"It's Du Ying!"
Cao Jixiang frowned: "Which Du Ying?"
"Deputy commander of Xicheng troops and horses, Du Ying!" Song Qian reported back.
Cao Jixiang remembered that there was indeed such a person: "Is he the father-in-law of King Jingzhou? Du Ying?"
"Yes, that's him!"
"Why did he buy you a house?" Cao Jixiang asked.
Song Qian hesitated and didn't dare to say anything.
Cao Jixiang ordered the execution.
"Du Ying got a batch of ordnance from the Beijing camp and wanted to do smuggling."
"This house is in a unique location."
"But recently, due to the influx of clans into too many Dingkou, housing prices in the capital have skyrocketed. Many abandoned old houses have been sold at high prices. Houses in the capital are priceless."
"Some small clans have already gone to live outside the city."
"The villain relied on his father's inheritance and still had some savings at home. He also found a few uncles in the army and they introduced this house."
"In terms of seniority, a villain should call Du Ying uncle."
"At that time, the villain's words were all worn out, and he tried to talk things over. Finally, Du Yingcai agreed to sell the house to the villain."
"But it's not selling, but letting villains buy shares and do business together."
"This house was given to the villain..."
Song Qianluo was so talkative.
Cao Jixiang understood that this house belonged to Du Ying. Du Ying gave it to Song Qian and took Song Qian with him to do arms smuggling.
To put it bluntly, Song Qian was used as a backer.
"Which camp did the ordnance come from?" Cao Jixiang asked.
"I don't even know. In the eighth year of Jingtai, when the camp was converted into an army, it was all messed up. I don't even know which camp it is."
"Who is it!" Cao Jixiang stared at him.
"Captain Li Shu."
Cao Jixiang frowned. If he remembered correctly, Li Shu had already died in the battle of Xuanzan, and people died.
It should be impossible to find it.
He couldn't be sure whether this person was real or fake.
"It's him. The villain got the weapon from him." Song Qian was very sure, but unfortunately he had no evidence.
"What's there?"
Song Qian said he had everything except firearms.
"Do you also have armor and a crossbow?" Cao Jixiang frowned.
Song Qian nodded.
Cao Jixiang asked someone to record it.
But today is not about smuggling in Jingying camp.
It is about investigating the hidden soldiers in the capital.
"That Du Ying, has he recruited private soldiers?"
Song Qian nodded and spoke very vaguely: "The Beijing camp eliminated the old and the weak, and some soldiers were eliminated. Hey, naturally they were all absorbed."
Cao Jixiang didn't understand: "Be more detailed."
Song Qian mustered up his courage: "Sir, the villain has said, can you keep the villain and his family alive?"
"This governor can be guaranteed, just tell me!" Cao Jixiang was impatient.
"It is His Majesty's will to transform the Beijing camp into an army camp and eliminate the old and weak."
"But the real situation is that most of the ones eliminated are strong soldiers."
"In fact, after the great victory in Xuanzhen, the Tian family issued an imperial edict to leave part of the capital camp in Xuanzhen. How many soldiers disappeared during this stay."
"I also know that the army recruits young men every year. However, although these young men have military status, they are not in the capital camp. Instead, they appear in the backyards of wealthy families. This kind of thing is not uncommon."
"Those capable veterans may have disappeared from the battle report in a certain battle, but they themselves became servants of powerful families."
"Master Cao is in charge of the patrol camp, so he must be aware of it, right?"
Song Qian said that he would not stop until he died.
It's almost like using a bomb to blow up Cao Jixiang.
Cao Jixiang's eyes trembled and his eyes burned: "How do you know this?"
"The villain is a hereditary military household. He should have inherited his father's position and joined the guard."
"But there are villains with ulterior motives who want to harm me!"
"They live well and drink hot food, but the villain lives in a shabby room. Why?"
"The villain is dissatisfied!"
"So the villain dares to say it!"
Song Qian kowtowed respectfully.
Cao Jixiang squinted his eyes, unable to see through Song Qian.
Is Song Qian diverting his attention?
Or are you really dissatisfied with the military household system?
Maybe, it's a combination of both.
"Song Qian, go with me!"
Cao Jixiang couldn't bear such a big basket.
Song Qian must be brought into the palace to wait for the emperor to make a decision.
Song Qian looked at his family.
"Don't worry, I have left two people to guard the house. If anyone dares to touch your family, I will kill their whole family!"
Cao Jixiang said: "Let's go and meet this Du Ying for a while!"
He looked deeply at Song Qian, this Song Qian was not simple.
