As Chu Tian walked, he was thinking about how he could capture Niutoushan without any bloodshed. Not far ahead was Niutoushan.
He is not soft-hearted towards the bandits on Niutoushan, but he knows that the so-called bandits in the past dynasties are nothing more than criminals who committed crimes and were hunted down by the court.
Or the people who can't survive have to turn into bandits in order to survive.
Those who really endanger the people and pedestrians are the bandit leaders or a very small number of insidious and cunning people.
If we can get rid of those extremely evil people, organize and train those stragglers, we will be an invincible army on the battlefield one day.
Lin Fengwan followed Chu Tian, joking with everyone from time to time. The group soon left the vicinity of Zhanjiang and set foot on the official road.
The difference is that there are few pedestrians on the official road here. Even if it is because of Huo Dou's rebellion, Chu Tian feels that Huo Dou's men have not affected this place.
The reason why it is so desolate can only be because of the bandits on Niutou Mountain.
Seeing that it was getting late, Chu Tian didn't want the emperor's sisters-in-law to encounter the bandits, so he suggested, "Are the emperor's sisters-in-law tired? Let's find a place to stay for one night. How about the journey tomorrow morning?"
Lin Fengwan said immediately, "Your Majesty, Seventh Prince, please take a look!"
Lin Fengwan pointed to a village at the foot of the mountain not far away and said, "There is a large village in front of us. It must be the manor of a wealthy family. We can go and stay here. Just give us a few extra coins before we leave!"
Living in Zhuangzi is much more comfortable than staying in an inn. Not only is the room spacious, but what's even more comfortable is that you can fire on your own in Zhuangzi without being restricted by the inn's waiter.
Lin Fengwan had already thought about it. For today's dinner, she would personally cook a special dish for His Majesty Seventh Prince.
Upon hearing this, several other princes and concubines immediately agreed, "Spend the night on Zhuangzi? That's great!"
Lu Huining said, "Okay! I've grown up so big that I haven't spent a night on Zhuangzi yet! It would be better if I could stay for a few days!"
In fact, Chu Tian wanted to set up a tent in the wild with some of the emperor's wives. Seeing that several of the emperor's sisters-in-law were eager to spend the night in Zhuangzi, he did not want to disturb the interest of the several emperor's sisters-in-law, so he had to support their decision.
Everyone got off the official road and rushed to Zhuangzi.
As I was walking, not far ahead, a group of ordinary people came in a hurry with their families and packages on their backs, as if they were running for their lives.
Chu Tian waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop and stand beside the path.
Chu Tian went up to meet him, stopped one of the old men, and asked, "Old man, what are you doing?..."
The old man stopped, took a breath, and asked, "Are you going to stay in the village in front?"
Chu Tian nodded slightly, "That's exactly what I meant!"
The old man glanced at the people behind Chu Tian, sighed, and said, "Young man! To tell you the truth, we ran out of Zhuangzi. I would like to advise you, if you want to survive, run away quickly!"
After speaking, the old man waved his hand and ordered the people behind him, "Everyone, follow closely! Don't leave anyone behind!"
When Chu Tian heard this, he immediately stopped the old man, "Old man, what happened? Tell us, maybe we can help!"
"You?..." The old man looked Chu Tian up and down.
A young master, with his family and servants, all looked delicate and delicate.
"Master, I advise you to leave as soon as possible, otherwise, your family will..."
The old man shook his head, his face full of despair.
"Old man, if you have any difficulties, tell us and we can really help you!" Lin Fengwan stood beside Chu Tian and said seriously.
Maybe a few days ago, they couldn't protect themselves, and Lin Fengwan didn't dare to say this, but it would definitely help the old man.
Now.
The Seventh Highness is invincible, and even the three thousand rebels are no match, so what else can stop the Seventh Highness?
They didn't insist on taking matters into their own hands, but they encountered the people of Dachu who were in trouble. If they didn't take action, wouldn't they be taking advantage of those who did evil?
If we ignore the people in front of us, what's the point of conquering the world?
The old man probably believed the woman's words more. He looked at Lin Fengwan and Chu Tian again, and then said, "You must know that I might as well tell you and let you understand that not everything can be controlled!"
The old man sighed and said, "My master was originally a court official. Two young masters in the family died on the battlefield, leaving only Miss Sun, who lives in seclusion here with my master."
"Who knew that the mountain king on Niutou Mountain would find out and insist on marrying into my family and becoming my master's grandson-in-law!"
"My Miss Sun is only fifteen years old. She has never even had a hairpin. If she wants to marry the King of the Mountain as her grandson-in-law, she might as well kill my master directly."
"After being rejected by my master, just now, King Shan sent someone over and said that he would come to marry my Miss Sun tonight!"
"Now my Miss Sun has been watched by the thieves on the mountain. My master is afraid that the mountain king will come and hurt us all, so he ordered us to escape!"
Chutian understood as soon as he heard it. If he couldn't get married, he would directly steal the bride.
However, I don’t know if this mountain king is Wang Yi of Niutou Mountain.
Chu Tian asked, "Is that bandit leader from Niutoushan?"
"You!..." The old man was stunned, "Do you know him?..."
"My father-in-law thinks highly of me. How could I possibly know the bandit leader from Niutoushan? But I knew him right away!"
He was worrying about how to enter Niutoushan when this happened.
What a coincidence.
Lin Fengwan next to him asked, "Is your master's surname Han?"
The old man immediately became alert, "Who are you? Why do you know about my master?"
Seeing that his guess was correct, Lin Fengwan slightly raised his lips and said, "Since something happened in Mr. Han's house, we can't ignore it."
Turning his face to Chu Tian, he said, "Master Han Chang once served as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. His two sons were killed in the battle with Southern Xinjiang. The eldest son's wife followed her husband after giving birth to a daughter."
"Master Han was so disheartened that he took his granddaughter to resign and left. Unexpectedly, he ended up living in seclusion here."
Chu Tian nodded, "Now that we have met, Wang Yi deserves to be unlucky!"
He glanced at the old man and said, "If you believe me, just follow us back to Zhuangzi. I won't let the thieves on Niutou Mountain succeed!"
"If you don't believe me, you don't have to go far. You just need to watch in secret with others, and just wait until I take care of the Niutoushan bandits and then come back!"
After saying that, he lifted his feet and left.
At this time, he already had a complete plan in his mind.
Not only do we want to save Miss Han and Master Han, but we also need to take this opportunity to capture Niutoushan!
Seeing Chu Tian and the others running towards Zhuangzi desperately, the old man said to the people behind him, "Since someone has come to help us, Master, we don't have to wander around and live in the days of escape. Everyone, follow me back and have a look! Maybe we can help You deserve it, Master!"
