After an unknown amount of time, Zhen Yan woke up, rubbed his eyes, and found that he was lying in the room at some point. He must have been sent back by the servants who saw him lying by the lake.
Zhen Yan kicked off the quilt, washed and tidied up. So he went straight to his mother's courtyard, preparing to say goodbye to her, so that he could go back to report to his lord as soon as possible, and then find a way to raise food.
When Zhen Yan arrived at her mother's courtyard, she was having breakfast with Zhen Mi. To be precise, she was the one feeding Zhen Mi.
Seeing her son coming, Mrs. Zhen greeted him, "Lian'er, you haven't had breakfast yet. Come and eat together."
Zhen Mi also cheered, "That's right, hurry up and have dinner with Mi'er."
Zhen Yan is actually so worried now that she is not in the mood to eat. But seeing that it was requested by his mother who loved him so much, he couldn't refuse, so he had to reluctantly take a few bites.
Mo Ruomu, who knew her son, looked at her son with a worried look.
Mrs. Zhen said with concern, "Why does Yan'er look so depressed? Tell your mother if you have anything to do."
Zhen Yan didn't want his mother to worry about him, so he panicked and said, "My lord is in a hurry and comes to see me. I want to go back today."
What, leave? Before Zhen could say anything, Zhen Mi became unhappy and complained with a pout.
"No, Mi'er doesn't agree. Why did the second brother leave right after he came back?"
As he spoke, he felt like crying when he did something, as if he would cry if you didn't agree.
Zhen Yan cherished her sister very much and hurriedly went to coax her. After coaxing for a long time and signing many unequal treaties, I reluctantly agreed to my brother's departure.
Although Mrs. Zhen was very reluctant to part with her son, she also knew that he had important matters and could not stay with her forever.
So with reluctance, he warned, "In that case, Yan'er, please promise me all the way, and Mother will prepare food and grass for you."
How did my mother know about the food and grass matter? She didn't tell anyone else except her father.
Zhen Yan was surprised and happy and said, "Thank you, mother. I wonder how the mother knew that the child needed food and grass?"
Zhen looked at him with nostalgia, a little mysterious, and urged, "You will know this later, don't ask any more questions, just take your friends and go back quickly. We won't send you off."
Zhen Yan asked repeatedly, but her mother wouldn't tell them, so she had no choice but to say goodbye to them and go find Wen Chou to transport grain and grass back to the Bohai Sea.
By the time Zhen Yan and Wen Chou arrived at the gate of the mansion, the food and fodder were ready, and the people and horses to transport the food and fodder were also found. My mother is indeed very careful and has thought about all this.
Zhen Yan glanced at her mother's courtyard with nostalgia, then called Wen Chou, and led everyone to march towards the Bohai Sea with grain and grass. Yu Lu sighed at her mother.
However, he didn't know that in the corner of the door, his father, mother and Zhen Mi had been watching his back disappear before they dispersed.
Little did he know that danger was coming.
There is no airtight wall in the world, and the Zhen family's large-scale purchase of grain and grass has already alarmed all the demons and ghosts in Wuji.
Faced with so much wealth, there is no one who cannot be tempted, and the most threatening one is the Yellow Turban.
To be precise, they are a branch of the Yellow Turbans, the Black Mountain Bandits, also known as the Montenegrin Army.
This team was organized by Zhang Niujiao, a remnant of the Yellow Turbans, and others after the Yellow Turbans were suppressed. It mainly operates in the valleys of the Taihang Mountains in Zhongshan, Changshan, Zhaojun, Shangdang, Hanoi and other places. Black Mountain is located at the southern end of the Taihang Mountains, so it is called the Black Mountain Army.
Someone had been sent to keep an eye on Wuji for a long time. After Xizuo knew that Zhen Yan was going to transport the grain and grass, he quickly conveyed this important news back to the mountain.
Taihang Mountain, an unknown and not too high hill, has some of the subordinates of Yu Du, one of the five commanders of the Black Mountain Army, about 30,000 people. The leaders are Li Damu and Guo Daxian, who are Yu Du's confidants.
That day, while I was eating meat and drinking from a big bowl in the village, I heard a cry coming from the foot of the mountain.
"First Commander, Second Commander, there is good news."
I saw a little guy who was stationed in Wuji, staring at the food and grass, running in from the outside with a roar.
A guy with a fat belly, a face full of flesh, and very big eyes just picked up a pig's trotter and put it to his mouth. When he heard the shouting, he impatiently said, "Damn, what are you yelling about? If you have something to say, say it quickly." You’re about to fart, so don’t disturb me while I’m eating.”
He was so murderous that he was so frightened that he didn't even know how to respond.
Fortunately, the guy next to him who was very gentle, but actually a bit sinister, brought him a glass of wine to calm him down.
The little guy said gratefully, "Thank you, Second Commander," and drank the glass of wine.
He then faced the big-eyed guy and advised, "Brother, don't be anxious, you can see that my brothers are scared."
The commander-in-chief was Li Damu. He said angrily, "What a waste. Hurry up and talk to me about the matter."
The little guy said with lingering fear, "I'll report it to the commander-in-chief. I've heard about it. The Zhen family's grain and grass are now out of bounds, and they will be in our territory in five days."
The second commander, Guo Daxian, was very excited when he heard the good news and said, "Brother, this is good news. This time we can do something big and report the good news to Commander Qu."
"Hahaha, the second brother is right. After doing this, let's see who dares to look down on our brothers." He laughed and his eyes suddenly felt a little bigger.
Li Damu said impatiently to the young man who was still kneeling on the ground, "What are you still doing here? You haven't informed the brothers to gather so that you can follow me down the mountain to work."
After hearing the commander's reprimand, the little guy also reacted and wanted to go down and inform the brothers. But he was stopped by the second commander.
Just listen to him say, "Don't be busy, tell me first about the security situation of the Zhen family's escort of grain and grass."
Before the little guy could say anything, Li Damu said impatiently, "If it is necessary, I will take 30,000 brothers and rush down together. Everything will be solved." In his understanding, violence can solve everything. , if it doesn’t work, it means the violence is not enough.
Guo Daxian smiled sinisterly and said, "Hey, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Only by understanding the opponent's strength and prescribing the right medicine can we be foolproof."
"I can't tell you anything, so don't worry, you can do whatever you want."
Li Damu couldn't resist him, so he didn't care. He took the big pig's trotters and started to gnaw them hungrily.
The little guy, so he told the second commander what he knew about the situation one by one. Guo Daxian listened very carefully. After listening, he let him go down and get ready.
After Guo Daxian finished asking, Li Damu also finished chewing the pig's trotters, so he asked, "Second brother, what do you want to do? Brother, I will listen to you."
Guo Daxian whispered a few words in his ear, which made Li Damu stunned. He agreed to do it like this, which was a bit mysterious.
