I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 260 The Analysis of Qu Chongyin, the Man Behind the Scenes Emerges

When Qu Zhongyin arrived in Yiyang after a long journey, the third to last large ship of the Han army had already set sail. Only two to three thousand soldiers were left on the shore, waiting to board the last two large ships and a dozen medium-sized ships. .

This is a coincidence.

If he delayed for another two or three hours, all the Han soldiers might have left.

In that case, it would be very difficult for him to catch up with the ships on the waterway by land. He could only wait for the Han army to stop at the water transport and catch up with the time difference. But that was also uncertain. If he missed it, the Han army might be defeated. Entering the Jing country, Qu Chongyin did not want to see such a situation happen.

Turning over and dismounting, Qu Zhongyin approached the remaining Han troops on the shore. He could identify at a glance that among the people left behind, the one with the highest status was a captain of thousands.

"The barracks ahead, please stop and report your identity."

Before he approached, some soldiers on patrol had noticed the movement on horseback and came to question him seriously.

The soldiers who came to interrogate him looked a little stern, but their attitude was not bad. After all, Qu Zhongyin came on horseback. How could ordinary people have such financial resources.

Qu Zhongyin stopped and stood still, not stepping forward rashly.

Things are much better now than during the chaotic wars at the end of the Qin Dynasty. If it were in the past, if someone rashly broke into the military camp, he would definitely be regarded as a spy who came to spy on intelligence, and he would be shot into a sieve by the patrolling soldiers with bows and crossbows.

Nowadays, the world is much more peaceful and there are fewer internal wars. Even if someone hangs around the military camp, they are checking to see if they belong to the nearby villagers. In most cases, when asked, it turns out that they are. Most of them are hanging around the military camp to cut firewood and firewood. Choose wild vegetables.

But before revealing his identity, Qu Chongyin felt that it was better to be cautious.

He didn't want to bet that if he took a few more steps, it would cause the other party to become nervous and fire the crossbow in his hand.

"I'm from Chang'an, and I need to see Marquis Yang Xia." Qu Zhongyin cupped his hands and said.

The soldier in charge of the interrogation narrowed his eyes and shouted back: "I hear your accent sounds like Chu Di. Why are you from Chang'an?"

Qu Chongyin smiled and said, "May I ask if Marquis Yangxia is from Guanzhong?"

"Yangxiahou Nai..." The soldier suddenly realized and no longer moved the crossbow's aim downwards. "In that case, do you have a token on your body? If so, I will take you to see our commander."

"Of course there is, please excuse me." Qu Zhongyin nodded and was about to take out the same identity certificate that Liu Le handed over to him from his arms.

The soldier on the opposite side put away his crossbow and raised his hand to indicate that there was no problem here. Then he stepped forward and said, "Just let our commander see your identity certificate. I haven't seen it." What’s the use, you can’t recognize it anyway.”

Qu Zhongyin laughed, stuffed the token back into his arms, and instead took out half a bunch of copper coins and handed it over.

The soldier froze for a moment, waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary..."

Without waiting for him to say more, Qu Zhongyin put it directly into his hand and said directly: "As a friend, I think it is quite suitable for you to retire from the army and serve as a county captain.

If you need a recommendation, you can come to me. "

I am not being eaten and wanted by cards, but I am happy to see the hunter.

The carefulness and stability shown by this soldier reminded Qu Zhongyin of his career in Shanfu County last year. At that time, if he had such a suitable assistant by his side, he could solve many major and important cases.

Therefore, he gave the copper coins with the intention of making friends.

After hesitating for a moment, the soldier accepted the half bunch of copper coins, but looked at Qu Zhongyin with eyes that made him even more wary.

There is nothing to be courteous, and it is either a traitor or a thief.

This person gave me benefits for no reason. He was probably planning something. I have to keep an eye on him.

After bringing Qu Zhongyin to the captain, the soldier did not go far away, but stood at the side and rear to observe, intending to subdue him if he found something wrong with Qu Zhongyin.

"I have met the commander." Qu Zhong saluted.

"Just call me General Sun." The commander stopped what he was doing and turned sideways and said, "Tell me, I heard you came here this time to see General Chen? He has already left by boat. If you have a token with you, If so, I can take you on board with me."

Seeing the other party asking this, Qu Zhongyin was unambiguous.

