"The Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger!"
Just as the few of them were shocked, a cold voice came from the forest.
On the mountain path, the leader was stunned. When he regained his senses, he immediately said, "I know, I know, the pagoda suppresses the river demon! It's the pagoda suppresses the river demon. We're on the same side, we're on the same side! "
"Muha, muha?"
"Sawadika!"
"Why are you blushing?" Lin Zhong's voice softened as he asked again.
That person immediately said, "I'm in high spirits!"
"Why is it yellow again?"
"It's a wax to prevent the cold!"
…
After a while, a voice came from the forest. "Continue forward, there will be someone ahead to receive you."
This was considered a code. The few of them were relieved. These baldies were indeed very particular. Before entering the village, they had to memorize so many codes. Moreover, they sounded more powerful, like the slang of bandits …
Unlike their own prince, who had learned everything from others and insisted on changing the code to "The King of Shu is not a fish in a pond, he will transform into a dragon in the face of a storm". They were too embarrassed to mention it to others.
In comparison, although the code of these baldies was complicated and difficult to remember, it was much more shameless than the King of Shu's …
"Thank you, brother!"
One of them cupped his hands at Lin Zhong, and the few of them quickly disappeared on the mountain path.
Not long after, another figure slowly walked along the mountain path.
When he walked under a tree, he stopped and looked into the forest. His lips moved slightly.
"Beep, beep!"
He made two sounds, one long and two short sounds.
Secret codes like "Heavenly King Covers the Earth Tiger", which had been eliminated by them, were used to distinguish between friend and foe. Their secret codes had long been upgraded and changed every half a month. If an enemy wanted to pretend to be one of their comrades, they would die a horrible death …
"Beep, beep!"
He did not stand in place for long. Soon, the same response came from the forest. Another youth with a bow and arrow walked out of the forest. He looked at him and nodded, saying, "They're back."
"They're back." That person nodded as well. He took out an item from his sleeve and handed it over, saying, "This is the attack plan and route map. Remember to let them bring it when they leave."
"Send my regards to the King and the Alliance Master."
"What's the hurry? It's only a few days. You can ask them yourself …"
"I'm leaving …"
"See you later!"
After a brief exchange, the young man with the bow and arrow on his back once again hid in the forest, while the figure of the other person also slowly disappeared from the mountain path.
At the top of the mountain, the few of them stood on the bluestone paved street and looked at the city in front of them. They were dumbstruck and couldn't take another step forward …
Neat streets, rows upon rows of shops, and rows upon rows of neat wooden houses looked exactly the same from the outside. Even outside the Fringe, it was rare to see such a scene in the big cities of the Jing Kingdom.
Compared to the territory of these baldies, the place they lived in was at most a kennel …
…
This was Li Yi's first New Year's Eve in Shuzhou.
Although they were far away from the capital, the atmosphere of the New Year was even stronger. Perhaps it was because there were fewer social activities, only a simple family. It was just like the pure New Year when he first came here.
The only difference was that the people of Shuzhou were too enthusiastic.
In just a few days, the Gyeong Of Silla Residence received a few houses full of gifts. Although they weren't valuable, they still represented the people's goodwill.
Li Yi also asked the gatekeeper to prepare red envelopes for all the people who came to his residence with gifts. This was considered reciprocity.
Shuzhou had already begun to develop rapidly. The lives of the people would get better and better, and their wallets would naturally become more and more full. Although there was still a big gap from the level he had hoped for, some things could not be achieved overnight. It was almost impossible for a state to catch up with the capital without ten or twenty years of development.
All he had to do now was to wait patiently.
Fang walked in from outside with an envelope in his hand. After opening it, Li Yi looked at it and said, "So, they have a spy in Yong County who has the ability to secretly open the west gate on the night of the eleventh day of the first month?"
"That's what they said, but they didn't say who it was." Fang nodded and said, "I've already asked Old Chen to investigate. It's very simple. It's the person who was in charge of guarding the west gate that day."
Very soon, people from the Provincial Governor's Estate arrived.
Li Yi looked at the things that Chen Chong had sent over. The officer who was usually in charge of guarding the west gate had been knocked on the head by someone on his way home after drinking last night and was slightly injured. His duty had been temporarily taken over by one of his subordinates.
Li Yi put down the paper and said in a small voice, "Captain …"
"Son-in-law, I suddenly have an idea," Fang suddenly said after some thought.
Li Yi turned his head to look at him. "What idea?"
"I think that ambushing people on the walls to shoot arrows, splash boiling oil, throw stones … this is a bit too troublesome." He looked at Li Yi and thought for a moment. "Son-in-law, what do you think about directly throwing in heavenly punishment?"
Li Yi was startled. "This … isn't this a bit too much?"
"It's not too much!" Fang slapped his thigh and said, "I think this is a very good idea. It's simple and direct. Throw in a few heavenly punishments, and the people will think that it's New Year's firecrackers. Before daybreak, we can just send the city guards over to clean up the mess …"
One shouldn't be too Fang. One should always leave a way out in the future.
Throwing in a few heavenly punishments would not blow up the King of Shu or the bandits of the Holy Religion. It would blow up the productivity.
Shu Province was about to enter a stable stage of development. After things settled down here and the King of Shu and Emissary of the Right were defeated, they would officially start marching into the Land of Chaos.
At that time, they would be most lacking in manpower.
Therefore, these people couldn't be blown up.
"It's better to prepare archers …" Li Yi said after some thought.
Fang looked at him and asked, "What if they put up a fierce resistance and would rather die than surrender?"
Li Yi thought for a moment and added, "Prepare more heavenly punishments as well, just in case …"
…
Throughout the year, even the usually quiet and desolate Yong County would become lively and bustling.
The liveliness reached a climax during the New Year's Day and then gradually subsided. It was only after the tenth day of the New Year that there were signs of recovery. All the people in the city had to prepare for the upcoming Lantern Festival.
Today was the eleventh day of the New Year.
The streets in the city were not crowded. A few months ago, Shu Province had lifted the curfew. However, due to the large number of people during the New Year's Day, it was difficult to maintain law and order. In the days before the Lantern Festival, people were not allowed to walk on the streets after midnight.
At this moment, it was still early. The shops and houses in the city were still brightly lit. However, outside the city, most of the people had already gone to bed.
Ten miles away from the west gate of Yong County, on the dark and difficult to walk mountain path, a crowd of people suddenly appeared.
At the front of the crowd, Fang Yu looked at the person beside him and said in a low voice, "Tell them to hurry up. We have to hurry. We must reach the west gate before midnight!"
"Yes, Guardian!" The person responded and immediately turned to walk to the back.
On the other side, the King of Shu turned and asked, "Can your people in the city be trusted?"
Fang Yu nodded and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry. There are some spies in the Holy Religion that only Purple Clothed Emissaries and above are qualified to contact. At midnight, they will open the west gate. When that time comes, we will march straight in. You lead the people and charge straight to the Gyeong Of Silla Residence. We will be responsible for dealing with the guards in Yong County. We will meet outside the west gate in two hours!"
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