Mrs. Yazhai of the King of the Mountain

On the tenth day of November, news spread that several villages in Muzhou Prefecture had been robbed by bandits.Within a few days, the news spread to Shangjing. After hearing this, the emperor was furious, and wanted to condemn the Muzhou governor who concealed and failed to report, and the inspector who failed to supervise.Because of Prime Minister Wang Yu's intercession, the two were spared and allowed to commit crimes and perform meritorious deeds. This group of frenzied robbers would surely be wiped out within a month.

After receiving the imperial edict, the Muzhou government immediately dispatched Xiang troops to search near the Honghe River.However, the Xiang army searched around the Red River for several days, but they didn't even find the shadow of the robber.The magistrate of Muzhou was furious when he learned about this, but he sighed again when he thought about it.In fact, he had already guessed the result. If they hadn't been able to find the bandits of the ice field in the first place, they wouldn't have been forced to suppress the matter. Now they are on the verge of riding a tiger, so they can only bite the bullet and continue to investigate.

The prefect of Muzhou ordered to increase the intensity and scope of the search. Xiang Jun somehow misinterpreted the meaning of the order after receiving the order.It is true that efforts have been stepped up at the moment, but it has disturbed the fishermen who were originally fishing. For several days in a row, the livelihood of these people who made a living by fishing was cut off, and public resentment boiled for a while.

The rumors that the Xiang army suppressed the fishermen also spread to Subei as if they had grown wings.When Song Yin received the news, several secret sentinels reported the situation in Muzhou area. As expected, the villagers near the Red River should not only be vigilant against these elusive bandits, but also have to deal with the situation that is getting worse and worse. The rampant Xiang army.

On that day, Song Yin sent a letter to Qingfeng Village, reporting all the news he got to Yu Yun.

After Yu Yun read the letter, his complexion didn't heal for two days.Ling Shen looked at him, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "What happened to make you so worried?"

In the past two days, Yu Xuan's brows have not been loosened, and he probably frowned even when he fell asleep.Hearing Ling Shen's words now, he didn't speak, but looked at Ling Shen with a preoccupied look.

It just so happened that the husband came in from outside the house, with a heavy expression on his face that was almost the same as Yu Yun's. When he entered the room and saw the two sitting at the table, he couldn't help but leaned forward and sighed: "This world is really chaotic..."

Ling Shen looked left and right, well, both of them had expressions of "the sky is falling", and he was even more puzzled.Seeing that Yu Yun couldn't make it through, he moved his buttocks, sat next to Meng Chunhe and asked, "What's wrong with this world?"

Meng Chunhe raised his eyes and glanced at him faintly, then sighed again: "It's nice to be like you."

Ling Shen felt baffled, he was also shot while lying down, but he didn't care after all, he just became more and more curious about what happened.

Xu Shi finally regained his composure, and Meng Chunhe didn't bother Ling Shen's appetite anymore, and recounted what he had just heard in a leisurely tone.The thing you heard, sir, is actually the rumor that the Xiang army oppressed the fishermen recently, but after countless people passed it on by word of mouth, the original simple thing was spread like a wild dance of gods and demons, as if it was not the Xiang army who did the evil. , but a monster in Xiangjun's skin, this is really because what the rumored Xiangjun did has reached the point where both humans and gods are angry.

Seeing the gentleman sighing while scolding the Muzhou Xiangjun, Ling Shen couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, thinking that no matter where it is, this rumor is a backbone force that should not be underestimated, white can be said to be black , and the black ones can be said to be charcoal residues.This side was finished with emotion, he turned his head and glanced at Yu Yun who had been silent all this time, this man has been silent till now, his expression has not changed, but he sighed softly when the husband mentioned that army.He sighed softly, probably thinking that no one heard it, but was caught by Ling Shen's ear.

When the master left, Ling Shen turned his head and resolutely moved to Yu Yun's side again.He rested his right hand on the table, and tapped his fingers lightly on the table, in order to get the attention of the person in front of him back. After Yu Yun looked at him with a slow reaction, he asked straight to the point: "Are you also troubled by this?"

Yu Yun was stunned for a moment, and didn't rush to answer, probably thinking about whether he should say something or not.

Seeing him like this, Ling Shen was a little displeased. In fact, he also knew that he had some things to say, and he could understand it rationally, but in his heart, he was strangely disapproving of his deliberately concealing behavior, and even hated it.Ling Shen regarded Yu Yun as one of his own, so naturally he hoped that he would not treat him as an outsider, but this person is almost like a boring gourd, with an extremely reserved personality, and always likes to carry all the burdens on his shoulders, He kept everything in his heart and didn't regard him as a friend at all.

Thinking of this, Ling Shen suddenly snorted coldly: "If you like to talk, don't talk." After speaking, he stood up with a flick of his sleeves.

Hearing the displeasure in his tone, Yu Yun also froze, and saw that he was standing up as if he was about to leave, so he quickly reached out and grabbed his sleeve.

Ling Shen turned his head and looked at him lazily: "What? Don't you want to talk to me? If that's the case, I'm going back to sleep."

Yu Yun was so choked by him that he was a little speechless, but he didn't want to let go, so he could only sigh: "I didn't say anything."

