National color raw owl

Updated: 2012-08-16

When Chu Huan and Xiaoliuzi were in the backlight, Fangzhu Liang came over. ~~

Lin Lang already hated Fangzhu Liang to the extreme, but remembering what Chu Huan said, she still let him enter the mansion, and only asked people to take him to the side hall to wait, and did not meet each other.

From late night to dawn, the lights in the room in the back garden were always on, knowing that breakfast had been prepared, but Chu Huan still did not come out. Lin Lang was worried that Chu Huan and Xiaoliuzi hadn't eaten all night, so she personally carried the food-filled container The basket passed by just as Little Six came out of the house. At this time, Little Six's eyes were bloodshot and he looked very tired. Seeing Lin Lang, he waved his hand and pointed to the room, signaling Lin Lang not to disturb.

Lin Lang was anxious in her heart, and beckoned Little Six to come over. Little Six thought about it and entered the room first, and came out after a while. Lin Lang had already asked, "Little Six, what are you doing so mysteriously?"

Little Six scratched his head, and said: "Miss, Big Brother Chu is busy doing something, and I don't know what he is doing. By the way, he asked me to ask you, is Master Liang coming? If he is, you must not Let him go, if he wants to leave, I will tie him up and stay, absolutely nothing can go wrong...!" Looking back, he said, "Miss, Big Brother Chu is still busy, but there is no one around. , the little one has passed."

Lin Lang handed over the basket in her hand and said, "Bring it in, you haven't eaten all night!"

Little Six took the basket and went back a little tired.

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While Chu Huan was too busy in the Su Mansion, Xu Congyang, who had been patrolling around Xishan Road, returned to the thatched cottage in the morning of this day. Qiao Mingtang, the governor of Xishan Road, heard that Xu Congyang had returned, and immediately rushed to the thatched cottage Xingyuan.

When Qiao Mingtang came to Xingyuan, before he saw Xu Congyang, he first saw Luo Shiheng, the commander of the guards.

Seeing Luo Shiheng's tired look, Qiao Mingtang cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Master Luo has worked hard, I wonder if this trip will go well?"

Luo Shiheng cupped his hands and returned the salute: "Thank you, Governor, for your concern. Everything went smoothly."

Qiao Mingtang nodded with a smile, but there was a weird look in his pupils. Luo Shiheng saw this weird look, and he felt a little uncomfortable all over, and a feeling of uneasiness rose up in his body.

When Qiao Mingtang arrived, someone went to report to Xu Congyang, and Xu Congyang quickly asked Qiao Mingtang to come in. When he arrived at the house, Xu Congyang had already changed into casual clothes and was washing his face.

Qiao Mingtang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Qiao Mingtang pays respects to the Grand Master!" He was about to kneel down, but Xu Congyang was already wiping his face with a dry towel, and waved his hands, "There's no need to be formal. Master Qiao, sit down and talk."

After taking his seat, Qiao Mingtang said cautiously: "Grand scholar, this trip is to inspect the guards, I wonder if everything is going well?"

The servants had already brought the tea, Xu Congyang took a sip from the teacup, then looked at Qiao Mingtang and said, "The guards on inspection are fully staffed, but the equipment of the guards is already very old. The old man went to the armory of the guard in person, and some of the weapons stored in it were rusted...!"

Qiao Mingtang quickly said yes, but didn't say much.

Xu Congyang said lightly: "The old man also knows that it is not easy for you to interfere with the guards, but you are a governor after all, and you still have to pay attention to some things. If it weren't for this inspection, the old man would not have thought of the guards. Their weapons are so outdated, and the clothes of the soldiers of the Guards Army are mostly shabby this winter, if a war really starts suddenly, how can such an army withstand the enemies of tigers and wolves?"

Qiao Mingtang thought for a while, and then said cautiously: "There has been no war for many years, and it seems that the guards were negligent."

Xu Congyang shook his head and said: "You don't need to talk about these scenes. Although the country is strong, it will perish if it is warlike, and the world will live in peace. If you forget to fight, you will be in danger. The Weisuo army is the foundation of my Great Qin martial arts. Don't slack off for a day." After a pause, he sighed: "The old man also understands that in recent years, the military expenditure of the imperial court has been repeatedly reduced, resulting in a shortage of military expenditures, and weapons and equipment have not been replaced for a long time, but... you can't just extend your hand to the imperial court for meals. The Holy Majesty appointed you The governor takes care of one side, that is to let you help the court share the worries!"

Qiao Mingtang hurriedly said: "The lesson taught by the Grand Scholar is that the lower officials will definitely remember it in their hearts."

"Although the weapons in the arsenal are old, you can completely stop people from re-sharpening and polishing them." Xu Congyang frowned: "What do the old weapons in the arsenal look like?" After a pause, he lowered his voice Said: "This time, the old man is inspecting the guards in an open and aboveboard manner, and there may not be any incidents that have been concealed by the guards, but the old man's ugly words are in front of him. If someone eats empty salary, deducts military salary, or steals military rations, the imperial court will definitely not forgive them lightly. !"

Qiao Mingtang said respectfully: "Commander Luo is in charge of a guard army. He works diligently, so he will not do anything stupid."

Xu Congyang took another sip from his teacup, and finally asked, "Is there any news from Sun Yinhu?"

Sun Yinhu is one of the hundred households of Shenyiwei. After the Tongzhou Heishuishan incident, Sun Yinhu has secretly gone to Tongzhou to investigate.

