Yi Xiaodao told Xianglian'er the letter in her arms, and fell asleep on Xianglian'er's shoulder. Xianglian'er relied on Master Guo's letter to go out of the city without any obstacles, but poor Xianglian'er had to carry Yi Xiaodao on her back and lead two horses, and she couldn't walk anymore not long after she left the city, so she sat on the side of the road, panting heavily.

"Dead and heavy, let you eat so much at noon! Alas, I also ate too much, and I was so tired that I choked..."Xiang Lian'er looked at Yi Xiaodao, who was sleeping on the side, and complained.

At this time, a little doll of five or six years old in the field ran over and said in a milky voice; "Sister, don't you have horses? What are you doing with this brother behind your back? Wouldn't it be okay to put it right away? ”

Xiang Lian'er was like an initiation: "That's right! I'm so stupid! How did I not think of that? Thank you, little brother~"

"You're welcome, you're here to help us fight the bad guys, right? They are in front, and you have horses very quickly. I'll help you get my brother on the horse. ”

Xiang Lian'er smiled: "Thank you, but my brother is very heavy, you are still too young, just hand it over to my sister..."

"You... How strong do you have... So big? Xianglian'er was shocked.

"Hurry, sister, I'm hurry... I can't hold it anymore. The little doll hurriedly shouted.

Xiang Lian'er hurriedly stepped forward, lifted Yi Xiaodao, and threw it on the horse.

"Whew, I'm tired. I need to eat more so that I can grow my strength! The little doll patted the dust off her body and said in a milky voice.

Xiang Lian'er grabbed the little doll: "You doll, why do you have so much strength?" ”

The doll looked up and was a little puzzled: "Is it big?" Tie Niu is half a year younger than me, and his strength is greater than mine! When you eat well, you will have strength. ”

Xianglian'er wanted to ask again, but she heard an old man in the field shouting: "Erdan, where are you?" Two eggs~"

"I'm here~I'm coming~" The little doll turned her head in response, turned around and said, "Sister, don't say it, my grandfather called me, I'm leaving~"

Xianglian'er didn't have time to ask more, and the little doll had already run away. Xianglian'er had no choice but to bury this doubt in her heart and lead the horse to hurry.

For more than 20 miles, Xiang Lian'er led two horses and took care of Yi Xiaodao, walking for most of the afternoon, and saw the camp in the distance near dusk.

"You dead pig, I'm tired! What else do you say, this trip will take me to see Nanhuai... Do hard work every day..."Xianglian'er complained as she walked.

Yi Xiaodao woke up from the horse at this time: "Xianglian'er... How long have I been asleep..."

Xiang Lian'er replied angrily: "I'm embarrassed to ask, I slept all afternoon!" I have a girl's house, I have walked more than ten miles, and I have to take care of you and two horses! Do you know how hard it was for me? ”

Yi Xiaodao patted his head to dispel the dizziness, and said with a smile: "It's hard for you, big sister..."

Xiang Lian'er rolled her eyes, and threw the reins to Yi Xiaodao: "When you wake up, take it yourself..."After speaking, she turned over her horse and rubbed her sore ankles and thighs.

Yi Xiaodao touched the letter in his arms, it was still there, Xianglian'er went out of the city and stuffed it back, Yi Xiaodao thought that Xianglian'er was very arrogant, and he was worried that the letter would be lost. But Xianglian'er is a daughter's family after all, and she still has the carefulness she should have.

"By the way, Yi Xiaodao, I just had a child, about five or six years old, and he has a lot of strength, and he will pull you up alone. It was the kid who helped, and I helped you to the horse. Xiang Lian'er remembered what had just happened and told Yi Xiaodao.

After hearing this, Yi Xiaodao pondered: "I noticed... In Yicheng, those old soldiers are also skilled... It seems that this place is very martial..."

"Southerners... Is there anyone else who is so good at martial arts..."Xiang Lian'er was a little surprised.

