The pointer of the compass pointing to Funiu Mountain to the south is a very strange answer.

Very, very strange.

Because according to conventional ideas, Han Shixiong escaped from Taolin Post, the safest, most convenient and most natural place to go must be Tongguan where his uncle Han Yingong was stationed.

Tongguan is more than ten miles west of Taolin Post. Not to mention the convenience, there are still all their former subordinates of the Han family. Han Yingong is a recognized violent person. If he really hides inside and Han Yingong takes it again, it will be your turn to be intercepted by the masters in the army in the army. He even formed a large area of ​​crossbow arrows with true qi attributes to shoot, and then exploded the inner alchemy.

In fact, this is also the reason why everyone is afraid of this behavior.

Of course, there is also a possibility, that is, after Han Yingong or others saved Han Shixiong, he immediately sent the person to the Xidu behind him or the Hedong area opposite the river to avoid suspicion... The former is the foundation of the Guanlong clan, and there are always relatives and friends who are not afraid of death who are willing to protect others; the latter is even less important. After crossing the river, there is a geographical dividing line, which is to escape from the most core ruling area of ​​the imperial court, and run away from all directions.

Even if someone goes to Dongdu, it is possible to get dark under the light, and Dongdu is convenient for Tibetans.

In short, according to previous speculation, as long as Han Shixiong deliberately escaped and had a way to meet, he should run in the other three directions. He has never been confused for several days and is still in Funiu Mountain.

"Is your compass accurate?" After a moment, Bai Yousi made the most reasonable question.

"Never made a mistake." Zhang Xing answered seriously under the lights. "But there must be other statements on this trip. It is absolutely impossible to just go to the mountains and bring people back..."

"I understand!" Bai You thought for a moment, then pinched the sword in his hand and asked carefully. "Why did you use a compass at home?"

"Because I didn't want to frame others for private plans, I released my half-brother-in-law, the inspector." Zhang Xing looked expressionless. "But he was also very kind to the inspector and had to repay him, so he did so."

Bai Yousi was slightly stunned, wanted to speak but stopped, but after hesitating for a long time, he could only nod in peace: "Don't see your compass for the others in the patrol team anymore, otherwise it will bring disaster to those people... I will cover you tomorrow, let's search the mountains together!"

Zhang Xing nodded to the point.

The night was speechless, and the next morning, Bai Yousi suddenly gathered everyone and ordered the mountain to search... This move naturally caused some turmoil. Hu Yan, Qian Tang and other old Chen Youyou's backbone were puzzled, because now, they had already had a vague idea of ​​solving the problem, especially the two people caught last night were clearly a breakthrough, and they disappeared.

In addition, searching mountains is a technical job, and Funiu Mountain itself is also part of the Wushan Mountain Range, with a large area, so searching mountains itself is very difficult.

But Bai Yousi promised to do so, and the whole country was helpless.

After all, it's still the same thing... Everyone's trip seems to be a business, but in essence they are still making private plans for Bai's family. The main owners have made up their minds, so what about them?

Taolin Post was sufficient supplies, and some of the Jinwu Guard soldiers and officials of the Ministry of Justice who had previously escorted Han Shixiong to use them together... So he decided on the same day, asking Hu Yan to stay in Taolin Post, and dispatched them in the middle to deal with the official correspondence between the officials. Then, Bai Yousi led a team of elite soldiers, not many, six or seven people, including Zhang Xing, Qin Bao, Li Qingchen and others, to scatter forward; Qian Tang led the team's support and followed from behind... The three teams each prepared their own supplies and went to the mountains.

On the surface, we naturally have to use Bai Yousi’s high mobility to communicate and convey information and contact everyone; in fact, we just want to take the opportunity to let Zhang Xing activate the compass and quickly lead the target.

Sure enough, after two days of entering the mountain, the compass was used three times, and the scope was greatly narrowed. The upper and lower levels gradually realized that this was not the imagined search of the mountains, but a purposeful pursuit, because it was obvious that everyone was heading for a specific core area around the main peak of the Funiu Mountains.

This place is located on the border between Hongnong County and Henan County, which belongs to the Dongdu.

With the arrival of the third day, Zhang Xing used the compass again. The mountain team led by Bai Yousi to enter a mountain road northwest of the main peak of Funiu Mountain. Then they soon discovered a large number of traces and suspicious points. Zhang Xing didn't need to urge him to urge him to do anything.

Even the possible dangers of this trip are undoubtedly revealed.

"There is a thief's nest in the mountains."

Bai Yousi obviously informed and explained Zhang Xing with an incredible expression. "Qin Bao found an abandoned village, and there were traces of many people spending the night recently. Then I followed the traces in the village and found a road to a valley. From a distance, I saw a thief nest, the kind with the banner of Yi. The location of the thief nest is exactly the same as your compass, just northwest of the main peak of Funiu Mountain."

