To be able to leave behind many years of friendship and firmly stand on Zhao Ying's side, Bai Jiaolong himself must have gone through a great struggle. If he hadn't taken the initiative to sue, Zhao Dangshi would still be completely in the dark and knew nothing. The rivers and lakes between the rogues are heavy, and they talk more about the friendship of brothers-in-law, because of the rebellion of one person and the involvement of countless innocent people, Zhao Dangshi and Bai Jiaolong have seen a lot, so Bai Jiaolong will be in danger to such a point.

Zhao Dangshi has clear grievances, he is not the kind of person who connects at will, to be honest, the first complainant has merit and no fault, and there is really no need to worry about taking the responsibility of joint sitting. Maybe it was the killing of He Shihui earlier that caused too much shadow in Bai Jiaolong's heart, and without Zhao Dangshi's forgiveness, he must definitely not be at ease.

Zhao Dangshi's kind words soothed two words, and Bai Jiaolong slowly got up. At the same time, he was instructed to continue to deal with Liu Weiming until Zhao Dangshi gave further orders, during which he must not be aware of the slightest abnormality. Bai Jiaolong's own psychological quality is not bad, after his mood calmed down, his spirit quickly recovered, and he swore to the sky, resolutely promised to live up to his mission, and reported as soon as there was new news.

After he left, Zhao Dangshi immediately sent someone to find Qin Qigong. As a nominal member of the army and a de facto military advisor, he must not only provide effective advice to the commander-in-chief during the battle, but also share the worries of the commander at such a time.

Qin Qigong was reading in his account. The army has been on the flow for a period of time, and he can only go with the flow when he has no time to rest and no one can breathe. But in the end, he was a lover of books, and the camp was empty for the past two days, so he seized the opportunity to take a few quick looks. At this time, when he heard the call, he did not hesitate, put down the book, and walked closely.

After listening to Zhao Dangshi's narration, Qin Qigong was only briefly surprised, and soon fell into deep thought.

Both Zhao and Qin understood the seriousness of the matter. Both of them are smart people, and they have long seen through the essence of this matter, not in the grudge with the nine dragons or the sweeping king's desire to win over Liu Weiming, but in the power competition in the entire Liukou group in Yunyang.

The stakes are very high, and Qin Qigong can't make up his mind for a long time. Zhao Dangshi said first: "Qing'an, in my opinion, Liu Weiming is alone, and the sweeping king has tens of thousands of troops, and it doesn't matter if he has more or less, there is really no need to go to such great lengths to seduce him." If he is said to be in order to give the nine dragons a head, a figure who commands tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, how can he only have this bit of energy, so it is even more impossible. There must be something else hidden inside. ”

Qin Qigong nodded, followed his words and said, "What the envoy said is true." The armies of Yunyang, on the surface, obeyed the orders of the king, but in fact, they each owned the mountain. The sweeping king, the scorpion block, and the collapse of the sky are the eldest among them, and I heard that these people are intriguing with each other, and the water is very deep. ”

Zhao Dangshi pondered for a moment and said: "Liu Weiming wants to rebel, I'm not surprised, but he has been active in Sichuan, and he has never been out of the camp these days, how did the sweeping king know that he was in my camp, and how did he get on the line with him?" ”

Qin Qigong also pondered: "This matter is really strange, we are new, and you are not familiar with the four camps, how could you contact Liu Weiming first?" And Liu Weiming was born in Sichuan, and has never been active in Shaanxi and Henan, so it is unlikely that he has an old relationship with the sweeping king or his generals. ”

The two of them followed this clue, but they could not figure it out for a moment, and the soldiers brought them dinner, but they did not see it, and let it sit there until it was cold.

The candle shadow flickered, Zhao Dangshi and Qin Qigong were relatively contemplative, and the tent was silent. In Russia, Qin Qigong coughed twice and said: "This matter is too involved, and it may be biased to speculate in vain." For now, we still have to take the initiative and look for clues. ”

Zhao Dangshi scratched his head and said: "But Yunyang is so big, it seems to be a mess, and there are thousands of clues, how to find clues?" ”

Qin Qigong looked at him, and asked instead of answering: "Do you have acquaintances among the various masters in Yunyang?" ”

Zhao Dangshi said: "I don't know anyone very well, so I have some friendship with Liu Zheluo." When the words fell, he thought of another person, "Huang Long can be regarded as well." ”

Qin Qigong's right fist was pressed under his nose, as if he was contemplative, and then said softly: "If this is the case, you can first send two groups of people to Liu Zhe and Huanglong to test the rumors, and then send some people to Jiu Long and Zhang Fatzi, called Apology, and observe secretly." If you can get some information, it's better than guessing now. ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded and agreed: "Now it seems that this is the only way." ”

