Chapter 119 Border Emergency

Before dawn, Song Chengzu hurried to the inn.

Song Chengzu's eyes were slightly dark, his face was full of tiredness, and it seemed that he hadn't slept all night. Since ancient times, criminal investigation work has been reversed, and Song Chengzu, who is the Mention Department of the Criminal Department, is naturally no exception.

"Mr. Song, is the trial over?"

Song Chengzu said guiltily: "Childe, then, the man in black bit his tongue and committed suicide." ”

"What? Take your time. I was startled, and my sleepiness disappeared.

"Childe, after returning to the mansion, I immediately interrogated He Dongfu, and he said that he had a serious illness more than ten years ago, and he sought a famous doctor all over the place, but to no avail. When he was about to die, he was rescued by a Tang surnamed Fang Langzhong, He Dongfu was very grateful, but as an ordinary Zhuang Ding, he couldn't repay him, and when Langzhong left, he told him that if he needed help with something in the future, he would come to him again. Just last month, Tang Feng found He Dongfu with Langzhong's token and asked him to help him obtain the red pine sticker. He Dongfu repaid the life-saving grace of the year, so he left Tang Feng in Hejiazhuang, the two of them combined, recruited relatives in martial arts, entered the He family, and then represented Hejiazhuang to participate in the Chisong faction Taoist competition, if he won, he entered the treasure concept as the son-in-law of He Jiazhuang. With Tang Feng's martial arts, it is easy. He Dongfu grew up in Jinhua since he was a child, and he knew the terrain around Hejiazhuang well, so he arranged for Tang Feng's three subordinates and Hu Yun's mother and son to live in an abandoned wooden house in the back mountain, and was responsible for delivering meals every day. He Dongfu confessed that this matter had nothing to do with He Jiazhuang, it was purely his personal behavior, and the owner of He Zhuang was still in the dark. As for the killing of Gai Zhaotian, He Dongfu didn't know. After the interrogation, we were ready to proceed with the interrogation of the man in black, and found that he had committed suicide by biting his tongue in his cell. And Hu Feng's other two subordinates were hired by the men in black with a lot of money on the way, and they only said that they should serve as bodyguards, watch over Hu Yun's mother and son, and not let them leave, and they didn't know anything else. ”

"It seems that this man in black knows a lot of things, but it's a pity. Forget it, Mr. Song, we will return to the capital today, and you still have some things to do. ”

"Childe, please."

"First, carefully verify this case again to see if there are any omissions, the whole case seems to have been clear, but the two words written when Gai Zhaotian died do not know what they mean? The second is how to hunt down Hu Feng in the future. ”

"Yes, Childe, what should Hu Yun do?"

"Mr. Song, after you verify that it is correct, you will be executed in accordance with the laws of this dynasty, and you will be sentenced for guilt and reinstated if you are not guilty."

"Understood, Childe."

"Also, check the situation of any Song, the governor of Jinhua, and tell me when I go back. Mr. Yuan, did Lan Yu and the others find out last night? ”

"Childe, there is no situation, Hu Yun's mother and son have been sleeping in the house all night, it seems that they are tired during this time."

"Well, call the three of them and Fang Ling, finish breakfast, and return to Beijing immediately."

"Brother, are you going back so soon? I haven't had enough of it. ”

"Hehe, Ling'er, next time I have a chance to take you out, brother has to go back and see how Xiao Tian's MSG is selling."

"Hmph, money junkie."

Yuan Jian and the others secretly laughed, and this Fang girl dared to say this about Huyan Gongzi.

On the way back to Beijing, the weather was cloudy and sunny, and occasionally it drizzled, and yesterday's heavy rain made many places on the official road muddy and difficult to walk, causing us to slow down a lot when we went back, and we didn't return to the Beijing Shifeng Commercial Bank until a moment ago.

Gai Zhaotian's case is over, but I never thought that a more difficult topic would appear, the alliance case, this case is even more clueless, just like the finale question in the exam.

I sat dimly on the dragon chair, still a little sluggish, as if I had just recovered from a serious illness.

Xiao Qi said in a familiar voice: "Go to court." ”

I took a deep breath: "Everyone, Aiqing, I feel unwell, I have been in bed for a few days, and now I have basically healed, but please play if there is something." ”

When I returned to the palace last night, Quan Jiu and Xiao Qi were still in the imperial study to help me sort out the folds, in ancient times, the busiest people were really those Ming Jun. What is the meaning of forgetting to sleep and eating, saying that there are thousands of opportunities, hard work, the head of the hundred officials is Jia Yidao, I am even more worried, although Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu and others are undoubtedly loyal, but it is still different from my way of thinking, after all, there is an eight-hundred-year historical gap, objectively speaking, it is indeed difficult to overcome.

