Chapter 107: Giving Up Money and Seeking the Truth
The two quickly finished eating, and when they came to the street corner, Ma Biao saw that there was no one around, so he told Jing Ming about the tragedy of Eagle Claw Mountain. Jing Ming was taken aback when he heard this, and asked, "So, no one has harassed Montenegro these days, is it because the target of the Black Armor Army is in Eagle Claw Mountain?" ”
Ma Biao said: "Wrong! The attack on Eagle Claw Mountain should have happened before Montenegro was besieged! I was in Montenegro at the time, and I didn't know anything about Eagle Claw Mountain...... Now I can't know if my two elder brothers and Li Kejian and Li Helm are still alive! ”
Jing Ming said: "Master, now that you and I have come to the capital, I can take the opportunity to find out about this matter!" ”
Ma Biao said: "Okay, without further ado, let's act separately!" Remember, the target must not be exposed, the court spies are everywhere in the capital! ”
Jing Ming said: "Master rest assured! I'll be careful! ”
Ma Biao said: "Whether there is news or not, I will see you in the Celebrity Building in the east of the city three days later!" ”
Jing Ming said: "Celebrity Building...... Is that kind of place? ”
Ma Biao frowned and said, "What kind of place?" ”
Jing Ming said embarrassedly: "That's it...... It's ......"
Ma Biao sighed: "Brother Jingming, if it is so big today, there is only that kind of place that is the least suspicious!" You...... Tender! Leave! ”
Jing Ming looked at the back of Ma Biao leaving in a hurry, and thought: "When can I be like Ma Junshi, do things neatly and thoughtfully, how good it would be!" ”
Jing Ming reorganized his tasks, mainly two: first, to investigate the recent movements of the Black Armor Army; 2. Investigate the Eagle's Claw Mountain tragedy. So, where can I get the news on this? - Beggars!
That's right! Beggars! Didn't Uncle Li Niu finally kill the Taishou of Goose City through the help of his brothers in the beggar gang back then?
Thinking of this, Jing Ming continued to carry the burden of the merchant and cranked the rattle in his hand, walking on the street, consciously approaching the beggars on the street.
The snowflakes were still flying, and the beggars in the streets, dressed in tattered cotton clothes and carrying crutches in their hands, were feebly carrying broken bowls and begging from passers-by.
Jing Ming turned around and saw that there were scallion pancakes for sale, so he bought dozens of them at once, and then came under the overpass where beggars gathered. Although the wind is biting cold, after all, the snow does not fall, so there is a group of beggars hiding in the tattered cotton wool, shivering from the cold.
Jing Ming took out the scallion pancakes and was about to distribute them to these beggars, but when they saw that there was food, they rushed up and snatched the scallion pancakes in his hand!
Not only that, but his merchant baggage was also squeezed to the ground and rolled in the snow and covered in sludge!
Now in Jing Ming's hand, there is only one rattle left! Jing Ming shook his head with a wry smile and simply threw the rattle away!
Who knew that even this rattle was picked up by a little beggar with a bare ass and ran away while shaking!
Jing Ming approached an old beggar who was eating bread and said, "Big brother, eat slowly!" If you're not full, I'll buy it for you! But I'm going to ask you something......"
The old beggar ate so hard that he was stretching his neck and swallowing, his eyelids rolling, and there was no way to answer his words.
Jing Ming had to say again: "Big brother......"
Only then did the old beggar open his mouth: "What's the matter?" ”
Jing Ming looked around and whispered, "About the Holy Army's suppression of bandits!" ”
The old beggar asked, "What?" ”
Jing Ming had to repeat: "It's the Holy Army last month, suppressing bandits!" Montenegro will! ”
The old beggar said, "Oh, you said it was about the Holy Army fighting against bandits?" Know know! I was in the Black Armor Army! Defeated! Defeated by the Montenegrin Army! All gone! ”
Jing Ming said: "In addition to fighting with the Montenegrin army, you also fought with those people?" ”
The old beggar rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not full!" ”
Jing Ming said: "Don't worry, you're done, I'll let you eat enough!" Ah, here's the money! ”
The old beggar said, "No! You give money! Give me the money and I'll say it! ”
Jing Ming said: "Okay, good! Give money! Give money! He pulled one out of his pocket, "Say it!" Who have you fought with before? ”
The old beggar said: "The first battle, fight with Li Kejian of Eagle Claw Mountain!" Well played! Killed a lot of people, but didn't catch Li Kejian! Let that kid run away with a small group of horse bandits! ”
Jing Ming said: "You saw Li Kejian run away with your own eyes?" ”
The old beggar said, "No! I've heard that! Give money for money! Otherwise, don't say it again! ”
Jing Ming took out another piece of money and put it in his hand and asked, "Then who was your general at that time?" ”
The old beggar said, "I heard that it is called Sun ...... Salty, by the way, there is also a surname Zheng! ”
Jing Ming asked again: "What about these two people?" ”
The old beggar said: "All of them were killed by the Montenegrin army!" Big unloading! ……”
Jing Ming said: "You! It's all a lie! Give me back the money! "Saying pretending to take the money.
The old beggar hurriedly said, "Don't, don't...... I kid you not! Whoever lied to you is the dog! They were really killed! ”
Jing Ming said: "Okay, count yourself honest!" "As he spoke, he was leaving.
The old beggar hurriedly said, "What else does the little brother have to ask?" I know so much! ”
Jing Ming said: "Really fake? Do you know what the Holy Court is doing now? What about the Pilgrimage army? You know all about it? ”
The old beggar said, "I know, I know! You give money, give money and I'll say! ”
Jing Ming said: "Okay, you say, say the same, talk about it, it's good, money is not a problem!" ”
The old beggar said, "A few days ago, I went to the root of the forbidden city to bask in the sun......
Jing Ming listened carefully, originally thought that the old beggar was just talking nonsense to cheat some money, but who knew that he heard a big thing!
It turned out that the old beggar was originally a soldier under Li Xian, Taishou, and before attacking Montenegro, Li Xian and Zheng Wenli invested in the encirclement and suppression of Eagle Claw Mountain after the training of the Black Armor Army they had just recruited was effective, because the number of people in Eagle Claw Mountain was small, so it naturally became the object of the Black Armor Army's "training".
But what they didn't expect was that the battle on Eagle Claw Mountain was extremely fierce. When the Black Armor Army first entered the mountain, due to the unfamiliar terrain, there were many casualties; It's just that later, with the advantage of numbers, coupled with the rotation of attacks, the athletes of Eagle Claw Mountain fought hard and swore not to surrender, and finally the Black Armor Army relied on the numerical advantage, plus the traitor betrayed (Wang Fat!). He was able to win, captured the leader of Eagle Claw Mountain, and sent him to death row in the capital.
After that, the Holy Emperor originally intended to reward Sun Xian and Zheng Wenli, but the two were proud of the victory, boasting that it was not too late to receive the reward after the destruction of the Black Mountain Army, who knew that the halberd sank into the sand, and never came back, and the old beggar himself, took advantage of Wu Dongyuan's order to take advantage of his convenience, and took the opportunity to leave the team, originally wanted to live in the capital again by being a soldier and eating food, who knew that the Holy Dynasty had no more to recruit soldiers, so he had to mix in the beggars.
After hearing this news, Jing Ming realized that the rumors of the defeat of the Black Mountain Army were not lies, but just the wrong name of the Righteous Army!