Although Chunyu Bu tried his best to keep calm, in the depth of winter, cold sweat broke out on his back. He suddenly thought of something and said in a deep voice: "General Yu Wenlang, Tian Shichao, don't let Tian Shichao go away." He drew his sword in his hand and headed east.
Pointing to the past: "Come, go and bring Tian Shichao back."
After the Hucao officer-in-charge handed over to Chunyu Bu, he no longer had to go to Yuguan via Yingzui Gorge and took people directly back to Guangning.
Chunyu Bu gave an order and asked the Yuguan cavalry to urge their horses and went to find Tian Shichao, but Yuwen Chengchao heard a sharp voice: "Don't move!"
His voice was like thunder. After the sound, the Long Rui soldiers on both sides of the road almost grasped their weapons at the same time. Some were holding broadswords, and more were holding spears. They surged up from both sides and immediately surrounded all the Yuguan cavalry and the convoy.
The atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense.
"Geng Shao, take someone to bring Tian Shichao back." Yuwen Chengchao ordered coldly.
Geng Shao was in the crowd and remained silent. After Yuwen Chengchao gave his instructions, he immediately led people to the east of Yingzui Gorge without talking nonsense.
When Chun Yubu's cavalry saw Long Rui's sabers and guns pointed at them, they all reacted quickly and drew their swords in their hands. For a moment, their horses screamed, but the drivers who drove the carriages all looked pale, lowered their heads and hugged their faces, and they did not dare to come out.
Voice.
"Yuwen Chengchao, what are you going to do?" Chunyu Bu changed his color slightly, but still remained calm.
Yuwen Chengchao looked sternly and said calmly: "Chun Yulang, there is no need to worry, it is very important. The grain team has hidden weapons. It would be fine if I didn't see it, but since I saw it, I can't turn a blind eye."
"You can go to Tian Shichao about this matter." Chunyu Bu said coldly: "We just handed over this batch of supplies from Tian Shichao, the chief officer of Hucao. We didn't know that there were weapons hidden in the car."
Yuwen Chengchao shook his head and said: "General Lang is wrong. This batch of materials now in your hands belongs to your Yuguan. You have just handed over to Tian Shichao. Before the handover, the main responsibility was with Hucao Tian Shichao.
, but now the main responsibility lies with you."
"What do you mean?"
"A batch of ordnance without formalities or even knowing its origin is in General Chunyu Lang's fleet. General Lang asked me what I mean?" Yu Wencheng said in a cold voice without a smile on his face: "I would like to know about this batch.
Where do the ordnance come from and where are they sent?”
Chunyu Bu said angrily: "Yuwen Chengchao, do you want to frame me? Where did this batch of supplies come from? Ask Tian Shichao."
"General Chunyu Lang, didn't you inspect the supplies when you handed them over?" Yuwen Chengchao sneered: "What you handed over was food and grass, and what you brought back was ordnance. How did you explain it to the Protectorate? How did you explain it to the court?"
The ordnance and equipment of every army and horse in the Tang Dynasty have accounts to check. Even if there is loss and need to be replaced, the lost ordnance will be recovered by the Ministry of War. Every account must be clear, otherwise some unknown ordnance will be left outside.
What are the consequences?”
Chunyu Bu knew that he had made a huge oversight, so he could only say: "General, I was worried about disturbing you on your errands, so I handed over the hand as soon as possible, otherwise...!"
"General Lang is kind-hearted, I am very grateful, but if I use such a reason to explain to the court, I am afraid it cannot be justified." Yuwen Chengchao sighed: "Ordnance, food and grass are all important matters for the army, how can we be careless? General Lang claimed that he wanted to do it as soon as possible.
I can understand that the handover was not carefully checked, but I'm afraid the court won't accept it."
"what do you want?"
"How dare I?" Yu Wen Chengchao said calmly: "Since the ordnance is hidden in the motorcade, this is of course a major case, and it is as serious a crime of rebellion as the silver robbery case." He raised his hand and pointed at the long motorcade and said: "Here are the people above.
There are hundreds of grain trucks, and how much ordnance is hidden in them, of course, it cannot be inspected on the spot here. General Chunyulang, it seems, can only escort the convoy back to Guangning City, temporarily seal it, and wait for the imperial envoys to arrive to investigate them all."
Chunyu Bu's face was solemn. He was born in the army, and of course he understood that hiding ordnance was indeed a serious crime in the Tang Empire. It would be better if he could explain clearly and escape, otherwise a large group of people would be killed.
He is in trouble now and cannot express it.
Although he knew that this incident was extremely strange, he not only failed to understand the other party's plot from the beginning to the end, but he was actually involved in a major case of concealing ordnance this time. He knew that the following situation would be very detrimental to himself and even the Liaodong Army, but he
Or he said: "After the grain trucks are transported back, how to deal with the grain and grass in Yuguan?"
"We are not responsible for the food and grass in Yuguan." Yuwen Chengchao shook his head and said: "General Lang can go to Guangning City and discuss with Huo Juncheng."
Chunyu Bu clenched his fist and said angrily: "Going to Guangning City? The grain and grass in Yuguan are only enough to last two days. If the grain and grass are transported back at this time, and the grain and grass are re-allocated and then transported to Yuguan, will all the brothers under this general have to drink the northwest wind?
"
"Whether they drink the northwest wind or the southwest wind has nothing to do with us." Yuwen Cheng said solemnly: "But finding someone secretly transporting ordnance is something we must expose. I don't believe that Chun Yulang will secretly transport ordnance."
