Xiao Qin took Gu Yue'er and squeezed into the cave. Gu Yue'er was surprised.
"Brother Qin, there is a cave on this mountain? Why didn't I know about it before?"
Xiao Qin didn't say anything. After pulling Gu Yue'er and squeezing in, she reached a slightly more open area before letting go of Gu Yue'er.
"One man is in charge here, and no one can open the door. Just rest and I will stop the pursuers. If you can kill Yu Dayou, Xiao Feng will have nothing to fear!"
Xiao Qin turned her head and stood at the entrance where only one person could pass. She stood calmly and with her hands down, like a tiger waiting for its prey to come to the door.
Gu Yue'er calmed down for a moment, took two steps inside, and was shocked to find that there was actually a cave in the cave.
The stone tables and benches are all made of rough materials directly polished from the stones in the cave. The lower parts are directly connected to the cave and are completely integrated.
A stone bed also made of raised stones is covered with thick animal skins, full of primitive wildness. Behind the stone bed is a naturally formed pool.
The water in the pool is spring water dripping from the top of the cave. It is continuous and gurgling with sound. Moreover, the water is actually living water, and it can be seen by the naked eye that it is slowly flowing in one direction.
This was clearly a place where people lived, but it was deserted at the moment. Just as Gu Yue'er was about to ask, she heard a scream.
A soldier who squeezed in didn't even have time to raise his knife. He was hit in the chest by Xiao Qin. He screamed and spat out a mouthful of blood, and was quickly pulled out by the people behind him.
The next soldier was smarter and did not put his body in front. Instead, he stabbed forward and rushed out behind the knife.
It's a pity that the entrance is really narrow. People can squeeze through without any problem. If you want to rush through,
It was very difficult in the past, and it was impossible to rush fast, especially in Xiao Qin's eyes, it was like a snail.
Xiao Qin easily let go of the steel knife, then grabbed the throat of the charging soldier, broke it with a click, and was dragged back by the soldier behind.
After two people were killed in a row, the soldiers did not dare to rush in. They tentatively fired two arrows, but the arrows could not turn and could not hurt Xiao Qin who was hiding aside.
Yu Dayou's rich voice sounded: "Get out of the way! Let me come!"
Xiao Qin was overjoyed. Although he believed that his kung fu was superior to Yu Dayou's, under normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to kill Yu Dayou. Even if Yu Dayou couldn't defeat him, there would be no problem in escaping.
But today is different. If Yu Dayou dares to come in, Xiao Qin is 90% sure to kill him. As long as Yu Dayou dies, not only will Xiao Feng lose an arm, but Japanese pirates will also take the opportunity to sweep along the coast...
A small black ball was thrown in. In Xiao Qin's eyes, it slowly fell to the ground like slow motion. Xiao Qin's pupils suddenly contracted and she quickly dodged to the side.
There was a bang and smoke filled the air. Fortunately, the cave was large and strong enough to avoid damage. However, in this confined space, the power of the gunpowder was still amplified several times, causing the entire cave to buzz.
In the choking smoke, another black ball was thrown in and exploded again. This time Yu Dayou deliberately increased the force and threw it further in, almost to the stone table.
Xiao Qin rushed over and threw Gu Yue'er to the ground. The blast of air blew their hair away.
Although Longhushan's improved gunpowder is not comparable to Nobel's, it is definitely a big killer in this sealed cave.
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Yu Dayou threw them in one after another, as if he didn't want money, and the method of throwing them in was different every time.
Left plug, right plug, high pole, low pole, shrinking pole, jumping pole, each small black ball is jumping around, and it is difficult to predict the movement and landing point.
Although the cave was big enough for Xiao Qin and Gu Yue'er to escape, the smoke inside the cave became thicker and thicker, making it harder and harder to see, and Gu Yue'er's cough became more and more severe.
Xiao Qin also felt it was difficult to breathe. He had to regretfully give up his dream of hunting Yu Dayou here, picked up Gu Yue'er, and jumped directly into the pool.
"Hold your breath and follow me!"
Gu Yue'er held her breath obediently, followed Xiao Qin into the underground of the pool, and crawled forward with Xiao Qin. In front of the pool was a passage that was not spacious, but could be tolerated.
