Mountain and River Festival 222. Kirin Assessment
It seemed that within a few days, the so-called treasure map of the former emperor's great ancestor had spread throughout the northwest. It could be said that almost everyone with a little ability and influence had a copy. Naturally, such a treasure map also appeared in the study of Prince Ding's mansion.
Mo Xiuyao just glanced at the treasure map casually and threw it to Feng Zhiyao beside him. Just by looking at Mo Xiuyao's attitude, Feng Zhiyao knew that this so-called treasure map was probably not real, but Han Mingxi was very interested in it. He stretched out his hand and pulled it from Feng Zhiyao's hand to study it carefully. He was just cheated of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver by Mo Xiuyao and was heartbroken. He needed a lot of income to make up for it. After thinking for a while, Han Mingxi frowned and said, "Isn't this the place where the princess fell off the cliff?" Although the map was a bit abstract, Han Mingxi, who was doing business, often went out and looked carefully for a while and still recognized the place marked on the map.
Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao had never thought that Tan Jizhi would hand over a real treasure map, and the location was exactly the imperial mausoleum where Doctor Lin took Ye Li. Although there was no imperial seal or Gaozu's treasure there, it was definitely a Gaozu's mausoleum. If it was just to deceive those who were watching him, the price was too high.
Mo Xiuyao smiled calmly and said, "Why bother about what he wants to do? Can he do anything in the northwest? Han Mingxi, if you are interested, you can go with him to join in the fun." Hearing this, Han Mingxi's eyes lit up immediately. He also knew that Ye Li had been to that imperial mausoleum before, so he quickly turned to Ye Li. Ye Li smiled and said, "There are indeed many valuable things in it. It can be regarded as a good imperial mausoleum, but if it is called a treasure... it is probably a little short of it." Han Mingxi understood clearly that this was an imperial mausoleum, not the legendary treasure. But that didn't matter, there were also many treasures in the imperial mausoleum.
Han Mingxi was busy fighting with various forces for the treasures in the imperial mausoleum. Within two days, Tan Jizhi, who had been pursued everywhere openly and secretly, showed up at his doorstep.
Seeing Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao again, the arrogance on Tan Jizhi's face disappeared a lot. Seeing the two of them also respectfully came forward to greet, Ye Li smiled and asked: "It's been a long time since we last met, how are you, Mr. Tan?" Tan Jizhi smiled bitterly, looked at Ye Li and said: "Princess, why do you ask when you already know the answer?" Ye Li had no sympathy for Tan Jizhi's thinness and fatigue, and smiled as usual, "This princess and the prince have heard about what happened during this period, Mr. Tan has worked so hard." Tan Jizhi felt that he was choking with anger in his chest and couldn't swallow it or spit it out, and his face turned blue and white. After a while, he came back to the two of them and bowed, saying, "I came to see you today just to pick up Lin'er and take her away from the northwest as agreed. I wonder when the prince and princess plan to release her?"
Ye Li smiled and said, "Anytime. Master Tan looks as if we have broken our promise. I have also said that Princess Anxi is still in the northwest, and it is not safe for the Saint of Southern Xinjiang to leave the palace. Since Master Tan insists, I can't persuade her anymore. But the safety of the Saint of Southern Xinjiang after leaving the palace and anything that happens has nothing to do with Prince Ding's Palace." Tan Jizhi said in a deep voice, "Of course."
Hearing what he said, Ye Li was also straightforward, and waved her hand to ask Qin Feng to bring Shu Manlin over. After a while, Shu Manlin was brought into the study. When she saw Tan Jizhi, she immediately threw herself into his arms and sobbed. Tan Jizhi looked down at her. Although she was a little thinner, it could be seen that she had not suffered much. The Ding Wangfu did not make things difficult for Shu Manlin, so he was relieved. He pulled Shu Manlin to say goodbye, "Thank you, Prince and Princess, I will take my leave now." Ye Li smiled indifferently, just whispered that she would not see them off, and asked someone to take the two out. Because many people flocked to the vicinity of the imperial mausoleum, Licheng was unusually quiet. Ye Li then took some time out to inspect Qilin's station outside the city. This was the first time Ye Li had left the city since returning to Li City. Qilin's station was in a hidden valley thirty miles outside Li City. The construction was similar to the one she had built near the capital, but it was much larger and had many more training items. Qin Feng figured it out with Zhuo Jing, Lin Han and others. Qin Feng, Zhuo Jing and others accompanied Ye Li into the valley and saw a few young men with vigor and vitality lined up in a wide open space. They raised their right hands to their chests and saluted them, "Meet the princess!"
Ye Li looked around and saw Xu Qingfeng standing in the front row. He was wearing the same grey clothes as the Qilins around him, and he looked so solemn that she couldn't help but smile faintly.
"No need to be polite." Ye Li walked to the center of the field and stood still, looking at the hundreds of heroic Qilin team members in front of her with a look of satisfaction in her eyes. "Today, everyone's training over the past few months will come to an end. Similarly, the final round of assessment will also begin now. Do you have confidence?"
