Chapter 92: Recruitment
Yin Mo smiled and shook his head.
"I heard Yang Yun from Shu Di say that the brocade woven in Chengdu is slightly different according to the different places where it is sold. I'm curious to know exactly what the difference is. If we can figure this out, it may be useful in the future. "Cao Miao stroked the smooth Shu brocade." I want to collect as many samples as possible, use them as evidence, and send them to Chengdu for identification through Yang Yun's hands, and piece together some clues. ”
Cao Miao explained his plan in detail, which is the so-called black box test, and tried to find out the secret of Shu Jin through continuous attempts. According to what Yang Yun said, there are not many secrets of Shu Jin, so it should not be guessed.
Yin Mo was dumbfounded when he heard this, and his eyes when he looked at Cao Miao changed. Sure enough, crazy people are geniuses, and Cao Miao was able to come up with such a method, which was eye-opening. He was excited at the thought that it would be more convenient to raid Shu brocade in the future.
"The prince is clever, no wonder you can see through the reality of Wu Dog at a glance. This method, tsk, is really genius. ”
"Don't be in a hurry to praise me, Lieutenant. I'm in dire need of samples, and I'd be happy if you could provide me with more. ”
"No problem, wrap it up on me." Yin Mo patted his chest and decided to take out one of the Shu brocades he had privately swallowed and give them to Cao Miao.
"By the way, there's a ready-made opportunity. Tomorrow Zhongtai will go to the cloth market to pick up the goods, and I hope you can intercept him and rob him of everything he bought, as well as the current one in his house. Cao Miao smiled. As a sample. ”
"It's too simple." There is a new target, Yin Mo smiled, and his chest was almost swollen. He had checked Zhong Tai before, but because there was no definite evidence, the Son of Heaven was forced by the pressure of officials to issue an edict to stop the investigation. If evidence of his fornication with Shu Han can be found from Zhong Tai's house, there will be reason to continue the investigation of this case.
The two discussed a plan of action and left separately. Yin Mo walked first from the back door, and Cao Miao paused for a while, waiting for the shopkeeper Lao Liu to pick up the custom-made things. There are not many things, except for the two short knives and a few flying claws used by Qingtao, that is, a few iron finger buckles.
There was nothing wrong with the short knife and flying claw, but Cao Miao was not very satisfied with the iron finger buckle. Probably because of the complex shape, Lao Liu chose to cast instead of forging like an iron claw. The cast is relatively brittle, and it may shatter and hurt your fingers when hit on a hard object.
But Cao Miao didn't say anything. He and Yin Mo just use each other, and they don't tell Yin Mo's subordinates about their true skills.
"Is there anything in this gold market that can beat the muscle armor of the Western Regions?" Cao Miao gestured and told Lao Liu.
He wanted to create muscle armor for the four of them, the kind that Wonder Woman wears. There is no special meaning, it is purely personal aesthetics, it is a pity that Orchid's good figure is not revealed. Others are embarrassed to use such things, and he doesn't care. He's crazy, and the more out of the ordinary, the more he resembles it.
Lao Liu shook his head again and again. He'd never seen it before, and he didn't know who would make it. However, he promised to inquire for Cao Miao and inform Cao Miao as soon as there was news.
Cao Miao thanked him, asked Qingtao to give the money, left the gold market, and went to the horse market.
Zhang Wei sent the news that he had made stirrups and horseshoes and tried them out, and the effect was very good, so he asked Cao Miao to go to the horse market when he was free. The stirrups are good to say, you can install them yourself. Horseshoes, on the other hand, are a bit cumbersome and require craftsmen who are familiar with horses to operate.
Cao Miao arrived at the horse market at the appointed time and met Zhang Wei and Zhang Meng, who were waiting here.
Ah Hu, Zhishu, and Ruhua led their mounts to play the horseshoe, Qingtao and Zhang Meng whispered on the side, and Cao Miao sat in a corner and listened to Zhang Wei's report.
"According to the prince's request, we hijacked the chariot (prisoner car) on the way, and Cangji was so frightened that he urinated on the spot." Zhang Wei was unhurried and told the whole process. "However, I heard a message the day before yesterday that Cangwu died."
Cao Miao was stunned. "Cangwu is dead? How did he die? ”
Zhang Wei smiled silently. "It is said to be a suicide, but in fact, someone killed it. It's too easy to kill someone in prison. ”
"Is there a suspicious target?"
"It may be related to Wang Ji, someone saw that his entourage had been to Tingwei Prison, but there is no definite evidence."
Cao Miao smacked her lips, a little big.
Cangwu was imprisoned in Tingwei Prison, and it was too easy for the other party to kill people and kill them. If you don't want to find a way, it is estimated that Cangji will not live long, let alone get his confession. But he couldn't think of anything to do for a while. His father and son had neither official positions nor allies, and they couldn't find anyone to help. Zhang Wei and others are too low-level to have access to those officials, and they can't make any efforts.
"I'll put this matter aside for a moment and talk about it later. Tomorrow you pick a few people and come with me. ”
"Okay." Zhang Wei didn't ask, and agreed lightly, just like Cao Miao asked him to drink.
"Ask you something."
"Prince, please."
"Listen to Qingtao, your martial arts are passed on from Dinghou (Zhang Xiu)."
"I have been assigned by the marquis, and I can't talk about personal transmission. Only Xuanwei Hou (Zhang Quan) was handed down by Dinghou himself. Xuanwei Hou is dead, and Dinghou's martial arts are lost. ”
Cao Miao nodded. "When you have time, you can teach Qingtao."
"It's nature." Zhang Wei thought about it, hesitated a little, and stopped talking. Seeing this, Cao Miao smiled and said, "What do you want to say?" ”
"There's something that might be a bit presumptuous."
"Say."
"Recently, it has been rumored in Beijing that the Son of Heaven may use the king, is this true?"
In the face of this former old department, Cao Miao did not hide it. "It's possible, but it's just a possibility. It's hard to say whether it will work out in the end. ”
"If the king comes back to command the army, he must need to guard the horse. Has the prince been chosen? ”
Cao Miao laughed and reached out to pat Zhang Wei's back. "Filial piety, shouldn't this be your responsibility as the governor of the tribe, why do you ask me instead? You can't count on Lao Song and Lao Bai, right? The old and the young guards in the house can't be counted on, and the ones who can take on the big responsibilities are you and Han Long, you have to work harder. ”
Zhang Wei's eyes flickered, stared at Cao Miao for a while, and laughed silently. "Thank you for the prince's trust, I will pay attention, if there is a suitable candidate, I will ask the prince to review it."
"Well, look for a chance, you go to the mansion and get some money. Recruiting troops and buying horses, no money can not be done. ”
"To the house? Wouldn't it be too noticeable? ”
"It's okay, I'll take care of the school affairs over there, just don't be too public. If you hide too tightly, it will arouse suspicion, so it is better to expose it in the open. Cao Miao said lightly: "So many powerful clans who don't even have officials have hundreds of tribes, can't I have a few guards in the Yongqiu Palace?" My uncle really wanted to come to the door, so I just happened to ask him face to face how he became a lieutenant. ”