"The person raised by Han Yingong?" Zhang Xing, who had worked hard for an afternoon, was covered in dodder juice and green C. xanthus. This was the first reaction. "It is convenient for him to do things that he is not convenient to do in Tongguan? He also hid his nephew here? Otherwise, where would the key points between the east and west capitals on Tongguan Road, where would the bandits come from?"

However, as soon as Zhang Xing finished speaking, he shook his head again: "It's still wrong, this location is a bit far away..."

"It's not like that. Although the distance is far, the place is very right. It is located between Hongnong and Henan County. Once there is a change, you can leave Dongdu, Tongguan, turn to Hongnong, or even go south to Nanyang." Bai Yousi has a different opinion. "And if this is the case, it also echoes your compass. There may be real military masters hidden in the bandit nest, which is dangerous enough for you... But it doesn't matter. There are chaos in the valley, and they are definitely not my opponent. I'll go in and find out the situation first. You go to the deserted village and go with Qin Bao and the others, and then wait until Qiantang Brigade arrives and follow in with others."

After being pitted by the compass so many times, Zhang Xing didn't think things would go so well, but this did not delay him from nodding, because as far as the current information is concerned, Bai Yousi's assignment is undoubtedly the most reasonable.

Make the most correct judgment and choice based on known information, use existing conditions to do your best, and finally stop being beaten. If it doesn't work, then love whoever you love, whatever you like.

In this way, after Bai Yousi left, Zhang Xing did not hesitate. Instead, he followed the whistle and guided Bai Yousi directly, used his true energy to go to the direction of the deserted village, and quickly met with Qin Bao and the other two who were waiting here.

Then he began to sit on the ground and needle the Xanthium and other types of plants on his body, and waited for the large army led by Qian Tang.

"Brother Zhang San."

Qin Bao, who came over, did not mention what happened that night, but started a new topic. "There is something strange in this village."

"What?"

Zhang Xing looked around and saw the deserted village at the foot of the mountain, the gate collapsed, silent, and was also curious. "Is there any old corpse soaked in the well?"

Of course, Qin Bao didn't understand the other party's jokes, but just shook his head seriously: "How could it be? The corpse was soaked in the well, and there were no shortage of wild animals, flies and maggots around him. It would not take long to melt... I mean, this deserted village seemed to be abandoned, but in fact it was not abandoned."

Zhang Xing threw the picked Xanthium ears into a ball and threw them out. He stood up and looked around. He felt something strange, but he didn't react for a while and could only look at Qin Bao again. When he was in another world, he did help with farm work briefly when he was a child, but when it comes to the serious rural life in this world, Qin Bao must be more experienced.

"Although some houses are dilapidated, they are actually quite clean inside." Qin Bao answered seriously. "The more obvious thing is that I just climbed up the ridge over there and saw that there were crops hidden in the valley behind, and I was taking good care of them."

"I understand what you mean." Zhang Xing nodded and suddenly realized. "You mean, the people in this village... the people in this village went to the bandit's nest? Or those bandits were evolved by the people in the surrounding villages themselves, otherwise how could they have the intention to grow crops nearby?"

"right."

"That's not easy to say." Zhang Xing thought. "What did you think?"

"I thought that in this case, at least the combat power of the bandit nest is not as strong as we imagined. At most, it is only a little elite, cooperating with more local villagers." Qin Bao answered seriously.

"That's the reason." Zhang Xing nodded, but suddenly asked. "So, do you think the villagers voluntarily abandon the village or were forced?"

Qin Bao was stunned for a moment and immediately answered: "It is possible...it may be a gangster, or it may be that he went up the mountain by himself. And sometimes, it is difficult to tell whether he was taking the initiative or being forced. It is the most difficult time for the people at any time."

"Yes, I understand this principle." Zhang Xing nodded. "But I'm still a little dizzy. Why? This is Taolin Post, Tongguan, Dongdu, Xidu's key points, and the hinterland of the court... he actually wants to abandon the village? Is the tax heavy?"

"In the East, taxes are hard to say, but they cannot be said to be light." Qin Bao responded earnestly. "On the whole thing is still very tight, but after all, our place is the former land of Dongqi, and it is possible that the court deliberately harsh... But here, just like Brother Zhang, you said, it is the heart of the court and the fundamental land. When the late emperor was there, taxes were often reduced, so I think it was corvee... Third Brother, think about it, conquering Dongyi is the most exhausting thing between Hebei and our eastern border. What about corvee in the East Capital? Back then, when the Donghu City was built, millions of vocational servants were sent every month, so where did they come from? Now, there are so many offices in Ziwei Palace and Xiyuan, and they all require a lot of corvee every month."

Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, and something seemed to have been wiped out in his heart, but he could only nod at this time.

Because, while talking, Qian Tang had already appeared in his sight with a large army. With the concern of this dialogue inspector, he was afraid that he would soon organize an attack.

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