Marquis Dongchuan looked at Di Jie who came in, put down the military information document in his hand, and rubbed his temples.
There was a hint of weariness in his voice. After he finished speaking, he picked up the ginseng tea on the table and took a sip.
After Di Jie bowed respectfully, he said cautiously: "When I return to the Marquis, I have already settled down at the inn in the south of the city."
"Did those red-clothed envoys say anything?" Marquis Dongchuan put down the ginseng tea and asked again.
Di Jie hurriedly replied: "When we entered the city, the female commander named Qin Qiao'er proposed to meet with the Marquis. I said that you had important military matters and declined. After they checked into the inn, they hurriedly sent out
We have mobilized manpower and conducted relevant investigations. I don’t know whether I should stop it or not, so I haven’t taken any action for the time being. Please give me some instructions from the Marquis."
Dongchuan Hou said in a calm tone: "Let them investigate. They came to our Qingtang Guard just to investigate. If we don't let them investigate, it will make us feel guilty. Let's see what they can find."
Let’s see if these red-clothed envoys are in vain. As for seeing me, they have to wait for a few more days.”
"Yes." Di Jie accepted the order.
Next, Marquis Dongchuan asked some more information, such as how many red-clothed messengers Qin Qiaoer brought, their approximate strength range, what kind of weapons, equipment and supernatural items they brought, etc.
Regarding these situations, Marquis Dongchuan not only asked questions very carefully, but also occasionally asked a few questions, which made Di Jie break into a cold sweat. Especially when he failed to answer several questions, he felt that his heart was trembling and his scalp was shaking.
numb.
Fortunately, the Marquis of Dongchuan did not embarrass him. He just ordered: "Go and inquire about these issues clearly, and then report to me. Remember, inquire in secret and don't alert the snake."
"Yes." Di Jie hurriedly accepted the order, feeling as if he had dodged a bullet.
After Di Jie exited the meeting hall, Prince Dongchuan spoke in a low voice: "Father, these red-clothed envoys are the emperor's personal soldiers after all, and they represent the emperor's face. If we leave them aside like this, will there be any harm?
question?"
"It doesn't matter."
When there were no outsiders, Dongchuan Hou's tiredness disappeared instantly, and his whole person was like a ferocious tiger, exuding a compelling momentum and spirit.
"I just want to use this method to express my grievances and dissatisfaction to the emperor. With the character of our emperor, if I don't make trouble and cooperate with the red-clothed envoy's investigation, he will suspect that I am.
I'm just putting on a show, maybe I'll be ordered to have the messenger in red clothes lock me up, and be escorted to the capital like the King of Shu."
Dongchuan Hou Shizi knew that his father had always had a good grasp of the emperor's suspicious character, so he naturally had no objections. He was just worried: "I'm afraid that those red-clothed envoys will be resentful, talk nonsense after returning to the capital, and give us eye drops."
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"Not afraid." Dongchuan Hou sneered disdainfully and said, "They are just a few red-clothed envoys. If they really dare to do that, I will make them regret it. Don't talk about Qi Longfei then, even if Lu Bing comes forward,
You can’t protect them, I’m telling you!”
After a pause, the Marquis of Dongchuan continued: "In the past two days, take the time to go to the inn in the south of the city and express my condolences and apologies to those red-clothed envoys. Just say that the military situation is urgent and I really can't get away. Wait.
After handling these urgent military affairs, we must cooperate with their investigation. If they want to see the generals involved, just say that I need to make the decision on the matter. Anyway, they are just looking for excuses to delay."
"Yes." Dongchuan Hou Shizi responded with his hands raised.
"By the way, did those generals report any new information?" Marquis Dongchuan asked again.
"Not yet." Prince Dongchuan shook his head: "They insisted that they didn't know anything about it."
