Zhao Guangqing's face finally turned a little pale, and cold sweat even broke out on his forehead, of course he knew the weight of Wei Tianqing's words, if what Wei Tianqing said was true, then these weapons represented a shocking evil heart, such a large number of weapons were only a part of them that were too late to be transported, so how many weapons would there be?

Under his own rule, there is such a huge evil intention, but he knows nothing, this is really an extremely incompetent matter, if this matter is known by the imperial court, there will definitely be a snowflake impeachment fold sent to the dragon case, and there are not a few people in the court who want to put themselves to death.

Zhao Guangqing groaned slightly, his expression was solemn, and he raised his hand and said, "Master Wei, come into the room and talk!" ”

Wei Tianqing thought about it, finally nodded, and turned around and said, "General Chu Wei, you come in together!" Chu Huan was standing not far behind him, and when he heard him say this, he arched his hand.

Zhao Guangqing glanced at Chu Huan, didn't say anything, led Wei Tianqing into the warm hall, sat down the guests, and let the subordinates serve tea, which made the servants all retreat, and asked Wei Tianqing: "Lord Wei, did you come to Tongzhou this time, didn't you pass through here to go to Cangzhou, but to encircle and suppress Heishui Mountain?" ”

Wei Tianqing knew that Zhao Guangqing must have some opinions on this, but he still nodded and said: "Yes, this time I came to be ordered by the Governor to annihilate the Black Water Mountain bandits, but it's a pity that I ......!" He clenched his fists, his bloodshot eyes full of anger.

This battle was really tight, and it could be said that it was the battle that made him the most worried since Wei Tianqing led the troops.

Zhao Guangqing groaned slightly, and then raised his hand and said, "Two of you, please use tea!" Reaching out and picking up the sandalwood Buddha beads on the case next to him, he played with them very flexibly, and said slowly: "Lord Wei, these weapons...... Was it really found from the Blackwater Mountain? There was still a little doubt in his voice.

Wei Tianqing's face was not good-looking, but when he heard this, he immediately lowered his face and said coldly: "Lord Zhao, what do you mean by this?" Do you still doubt the words of the official? ”

"Master Wei misunderstood." Zhao Guangqing hurriedly said: "Lord Wei, as far as this official knows, there are many mountains on the banks of the Heishui River, and there are really not a few boats passing through the Heishui River every year, but I have never heard of bandits robbing ships in the rivers and mountains. Moreover, near Heishui Mountain, there is no news of banditry and rebellion...... This official is really negligent, I really can't imagine that there are bandits entrenched there, let alone that there are so many weapons and equipment hidden there......! Looking at Wei Tianqing, he asked softly, "Lord Wei, can you catch a live mouth?" The official wants to try to find out where they got these weapons. ”

"Alive?" Wei Tianqing shook his head and said, "There are three corpses, but none of them are alive. ”

"Three corpses?" Zhao Guangqing was surprised: "Could it be ...... Could it be that there are only three bandits on the mountain? His expression was sincere, and he seemed to have no idea about the existence of Lin Dai'er and his group in Heishui Mountain.

Wei Tianqing said: "That's not it. This attack on the mountain was originally extremely secretive, and there was no leakage of the slightest rumor in advance......! ”

Zhao Guangqing smiled and said: "This is naturally true, Lord Wei is suppressing bandits in Tongzhou, and this official is the governor of Tongzhou, but he doesn't know anything, and this news is naturally very strict." Seeing Wei Tianqing frowning, he immediately smiled: "Master Wei continued." Lord Wei led two thousand elite Praetorian Guards this time, and the deployment was tight, and he should have wiped out those bandits, but why did he only get three corpses? ”

