The Legend of Swing Sword and Execution of Demons

Chapter 513

Youjing City.

In the hustle and bustle of the market, there is a spacious and grand private house.

There are very few people in the house, and only sporadic figures can be seen passing through it during the day, which is especially empty and quiet.

Compared with the bustling and lively scene outside, it seems out of place.

afternoon.

Next to the clear pond in the house.

A man in a splendid toga is resting in a rattan rocking chair, letting the breeze blow his face.

The man's cheeks are plump, without any wrinkles, the mouth is smooth, and there is no beard.

If it weren't for the slightly white temples, I'm afraid he would only be regarded as a lazy, young and old rich kid.

It is not a middle-aged person who is over fifty years old and has quickly moved towards the word "old".

A pair of iron balls were swinging leisurely in the left hand of the middle-aged man.

Ordinary people only think that people are going to be old, so they play with the male and female balls to strengthen muscles and bones, reconcile qi and blood, and delay aging.

But few people know that this male and female ball is not only a fitness object for the middle-aged man, but also his weapon.

It's just that no one will be lucky enough to see the power of those two balls.

Or have seen it, but it is a pity that it has not survived to this day.

And in the past ten years, he has had no chance to do it himself.

All he needs to do is use his brain and talk, and he has a group of people working hard for him.

Standing by the rattan rocking chair was one of the gang.

That was the butler the middle-aged man stayed in this private house.

In the huge private house, there are not many people and nothing. Although there is only one housekeeper, it is easy to manage.

The most worrying thing for the housekeeper during the weekdays is the "report" that the master listens to when he is resting at home.

The reason why it is called a report is because the things that the steward needs to report are related to the border situation, the taxes in various places, the production of the people, the trivial matters of the rivers and lakes, etc. It should be a matter of discussion in the court, and it should be known by the emperor of the dynasty. Piano.

And the memorials in this private house are all more detailed than those in the court hall.

For this reason, the housekeeper has to spend most of the day to sort out all kinds of information in order to complete the report that may only take half an hour.

Thinking about it, if he didn't have some talent in this area, it would be difficult for him to be reused by such high-ranking officials.

There is a table in front of the butler.

In addition to a stack of papers and papers on the table, there are also pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

It is used to record the master's comments on these reports and related instructions.

I don't know if the master is in a good mood today, or he is not interested in today's report. After the housekeeper read the first 21 reports, he still hasn't written a record.

There are three remaining reports.

If the master hasn't made any statement yet, the housekeeper will have some leisure today.

The butler picked up the second report of No.20.

This is the second report about the trivial matters of the Jianghu.

Among them, the first two contents are related to Tingyu Pavilion, which has once again "made waves" in the Jianghu recently.

"Listening to Yuge Mengchaoge, Luo Piaoling and Yiqu Liuniange Xue Qinghuan have been locked up in the inn for the past three days, and have no contact with the Lu family for the time being."

"Tingyu Pavilion escorted the Niu family's father and daughter. Affected by the heavy rain for several days, they traveled no more than ten miles. As of today, they have been stranded in Xiaoshan Evening Wind Inn for two days."

"bet……"

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of his master slightly raising his right hand resting on the armrest. The butler stopped talking at the right time, picked up the brush that had been on the inkstone for a long time, and prepared to take notes.

But the middle-aged man asked: "If I remember correctly, it's raining heavily in the south of the Jiangxi border?"

The butler didn't think about why his master had such a question. After sorting out the information in his mind, he quickly answered.

"Yes."

"Three days ago, there was a sudden heavy rain in the south of the Jiangxi border, and the rainfall in half a day was knee-deep."

"One day, the water level of the river in the south of the Jiangxi border soared, flooding the farmland, and the crops that had just been planted were submerged in the water."

"The rain continued for days, and all the low-lying areas were flooded. The local government has urgently organized the affected people to move to higher places."

"However, the mountains in the Jiangxi and Jiangxi borders are contiguous, and the streams are criss-crossing. The people are scattered and separated, and it is difficult to find them. In addition, the flooded area is very large, and there are many victims. "

"This autumn, I'm afraid there will be no harvest."

"If the strange rain continues for a few more days, it will be difficult to recover the vitality next year."

After the middle-aged man listened, the male and female balls in his left hand were still slowly turning around, and the two fingers of his right hand, which had been put down again, lightly tapped the armrest of the rattan rocking chair, thoughtfully.

