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Chu Huan was taken aback, and asked, "You mean, Mr. Lin... Mr. Lin told you?"

Xuanyuan Sheng just nodded and said: "My lord left Qingtang County within two hours, Mr. Lin found the general and told the general that the lord may be in danger... The general didn't believe it at first, and the lord has always been cautious in doing things. , and accompanied by Zhou Renkang, came to look for the miracle doctor in disguise, quietly, and the end general did not think that there would be any accidents from adults."

Chu Huan smiled wryly and said, "I never imagined that Zhou Renkang would have the guts to betray me." He asked, "Then how did you believe it later?"

"Mr. Lin said that the root of the problem lies with Zhou Renkang." Xuanyuan Sheng clenched his fist and said, "I didn't pay attention at first, but Mr. Lin found out that Zhou Renkang's family members were killed just a few days ago. Leave from Qingtang County."

"You mean that none of Zhou Renkang's family members are in Qingtang County?"

"Exactly." Xuanyuan Sheng said solemnly: "Mr. Lin found out that Zhou Renkang sent away all his family members on the pretext of vacating the county government office to receive the adults a few days ago. There is no need to send the family back to their hometown, but Zhou Renkang not only did this, but also packed several truckloads of family property and left."

Bai Xiazi immediately said: "It seems that Zhou Renkang was ready before the arrival of the adults. He sent his family away because he was ready to put all his eggs in one basket."

"Is he from the Northwest?"

"They are from Tianshan Dao." Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "The final general confirmed that his family members had left, so he went to Qingtang County Prime Minister for interrogation. It is said that his family members were all sent back to their hometown in Tianshan Dao."

"Tianshan Road?" Chu Huan frowned and said, "Isn't that under the jurisdiction of Governor Zhu Lingyue?"

Xuanyuan Sheng nodded and said: "Exactly, the general will still find out that Zhou Renkang Zhou county magistrate was appointed by Zhu Lingyue at the beginning, so he was appointed as an official."

Bai Xiazi blurted out: "My lord, could it be that the surname is Zhu...!"

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Huan said in a deep voice, "Stop talking nonsense." She was a little surprised in her heart, wondering if Zhou Renkang was really instructed by Zhu Lingyue to set up an ambush for herself here.

Xuanyuan Shengcai also knew that this matter was of great importance. Zhu Lingyue was the governor of Tianshan Road, and was once the governor of the Northwest during the war.

"My lord, come and see." Qiu Ruxue's voice sounded from the side, and Qiu Ruxue was squatting next to the dead body of an archer.

As Chu Huan approached, Qiu Ruxue had torn off the collar of the corpse, exposing the neck, "My lord, what do you think this is?" On the neck of the corpse, there was a brand mark the size of a copper coin. The brand mark had already formed a scar. It was in the shape of a copper coin, but inside it was a clear word "charge". Chu Huan knew what it was just by looking at it.

"It's a soldier sent to the army." Xuanyuan Shengcai showed a slight surprise, and also squatted beside him, "Your Excellency, all the criminals sent to the border customs have this brand."

Chu Huan nodded and said, "I know, that is to say, there are soldiers among these assassins?"

Qiu Ruxue and Bai Xiazi went to inspect several other corpses at this time, and quickly said: "My lord, here are the corpses of six archers, two of them escaped, and among these six, four of them were sent to the army. imprint."

"There are a lot of them!" Chu Huan looked coldly, "Could it be that they are all assassins from the army?"

Qiu Ruxue was still checking, and said after a while: "My lord, there are six archers, four of them are exiles, but among the other assassins, there are not many...!"

"These soldiers are good at archery, that's why they were recruited." Chu Huan said: "Those who are dispatched to fill the army will be sent to the Northwest Army, and they will be filled into the vanguard camp, which is the Death Battalion... the Northwest Army Death Battalion The discipline has always been very strict, their equipment is not the best in the army, but their training is the cruelest in the army."

Xuanyuan Sheng just nodded and said: "That's right, the general has heard about the death camps of the frontier army. The prisoners sent to the army are either sent to Liaodong or to the northwest. These people are either coolies or are included in the vanguard camp Once there is a war, let them rush to the forefront. It is said that the training of the vanguard battalion is very strict. First, it is to exercise their combat effectiveness. Second, because they are all prisoners, they use training to polish their hostility. Whether it is Liaodong or Northwest, they have always been strictly controlled... These people are all from the vanguard camp, why did they suddenly come here to assassinate your lord?"

Bai Xiazi frowned and said: "General Xuanyuan, you mean...someone in the Northwest Army wants to harm your lord?"

Xuanyuan Sheng said seriously: "It's just a few stragglers. It can't just be said that the Northwest Army wants to harm adults. Anyone can fake such a brand, and it may not be that no one deliberately did it, pretending to be a member of the vanguard battalion. .”

"Their archery skills are very good, and their previous cooperation is also very tacit. They seem to be well-trained soldiers." Qiu Ruxue said slowly: "If they pretend to be fake, I don't think they need it. I have also heard that once sent to the frontier army and entered the vanguard camp, they can only wash away their sins with blood. Ordinary soldiers can be rewarded for their military exploits and promoted to rank, but those in the vanguard camp will be considered as great At most, they will only get some money rewards, and it is impossible to get an official position, and they will never be expelled from the military. They can only stay in the barracks for the rest of their lives until they die in battle. Moreover, people in the vanguard camp should all be discriminated against. , so if it is not a member of the real vanguard battalion, no one will take the initiative to brand this shame on themselves."

