Chapter 40: The Case of Confusion (II)

"Who? Where is it? When did it happen? Zhu Chongjiu was taken aback, his eyes widened, and he asked like a cannon.

Since the end of the year, after drinking the Yangtze River, the Huai'an Navy Division has carried out targeted strikes again and again on the water cowards rampant on the river. Within a year, more than 100 thieves' dens were destroyed, and more than 10,000 robbers were killed or captured. Today, the larger gangs on the river have either been swept away by the plough court or fled far upstream to the west of Wuchang. A small number of small fish and shrimp that slipped through the net also fled away when they saw the banner of Huaiyang. Which one ate the bear's heart and leopard gall and dared to take the initiative to brush the tiger's whiskers of the water master?

"Cai Liang, deputy director of the Industrial Bureau, fifth place in the first scientific examination, and deputy director of the Ministry of Industry who was just promoted at the beginning of this year." Xu Hongsan didn't think about it, and reported it like a few treasures. "Three days ago, he bought a shipload of iron ingots from a large local family in Dangtu, and he should have been afraid that the hundred workshops would be in a hurry, so he didn't wait for the sailor to escort him, and took a cargo ship back. Unexpectedly, as soon as the ship passed through Hezhou, it was hijacked by water thieves. According to the guys who fled back, the water thieves sneaked on the boat in the middle of the night, all of them were masked, and they only robbed Cai's business and goods, and did not kill anyone..."

"It must have been Zhu Chongba's people who did it..."Huang Lao Crooked immediately jumped up next to him and roared loudly. That guy has been snooping on our secret method of making cannons for a long time... The last time I sent someone to steal and was caught, I made an excuse to prevaricate. This time, it's the thief's heart that doesn't die..."

"It's Zhu Chongba, it must be Zhu Chongba..." Several surrounding masters and officials of the Ministry of Industry also stood up one after another, filled with righteous indignation.

In the entire Huaiyang Grand Governor's Mansion, except for Zhu Chongjiu and Liu Bowen, there is almost no third one who has a good impression of the Hezhou Army. For a time, adjectives such as "ungrateful, despicable, insidious and cunning" were unceremoniously up.

When Zhu Chongjiu heard this, he was also very suspicious in his heart. His respect for Zhu Yuanzhang comes entirely from historical data, and according to the traditional saying of another time and space folk, all those who have achieved great things in ancient times are ruthless and thick-skinned. Since Zhu Yuanzhang can be the emperor, he can naturally see the importance of firearms. Then there is stealing or robbing, which belongs to the subsection, and as long as he can achieve the final victory, he does not have to be condemned in any way.

And most of the current decrees of the Hezhou Governor's Office are also clearly separated from Huaiyangjing. The more Yangzhou advocates equality between people, the more it advocates order and morality on the Yangzhou side. The more the clan power was restricted here, and all kinds of preferential treatment for scholars and traditional gentry were abolished, the more respectful the scholars and doctors were there. makes Zhu Chongjiu sometimes can't help but secretly wonder if Zhu Chongba is deliberately going against himself. He forced himself to take the initiative to attack it in order to gain the moral upper hand.

"The War Bureau has formulated an emergency response plan, preparing to transfer the Fifth Army back, and join General Mao in Wujiang to force the state army to hand over personnel. The fleet of the naval division is also urgently assembled, as long as the general manager gives an order, all the ports of the Hezhou army will be blocked, and the connection between Zhu Chong's eight dog thieves and Jiangnan will be cut off..."Seeing that Zhu Chongjiu frowned and hesitated to make a decision, Xu Hongsan raised his voice slightly and took the initiative to remind.

"Don't worry, be careful that someone is planting a blame..."Zhu Chongjiu suddenly shook his heart and waved his hand decisively. You quickly send someone to send an order to the military bureau and the sailor, so that everyone can calm down. It doesn't matter how Zhu Chongba is a person, but he is by no means a fool. At such a time, they will take the initiative to provoke incidents again and again..."

"Yes..."Xu Hongsan raised his hand and saluted, turned around and walked away quickly. As Zhu Chongjiu's most trusted chief of guard, he habitually did not question any decision made by his lord.

However, Huang Lao, the director of the Industrial Bureau, reacted differently from Xu Hongsan. There are a lot of things on his side, and he is busy every day. finally cultivated an arm that could be relied on, but it was amputated in a daze. How can he endure it? So without waiting for Xu Hongsan's back to go far, he turned to Zhu Chongjiu's front and admonished loudly: "The lord, the minister, the minister, the minister, please don't condone Zhu Chongba." Even if he is your long-lost brother, it is enough for you to treat him in the past. Today he dares to hijack the head of the Bureau of Works, and tomorrow, who dares to guarantee that he will not hit you with his own ideas? …”

"That's it..."Jiao Yu, the director of the Great Craftsman Academy, was originally not very harmonious with Huang Lao, but today he rarely helped the latter, "Although Director Cai is a scholar, it is rare for him to bow his head and do things. The secrets of the cannon and the hydraulic boring machine have long been well known to him. In case he can't survive the punishment on Zhu Chongba's side, hand over these secrets. In the future, the state army will inevitably become a big problem for my Huai'an..."

"The Lord makes a quick decision..."

"Lord, you hurry up and send troops to snatch back Director Cai. Zhu Chongba's stinky and shameless must dare to use any tricks..."

