When night fell, the dim lights of the Han Mansion looked particularly poignant in the dark night.

Lin Xi looked at the sky stupidly, the moon and stars were sparse, and the pale moonlight was sprinkled all over the earth.

Yanshou gently grabbed Lin Xi's right arm from behind and whispered softly: "What are you thinking?" ”

Lin Xi sighed lightly, raised his left arm, and handed a letter to Yanshou: "Li Qingyou has sent a message." ”

"Oh? How's he doing over there? Yanshou took the letterhead in his hand and asked.

"There is still no progress, if there is any progress - he is at least sure that Shen Qingyun is still in Shandong, and he is coming from the official road in the southwest to Jinan."

"So, Shen Qingyun may come to Jinan?" Yanshou asked.

"There is this possibility," Lin Xi lowered his head and pondered: "Jinan is the thoroughfare of Hebei and Shandong, and Shen Qingyun may come to Jinan and transfer from Jinan to Hebei - it seems that we are going to be busy again." ”

Yanshou smiled relievedly: "Haven't we never been idle?" ”

"yes...... I'm sorry for you. ”

"You are my husband, what is there to be embarrassed about following your husband? But those who have families and households, they are quite difficult. ”

Lin Xi turned to look at Yanshou: "Who are you talking about?" ”

Yanshou also handed a piece of letterhead: "Do you know, Kou Xiang has also sent a message--take a look." ”

Lin Xi took the letter, Kou Xiang only briefly expressed his thoughts, and then talked about one thing throughout-

"Chaos in the Southwest?"

Yanshou nodded: "Yes, since Liu Yingming's death, there are now many bandits in the southwest region, and they are increasing day by day, they are smashing villages and towns in groups, and what's more, where the bandits are serious, the bandits can actually besiege the county seat." Although Kou Xiang has a heart, he is in Jingbei after all, and it is difficult for him to intervene directly. ”

"Liu Yingming raised a lot of private soldiers, and now that he is dead, these private soldiers will immediately become bandits who harm one side if they lose their superiors, which is the root cause of the chaos in the southwest - what about officials? The bandits have made such a big fuss, don't they have a local official to take care of it? ”

Yan Shou showed a helpless smile: "Those officials and masters in the court are afraid of bandits to death, and who wants to come to this kind of place where they can't squeeze a little oil and water?" ”

Lin Xi snorted coldly: "It's really whimsical to let those officials and masters take care of the life and death of the peasants." ”

"So, now the entire southwest is a place that no one controls, and if it continues like this, something big will happen to the entire southwest."

Lin Xi lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and then said, "I'll talk to Yu Yutang about this matter." ”

Yanshou's eyes lit up: "Looks like you've thought of a way?" ”

Lin Xi nodded: "That's right." ”

"Knock Knock"

In the quiet Han Mansion, a knock on the door came from the dark night.

"Lin Xi?" Yu Yutang opened the door and welcomed Lin Xi into the house with some surprise and surprise.

"Come in, come in! A-Ning, pour water! ”

Yu Yutang pulled Lin Xi to sit down at the table and said, "I said that your brother hasn't been idle for a few days, why did you think of coming to me today?" ”

Lin Xi smiled indifferently: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry - there have been too many things recently, and my brother has nothing to do today." ”

Yu Yutang nodded and said, "I understand, please tell me something, what can we do to help?" ”

"It's not a favor for me, but a ......" Lin Xi hesitated for a moment and handed over a letter: "Look at this." ”

"Kou Xiang's letter? I'll take a look at ......" Yu Yutang took the letterhead, and his expression changed from relaxed at the beginning to extremely nervous: "Is the southwest bandit so serious?" ”

Lin Xi sighed: "Alas, I am also to blame for this matter, I killed Liu Yingming, but I forgot to find a way to deal with those private soldiers, so that they became bandits...... Many ordinary people who can't survive have either become bandits or have left their homes. Those who are in office can hide and hide, and none of them want to go there-"

"I see, you mean - let's go back?"

Lin Xi nodded: "That's right, since the officials can't solve the bandits, then let you take the peasants to solve it." They are locals, and it is easier to organize peasant revolt, and even if they cannot completely solve the problem of banditry, they must not allow the bandit power to expand! ”

Yu Yutang was a little embarrassed: "To be honest, we can say that we have no experience at all in this kind of thing as clearing out bandits." ”

Lin Xi also understood Yu Yutang's hesitation, and then said: "There are two main types of bandits in the southwest - one is the peasants who have no way out and have to fall into the grass; The other is a bandit mainly composed of Liu Yingming's private soldiers.

The former are just some peasants, these people have extremely limited destructive power, and being bandits is just to make ends meet, for these people, it is best to appease them, as long as these people do not starve to death, they will not think of rebelling, and you can even use these people to resist the sabotage invasion of real bandits.

