The house is ancient, and was taken home by a rough man and spoiled

Chapter 561 Going down the mountain

Huo Xiangxi watched him rushing towards him and smiled strangely. Then the man in black suddenly jumped with his back to him.

Shen Yuan grabbed his second uncle's clothes from the back.

Jiang Shun also ran over at this time, and threw a rope over and directly wrapped around Huo Xiangxi's body.

The two of them worked together to pull Huo Xiangxi up.

But the man in black had disappeared long ago and sank to the bottom of the cliff.

Huo Xiangxi's expression was somewhat distorted, and he cursed directly:

"Huo Yuan, don't forget, you are a member of the Huo family! Let me die! Let the Huo family go!"

He had planned it long ago. He had someone throw away the sachet and fall off the cliff, where he would be eaten by wild beasts and would be dead.

In this way, no one would know that the dead person was Huo Xiangxi, and the Huo family would not be involved in this matter.

Although he sacrificed himself, there are still others in the Huo family.

No matter who his son or nephew is, as long as he can accomplish something, the Huo family will be remembered forever.

He also became a hero of the Huo family.

But he never expected that even in this situation, he could still be pulled up by Huo Yuan.

"Now Second Uncle knows to let the Huo family go? Why didn't you think of the Huo family when you did this?"

Shen Yuan sneered.

If he didn't kill anyone, my second uncle wouldn't die.

"You have put my grandfather under house arrest. You are unfilial descendants!"

What Huo Yuan was most angry about was not their rebellion, but their attitude towards his grandfather, these heartless people.

They would stop at nothing to achieve their goals. He had no doubt that if they hadn't been thinking about the Huo family's military token, they would have long wanted their grandfather to die.

"Huo Xiangxi, I don't believe you don't have any allies. Tell me who your allies are and make amends for your sins."

Shen Yuan stared at Huo Xiangxi, trying to read something from his eyes.

Huo Xiangxi, however, had a smile on his face.

"Heh... I'm not even afraid of death, so why would I tell you this? Huo Yuan, don't think you can sit back and relax just because you found the iron mine and captured so many of my men. You can't stop it. Sooner or later, this world will belong to our Huo family."

"You'd better be sensible. With your talent, if you follow us, it's not impossible for you to take that position."

Huo Xiangxi used that position as bait, trying to force Shen Yuan to join them.

Shen Yuan frowned and punched the man, knocking him unconscious.

"Send someone to take him down the mountain and take him to the dungeon to keep him under guard. Don't let anyone else see him."

They have a bigger trump card. The ally has not surfaced yet. Whether the fact that Huo Xiangxi was arrested can be revealed, and whether the Huo family should be punished for treason now or wait until later, these are not things he can decide.

When Shen Yuan saw Jiang Shun walking away, he immediately returned to the mine.

It is dark, but the mining area is brightly lit tonight.

The people sent by Wei Yuanxiong captured all the people who had fled down the mountain. At this moment, except for the captured civilians, all the rebels were under the custody of his people.

Feng Quan also woke up for a moment. He and Huo Xiangxi were poisoned by the same poison, but Feng Quan was only conscious and unable to move. He stared at the excitement outside, feeling filled with regret.

He had heard from the conversations of people outside that it was a man named Wang Lin who planned it. That Wang Lin was also an impostor. His real identity was Shen Yuan, the prince consort of the newly-conferred Princess Jiacheng.

The master had been on guard against that person before, but he just couldn't find any flaws.

Yes, they are all princesses, and they are members of the Ye family. To put it bluntly, this matter was probably planned by the Ye family.

Feng Quan felt like a sinner. If his mouth had not been blocked, he would have wanted to commit suicide on the spot.

There was a big hole in his chest and he was obviously dying, so why did they try to save him?

There were torches everywhere and there were many bonfires in the square. Several large pots were also carried to the square, with broth stewed in them, and the aroma was overwhelming.

The food was ready, but Wei Yuanxiong didn't let anyone start eating. Instead, he paced back and forth at the door anxiously until he saw Shen Yuan. Only then did he feel relieved and immediately went to greet him.

"County Horse, has that man been caught?"

He also knew that Chen Wenjin was just a small fry and there would definitely be bigger fish.

"He jumped off the cliff and left behind the sachet. I'm afraid there's no trace of his body left."

Shen Yuan looked at Wei Yuanxiong and did not tell the truth.

"No body left? This was done on purpose."

Wei Yuanxiong was also quite smart. He knew that the other party wanted to sacrifice his rook to save his king because he was exposed.

He did not ask any more questions. The prince had a secret order from the emperor, so he would obey him in everything.

"Okay, everything is ready here, and dinner is also ready. Thank you for your hard work, County Ma. Please join us for dinner."

Wei Yuanxiong went to the square to meet Shen Yuan.

He also took a closer look at the county horse.

I heard that this is no ordinary farmer. He has been to the battlefield and is now a county horse. His reputation is well-deserved.

Shen Yuan was tired after a day's work and was already hungry. He ate a bowl of rice and discussed with Wei Yuanxiong how to accommodate these people tomorrow.

There were nearly 10,000 rebels in total, a large number, but most of them were ordinary people.

However, some of them were former deserters. They must have been bewitched into becoming deserters. They thought they could escape back to their hometowns, but were caught and became traitors.

Shen Yuan had anticipated this.

In the past, wars were frequent and there were many deserters.

I didn't expect that my second uncle and his men had started taking advantage of these deserters very early on.

"If they are indeed deserters, General Wei can recruit them first. After I report to His Majesty, I will let them officially join General Wei's team."

Shen Yuan thought about it and decided that after many investigations on Wei Yuanxiong, he found him to be reliable and also seemed to be very talented.

But there are too few soldiers at hand, only a few thousand people, which is just enough to expand the team.

It is impossible to deal with so many deserters, and it would be great if they could serve the country again.

"That would be great."

Wei Yuanxiong was also happy. As a general, who wouldn't want to expand his military forces?

"All the captured civilians will be sent down the mountain tomorrow, and the mine will be handed over to County Magistrate Xu, who will have the state government send people to take over. As for the weapons, they will be kept here for the time being. I will report to His Majesty and then make a decision."

Shen Yuan made some arrangements, and there were also Feng Quan and Mo Zhuo. These two people must have known the identity of the "Second Master" and were important witnesses, so they had to be taken away.

As for Chen Wenjin, although he did not know the identity of the Second Master, since the Chen family was involved in this matter, he had to be escorted back to Beijing to await the Emperor's decision.

The next day, before dawn, the entire mine began to bustle with activity.

The people were so excited that they did not sleep all night.

They couldn't wait to go home. If the mountain road wasn't difficult to travel on at night, they would have wanted to go back at night.

Escorted by a large army, they also carried sachets and were not afraid of encountering wild beasts.

The only ones without sachets were the two thousand soldiers, who were stationed in the mines to guard against the rebels.

Niu Yongnian was also in the team going down the mountain. On the way, they encountered some crazy wild beasts, but because of the sachet, the wild beasts did not approach.

When he saw those ferocious beasts, he slapped his forehead and almost forgot about the important matter. He immediately went to find Zhou Feng.

He also realized that even the general listened to Zhou Feng and his men, so he had to find Zhou Feng for this matter.