The emperor must be aware of the stubborn diseases in the army, but he has been reluctant to reveal this layer. What is the reason?
But Song Qian wanted to open the big hole. What was he trying to do?
Song Qian gritted his teeth and kowtowed to the ground: "Please, sir, send my family to the patrol camp and jail, so that I can feel at ease."
"Can!"
After walking out of Song Qian's house, Cao Jixiang stopped and looked back at the house: "Tang Xian, please stay and check carefully. I always feel that something is wrong with this Song Qian."
"I obey your orders!"
Cao Jixiang led his troops to Du Ying's home.
At this time, Fan Qing was at Du Ying's home.
Du Ying was over seventy years old, but he was neither deaf nor blind, and he entertained Fan Qing with a smile as bright as spring breeze.
Fan Qing is good at dealing with merchants.
To deal with these military attaches, they were at a loss.
"Master Du..."
"Just call me brother."
Du Ying smiled and said: "Brother, I am only a few years older. When it comes to serving His Majesty, it depends on young people like you."
How old are you idiot? You are in your forties.
Fan Qing sent people to secretly investigate Du Ying's mansion.
Du Ying's mansion is huge, but there is nothing suspicious about it.
It's just that his daughter is the royal concubine of King Jingzhou and has some connection with Ding Quan. This is the only clue.
"Brother, if you want to investigate, feel free to investigate."
Du Ying cupped his hands and said: "My Du family is very loyal to His Majesty, and we have the utmost devotion to the Ming Dynasty."
"The elder is very ambitious, and the younger generation admires him."
Fan Qing is waiting for Xiaowu's feedback.
After chatting for a few more words, Xiao Wu appeared at the door and shook his head at Fan Qing.
Fan Qing stood up: "Thank you, Lord Du, for your hospitality. I will take my leave."
He didn't dare to make a big deal.
Now His Majesty has opened up new territories, re-employed distinguished ministers, and military attachés have already made their mark.
So he didn't want to offend the military attache. No one knew that one day the Du family would be valued by the emperor and soar into the sky.
Du Ying repeatedly persuaded her to stay and sent her all the way to the door of the mansion.
Fan Qing also smiled along with him.
Standing at the door of the mansion, Fan Qing kept saluting as a junior.
Dongchang fanzi also needs to be humane.
Suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves.
Cao Jixiang took the lead, wearing an official robe and a black cloak, blowing in the wind, and his morale was like a rainbow.
He suddenly reined in the reins, his horse neighed, and he dismounted with a strong body.
He held up the imperial decree from his arms: "His Majesty's secret decree is to search all the residences of the capital!"
Du Ying's face twitched, and she quickly knelt on the ground and greeted the imperial edict.
Then he said: "I would like to inform Mr. Cao, Mr. Fan of Dongchang has already inspected my house."
He knew Cao Jixiang.
Cao Jixiang didn't care and glanced at Fan Qing.
He snorted coldly and walked directly into Du Ying's mansion.
The patrol camp and the factory guards can work together to handle cases, but they must not be related.
The emperor was very suspicious.
If factory guards, patrol camps and other agencies dare to collude with each other, they are eating arsenic and seeking death.
Fan Qing, a low-ranking official, saluted Cao Jixiang.
Nor spoke.
Everyone knows it.
"Du Ying, gather all your family members here and kneel down!"
Cao Jixiang looked back with a fierce expression: "Are you listening?"
Du Ying trembled: "Sir..."
歘!
Cao Jixiang took out his sword and put it on Du Ying's neck: "I asked you, did you hear it?"
Du Ying swallowed.
Compared with the talkative Fan Qing, the patrol camp is really notorious.
Especially Cao Jixiang, who was originally a member of the Mobei King's party. I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup was given to the emperor. Instead of killing him, the emperor made him the governor of the patrol camp.
"I'll do it now!" Du Ying obeyed.
Cao Jixiang glanced at Fan Qing, who was not leaving: Boy, learn a lesson, you are still too green in handling cases.
Then he led people into Du Ying's mansion.
The people from the patrol camp were divided into two teams. One team surrounded Du Ying's house, and the other team followed Cao Jixiang into the mansion.
"Sir, what should we do?" Xiao Wu looked at the majestic patrol camp with envy.
"Follow and have a look."
Fan Qing didn't understand. Did the patrol camp find something?
Otherwise, why would you be so rude to Du Ying?
He walked into the lobby.
I saw Cao Jixiang killing people.
Cao Jixiang slashed Du Ying's eldest son with a knife, smiling like a maniac: "Du Ying, you still won't confess?"
