"Lord Wu, you arrived really early, please come inside. "Leng Yuhe gave a few thoughtful introductions to Wu Ding, the governor of Yunzhou, into the mansion. Liu Liang invited three heavyweights tonight, and Wu Ding was the first one to come. Leng Yuhe invited him into the living room, and at the same time asked his subordinates to bring Lord Qian's personal entourage to the side to rest.

Liu Liang had been waiting in the pavilion for a long time, and when he saw Wu Ding coming in, he was a salute. Then the two sat down separately, and Wu Ding got straight to the point: "Lord Liu, the official was derelict in his duties, and he actually let two warships fall into the hands of bandits, please punish your lordship." ”

Liu Liang twisted his beard lightly and asked, "Oh, as far as I know, there have never been ships missing in the naval camp, but Governor Wu has found out the origin of these two warships?"

"Back to my lord, I have already sent someone to salvage those two boats. It has been verified that it is actually a warship converted from two cargo ships. As for the giant crossbow on it, there is no military number. You are a person who understands, and the Holy Gate of Soldiers can also create this. Wu Ding looked at Liu Liang and said.

"Huh?" Liu Liang couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

In fact, the Jianghu sect has weapons in their hands, and this kind of thing can be big or small. Not to mention other places, in the territory of Daxuan, there are miscellaneous soldiers' holy gates, and everyone knows that they have mastered a large number of military supplies, and even many new weapons are developed by the soldiers' holy gates.

This is because the Bingshengmen originated at the beginning of the establishment of the Great Xuan, and its founder was the founding marshal of the Great Xuan. After the Xuan Dynasty was stabilized, the marshal gave up his official position and set up his own military holy gate, teaching the art of war and the martial arts of battle. Therefore, the Bingshengmen has the closest relationship with the Great Xuan Dynasty, and many generals of the Xuan Dynasty are disciples of the Bingshengmen. And the Holy Gate of Soldiers even has its own independent arsenal to develop and produce various weapons.

It is also because of the Soldier Holy Gate taking the lead in the front, so many famous sects also have some similar ordnance items, and many of them are purchased from the Soldier Holy Gate. It's just that because the number is not large, it will not affect the stability of the place, and the imperial court does not want to make enemies with the big factions for this kind of thing. And the price of the ordnance sold by the Soldier Holy Gate to the various sects was nearly twice as expensive as that sold to the imperial army, and it was also a great source of wealth for them, and they were unwilling to lose it. The soldiers, who have deep connections in the court, continue to eliminate their influence, and the court turns a blind eye.

But for some small sects that live completely in the shadow of the imperial court, then I'm sorry, and it is resolutely forbidden to have prohibited weapons such as bows, crossbows, armor, and warships.

However, the Jianghu sect was originally an existence that wandered on the edge of the law, and since there was something to sell, a sect with a way could always buy it. And the Tinghe Gang can obviously be regarded as having this way.

Liu Liang didn't feel that Wu Ding was shirking his responsibility now, because as long as the Yunzhou Navy did not lose the ship, then it was not his responsibility for the Tinghe Gang to have the warship. Because Yunzhou itself cannot produce such ships, all warships are made and transported from other states. Thinking of the previous state lord's protection of the Tinghe Gang, there is every reason to believe that it was the warship that he let the Tinghe Gang own, Wu Ding can only be regarded as a crime of negligence, which is not a big deal at all. And the military exterminated it, but it was a meritorious service.

But Bai Huiye's report is obviously two military-standard warships, he has lived in Jiangnan since he was a child, and he has seen many such ships, so he will never admit his mistake. But now Wu Ding actually said that the ship was converted from a cargo ship, but two giant crossbows were added. Even if he admitted that it was a warship, he didn't have any business, and he even had merit, but he had to deny it, which made Liu Liang wonder what Wu Ding's intentions were.

You must know that among the other three giants in Yunzhou, Sun Lixing, the Qianhu of the Military Control Division, has always been neutral, and he has never asked about political and military affairs, but is only responsible for monitoring the one-third of an acre of land in Wulin. Qian Yi, the supervision envoy, did not deal with Liu Liang after he came, on the one hand, because the two belonged to different political factions, and on the other hand, the imperial court sent the supervision envoy itself to check and balance the state lord, what if you came to be close and friendly?

Therefore, after Liu Liang took office, although Qian Yi was only the second-in-command, he relied on the intricacies of many years, which made Liu Liang suffer a lot of losses to stabilize the situation. And he was able to stand on his feet, and there was also a big reason for the faint support of Governor Wu Ding.

