The battle between Yicheng and Jiacheng lasted from early morning to noon. The people of Yicheng were indeed good at fighting. They advanced several times and beat Jiacheng back steadily. However, every time the people of Lingyue Pavilion took action, they were beaten back. After returning, Magistrate Ding finally saw that there was no hope of victory and ordered the withdrawal of troops. Jiacheng was not feeling well either. The casualties were higher than those in Yicheng. Even Ling Yue Pavilion and others, nearly half of the women lost their jobs.
If Yi Xiaodao hadn't taken the initiative to "attack", Magistrate Ding of Yicheng wouldn't have desperately wanted to snatch Yi Xiaodao back. Jiacheng would naturally not give in. The casualties would be so great that all the women in Lingyue Pavilion would lose their fortune.
Yi Xiaodao's hands were tied and he was pushed to the front of Senior Sister.
"Tell me, who are you? Why is Yicheng so desperate to take you back? Why did you throw yourself into the trap?" The senior sister of Ling Yue Pavilion is not a common person, so she can naturally see Yi Xiaodao's tricks. Rather than saying that he was captured alive, it would be better to say that Yi Xiaodao took the initiative to "get captured alive".
"Stop asking, you don't believe me even if I tell you." Yi Xiaodao turned his head, looking too lazy to answer.
"If you don't say anything, you will be responsible for the consequences..." The senior sister opened her thumb lightly, and the long sword in her hand was lifted half an inch from the scabbard. The threat was extremely obvious.
Yi Xiaodao naturally noticed this action of the senior sister, and quickly said: "No, no, I said, I admire your beauty..."
Before the word "cai" came out of his mouth, the long sword was unsheathed. The hilt hit Yi Xiaodao's abdomen accurately, then bounced back and was returned to the sheath. Yi Xiaodao was like a red-hot shrimp after receiving this blow, his waist was bent, and he was in so much pain that he couldn't say a word.
"I'm serious... Your Excellency has an extraordinary appearance. You can tell he's definitely not vulgar at first glance. I admire you so much that I want to take a closer look..." Yi Xiaodao felt pain, but still insisted on the reason and would rather die than change.
"Senior sister, you are a frivolous person, let's kill him!" A young junior sister on the side drew her sword and was about to take action.
The senior sister shook her head: "This person has a good status, otherwise Yicheng wouldn't be so desperate. Forget it, it's of no use to us. Let's leave it to Xu Hong. It's just time to go to him and ask for money."
Two junior sisters came forward. They were both martial arts practitioners. It was not difficult to pick up Yi Xiaodao and leave.
The two of them came to Xu Hong's tent with Yi Xiaodao. After a moment, the two women held a handful of silver bills in their hands and left the tent with a smile.
"Damn it! I've been deducted again. If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have come to them!" After the two girls left, Xu Hong angrily hammered the table in front of him, feeling very angry.
Yi Xiaodao was thrown to the ground by the two girls just now, and was injured several times. If the fire energy in his body hadn't been forging his body and protecting his heart, ordinary people would have died long ago. In other words, they wouldn't have been able to wait until this time. Senior Sister's That kick would have killed him on the spot.
"Xu Dashan, right? Your whole... good hand of cards has been beaten to pieces by you. My grandma, who has the worst card skills in Wancheng, can play better than you." Yi Xiaodao calmed down and became a little weak. said.
Xu Hong glanced sideways at Yi Xiaodao: "Who are you? Are you qualified to teach me a lesson? You know the Kung Fu of a three-legged cat, but you dare to attack Ling Yue Pavilion. It's easy to spare your life. You dare to laugh at me!" "
Yi Xiaodao moved around on the ground, finally sat up, and breathed a long sigh of relief: "I am the envoy appointed by the imperial court to inspect Nanhuai, Yi Xiaodao."
"You? How can a bear like you be an envoy of the imperial court?" Xu Hong looked Yi Xiaodao up and down and questioned.
"Why can't I be an envoy? I'm not an envoy. How could Yicheng be so desperate to rob me? Tell you, this is His Majesty's secret investigation. Telling you is already a serious crime, but you still don't believe it." Xiao Dao sneered.
Xu Hong frowned. He didn't know if it was His Majesty's secret order. Anyway, he was just a miner and there was no way to verify it. But the people of Yicheng moved forward desperately, trying to snatch Yi Xiaodao back. This was obvious to everyone, which showed that this boy was really important to Yicheng.
"You said you were an envoy from the imperial court. What proof do you have? Just because they want to snatch you back? I also said you are the illegitimate son named Ding!" Xu Hong dared to test it out.
Yi Xiaodao laughed and said: "Xu Dashan is really interesting. He is already dying and still wants to ask me who I am."
The two soldiers on the left and right were furious when they heard this. Xu Hong treated them well and rewarded them with some silver every three days. They could clearly feel that Yi Xiaodao's words were an insult to their "food and clothing parents".
After Xu Hong finally experienced the storm, he calmly asked: "Xu's life is at stake? Please give me some quotes."
Yi Xiaodao pursed his lips at the two soldiers beside him without saying a word. Xu Hong naturally understood and waved his hand to signal the two angry-eyed soldiers to retreat.
"How is Mr. Xu's financial resources now?" Yi Xiaodao asked.
Xu Hong said angrily: "Don't be so pretentious. I don't have time to talk to you here."
Yi Xiaodao choked at this and shrugged his shoulders: "Master Xu discovered the mine first, and it turned out to be just right. The mine is near Yicheng, which is famous for its people who are good at martial arts. The two sides started fighting, and the King of Nanhuai was in the middle I won’t accept mediation. Now that I support this group of people, I have gone out more than 20,000 taels today. I wonder how many more wars Mr. Xu can afford with his financial resources?"
