Chapter 25: The Lookout

"When?"

"My lord, it's been a moment. ”

"Very well, it's time for me to go. ”

"My lord, are you really not taking us?"

"Hehe, since a child dares to ask me to meet, why should I annoy people with my entourage. Keep an eye on the city to prevent the Huinan Mansion Lord and the local gang from discovering the clues. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

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"Two elders, my people have just received news that the leader of the other party has gone out of the west gate on horseback alone. ”

"Oh, West, what's on West?"

"Elder Li, the west of our Huinan is full of mountains, and the nearest one is called Fengqiu, the scenery is not bad, and the big families in the city sometimes go to the green, and then it is all forests. ”

"Well, is there anyone watching along the way?"

"Yes, the owner of the tea stall on the road outside the city is one of our people, and he will know the other party's movements. ”

"Very well, let's go now, you just need to make sure that no officers and soldiers notice. ”

"Don't worry, I've already made an appointment with the East Gate guard to drink, and I won't let his people get in the way. ”

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Fengqiu is about 20 miles east of Huinan City, because the terrain is not high, the mountain shape is gentle, so it is a good place to go out in spring and autumn.

Of course, the so-called outing is actually the vassal elegance of the rich in the city, and in such a poor rural area, it is fashionable to learn to imitate the activities of the rich in the big city, but it is only to know a name and the general situation. They don't come here to do anything to chant poetry, they basically drink and fight, and watch their subordinates compete.

The weather was bad on this day, so no one came to play, and the pavilion halfway up the mountain was a resting place for the rich families, and only a child sat alone here.

Zhang Qing looked at the dark sky in a daze, still thinking about seeing Wang Shishi yesterday.

He really didn't expect that his influence on Wang Shishi would be so huge. He knew that Wang Shishi had been approached by his opponent before, and later saw that his brothers were fine, thinking that they had told Bai Huiye all the information about themselves, but he didn't care about anything, after all, it was just a meeting in Pingshui, and it was not worth keeping a secret for him, and these two brothers didn't know anything.

He went to Wang Shishi, just because they had seen Bai Huiye and wanted him to bring a letter, and he didn't plan to do anything to them. As a result, as soon as Hua Hu appeared, he knelt down, he thought that Zhang Qing was going to kill them, so he took the blame for leaking Zhang Qing's information on himself.

At this time, Zhang Qing knew that in order to keep a secret for himself, Wang Shishi actually wanted to fight against the kind of big man he had never heard of in his twenty years of life.

To tell the truth, Zhang Qing is a high-level intellectual who has lived for nearly thirty years after all, and when he saw Wang Shishi, who had read books but took a crooked path, he was similar to a young man who couldn't learn and mixed with society but was still saved, but his words were just casual admonitions, and he didn't feel at ease.

He didn't understand why Wang Shishi was moved because of a word, and he wanted to stick to the loyalty in his heart, but he felt a kind of persistence from Wang Shishi. Zhang Qing, who once lived in modern society, has only seen this kind of person in novels and TV, but now he is standing in front of him.

Before he could figure it out, he saw a distant rider running towards him from afar down the mountain. He hurriedly opened a large package behind him, took out the account book first, and then lit the brazier beside him. Then he took out small squares wrapped in oilcloth from his bag, which was his confidence in facing the innate powerhouse.

As a lover of novels, how could he not know the smooth saying of "one sulfur, two nitrate and three charcoal, crossing the first to make bombs"? He had nothing to do after he started to store gas, and he started to play with black powder.

As luck would have it, there was a small sulfur mine under the rule of Huinan Mansion, and a large part of the income of the City Lord's Mansion came from it. Yunzhou is located in the southwest, and the climate is humid and hot in summer, so saltpeter for ice making is also indispensable, so Zhang Qing easily found the material.

It's a pity that after all, it is a local pharmaceutical, even if Zhang Qing purifies the materials and finely grinds and mixes, the explosive power is still a little unsatisfactory. But once he had the whimsical idea to take the wood of the willow spirit and burn charcoal, and then mix it, and he was pleasantly surprised to find that the power of gunpowder had increased several times.