The latter are completely different, they are Liu Yingming's private soldiers, a rebel army that has attempted rebellion - for these people, they must all be killed, and no one can be left. ”

"Well, but ......" Yu Yutang was still a little worried: "Even if I can do it, then I can only lead a group of peasants to resist the attack of the bandits." It's good to say that the city is strong in the county town, but if you go out of the city, how can you fight the bandits with the peasants? ”

"You can go to Nanzhen to catch a quick catch, or go directly to Jingbei to find Kou Xiang, they will help you."

Yu Yutang stood up and called the other three over: "This matter is urgent, we will rush back to Jingnan overnight, it can be a day sooner, if it is late, things may be out of control." ”

"I ...... Well, go for it. At the time of parting, Lin Xi wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say a word.

Yu Yutang looked at Lin Xi's hesitant appearance and smiled relievedly: "It's not goodbye, we'll see each other again, right?" ”

Actually, he wasn't quite sure, once he said goodbye to Lin Xi, he didn't know if he could see each other again.

"Yes, we'll see you again." Lin Xi lowered his eyebrows, he still couldn't bear to watch his friend leave, "After the matter is over, I will write you a letter and come to the southwest to find you." ”

Yu Yutang smiled: "If my side ends first, I will also come to the Central Plains to find you--Although, it is much more difficult to find you than to find me." ”

"I believe in your abilities, let's see you soon-"

Under the cover of night, the four of them turned over and got on their horses and slowly walked away under Lin Xi's gaze.

When leaving, Yu Yutang didn't forget to look back.

He didn't speak, but saw Lin Xi leaning against the door and waved his hand.

Lin Xi also waved his hand, watching him gradually move away, until Lin Xi could only see a few small black dots in front of him.

"The green mountains are still the same, and the green water flows forever."

Lin Xi always believed in this sentence.

Even many people you meet in your life never see them again.

"Just gone?" Yanshou walked over, also unconsciously looking in the direction where everyone was gone.

"Their homes are in chaos like that, where will they have the heart to say goodbye to us one by one."

Yanshou lowered his eyebrows, and the loss in his heart was all written on his face: "Originally, our home was so lively - it was still deserted little by little." ”

"The excitement shouldn't belong to us." Lin Xi said: "Tranquility is what I really want. ”

"But...... Such a simple wish is unlikely to come true for us. ”

"Yes." Lin Xi looked up at the silent night sky, as if he had seen a beautiful fantasy of his future life: "There will be a day." ”

"Longevity ......" Lin Xi turned his head to look at Longevity, and there seemed to be light in his eyes: "One day, we will live a peaceful life." ”

Yanshou hugged Lin Xi, "I will wait for that day." ”

At this moment, Xi Jingyao happened to come over. She held a letter in her hand and looked around, as if she was looking for Lin Xi.

At this time, the two of them were under the moon, embracing each other like a dream, and they didn't notice at all that a pair of sad eyes behind them were looking at them happily.

When Lin Xi and Yanshou returned to the house, Xi Jingyao walked in with a lonely expression with a letterhead.

"Lin Xi, there is a letter."

"What's wrong with you?" Lin Xi only felt that Xi Jingyao's spirit was a little poor, could it be that she didn't sleep well? But it's still quite normal to see her in the morning, why is it like this at night?

Xi Jingyao stroked her bangs and shook her head absentmindedly: "It's okay." ”

"Are you really okay?"

"I ...... It's really nothing! Xi Jingyao suddenly raised her voice, and immediately left the letter and ran out.

"Hey-" Lin Xi looked at Xi Jingyao's back and scratched her head quite strangely: "What's wrong with her?" ”

Yanshou hurriedly patted Lin Xi: "You go out and have a look, don't let her run out again!" ”

"Huh?"

Yanshou urged: "Ah what, go quickly!" ”

"Oh, yes, yes......"

"Hey--letter!" Lin Xi ran to the door and heard the shout of longevity again.

"Oops, I forgot to ......" Lin Xi took the letterhead in Yanshou's hand in a panic, and Yanshou didn't forget to gently knock it on his head.

"If you lose everything, you have to pay attention to it in the future."

"Uh-huh, I'll take notice. Then I'll go—"

"Let's go."

Xi Jingyao ran out of the Han Mansion directly, and Lin Xi followed closely all the way, so she finally stopped her.

"What's wrong with you?" Lin Xi wondered.

Xi Jingyao's face was slightly flushed: "I...... I just want to get out and walk. ”

Lin Xi didn't know why, and smiled and said, "If you want to come out and walk, come out, what are you running?" ”

"And I see that your face is not very good, haven't you rested well recently?"

Looking at Lin Xi's concern, an inexplicable warmth rose in Xi Jingyao's heart.

"I ...... I'm fine. ”

"Are you really okay?"

Xi Jingyao didn't know whether to nod or shake her head: "Really...... It's really fine. ”

"It's okay...... Let's go for a walk together if it's okay. ”

Xi Jingyao blushed and nodded.