He heard this report in the court yesterday.

The appearance of the little emperor who was very impatient before hearing this memorial appeared in his mind.

Then I thought: Although the little emperor is getting older, his body is slowly breaking down at a speed that ordinary people can't notice. , can't survive a stick of incense.

This kid won't last a few years.

A contemptuous smile flashed across the slightly opened eyes of the middle-aged man.

He is a member of the palace, so there is naturally his residence in the palace, but the current situation is clear, and he only restrains himself where he should restrain himself. As for these trivial matters of life, he thinks there is no need to pretend to be low-key and embarrass himself.

After all, within the palace walls, he can see and see, as long as there is even the slightest sound, he can go to the palace to preside over the overall situation with a cup of tea and horses.

The silence lasted only for a moment, and the middle-aged man pulled back his thoughts and said, "How is the identity investigation of the pedestrian who escorted General Niu going?"

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but frown. This is something he arranged more than ten days ago. If there is a definite result, it should be reflected in the report. Obviously, it has not been found out in detail until now.

Xu Shi saw the sullen look in the middle-aged man's brows, and the housekeeper hurriedly apologized: "This subordinate is ineffective..."

The middle-aged man interrupted: "Okay, let's talk about the situation we have found so far."

The butler bowed his head and said, "Yes."

"Since Jiangning County, there are currently 15 people traveling with Niu Kelian and his daughter."

"Among them, it was actually found out that Tingyu Pavilion belonged to a total of six people, Fei Piao, Mu Shang, Xiao Yan'er, Ning Kuang, Ruan Gu, and Zi Feng."

"One of the people who belongs to the Xiaoyue League, but somehow goes with it, Mo Shang."

"Another old and five young people should come from a Taoist temple in the southwestern part of Zhongzhou. The details of where they came from are still under investigation."

"As for the sword-bearer and the blind swordsman who came in halfway, it has been confirmed that the sword-bearer came from Jiangmen Town, and he was displaced to Jiangmen with his unnamed teacher in the troubled years, named Chu Shangu."

"And the blind swordsman may be a member of the Daoyi League, but he doesn't know the specific identity."

The housekeeper bit the bullet and finished reporting what he knew, still standing with lowered eyebrows, there were only a dozen or so people, and it had been more than ten days, and nearly half of them were still unknown, as usual, they would inevitably be punished.

"Maybe someone from the Daoyi League?" But the middle-aged man repeated in a low voice.

The middle-aged man doesn't have much intention to blame. He knows that it is meaningless to blame these servants. He has pondered the way of the rivers and lakes for nearly 20 years, and he still doesn't seem to be able to fight those old ghosts. Secretly seek all kinds of cooperation.

He just raised a question in his heart, since he doesn't know the specific identity, how can he determine that the other party may be a member of the Daoyi League.

The housekeeper replied: "This news comes from Mr. Le from the Yu family. Mr. Le had fought against Chu Shangu before, and he couldn't break the opponent's defense. I also saw that the blind swordsman used the secret method of Waking Insects of Han Wuyue of the Daoyi League." , so it is inferred."

The middle-aged man smiled for no reason: "Oh, this Yu family boy is still hard to change his supercilious temperament. If he observes more carefully, he will not only gain this. Those old Jianghu are very good at hiding chess pieces, but the world How can there be so many geniuses to dig out and cultivate. This blind swordsman will definitely not be someone who has been added out of thin air recently, showing a novel appearance to outsiders, it is nothing more than deliberately concealing his identity and confusing the world's judgment. Don't you know that you want to cover up?"

Guessing that his master had guessed the identity of the blind swordsman in just a few words, the butler was surprised and said in a complimenting tone: "What the master said is very true."

The middle-aged man didn't care about the flattery in the servant's words, and said: "Bring the map of Zhangjiang Jiangxi territory."

The butler replied yes, but did not move too far from the table.

He only waved to the distance, and a figure in a flying fish suit with an embroidered spring knife on his waist came to him, and after a while, he handed over a roll of maps.

I wanted to spread out the map for the master to see, but I didn't expect the master had put down the male and female balls and stretched out his hand, so he had to hand over the map.

The middle-aged man straightened his body, opened his eyes under his long, slender eyebrows, and carefully examined the map in his hand.

After a long time, the middle-aged man sighed: "Since it is God's will, then no one can blame me."