The Governor belongs to the military attaché, and the political hall under which the governor of the state is subordinate are two different departments, so he doesn't care much about the dispute between the two civilian officials. Even because of some interests with Qian Yi before, he even helped Qian Yi slap Liu Liang.

However, later in the imperial court, Liu Liang's faction and Wu Ding's faction had some cooperation, and Liu Liang's governing methods were really good, which gave Wu Ding some benefits, so now the governor Wu Ding is already a little biased towards Liu Liang. He released a first battalion of the navy to Liu Liang's cronies, which was a show of goodwill.

Liu Liang thought that at least in this matter, the two should belong to the community of interests, after all, the naval army sent to exterminate Yuhu Village was nominally Wu Ding's subordinates, and he also had a share of the credit. However, the merit of exterminating the bandits that use ordnance is different from the exterminating the bandits that use civilian ships. But he didn't expect Wu Ding to give up this great achievement and not admit that the two ships were warships, which made Liu Liang feel a little strange.

But after all, Wu Ding is the military commander, and he is responsible for cleaning up the battlefield, and Liu Liang is not easy to interfere before he submits a formal report. What's more, Liu Liang's main task now is to beat the Tinghe Gang into a gang, and with Zhong Qi's witness, the matter of the two warships is not impossible to ignore.

He even speculated whether the two warships still had Wu Ding's relationship in them, which might be the reason why he wanted to cover it up. Anyway, Liu Liang's target is only the Tinghe Gang, but he doesn't want to bring out the official people again. It's best to be able to limit things to the rivers and lakes.

"Ah, it turned out to be a cargo ship, I'll just say why it's so unsturdy, and it was sunk by a blow from that Bodhisattva of Cleansing, so that's it, hahahaha. ”

Wu Ding also laughed, but I don't know if Liu Liang was a little uncomfortable because Wu Ding concealed this matter, and he always felt that he was laughing a little gloomy.

"Speaking of which, do you know where those two outer gods have gone? Wu Ding shifted the topic to Luo Tieyi and the Bodhisattva who were chasing and fleeing.

"Alas, I don't know, the affairs of the rivers and lakes are under the control of Sun Qianhu, and he is probably also having a headache these days. Liu Liang said.

"What the adults said is that I just hope that those two will not do anything in the prefecture and county, otherwise the people of Yunzhou will suffer. It is also that Yunzhou martial arts are not angry, and there is no external god who can resist it, allowing them to come and go freely. Wu Ding had a compassionate look, as if he was worried about the people of Yunzhou.

"Kaguya told me that the two of them were heading east, and I just hoped that they would leave Yunzhou as soon as possible. Liu Liang also shook his head helplessly.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside: "Lord Tang Mingtang, deputy of the Control and Martial Arts Division, has arrived." ”

Liu Liang frowned, he invited Sun Lixing of Qianhu, but how did he come from a deputy Qianhu? When he looked at the door, he saw Bai Huiye walking in with a strong man with a beard.

"The humble Tang Ming has seen the Lord of the Governor, and he has seen the Lord Governor!" This Tang Ming doesn't look rude, but the etiquette is thorough, and he stands below and bows to worship.

"It's Deputy Tang Qianhu, this official invited Sun Qianhu, why are you here?" Sun Lixing is the No. 4 person in Yunzhou, Liu Liang needs to give face, but this deputy Qianhu can't be ranked, so Liu Liang asked directly.

"My lord, my family was about to come, but suddenly I received urgent information. The two outer god powerhouses fought in a small town on the eastern border of Yunzhou, destroying half of the town, and he had to quickly rush to clean up his hands. I can't come to the appointment, and I hope that my lord Haihan will be there. Qianhu also said that as long as a few adults discussed something, he unconditionally supported it. After saying that, he bowed to the ground again.

What else could Liu Liang say, I didn't expect to talk about them just now, and I got their news. The lord of the state hated his teeth, can't you fight again when you leave the state, do you have to do it on the ground of Lao Tzu?

Sun Lixing's duty was to go to the scene, and he couldn't blame the other party, so he had to wave his hand to let Tang Ming sit down.

Tang Ming had just sat down, and there was another report outside: "The inspection has made Master Qian Yi and Qian arrive." ”

Then I saw Leng Yuhe bending down slightly, luring in a tall, thin and cold middle-aged man, who was Qian Yi, the second-in-command of Yunzhou.

Wu Ding and Tang Ming hurriedly stood up and greeted them. And Liu Liang just left the chair and stood in place and waited. Wu Tang's official position is lower than that of Qian Yi, so they need to step forward to greet them. But Liu Liang, as the state lord, only needs to stand to show respect, and he needs to return the salute only when Qian Yi comes over to salute first.