Updated: 2012-08-16

Chu Huan and Xiao Liuzi were mysterious in the back garden all night, and they didn't see them coming out the next morning. Instead, when it was just dawn, Liang Fangzhu came over.

Linlang was already extremely disgusted with Lord Liang, but when he remembered Chu Huan's words, he still asked him to enter the mansion and asked him to take him to the side hall to wait, and he did not meet.

From late at night to dawn, the lights in the back garden were always on. Knowing that breakfast was ready, Chu Huan was still not seen coming out. Linlang was worried that Chu Huan and Xiao Liuzi had not eaten overnight, so he personally carried the basket full of food. Xiao Liuzi came out of the house. Xiao Liuzi's eyes were covered with blood at this time, and she looked very tired. When she saw Linlang, she waved her hand and pointed to the house, indicating that Linlang would not disturb her.

Linlang was anxious and waved to let Xiao Liuzi come over. Xiao Liuzi thought about it and entered the room first. After a while, Linlang had already asked, "Xiao Liuzi, what are you doing? It's so mysterious?"

Xiao Liuzi touched his head and said, "Miss, Brother Chu is busy doing things, and I don't know what he is doing. By the way, he asked me to ask you, is Master Liang coming here? If he comes, don't let him leave. If he wants to leave, he must tie him up and keep him. You must not make any mistakes..." He looked back and said, "Miss, Brother Chu is still busy, but there is no one to be in the hand next to him. The young one has passed."

Linlang handed over the basket in his hand and said, "You brought it in, and you haven't eaten overnight!"

Xiao Liuzi took the basket and went back tiredly.

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When Chu Huan was busy with the Su Mansion, Xu Congyang, who had been patrolling various places in Xishan Road, returned to the Caotang Headquarters in the morning of that day. Qiao Mingtang, the governor of Xishan Road, learned that Xu Congyang was back, and rushed to the Caotang Headquarters as soon as possible.

Qiao Mingtang came to the headquarters and before he could see Xu Congyang, he first met Luo Shiheng, the commander of the garrison army. Luo Shiheng looked tired and exhausted. This time Xu Congyang inspected various garrisons, Luo Shiheng was with him.

Seeing Luo Shiheng's tired look, Qiao Mingtang bowed and smiled, "Mr. Luo has worked hard, I wonder if this trip will go smoothly?"

Luo Shiheng bowed and said, "Thank you for your care by the Governor, everything went very well."

Qiao Mingtang nodded with a smile, but a strange look appeared in his eyes. Luo Shiheng saw this strange look, and he felt a little uncomfortable all over his body, and a feeling of uneasiness actually rose on his body.

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

Qiao Mingtang bowed and said, "Secretary Qiao Mingtang greets the Grand Secretary!" Then he was about to kneel down. Xu Congyang had already wiped his face with a dry towel, waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. Lord Qiao, sit down and talk."

After sitting down, Qiao Mingtang said carefully: "Grandmaster, I wonder if everything goes well in this trip to patrol the garrisons?"

The servant had already brought tea at this time. Xu Congyang picked up the teacup and sipped it, then looked at Qiao Mingtang and said, "The several garrisons inspected were full of staff, but the equipment of the garrison troops was very old. I went to the garrison armory in person, and the weapons stored in it were actually rusted...!"

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

Xu Congyang said lightly: "I also know that you are not easy to interfere with the garrison army, but you are a governor after all, and you still have to take a look at some things. If it weren't for this inspection, I wouldn't have expected that the weapons of each garrison were so old. In this winter, most of the clothes of the soldiers of the garrison army were very worn. If the war really started suddenly, how could such an army resist the enemy of tigers and wolfs?"

Qiao Mingtang thought about it and said carefully: "There has not been a war for many years, and I think it was because the guards' army were negligent."

Xu Congyang shook his head and said, "You don't need to say these scenes. Although the country is strong, it will perish if you are wary. The world will be at peace. Forget about fighting, you will be in danger. The military army of the Qin Dynasty is the foundation of my martial arts. You must not be lazy for a day." He paused and sighed, "I also understand that the military expenditure of the court has been repeatedly reduced in recent years, resulting in the shortage of military expenditures of various channels, and the weapons and equipment have not been replaced for a long time. However,... you cannot reach out to the court for food. The emperor appointed you governors to take care of one side, which means that you will help the court share the worries!"

Qiao Mingtang hurriedly said: "What the Grand Secretary taught is that the subordinates will remember it in their hearts."

"Although the weapons in the armory have become old, you can completely stop people from re-templating and polishing them." Xu Congyang frowned: "What does the weapons in the warehouse look like?" He paused and lowered his voice: "I am patrolling the garrisons openly this time, and the garrisons may not have been covered up. But I am saying that the ugly words are ahead. If someone eats empty salary, deducts military salary, and steals military food, the court will never give up lightly!"

Qiao Mingtang said respectfully: "Commander Luo is in charge of the military commander of the Daowei Army. He is diligent in his work and will definitely not do anything confusing."

Xu Congyang picked up the teacup and sipped it again, and finally asked, "Is there any news from Sun Yinhu?"

Sun Yinhu is one of the hundreds of families of the Shenyiwei. After the Heishuishan incident in Tongzhou, Sun Yinhu has secretly gone to Tongzhou to investigate.