"Sir, what are you asking me to confess to?"
Du Ying burst into tears: "Son, oh, oh... Master Cao, you must give me justice today, otherwise..."
The bloody blade was placed on his neck.
Cao Jixiang smiled and asked: "Otherwise what?"
Du Ying was not afraid: "Otherwise I will go to Fengtian Palace to sue you! Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"
"snort!"
Cao Jixiang smiled: "You have many sons, so you can kill them! Kill another one!"
The words just fell!
Fang Xing slashed his head with a knife.
Du Ying's second son was beheaded.
The two brothers, two heads, stared at each other on the ground.
Fan Qing was stunned. Is this the way the patrol camp operates? Kill someone without any explanation? Isn't Cao Jixiang afraid of being blamed by the palace?
He originally thought Gong Hui was a villain.
But compared to Gong Hui and Cao Jixiang, they are both great virtuous people.
Cao Jixiang is the real evil.
Du Ying was frightened.
The two sons died in the blink of an eye.
No matter how many sons he has, he can't bear to kill like this!
"Continue!" Cao Jixiang sat upright and sipped tea.
Fang Xing caught the third son.
"Sir, what do you want to know?"
Du Ying was afraid of being killed and kept kowtowing: "Whatever you want, please tell me. I, Du Ying, can do whatever I have!"
"kill!"
Cao Jixiang flicked his fingers.
Another head fell.
Three sons died.
Du Ying collapsed: "What on earth are you going to do!"
Cao Jixiang moved his fingers and asked Fang Xing to pull out Du Ying's last son.
Du Ying had six sons and eight daughters.
But two sons were dead, leaving only four.
Now, only this single seedling is left.
A single person in her fifties.
When being dragged out, the person lay on the ground and was dragged out of a human-shaped path.
Fang Xing felt disgusted and kicked him twice.
It turned out that this man was scared to death!
"What a fucking piece of shit!"
Fang Xing came over and reported: "Battle Supervisor, people are scared to death!"
Cao Jixiang became happy: "You are still a high-ranking military attache, but you have such courage? How can you go to the battlefield?"
Du Ying saw with her own eyes that her four sons were all killed!
He looked like he was crazy: "Cao Jixiang! I and you are at odds with each other!"
"What are you shouting? Is it higher than your voice?"
Cao Jixiang sneered: "It's just a few sons! What a big deal!"
"Your son is dead and your grandson is dead. Pull them out and continue to kill!"
Du Ying cried and laughed, almost going crazy.
He looked at Fan Qing as if asking for help, hoping that Fan Qing could help.
But Fan Qing was also confused.
There is no evidence in the patrol camp, so they just killed the military attache without permission. When His Majesty takes the blame, what will happen to Cao Jixiang?
But Cao Jixiang drank tea slowly and didn't speak, just waiting for Du Ying to speak.
"One breath, one kill!"
"Anyway, he has a large Du family."
"Never finish killing!"
Cao Jixiang spoke slowly.
Du Ying's body felt weak. He was already sure in his heart that the matter was out!
But he wanted to fool around.
Cao Jixiang told him, no matter you say it or not, everyone in your family will be executed. Since the governor has used the knife, no one in your family can survive.
The only difference is, do you want to die with the nine tribes?
"Master Cao, what do you want?" Du Ying cried. The 70-year-old man lay on the ground crying and couldn't bear to watch.
"Aren't you at odds with me?"
"Aren't you going to go to Fengtian Palace to sue this governor?"
"Aren't you asking the Emperor to make the decision?"
Cao Jixiang smiled and said, "Aren't you being tough?"
Du Ying was worried.
Every moment a grandson dies.
Cao Jixiang is not in a hurry, it is your grandson who will die anyway.
Du Ying prostrated on the ground and kowtowed: "Sir, please spare me! I beg you!"
In the face of life and death, he is nothing but a petty official.
"Then do you know why the governor is here?" Cao Jixiang finally asked.
Du Ying shook his head.
Cao Jixiang asked Fang Xing: "How many people are still alive?"
Fang Xing didn't do it himself. He went out for a trip and came back to report: "This old guy is so good at giving birth to children. He only killed twelve of his seventy-seven grandchildren."
"Too slow, ten, ten kills!" Cao Jixiang dusted himself off.
Du Ying kowtowed to Cao Jixiang: "Please, sir, please leave some incense for my Du family!"
"You also have many great-grandsons. After you kill the grandsons, you will kill the great-grandsons. There are still more great-grandsons, and there are many more to come! You can’t finish them all! Hahaha!"
