Meng Tao led some people to set fire at the foot of the mountain, while Wang Xi changed into civilian clothes and planned to go in with some soldiers to find Xie Ji during the chaos, hoping to rescue the prime minister before tomorrow.

"It's here. Get ready to light a fire." Meng Tao was at the foot of the mountain and ordered some flammable dead branches and leaves to be placed on top.

"What are you doing?" Several thieves guarding the mountain heard the movement here and came over.

In an instant, the heads fell to the ground. Wang Xi dealt with these people and nodded to Meng Tao that it was time to start. After saying that, he changed into the clothes of these bandits and prepared to sneak in.

The soldiers followed Meng Tao's instructions to pick up many flammable branches and poured a layer of oil around them until they were ready.

Meng Tao asked someone to light a torch. After receiving Meng Tao's order, the soldiers lit the dead branches and leaves with torches, and the fire became stronger and stronger.

Meng Tao and Wang Xi smiled at each other. Their cooperation was flawless at this time, and they hoped that this operation would go smoothly. Waiting for the raging fire to burn at the foot of the mountain, Meng Tao and others went to the mountain and shouted: "It's a flood, hurry up and put out the fire."

Ah, hurry up, hurry up, get lost."

"The water has escaped, the water has escaped." When the bandits saw that the fire was blazing at the foot of the mountain and was about to burn up the mountain, they shouted. In addition, Wang Xi, a living person, was shouting "fire" with all his strength, and the whole mountain was filled with fire.

Panic sounds.

When the call reached Wu Pinghuai, "Oh, my lord, it's not good."

"Isn't it good? I'm very good." Wu Pinghuai was drinking. When he heard this sentence, he scolded him back.

He was simply blind. Didn't you see him drinking? He said something bad. He actually said he was not good.

"Your Majesty, yes, there is a fire at the foot of the mountain, and it is about to burn up the mountain." The man continued to say fearfully.

"It's on fire?" The people inside heard that there was a fire and immediately ran out to take a look. They found that it was very bright under the mountain and that it was really on fire.

"Then why are you still standing there, hurry up and put out the fire." Wu Taiping said directly, "It's on fire, hurry up and put out the fire. If you don't put out the fire, it will burn up the mountain."

"Yes, yes, go put out the fire right away." The little thief said and ran away.

"It's on fire. Why did it catch on fire inexplicably?" Wu Ping'an asked. Logically speaking, it is not easy to catch fire in this season. How could it catch on fire and get out of control?

"No matter how it caught fire, putting out the fire is the first priority. Hurry up and get water to put out the fire." Wu Pinghuai said, the fire is so big, putting out the fire is the first priority.

Just as the bandits were being scrambled by the fire, Xie Ji was suddenly awakened by shouts from the outside while sleeping.

"It's on fire, it's on fire..." When Xie Ji sat up from the bed, he heard shouts from outside.

"Home, Master, what's wrong?" Liu Shui was lying beside the bed and was also woken up by Xie Ji. When he saw Xie Ji suddenly getting up, he thought Xie Ji was having a nightmare.

"There seems to be a fire outside, what's going on?" Xie Ji couldn't sleep anymore, so he got out of bed, walked outside the room, pulled someone over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"There's a fire at the bottom of the mountain. We need to put out the fire quickly." After saying that, he ignored Xie Ji and ran directly to the foot of the mountain with the water.

"Master, there's a fire, what should I do?" Liu Shui felt that he had reached a low point in his life. The master had never encountered such a thing before.

"It's on fire." Xie Ji thought that he couldn't stay here any longer. This was a good opportunity. If he took advantage of this opportunity and ran out, everyone would be happy.

But with the fire under the mountain so big, is there any other exit? He was not familiar with the mountain and did not dare to move lightly.

Xie Ji thought, if he could go down first and then act according to the situation, he might actually be able to get out.

He walked over and asked Liu Shui: "Liu Shui, are you feeling better now? Can you leave?"

Liu Shui nodded, and Xie Ji went to put it in the water tank outside the wooden house, and wet his entire clothes with water, and also wet the clothes on Liu Shui's body.

"Master, what are you..."

Liu Shui wondered why the owner wanted to splash water and turn himself into a drowned rat.

"There is a fire down there. Let's find a chance to leave here later and pour water just in case." Xie Ji said that the fire is so big that the clothes on his body will catch fire. Sprinkling wet can be just in case. If the fire is not big, then

You can rush out directly.

Now he doesn't want to stay in this den of thieves for a moment. Ever since he saw the thieves actually killing people like that, he has been disgusted. This time, he can take the opportunity to leave here.

"Master, I'm finally leaving. It's great." Liu Shui was a little happy. He should have left here a long time ago. This is not a place where the master should stay, and those people are not good people at first glance. Can a good person become a thief? What if?

If you are truly a good citizen, you should not go against the imperial court.

……the other side……

"Your Majesty, the fire was set by the officers and soldiers below. They killed the brothers who were guarding below, and then set the fire. They were setting fire to the mountain, and there were many officers and soldiers laughing and watching the fun below."

Wu Pinghuai wanted to say something when he heard this, but Tietou directly cursed: "You bitch, you actually set fire to the mountain. Your Majesty, as long as you open your mouth, I will go and kill all the officers and soldiers who set fire. Let's see how arrogant they can be."

