Just after noon, the cargo ships on the rivers of the Yunmeng generation have not decreased, but there are roadblocks on the waterway. This was done by Pu Mu to order the Dongting Army, and Situ Kai naturally acted on orders, and almost all of the sailors who could be ordered were used - but only some of them could set up roadblocks in a few important rivers, and the rest of the sailors patrolled other rivers.

It was only said that when Wang Yu and the others were chatting with Yu Jing that day, they inadvertently asked what kind of medicine Xiahou Xue's subordinates were holding, and Yu Jing said that they were here to get the medicine that solved the strange poison in the three gangs. Bai Yang then used the reason that the Ouchi Elixir Department in the palace was collecting miraculous medicines in the rivers and lakes recently, and wanted to ask Yu Jing to talk to him in detail. Yu Jing said that he only had half of the antidote, and the antidote to the poison was jointly developed by himself and the leader of the Black Wolf Gang, and the antidote was kept by the two of them. Yu Jing told Baiyang that if he wanted to collect this medicine, he still needed to obtain Hu Hao's consent.

Hearing that Wang Yu had not fulfilled the consensus with Bai Yang and Guo Yu, he directly invited Yu Jing to go to Hu Hao to get medicine and explain to Hu Hao himself. Yu Jing happily accepted - Wang Yu felt that if he dealt with him again at this time and avoided the people in the three gangs, the important clues in front of him would be broken again. Because he knew that the two of them would only give up taking medicine.

In this way, Bai Yang and Guo Yu could only passively follow each other, but Yu Jing and others searched for Hu Hao's boat, but there was no trace of him. Yu Jing wanted to visit his father and inquire about Hu Hao's whereabouts, but was stopped by Bai Yang, who bluntly said that if he couldn't find it, he would just do it. Yu Jing didn't go to the shopkeeper Yu at this time.

Baiyang wanted to say goodbye to Yu Jing at this time, but Yu Jing said that if there was no Hu Hao, he could try it first, but the medicine had run out, and he needed to find a place to reconfigure, and the medicinal materials could be collected on the mountains in the Dongting waters. Wang Yu immediately said that it would be good for them to settle down, which was in the middle of the mountains. Yu Jing thought that he could see more of the Great Inner Commanders, so he naturally agreed, but who would have thought that he would see Hu Hao in this temple.

"Well, your father almost killed me, and you're in my hands, I'll see what he does—" With that, an arrow stepped forward and grabbed Yu Mirror by the collar, and the short knife at his waist was about to stab him when it came out of its sheath. Everyone panicked, Pu Mu grabbed Hu Hao from behind, Wang Yu snatched the short knife, and Bai Yang broke his hand from the collar of the mirror. After Pu Mu pulled it away, Hu Hao stopped his hand.

Yu Jing was confused and said, "What does Gang Leader Hu mean by this?" He looked at Hu Hao's vicious eyes and sorted out his messy clothes just now.

"I'm still pretending to be confused, if it weren't for the help of the Dragon Commander and Lan Dao, I would have been your father's ghost—" Hu Hao said. "I'll have a face with all of you, and I'll settle accounts with you in private—"

Long Xiangtian said: "Put away your underworld aura - I don't think he really knows, otherwise how could Brother Wang and the others come here like this with him?"

Pu Mu said: "What Brother Long said is reasonable, Brother Hu must not be impulsive, it is better to let Brother Wang and them say everything in the past few days, you listen carefully, is there anything about this son?"

Hu Hao tilted his head to the side, and without replying, Pu Mu saw that his nostrils were agitated very much, and turned to Wang Yu and said, "Brother Wang, tell me about the matter." ”

Wang Yu narrated the matter, and Yu Jing knew that the three people in front of him had already known their father, and his father had actually intercepted and killed the commander of Ouchi. He couldn't believe that his father, who was usually doing a legitimate business in the Chamber of Commerce, would have such a direct connection with the corruption case of the Ministry of Rites.

Yu Jing felt a little dizzy and stumbled a few times. Guo Yu held him and said, "Brother Yu, we don't mean to hide it......"

"You can't hide it, my father did it anyway...... I don't know why he lied to me for so long?" Yu Jing shook his head and said tremblingly.

"This is the prescription for the antidote, everyone take it ......" Yu Jing took out a piece of paper folded in half from his pocket and handed it to Guo Yu. His eyes were glazed, and he asked in a daze, "What should the commanders do with my father for such a serious crime?"

Pu Mu stepped forward and said: "Yu Gongzi, if you can ask your father to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, turn himself in and confess his guilt, and point out the mastermind behind the scenes, I will inform the emperor and let the emperor give him a lighter punishment." ”

"His father knows the same thing behind the scenes as I do, the prince of the palace, what's the use of saying it?" Hu Hao said.

