Xiao Qin took Gu Yue'er and squeezed into the cave. Gu Yue'er was surprised.
"Brother Qin, there is a cave on this mountain? Why didn't I know about it before?"
Xiao Qin didn't say anything. After pulling Gu Yue'er and squeezing in, she reached a slightly more open area before letting go of Gu Yue'er.
"One man is in charge here, and no one can open the door. Just rest and I will stop the pursuers. If you can kill Yu Dayou, Xiao Feng will have nothing to fear!"
Xiao Qin turned her head and stood at the entrance where only one person could pass. She stood calmly and with her hands down, like a tiger waiting for its prey to come to the door.
Gu Yue'er calmed down for a moment, took two steps inside, and was shocked to find that there was a different cave in the cave.
The stone tables and benches are all made of rough materials directly polished from the stones in the cave. The lower parts are directly connected to the cave and are completely integrated.
A stone bed also polished with raised stones is covered with thick animal skins, full of primitive wildness. Behind the stone bed is a naturally formed pool.
The water in the pool is spring water dripping from the top of the cave. It is continuous and gurgling. Moreover, this water is actually living water, and it can be seen by the naked eye that it is slowly flowing in one direction.
This was clearly a place where people lived, but it was deserted at the moment. Gu Yue'er was about to ask when she heard a scream.
A soldier who squeezed in didn't even have time to raise his knife. He was slapped in the chest by Xiao Qin. He screamed and spurted out a mouthful of blood, and was quickly pulled out by the people behind him.
The next soldier was smarter and did not put his body in front. Instead, he stabbed forward and rushed out behind the knife.
It's a pity that the entrance is really narrow. People can squeeze through without any problem. If they want to rush through,
It was very difficult in the past, and it was impossible to rush fast, especially in Xiao Qin's eyes, it was like a snail.
Xiao Qin easily let go of the steel knife, then grabbed the throat of the rushing soldier, broke it with a click, and was dragged back by the soldier behind.
After two people were killed in a row, the soldiers did not dare to rush in. They tentatively fired two arrows in, but the arrows could not turn and could not hurt Xiao Qin who was hiding aside.
Yu Dayou's rich voice sounded: "Get out of the way! Let me come!"
Xiao Qin was overjoyed. Although he believed that his kung fu was superior to Yu Dayou's, under normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to kill Yu Dayou. Even if Yu Dayou couldn't defeat him, there would be no problem in escaping.
But today is different. If Yu Dayou dares to come in, Xiao Qin is 90% sure to kill him. As long as Yu Dayou dies, not only will Xiao Feng lose an arm, but Japanese pirates will also take the opportunity to sweep along the coast...
A small black ball was thrown in. In Xiao Qin's eyes, it slowly fell to the ground like slow motion. Xiao Qin's pupils suddenly shrank and she quickly dodged to the side.
There was a bang, and smoke filled the air. Fortunately, the cave was large and strong enough to avoid damage, but in this confined space, the power of the gunpowder was still amplified several times, causing the entire cave to buzz.
In the choking smoke, another black ball was thrown in and exploded again. This time Yu Dayou deliberately increased the force and threw it further in, almost to the stone table.
Xiao Qin rushed over and threw Gu Yue'er to the ground. The blast of air blew their hair away.
Although Longhushan's improved gunpowder is not comparable to Nobel's, it is definitely a big killer in this sealed cave.
!
Yu Dayou threw them in one after another, as if he didn't want money, and the method of throwing them in was different every time.
Left plug, right plug, high pole, low pole, shrinking pole, jumping pole, the little black balls are jumping around, and it is difficult to predict the movement and landing point.
Although the cave was big enough for Xiao Qin and Gu Yue'er to escape, the smoke in the cave became thicker and thicker, making it harder and harder to see, and Gu Yue'er's cough became more and more severe.
Xiao Qin also felt it was difficult to breathe. He had to regretfully give up his dream of hunting Yu Dayou here. He picked up Gu Yue'er and jumped directly into the pool.
"Hold your breath and follow me!"
Gu Yue'er held her breath obediently, followed Xiao Qin into the underground of the pool, and crawled forward with Xiao Qin. In front of the pool is a passage that is not spacious but can tolerate passage.
