The craftsmen's dormitory area is outside the construction site, with more than a hundred tents temporarily set up in a large open space.
Zhong Huan hurried to the dormitory area with his men. He saw hundreds of craftsmen surrounding a large tent with three floors inside and three floors outside. The inner guard soldiers shouted, "Inner guard inspection, everyone disperse, don't destroy it."
clue."
The craftsmen all dispersed. Zhong Huan walked into the lobby and saw a man lying on the ground with a flying knife stuck in his vest. It was exactly the same as the poison-quenching flying knife given to him by the guard. There was a pool of blood on the ground. He had already died of anger.
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The guards carefully turned the deceased over, and the chief craftsman was shocked, "Ah! It's Supervisor Hu."
"Who is he?" Zhong Huan asked.
"His name is Hu Zhen, and he is the technical supervisor of the East Palace. There are three supervisors in total. One of him is responsible for supervising the construction of the craftsmen. By the way, he arranged for the wooden shelves beside the palace wall to be put up."
"Is he a craftsman supervisor?"
"No, they were invited from outside."
At this time, Xu Cheng asked from the side: "Has he participated in the supervision of the construction of Tai Chi Palace?"
The chief steward nodded, "I have participated. He is one of the five supervisors of Tai Chi Palace."
Zhong Huan and Xu Cheng looked at each other, that's right. This person can provide the blueprint of Tai Chi Palace, and the assassin will be so familiar with it.
"General, it's obvious that the other party silenced him."
Zhong Huan nodded and asked, "Where is his home?"
"Reporting back to the general, he is not from Chang'an, but from Sichuan Road. Construction of the Tai Chi Palace started three years ago and a group of craftsmen were recruited from outside. He came to apply for the job at that time. He excelled in the exam and was appointed as the supervisor."
"Then where does he live? He won't always live in the construction site dormitory!" Zhong Huan asked again.
"He has indeed been living in the dormitory. After the Tai Chi Palace was completed, we built a new warehouse, and he also supervised the construction. After the warehouse was completed, he turned to build the East Palace. He has been living in the dormitory of the Craftsman District for the past three years. As far as we know, he
I didn’t rent a house outside.”
Zhong Huan looked at the big tent and asked, "Does he live here alone?"
"Exactly, he is the construction supervisor, and they all live in single rooms!"
Zhong Huan immediately ordered his men, "Pack up all his things and check them slowly to look for clues!"
"Follow the order!"
Several of his subordinates agreed and started packing.
At this time, the inner guard soldiers led a craftsman and hurried over, "General, I have heard some news!"
"what news?"
The soldier waved to the craftsman, "You tell me!"
The craftsman stepped forward and bowed: "Last night, Supervisor Hu found a prostitute. The prostitute left at noon. Not long after she left, she found that Supervisor Hu was dead!"
"What kind of whore?"
"A very thin young woman, I don't know where I found her. He used to like fair, fat and plump women. A few of us even laughed at him for changing his taste."
Zhong Huan's heart moved. The thin woman reminded him of the assassin last night. He asked again: "What else are you talking about?"
"We asked him, where did he find the woman?"
"He said all the women in Tsing Yi Hall are like this."
"Where is the Tsing Yi Museum?"
"Reporting back to the general, Tsing Yi House is a nearby brothel. We often go there. It's cheap but the quality is not good. But we have never seen that woman before, and we couldn't understand the few words she cursed."
"What do you mean? Why can't you understand?"
"I don't know where the accent came from. It was very weird. None of us understood it. We just felt it was very fierce. Then Supervisor Hu hurriedly pulled her into the big tent."
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Returning to the inner guard from the construction site, Zhong Huan sorted out today's various clues. First of all, three assassins had been ambushing the construction site in advance. The evidence was that the dog was far away from the main road and the palace wall. If the assassins came to kill it,
, then it wouldn’t just bark twice, the assassin must have passed by the dog, so he killed it casually.
Secondly, it must have been Hu Zhen's arrangement for the assassins to ambush the construction site, and the woman in Hu Zhen's tent was supposed to be responsible for the response. When she found out that the internal guards came to investigate, she killed Hu Zhen.
Third, that person is most likely not Han Chinese, and I am not sure whether he is a foreigner.