Cao Jixiang laughed proudly.
Fan Qing is full of disgust towards Cao Jixiang, who is completely a murderous demon.
What on earth did Du Ying commit?
Are you allowed to kill me at will?
That's the imperial court official!
"I said!"
Du Ying cried loudly: "Xiaoguan and Song Qian got a batch of ordnance from the Beijing camp and smuggled it! Xiaguan is guilty!"
Fan Qing was stunned.
Smuggling arms?
It must be sent to Mobei!
These ordnances, in turn, killed the Ming army!
"That's it?"
Cao Jixiang put down the tea bowl: "As for this matter, will the governor come in person?"
Fan Qing was even more shocked.
Du Ying's face was blank.
"Kill all twenty of them together! I don't have time to waste here!"
Cao Jixiang snorted coldly: "After killing your family, then kill the families who are related to you by marriage."
"As long as you can breathe, no one can survive!"
Cao Jixiang's eyes were sharp.
"Please leave some incense for my Du family, please leave some incense!" Du Ying kowtowed frantically.
“Where did the arms smuggling go?”
Cao Jixiang stood up slowly: "Someone, dig the entire mansion three feet into the ground and search it for me!"
Fan Qing was good at observing people's words and immediately noticed something was wrong. He couldn't help but ask: "May I ask the camp commander, do you mean that the batch of ordnance is in Du Ying's mansion?"
"What do you think?" Cao Jixiang stared at him.
Fan Qing bowed respectfully: "I am willing to cooperate with the investigation. I don't want any credit. I just want to know the truth."
Cao Jixiang looked at him: "Fan Qing, right? You know how to be a good person. You are very good. I allow you to assist in the investigation."
"Thank you, Camp Governor!"
Fan Qing salutes.
Take someone out of the hall to investigate.
He had a special interest in investigating the case. He didn't understand why Cao Jixiang shouted to Du Ying to kill him?
Did Du Ying offend him? Or is Cao Jixiang so cruel to everyone?
He wanted to find out.
Cao Jixiang looked at his back, this guy was a bit interesting.
Du Ying cried and howled on the ground, muttering: "Where is the law of heaven? Where is the law of heaven?"
Cao Jixiang was upset when he heard this: "Throw him out and let him watch the murder with his own eyes!"
The officers from the patrol camp and Dongchang Fanzi cooperated in the investigation.
I turned the entire mansion over, but found nothing.
Fan Qing took a teapot, bang bang bang, drank a lot of herbal tea, and exhaled: "A small deputy commander lives in such a big house?"
He had not discovered this detail before.
I thought it was because Du Ying's family had a large population, so the house was big enough.
But when I really relied on my legs to walk, I realized that it would take more than half an hour to walk around the whole house.
Even if Du Ying is allowed to serve as a commander for ten thousand years, he can't afford such a big house in the capital. How much is the salary of a commander?
"Sir, this courtyard originally belonged to the richest businessman in the capital."
"Then the wealthy businessman disappeared, and the house became empty."
"Du Ying bought it from the governor of the capital. The price was 1.2 million taels of silver, and he paid in cash."
Xiao Wu sent someone to get the file, which recorded this.
"1.2 million taels? You know the prison, so you don't have any suspicion?" Fan Qing thought it was absolutely impossible.
The only person who can buy such a luxury house in one go is a registered wealthy businessman.
If a commander comes to buy it, he will be impeached by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Does being a censor and censor make a living?
Absolutely impossible!
etc!
Rich businessman?
"Does this Du Ying have any contact with wealthy businessmen?" Fan Qing asked.
Xiao Wu shook his head: "No, what is mentioned under the label is all recorded in the file."
"There is something wrong with this file. It must have been tampered with."
Fan Qing walked through the courtyard and went to see the garden. The garden was in the style of Su's garden.
However, it is recorded in the file that the original owner of this courtyard was a Shanxi businessman. He should not appreciate Suzhou gardens, right?
Looking at the garden made of strange rocks, Fan Qing seemed to have thought of something.
Pushing aside the hanging willow branches, he quickly climbed up a rockery, looked down at the entire garden, and suddenly listened: "What's the sound?"
"Like the sound of wind."
Xiao Wu put his ear against the rockery: "It's like the sound of wind passing through the gaps in the rockery."
"In Soviet-style gardens, the friction sound produced by the wind blowing over the stones creates a beautiful scene of listening to the wind in the mountains."
Fan Qing's eyes were as bright as lightning: "But why does this governor sound so weird? Does it look like a bellows?"
