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Chapter 7 Pros and Cons of Lianshan Dialect

Lin Yifan excitedly told everyone his thoughts, "I have an idea, let's analyze and analyze it. Just now, I heard from Sun Wu that some of the arrested people are from the mountains, right?"

Then he looked at Sun Wu, saw Sun Wu nodded, and then continued, "In this case, we are not fighting alone, we can unite the strength of the mountain people to rescue the people. Everyone thinks my idea is not right. feasible?"

Everyone couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Luo Yi thought for a while, and said first: "This idea is not bad, but..."

"But what?" Seeing that Luo Yi hesitated to speak, Lin Yifan couldn't help asking anxiously.

Before Luo Yi opened his mouth, Luo Feng who was beside him snorted coldly, and said, "It's not you officials who did the harm, these mountain people were originally ordinary people who kept their own law and order, because they were constantly oppressed by the government landlords, they had no choice but to flee into the deep mountains Dodging taxes and rents and becoming criminals of the empire, what they hate most is the people in the government, and it is impossible for them to cooperate with you."

"Shut up! Don't be rude to adults!" Luo Yi shouted, and quickly apologized to Lin Yifan, "Your child is rude, please forgive me, I will ask him to apologize to you."

Lin Yifan smiled wryly and glanced at Luo Feng. This kid had disliked him from the very beginning, and he didn't know how he had offended him. While thinking about it, he shook his hand and said, "There's no need to do this, young people, you can't help but have a bad temper. fine."

Hearing this, Luo Feng glared at Lin Yifan angrily, and seeing his father glaring at him angrily, he swallowed resentfully what he wanted to say, and muttered, "Hmph, you're not much older than me."

Luo Yi glared at his son again, turned his head and said to Lin Yifan with a look of embarrassment: "The mountain people are indeed full of hostility towards the imperial court as Feng'er said. I'm afraid that if the identity of the adults is revealed, they may be in danger of their lives."

"Is that so?" Lin Yifan frowned. Now, there seems to be no other way to save the county people except to unite with the mountain people. But how to persuade these mountain people to deal with those bandits?
Lin Yifan thought for a long time, but still had no idea, so he asked Luo Yi to give him a detailed introduction to the situation of the mountain people.

It turned out that the mountain people were not isolated from the world. Although they hunted and farmed on the mountain, some necessities of life still had to be obtained through trading down the mountain. However, because they were criminals, it was impossible for the imperial court to trade with them. Smuggling, some smugglers have become their main source of daily necessities.

Hearing this, Lin Yifan finally knew what to do.

Fortunately, Luo Yi himself is considered a mountain dweller, and he often meets those mountain dwellers while hunting, and soon brings everyone to a cottage that he is familiar with.However, people already knew about their existence. At this time, the shadows in the cottage were shaking in the distance, and sharp arrows shining with cold light were aimed at everyone.

Luo Yi held his bow and arrow high, stood in front and shouted loudly: "Is Lao Xue there? I'm Luo Yi! Come out and see me!"

There was a moment of silence in the village, and then I saw a middle-aged man standing on a high platform looking towards here, and shouted: "Brother Luo, I don't know why you brought a group of people here?"

"It's a distinguished guest. I want to talk to you about something. Why, we're just these few people. You won't be afraid to let us in, right?" Luo Yi sneered with a slight smile on his lips.

"Hmph! What a joke, how could we be afraid of you waiting? You don't have to provoke me with this. Open the door!" Following the man's order, the gate of the village opened wide.

Luo Yi returned to Lin Yifan's side and said respectfully, "My lord."

Lin Yifan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "Uh, okay, let's go in." Then he took the lead and walked forward.

Entering the stronghold, you will see mountain folks staring at you all around, all pointing at everyone with hunting bows, and if there is a slight movement, they will be shot into a hornet's nest.

Everyone turned pale and trembled. Lin Yifan took a quick glance and saw that there were at least four to fifty people present, and all of them were young and strong.Can't help but have a preliminary understanding of the strength of this cottage.

At this moment, the middle-aged man who was talking to Luo Yi came in front of everyone, looked around at everyone, finally looked at Luo Yi, and asked, "Brother Luo, is this the distinguished guest you are talking about?"

At this time, the clothes of Lin Yifan and the others were indeed a bit shabby, not to mention that the six county residents who came with them were originally poor people and had no good appearance at all, even he himself was also in tatters, although he was still wearing the clothes he had worn before time travel, but he never When I rolled down the mountain, I got covered in dirt, and the jacket was cut several times.

Luo Yi didn't answer the man's words, but instead whispered in Lin Yifan's ear: "My lord, this is the owner of the village here, Xue Cheng."

