The perimeter of the cottage is square, and there are watchtowers at each corner, and there are four people in the east, west, north and south corners of each watchtower. Fortunately, they kept an eye on the cottage and sneaked in quietly while they were changing guards. Near the left is the rest place of the bandit patrolmen. According to the time of their departure, it should be six hours to change shifts. A road leads to the main church, and four or five buildings are scattered around it.

Evading the first wave of patrols, Zhao Xibao and the two hid in a ravine and ravine, leaning against trees to cover their figures.

"Lord Wang, their defense is well-trained, and they don't look like ordinary mountain bandits." Zhao Xibao lowered his voice and wondered.

Chu Qinzhi nodded, "Their patrol is similar to the deployment of the barracks, but it is not rigorous, and it will not be the layout of the barracks." But it has nothing to do with the military. ”

Zhao Xibao had an idea, "Could it be that their backer is in the army of Dongzhou City?" ”

"No, there is only a city defense battalion left in Dongzhou City, and the military power is in the hands of the governor. First, because this place is not close to the border city, there is no garrison in the city. Second, Dongzhou City is not large, which is not suitable for the army's daily training. ”

Zhao Xibao originally thought that the governor was also a mediocre and greedy person, but looking at Chu Qinzhi's expression, it was not the case, she wondered: "Since it has nothing to do with the governor, why don't you suppress the bandits?" ”

"There was no record of suppressing bandits in Dongzhou City, and in the peaceful era, the movement of the army needed to be approved. Bandits on this scale are not petty fights. ”

She boldly guessed: "Will it be sneaky and bandits, you don't know in the capital at all?" ”

"In order to prevent the army from moving without permission and create trouble for the people. The armies of each state city also shoulder the supervision task of the armies of the surrounding state towns, which are crossed by pairs and replaced from time to time. If something goes wrong, it is a dereliction of duty to supervise the army. ”

"I see, then the possibility of concealment is ruled out, either because they are complicit in not reporting it, or they don't know about the existence of the robbers at all."

Zhao Xibao found that the cave in the distance was dark, but it was still guarded. She pulled Chu Qinzhi's sleeve and pointed in the direction to him, "Lord Wang, look, there." ”

Chu Qinzhi whispered to Zhao Xibao: "Madam, stay here and don't move, I'll come when I go." Watching him move swiftly through the night, he shot neatly and cleanly, and quickly knocked out the guards at the door in uniform. After entering, it took less than a stick of incense to come out.

After Chu Qinzhi entered, he found that all the rice and grain of the Zhao family were inside, and there were guys tied inside. It seems that the situation inside is not as bad as imagined.

After the two successfully retreated to the foot of the mountain, Zhao Xibao opened his mouth to inquire about the situation inside. "Lord Wang, is there the batch of rice in the cave that we lost?"

"Ma'am, you guessed it right, we need to go back first." Chu Qinzhi nodded, "The killing heart of the mountain bandits is not heavy, and most of the guys are also tied to Xinmi. Now that the guards have been knocked out, they will surely notice something strange by tomorrow morning at the latest, and instead of passively waiting for them to transfer the rice grain, it is better for us to take the initiative to attack. ”

"They don't kill people, aren't they afraid of losing their deeds, and when the time comes, the human and material evidence will be there, and their crimes will be ironclad?" Zhao Xibao analyzed the behavior of the thieves, and he was puzzled no matter what.

Chu Qinzhi has a rough guess about what they did, but there is one thing that he still can't understand and needs to be verified.

The two hurried back to Dongzhou City. Zhao Xibao returned to the courtyard first and rested for a while. Chu Qinzhi immediately went to the Assassination Mansion and interrogated the Assassin and the Long History. It is imperative to transport the new rice back from the cottage first.

In the dim and deep prison, Chu Qinzhi first went to visit the dying long history, Xifeng presented a thick stack of paper from the interrogation, his eyes forgot to penetrate the water, stared at the prince, and wanted to ask for the master's praise and take his vacation, the prince was inseparable from the princess for the past three days, and he had not seen the little peach for three days, and he especially missed the steamed bun with the little peach.

Chu Qin looked through it and lowered his head to ask Xicheng. "You didn't torture Changshi, did you?" Xicheng grinned: "Where do you dare?" The crime of the long history was convicted by the Imperial Historical Observatory in accordance with the laws and regulations, and we convicted and punished privately. ”

Xicheng pointed behind him with his thumb, "That Changshi is a guy who is strong on the outside and capable in the middle." Just soak the mutilated corpse in a wine vat and let him see it, and he was so frightened that he peed his pants. asked what to do, and he blew himself up without asking. Don't say it, the idea that this perverted guy came up with by Xifeng really works. ”

Chu Qinzhi looked at the complete confession, which was a little upside down, and it seemed that he was quite frightened. It's just that the long history has never mentioned the mountain bandits. Chu Qinzhi opened the cell door and personally interrogated. "Changshi, is the matter of the mountain bandits outside the city related to you?"

Changshi cried and hugged Chu Qinzhi's thigh, "My lord, my lord, everything I can know has been recruited, don't kill me, don't kill me?" ”

Changshi was already trembling with fright, and he couldn't even speak clearly, and he didn't look like a liar. Is it really unknowing? To see him, he could only ask the one inside.

