Ye Xiu stood for a long time on the corner of the bustling and empty street, his face was no different from usual, and his hand that only held the hilt of his sword tightened.

I don't know how long it took, he glanced in the direction of the inn, said "go back", and turned around without looking back.

Qin Sui caught up with some confusion: "My lord, aren't you going to the inn to save that woman?" ”

The identity of Princess Xiyue is not a secret in the upper circle of Gaochang, after all, the incident back then was so big, it is said that everyone who participated in it died back then.

"The other party is afraid that there is an ambush, and I am afraid that they are waiting for us to pass."

The guards were taken aback, but they breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The people of Great Xia are really cunning. ”

Then he said worriedly: "Where is the master?" ”

Half of the man's face was hidden in the mask, and he couldn't see the emotion in his eyes clearly: "I will write a letter to tell the master about the situation here and ask the master for his guilt." ”

Thinking of some of the methods secretly rumored about Queen Gaochang, the guards shuddered.

……

Yun Shu walked towards the inn with the embroidery thread she had bought, and when she passed the corner, she felt a strange gaze looking at her. She frowned, but when she turned around, she saw nothing.

She didn't take it seriously, after all, because of her appearance, she was always stopped by others when she went out.

In the backyard of the inn, in the courtyard where Shen Mingjiao and the two lived, the guard in charge of looking out for the wind came back to report:

"Childe, the man is gone."

Feng Lisheng sat at the stone table and looked at the official documents, and was surprised for a moment when he heard the words, and soon fell silent again.

Tie Zhu was a little regretful: "Then aren't we working in vain!" ”

They have always sent people to keep an eye on this accomplice of Princess Xiyue. Until this morning, the guards captured all the hidden piles that Feng Pozi confessed, and then let the princess take most of the guards over.

His Royal Highness speculated that the other party would take this opportunity to rescue Princess Xiyue. The manpower was arranged early.

"If you don't want to bring someone directly with your subordinates......"

Feng Lisheng raised his hand: "No need, just send someone to follow quietly as before." ”

Although Tie Zhu was puzzled, he only responded respectfully.

Feng Lisheng lowered his head and continued to flip through the file. These are all records of mountain bandits in Xianyang County over the years. He focused on about seven years ago, and his eyes were fixed on the last dossier.

He instructed the iron pillar on the side: "Send two more people to Ganzhou, and after finding out what happened to Xia Yuan, bring them back directly." ”

After two days of investigation, as well as from the words and phrases inquired by the people of Xianyang, it can be known.

It seems that there have always been bandits in Qindi, and I heard from the local elders that there were bandits in the Qishan area many years ago. But they are all just petty fights, and they usually only rob some of the giants and gentry who pass by, and they only collect some money to buy roads, and they never hurt people's lives.

Over time, this became a latent rule, and every caravan that passed by would voluntarily pay for the road. Conversely, these bandits will also ensure the safety of this section of the road.

Because there has been no death, the government has turned a blind eye, after all, the bandits in this world cannot be eliminated.

has been peaceful for many years, and the people of Qindi have slowly become accustomed to a group of road tyrants and mountain bandits in the depths of Qishan. Because these people never cut off the people, the hundred stars were not too afraid.

Until about six or seven years ago, the previous boss of the mountain bandit died, and the new successor of the boss was a real villain, not only reaping the money of the passing caravan, but also slaughtering the entire caravan without saying a word. A loyal servant fled to the city government to report the case.

Now that there is a lot of life, the government must no longer turn a blind eye.

After the reigning Xianyang County Guard found out what was going on, he directly united with the garrison in Qindi and gathered his men and horses to prepare to enter the mountains to suppress the bandits.

At that time, the person in charge of leading the troops to suppress the bandits was Xia Yuan, the chief soldier of Qindi. And according to what is written in the dossier. Because these mountain bandits were full of stubborn resistance, they had a violent conflict with the officers and soldiers, and they were all killed. Most of the officers and men who were brought with them were also killed or wounded.

After Xia Yuan asked the court for guilt, Emperor Jing and Emperor felt that he almost lost to the mountain bandits, and suspected that he was usually slack in training, and directly demoted people to Ganzhou as a general.

According to the memories of the local people, the government led the troops up the mountain that day, and the shouts of killing were indeed heard. On the second day, only Xia Yuan went down the mountain with a few remnants.

The bandits and the officers and soldiers were almost all killed, and all the corpses were burned by the fire that was inadvertently ignited.

Within a year or two of that, people came up the mountain one after another, claiming to be family members or comrades of the dead officers and soldiers.

And those people never came out again after entering the mountain, and it was rumored that all the dead mountain bandits had turned into ghosts. It was a time of great panic.

Xianyang County was unable to defend it, so he invited senior monks to go overboard and appease the panic of the people. Since then, no one has dared to enter the mountain again.

When he found out about this, Feng Lisheng directly smashed the tea cup in his hand angrily. You don't have to think about it to know that those mountain bandits are all alive and well, and only the group of officers and soldiers who went up the mountain to suppress the bandits really died.

There are 3,000 soldiers, and these people go up the mountain with the sincerity of making meritorious contributions, eliminating violence, and peace, but what awaits them is a dead end that has already been set.

In the following six or seven years, there were still bandits in Qindi, but because of the uncertain whereabouts of these people, the government never caught anyone.

Feng Lisheng sneered, at that time, several county guards in Qin had become the prince's people, so it was naturally impossible to really arrest people.

……

After Ye Xiu returned, he wrote down the 1510 of what happened in Qindi on the letter, and sent it to Gaochang.

At the same moment, the two dark piles that had escaped before desperately sent the letter. A goshawk swept across the vast expanse of desert and finally came to a small oasis with pleasant scenery. Stopped at one of the most beautiful and exquisite temples in the country.