Night is approaching, and there are patrols everywhere in the Huzhou General Army, which can be described as heavily guarded. Despite this, Zhou Zhenzhen still mixed in, and no one noticed.

At the gate of the mansion, Tian Qiufang, the chief soldier of Huzhou, rushed back from the barracks, and the soldiers guarding the mansion immediately stepped forward to take the treasure knife he handed over and sent it back to the study. Zhou Zhenzhen lay on a roof and watched him silently.

After Tian Qiu returned to the room, Zhou Zhenzhen also followed, following all the way.

The spring night was cold and dewy, and the candlelight of the General Soldier's Mansion was flickering, Tian Qiu took off a heavy armor and sat in front of the desk, holding a pen against the candlelight. Zhou Zhenzhen hid under the windowsill and looked inside.

"I heard that Tian Qiu is a good general, and he was deeply respected by the people during his tenure as the chief soldier, and now it seems that what he said is true, such a person should not be angry with Li Anhuai, presumably he does not know about the grain and grass being transferred. I'm afraid I'll have to investigate it myself. ”

Zhou Zhenzhen said secretly in her heart, she watched Tian Qiu put down her pen and pressed the seal of the Huzhou General Military Mansion on a secret letter.

She secretly couldn't help but stay for a long time, and it was this moment that made her see the key to the armory that could open the granary in Huzhou.

Zhou Zhenzhen had a flash of inspiration, her body moved, and she quickly disappeared in front of the window.

It was already very late at night, and the soldiers of the patrol of the General Military Office sounded the gongs and drums to close the team to bed.

Tian Qiu's door was gently pushed open, and Zhou Zhenzhen changed into a neat outfit, covered her face tightly, and quietly slipped into the room.

The room was pitch black, and Zhou Zhenzhen groped all the way to the front of the bookcase by the bright moonlight, and there was a secret letter with a seal on the hill on the case. Driven by curiosity, she carefully picked up and opened the secret letter, which was a report of the recent disaster in Huzhou, and the envelope was signed "King Yong's personal opening"

A secret letter to Li Jingwen?

Zhou Zhenzhen read it again, but unfortunately there was no news on this secret letter.

Let's find the key first.

Thinking like this, she hurriedly folded the secret letter and stuffed it back into the envelope, and suddenly, she felt a chill in her neck and a chill in her back.

- Tian Qiu didn't know when he had woken up, and Zhou Zhenzhen was so engrossed in the letter that she didn't notice it.

At this moment, Tian Qiu was holding a knife on Zhou Zhenzhen's neck.

"Who are you? Why did you sneak into my commander's mansion in the middle of the night!? ”

Zhou Zhenzhen did not answer immediately, but tentatively put down the secret letter. She turned her back to Tian Qiu and slowly raised her hands.

"The chief soldier is worthy of being a general, and he noticed me so quickly."

"Don't divert the topic! Who are you? ”

"I, I'm ......"

Zhou Zhenzhen deliberately slowed down her speech, and in the next moment, she turned her head violently and split the knife in his hand with one palm, and easily flipped it with one hand to support the bookcase.

Not to be outdone, Tian Qiu followed over the bookcase, Zhou Zhenzhen struggled to run to the door, Tian Qiu slashed at the door with a knife, he drew the knife along the crack that was split, Zhou Zhenzhen flashed on his back, and hid half a step away from him.

"Thieves don't want to hide!" Tian Qiu drank vigorously.

Zhou Zhenzhen dodged again, dodging the knife he swept in again.

"I have no intention of being your enemy, I just want to investigate the matter tonight, and I would like to ask the adults to make it convenient."

Tian Qiu snorted fiercely, unmoved. Seeing this, Zhou Zhenzhen could only lead Tian Qiu to the bedside. She jerked around and looked back, throwing a handful of white powder at him with a wave of her arm.

