Volume 1 Battle in the Sand Garden Chapter 47 News from Yanzhou
It is exactly five miles from Dali County to Xiaoqi Camp. The post road is straight, with street trees planted on both sides. However, the road is in disrepair and full of potholes. At this moment, the sun is setting, and the merchants and pedestrians coming and going, pushing carts and carrying loads, are all in a hurry.
.Qin Zhong walked away alone, and in less than half an hour, he had arrived at the Xiaoqi camp.
Qiu Min's matter was so big that Qin Chong didn't dare to act rashly. He had to find Lao Gui and discuss it carefully. When he arrived at the gate of the military camp, he couldn't help but think of something. When he passed by here in the morning, he had encountered a group of cavalry, and he felt very
They are familiar but have never seen them before. Qin Chong is very surprised and doesn't know who they are.
"Hu Zi." Shi Yong called out and walked out from behind the camp gate.
"Master, are you on duty today?" Qin Zhong bowed and asked.
"Yeah." Shi Yong nodded and asked, "Why are you here at this hour?"
Qin Zhong scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed. It was getting dark and it was a bit late. Strictly speaking, the military camp had to have a curfew at this time and no outsiders were allowed to enter. However, Qin Zhong grew up in the military camp, and this rule was very important to him.
Of course it doesn't apply. Shi Yong is a rather rigid person, so he asked this question.
"The academy started classes today, so I came back a little late," Qin Zhong said.
"Well, let's go in. It's not yet dinner time." Shi Yong didn't ask any more questions and let Qin Zhong enter the camp. But looking at Qin Zhong's back, he felt a little hesitant and tangled, as if he had something to say that he couldn't say.
Among the veterans of the Xiaoqi camp, Shi Yong is the most strict. If Qin Zhong makes any mistake, he will be reprimanded and punished without mercy. Therefore, Qin Zhong is more afraid of Shi Yong and always behaves in a polite manner when meeting. It is completely different.
When you are with the old ghost and others, you can say whatever you want, do whatever you want, and have fun without any scruples.
"Hu Zi." Shi Yong shouted.
"Master, what's the matter?" Qin Zhong heard the cry and turned over again.
"Someone is coming from Yanzhou." Shi Yong said.
"Oh? There is someone coming from Yanzhou, but there is news about my father?" Qin Zhong felt happy.
"Yeah." Shi Yong groaned, but said no more.
"Ah, that's right." Qin Zhong woke up and asked, "But that team of cavalry this morning?"
"Have you seen them?" Shi Yong was a little surprised.
"I met them this morning and felt familiar, but I didn't recognize anyone."
"You are familiar with horses, right?" Shi Yong understood clearly and looked at Qin Zhong and said.
There are not many cavalry in the Xiaoqi camp, but there are countless war horses. Qin Zhong is used to fighting, and he can name every war horse. How could he not be familiar with it? It's just that the cavalry in the morning were unfamiliar, and he didn't expect this. At this moment, listen
As soon as Shi Yong said it, he immediately understood. The horses were still the same, but the knights had changed.
"Isn't that right?" After thinking about it, Qin Zhong suddenly frowned.
There is a rule in the cavalry: the man and the horse are together, life and death. Unless the horse is already dead, the horse will never be replaced. Thinking of the terrible situation, Qin Chongdeng's eyes turned red and he grabbed Shi Yong's arm.
"No, no, they are not dead." Shi Yong said quickly. Qin Chong grew up in the military camp, and he was like a relative to his brothers in the camp. Now that the war horse has been replaced, no one will think wrong.
"Really?" Qin Chong's mood fluctuated and he couldn't control himself.
"Your father, as well as the brothers who are on this trip, have all been detained by Yanyan Shuaisi." Shi Yong sighed and finally said what he was holding in his heart. Qin Chong would have to know about such a big thing sooner or later.
"Why are you detaining people?" Qin Zhong asked anxiously.
"A visitor from the Commander-in-Chief said that more than a hundred war horses escorted by the Xiaoqi Camp were lost." As a soldier, Shi Yong naturally knew what a sin it was to lose a war horse. It would take several times to behead more than a hundred fine war horses.
Hui. It's lucky to be able to save his life now. "The commander was furious and detained all the people he was escorting."
"Where is my dad? How is my dad?"
"There is no hindrance to my instructions for the time being, but I am not free."
"How could this happen? How could more than a hundred war horses be lost?"