In fact, charcoal burning is not so simple, at least it is not something that a half-informed guy like Zhang Qing can do, but the trunk left by the willow spirit has almost no water, it is particularly easy to burn, and the temperature is still high, so it is really unreasonable for him to use a leaky earth-breaking kiln to get it.

He also specially put some rusty iron pieces and broken nails in the gunpowder bag to increase the lethality, but unfortunately he couldn't get the iron shell, otherwise he could make grenades.

Zhang Qing had an explosives bag in one hand and an account book in the other, and he condescendingly watched Bai Huiye come to the near place in front of the pavilion from the edge of the pavilion, and then dismounted and walked over.

"Stop!" he saw Bai Huiye walk to a distance of about five feet from him, and hurriedly shouted to stop, while reaching for the hand holding the account book to the brazier.

The meaning is very obvious, I can't beat you, so stay away from me, or be careful that if I shake my hand, I will burn what you want.

Bai Huiye didn't expect the other party to have such a hand, but the account book was really important to him, so he stopped, but said with a smile: "You are Zhang Shanyi, it's very good, it makes everyone think you're dead." But how can you be sure I want to get the book, not destroy it?"

"Heh, do you want to test me? The Tinghe Gang is the dominant family in Yunzhou, occupying Tinghe to bully and dominate the market, and their tentacles have reached a small place like Huinan, presumably other prefectures and counties also have their power. They were able to develop, and they certainly had the support of the previous state lords. And how could the new governor tolerate the emergence of such a behemoth under his rule, which was not under his control? And you are the person of the state lord, but you and the patrol envoy came to a remote corner like Huinan to investigate the affairs of my family, you must be trying to find something, since your position is opposite to the Tinghe Gang, they want to destroy the account book at all costs, you naturally hope that it will be preserved. ”

Bai Huiye's eyes lit up, and he said, "Yes, then why don't you hurry up and hand over the account book to me, let me take it back to the adult, and then avenge your family, and still do this situation here?"

"Hmph, how do I know if you really want to eradicate the Tinghe Gang, or do you want to take the account book and threaten them to share the benefits, collude with them, and get a piece of the pie?" Zhang Qing sneered.

Bai Huiye was stunned, he didn't expect the other party to think of this layer at a young age. Yes, if Liu Liang didn't come with a mission, this might be the biggest, after all, it is really necessary to be cautious to eradicate a large gang covering a state, even if it is a small remote state, if you are not careful, it will cause a civil uprising, and it will not only be the state lord who will be anxious at that time. Therefore, sharing the benefits and making money lying down is the best decision.

He was silent for a while, and decided to tell the truth, because in a few words, he could see that Zhang Qing was a very thoughtful and assertive person. There are not many such people among adults, let alone a teenager from a small town? And it is very likely that he has top-level exercises, no matter whether he has other forces behind him or not, at this time, he can gain favor and invest in the future by treating each other with sincerity.

So Bai Huiye said patiently: "The Tinghe Gang is something we must eradicate, and this involves the struggle of the upper echelons, so I can't talk to you in detail." I can only tell you that when the state lord came to Yunzhou, the most important task was to eliminate the Tinghe Gang, at least to wipe out all the high-level leaders of the other party. Although the state lord has military power, they are a legitimate gang without a legitimate reason, and we can't mobilize the army to encircle and suppress it, and the state lord's own strength alone is not enough to deal with the masters of the Tinghe gang. ”

"But with the account book in your hand, it's different, once they catch the handle of their bandits, the adults can justifiably list them as bandits, and when the time comes, under the righteousness of the imperial court, Yunzhou will no longer have a foothold for them. ”

Zhang Qing looked at Bai Huiye's eyes carefully, trying to judge whether what the other party said was true, but he didn't have enough experience, so he could only see that Bai Huiye's expression was indeed sincere and his gaze was very firm. Of course, it is not ruled out that he is a super actor, but I don't know if it was the Heavenly Sword Mental Method that improved his spiritual sense or how, subconsciously made Zhang Qing feel that what the other party said was true.

So Zhang Qing asked again: "The Tinghe Gang has been operating for a long time, and it is intertwined in Yunzhou, you don't know who their people are, so you can eradicate them?" And the account book in my hand is only a copy, do you think there is enough evidence to nail them?"