Qin Xiao got up early. He went to bed relatively early last night and knew that everyone in the inner library had a strict schedule.
When Hai hour comes every night, someone will ring the bell in the inner treasury. When they hear the bell, except for the officers and soldiers who are responsible for guarding at night, everyone else has to go back to their houses to rest. No one is allowed to walk around in the inner treasury at night. Once discovered, military law will
engage in.
As soon as unitary hour arrives in the morning, it's time to get up. Jiang Xiaochun has no control over the people in the warehouse, but there must be no delay in the barracks. After gathering, morning exercises will be held.
The officers and soldiers here have become accustomed to this kind of life. When Qin Xiao got up, although it was just dawn, it was already past You hour. Although it was drizzling, the guards of the inner library still gathered at the school field in the west for routine morning training in the rain.
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"Good morning, sir!" Fatty's voice came from beside him.
Qin Xiao turned to look over and said with a smile: "Did you sleep well last night?"
"It's okay." Fat Fish shook his head and said, "But I ate a little more last night and ran to the latrine in the middle of the night. The smell was so bad that I couldn't bear it." He looked up at Xiaoyu and said, "It's from the latrine."
The manure pit is full, and with this heavy rain, the latrine can no longer be used."
Qin Xiao thought for a moment and asked, "Is there an umbrella?"
"I'll get it!" Pang Yu went to find an umbrella and handed it to Qin Xiao: "Sir, you want to have breakfast? I'll help you take it to the house to eat."
Qin Xiao shook his head and walked towards the school ground holding an umbrella.
The soldiers were practicing in the rain. Jiang Xiaochun did not hold an umbrella. He shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, wearing armor and standing in the rain. Suddenly he heard footsteps coming from behind. He immediately turned around and saw Qin Xiao coming. He cupped his hands and said, "Master Qin!"
"Do you have to practice even if it rains?"
"No matter the weather," Jiang Xiaochun said, "The inner treasury is an important place, so the guards here must be brave and good at fighting to cope with changes at any time." After saying this, he looked sad and said with a wry smile: "Now that the warehouse is empty, if the money cannot be found,
, I’m afraid none of the more than 200 people here will end up well, and all the years of hard training will be in vain.”
Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "What Commander Jiang said is wrong. No one could have predicted the outcome. All we have to do is try our best to do our part without knowing the outcome."
Jiang Xiaochun thought that the young minister of Dali Temple was young, but he was quite knowledgeable. He nodded slightly and asked, "Sir, are you going to start the interrogation?"
"There's no rush." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "I just heard that it rained today and the sewage pool and the hut will overflow. Originally, this matter was not my responsibility, but the brothers worked very hard, and I will wait for you."
When I go to the latrine right now, it smells so bad, it’s really not right. Commander Jiang, could you please send some people to clean it up? It won’t be a problem if it continues like this.”
Commander Jiang immediately said: "I was negligent. During these days, the inner reservoir is closed and no one is allowed in or out. The farmers cleaning the sewage ponds cannot go up the mountain." He said in a deep voice to the training team: "Chaishan River!"
A man in armor heard Jiang Xiaochun's greeting and hurried over, cupping his hands and saying, "The general is here, what are your orders?"
Qin Xiao looked at Chai Shanhe. He had seen him yesterday. For more than half a month, Chai Shanhe and Jiang Xiaochun had been locked in that room together.
Chai Shanhe looked to be in his late thirties, with a tall build and a decent appearance. He exuded the ability of a soldier.
"After the morning exercise, you send some people to clean the sewage pool and latrines." Jiang Xiaochun ordered: "You personally supervise and bring them back immediately after the dirt is transported down the mountain."
Chai Shanhe said with a bitter face: "Commander, I wanted to clean it up last night, but there were no dung barrels on the mountain. To transport all the filth down the mountain, it would take at least forty or fifty wooden barrels."
Jiang Xiaochun frowned and said, "You are responsible for the logistics. You can figure this out yourself."
"Commander, it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice." Chai Shanhe said helplessly: "The group in Linshan Village has a ready-made dung bucket. They should have been here a few days ago, but something happened here and they couldn't get in." After thinking about it.
After a while, he said: "How about I tell them and let them come and clean up."
Jiang Xiaochun shook his head and said: "In emergencies, no one is allowed to go down the mountain."
"In emergencies, follow authority." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "It's really not going to work if the swill pond is not cleaned up. Vice Commander Chai, the people who cleaned the swill pond and huts in the past were people from Linshan Village?"
Chai Shanhe bowed and said very respectfully: "Sir, before this happened, the dirt on the mountain was cleaned every three days. The head of Linshan Village will bring people in to clean it up on time."
"How far is Linshan Village from here?"
"It's not far, less than twenty miles away." Chai Shanhe said, "You can get there in a blink of an eye on a fast horse."
"Twenty miles is not even close."
Chaishanhe pointed to the west: "They live in the village west of Lingyan Mountain and cultivate the land. We used to pay people to come and clean up the land. One time I passed by Linshan Village and saw them plowing the land. It was like their village
We chatted for a while. They didn’t want wages, just handed over all the filth to them. The leftovers in the swill pool could be used to raise pigs and chickens, and the filth in the latrines could be used to irrigate the fields. I made an agreement with them.
After that, the matter was handed over to them, and they haven’t made any mistakes in the past few years.”
"Vice Commander Chai has done a good business." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Go back quickly and ask them to come and clean up quickly."