Not only Qin Zhong had this question, but also everyone in the Xiaoqi camp had this question. There are more than a hundred war horses, which are not a hundred sheep or a hundred chickens. Even a large herd cannot be hidden. Who has the ability?
Steal it away? Qin Zhong slowly calmed down, and the more he thought about it, the more he realized something was wrong. There was something going on here, something he didn't know about yet.
"What did Shuai Si say?" The matter has already happened, it depends on how Shuai Si handles it.
"Either make it up or get it back." Shi Yong sighed.
It is impossible to make up for it. Every one of the horses in Shayuan Prison is registered, and the Department of Animal Husbandry is keeping records. Who dares to eat the courage of a bear and a leopard and allocate a hundred war horses to repair the hole? The commander is so angry
The words cannot be taken as true, the only way is to find a way out. But now my eyes are dark and I don’t know anything. How can I find this?
Qin Zhong was worried for a moment, and walked towards the camp with his head lowered. In the military camp, the meal service was almost over, and soldiers in twos and threes came out of the dining hall playfully. The Xiaoqi Battalion was not in combat order, and training was lax on weekdays, and military regulations were in place.
It's not harsh. Otherwise, what others would say is that Xiaoqi Camp is a place for retirement.
Many familiar soldiers on the road raised their hands to say hello to Qin Zhong, but Qin Chong seemed not to hear him. He just passed by with his head lowered, completely immersed in his own thoughts. This made all the soldiers feel strange.
They all stopped and looked at Qin Zhong's back. After all, how could they have seen Qin Zhong look like this in all these years?
The fact that Qin Yutian lost his war horse and was detained by Commander Yan Yan was not made public by the Xiaoqi Battalion. Only a few senior officials knew about it. This is not a glorious thing, so why should everyone know about it? Now, the commander and deputy commander
Even if the envoys are not in the camp, if trouble really breaks out, Chang Wanli will not be able to suppress it.
He turned into the old ghost's camp by a familiar road and threw himself onto the old ghost's bed with a "bang" sound. He put his hands behind his head and frowned deeply, still thinking about the matter of losing the horse. In the camp, the old ghost and others were all
Here, they were originally joking and chatting, but suddenly saw Qin Zhong like this, and they all became quiet unconsciously.
The old ghost knew about the matter of losing the horse. He raised his head and drank a sip of wine, looked at Qin Zhong sideways, and felt a sigh in his heart. The Qin family has been really unlucky in the past few years, and bad things happened one after another. Escorting the war horse,
Originally, Qin Yutian did not need to take action in person, but Yao Pingyuan sneered at him and went to Yanzhou in anger.
Unexpectedly, the war horses were lost, and more than a hundred of them were lost.
There was no rest at home either. Qin Xiao teamed up with others to steal horses. They almost made the Qin family doomed. Thanks to Qin Zhong, he was so excited that he picked Qin Xiao out and escaped. But what about Qin Zhong himself? Because
I got involved in some noisy business on the road and landed myself in jail. Fortunately, I was not in danger.
Is that just that? No, the Qin family still has many hidden dangers.
Qin Zhong was the instigator of Liu Zihao's incident. It has not been exposed yet, it is just a fluke. With Shuai Si's background, Qin Chong will be found out one day. By then, what kind of revenge can be imagined? After all, the Liu Zihao incident is
Behind the scenes, there is a mysterious picture that Shuai Si is determined to obtain.
The Langshan bandits were also involved. Wang Gui and others were first captured from the Qin family's workshop. Even Yu Qing, the steward of the Qin family's outer courtyard, was deeply colluded with the Langshan bandits. The Xiaoqi camp used some means to temporarily conceal it. There is a matter involving the Qin family. However, as long as someone is interested in investigating, the Qin family will definitely be in catastrophe.
Thinking about these things, I feel like I have a headache.
"You are such a coward, what are you doing?" the old ghost cursed angrily.
"Old ghost, I'm going to Yanzhou." Qin Chongteng sat up and looked directly at the old ghost.
"You?" The old ghost straightened up and looked directly at Qin Chong.
"I've thought about it, I'm going to Yanzhou." Qin Zhong jumped off the bed, fearing that the old ghost would stop him, so he repeated it firmly. The matter of losing a horse is definitely not as simple as it seems. To find out, Regarding this matter, to save his father and Xiaoqiying brothers, he must go to Yanzhou for in-depth investigation.