"Yes!" Everyone shouted in unison. Ye Li nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good, now I order that the content of this assessment is... 1. March 120 miles to the west. All of you are required to arrive at the designated location before 5:00 tomorrow morning. 2. With the destination as the center point, all non-northwest civilians and armed people within a radius of 10 miles will be arrested. If there is resistance, you can kill them on the spot. 3. The following people must all be captured alive without any harm. The list will be distributed to you later. Everyone will act in groups. If one person in the group fails, all will be eliminated. Understand?"
"As you command!" All the Qilin team members responded in unison, their eyes sparkling with excitement. After more than half a year of various trainings in this valley that they had never even heard of before, they are now more eager to go out and see. They want to know how strong they are. Ye Li nodded with satisfaction and smiled, "I wish you all the best." Qingfeng stepped forward and had someone deliver all the equipment and weapons that the Qilin team members needed. He looked at his subordinates with a cold expression and said, "Listen carefully to the princess's orders. In addition, this commander will add a few rules. If you mistakenly arrest or injure civilians, you are out! If you injure the target of the mission, you are out! If you let the target of the mission escape, you are out! Disband!"
"I understand, your subordinates." The Qilins responded loudly, and then quickly divided into more than a dozen teams and rushed to their destinations.
Ye Li and the others stood there and watched their voices disappear in the valley. Zhuo Jing frowned and said, "Princess, according to the secret guards, there are at least a thousand people gathered near the imperial mausoleum. Can we just send these people?" Ye Li turned around and smiled at Zhuo Jing and said, "Although they have not yet completed the training, they have done more than you did in the beginning. Zhuo Jing doesn't believe them? Qin Feng, what do you think?" Qin Feng said seriously, "If they can't even do this, I would rather send them all back and select other people to retrain. Don't worry, Princess, I promise these guys won't let you down." Ye Li nodded and said, "Very good, then let's go over there too. Let's see if they can do it.
What are the results of the training?
The mountains near Hongzhou have been more lively than Licheng in the past few days. Although so many people suddenly gathered here, many people knew that something was wrong and they were probably fooled by Tan Jizhi. However, the charm of the imperial seal was irresistible to most people. Originally, everyone just kept to themselves. But one afternoon, when one of the groups finally found the entrance to the imperial mausoleum, it became really lively here. Probably because they had known about the imperial mausoleum for a long time, this time all the groups brought a lot of tomb robbers. So it was not surprising that the entrance near Hongzhou could be found. However, the entrance near Hongzhou was originally for exit only. It would take a lot of manpower to force your way in, and if you were not careful, you might even collapse the entire tomb passage or even the underground palace, which would be a huge loss. Therefore, the various teams were not in a hurry, and in the end, everyone even had the intention of working together to solve the problem of the entrance.
Han Mingxi did not go forward to join in the fun. Everyone knew that he was from Prince Ding's mansion. Even if he wanted to go forward, they probably would not welcome him. So he just followed from a distance with a few of his proper subordinates, ready to take advantage of the opportunity when the time was right. After all, it was impossible for all these people to be half empty in such a huge imperial mausoleum. But there was one thing that Han Mingxi was secretly confused about. Even though this place was some distance away from Licheng, it was impossible for the prince and princess to be completely unaware of the situation here. They actually left such a mountain of gold and these people alone. It was not like Prince Ding's style and temper at all.
"Brother, what do you think about this matter?" Han Mingxi came to his senses and asked Han Mingyue who was sitting next to him.
Han Mingyue has been in a state of depression since Su Zuidi's death. Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li, for Han Mingxi's sake, naturally didn't care about him and just left him to Han Mingxi's care. Whether it was because Han Mingxi cared about the brotherhood and Han Mingyue's life, or for the safety of the Han family, he would take good care of Han Mingyue and not let him cause trouble. These days, Han Mingyue has been living in Han Mingxi's house and has never gone out. Now at first glance, he looks pale and lifeless, like a living corpse. There is no more demeanor and charm of the young master Mingyue. Han Mingxi couldn't stand it anymore. This visit to the imperial mausoleum was his personal matter anyway, so he dragged Han Mingyue out with him.
Maybe he didn't hear Han Mingxi's question, but Han Mingyue's eyes moved slightly but he didn't answer. Han Mingxi didn't expect this elder brother to give him any advice or reminders. He just hoped that he would not cause trouble and live a good life. He would be worthy of his elder brother's education and the ancestors of the Han family. So Han Mingyue's silence didn't make Han Mingxi angry. He just leaned against the tree nonchalantly and said thoughtfully: "I always feel that Prince Ding won't let me make money so easily."
Han Mingyue lowered his head and remained silent. Han Mingxi waved his hand and sighed, "Forget it, we'll know what's going on when the time comes." He didn't believe that Prince Ding would really allow so many people to do whatever they want in the northwest.