Wei Tianqing also ignored Zhao Guangqing's thorn in his words, and said: "It's just that this official didn't expect that this time to encircle and suppress Heishui Mountain, the bandits in Heishui Mountain seem to have gotten the news a long time ago. They set many traps on the mountain, and relied on the underground secret passages on the mountain to deal with us, and more than 50 lives of our Praetorian Guards were lost on the mountain......! He clenched his fists, "These three corpses are still killed in the underground secret passage, the official kills one person, Chu Wei will kill one person, and one person is found in the underground secret passage, and he can't escape, Ben was caught, but he didn't prevent him from having poison in his mouth, and he killed himself by biting the poison ......!" ”

Zhao Guangqing hurriedly said: "What does Lord Wei mean, the other bandits are still in the underground secret passage?" ”

"If you're really trapped inside, that's fine." Wei Tianqing said hatefully: "Even if you dig three feet into the ground and turn over Heishui Mountain, my two thousand Praetorian Guards will also search them out, but it's a pity that ......!" ”

Zhao Guangqing frowned and said, "Lord Wei, could it be that they all ran away?" ”

"Not bad!" Wei Tianqing sighed: "These bandits are cunning and cunning, relying on the underground secret passage to lead to the Heishui River, and they actually cross the river from the Heishui River......!" ”

Zhao Guangqing said discoloredly: "Go across the river? Leaning forward: "Lord Wei, is it ...... Didn't you arrange for someone to ambush there? ”

Chu Huan arched his hand and said: "Lord Zhao, Lord Commander has already thought that the bandits might escape from the back mountain, so he arranged for three hundred brothers to ambush there, but those bandits did not escape from the ice, but dived under the ice. ”

"Under the ice?" Zhao Guangqing's brows were squeezed together: "In the cold winter season, how cold is the river, how can they escape from there?" ”

"That's true." Wei Tianqing said in a deep voice: "General Chu Wei is right, those bandits just dived under the river and fled. If it weren't for Chu Wei's thought of this, we would not understand how they escaped until now. ”

When Zhao Guangqing heard this, he glanced at Chu Huan a few times and asked, "Is it that Chu Wei will find out that they are diving and escaped?" ”

Chu Huan said: "It's just random guessing, but I didn't expect it to be expected by the last general!" ”

"The afterlife is terrible." Zhao Guangqing bowed slightly: "Since you know where they fled from, can you send someone to chase them?" ”

Wei Tianqing frowned and said, "Lord Zhao, as the parent official of Tongzhou, naturally knows the terrain there. On the other side of the Heishui River, there is a lush forest, not to mention the cold winter weather, even in normal seasons. General Guo Lang led the people to arrest them, but the bandits were much more familiar with the forest than us, and they searched the forest for most of the day, not only could they not find their traces, but they could not even find their footprints...... This group of bandits is cunning and multi-staged, and their advance and retreat are extremely orderly, and they are by no means a group of rabble......! ”

Zhao Guangqing quickly fiddled with the Buddha beads in his hand, frowned, but did not speak.

Wei Tianqing continued: "We searched around in the underground secret passage, the roads inside are intricate, we tried all kinds of methods to open the secret passage, and finally found eight stone chambers, five of which were empty, and these wooden boxes brought today were all found from the other three stone chambers. We have inspected eight stone chambers, each of which has the remains of sawdust and iron filings, and if it is correct, these eight stone chambers have previously contained weapons chests, but because they already knew in advance that a large army was about to encircle and suppress them, the bandits set up an ambush on the hill while transferring those weapons...... It's just that they probably didn't expect us to march overnight to encircle and suppress, so when we transferred this last batch of weapons, we just bumped into ......! ”

Zhao Guangqing nodded again and again: "Master Wei is reasonable, reasonable. He asked again: "Lord Wei, this is a dereliction of duty on the part of the official, the official will write an excerpt tonight, send it to the capital quickly, and ask the saint for his guilt!" ”

Wei Tianqing said solemnly: "Lord Zhao, the top priority is not to ask for guilt, but to track down the whereabouts of those bandits, and more importantly, to find out where those weapons are hidden now!" Zhengse said: "Lord Zhao, do you have to know, if the estimate is correct, the number of those weapons is tens of thousands, not a small number, this is to rebel, once these weapons fall into the hands of the rebellious party, have you ever thought about the consequences?" In any case, you, Lord Zhao, are also the highest governor of Tongzhou, once these weapons really cause a catastrophe, the court will investigate it, and you Lord Zhao will ......! At this point, he did not continue, but not saying it was more intimidating than saying.

