Ren Pingsheng stood in place, looking down at the prefect of Lanzhou condescendingly, his expression still did not change, but he said: "This official will send someone to verify what you just said, if there is a mistake, don't blame this official for being ruthless." ”

After speaking, he took out an elixir from his arms, threw it to him, and strode out of the house.

A moment later.

He returned to the lobby, and without waiting for a while, Li Yong walked in, bowed his hand, and said: "Shizi, that person changed his name and claimed to be a barbarian......

This time, the answer Li Yong got was basically consistent with the explanation given by Tongzhi Fang.

"I didn't expect that such a case would be related to the barbarians.

I don't know how much armor and weapons the barbarians have gotten from here in Lanzhou over the years. ”

Ren Pingsheng thought so, looked at Li Yong, and ordered: "Take someone to Li Village, go to Li Xiangxian's mansion and see how many armors and weapons there are." ”

Li Yong responded: "Yes, Shizi!" ”

After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.

At this time, Ren Pingsheng stopped him again: "Wait." ”

Li Yong stopped and looked at Ren Pingsheng: "What else does the prince have to order?" ”

After Ren Pingsheng thought for a few seconds, Zhengse said: "Let Bai Ping and Murong go to Lanzhou Port, without the order of this prince, no one is allowed to leave any ship!" ”

"Yes!"

Li Yong saluted again and turned to leave.

…………

Following.

Ren Pingsheng stood at the door of the Yamen in Lanzhou, looking at the carriage that stretched endlessly, and his brows furrowed slightly.

These carriages were filled with armor and weapons pulled back from Li Village.

Rough statistics.

Far more than the barbarian had said before.

There are about 30,000 pieces of armor.

There are about 50,000 weapons.

It is no exaggeration to say that if so many armor and weapons are equipped to a rebel army, even Emperor Zhaowu has to fight with the spirit of twelve points and pay enough attention.

If he asked the military department to prepare so many burdens, he would have a headache for ten days and half a month, and he might not be able to solve it.

Where did a small Lanzhou Tongzhi get the ability and channels to get so many weapons and equipment?

You don't have to think about it to know that there must be a higher-status mastermind behind him.

As for who.

It is not yet known.

Even Lanzhou Tongzhi himself didn't know.

Because these weapons and armor were all bought by him from a mysterious merchant with the silver of the barbarians.

The mysterious merchant transported the weapons and equipment to the designated location, where his men picked them up and handed them over to the port of Shanzhou.

The reason why it's so much work.

The reason is that so much equipment, when it arrives at the port of Lanzhou, it will definitely attract the attention of the yamen.

In order to ensure that these weapons can be delivered smoothly, the mastermind behind the scenes thought of pulling the Yamen of Lanzhou into the water and letting them participate in it.

"It seems that this trip to the muddy waters of Lanzhou is deeper than imagined......"

Ren Pingsheng looked at the carriage in front of him, frowned, and muttered to himself.

Right now.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps beside him.

Immediately after, Li Yong came up and said in a low voice: "Shizi, on the way back from escorting weapons, I learned a piece of news from Shang Jia. ”

Ren Pingsheng asked casually: "What news?" ”

Li Yong's expression was a little strange, and he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

Ren Pingsheng saw that he was silent for a long time, turned his head to look at him, frowned, and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Yong leaned closer and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "The merchant from the capital said that half a month ago, His Royal Highness suddenly waved his army south, conquered several cities along the way, killed dozens of court officials, and hung his head on the city wall, and the people passing by could see it. ”

The Royal Highness in his mouth has always only referred to one person, and that is the North King of Dazhou Town!

That is, Ren Pingsheng's cheap dad.

"Swinging south?"

Hearing the news, Ren Pingsheng was a little confused.

He is still under the control of Emperor Zhaowu.

Cheap dad sent troops to rebel?

If that's the case, wouldn't the first one to be unlucky is his own proton.

"Is the news true?"

Ren Pingsheng looked at Li Yong and asked in a deep voice.

Li Yong bowed slightly: "The humble position has been secretly investigated, and the businessmen's statements are similar, and the news should be true." ”

“……”

The corners of Ren Pingsheng's mouth twitched and fell silent.

Now.

A question popped up in his mind: "Can you investigate the case in Lanzhou?" ”

After thinking about it for a few seconds.

He makes a decision.

Respond to change with the same.

Daddy is not a brave and reckless man.

