Chapter 419
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After bidding farewell to each other, Wei Ziyao and Qi Yanqing rode out together. Sitting on the horse, Qi Yanqing chuckled.
"Junior Sister, I saw Master just now. He's hiding at the corner. It seems like he's just talking nonchalantly, but he's actually very worried."
"I saw him too." Speaking of which, Wei Ziyao felt a little emotional. When she was in the 21st century, she and her father were like fire and water. She had never felt her father's love and care.
Now that they were here, Wei Heng gave her all his heart. This kind of warmth was indescribable.
"In the past, I only thought that Master was a tough guy and didn't have such a soft side. I didn't expect him to be just an ordinary father in front of you."
That's right. Wei Heng was just an ordinary father.
After marching for about a day, they arrived at the foot of the bandit mountain. This place wasn't far from the imperial city. It was really under the emperor's foot. Along the way, Qi Yanqing introduced the situation here.
He said that the bandits here weren't rampant. They only robbed some passing merchants at the end of the year and rarely had conflicts with the civilians. Most of the time, the soldiers who came to suppress the bandits would avoid fighting.
"Senior Brother, have you ever thought that the imperial court has tried to suppress the bandits several times but failed in the end? Logically speaking, the bandits shouldn't have such great combat power. Don't you think it's strange that they can't take them down after so many attempts?"
"Indeed, it's strange." Qi Yanqing nodded. "I've thought about this too. When I came here previously, I took a look at the terrain. Although the bandit camp is easy to defend and hard to attack, it's not to the point where we can't take them down for a long time. If we can't take them down after so long, it can only mean one thing."
Speaking of this, Qi Yanqing looked at Wei Ziyao as if waiting for her to continue. "The person leading the army doesn't want to fight at all."
"That's right!" Qi Yanqing nodded. "If that's the case, I'm afraid these bandits aren't simple. If it's really the officials of the imperial court who are keeping the bandits to do evil deeds and amass wealth, we can't tolerate this!"
"To be able to raise so many bandits and even have the guts to commit murder in front of the Emperor, if they are really raised by a minister, I'm afraid that this minister's status is not low. Now that the Emperor has the intention to appoint the Crown Prince, at this time, the most important people to not offend are the ministers in the imperial court. Senior Brother, you should have already guessed that there is someone behind these bandits. At this time, you took the initiative to come out and suppress the bandits. Aren't you afraid of offending the ministers in the imperial court and affecting the appointment of the Crown Prince?"
"Junior Sister, you are making fun of me. My life's ambition is to be on the battlefield. The vast desert beyond the Great Wall is the place I truly yearn for. What I want has never been the throne."
At this point, he looked at Wei Ziyao. "Speaking of which, aren't you afraid that you'll affect Sixth Brother if you come with me to suppress the bandits?"
"Of course not." Wei Ziyao replied confidently. "Father won't let anyone know that I came out with you. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let us leave the city at night."
When they went to pay their respects, it was already very late. However, the Emperor ordered them to pack up and leave immediately.
It seemed that he was in a hurry to suppress the bandits, but in fact, he just wanted them to leave the city in the dark. In this way, no one would know that they had to rely on a woman to suppress the bandits.
"Junior Sister, you are indeed intelligent. We will be relying on your help to suppress the bandits this time."
"Don't say that. I'm afraid that my life will be shortened. I just want to do my best."
Because the soldiers were all men and it was inconvenient for her to be the only woman, Wei Ziyao brought Bai Zhi, Bai Wei, and Tsui Hee along with her. There were also people to serve them.
While they were chatting, Tsui Hee came in with the washed vegetables.
Qi Yanqing looked at them curiously.
"Junior Sister, what we are going to eat today is called … Fire something? Hotpot? "
"That's right. You can eat a hotpot when you are marching and fighting. Tsui Hee and the others have already washed the vegetables. Come and eat."
The two of them were eating. They were originally planning to start the next day.
However, halfway through the hotpot, they heard the sound of a horn coming from outside.
"Who is blowing the horn?"
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