Qian Laosan and Fan Quan are both in Beizheng?

At first glance, Huo Shiqi and Duan Si were overjoyed. Duan Si jumped up excitedly, walked back and forth on the ground several times, rubbed his hands and smiled, "Okay!" It's good that they're there! Things are finally getting a little eyebrow-raising! Huo Shiqi stroked his thighs, tilted his face and squinted his eyes, and breathed a sigh of relief with emotion.

After being excited for a long time, they remembered that something seemed to be wrong. They all remembered that the military newspaper of the Wei Mansion repeatedly mentioned that Qian Fan's second brigade headed west from the Bailan River Valley at the end of March, even if Li Shen ordered the troops to withdraw immediately, according to the order before and after the march, they should not be in Beizheng now, right? Garrisoning such as its village and by Liangchuan is more likely. Besides, Li Shen blocked the road pass and isolated the news between Duan Yan, there must be a ghost in his heart, in this situation, he knew that Qian Laosan and they were not all the way, how could he still arrange these two brigades by his side?

Huo Shiqi's heart was anxious, he wanted to ask carefully but didn't know where to start, his arms and legs were numb, he was irritable and couldn't figure out the priorities, so he looked at Duan Si. Duan Si stopped and pondered for a while, and asked, "Did you hear that Qian Laosan was in Beizheng, or had you met them?" ”

"Four days ago, when I came back from Yi County, I went to see Ji Zheng." Jin Xi said, "He startled his horse in Youliangchuan, broke two ribs, and recuperated in Beizheng City." I went to see him, and he came out and met Fan Quan. The fact that Qian Laosan is also in Beizheng is what Ji Zheng told me. But I haven't seen Qian Laosan yet, so I went to Mazhi. ”

Since the words were said by Ji Zheng himself, Qian Laosan was indeed in Beizheng. As for what Li Shen thought in his heart, he didn't want to put these two brigades to great use when he stayed in the town to grab merit, or he felt that he could rest assured by keeping Qian Laosan and them by his side...... As for why he has such thoughts, hey! This person is already insane and obsessed, what upside down and deranged things can't be done?

Huo Shiqi couldn't help but sigh in a long voice: "The sky is endless! ”

Duan Si already knew that Jin Xi and Li Shen were not on the right path, but for the sake of caution, he still didn't explain the purpose of this trip. He can be said to know Jin Xi's personality very well, and he can be regarded as a cautious person who follows the rules, but he is timid and afraid of causing trouble, otherwise when Shang Cheng entered the grassland the year before last, he would not have only brought money and not him. In addition, he is not very relieved about Jin Xi's people. So he smiled and said, "It's time for everyone to take a break, right?" Hurry up and get on the road and strive to get to Beizheng even earlier. Lao Jin, do you know where Fan Quan and they are stationed? ”

"Yes." Jin Xi nodded.

"That's good. When we get to Beizheng, let's not go into the city, you take us to find Fan Quan first. ”

After talking about it for a long time, Jin Xi more or less guessed what Huo Shiqi and Duan Si were doing on this mission. What went to the Nanguan Treasury in Yixian County to do errands, and what was in a hurry to go back to Yanzhou, it must be all to coax ghosts, and finding trouble with Li Shen is their true intention! And this time Li Shen is probably really in trouble! Hey, maybe they're here to remove Li Shen's errand!

Thinking that Li Shen was about to have a disaster, Jin Xida felt an indescribable happiness in his heart. He hated Li Shen very much, and wished that this person would be unlucky immediately. Aren't you able to hold money? Aren't you arrogant? Aren't you the king of Duanzhou? You deserve to have you today! He was still thinking when he pulled the saddle and got on the horse, but unfortunately it was an admiral from the Admiralty's mansion who came; It would have been nice if it had been a minister sent by the imperial court; It is best for Qin Cha to also split Li Shen in two pieces on the spot by the holy order, so that can be called his heart!

He pursed his lips and prepared to climb on the horse's back with a smile on his face, and the corner of his eye swept to Huo Shiqi, who was being mounted on the horse by several guards. He immediately saw that there was another opportunity. Duan Si is the deputy lieutenant, but who is Huo Shiqi? This is the general's own uncle! He can arrange some rights and wrongs in front of Huo Shiqi, and teach Li Shen to walk around if he can't eat! He immediately blushed at the thought of himself. Hmph, Li Shen's rights and wrongs still need to be fabricated? Just pick a few things and say them, you can drive this guy home to retire!

He also went over to help Huo Shiqi and helped Huo Shiqi onto the horse, and at the same time secretly made up his mind: after seeing Ji Zheng, he would find an opportunity to sue Li Shen for his troubles! Yes, on the way to Beizheng, he had to sort out all Li Shen's charges first, and see what things could be brought out to sue Li Shen to the end, so that he would never think about turning over again! Of course, he can't be the only one who comes forward in this complaint, he is ready to go back to Beizheng to find some people who have been bullied and suffered by Li Shen. He thought that the more people there were, the greater the strength, and the more people who complained, the greater the certainty of bringing down Li Shen. This has another advantage, that is, even if Li Shen can't be defeated, Li Shen can't sprinkle all the fire on him and punish him one by one......