In fact, in terms of strategy alone, looking at Da Zhou, he called the second, and no one dared to call it the first.

He chose to move south at this time, there must be his reasons, not necessarily rebellion.

It's good to wait and see what happens.

That's it.

Ren Pingsheng looked at Li Yong and ordered: "Send someone to arrest all the Hu people related to this case in the port of Lanzhou, send them to the capital, suspend shipping in the port of Lanzhou indefinitely, and no one is allowed to go to sea except for local fishermen who make a living from fishing." ”

"Yes, Shizi!"

Li Yong responded, and after a little hesitation, he lowered his voice and asked, "Shizi, should we make plans early?" ”

Ren Pingsheng looked light-hearted, and waved his hand: "This son has his own plans." ”

When Li Yong heard this, he didn't say anything more, and arched his hand: "Retire from your humble position!" ”

…………

Time passes.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Ren Pingsheng sat in the lobby of the Lanzhou Yamen, carefully reviewed the documents and accounts of previous years, and found that as early as four or five years ago, the Lanzhou Yamen had colluded with the barbarians.

I don't know how much armor and weapons have been transported over the years.

It's just that, compared to before, this time the number is unprecedented.

It is precisely because of this that it will attract the attention of the new two prefects, so that the barbarians and the Lanzhou will kill people as a last resort.

"I thought that the barbarians had been quite safe over the years, except for occasionally sending troops to harass the border passes, there was no big move, it turned out that he had been accumulating strength behind his back, and it was really a wolf's ambition, so he had to guard against it."

Ren Pingsheng looked at the document in front of him and sighed in his heart.

That's when it happened.

Hurried footsteps suddenly sounded.

A northern guard walked in quickly, with an anxious look on his face, and said, "Shizi, something has happened in the port of Lanzhou!" ”

Ren Pingsheng looked at the northern guard, his brows furrowed slightly, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The northern guard spoke very quickly, and said: "A few warships have appeared out of nowhere in the port of Lanzhou, carrying two or three thousand heavily armed barbarian soldiers, and they have occupied the entire port of Lanzhou in less than a stick of incense.

We were outnumbered and unable to deal with it, so we had to retreat, and after the Hu people took possession of the port, they began to plunder the local people and drive them to one place.

Treat them as a threat, and make conditions, you must give them those weapons and armor in their entirety, in exchange for those people, otherwise they will destroy all those people. ”

Maybe he hasn't recovered from the accident yet.

The description of the guards is not succinct.

But Ren Pingsheng heard it quite clearly.

After a short silence, he asked, "What is the strength of those barbarian soldiers?" ”

The guard thought for a moment and replied: "If you return to the world, most of them are eighth-grade, ninth-grade, and their actual combat ability is comparable to our elite iron cavalry in the north. ”

In this way, it is two or three thousand elites.

If this is the case, it is really not easy to quietly save the people from their hands.

Ren Pingsheng frowned slightly, and asked, "Where are they and the people now?" ”

The guard said, "It's all on the boat." ”

In this case, if you want not to harm the people, you can only do what those barbarians say.

After all.

wants to save such a large number of people from the hands of a team of 2,000 elites.

Looking at the entire Great Zhou, I am afraid that only those two great Confucians can do it.

But at this time, it is estimated that it is too late to send a message to Da Confucian.

That's it.

Ren Pingsheng no longer hesitated, looked at the guards, and ordered: "Tell those barbarians that this prince can agree to their request and hand over those weapons and armor to them completely, but the premise is that they must ensure the safety of those people." ”

The guard obviously didn't expect his son's decision to be so decisive, he was slightly stunned, and he looked like he wanted to say something, and called softly: "The prince ......."

Ren Pingsheng knew what he wanted to say, and said lightly: "No matter when, a living human life is more important than cold armor and weapons......

Speaking of this, he paused, and his voice became cold: "What's more, who knows, even if those barbarians get those weapons, they can bring them back to the Northland!" ”

Seeing that his son looked light-hearted.

The guard suddenly gained confidence and bowed: "I understand my humble duties!" ”

With that, turn around and leave.

Ren Pingsheng watched his back gradually disappear, and after thinking for a few seconds, he stood up and left the lobby of the yamen.

Half an hour later.

Ren Pingsheng, Chang An, Jiang Chuyue, Bai Ping, Murong, the five gathered together.

