bookrebus Chapter 300 There is no fool
Chapter 300 There is no fool
Ye Jintang tidied up Xuetuan's fur and went back to the tent to rest. After a long time, Xiao Mo came back from outside.
"Jintang, why didn't you take a nap?"
"I'm not very tired for now, so I'll read some medical books."
Ye Jintang, leaning on the soft pillow, put down the medical book in her hand, wondering whether Xiao Mo would tell her about what happened to Duan Linghui just now.
If he doesn't say it, she will teach him a lesson.
Looking at Xiao Mo's handsome face, she thought a little helplessly that it was indeed a bit tiring to fall in love with a younger man, who still needs her to teach him. If she found an older man with rich experience, she would have less worries.
However, this thought only flashed through her mind. Young and handsome meat is still delicious.
"When we were discussing matters just now, Linghui went over to join in the fun, but after a few words from me, she left in tears. Find a stronger nanny to teach her well and let her understand the rules of the palace."
"Duan Feng is a grown man, but he's a little lacking in these matters."
"Oh? What do you mean? Why do you want to teach the rules of the palace?"
Ye Jintang was startled, and her hand holding the medical book couldn't help but tighten. She just thought that Xiao Mo, the bastard, wanted to bring Duan Linghui into the palace.
"Doesn't the place where I am represent the palace? The meeting tent just now is no different from the study room in my palace."
"Please explain clearly. You scared me."
Ye Jintang gave Bai Xiaomo a displeased look.
"So what do you think?"
Shameless Xiao Mo came close to Ye Jintang and put his big hands on her waist. He really loved her jealous look. She used to be like a calm lake, and it was difficult to stir up any waves. But now she is much more lively.
The two of them were flirting in the tent for a long time before Xiao Mo told Ye Jintang what they had just discussed, wanting to hear some of her suggestions.
"It is right that we focus on agriculture in the first year of our stay in Ningchuan Prefecture. Only when the people are well fed and clothed can we think about other things. If we station troops in large numbers at the beginning, the money in the prince's hands will not be enough in a short time. Moreover, if Imperial Noble Consort Dehui knew about this, she would probably accuse the prince of treason and send heavy troops to encircle and suppress the prince."
"That's right. Imperial Noble Consort Dehui has never dared to touch me openly because she couldn't accuse me of a crime that would take my life. If she had, she would have done it long ago."
The two of them were talking in the tent until it was dark. Xiao Mo wondered how he and Ye Jintang could have so many topics to talk about. It seemed as if they would never finish talking.
Xiao Mo's team rested in the camp for one night and set out on their journey again early the next morning.
Ye Jintang didn't like riding in a carriage, so she rode side by side with Xiao Mo on the rugged mountain road. Sometimes when Xiao Mo was in the mood, he would take her to hunt a pheasant or a rabbit to add to the evening meal.
Such carefree days passed by in a flash, and soon it was the end of October. The autumn in the northwest is very short, and by the end of October and the beginning of November they had to cover themselves with thick quilts when they went to bed at night.
When people were traveling during the day, they all changed into thick clothes, otherwise the north wind would blow and would chill them to the bone.
Even though Xiao Mo's carriage team was flying the royal flag along the way, they were still attacked by many bandits and horse bandits.
"It's really weird. These horse bandits are too arrogant. They know it's the prince's carriage team, but they still dare to rob."
They had just been ambushed by a group of more than 30 horse bandits. Although it did not cause any substantial harm to the team, it slowed down their progress. If they kept being harassed, it would be good if they could reach Ningchuan Prefecture in December.
But there is a high possibility that the road will be blocked by heavy snow at that time, and they will be in danger if they are trapped in some corner.
"It's obvious that the bandits are here to harass us. There are only about thirty of them. Even if they have nothing but straw in their heads, they won't think of causing trouble for us."
Xiao Mo was riding on a horse, without even drawing the long sword at his waist, when the horse bandits had already run away.
"Are you saying that these people were most likely sent by Zhou Quankun? Their purpose was not to assassinate us, but to slow us down."
"It is very likely that if we are really trapped by the heavy snow, most of our people will be killed or injured without Zhou Quankun taking action. In this case, if he launches a sneak attack again, his chances of winning will be greatly increased."
"We need to think of a way to subdue these mountain bandits and horse bandits so that they won't dare to provoke us in the future."
Ye Jintang sighed helplessly. She wanted to fight, but the mountain bandits and horse bandits ran faster than rabbits, so she couldn't hit them even if she wanted to.
"Jintang, how many small thunder bombs do you have?"
"Two carriages. Liuli feels that small thunder bombs are very suitable for women, so she made some more in case of emergency."
"Okay, send a pigeon to Liuli and ask her to make more small thunder bombs in Wenshi City. If we see horse bandits or mountain bandits on the road later, we will use thunder bombs to attack them."
"I will send another elite team out later to attack the big mountains with thunder bombs. I don't believe that they can't get any money and will come to attack us like crazy."
"Okay, I'll send a letter to Liuli by carrier pigeon now."
Xiao Mo has a lot of private soldiers. In addition to the people who protect his safety, he also has more than 10,000 private soldiers snatched from Imperial Noble Consort Dehui.
Just send a small team of a few hundred people and beat those mountain bandits and horse bandits into a panic.
After several times, their carriage team was no longer attacked by bandits or horse bandits.
"Boss, what should we do now? The few bandits I contacted are afraid to take our job. They said that we pay too little money and they have lost too many brothers. It's not cost-effective."
Zhou Quankun, who was inside the tent, slapped the small table beside him.
"These villains only care about money. They think that I give 10 taels for a life and they think it's too little. They think they are made of gold."
Zhou Quankun had a good plan at the beginning. He wanted to use mountain bandits and horse bandits to harass Xiao Mo, and then he would take action at the end. Unfortunately, Xiao Mo was not a fool, and he just stood there and let the mountain bandits and horse bandits wreak havoc.
"How about I take a small team to attack Xiao Mo?"
Du Tianqing thought about it for a long time and felt that this was the only solution.
"You guys can't play a round-robin game. I'm thinking of other ways."
Zhou Quankun was extremely anxious. If he failed to complete the mission, he would not be able to report to Imperial Noble Consort Dehui.
"Boss, why don't we keep our troops and not attack Xiao Mo? Anyway, we are far away from the capital now, and Imperial Noble Consort Dehui can't extend her influence that far. Besides, when a general is away from the capital, he may not obey military orders. We can just hold Imperial Noble Consort Dehui back and not return to the capital for the time being. It won't be too late to make a decision later when the situation becomes clearer."
Du Tianqing said this in a tactful way, but Zhou Quankun still understood it.
At present, Noble Consort Dehui holds real power, but Prince Zheng is also eyeing her covetously. It is hard to say who will win in the end.
Zhou Quankun now has soldiers and money, so why doesn't he retain his strength and decide who to join after the situation becomes clear?
"Boss, time is running out. You need to make a decision soon and can't delay it indefinitely."
Du Tianqing became anxious when he saw Zhou Quankun didn't say anything.