The passage was very long, and Gu Yue'er felt that her chest was getting more and more stuffy, and stars were popping up in front of her eyes, but she knew that she must not open her mouth, otherwise she would choke to death under the water.
After crawling for a while, Gu Yue'er felt that her eyes were getting dark and she could no longer hold on. She sucked in a mouthful of water through her uncontrollable nose. She coughed violently, causing more water to pour into her mouth.
One hand grabbed Gu Yue'er's hair and lifted her out of the water. Gu Yue'er lay on the stone, coughing desperately to cough up the water she had choked in.
This is a miraculous work of nature. The outlet at the other end of the channel is slightly lower than the height of the pool, so when the pool is full to a certain extent, the water will flow out.
Following this weak current, you can find the direction of the exit. This cave was originally the last refuge prepared by Xiao Qin, but this time it had to be exposed in advance.
The exit was connected to a long cave that was sometimes wide and sometimes narrow. By the time Xiao Qin took Gu Yue'er out of the cave, they were already outside the encirclement. The two of them were soaked to the skin, and the autumn wind blew by, making Gu Yue'er shiver.
Xiao Qin looked coldly at Changyang Mountain in the distance, pulled Gu Yue'er and turned around to leave.
"Brother Qin, where are we going?"
"Go to the sub-tank to pick up the horse, and go straight to Taicang. Xiao Feng came to attack me lightly, and will not take the princess with him. Since Yu Dayou and Zhang Wuxin are both here, there is no master around the princess.
As long as I can contact the local Japanese pirates and sneak attack Xiao Feng's group before Xiao Feng goes back, I will have a chance to seize the princess in the chaos! "
At this time, after an indiscriminate bombardment, Yu Dayou got into the cave under the cover of thick smoke. He held a big sword in his hand. After a difficult search, he got out again and rushed down the mountain with his body covered in gunpowder smoke. go.
"Master, there is no one in the cave. I touched the pool with my hand. The water is flowing. I guess there is an exit, but I don't know where the exit is."
Xiao Feng sighed: "If there is no escape route, then this White Lotus Sect headquarters will be too simple.
Stop looking, gather the team, mount your horse quickly, and chase the large army. I think Xiao Qin is already on the way! "
The headquarters of the White Lotus Sect in Jiaxing was seized. The news was not spread very quickly because Xiao Qin ran in a hurry and didn't even have time to release a few pigeons.
Therefore, Yan Shifan read the news from the imperial court's victory report. After reading it carefully, he couldn't help but sigh at the maid kneeling in front of him.
"I didn't expect Xiao Feng to find the headquarters of the White Lotus Sect so quickly. From today on, your White Lotus Sect will become a lost dog."
The maid took a breath
, didn't care about Yan Shifan's rude words, and instead smiled charmingly.
"So my life is good. If I hadn't been sent by the Holy Envoy to serve my master in advance, I might have died on the mountain when the imperial court attacked the mountain."
Yan Shifan continued to sigh: "So remember, in the future, the cooperation between the White Lotus Sect and me will be based on me. I think you Holy Envoys also understand this."
The maid agreed humbly, and her words were a bit unclear. Yan Shifan grabbed her hair at the critical moment, and she groaned in pain, but smiled even happier.
Jiajing also smiled happily at this time, and smiled at Yan Song and said: "Although Xiao Feng has not yet fought against the Japanese pirates during this trip, he first defeated Qingzhou and then Jiaxing. Both of the White Lotus Sect's nests were destroyed. It's very good, very good. OK!"
Yan Song smiled with a smile on his face: "Xiao Feng's contribution is indeed not small, but many places along the coast are in crisis, and Japanese pirates are becoming more and more rampant. The White Lotus Sect cannot fight against scabies, so it is better to attack Japanese pirates as soon as possible."
Jiajing nodded: "My love, what you say is reasonable, but you must reward meritorious service. Let's take a look at the cabinet. How can we reward you based on merit?"
Yan Song pondered for a while, and finally felt that Xiao Feng should not be allowed to wear too many amulets, otherwise the damage value would be reduced when he takes the blame in the future.
