Chapter 31: Is there really someone who dug a hole and buried himself?

Liu Ye rushed to find Liu Hua without stopping. He didn't want his family to be destroyed in the hands of Liu An alone.

"Aunt, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Hua put down the case in his hand and asked with concern: "Did Liu An make you angry again?"

"Alas~" Liu Ye sighed deeply: "Your eldest brother is going to destroy our family."

"You are the only one who can save the Liu family!"

Liu Hua disagreed: "Aunt, you are seriously ill."

"Brother and the county lord just have different political views, it shouldn't be this serious."

Liu Ye shook his head: "I know Kerry. If it were normal, it would be easy to say, but now it's hard to say."

"The Jiao family is about to take action."

Jiao family? Take action?
Liu Hua's head was full of question marks.

Liu Ye could only briefly explain the whole story. Of course, Liu Ye was unaware of the incident involving the extermination of the family.

Even so, Liu Hua took a few breaths of cold air.

"No wonder you admire Kerry so much."

"You really can't judge a person by his appearance!"

Liu Hua understood that his father was not exaggerating. Jin Mao sounded like a vindictive person who could not tolerate any injustice.

Without saying a word, Liu Hua put aside his official duties, prepared dry food, followers, and a carriage, and headed for Lizhou.

Jinmao is guiding the inspection in Lizhou.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

"The county governor's convoy was injured when it arrived in Wu?"

After receiving the report, Liu Hua's mind exploded. The county governor must have come at this time because of Jin Mao's matter.

"Gather the officials of each county and follow me to see the governor."

I have to say that Liu An is a good teammate. He stayed until the Jiao family’s action before being exposed.

...

Zhang'an County.

Jin Gao has been here for nearly two months and hasn't seen a single hair.

He is old but forgets that his old friend is even older and has passed away long ago.

He has been staying in Zhang'an County and refused to leave.

On the one hand, Jin Gao didn't care about his reputation and would be laughed at if he went back empty-handed; on the other hand, Jin Gao was not idle either. He inspected various places along the coast of Zhang'an County, found a good location, and made preparations.

Even without old friends, I could still open a sea salt workshop in Zhang'an County.

What's more, the death of an old friend does not mean the extinction of the clan, and the old friend must give Jin Gao some face in the future.

this day.

Jin Gao learned the news from an old friend and rushed back to Wushang in a hurry.

"Hey, Mr. Jin, what's the point of you going back now?"

Jin Gao got impatient and started talking nonsense: "Even if I have to rush to collect the body, I have to see my grandson's body with my own eyes!"

"Mr. Jin, hey, Mr. Jin, the eldest son of the Zhu family asked me to say hello to you."

Jin Gao quickly turned back and asked, "Young Master? Which Young Master of the Zhu Family?"

"Who else could it be? The Zhu family of Shangyu. The sea salt workshop in Juzhang County is his property."

"So it's this young master." Jin Gaonai thought about it carefully and was no longer in a hurry to go back.

"The eldest master said that he can't spare any time to help. I just hope that your Jinwu can survive this ordeal."

Jin Gao frowned immediately. This was contrary to what he had thought. He thought Zhu Fu would help to mediate.

"Forget it, the young eagle will eventually spread its wings and fly." Jin Gao was both worried and expectant: "I'm old, so I'd better do my job well."

In fact, even if Jin Gao goes back, he can't help much. He has already reminded everyone that needs to be reminded.

...

Jiao family, Taimo County.

Jiao Jiao, dressed in military uniform and riding on a war horse, was reviewing the Jiao family's private soldiers with satisfaction.

Four hundred private soldiers, strong and healthy, including 150 wearing iron armor and holding long weapons, 200 sword and shield soldiers, and 50 archers.

This is the fortune that the Jiao family has accumulated over many years of savings.

"Aunt, calculate the time, the prefect should have arrived in Wushang."

Jiao Heng's face flushed with excitement: "When do we leave?"

"What's the hurry?" Jiao Jiao pointed at Jiao Heng with a whip in his hand and asked, "Any news about your second brother?"

Jiao Tong, the second son of Jiao Jiao, was appointed as a thief official in the county. The title Jiao Jiao reported this time was that he had quelled the Shanyue Rebellion. As a thief official, he would inevitably act together with the prefect.

"My second brother said that the prefect was angry, but he did not bring any soldiers with him. The total number of his entourage and guards was less than 200."