Before Chu Qinzhi entered, he heard the people inside chanting as if they were crazy. Xicheng touched the pimple on his body, "Master, don't you know, Dongzhou Thorn Shi is also a weirdo, when he first came in, the east sun was warm, and he didn't live." insisted on living in the cell at the west end, and no one could pull it. Impatient, people who don't know, think that there are gold and silver treasures waiting for him inside. ”

Chu Qinzhi looked back at Xi Cheng, "How long has he been like this?" Xi Cheng counted the time, "He has been like this since I entered the prison for interrogation. Over and over again every day, saying the same thing. ”

Chu Qinzhi stopped outside the cell door and listened.

Ask the world, what is love, and what is the promise of life and death? There are double flyers in the south and the north, and the old wings have been cold and hot several times. Happy and fun, parting bitter, there are even more crazy children.

You should have a saying, thousands of miles of stratus clouds, thousands of mountains and twilight snow, who does the shadow go to?

Hengfen Road, lonely when the drums, the smoke is still flat. The soul is a little more groaning, and the mountain ghosts are crying in the wind. The sky is also jealous, and the warblers and swallows are all loess.

Through the ages, in order to stay for the people, he sang and drank wildly, and visited Yanqiu.

It is actually "Yanqiu Ci", which is orderly. 'Yi Chou went to the test and merged with the state, and said to the goose catcher: "I got a goose today, and I killed it." Those who escaped from the net screamed and could not go, but threw themselves to the ground and died. "Because of the bought, buried on the Fenshui, the stone is known, called "Yanqiu". Most of the companions are poems, and there are also "Yanqiu Ci". There was no palace merchant in the past, and now it is revised. ’

Chu Qinzhi hooked his lips and smiled, the history of cowardice and madness in other people's mouths is worthy of its name. He pushed open the cell door: "The assassin is so affectionate, have you ever pitied the people of Dongzhou?" Thorn Shi spread his hair, changed his usual submissive appearance, looked at the visitor indifferently, sniffed lightly with his nose, and knelt on the ground to worship. The sinners see the king! ”

Chu Qinzhi motioned to Xicheng to close the door, and Xicheng moved the chair down and temporarily waved away the unrelated labor in the cell. Dongzhou Thorn Shi was prostrate on the ground, Chu Qinzhi's elbow was propped up on the chair handle, his chin was propped up, and he looked down at the people on the ground with his legs crossed, "It is rumored that Thorn Shi is cowardly and cowardly, and when this king sees it today, it is far from the rumors." Have you seen this king before? ”

Thorn Shi never dared to raise his head, "The criminal minister has never seen it, but the ambergris on His Highness's body belongs to the imperial court tribute." You have an extraordinary bearing, and you can let the governor delegate power and directly command the Shence army to surround the Assassin Mansion, and your identity can be imagined. ”

Chu Qinzhi knew that there were many suspicions on the assassin's body, but this was not the best time for interrogation. He has more important things to do. "Let me ask you, do you know about the mountain bandits outside Dongzhou City?"

Thorn Shi nodded, "The guilty minister knows that his sin is unforgivable, but please believe that once Your Highness believes in the criminal minister, I will write a letter, not attach a personal seal." When the time comes, whatever His Highness wants to do, it will be smooth and unhindered. It's just that the private seal is hidden in the secret compartment of the study, and it will take a lot of time for you to search, and what Your Highness does cannot be delayed. ”

Chu Qinzhi summoned Xicheng and instructed pen, ink, paper, and inkstone to serve. He went out and took Zhao Xibao to his residence by the way. On the way to the Assassin's Mansion, I briefly described the situation. When Zhao Xibao heard it, hey, hey, he went to the Assassin Mansion to explore the treasure, when he was studying art in Wuxu Mountain, he was most interested in the art of the mechanism, and the master once boasted that her smart talent was on par with that of the senior brother. When it comes to Senior Brother, Master always praises him as something in heaven and on earth.

Speaking of which, when I left, I hadn't said goodbye to my senior brother yet, and my senior brother was always elusive, and he didn't meet him a few times a year. But the elder brother is the best person for her, and he always leaves it to her for good food and fun. Even the master was a little jealous, saying that the senior brother lacked care for him. Master often grabs food and drink with her. Hmph, come to think of it, since the mountain road was goodbye, I haven't been to Wuxu Mountain, and when I have time to go back, I will definitely go to see it again, maybe the master who is wandering outside will come back. Knowing that her cute and kind apprentice is not only married, but also married to a high-ranking and powerful man, the most beautiful man in the capital, Wang Ye Ning will definitely cry. After all, the apprentice came back to ask him for debts, and he didn't pay the dowry money. At the beginning, Master promised that the better she married, the more dowry she would give.

In the bustling city of Dongzhou, a group of ordinary people surrounded Mixing.

"You have raised the price of rice so high that the people cannot afford to buy rice, so they can only starve, and you only think about how to make money and profit, and you still have half of the conscience of a businessman?"

"If you love to buy it or not, don't surround it, we are not doing charity, the price of rice is approved according to the notice of the government, if you have any problems, go to the government." The owner of the rice shop was impatient to expel the surrounding crowd.

Zhong Tingli rode his horse to Dongzhou City and stood outside the crowd to listen. The price of rice in Dongzhou City has gone crazy to such an extent. Since the emperor appointed him to be in charge of disaster relief and water conservancy construction in Dongzhou. He couldn't sit idly by.