Li Xunhuan was silent for a moment as he looked at the military formation in front of him, and then stared at Yang Qingyuan thoughtfully. Brother Yang, didn't you say that only a hundred people at most would be involved in stealing the grain? How to explain now!
Yang Qingyuan was also slightly embarrassed, his guess was wrong! ?
Just when Yang Qingyuan didn't know how to regain his respect, the two centurions who were originally guarding the granary immediately formed a formation in front of Yang Qingyuan and the others.
"The shield bearer is in front! Protect the three adults!"
The actions of these two hundred Longwu Army officers prevented Yang Qingyuan from being too embarrassed. Sure enough, his inference should be correct, at least they were not bribed.
The current confrontation situation should be caused by the captain of Yongji Camp.
Since ancient times, the name has always been true. If you clearly want to besiege the imperial officials, the captain of the Yongji camp will definitely not dare to do it, and the soldiers and horses under his command will not obey his command, but he can find an excuse, such as...
"Are you two going to protect these two traitors who are pretending to be imperial officials?!"
At this moment, the captain of Yongji Camp was so righteous and righteous that he angrily accused the two Longwu troops of being righteous.
When the two teams were just counting the stolen grain, they already knew that there must be a traitor in the Yongji warehouse, but the two teams didn't know who it was? !
And under such circumstances, it would definitely not be wrong to listen to Yang Qingyuan, who was ordered to investigate the case. This is also the wisdom of ordinary little people.
So when the captain of the Yongji Camp tried to surround and kill Yang Qingyuan and the other three, the two teams immediately led their troops to stand in front of him.
"Sir! The two of us have already tested the official certificates of these three adults. They are definitely not fake. Please stop your troops!"
The captain of Yongji Camp saw that even the captains under his command did not obey his orders, and he felt a little embarrassed.
"How do you two mere teams know what is real and what is fake?! Why don't you quickly take down these three people who are pretending to be imperial officials!?"
With the appearance of the captain of the Yongji Camp, Yang Qingyuan could confirm that this person was one of the criminals who stole the grain store without any clues, and he was eager to silence him.
"Captain Chen! Grains were stolen from the Yongji warehouse. Master Yang and Yushi Li are here to investigate the matter!..."
"Fire the arrow!" Lieutenant Chen did not intend to give any chance to explain. Only by killing Yang Qingyuan and the three people in front of him, including the people who knew about it, would he have room for change. Otherwise, he would probably die.
"Shieldmen come forward! Push!" The shieldmen who had been waiting in strict formation and lined up in front of Yang Qingyuan's three men immediately stepped forward to form a shield formation!
There was a "ding-dong" sound of gold and iron clashing.
Almost all the two hundred feather arrows shot were blocked by the shield hand. Only one feather arrow passed through the gap in the iron shield and wounded a Longwu soldier in the calf.
"All the officers and soldiers of the Longwu Army, I am walking for the Wenhua Palace. Yang Qingyuan, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, has his official certificate as proof! We are here to thoroughly investigate the case of theft of grain from the warehouse! Anyone who did not participate in the theft of grain from the warehouse should put down their weapons at this time , all will be exempted from crime. If there is anyone who is stubborn and continues to cause chaos, he will be guilty of the same crime as those who steal food!"
Yang Qingyuan's clear voice was full of true energy and echoed in Yongji Cang. When speaking, he also used the Taoist Nine Heavens Yingyuan Mantra to ward off demons and meditate.
Under Yang Qingyuan's powerful voice, the elite soldiers of the Longwu Army who were still murderous hesitated.
The last time he fired arrows was just an obedience to the military order that was engraved in his bones. He did not necessarily agree with Colonel Chen's order itself, especially when he was firing arrows at the imperial envoys.
The soldiers of Yongji Battalion, who were not firm in the first place, were shaken by Yang Qingyuan's verbal offensive!
