[System] Former political enemies are all guilty of peach blossoms

Mu Yunmen was covered by Da Wu Wei'an's body, and the warm body temperature of the other party was like a warm sun.

In the darkness, they saw the water thieves from Liujin Village riding away with torches, leaving only the robbed caravan in a mess.

After confirming that they were not seen, Da Wu left Muyunmen, and the two continued to peek from behind the boulder, one on each side.

"You live in the next county, but have you heard that water thieves in Wu State are so serious?"

Mu Yunmen asked Da Wu.

"I've only heard that the King of Wu summoned the people and made a few big moves to encircle and suppress them, but I didn't know that water thieves were so rampant."

Mei Fu did not live in the next county, so she could only answer from the memory of the political books she had read in the past.

What puzzled the man was that in the memorials of the officials of the state of Wu, the important things were also avoided. Weiyang City actually only knew a thing or two about the real situation of the state of Wu.

"Only gold and silver and Wu salt were stolen, but tea, silk, and handicrafts were called waste... In Wu State, Wu salt is as precious as gold."

Mu Yunmen's eyes were deep, watching the robbed caravan load the bodyguards one by one in the carriage they left behind, with a pitiful expression on his face.

No wonder the old man Dong in the village was so afraid of King Wu's encirclement and suppression operations. The militiamen had not received formal training, and their quality was much lower than that of the regular army.

But now the state of Wu has no power over the army, and the emperor has no reason to rashly send the army into the state of Wu. Otherwise, the king of Wu will be displeased and raise the price of Wu's salt, and even the court will have no good fruit to eat.

"The chance event ends, the host gets a random reward, the chance rises to [-], the city mansion rises to [-], and the gods will help once."

The system reported in his head that the last strange reward made Mu Yunmen puzzled.

"What does God's help mean?"

"The host only needs to firmly believe in the power of the partner anytime, anywhere."

There was a smile in Yisha's words, playing tricks on mysteries.

"Lord Mu, the water thief has left, let's hurry up and get on the road."

Mei Fu on the side said in a broken voice, the man in the jade shirt nodded, and gently cupped his hands in thanks:

"Thank you just now, otherwise we would have been discovered."

In the night, the phoenix's eyes were bright and watery, and even though he could only see Mu Yunmen's faint smile with the hazy moonlight, his brows and eyes did not fade at all, they were extremely dazzling.

"...The little ones are just doing their best."

Mei Fu was a little dazed, and after a moment of silence, he said in a muffled voice, Mu Yunmen smiled at him, and the two of them leaned back to where the others were waiting for them.

When they heard that the caravan was robbed, the rest of the people were very happy. Fortunately, Mr. Mu has the foresight!

The merchant water thief can still spare his life, but the people in the court probably can only die!

After walking for two hours, they were lucky enough to find the village where they booked to stay. The village here is close to Lian County, and the scale is relatively large. The group of people easily found a small inn, and finally they were able to take a bath, sleep on the couch, and have a good rest.

When everyone was sleeping peacefully in their respective small rooms, only Mei Fu was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

The moonlight sprinkled cold light on his vigorous back, turning into a black shadow inlaid on the ground.

He got up and washed his face with clean water a few times, revealing the man's original appearance, the sharp chin was dripping, rolling down round drops of water.He opened the window, and the coldness of the midwinter night penetrated deep into the bone marrow, but Luogao County was originally in the north, and the coldness in the south was just a piece of cake for men.

Mei Fu's golden eagle eyes looked around the silent village in the night, and there were shadows covered by hair in the eye sockets.

The man pondered for a long time, and finally made a decision.

In the early morning of the next day, the coachman took the money given by Mu Yunmen and ran to the stable, rented a carriage and five horses, left most of the salutes last night, and their speed will be much faster.

"Where's Da Wu?"

When Lao Guo and Mazi came back with a few horses and a carriage, Mu Yunmen asked about the person who disappeared early in the morning.

"He said he was going to buy some meat buns, so that he could rest his stomach on the way."

