When everyone heard this, they were shocked.

Zhan Zhao first thought of it, if it is really as Bao Qing said, then should he do it? If you really don't make a ringing horse, what can you do? But at the beginning, he was forced to embark on the road of Xiangma.

And the most mixed feelings are Qian Zhutou, he knows that Bao Qing must have seen through him, and he has long known his true identity. I have lived under this disguise for many years, and I never expected that one day I would be able to throw off the hat of the prisoner.

"So, everyone should cheer up for the last ten days! Zhan Daxia still has the money to catch heads, I need you to concentrate on laying a net in two places, in addition to the Pu Dao hand, but also the archers. Bao Qing said.

"Which two places? Brother Bao, just give me orders! Zhan Fei was very excited to see that there was something to do, "By the way, Zhu Da Niu asked me to tell you that his father has improved the short crossbow again, and it can shoot a hundred steps away, and thirty steps can penetrate relatively thick armor." ”

"Okay, let the big cow send it to me later. Do you still remember this haunted ghost of the Nanqi River, and the floating corpse was found by the Nanqi River a few days ago? Later, we did an experiment upstream and worked out the approximate location of the deceased. ”

"yes, I remember!" Zhan Zhao thought about it and hurriedly said.

"And so many of you lay in ambush there. Stay there for me. On the tenth day, the waters of the Nanqi River will plummet, so I will guard that section of the riverbed, and I will go when the time comes. There was a team led by Qian Zhutou, and more archers were brought. Bao Qing looked at Qian Zhutou and said.

"Don't worry, my lord, I won't let you down." Qian Zhutou's eyes changed when he looked at Bao Qing.

"The other way, led by Zhan Daxia, was ambushed in my big mansion in the east of the city. Zhanfei, do you still remember the situation when you chased the water ghost that day? This time, as long as the water level of that pond drops slightly, you can go down for me, find a few others who are slightly familiar with water, and touch the channel that connects to the Nanqi River to see what is hidden in it? Bao Qing said.

"Your Excellency means that the passage hides the robbed official silver?" Zhanfei asked.

"I'm skeptical, but the passage to the Nanqi River is half a mile away. If the official bank is really in that channel, it should be in the channel where the money catches the head. After all, it is half a mile apart, and it is obviously not so easy to transport in the water passage. So, money catches you, that's the key. This time, I used the victims to intercept the flow of water from the upstream embankment, so that the water level downstream could be lowered to the lowest point, and as long as Qian Zhutou could see the entrance to the channel by the riverbed, we were done. ”

"Huh? Wouldn't the project be huge if the embankment was repaired to intercept the flow? Let's see if we can find something good to go down and have a look. Save your life and money. Zhanfei said.

"No, if it was really so easy for people to catch it, Li Jiujin's water ghost would have been a success. Presumably the cash drawer is too heavy, and they can't be as blatant as I am? Repair embankments to intercept flow. So, it just dragged on. And we have to make sure that nothing goes wrong this time, because we can't afford to lose. Otherwise, we will not only not be able to exonerate our crimes, but we will be afraid that we will lose our lives here. The bag owner said very solemnly.

After Bao Qing arranged everything, he basically scattered all the people in the yamen, and then sat back and waited for the loss of time. After another three or four days, Bao Qing was a little anxious, and what he was most worried about now was that the dam would not be completed on time.

If you can't go and see, you can't just consume it like this, Bao Qing just wanted to go out, and there was a sound of rapid footsteps outside, it turned out that Ouyang Xiu was here. I saw Ouyang Xiu running over with the Yellow Silk Holy Decree in his hand and a little anxious, and when he saw Jianqing, he said directly: "Bao Qing, you want the Holy Decree invited by Lord Fan, and your Excellency has done it." Now I would like to ask you how the investigation is going? Lord Fan is not eating and sleeping well now, just waiting for the result on your side, why did you dispatch a large number of victims to build the embankment? Where did you get the money and river materials? ”

Bao Qing grabbed the Yellow Silk Holy Decree, looked at it carefully, and nodded with satisfaction. The holy decree wrote that all those who contributed to this case would be exempted from their crimes, and Bao Qing was granted the right to dispose of the case on the spot, and the case was handled in the same way as the minister. After Bao Qing finished reading it, he carefully placed the holy decree in the house. Then he pulled Ouyang Xiu and said, "It's just right to come, you have to see the progress of the case, come with me to see it now!" ”

Ouyang Xiu was puzzled, and was pulled by Bao Qing in a daze, with more than a dozen Qin messenger guards, and went straight to the interception embankment.