The passage was very long, and Gu Yue'er felt that her chest was getting more and more stuffy, and stars were popping up in front of her eyes, but she knew that she must not open her mouth, otherwise she would choke to death under the water.
After crawling for a while, Gu Yue'er felt that her eyes were getting dark and she could no longer hold on. She sucked in a mouthful of water through her uncontrollable nose. She coughed violently, causing more water to pour into her mouth.
One hand grabbed Gu Yue'er's hair and lifted her out of the water. Gu Yue'er lay on the stone and coughed desperately to cough up the water she had choked in.
This is a miraculous work of nature. The exit at the other end of the channel is slightly lower than the height of the pool, so when the pool is full to a certain extent, the water will flow out.
Following this weak current, you can find the direction of the exit. This cave was originally the last refuge prepared by Xiao Qin, but this time it had to be exposed in advance.
The exit was connected to a long cave that was sometimes wide and sometimes narrow. When Xiao Qin took Gu Yue'er out of the cave, they were already outside the encirclement. The two of them were soaked to the skin, and the autumn wind blew by, making Gu Yue'er shiver.
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Xiao Qin looked coldly at Changyang Mountain in the distance, pulled Gu Yue'er and turned around to leave.
"Brother Qin, where are we going?"
"Go to the sub-tank to pick up the horse, and go straight to Taicang. Xiao Feng comes to attack me lightly, and will not take the princess with him. Since Yu Dayou and Zhang Wuxin are both here, there are no masters around the princess.
As long as I can contact the local Japanese pirates and sneak attack Xiao Feng's troops before Xiao Feng returns, I will have a chance to seize the princess in the chaos!"
At this time, after an indiscriminate bombardment, Yu Dayou got into the cave under the cover of thick smoke. He held a big sword in his hand. After searching hard, he got out again and rushed down the mountain with his body covered in gunpowder smoke.
go.
"Master, there is no one in the cave. I touched the pool with my hand. The water is flowing. I guess there is an exit, but I don't know where the exit is."
Xiao Feng sighed: "If there is no escape route, then this White Lotus Sect headquarters will be too simple.
Stop looking, gather the troops, mount your horses quickly, and chase the big troops, I think Xiao Qin is already on the way!"
The headquarters of the White Lotus Sect in Jiaxing was seized. The news was not spread very quickly because Xiao Qin ran in a hurry and didn't even have time to release a few pigeons.
Therefore, Yan Shifan read the news from the imperial court's victory report. After reading it carefully, he couldn't help but sigh at the maid kneeling in front of him.
"I didn't expect Xiao Feng to find the headquarters of the White Lotus Sect so quickly. From today on, your White Lotus Sect will become a lost dog."
The maid took a breath
, didn't care about Yan Shifan's rude words, and instead smiled charmingly.
"So my life is good. If I hadn't been sent by the Holy Envoy to serve my master in advance, I might have died on the mountain when the imperial court attacked it."
Yan Shifan continued to sigh: "So you remember, in the future, the cooperation between the White Lotus Sect and me will be based on me. I think you Holy Envoys also understand this."
The maid agreed humbly, and her words were a bit unclear. Yan Shifan grabbed her hair at the critical moment, and she groaned in pain, but smiled even happier.
Jiajing also smiled happily at this time, and smiled at Yan Song and said: "Although Xiao Feng has not yet fought against the Japanese pirates during this trip, he first defeated Qingzhou and then Jiaxing. Both of the White Lotus Sect's nests were destroyed. It's very good, even
OK!"
Yan Song smiled with a smile on his face: "Xiao Feng's contribution is indeed not small, but many places along the coast are in crisis, and Japanese pirates are becoming more and more rampant. The White Lotus Sect can't fight the disease of scabies, so it is better to attack the Japanese pirates as soon as possible."
Jiajing nodded: "My love, what you say is reasonable, but merit must be rewarded. Let's take a look at the cabinet. How should we reward according to merit?"
Yan Song pondered for a while, and finally felt that Xiao Feng should not be allowed to wear too many amulets, otherwise the damage value would be reduced when he takes the blame in the future.