"Long live, young Xiao Feng's high position is already easily envied by everyone. The Governor of Jiangnan is already in the second rank. It would be inappropriate to add a reward. I'm afraid I can only give gold, silver and property."
Two small gold mines and an agate mine discovered by Xiao Feng in Shandong were included in Jiajing's WTO. Although the mines were not large, WTO's income still skyrocketed.
WTO itself is a non-profit charity and does not involve share issues, but it is similar to most charitable institutions.
Like other institutions, Jiajing and Xiao Feng can obtain a certain proportion of operating expenses from them, which is not common sense to outsiders.
The current main profit-making institution of WTO is the blacksmith shop that Zhang Tianci purchased for 200 taels of silver. Most of the products that make money are produced in the blacksmith shop, and only gunpowder is produced solely by the Taoist pyrotechnics of Longhu Mountain.
Therefore, the current shareholding structure in WTO is as follows: Jiajing is the major shareholder, Tianci Group is the second shareholder, Blacksmith Master and Longhushan are small shareholders, Zeng Zaoban earns a high salary and has no shares.
Although Xiao Feng is the owner of the temple, he does not have direct shares. His shares are counted in the Tianci Group. But he is equivalent to the CEO of WTO, and controls the use of all working capital in WTO.
So for Xiao Feng, money is no longer an issue, so Yan Song has to work hard to turn all his achievements into money. This is called going too far, and leaving him no chance to allocate experience points to other shortcomings.
Jiajing pondered for a moment and felt that Xiao Feng was not short of money, but what Yan Song said made sense. What should he do? He looked at Huang Jin.
"Huang Ban, in your opinion, what should we do?"
Huang Jin is now the chief minister of etiquette, with a high and powerful position, and he is no longer inferior in front of Yan Song, but he is still modest and cautious, smiling first before speaking.
"In the opinion of this old slave, Xiao Feng is indeed in a high position now and it is not appropriate to increase the reward."
Um? Jiajing raised his left eyebrow, Huang Jin, were you fainted by the ambergris today? Don't you understand what I mean?
Um? Yan Song raised his right eyebrow. Did Huang Jin start to favor me because Xiao Feng was no longer in the capital?
"But Xiao Feng's family members are all white
, it seems that it can be a favor, it can not only show that the court will reward those who have merit, but it will not hinder Xiao Feng himself. "
High! Jiajing breathed a sigh of relief and felt that Huang Ban was indeed no longer at the level of the Chief of Ceremonies, but had risen to the level of the Chief of Ceremonies' Palm Seal!
"In that case, let's reward Xiao Feng's wife with a second-grade official title. Logically speaking, Xiao Feng should have a second-grade official title.
However, Xiao Feng had a special status and the governorship of Jiangnan was not a permanent official position, so no one mentioned this matter. Let's take advantage of this opportunity to reward merit. "
Yan Song frowned. He was not jealous. His own wife was already a first-grade imperial concubine. It seemed that he did not need to be jealous of Xiao Feng's wife, a second-grade imperial concubine. What annoyed him was exactly what he was worried about before - Xiao Feng had another layer of armor.
Wan Zai was right. Xiao Feng's official position has been jumping up and down. When it is high, it jumps directly to the second rank. When it is low, it jumps to the bottom and becomes a juren. In such a state, it is logically difficult to get a royal title. .
As a result, Huang Jin took advantage of Xiao Feng's meritorious service to directly obtain a second-grade imperial decree for Liu Xueer. The imperial decree as a wife was relatively independent and would not change with her husband's status.
For example, Xiao Feng was beaten to the end again and became a commoner, while Liu Xueer's second-grade imperial decree still existed, which reflected the court's clear-cut attitude of rewards and punishments.
If a man does a good job at work, his wife must support him well at night, so he should be rewarded together!
When a man fails at work, he most likely doesn’t care about his wife’s support and instead seeks other support, so just punish the man!
Mrs. Gaoming received her salary from the court according to her rank, and she was also eligible to participate in court dances, whether she was riding a donkey or returning home.
You can see the princess even if you ride a horse. She can be regarded as the best friend of the harem and royal women.
