Huo Mianzhi turned blue, clenched his fists and said, "How could they be so heartbroken and crazy?" He thought of something, and stared at Qin Xiao with a hint of surprise: "General Qin, how did you know all this?"

"Actually, I know more details." Qin Xiaodao: "A large amount of land in western Liaoning has been annexed. Many people have no way of living and hate the government. Qiao Mingshui knows that many of these people are resentful and deliberately instigate these people.

The common people turned into bandits, and secretly provided ordnance. With the ordnance, those people who had no way out naturally became the thieves and bandits that the officers and soldiers said were committing all kinds of evil. Qiao Mingshui knew the situation of those bandits well. After all, those so-called bandits

He was the instigator of the bandits. Not only did he know their number and whereabouts, but he also knew their origins and family members. It was pitiful that those people didn't realize it and became lambs that could be slaughtered by the Guangning army at any time."

The corners of Huo Mianzhi's eyes twitched, and Qin Xiao continued: "Of course those bandits didn't know that it was the Guangning Army that provided them with weapons."

"Wait a minute." Huo Mianzhi raised his hand and said: "General Qin, where did Qiao Mingshui get the ordnance from? The ordnance of the Guangning Army also has accounts that can be checked, and there are records of entering and exiting the warehouse. If they will

If their own ordnance is secretly provided to those people in distress, the accounts will not match up. If the difference is only three or two pieces or even ten or eight pieces, that's fine. But if the quantity difference is dozens or even hundreds, they can't hide it at all.

.”

"Xianyu Feng!"

Huo Mian was stunned and said in surprise: "Guangning Military Academy Lieutenant Xian Yufeng? Does the general know him?"

"I don't know." Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "But I have sent someone to monitor him."

Huo Mianzhi realized something, his body trembled, and he said in surprise: "General, are you saying that those ordnances were provided by Xian Yufeng?"

"Master Jun Cheng should know Xian Yufeng very well, right?"

"Yes." Huo Mianzhi nodded and said: "He is the captain of the Guangning Military Academy, under Qiao Mingshui's command, and the armory has always been managed by him. But how dare he...?"

Qin Xiaodao: "Forging weapons is prohibited among the people. When bandits become powerful, they often plunder official warehouses and seize official weapons. The most common weapon used by the Tang Dynasty officers and soldiers is the horizontal sword, so unless the bandits themselves have the ability to forge weapons,

Otherwise, the only weapons that can be used are weapons looted or even captured from the government troops."

"That's true." Huo Mianzhi nodded and said: "In the earliest days, even various counties had weapons depots to store a small amount of weapons. When bandits were rampant, they would attack the supplies and equipment of the government and the army. There were indeed a lot of supplies and equipment in the Northeast.

Shao Hengdao lives among the people."

"Qiao Mingshui did lead troops to encircle and suppress real bandits in his early years, and he indeed made many military exploits." Qin Xiao stared at Huo Mianzhi and said softly: "Every time they suppressed bandits, they would register all the materials, money and grain they seized.

, and then turn it over to the treasury, and the Duhufu and the imperial court will reward you separately." After a pause, there was a sneer on the corner of his lips: "Can Sir Jun Cheng guarantee that they can hand over all the materials every time?"

Huo Mianzhi said in shock: "How dare they conceal the seizure?"

"The people above dare to kill good people and take credit, so why is it surprising that they concealed the report and seized it?" Qin Xiao said with a smile: "The Liaodong Army has been entrenched in the Northeast for hundreds of years and has been arrogant and domineering. It has long been rotten to the bones. These things are in the eyes of the imperial court.

It is an unpardonable crime, but in the eyes of the Liaodong Army, it is nothing. It seems that Mr. Huo and they are indeed not on the same path, otherwise how could he not know anything about this?"

Huo Mianzhi smiled bitterly and said: "I also know that they have no

Fa Wutian, but I didn’t expect that he would be so heartbroken and crazy.”