"Sir! Killing an official of the imperial court without authorization is a capital offense. It is a big mistake for us to shoot arrows without checking. We cannot make the same mistake again and again! Why not take a look at his official credentials first!"
A team from the Longwu Army stopped Captain Chen to persuade him.
Colonel Chen thought of the grain stored in the granary, and then looked at Yang Qingyuan and the other three people across from him. He felt cruel in his heart, gritted his teeth, drew out the sword from his waist, and killed the persuading team leader with one strike.
Hot blood spattered half of Colonel Chen's face. Like a greedy and violent demon from hell, Colonel Chen raised his sword and shouted: "Zhao Li disobeys military orders and joins forces with traitors. I have punished him with military law." If the troops are shaken again, they will be killed!!"
Colonel Chen's actions made all the soldiers feel excited, but for the time being they could only obey orders.
This is a power given by the military regulations of the Zhou Dynasty. When a battle is approaching, if any general does not obey the order, military law can be used.
Although the officers and soldiers of Yongji Camp were dissatisfied at this time, they could only endure it at this time.
But Yang Qingyuan on the opposite side was already furious!
The rat in the granary, the owl in the treasury, not only steals the country's food, but also dares to use military law in vain and kill loyal and loyal people. How can An De be so rampant?
Yang Qingyuan asked for a shield from the team leader on one side, "Brother Li, please protect me with a flying knife. The cold sword will follow me after I rush in."
Li Xunhuan did not persuade. Based on his understanding of Yang Qingyuan, persuasion was useless at this moment. He just nodded, and a flying knife about three inches long appeared in Li Xunhuan's palm.
"Crossbowman ready, Xu! Ru! Lin!"
This is the order of the Longwu Army's crossbow unit. Xu nocks an arrow for Zhang's crossbow. If he aims at the enemy, Lin will release his arrow and kill him!
The second round of feather arrows struck again, and all the troops formed a shield formation to block it again.
When the second round of arrow rain stopped, Yang Qingyuan moved. The shield that was originally held by Yang Qingyuan rotated up to the sky under the guidance of Yang Qingyuan's true energy, and then swung straight down towards the Yongji Battalion troops on the opposite side. .
Yang Qingyuan flew out with the shield, followed closely behind, and swooped down. His whole body was completely blocked by the upright and rotating shield.
However, the straight-line distance between Yang Qingyuan and the Longwu Army Formation was more than 300 steps. Before Yang Qingyuan reached the Yongji Camp Army Formation, the third round of feather arrows had been loaded.
"Xu Rulin!"
Following Captain Chen's command, the crossbow arrows were shot towards the swooping Yang Qingyuan.
At this moment, there were five hundred men in the enemy formation, four of which were crossbowmen, firing more than two hundred crossbow arrows in one volley.
The upright and revolving shield stood in front of Yang Qingyuan, deflecting most of the arrows, but several crossbow arrows still passed over the shield.
"Whoosh!"
But Yang Qingyuan, who was diving, had no intention of blocking. He was gathering momentum.
Just before the arrow was about to hit Yang Qingyuan, white light flashed across, and the arrowheads of the three feather arrows were chopped off.
Entrusting his back to Li Xunhuan, Yang Qingyuan no longer had any worries.
You may not believe in Li Xunhuan, but you have no reason not to believe in the flying knife in his hand.
Faced with Yang Qingyuan's swooping blow, Colonel Chen panicked. He vividly felt what it meant to be unstoppable.
"Shield formation! Defense!"
Facing the charging Yang Qingyuan, Captain Chen formed a shield formation in front of him, hoping to block Yang Qingyuan's prepared attack.
At the moment when he was still ten feet away from the shield formation, Yang Qingyuan drew his sword.
The accumulated sword energy slashed straight out. The shield in front of Yang Qingyuan bore the brunt of the impact and split into two. Then the fierce sword energy slashed towards the shield array.
A sword cuts through the air.