Obviously he was sighing, but the housekeeper could hear the joy in the master's tone.

"Master, please order." The butler knew that he had to go to work.

"Are the father and daughter of the Niu family still trapped in Xiaoshan?" This seemed to be the last question the middle-aged man asked before making a certain decision.

The housekeeper affirmed: "The news that just arrived this morning should be correct."

The middle-aged man fixed his eyes on a spot on the map, and murmured: "This place is remote and sparsely populated, suitable for ambush. But how do we drive them here?"

The butler knew that the master was asking and answering himself, so he didn't dare to talk too much.

While thinking about something, the middle-aged man said: "Xiaoshan is separated from the wild boar forest by the Ganjiang River. There is an arch bridge over the Ganjiang River. The bridge is 200 feet long. It was built [-] years ago, and it has been damaged for decades. Nowadays, it is repaired every three years in autumn and winter, and this year seems to be the year for that repair."

The housekeeper said: "Yes."

The middle-aged man said again: "The heavy rain, which is rare in a century, is bound to cause floods. How can this arch bridge that has been in disrepair for a long time be able to withstand it?"

The steward seemed to understand what his master was planning, and hurriedly said: "I can't bear it."

The middle-aged man nodded and said: "Since the upstream dam can no longer hold back the flood, it should be washed away."

The housekeeper shuddered when he heard the words, but his face remained calm, he just wrote down his notes and said yes.

The middle-aged man fell into deep thought again, the location has been chosen, where is the manpower?

After a while, the middle-aged man said, "How about letting some Japanese people in?"

The butler was taken aback when he heard the words, his master was extremely judgmental and rarely asked their opinions.

This is really the first time.

But my master heard that he was a little moody like Yi Wusheng who did whatever he wanted.

Usually he seems quite kind, but he can say that if he turns his face, he will change the world. Now that he asks this question, how should he answer?

While breathing, a drop of cold sweat dripped from the forehead.

"You can say what you want." The middle-aged man's tone was very flat.

The housekeeper knew that if he didn't say anything, the master might not be so easy-going anymore.

Quickly sorted out his thoughts, and said: "If it is not my race, its heart must be different. Although the Dongying people who have been let in obey the discipline, I am afraid it will be difficult to keep an eye on them if there are more. In order to avoid big troubles, the subordinates think Controlling the number of people in Japan is the key.”

That is to say, the butler didn't know what the middle-aged man had done back then, otherwise he would never have dared to say these words in front of his master.

Of course, the middle-aged man is not a person of a different race, but there are some things in the world that as long as you do it once, it means that there will be a second time, and a third time...

The middle-aged man said with a normal expression: "That's a good point. We need to control the number of Dongying people, but this time, I plan to try the abilities of these Dongying people."

The butler somewhat understood his master's plan, and said, "Master, you mean to let the Dongying people attack and kill the father and daughter of the Niu family?"

The middle-aged man said: "That's right, General Niu has the value to let them do it. We can let more Japanese people in, but we have to see how much they pay - how much they die can only make up for how much."

The butler continued to take notes.

The middle-aged man said again: "How many people do you think it is appropriate to let them go this time?"

The housekeeper paused and asked tentatively, "Two hundred?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and smiled, "Two hundred? Two hundred people are not enough to kill. Don't forget that the Weaver Girl Cowherd is also following behind."

The steward hesitated for a moment, doubled the number, and added some more people, and said, "Five hundred?"

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment.

"Five hundred? OK, then five hundred."

"I think there are 500 people, even if you use a large number of people, you can exhaust those people to death."

"If 500 people can't kill 20 people, then the Dongying people are not worth spending a lot of money to win over."

"Eight hundred li urgently, the secret letter must be delivered to the Dongying people within today."

"Once the arch bridge is broken, they will have to divert their journey within two days."

"The Dongying people need to make an ambush here before then, otherwise everything will be empty talk."

"What we can help them win is to make Daoyimeng and Tingyuge deaf and blind within a day."

The middle-aged man finally added: "After the rainy season, I will report to His Majesty about rebuilding the new dam and arch bridge, so as to restore the peace of the local people."

The housekeeper kept taking notes, during which he raised his head and glanced at the place where the master's finger landed on the map.

There are three characters written on it, "Ning Terrace".

　"Eight hundred li expedited" in the article, eight hundred li is just an imaginary number, meaning it is delivered at the fastest speed.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)