Canggu bowed slightly, and said meaningfully: "Brother Taihao, as expected, Yao Siyi must have fallen into the hands of Shaoling. He turned to Zhilun and asked, "Has Xiao Siyi been captured?" ”

Zhi Lun said in a deep voice: "According to the soldiers, Yao Siyi has died, and Deputy General Zi Cai personally cut off his head. ”

Cang Gu frowned slightly, and there was a trace of worry in his voice: "Then he is going to dedicate Xiao Siyi's head to Shaoling!" Brother Taihao, if Shaoling dedicates Xiao Siyi's head to the emperor, your credit will be in vain. I suggest that you immediately present a letter to the Emperor detailing what happened, so as not to fall short. ”

Tai Hao smiled lightly and said indifferently: "Brother Canggu, I have already made it clear that I am not interested in the battle for fame and fortune, so let Shaoling enjoy it alone!" ”

Canggu said: "Having said that, I'm afraid that Shaoling won't think so." Moreover, the 10,000 thieves you brought with you will not be a blessing for them if nothing is achieved in this battle. ”

Tai Hao pondered for a moment, and his eyes revealed a hint of firmness: "What Brother Canggu said is extremely true, even if I don't think about myself, I have to take into account the efforts of these soldiers. I will immediately start writing and repairing a letter to state the truth to the emperor. ”

Zhilun immediately took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Taihao began to splash ink. In the compromise, he did not mention his great achievements, but only praised the courage and fearlessness of the soldiers, and was even more silent about Zi Cai's achievement of the first rank of Xiao Si B. In addition, in the recital, he also praised the great merit of the Western Road thief army led by Shaoling, he originally thought that the emperor would have insight into his indifferent ambition, however, he did not expect that instead of receiving any reward from the emperor, he was punished.

It is said that after Shaoling got the head of Xiao Siyi offered by Zi Cai, he hurriedly reported the matter to the emperor, and sent a trusted and capable general to send Xiao Siyi's head to Thousand Winds City.

After that, the East and West Thieves Army stayed in Juchuan City for half a month, and in this half a month, Taihao did not slack off. Through the interrogation of prisoners of war, he learned that there was a Yichuan city eight hundred miles to the south, and the city lord Kui Kangfeng had always had the intention of rebelling. Once when Yao Fuji was proclaimed emperor in Pinghe City, he even took the initiative to proclaim himself a minister to Yao Fuji and sent a congratulatory letter. Since he was of the same clan as Yao Fuji, it was not surprising that he had the intention of rebelling, and Taihao hurriedly sent the messenger to send the news to Thousand Winds City.

Time passed in a hurry, and after another half a month, the emperor's decree finally came. The envoy who came to deliver the decree asked the chief and deputy generals of the eastern and western armies of thieves to gather at the yamen of Juchuan City to listen to the decree. Tai Hao hurried to the Yamen, the first thing he saw after he arrived at the Yamen was Shaoling, this was also the first reunion after they led the troops to Juchuan City, they did not greet each other too much, but just bowed to each other.

When the envoy saw that the two chief generals and the two deputy generals had arrived, he began to read out the emperor's edict. I only heard the envoy shouting: "The emperor's dictation: I have learned of the achievements of the two ways to fight against the thief army, and my order is for you to capture Yao Siyi alive and escort him to the capital." But you have beheaded him, and it is a bargain for the thief to end his life in this way. In that case, I don't blame you anymore. Shaoling, Er killed Xiao Siyi, made great achievements for our dynasty, and was specially named the hussar general. ”

Hearing this, Shaoling was overjoyed and cheered: "Minister Shaoling has the order, thank the emperor for his grace!" ”

The envoy continued: "Taihao, you dare to let go of Xiao Siyi without permission, do you want to kill yourself? I am extremely disappointed in you. However, considering Er's previous contributions to our dynasty, and Er's discovery of the collusion between Yichuan City Lord Kui Kangfeng and the rebels, I decided to pardon Er's capital crime and give Erdai the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. You can lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to Yichuan City and arrest Kui Kangfeng! If you can escort Kui Kangfeng to the capital, I will definitely give a reward; Otherwise, you will stay in Yichuan City and never return! ”

Tai Hao complained bitterly when he heard this, Yao Siyi was obviously rescued by the "Four Great Demons", how could he be let go by himself? However, the emperor's decree had been issued and had to be accepted. He bowed his head and said, "Chen Taihao is grateful!" ”

The lieutenant envoy continued: "Canggu, Er has made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion in the north, and has also made important contributions to Juchuan City, and is now named the general of the auxiliary country. ”

Canggu said respectfully: "Minister, Canggu is grateful!" ”

The lieutenant envoy continued: "Zi Cai, as a deputy general, you have not really played your due role. There is no need to return to the capital, so he will stay in Juchuan City to serve as a ...... Defend the city! ”

Zi Cai was bitter in his heart when he heard this, and was about to clarify to the envoy that he had caught it, but before he could speak, Shao Ling patted him on the shoulder, and he suddenly changed his mind. He asked, "Why did the emperor only appoint Weichen as the deputy general to defend the city?" Are there vacancies for the city lord and the general who defends the city here? ”

The envoy replied indifferently: "The emperor's will is like this, do you want to disobey the holy decree?" ”

Zi Dish said in a low voice: "Wei Chen doesn't dare, Wei Chen Zi Dish is grateful!" ”

After the envoy finished his decree, he immediately left Juchuan Castle.