Yi Xiaodao shrugged his shoulders: "I'll know if I've seen the county order." ”

Not long after the two of them traveled, they came to the camp where Yicheng was stationed, and delivered a letter to the guard, who turned around and went in to report.

After a while, a rather heroic middle-aged man arrived from the camp, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a sword at his waist, and soft armor. He came to the camp and asked, "Where is Your Majesty's chaplain?" ”

Yi Xiaodao hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Under Yi Xiaodao, this is the little sister in Xia, I have seen this general, please help introduce the county order." ”

"You are His Majesty's envoy?" The general looked Yi Xiaodao up and down.

"Exactly, the envoy of the Qin mission went to Sioux City, and was sent to learn about the affairs of Yicheng, and I hope that the general will make it convenient." Yi Xiaodao said without changing his face.

Although the general was a little suspicious, the master already had a book here, so he had to give up his hand and say: "The lower official is Ding Kai, the commander of Yicheng County, to meet the envoy, and please talk in the account." ”

Yi Xiaodao raised his eyebrows, such a good man, but a civil official? couldn't help but remind Yi Xiaodao of the wealthy merchant in Anhui City, Fang Long's father, Fang Deng. is also a tall man, but he is a businessman. Thinking of Fang Deng, Yi Xiaodao couldn't help but think of the missing Fang Long, after a few days, he should have been found by the Nanhuai Palace, and he just hoped that nothing would happen.

It turned out that although most of the men in the camp were men, there were also some older women cleaning the camp tents, serving vegetables and cooking, and even young girls were also holding swords and knives, as if all the people were soldiers.

Yi Xiaodao and the two followed Ding Xian Ling into the big tent, the soldiers brought tea, and several people sat down as guests of honor, Ding Xian Ling asked impatiently: "Your Majesty sent an envoy to come, but you want to help me Yicheng?" ”

Yi Xiaodao shook his head.

"Do you want to help the miners of Najia City?" Ding Xianling continued to ask, but his tone was obviously slightly colder than just now.

Yi Xiaodao took a sip of tea, leaned back in his chair, and said leisurely: "Your Majesty just heard that Yicheng and Jiacheng were fighting in private, and the people were not happy, so they were very angry, so let the lower officials come to understand the situation here." His Majesty did not know the details. ”

"It's been more than three months since Jiacheng came to our Yicheng to rob the mine, and Your Majesty doesn't know yet!" Ding Xianling was a little angry, and a trace of green tendons could be faintly seen on his neck.

Xiang Lian'er saw that Ding County Ling was a little angry, and she was nervous, looking for a force point under her feet, for fear that the other party would break out at any time.

Yi Xiaodao was not afraid at all, took another sip of tea, spit out the tea leaves lightly, and said: "Xiaguan has the courage to ask, how much does Ding County Ling know about the affairs of the capital?" ”

Ding County Ling was a little speechless: "This... Can this be the same? Your Majesty is the co-lord of the world, and the whole world is the king's land, and this official can take care of this righteous city..."

Yi Xiaodao said without arrogance: "Taishi Li Changwen was exterminated by the three clans, but Lord Ding doesn't know about it? ”

"Lee... Taishi Li was exterminated by the three clans? Ding Xianling stood up in shock.

"Yes, Your Majesty doesn't know about Yicheng because of Taishi Li's arrogance and autocracy, and he privately presses the report, and the matter of Yicheng and Jiacheng competing for mines will not reach His Majesty at all. It was precisely because of Taishi Li's arrogance and autocracy that he assassinated the king and was exterminated. His Majesty worked hard to change the status quo of Daqi, so he sent officials to understand the affairs of Yicheng and Jiacheng. Yi Xiaodao suddenly felt that the word "Xiaguan" was quite easy to use, and it was really handy.

Ding Xian Ling listened to Yi Xiaodao's words, and fell back to his seat in fright, at the beginning of the year, the local officials went to Beijing to report that he had also visited Li Taishi in Taishi's Mansion. It's just that I can't get used to the arrogant and domineering appearance of Kong Bao, the goalkeeper of the Taishi Mansion, if he had caught this line of Li Taishi at that time, would he have been liquidated now...

