Not long after the camp in Mao's Village, an envoy sent by Li Tai to Yong'an City rushed up and brought a letter from Wang Qingde, the feudal and loyal county guard.

Li Tai opened the letter and glanced at it, and a sneer suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In the letter, Wang Qingde was very politely worded, first asking Li Tai why he did not let the envoy enter the order into the county government, since he was under the order to exercise? Then he said that even if he was ordered to inspect Zheng Guoqu, there was no reason to enter the county and stay in Bailuyuan.

To sum it up, you are not welcome here, get out of here!

These two questions are also justified and reasonable, and the exercise of the written order is an important evidence for the envoy to communicate with the local government, without which the local government can not receive or even arrest directly. And the main stream of Zheng Guoqu is a hundred and ten miles away from Bailuyuan, and Li Tai's itinerary is indeed not able to reach here.

But Li Tai, as an upstart in the overlord who has won the ambition of Fang Zijung, is he reasonable?

After reading this letter, he was not ashamed of his unreasonable trouble, but felt that Wang Qingde was a little ignorant. Isn't this kind of thing going over with a lake, are you really a fart?

Xinwei is such a big governor of the city, and he didn't want to check my mission order, so he took care of a meal and gave a business. Lao Tzu doesn't come to eat and drink yours, can't you rest your feet on the road? Your uncle blocked He Liuhun so much that he had no temper, and Lao Tzu and the elders warmed the bed for Empress Dowager Feng!

He threw the letter aside, not taking to heart the warnings that he had been ordered to leave the country within a certain time.

There are also loyal and pure ministers in the Western Wei Dynasty, but in such a situation, the other party is so unpretentious, either because he is a thief and has something to do with the matter, or he mistakenly thinks that he is here to support the Mao family and is dissatisfied.

If you really want to be neither, this Wang Qingde is really a loyal and meticulous pure minister, it's a big deal to apologize afterwards, what are you doing with a long mouth?

Anyway, I just don't leave, although Lao Tzu is shameless, but you can't help but give face, a reprimand is so reasonable, how can I step down? If it is confirmed that the crime happened in Jianzhong County, I can't spare you!

Mao Shijian mobilized his clansmen and friendly villagers to visit the surrounding area of this realm, and first focused on the melting of Buddha statues that were easier to start, but after two days, there were no obvious clues to find, but they brought back a few bronze Buddha statues that Li Tai intended to use as planting.

As for the county town of Jianzhong, apart from that letter, there was no further action.

At least the county guard Wang Qingde did not dare to directly send troops to Bailu to expel Li Tai and his party, although Hongbinzha also had village soldiers stationed, but there were only more than 1,000 people, and the number and combat effectiveness were not Li Tai's opponents.

Even if Wang Qingde is not angry in his heart, he can only endure it, and he may have made a small report to the Chang'an Imperial Court and the Huazhou Overlord, but at least he can't control Li Tai now. This inevitably made Li Tai feel more and more the joy of being a domineering military leader, Lao Tzu really made his career too late!

It wasn't until the evening of the third day that things finally made a breakthrough.

A few days ago, a Mao villager petitioned to buy a low-cost sick horse in the Menghou Yuancao Market in the west, and the characteristics were somewhat in line with Liu Min's description of his mount.

"Yes, this—this is my horse! Since this place has appeared, the missing figure must not be far away! ”

Liu Min carefully examined the marks on the back of the ear and ankle of the sick horse, and suddenly said excitedly, he had been restless for several days, but fortunately, things finally came to an eyebrow.

Mao Shijian pointed to the dark-haired and depressed horse and said: "This horse is not sick from the epidemic, but has been fed with poisonous herbs, diarrhea, diarrhea, blood, convulsions, and difficulty in moving. If it is not relieved by the magic method, it will soon disappear to death. ”

After hearing this, Liu Min was heartbroken, gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, it must be a traitor in the army, who poisoned the horse first, making it difficult for my troops to move, and then rounded up and kidnapped him, and there was no news at all......"

Li Tai also agreed with Liu Min's guess that if hundreds of cavalrymen could not control the foot strength of their mounts, it would be difficult for them to wrap up together in the suburbs. Before Jihu chased more than 10,000 soldiers, Li Tai was able to lead his troops to the boundary of Xi'an Prefecture, which shows the importance of mobility.

If it is determined that the horses are drugged and plotted, a new clue can be derived, and there must be an internal response in the armed forces or forces of the township regiment in that team, and the number must not be small.

Horsepower is the most important thing on the road, and the grass and grain feed must be carefully prepared, and it is rare to eat it in the wild. When this happens, there must be a problem with the feed and feeding links.

Mao Shijian villagers bought horses in the market before Li Tai and his party arrived, and according to his recollections, the people who sold horses were not locals, but travelers from other places, and even if they recalled it, they could not remember any effective information. The only thing that can be confirmed is that this group of people must pass through the three plains.

With this hard clue, there is no need to look for a needle in a haystack as before. So Mao Shijian and the villagers inspected whether there were similar sick horses around the territory, and even the newly entered horse skins and the butchers who killed the horses were carefully visited.

Of course, it is also a clue to track down from the Xianyang Township Regiment and the envoys from the counties who accompanied the team, after all, the sick horse that found Liu Min's tribe was basically determined that this was a crime of guarding and stealing.