"Boy, don't fool around, Yanzhou is the front line." Someone in the camp said.
"Yeah, what if something happens?"
"In that place, you may encounter party members at any time."
...........
"Have you really thought about it?" The old ghost stared at Qin Chong for a long time and asked.
"Yeah." Qin Zhong looked indifferent, his brows already stretched.
"The old ghost will take a few people and go as you wish." The old ghost said and took another sip of wine.
The camp became quiet. Everyone was surprised by Qin Zhong and Lao Gui's decision. Qin Zhong didn't explain the reason clearly, and they didn't ask too many questions. However, they guessed that something might have happened.
After thinking about this matter, Qin Zhong felt relaxed. Then he remembered the purpose of coming here today. He gave the old ghost a look without leaving any trace, and slowly walked out of the camp. He had to listen to how Qiu Min would deal with this matter. What did the old ghost say? It involves the safety of my own family and is too involved to be discussed in front of everyone.
"What else do you have to say? You're carrying someone on your back." When they reached a quiet place, the old ghost asked.
"Someone from Tongzhou wants to investigate a horse theft case." Qin Chong said in a deep voice.
"Tongzhou?" The old ghost was quite surprised and his eyes started to water.
Qin nodded and told Qin Xiao what he heard from Qin Xiao, including the relationship between the Tongzhou magistrate and the Qiu family. From beginning to end, the old ghost did not make a sound, but listened quietly. Waiting for Qin After he finished speaking, the old ghost let out a long breath and looked up at the sky, still not saying a word.
"Old ghost, how should we deal with this matter?" Qin Zhong waited for a long time and finally couldn't hold back and asked.
"What do you want to do?" the old ghost asked.
"Shut up Qiu Min." Qin Zhong said in a deep voice with a sharp look in his eyes.
"Kill?" The old ghost's eyes flashed.
"If there is another way, we don't have to kill." Qin Zhong hesitated. After all, this was a murder. For the safety of his own family, it was the safest way to kill someone. However, he had never killed anyone in his two lives, and now he had murderous intentions. This Let Qin Chong be alert. Why has his heart become so cold now?
"Humph, you are so indecisive, why go to Yanzhou?" The old ghost glared, suddenly became irritable, and slapped Qin Zhong on the head. "Just dig a hole and bury yourself."
"Old ghost." Qin Zhong looked aggrieved and rubbed his sore head.
"If she were a pretty little lady, wouldn't you be even more reluctant to do anything to her?" The old ghost curled his lips, feeling disgusted with Qin Zhong. "Maybe he will be a hero to save the beauty and lead her out of prison."
"How did you know?" Qin Zhong was so excited that he almost made a mistake. He immediately realized that the old ghost had not seen through his attempt to save people in the afternoon, but was using the young lady as an example to reprimand him for being soft-hearted and soft-handed.
"This is a big taboo." The old ghost was angry, but he didn't notice anything wrong with Qin Zhong, so he said to himself, "A scout is on the battlefield, surrounded by enemies on both sides, traps everywhere, and dangers at every step. The only one he can rely on is himself.
.”
Seeing that Qin Zhong was listening honestly, the old ghost continued. "There used to be a good young man in our team. He was proficient in everything with guns, sticks, riding, and shooting. With a little more experience, he would definitely be a top scout. During an operation, he let him go because he was soft-hearted.
He picked up an enemy woman. Unexpectedly, his whereabouts were exposed and he was hunted by the enemy for three days and nights."
"What happened next?" Qin Chong asked after already guessing the ending.
"Of course he is dead, and there are no bones left." The old ghost sighed, grabbed the wine gourd and took a sip, letting out a long breath of alcohol. The sadness that had appeared for a moment had disappeared without a trace.
"What? What should we do about Qiu Min?" Qin Zhong asked in a low voice after a moment of pause.
"You don't need to kill Qiu Min. Master Gui has calculated that he won't live long." The old ghost said in a confused tone.
"What?" Qin Zhong blinked, but didn't understand.
"Do you want to go to the prison?" The old ghost looked at Qin Chong's confusion and felt very happy. "Maybe we can watch a good show." Speaking of the good show, the old ghost laughed strangely and was a little impatient.
treat.
"What's the show?" Qin Zhong's mind couldn't turn around at the moment.
"Silly boy." The old ghost smiled jokingly and was too lazy to talk to Qin Zhong.