The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

The summer is hot and the mountains and forests are quiet.

Ding Dazhuang and others who were missed by Xia Jing are currently in Jigong Mountain.

The terrain of Jigong Mountain is dangerous, and the mountain road is difficult to walk, but they were captured by them.

After working all night, everyone in the guard camp was hungry, smelling the smell of meat from the open space, everyone salivated.

Not to mention those captured captives.

For breakfast in the morning, I steamed white rice, burned the bacon and sausages saved by the bandits, and picked up all the vegetables grown next to the bandit's den to fry a vegetable hodgepodge.

As soon as the gang leader shouted to serve the meal, all the guards held a large bowl of rice and vegetables, and ate it with big mouthfuls. It was so delicious!
It seems that delicacies are not as good as food in a bowl.

If anyone suffering from anorexia sees how they eat, he will be cured immediately, and he will take up his job and give him three big bowls!

"Boss"

"Call the squadron leader!"

"Oh, squadron leader, it's better to be a bandit than a civilian these days. You see, the civilians have become refugees, fleeing everywhere, all hungry and skinny, and exaggeratedly exchanging their children for food. And these bandits are full of food. The bacon is hung all over the beams of the house, and there are vegetables in the fields. If it weren’t for the inconvenient transportation in the mountains, this place would be a paradise, a paradise on earth.”

Ding Dazhuang put the last bit of rice in the bowl into his mouth, and said with a smile: "You like this place, after I go back and report to the princess, let you stay here?"

"Ha, forget it, captain, I'm joking, don't take it seriously." The team members laughed.

Ding Dazhuang put down the bowl and wiped his mouth, "Okay, don't be silly, finish eating quickly, clean up the spoils, so we can go home. It's been so long this time, the princess must be thinking about us."

After eating, the physical strength is replenished.

Even though they didn't sleep all night last night, due to the rich harvest, all the guards in the personal guard camp were full of energy like chicken blood!

This time they brought five hundred guards out to suppress the bandits, not many in number.Of course, they dare not contact the big bandits.

Along the way, I picked up a small group of bandits and wiped them out, and the harvest was not bad.

There are 500 bandits in Jigong Mountain, of which nearly 200 are old, children, women and weak. Except for some of the bandits who came in last night and were wiped out, there are still more than 300 people left.

"Captain Ding, the bandit chief gave up the carriage. In my opinion, let him walk, so that our carriage can pull more goods."

Cheng Gu was the captain of the No. Squadron of the Personal Guard Battalion, and his younger sister was killed by bandits, so he hated the bandits from the bottom of his heart.

Ding Dazhuang shook his head and asked: "The bandit leader is as cunning as a fox, what if he is allowed to run away? Let him sit in the fixed cage of the carriage so that we can travel with a lot of peace of mind."

Chen Ming fixed the carriage, came over and patted Cheng Gu on the shoulder, "Da Zhuang is right, after all, we have to detain hundreds of people on our way this time, so the manpower is a bit tight."

Cheng Gu gritted his teeth and clenched his fist and waved at the bandit leader on the carriage. After being ignored by the bandit leader, he wanted to rush over to beat him, but Chen Ming stopped him.

The original name of the bandit leader was Li Dingguo, the family name of Annan people. The standard Annan people's figure is not tall, and it is about 1.7 meters in the words of later generations.

In addition, his appearance is soft, his facial features are three-dimensional, and he is a standard southern handsome man.

If the brocade robe is added to the body, it is hard to imagine that this person is a ruthless bandit leader.

Chen Ming dragged Cheng Gu aside, tried to keep him away from the bandit leader, and warned: "Enough is enough, now we are escorting the prisoners back to the city, who knows what will happen on the road? In order to avoid accidents on the road, we have to hurry Go back to Fucheng, don't look for trouble, as for how to deal with him when he is escorted back, the princess will decide by then."

Cheng Gu withdrew his hand and snorted coldly, "You don't need to remind me, I have my own measure!"

Chen Ming sighed, and said helplessly, "I hope you can restrain your emotions."

He didn't want the princess to know about his brother's impulsive nature. If he knew, he didn't know if the princess would let him be the squadron leader of the personal guard camp.

The team moved slowly along the rugged mountain road.

It is very difficult to transport the supplies copied from the bandit's den on horseback to the mountain.

When a low-lying pit sinks in, several men have to push and lift it out of the pit.

With such a difficult journey, the convoy could not travel more than thirty miles in one day.

In the evening, the team found an open space to rest. Except for the old and the weak, women and children who got a steamed bun at noon, the other bandits drank some water and did not eat all day.

When they reached the ground, the bandits with shackles on their hands and feet collapsed directly on the ground, and they were so hungry that they had no strength to move on.