The powder was flowing in the air and Tian Qiu was accidentally hit, only to feel dizzy, and as soon as the force in his hand was lost, the knife fell to the ground with a clatter, and the whole person fell to the ground defenselessly.

Zhou Zhenzhen stood on the edge of the bed and looked at him coldly, and only after seeing him gradually lose his will and coma did she lean down and squat.

"I'm sorry Lord Tian, I have to borrow the key from you."

After she finished speaking, she touched it, and finally found a bunch of keys in his arms.

Zhou Zhenzhen has always been in awe of loyal ministers and good generals, and she struggled to help the unconscious Tian Qiu to put him on the bed before leaving.

……

In the spice shop outside Huzhou City, Eleven was sitting in the backyard boiling medicine. The charcoal fire on the stove was booming, the medicine had been boiling, and the rich smell of Chinese medicine wafted out of the clay pot.

Half of the strings didn't know when he woke up, and when he woke up and saw this strange environment for the first time, he instinctively became alert and stood up with the pain on his body.

Pushing open the door, a smell of medicine came to my nose. He saw Eleven sitting quietly with his fan in his hands, and he took a difficult step against the door frame.

"Eleven." He called softly.

Eleven looked up and saw the weak half-string, she quickly put down the fan in her hand and walked towards him, helping him steadily.

"Don't move, the landlord only helped you take out the bone nail on your body today, and you should recuperate now if you are seriously injured."

"The landlord is here?"

"Hmm." Eleven nodded lightly, "I just arrived today, and now I have gone to the General Soldier's Mansion." The landlord let us wait for her here. ”

Half String nodded, and was helped back to the room by Eleven.

"I'll bring it when the medicine is ready."

Eleven turned to leave, and returned with the medicine in a short time.

Half String reached out and took it, endured the unpleasant smell and drank it all.

"This medicine is so bitter."

"This is the medicine that the landlord specially prepared for you, and the landlord was afraid that you would drink bitter and specially ordered me to put more sugar."

Half String was stunned for a moment, and then coughed out again.

"You hurt your roots this time, and when the matter is over, you will go back to Jinyulou to recuperate."

"Didn't the landlord say this?"

"I said it." Eleven took the medicine bowl in his hand and placed it on the table.

"The disaster in Huzhou is getting worse and worse, and the batch of official money we have been investigating has not been missing, and I don't know if the landlord can find out what happened this time."

"At the moment of the disaster, the people are dying, and the court is powerless and can't see these sufferings at all, which makes those corrupt officials take advantage of the loopholes. In the long run, the situation will only get worse. ”

"You don't have to worry about these things, some things in our rivers and lakes are fleeting. Don't worry about things we shouldn't be worried about. ”

Banxian didn't speak, silently pulled up the quilt and covered it.

……

Zhou Zhenzhen knocked down the guards and opened the door to the armory with the key. She walked in slowly, looking around.

The entire armory is not large, and you can see the end at a glance. Zhou Zhenzhen was born in a family of military generals, and she found the clues at a glance.

Although Huzhou is not large, there are thousands of generals defending the city, but there are less than 100 weapons in the armory, which can be described as full of problems.

She stretched out her hand and picked up a spear and weighed it a few times in her hand, this weapon is not a defective product, it is indeed from the official family.

She put down her spear and pulled out the bone-piercing nail from her waist, and she compared it to the pattern on the weapon in the warehouse, and sure enough, it was exactly the same as the pattern on the bone-piercing nail. This next week, Zhen Zhen is even more convinced that those people on the Black Fog Mountain are related to the imperial court.

Zhou Zhenzhen took back the bone nail and didn't stay longer, and immediately locked back to the iron lock and left here.

……

Back at the spice shop, it was already early in the morning of the second day. Zhou Zhenzhen knocked on the back door, Eleven's hand holding the corner of his forehead slipped, and he quickly came to his senses.

The knock sounded again, and Eleven quickly got up to open the door. Zhou Zhenzhen walked into the backyard with a cold air.