"Why is there a bellows with such a beautiful view? Strange!"
"Come here with a few people and dig up the rockery for me!"
The more Fan Qing thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
Then I looked down at the overall situation and looked at it together, and found something wrong.
"Sir, why do you suspect there is something wrong in this mountain?" Xiao Wu wondered.
"Look at this mountain, why is there a piece missing? Many stones are like this." Fan Qing found it on several stones.
"It's like the mark of a sword!" Xiao Wu suddenly said.
Fan Qing nodded.
Let people dig quickly.
As a result, after digging a few times, nothing was found.
Fan Qing held the stone, jumped down, grabbed a shovel, dug deep, dug very deep, and continued digging. After a few more shovels, he couldn't shovel anymore.
"Quick, invite people from the patrol camp to come over!" Fan Qing said to Xiao Wu.
Then let Dongchang Fanzi form a battle formation and prepare a good defense.
Soon, patrol battalions came in large numbers.
call out!
A sharp arrow emerged from the crack in the mountain and hit a camper in the chest.
A large number of campers fell again.
Many arrows and crossbows flew over from the opposite side, and many battalions were hit.
"There are crossbows!"
After all, the campers have never been on the battlefield.
Bullying good people who do good deeds means nothing if they really encounter difficulties.
Some even peed their pants in fear.
Fan Qing was stunned for a moment.
Du Ying actually practiced private army!
And harboring crossbows!
This group of people actually dared to use crossbows at the patrol camp and Dongchang.
This is not akin to rebellion, but a rebellion!
"Don't panic!"
Fan Qing roared: "The direction of the crossbow is not in the mountains, but in the ground!"
"Their sight is limited. As long as you are out of their sight, you will be safe!"
"Everyone find cover and don't move!"
"Xiaowu, go and call Dysprosium and ask Mr. Chen to come over for support!"
Fan Qing quickly came up with the optimal solution.
Sure enough, the man hid behind the bunker, the arrows and crossbows missed, and the hidden enemy also stopped shooting arrows.
call out!
As soon as Xiao Wu raised his crossbow, he was hit by an arrow in his arm.
Fortunately, Xiao Wu hid quickly, otherwise he would have been stabbed in the chest.
"How is it?" Fan Qing was anxious.
Xiaowu has been with him for many years and is his best friend.
"Sir, there's nothing wrong with me!" Xiao Wu gasped in pain.
Fan Qing gritted his teeth. He didn't know how to fight.
But with the arrow stuck to his neck, he had to find a way to save himself.
calm!
Be sure to calm down!
He repeatedly told himself that at this time, he had to calm down more.
He began to analyze.
Hidden enemies can see them.
There is no arrow shooting now, which means that the enemy is on the opposite side. Fortunately, he did not go deep into the garden, otherwise he would have been dumped.
"Brothers, don't panic!"
"Follow my orders!"
"Don't move for now."
Fan Qing took Mingdi's arrow from Xiaowu's hand, looked at the nearest big rock, checked the distance, and started to gather momentum.
Suddenly, his body rolled and rolled around on the ground.
In an instant, more than a dozen arrows struck the ground behind him.
call out!
Fan Qing took the opportunity to shoot the arrow into the sky.
He leaned against the stone again.
There was a pain in his abdomen, and an arrow grazed along his ribs, breaking a piece of skin.
Fortunately it's not poisonous.
Just a minor injury.
"My friend opposite, I am Fan Qing, the commander of Dongchang!"
Fan Qing said loudly: "This is a dead place, I have already explored it."
"If you surrender, I will plead with His Majesty, and maybe you will be recruited into the army to serve the country."
"Fart, I don't work for the dog officials!" A voice came from underground.
Sure enough, it's under the ground!
I just dug it right.
This group of people was hiding under the ground under the rockery.
"The accent sounds like someone from Shandong."
"It's not like Du Ying's private soldiers."
"Then why are they at Du Ying's house?"
"Judging from his proficiency in using a crossbow, he is a marksman, better than many crossbowmen in the army."
Fan Qing peeled off the cocoon and quickly analyzed: "They are confident. Are they saying that there is a road underground that can lead to other places?"
"Xiaowu, map!" Fan Qing whispered.
Xiao Wu, who was simply bandaging, immediately took out a thick bamboo tube from his waistband and carefully threw it over.
Fan Qing caught it.
Opening the thick bamboo tube, a map of the capital was rolled inside.
Fan Qing quickly determined the direction of Du Ying's house.
The house is strategically located, close to the Drum Tower, Dongzhimen and Andingmen.