"Humph!" Jiao Jiao sneered: "The governor is sitting on the Diaoyutai, watching the tigers fight from across the mountain."

"Ah?" Jiao Heng was surprised: "Then don't we become caged beasts?"

"Trapped beast?"

Jiao Jiao looked at Jiao Heng with increasing disdain: "I am a hunter on horseback with a bow, how can I be a trapped beast?"

"The prefect has come, which means Jin Mao's official position is in danger."

"And all my arrangements are just to clip Jin Mao's wings. Without the support of the family, Jin Mao is nothing but a toothless tiger."

"Now, I just need to give Jin Mao a fatal blow: destroy the Shanyue he relies on!"

Jiao Jiao sneered and said, "When the time comes, won't Jin Mao let me rub him?"

"Whenever I want him to die, he won't live another day!"

The more Jiao Heng listened, the more excited he became: "Ah, Weng! Wonderful! Wonderful!"

Jiao Jiao looked at Jiao Heng with disdain again. Fortunately, he had another outstanding son.

"set off!"

On this trip, Jiao Jiao was full of confidence and felt that victory was a sure thing.

Seven days ago, when Jiao Jiao received the news from Jiao Shi, he knew that Zhu Fu was unreliable.

If Tang Mao was the man who sat on the mountain and watched the fight between tigers, then Zhu Fu was the man who reaped the benefits.

No matter who wins, Zhu Fu will win.

Therefore, Jiao Jiao began to mobilize all forces without hesitation and launched a fatal attack on Jinmao in advance.

Unfortunately, all the capable retainers had died, and by the time all preparations were completed, seven days had passed.

Fortunately, they set out before the prefect, otherwise, Jiao Jiao would not know what kind of situation he would face.

"Jin Mao, if I don't squeeze out all your value, how can I be worthy of my efforts?"

On horseback, Jiao Jiao had already regarded Jinmao as his trophy and began to enjoy how to squeeze out the value of Jinmao.

...

Lizhou.

In the past month, Jinmao seemed to have returned to its days in Jinyun Mountain last year.

The people of Lizhou are as simple as those of Jinyunshan. Perhaps all the impure have died.

Similarly, villagers do not understand much of the agricultural common sense of later generations.

Fortunately, Jin Mao was smart and transferred many experienced villagers from Jinyun Mountain, so he didn't have to waste any more words.

Although the teaching effect will be much worse, Jinmao does not have so much free time to take care of it.

May 15th.

The people sent by Zhu Fu finally found Jin Mao.

"Thank you for telling me, Young Master. Jin Mao will definitely reward you handsomely!"

Watching the Zhu family's guests go away, Jin Mao shouted: "That was a close call."

If it had been a few days later, he would have been powerless to save the situation.

How familiar this scene is!
It’s just that Jiao Jiao, the former chess player, has now become a chess piece, while Jinmao has still not struggled off the chessboard.

Unfortunately, Jiao Jiao never expected that Jinmao was extremely familiar with this area.

With a turn of his eyes, Jin Mao came up with a plan.

He picked up a wooden stick and started writing and drawing on the ground. He soon figured out the approximate marching route of the Jiao family.

The Jiao family's private soldiers are not Shanyue people who can cross mountains and ridges to launch sneak attacks.

Therefore, Jiao's private soldiers could only take the route of Tangxi-Lizhou-Jinyun Mountain.

When going from Tangxi to Lizhou, one happens to pass by Lizhou Hushan, which is the ambush location that Jiao Jiao revealed to Jin Mao last time.

"What a coincidence!"

Even Jin Mao marveled at the magic of fate.

This can be considered as Jiao Jiao digging a hole, but ended up burying himself.

"Bai Shi, take 200 people back to Jinyun Mountain, including everyone from Team 2."

Jin Mao slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, by the way, let Pan Linbie press the oil, and go to the war."

The guards burst into laughter, and Bai Shi couldn't help but smile.

"That's all! You just do this and that, and this and that."

"Go."

But this is not safe, as there is also a road leading to Lizhou from Dongxiang, Wushang County.

Although this is a long and detour, there is no guarantee that Jiao Jiao will surprise everyone and enter Lizhou from here.

"Gong Lei, take ten people to Huang Yan to guard there. If you see a large, fully armed force, report back to me immediately."

(End of this chapter)