Xu Hong was a little speechless, because Yi Xiaodao hit the point exactly.
When I first heard that the mine had been discovered in Uiseong, I was still a little worried. How come it happened to be in Uiseong? People in Yicheng are good at martial arts, and everyone in Nanhuai knows that if they go to mine, wouldn't it be equivalent to plucking the hair from the tiger's head? But at that time, a man came to Hangzhou, and he really confirmed his idea of plucking the hair from the tiger's head.
Later, when the battle started, Xu Hong discovered that Yicheng's good fighting was beyond his expectation. In the first battle, only a few dozen people were injured on the opposite side, but hundreds of people were killed on his own side. How could he fight this battle? While he was hesitating, the man from Hangzhou came again. This time he brought a hundred thousand taels of silver notes and an idea that wasn't too bad at the time. When Xu Hong heard this, he applauded and invited all the aunts from Lingyue Pavilion.
After inviting them, they found that it was of no use at all. When the two sides were in a stalemate, they would never take action. But as long as the situation is unfavorable, they will take action to restore the situation. The cost of each move is extremely high, easily reaching tens of thousands of taels. The one hundred thousand taels that the man from Hangcheng brought was gone in a short time.
It's not like Xu Hong has never thought of sending them back. As the saying goes, it's difficult to ask the gods to send them back as they wish. The war has not stopped, so how can he say this? What's more, their abilities have been seen by themselves, and the name of Nanhuai Double Show is not blown out. In several critical moments, it was them who saved the day. But what Xu Hong wants is not a life-saving charm, but a sharp sword! The people in Lingyue Pavilion are sharp, but they don't "hurt".
What a sword of kindness...
The King of Nanhuai once tried to mediate, and he was quite tempted by the mediation agreement. After all, the mine was on someone else's territory, so being able to share it equally with him was a huge advantage. It was a pity that Hangcheng also came at the right time and quietly exerted pressure, interrupting his idea of peace talks.
Retracting his thoughts: "What do you want to say?" Xu Hong asked pretending not to care, but at this time he raised his ears and braced himself to hope that Yi Xiaodao could come up with some solution to change the current predicament. If this kid is here to surrender, then it makes sense that Yicheng would desperately want to take him back.
Yi Xiaodao continued his analysis: "The King of Nanhuai is willing to mediate, but your Excellency is not willing. This offends the King of Nanhuai. The beauties in Lingyue Pavilion have a huge appetite. No matter how rich Xu Dashan is, he can't do it. It started. I wonder if Xu Dashan has ever heard of a saying, 'Raise the bandits and respect yourself'..."
Before Xu Hong could interrupt, Yi Xiaodao continued: "If you send it back to Lingyue Pavilion, you will offend Lingyue Pavilion. If you don't send it back, your financial resources will not be able to support it for that long. I guess there is someone behind Xu Dashan, right?" How should we explain to those people?”
Xu Hong became nervous. This man was so good at calculation and analysis.
When Yi Xiaodao saw the slight change in Xu Hong's expression, he knew that he had guessed 70% or 80% of the time, and he was even more confident: "Ren Xu Dashan has only two options now. One, give up fighting for the mine and offend Ling Yue Pavilion. It offends the people behind it even more. Secondly, they continue to fight for the mines, their financial resources are exhausted, and the big shots come on stage to engage in arm wrestling, and Xu Dashan becomes Xu Dashan's abandoned son."
The word "abandoned son" is like a sharp arrow, piercing Xu Hong's heart: "Then...this...dare I ask Mr. Yi...if there is any good strategy?"
Yi Xiaodao nodded, stretched out his hands, revealing the ropes binding his hands.
Xu Hong hurriedly walked out from the front of the case, trotted down, and untied Yi Xiaodao: "Too many words offend you, please forgive me. I am afraid that someone is pretending to be an envoy of the imperial court, so I only used a few words to make fun of you. I hope Master Yi will not blame you." !”
Yi Xiaodao had no intention of being polite to him, and said bluntly: "Now, I can show you the third way out, to join the imperial court!"
Xu Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, waiting for Yi Xiaodao's next words.
Yi Xiaodao said: "Your Majesty is already aware of the fight for the mine. If Mr. Xu persists in his stubbornness, he will anger the imperial court by then. The world is so big that there will probably be no place for Mr. Xu. If he surrenders to the imperial court at this time , Yi is willing to pull the strings to help Mr. Xu make peace with Magistrate Ding, and the King of Nanhuai will also help you pay tribute, so there will be two fewer enemies. Yicheng was originally the main recruitment place for the King of Nanhuai's private soldiers. , so that even if the people behind the scenes are angry, they still have to weigh the pressure from both the imperial court and the King of Nanhuai."
"Then how can Master Yi guarantee that... I won't be an outcast of the imperial court?" Xu Hong stared at Yi Xiaodao with eyes like a falcon.
Yi Xiaodao chuckled and said: "What are the benefits of the imperial court abandoning Mr. Xu? By then, who in the world will seek refuge with the imperial court?"
Xu Hong could no longer control himself and knelt down in front of Yi Xiaodao with a plop, "Please, Master Yi, save me! Xu... no, the common people are willing to submit to the imperial court." As he said that, he hugged Yi Xiaodao's thigh and started crying with runny nose and tears. A big man with a beard cried like a woman, making Yi Xiaodao tremble.
Yi Xiaodao suppressed his nausea and comforted him: "It's a good thing that Mr. Xu is willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. But there is one more urgent thing to do at the moment, Ling Yue Pavilion!"
Xu Hong raised his head and asked: "Master Yi, what good advice do you have? The common people will definitely follow it!"
Yi Xiaodao whispered in Xu Hong's ear, and Xu Hong's eyes lit up: "Great idea!"