But it is closest to Andingmen.
Can the tunnel be dug outside the city?
The foundation of the capital city wall is very deep, and it stands to reason that it cannot be dug through.
But when did this group of people start digging? How long have you been digging for?
Fan Qing didn't dare to think about it.
Where is the horse army?
When can it arrive?
After arriving, will the group escape through the secret passage?
But if you can escape with your life, why do you still have to confront the officers and soldiers?
What are they waiting for?
Fan Qing made a quick decision. He could not wait for the horse army to come to his aid, he had to rely on himself.
"Xiaowu, you and your people burned down the whole house!"
Xiao Wu was confused: "Sir, someone shoots an arrow whenever there is movement, how can it be burned?"
"It doesn't have to be a fire, just smoke."
Fan Qing planned to dig a piece of it and put smoke inside.
Xiaowu couldn't smoke, and it was even more unrealistic to burn the house down.
Simply take off your clothes, collect a bunch, and light it directly with a fire stick.
Fan Qing asked for a shovel, threw it over, and started digging.
If you encounter hard ground, hit it hard with a shovel.
It's a slate.
Fan Qing hit it with a stone, and it broke open after a few hits.
The moment he smashed it open, his body rolled and he immediately avoided the hole.
Sure enough, a sharp arrow shot out of it.
"Throw it over!" Fan Qing shouted.
Xiao Wu wrapped his clothes with a belt, started a fire, and threw them over.
Fan Qing screamed, it was too hot.
He didn't care about burning it and threw it into the dug hole.
But the ball of clothes was too big, so I didn't throw it in.
Fan Qing stuffed it inside with a shovel.
There were screams inside.
There were also messy footsteps.
"Escape!"
Fan Qing looked around: "If you want to get credit, follow me!"
Several people from the patrol camp took off their clothes and threw them into the sky. When the sharp arrows were shot, they quickly ran here.
Fan Qing gathered around a dozen people who were not afraid of death.
His face was covered with sweat, some were hot, some were nervous, and some were scared.
"No matter whether it succeeds or not today, I will definitely report the merit to you, and Your Majesty will not be stingy with the reward!"
Fan Qing first encouraged him and boosted his morale.
Throw away the useless equipment and only carry the knife.
Fan Qing exits first.
Firelight illuminated the basement.
Fan Qing jumped down. The basement was carefully built with high shelves and torches on the walls.
There are messy footprints on the ground.
It should have been withdrawn.
Something is wrong. If you can withdraw, why do you have to wait so long?
Fan Qing swallowed and looked firmly: "I'm in front, you follow! Pay attention to the agency!"
Stab! Stab!
After walking for a while, Fan Qing seemed to hear the sound of fire behind an iron door.
He kicked it away and backed away, fearing that there would be arrows and crossbows.
As a result, there was nothing but the sound of fire burning.
There was a bright fire inside.
Not a torture chamber, but a forge chamber.
There are iron smelting tools above, the fire on the stove is still burning, there are scattered weapons on the ground that were not taken away in time, and iron ore being refined.
And there is still molten iron under construction on the furnace.
There are also bellows that are no longer moving.
Fan Qing immediately understood that the sound of wind heard above was most likely the sound of phoenixes that appeared on the mountain after the bellows were pulled.
Looking around, not only swords are being forged, but also armors are being forged.
Fan Qing swallowed his saliva, this time he really broke the news.
However, the credit is also huge!
"Quick, chase!" Fan Qing chased along the Yong Road.
Chen Shao arrived late with his army.
"Mr. Chen, how long has it been since Ming Di?"
Cao Jixiang shouted: "Why did you come so late?"
He was so anxious that his insides were burning, and he regretted not letting Fang Xing lead the team, otherwise he would not have let the thieves escape.
Chen Shao scrawled and handed over his hand, his head covered with sweat: "I am at Chaoyang Gate. I heard the alarm and came in a hurry! Eunuch Cao, what happened?"
Cao Jixiang had no time to argue with him.
Take him to the back garden and talk as you go.
Chen Shao was shocked: "Forging room?"
"Fan Qing came to report that the basement is connected in all directions."
"It's very easy to get lost when you first enter."
"Fan Qing guessed that this group of people should have dug a secret tunnel outside the city, and they had evacuated in time."
Cao Jixiang was very sad.
Chen Shao immediately ordered his troops to go down.
Search along the tunnel.
I was so busy until nightfall, but found nothing.
Underground at Andingmen, Chen Shao and Fan Qing met: "Is there anything gained?"