"Landlord, is everything all right?" Eleven asked nervously.

Zhou Zhenzhen took off her hat and walked quickly towards the house, saying as she walked: "There is a problem with the Huzhou General Army, I'm afraid it's not as simple as we see. First in the house, is the half-string awake? ”

"I'm already awake and waiting for the landlord to come back."

Eleven rushed to open the door, and Zhou Zhenzhen stepped into the house. Banxian sat on the bed with his body propped up, and saw Zhou Zhenzhen want to get up but was stopped by her.

"Landlord, what's going on?" Eleven poured her a cup of tea and asked.

"Last night I went to both the Huzhou armory and the granary, and there were problems. Banxian, the people who ambushed you in the Black Fog Mountain that day were probably arranged by Li Anhuai. Do you remember what kind of weapons they used? ”

Half String frowned, and thought seriously, "Long knives and long swords, as well as bows and crossbows, sleeve crossbows, etc., are all ordinary weapon standards. However, they are more delicate than ordinary weapons, and there seems to be some kind of pattern on their swords. ”

Zhou Zhenzhen took out the bone nail and said, "Is it the pattern on this?" ”

Half of the strings fixed his eyes on the discernment, then nodded in acquiescence.

"This is the exclusive emblem used by the official family for ordnance."

"Royal stuff!" Eleven exclaimed.

"Does the landlord mean Li Anhuai?" Half String asked.

"That stockade must be an important base for Li Anhuai to transfer official silver. He used the disaster relief grain and grass as a cover to secretly transport the official silver out, if my guess is correct, there must be official silver in the missing batch of grain and grass, as long as the grain and grass are found, everything will be revealed. ”

"But the information we got in the building only said that the grain and grass were dropped, and the grain and grass eaten by the people of Huzhou were all rough chaff and not real grain. Now there are many people clamoring for an explanation from the imperial court. ”

"Isn't the East Palace also investigating the matter of grain and grass, then tell them all about the situation here and let them intervene in the investigation. Half of the strings are seriously injured and can't follow us around for the time being, so first pull the people of the court out to go through the troubled waters, and let's just sit and reap the profits. Zhou Zhenzhen thought about it and said seriously.

Eleven and Half Chord nodded in agreement, deeply approving.

Banxian lowered his eyes, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "The landlord also went to check the Huzhou granary last night, but what problems did he find?" ”

Zhou Zhenzhen replied: "There is not much grain stored in the granary, and Huzhou is really chaotic this time." ”

The three of them sighed one after another, at a loss.

After sitting for a while, Zhou Zhenzhen hurriedly got up, and Eleven also got up to send him off.

"I went to the General Soldier's Mansion last night and was noticed by Tian Qiu, I'm afraid that today he will make a list to arrest the murderer, and he will arrest me, an assassin, and staying with you again will drag you down. Eleven, Banxian will be handed over to you to take care of, and I have to leave Huzhou City for a while to do something more important. ”

"Don't worry, I'll take care of the half-string. If there is an emergency, we will contact us in code, and our people are also ambushed in Huzhou City, and all of them obey the arrangement of the landlord. ”

Zhou Zhenzhen nodded, reached out and patted Eleven's shoulder. She put on her hat again and left through the back door.

Upper capital, Zhou General's Mansion.

Zhou Yuwan's personal maid Ah Ruo ran back from outside the house in a hurry, and before she even had time to put down the things she had bought, she rushed into Zhou Yuwan's boudoir.

At that time, Zhou Yuwan was embroidering a handkerchief.

"Oh no, miss, something is wrong!" Ah Ruo shouted with a crying voice.

Zhou Yuwan raised her eyes and whispered softly, "Don't be in a hurry to say it slowly, what's wrong?" ”

"Miss Yingying was arrested by the people of the Criminal Division!"

"What did you say!?"

Zhou Yuwan suddenly got up when she heard the bad news, and she didn't even hold the embroidery in her hand and fell to the ground......