Chapter 122 Attacking the Monkey Village
"I dare not speak nonsense on such a serious matter. Under the Emperor's feet, there are bandits so daring and reckless that they have no regard for the laws of the Great Qi, nor for you, my father! If the court ignores this, I'm afraid these scoundrels will become even more arrogant, and the people will be in a state of panic."
Emperor Defeng slammed his hand on the table and said, "This is outrageous!"
Recently, the country of Da Qi has been peaceful and prosperous, and everything has been going smoothly. Emperor Defeng was just thinking that he would have to add a few more entries to his book of merits during this ancestral worship ceremony in the Taimiao.
In the blink of an eye, a group of bandits appeared and slapped him in the face.
Xiao Yanci knelt down and said passionately, "I, your son, hereby request the Emperor's permission to lead two thousand soldiers to encircle and suppress the bandits on Helian Mountain to put an end to this threat!"
Emperor Defeng waved his hand and said, "Yes!"
"Thank you, Father! I will live up to your trust and chop off the traitor's head as a warning to others!"
Fang Chengchuan's eyelids twitched twice and cold sweat oozed out of his palms.
The men he used were all assassins he had at home. They had secret identities and were reliable in their work, so they would definitely not leave any evidence behind.
Xiao Yanci took the token from Emperor Defeng and went to mobilize troops without stopping.
When he reached the city gate, he saw a familiar carriage, it was Xiao Baozhu.
Her carriage hurried in a direction outside the city.
Xiao Yanci turned around and ordered his two trusted confidants to follow quietly and escort him carefully.
After giving the order, he rode away at full speed.
Next, there is another tough battle to fight.
Lu Guanxuan felt that his colleagues looked at him strangely today.
The Lu family has made a lot of jokes recently, and Lu Guanxuan has become numb to this kind of look.
The Lu family is already in this state, what more jokes can they make?
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be an even bigger joke!
A colleague who had been at odds with him in the past said sarcastically, "Master Lu, how can you still be in the mood to be on duty here? Go home and take a look!"
Lu Guanxuan's heart skipped a beat. "What do you mean by that?"
The man said in an exaggerated tone, "You don't know yet? Your daughter has been kidnapped by bandits, and the news is all over the place now."
Lu Guanxuan almost couldn't catch his breath.
"You, what nonsense are you talking about? She was just sitting at home waiting to be married, how could she have been kidnapped by bandits?"
"Master Lu, I'm not talking about your second daughter, but your eldest daughter, the Princess of Pingle County! Hey, hey, hey, Master Lu, why did you faint? Quick, quick, someone come..."
The Ministry of Revenue was instantly in chaos.
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The two thousand soldiers used to suppress the bandits were directly drawn from the infantry outside the city.
Chu Yian is also among them.
The imperial court suddenly decided to suppress the bandits, and everyone was puzzled, but Chu Yian was greatly encouraged.
Perhaps, this will be his chance, and he must seize it.
But he didn't expect that the one leading the team to suppress the bandits this time would be Xiao Yanci.
With him around, do I still have a chance to make a contribution? Chu Yian's eyes became a little deeper.
"Have you heard? The imperial court suddenly cracked down on bandits because a young lady from an official family was kidnapped by bandits!"
"Whose lady is this? You are so unlucky."
"Even if they were rescued, they would be too embarrassed to live. Why would the court waste such efforts?"
After saying that, everyone burst into malicious laughter.
At this time, a hesitant voice came, "I heard that the person who was kidnapped this time seemed to be the Princess of Pingle County."
Chu Yian had been silently wiping his sword, but when he heard that, his hand trembled and the sharp blade cut a long gash on his finger, but he didn't care about the pain at all.
"What did you say?"
Everyone was also shocked.
"Where did you hear this? Is it reliable?"
"Everyone in the city is talking about this. It's spread like wildfire. If it weren't for Princess Pingle, why would the court mobilize so many troops to suppress the bandits?"
Chu Yian held the sword, and veins popped out on the back of his hand.
How could it be her?
Why would she run out of town for no reason?
How come no one else got into trouble, but she was kidnapped by bandits?
If she had stayed at home peacefully, how could such a thing have happened?
How can a woman who has been kidnapped by bandits have the dignity to continue living?
Even his reputation will be affected!
After selecting the soldiers, Xiao Yanci led the troops to set off.
In addition to these two thousand men, Xiao Yanci also brought twenty of his trusted confidants.
What puzzled everyone was that they were holding an iron cage with a monkey in it.
Are they going to perform monkey shows?
The terrain of Helian Mountain is complex, and it is snowing, so the mountain road is not easy to walk on.
When they reached halfway up the mountain, Xiao Yanci signaled everyone to stay where they were, while he took his confidants and the monkeys and quietly went up the mountain.
Chu Yian frowned slightly. As the commander-in-chief, how could he put himself in danger and act as the vanguard?
Even if he wanted to win credit, he shouldn't be so aggressive.
If anything happened to him, they would also be implicated.
Everyone waited quietly until it gradually darkened, and everyone became a little anxious.
He Yun's heart was tense and he was very worried, but he didn't show it at all on his face.
His Highness specifically ordered him to stay in order to stabilize the morale of the army, and he must not lose his composure.
The terrain of this mountain stronghold is special, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are secrets hidden here, so the stronghold is guarded very strictly.
In addition to the sentry posts on the east, west, south and north sides that are manned day and night, there is also a smart monkey raised in the village, so it is named Smart Monkey Village.
The monkey was very smart and intelligent. With it guarding the mountain, the people in the Monkey Village would be the first to know about any disturbance at the foot of the mountain.
The twenty female monkeys were specially prepared for that clever monkey.
Finally, the agreed signal came from the mountain.
They succeeded!
He Yun breathed a sigh of relief and immediately became serious, "All soldiers, listen up! Split up the formation and quickly go up the mountain!"
As night fell, smoke rose from Linghou Village, and from time to time the voices of women and children could be heard, making it just like an ordinary village.
Little did they know that danger was approaching slowly step by step.
A short man called out, "Boss, it's time to eat."
The burly man with a full beard stood up and swept his sharp eyes around the mountain below.
For some reason, his eyelids kept twitching tonight.
He blew a whistle, but the monkey didn't appear. "Where did that monkey go to play again?"
The short man laughed and said, "Just now I saw several female monkeys trying to seduce it. It must be going out to have some fun. Boss, let's eat first, and then we can have some fun afterward."
Upon hearing this, the bearded man said nothing more and walked into the house.
I raised my eyes inadvertently and caught a glimpse of the figure on the western sentry post, standing very straight.
The bearded man narrowed his eyes slightly and shouted in a booming voice, "Donkey Egg."
The man didn't react.
The short man yelled, "Donkey Egg, the boss is calling you, are you deaf?"
The man on the sentry post still did not respond.
The bearded man's eyes suddenly changed, and he immediately took out the bow and arrow, pulled the bowstring, and shot an arrow at the man.
Before the short man could react, another sharp arrow flew from behind him, as fast as lightning and hit the bearded man's arrow with incredible accuracy.
"Dang!" With a crisp sound, the bearded man's sharp arrow was cut in half and fell down weakly.
The bearded man's expression changed drastically, and he shouted loudly, "Someone is attacking the village! Everyone, get tools!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another sharp arrow came from the same position and hit him in the back.
The bearded man was prepared and dodged the attack nimbly, but a cold sweat broke out on his back unconsciously.
These two arrows were like a signal, and the carefully hidden soldiers immediately appeared. The originally quiet and peaceful Monkey Village was instantly drowned in the sound of fighting...
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