But in this way, it is inevitable to go to Xianyang to inquire about the public, but Li Tai and the others do not know how deeply the official figures there are involved, and it is not wise to go rashly, and they will also startle the snake.

On this day, Li Tai and the others were still waiting for new news in the Bailuyuan camp, but a member of the Mao clan who followed Mao Shijian out to inquire about the news hurriedly rushed into the camp: "Governor, it's not good!" My family, Ah Lang, was captured by the county envoys......"

Li Tai frowned immediately after hearing this, and while ordering the Qu people in the middle of the camp to put on armor and prepare for battle, he asked in a deep voice: "Is it that you are involved in the county government to track down the crimes?" ”

The people of the Mao clan shook their heads after hearing this, and said: "The arrest of people in the county should have nothing to do with this. Today, Ah Lang went to Yong'an City to visit his old relatives, and he happened to meet the county guard on the street, and asked the governor when he would leave his hometown, and Ah Lang was arrested because he was angry with his reply......"

When Li Tai heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and he felt that this was still his own pot?

"Before Ah Lang was arrested, he handed this letter to me to the Grand Governor, saying that with the latest discovery, he could already know the whereabouts of the thief. He still did not forget the order in the face of danger, and implored the Metropolitan Governor to rescue Ah Lang......"

The man of the Mao clan handed over a letter and said with a pleading face.

Li Tai took the letter and opened it to a look, which recorded the latest clues investigated by Mao Shijian, which specifically mentioned a local tyrant Lei in Yunyang County in the west, who had recently assigned a domestic slave to sell a batch of sick horses in Zuojin Grass Market, and the symptoms were similar to those found before, but they were sold in a scattered manner and could not be traced down in detail.

This Lei himself is also the Bodhisattva of the Hongfa Temple in Yunyang County, and recently went out to preach the Dharma with the monks of the Hongfa Temple, and there were several powerful families in the territory to follow, and the number of members once reached thousands, but their whereabouts were obscure. And this Lei has a son-in-law who served as the commander of the township regiment in Xianyang County, and there is another family in the realm that serves as a county lieutenant in Ganquan County in the north of Xianyang Territory.

When Li Tai pointed out the name of the commander recorded in the letter and showed it to Liu Min, Liu Min's face suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "This person is the leader of the township regiment sent by the Xianyang envoy!" It's really a pity that these realm thieves are so bold and reckless! ”

Although this made sense, when it came out of Liu Min's mouth, Li Tai always felt a little weird. The local heroes are bold and reckless, and it is true that it is not a pity to die, but where do you Hedong Haoqiang come from to say this?

You are not subservient, you dominate the salt pond and surrender to the Western Wei Dynasty, Gao Huan is also eager to kill you alive, you have to pay it back when you come out to mix, why can't you accept it?

If there is no accident, the Hongfa Temple located in Yunyang County should be the real goal of this trip, of course, even if there is an accident, Li Tai can also make it accidental.

However, whether Wang Qingde, the warden of Jianzhong County, who jumped out to stir up trouble, was simply to take revenge on himself and attack the Mao family, or whether he was also involved in the incident and intended to obstruct and cover up, Li Tai could not be sure.

If it is the latter, it means that the other party has been alerted and is afraid that the dog will jump off the wall in a hurry. If it is the former, even if Li Tai goes to the theory now, he will lose money without actual evidence in hand, and he can only fight the situation.

Li Tai carefully inquired about the rural situation and topography of Yunyang County from the Mao clan, and decided that it was important to do the right thing first.

The Hongfa Temple is located in the north of Chentou Mountain, north of the Meridian Ridge, if these thieves are shocked to flee into the mountain, it will be difficult for his men and horses to chase and intercept and encircle and suppress.

And there may be many powerful people involved in this matter, if they are given enough time to fan the civil uprising, and Li Tai can't grasp the conclusive evidence of the other party's crime in his hands, then the fun will be really great.

He communicated his thoughts to Liu Min for a while, and Liu Min nodded in agreement. Although it is not certain whether Wang Qingde is involved, the most important thing at the moment is to grasp the facts of the crime of stolen goods first.

"Go and tell Jianzhong County Shou that our department has entered the investigation into the robbery of Taiwan's goods, and we have conclusive evidence of the crime, and we will eliminate the thieves on the same day. In its strict defense realm, don't let the thief's feelings erode in the realm, if you dare to hurt my subordinates, you will be compensated with blood after returning! ”

After a little muttering, Li Tai ordered again, and took out a Buddha statue that had been planted as evidence of the crime, and sent it to Jianzhong County.

Now that it has been decided to attack immediately, there is no need to hide the matter anymore, and it is impossible for the huge Jianzhong County Government to all be in the same stream. The topic is clear, even if someone is involved, they must also be bogeyed.

That Wang Qingde's famous disciple, there is no shortage of clan members in the Guan, even if he is involved in the worst situation, he does not dare to openly rebel against the county and hurt Mao Shijian.

If this matter is done well, the credit will naturally be mine, if it is not done well, I will tell you, you magistrates are still messing up, you are really mediocre officials!

After explaining this, Li Tai ordered to immediately leave the camp and go straight to the Hongfa Temple in the north.

There are no particularly trendy townsmen in the Yunyang realm, and if you want to pinch them together and work together, you must have transcendent appeal, and the big temple in this realm is the most likely hub, of course, you have to fight seven inches. Even if the guess is wrong, according to Li Tai's practical experience, building a Buddhist temple is much more beneficial than building a strong one.