord is a little scared?"

"Self-...... Naturally not, I just thought that today was also Ah Yu's birthday, and I forgot to prepare a birthday gift for him." Ye Sili said stiffly.

Twilight deliberately lowered her voice, and said long and slowly:

"Isn't the county lord scared because tonight is Halloween?"

"Ahh It happened that lightning flashed, and a moment of white light passed in the middle of the night, which frightened Ye Sili and hugged his head tightly.

Seeing that their county lord was really frightened, Twilight and Shui Xia hurriedly got up to comfort them.

This night, there was no good sleep.

After the rain, the sky is clear, the air is fresh, but the sun after the summer rain is very scorching.

Ye Sili continued to hurry with big dark circles under his eyes.

At the time, the four of them looked at the surrounding mountains with a confused expression, and Duchun and Tsui Xia had to take out the map again to study.

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