Mazi replied, thinking about it carefully, such a tall man should have a lot of food, and it was true that he didn't even have anything to eat in the mountains yesterday, probably because he was starving.

"Okay, let's wait for him."

Mu Yunmen nodded after listening.

Except for Lao Guo who was also carrying Mu Yunmen, everyone else had mounted their horses and was waiting for Da Wu outside the inn.

Soon, Da Wu ran back from the other side of the village, but there was no trace of the buns in his hands.

"Eh? Didn't you go to buy buns?"

When the simple pockmark saw that Da Wu was empty-handed, he couldn't help but wondered.

"I went late and didn't buy it."

Da Wu's eyes were deep, and he replied quickly without raising his head. The atmosphere in his body was a little cold, which silenced Mazi who wanted to ask again.

"Then let's go."

This is not the first time for Mu Yunmen to see such an intimidating aura of Dawu. To be reasonable, as a driver, it is really strange, but after a few days, Dawu's driving skills are proficient, which is not inferior to the old Guo who has been in the industry for the longest time. .

Mu Yunmen thought about it, Da Wu actually took good care of him, for unknown reasons.

Anyway, by no means a bad guy.

Knowing this point, Mu Yunmen no longer guessed, and the group of people drove away towards Lian County, Prince Wu's mansion, facing east.

Three hours later, they walked on the most lively official road in the Wu Kingdom. It was hard to imagine that the lifeless village just two days ago was on the same land as such a prosperous royal city.

Beside them, the youth in fresh clothes rode past, laughed loudly and ran towards the royal city. They were all carrying bows and arrows, and they seemed to be hunting together.On the winding road, there is an endless stream of caravans, carrying all kinds of goods, pouring into the city gate like flowing water.

There is water on both sides of the official road, and on one side is the gently passing Tumi River. In the distance, white sails are dotted, floating in a line in the clear water and blue sky.On the other side is the paddy field. It is not the season of lotus blooming, so it has temporarily become a playground for children to fish.

Seeing a long line of caravans queuing up to enter the royal city, Mu Yunmen and his party went straight to the city gate guards from the middle road.

"Stop, sign."

A young man held a long halberd and called Lao Guo to stop in a lazy tone. Mu Yunmen untied the Jade Dragon Talisman from his waist, and handed it to the coachman from behind the curtain.

The young guard took over the Dragon Talisman, his complexion changed immediately, he looked carefully at Yulin who was riding a horse, swallowed his saliva, got out of the way, and returned the jade talisman to Muyunmen.

"His Royal Highness King Wu has already prepared accommodation, waiting for the arrival of the Dragon Talisman."

The guard bowed to them with a serious expression.

Mei Fu rode slowly and walked into the royal city. All kinds of beautiful buildings with carved railings and jade were in sight. The streets were full of traffic and businessmen and scholars.

Gorgeous, rich and lively.

It is the first impression of King Wu Wangcheng to outsiders.There are rumors in the world that wealth can rival a country, and what is said is true. Even Longmu Weiyang City does not have such a prosperous and prosperous style.

A group of them were walking when suddenly several guards in silver armor stood in front of them, blocking the way of the carriage.

"His Royal Highness King Wu, I welcome the Dragon Talisman Ambassador. The palace is here. Please come down with me."

One of the guards asked Mu Yunmen to get off the carriage.

"The rest of the party, please follow me to the inn arranged by His Royal Highness King Wu."

The other three guards said again, leading the others to the other side.But Dawu's face was gloomy, and he walked directly to Muyunmen with steady steps, which surprised the guards.

"What are you doing? Master Long Talisman has important talks with the King of Wu. Is this a place where you can go with a carriage driver?!"

Da Wugao had long thighs, and with a single stride, the guards behind him trotted to catch up, cursing and cursing after him.

"..."

Da Wu looked back coldly, and shot at the guard with a sharp eye. The guard's neck was instantly choked by fear, and he hesitated and didn't make a sound.

"Da Wu, don't worry, just rest in the inn."