Cang Gu walked to Taihao's side and comforted him softly: "Brother Taihao, you really looked down on fame and fortune before, but now you have to put on armor and go into battle, which really worries us." ”

Tai Hao smiled faintly and responded firmly: "Brother Canggu, fame and fortune are fleeting, since the emperor sent me to arrest Kui Kangfeng, I have no hesitation, no need to say more." When Brother Canggu returns to the capital, he must be cautious. ”

Canggu agreed: "Brother Taihao, don't worry, I will be safe and sound." ”

Tai Hao walked to Shaoling's side again, saluted him, and sincerely congratulated: "General Shaoling, congratulations on your appointment as a hussar general. ”

However, Shao Ling showed embarrassment on his face and returned the salute modestly: "Lord Taihao has an overreputation, I'm really embarrassed." I didn't expect that the first merit in Juchuan City was won by me. ”

Tai Hao smiled and said, "General Shaoling is talented, and whoever gets the first merit will be beneficial to my Eastern Empire." ”

Shaoling said with emotion: "Lord Taihao is also extremely brave, and it is really hard to go to Yichuan City to serve the imperial court. ”

Tai Hao said calmly: "For the sake of the great cause of the court, I should obey the order and do my best." General Shaoling, I have something to ask, I don't know if it's okay? ”

Shao Ling asked curiously, "What advice does Lord Taihao have?" ”

Tai Hao asked, "May I ask if General Shaoling knows the whereabouts of my son?" ”

Shao Ling was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled: "Lord Taihao actually has a son? I haven't heard of it. However, where was the son of Taihao-sama born? ”

Hearing Shaoling's answer, Tai Hao felt a little unbelievable, he didn't understand why Shaoling wanted to hide this matter, could there be another hidden secret?

Taihao didn't ask any more questions, turned around and left the yamen. Zi Cai wanted to take the opportunity to laugh, but Tai Hao avoided it mercilessly.

On the same day, Taihao gathered 10,000 soldiers and horses, and appointed Zhilun as his deputy general to lead the army on the journey to Yichuan City.

On the same day, Shaoling and Canggu also led the army to return to the court, but Zi Cai could only stay alone in Juchuan City, waiting for the arrival of the new city lord and the general who defended the city. Before leaving, Shao Ling specially reminded Zi Cai, claiming that he would transfer him to the capital again soon, and Zi Cai was suspicious of this, but silently complied.

The southwestern region of the Eastern Empire is home to many lofty mountains, and Juchuan Castle is nestled in the embrace of the mountains. The reason why Yao Siyi chose to flee here is precisely because of this unique terrain conditions. After Taihao led his army on a journey, he soon reached the top of a towering mountain. There was a terrible scene in front of me, with the corpses of the soldiers strewn all over the place. Looking ahead, I saw a bottomless cliff in front of me. Although the cliff is not steep, it is also covered with the remains of soldiers below when viewed from a high vantage point. At the bottom of the cliff was a carriage parked, and Taihao knew that this was the car that Yao Siyi was riding. He knew that these dead soldiers were all killed in the pursuit of the "Four Great Demons" led by Zi Cai, and he gave instructions to the soldiers beside him to bury the corpses on the ground on the spot, so that these heroes who had fought for the country could be properly buried. With everything taken care of, they moved on, the road becoming more and more bumpy as the latitude shifted south. They climbed over steep mountains and passed through a mountain called "Cloak Mountain", named for its huge cloak, which is located in the territory of Ogawa Castle.

After days of marching, the soldiers were already exhausted, so Taihao decided to give them a moment of rest at the foot of the mountain. He saw that the mountain was full of wild fruits, so he led a dozen soldiers to pick them. Tai Hao instructed the soldiers at the foot of the mountain: "Wait a while, we will throw the wild fruits down directly, and you catch them below, otherwise they will spoil their deliciousness if they fall to the ground." ”

After Taihao and the dozen or so soldiers arrived at the top of the mountain, they picked them for a while, and then threw the fruits to the foot of the mountain. In an instant, thousands of wild fruits were sprinkled like rain, and the soldiers at the foot of the mountain hurriedly caught them. However, some of the soldiers were accidentally hit in the head, and they immediately felt a sharp pain, and they shouted up the hill: "Be careful! Don't make a mistake, oops, it hurts me! This caused a burst of laughter from the soldiers next to him.

In addition to throwing wild fruits from the mountain to the foot of the mountain, Taihao and a dozen soldiers also carefully picked many fruits, wrapped them tightly with clothes, and then went down the mountain with a full load of harvest.

More than a dozen soldiers went down the mountain first, and Taihao was in charge of the rear of the palace. When he reached the foot of the mountain, Tai Hao's ears suddenly heard a fierce fighting sound and eerie laughter, the voice was so familiar that it was the voice of the "Four Great Demons". Without hesitation, Tai Hao handed over the wild fruit to a soldier, and he quickly ran to the back mountain alone, curiously probing the movement ahead.

Taihao cautiously came to the back mountain, hiding in the dense grass and peeking at the movement ahead. At this moment, the thrilling battle came to an abrupt end, and the "four demons" stopped fighting one after another, and it was an old man who confronted them.

The old man was dressed in green cloth and carried a long wooden stick diagonally on his back. His hair flutters, his eyes are like electricity, and he stands in the wind, like a Zen master standing in the world. The four demons were dressed in black robes, their bodies were light, and they stared at the old man with cold eyes.

Tai Hao, who was hiding in the grass, listened attentively, only to hear You Li in the "Four Great Demons" say lightly: "Third Uncle, since the four of us brothers are fortunate to discover your existence again today, it is a kind of fate. On that day, when we were fighting with the soldiers outside the city, if you hadn't meddled in your affairs, intervened, and started a fight with us, we wouldn't have found out that you had been hiding here. Do you know how much damage we were caused last time? We had to recuperate for more than a month. Third uncle, the four of us brothers are not enemies of you, but I just hope that you can generously hand over the cheats of "Leading the Cat and Lying in the Sand", and we will never do you any harm. ”