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Tietou suddenly became violent. Damn it. He dared to set fire to the mountain. How brave he was. Didn’t you see that they were bandits from Longhu Mountain? Those dog officers and soldiers, he had to teach them a lesson.

Look, look who is the boss here.

As long as he takes these brothers there, those dog officers and soldiers will not be able to kneel down and beg for mercy, but he will beg for mercy.

"Where are those officers and soldiers?" Wu Ping'an asked, and he said why this time was so unusual. The original reason was that the fire was set by those officers and soldiers. Who wanted to set the mountain on fire, that traitor?

Maybe it's that traitorous minister. You're such a traitorous minister. You actually want an entire mountain to be reduced to ashes. You're really a traitorous minister. This is really a vicious plan.

"Five miles away at the foot of the mountain, they had a bonfire there to celebrate."

"Fuck her grandma, Your Majesty, I'm going to kill those dog officers and soldiers. They are still celebrating. It's simply abominable. They are indeed dog officers and soldiers." Tietou's temper was directly ignited. Dog officers and soldiers, I won't do it this time.

If you call me mother when I hit you, I won’t call you Tietou.

"Approximately how many people are there?" Wu Ping'an ignored Tietou's violent temper and continued to ask.

"Three hundred people."

"Just three hundred people dare to be so arrogant. It's outrageous. Just three hundred people dare to set fire to the mountain. Your Majesty, you will never let them go. Go and lead the troops to bring back their heads."

"Then you take three thousand people to annihilate them all. They must be killed in one fell swoop." Wu Pinghuai made this decision after thinking about it. The damn dog officers and soldiers actually set fire at the foot of the mountain, and they were still watching over there.

Were we all burned alive?

"Brother, there is something fishy about this. They only have 300 people who dare to hold a bonfire party there. They are obviously well prepared. If they send troops rashly, there may be a conspiracy. The traitor has a conspiracy, and it will definitely not be that simple."

Wu Ping'an said that there were three hundred people celebrating there. What was the difference between this and sending someone to death? There were obviously other conspiracies.

"The treacherous minister has some scheming and scheming. Didn't he become the prime minister just to please that stupid king? What scheming and scheming does he have? He is not a coward. As long as such a person scares him, he will be obedient." Tietou Yi said.

Hearing Wu Ping'an's words made me feel uncomfortable. What, there was a trick, where did the trick come from? It was too insidious to set fire to the mountain.

"Military advisor, what do you think we should do about this?" Wu Pinghuai saw that his third brother said there was a conspiracy, but he didn't know what to do? Ask the military advisor, he should have an idea.

"Well, Your Majesty, we can send troops first. If there is a conspiracy, we can come back without much loss." Yu Ming thought for a while and then spoke.

"Okay, Tietou, you must capture those celebrating officers and soldiers this time to see how arrogant they are. If you capture them, you can use them to establish their power." Wu Pinghuai laughed heartily and said to Tietou.

"Okay, Your Majesty, if I'm here to help, just be at ease and see how I can catch those officers and soldiers who set the fire back one by one." After Tietou finished speaking, he called on the bandits who came to Longhu Mountain to set off.

Yes, this time he must chop off the heads of these dog officers and soldiers.

"Brother, this..." Wu Ping'an wanted to say something more, but Wu Pinghuai stopped him.

"Third brother, nothing will happen to you. How have those dog officers and soldiers ever defeated us?"

I hope so, Wu Pingan thought.

"Chang Shi, the bandits are chasing us." An officer and soldier came over to report.

Meng Tao heard this and thought, here we come, we have arrived just in time, I didn’t think you would catch up, this time is good.

"Get on your horse and retreat. Order the armies on the left and right. As long as the thieves continue to pursue them, they will directly surround them. Shoot arrows to catch them off guard." Meng Tao mounted his horse directly, looked at the thieves who were about to catch up, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Then go straight ahead.

He had previously ambushed soldiers on both sides, and the road was relatively narrow. As long as the bandits caught up, they would have no choice.

The fire was not intended to cause serious injuries to the bandits at all. It was just to catch them off guard and make them disorganized. From the county government's experience in fighting against the bandits in recent times, this bandit should have a hot temper.

This way, maybe their celebration here can really draw them out. Drawing them out this time will not only give Wang Xi convenience, but also seriously damage the vitality of these thieves. That way, success is not far away.

Unexpectedly, they really caught up. God help me, this time the bandit suppression may not need Li Yun's 10,000 soldiers to wipe out these bandits. The prime minister will naturally be able to overwhelm Wang Cen's faction in the court.

"They must have seen us catching up, and then ran away, so hurry up and give chase."

When Tietou saw those officers and soldiers holding torches and running away into the distance, he immediately became anxious and wanted to run away. He set a fire and wanted to leave. Do you think my Longhu Mountain is where these dog officers and soldiers can come and leave whenever they want?

"Commander, there must be a trick. If they were running away, why would they be holding torches? They just want us to chase them." A bandit below saw Tietou wanting to chase him and said immediately.

"Blow up whatever you want, hurry up and chase. If you don't chase after this great opportunity, how can you wait?" Tietou didn't care about that much. In his opinion, those dog officers and soldiers just ran away because they were afraid.

"Commander, stop it, there must be a scam." The bandit stopped Tietou again. If there was a scam, it would be over.

Tietou had a bad temper. When he saw that this short-sighted man dared to stop him, he chopped the bandit to death with an axe.
Chapter completed!