Ling Shen didn't sit down, looked down at the helpless person with lowered eyebrows, and continued coldly: "Okay, let's talk, I'll listen."

Yu Yun was still a little hesitant, but when Ling Shen saw it, he didn't make it difficult for him, so he pulled up his sleeves and planned to leave.In the eyes of others, his action seems to be taking Joe, but as far as Ling Shen himself is concerned, he is really thinking about it. The person in front of him is very mysterious, or there is no secret involved. Maybe, if he found out, he might hang his life on a cliff instead—although he wasn't afraid of death, he didn't want to put himself in danger because of this kind of thing.

Ling Shen twitched his sleeve twice, the first time Yu Yu was still clenched tightly, he couldn't twitch; the second time the man suddenly let go, Ling Shen was free, and was about to leave without looking back.But before he stepped out of the door, a letter was handed over to him.

"Let's have a look." Yu Yu stuffed the letter into Ling Shen's hand, Ling Shen hesitated for a while, and finally opened it to read.He has been here for a long time, and he can basically recognize all the common characters. Generally, as long as the characters are not written like dogs, he can understand them.The person who wrote this letter was Song Yin. Although this person was just the head of the security guard, the words were written in a flamboyant manner. It was the same as those written by the old Chinese doctors in the hospital. He recognized it with a frown. It took a long time, but I didn't understand what was written on it.In the end, his eyes were dazzled, and Ling Shen was quite helpless, so he turned around and stuffed the letter back to Yu Yun.

Holding the letter, Yu Yun raised his eyebrows: "Have you finished reading it?"

Ling Shen glared at him angrily: "This man used to be a doctor, so it's written in such a way that people won't be able to read it."

Yu Yun is used to reading Song Yin's handwriting, and this is also their usual font for internal communication, so it seems that there is no obstacle.Now that I heard Ling Shen's words, I immediately realized that these people's handwriting was specially practiced at the beginning, and it was specially written in such a way that it would be difficult to teach them to recognize it if it fell into the hands of others.

Ling Shen sat down, propped his chin with one hand, and looked a little lazy: "You don't need to bother with translation, just talk about it."

Yu Yun rubbed his nose, and he really said it briefly according to Ling Shen's request. It was probably similar to what the husband said, but it was more detailed and not so exaggerated. Said a lot.

After listening to the description of the ice bandits, Ling Shen felt that they were similar to the Viking pirates in Northern Europe, probably due to their different origins, but given the similar environment, their living habits may also be similar.But this is not what he cares about. Compared with such things that have nothing to do with him, he is more curious about why this person cares so much.In his view, this kind of matter is the business of the local parents and officials. Even if they want to take care of it, the imperial court will take care of it. It is really not the turn of a cottage to worry about it.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Yu Yun thoughtfully, and asked tentatively, "Are you from Muzhou?"

Yu Yun didn't know why, so he shook his head and replied, "No."

Ling Shen changed his sitting position and looked at him strangely: "Then why do you care so much about that place? You even sent someone to investigate it. People who don't know think you are a spy from another country?"

Yu Yun narrowed his eyes and remained silent, then stood up suddenly after a while, and walked to the window.The weather has been good these two days, the snow hanging on the trees has almost melted, but there is still a thick layer on the ground, and it is white when you look out.Seeing that he was silent, Ling Shen also walked forward.The white snow outside the window, Ling Shen was indeed shocked when he saw it for the first time, but after seeing it too much, he inevitably felt that the whiteness was unchanging and boring.

Just as he was thinking, Yu Yun suddenly asked, "What do you think of this world?"

"If you just ask me whether the world is peaceful, I heard that since the victory of Nanliang three years ago, the two countries have ceased fighting. If there is no war, there will be peace; if you ask about the matter of Muzhou, the state capital of Muzhou and the court will find a way , I really don’t need you to worry about it.” Ling Shen originally wanted to say something—you are too lenient, but seeing Yu Yun’s attitude that did not seem to be a joke from the beginning to the end, he did not say this after all.He has always been a cold-hearted person, and often cannot understand this kind of compassion, just like in his opinion, although so many people in Muzhou are pitiful, it has nothing to do with him anyway, and he doesn't like to follow the crowd Yes, so I don't even bother to express emotion.

After not hearing Yu Yu answering a word for a long time, Ling Shen glanced sideways at him, not wanting to meet his gaze.He seemed to be looking at him for a while, and when he saw him looking over, he asked, "If you were asked to deal with these bandits, what would you do?"

"Huh?" Ling Shen understood Yu Yun's meaning, tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "Aren't we bandits? It's not bad to go to Muzhou to fight the autumn wind. Anyway, there are plenty of supplies there, but I met a colleague on the way , then there must be a fight, knock them out, beat up the Xiang army who heard the news, and finally donate gold, silver and jewels and flee back to the north. Besides, it doesn’t count if you leave Zhenbeiguan In the territory of Nanliang, besides, there are many cottages and bandits in this place, who knows who did it, maybe Nanliang thinks it was Xia Guo who did it, anyway, we can't be involved."

Ling Shen spoke simply and rudely, and he carried out the theory of "black eats black" to the end.After hearing this, Yu Yun didn't agree with it at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he wanted to take care of this matter, and this was the only way left.In the end, he clenched his fist and said, "Okay, then we'll do it like this."

Ling Shen: "..."