Chapter 187: Burning the Barracks
only said that there were important things to tell each other, but there was no mention of specific important things. After seeing Taiwei Lin's curious look, he immediately ordered someone to take out the map, and said while handing it to Taiwei Lin.
"This map is the map of the Great Zhou training secret place that this king has worked hard to get his hands on. Please also ask Mrs. Lin to take a closer look at this map and see what to do. ”
Listening to what Chu Lingshen said, and then looking at the map in front of him, Taiwei Lin was very happy, took the map with both hands, and discussed it carefully with Chu Lingshen.
"Right now, we have a map of the Great Zhou training area, which is extremely beneficial to us. I don't know how to make use of our current advantages to better play this map. Mrs. Lin spoke first, looked at the map in front of him, his eyes lit up a little, and said.
"Mrs. Lin thought about it, but he really thought of this king's heart." Chu Lingshen smiled heartily, "It would be a pity if such an important picture was not used to the fullest. I just don't know what plan Taiwei Lin has to maximize the role of this map? ”
Hearing this, Taiwei Lin showed a slightly confident expression, and talked to Chu Lingshen in detail like this. Chu Lingshen nodded after hearing this, and then pulled out his thoughts, and discussed them with him carefully, not wanting to let go of the slightest detail.
Because the two were very cautious, they discussed for a long time before they came up with a plan. The two of them decided to send someone to secretly burn down the barracks and never reveal their identities.
After making a plan, Chu Lingshen and Lin Taiwei immediately found the best masters in their respective countries, gave them a detailed order, and saw that all the masters nodded one after another, so they put their minds at ease and ordered them to set off as soon as possible.
After receiving the order, the masters would not delay, and set off from the state of Chu overnight and went to the Great Zhou. Running all the way day and night, it didn't take long to reach the outside of the capital of the Great Zhou.
According to the map sent by Xu Qinghe, the training place of the Great Zhou is in the Beibi Mountains outside the city. According to the map, the masters sent by the two countries entered the Beibi Mountain at night.
Sure enough, as Xu Qinghe explained in his letter, the terrain of Beibi Mountain is extremely dangerous, and it is even more dangerous at night, so that people are covered with cold sweat after seeing it. Fortunately, the masters are all equipped with unique skills, as long as they are cautious, there will be no accidents.
Starting from the foot of the mountain, we walked cautiously all the way, and when we reached about halfway up the mountain, we crossed the dense forest and there was a valley. The terrain of the valley is different from the surrounding area, it is extremely flat, and the dense training place of the Great Zhou is built here.
After about half an hour's trek, the group reached the valley. Looking down from the edge of the valley, there was a solemnity below the fruit room, which was a dense place for military training.
"The news from the right prime minister is really reliable, and this is the secret training place of the Great Zhou. We're going to make a big difference this time. One of the masters was younger, and when he saw the situation in front of him, he couldn't help but be a little unable to suppress the joy in his heart and spoke up.
Hearing this, the other person hurriedly covered his mouth with one hand and whispered, "Shhh, don't you want to die?" The soldiers who can train in this secret place are all the best in the Great Zhou, even if they fall asleep at night, they are very vigilant, in case you wake them up, we will all be affected by you. ”
Hearing this, the person who spoke first understood that he had done something wrong, and his face showed a slight blush, and he hurriedly closed his mouth and stopped talking.
The other masters also quieted down, and the group moved forward with bated breath, carefully walking towards the depths of the valley and the direction of the training ground.
When they arrived at the training ground, everyone stopped. I saw that at this time, the entire training ground was immersed in silence, and the night was shrouded, which was even more extraordinarily quiet.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, several people immediately made a decision and found the direction of the granary according to the drawings. When they found it, they set fire to the granary and hurried away.
Because at this time the soldiers in the training ground were all asleep, so that no one noticed them. It was only when the fire had spread completely, and thick smoke enveloped the entire valley, that the soldiers were awakened. At this time, the arsonists on both sides of Qi and Chu had already died and disappeared.
The fire was thick and smoky. The Commander of the Secret Land was the first to wake up. He went out, looked at the sight in front of him, and was very surprised, but he did not dare to delay, and hurriedly called the soldiers up.
The soldiers in this secret place were all well-trained, and when they woke up, a group of soldiers immediately got up and hurriedly put out the fire, their eyes were clear, and they did not see the slightest sleepiness.
Fortunately, there was no wind in the valley, and the fire only spread in the granary, but it did not cause the entire training ground to be thrown into a sea of fire, and it was quickly extinguished by the soldiers.
After the fire was saved, the granary had been burned clean, and nothing was left, and the place where it should have been the granary had been covered with a piece of coke at this time.