The team has guards who are good at hunting, and if they go into the woods and walk around, they can get something, and they can always hunt a few hares and pheasants.

Ding Dazhuang checked the situation of the team, then sat down, watched a few guards picking up pheasants and hares there, and said with a smile: "Don't say that this Lingnan is much richer than our hometown, at least there is plenty of rain here, and the wild animals in the mountains and forests are more abundant than others." Where are we?"

Chen Ming nodded, looking at the mountains and forests in the distance, he said with emotion: "If our hometown has a lot of rain on the Lingnan side, there will be no drought."

Thinking of the people in the village fleeing from the north to the south, I often thought, if only the water from the big rivers in the south would fall to the north.

"When I was in my hometown, whenever I heard who was exiled in Lingnan, I always thought that Lingnan was a barren land, uneducated, and lived a life like a savage."

As he said that, Ding Dazhuang felt ashamed of his ignorance at the beginning.

He laughed at himself: "After I came here, I realized that Lingnan is actually rich in products. At least the people's life is better than our hometown."

Although the lives of fishermen living by the sea are hard, there is no such thing as starvation where there is the sea.

On the other hand, there are mountains and trees everywhere on the land. High temperature and high rainfall mean that plants grow lushly. Even if there is no food at home, digging wild vegetables outside can still fill your stomach.

Chen Ming nodded, grabbing a handful of wild vegetables from the slopes and ridges of the Lingnan field, as long as you want to eat them, you can eat them to death.

The two chatted for a while, and then inspected the situation around the team.

Banditry is rampant nowadays, and they dare not be careless when they are outside. If they encounter a larger bandit team, then they will suffer.

King Qian took the copy list from Anu. First, he counted how many sheets of paper were used in the list. After counting, he was secretly startled. The Lou family is not considered the strongest family, and the family is so rich, so it is at the top of the list. How rich is Tong's family?

"It's really poverty that limits this king's imagination, or the capital city limits this king's imagination. I don't even know that the background of the aristocratic family outside the capital is so rich!"

Mr. Zhang stroked his beard and sighed helplessly: "Government orders can't reach the local area, and they are like a fake to the government. The aristocratic family has no respect for the government and the court for a long time, so they gradually become local tyrants, annexing land and wealth. All of them were concentrated in the hands of the aristocratic family, and the people's lives were miserable, but the aristocratic family gradually became a rat and a cancer.

This time, the prince can be regarded as removing a cancer for Lingnan, and returning the hidden households attached to the power of the Lou family to brighten the world. "

King Qian was indifferent to Mr. Zhang's flattery. He flipped through the list and sneered, "Huh, it's too early to say this. Maybe the hermits are still complaining that the king is meddling in his own business and breaking the law." It has ruined their peaceful life and made them have no backer, and they have to start to work hard for their livelihood again."

Mr. Zhang retorted: "Why? The reason why the hermits are hermits is that the government has not received their land tax and head tax, but the aristocratic family has protected them, and they have to pay a lot of food. Now that the prince is here, If they register at the government office and pay taxes according to the regulations, who will embarrass them, it is definitely better than being a hermit."

Being a hidden household, with your wealth and life in the hands of powerful families, how can you have freedom?

Relying on his background, King Qian had a sense of superiority in front of the aristocratic family.

Looking at the list in his hand now, he has the illusion that he lived in a slum before.

The poor in the slums became rich overnight!

"Sir, do you think this king is getting rich overnight?"

"My lord, don't underestimate yourself. You are rich in six counties and 24 counties in one state. How can you be compared to a second-rate family like the Lou family?"

King Qian twitched the corner of his mouth in self-deprecating manner, and browsed through the real estate of Lou's family. There are quite a lot of houses.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip before standing up, "I have something to do to go out for a while, you guys keep busy."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the list on the table and left the study.

Mr. Zhang stroked his chin thoughtfully, after a while, he asked Mr. Yan: "Old Yan, where do you think the prince is going?"

Mr. Yan raised his head and glanced at him, then said calmly: "I went to the backyard to find the princess."

Mr. Zhang's eyes lit up, and he ignited a raging fire of gossip, "The prince and the princess are reconciled? When did it happen, why didn't I notice it?"

Mr. Yan rubbed his temples, he was a little speechless after hearing his words, but he still did not forget to warn him, "Don't meddle in the affairs of the prince and princess!"

"Lend me your courage, I don't dare to meddle in the affairs of the masters. I'm just asking here in front of you and me."

I really think he is stupid, he went to ask about the matter between the master and the wife.

Mr. Yan felt relieved, "You just need to know how to measure."

Unwilling, Mr. Zhang asked again: "Then tell me, how do you know that the prince is looking for the concubine?"

