No one expected that Li Zhu would go down the mountain to do that kind of thing. Li Zhu was so angry that he wanted to personally go down the mountain to catch the culprit, but he was stopped by Feng Yu Heng. She asked Li Zhu one last time: "Do you really want to come with me? Give up on everything in this Qingshan Stronghold? "
Li Zhu nodded, "I never thought about staying on this mountain for long, but I couldn't find an opportunity. As long as Imperial Princess doesn't mind, from today onwards, our one hundred brothers will be Imperial Princess's private army. As long as Imperial Princess gives the order, even if you want us to rebel against Dashun, we will do it. "
"That's right!" The people immediately responded, "From today onwards, we will only listen to Imperial Princess's orders!"
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Good! Since that's the case, then I request that you immediately pack your belongings and take inventory of the horses in the stronghold. Those with families should also take care of them. Today, we will go down the mountain. The goods in the mountain will belong to Ji 'an County, and I will be in charge of distributing them. In addition, the compensation of fifty taels of silver per household will be paid out from your mountain savings. Do you have any objections? "
"No." Li Zhu shook his head. Everyone else shook their heads and said in unison: "No."
"Then that's it. Get moving. Go pack up now." After she finished speaking, she glanced at Li Zhu's wife and said with a smile: "You'll be lucky to come with us. At the very least, I can personally give you injections every day."
With this arrangement, the one hundred soldiers in Qingshan Stronghold were all under Feng Yu Heng's command in the blink of an eye. They became the first batch of private soldiers in Ji 'an County. Even Ban Zou was full of admiration for her. It had to be known that with these one hundred people in their hands, their confidence was even greater. Although Ji 'an County was Feng Yu Heng's fief, she had never personally interfered. She didn't know what the situation was like on the other side. Without some capable people to use, it wasn't easy to get things done.
The people used four hours to pack up. They didn't have many belongings with them, so they packed up very quickly. Some of them were already married with their wives and children. Those women were very happy. When they heard that they were married to Princess Ji An, they knew that they had finally found the right man. From now on, they would no longer have to live in fear. Although it was said that they were free to occupy the mountain as kings, they were not without worries. Firstly, they were afraid that His Highness the Eighth Prince would find out the whereabouts of this group of people and send troops to encircle and annihilate them. Secondly, they were afraid that one day the government would suddenly have a whim and destroy the Green Mountain Stronghold. Thirdly, they were doing business with their lives on the line. Who knew when they would encounter an expert during a robbery, they would be killed instead.
The women were not afraid of death when they followed their husbands, but those who had children had more considerations. They always hoped that their children could live a proper life. They had waited for so long, day after day. Finally, Feng Yu Heng came. This day was a festival for the people of Qingshan Village.
There were a hundred and twenty horses in the village. One hundred could be ridden, while the other twenty could be used to set up carriages for the women and children. Li Zhu directed his brothers to bring out the treasures hidden in the mountain and load them into four carriages. The people happily told Feng Yu Heng that they didn't know what to do with these treasures after they robbed them. Other than the normal food and clothing in the village, they stored them away. They thought that one day, when they were married to His Ninth Highness, they would give these treasures away.
Li Zhu took two bundles of silver and handed them to Feng Yu Heng: "Junzhu, this silver is for you. In a while, distribute it to the villagers below! We really didn't know that they wouldn't dare to come up the mountain to look for food and firewood. It's all our fault. In addition, Hu Laosan and the others did such a thing, so they don't deserve to be in the group. After we go down the mountain, they will be at Junzhu's disposal. "
Feng Yu Heng nodded and heavily advised the carriage that was carrying Li Zhu's wife. She poured some disinfectant on the inside of the carriage and opened the window. Only then did she give the order for everyone to descend the mountain.
She tossed and turned on the mountain until the afternoon. The villagers hadn't eaten yet, but they didn't feel hungry. Their hearts were filled with excitement, so how could they care about eating? However, Feng Yu Heng also said that they couldn't not eat. After all, they still had to hurry on with the journey. Today, they were delayed and had to leave overnight. Fortunately, there was a lot of food stored in the mountain. A portion of it was loaded into the carriages and brought down the mountain, but there was still more than half that couldn't be taken away. Feng Yu Heng decided to leave ten people to guard it. When they arrived at Haizhou, they would buy some carriages and bring it back.
At the foot of the mountain, the villagers saw so many bandits majestically going down the mountain. They were so scared that they hid in their houses, afraid that the bandits would hurt them. However, they didn't expect that the person who led the bandits down the mountain was the young miss who came last night. They also didn't expect that after the bandits went down the mountain, under the young miss's instructions, they began to go from house to house and apologize. Each family received fifty taels of silver.
This amount of silver was enough for a family to live for several years. It was even enough for a family to live for ten years. The villagers didn't understand why the bandits suddenly changed their temperament until Li Zhu, as the representative, spoke. He told them that there would be no more bandits on the mountain in the future. They would follow Princess Ji 'an to Ji' an County and live an honorable life under the sun. He also apologized again and again for the inconvenience they had caused the villagers.
Only then did the villagers know that the young miss who was very good at fighting was the famous Princess Ji 'an! Heavens, wasn't this the highest official they had ever seen?
As a result, everyone rushed out of their houses and kowtowed to Feng Yu Heng. It was as if they were worshipping a Bodhisattva. No matter how Feng Yu Heng tried to stop them, they didn't get up. Later, Li Zhu shouted a few times at the top of his voice before the villagers got up. It seemed that the remaining prestige of the bandits was still effective.