There is an arms smuggling incident with Hu Cao, but if General Lang cannot explain clearly to the court what is going on, the court will definitely not let it go. All vehicles must be transported back to Guangning, and General Chunyu Lang should also talk to us.
Let’s go to Guangning.”
The four to five hundred Long Rui soldiers around him clenched their weapons, pointing their swords and spears at the Yuguan cavalry, all of them glaring at them with eager eyes.
Chunyu Bu took a deep breath when he saw the opponent's formation.
"Bring Mr. Lang, Tian Shichao, the chief officer of Hu Cao!" As the two sides were at war, they saw Geng Shao coming with several people, and it was Tian Shichao.
Tian Shichao's expression was a little complicated, a little angry, but more confused. After he came over, he saw Chun Yubu's eyes staring at him like blades, as if he wanted to kill him with his eyes, and the eyes of other people around him were also
When it falls on you, you know something is wrong.
He glanced around and caught a glimpse of the horizontal knives scattered on the ground. He was startled for a moment. When he saw a few sacks containing grain on the ground, he glanced at the car again and finally understood. He was still a bit angry.
His face instantly turned pale.
"Master Landlord, did you hand over this batch of materials to General Chunyulang?" Yuwen Chengchao stretched out his hand and asked, "Where is the official letter of handover?"
Tian Shichao was in charge of Hucao, and of course he knew that grain and ordnance were completely different things. He was only responsible for the transportation of grain and grass. Ordnance had never been related to Hucao, but now it was clear that ordnance was found on the grain truck. He knew the consequences of this matter better than anyone else.
His mind went blank. Hearing Yu Wen Chengchao's inquiry, he didn't think much for a moment. He reached out from his arms and took out the official handover letter signed by Chun Yubu and presented it to Yu Wen Chengchao involuntarily.
Yu Wen Chengchao stretched out his hand to take it, but Chunyu Bu suddenly realized something. He suddenly stretched out his sword and wanted to stop Yu Wen Chengchao from taking the official handover letter. However, he obviously underestimated Yu Wen Chengchao's skill. Chun Yubu pulled out the sword.
At this time, Yu Wen Chengchao had already pinched the official handover letter between his two fingers. When Chunyu Bu pointed the blade of the knife in his hand, Yu Wen Chengchao had already taken two steps back and grabbed the official letter in his hand.
Chunyu Bu's hasty draw of the sword caused the soldiers on both sides to react quickly. For a moment, swords and guns were clattering, and the soldiers on both sides were about to take action.
"Don't move!" Yuwen Chengchao immediately stopped, staring at Chunyu and preaching: "General Chunyu Lang, what do you mean?"
"What qualifications do you have to take away the official letter of handover?" Chunyu Bu secretly cursed Tian Shichao as a stupid pig, and said sternly: "This is the official letter from Hu Cao, you must return it to Mr. Tian."
Not only was he brave, but he was also not stupid. He knew that Yuwen Chengchao had taken the official handover letter in order to use the official handover letter as evidence to prove that this batch of food and grass hiding weapons was transferred from Tian Shichao's hands to his own, and then traced it.
There is no way to escape the relationship between Yuguan Army and himself.
Although he could not produce any evidence, he already knew in his heart that the arms case was definitely related to Long Ruijun.
At this moment, his voice was fierce, and he just wanted Yuwen Chengchao to hand over the official letter, so that at least one conclusive evidence would be missing from the other party's hands.
But since Yuwen Chengchao had it in his hand, how could he hand it back? He smiled calmly and said: "Tian Shichao and Chun Yulang will be the parties involved in the handover of this batch of grain and grass. They are both involved. It is better for me to keep this official letter temporarily."
He looked at Tian Shichao and said calmly: "Mr. Tian, the grain trucks are hiding ordnance. I only hope that you and General Chunyulang can make it clear."
In the Guangning City Prefecture, the prefect Huo Mianzhi was sitting in the lobby. It was late at night, and the lights in the hall shone on his face, making his expression look even more grim.
Seeing someone coming to refill the tea, Huo Mianzhi couldn't help it anymore, grabbed the man's arm and said sternly: "When will General Qin come out to see me? Is he going to avoid seeing me all the time?"
"My lord, the general has been feeling cold for the past two days." The soldier who served tea said, "My lord said before that if his health improves, he will send someone to invite you. My lord... You really don't need to wait any longer.
.”
Huo Mianzhi sneered: "By the time General Qin sends someone to invite me, I'm afraid all the people in Yuguan will have starved to death." He raised his finger and pointed to the door and said, "Go tell him that the food delivery team was captured by his subordinates.
The soldiers and horses were blocked in Yingzui Gorge and could not pass through. The grain and grass could not be delivered to Yuguan for a long time. There was no food in the warehouse at Yuguan. If there was no food, they could not last for two days. The soldiers at Yuguan were all brave and brave.
Gentlemen, they will not really sit back and wait for death. If a mutiny occurs because of this, who will bear the consequences?"
"Sir, tell the general," the soldier said cautiously.
Huo Mianzhi said: "You tell General Qin that urgent matters must be resolved immediately. It's okay if he doesn't come out. Give me a warrant to let Yingzui Gorge be released, otherwise I will wait here forever." Thinking of something,
He stood up and said, "I won't wait. You said he was lying on the bed. I happened to visit him. Take me there. I want to see General Qin." He tried his best to suppress his anger, but his face was extremely ugly.