Lord Prime Minister

The sea is not close to Ji County, and ordinary people have to walk for five days to get there, and if they take a horse-drawn carriage, it takes three days, so it will take at least six days to go back and forth, and it will take some time to find the exit of the underground river. This trip, I am afraid it will take more than ten days to come back.

As the proposer of this method, Mu Zihuai was obliged to take over the task.The prince must not leave Ji County, and the county magistrate must also serve as the backbone of the refugees and cannot leave. Ren Danfeng is also responsible for the soldiers who may be purchased from various places in five days, and Gu Li is ordered by the prince to conduct regular training for some of the soldiers selected. Be an elite soldier, but at least obey orders and observe discipline.

Therefore, only Mu Zihuai was left who could go out.This result was unexpected by everyone. In the eyes of everyone, although Mu Zihuai looked quite energetic, but after all, he had small arms and legs, and the road was unpredictable. If something happened, how could he cope with it? .

"This king will go with you." Huangfu Yunhua frowned, looked at the thin Mu Zihuai, and expressed that he wanted to go with him.

"My lord..."

The county magistrate Chen was about to speak when he was interrupted by Mu Zihuai. "My lord, you can rest assured that the villain will definitely come back within fifteen days. If your lord leaves Ji County, if something happens, it will be a major event."

"My lord, I will send five elite soldiers to protect him along the way, so don't worry." Gu Li also added.

Huangfu Yunhua pondered for a moment, and finally compromised. "Ten days, if Zihuai doesn't come back, I will look for you personally."

Mu Zihuai was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect the prince to be so dedicated to him, and quickly bowed: "Zihuai will definitely live up to the prince's expectations."

In the early morning of the next day, the sky turned white, and Mu Zihuai and five soldiers set off at dawn.

In his hand is a simple map given by the county magistrate Chen. The topography and terrain are marked with pictures, which are easy to identify.

"My lord, if you go out from here, you will leave the boundary of Ji County." A soldier pointed to a stone tablet and said.

Mu Zihuai nodded, turned around and got back into the carriage. "You need to be careful in this trip, so as not to attract others' attention. You should call me Zihuai."

The soldier smiled, showing his white teeth. "It's better to call me Mr. Mu, Mr. just call me Xiaodao."

These five people are the cronies that Gu Li has always brought with him, and they carry the informality and boldness of soldiers.Mu Zihuai liked dealing with such people very much, and soon became acquainted.

"Mr. Mu!"

Just about to cross the border of Ji County, a clear voice sounded.

Mu Zihuai opened the curtain of the carriage and looked back, and a woman came by.Coarse linen clothes, hair tied in a bun, neat and tidy.

It was the woman who was determined to avenge her husband, Su Ye.

I ran out of the Yamen a few days ago and never went back. Why are you here now?

Mu Zihuai's first reaction was that he was being followed.The time and place of her appearance were too coincidental to make one doubtful.

"Miss Su, why are you here?"

Su Ye didn't say a word, walked to the front of the carriage, and knelt down without saying a word.

"I beg Mr. Mu to take in the woman, and Mr. Mu to save the woman's life."

Mu Zihuai was startled by her appearance first. Seeing her desolate voice and dead eyes, he asked, "Help you? Could it be that something difficult happened to you?"

"It's been less than a year since the woman entered Qi's house. Her husband died tragically, and her family was ruined. If it wasn't for the desire to seek justice for her husband, the woman would definitely not live on." Su Ye knelt on the ground, staring straight ahead, with a broken look. look. "If revenge is not possible, the woman will hang herself and go with my poor husband in a few days."

Mu Zihuai raised his eyebrows. This kind of request, which was no different from a threat, had the opposite effect on him.Although I felt that it would be a pity if such a young woman really disappeared like this, but the prince's attitude was already obvious before, and now I have important things to do, and he couldn't help her out of emotion and reason.

"Body and skin, you are the parents. Miss Su, you give up your life so easily, why don't you let go of your hatred and live a good life."

Su Ye looked up at Mu Zihuai, full of unwillingness and resentment. "Has your lord ever lost someone close to you? Has your lord ever felt the pain of shattered hopes? Your lord wants women to forget their hatred, but it's really hard for women to obey."

Asked two consecutive questions, Mu Zihuai was a little shaken.Back then when Mr. Yan was beaten to death, didn't he also focus on revenge?Until now, he still couldn't let go, so he deliberately drove the Gang brothers away from Ji County.But the Su family's home in front of him was occupied and displaced, her husband died, and there was no peace after his death, and his flesh and blood were eaten by others.This hatred is already a thousand times greater than his own, but now he persuades her to let go, it is really unkind.

Mu Zihuai had nothing to say for a while, he could take revenge smoothly with the help of the prince, but now, what the Su family lacked was a guiding path.

"You said before that you know medicine?"

"Yes, if it's not a terminal illness, all women can be treated with medicine." Seeing the turning point of the matter, Su Ye said hastily.

