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Qi Ning just smiled and didn't speak.

The mission set off on time the next day, when it was still dark and the road was still dark, but after a night's rest, everyone was full of spirits.

After everyone sorted out their luggage in an orderly manner, put away their tents, loaded them into the carts, and started a new journey, and the horses also rested all night, just like people, in good spirits.

The distant sky slowly showed a pale green twilight, all the way north, not long, the east slowly shone brightly, the golden sun rose, the morning light made people feel comfortable, the dew on the grass was crystal clear, exuding vitality, there was the sound of birds chirping in the roadside jungle, which made the mission feel uplifted.

Liang Xiong reported yesterday that someone was following, Hu Bowen was really a little worried, but under the sun, people couldn't feel dark, and he always felt that most of the nearly 300 people in the mission were brave and good at fighting, even if someone was following him and had bad intentions, as long as the mission was more careful, no one dared to act rashly.

Liang Xiong, as the deputy leader of the team, led the team to the palace, Hu Bowen looked back several times, and found that Liang Xiong observed the surroundings from time to time, appearing very cautious.

Wu Dalin was as silent as ever, riding on the side of the procession, occasionally stopping to look back at the procession.

At noon, the team stopped at the edge of a forest, distributed dry food, and rested on the spot for a while, Qi Ning ate very quickly, three or two to solve, then strolled around, suddenly saw Liang Xiong coming over, stopped, Liang Xiong saw Qi Ning, hurriedly greeted him, and said with a smile: "Hou Ye!" ”

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Deputy Team Leader Liang, it's hard work on the road. ”

"No hard work, no hard work." Liang Xiong hurriedly smiled: "Hou Ye is hard, Hou Ye's daughter's body, can eat and sleep with our group of rough men, everyone is very admired." Everyone said that Hou Ye was approachable, and he was very happy with Hou Ye this time, Hou Ye, if there is anything, just ask. ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "Everyone will go to Dongqi together and work together, naturally we will share the blessings and misfortunes." ”

Liang Xiong showed admiration and said, "What Master Hou said is true. He looked left and right, and saw that no one was approaching, so he lowered his voice and said, "Master Hou, there is one thing I don't know..... I don't know if I should talk about it or not......! ”

Qi Ning was a little curious and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Liang Xiong glanced around, lowered his voice and said, "Master Hou, last night, Wu ...... Team Leader Wu seemed to have left the camp. ”

Qi Ning frowned, glanced at it, and saw Wu Dalin sitting under a tree from a distance, and there were several Yulin warriors on the side, who seemed to be whispering something, but they didn't pay attention to it.

Qi Ning didn't speak, hesitated, and then motioned for Liang Xiong to follow, and turned to the back of a big tree at the edge of the forest, and there was no one around, before he asked softly, "Leader Wu is not in the camp?" ”

Liang Xiong said in a low voice: "After reporting to the Hou Ye last night, I patrolled around the camp, but this time I didn't find anyone following me. Team Leader Wu is responsible for the safety of the mission, and although he didn't catch the real evidence, he thought that since he had already reported to Master Hou, he still had to say ....... to Team Leader Wu! ”

"Deputy Team Leader Liang, you found that someone was following, why did you report to Ben Hou first?" Qi Ning's eyes were blazing, "Team Leader Wu is responsible for the security of the mission, why don't you discuss with Team Leader Wu first?" ”

Liang Xiong's face showed embarrassment, and he stopped talking.

Qi Ning said gently: "If you have something to say, there is no one else here. ”

Liang Xiong thought for a moment before he said, "Master Hou, it's not a ..... to be humble It's not that I have any opinion on Team Leader Wu, it's just .......! It seemed that he was still a little hesitant, and when he saw Qi Ning encouraging himself with his eyes, he glanced at Wu Dalin's side, and made sure that no one was paying attention to this side, so he said in a low voice: "Master Hou, this time the guards are all selected from the Yulin Battalion, but Leader Wu was not from the Yulin Battalion before. ”

"Oh?" Qi Ning frowned: "How do you say this?" ”

Liang Xiong said: "Lord Hou should know that when the first emperor died, the defense of Beijing was transferred, the Yulin Battalion was transferred out of Beijing, and the Black Knife Battalion was stationed in Beijing. ”

Qi Ning nodded and said, "I know." ”

"The Yulin battalion was transferred out of the capital that time, and it was stationed outside the capital, and the generals in the battalion were also adjusted." Liang Xiong's voice was very low: "The Yulin Battalion has always been the commander of the Chi Commander, and the following are the two deputy commanders, but after that transfer, except for the Chi Commander's original position, the two deputy commanders have been transferred, and this Wu Leader is one of the two deputy commanders who were transferred to the Yulin Battalion at that time." ”

Qi Ning knew that the Yulin Battalion and the Black Knife Battalion had indeed been transferred, but he didn't know about the internal transfer of the Yulin Battalion, and asked, "Leader Wu has just joined the Yulin Battalion?" ”

Liang Xiong nodded and said, "Exactly." The two newly transferred deputy commanders, one from the Black Knife Battalion and the other from the Xuanwu Battalion, led Wu was transferred from the Xuanwu Battalion. ”

Qi Ning seemed to understand something, and asked in a low voice, "This is all arranged by the Zhenguo Office?" ”

Liang Xiong just nodded, and Qi Ning asked again: "This time, as the team leader, is Leader Wu also the meaning of Zhen Guogong?" ”