"Xian Yufeng is Qiao Mingshui's confidant. Every time they suppress bandits, they will conceal many seizures. The Governor's Office and the court only care about how many bandits they kill. Naturally, they will not really investigate how many materials they have seized." Qin Xiao picked up the teapot.

, added some more tea to Huo Mianzhi, and then continued: "Whether those supplies were taken from the people by taking advantage of the opportunity, it is impossible to say. But even if the higher-ups knew that they were hiding some supplies, they would not

If we really pursue the investigation, it is understandable that the soldiers killed the enemy and performed meritorious service, but they greedy for a little property."

"It's fine to be greedy for money, but to hide and withhold weapons is rebellion." Huo Mianzhi said sternly.

Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Withholding weapons is a serious crime. Naturally, they are very careful, and the place where the weapons are hidden will not be known to outsiders. However, Qiao Mingshui handed over the hiding of weapons to Xian Yufeng."

Huo Mianzhi lowered his head and pondered, and then said after a long time: "I understand, General Qin, you... Hey, you are really smart."

"Your Excellency, you are too generous." Qin Xiao sighed: "The Liaodong Army is a local snake. Within their sphere of influence, if they are not smarter, they may die without knowing how."

Huo Mianzhi had already figured out the real purpose of this ordnance case and said: "In this ordnance case, the general wanted to kill two birds with one stone. Not only did he want to capture Yuguan, but he also wanted to find evidence to purge the Guangning army.

Stationed in Guangning, they blocked Yingzui Gorge, blocked the grain team, and even detained Zhou Fan, all in order to lure the snake out of the hole and let Chunyu Bu personally go to Yingzui Gorge to hand over the grain and grass. Since the knife was hidden in the grain, Chunyu Bu was thrown into the whirlpool.

Not only did the team return to Guangning, Chunyu Bu also had to follow them to Guangning in order to clear away his guilt."

Qin Xiao nodded with a smile, and Huo Minzhi continued: "But this is only one of the purposes. After the silver robbery case, you would expect that Liaoyang would definitely send officials to investigate. It's a good day, and the officials of the Duhufu will

Arriving in these two days, as long as he arrives and encounters a major ordnance case, he will definitely put the silver robbery case aside and try the ordnance case first. Tian Shichao will definitely be interrogated, and he will definitely be interrogated about the origin of the ordnance.

Where did it come from?”

"That's right." Qin Xiao nodded and said: "Tian Shichao was interrogated and confessed to Xian Yufeng, so this ordnance case will lead to the secret possession of ordnance by the Guangning Army, although the ordnance in the grain truck was not really from Xian Yufeng.

However, the weapons hidden in Xian Yufeng’s hands are genuine, so the sores under the skin of the Guangning Army will be exposed.”

"The Guangning Army concealed its seizures, hid weapons secretly, secretly provided weapons to the bandits, and even supported the bandits' self-respect. After all these truths were found out, Gao Rang would of course have reason to purge the Guangning Army." Huo Mianzhi sighed.

: "If the imperial court knew all this, it would definitely order a thorough investigation. Gao Rang is the supervisor of the army and is qualified to thoroughly investigate major corruption cases in the army. He has the support of General Long Ruijun behind him. After the great purge,

The strength installed by the Liaodong Army in the Guangning Army will be uprooted."

Qin Xiao smiled lightly and said: "We already know everything about Xian Yufeng's crimes, but we, Long Ruijun, cannot directly expose them. Because of the arms case, it is logical that Tian Shichao is implicated in the crimes of Guangning Army."

"Since the Guangning Army has committed those crimes, as long as we conduct a thorough investigation, the truth will eventually be revealed." Huo Mianzhi stared at Qin Xiao and said: "But what should Chunyu Bu do? The knife is hidden in the grain, and it's you.

