Sophisticated ordnance capable of arming thousands of people disappeared out of thin air, including even heavy military equipment such as heavy riding equipment. This is definitely a shocking thing.
Just being able to do this is not easy, and what is even more shocking is who is running this and what is the purpose?
If these ordnance and weapons are scattered outside, the harm will be relatively minor. If they are still hidden somewhere in the territory, then the entire Chang'an City will be shrouded in a huge crisis!
Although many clues have been lost due to the chaotic personnel management of the Forbidden Army in the past six months, there are still traces that can be followed after careful investigation.
After all, the Western Wei Dynasty had relatively strict procedures for managing warehouses, especially warehouses with higher management levels such as arsenals. Even if someone used power to suppress others and erased grassroots management records through various means, higher-level records were
It's not easy to completely erase it.
In particular, some of these arsenals are difficult to enter without higher-level authorization. By checking the records before and after, you can generally lock the time when the items were stolen within a certain range, and then search through the military mansions before and after.
The order book of those who were authorized to withdraw the treasures can identify some personnel who have the opportunity to come into contact with these lost objects.
In particular, the management of such important ordnance as heavy riding gear must be stricter. For institutions like the Zhongwai Mansion that have frequent military dispatches, such heavy weapons are shipped every ten days. In contrast, the imperial court does not have many military tasks.
, but it is also done one plate at a time in a month. Therefore, the equipment that can be stolen from the Youwei Military Mansion without knowing it is only within this one month.
The arsenal where the lost artifacts were located is located in Xianyang. It is of a very high level and contains very important items. Even Yuan Ding, the right-guard general, needs an order from the leading army to conduct an investigation.
The Lingjun Mansion records the people who entered the arsenal in the month. In addition to Yuan Ding's visit, there were two other times. One was when the minister was mourning and was given the secret weapon of Dongyuan, which was collected from Xianyang, and the other was when Lu Bu Dajiayou
If there were any defects, he was ordered to take cultural relics from Xianyang to make up for them.
Without the deed of the military government, outsiders have no way to enter this arsenal. Therefore, the theft of heavy armor in the arsenal is most likely related to these two incidents.
The secret weapon of Dongyuan was buried directly in the cemetery, and the Lubu cultural relics were stored in the inner garden of the imperial city. Although the possibility of being transferred to other places midway is not ruled out, before more clues are obtained, there is no doubt that these two
Location is the place with the greatest chance of finding lost items.
The matter was so important that Yuchigang had no time to worry about anything more. He immediately ordered Yuan Ding to lead a group of troops to go to the house where the Dongyuan Secret Artifact was given to conduct a thorough investigation. If necessary, he could directly open the coffin and conduct an autopsy. Although this would probably be a waste of time.
I was so offended to death, but in order to track down the lost property as soon as possible, I didn't care too much.
As for Yuchigang himself, he led his troops directly into the imperial city and searched the inner treasury. If nothing was found in the inner treasury, it would be best. If there was any discovery, it would be really fatal. For such an important matter, Yuchigang
Of course, I don’t dare to lie to others.
When Yuchigang led his troops into the imperial city to search, Emperor Yuan Qin was entertaining the clan kings in the inner hall, including Huai'an Wang Yuanyu, Guangping Wang Yuanzan and other clan kings who also held the post of general.
During the banquet and chatting, the emperor gradually brought the topic to the chaos of the Chang'an Forbidden Army. He couldn't help but sigh: "It is brave to control the army, but in the end the method is rough and lacks thoroughness. The king and others all try to control the army.
The government, the Zong family is virtuous, it is time to take advantage of the situation, and be the leader..."
Several princes who were caught by the emperor's gaze bowed their heads respectfully, but none of them gave any clear answers.
The emperor was of course dissatisfied with their lack of enterprising attitude. He immediately frowned upon seeing this, but before he could say anything, suddenly an eunuch from the inner court hurriedly walked in and whispered to the leader, Wei Chigang, who was leading his troops to enter.
The matter of searching things in the imperial city's inner treasury.
"This disciple is really domineering. He relies on his estranged family ties and dominates the vassal. He is so unscrupulous and rampant in the inner garden!"
When the emperor heard this, he became furious. He took off the sword from his waist and laid it on the table. At the same time, he said bitterly: "Whoever holds this sword will capture this madman for me!"
After seeing this, everyone couldn't help but look embarrassed. Seeing that the emperor was so angry, they didn't dare to respond silently for a while. After a while, Wang Yuanyu of Huai'an stood up and said bravely: "Since Yuchi leads the army and is in charge of the guards, he should not be able to enforce the law.
It is a violation of the law. I think there is a reason for this behavior. Your Majesty, please calm down your anger for the time being, and I will ask him first. If Yuchi leads the army and violates the palace prohibition for no special reason, he will be punished!"
When the emperor heard this, he snorted coldly, and then nodded stiffly, agreeing with King Huai'an to go.
After seeing this, Yuan Yu walked out of his seat, without stepping forward to take the sword placed on the table by the emperor, and led several followers outside the palace straight to the direction of the inner treasury.
However, before he had gone far, he saw Yuchi Gang, who was wearing armor, leading hundreds of armored soldiers towards the inner hall. After seeing this, Yuan Yu also frowned, pointed at Yuchi Gang and shouted loudly
: "Here Zunchen even occupies an important place. Why doesn't the leader invite himself in and harass him with his armored staff? Stop now and don't come any closer!"