When Bao Qing arrived, he was still shocked by the scene in front of him. This person is densely packed with people, busy on both sides of the river like ants, and it seems that this Qin master book is still contributing. The dam was built from both sides of the river bank to the center of the river at the same time, and high guardrails had been built on both sides, and about a few hundred people were pulling the earth and stones in the river, and the whole project was about five or six thousand people.

"Your Excellency, you're here! We're hurrying and should be able to meet the deadline. Look, my lord, there is only the middle section left, as long as the middle is closed, you can intercept the flow by adding three feet upward! "Master Qin came running with a few river workers, covered in mud and the smell of sweat.

Bao Qing nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Yes, you have worked hard, when this matter is over, I will play the court to ask for credit for you!" One thing to pay attention to, be sure to keep the interception for a day, I will send someone to be on duty here, once the interception is to notify me immediately! ”

"It's my lord!" Master Qin left in a hurry.

What Bao Qing has to do now is to plug the leak and ensure that there is no leakage at all. Bao Qing pondered for a while, then said to Ouyang Xiu: "Brother Ouyang, can you bring your Qincha guards here to help me defend this embankment?" ”

"What? Hold this dike? Ouyang Xiu couldn't react a little, "You should tell me, what does it mean to repair this embankment, you have built the embankment without permission for no reason, if the imperial history knows about it, I have to participate in your copy!" ”

"Afraid of what? I have a holy decree! Besides, aren't you the imperial history? I'll leave it to you here, if something goes wrong with you and affects my entire plan, you're all responsible! Bao Qingman didn't care.

"You!" Ouyang Xiu was a little speechless.

Bao Qing checked everywhere and went back. At this time, Zhu Daniu was already waiting there.

"Brother Bao, I'll send you a short crossbow, take a look!" Bao Qing took a short Cheng Liang's small crossbow arrow from Zhu Daniu's hand.

"It looks good, it fits perfectly! But it seems like it can only be shot once at a time, right? Bao Qing asked.

Zhu Daniu was a little helpless and aggrieved, and said slowly: "Brother Bao, why are your requirements so high!" This short crossbow, my father said, was his most proud masterpiece. Not only is it short and conducive to collection, but also very powerful, we are very satisfied, I also gave Zhanfei a gift, Zhanfei is full of praise. I didn't expect it to come to you, hey! ”

"Okay, yes, really, you go back and tell your father to make an arrow box in the back, you can put the arrows in the box, and put them on the crossbow arrows and shoot them directly and continuously!" Bao Qing suggested.

After Zhu Daniu left, Bao Qing sat quietly in the room alone, without saying a word. To say that you are not nervous is to deceive, and the more you get to the end, the more scared you are. Now he has a great responsibility, which is related to the heads of many people, so Bao Qing is worried now.

At the same time that Bao Qing was worried, the Great Song Emperor in the Zichen Palace was also worried. Renzong was very impatiently pacing in front of the dragon chair, and this highness was waiting for Lu Yijian and other important ministers of the Great Song Dynasty.

Renzong suddenly turned around and asked, "Tell me, there are still a few days left before the deadline for closing the case?" Why is there no news at all? Then Fan Zhongyan invited an exonerated accident a few days ago, why hasn't a single piece of music come over until now? ”

"Your Majesty, that Bao Qing is a nameless and broken talent, and he only has a slight reputation because he happened to solve a few cases a few times ago. Where can such a person take on such a heavy responsibility? We're wasting our time! This Liao people knocked on the side, our army was defeated and retreated, and suffered heavy losses, so I think it would be better to send someone to negotiate peace as soon as possible. They just want money and silk. Master Pang said.

"Never Your Majesty! The Liao people are tigers and wolves, and no amount of money can be fed. Our army was defeated and retreated one after another, only because of the shortage of food and grass and the obsolescence of the ordnance, which was not conducive to holding on, so we had to retreat! Your Majesty, you can send people to provide enough food and grass, replace your ordnance, or you can't fight, but defending the city is very promising! Xia Zhu, the squire of the military department, said.

As if helpless, Renzong sat down, looked up at Lu Yijian, and asked helplessly, "What does Lu Xiang think?" ”

Lu Yijian took a step forward and replied, "Isn't there still a few days left in the time given by Your Majesty, you might as well wait." It's been almost a month anyway. If the two million pieces of silver can really be recovered, Your Majesty can issue a decree to forgive him his crime and reward him, showing His Majesty's grace. If not, you can justifiably kill the officials of Changchang County, and you will not insult Your Majesty's good name. ”

"Then let's wait a few more days, but what about the troubles?"

"Wait! Wait until the money is recovered, and then we will discuss! ”