Chapter 540: Shu Family’s Trump Card
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Third Uncle, look, this is the news Ruyue sent from the capital!” Shu w.a.n.g handed Shu Ruyue’s letter to the current head of the Shu family, Shu Hengxin.
After Shu Hengxin took the letter and looked at it, his expression changed.
“I heard that Ruyue is with the Seventh Consort now?”
“That’s right. She’s indeed with the Seventh Consort! From what I see, the Seventh Consort probably revealed this information to us on purpose!” Shu w.a.n.g voiced his guess.
When Shu Hengxin heard Shu w.a.n.g’s words, his heart sank.
After a while, Shu Hengxin said, ‘Go and ring the bell under the yellow-horned tree immediately. Just ring it three times!”
Shu w.a.n.g nodded and quickly went to get it done.
Soon, three chimes sounded in the village.
As soon as they heard the three chimes, everyone, no matter who they were, immediately rushed home.
Every family began to pack their things and walk in one direction.
Shu w.a.n.g was no exception. After counting the people in the house, he brought food and valuables. After locking the door, he brought his family to a place not far away.
Shu w.a.n.g’s wife, Bai Sha, asked worriedly, “If we leave just like this, what will happen to Ruyue?”
Shu w.a.n.g comforted her, “Don’t worry! Ruyue won’t be in much danger if she follows Seventh Consort.”
Bai Sha also knew that she was a little too paranoid. In this situation, it wasn’t appropriate to think too much about it. She could only quickly follow her family to a place not far away.
Back then, the Shu family had chosen this place to settle down in because it was close to the mountain range.
Before the Shu family came, this was just a barren mountain.
It was because the Shu family moved over and developed it generation after generation that it reached its current scale.
Even so, the Shu family had always maintained a population of around two hundred people.
At this moment, the entire village was divided and headed into the mountains from six directions.
After generations of hard work, the Shu family had already developed the vicinity of this barren mountain into their territory.
There were also many such secret tunnels.
Every time the bell rang three times, it meant that the family was in danger and needed the clansmen to quickly pack their things and enter the mountain to take refuge.
The Shu family had practiced this kind of thing several times in the past, so no one panicked. Instead, they followed the drill in an organized manner and entered the cave quietly.
Through the pa.s.sage in the cave, everyone finally arrived at a very hidden valley deep in the mountains.
This valley was surrounded by mountains on three sides and cliffs on the other side.
A very large stream flew down the mountain and entered the cold cave through the valley, into the stream, and then into the river.
But in that case, other than the mountain path that the Shu family had cleared, no one could enter this valley.
Many stone houses had been built in the valley.
After every family came in, they walked towards the stone house that belonged to them and settled down.
This was the Shu family’s backup plan.
Every family would regularly store some food in the valley.
In addition, there were also some vegetable fields in the valley. From time to time, people would come to farm.
Therefore, once an emergency happened, everyone wouldn’t lack food and drinks.
This was why the Shu family survived from generation to generation.
The originally quiet valley became lively.
The originally lively village fell silent.
Many things that couldn’t be taken away were placed in the underground storage room.
There were some furniture and crops in the field.
The Shu family had never allowed anyone to raise chickens, ducks, or pigs.
If they wanted to nurture them, they would raise them in the valley. They wouldn’t raise them outside.
From the looks of it, it was also to deal with the crisis!
Just like that, in a single day, the Shu family’s village became empty.
Speaking of which, there was a coincidence.
As soon as the people from Shu Village moved away, the army mobilized by the emperor started fighting at the place called Nine South Slope, as Luo Cheng had expected.
This place was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so the rebels suffered heavy casualties.
Because they lacked a doctor, the rebels captured all the local doctors.
Later on, they heard that the people of Shu Village were good at treating external injuries, so they sent some people to Shu Village to capture people.
Unfortunately, the Su family’s village was already empty.
Just as this group of people was about to burn the village down, the army from the capital suddenly rushed out and killed the small group.
Fortunately, this army rushed over. Otherwise, the Shu family’s village would have been destroyed.
Actually, it was all thanks to Luo Cheng.
After Shu Ruyue spread the news, Luo Cheng secretly asked someone to request the emperor protect the Shu family if he could.
At the very least, they couldn’t let the rebels capture the Shu family. Otherwise, it would be very disadvantageous to the government.
The emperor wanted to ease the relationship between father and son, and secondly, he felt that Luo Cheng was right, so he secretly sent a message to ask the people who went to eliminate the rebels to protect the Shu family.
The commotion outside reached the ears of the Shu family the next morning.
After Shu w.a.n.g received the news, his back broke out in cold sweat.
“Fortunately, Ruyue’s message reached us in time. Coupled with the help of our benefactors, we managed to preserve our foundation for generations!” When Bai Sha heard her husband’s words, she nodded.
“That’s right. It’s a blessing from the heavens! Fortunately, the village didn’t burn down. Otherwise, it would have cost us a lot of money to move back in the future!”
Shu w.a.n.g said gratefully, “After this disaster is over, we should thank the Seventh Prince and the Seventh Consort! If they hadn’t revealed the news to us, the village would have suffered heavy losses! Who knows how many of our clansmen will be captured? It’s hard to say if they would have survived!”
Bai Sha nodded and echoed, “That’s right! ”
Then, the government’s army arrived and began to kill the rebels.
The rebels never expected to be ambushed before they even reached the capital.
As soon as they started fighting, their people were injured.
Their morale plummeted, and in the end, they were even less confident in facing the government’s army.
Just like that, the government’s army crushed the rebels.
In the end, most of them were captured.
The key figures in the army seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
After Luo Cheng received this news, he went to the palace again.
Luo Cheng and the emperor spoke in the imperial study for a while, but no one knew what the father and son discussed..