The blind man nodded and said: "Hero Qiu, what you said makes sense. If these people are not from the Vanguard Battalion at all, there is no need to pretend to be branded. Could it be that they want to deliberately frame the Northwest Army? And they never thought that General Xuanyuan would bring The people arrived in time, if the general hadn't arrived in time and killed them, we would have never found out that there would be members of the Northwest Army among them."

Xuanyuan Sheng thought for a while, and felt that it made sense, so he could only frowned and said, "Anyway, if it really involves the Northwest Army, we can't make it public at this time, we can only investigate secretly...!" Looking at Chu Huan, he said: "What do adults think?"

"What General Xuanyuan said is true." Chu Huan's expression had calmed down, "However, the governor does not believe that they were sent by the Northwest Army."

"Oh?" asked the blind man, "Your Excellency, you mean these people are not from the Northwest Army?"

"I didn't say they weren't from the Northwest Army." Chu Huan said thoughtfully, "It's just that even if they are members of the Vanguard Battalion, it doesn't mean they were sent by the Northwest Army... Don't forget that after the Xiliang people came in , the Northwest Army once retreated, and many establishments disappeared like that... Before the people of Xiliang entered the customs, the Northwest Army had 36 people, but Zhou Renkang learned from Zhou Renkang a few days ago that the Northwest Army stationed at the 3th Wubao of Yanmen Pass, The force is no more than [-] people...!"

Qiu Ruxue understood, and said, "Your Excellency, you mean that the people from the Pioneer Battalion escaped from the Northwest Army while the Xiliang people were attacking?"

Xuanyuan Shengcai raised his eyebrows and said, "That's right, my lord governor, this possibility may not be impossible. I heard that among the 7000 troops in the Northwest, there were 3000 to [-] in the Pioneer Battalion... Even if half of them died in the battle, there are still [-] left." People... When I was in Beijing, I accidentally learned that the Vanguard Battalion is now in name only, and there are only a handful of soldiers left...!"

Chu Huan said: "In other words, many of the officers and soldiers of the Pioneer Battalion are not in the Northwest Army?"

"Yes." Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "Actually, General Mo wanted to find an opportunity to report this matter to the lord, but he just thought that after the lord arrived in the northwest, he would report the situation after he understood the situation."

Just as Chu Huan was about to ask, he saw the sound of armor rubbing against each other, and a general came quickly. It was Qi Hong who was selected by Chu Huan from the guards. When he got close, Qi Hong had already cupped his hands and said: "Your Excellency, General Xuanyuan, this gang of 'disorderly' thieves seem to be very familiar with the terrain in the mountain, and they all fled to the mountain. The terrain in the mountain is very complicated. Our troops are not enough to surround this mountain. These desperadoes are also very serious Bravery, we also injured several brothers, should we continue to chase into the mountains?"

Before Xuanyuan Sheng could speak, Chu Huan had already shook his head and said, "Let the brothers withdraw first, and the brothers in hand should deal with the injuries first, so there is no need to chase after them!"

The blind man said, "Is this how they are cheap?"

"Qi Yunwei is right. They are very familiar with the terrain in the mountains. We don't have enough troops. If we chase them down, we will increase the casualties." Chu Huan said solemnly: "And even if we arrest them all, what can we do?"

Qi Hong had already said: "My lord, although we injured a few people, it was not in vain. We caught one alive...!" Turning his head and waving, "Bring it up!"

The captured assassin's hood had already been taken off, so Xuanyuan Sheng ordered Qi Hong to take someone to gather up all the assassin's corpses, and search for any clues from the corpses to find out the origin, although Xuanyuan Sheng only thought it was possible He is very weak, but Qi Hong still obeys orders and retreats.

The assassin was a little terrified when he saw the soldiers of the Guards all around him, with their eyes fixed on him like knives. Chu Huan had already asked calmly, "Who ordered you to assassinate me?" Then answer." Xiang Qiu Ruxue said: "Brother Qiu, your saber skills are good, if I find out that he is lying, if you give him a wink, you can slash him with a single knife, give him a good time, no need to talk nonsense. "

Qiu Ruxue immediately held the knife in his hand and stared at the assassin coldly.

The assassin shuddered, hesitated for a moment, heard Qiu Ruxue snort coldly, and said, "I'm from Calabash Village. I have been preparing to assassinate you a few days ago under the order of General Qiu!"

"Gourd Village?" Chu Huan frowned, "General Qiu?"

"Yes." The assassin said: "General Qiu is the head of our Huluzhai, he likes us to call him General Qiu... As long as we kill you, each of us will have at least 300 taels of silver. If we can take your head with our own hands , there will be a reward of 5 taels of silver!" [

Chu Huan frowned and said, "5 taels? It seems that my head is not very valuable. Where is your gourd village? Why did you assassinate me?"

"The gourd village is on the gourd mountain in Yuezhou...!" Seeing Chu Huan's sharp eyes, the assassin seemed to be able to see through his own heart, and said in detail: "When you get to Yuezhou, you can find out if you inquire...but I don't know. Why do you want to assassinate you, most of the masters in the village have been transferred out... we are just for the bounty!"

Chu Huan looked at Xuanyuan Shengcai, frowned and asked, "Has General Xuanyuan heard of Gourd Village?"

"I've never heard of it." Xuanyuan Sheng shook his head and said, "However, there are many bandits in the northwest, and it seems that the bandits took over the mountains all the way to become king...!"

The assassin immediately said: "We are doing justice for the heavens, killing corrupt officials, not... not occupying the mountain and becoming king...!"

Xuanyuan Shengcai sneered and said, "Do justice for the heavens? The things done by the 'chaotic' bandits under the banner of justice for the heavens are more hateful than corrupt officials. Although corrupt officials are greedy, they are not so quick to take Human lives, only you gangsters, killing people like grass, harming the common people, no one can compare."

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