Everyone was silent, and the clues they knew were the same as what Yan Yu said not long ago - not long after the eight commanders took office, all eight of them knew about this matter, and they secretly investigated it for a month, but the eunuch who disappeared from the river outside the palace that day never appeared in the palace. The eight of them had doubts, thinking that they were afraid that the matter was over, and although the prince would still target them, at least it was not so easy to make a trick in the palace, so they only raised their vigilance. But who would have thought that the prince's minions had been deployed in the south, and they were also very involved in the corruption case, but at this moment, I don't know which prince it is, and no one dares to act rashly.

Yu Jing said: "In this way, my father will inevitably fall to the ground." ”

Guo Yu immediately relieved: "Brother Yu doesn't have to be pessimistic, as long as the shopkeeper ......."

"Why should Brother Guo be relieved, you and I both know about this matter, and there is no place for recovery. Everyone, take the prescription, and think that I am accompanying you for my father—" Yu Jing turned to leave.

Pu Mu stopped Yu Jing and said: "Yu Gongzi, if you go back alone at this moment, I am afraid it will be too dangerous, your father has been hiding at this time, if his upper peak sends someone to kill him, you will appear in Yu Ming, won't you be sent to death?"

Yu Jing stood still and didn't reply, he actually reported the idea of letting the group of people in front of him save his father, but the reason why such an idea was not spoken was because there was little hope, so he didn't want to say it.

"It's better for you to go to the Soldiers and Horses Division with General Situ to settle down first, and then you can make plans when this case is understood. I'll do my best about your father—" Pu Mu said.

Pu Mu glanced at Situ Kai, and Situ Kai immediately stepped forward to stop Yu Jing, and said, "Listen to the commander's words, I will send you to the Terracotta Division to settle down, this matter is not something that your little doll can mess with." ”

Yu Jing had no idea, but he felt that Pu Mu was right, if he was really harmed, no one in the family would intercede, he actually thought about his own name, and asked a few commanders to hand it over to the emperor and plead with the emperor. But it was many years ago that he saw the emperor, and the emperor forgot about himself when he thought about it, so he didn't open his mouth - but even if he was indecisive, he knew that only if he was alive could he hope to save his father.

Situ Kai took the mirror away, and Bai Yang said angrily: "Wang Yu, are you satisfied now?"

Wang Yu said: "You blame me for this, can you be a little unreasonable?"

"You said you brought him here to provide us with clues, and now that everything is out, what clues do you need?" roared Poplar.

"Then do you and I know that the truth has been revealed, and how can the truth be revealed now?" Wang Yu replied.

Bai Yang said: "What's the use of this recipe now? Give it to the Elixir Division? You are too rigid to use yourself-"

"If you don't do what you want, it's just self-serving? As far as you and others are concerned, if the dragon commander doesn't bring Hu Hao, how should this be good? Is there anyone to solve the mystery of the poisonous insects? Is there anyone else to testify? As far as he is concerned, if he stays in, will he be poisoned by the prince?" Wang Yu frequently asked.

Bai Yang said: "You think about it carefully, that the shopkeeper is so shrewd, and his son is so hidden by him? If it weren't for us and the others who couldn't find it by mistake, let alone someone who was far away in the capital." ”

"Then what if these people in your mouth are in the Five Lakes and Three Gangs, or in the Shopkeeper Chamber of Commerce, I am indeed more thoughtful than you-" Wang Yu said.

Poplar said: "You are indeed thoughtful, but your thoughtfulness is first for yourself, and second for others." You're naturally more thoughtful than I am—"

"You ......" Wang Yu wanted to speak but was interrupted by Pu Mu, and said: "Okay, you two don't have to quarrel, when will there be a result, the enemy should be strong, or come up with a plan to deal with the enemy." ”

Bai Yang said: "Today's 'big enemy', I can't get rid of it when I think about it." ”

Long Xiangtian said: "Send the official silver back to Beijing, arrest the officials involved, and the case will be over." ”

Pu Mu didn't answer, looked back at the statue of the Dragon Mother, and sighed: "What about the Five Lakes and the Three Gangs? ”

None of them spoke, and there were so few weapons at their disposal that there was no way to find the rest of the Five Lakes Gang.

Hu Hao said: "I can let the brothers of the Black Wolf Gang go to ......" Long Xiangtian interrupted Hu Hao's words and said: "At this moment, the Black Wolf Gang is probably not your own. ”

"What do you mean by that?" asked Hu Hao.