"Liu Weiming, don't act for the time being, just let people keep an eye on the periphery, so as not to startle the snake. Since the sweeping king is determined to recruit Liu Weiming, he is ready to tear his face with our battalion, and it is very likely that he will take this opportunity to kick our battalion in one fell swoop and never suffer in the future. Liu Weiming wanted to be an important chess piece for him at that time. In addition, although Bai Jiaolong surrendered, he still should not be taken lightly, and he still had to be monitored. ”

"I know all of them." Zhao Dangshi is like a faction, his face is like frost, "If someone offends me, I will offend someone." The sweeping king wants to take my camp in one fell swoop, I'm afraid it's not so easy. ”

A day later, the envoys of the three roads returned, and Zhao Dangshi met them one by one.

The first to arrive was the messenger who went to the Nine Dragons and Zhang Fatzi. These two battalions are the closest to the Zhao battalion, an hour's journey. Listening to the messenger, the two received gifts, but refused to meet, and turned a deaf ear to Zhao Dangshi's apology. These two are the younger brothers of the neat king, and the neat king has a close relationship with the sweeping king, and Zhao Dangshi didn't expect to hear anything from them, and he didn't care about this result.

The envoy who went to Liu Zhe's place was the second to arrive, and according to him, Liu Zhe had been caught with a cold in the past two days, and he felt a little unwell and could not see the guests. He also returned all the gifts he sent. This is an unexpected situation, and Zhao Dangshi can't help it.

The last to come back were the envoys who went to the Yellow Dragon camp. Zhao Dangshi originally pinned all his hopes on him, but after listening to his report, his heart was directly half cold. It turned out that Huanglong left the camp the day before yesterday, his whereabouts were unknown, and he had not returned, and the troops did not know where his people had gone. It was only later that King Chuang sent someone to say that Huanglong had been ordered to go to the east to investigate the enemy's situation, and the military affairs in the camp were temporarily handled by the second master, and the people were stable, so there was no chaos.

The three ways went out together, but they all hit a wall and returned, Zhao Dangshi was helpless, and found Qin Qigong again, and his eyebrows were quite frustrated.

After understanding the situation, Qin Qigong's attitude was diametrically opposed to Zhao Dangshi.

Zhao Dangshiben was a little discouraged, and when he saw that he was behaving as usual, he questioned: "The three roads are fruitless, why is Qing'an not sad and happy?" ”

Qin Qigong said slowly: "It's too early to say that the three roads are fruitless, and my subordinates are foolish, and there are some articles." ”

"Please."

Qin Qigong stood up from the chair and tilted his forehead slightly: "Nine Dragons and Zhang Fatzi don't have to bother, they keep their mouths shut, which is reasonable." As for Liu Zhe, the reality is unpredictable. But Huang Long's plan is abnormal. ”

"Abnormal?"

"Exactly. It all makes you think that the Huanglong camp is stationed in the westernmost part, and there is no horse army, and because it is mostly in Sichuan, it may not be familiar with the geography here. Chuang Wang's department is extensive, and it is not common sense to pick such a most inappropriate person as him to explore the east for no reason. Besides, Liu Zheying is in the east, and if he wants to go, his people will go. Qin Qigong was in charge, and his lips and teeth were non-stop, "Moreover, King Chuang has already set the policy of entering Shaanxi in the west, and he is about to start in the near future, and now there are Liu Guoneng and other troops in the east to defend the flood land, what is Huanglong going to investigate?" ”

Zhao Dangshi listened and thought about it, pondered for a while, and felt that it was reasonable, so he said: "If you didn't say that, I really didn't pay attention to this section, thinking about it like this, Huanglong's situation is indeed a little suspicious." "Qin Qigong knows the subtleties, his heart is as careful as hair, and he can deduce some truth from the details, this ability, Zhao Dangshi thinks that he doesn't have it.

Qin Qigong continued: "Not only that, I think that Huanglong is Liu Weiming's old man in Sichuan, and his subordinates dare to speculate, is he the one who matched the sweeping king from it, and then instigated Liu Weiming?" ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Dangshi hesitated a little: "But I have seen Huanglong, although he is not a hero, but he is also a little arrogant, and he chats with me, and he is also very close to him......

