Chapter 611 Doing Something Big
"Princess, are you looking for us?"
He Changqing, the headmaster, and Shi Youmin came to see Xiao Jiuyue together. He wondered if there was anything he wanted them to do. He said, "Princess, please tell me what you want me to do."
"Yes." Shi Youmin echoed. He was not used to it at first, but now he has adapted to it.
"Yes, if you can use it, just ask."
The big boss patted his chest and said with a grin, "Is it possible to have military merit?"
The current boss has only one thing on his mind: military achievements. It seems like a good idea to become a centurion first!
"As long as you do well, you will naturally have military merit!" Xiao Jiuyue looked at the boss with a smile. Although the boss has a scar on his face and looks particularly fierce, when you really get along with him, you will find that the boss is a good person!
At least in Jiutouzhai, everyone exaggerates the boss's appearance as ugly but kind-hearted.
"However, this matter is very dangerous. There are not many people around me that I can trust, and you are one of them."
Xiao Jiuyue's gaze fell on them and said, "We are short of food and grass, but the Xijiang army has plenty. Without any reinforcements, they can destroy our Jiashui City with just a siege!"
"The princess wants us to burn the food?"
He Changqing reacted immediately.
The big boss said: "It's such a waste to burn the food and grass. We can just rob them!" When they were bandits, they were the best at robbing things!
However, in the past, they robbed the wealthy, but now, they are robbing the food and fodder of the Xijiang army. Just thinking about it makes the boss's blood boil and he says, "I will take my brothers and go rob them!"
"Boss." Xiao Jiuyue smiled helplessly and said, "The food and grass of the 50,000-strong Xijiang army must be heavily guarded. It's already difficult to burn the food and grass. You want to take it back..."
Xiao Jiuyue didn't say anything else, but the meaning was very clear. It would be too difficult to get it back.
"It's such a shame to burn it." The boss said embarrassedly. He scratched his head and said, "If only Xu Yang were here, he would have so many ideas!"
This time he was going to deliver the goods and visit the shopkeeper Jin of Ruyuge. Who knew that he would encounter the prince in trouble, so he naturally had no choice but to bring people here.
"If someone cooperates, I think I can do it!" He Changqing suddenly said.
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes lit up.
When He Changqing and the boss left, Guo Yang followed them to discuss the burning of food and grass.
"Princess, what about me? The villagers and I can do it too!" Shi Youmin waited for a long time but it was not his turn, so he spoke quickly.
Xiao Jiuyue smiled and said, "I know that you are just like Shi Lizheng. You and the villagers are both very powerful. So, I have an important task to entrust to you!"
"Princess, just give your orders. My father said that our village is getting better and better because of you!" Shi Youmin was so excited that he wanted to go through fire and water.
"Tonight, I want to invite you and the villagers to do something big."
Shi Youmin was particularly excited by the big news Xiao Jiuyue was talking about. When Lan Ying led them up the mountain to drag the stone, Shi Youmin's eyes widened: "This stone can't be eaten or used. Are we going to carry it up to the city wall to hit people?"
Shi Youmin and the villagers were dumbfounded when they looked at the stone. Such a big stone was not as useful as a sword.
"These are not ordinary stones, these are saltpeter." Lan Ying said mysteriously.
"Saltpeter?" Shi Youmin looked at the stones in confusion and asked, "That's not right. Isn't this the same as the stones in our mountains? Is this really saltpeter?"
"Of course, saltpeter can be used to make gunpowder. Our fight with the Xijiang soldiers this time depends entirely on them!"
Lan Ying said as he pulled the blue cloth over it, "Your mission is to quietly transport this saltpeter to the other courtyard in the south of the city."
"I see. If we use all of this to make gunpowder, wouldn't that blow up the Xijiang soldiers?"
As Shi Youmin spoke, he immediately felt that this task was extremely heavy. He said, "Fellow villagers, this is the first time the princess has given us such an important task. We must do it well and beautifully!"
"Don't worry, we will do our job well!" The villagers said in unison. After everyone knew that this was saltpeter, they looked cautiously, like thieves, looking around for fear of being discovered.
Lan Ying couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips into a smile, and said, "Wait until midnight and then take him to the other courtyard. We can't let others see this, especially the Xijiang soldiers!"
"Yes, Lord Lan, don't worry, we will definitely be careful!" Shi Youmin said solemnly as if he was going to die.
At midnight, Lan Ying secretly followed Shi Youmin and others. Seeing how cautious they were, he thought: The prince is right. The people in Fu'an Village are the kind of people who will treat you better if you treat them well!
Although they knew it was a dangerous thing, Shi Youmin and the others did not hesitate at all, and did not even retreat!
Suddenly, Lan Ying saw the man in black following him secretly, his lips slightly curled up. Sure enough, the princess's guess was not wrong at all.
It wasn't until he reached his southern courtyard that the man in black was discovered. Finally, one of his companions escaped with his life lost. Lan Ying then reported back to Xiao Jiuyue. Xiao Jiuyue had been waiting. After listening to Lan Ying's words, he said, "Is Shi Youmin and the others safe?"
"Two people were injured. They risked their lives to protect the saltpeter." Lan Ying added, "Don't worry, Princess. I've asked a doctor to treat them. I believe they will be fine soon."
"Give each of them some silver for what happened today to calm them down." Xiao Jiuyue gave the order. After Lan Ying left, she stretched, changed her clothes, and lay down beside Jun Lie.
"If tomorrow's exchange of food and prisoners goes smoothly, it will buy us some time."
Xiao Jiuyue muttered to herself, her slender white fingers resting on Jun Lie's eyebrows: "From now on, don't use the beast taming technique anymore. It's too dangerous."
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"Princess, when Prince Xijiang heard that we wanted to exchange prisoners of war for food, especially in such large quantities, he was so angry that his face turned green."
"You know what, Ying Qi plays the prince quite well, but as soon as he opens his mouth, I feel that he doesn't have the aura of a prince."
"The Crown Prince of Xijiang wants to exchange the Second Prince for him, but General Qin disagrees. Now, the two armies are arguing."
Guo Sheng told the princess in detail what had happened outside and said, "It seems that the Crown Prince of Xijiang doesn't dare to attack us directly!"
"Do they dare?" Xiao Jiuyue raised her eyebrows. What happened yesterday should have made Prince Xijiang cautious, right?
"Then today, can we exchange prisoners of war for food and fodder? Who knows, the Prince of Xijiang might not agree." Guo Sheng was a little worried. They would take food and fodder and exchange them for prisoners of war and the second prince?
The Crown Prince of Xijiang is eager for the Second Prince to die, in exchange for food and fodder? How is that possible?
"For the sake of face, of course I have to change it." Xiao Jiuyue said with a smile.
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