Long Xiangtian said: "The priest in your gang, Mingli received your order to go to Songjiang Mansion to collect the accounts, but why did you die in this Dragon Mother Temple? Come to think of who gave him the benefit and killed him here. ”

Hu Hao thought about it, what Long Xiangtian said was not unreasonable, and the shopkeeper Yu had already murdered himself, so why didn't he become suspicious after talking to Pu Mu and the others? Yu is such a shrewd person in the shopkeeper, I think that many brothers in the gang have been rebelled, even if there are still loyal people, how can I estimate at this moment, mixing this kind of business and rivers and lakes, the sense of trust is particularly fragile.

There was a sound on the stone steps, and the guards outside the door came to report, "Ladies and gentlemen, the people in the big inner are here-" "Please-" Guo Yu said.

At this time, the people who came were Zhou Xingyu, Zhang Peng, Zhao Zicheng, and an internal attendant and several little eunuchs also came. After everyone met, they paid a visit to each other, and the inner attendant said: "The old slave came by the emperor's order, and specially came to present artifacts to the commanders to help the commanders break the enemy-" After that, the little eunuch next to him took out the four dragons from the box he was holding, and everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes when they saw these four weapons, and the four dragons entered the cabinet for less than two months, and they were able to take charge, which was undoubtedly exciting for them, the big internal commanders.

The inner attendant said: "Commanders, the old slave is also responsible for supervising the case, although the emperor has confidence in all the commanders, but after all, this is the first time that the commanders are involved in the officialdom to investigate the case, and many links may be difficult to deal with, so the emperor granted the old slave the right to supervise." Although you can handle the case with confidence, as long as it does not violate the will of the emperor and the laws of the court, the old slave will not interfere. ”

Long Xiangtian approached the weapon box, grabbed the snow dragon with his hand, looked at the silver-white short stick, and said: "I don't know how powerful it is, wait for me to try it-" Saying that, he grabbed the short stick, and his luck was in his hand, so that he could split the ground with enough internal force to the ground, only to see that the floor tiles were shaken by four or five pieces, and there was a lot of shaking around, and the inner attendant and a few little eunuchs couldn't stand, and they shook from side to side a few times before they fixed their figures.

Long Xiangtian said: "A weapon that can turn into such a powerful weapon is really an artifact. After that, Long Xiangtian turned his head and said, "I don't know what my father-in-law is called." ”

"Just call me Grandpa Wei—" said the chamberlain.

Pu Mu said: "Father-in-law Wei, this morning Feige came to report that Governor Liu, the official with the biggest official position involved in the case, has been imprisoned, and the rest of the state and county officials are being examined by Chief Officer Tang of the Criminal Department and the two commanders of Chen and Li from Governor Liu. But at present, if we want to arrest the people of the Three Lakes and Three Gangs, we don't have enough manpower. ”

Father-in-law Wei said with a smile: "Commander Pu really has foresight, and the old slave has also brought you a heavy gift from the emperor on this trip-" With that, Father-in-law Wei took out a dragon-shaped object from his sleeve, "Soldier talisman?" Guo Yu said.

"Yes, Talisman. The emperor specially gave the soldiers to General Situ, and gave the artifact and eight commanders to help the commanders arrest the rebellion in the rivers and lakes. "Wei Gong is fair.

Long Xiangtian put the snow dragon into the box and said, "As far as I know, the Dongting Army has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and in addition to fighting and going on expeditions, if the troops are transferred for other purposes, only half of the soldiers and horses can be adjusted. As a result, we have only 10,000 men left. Eight hundred miles of Dongting, dozens of mountains and islands, no less than 100 large and small rivers, as well as large and small states and counties, may be their hiding places. In this Dongting Mansion, officials are corrupt in the open, and gangs are rampant in secret, so it is not easy to deal with. 10,000 soldiers and horses is not enough. ”

"The emperor really only ordered 10,000 soldiers and horses for you, but this is the greatest favor that the emperor has given you. Commander Long, the emperor believes that with these 10,000 soldiers and horses, you can complete this case. Everyone, please don't let the emperor down. "Wei Gong is fair.