"People die for money, birds die for food, Zu Di and Liu Kun are still opposed because they are their masters, and Huang Long and Du Du can't nod their heads, let alone have any friendship. This is too much to say...... Pedantic. ”

The last "pedantic and gentle", Qin Qigong didn't plan to say it, but if he didn't say these four words, the four words "women's benevolence" would immediately burst out. The lesser of the two powers, he has been with Zhao Dangshi for a while, and he knows that this lord is not a violent and fierce person, but has a huge belly, and he is very humble and can accept advice, so he dares to say this kind of harsh words.

Zhao Dangshi really didn't feel the slightest annoyance because of his outspokenness, his mind at this time was on Liu Weiming's matter, and he laughed at himself when he heard the words: "Ahem, what Qing'an taught me is that I am self-inflicted." With an embarrassed smile, in Qin Qigong's view, there was no embarrassment, but free and easy.

Since he voted for Zhao Ying and worked under Zhao Dangshi, Qin Qigong has actually become more and more impressed by Zhao Dangshi, and the few pretentiousness that he had earlier have long since disappeared. Because he has been by his brother Qin Qixun's side for a long time, at first, he actually looked down on the young Zhao Dangshi, but as time went by, he was surprised to find that this young man's mind was by no means under his brother who knew the destiny of heaven at that time, and he was calm, modest, and even decisive. The lord chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the lord, Qin Qigong is now very sure that Zhao Dangshi is the lord who is worthy of his own dedication and dedication, even if the other party is still just a rogue who most people look down on.

"What can you do to verify whether Huang Long is really the eyeliner of the sweeping king? The envoy said that even the people around Huang Long did not know his current whereabouts. ”

Qin Qigong was distracted, and Zhao Dangshi's words suddenly pulled him back to reality. He replied twice, immediately straightened his posture, recalled the words of Shicai, and slowly replied: "It's not difficult, I found the clue, and then I just need to follow the vine." After a pause, he continued, "From the words of the envoy, it can be inferred that there are two people who are now related to Huang Long's disappearance. One is the sweeping king, and the other is the king of breaking. However, there is no need for the Sweeping King to hide Huanglong's traces, and any other move will only reveal the horse's feet, so it is speculated that King Chuang should be the most closely related to Huanglong's disappearance at present. ”

"But if Huang Long's disappearance is really related to King Chuang, what good is it for him to do this?"

Qin Qigong couldn't think too far in the short term, so he could only say: "The subordinates' words are just speculation, and it is difficult to determine how many things are involved in it." ”

Zhao Dangshi frowned and nodded: "At present, I can only take one step at a time." However, I don't have much connections with King Chuang, the only one is Liu Zhe, not early or late, but he has been sick for the past two days, but what can I do? ”

Qin Qigong smiled faintly: "It's all confused, how can you forget Han Gon." ”

Zhao Dangshi shook his head and said: "I haven't forgotten, it's just that he was hit by an arrow in the leg, and he can only lie on the bed for the past few days, and it won't help to find him." ”

"No, the envoys sent someone to find him in the name of visiting and delivering medicine, and it was enough to know one thing from him."

Zhao Dangshi was confused, but when he heard Qin Qigong's subsequent words, he couldn't help but suddenly become enlightened, and stroked his palms and said: "In this way, the disappearance of Huanglong is very likely to come to light." Knowing who is doing this, let's prescribe the right medicine. ”

At dawn the next day, Zhao Dangshi sent a few people to secretly go to Han Gon's camp with gifts and medicines. King Chuang's camp stretched for miles along the Wuyang River, and it was strictly concealed, and the possibility of his whereabouts being perceived by others was very low. Those few people came out of the door, and Zhou Wenhe led several people to suddenly ask for a meeting. The people who came were all brothers who didn't accept them at night, and Zhao Dangshi was restless these days, so he scattered them around to investigate the situation.

These nights are not collected from all directions, reported in turn. The content is not the same, but after listening to the report, Zhao Dangshi keenly found that the information they provided without exception had a significant feature - many camps around Yunyang, more or less, actually gathered to a place in a short period of time, and with these camps as the circumference, roughly in the center of the circle, it was the location of Zhao Ying.

Among them, not only does it include the sweeping king, but even the scorpion block and the collapse of the sky have also taken action. The henchmen of the three families who were attached to them, such as the neat king, the Itogu, the tiger, and the black god, also moved. In addition to breaking into the king's old camp, it is not an exaggeration to say that all the Kou in Yunyang moved overnight.

An unprecedented sense of crisis hit Zhao Dangshi's heart, and he felt more and more that the undercurrent of Yunyang was gradually forming a huge whirlpool, and unfortunately, he and Zhao Ying seemed to be at the center of this whirlpool.