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Chapter 124 Yizhou City

As the state capital, Yizhou City is much more prosperous than Yanzhou City.

After all, this is not the border of the Northland, so there is no need to face the barbarians, not to mention the fact that the Chen court still has a strategy of reducing its military equipment and recuperating. Of course, the most important reason is that the security level of Yizhou is far better than that of the borderland of the Northland.

And all of this is the result of those predators.

The organization of predators was originally born out of the scout team set up by the Great Chen Taizu when he conquered the world. These shrewd scouts were active in the front line of the war and used various methods to capture many enemies alive. One piece of important information after another was pried out in the middle of the world-and after the world was settled and nothing happened, this scouting team that was originally external was split and independent, and turned to be responsible for the internal, using their body to search and arrest The ability to maintain the law and order in Dachen, and bring those criminals who violated the law to justice.

"So, what the hell is going on here?"

In the southwest corner of Yizhou City, in the prisoner's station, Jiang Wenyuan, the commander of the prisoner brigade in charge of Yizhou, frowned as he looked at the report in his hand.

Judging from what was written in the document, the prairie people had already crossed Taiyin Mountain, and united with the Zhang clan of the Taiyin Mountain Temple to break through Yiyang County. The whole county was in chaos. Zhang Qi, the rebel, fought hard and died in the end—everything seemed to be fine, just a normal front-line battle report, similar to the battle report in Yanzhou a few days ago.

But in the eyes of Jiang Wenyuan, the problem with this battle report is too big.

Qi Jinshan, the commander-in-chief of Yanzhou, died in battle before, so this is no problem.Although Jiang Wenyuan had never met that Qi Jinshan, he had also heard about this person. This person was obsessed with official career, his heart was as hard as iron, and in order to fight for promotion, he might indeed do the thing of fighting to the death.

But this Hao Chong...he has seen this Hao Chong before.

As the magistrate of Yiyang County, Hao Chong would occasionally come to Yizhou City to report on his duties. Therefore, Jiang Wenyuan and Hao Chong had met several times - but in Jiang Wenyuan's eyes, this Hao Chong was a man with great ambitions and little talent. , is a greedy and lustful person, especially lustful. Every time he comes to Yizhou, he will definitely look for flowers and willows, and even call it "exploring secrets and seclusion".

It's just such a thing. It's okay to run away while the chaos is happening, but to die in a fight... When did Hao Chong become so courageous?
The people ran away, but Hao Chong didn't. How could this thing live and die with Yiyang?

"There is a problem, a big problem."

Jiang Wenyuan frowned.

However, there is no new information coming in at the moment. It is extremely dangerous to send people to Yiyang County to inquire about it rashly - and more importantly, this matter is actually not within his scope of authority.

Although it is true that the predators were born out of scouts in the army, after so many years, the predators have long since been split up and are only responsible for security.Such military-related content is under the jurisdiction of the commander-in-chief as a military officer.

But when he thought of the commander-in-chief of Yizhou... Jiang Wenyuan really started to feel worried.

The commander-in-chief of Yizhou's army was originally named Qian, and his only name was Jin.And Governor Qian Jin was appointed because of connections, but it is already an open secret in Yizhou - of course, if it is just like this, it would be fine. After all, Shannan Road is not the border of the North. It is really a matter of placing someone with superior force. Even if the commander-in-chief comes over, there will be no use for it.

But now... of what use can a governor who took office because of connections, and a governor who has little martial arts skills and is not good at military affairs, be of any use?

"Maybe it's still useful."

Thinking of this, Jiang Wenyuan got up and went straight to the governor's mansion.

That was indeed useful. Although he couldn't expect the Governor Qian to lead troops to fight, he could at least ask this well-connected governor when the imperial court's army would arrive.

You must know that although this war started very quickly, it has been going on for a while. At present, Jizhou and Yanzhou have been attacked by the grassland people one after another, and the entire Shanbei Road is almost destroyed. Why is it that the Chen Dynasty is still slow? Tuntun's gathering of troops?Can't they be faster?

"It's not too soon, the matter in the court is very important, as the saying goes, the whole body will be affected by one hair. What's more, the mobilization of soldiers and horses is a major military matter. The princes in the court have their own considerations. Just wait and see." .”

When Jiang Wenyuan, who came to the governor's mansion, talked about his doubts, this is how the governor Qian Jin answered him.

"So, this time, is there anything else you want to do?"

