After the failed attempt to pretend to be dead, the sickly child was favored by the treacherous mini

The sudden change of question made the man who was just making a scene turn into an indulgent and gentle person: "Xiao Jiu, whatever you want will be yours."

Xun Zhan never tells lies to Xia Yu.

"Well, remember what you said." Xia Yu bent over and crawled into the dog hole. He went halfway in and then stuck half of his head out.

"Xun Zhan, if you listen to me, I will give you what you want."

Even if you want to be his confidant, Xia Yu can consider giving it to you.

"Okay." With a smile on his lips, Xia Yu stuck half of his head out, looking really well-behaved.

With Xia Yu looking like this, every strand of his hair is touching Xun Zhan's heart.

I recall the first time I met Xia Yu when I was following Xia Hong. At that time, that short and thin man was able to use a broken brush to quietly kill the person who intended to bully him.

After handling the funeral skillfully, Xia Yu returned to his residence. Even when he saw Zhong Yuanyuan, he did not show any abnormality.

That year, Xia Yu was only eight years old.

That day, Xun Zhan made the most risky and determined choice in a counselor's life.

He chose the son of the current emperor, who was born to the previous queen, as his chief.

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Hutouzhai

The bandit looked at Xun Lan who was thrown into the corner, and his words revealed a bit of anxiety: "Boss, we have locked him up for so long, why hasn't anyone come to redeem him?"

"We need to prepare one more person's rations every day, or should we just throw them down the mountain?"

The boss thought for a moment and said, "Bring him here, I'll ask him a few questions."

Xun Lan was picked up by two bandits and thrown in front of the boss. When his mouth was unblocked, it was so painful that he could hardly close it.

The boss stood up from the chair wrapped in tiger skin and suddenly lifted Xunlan's chin, and a "click" sound was heard.

"Are you really Xun Xiang's son?"

Xun Lan, who had never forgotten the mission of this trip, endured the discomfort in his jaw and asked: "The previous emperor divided the land when he established the Great Xia Dynasty. Why did you become bandits instead of cultivating your good land?"

The bandits in the cave became excited because of Xun Lan's words, and their hands holding the weapons were secretly enduring.

If there were really fields to cultivate and people could have enough food and warm clothes, who would want to become a bandit?

The boss raised his hand, grabbed Xun Lan's collar, and lifted him up, hatred continuing to accumulate in his eyes.

Xun Lan's neck was grabbed by the collar, and his face gradually turned blue. He kicked towards the boss with shaking hands and feet, which was his instinct for survival.

The bandit in charge of patrolling the mountain rushed into the cave at this moment, his panicked voice trembling: "Boss, the whole mountain has been surrounded, and many soldiers have come down from the mountain."

The hand that was holding Xun Lan's collar loosened, and Xun Lan fell to the ground.

The head of the family turned to look at the bandit who had delivered the letter that day, and angrily asked, "Didn't you say that you only wanted the money to redeem your life?"

"Boss, that's exactly what I said. I don't know how so many soldiers came."

"Boss, what should we do now?"

"Boss, are we doomed?"

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Amid the panic and chaos in the cave, Xun Lan's calm voice seemed particularly abrupt: "After you were persuaded to surrender last year, you became bandits again. When you were persuaded to surrender for the second time, you kidnapped me. For people like you who refuse to change despite repeated warnings, the court will not give you a chance."

"Bullshit." He bent down, picked up Xun Lan and threw him into the corner. The boss was no longer afraid: "The lives of people like us are cheap and worthless. When we die, the son of Xun Xiang will be buried with us. This life is worth it."

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As the sun climbed higher and higher, Han Shu and the soldiers of the Tiger Wing Army gathered in the tent to discuss how to attack the mountain at night. Those from the Imperial Guard who wanted to contribute also came in.

Seeing that there were quite a lot of people entering the tent, Tian Ding thought about Xie Nanxing's earnest expectations, so he pulled Shen Jinmo into the tent.

But after entering the tent, Shen Jinmo found a corner and closed his eyes to rest. It was obvious that he was not interested in these things at all.

"Brother Wang Heng, didn't your sister-in-law ask you to make the first contribution?"

Shen Jinmo ignored Tian Ding's question. He only remembered that Xie Nanxing had told him that all fame and achievements were not as good as his health.

Shen Jinmo is now seizing every opportunity to recuperate.

"Princess, someone has arrived from Hutou Village."

Upon hearing this, Han Shu walked out of the tent with a sword in hand. Looking at the three bandits in front of him, he felt a little puzzled.

He doesn't look like a ferocious bandit who makes a living by robbing houses, but rather like a poor peasant who is starving during a famine.

But now in the life of Si Hai, there is no such thing as a famine era.

"What do you want from me?"

"Our leader said, if you dare to attack the mountain, we will kill Lord Xun as a sacrifice to the heaven, and then set the mountain on fire and perish together with you."

They were going to die anyway, so with no way out they decided to gamble with their lives.

If you win the bet, not only can you survive, but you can also use the silver to redeem your land.

If I lose the bet, it won't be a loss to take these rich young men with me to die.

Tian Ding saw the desire of these people to live despite their lonely courage, and felt that this war was not necessary: ​​"What do you want?"

The leading bandit secretly looked in the direction of Tian Ding. The piece of mutton-fat white jade on this man's waist was something they could never afford in their lifetime.

"Silver. We will release him if you give us one thousand taels of silver." Without any unrealistic greed, the bandit hurriedly left his request and ran into the mountains.

Tian Ding suddenly thought that this was a great achievement, and he could also think about it: "My lord, I am willing to pay this thousand taels. If these bandits take the silver and go home to farm, won't this problem be solved?"

"How do you know that they are willing to go home and farm if they receive silver?" Han Shu looked at Tian Ding and asked, "We also gave them silver after we persuaded them to surrender last time, but it has only been a year and they are now kings again?"

Money is not omnipotent; only force can suppress everything.

The camp was full of noble children who didn't know the difference between grains and grains. Tian Ding, who had accompanied his parents on all sorts of trips, was the one who understood people's livelihood the best: "Princess, you can't say that."

"The Great Xia Dynasty has been established for 26 years. At the beginning of the dynasty, all taxes were exempted. Later, the tax rate became 60%, 40%, and 30% last year. The lives of these farmers are getting harder and harder."

Most people in the hall didn't understand what Tian Ding said, but Shen Jinmo's dormant eyes slowly opened, and he looked at Tian Ding seriously for the first time.

"The tax rate of one in thirty is only half of that of the previous dynasty."

Sun Zheng, the son of the Minister of Revenue, who caught up with the team, thought he had the most say, and Tian Ding's words could not scare him: "They are now bandits, which is a sign of greed. Such people should be killed as a warning to others."

Tian Ding looked at Sun Zheng and smiled, then humbly followed Sun Zheng's meaning and said, "Master Sun is right. I was wrong."

Tian Ding and Sun Zheng's words went around in Han Shu's mind for a while. Although they did not shake Han Shu's intention to attack the mountain, they made Han Shu choose between massacring the people on the mountain and besieging the mountain.

His eyes turned to Shen Jinmo who was standing in the corner. The person with the highest martial arts skills in the tent was naturally Shen Jinmo, who needed the combined efforts of Shen Jun and Xia Xin to be intimidated.

"Master Mo, this princess has a plan. I wonder if Master Mo can cooperate?"