"Long live, Xiao Feng's high position as a young man has easily made everyone jealous. The Governor of Jiangnan is already in the second rank. It would be inappropriate to add a reward. I'm afraid I can only reward him with gold, silver and property."
Two small gold mines and an agate mine discovered by Xiao Feng in Shandong were incorporated into the WTO by Jiajing. Although the mines were not large, the income of the WTO still skyrocketed.
WTO itself is a non-profit charity and does not involve share issues, but it is similar to most charitable institutions.
Like other institutions, Jiajing and Xiao Feng can obtain a certain proportion of operating expenses from it, and this matter is not common sense to outsiders.
The current main profit-making institution of WTO is the blacksmith shop that Zhang Tianci purchased for 200 taels of silver. Most of the products that make money are produced in the blacksmith shop, and only gunpowder is produced solely by the Taoist Taoists of Longhu Mountain.
Therefore, the current shareholding structure in WTO is as follows: Jiajing is the major shareholder, Tianci Group is the second shareholder, Blacksmith Master and Longhushan are small shareholders, Zeng Zaoban earns a high salary and has no shares.
Although Xiao Feng is the owner of the Guan Guan, he does not have direct shares. His shares are counted in Tianci Group. But he is equivalent to the CEO of the Guan Shi Guan and controls the use of all working capital in the Guan Shi Guan.
So for Xiao Feng, money is no longer an issue, so Yan Song has to work hard to turn all his achievements into money. This is called going too far, and it leaves him no chance to allocate experience points to other shortcomings.
Jiajing pondered for a moment, feeling that Xiao Feng was not short of money anymore, but what Yan Song said made sense. What should he do? He looked at Huang Jin.
"Huang Ban, in your opinion, what should we do?"
Huang Jin is now the Chief of Ceremony, with a high and powerful position, and he is no longer inferior in front of Yan Song, but he is still modest and cautious, smiling first before speaking.
"In the opinion of this old slave, Xiao Feng is indeed in a high position now and it is not appropriate to increase the reward."
Huh? Jiajing raised his left eyebrow, Huang Jin, were you fainted by the ambergris today? Do you not understand what I mean?
Huh? Yan Song raised his right eyebrow. Did Huang Jin start to favor me because Xiao Feng was no longer in the capital?
"But Xiao Feng's family members are all white
, it seems that it can be a favor, not only can it show that the court will reward meritorious service, but it will not hinder Xiao Feng himself."
Great! Jiajing breathed a sigh of relief and felt that Huang Ban was indeed no longer at the level of the Chief of Ceremonies and the Master of Ceremonies, but had risen to the level of the Chief of Ceremonies and the Palm Seal!
"In that case, let's reward Xiao Feng's wife with a second-rank official title. Logically speaking, Xiao Feng should have a second-rank official title.
It’s just that Xiao Feng’s status is special, and the governorship of Jiangnan is not a permanent official position, so no one talks about it. Let’s take advantage of this opportunity to reward him.”
Yan Song frowned. He was not jealous. His own wife was already a first-class imperial concubine. It seemed that he did not need to be jealous of Xiao Feng's wife, a second-class imperial concubine. What he was annoyed about was exactly what he was worried about before - Xiao Feng had another layer of armor.
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Wanzai is right. Xiao Feng's official position has been jumping up and down. When it is high, it jumps directly to the second rank. When it is low, it jumps to the bottom and becomes a juren. In such a state, it is logically difficult to get a royal title.
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As a result, Huang Jin relied on Xiao Feng's meritorious service to directly obtain a second-grade royal decree for Liu Xueer. The imperial decree of Mrs. Gaoming was relatively independent and would not change with her husband's status.
For example, Xiao Feng was beaten to the bottom again and became a commoner, while Liu Xueer's second-grade imperial edict still existed, which reflected the court's clear-cut attitude of rewards and punishments.
If a man does a good job at work, his wife must support him well at night, so he should be rewarded together!
When a man fails at work, he most likely doesn’t care about his wife’s support and instead seeks other support, so just punish the man!
Mrs. Gaoming received her salary from the court according to her rank, and was eligible to participate in court dances, whether she was riding a donkey or returning
Even if you go on horseback, you can see the princess. She can be regarded as the best friend of the harem and royal women.