He directly took out the token in his arms and handed it over. It was a piece of jade engraved with the Marquis of Yangxia Mansion.

After looking at it for a while, the captain's back was slightly bent, and a smile appeared on his stern face.

"Just call me Xiao Sun. If you need anything after we get on the ship, just come to me." He patted his chest and promised very solemnly.

He had heard someone mention how rich the gold content of the jade in his hand was.

This piece of jade from the Yangxia Marquis Mansion is not only used to prove identity. No matter who owns this piece of jade, he can mobilize some resources in the fiefdom when he goes to Yangxia.

Now there is a man named Guo Li in Yangxia who owns such a piece of jade. He himself looks impoverished, but his local power and reputation are not comparable to those of rich households.

After all, just thinking about it, you know that the resources and energy contained in the fiefdom of a Wanhu Hou, even if you use only one-tenth, are astronomical figures.

Now that the person wearing the rumored jade pendant appeared in front of him, he was a little captain, and he knew that the other person was something he could never afford to offend.

Sun Qianfu bowed and said: "This big ship is not full yet, but the medium-sized ship behind it is faster, but not as comfortable. I don't know which ship you want to board.

By the way, may I ask for your name so that I can send someone to inform the front army and let General Chen know of your arrival. "

After thinking for a while, Qu Chongyin continued: "My surname is Qu, and my first name is Chongyin, if you ask someone to report my name to Yang Xiahou, he should know.

Well...Xiao Sun, I have something to report, and I need to go see Yang Xiahou quickly, so I won't get on the big ship. You can just watch the arrangements. "

He was as upright as ever. The commander in front of him asked him to call him Xiaosun, and he actually did so.

The captain coughed awkwardly. Fortunately, there weren't too many people around him, otherwise his usual majesty would have been shattered.

Just looking at Qu Zhongyin's appearance, he turned his head helplessly, and then ordered his subordinates: "Take Qu Gong to board the ship as soon as possible, and go to the ship behind this big ship.

Then you send someone to send a message to General Chen to report this matter. "

"Thank you." Qu Zhongyin politely thanked him with his hands, and then left with the soldiers responsible for leading the way.

He observed that when he called the other person Xiaosun, the commander's face darkened for a moment.

This made him suddenly recall that when the county magistrate was polite to him in the past, he was not so polite. The helpless look on the county magistrate's face at that time was exactly the same as this.But this matter was quickly forgotten by him.

He really has no interest in worldly human relationships. He prefers to peel off complex problems and transform them into a simple ending.

Thinking about it, Qu Zhongyin walked up to the deck, blowing the river breeze, squinting his eyes slightly, constantly thinking about how to tell Chen Luo his analysis next.

About half a day later.

The ship that Qu Zhongyin was riding passed one after another on the river, and finally slowly approached the largest ship. When he boarded the deck, he found that it was full of armored guards.

Before he could take a few more glances, Chen Luo's laughter came from behind.

"Lao Qu, long time no see. Are you okay?"

Qu Chongyin turned around, bowed his hands and saluted: "Please remember, these days are pretty stable."

"That's good." Chen Luo nodded, "Come here this time, but there is new progress in that matter?"

He knew Qu Zhongyin's character, so he asked about business directly without any more politeness.

"Yes, after a series of investigations and analyses, we have some general information." When this topic was mentioned, Qu Zhongyin's expression suddenly became serious.

This is his professional field, and he never likes to be sloppy. Moreover, the reason why Chen Luo brought himself from Chu to Guanzhong was to investigate this matter, so he couldn't do it casually.

"Okay." Chen Luo's face remained calm and showed no signs of joy. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the front of the deck to talk."

Hearing Qu Zhongyin say that he had clues about the murderer who tried to assassinate him at the beginning of the year, he didn't feel any disturbance in his heart.

It is only a matter of time that Mohist disciples go to various places to investigate. It only takes time to get to the bottom of things. It is not an unexpected surprise.

Of course, this doesn't mean that he let go of this matter and forgave the person who wanted to kill him.

After all, God Haotian is responsible for forgiving the evil in the world, and his task is to send the other party to Haotian to receive forgiveness.

The two of them walked to the front of the deck, and then Chen Luo asked the guards to step back.

The privacy here is better than in the cabin.

