"Who died?!" Governor Wu asked in astonishment.

"The new prefect of Pingliang." Hong Shenzheng said, "After the new prefect reported to the political envoy in Xi'an Mansion, he went out to Pingliang, and disappeared after leaving Xi'an Mansion. In the end, it was the corpse that was found when the outside was leading people to patrol the mountain. ”

Governor Wu's face became extremely ugly, and he pointed at Hong Shenzheng and said, "Check, check it out for me." How do people die! ”

Hong Shenzheng said: "My lord, the Shaanxi Inspectorate has already intervened. It is believed that the results of the investigation will be available soon. ”

Governor Wu nodded slowly, suddenly looked straight at Hong Shenzheng, and asked suspiciously: "Will this matter have anything to do with Xu Liang?" ”

Could it be that Xu Liang sent someone to assassinate the new prefect?

In fact, when Hong Shenzheng first heard the news, he had the same suspicion. However, there is no evidence to prove this, and Hong cannot directly conclude that he is participating in politics. said impartially: "Before the results of the investigation came out, there was no evidence that this matter was related to Guozhong. With Guozhong's usual style of acting, it is unlikely that he would do such an outrageous thing. Perhaps, this was an accident. ”

When Governor Wu heard this, he felt a faint pain in his temples, and said with a painful expression: "Let's wait for the results of the investigation to come out." ”

Xu Liang didn't know that he had become the object of suspicion again. After Wanwenshan, Luo Rucai and others withdrew to Pingliang, according to Xu Liang's arrangement, Wanwenshan and Luo Rucai devoted themselves to the construction of the Liang Army's East Battalion, and Sima Qiudao, the owner of the artillery battalion, continued to search for nitrate mines in Pingliang Mansion.

Xu Liang has been staying in the camp of Jitou Mountain outside Zhenyuan City for the past few days, and has been correcting the specifications and manufacturing details of the Flying Eagle Cannon with master blacksmiths Chen Yu and Wang Dazhuang.

At present, according to the drawings provided by Xu Liang and the improvement suggestions after on-site inspection, Chen Yu and Wang Dazhuang have made twelve flying eagle cannons according to the requirements of the drawings. The guns weighed more than 320 pounds, and each cannon was equipped with ten shells. The firing range can reach a kilometer, although it is not as powerful as the No. 135 General Cannon in siege warfare. However, it is superior to light weight, long range, wide striking area, and because the shell striking object is equipped with spherical iron beads, it replaces the iron sheets, iron nails and other sharp objects used to fill the general's cannon in the past, which effectively reduces the wear and tear of the gun barrel.

According to Xu Liang's requirements, these twelve flying eagle guns are equipped in strict accordance with the standard parts, and the specifications and weights of each accessories are strictly consistent with the design requirements. Xu Liang led a general of the artillery battalion. On the back hill of the Jitou Mountain camp, after a few days of firing practice, we have basically mastered the problem of aiming the crosshair and adjusting the angle of the Flying Eagle Cannon when there is no wind, and formed a complete set of firing parameters, and the specific table shows the height of the crosshair and the adjustment angle when the target is within how many meters, and it has been proved afterwards that the hit rate of the shells fired according to this parameter has increased by more than half.

Of course. These test materials were brought back to Pingliang by Xu Liang as top-secret materials and handed over to the Tsing Yi Wei Archives for safekeeping. After Xu Liang returned to Xu's Mansion, he inquired about the recent situation of Pingliang Mansion, and finally learned from the mouth of Pingliang Governor Huang Daozhou that the new Pingliang Governor died in the middle of his tenure.

Faced with the curious inquiry of the Zodiac Zhou. Xu Liang knew what Huang Daozhou was thinking, and vetoed it righteously. Because Xu Liang had never even seen the face of this Pingliang prefect, the death of a stranger. Xu Liang was not interested.

Facts have proved that even Xu Liang is open-minded. But suspicion has diminished. On the third day after Xu Liang returned to Pingliang from the camp of Jitou Mountain, the officials of the Inspectorate Division, who had already arrived in Pingliang City, immediately came to visit the house. Ask where Xu Liang was during the time of the accident in the new prefect's mansion, and what kind of person proved that Yun was gone.

This made Xu Liang feel speechless. During the dinner, Xu Liang told Feng Suqin and Lou Xian'er about this incident as a joke.