Yi Xiaodao didn't have time to wait for Ding County Order to digest the information, and said: "Ding County Order, you have been fighting for three months and there is a stalemate, why don't King Nanhuai come to mediate?" Although Yi Xiaodao already knew that King Nanhuai had tried to mediate, he deliberately pretended not to know, in order to verify whether there were any discrepancies in his own statements.

Ding Xian Ling came back to his senses and said, "Huh? Move... Conciliation? Oh... The king of Nanhuai did try to mediate, persuading us and Jiacheng to mine each other, and each side took turns for a month. We agreed to this proposal, and we have made a big concession, after all, this is the mine of Yicheng, and Najiacheng insisted on not complying, saying that the mine was found by them, and we must retreat, and they can ignore the loss of injuries and delays in mining. Listen, Master Yi, is this the attitude of peace talks? We've got a lot of dead and wounded! ”

"Could it be that the king of Nanhuai just let it go?" Yi Xiaodao asked.

Ding Xian Ling sighed: "The king of Nanhuai has the heart to deal with it, but Jiacheng and Hangzhou are both the territory of the family, and they are in the same breath." The king of Nanhuai did not dare to move lightly, if not, Jiacheng and Hangzhou joined forces, and there would be smoke everywhere, and by then... Nanhuai is on fire..."

Yi Xiaodao digested the information and continued to ask: "The population in Yicheng City is sparse, but Allure has been dispatched?" If this is still a stalemate, then Jiacheng..."

Ding Xian Ling shook his hand: "If we come out of the city, how can we not beat them, but the autumn harvest is approaching, and the people in the city are busy harvesting rice fields during this time, so the population will be sparse, and some old people will be left in the city." I have recruited the guards of the city gate and the officers of the yamen, and in this respect, it is not an exaggeration to dispatch the city. As for Jiacheng's side..."Ding County ordered to stop talking.

"What's wrong with Jiacheng?" Yi Xiaodao asked.

"Jiacheng has invited a lot of Lingyue Pavilion experts to help in the battle, and it is really difficult to fight..."Ding County Ling said with his face covered, quite irritable.

Yi Xiaodao now understands everything, the king of Nanhuai has the intention to help Yicheng, but there is a Hangzhou city behind Jiacheng, and even more families in the city are waiting, as long as the king of Nanhuai moves, the land of Nanhuai will be in chaos. The king of Nanhuai can't manage it now, but Jiacheng has invited martial arts people to help in the war, and Yicheng is an ordinary people, and it is really difficult to fight the enemy.

Yi Xiaodao asked aloud: "Xia Guan wants to stay here for one night tonight, I don't know if it is convenient for Lord Ding..."

"It's easy to say, but the conditions are not good, I'm afraid I've wronged Master Yi... Come! Ding Xian Ling nodded and beckoned the soldiers.

"Thank you, Lord Ding." Yi Xiaodao and Xiang Lian'er walked out of the camp together, and the soldiers led the way in front.

Xiang Lian'er asked in a low voice, "What is Lingyue Pavilion?" Jianghu sect? ”

Yi Xiaodao explained: "Yes, Lingyue Pavilion and Xiufan Fang are the two major sects of Nanhuai, and because the sect only accepts female disciples, it is called Nanhuai Shuangxiu by the people of the rivers and lakes." ”

"Then let Yicheng go to Xiufan Fang to invite a master, won't it?" Xiang Lian'er asked.

Yi Xiaodao shook his head with a smile and said: "Although it is also known as Nanhuai Shuangxiu, but the show fan workshop is only good at medical skills, not martial arts." Therefore... Please don't invite you to come, even if you are invited, it won't help. ”

"Hey, I found out how you even know about the rivers and lakes?" Xiang Lian'er couldn't help but ask curiously.

Yi Xiaodao raised his eyebrows: "What do I know about someone Yi?" ”

In fact, these things about the rivers and lakes were all when he was in the capital, and Hu Lishan told Yi Xiaodao that night.