Chapter Eighty-Eight: There Are Killers
Ying Xiao was a terrible thing before Great Wei, but in Great Wei, Ying Xiao rarely happened, the reason was still Xianmen, and the appearance of Xianmen actually changed too many things in this world.
There is a pill called the Tranquilizer Pill in the Immortal Pavilion, which can make people clear and clear, and it can also subsidize sleep, in the official action of the Great Wei, as long as the number of people is hundreds, they must bring the Tranquilizer Pill and light it at night when they sleep, this trick basically eliminates the possibility of Ying Xiao, unless it is not brought with the Tranquilizer Pill.
This time, the prince of Zhennan went to Nanzhou, which was a major event in the imperial court, and the Anshen Pill was enough, so it was impossible to have such a thing as not bringing the Anshen Pill, and it was impossible for the campers to forget it, so there was only one possibility, there was something wrong with the Anshen Pill.
"Jiang Cheng"
"The Lower Officials Are In"
"You are quite famous in Tsing Yi Wei, and you have cracked many major cases, this matter is fully investigated by you, and you must find out a stone"
"Yes"
Jiang Cheng gave up his order, and then led people into the middle camp.
At this time, the rest of the Tsing Yi Wei battalions were collecting the corpses and rescuing the wounded, and the camp was in a mess, Jiang Cheng took a few people to the middle camp to find the tent where the supplies were stored, and let people find the Anshen Pill.
"My lord, there is really something wrong with the Tranquility Pill"
"What's the problem"
"If you soak in water, the soothing pill will be invalid after soaking in water"
"What about the logisticians, are they still alive?"
"I don't know this yet, waiting to be checked"
"Ask now, now find the daily supply ledger"
Jiang Cheng immediately said that the logistics officer needs to summarize the use of materials every day, including the damage, and there must be a record after the tranquilizer pill is soaked in water.
In addition to killing each other, last night's camp roar also caused some fires, part of the camp tent was burned down, and the Tsing Yi Weili rummaged in the camp tent, and soon reported to Jiang Cheng that the camp where the logistics officer lived was on fire, and all the account books were destroyed.
An hour later, someone reported that the logistics officer of the middle battalion had died, and the body had been found, and Jiang Cheng rushed to see it.
"Second brother, this logistics officer died a strange death, he looked burned to death on the surface, but he was killed before, and he was disguised as burned to death after his death"
Jiang Wu whispered in Jiang Cheng's ear, although they didn't bring them here, but many people in Tsing Yiwei have been handling cases for many years, and they still know some basic things, there will be a lot of dust in the ears and noses of the burned people, and there will be traces of smoke and smoke, but if they died before, these traces will not be there.
"I see, keep this quiet"
Jiang Cheng nodded, and asked Jiang Wu not to make a noise, and not to mention this matter first.
After Jiang Cheng synthesized all kinds of news, he returned to the inner camp and reported to He Zhifang and others.
"My lord, the lower officer has found out that the reason for the camp Xiao is that the tranquilizer pill has failed to soak in water, and the logistics officer of the middle camp has been burned to death by the camp Xiao last night."
"The tranquilizer pill failed to soak in water? It's impossible, even if it's soaked in water, just change it, it's not a very expensive thing."
An official of the Ministry of Rites said that the use of the Anshen Pill in the imperial court should start at least tens of thousands a year, and it is not a very valuable thing, how can it continue to be used after soaking in water.
"Lord Shizi, is it possible that you are usually too strict in discipline, and the logistics officer is afraid that you will punish him, so he doesn't dare to report it?"
"Impossible, the people who went back to Nanzhou with me are all the old people of Zhennan Wangfu, the logistics are extremely important, they are all the stewards of my house, the Anshen Pill is not worth a few dollars, it is impossible to hide it, there must be something strange in this"
"Jiang Cheng, can you find out?"
"I found out clearly, there was a fire in the camp tent of the logistics officer, the account book has been burned, and I don't know when the water was soaked."
"Hmph, when I'm a fool, the ledger is burned, the person is dead, isn't this a headless case, Lord Shizi, for your safety, I suggest camping on the spot, don't go forward, check it out first"
He Zhifang sneered, he was also a low-level Tsing Yi guard who got up, this case is so perfect, but it is abnormal, it must be investigated.
"Lord He, we have been delaying for many days, if we can't find out, won't we go to Nanzhou?"
"But your safety is at stake"
"With the protection of all gentlemen, I don't matter"
Yu Zhaohua said, he is not a fool, this matter is so strange, how dare he stay here, he must run first, and then talk about it, and when he returns to Nanzhou, he will be safe.
"What do you think?"
"Leave as soon as possible, there are no people here, so many people died last night, the smell of blood is extremely strong, I am afraid that there will be beasts and demons"
Several innate martial artists are also very worried, there are no people in front and back here, and there are so many heavy smell of blood in the barren mountains and wilderness, it is easy to have an accident.
"Lord He, how about we divide our troops, mobilize elites, carry a small amount of dry food, get out of the mountains of Pingzhou as soon as possible, and when we get to a populated place, we can replenish supplies, and when we get to Nanzhou, we will be safe."
"Lord He, I think it's reasonable, more than a thousand people are walking together, the speed is too slow, especially the subordinates of the palace, their physique is weak, and they can't keep up with our pace at all."
Someone suggested dividing the troops and leaving, the servants and subordinates of the palace were mostly ordinary people, they did not practice martial arts, and the speed was extremely slow.
