The rain washed the Sifeng Ridge like new, and the smell of blood in the air was finally diluted a lot.
Lu Liang led the Guiyang army back to Changning County in triumph.
The army seized weapons, food, grass, and treasures from bandits, not counting them.
The Guiyang army also suffered losses of nearly a thousand men.
But Sifeng Ridge is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. To be able to destroy Sifeng Ridge at such a cost is a pretty good achievement.
Wei Huachi and others were pleasantly surprised when they learned that Lu Liang had wiped out all the bandits in Sifengling in just two days.
And when they found out that the bandit leader on Si Fengling was Zhang Zhihe, they were even more surprised and dumbfounded.
After that, an overwhelming rainbow of farts shot towards Lu Liang.
…
Tanzhou City.
Deep inside Prince Rong's palace.
There are forbidden areas.
This forbidden area is where Prince Rong usually retreats and practices martial arts. Even the female relatives in the palace, including the crown prince Liang Dong, are not allowed to set foot there.
Not even half of the servants were arranged to wait inside.
Once, a servant who had just entered the royal palace accidentally broke into this courtyard because he got lost, and was shot to death on the spot by the Rong Wang Liang Shi.
Since then, this courtyard has become ferocious and terrifying in the hearts of countless people in Prince Rong's palace, like an abyss of ten thousand feet, and like a huge maw of blood.
In fact, this yard is very ordinary.
It can even be considered shabby.
There are just a few old sycamore trees, a main hall plus a few side halls.
The main hall is equally simple.
Except for a few big pillars holding dragons, a lone futon on the ground, and a gun rack, there was nothing else.
Placed on the gun rack was Liang Shishi's Ba Lion.
The gun is seven feet long, and the gun barrel is dark, and it is unknown what kind of metal it is forged from. At the joint between the gun barrel and the gun head, there is a golden lion head with dancing beard and hair.
This is where the name Ba Lion comes from.
Although it is a dead thing, it is lifelike. It seems that there is a murderous aura and domineering spirit lingering around it.
At this time, Liang Shi was sitting cross-legged on the futon. Although his eyes were slightly closed, his aura was somewhat similar to that of the lion head.
Suddenly he opened his eyes.
Just like the snow-white spear tip, there is a cold and sharp light that is fleeting.
Afterwards, a man in black walked into the temple from outside.
"What's the matter?"
Liang Shi asked.
"The slave comes to see his master."
The man in black only showed his pair of rather narrow eyes, the depths of which were full of coldness and seemed to have no emotion.
He first knelt down to Liang Shi, and then said: "There is an order from the palace for us to investigate the life story of Lu Liang and Lu Fang brothers."
Liang Shi remained calm and said, "According to the report last time."
"yes."
The man in black buried his head on the ground.
Then, seeing that Liang Shi made no movement, he left the hall again.
It wasn't until he left that Liang Shi snorted lightly, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, "After all these years, you are still as suspicious as ever, without the slightest bit of kingly bearing."
Then not long after, he also walked outside.
He actually went to Liang Siqi’s yard.
His appearance surprised the maids in Liang Siqi's courtyard.
Because King Rong Liang Shi was not a loving father, he even rarely cared about his eldest son Liang Dong. Most of the time, he just stayed in his own place and lived in seclusion.
Otherwise, the relationship between Liang Dong and Liang Siqi probably wouldn't be so good.
Even in the hearts of the servants in Prince Rong's Mansion, Liang Shi was mysterious. And this mystery gave Liang Shi greater majesty in Prince Rong's Mansion.
His courtyard was a forbidden area, and he himself was a shadow that shrouded the hearts of countless people in Prince Rong's Mansion.
"Your Highness..."
"Your Highness..."
Several maids in the courtyard knelt on the ground, even trembling a little. Even though, in fact, they had never seen Liang Shi several times.
Liang Shi actually looked quite upright, with handsome eyebrows.
His eyes faintly passed over the faces of several maids, and he asked: "How is the princess doing?"
Liang Siqi is sick.
And I have been sick for more than half a month.
This has already spread throughout Prince Rong's palace.
A maidservant answered tremblingly: "The doctor in the palace said that he was infected with cold and needed to rest. The imperial doctor also came to see me."
"What's the point of keeping you?"
Liang Shi said calmly: "Even the princess can't take care of her well."
Then he waved his hand casually and ordered outside: "Pull them all down and kill them with sticks."
Immediately, a martial artist in black walked in from outside.
"Your Highness, spare your life!"
"Your Highness, please spare your life!"
This made the faces of several maids turn pale in an instant.
They usually serve her with all their heart, but they never thought that the princess would catch the cold and not see her for so many days!
"Father, this is none of their business. It was my daughter who accidentally caught the cold."
At this time, Liang Siqi's weak voice came from the room.
Liang Shi snorted softly, opened the door and walked into the house.
He only waved his hand and did not continue to kill these maids with the stick.
Inside the room, Liang Siqi was lying on the bed. Her pretty face was no longer as lustrous as before, and was a little pale, and even her bright red lips were a little white.
Xiaofang, the personal maid, was waiting beside him.
Liang Shi glanced at Xiaofang.
"My servant comes to see His Highness."
After Xiaofang saluted, she walked outside very wisely.
Liang Shi walked to the bed, looked at Liang Siqi's face, and said very straightforwardly, "You didn't do it accidentally, you did it deliberately."
Obviously, this little trick that Lu Fang came up with could not be hidden from his eyes at all.
But he then said: "But you can drag it on if you want, but my father has said it before. Even if the emperor takes back his life, my father will never allow you to continue to associate with that Lu Fang."
Liang Siqi's face suddenly turned pale when she heard this, "Why?"
Liang Shi's eyes were full of depth and he said: "He is not worthy of you."
"What if he is also the top pick in high school?"
Liang Siqi said.
In the end, I finally got the word out.
Liang Shi still shook his head, "Don't say that he won the first prize, even if he became the prime minister of the dynasty, he wouldn't be able to do it."
Liang Siqi looked at her father stubbornly, "Is it because he was not born into a noble family?"
Liang Shi did not answer.
After looking at Liang Siqi for a few more times, he turned around and walked outside the house. When he went outside, he ordered, "Take good care of the princess."
Then the footsteps gradually moved away.
Liang Siqi was left in the room thoughtfully.
She really couldn't understand why her father disliked Lu Fang so much.
Although he was not born into a noble family, he was not a slave either. Why couldn't he even become prime minister?
…
The sky has cleared up.
After the rain, the official road was muddy.
Lu Liang took Lu Fang, Lao Xiao, Wang Shouxing, Jiang Zimo, Tang Ziping and his wife and others to leave Changning and go to the direction of the Wuhan Iron and Steel Army.
Two carriages.
Tang Ziping, Jiang Zimo, Wang Shouxing and others were on horseback to protect them.
The Guiyang army and Lu Liang have already asked Zhang Zimo and Lu Qian to lead them back to Pingyang.
The big bandits in the three states of Chen, Dao, and Heng have been wiped out. The remaining bandits are led by Han Feihong, who is waiting to lead the Chaling Army to slowly clear them out. There will be no trouble for the Guiyang Army.
Next, only Yongzhou, Quanzhou and Shaozhou were left with banditry in Jingnan County.