"I……"

Seeing Governor Qian lying on the couch in front of him with his chest open, Jiang Wenyuan didn't know whether he should continue talking for a while.

Generally speaking, for this kind of official business, it is the most basic courtesy to wear good clothes - but the current appearance of Qian Dudu is probably not because he does not want to put on clothes, but because he is unable to wear clothes.

As for the reason... it was because Governor Qian was probably on his way out.

Like those elegant and elegant people in the capital of Jiankang, Governor Qian Jin is also a person who likes to talk about mysteries. However, what this Governor Qian talks about is not mystical theory, nor is it the popular mysticism. But those gold, stone and medicinal powders and mystical prescriptions.

According to some metaphysicians, since metal and stone can be contaminated with the evil spirit of weapons and possess incredible power after being forged into a weapon, then it may be possible to skip the step of forging a weapon and directly grind the metal and stone into powder and swallow it. Taking it into the abdomen may make the human body as indestructible as the magic weapon. Of course, the first batch of people who did this basically died. They proved with their lives that not everything can be put into the abdomen. Food in the stomach.

But there are also a few people who have taken a different approach. Although they have not been able to replicate the original recipe due to the selection and proportion of materials, this wrong recipe has made them enter a mysterious and mysterious state after taking it. in a situation.

Therefore, in order to pursue the mysterious and wonderful realm, this golden stone medicinal powder became popular among the elegant people.

But Jiang Wenyuan didn't think this thing was a good thing. After all, this thing would not only make people confused and confused, but would even make people feel hot and bloody - just like now, if he dared to find someone to come over Help this Dudu Qian to get dressed, and the other party may give him a sudden death tomorrow.

So, now that the governor of the money is gone, is there still a need to talk about this business?
"Captain, this is the battle report from Yiyang County."

Jiang Wenyuan gritted his teeth and handed over the document in his arms.

Regardless of whether the money is in the hands of the governor or not, this war is not waiting for anyone. As the governor of the Yizhou military command, Qian Jin must know this first-hand information.

But after receiving the battle report and knowing that the prairie people had entered the territory of Yizhou, the governor Qian Jin jumped up from the couch as Jiang Wenyuan expected.

"Yo! How could this happen! How could this happen!"

At this moment, Governor Qian no longer spoke in the slow and roundabout way he had just spoken, and his words were filled only with anxiety.

"How could this happen! Why did he die!"

"I don't know either."

Hearing that Governor Qian seemed to be back to normal, Jiang Wenyuan continued.

"As for Hao Chong, the magistrate of Yiyang County, you, the governor, also know that it is normal to say that he abandoned the city and fled, but to say that he died in battle, this..."

"Who cares about Hao Chong! This governor is talking about Zhang Qi!"

Governor Qian's hands were trembling as he held the piece of paper.

"Then why did Zhang Qi from Taiyin Mountain Temple die?"

"……what?"

Jiang Wenyuan was dumbfounded.

This... what's going on?Isn't the death of the county magistrate Hao Chong what needs to be concerned at the moment?Although he was only a mere county magistrate, Hao Chong was at least an official of the imperial court, and now he died for no apparent reason, shouldn't he be investigated?
Why does Governor Qian care about Zhang Qi who betrayed Da Chen by defecting to the prairie people instead?
"Nonsense, what is this Hao Chong? A mere county magistrate, who would know him outside of Yiyang County?"

Qian Dudu trembled even more.

"But that Zhang Qi... do you know who Zhang Qi belongs to?"

Saying this, Dudu Qian cupped his hands in the direction of Jiankang Capital City.

"That Zhang Qi, but he once talked with the Prime Minister about mysteries!"

"……what?"

Jiang Wenyuan was speechless.

In any case, he never thought that Zhang Qi's background would be greater than that of Hao Chong, who was an official of the imperial court - you must know that the Prime Minister is the head of hundreds of officials, a big shot below one person and above ten thousand people. Such a high position How could he possibly engage in esoteric discussions with ordinary people if he exists?
Obviously, although the specific reason is not yet clear, Zhang Qi was taken by the Prime Minister without saying a word.

"Nonsense, don't think about it. If Zhang Qi is really an ordinary person, how could he occupy the Taiyin Mountain?"

After patting his forehead, Governor Qian sat back on the couch, shaking the paperwork in his hand.