Zhao Guangqing's forehead sweated again, and he said continuously: "Exactly." Lord Wei, you ...... Where do you say those weapons are hidden now? If you really fall into the hands of the chaotic party, the consequences will be ...... The consequences are unimaginable! ”

Although the Great Qin Empire was only founded for 20 years, but since the founding of the country, it has not been called the peace of the world, when the south and the north to fight for the destruction of the eighteen princes, although the world is unified, but these princes and remnants are still hidden in the people, plus in recent years, the imperial court's taxes on the people have increased again and again, and the provinces have been full of grievances, and there are often riots among the people.

Fortunately, at the beginning of the founding of the Great Qin Empire, in order to prevent civil unrest, many bans were issued, and the control of knives and horses was very strict. Moving, but violent. The weapons of the people were too backward to fight against the regular army, and the imperial court was often able to quell the turmoil quickly with a small number of troops.

However, if a large number of refined weapons fall into the hands of ordinary people or rebellious parties with ulterior motives, then holding elite weapons can completely bring great danger to the imperial court.

These remaining weapons not only have refined steel knives, but also arrows, and strong crossbows, and these weapons and equipment have become a system, flowing into the people, and causing endless disasters.

Wei Tianqing saw Zhao Guangqing's panicked expression, frowned, and said, "Lord Zhao, this Tongzhou is your ground, and you still have to ask the official how to deal with it?" ”

Zhao Guangqing was stunned for a moment, and immediately came back to his senses and said: "This official understands, so he will send people to send orders to the yamen at all levels, and send people to search for the whereabouts of bandits and weapons. ”

Wei Tianqing said: "Lord Zhao should immediately send people to block the roads on the ground in Tongzhou and add checkpoints, they have a huge number of weapons in their hands, and if they want to transfer, it is impossible to complete it in a short time." All roads, checkpoints, and passes must be strictly inspected for vehicles, and suspicious people must be taken down for interrogation...... Lord Zhao has been in Tongzhou for more than ten years, and he knows the situation on the ground in Tongzhou well, so he should know how to cut off the road of those bandits. After a pause, he said: "A large number of weapons and equipment, it is not easy to hide them, Lord Zhao can let people block and search on the open side on the one hand, and send people to secretly investigate on the other side, and the whereabouts of these weapons must be found as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Guangqing heard Wei Tianqing say this, and seemed to know what to do next, and immediately said: "Lord Wei, don't worry, this official will order the deployment." He got up and said, "Lord Wei, General Chu Wei, you haven't eaten yet, have you?" This official sent someone to arrange the ...... of wine and food! ”

Wei Tianqing had already gotten up and said, "It doesn't have to be like this, official business is important." He arched his hand and said: "Lord Zhao, the stakes are very high, we must deploy strictly, my Praetorian Guard will return to Yunshan Mansion after resting here for two days, if you can use the place of my Praetorian Guard in these two days, just open your mouth!" ”

"There is work, there is work!" Zhao Guangqing hurriedly said.

Before being sent to the gate, Chu Huan suddenly smiled and asked, "Lord Zhao believes in Buddhism?" ”

Zhao Guangqing was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "Why did Chu Wei say this?" ”

Chu Huan pointed to the rosewood Buddha beads in Zhao Guangqing's hand, and Zhao Guangqing immediately smiled: "This official went to a temple two years ago, and this was given to this official by the host of the temple, saying that he could bring it to turn evil into good fortune, this time this time the official really hopes that it can help this official turn evil into good fortune!" ”