This sword is like a celestial horse leaping over a waterfall, with an elegant yet unstoppable celestial wind.
Wudang Swordsmanship - Pegasus Falls!
This sword can be said to be the most explosive sword among the Wudang swordsmanship at present. It was created by Yang Qingyuan through his own imagination and with reference to the Wudang swordsmanship created by Tianwai Feixian.
Unlike the original Wudang swordsmanship, which was mysterious and profound, combining hardness and softness, this sword only pursues the ultimate explosive power.
A straight sword slash, the iron shield shattered, the shield formation was broken!
The sword energy passed over Chen Xiaowei's right arm holding the sword.
"Keng!..."
There was a sound of swords being unsheathed. Facing the enemy who suddenly entered the formation, the Yongji Battalion troops immediately drew out their fighting swords and surrounded Yang Qingyuan.
At the same time, there was the sound of the sword falling to the ground, and with Captain Chen's sword falling, his right arm also fell.
Yang Qingyuan slowly picked up the sword, took out the token with his left hand and held it high in public.
"I'll say it again, I am walking in the Wenhua Palace, Yang Qingyuan, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple! The captain of the Yongji Camp, suspected of committing rebellion and embezzling grain, has been captured by me. All the participating troops will lay down their weapons and they will be spared death! Anyone who continues to cause rebellion will be spared. ! Shoot to death without mercy!"
With a sword in hand, thousands of troops can capture its power and no one dares to move.
Just when the troops were hesitating, Ye Jianhan also flew into the military formation, holding Canxue to protect Yang Qingyuan's side.
Li Xunhuan also walked slowly towards the military formation, a flying knife in his hand ready to go!
"Ding!"
"Ding! Ding!"
…
As one team takes the lead and throws the sabers to the ground, it's like opening a box.
There was a series of sounds of swords falling to the ground, and the troops who originally followed Colonel Chen's rebellion abandoned their weapons.
Yang Qingyuan pointed at Captain Chen's right shoulder to stop the bleeding from the wound, and then asked the two teams originally responsible for guarding the grain depot to bring people over.
"I never got around to asking for their names?"
The two teams were clasping their fists in front of Yang Qingyuan and saluting, "Humble Zhao Long!"
"Humble Zhang Hu!"
The corner of Yang Qingyuan's mouth twitched slightly, this name...
"Zhang Duizheng! Zhao Duizheng! The two of you are temporarily responsible for commanding the Yongji Camp troops. Immediately collect weapons and lead the troops back to the camp. You are not allowed to leave without military orders!"
"yes!"
"Brother Li, please go to the gate of Yongjicang. The reinforcements I invited will be here soon!"
After Li Xunhuan nodded slightly, he jumped up and used Qinggong to sprint towards the gate!
Ye Jianhan, who had sheathed his sword on the side, didn't care, "We have already solved it! The reinforcements haven't arrived yet!?"
Yang Qingyuan stared at Ye Jianhan, as if there was no suitable job for him. Neither interrogation nor investigation was what Ye Jianhan was good at.
"Jianhan, you stay in the granary and supervise them to count the grain and grass!"
After finishing speaking, he directed two Yongji Battalion soldiers to escort Colonel Chen to the study.
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"Chen Ming! Captain Xuejie of the Longwu Army, the eighth grade! Joined the army in the first year of Yong'an!..."
Only Yang Qingyuan and Chen Ming were left in the study.
"Chen Ming, do you want to say it yourself now, or do you want me to force you to say it?"
Yang Qingyuan asked while flipping through a diary of Yongji Cang.
Chen Ming smiled miserably, "Does it matter whether I say it now or not? It's nothing more than death! I have no family, no wife or children! There's nothing to be afraid of! Why should I beg for mercy from you?!"
Yo, still a tough guy!
Yang Qingyuan glanced at Chen Ming unexpectedly.
"Now there is a chance to make a difference. If you can tell the truth and help me recover the stolen grain, I will plead with the Holy One and kill only the culprit! I will save your life!"