"No, this battle report is absolutely wrong. That Zhang Qi belongs to the prime minister, and he walks the Tongtian Dao. How could he surrender his status and secretly vote for some prairie people? Fake! This battle report is absolutely fake ! There must be something hidden in it!"

"Uh……"

Jiang Wenyuan didn't know how to respond.

He also knew that there was something wrong with the battle report, but he never thought that the problem actually existed here - but if he thought about it this way, things turned out to be right.

That trash Hao Chong won't fight to the death, and Zhang Qi won't join the prairie people. This battle report has been very problematic from the beginning, and maybe the prairie people are also very watery.

So what happened in Yiyang County?
"Check! Use all the people you can! Check it out for me!"

After taking a few deep breaths, Dudu Qian finally stopped trembling.

"There must be a result to this matter, otherwise, the person whom the prime minister likes died in my Yizhou territory, how do you ask me to explain? How do you ask me to explain to the prime minister? Go and investigate! Go!"

"The subordinate takes orders."

Clenching his fist at Dudu Qian, Jiang Wenyuan got up and left.

He said that he wanted to investigate, but no matter how he investigated, it was still a mess - after all, if what this battle report said was true, then Yiyang County had already been defeated by the grassland people.According to what the people who escaped from Yiyang County said, they did see prairie warriors racing horses on the streets.

They were soldiers rather than scouts, which meant that they were regular troops of the grassland people. At least the news recorded in the document that the grassland people had broken through Yiyang County should be true.

So what about the remaining two?
Whether it was Zhang Qi or Hao Chong, the cause of death of both of them has been unable to be verified. After all, the predators have long since switched careers to be responsible for public security. They can no longer go deep into the enemy's territory to collect intelligence like the old seniors did. If we ask them to go deep behind enemy lines, that would be equivalent to sending them to die.

But the news from Yiyang County...

"Jiang Brigadier, I have something to ask you about."

Just when Jiang Wenyuan returned to the station and was thinking hard, thinking about what to do, the chief secretary of the Dudu Mansion came to the door.

Obviously, the money governor Xingsan must have started to become mysterious at a critical moment, so he handed over the affairs to the chief clerk to handle - but the power of the chief clerk is limited. What big thing really happened? , I still have to come over and discuss it with the relevant personnel.

For example, a group of refugees has arrived outside the city.

"Aren't they just a group of refugees? What's the big deal?"

Jiang Wenyuan disagreed.

Right now, after all, there is a fight in the north, and there will naturally be people fleeing south. Although these groups of refugees are rare, they are not uncommon - they are just resettling some refugees. come forward?

But soon, Jiang Wenyuan knew that this was indeed no small matter.

"Why so many?"

On top of the city, Jiang Wenyuan was stunned when he saw the large refugee camp outside the city.

Just look at the huge number... the number of refugees here is probably tens of thousands!

"Is this where people from Yiyang County are coming?"

"Some are from Yiyang, but more people are from Yanzhou."

Beside Jiang Wenyuan, the head of the Governor's Mansion lowered his voice.

"They all escaped all the way. The leader is the ordnance chief from Jibei, named Du Chengfeng."

"Du Chengfeng... I've never heard of it."

As he spoke, Jiang Wenyuan frowned.

"Wait a minute, why are there prairie people among these refugees?"

"Say it's a prisoner of war."

The head of the Dudu Mansion continued to explain.

"The ordnance chief named Du Chengfeng captured these grassland people alive when he was in Yanzhou and escorted them all the way... This is why we bother Brigadier Jiang."

"Um……"

Jiang Wenyuan's brows became tighter and tighter.

The matter was indeed the matter, that's right, it was a big deal for the prairie people to enter the city, so naturally one had to ask him, the plunderer brigade marshal who was in charge of law and order—but that was where the problem lay.Just look at the free appearance of those prairie people catching each other and wrestling in the camp below, where does the word "escort" come from?
"Wait, where are they coming from?"

"Yiyang County, what's the matter?"

The chief secretary of the Dudu Mansion was a little confused.

"There was a fight over there, so they escaped all the way... What, is there a problem?"

"Yes... this question is too much."

Jiang Wenyuan's gaze was fixed on those prairie people.

He felt that he might have seen the truth.

　The first one was delivered, but it was a bit late, and I was a little dizzy with my work and rest, and I was sleepy in broad daylight.Considering the status, the second should be before ten o'clock.

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　　I'll go get something to eat and then continue typing.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)