Jiang Xiaochun said: "Sir, the case has not been investigated clearly...!"
"Actually, I have an idea." Qin Xiao said softly: "You guys have no contact with the warehouse. If nothing else happens, the case can only be related to the people over there, and the focus of the investigation will only be there."
Jiang Xiaochun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mr. Qin is clear."
Chai Shanhe raised his hands and said: "It's no time to delay, Lord Qin, Lord Commander, I will take two people to Linshan Village and ask them to quickly pull the cart to transport the dirt." Then he asked: "But there are no checkpoints on the way down the mountain.
Without the permission of the Commander-in-Chief, we can’t go down the mountain.”
Jiang Xiaochun said: "My warrant doesn't work now. I need Mr. Qin's permission."
Qin Xiao smiled slightly, took a sign and handed it over: "This is the official sign of my Dali Temple. The people at the checkpoint know that Dali Temple is here to investigate the case. With this sign, they naturally know that I am asking you to go down the mountain and will not stop them.
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Chai Shanhe took the official badge, bowed, called two soldiers to follow him, took three horses out of the stable, and went down the mountain in the rain.
"Master Qin, please forgive me for my words." Jiang Xiaochun watched the three cavalry leave and said with a frown: "Until the truth about the theft of the treasure bank is found out, everyone on the mountain is suspected, including me of course. At this time, any
No one should go down the mountain."
"Does Commander Jiang think there is something wrong with Chaishan River?" Qin Xiao asked with a smile.
Jiang Xiaochun said sternly: "It has been nine years since the princess established the inner treasury in Jiangnan. From the day when the inner treasury in Jiangnan was established, Chai Shanhe has followed me to guard the inner treasury. He and I share the same brotherhood and work hard without complaint. If there is only one person worthy of my trust,
, that's him." Looking into Qin Xiao's eyes, his expression was solemn: "I never believe there is anything wrong with him."
"That's it." Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Commander Jiang trusts him. If I let him go down the mountain, there will be no problem." Looking in the direction of the main entrance, he murmured: "I also hope that he really has no problem."
Chai Shanhe led the two guards out of the inner treasury, passed three checkpoints, and showed Qin Xiao's official badge. He was the deputy commander of the inner treasury guards, and with his official badge in hand, he was naturally not blocked.
Riding a horse and riding down the winding mountain road, he turned back and looked up the mountain. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he winked at the two people. However, he did not go to the west to Linshan Village. Instead, he turned directly to the east and shook his head.
The horse's reins, flying horse.
After running for more than twenty miles, I saw a forest on the roadside. Chaishanhe drove his horse into the forest, and two soldiers followed him.
Chai Shanhe got off his horse and ordered the two of them: "Take off your coat. Walking like this is too conspicuous and attracts people's attention."
"Sir, where are we going?" a soldier asked.
Chai Shanhe sneered: "Of course we can go as far as possible, just follow me. That Qin Xiao is so stupid. He was caught off guard last time, and we couldn't leave even if we wanted to. I have been thinking about how to escape these days, and this time I can't."
What a big pie in the sky, Qin Xiao used his official badge to let us out directly." He took out the official badge and said with a proud smile: "I thought She Yue would send many powerful people here, I have been worried.
, turned out to have sent a stupid pig here."
"He has no hair on his lips and can't do his job well." A soldier said with a smile: "That boy is less than twenty years old. He doesn't do serious business at first glance. He might be a guest of She Yue, who relies on crawling women.
It’s only because of the belly that we are today. These days we were both scared and frightened, but today we finally escaped, with the blessing of Bodhisattva.”
"I'm just sorry for Commander Jiang." Chai Shanhe took off his armor and sighed: "He has treated me well over the years. If we just leave like this, they will react soon. Commander Jiang will not be able to escape."
I'm afraid She Yue won't be able to forgive him for his guilt."
A soldier said: "Commander Jiang is a good man, but there is nothing we can do." Xiang Chaishanhe said: "Sir, when we reach this point, we have no way to retreat, and we will have to rely on you to take care of us from now on."
"Brothers, there is no need to say more." Chai Shanhe threw away his armor and only kept his sword on his body: "You will follow me from now on. We are not short of money. Find a remote place and I will buy a big house for each of you.
, I will give you wives and concubines, and you will enjoy happiness for the rest of your life. Don’t delay, go faster, it is not safe here yet, the further we go, the better. By the time they notice something is wrong, we will have already left Suzhou.
.....!”
The two soldiers sped up. Chai Shanhe walked around behind one of them, his face turned cold, and he slashed one of them from behind with the big knife in his hand. Looking at the man's head, the man screamed and his head had been chopped off.
into two halves.
The other person was startled and turned around, only to see Chai Shanhe with a ferocious expression and murderous intent, holding a knife and a pair of eyes staring at him like a vicious wolf.
"Sir, you...!" The soldier was stunned. When he saw Chai Shanhe slashing at him with a knife, he turned around and ran. Chai Shanhe caught up from behind and slashed the man on the back with his knife. The man screamed and fell down.
On the ground, Chai Shanhe stepped on the man's back with one foot and sighed: "Don't blame me. The more people there are, the greater the goal. Moreover, I really don't want others to share the money I exchanged for my life."
He raised the knife and struck it on the back of the man's neck.
He threw away his sword, put on his close-fitting clothes, got on his horse, shook the horse's reins, and walked out of the woods. He looked up, his face suddenly changed, and his pupils shrank.