bayedsolid Chapter 64 Something is wrong
Chapter 64 Something is wrong
Except for the other five princes of King Jin, only two of them survived and finally reached their fiefdoms.
One was the Northern King who had been stationed at the border before. However, he was stationed in Liangzhou in the northwest, and his fiefdom was in Youzhou in the northeast.
It is said that he had been at the border for many years and had rich combat experience, which enabled him to overcome all obstacles and reach his fiefdom in Youzhou safely.
However, many soldiers were killed along the way, including two brave generals, before the Northern King was able to be safe.
The other one is the Southern King where they are now.
The Prince of the South is the younger brother of the original Crown Prince. After the Crown Prince and the Emperor passed away, the Prince of the South was the legitimate heir and it was natural for him to succeed to the throne.
I just heard that when the Queen gave birth to the Southern Prince, she was already quite old, the fetus was not well taken care of, and it was a premature birth. The Southern Prince was weak from birth.
In addition, the Southern Prince was the youngest among the princes, and many ministers thought that he might not be able to handle the important task. Finally, the Second Prince succeeded to the throne.
I heard that when the King of the South first arrived at his fiefdom, he had a narrow escape from death.
Fortunately, he was lucky and survived in the end.
Yun Xi estimated that the old emperor and the queen must have given him a lot of experts when they were alive so that they could protect him safely to his fiefdom.
However, to be honest, the King of the South is still a good prince who is dedicated to serving the people. Since the King of the South arrived at his fiefdom, the lives of the people in Jiaozhou area have become much better.
Even Gantang Village, which was often harassed by bandits from Mount Jiuyi in the past few years, has not had any bandits dare to come down the mountain to harass the villagers in the past two years. It is said that the King of the South ordered the suppression of the bandits.
Later, the bandits became afraid and stopped coming to this side of the mountain. Instead, they changed direction and went to the other side of the mountain to Jingzhou.
In other words, this Jiuyi Mountain is actually the dividing line between Jiaozhou and Jingzhou. In other words, it is the dividing line between the King of the South and the King of Jin.
Now the King of Jin actually sent soldiers to disguise themselves as bandits and stay on Mount Jiuyi. What does he want to do?
The more Yun Xi thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong.
"Are you sure those people are really the King of Jin's men disguised as bandits?"
Yunsheng said confidently, "Yes, Master. I am 100% sure that the leader is the King of Jin's man."
Yun Xi thought about his previous identity and it was not surprising that he knew the people around King Jin. It seemed that he was not mistaken.
"I was worried that the other party would recognize me, so I didn't dare to fight and immediately found a chance to escape."
Yun Xi nodded, "You did the right thing. Get up. This matter is understandable, so I won't punish you for now. But you must do the next thing well for me."
"Thank you, Master. Please give me your orders, and I promise to complete the task."
"It's the same old task. Continue to look for good seedlings to train. In addition, the people sent to Gantang Village to secretly protect my parents should not be withdrawn. Not only should they not be withdrawn, but more people should be sent, at least ten people each time."
Yun Xi was worried that Master Xue had arranged for someone to launch a surprise attack and deal with her family in a few days when they completely let down their guard.
Also, after hearing Yunsheng's report just now, she felt a little uneasy, wondering what Prince Jin was trying to do.
Their village was right at the foot of Mount Jiuyi, and she was worried that if Prince Jin and his men took any action, innocent people would be affected.
Just in case, the people sent to protect the family cannot be withdrawn. Not only can they not be withdrawn, but more people have to be sent.
"Yes, master." Yunsheng replied respectfully.
After Yunsheng left, Yunxi prepared to find Yunqi and Yunyan.
However, before she could go over to him, the two brothers came over together to look for him.
"Brother, you came at the right time. I was just about to look for you."
Then, Yun Xi told the two of them the news that Yun Sheng had brought back.
After hearing this, both of them were very surprised.
"The King of Jin's men are on Mount Jiuyi, disguised as bandits?"
"Yes, brother, Yunsheng saw it clearly."
Yun Qi's brows were almost wrinkled into a shape of a "川" character, "What does the King of Jin want to do?"
"Could it be that the Jingzhou area also suffered a disaster this year and there is not enough food, so the King of Jin came up with such a bad idea and dressed up as a bandit to come to our Jiaozhou area to steal food?" Yun Yan guessed casually.
Yun Xi and Yun Qi both looked at him, seeming to think that this guess made sense.
"That's a possibility." Yun Xi thought thoughtfully, but she thought there should be more reasons than that.
It's no wonder she has conspiracy theories. No one in the royal family is simple.
Besides, even if many places were hit by disasters, the King of Jin should not be the first to be short of food. If they want food, there are many ways to do it. They should not disguise themselves as bandits just to grab some food.
If this is done for other purposes, it would be understandable.
Yun Xi told her two brothers what she was thinking.
Yun Yan asked, "Then what should we do, little sister?"
Yunqi also looked at her steadily, waiting for her instructions.
Yun Xi thought for a moment and said, "How about this, to be on the safe side, my second brother and I will go back to the village immediately, hire a few more carriages, and go back to bring my parents, grandfather, my uncle's family, and all our clansmen to the city."
Yun Yan asked, "How should we tell them? Tell them the whole story directly?"
Yun Xi said, "Let's say the bandits on Mount Jiuyi have been a bit arrogant recently. This year there is a drought and they are short of food, so they have to go down the mountain to steal food. Some villages have already suffered."
Yun Yan nodded, "I think it's okay. Let's tell the villagers about this news so that they can be prepared and hide if they can."
But Yunqi said, "But if we are overthinking it, they won't come down the mountain to steal things. If we say this and delay their work, will we be blamed?"
Yun Xi said, "That's a possibility, but our family can't take the risk. We only brought our family members and clansmen here. As for the rest of the village, it's up to them whether they want to listen or not. We're not saying that the bandits will definitely come."
Yun Yan agreed, "Yes, that's the truth."
Yunqi: "Okay, let's do as you say. Let's go hire a carriage now."
The three siblings hired a total of six carriages, plus the teahouse owner Guo Wei's carriage, a total of seven.
That means there are only so many carriages in the carriage company, otherwise they would have hired more.
Just as I was about to leave, someone from the county government came.
"Manager Yun, except for Mr. Xue, who escaped with Madam Xue and their son, all the others in the Xue Mansion have been arrested. The county magistrate would like to invite Manager Yun to the government office to discuss how to deal with these people."
Yun Qi also bowed to the official and said, "Okay, please wait a moment. I will explain the restaurant's affairs first."
The official's attitude was very respectful. "It's okay. Go ahead and do your work. We'll come over when you're done."
The three siblings went back into the house, and Yun Qi asked, "Little sister, what are we going to do with those people from the Xue family?"
Yun Xi sighed. This Master Xue was really a ruthless man. He just abandoned so many family members.
Although the Xue family members were innocent in this matter, she did not intend to be lenient.
There's nothing we can do about it, because they are members of the Xue family.
According to the "guilt by association" system, Mr. Xue, as the principal offender of the murder, and his family members must also be punished.
Having enjoyed the benefits brought by the Xue family before, now he has to endure the disasters brought by the Xue family.
Besides, even if she was kind-hearted, the other party might not appreciate it and might even find an opportunity to retaliate and cause trouble for her in the future.
"Let the county magistrate do what he should do and exercise his powers according to the law." Yun Xi said.
For a murder like Mr. Xue's, the mastermind would be beheaded as a warning to the public.
However, his family was unaware of this, so he could escape the death penalty but could not escape the punishment of living.
Most likely he will be sentenced to exile.