When Qiao Mingtang heard Xu Congyang's question, his brows frowned slightly and shook his head, "Report to the Grand Secretary, there is no news about Sun Baihu so far, and... it is impossible to contact Sun Baihu's whereabouts!"

"Who do you mean? Sun Yinhu suddenly disappeared?" Xu Congyang frowned: "Sun Yinhu is a family of the Divine Uniform Guard. He is cautious and meticulous in his work. Even if he didn't find any clues, he should report back... It's almost a month now, why is there no news?" He only felt that something was strange.

Qiao Mingtang said with a serious expression: "The lower official is also confused."

Xu Congyang pondered for a moment, and finally sneered: "Is it that Tongzhou or the wolf's nest?" He said to Qiao Mingtang: "Governor Qiao, I will set off to Tongzhou tomorrow. I want to see how deep the water is in Tongzhou. A large number of weapons and equipment suddenly moved, and they could not reveal any trace. Can those bandits really reach the sky and the earth?"

Qiao Mingtang hurriedly said: "Grandmaster, I'll wait for Sun Baihu to send back the news. Tongzhou is a major case this time, and even Sun Baihu will probably take some time!"

Xu Congyang frowned and said, "Didn't Sun Yinhu have never had news? Let's wait? By the way, Zhao Guangqing, I heard that this person has some ability. Now that Tongzhou is full of nets, he hasn't even found a trace of clue?" After pondering slightly, he said, "Those weapons are shocking, but the origin of those bandits must be found out...!"

Qiao Mingtang wanted to say something but stopped, as if he had something to say, but he didn't say it immediately. Xu Congyang saw it and said lightly: "What do you want to say, just say it!"

Qiao Mingtang then stood up, walked to Xu Congyang, and whispered: "Grandmaster, the senior official has something to report to the Grandmaster."

"you say!"

"More than two months ago, the Xiaguan Nei returned to his parents' home to visit his relatives. When he returned, he was kidnapped by a group of water bandits. Fortunately, God had a vision, and in the end he was shocked and was shocked." Qiao Mingtang said with a serious expression: "The last time he encircled Heishuishan, he found that the rioters in Heishuishan seemed to be a party with the kidnapping of the water bandits in Guilu!"

Xu Congyang showed surprise and said, "There is still this?"

Qiao Mingtang said seriously: "The officials dare not hide it, there is indeed such a thing."

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

Qiao Mingtang said: "The Xiaguan thought about it carefully after thinking about it. After thinking about it, there is only one explanation... They are planning to kidnap the Jian's life and use the Jian's life to threaten the Xiaguan. If they are not mistaken, the Xiaguan must have something they care about very much."

Xu Congyangqi said: "What do you have in your hands? What?"

Qiao Mingtang was worried that Xu Congyang would misunderstand, so he hurriedly said, "It's not something else. Xiaguan thought that the group of rioters might have a party in the hands of Xiaguan. Before the hijack was hijacked, the heavy prison dungeon in Yunshan Mansion had hijacked the prison several times, but they all ended in failure. The hijack did not happen again, but the hijack was almost hijacked. These two things were linked together, and Xiaguan guessed that they had a party in the heavy prison."

Xu Congyang pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "What you guessed is quite reasonable." He asked softly, "Did you interrogate? Do you know who is their accomplice?"

Qiao Mingtang shook his head and said awkwardly: "The officials are ashamed, and they still cannot detect it. The 50 or 60 people are detained in the intensive prison, and half of them have learned the details under the intensive punishment interrogation, but there are still more than 20 people who cannot determine where they are from. These people do not enter the oil and salt, and do not eat the soft and hard, which is very troublesome!"

Xu Congyang said slowly: "What do you mean, those bandits of gangsters are among these 20 people?"

Qiao Mingtang said solemnly: "The officials are not sure, but it is probably the case. When they were robbing the prison, they came three times and their skills were not bad. Knowing that the heavy prisoners were strictly guarded, they came without caring about their lives. This shows that the serious prisoners locked in the prison are very important to them...!"

Xu Congyang was speechless, as if he was thinking about something, and then said for a long time: "Do you think you can take advantage of this?"

Qiao Mingtang nodded slightly: "The fragrant bait is hooked, so there is no need to worry about the fish not taking the hook. Sun Baihu and Zhao Guangqing have not found the whereabouts of the rebellion. It can be seen that the rebellion is hidden very deeply. If you want to catch them, you can only lead them out of the hole first... As long as you get out of the hole, the lower officials believe that they will be able to catch them all in one go!"

Xu Congyang naturally understood what Qiao Mingtang meant, nodded slightly, and whispered: "It's a note. But there are too many targets for more than 20 people... Go back and transfer Li Maotu and two more Divine Clothing Guards to go over. With them, even if these people are stubborn, they can dig out the details of a few more people...!"

Qiao Mingtang looked happy and bowed: "Thank you, Grand Secretary!"

"How are you going to set up a trap?" Xu Congyang whispered: "It is certainly good idea to lead the snake out of the hole and lead the fish to the hook, but if there is a slight mistake, the poisonous snake and the fish are shocked, and it will be difficult to find another opportunity."

Qiao Mingtang approached Xu Congyang's ear and lowered his voice. Xu Congyang stroked his beard and nodded slightly.

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