Moreover, if Mrs. Gaoming and the woman next door quarreled and scratched each other's faces, it would not be considered a physical assault. The woman next door would be considered assaulting the court official, and her crime would be increased!
If Mrs. Gaoming unilaterally tickled the woman next door, the local magistrate would not have the right to try it, but would have to report it to each level. In theory, it would be directly managed by the queen in the harem.
Therefore, if Xiao Feng is really defeated, assuming that even Shiguan and Zhang Tianci are uprooted, he can at least return to the most primitive state of the year - eating Liu Xueer's soft rice.
It is still Xiao Chunzi who delivers the decree. Now Xiao Chunzi is on the rise. With his godfather Huang Jin becoming the chief minister of etiquette, he has also progressed to become the Jiaofang Si Fengluan, which is also the top leader of the Jiaofang Si!
It stands to reason that Xiao Chunzi no longer needs to be an errand messenger, but when he heard that the Xiao Feng family was granted a royal title, he actively took over the job. Huang Jin nodded slightly: My son has grown up!
When Xiao Chunzi came to the Xiao Mansion with the Jin Yiwei and his entourage, Qi An, the gatekeeper, saw the imperial edict in his hand and quickly called for someone to open the door. Now there are ten "servants of Zuixian Tower" in the Xiao Mansion, who are strong and strong.
Opening the door is very simple.
Liu Xueer walked out of the back hall surrounded by a group of women. Although she did not receive the imperial edict, Xiao Feng did so several times, so she followed the example and did not feel too panicked.
Xiao Chunzi chanted in a long voice, finished reading the imperial edict of the imperial edict, then bestowed the crown and harem on her head, put away the imperial edict, and rushed forward to salute Liu Xueer.
Yan Niang happened to come to visit Liu Xue'er. When she saw her immediate boss saluting, she quickly stepped forward to help Liu Xue'er help Xiao Chunzi.
Liu Xueer's face turned red: "Spring
Father-in-law, this is impossible. Brother Xiao is very polite at home, but if he is not at home, who in this family can bear your courtesy."
Xiaochunzi smiled and said: "That's a bad thing to say. Now you are a second-grade imperial eunuch. Let alone me, a ninth-grade sesame official. Even when the official of the Dongchang factory comes, you have to salute according to the etiquette. There is no eunuch who is older than you."
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Xiaochunzi was only half-joking. According to the etiquette system, this is indeed the case. The highest rank of eunuchs is the fourth-rank official, which is Huang Jin's position. But in fact, let alone they don't know how to salute when they see the second-rank imperial eunuch, they just meet the second-rank minister.
He won't be able to salute either.
Rank is rank, right is right, and there is no one-to-one correspondence in any era. Xiao Chunzi's salute to Liu Xueer was purely intentional to get close.
At this time, the Liu Mansion across the door had already heard the noise. Liu Tong and his wife had been waiting at the door with their son for a long time. Seeing that Xiao Chunzi had finished announcing the decree, he hurried over and helped Liu Xueer look up and down. It seemed that Liu Xueer suddenly changed.
Like a person.
Xiao Chunzi didn't want to disturb him, so he smiled and bowed and left. Yan Niang followed him out. Xiao Chunzi turned her head and looked at Yan Niang with a smile. Yan Niang and Xiao Chunzi had known each other for a long time and asked with a smile: "What are you looking at?"
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"Sister Yan, please work harder and capture Mr. Xiao as soon as possible. Maybe you can become a royal wife in the future."
Yan Niang blushed, spat, then looked a little sad, quickened her pace, got in the car and went to Chunyan Tower.
Xiaochunzi stood there and shook his head deeply: "Oh, woman..."
The Jin Yiwei around them looked at each other in confusion. Does it mean that Eunuch Chun also understands women?
At this time, Mrs. Liu was touching Liu Xueer's phoenix crown with envy. Liu Tong was very pleased and twirled his beard.
Educate your daughter.
"Xue'er, a woman's job in this life is to support her husband and raise her children. You see, you have lived up to your father's teachings for so many years..."
"Xue'er, a woman has to marry the right man in her life. Look at you, you are already a second-grade imperial concubine at such a young age. Look at mother..."