Mu Yunmen was really surprised when he saw that the tall and burly man was not afraid of the armed guards and followed him without hesitation, so he could only comfort him first.Along the way, this man helped him a lot and cared about himself. Although he was also very grateful to the man, it was really weird for someone who had only known him for a few days.

Da Wu Ying stared at Mu Yunmen quietly, as if thinking about something, finally nodded in agreement, and went to the inn with the others.

"That guy is really enthusiastic. Will Mr. Mu be satisfied with bringing him back to Weiyang City?"

The palace guard on the side smiled dryly, trying to ease the atmosphere.

Mu Yunmen didn't answer the guards' words, but showed a polite smile, and followed their steps towards the Wu Palace.

The Wang's Mansion spans four streets, and unlike Yanwang's Mansion, it is located on the side of a bustling and bright road.

The dark green roof tiles rise one after another, forming an exquisite outline like a distant mountain. The white walls are towering, with a sense of magnificence.

On both sides of the high wall are towering arrow towers, on which there are guards standing with bows, staring coldly at the dragon talisman at the door.

The majesty of the Son of Heaven, in such a far away place, is afraid that it will be extinguished by the entrenched tigers.

Proud, it really is proud.

Mu Yunmen took a deep breath, his brows were erect, his eyes were indifferent, and he stepped into the palace.

The scale of this Prince Wu's Mansion is almost comparable to that of the Holy Majesty's Summer Resort, with rockery and strange rocks, white snow and clear springs, elegant and gorgeous.After passing through countless long corridors and carved pillars, Mu Yunmen was led by the guards into a somewhat dim hall.

When he turned his head, he saw the guard bowed his head and lowered his eyes silently and retreated silently. It could be seen that Wu Wang Qi Bai was waiting in the hall.

Mu Yunmen had only met Wu Wang on a few important occasions before, a tolerant and peaceful old man with white beard, but almost everyone was a little jealous of him.

If you really believe in the harmless appearance of the old man on the surface, you can only say that you are not deeply involved in the world, and people with soft eyes at first glance are often the ones who hide the deepest cruelty.

Thinking of this, the man's gentle facial features also became solemn. What he faced was an old fox, with a cunning that even the late emperor couldn't do otherwise.

In the hall, the bronze censer burns incense, and the incense is overflowing.

An old man with white beard, sitting on the futon, closed his eyes and meditated.

As soon as he heard Mu Yunmen's footsteps, he opened his eyes quickly, his eyes flashed brightly and coldly, but when he raised his eyes, they turned into soft and watery eyes again.

"This king welcomes the envoy of the Dragon Talisman, and I have been looking forward to it."

He opened his mouth leisurely, slowly got up and flicked his sleeves, and bowed to Mu Yunmen in salute.

"You old man, you already know why I came here, so you are no longer polite."

Mu Yunmen said indifferently, and decided to move out of the imperial edict from the very beginning, to give the king of Wu the arrogance to kill him.

The old man's figure was slightly stagnant, but it was fleeting. Qi Bai looked pious, knelt down and kowtowed again, listening attentively.

"Wu Wang Qibai, according to the emperor's order, should be chosen from among the sons, and he will be an official in the court, and the stone will be one thousand. No son is exempt, and those who have one son or do not want to enter the court, each person should pay an annual tax of 3 taels of silver, as a token of appreciation. loyalty."

After Mu Yunmen read out the imperial edict, Qi Bai bowed down immediately:

"The minister takes orders."

The man stepped forward to help the old man up, said in a businesslike manner:

"According to the royal genealogy, you have seven sons, all of whom have reached the crown. You have three days to consider..."

"No, Lord Mu."

Qi Bai showed a peaceful smile, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were engraved with tranquility, but he directly interrupted Mu Yunmen.

"According to the law, three of my sons should enter the court as officials, but the king is old and hopes that all his sons can accompany him before he dies. So... the three of them have 9 taels of silver per year. This year's tax, After three days, the Dragon Talisman will be able to check."