Dongchuan Hou's face suddenly darkened, and he said in a solemn tone: "Don't know? Who can Nenghu fool with such nonsense? If they don't know, how can they let hundreds of Qingtang barbarians cross the border? Their subordinates
All the people said that they received the passwords from them that night and made changes to the defense, but they actually said that they did not know about it? Those passwords couldn't have been passed down by others through their mouths, right? If this is true, then
They are even more guilty! Let the people in the army who are good at torture torture them. If we can investigate the whole thing before the red messenger, we may be able to turn our mistakes into merits. When the Qingtang people are driven back, say
Maybe I can even be promoted to a higher rank."
Dongchuan Hou Shizi responded with a 'yes', and then said in a low voice: "I'm afraid that something will happen again over there in Qingtang. We were very passive when we privately sent barbarian soldiers across the border, and now they actually
They want to poison the food and grass... I'm worried that they want to make the fake show come true!"
Dongchuan Hou looked at his son with a pleased expression, nodded and said: "You are right, these barbarians are not trustworthy. If we don't give them a little show, they really think we can manipulate them at will."
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Prince Dongchuan suddenly realized: "Is this why you made the sneak attack plan?"
"That's right." Dongchuan Hou nodded, "Only by letting the Qingtang barbarians see our fists can we make them obedient and stop causing trouble. I have been dealing with Qingtang for decades, and I have no respect for them.
That set of tricks is so familiar that you can’t get more familiar with it.”
Dongchuan Hou Shizi hesitated: "But will this really anger the Qingtang authorities?"
Dongchuan Hou was full of confidence: "No, Qingtang's character is that the weaker you are, the more arrogant he will be. But when you give him a hard blow, he will immediately become obedient until he thinks he has found the one again.
Chance."
"Father is wise!"
Prince Dongchuan raised his hands and said, speaking from the bottom of his heart.
In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
During the past two days, Zang Feng, as the red-clad envoy, went to many government offices in the city to learn about the situation.
In this process, although he was not rejected, he encountered conflicts and conflicts among various yamen.
In Qin Shaoyou's words, these departments seemed to cooperate with the investigation, but they did not fully cooperate.
However, Qiu Shi's side is progressing very smoothly.
The flies, ants and other poisonous insects he cultivated are perfect for being used as eyeliners.
The people Di Jie arranged to keep an eye on near the inn were identified one by one by these Gu insects.
There are even poisonous insects that secretly cling to these people's bodies. If necessary, they will explode and injure the enemy.
It was with the help of the eyes of these Gu insects that Qiu Shi discovered that the troops in the main city of Qingtang Guard were being mobilized, and it seemed that a war was really about to happen.
The secret investigation by Zhu Xiucai and others also made good progress.
Zhu Xiucai, in particular, was not only good at disguise and finding traces, but he was also a social cow. He just relied on his disguised identity to get acquainted with the officials in many yamen in the city, and got a lot of useful information from them.
For example, Zhu Xiucai found out that several generals involved in the crime had already been controlled, but he didn't know where they were being held.
However, Zhu Xiucai asked for the names, place of birth and even birthdays of those generals, which made Cui Yougui marvel at him. At the same time, based on these circumstances, he made divination calculations and calculated that those few people were indeed trapped in the imperial palace.
Most likely, he was imprisoned in the east direction of the city.
With the approximate scope in mind, Qiu Shi immediately asked his Gu insects to launch a carpet-like search in the east area of the city.
Sure enough, we found several prisons.
It's a pity that these prisons are very tightly guarded and even equipped with magic circles and supernatural objects, so that "even flies can't fly in".
If Qiu Shi's Gu was forced to break in, there was no guarantee that he would not be discovered, so after discussing with Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer, they decided not to alert the enemy for the time being, but to let the Gu be guarded outside to see who came in and out of the prison, and to conduct follow-up investigations.
As for the situation inside the prison, it is up to Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer to think of another way.
While they were discussing, they suddenly heard the red-clothed envoy on duty giving a secret signal, and then a postman quickly ran to the door of the small courtyard and announced: "Dear masters, Prince Dongchuan has come to visit you."