Jia Rudao took the lead in playing: "Your Majesty, yesterday I received an urgent report from Lu Wende, the pacification envoy of Jinghu, and found a large number of Mongolian troops gathered in the Xinye area, two hundred miles north of Xiangfan. ”

"What, the Mongol army is massing on my border?"

Not only me, but even the ministers of the palace were taken aback, could it be that there was another war? Except for a few high-ranking members of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, they all whispered for a while.

I can't see any clues from Jia Nidao's facial expression, I vaguely remember that Jia Nidao in history once lied about the military situation, but I can't be sure, not to mention that this is a war between the two countries, and I don't dare to be careless. Even if I can clearly remember the Battle of Xiangyang that the Mongols launched in 1267, I don't want to bet on whether it will change with my arrival.

"Is there any news from the other border gates?"

"Not yet."

I thought about it, and first kicked the ball back to Jia Rudao: "Master, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty, the soldiers are coming, the water is coming, and although it is not yet possible to judge whether the Mongols will invade our dynasty in the south, we should treat them as if they were in wartime. Mongolia is the biggest hidden danger of our dynasty, and it is better to believe it than not to believe that it is not, so the minister suggested that before clarifying the intentions of the Mongols, our court should take the resistance to Mongolia as the first urgent need, and the rest of the matter can be delayed as appropriate, and at the same time send a forbidden army to the Xiangfan area to assist General Lu Wende to strengthen the garrison and investigate the cause of the matter. ”

If the Mongol army gathers in Xinye, then whether they will go south or not, Jia Yidao's suggestion can be regarded as decent. But could Jia Yidao be lying about the military situation? If so, for what purpose?

History is created by people, Jia Rudao has not changed, but the emperor has changed, and I will not be led by his nose.

"What the master said is reasonable, the Privy Council immediately plans to send 5,000 elite forbidden troops to Xiangfan, who is better to lead the troops?"

"Your Majesty, you can order the Ma army to command Xia Jiangang to lead the troops."

"Xia Jiangang?" I said, "Then according to the minister's wishes, the Privy Council will report to me every news ahead." I was a little tired and retreated. ”

After eating, I sorted out my thoughts, even if the Mongols are about to start a full-scale war now, as long as we can hold Xiangyang, we should not be defeated, Lu Wende, Lu Wenhuan has experienced a hundred battles, and it is not a problem to hold it for two or three years.

"The official, Lord Wen, Lord Lu has arrived."

"Okay, let them in, just in time to discuss the Mongols."

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, the military department has indeed received an urgent report from Lord Lu, and the news of my dragon's tooth may arrive two days in the evening." Judging from the information currently available, Mongolian Kublai Khan is making a big effort to change its internal affairs, and the minister thinks that Mongolia is not capable of launching a large-scale war at this stage, not to mention that there is no information from Yangzhou and Chengdu Fulu. ”

Wen Tianxiang also echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, if Kublai Khan invades the south, he should not start a war from only one region." ”

"It's hard to say, if I were Kublai Khan, I would have adopted the strategy of taking Xiangfan first. Junshi's analysis should be reasonable, Kublai Khan's accumulation of troops is most likely to disturb our dynasty. ”

The historical Mongol invasion of the south was to select a breakthrough point, occupy Xiangyang and then extend to the entire Southern Song Dynasty.

Wen Tianxiang nodded, and then asked, "But if it is only to disturb our court, then why did Your Majesty agree to dispatch the forbidden army?" This seems to be a bit of a drain on people. ”

"The army, it should be moved after a while, 100,000 forbidden troops will be damaged sooner or later if they stay in the capital for a long time. Song Rui, what has been the recent progress of Yun Bofei? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Yun Bofei basically closed his door except for often discussing with Shen Yiqiu, saying that he was about to find a way to improve the arquebus."

"Well, very good, I'll go to the Gunpowder Division in a few days. After the improvement of the arquebus, it was time to start building a new army. Junshi, where is Li Tingzhi? ”

"Your Majesty, everything is normal with Lord Li, and it is expected that up to five hundred soldiers will join the Dragon Tooth in the near future."

"Okay, tell Li Tingzhi that you must remember that it is better to have a shortage than an abundance."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Also, can the Dragon's Tooth Intelligence Department cover Qingxi on Liangzhejiang Road?"

"Not yet, now we have only set up liaison stations in key cities."

"Well, hurry up and cover, you also send someone to the Qingxi area to investigate the next organization called the Alliance, and I know very little about the situation of this organization."

As he was talking, Xiao Qi came to report, "Lord He Ji He has arrived." ”

"Hehe, today the three Chongzheng Hall lectures have all been learned, Xiao Qi, call He Aiqing in."