"Sir, there is nothing to gain yet."
Fan Qing's head was covered with sweat. He was sweating so much that he was almost dehydrated.
It was very hot in the basement.
They have reached the end, but at this point, they should have dug through the city wall and out of the city.
"Sir, my guess is that this group of people should have serious status in the city." Fan Qing analyzed.
"how to say?"
Chen Shao has a better impression of Fan Qing.
Found out this guy is a talent.
"Sir, have you noticed that it's so hot and stuffy in this basement that even those of us who practice martial arts all year round can't stand it, let alone ordinary people?"
Fan Qing kept wiping his sweat.
Chen Shao handed over a wine bag with water in it.
Fan Qing was not polite either.
After unscrewing it, I tilted my head and drank. I drank a lot.
Then he wiped his sweat and continued: "Look, it certainly didn't take a day to build this basement."
"I speculate that this basement may have been under construction for several years."
"It's impossible for everyone to live in the basement for the past few years."
"You should have noticed that there isn't even a toilet here."
"So, they must have serious status in the capital."
"A career that can disappear openly within a certain period of time without arousing anyone's suspicion."
Chen Shao listened and nodded: "Who do you think it might be?"
Fan Qing smiled bitterly: "Sir, analysis is useless, we have to find evidence."
"No."
"Master Fan, in the past, evidence was the key to handling cases."
"No need today."
"Your Majesty is at Fengtian Palace, and he must be waiting impatiently."
Chen Shao hinted that as long as the analysis is done, people can be arrested at will.
"I think it's the dung workers who collect the buckets." Fan Qing's analysis makes sense.
Because there are only dung workers, ordinary people are unwilling to deal with them, and naturally they will not have an in-depth understanding of their actions.
If he were a clerk in a store, he would be suspicious whenever he disappeared.
and.
To build a basement, a lot of soil must be dug out, and materials such as stones, slates, and wood must be transported, and a vehicle must be used.
There are cars in the carriage and horse shop, but the handlebars in the carriage and horse shop often interact with people, so it is impossible to disappear suddenly, which will arouse suspicion.
Only the manure man's car was unchecked, and his coming and going would not arouse suspicion.
"I think your analysis is reasonable!"
Chen Shao immediately said: "In the entire capital, you, Dongchang, are the most familiar. You, Fan Qing, go and catch him. No matter he is a human or a ghost, you must catch him!"
"I obey your orders!"
Fan Qing originally did not want to use analysis to convict.
But the matter was urgent and the emperor had to wait for a whole day. However, the more he investigated, the bigger the matter became and it was difficult to deal with him.
"Please keep it secret." Fan Qing was worried that someone would leak the secret.
Chen Shao nodded and watched Fan Qing leave.
He continued to look at the basement.
How did that group of people get out?
Is there a secret passage up there?
Twenty steps apart, he left two people, two in each room, while he took the remaining people to explore repeatedly.
Geng Jiuchou and four others.
When he was sent to the palace, he could not just check the merchants.
They mainly investigate government officials.
We can only open the Chaoyang Gate and check the official residences.
When entering a house, everyone in the mansion must stand in the courtyard while his people turn the entire mansion upside down to check.
The four people have a clear division of labor.
Divide all the official residences outside Chaoyang Gate into four parts, and each of the four people is responsible for a corner.
It will be dark.
Zhu Qiyu has received the report.
"Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly!" Wang Hong was shocked after reading the report.
In the land of the capital, there is such a group of thieves hiding, forging weapons and armor underground, what are they doing?
This group of people also shot arrows at the factory guards and killed more than a dozen patrol battalions.
What to do?
"Now you want to investigate strictly?"
Zhu Qiyu held back his anger: "Who is it that prevented me from checking this or that before?"
"I am guilty!"
The courtiers didn’t expect it either.
There will really be some people who are so bold. This is not just a rebellion, but a rebellion already.
Who is it?
Let’s not talk about anything else. Just digging through this basement requires a huge amount of money, plus all kinds of equipment and recruiting people. It’s hard to imagine how much money is needed.
Most importantly, how to make it airtight?
The court officials couldn't figure it out either.
Zhu Qiyu was also confused.
I really don’t know if I don’t check. I’ll be shocked if I check.
"You guys said, I'm not making trouble unreasonably?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Without His Majesty's foresight, we would still be in the dark."
"Waiting for the rebels to be captured and the family members to fall into the hands of thieves."
"Fortunately, His Majesty's divine decree of destiny predicted it in advance and saved us from this catastrophe!"
Wang Hong just picked something nice to say.
