On September 21st, large armies gathered north of Yuanyang and on the south bank of the Bahe River.
A large number of soldiers are building a pontoon bridge. The royal army is going north, so building a pontoon bridge is essential.
Although water transportation is trouble-free, it is basically countercurrent to the north and is really not very efficient.
Wang Cheng, who had been fired from his position as a member of the Qianhu family, was standing by the river, personally arranging the work of his men.
Although he was dismissed from the official position, Zhao Yanxun still let him take charge of the Thousand Households Office, and the hundreds of households below naturally greeted him honestly.
At this moment, Wang Cheng was working extra hard, not only directing people to build pontoons, but also asking people to search for ships along both sides of the bank. Of course, he would repeatedly emphasize safety.
After working for a while, Wang Cheng felt his mouth was dry, so he took off the kettle from his waist and poured a few sips into his mouth.
"Master Wang, look at this posture... I'm afraid the pontoon bridge will be built within today!"
Putting down the kettle and looking at the person coming behind him, Wang Cheng suddenly laughed.
"Who am I? It turns out to be Cui Qianhu!"
Wang Cheng said "Cui Qianhu", which scared Cui Xing'an.
"Master Wang, I cannot afford to serve as a minister for thousands of households in a humble position!"
Hearing this, Wang Cheng couldn't help but laugh and said: "According to what you said, Wang can't bear the thought of you claiming your humble position!"
For a moment, both of them laughed.
"Master Wang is deeply trusted by the prince. Sooner or later, he will be a thousand households. It is appropriate for me to claim to be a humble person!"
Everyone likes to hear good things, and Wang Cheng is no exception. What he wants to see most now is for his dismissal to be ignored.
At this moment, Cui Xingan continued: "Master Wang, if there are not enough manpower, you can transfer your subordinates to help!"
"The sooner you build the pontoon bridge, the prince will be happier!"
Wang Cheng nodded and said with emotion: "You are right, everything will be good if the prince is happy!"
"But today I have to do it myself. You have to cross the river to Andu County, and you will be busy then!"
Although he said so, Wang Cheng's real purpose was not to give Cui Xingan the credit for building the bridge.
Cui Xingan was stunned for a moment, and the two of them had nothing to say for a while.
In order to alleviate the embarrassment, Wang Cheng said: "I don't know what is going on with the prince now, and whether he has found any clues about the murderer!"
"In order to avenge the ten brothers who died, the prince has issued an edict to the entire army, asking all ministries to destroy the bandits if they find them..."
Speaking of this, Cui Xing'an couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Now that the prince has personally gone to the scene to inspect, it is clear that he cares for ordinary soldiers. How can he not let the brothers below die?"
"Yes, the prince is benevolent. Those of us who are subordinates should do our best to share the prince's worries!"
Having said this, Wang Cheng looked to the south of Bahe River. His Royal Highness King Yong might have arrived.
Wang Cheng's guess was correct. Zhao Yanxun's carriage, protected by the palace guards, had already arrived at Qin Hao's garrison, but it was already in ruins.
Here, nearly a hundred soldiers have surrounded the place, and everyone stands solemnly.
Pulling the reins, Zhao Yanxun looked forward, and the ruins in front of him made him angry.
After getting off the horse, Lin Dagui immediately stepped forward to take the reins, and then handed it over to the guard at the side.
Today, Zhao Yanxun was wearing armor and carrying a sword at his waist, but he was not wearing a helmet. He didn't like wearing that thing in the first place.
Stepping towards the ruins, Zhao Yanxun walked into the gate, where ten corpses were neatly placed, covered with the mats they used during their lifetimes.
Beside them were the bodies of several thieves, their faces casually covered with rags.
Standing on the steps, looking at the corpse in front of him, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice: "You have died fighting for the royal palace. Even though you die, you are still alive. Even though you die, you are still alive. This king specially grants you to return to the Divine Court of the Emperor of Heaven and enjoy peace and happiness!"
Zhao Yan's voice reached the ears of all the surrounding soldiers, and these words were meant to be heard by living people.
So at this moment, in the hearts of all the soldiers, they feel that dying in battle is an honor, so it is not so terrible.
"He Sidao..."
Following Zhao Yanxun's call, He Sidao, dressed in Taoist robes, ran in from outside, followed by two little Taoist boys.
"What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
He Sidao was completely unwilling to go out of the city to perform religious duties, but he had to obey King Yong's orders, and he had to show extra willingness.
Standing behind Zhao Yanxun at this moment, He Sidao was extremely respectful, fearing that he had not done something well. He was respectful and fearful of Zhao Yanxun.
"By doing this to save them, I will also sense the energy of heaven and earth and search for traces of the thieves!"
He Sidao spent half an hour coming up with the explanation for the term "Qi Ji of Heaven and Earth" for Zhao Yanxun.
In this way, there is a reasonable explanation for Zhao Yanxun's activation of system perception, which also proves the sanctity of his connection with God.
Naturally, He Sidao would not know the inside story, but he believed more than others that Zhao Yanxun was a person favored by God.
After all, he knew that he was essentially just pretending to be a ghost, and it was Zhao Yanxun who really displayed his magical power.
Afterwards, He Sidao quickly set up a simple ritual platform with the assistance of two Taoist boys, and then began his performance.
After jumping up and down for a while, He Sidao sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes and said, "Please open your celestial eye!"
After saying this, He Sidao continued to mutter something, which was the salvation sutra that he had fully mastered.
Others could not understand the Chaodu Sutra, but he asked Zhao Yanxun to open his heavenly eyes, and everyone was extremely curious about it.
No one would doubt that Zhao Yanxun had supernatural powers, but they were still very excited to witness it with their own eyes.
At this moment, Zhao Yanxun closed his eyes slightly and pretended to be connected with the sky. In fact, he quietly turned on the system perception.
Once the system perception is turned on, all situations within a radius of fifty meters will be displayed. This is a very wonderful feeling.
Under the system's perception, Zhao Yanxun quickly locked onto dozens of different flavors.
Yes, the first thing he noticed was the smell.
Different from the smell of the soldiers in the palace, those people smelled obviously more foul.
This is actually very normal, and only under strict orders from the palace, the soldiers will keep it as clean as possible.
The thieves scattered in the mountains are in very short supply of all kinds of materials, so they don't care about their own smell.
The soldiers were killed yesterday, and Zhao Yanxun arrived here early this morning. The only trace of residual smell in the air was detected by the powerful system perception ability.
At this moment, Zhao Yanxun felt a little complacent. Even a well-trained police dog might not be as capable as him.
But then he thought about it, he was better than the dog, so he seemed to have nothing to be proud of.
Without further ado, Zhao Yanxun used system perception to firmly locate the smell, and then walked out the door.
The smell outside was messy, and we could guess the direction of the fight at that time, but in the end it was concentrated to the east.
This shows that the thief is heading east.
Looking at the continuous loud noises from the east, Zhao Yanxun said coldly: "No matter how deep you hide, I will find you out!"
Immediately, he got on his horse, took about thirty people from the palace guard, and rode directly to the east.
Outside the gate, Cheng Chun, the flag officer who stood upright, said, "Your Majesty, you have opened your eyes, have you seen the thief?"
Niu Shangzhong nodded and replied: "It seems so, except in the mountains... you can't hide people anywhere else!"
At this time, Cheng Chun lowered his voice and said: "The prince said that Qin Hao is still alive. Do you think it is true or not?"
Niu Shangzhong glared at him, and then said: "How can what the prince said be false?"