Long Ruijun arranged it. Do you want to force Chunyubu to commit the crime of concealing ordnance secretly? Song Qingyuan arrived in Guangning. He is a member of the Liaodong Army and will definitely try his best to protect Chunyubu. The Guangning Army is indeed guilty, and Song Qingyuan is covering it up.

No, but Chun

Yu Bu is not guilty, and Song Qingyuan will certainly not really convict him."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether Chunyu Bu is finally convicted."

"unimportant?"

"From the beginning, I never thought about actually letting Chunyu Bu be convicted of hiding weapons." Qin Xiao looked at Huo Mianzhi and said: "My lord, please don't forget that the purpose of dealing with Chun Yubu is not to cure him.

It is a crime, but to take Yuguan from his hands."

"you mean.....?"

"Delay." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "The biggest problem in Yuguan now is food and grass. Chunyu Bu wants to solve this problem, and he is very anxious. The sooner the better. We use the ordnance case to get him to Guangning, he should think

It is easier to enter the city than to leave the city. Why did Song Qingyuan try the ordnance case overnight? The reason is simple. He wanted to solve the case quickly tonight, let Chunyu Bu get rid of the relationship, and put the crime on Tian Shichao. After the conviction, the grain team was

The stolen goods can be temporarily handled by him, and he can use the reason that Yuguan is short of food and grass to have Chunyu Bu immediately rush back with the food team day and night."

Huo Mianzhi nodded and said: "We hid for two days and Chunyu Bu couldn't find us. Even if Song Qingyuan arrived, he couldn't adjust the grain from the granary, so I already thought that they would definitely plot against that grain team and would let that team out as soon as possible.

The grain team headed to Yuguan again."

"But Tian Shichao's confession tonight involves Xian Yufeng and the Guangning Army. This makes the whole case more involved, and those grain trucks cannot be moved for the time being." Qin Xiao's eyes were sharp, and there was a sharp edge in his eyes.

He sneered and said: "Tian Shichao killed Xian Yufeng of the Guangning Army who provided the ordnance, and Chun Yubu of Yuguan who accepted the ordnance. In this case, there was collusion between the Guangning Army and the Yuguan Army. Since the matter is serious, even if

Song Qingyuan doesn’t dare to decide such a big case easily.”

Huo Mianzhi lamented: "In this way, Chunyu Bu is involved in a major case and cannot protect himself, so he has no chance to transport grain back to Yuguan."

"Since the case involves the Guangning Army and the Yuguan Army, if Xian Yufeng is investigated immediately and the various crimes committed by Xian Yufeng and the Guangning Army are confirmed to be true, then who can dare to say that it is not true that the Yuguan Army secretly hid weapons to support the bandits?

Qin Xiao smiled calmly: "How can such an army with so many crimes continue to guard Yuguan? In addition, they have run out of food and grass, how can they continue to defend it?"

"What are you going to do next, General?"

"If the Yuguan army rebels due to lack of food, they will be seeking death." Qin Xiao said: "If they don't want the mutiny to be labeled as a rebellion, they can only withdraw from Yuguan and let other soldiers and horses temporarily guard Yuguan."

Huo Mianzhi frowned and said, "Will they withdraw voluntarily?"

"Are they going to starve to death in Yuguan?" Qin Xiao said with a smile: "It is the depth of winter now, and there is no way for nearly a thousand people to get food and grass around Yuguan. Guangning will not provide food. Even if they want to go to Youzhou

We can't even buy food because the road to Youzhou has been cut off by my men."

"Already cut off?"

"General Jiang Lang led his troops into the Pass. Chunyu Bu must have thought that he was entering the Pass to meet the imperial envoys." Qin Xiao crossed his arms over his chest and said calmly: "Of course this is one of the responsibilities, but the most important task is to cut off the Yu Pass.

On the road to Youzhou, at least these days, no one will be able to leave Youzhou and rush to Yuguan. The roads to the east and west of Yuguan are cut off, and the soldiers and horses guarding Yuguan have become a lone army, called
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