At this time, Xu Cheng whispered: "That woman is most likely from Korea. We are at war with Korea, and there is a high possibility that they will take action."
Zhong Huan shook his head and said: "Let me tell you why they are not Koreans. Those people have planned and planned for at least half a year, and this Hu town has been loyal to them at least a year and a half ago. If they are Koreans, Yao Kaishan
I don’t know about it, and I won’t hide it for them, so I can be sure that they are not Koreans.”
Xu Cheng frowned, "Who is that from?"
"It is possible that the remnants of the Dangxiang, the remnants of the Jin Kingdom, the Tubo people, the Xiliao people, the Nanzhao people, the Japanese, the Jiaozhi people, and even some wealthy families who were wiped out have endured for many years, endured hardships, and trained a group of assassins.
So it’s hard to tell where they are from based on a few incomprehensible words? But..."
"But what?" Xu Cheng and several inner guard generals asked anxiously.
Zhong Huandan said: "But I personally prefer the Japanese!"
"General, why are you from Japan?"
Zhong Huan said slowly: "After we caught the three Japanese students in Luoyang, there was nothing more. I knew that the three Japanese students were just a piece of water grass above the water, and there must be a huge root system hidden underneath. Luoyang
If there are Japanese spies, is there no Jingzhao Society?"
The three Japanese spies had always been a thorn in Zhong Huan's heart. After interrogation, he found out that they were really three Japanese students. They were studying at the Imperial Academy in Luoyang and collecting intelligence for their country. Someone would come to his door every one or two months.
To collect information, who is the other party? The three Japanese students knew nothing. They only knew that with a sign, they would hand over all kinds of information to the other party.
To put it bluntly, the three Japanese overseas students were an intelligence relay station, and they knew nothing about the real Japanese intelligence spies.
In fact, as soon as the assassination took place, Zhong Huan immediately thought of Japan. However, he had no evidence and could not jump to conclusions. However, he always regarded Japanese intelligence spies as a huge hidden danger.
"General, where should we start next?" Xu Cheng asked again.
Zhong Huan sighed, "I'll go ask your Majesty for instructions first and understand your Majesty's attitude."
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At this time, Chen Qing was not concerned about the assassination of eucalyptus, but the floods. There was too much rain today, all the rivers surged, and large areas of farmland were flooded. A reduction in Guanzhong's grain production this year is inevitable.
But the danger now is not the farmland, but Jianzhang County, the original Han Chang'an City.
At that time, Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty was prone to waterlogging because of its low-lying terrain and poor drainage. The Sui Dynasty found new land to build Daxing City, which was Chang'an City.
The climate in Guanzhong has been relatively dry and cold in the past few decades, so Han Chang'an City did not feel any crisis, but this year is different. The water has surged, and combined with its own water accumulation, Jianzhang County has been flooded.
The biggest worry now is that the Wei River is surging. Once the Wei River bursts its banks, Jianzhang County will be wiped out, with a population of hundreds of thousands!
Chen Qingzheng and the prime ministers gathered together to discuss strategies to control the flood.
Zhang Yuanlang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, had a background in water control and had extremely rich experience in water control. He told everyone: "Looking at the current trend, heavy rains will continue to fall. I went to the Weishui River to inspect the Weishui River in my humble position. The Weishui River can only last for two days at most. The only way now is
The flood discharge is to lower the water level of the Wei River. If we don’t blow up the levee to release the flood, Jianzhang County will be in danger.”
Chen Qing said slowly: "It's OK to release the flood, but where should it be released?"
Zhang Yuanlang pointed at the map with a wooden pole and said: "The terrain of Guanzhong is high on both sides and low in the middle. Flood discharge can be done to the south or north. Wei Chen has inspected both sides of the Wei River and there are two places that can be considered for flood discharge. One is
Jiangjiawa, between Xianyang and Xingping County, is a low-lying area with farmland and only one village. The village is still on a high ground and can form a large lake. We don't have to relocate the people, we just need to compensate for the farmland.
The other flood discharge area is between Lintong County and Weinan County, but there are three towns and more than a dozen villages here. Thousands of households need to be relocated, and there may not be enough time, so Weichen prefers Jiangjiawa for flood discharge.
"
Chen Qing nodded and said: "Instead of us working behind closed doors here, it is better to go and see on the spot and see the current situation in Weihe River and Jianzhang County."