On a small path southwest of Ji Prefecture, a dozen official cavalry guards were escorting Di Renjie as they advanced into the mountains. The leader was Li Hao.
Riding on the horse, Di Renjie no longer needed to waste his old legs. He was obviously much more relaxed. He looked at Li Hao beside him and said,"General Li, you don't have to do this. This old man has Jinghui to protect him!”
Li Hao smiled." Your Excellency is now the Governor of Youzhou. He is in charge of Youzhou's military and political affairs. His Majesty has entrusted him with a great responsibility. His safety is as important as Mount Tai. If I didn't know your identity, it would be fine. Since you have revealed your identity to me, I naturally have to ensure your safety!”
"Moreover, Youzhou is full of undercurrents, so we can't relax our security. I'll have to escort you to the state city before I can rest assured.”Li Hao said solemnly.
Seeing Li Hao's "sincere" performance, Di Renjie didn't say anything.
Hu Jinghui rode his horse and followed Di Renjie closely. His expression was serious and his face was full of vigilance. No one knew what he was guarding against.
Li Hao noticed it and found it a little funny. The sword spirit of the snake spirit, the killer Viper, was an important figure in the Youzhou rebel army. His loyalty and bravery were not faked.
"Do you have a question?"
" You want to ask me why I didn't go straight to the state capital, but instead took a detour to this mountain…" Di Renjie looked at Li Hao.
" Your Excellency is truly wise…" Li Hao cupped his hands.
He licked Lord Di at the right time to show his respect. Li Hao didn't feel embarrassed, but on second thought, he couldn't possibly evolve into " Spirit Licker " Zeng Tai…
Naturally, he would not notice what Li Hao was thinking. The image of " Li Er " appeared in Di Renjie's mind. The middle-aged man who was poisoned gave him a very strange feeling. His intuition told him that he couldn't miss it!
"I wonder if Dayou brewed it according to the medicine to stabilize his condition and cure his poison?”He muttered.
Hearing Di Renjie's muttering, Li Hao revealed a puzzled expression. However, he immediately thought of the fallen Khan. As expected, that "Li Er" was really saved by Di Renjie.
He could already guess that Fatty Di had most likely gone to the mountain village for this person or those villagers. She couldn't help but sigh at the treatment of the " main character ". She had easily met the key person in the case…
Little Lianzi Village, this dilapidated village in the mountains, was once again broken. It was Li Hao's first time here. He looked around the village and found that it was as poor as other villages.
"Something is wrong?" Di Renjie said at the entrance of the village.
"What is it, my lord?" Hu Jinghui asked.
Looking around the village, Di Renjie explained,""Do you still remember that when we first came to this village a few days ago, there were a few elderly people enjoying the cool here?”
"Did something happen?"
"Let's go! Go to Da You's house!" Di Renjie's expression darkened slightly as he urged his horse to take the lead.
At this moment, many people had gathered at the house of Lu Dayou, the villager Di and Hu were staying at. Most of the old, weak, women, and children in the village had arrived.
The appearance of more than a dozen tall official cavalry immediately caused a commotion. All the villagers looked at Di Renjie and his group in fear.
"It seems like something really happened!"
Di Renjie dismounted and walked into the courtyard. He looked at an old man. His body trembled and he shrank back. "Old man, don't be afraid. It's me!" Di Renjie said gently.”
He opened his big eyes and looked at Di Renjie for a while before he heaved a sigh of relief.""So it's the old mister!"
"This, what's going on? Where's Dayou?" Di Renjie pointed at the villagers gathered in Lu Dayou's house and asked.
Hearing this, the old man sighed heavily,""Before noon, a group of government troops barged into the village, saying that Da You was harboring a traitor and should be beheaded! Some of them were not convinced, so they were beaten up and captured!”
"Poor sister. She was humiliated by those soldiers and committed suicide…What a sin!”He felt sympathy for them and looked at Li Hao's cavalry.
After learning the reason, Di Renjie shouted sternly,""He deserves to be killed!"
Fatty Di was so angry that the sky and earth would change color. The old man who answered was shocked when he heard Fatty Di's angry rebuke. He staggered two steps back and collapsed to the ground.
With a cold face, Di Renjie went to Lu Dayou's house and took a look. It was a mess. The footprints were messy, and many pots and jars were broken. Hu Jinghui and Li Hao followed him through the door one after the other without saying a word.
Di Renjie stared at a female corpse lying on the ground. Her clothes were tattered, her hair was messy, and there was a very obvious bruise on her neck. She had been hanged, and her expression was slightly ferocious. She must have experienced unusual pain before she died.
Li Hao looked at the woman. She looked really ordinary. She was young, dressed simply, and had rough skin. She was a woman from a poor family.
Thinking about how he died because of the soldiers, he felt a little sad.
Even though he had raped and plundered during the war, that was only against the outside world…
Di Renjie stared at the female corpse and couldn't help but feel disappointed. He felt very uncomfortable.
Yesterday morning, this was still a hardworking and simple village girl who cooked for them. When she returned a day later, she encountered such a disaster.
" Lord…" Hu Jinghui's expression turned ugly when he saw Di Renjie's expression.
Without saying anything, Di Renjie turned around and headed to the west room. He exchanged a glance with Hu Jinghui, and Li Hao quickly followed.
He lifted the gray curtain and saw everything in the small space in the west room. The patient who was supposed to be lying on the bed was gone. A bowl had fallen to the side of the bed, and there was some medicine residue in the bowl. There was also a broken medicine jar beside it.
It could be inferred that Lu Dayou was feeding the man medicine when the government troops barged in.
He turned around and left the house. In the small courtyard, the villagers who were watching the show stood quietly and timidly, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Seeing this, Di Renjie felt a trace of sorrow. The soldiers of the Great Zhou were supposed to protect the people, but now, the people were afraid of them…
Di Renjie looked at the old man and asked,""How long has it been since those government troops left?”
"Old mister, it has been almost two hours!”The old man answered based on his gut feeling.
Sighing, Di Renjie took out a few taels of silver and handed them to the old man."" I'll have to trouble the old man and the villagers to restrain that poor dead daughter…"
"It's only right that the Dayou family is in trouble! But we can't accept this money!" The old man glanced at the money in Di Renjie's hand and shook his head.
"Take it!" Di Renjie didn't care and stuffed the money into the old man. Taking a deep breath, Di Renjie waved his hand.""Let's go!"
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