"Hey, don't be verbose—something is better than nothing. Zhou Xingyu walked among the commanders and said: "You are the leader, take an idea, I will do the best to implement it as a subordinate, I don't believe that this case will not be handled." ”

"So, everyone come with me-" As soon as Pu Mu finished speaking, everyone entered the Dragon Mother Temple from the courtyard. Pu Mu took out an iron knife and gestured to the ground: "This is the topographic map of Dongting drawn by Brother Duan and me in the past few days, and Brother Duan and I have marked the waterfront places in various states and counties. Brother Wang, you lead 3,000 sailors to search for the mountains along the waterway in the direction of Yueyang; Brother Long, you lead 1,000 cavalry from Miluo to Xiangyang, remember that everyone needs to disguise themselves and search for them secretly; Brother Bai, you lead 3,000 sailors to search for the mountains along the direction of Jingxiang. In addition, he also asked the Duke of Wei to announce General Situ to let him lead 2,000 sailors to guard the rest of the fortress and set up roadblocks to check the passing ships. As for Brother Duan and the others, please return to the Terracotta Division of Dongting Mansion and write down the poisonous insects in the file, and the Hu Gang Master also needs a confession to make a statement, and ask the Hu Gang Master to provide the poisonous insects and these two elixir officials, so that they can record them. I led the remaining 500 infantry cavalry to Dongting Mansion to help Brother Chen and Brother Li arrest the officials involved in the case, and the remaining 500 stayed here to take care of the official silver. ”

Wei Gong said fairly: "Okay, Commander Pu is strategizing, this time we will definitely be able to arrest the rebels, investigate and deal with corrupt officials, and completely solve the case." ”

Zhou Xingyu said: "So we don't play with knives and guns? Okay, I will definitely do it." Zhang Peng also responded.

Hu Hao wanted to speak at this time, it seemed that he didn't want to give his secret recipe to the people in front of him. Long Xiangtian said: "Gang Master Hu doesn't have to hesitate at this moment, you have abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, the emperor will deal with your guilt impartially, if you confess the secret recipe and antidote to poisonous insects, it will also be regarded as a meritorious service, and the emperor will definitely be punished lightly." ”

"Well, I'll go with you to the Soldiers and Horses Division to talk about it. Hu Hao said. Everyone left the Dragon Mother Temple, stepped on the boat and went to the Dongting Army garrison.

It is only said that at this time, Governor Liu in the cell was leaning against the cold wall, although it was a warm winter, but the cell here did not have any warmth, only the biting cold. He didn't speak, and no matter how Tang interrogated him, he didn't say a word except for some rough information. In this way, Tang had to continue to let him squat in the cell.

The door of the palace opened, Chen Renhai and Li Defei led a group of people straight to the cell, Governor Liu cheered up and went straight to the door of the prison, the iron fence stopped him, but he still stretched out his hand hard. The people Chen Renhai brought with him were naturally his family members: his wife and two sons. And there is an old couple, who are his parents-in-law.

Chen Renhai said to them, "You can tell him—"

I saw Mrs. Liu and Governor Liu in prison saying: "Master, my father's home was almost destroyed by a gang of bandits, if it weren't for the two adults who led a group of people to rescue my parents and intercept us on the road, and then tried to protect us from fighting with the bandits on the road, I think I would have been separated from the old man at this time." After that, Mrs. Liu burst into tears, and Governor Liu's father-in-law also cried bitterly, and said with tears: "Virtuous son-in-law, listen to your father-in-law, tell me everything you know——"

At this time, the cell was full of crying, and Governor Liu's mother-in-law and two sons also persuaded him. Governor Liu's cry became louder, and he sat on the ground and said, "What do I know?" The prince in the palace, the prince in the palace, I don't know which goddamn prince is - I said it...... I said, so what, you go and arrest the prince, go and arrest all the princes in the palace—go quickly—" Governor Liu said as he pushed the bars of the cell, and for a moment there was only crying.

Everyone was speechless, and the family members were only left crying, Chen Renhai said to those family members: "Because Governor Liu is guilty, you are also implicated, so I have to wronged you to live in the cell first." ”

Mrs. Liu cried and said, "Now that I have a place to stay, it is already a gift from God, and I thank the two adults here." After that, the rest of the people also thanked Chen and Li. Chen Renhai sent the jailer into the cell, sent the rest of the people into the cell, and instructed the jailer to guard carefully.

Out of the cell, Chen Renhai and Li Defei also sighed again and again, Chen Renhai said: "The prince in the palace is hiding so deeply, I don't know at this time, the three princes who were suspected have confessed, but how to verify it? Even the emperor has not continued to verify." ”

Li Defei said: "In my opinion, this matter may have to be resolved." Brother Chen still remembers that in the palace, I and the others have secretly observed the traces of those two eunuchs, and the prince can make them disappear in the palace, and I think this matter is also kept secret. There is no way to find out such a direct place in the palace, and it is even more mysterious when you arrive at this place. ”

While speaking, the two arrived in the public hall, and Tang Tune immediately got up and said to the two: "Two adults, can that person tell me any clues." ”

"That's all there are clues. Chen Renhai said.

A voice came in, "It's hard work two brothers-" The person who came was Pu Mu.