"Two thousand elites, most of them are eighth-grade, ninth-grade, and a few sixth-grade and seventh-grade...... It is roughly estimated that each of us will have to deal with 400 people. ”

Ren Pingsheng stood in front of him, his eyes looked around the other four people, and his tone was extremely solemn: "If you think it can be done, do what I just said, if not, find another way." ”

Just now.

He pitched his idea to the four of them.

Five people, in a small boat, driven by spiritual power, chased after the departing warships, and recaptured the weapons and armor.

It's risky.

After all.

Even if they were all five-rank perfect cultivators, it would still be a little difficult to deal with four or five hundred fully armed elite soldiers.

Barbarians, in particular, are also known for their fearlessness to death.

Perhaps the five of them failed to recover their weapons and armor in the end, but were instead damaged at sea.

That's why.

Ren Pingsheng will only consult the advice of the other four.

The voice fell.

Not for a while.

Murong said lukewarmly: "Okay." ”

And then.

Ren Pingsheng saw that Chang An, who was veiled, also nodded.

Immediately followed by Jiang Chuyue.

Her good-looking eyes lit slightly, her eyebrows were full of anticipation, and she said with a smile: "People have long wanted to go to the sea to have fun." ”

Between the words, he didn't pay attention to those barbarians at all.

In that case, only the last one remains.

Ren Pingsheng looked at the back of the white screen.

He was still dressed in white, standing straight in place, motionless, as if he hadn't heard what Ren Pingsheng had just said?

"Lord Bai?"

Ren Pingsheng called softly.

After a long time, a long exclamation sounded in the room.

"Funny ......"

“……”

The corners of Ren Pingsheng's eyes twitched, and he thought: This is an agreement?

There was a moment of silence.

Seeing that Bai Ping didn't mean to speak again, Ren Pingsheng looked around and said: "Since this is the case, this matter is so decided, I will have the armor and weapons sent to the port of Lanzhou, and you will follow me and wait for the opportunity to act." ”

"Okay."

"People listen to the ...... of the world"

Several of them are all bowed heads.

The barbarians didn't give Ren Pingsheng too much time.

According to their latest statement.

If they don't see those weapons and armor for a day, they will start killing.

Every few hours, kill a group of people until all the people in and around the port are killed.

Therefore.

Noon.

The weapons and armor were repatriated back to the port of Shanzhou.

Because Li Yong and the northern guards were more or less wounded.

The task of transporting weapons and armor fell on the head of the city defense army.

These guys say that they are wine bag and rice bag people, and there is no exaggeration.

The journey of half an hour can be rubbed for a full hour.

In the end, he cut down a few ruffian-like captains, and the speed of the march was much faster.

Ren Pingsheng rode on a horse, looked at these soldiers of the city defense army, and suddenly understood.

A few days after the previous governors of Lanzhou took office, they had to apply to the imperial court to increase the number of soldiers stationed here.

It's really that the city defense army of Lanzhou is too wasteful and unbearable.

"A glimpse of the whole leopard...... Although the city is smaller, its population is not inferior to that of major cities.

Such a place is actually rotten from beginning to end, it can be seen that the Great Zhou Dynasty officials have ruled poorly, to what extent, it is no wonder that Emperor Zhaowu would rather sign such an agreement with the demon clan, but also to withdraw the troops from southern Xinjiang to rectify the rule of officials. ”

Ren Pingsheng's brows furrowed slightly, thinking so in his heart.

Minutes and seconds passed.

In the blink of an eye, it was already an hour later.

Come to the port of Shanzhou.

As far as the eye can see, this place has changed dramatically compared to the previous few days.

Outside the harbor, it was covered with all kinds of wooden thorns, and further inside was a wooden wall that was not very high.

There used to be a lot of merchant ships piling up all over the port, but now there are few of them in sight.

Instead, there are warships equipped with large crossbows, and the sails on them are extremely imposing with the sound of the sea breeze.

Even Ren Pingsheng, seeing these huge warships for the first time in person, couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

In this world, it is estimated that only a burly, huge barbarian with a seaside side can build such a huge warship.

"I don't know how many such warships there are, if there are enough of them, wouldn't they be able to cross the northern border, land from various ports, and attack Great Zhou?"

Ren Pingsheng looked at these warships, such a thought popped up in his mind, and his eyes condensed slightly.

Meanwhile.

A barbarian rode a tall horse, walked out of the port, stopped not far from Ren Pingsheng, looked at him directly, and shouted: "You are the Qincha from the capital of the Great Zhou?" (End of chapter)