Chen Ming, who had originally planned to be a dead soldier, once again had hope in his eyes.
"Is what you said true?!"
Yang Qingyuan's face remained indifferent, "If you don't say it, others will say it. Why should you leave this chance of survival to others?!"
Yang Qingyuan's words immediately reminded Chen Ming of Kong Zhiwei. That weakling would definitely say it, so what's the point of keeping silent? !
"The humble position is indeed involved in the reselling of grain from the warehouse!"
"Who are the conspirators? Who did they sell to!?"
"Beizhi conspired with Kong Zhiwei, the captain and chief clerk of the fourth team! As for who he sold it to?! Beizhi really doesn't know! There is an iron token in Beizhong's room, and every time the other party relies on the token to get food!"
"When does it start?! How many times does it start?!"
Yang Qingyuan took pen and paper from the desk beside him and took notes while asking questions.
"Since the fifth day of May, the other party has come a total of seventeen times!"
Yang Qingyuan nodded secretly. It was about the same time as he estimated. This time was also the time when An Shigeng came into contact with Li Bailiang.
If you want to transport such a large amount of grain, you can only use water, and Li Bailiang was An Shigeng's original choice.
Chen Ming explained the specific details in detail.
"The entire fourth team is involved, right?" Yang Qingyuan raised his eyes and asked.
"Yes! But how do you know, sir?!"
Yang Qingyuan waved the wolf hair in his hand and replied at the same time, "Within half a year, seventeen people in the fourth team died due to illness or accidents. Are these soldiers who don't want to join in the trouble?! That's why I sent Brother Li there. The city gate is out to receive reinforcements! The fourth team is responsible for guarding the city gate today, right?"
"yes!"
"How much benefit have you gained!?!"
After Chen Ming was silent for a while, he said, "The humble positions will receive a total of 3,600 taels of silver! The fourth team will receive 500 taels of silver, and each of the subordinate brothers who participate will receive 30 taels of silver!"
Three thousand six hundred taels is indeed not a small amount. Yang Qingyuan's fifth-grade official title is only three hundred and twenty taels in annual salary.
Three thousand six hundred taels, this may be money that Chen Ming, an eighth-grade captain, could never earn in his lifetime.
After Yang Qingyuan carefully inquired about several details, he ordered Chen Ming to be taken away. As for who the collaborator was? ! Chen Ming really doesn’t know!
In this case, he was only responsible for dealing with hundreds of people in the fourth team and creating an environment for stealing official food.
"Brother Yang!"
Just when Yang Qingyuan was about to interrogate Kong Zhiwei, Li Xunhuan's voice sounded from far away to near!
A military general wearing armor followed Li Xunhuan into the room.
"Brother Yang, this is the guerrilla general of the imperial camp in Beijing! We are here to support you on orders from the minister!"
"The last general Yue Zhen has met Mr. Yang!"
Yang Qingyuan's true energy slightly lifted up Yue Zhen who wanted to salute.
"You came just in time! May I ask how many troops General Yue brought here?"
"The last general was ordered by the Minister to bring five thousand Qingqi for reinforcements!" Yue Zhen then took out five documents from his arms, "By the way! These are the cabinet documents that Mr. Yu asked me to deliver to you!"
Yang Qingyuan opened it and saw that it was the grain inspection document issued by the cabinet!
"General Yue! You are truly my timely rain!"
Yang Qingyuan immediately handed over the garrison of Yongji Granary to Yue Zhen, and then divided into three groups with Li Xunhuan and Ye Jianhan, leading a thousand troops to the remaining granaries in the Gyeonggi area.
Yang Qingyuan led a thousand cavalrymen and ran all the way. In three hours, they arrived at Ruifengcang, another granary in Gyeonggi.
It was already nightfall, but there was a red light shining in the night sky in the direction of Ruifengcang!