Mr. Yan shook his head helplessly, "The princess has been looking for a house for the Xia family a few days ago, and even threatened to rebuild the north of the city. Now he has seized a lot of properties from the Lou family. Do you think the prince will choose one?" Come out and give it to the princess, so as to please her?"

Mr. Zhang suddenly realized, "The lord has passed with the list?"

After all, he turned his head to look at the Wang Ye's desk, there was really no list on it.

"Old Yan, your observation skills are keen, and I am inferior to you in this regard."

When King Qian went out, he didn't pay attention to whether he took anything.

Besides, Prince Qian, he took Anu out of the study and walked briskly to the backyard.

When passing by the garden, he said to Anu with great interest: "I used to think this garden was quite big, but recently I ran around the garden every day. After getting used to running, I feel that the garden is a bit small."

As he said that, he looked down at his big belly, "Anu, do you think this king has lost weight recently?"

Anu glanced at King Qian's waist, lowered his head and said, "I'm a little thinner."

"Haha, you, you still like to tell the truth, so you can't exaggerate to make me happy."

"My lord, something happy happened today, and I heard your laughter from afar."

At a fork in the road, Aunt Sun came out slowly with a few servant girls behind her.

King Qian's smile was slightly suppressed, his eyes were squinted by the sunlight, he stared at her and asked, "Why are you in the garden at this time?"

Aunt Sun slowly shook the round fan, and slightly frowned her willow eyebrows, as if there was something bothering her.

She smiled a little reluctantly, "I have been busy with land reclamation recently, and I haven't come to the garden for a long time. It's rare to walk around today. I never expected to meet the prince. It's a surprise."

"My lord, where are you going?"

King Qian was very satisfied with the positive attitude of his wives and concubines towards land reclamation.

"Well, yes, when the crops are planted in the summer, Lingnan can harvest a lot of food in the autumn harvest."

He smiled gratifiedly: "If you have any difficulties in opening up wasteland, you can tell me about it. If you can solve it, I will let someone do it."

Hearing this, Aunt Sun said pleasantly: "Really, the concubine thanked the prince first for being here, not to mention it's a coincidence, the concubine really encountered some problems here."

"Oh, what's the problem? Let's hear it."

Hearing that he could help the concubine, King Qian was very happy.

Anu, who was following behind, stared at the sky speechlessly, and the prince was fooled by Aunt Sun again.

Aunt Sun looked at King Qian affectionately, twisted her body, and seemed a little embarrassed to speak.

King Qian was full of self-confidence, and asked patiently: "We are all a family, so just speak up if you have any questions."

Aunt Sun hesitated for a while, stepped forward and took King Qian's arm, and pulled him under the shade of the tree, "My lord, don't stand in the sun and talk, the shade of the tree is cool."

While talking, she also fanned him, and finally said falteringly: "Actually, I have no experience in this matter. If I have experience in handling common affairs, such a situation will not happen."

"What's the situation?" King Qian enjoyed the concubine's service.

Aunt Sun made enough gestures before she spoke, "It's because the land reclamation area is too large this time, and I didn't plan all aspects well from the beginning. As a result, now that the land reclamation has just been completed, I don't have any cash in hand. I still have to plow the fields, breed seeds, and transplant rice seedlings, but my concubine lacks cattle, seeds, and money.”

"This"

King Qian showed embarrassment, this time he ransacked Lou's house, he stole a lot of livestock, including farm cattle, mules and horses, and of course seeds, grain, and a lot of money.

It's just that he has other arrangements for these materials, otherwise how can he support nearly soldiers and horses?

Seeing that King Qian hesitated, Aunt Sun shook his arm and said coquettishly: "My lord, please help me. I have been with you for decades, and only you can rely on me. If you don't help me, I will I really don't know who to ask?"

"Cough! All right!"

King Qian coughed lightly and pulled out his arm. It was a very hot day, and being held by someone's arm was like holding a ball of fire.

"You make a list of this matter and give it to Anu, the king will take care of it."

This matter was reluctantly agreed.

Aunt Sun didn't have much hope at first, but she didn't expect it to happen. She was so happy that she smiled and said, "Oh, thank you very much, my lord. I will make a list of this matter and hand it over to Anu."

King Qian nodded his head, his joy faded a little.

It wasn't until the figure of King Qian's master and servant disappeared at the end of the garden that the maid next to Aunt Sun asked, "Auntie, I didn't expect the lord to really agree."

Aunt Sun shook her fan slowly, and proudly said: "Man, as long as you know his temperament and make good use of it, you can pinch him to death."

The servant girl looked at the end of the garden and nodded: "The aunt in the palace knows the prince best, and the others are not as good as you. You said the prince is coming to the backyard at this time, which courtyard is he going to?"