"The emperor decreed that Commander Chi should send two hundred elite soldiers to guard the mission." Liang Xiong explained in a low voice: "Commander Chi wants to guard the imperial city, so naturally he can't leave, so the leader of the mission can only choose one of the two deputy commanders, otherwise it will be unruly." It was Commander Chi who chose Leader Wu to lead the team, but .......! After hesitating for a moment, he finally said softly: "Before leaving Beijing, Commander Chi instructed him to be humble, but if there is anything, report to the Hou Ye first." ”

Only then did Qi Ning come to his senses and said, "In this way, Commander Chi doesn't trust Leader Wu much?" ”

"Commander Chi is also in order to be in order." Liang Xiong said: "Team Leader Wu is not a confidant of Commander Chi, but a ..... Moreover, it was transferred from the Xuanwu Camp by Zhenguo Gong, not that he had to be wary of Leader Wu, but it was better to be careful in everything. ”

Qi Ning smiled slightly and said, "Commander Chi is very thoughtful. Yes, you just said that Leader Wu was not in the camp last night, why is this? ”

"Master Hou, I went to Team Leader Wu last night, and I wanted to report to him what someone was watching." Liang Xiong said softly: "But when I arrived at the tent of Leader Wu, although there was a lamp in his tent, there was no one in sight, I didn't want to alarm others, I searched around the camp, and I didn't see him." ”

"Where did he go?"

Liang Xiong shook his head and said: "I don't know, I didn't know about the lowly position, I stared outside his tent for most of the hour, and I didn't see him come back, so I had to go back to my account, and I got up early this morning and found that he was already in the camp." ”

Qi Ning groaned slightly, and then said: "Deputy Team Leader Liang, don't disclose this matter to others, you pay more attention to yourself, no matter what happens, come and report to me immediately." ”

Liang Xiong agreed, then he retreated, and when Liang Xiong left, there was a sound of footsteps on the side, Qi Ning turned his head to look over, saw that it was Qi Feng approaching, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Qi Feng stepped forward, looked at Liang Xiong's departing figure, and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, last night I saw this person sneaking around in the camp for a long time, as if he was looking for something, and I don't know what his intentions are. ”

"Oh?" Qi Ning smiled: "You didn't check what he was looking for?" ”

Qi Feng said: "I followed for a while, but this guy was very alert, and seemed to notice that someone was following him, and he was almost discovered, so he didn't continue to follow." ”

Qi Ning thought for a moment before asking, "Have you seen these two team leaders before?" The Yulin Camp was transferred a while ago, do you know? ”

Qi Feng said in a low voice: "The Yulin Battalion was originally transferred out of Beijing by the Black Knife Battalion, and I heard that there was indeed a rectification and transfer outside Beijing, and it seems that several generals were replaced, but the subordinates did not inquire carefully. I have heard of Wu Dalin, I don't know much about Liang Xiong, he seems to have been staying in the Yulin camp for many years, and he has come to this day step by step. ”

"Wu Dalin is from the Xuanwu Battalion?" Qi Ning asked.

Qi Feng nodded and said: "Wu Dalin was originally the commander of the Xuanwu Battalion before, but he was transferred to the Yulin Battalion as the deputy commander, this is a demotion, and the deputy commander of the Xuanwu Battalion has filled Wu Dalin's vacancy. He smiled and said: "However, the Xuanwu Battalion has the lowest status among the battalions stationed in the capital, and the equipment is not as good as the other battalions, although the official position seems to have been reduced, but in the Yulin Battalion, garrisoning the Imperial City, the future is much smoother than in the Xuanwu Battalion." ”

"The Yulin Battalion is a royal guard, so it is naturally stronger than the Xuanwu Battalion." Qi Ning bowed his head and said, "How is Wu Dalin a person?" ”

Qi Feng said with a smile: "Wu Dalin is silent now, but it wasn't like this back then, he suffered a lot, and his temperament has changed a lot." ”

"Suffer?"

Qi Feng said: "Wu Dalin stayed in the Tiger God Camp at first, and once led the team to escort the grain and grass to the front line, but on the way he encountered heavy rain, the Yangtze River was flooded, and when the grain and grass were delivered, it was a whole day late, and the general was furious, and he was impeached .......!" After a pause, he said in a low voice: "Does Master Hou still remember the grievances between the Marquis of Jinyi and the Dou family?" ”

"Dou Kui?"

"Exactly." Qi Feng said: "Dou Kui can have today, in fact, it is not unrelated to the general's recommendation. When Dou Kui was still the head of the household department, he often led the team to deliver grain and grass to the front line, and almost every time it could be delivered in advance, and the work was well organized, the general had a good impression of him, and in front of the first emperor, he also said good things about Dou Kui. Dou Kui bowed to the general at that time and was very obedient, even if he was later promoted to an official position, he often personally escorted the grain and grass. ”

Qi Ning also knew about this matter, and asked, "Could it be that Wu Dalin delayed the trip with Dou Kui?" ”

Qi Feng said: "Exactly, Dou Kui's transportation of grain and grass was to borrow soldiers and horses from the Tiger God Battalion, and Wu Dalin was sent to escort him, and it was precisely that delay that the general participated in both Dou Kui and Wu Dalin." Since then, Dou Kui has had a grudge against our Jinyi Marquis Mansion, Wu Dalin was transferred out of the Tiger God Camp and sent to the Xichuan Army for two years, where he made a meritorious service, and was transferred back to the capital and entered the Xuanwu Camp. After that, he stayed up for many years before he sat in the position of commander of the Xuanwu Battalion, and was transferred to the Yulin Battalion again. ”

Qi Ning raised his hand and touched his nose, and sighed lightly: "In this way, this Wu team leader and the Jinyi Hou Mansion have also had a disagreement, and there are really a lot of people offended by our Jinyi Hou Mansion." ”