"Something happened near Hezhou, how can it have nothing to do with Zhu Chongba?"

"He competes with the lord in everything, how can there be wild water thieves on the ground?"

A group of master craftsmen and officials of the Ministry of Industry spoke again. Bitterly persuaded Zhu Chongjiu to use his sword as soon as possible to completely eradicate Zhu Chongjiu's shameless trouble.

"Everyone is doing their own thing, whether to start a war with the Hezhou army, I will consider it..."Zhu Chongjiu was so loud that he waved his hand and responded in a deep voice. The rifled cannon is not just as simple as pulling a few riflings, even if he captures Cai, it is impossible for him to build the same cannon as ours in a month or two. If there is conclusive evidence, I will definitely not give up with him this time. But if there is no conclusive evidence, my Huai'an army will not be able to leave a false pretext about the crime that wants to be added..."

"This minister obeys orders..."Although Huang Laowei and the others were unwilling, they didn't have the courage to have a hard time with their own lord, and they drooped their heads one by one, and whispered that they were.

"Xiao Cui, you go to the Military Intelligence Department and the Internal Security Department to give orders, and let Chen Ji and Zhang Song, the two directors, take their own capable subordinates to the council hall and wait for me..." Seeing everyone's dejected appearance, Zhu Chongjiu had no choice but to take the initiative to show his next step. It is impossible for such a large ship to disappear suddenly, leaving no trace behind. The Military Intelligence Service and the Internal Security Service jointly went to investigate, and I don't believe that anyone could hide the boat under the water..."

"Yes..."The commander of the guards company, Cui Sheng, saluted and trotted away.

Seeing this, Huang Lao, Jiao Yu and others felt a little more comfortable in their hearts. At least they can be sure that their lord will not be as tolerant to Zhu Chong as he was before.

And Zhu Chongjiu himself, after ordering someone to issue a summoning order to the Second Military Intelligence and Internal Guard Division, fell into a state of contemplation again. No matter how he pondered it, he felt that there were many doubts about this matter. It is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang whom he knows to be so reckless, at least, before the Hezhou army does not have the strength to fight the Huai'an army, or the Mongols do not fight again, Zhu Yuanzhang cannot take the initiative to give Huaiyang's side an excuse to start a war.

was puzzled, but saw the commander of the guards brigade, Xu Hongsan, running back in a hurry. From afar, he saluted everyone, and then reported with a red face, "Enlighten the lord, a false alarm." Mr. Cai has returned, and has just entered the port with the cargo ship. And then there's "

"This little bastard, I think it's itchy if you give some color..."Huang Lao heard this, and his face immediately turned red like a cockscomb flower. With his arms bared and his sleeves rolled up, he was ready to rush out to teach his subordinates a lesson. "Don't be angry, my lord, I'll bring him to you now. Whether he should be beaten with a military stick or punished by his salary, the work bureau will never intercede for him. ”

"Come back..."Zhu Chongjiu glared at him and scolded loudly, "The reason hasn't been found out yet, what are you selling?" Honestly, squat here for me, and I'm not allowed to go anywhere..."

After that, he quickly turned his gaze to Xu Hongsan, "What's behind you?" How long has he been missing, and where has he gone? ”

"He, he" Xu Hong looked around, with a slightly crying and laughing expression on his face, "He was followed by a group of women's soldiers, saying that it was his wife and family who didn't pass the door." On the day and night of his disappearance, he was with those women. Su Changshi had already joined Director Zhang of the Internal Security Department to entertain him separately from those women. He specially sent someone over to ask the lord to rush back to the governor's mansion to discuss how to deal with this matter..."

"Huh?" Huang Lao Crooked and the others looked at each other when they heard this, and their original thoughts of interceding for Cai Liang were all washed away by Xu Hongsan's words.

Wife, mother's family, or a bunch? How is this possible? In order to keep it secret from the outside world, in the past two years, even a mouse in the Industrial Bureau, the Firearms Workshop and the Great Craftsman's Yard has been jointly investigated by the Internal Security Department and the Military Intelligence Department? Who has ever heard that the little official Cai Liang also has a fiancée near Hezhou? … And this fiancée is still born in the green forest, and her relatives all make a good boat?

"It's good that people come back safely, and everything else can be figured out slowly..."In a curious gaze, Zhu Chongjiu calmly clapped his decision. Everybody continue to do things, I'll go back first, and come back another day. ”

In fact, the surprise in his heart at this moment was no less than that of everyone. was plundered for a day and a night, and then brought back a large number of women's soldiers, Cai Liang, the deputy director of the Ministry of Works, is not ordinarily attractive. But according to his impression, this person is clearly a little fat man with rolling meat. Not only is he ordinary, but he is also silent, no matter how you look at it, you can't see that there is no potential to be robbed by a woman to be a husband.

With a full stomach full of confusion, he hurriedly left Jiangwan New Town. Sitting in a carriage specially made for himself, he returned to the Grand Governor's Mansion as fast as he could. As soon as the person entered the courtyard, he heard a sharp soprano voice coming out of the council hall, "You old man is verbose, how many times have I told you." I didn't fall in love with him myself, but I came to propose marriage to my sister. As long as your chief manager nods for him, from now on, all the waterways in the south of the Yangtze River, I will ensure that you Huai'an people will walk sideways..."

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