When it comes to the profession of master, of course, Jiangnan Province "production" is the best choice! Don't look at Xie Ruchang's master, his appearance is not good, and he is still a little timid and afraid; The ways and means that can be learned from him also reflect his profound heritage. Let's start with a question that is a little difficult, but the proprietor is just able to answer; Then he throws out the real doubts and turns his opinion into an enlightening question......

In this way, it not only retains the face of its own Dongweng, but also reflects the value of its own existence!

The question raised by the master now can be regarded as really to the point, and it has also successfully aroused Xie Ruchang's own doubts.

Yes, after these worry-relieving troops entered the city and finished their errands, they obviously changed into the clothes of the common people, and each of them got fifty taels of silver "pocket money"; But look at the drunken worry relief army just now, why are they neatly dressed? No matter how you think about it, the heavy and stiff fish-scale armor will not be more comfortable than the medium silk caftan that comes from; What's more, fighting with his own Gusu soldiers is also an occasional event, even if it is a rainy day, it is too coincidental, right?

Just when Xie Ruchang seemed to have grasped some inspiration, suddenly there was an earth-shattering loud noise from the backyard of the mansion......

Boom!

Xie Ruchang's ears rang instantly, and he only felt that there was a shaking of the mountains under his feet, and even his body was a little unstable; After a few moments, barely standing still, he looked around and found that the others were also pale with fright, and they were looking at him dumbfounded......

It was late at night, and this loud noise came, which directly woke up most of the people in Gusu City; And Shen Ju, who had just slept for two hours, suddenly sat up straight from the bed, and after being stunned for a long time, he asked his wife Lu Yun, who was also puzzled:

"You...... Do you hear that loud noise? ”

"I think there is...... I don't know if I'm dreaming......"

"I've got to go see ...... Wu Ma! Wu Ma! Call the horse and prepare the horse! ”

Mrs. Lu hurriedly got up and asked while holding the lamp:

"Sir, you've just rested for two hours; There is also a worry-relieving army in the city, and the government also has Lord Xie in charge, if you are not in a hurry, can't you say it tomorrow morning? ”

"Say no more, I have to go and see what happens! Madam, after I left, remember to tell Sixi to take care of the Bingxin Pavilion; Send Mother Wu to the old third courtyard again, if he has already returned, let him lift his spirits and look at the door. At least tonight's Gusu City, I'm afraid it won't be peaceful! ”

Lu Yun had just waited for Shen Ju to get dressed, only to hear Mother Wu knock on the door and reply:

"Sir, the horses are ready."

After Shen Ju answered, he raised his hand and touched his wife's slightly panicked face, then turned around and walked out of the door.

Although the Shen family's mansion is located in the east of the city, it is not far from the government office in the center of Gusu City; Shen Ju, who had just turned a corner and walked onto the front street of the mansion, rode on the back of a tall horse, and saw the back hall of the mansion at a glance, and there was faint smoke emerging from the back hall of the mansion......

"Phew!"

There was still some distance away from the county government, and Shen Ju directly restrained the horse. Don't look at him now, he is in his fifties, but there is no trace of old age in his dismount posture.

Xie Ruchang and the others, who were standing anxiously in front of the county yamen, heard the neighing of horses behind them, and immediately looked back. After seeing that the person who came was the elder of the Presbyterian Church, Governor Xie immediately seemed to have found the backbone of the main body, and quickly stepped forward:

"President Shen, you're finally here! With your strict orders, the lower officials don't dare to go into the backyard to investigate......"

Shen Juyang stopped the other party's words with his hand, and after shouting "Someone is coming", countless black-clothed people poured out from all corners and rushed straight to the back hall of the Gusu Mansion.

It wasn't until these unknown black-clothed people rushed in that Shen Ju looked back at Xie Ruchang, who was full of panic, and interrogated in a very serious tone. It wasn't until Xie Ruchang and his master recounted what had happened, that Shen Ju's face was also a little depressed, and he couldn't help but sigh in a low voice:

"Hey...... Could it be that you really can't live without them? ”

Xie Ruchang and the master didn't understand the meaning of his words, but after all, now that his own government had made a mistake, he could only wait with bated breath for Shen Ju to fall. However, after Shen Ju came back to his senses, he just patted him on the shoulder, raised his head and said "hard work" to everyone around him, and then raised his legs and walked into the gate of the mansion.

Xie Ruchang and the master, who were left on the front street of the mansion, glanced at each other, and then looked at the good things that appeared at the street entrance, so they had to sigh and go with Liu Kechen, the general of Gusu, to scatter the idlers.

Shen Ju walked quickly into the backyard of the mansion, the air was filled with the pungent smell of saltpeter, and he couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows. When a black-clothed masked man saw him coming, he immediately walked quickly to the front and whispered:

"Back to Lord Shen, there were indeed thieves who sneaked into the back office with the intention of robbing the prisoner, which touched the "thunder that was set up in advance" by us, so there was that loud noise. ”

"Thunder on the ground?"