When Yuchigang heard Yuan Yu's scolding, he curled his lips in disapproval, but after thinking about it, he still raised his hand to signal the followers behind him to stop for the time being. He immediately stood outside the corridor and crossed his hands to Yuan Yu and said: "At the end of the day,
The reason why the general is here with his armored staff is because there is a rebellion in Kinei! I respectfully invite the king to report to your majesty, I will be here to await your summons!"
Hearing Yuchigang's words, Yuanyu's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly turned back to the palace to tell the emperor what Yuchigang said.
After hearing this, the emperor's face suddenly became a little unnatural, but immediately he frowned and shouted angrily: "If there is a counter-case in Jin, the leader has neglected his duty. This disciple did not rush to investigate and arrest, but came to the inner garden to breed."
It's disturbing and alarmist! Isn't it worthy of the imperial court that the Grand Master makes such a mediocre person?"
When several people in the hall heard the emperor's words, they were a little surprised and confused for a moment. When King Huai'an reported the matter just now, they saw some panic on the emperor's face. Why did his expression and tone become fearless again now?
The emperor was unwilling to summon Yuchigang into the palace to meet him, so he sent his officials out of the palace to convey instructions for Yuchigang to quickly leave the inner garden.
Of course, Yuchigang would not be dismissed so easily. He directly waved his hand and ordered his soldiers to put away the heavy armor and equipment found in the inner treasury, as well as the various physical witnesses such as the inner treasury stewards, and loudly talked about the theft of the arsenal and the stolen goods.
He actually appeared in the inner garden.
After everyone in the palace heard Yuchigang's shout, their faces suddenly changed and they looked at the emperor with surprise. The emperor suddenly became no longer calm, stood up tremblingly from the royal bed, and walked to the palace with the help of the eunuch.
In front of the hall, looking at the witnesses and evidence displayed outside the hall, as well as Yu Chigang and others wearing armor, his face turned pale.
"Lu, Lu's book cultural relics were all taken by Yuan Shangshu. I, I really don't know..."
The emperor lowered his head to avoid Yuchi Gang's angry gaze, and said hesitantly. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Yuchi Gang raise an angry eyebrow, and he quickly said: "This matter is really strange. There is actually someone in the inner treasury... The leader must be strict."
Investigate and punish, and never accuse the minister unjustly! The loyal ministers of Yuan Shangshu Kingdom will definitely, definitely not..."
Yu Chigang snorted coldly, and the officer put away the witnesses and evidence, and immediately looked around the crowd with cold eyes. Everyone caught by his gaze, regardless of their status, could not help but lower their heads. After a while, he looked at the crowd again.
The emperor standing in front of the palace door bowed slightly, and then led everyone to leave.
After a while, the color gradually returned to the emperor's face, and he murmured: "Why is there heavy armor? Why is there an internal treasury..."
But soon, the doubts and fears on his face were replaced by anger. He looked at the direction Yu Chigang was leaving and said bitterly: "Unruly madman, I will never give you mercy when the day comes!"
As heavy armor was found in the inner treasury, Yuchigang had also smoothed out part of the personnel logic. Shangshu Yuanlie was in charge of Wang Yi's Lu book, and took the opportunity of going to Xianyang to select the Lu book cultural relics to steal heavy weapons from the arsenal and put them
Hidden in the inner treasury, its purpose remains to be traced.
The reason why he showed this matter to the emperor was to hope that the emperor would show off his power and not interfere with his pursuit of the truth. Of course, he also had a certain idea of showing off his power. After all, not everyone has the opportunity to show off his power in front of the emperor, even if he is just a puppet.
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The follow-up investigation of the matter went very smoothly. As Shangshu Yuanlie was arrested, his slaves also took the initiative to confess that Yuanlie planned to arrange for the murderer to assassinate Grandmaster Yuwen in Wang Yilu's book at the end of the year.
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After learning about this, Yu Chigang was also shocked and broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, he noticed it early. If he had waited until the grand master arrived in Chang'an, who would have thought that there was a murderer hidden in the emperor's etiquette book?
Although he was frightened, Yu Chigang couldn't help but have some doubts. Logically speaking, the most important thing about this kind of assassination is surprise. The short-bladed bow is the most advantageous, and the heavy armor is too conspicuous. Even if it is stolen, it is impossible to get close.
Grand Master Yuwen's already useless work has increased the possibility of being exposed, so why bother to steal it?
After more in-depth interrogation, the results obtained also made people feel a little bit dumbfounded. It turned out that the assassination was the first plan. If it failed, there was another plan. That was to take advantage of Grand Master Yuwen.
During the court visit, strong men wearing armor guarded the palace gate and ambushed and killed the people inside.
The reason why there was such a superfluous plan was because Yuan Lie accidentally recruited several strong disciples and planned to use them to arrange a backup plan to increase the success rate, but unexpectedly, he was exposed instead.
Because the other bows and knives were stolen in batches before, even though they were accidentally discovered by Yu Yi, it was difficult to get to the bottom of the investigation. On the contrary, the heavy armor was stolen just recently, and the clues in the investigation pointed to
More clear.
Of course, Yu Chigang did not believe that this was just a plot by Yuan Lie alone, but after finding out this step, he did not dare to take the initiative to continue the investigation. Instead, he reported this to the Huazhou Foreign Affairs Office and asked for instructions whether to continue the strict investigation.