He returned to his horse and put his hand on the saddle bridge again. At the moment when he stepped into the stirrup with one foot and couldn't get up, he suddenly noticed something that he had been ignoring all along: how did Huo Shiqi and Duan Si get together? He subconsciously glanced at Huo Shiqi. Huo Shiqi, who was riding on horseback, described him as haggard and unbearable, and his gray lips were bloodless; His cheeks were already so thin that he tugged in, and his cheekbones were unusually piercing; His face was as pale as if he had just been struck by frost; There was a disturbingly bright red on the cheeks...... He glanced at Duan Si again. Duan Siduan sat on the saddle, drooping his eyebrows, pursing his lips, expressionless, and didn't know what he was thinking. Then look at the silent guards of the Admiralty around them, and think about the direction in which Huo Shiqi and the others came...... A terrible thought crossed his mind: something big happened on the grassland one by one? What about the generals? Could it be that the general folded on the grassland? Or maybe they're here to kill......

He didn't dare to think about it all of a sudden!

He was so frightened by his own speculation that he didn't listen to his hands and feet, and his feet were empty, and he kicked and kicked while tugging on the reins.

His own soldiers hurried over to see what was going on with him.

Duan Si sat on the horse, glanced down at Jin Xi with a deviated face, and said with a smile: "Old Jin, be careful. At this time, you must be steady under your feet. I don't want to see you make a fool of yourself, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to Qian Laosan. After saying that, he turned his head back like no one. I didn't see any special words and actions on his part, but immediately more than a dozen guards from the Admiral's Mansion had quietly surrounded him, encircling Jin Xi and a few people in the middle.

I don't know if I was shocked by my own bold speculation, or I was frightened by Duan Si's implicit murderous words, but in the blink of an eye, big cold sweat flowed down Jin Xi's forehead and sideburns. He pushed away his own soldiers, tried to calm down and forced a smile: "What kind of are you talking about?" Although I've never eaten mutton, haven't I ever seen a sheep running around the mountains? ”

"Really?" Duan Si still had the same smirking expression, squinted his eyes and looked at Jin Xi, and said slowly, "Of course it's the best you've ever seen." But there are some things I have to say. In this situation, you must think about it before stepping on the next step. If you step on it wrong, you can't turn back. ”

At this point, where can Jin Xi not understand? He lowered his head, avoiding Duan Si's two stinging eyes that were as sharp as a wasp's tail, and then raised his head again, plucked up the courage to look back at Duan Si, and said, "I won't say anything superfluous!" I'll just tell you one thing. Fan Quan's team is stationed outside Beizheng City, and I also know where the brigade commander is, but it is a military camp, and there are many people, and a large group of people like us will definitely not be able to cover it up. I think, let's go directly to the city to find Ji Zheng, and let him find a reason to gather Qian Laosan and Fan Quanzhao together. What do you think? ”

Duan Si really didn't think about this matter. He thought for a while, then turned his gaze to Huo Shiqi, and when he saw Huo Shiqi nodding, he said, "Okay, let's go find Ji Zheng." ”

…… When the group arrived in Beizheng, it was already dark and it was time to watch.

Today's Beizheng is said to be a county seat, but it is actually a large barracks. In the spring and summer of the eighteenth year of the Eastern Era, the people of Tuqi defrauded the Koubian of their villages, plundered and slaughtered tens of thousands of people here, and since then, Beizheng City has not recovered its former scene. Last spring, the Yanshan Health Department wanted to resettle some of the displaced people who had been forced to leave their hometowns due to the war, but no matter how much the officials in the southern counties persuaded them, and no matter what kind of preferential treatment the health department provided to these displaced people, few people responded. Many people would rather live on the streets and beg for a living than move over. Until now, there are not more than 200 households in the county seat, less than one-tenth of the 18th year of the Eastern Era......

Huo Shiqi used to be a yamen scribe in Yi County in the south, and he always had to walk to Beizheng once or twice a year, and the year before last he went to West Malaysia to visit Shang Cheng, and he also walked here, so it stands to reason that he is no stranger to the past here. But for some reason, he couldn't tell how he felt when he saw the uninhabited villages outside the city one after another, and the vast expanses of weeds spreading from one land to another......

Jin Xi checked the official documents at the city gate, and then entered the city with a large group of "border soldiers begging for food". This kind of thing probably happened very often, so the guards standing guard did not pay attention to them at all, and the colonel who led the team did not carefully look at this group of ragged "border soldiers".

The streets of the city are also deserted. There are not too many soldiers stationed in the city, and most of them are related to military affairs, so many families are still the same as they were when they were in trouble four years ago. Many of the houses were burned by the fire, and the broken trees and tiles were piled up into various shapes, like a fierce monster that hides in the darkness and chooses people to devour. Everywhere you can see collapsed courtyard walls, hard mud blocks falling across the streets, and wild grass crawling everywhere. Even the occasional few lanterns were half-dead and swaying in the night wind; The pale halo is like summoning the spirits of those who have died.

Huo Shiqi followed the team numbly, and the more he walked, the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart. Thinking back to the bustling scene here a few years ago, he couldn't help but have a sour nose and tears welling up in his eyes.

He hurriedly covered his face with his hand. At the same time, he also laughed at himself in his heart: What a grin, all the people in their thirties and forty, how can they still look like a doll with little to do? What's there to cry about? Isn't it just a border city that has suffered from war? He hasn't seen the scene of a military disaster, what is there to cry about? Where is the difference between a war disaster?

Although he tried his best to comfort himself, tears still poured out......