Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 551
There was a gunshot in the middle of the night, and the situation was serious.

More than a thousand imperial troops under Sun Congdong's command were equipped with three-eyed blunderbusses, which was Li Qinzai's confidence in sending envoys to the two countries.

The officers and soldiers of the imperial army have been trained for a long time, and they are very precise in firing the three-eyed gun. Moreover, they have strict military discipline. Unless they encounter an enemy attack, the soldiers will never shoot without authorization.

Hearing gunshots at this moment meant that something must have happened.

"Sun Congdong, send someone to tell the [-] soldiers stationed outside the city that they will immediately block the city gate with the frontier soldiers, and no one can enter or leave. The remaining troops will surround the governor's mansion!" Li Qinzai ordered sharply.

Five hundred officers and soldiers of the forbidden army rushed towards the governor's mansion, and the remaining one or two hundred Li family members just surrounded Li Qinzai.

When everyone arrived at the governor's mansion, the mansion was already in chaos.

Officials of the governor's mansion, Biejia Sima, and other officials stood outside the door in panic, and gathered together in a pile, while the guards and servants in the mansion were surrounded by the soldiers of the forbidden army who arrived in advance.

When Li Qinzai arrived, there was chaos inside and outside the governor's mansion, with officials shouting and scolding, and servants calling for grievances. The governor Pei Shen was wearing an official uniform and was comforting the people.

"Uncle Li is here, be quiet!" Liu Ah Si shouted majestically.

The crowd fell silent for a moment.

Li Qinzai looked at Pei Shen and asked, "Who fired the gun just now? What happened?"

Pei Shen wiped the cold sweat from his brow, and said, "Someone snatched the three-eyed blunderbuss from the imperial army."

Li Qinzai frowned: "Did you take it away?"

"I stole one rod, and the skin bag that the imperial guards carried with them. There were gunpowder and projectiles in the skin bag."

"Tell me in detail." Li Qinzai said calmly.

Pei Shen collected himself and spoke clearly.

Tonight, when the missions of the two countries were fighting in the dark street, Sun Congdong immediately mobilized five hundred imperial troops from the governor's office to guard Li Qinzai after he got the letter.

Almost all the Imperial Guards in the Governor's Mansion were transferred away, leaving only a dozen or so Imperial Guards stationed.

Five hundred forbidden troops massacred the missions of the two countries in the dark street, surrounded the post to put pressure on the missions of the two countries, and something happened at the Governor's Mansion.

As usual, more than a dozen imperial guards stationed must patrol the inside and outside of the mansion, but the number is too small, so the guards who stayed behind were also organized and divided into three teams, two of which patrol the inside of the mansion, and one team patrols outside the mansion.

What happened was the team patrolling outside the house.

In the middle of the night, the surroundings of the governor's mansion were pitch black, and the team of soldiers patrolling outside the mansion was only five people in total, three of them were forbidden soldiers holding three-eyed guns.

When the team of five reached the south wall outside the Governor's Mansion, they were suddenly ambushed.

There were about a dozen people on the other side, all holding weapons. They lay in ambush beside the path that the imperial army must pass through. Taking advantage of the dark night, they suddenly swarmed up and started fighting with the five-member team.

Caught off guard by the sneak attack, the imperial army had no time to react, and they couldn't even fire the three-eyed blunderbuss.

The three-eyed gun belongs to the matchlock gun, and the barrel needs to be ignited in bursts. The process is a bit cumbersome. The two armies can face the enemy calmly, but when encountering sneak attacks or hand-to-hand combat in a small environment, the three-eyed gun will not take advantage. .

The enemy, twice as many as our own, suddenly attacked, and the five-person patrol team was quickly brought down. The enemy took away a three-eyed blunderbuss. They originally planned to snatch all three three-eyed blunderbuss. Fortunately, the patrol team was led by a torch. Underneath, the fuse of the three-eyed gun was ignited.

After a gunshot, the enemy panicked, grabbed a three-eyed gun and ran away.

After Pei Shen finished speaking, he lowered his head and sighed dejectedly.

The last time the official warehouse was set on fire, the court's punishment has not come down yet, and a three-eyed blunderbuss was robbed outside the governor's mansion tonight.

Li Qinzai glanced at him and said, "Are there any casualties among the five patrolling?"

Pei Shen showed a strange expression: "It's strange to say that the five people were only slightly injured. The other party seems to have kept his hand deliberately, not daring to hurt anyone's life. The purpose is to snatch the three-eyed blunderbuss..."

Li Qinzai nodded. It was indeed a little strange. It is said that the two sides were fighting to the death to snatch such an important weapon, but the other side deliberately withdrew their hands, which was unreasonable.

Pei Shen said again: "The lower official thought that there might be the other party's internal support among the five people, and the other party deliberately kept his hand. The lower official has ordered the five people to be sent to prison for strict interrogation."

Li Qinzai shook his head: "Could it be that the other party ignores such an obvious loophole? If they responded internally, they should fly far away if they snatched something. Who would be so stupid to stay where you are for interrogation?"

"The interrogation is stopped for now, let's lock it up for now, don't torture people, everything will come out when the truth comes out."

Pei Shenwei agreed.

Li Qinzai's heart suddenly moved, he looked around and asked, "Where are the maikos from the Western Regions I bought? Where were they when the incident happened?"

Pei Shen said in a low voice: "When the gun rang out, the officials immediately ordered people to search inside and outside the governor's mansion. At that time, the maikos were practicing in the backyard."

Li Qinzai said with a half-smile, "Is there not one person missing?"

"There is no shortage of one person." Pei Shen paused, and then said in surprise, "Could it be that Uncle Li suspects..."

"No one is suspicious, but everyone is suspicious, even you, Pei Jieshi, are also suspicious."

Pei Shen's body trembled, and he said in a trembling voice: "Li Xianbo is very careful! The subordinate officials have never been involved in this matter. If there is any, the subordinate officials will be punished!"

Li Qinzai shook his head in disappointment: "No, you still have suspicions. If you are really not guilty, how can you not swear by the eighteen generations of your ancestors? For example, when I was in Chang'an, I often swore that the eighteen generations of my ancestors I know me very well, if there is nothing to do, take them up for a walk..."

Pei Shen was dumbfounded, rearranged his language, sighed, and said, "I swear, my ancestors..."

Li Qinzai patted him on the shoulder hastily, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'm just joking with you. Why don't you know how to tease, what a big deal, please ask the ancestors to come up to rescue you one by one, in case something really happens What should I do..."

Pei Shen heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a wry smile, "I've been away from Chang'an for many years, I never imagined that the children of the rich and powerful in Chang'an would play so big..."

"Most of the rich and powerful children in Chang'an are quite shy, only I play so big."

As he spoke, Li Qinzai's expression suddenly became serious: "Pei Inspector, from now on, the gates of Liangzhou City will be closed, and the servants of the Inspector's Mansion, as well as the trilogy under my command and the Forbidden Army Dasuo, will take the stolen three-shot Get the eyeball back."

Pei Shen said in embarrassment, "What if the thieves leave Liangzhou after the incident?"

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "More than an hour ago, I ordered the city gate to be closed. Although it was because of another incident, I didn't expect to encounter this incident by chance. If there is no accident, the thief should still be hiding in a certain place in Liangzhou City." They can't get out of the city."

Pei Shen breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Since that's the case, I will personally lead the people to raid the entire city, vowing to find the culprit and bring him to justice."

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Work hard, this matter is an opportunity for you, if you can catch the thief, the last time the official warehouse was burned, maybe the merit and demerit will be equal."

(End of this chapter)