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Hu Ting'an's lips trembled and tears rolled down his face. When he looked at Hu Zhenfang's face, which had aged more than ten years overnight, he could only choke up and say words against his will.

"Even if the Hu family has fallen, it is still a family of scholars. Scholars have integrity and value integrity the most. Young Marquis Cui, there is no need to persuade us. We will not leave!"

Hu Ting'an actually knew it very well, and his grandfather knew it even better. If they followed Young Marquis Cui and the news leaked out, it would harm the Jing'an Marquisate. Young Marquis Cui had good intentions, but they, the men of the Hu family, could not be ungrateful.

The older Emperor Jingzhang got, the more suspicious he became. Even though a dozen useless people had died in the side branches, the emperor would not think so. What he was thinking about was that there were still more than 40 people in the Hu family alive, no one from the main branch had died, and the women of the Hu family were still in Shengjing City, so they were not all dead.

He will not feel at ease as long as there is a person with the surname Hu alive.

Some people even speculated whether the Hu family and the Jing'an Marquis family had already colluded with the bandits in Liangzhou.

Although Cui Jingyu's move was righteous, it was actually a crooked move.

Cui Jingyu said with a spit, "Bah! Integrity is not something that can be exchanged for the lives of the entire family. Doesn't the emperor know what kind of character the prince has? It's just that he appointed Ling Ji as the crown prince himself, and he doesn't want to admit that he is incompetent and appointed the wrong person."

"Young Lord Cui, be careful with your words! I will not speak of the king's faults." Hu Zhenfang raised his white beard and glared at Cui Jingyu again.

This young marquis of Jing'an Mansion is too bold and has no respect for the royal family at all. He is very dangerous!

Cui Jingyu was a little bit tempted to give up.

At this time, a carrier pigeon landed on Cui Jingyu's head and pecked at his head.

Cui Jingyu tore the carrier pigeon off his head and slapped its butt: "How many times have I told you, that is my jade crown, a jade crown! Not your rice jar."

The carrier pigeon cried out when he hit it, and raised its feet to signal him to stop hitting it. He had a message, he had a message!

Cui Jingyu took the letter, threw the carrier pigeon to his followers, and ordered them to take it down and feed it before going to read the letter.

The letter was written by Li Shuangwan, and it only contained a few short sentences.

There is also a pocket map of Liangshan's topography. There is a line of small words in the lower right corner of the map, indicating that this map can only be seen by Cui Jingyu.

After reading the letter, Cui Jingyu burst into laughter and clapped her hands. All the unhappiness she had just felt because of Hu Zhenfang disappeared. She was worthy of being Li Shuangwan. This method was absolutely perfect, absolutely perfect.

Or she understood the stubborn old man.

He handed the letter to Old Man Hu: "Please take a look at it."

For the lives of his Hu family, Li Shuangwan racked his brains.

Several men from the Hu family also came over.

Hu Ting'an's eyes lit up: "Grandfather, this is feasible!"

Hu Ting'an's father also said: "Father, this is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. It can not only dispel the emperor's suspicion, but also help the court get rid of the great threat. Princess Heng is really talented."

Cui Jingyu leaned against the side with his sword in his arms, his eyebrows raised. The three words "Li Shuangwan" were clearly written on the letter, but people just loved to call her "Princess Heng". These three words were a shame to her.

Hu Zhenfang thought seriously: "It is feasible, but how can it be so easy to eliminate the banditry in Liangshan? The imperial court has sent troops to suppress the bandits several times but has failed."

The letter was written simply, saying that dozens of men in Hu Zhenfang's family were kidnapped by bandits and taken to Liangshan. Old Man Hu took advantage of the situation to gain the trust of the bandit leader, and then joined forces with local officials and garrison troops to wipe out their lair.

The other side only marked the bandits' stronghold on Cui Jingyu's pocket map.

The reason why Li Shuangwan knew it so clearly was because in his previous life, this group of bandits was the one that his father asked Emperor Jingzhang for permission to lead troops up the mountain with Ling Heng to suppress after he returned to Shengjing the second year after suppressing the rebellion in Northern Qi.

However, Ling Heng and his men were waiting at the foot of the mountain to prevent the bandits from escaping.

Of course, since their father and brother took action, there was no reason to let them escape.

The bandits were wiped out by his father and brother, and the credit went to Ling Heng.

She had looked at that map many times and it had long been engraved in her mind.

Hu Zhenfang's youngest son, who was only in his early thirties, sat down on the ground and said, "We are scholars, not military commanders. What can we do to fight these people?"

Hu Zhenfang glanced over with a cold look and shouted, "How disgraceful! Stand up!"

Cui Jingyu sneered: "The governor of Liangzhou is not here to eat for free."

He crossed his arms and stepped forward: "I know where their lair is. It is not impossible to sneak in with the officers and soldiers in the middle of the night. Liangshan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, once we sneak in, it will not be easy for the people inside to escape."

The reason why the imperial court has not succeeded in suppressing the bandits for so many years is that they move from one place to another, as slippery as a loach.

In fact, there is an old nest deep in Liangshan.

And because of the special terrain, without anyone to lead the way, outsiders cannot get in at all, so the people patrolling that place at night are quite lax.

If we destroy their lair, we won't have to worry about this group of bandits anymore.

"Okay, let's do it this way." Hu Zhenfang sighed deeply.

This is the only chance for the Hu family, and also a good opportunity to eliminate a great threat to the Northern Jin court.

Cui Jingyu touched his nose and stood up straight: "You guys discuss it, I'll go draw the picture."

Hu Zhenfang looked at Cui Jingyu's back as he left, and wanted to ask Young Marquis Cui, since he knew the thieves' lair, why didn't he present it to the emperor earlier.

But he swallowed the words back in the end. Firstly, he had no right to ask this question, and secondly, once these words were spoken, it would definitely bring disaster to the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

As Cui Jingyu walked out of the yard, his entourage handed him two more letters.

He opened one of the letters, scanned it from the beginning, and then looked at the other one. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Gu Xingyan was worthy of being the ninth prince of Daliang. This trick was amazing.

You know what, the handwriting and the tone are so damn similar to that bastard Ling Yao.

He whispered a few instructions to his followers.

The follower's mouth twitched, he took the letter from Cui Jingyu and left.

There were countless changes of the Governor of Liangzhou, and none of them was not sent away by the court because of their failure to suppress bandits.

Some people even lost their heads because of this.

Over time, Liangzhou City almost became a place where officials were convicted.

The letter delivered to the Governor of Liangzhou was sent by Hu Ting'an.

Qi Mingyuan, the former assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue who was exiled to Liangzhou for offending his superiors, naturally recognized the eldest grandson of the Hu family.

Qi Mingyuan was suffering from the abduction of the Hu family at this time, and was even more shocked by Hu Ting'an's sudden visit.

A few days ago, he received an imperial edict from Emperor Jingzhang reprimanding him and requiring him to wipe out all the bandits in Liangshan within a month.

The emperor wants to kill him because several provincial governors have failed to accomplish this.

Several days passed, and he didn't even know where Lord Hu and his family had been taken.

Coincidentally, when Hu Ting'an arrived, General Lou, the general stationed in Liangzhou, was also there.