Looking at the scene in front of them, all the soldiers were at a loss for what to do, and could only look at their commander. The chief of the secret land looked at the prospect and didn't know what to do, but after all, he was the person in charge of the secret land, and he could only deal with it now.
I saw that the chief frowned deeply at first, and his eyes swept over the people in front of him little by little, without missing a trace: "In such a season, it shouldn't be the period of wildfires, why was the granary burned down?" ”
The officer's expression was majestic, and the soldiers all bowed their heads when he saw them, but none of them could answer his question, and they only looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Looking at everyone's reaction, the chief was also a little helpless, looking at this sudden scene, everyone was tired, and now they were just holding on, so they simply stopped letting them dry up here. The chief ordered them, "Go back to your room and rest first, and I'll take care of the rest." ”
After saying that, the chief turned his gaze to his own guards, and said, "You have quick legs and feet, and you went to the palace overnight to report the matter to the court. I'll talk about it after I see the emperor, remember. ”
The situation was urgent, and the news naturally came quickly. It didn't take long for the news to reach the palace and the emperor.
When the emperor learned of this, he was furious, and sent many Janissaries overnight, and ordered the Praetorian Guards to rummage through the entire Beibi Mountain, vowing to catch the culprit who burned down the granary.
At this time, Qi Chu and the others had already fled, where could they still find it? The Praetorian Guards naturally searched for nothing but to no avail, so they could only tell the emperor all the news.
Seeing that he couldn't find out why, the emperor was angry and worried, so he could only tell the news to the ministers, hoping that some of them would come up with some suggestions.
After hearing this, the ministers were also at a loss and panicked. There is a secret place for military training in the Great Zhou, which is almost a well-known place, but where this secret place is, is little known.
Now that someone not only knows where the secret land is, but also burns down the granary in it with his own hands, how can it not make people angry and inexplicable, and they don't know what to do?
Among them, only Xu Qinghe can be regarded as knowing the truth. Xu Qinghe was silently happy in his heart. Listening to this news, it must be caused by the King of Chu sending people to act. It's just that the king of Chu acted so fast, which is really surprising.
Xu Qinghe's joy was hard to hide in his heart, but his face was still quiet, he only hid his joy in his heart, and his face looked worried like a group of ministers, thinking hard about countermeasures.
Working together, one of the ministers suddenly figured out where the most important place was, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it is not the most critical place to find the arsonist at the moment. ”
"Why did Aiqing say that?" When the emperor heard what the minister said, his face was a little gloomy, "If finding the arsonist is not the most critical point, then I will ask you, how is it the key point?" ”
"The minister thinks that the key is to solve the problem of military salaries first." was forced by the emperor to ask him like this, but the minister also showed a little humility and arrogance, and calmly reported to the emperor, "The most indispensable thing in the army, in addition to the military heart, is grain and grass." If the pay is not enough, what if you want to send troops to fight at that time? ”
Such an analysis was reasonable, and after hearing this, the emperor also felt that it was somewhat reasonable, so he ordered the people to pay taxes to make up for the vacancy in military salaries.
Watching the emperor's order, Gu Zhiheng, who had been listening silently and not saying a word, suddenly thought of something in his heart, and hurriedly stood up among the ministers and reported to the emperor: "Father, the son has something to say." ”
"What's the matter? The emperor said it was okay. At first glance, seeing Gu Zhiheng stand up, the emperor had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't say anything, only told Gu Zhiheng to speak.
Gu Zhiheng proposed: "As the crown prince, the imperial brother should set an example for the ministers. Gu Zhiheng's eyes looked in the direction of Shen Huo with a smile, and said, "It's better to let the imperial brother lead the guards into the city to pay taxes, so as to take this opportunity to exercise the imperial brother's ability, what does the father think?" ”
Gu Zhiheng had a ghost idea in his heart, but his face was just sincere, and he looked at the emperor fixedly. The emperor was stared at by him like this, believed it, and naturally agreed to Gu Zhiheng's suggestion.
I saw that the emperor shook his head again and again, and first thought about Gu Zhiheng and said: "What the emperor said is very reasonable, accurate." Then he turned his head to look at Shen Huo and said, "What, is the prince willing to take this errand and go to the city to pay taxes for me?" ”
Shen Huo looked at the scene in front of him, and naturally knew that this was a problem that Gu Zhiheng deliberately pushed himself, but there was no way. Now that everyone is watching, he has already been unable to ride a tiger, and he can't refuse it.
Shen Huo only thought for a moment in his heart, then smiled at the emperor and said, "It is an honor for my son to share the worries of my father. In this case, after the court was lowered, the retainers went to the city to pay taxes. ”
Seeing that Shen Huo should go, the emperor also showed a happy look, and said: "The prince can think like this, I am really very pleased." The guards in this palace are at your disposal, and you don't have to ask what I mean. ”