Feng Suqin was dignified and calm, and after listening to it, she comforted Xu Liang very considerately. It was the third lady Lou Xian'er, who said with a smile: "Actually, when the news of the death of the prefect reached Pingliang City, I really thought that you would do it. Now that you deny it in public, you can only blame that person's life. ”

Then Lou Xian'er sneered again: "That person dares to come to the position of Pingliang Xianggong, and he deserves to die." ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head and smiled, "I really don't understand what happened to those people in the Inspectorate Division, I have never met that person, and he is dead, so he can actually suspect me." ”

Feng Suqin said with concern: "Xianggong, you are in a delicate situation now, I don't know how many people in the court are secretly watching you, the new Pingliang prefect died suddenly, it is not unreasonable for them to suspect you." It's just that we haven't done it, and no one can force it to come over. ”

Lou Xian'er sniffed, looking very playful and cute, and echoed when she heard the words: "That's it, Xianggong, let's not pay attention to those suspicious people." Sister Feng and I both believe in you. ”

Xu Liang smiled, feeling a warmth in his heart.

Lou Xian'er suddenly thought of something, and said to Xu Liang with a wry expression: "Xianggong, Xian'er still has something to do with Xianggong." ”

"Huh?" Xu Liang raised his head, looked at Lou Xian'er, and said with a smile: "The matter of Liang Jun's opera troupe, Xian'er, you can just watch it." If you are short of money, you will go to Manager Luo to ask for it, and if you are short of people, you will go outside to ask for it. ”

Lou Xian'er said resentfully: "The affairs of the drama troupe are all small things, so why don't you decide it." Could it be that in the eyes of Xianggong, Xian'er is only in charge of the small things of Liang Jun's troupe? ”

Xu Liang smiled dumbly, knowing that he had guessed wrong, he couldn't help but be interested, and asked, "What's the matter?" Ah, do you want to compose a new tune, and you want me to use my genius to choose a name for your tune? ”

Lou Xian'er glanced at Xu Liang angrily, pursed her lips, snorted twice, and felt despised by her father-in-law, so she simply shut up and didn't speak.

Seeing this, Feng Suqin chuckled and said, "Okay, don't make fun of Xian'er." ”

"I'll leave it to me." Feng Suqin said slowly: "That's the case. After the accident of Yingying's sister, didn't Xianggong tell Xian'er to go to Dai's Mansion to see General Dai more when she was free? Sister Xian'er and I often go over there to talk to Old Man Dai and relieve boredom. After going there many times and for a long time, we all feel that Mr. Dai is very easy to get along with, and Mr. Dai seems to be very close to Sister Xian'er. Yesterday, Old Man Dai suddenly proposed that he wanted to accept Xian'er's sister as a righteous daughter. Sister Xian'er didn't dare to agree at that time, so she came back to listen to your opinion. ”

Well? Dai Feng wants to take Lou Xian'er as a righteous daughter? Xu Liang was stunned for a moment, and felt a little surprised at first, how did the good and dignified Dai Feng play the role of a righteous father and a righteous daughter with Lou Xian'er?

Feng Suqin finished talking about the cause and effect, and then looked at Xu Liang quietly with Lou Xian'er.

Xu Liang pondered for a while, looked at Lou Xian'er, and said, "Xian'er, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Lou Xian'er said: "I ...... I can't make up my mind, I want to hear what you mean. ”

Xu Liang looked at Lou Xian'er with gentle eyes, and said softly: "Since it is Old Man Dai who wants to recognize Xian'er as a righteous daughter, of course, it is still based on Xian'er's opinion." Well, what do you think of Mr. Dai? ”

Lou Xian'er raised her head and thought about it, and said affirmatively: "Old man Dai...... It's okay, he's kind, and there's no shelf at all. ”

Xu Liang asked, "Then are you willing to recognize Old Man Dai as your father-in-law?" ”

"I ...... I don't know. Lou Xian'er said hesitantly.

Seeing this, Xu Liang changed his question, "Then, Xian'er, do you hate Old Man Dai?" ”

This time, Lou Xian'er replied quickly, very surely, "I don't hate it." ”

"Then how did you feel when you chatted with Old Man Dai?" Xu Liang asked again, "Is it happy, depressed, or nervous?" ”

Lou Xian'er thought for a while and said, "Old Man Dai is funny and humorous, and it's quite relaxing to chat with him." ”

Xu Liang understood. Nodding his head, he said, "Then recognize the righteous father." ”

"Oh." Lou Xian'er said, after a while, her whole body seemed to relax, and she looked up and smiled sweetly at Xu Liang and Feng Suqin.

Soon, the news that Dai Feng, a general of Pingliang, would recognize Lou Xian'er, the third lady of the Xufu Mansion, as his righteous daughter, spread in Pingliang City. In the past few days, the two well-known mansions in Pingliang City, Xu Mansion and Dai Mansion, have become busy, preparing to hold a banquet to celebrate General Dai's happy daughter.

Just when the lights were shining inside and outside the Xu Mansion, Hong Chengchou, a political participant in Shaanxi, came to Pingliang again. (To be continued......)