"Yes, this is a new type of firearm from the Heavenly Machine Workshop!"

“…… Where are the perpetrators? ”

“…… If you want to go back to your adult, we are still searching. ”

"Oh, what a thunderstorm!"

After teasing the other party, Shen Ju covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, and walked into the main house of the back house that was still slowly smoking outward. This is a traditional three-room house, with a main hall facing south and two transepts on the east and west.

At this moment, there is nothing unusual in the main hall except for a few fragments of wood chips and unknown charred black objects; However, the master bedroom on the west side is already a mess and an unsightly scene.

In the middle of the house, near the north wall, there should have been a large hollow carved bed that Xie Ruchang loved, but now a large hole wide enough for two people has been broken, and through this hole, you can directly see the wall of the backyard. The ruins near the entrance of the cave were also covered with scattered flesh and viscera, as well as scorched fragments of clothes. This scene, which looked cruel and bloody, mixed with the rich burnt fragrance in the air, made Shen Ju, who was born as a scholar, almost sick.

The man in black also saw Shen Ju's discomfort, the corners of his eyes bent slightly, and he bowed his hand and said to Shen Ju:

"Lord Shen, leave it to them here, let's talk in the courtyard."

The two of them walked out of this unbearable review of the main bedroom, Shen Ju took a deep breath of slightly burnt air, and asked in a calm tone as much as possible:

"What are you doing?"

"Lord Shen, for the details of this matter, you should ask Guan Daoye; The villain has also just taken over the affairs of Gusu City, and he doesn't know much about the causes and consequences of this matter, so he may not be able to answer your questions. ”

"Brother Guan just said that he wanted to use Lin Siwei to fish, but he didn't say that he would make such a huge noise!"

"This matter is indeed unexpected by us and others, and I ask Lord Shen for your understanding. This thunderbolt is a new weapon, and we don't know much about the power of this thing; And if it weren't for the fact that the fish that bites tonight is so big, we don't expect it to come in handy. ”

The new director of Di Ting did not lie, he had indeed just been ordered to come to Gusu City to take over the mess left by Suo Yongkuan. As for the so-called "thunder from the ground", it is really just a half-finished product. The reason why Guan Beidou ordered them to bring this "new thing" to Gusu City was actually to prevent Jiang Xiaolou from robbing people!

It can be seen that the power of this thing must be extraordinary!

The specifics of the whole thing are actually like this. Lin Siwei and Zhao Caishen, who were supposed to heal here, had been transferred to the water prison at the bottom of Shenjia Lake in advance by Di Ting, and Shen Ju knew about this matter.

As for the "Lin Siwei and Zhao Caishen" who stayed here, they were simply disguised by the people who listened to the truth. Previously, in order to invite Lin Siwei to save Zhao Caishen's life, Shen Ju did not hesitate to issue an elder order; And Guan Beidou used the power that Di Ting had in Nankang, and on this condition, reached a temporary cooperative relationship with Shen Ju.

In addition to borrowing the Shen family's water prison, he was also ordered not to participate in anything related to Lin Siwei.

In fact, Guan Beidou's concerns are also very understandable: although Shen Gui is dead now, Shen Ju is his uncle after all, and he must be guarded against no matter what; As for secretly putting Lin Siwei and Zhao Caishen in the Shen family's water prison, it was also to test the true position of the two brothers of the Shen family.

Therefore, after Lin Siwei entered Gusu City, on the surface, it was the Liberation Army and Shen Ju, the president of the Council of Elders, who carried out the handover of prisoners; But from a practical point of view, it was the Worry Relief Army who handed over Lin Siwei to Di Ting! In this way, not only is it legally reasonable, but Lin Siwei is also still under the control of Di Ting, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

Since Shen Ju could think of it, there would definitely be people from the rivers and lakes who would come to rescue Lin Siwei; Guan Beidou will not ignore this problem. Considering that there are enough top masters in the rivers and lakes today, there are not a few left; The only people who are likely to meddle in this matter are Jiang Xiaolou, who is in a nest with Shen Gui's snakes and rats, and Shen You, who has always been disobedient.

It's just that these two guys are first-class and difficult, and the black dog is not enough to see in front of them; If there was no Song Xingzhou to suppress the formation, with the strength of Guan Beidou alone, there would be no way to take them at all. In desperation, Guan Beidou could only call up the new firearm being developed by the Tianji Workshop, the Thunder of the Ground, to try the luck of both sides.

The name of this thing is scary, but it's all a half-finished product after all. The firearms craftsmen have not yet found the most suitable way to detonate it; Therefore, this earth-rushing thunder is now just a more powerful "earth-shaking thunder".

In other words, this thing has to rely on human intervention to trigger, and it is just a semi-automatic "landmine".

After listening to a brief introduction to the "Thunder in the Sky", Shen Ju also asked the other party a question:

"Could it be that you mean that the thief who came to rob the prisoner mistakenly thought that he had found Lin Siwei's hiding place. When he appeared, "that thing" was in Lord Xie's bedroom, and it was detonated by your people? ”