A few thin wooden boards are inconvenient for soundproofing, and sometimes the movement in one cabin can be heard across two or three cabins.

It's different on the deck. When the ship is traveling at a faster speed, your ears are basically filled with the sound of the river wind. Even if the two of them are face to face, even if they lower their voices, they can't hear each other's words. Even more so when they are several feet apart. You can only see the interlocutor's mouth opening and closing, but you don't know the specific content of the conversation.

As for the possibility of analyzing through expressions, both Chen Luo and Qu Chongyin managed their expressions very well, and their faces were as calm as if they were cold.

When talking with such expressions, without listening to the content, outsiders can't guess whether the topic they are talking about is joy or sorrow.

"No outsiders can hear when we talk here, we can start." Stopping about a foot away from the bow, Chen Luo said slowly.

Qu Zhongyin responded: "In that case, I will give you a detailed report from the beginning.

When you encountered that assassination incident before, those rebels were wearing armor and riding horses. They were obviously not ordinary thieves. Even the rogue bandits who caused trouble could not come up with such equipment.

Therefore, we determined early on that there was at least one prince behind those thieves.

Although the memorial submitted stated that the thieves belonged to Ji Yu's subordinates, his suspicion was not serious, so I followed the elimination method to investigate the remaining princes and kings.

The three fiefdoms of King Yan, King Dai, and King Liang are far apart. Even if they really want to assassinate you, they will not choose to be near Chu. Their troops and horses have been mobilized thousands of miles away, and the traces cannot be hidden at all.

As for the remaining suspects, only the kings of Chu, Han, Qi, Changsha and Jing. "

"King Han and King Chu can be ruled out." Chen Luo smiled and added this.

After all, King Han himself had seen it in person, and the other party was really indescribable. All his ministers were ungrateful. If he could arrange such an assassination that required close coordination...

Chen Luo is more willing to believe that Qu Chongyin is actually Qin Shihuang.

As for excluding Xiang Yu, I don't want to explain.

Qu Chongyin nodded: "You are right, in the process of investigating the remaining princes and kings, the first ones we excluded were King Han and King Chu.

Then there are only three suspect princes left.

It's just that these people have high positions. Even if they have suspicions, they can't simply go to their mansions to conduct searches. They can only collect information through some other channels. "

Behind this short paragraph is actually the painful evidence-gathering process of countless Mohist disciples.

They get along well with the common people, but they are not welcomed by the princes and nobles. They can still do things in the name of Chen Luo on weekdays, but this time they cannot alert the snake and need to operate secretly, which naturally adds countless difficulties.

Even if there is no danger of life, it is still very common to rack your brains but see no hope of breaking the defense.

Listening to Qu Zhongyin's brief description of the process, Chen Luo sighed and said, "It's really troublesome for them. When the time comes, I will provide more abundant funds for the research or travel of those Mohist disciples."

After thinking about it, Qu Zhongyin turned his head and said: "Actually, I think they are very happy to do such a thing. The Mohist disciples I have come into contact with almost regard you as a Mohist giant and are willing to obey your orders.

So in their mind, the process is more like a workout that you're giving them. "

"Huh?" Chen Luo scratched his head. He didn't expect that he just invested money in the Mo family's research and development for free, and it actually had such an effect, "Well...that's it, okay, I understand, you continue. Bar."

Qu Zhongyin nodded, and then continued the previous content as follows: "The King of Changsha did not move during that period, so we eliminated his suspicion again.

The one we were most concerned about was originally King Qi, because he had a delegation of envoys passing nearby, but the Mohist disciples inquired and investigated the number of people in King Qi's envoy along the way, and there was no sudden attrition.

And based on this clue, we found King Jing. "

"King Jing?" Chen Luo frowned, and the figure of Liu Jia appeared in his mind. The image was relatively vague. He had very little contact with him, so he couldn't help but said with some suspicion, "He doesn't seem to have much relationship with me. Entanglement, could it be him?"

After all, sending 300 people to assassinate yourself is not a small project. If there is not enough profit motivation, it is simply impossible.

Qu Zhongyin took a deep breath and said firmly: "According to the investigation results of Mohist disciples and my subsequent analysis, they are absolutely inseparable. As for the reasons, please listen to me explain in detail..."

(End of this chapter)