The inn next to the official road has been open for many years, and it has been taken seriously since King Ning granted Ningzhou the title.
The news that passes by here every day is of great importance.
"Sir, who are we waiting for here?"
Bai Qing sat under the tea shed outside the inn. Several subordinates looked at the wine shed next to him and drooled, but they were not allowed to drink.
This was serious business, but Bai Qing didn't tell them who he was waiting for.
"Waiting for a messenger from the capital."
Looking at the intersection, Bai Qing replied calmly.
A month ago, Bai Qing was sent by Fang Jue to Ningzhou for two reasons.
The first thing is to test the defense around King Ning to see if there are any masters from the enemy country.
The other thing is this.
Blocked King Ning's messenger who was heading from Gyeonggi Province to Ningzhou.
No matter who it is, as long as they are sending messages to Ningzhou, Bai Qing will stop them and inspect them.
And the purpose is also very simple, in order to prevent Prince Ning from getting any secret reports in the capital.
The Xuanjian Division has this authority, so at a post station one stop away from Ningzhou, Bai Qing and the people from the Xuanjian Division secretly set up a checkpoint.
All people coming from the capital will be detained and inspected.
To delay time.
Looking at the intersection, Bai Qing was really confused.
It's not that I don't understand why Fang Jue arranged it like this, but I don't understand why he was arranged to do this.
Although he was naturalized in Daxia, Bai Qing knew that because of his background, he would never be trusted with important tasks.
But Fang Jue left such an important matter to himself.
This actually made Bai Qing a little surprised, and he immediately wondered whether Fang Jue was testing him in this matter.
Fortunately, Bai Qing didn't intend to take advantage of the situation. He wanted to do this seriously because he knew the consequences would be serious.
Once the news between King Ning and the capital is smooth, he will know many things and the army will be launched earlier.
As the vassal king, King Ning could not leave the fiefdom easily, otherwise it would be the crime of treason.
Some time ago, he went to Beijing according to the order and came back soon. Not long after that, something happened to the King of Wei.
"Young Master suspects that King Ning has colluded with King Wei. If he knew the news about King Wei's accusation, would he be so anxious that he would jump over the wall?"
Bai Qing hasn't understood Fang Jue's deepest intention yet. He only guessed the first few levels, but he is also understanding enough to handle this matter well.
"Let me go!"
Everyone in the Xuanjian Division was drinking tea when they were attracted by an angry voice.
"Um?"
Bai Qing followed the sound and saw a man being stopped by a secret whistle and escorted to the tea shed.
"What's wrong?" Bai Qing asked.
The deputy chief of Ningzhou Xuanjian Division said: "Sir, this person is going to Prince Ning's Mansion to deliver a message."
"You are brave!"
The messenger said angrily: "Do you know that I am a close confidant in Prince Ning's palace, and you dare to stop me? Do you know that this is the boundary of Ningzhou?"
Within the scope of Ningzhou, King Ning is the king of heaven and Laozi, and here he is the emperor of earth.
If you dare to offend Prince Ning's Mansion, you are seeking death.
This messenger has the confidence to say this.
"Of course we know that this place is under the jurisdiction of Ningzhou and is the fiefdom of Prince Ning... We also know that we have arrested the wrong person, and the one we want is you."
When Bai Qing heard that this man announced his home, he smiled, this time the errand was done.
"It's okay for the Xuanjian Division to be arrogant and domineering in the capital. This is Ningzhou. How dare you treat me like this? Are you not afraid that Lord Ning will send troops to annihilate you?" the messenger said coldly.
Bai Qing glanced at this person, sneered, slowly pulled out the sword of the subordinate next to him, and put it on this person's shoulder.
The blade of the sword was almost touching the messenger's neck.
Give him a chill.
"What do you want to do!?" the messenger trembled.
With Prince Ning's token, no one dared to stop him along the way, and even the checkpoints in some places did not dare to check his road quotation disk.
However, he was stopped by people from the Xuanjian Division just a foot away from Ningzhou.
I really can't accept it.
"Speaking of which, what are you going to tell Prince Ning?"
Bai Qing smiled and said, "If you tell me, you will be spared. Otherwise, our Xuanjian Division will kill many people and no one will be able to find out."
After hearing this, Ningzhou Deputy Prime Minister smiled and said: "Your Excellency, you are right. Our Xuanjian Division has rarely done this kind of work for more than ten years, but we have not lost our previous skills. We are very good at destroying corpses and eradicating traces. The detective is here.
I can't find any flaws..."
"If there is a need, just leave it to my subordinates."
Bai Qing nodded with satisfaction before looking at the frightened messenger.
"Um?"
"Do you still want to hide it? If I give you another chance, what message will you send to Prince Ning?" Bai Qing's sword turned sideways and shaved off a few beards of the messenger.
The messenger was so frightened that he trembled, but still did not say anything.
Bai Qing rolled his eyes: "That's all, who is that? Go dig a hole in the mountain next to him, take him there and bury him."
With that said, he threw the sword back to his subordinate.
"Yes." The subordinate took his sword and stepped forward to stab him.
Seeing that he was serious, the messenger immediately struggled: "Don't, don't kill me, I say it, I say it!"
"Wait." Bai Qing waved his hand and dismissed the subordinate.
"If I had said no earlier, it would have been over. If I had to use force, couldn't everyone be more conscious?"
"My lord, he is a bitch." The deputy prime minister said with a smile.
The messenger was trembling, staring at Bai Qing, his eyes moving around as if he was trying to organize his words.
Bai Qing said coldly: "If you think about how to lie to me, then speak up, as long as you dare."
"No... I don't dare." The messenger swallowed his saliva and put away his little thoughts.
"Then let's talk, do you want me to buy you a cup of tea to soothe your throat?" Bai Qing narrowed his eyes with murderous intent.
"No……"
The messenger licked his lips and said: "I, I am sending a message to Prince Ning to inform him that everything in the capital is going well..."
"Everything goes well?" Bai Qing asked, "What things are they?"
"I, I'm just a messenger. I only know this content. They probably agreed on a secret word a long time ago. I really don't know what it means." The messenger said very sincerely.
But Bai Qing knew as soon as he heard it that he was lying.
The deputy prime minister of Ningzhou also sneered: "Who are you trying to fool? You have Prince Ning's order book. How can you do this if you are not a close confidant? If you don't know that the content is just a secret message, why bother to go to such trouble?"
"Why not use flying pigeons to send messages?" Bai Qing asked with a smile.
Before the messenger could reply, the deputy prime minister of Ningzhou said:
"Master Bai, you don't know something. There are many flying falcons in Ningzhou, and flying pigeons are too easy to be preyed on. Therefore, local nobles rarely use flying pigeons to send messages."
"So that's it. You can't take any chances with such an important matter. It's the best and safest way to let people pass the message on." Bai Qing said he understood.
Then he looked at the messenger and said with a smile:
"If you make half-empty lies, you won't be buried alive. Let them cut you up and bury you. You can also fertilize the land as soon as possible."
"Sir, why are you afraid that he won't tell you? Our Xuanjian Division's ancestral interrogation skills have not been lost. If you hand him over to your subordinates, you will be able to sell him even your own father if you keep him." Ningzhou Deputy Prime Minister sneered.
When he heard that he was going to be severely punished, the messenger didn't take any chances and immediately told the truth.
"What did you say?!"
Bai Qing and Ningzhou Deputy Prime Minister were both shocked after hearing this. This chapter has been completed!