Lin Yifan knew it was time to go out on his own, so he stood up and cupped his hands towards Xue Cheng, saying: "Master Xue, I have known you for a long time, I heard that Master Xue used to be a headhunter in Hengshan County, and he was full of evil all his life. The door is not closed at night, so far, all the county residents are grateful for the kindness of Xue Tutou."

Xue Cheng's eyes tightened when he heard the words, and he stared at Lin Yifan, "You, who are you?"

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Lin Yifan couldn't help but smiled and said, "There's no need to be nervous, it's just that this is not a place to talk now. Doesn't Village Master Xue invite us to come in and sit down?"

Xue Cheng stared at him for a long time before he uttered a word: "Please!"

After everyone entered the room and sat down, Lin Yifan stopped hiding anything, looked into Xue Cheng's suspicious eyes and said, "I am the new county magistrate of Hengshan County!"

"What?" Xue Cheng was taken aback when he heard the words, stood up from his seat, and stared at him in disbelief.

Lin Yifan showed Xue Cheng his waist badge, and said, "If you don't believe me, you can send someone to Hengshan County to inquire and find out if it's true or not."

After reading his badge, Xue Cheng said with a wry smile: "No, I believe you are indeed the magistrate of Hengshan County, but I don't know what the magistrate is talking about when he came to Bizhai?"

Lin Yifan sighed slightly, and said with a wry smile: "Village Master Xue, this time I came to ask you to rescue the soldiers." Immediately, he explained the current situation of Hengshan County and the purpose of entering the mountain to Xue Cheng.

Xue Cheng listened to what happened with a serious face, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, the bandits of Bailong Mountain are powerful and have always been the overlord of this area for hundreds of miles. It is impossible for us to deal with them alone." If I win, I can't let the people in the village die in vain."

Lin Yifan nodded and agreed: "Yes, it is true that we alone cannot defeat Bailong Mountain and save the people, but Bailong Mountain often loots the villages of mountain people in this area, kills your people, and takes your women away. Take away your property, are you going to endure it for the rest of your life? Then one day let them break through your stockade and kill all of you?"

While talking, Lin Yifan stood up excitedly, staring at Xue Cheng with piercing eyes, "If Bailong Mountain is not destroyed, you will never have peace!"

Xue Cheng was frightened by Lin Yifan's aggressive gaze, he said hesitantly: "But, but, how can we defeat Bailong Mountain?"

"Unite!" Lin Yifan said without hesitation, "Only by uniting all the mountain people in this area and twisting their strength into one rope can we tie up the evil dragon of Bailong Mountain."

"This, this is not easy to handle, not everyone dares to offend Bailongshan."

"So I need your help. You are familiar with this area. You can contact some well-known villages. Let's work together to stop the thief's den in Bailong Mountain." Lin Yifan felt extremely clear-headed and quick-thinking.

"Master Xue, if the Bailong Mountain thieves and bandits are not defeated, Hengshan will never have peace. If the imprisoned county residents are not rescued, our Hengshan County will not be able to develop. To be honest, the imperial court has long wanted to abolish Hengshan County and move the border to the broken In the Langguan area, if Hengshan County is withdrawn, the official will be transferred to other places at most, but you will no longer be able to buy the supplies you need for daily life. After all, you are criminals in the eyes of the court, and it is impossible to enter the customs. So , this bandit suppression is not only to save Hengshan County, but also to save yourselves."

"This..." After being analyzed by Lin Yifan, the more Xue Cheng thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense, and he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. If Hengshan County was really revoked, then the mountain products in the hands of the mountain people would not be able to be sold, and he It is also impossible to buy the necessities of life from the merchants, which is a disaster for the mountain people.

"Big, my lord, I am willing to follow my lord to suppress the bandits and return Hengshan County to a bright future."

"That's great. Village Master Xue is really benevolent and righteous. This official admires you. Moreover, I promise that after this bandit suppression, I will go to the court to revoke your charges, and you won't have to suffer from exile from now on."

Xue Cheng burst into tears when he heard the words, "If this is the case, your lord will be our reborn parents, and I will die for you."

"Master Xue is serious. I don't know whether Master Xue intends to take up the post of head arrester in Hengshan County. Now that Hengshan County is in dire straits, there is an urgent need for someone like Master Xue." Lin Yifan continued to woo.

"Ah?" Xue Cheng was taken aback, and arrested the head. This word made his long-suppressed ideal burst out again. If he hadn't been framed seven years ago because he offended the county magistrate, and ended up living in Hengshan, he might have already died of meritorious deeds by now. Promoted to the head of the county mansion, right?And now he can be his headhunter again, why not? "My lord, I, I, I am willing!"

(End of this chapter)