Now, I am really covered in cold sweat and extremely scared.
Those who dare to forge weapons in the capital and want to rebel, what can't they do?
Don't forget, the courtiers standing in the Fengtian Palace are the ones with vested interests.
"snort!"
Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly: "My lords, are there any rebels among you?"
The courtiers prostrated themselves on the ground and did not dare to speak.
"Turn yourself in now."
"I will give you a chance to live, but you can go to Mobei and become an ordinary person."
"If you wait until I find out."
"The chance to go to hell and be an ordinary person is gone."
Zhu Qiyu said quietly: "Come forward, okay?"
Waited for a long time.
None of the courtiers spoke.
They are all pretending to be sages and gentlemen.
Zhu Qiyu didn't believe it. No one in the court protected him?
Could it be that just a group of rebels could take the throne?
This is the Ming Dynasty, not the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms!
Who is the master behind this group of people?
He was also wondering if it was Zhu Qizhen.
But there are so many princes gathered in the capital. If we really talk about Taizu's bloodline, there is really a slight possibility of inheriting the throne.
Maybe someone has a headache and wants to ascend to the throne by rebelling.
After all, there were examples before, right?
Zhu Qiyu didn't know who to suspect.
"good!"
Zhu Qiyu stood up slowly: "Since you are all loyal ministers of my Ming Dynasty, I hope that you will have a beginning and an end."
"Don't let me find out."
"When the time comes, it will be difficult for you to even wish to die."
Zhu Qiyu turned around and asked Feng Xiao: "Can the Meridian Gate be closed?"
"Go back to your Majesty, it's closed!"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at the courtiers inside and outside the Fengtian Palace. He did not dare to walk among the courtiers.
They have completely broken up. The whereabouts of the group have been exposed, and they will be caught sooner or later.
Maybe the rebels would take the risk and assassinate him in Fengtian Palace.
Feng Xiao understood.
Order all the officials outside the palace to enter the palace.
Zhu Qiyu took the side door and left the Fengtian Palace. He stood on the Fengtian Gate and looked down at the dark clan.
Du Ying's mansion.
Cao Jixiang is torturing Du Ying.
Du Ying didn't even have a human form anymore: "I don't know anything about this official..."
"Still pretending?"
Cao Jixiang's hands were full of blood: "I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it!"
"I have killed several of your sons and grandsons before."
"Now look, it's cheaper for them."
"After entering the prison of the patrol camp, you should know how lucky you are to be dead now!"
Cao Jixiang's eyes were red.
The gang of thieves are clearly at your feet.
But he let him go!
It would have been better to let Fang Xing lead the team at that time, so that all the credit would not be taken away by Fan Qing. It was clear that he, Cao Jixiang, had the greatest credit for this matter.
As a result, Fan Qing became the first to succeed.
The critical group of thieves disappeared, and the emperor was furious. He had already sent someone to convey the order, and they must be caught in one fell swoop.
Cao Jixiang did not dare to slack off.
Du Ying barely kept her eyes open: "Anyway, old man, I don't have a few days to live..."
"So you don't recruit people and let your family suffer?" Cao Jixiang asked.
Du Ying shook her head: "I really don't know."
"A mansion bought for 1.2 million taels."
"There are rebels hiding inside the house."
"The owner of the house doesn't know anything!"
"Fooling fools!"
Cao Jixiang took the tooth extraction tool and pried open Du Ying's mouth, one, two, three, four...
All the few remaining teeth in Du Ying's mouth were pulled out.
Blood kept pouring out.
Du Ying is over 70 years old and can't bear this kind of torture.
"Okay, if you don't do it, I can't do anything to you."
Cao Jixiang smiled strangely: "Brothers have been busy all day and are all tired, so just relax."
He looked at Du Ying: "These are your daughter-in-law, grandson-in-law, and great-grandson-in-law. You don't feel bad, but the governor has sent people to arrest your daughter."
"Including the royal concubine of King Jingzhou!"
Cao Jixiang said solemnly: "You will see with your own eyes how much your daughter will suffer!"
"She, she is the princess, you, you dare to touch her?" Du Ying's eyes widened.
"princess?"
Cao Jixiang sneered: "Even if the prince rebels, he will die!"
"The King of Han was the uncle of Emperor Xuanzong. What was his fate?"
"How much more a prince from a distant branch?"
"This governor will kill you as much as he wants! He's just a piece of trash!"
Cao Jixiang calmed down his anger: "Do you know that the sins they suffered all stem from you, Du Ying!"
"Do it!"
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