However, the villagers were very kind. They knew that these bandits were no longer bandits. They followed the Imperial Princess and gave them so much silver. The villagers happily opened their houses and used the grain and meat they brought down from the mountain to help the hundred people make lunch. There were even women who pasted a lot of pancakes and wrapped them in oiled paper for Feng Yu Heng to eat on the road.
Hu Laosan and the others kept kneeling and didn't say anything. However, the envy and yearning in their eyes couldn't be concealed. Li Zhu knew what they were thinking and also understood why they were in a hurry to go down the mountain to kidnap women. It was because of their wives' illness that there wasn't much vitality in the entire stronghold. He could understand old Hu Laosan very well. He really wanted to follow the rules of the stronghold and give him a beating but leave him alive. In the future, they would still be brothers. But now that the stronghold was gone, they were all Princess Ji An's people. In regards to old Hu Laosan's group, Li Zhu no longer had any right to speak.
Xiang Rong sat at Feng Yu Heng's side and was eating congee. She noticed the helpless look in Li Zhu's eyes when he looked at old Hu Laosan. She had listened to Huang Quan's narration of what had happened on the mountain as if it was a story. She felt that these people were not bad in nature. It was just that they had not thought things through and made mistakes. It was not something that could not be forgiven. Moreover, her second sister had just taken in these people. If she rashly killed them, she feared that it would leave a bad impression.
She quietly told her thoughts to Feng Yu Heng. She still had a timid appearance and did not have much confidence. She feared that she would say something wrong and cause her second sister to laugh at her. But who knew that Feng Yu Heng would laugh, but it would not be a joke. Instead, she praised her: "Our Xiang Rong has truly grown up. You are also able to think of things in such a comprehensive manner. Second sister is very happy."
"Really?" Xiang Rong's small face was bright red, "Second sister also thinks this way?"
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "You're right. A display of strength can be established, but it should not be established like this. Since these people have already been taken in, they will need to be treated as brothers in the future. When your own brothers make mistakes, you cannot just kill them. Instead, you need to teach them well. Only when you teach them well can you make further considerations. "
"Then how does second sister plan to deal with them?" Xiang Rong was very much looking forward to it. She really wanted to say a few more things, but she was also worried that saying too much would interfere with Feng Yu Heng's intentions, thus she did not say anything. She just waited to hear what Feng Yu Heng had to say.
Feng Yu Heng, however, asked her: "What does Xiang Rong think? How about you come up with an idea for second sister? Since you have come out, you can't just be a young miss from the boudoir like you were in the capital. You need to know that from the moment you got into my carriage, it meant that you were independent. From that moment onwards, you need to rely on yourself for everything. You need to have your own ideas and ideas. You also need to contribute to the place that you will be living in and the people that you will be living with. We are not going to play. We are going to build a home. Xiang Rong, second sister hopes that you will be a child with ideas. You will also have your own abilities and not go to Ji 'an Prefecture to be an obedient girl. That would be meaningless. "
Xiang Rong's heart was moved from hearing this. What her second sister had said was exactly what she was thinking. She did not want to live like before, thus she convinced An shi to let her leave the capital. She wanted to stay at her second sister's side and be a useful person. Even if she could only provide a small bit of help, that would be a change for her.
Thus the little girl straightened her back and said with a bit of confidence: "Second sister, Xiang Rong has thought about it. Just now, elder sister Huang Quan said that a group of people would be left in the mountains to watch over the supplies. How about leaving these six people behind as well. At night, they will return to the mountains to watch over the homes. During the day, they will be left in the mountains to chop firewood and hunt game. After that, they will all be sent to the farmers at the foot of the mountain. They will use their own strength to atone for their sins until the farmers forgive them. Second sister, what do you think? "After she finished speaking, a look of expectation appeared in her eyes.
Feng Yu Heng did not disappoint her and nodded, expressing her approval of Xiang Rong's plan. She then called old third and Li Zhu over and told them about Xiang Rong's idea. Old third and his five brothers immediately kowtowed to Feng Yu Heng. While kowtowing, they said: "Many thanks Imperial Daughter for the grace of not killing us. In the future, we will not dare to do it again! Would Imperial Daughter please not worry. Us brothers will just stay here and help the villagers with their work. As long as the villagers need it, we will take care of any dirty or tiring work. If the villagers do not need it, we will go into the mountains to chop firewood and hunt. All of the things will be sent to the villagers' courtyards. At night, we will peacefully watch over the supplies and wait for the group of carriages to return. "
Li Zhu also did not think that Feng Yu Heng would use this sort of method to handle the situation. He emotionally said this for all of the soldiers to hear, and everyone became even more convinced and supportive of Princess Ji 'an.
They remained in the small village until the end of the afternoon. Only then did the group begin to prepare and set out. Because they would be traveling through the night, Feng Yu Heng specially ordered for each carriage to prepare blankets for the night. The night was still very cold.
The group of carriages that was already a bit majestic became even grander with the addition of these 100 or so people. Feng Yu Heng sat in the carriage and could not help but smile.
Ji 'an Prefecture, they were about to arrive!
On the 29th of the first month, the capital received an urgent report from the Southern Army and the prefect of Lan Zhou. Gu Shu had joined forces with ten small countries in the desert to attack Dashun to the South. The Southern Army did their best to resist and was gradually losing ground …
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