"What do you think?"
"But, I'll order twenty palace guards, plus the princess and the lords of the Ministry of Rites to go first, and the rest will hurry slowly."
"Can the princess ride a horse?"
"I'm afraid it's not possible."
Yu Zhaohua replied, the princess has been trained differently since she was a child, depending on the talent, the talented will practice martial arts and send it to ask the Immortal Pavilion, but some people are not talented, and some people are unwilling to endure hardships, you must know that practicing martial arts is very hard, his princess has never practiced martial arts, and has been raised in the boudoir since she was a child, and she can walk on a horse.
"Then the princess is also walking slowly behind"
"No, no, this is not in line with etiquette, the prince will go back to take over the throne, and the princess must be there, unless she will wait for the princess to arrive after she goes back"
The officials of the Ministry of Rites shook their heads, the succession of the throne is a big thing, and the relevant personnel must be there, and the princess is an indispensable person.
"Report, my lord, the Tsing Yi Wei scouts have found wolves around"
Everyone was still thinking about it, and suddenly a Tsing Yi guard came to report that there were wolves around him, which made everyone's faces change greatly.
"Three gentlemen, quickly go around and check, Lord Shizi, let people pack up their things, and the guards will spread out to make sure that everything is in order."
"Listen to Lord He, hurry, the guards are dressed, and the subordinates will go and pack up their things"
Yu Zhaohua immediately ordered that Yu Zhaohua was the leader of the entire convoy, but when it came to safety, he generally listened to He Zhifang, and He Zhifang was in charge of safety matters.
The three innate worshippers had already performed light skills to go out to investigate, and He Zhifang and the others were out with a large number of Tsing Yi guards, and outside the camp, they saw the figures of wild wolves in the jungle.
"What a big brute, this should be the mountain wolf of Pingzhou."
"Yes, there have been mountain wolves in Pingzhou since ancient times, and the imperial court can receive reports of mountain wolves hurting people every year, and they have sent people to hunt them, but within a few years, the number will increase again."
He Zhifang looked at the mountain wolf in front of him, a little frightened, the mountain wolf in Pingzhou is huge, much larger than ordinary wolves, and even large domestic animals and even living people will be hunted by it.
"Jiang Cheng"
"The Lower Officials Are In"
"With the help of the three worshippers, drive away the mountain wolf"
"Yes"
Jiang Cheng nodded, then nodded twenty or thirty good hands, gathered the archers again, and pushed towards the mountains and forests, and the archers kept shooting arrows at the jungle.
The mountain wolf is a disaster refers to the ordinary people who are defenseless and do not know martial arts, and now they have met the Tsing Yi Wei who is strong in martial arts, and they are soon killed without leaving a piece of armor, leaving the corpses of more than 20 mountain wolves, and the rest of the mountain wolves roaring away.
After another hour, last night's casualty statistics came out, there were more than 600 people in the middle battalion, only more than 100 survived, and only more than 20 people were intact, more than 10 people died and seven or eight were injured on the side of Fusi in Beicheng Town, and the number of the convoy was sharply reduced to less than 1,000 people, and there were still a large number of wounded.
So Yu Zhaohua decided to divide the troops, Yu Zhaohua took the princess and an adult son to take the first step, the rest of the wives and concubines and children stayed, the palace guards took away a hundred people, the rest stayed, and a few officials of the Ministry of Rites also followed, Tsing Yi Wei only brought a hundred people, and the rest of the people kept the guards, goods, and gifts left, only a little food and water, and more than 200 people traveled lightly and one step ahead.
There is no cumbersome, and basically a master, the speed really increased, a day, walked fifty or sixty miles, at night, they also met the villages and towns of Pingzhou, directly in the villages and towns to spend the night.
This is a small village with only 34 households and a population of more than 100 people, and more than 200 people are squeezed into it, and they can't live at all, so they still have to camp, but the princess and others also have a house to live in, and they don't need to live in tents.
"My lord, something is wrong"
Not long after camping, Zhao Ziming came to Jiang Cheng to report that Jiang Wu was left in the back team by Jiang Cheng, and the matter of Anshen Pill was not clarified, everyone felt the danger, and Jiang Cheng didn't want Jiang Wu to take risks.
"What's wrong, I just took someone to cook, and the stoves of both families are dusty, and I haven't cooked for a long time"
Zhao Ziming replied, their group came here, but there is no saying that they don't take a stitch from the masses, they all directly occupy the best buildings in the village and leave them to Yu Zhaohua, while the rest of the people also occupy some surrounding houses, and then camp around, and finally leave a little silver is already considered good discipline.
Zhao Ziming and others arranged meals and entered the villagers' kitchens, but found that the pots and stoves inside were dusty, and it was obvious that there had been no traces of cooking for a long time, which was contrary to common sense, ordinary people, what to eat if they don't cook.
"Let's go, take me to see the villagers"
Jiang Cheng replied, but halfway through, Jiang Cheng stopped again.
"My lord, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, don't go, do we do the cooking or find the villagers to do it"
"Looking for the villagers"
"Go, drive them away, we cook by ourselves, fetch water, firewood, supervise the whole process, don't miss a single thing, tell our brothers in Nancheng, don't sleep to death at night, don't undress, don't leave the knife, I'll go and inform Lord Tongzhi"
Jiang Cheng said, he doesn't know which force made a move on Zhaohua now, and the eldest princess didn't inform him, so let's deal with it according to the enemy, and kill this wave of enemies tonight first.