Qiao Mingtang frowned slightly when he heard Xu Congyang's question, and shook his head, "Reporting to the Grand Scholar, there is no news about Sun Baihu so far, and... there is no way to contact Sun Baihu's whereabouts here!"

"Who do you mean that Sun Yinhu disappeared suddenly?" Xu Congyang frowned: "Sun Yinhu is a guard of the gods, and he is cautious and thorough in his work. Even if he doesn't find any clues, he should report back... now it's almost one It's been a month, why is there no news at all?" He only felt that there was something strange in it.

Qiao Mingtang said solemnly: "The lower official is also suspicious."

Xu Congyang hesitated for a moment, then finally sneered and said, "Could it be that Tongzhou is still a wolf in a tiger's nest?" He said to Qiao Mingtang, "Governor Qiao, I will leave for Tongzhou tomorrow. I want to see how deep Tongzhou is." Water. A large number of weapons and equipment are suddenly transferred, and they can't even show a trace. Are those gangsters really able to penetrate the sky?"

Qiao Mingtang hurriedly said: "Graduate scholar, we have to wait for Sun Baihu to send back the news. Tongzhou is a big case this time. Even Sun Baihu, I'm afraid it will take some time!"

Xu Congyang frowned and said, "Could it be that we just waited because there was no news from Sun Yinhu? By the way, there is also that Zhao Guangqing. I heard that this person has some abilities. Now that Tongzhou is full of nets, how come he didn't even find a clue? Slightly sinking, he said: "Those weapons are certainly shocking, but the origin of those gangsters must be found out...!"

Qiao Mingtang hesitated to speak, seemed to have something to say, but didn't say it right away, Xu Congyang caught a glimpse, and said lightly: "Whatever you want to say, just say it!"

Only then did Qiao Mingtang get up, walked to Xu Congyang's side, and said in a low voice, "Great scholar, I have something to report to the senior scholar."

"you say!"

"More than two months ago, the servants of the lower officials went back to their natal family to visit relatives. When they returned, they were kidnapped by a group of water bandits. Fortunately, God knows, and in the end it was just a surprise." Qiao Mingtang said with a serious expression: " However, the last time they encircled and suppressed Heishui Mountain, it was discovered afterwards that the luan bandits in Heishui Mountain seem to be on the same party as the water bandits who kidnapped the cheap people!"

Xu Congyang showed surprise, and said, "Is there another matter?"

Qiao Mingtang said solemnly: "I don't dare to hide it, this is indeed the case."

Xu Congyang stroked his beard lightly, frowned and said, "Then can you find out why those water bandits kidnapped Mrs. Zun?"

Qiao Mingtang said: "I have thought about it carefully afterward, and after much deliberation, there can only be one explanation... After they plan to kidnap the cheap wife, they will use the life of the cheap wife to blackmail the official. If I guess correctly, the next official There must be something in the hands of the officials that they are very concerned about."

Xu Congyang wondered: "You have something they care about? What is it?"

Qiao Mingtang was worried about Xu Congyang's misunderstanding, so he hurriedly said, "It's nothing else. I think that those luan bandits might have accomplices in my hands. Before Jiannei was hijacked, there were several times in a row in the heavy prison dungeon of Yunshan Mansion." Prison robbery, but they all ended in failure, and then the prison robbery did not happen again, but Jiannei was almost robbed, these two things were connected, and the officials guessed that they had accomplices in heavy prisons."

Xu Congyang sank slightly, thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Your guess is quite reasonable." He asked softly, "Then have you ever interrogated? Do you know who their accomplices are?"

Qiao Mingtang shook his head, and said awkwardly: "I'm ashamed, I haven't been able to find out yet. There are 60, no. 20 people in the prison, and half of them know the details under the severe interrogation, but there are still more than [-] people. But it is impossible to determine their origins, these people don’t eat oil and salt, and don’t eat soft and hard, it’s very troublesome!”

Xu Congyang said slowly: "What do you mean, the accomplices of those gangsters are among the No. 20 people?"

Qiao Mingtang said solemnly: "I'm not sure, but it's like this most likely. During the prison robbery, they came three times, and their skills were not bad. They knew that the heavy prisoners were heavily guarded, but they came here regardless of life and death. It can be seen that the felons locked in the prison are very important to them...!"

Xu Congyang was silent, as if he was thinking about something, before he said after a long time, "Do you think you can take advantage of this?"

Qiao Mingtang nodded slightly: "The bait is on the hook, so don't worry about the fish not taking the bait. Sun Baihu and Zhao Guangqing have never found out the whereabouts of the Luan Party. It can be seen that the Luan Party hides very deeply. If they want to catch them, they can only use They draw out the dong first... as long as the dong is out, the officials believe that they will be able to catch them all!"

Xu Congyang naturally understood Qiao Mingtang's meaning, nodded slightly, and said in a low voice, "It's just attention. But there are more than 20 people, and there are too many targets... Later, you transfer Li Maotu, and then transfer two captains of Shenyiwei. If they go out, no matter how stubborn these people are, they will still be able to dig out the details of a few more people...!"

Qiao Mingtang looked overjoyed, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Grand Scholar!"

"How are you going to set the trap?" Xu Congyang said softly, "Luring the snake out of the hole and the fish into the bait are both good ideas, but if there is a slight mistake, the poisonous snake and the fish will be startled, and it will be difficult to find opportunities. "

Qiao Mingtang leaned closer to Xu Congyang's ear, lowered his voice, Xu Congyang stroked his beard, and nodded slightly.