"So, you find a place to live first, and I will take you to see the prince when I return."

Mu Zihuai calculated that high temperature is the most likely to breed disease.No large-scale plague has been discovered yet, but it is necessary to prevent it before it happens. As time goes by, no one knows what will happen in the future. It is good to be prepared.

Mu Zihuai had a good plan, but Su Ye didn't think so. In her opinion, the most powerful person among these people was the prince, but he was planning to send her away a few days ago.This person in front of him will disobey the prince's order for the sake of a woman?

Now saying that he is willing to take him in is just a way of procrastination, letting himself wait for him here, saying that he will come to her, but it is unknown whether he can wait for him by then.Su Ye didn't want to wait blindly any more, so he immediately said: "The women are willing to follow the adults to do things, and the women are not afraid of hardship."

It's understandable that Mu Zihuai doesn't know what she's thinking, but it's a bit difficult from his own point of view. "As long as you stay in Ji County, I will definitely come to you. If I don't come, you can go to the Yamen to find me."

"grown ups......"

Su Shi wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Mu Zihuai.

"Don't say any more, if you don't believe me, you don't have to come to me."

Su Ye frowned slightly, his eyes flashed, and he saw a map spread out on his knees from the window of the carriage, and he had thousands of plans in his mind in an instant. "In that case, I wish my lord a smooth trip and return soon."

Seeing that she was no longer attached, Mu Zihuai finally smiled. "I'll borrow your good words."

When it was confirmed that Su Ye was leaving, Mu Zihuai and the others hurried on their way and had to find a place to live before dark.

The whip slapped on the horses. They took the official road, which was winding and winding.

After driving non-stop for three days, the six of them finally stopped in a small town near the sea to take a rest.

"Man, here are two dishes of side dishes and a pot of tea." Several people sat down in the tavern, and the five of them, Xiaodao, had already changed into casual clothes before leaving, so they didn't attract the attention of others when they were in a crowded place.

When they first arrived, Mu Zihuai and the others didn't know the situation, so they couldn't do anything, so they sat in the tavern where the news spread the fastest.

It is far away from Ji County, backed by mountains and close to the sea, and the severe drought in Ninghe River did not have a big impact on life here.

"Here, guest officer, your tea."

A man with a rag on his shoulder came over with a pot of tea, wiped the table three times and put down the tea.

"Brother, I want to ask you something." Seizing the timing, Mu Zihuai called.

"Hey, guest officer, if you ask me, I don't know anything about this city." The boy put the rag on his shoulders again, bent over, and almost gave himself a thumbs up.

"Then I really asked the right person." Mu Zihuai said with a smile: "Brother, you may have heard that a river appeared inexplicably somewhere near here a few months ago?"

"River?" The boy scratched his head and shook his head. "I haven't heard of it. Where did the guest officer hear the news?"

"I heard someone mention it on the road. Since you haven't even heard of it, I must have been bluffed again." Mu Zihuai stared, looking angry.

"Haha, that person was joking. The guest officer is not a local. Could it be that the guest officer came here for that river?"

"No, I didn't expect it to be a lie." Mu Zihuai shook his head, dejectedly, and raised his head as if remembering something. "Brother, I can't come here in vain. Tell me what good places to go nearby. If you want to be near the sea, almost no one goes there. I like to explore."

The young man really raised his head and thought about it carefully, and said: "There are a few places, but almost no one goes there, either it's too dangerous, or the road is not easy to walk, the guest officer really wants to go?"

Mu Zihuai nodded. "Go and have a look, there is something to talk about when you go back."

"Okay then. Guest officer, you will go out later, go to the left, until you reach the mouth of the sea. Now it is just the time of low tide. You can take a boat and go up all the way, and you will see a huge cave in about an hour. .Basically no one knows about that place, and I discovered it by accident the last time I went to sea."

"Sounds like a good place, are there others?"

"There is another place, but the road is difficult to walk. Everyone here knows that place, but few people go there. I heard that some people accidentally failed to come back." The boy said a little reluctantly, as if he didn't want to Mu Zihuai went to another place.

"Oh, I'm really going to have a look then."

"This is also a boat ride. The water flows down. It will take less than half an hour to go ashore and pass through a forest. Be careful then, sir. The forest is not clean." Speaking of which, the boy His eyes widened, he looked around nervously, and deliberately lowered his voice.

"Not clean?"

"Yes, a few people went in and went crazy when they came out. It's really pitiful that they are still in a daze." While talking, the young man picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Mu Zihuai. "Guest officer, it's better not to go. The remaining caves are very beautiful and easy to come and go. There is no danger."

Mu Zihuai took the teacup, but didn't drink it. He felt a little warm about the kindness of this young man, and took out a tael of silver from his jacket and handed it over. "Thank you, little brother, take these as my thank you."

"Oh, how dare you do that." The boy's eyes lit up. The taels of money were his monthly money for two months. As he said this, he wiped his hands on his clothes, and carefully took the money and collected it. good.