Rong Ci went to the palace and received the mission to suppress the bandits. Before leaving the palace, he went to see Rong Xun.
"Suppressing bandits?" Rong Xun raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Exactly."
Rong Xun thought for a while and said: "Although Hengshan is not too far from the imperial city, it can be reached in half a day by riding a horse from the east city gate. However, that area is a barren mountain. I heard that there are still tigers and leopards, so few people come there.
It would be normal if some gangsters were hiding in the mountains."
"Since His Majesty asked you to go, you should handle this matter well. Firstly, these disasters will be eliminated. Secondly, it will be considered as accumulating some merits, which will be beneficial to you."
Rong Ci nodded and planned to leave immediately after leaving the palace.
Rong Xun warned again: "I don't know if anyone is watching those people in the city. When you go, go quietly and wait until you come back. Again, be careful."
"Most of these gangsters are desperate for their lives. Whether they are old people, women or even children, they can be used as knives. You may have never seen these before, so you need to be careful when dealing with them."
"Thank you, brother." Rong Ci thanked him and left the palace. Not long after, he led Lu Zhui and ordered fifty soldiers together. They left the east gate of the imperial city and headed straight for Mount Heng.
We rode fast all the way, and when the sunset began to shine, we arrived at the edge of Mount Heng.
Lu Zhui saw that he was not in tune on weekdays, but he was quite reliable when it came to getting things done. Otherwise, he would not have been able to stay by Rong Ci's side. Rong Ci had gone to find Rong Xun before, so he went to find someone to find out about the situation in Hengshan.
"According to the reports of many bandits in the Hengshan area, some people brought troops here before, but either they couldn't find them or they escaped. This area is quite big, and people are searched deep in the mountains and old forests.
It’s not easy, and it would be troublesome to send out too many people to exterminate them.”
"There hasn't been any big trouble in the past few years. People know that this area is dangerous, so they all take a detour, so they have been delaying it."
Rong Ci nodded: "Leave half of the people down, and the rest will go up the mountain in three groups. We will check the situation tonight. If anyone has any news, they will come back. If there is no news, they must come back before dawn tomorrow."
"yes."
"Lu Chai, you lead a team, Song Yuan leads a team, and I lead a team."
"Be aware that there may be wild animals in the mountains."
"yes."
The group of people agreed to eat some of the dry food they had brought, and when it got completely dark, they divided into three teams and headed into the mountains.
The moon hangs in the sky, the bright moonlight is shining, the night wind blows the grass and leaves, and the sounds of insects and beasts can be heard from time to time in the deep forest.
The three teams went up to Mount Heng in three directions. After a night, they searched almost everything in the mountain and found nothing. Not to mention the village's lair in the mountain, there was not even a trace of a person.
Is there no one patrolling this night, and no one is afraid of being taken advantage of?
They wanted to arrest a few more and ask about the situation.
The feeling of lurking in the mountains is really not very pleasant. Apart from other things, the mosquitoes are buzzing, and I don’t know how many bites have been bitten on my body. When there is some light in the sky, Rong Ci is planning to take the people to evacuate and wait for tomorrow
Besides, I unexpectedly heard the sound of footsteps.
The few people who were about to leave shrank back and continued to lurk.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and someone nearby stretched out his hand to kill the mosquito that was lying on his face ready to suck blood, and looked outside with wide eyes.
"I heard that the new lady is really beautiful. How long have we not seen such a beautiful girl? The village owner is really lucky!"
"Of course. Not to mention the new lady is as beautiful as she is. There are a few girls in our village. As the old saying goes, a sow competes with Diao Chan. Isn't that true?"
"That's right. No wonder the leader of the village asked us to go down the mountain to get some food when he married a new wife. It shows that he likes her."
"Stop talking, stop talking, let's go, let's go."
When they were shopping, they left the city before the city gate was closed. They traveled all night, and when they got to the bottom of the mountain, they carried their things up the mountain. After all this work, everyone was a little overwhelmed and wished they had arrived early so that they could have a rest.
A group of seven or eight people walked through the forest carrying burdens or things. Rong Ci raised his hand and led the people to follow them. After following for an unknown amount of time, the sky became a little hazy.
Rong Ci and others were thinking about where these people's lair was when they saw that they pushed aside the densely climbed vines on a mountain, revealing the entrance of a cave. Then they walked into a cave and disappeared.
The vines fell down and returned to their original shape.
Rong Ci raised his eyebrows slightly.
No wonder, after searching for so long, I still can't find where the village is. It turns out there is such a hidden cave.
He said: "I will go to investigate the situation first and arrange for two people to go back and report someone to come over. The remaining people will stay here to guard."
"Young Master." The people on the side disagreed, "It's better to go down. How can we let the Young Master take risks?"
Especially when the situation ahead is unclear, how can you let the young master take risks? Even if the young master is powerful, they are not incapable of it, and they are not without anyone to use them, right?
Rong Ci thought about it for a while. It was best for him to stay and guard and command, so he said: "Let Yuyang and Shaoqing go, be careful."
Yuyang and Shaoqing are both secret guards. This time they came with Rong Ci. Shaoqing was originally named Taiqing, but the name Taiqing was too much, so he called him Shaoqing. Shaoqing is the best in Qinggong, and Yu
Yang is good at covering up traces, so when they go together, they also have someone to look after them.
"Yes." Shaoqing and Yuyang, who were dressed in black, accepted their orders and then entered the cave together.
Rong Ci arranged for the two of them to go down the mountain to bring the person over, while he continued to wait here.
At this time, they were already in the deep mountains and old forests, and the trip down the mountain took a long time. By the time Lu Zhui and his men arrived, it was already noon, and Shaoqing, who went to check on the situation, had also returned.
"Yu Yang is still watching, so my subordinate will come back. I don't know who dug the cave. There are many large and small passages. If I didn't go there with others, I don't know how long I would have to go around in it.
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"After following them for half an hour, we arrived at the bottom of a cliff. There are many houses there, which should be the lair of the Hengshan bandits."
"I heard that yesterday, they robbed a man and a woman when they were going down the mountain. The woman was extremely beautiful. The leader of the village will marry her as his ninth wife today."
"My subordinate has gone to see it personally. The new lady should be Miss Gu whom King Huainan is looking for."
Miss Gu?
Gu You?
"It's them?" Rong Ci was slightly surprised. He probably didn't expect such a coincidence, but after thinking about it, he suddenly understood.
His Majesty probably knew about this and ordered him to suppress the bandits. Firstly, it was to really suppress the bandits and gain some merit for him. Secondly, he probably wanted him to take these two people back.
Although it is nonsense for Prince Jiang to elope with someone, he is the only Miaomiao in Wu'anhou's mansion now. If he dies here, Wu'anhou may not have the heart to do anything in the future.
As for Gu You... he was probably just dropping by.