Moreover, if Mrs. Gaoming and the woman next door quarreled and scratched each other's faces, it would not be considered a mutual assault. The woman next door would be considered assaulting the court official, and the crime would be increased!
If Mrs. Gaoming unilaterally tickled the woman next door, the local magistrate would not have the right to try it. Instead, she would have to report it to each level. In theory, it would be directly managed by the queen in the harem.
Therefore, if Xiao Feng is really defeated, assuming that even Shiguan and Zhang Tianci are uprooted, he can at least return to the most primitive state of the year - eating Liu Xueer's soft rice.
It was still Xiao Chunzi who conveyed the decree, but now Xiao Chunzi was on the rise. With his godfather Huang Jin becoming the chief minister of etiquette, he also progressed to become the Jiaofang Si Fengluan, which is also the top leader of the Jiaofang Si!
It stands to reason that Xiao Chunzi no longer needs to be an errand messenger, but when he heard that the Xiao Feng family was given a royal title, he actively took over the job. Huang Jin nodded slightly: My son has grown up!
When Xiao Chunzi came to Xiao Mansion with the Jin Yiwei and his entourage, Qi An, the gatekeeper, saw the imperial edict in his hand and quickly called for someone to open the door. Now there are ten "servants of Zuixian Tower" in the Xiao Mansion. They are strong and can easily open the door.
Liu Xueer walked out of the back hall surrounded by a group of women. Although she did not receive the imperial edict, Xiao Feng did so several times, so she followed suit without feeling too panicked.
Xiao Chunzi chanted the imperial edict in a long voice, then bestowed the imperial edict with a phoenix crown and harem, put away the imperial edict, and rushed forward to salute Liu Xueer.
Yan Niang happened to come to visit Liu Xue'er. When she saw her immediate boss saluting, she quickly stepped forward to help Liu Xue'er help Xiao Chunzi.
Liu Xueer's face turned red: "Spring
Father-in-law, this can't be done. Brother Xiao is a good person at home. If he is not at home, who in this family can bear your courtesy. "
Xiaochunzi smiled and said: "That's a bad thing to say. Now you are a second-grade imperial eunuch. Don't talk about me, a ninth-grade sesame official. Even if the master of Dongchang comes, he must salute according to the etiquette. There is no one older than you among the eunuchs." .”
Xiaochunzi was only half-joking. According to the etiquette system, this is indeed the case. The highest rank of eunuchs is the fourth-rank official, which is Huang Jin's position. But in fact, not to mention that they don't know how to salute when they see a second-rank official, they also don't know how to salute when they see a second-rank minister.
Grades are grades, rights are rights, and there will never be a one-to-one correspondence in any era. Xiao Chunzi saluted Liu Xueer, it was purely a deliberate attempt to get closer.
At this time, the Liu Mansion across the door had already heard the noise. Liu Tong and his wife had been waiting at the door with their son for a long time. Seeing that Xiao Chunzi had finished announcing the decree, he hurried over and helped Liu Xueer look up and down. It seemed that Liu Xueer suddenly changed. Like a person.
Xiao Chunzi didn't want to disturb him, so he smiled and bowed and left. Yan Niang followed him out, Xiao Chunzi tilted his head and looked at Yan Niang with a smile. Yan Niang and Xiao Chunzi had known each other for a long time and asked with a smile: "What are you looking at?"
"Sister Yan, work harder and capture Mr. Xiao as soon as possible. Maybe you can become a royal wife in the future."
Yan Niang blushed and spat, then she looked a little sad, quickened her pace, got in the car and went to Chunyan Tower.
Xiaochunzi stood there and shook his head deeply: "Oh, woman..."
The Jin Yiwei beside them looked at each other, could it be that Eunuch Chun also understood women?
At this time, Mrs. Liu was touching Liu Xueer's phoenix crown with envy. Liu Tong was very pleased and twirled his beard.
Educate your daughter.
"Xue'er, a woman has to support her husband and raise her children in this life. Look, you have lived up to your father's teachings for so many years..."
"Xue'er, a woman has to marry the right man in this life. Look at you, you are already a second-grade man at such a young age. Look at mother..."
