The Moon Guards are famous for their skill and vigilance. Shen Wei has also cooperated with the Moon Guards, so he knows their situation very well. The person who can kill the Moon Guards is naturally not an ordinary person, at least not the group of enemies just now. The difference between the two is too far!
"I understand, thank you for reminding me!" After Shen Wei finished speaking, he immediately walked into the tent and said, "All Qilin Guards obey orders!"
All the more than 20 people in the tent stood up. "Starting now, the number of Qilin Guards' secret sentries and patrols at night has increased to forty people. Now there is a group of very powerful enemies who are watching us eagerly. They might come out from somewhere!"
"This group of enemies is not simple. We may not be our opponents one on one, so everyone be careful. Tonight is just a warning. They may be more careful, but we are not sure if they will attack again. Everyone must not relax! "Shen Wei shouted loudly.
"Yes!" everyone shouted.
Half an hour later, the military camp fell into silence again, and everyone continued to rest. It seemed that the bloody killings just now were all a dream, and they were not affected at all. Everyone lay down and slept. However, after this battle, it is estimated that there will be no sleep tonight. There will be enemies!
After receiving Shen Wei's order, none of the Qilin Guards dared to slack off. The number of patrols increased to thirty, and ten people were sent out from the secret sentry. Even Shen Wei was no longer sleeping, and kept patrolling outside the military camp for fear that there would be some. A more powerful enemy suddenly takes action!
The thrilling night passed quietly. It is said that the night before dawn is the most difficult. Only those who have experienced it know the meaning of this sentence. After dawn, all soldiers immediately got up to organize their military affairs!
After a simple breakfast, everyone continued on their way, while Shen Wei looked around warily, wondering if the other party was afraid last night? Don't you dare to snatch it? I'm afraid that more than a thousand corpses can give them a disincentive, but Shen Wei didn't think much about it!
Shen Wei looked at Jinglan, "Jinglan, help me hold the horse, I'll take a nap!"
"Okay!" Jinglan pulled Shen Wei's horse and walked together, while Shen Wei lay on the horse's back, closed his eyes, and began to rest! But in the eyes of outsiders, this scene is very surprising, thinking, can someone fall asleep?
After walking for about an hour, the team saw a small stream next to the road. Many soldiers took out their water bags and went down to fill them with water from the stream. In ancient times, the land and water sources have not been eroded by chemicals, so you can drink them just by picking them up. , unlike today’s streams, those who dare to drink are warriors!
But when Jinglan saw this scene, she had a bad premonition: "No one is allowed to drink water!"
A loud shout frightened hundreds of soldiers. They all stood beside the stream dumbfounded. Jinglan quickly got off her horse and came to the stream. She took out the silver needle and carefully put it into the water. After a while, she took out the silver needle. , the silver needle has turned black.
When everyone saw it, their faces turned pale with fright. Is the water poisonous? who? So vicious? Poisoning the stream?
"Everyone throw away all the water bags if they don't want to die!" Jinglan shouted coldly.
"Yes!" Nearly a hundred people threw away all the water bags in their hands!
After Zhao Mingqing saw it, he let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had a few understanding people with him, otherwise he would have lost a lot of people just like this!
Jinglan came back in a hurry, "Master, the water sources around here must have been poisoned and cannot be drunk!"
Zhao Mingqing nodded, "These people are simply beasts. We are here to save lives, but they are so vicious! Li Hanrui, pass the order, save water, and don't drink water anywhere until the next supply time!"
"Yes!" Li Hanrui shouted loudly.
Jinglan turned her head and looked at the surrounding scenery. She saw high mountains and dense forests. The more she looked, the more frightened she became. It really didn't look like a safe place. She always felt like there was something hidden in this forest.
The team continued to move forward, but inside the team, a group of soldiers were a little scared. They had never performed such a dangerous mission before. Poisoning the stream was something they had never experienced before, and they had never heard of the setting!
An enemy's plan made this group of soldiers panic. Everyone was afraid of this kind of war that they had never fought before. Although no one died, it broke the psychological defenses of many soldiers!
"There is an enemy attack! Everyone, be careful!" a soldier shouted!
Everyone turned around and saw several boulders suddenly rolling down from the side of the mountain. Everyone was startled for a moment. The boulders fell very fast down the slope of the mountain. There was a loud noise and the three people were instantly thrown away. The soldiers were smashed into meat pies!
As other boulders came down, several soldiers were seriously injured. Li Hanrui immediately shouted, "Protect the carriage, everyone retreats, we must not let the stones damage the carriage!"
Shen Wei's eyes glowed blood red, "All Qilin Guards, charge with me!"
"yes!"
Shen Wei led eighty Qilin Guards and immediately ran up the hillside. After avoiding the enemy's boulder attack, they faced him head-on. A battle of blood and knives began again!
In the capital, an eunuch quickly ran into the East Palace. When he saw Zhu Zhelin, he immediately knelt down and said, "Prince Qi, last night's battle... failed!"
When Zhu Zhelin heard this, his eyes were full of anger, "How did these people do things? Didn't they say they were 80% sure? How did they fail?"
"This...?" The little eunuch didn't know how to answer.
Zhu Zhelin threw the book aside and sat on the chair, his mind was very confused, "Notify everyone who participated in the task, whoever can handle this matter well will be rewarded heavily by me. If it can't be done well, Let them weigh it themselves!”
"Yes!" The little eunuch said and left immediately!
In a government office called Huangli Village, a Qipin County Magistrate received a letter. After opening it, he read it carefully. When he understood it, he immediately paid attention and said, "Here comes someone!"
"Yes! What are your orders, magistrate?"
"Go, take all three squads of government officials now and smash the bridge at the end of the village for me!"
"What? Break the bridge? County magistrate, that is the only bridge out of our village!"
"Trash, what do you know? If the bridge is gone, it can be rebuilt, but if the oil and water are gone, everyone is drinking from the northwest wind? Go quickly, you must be fast!"
"Yes!" The servant hurriedly went to handle it.
At noon, the team escorting the relief food was still moving forward. In the morning, there was a small battle. Under the strong resistance of Shen Wei and Qilin Guards, all the enemies were killed. However, this battle was not as thrilling as last night. After all, there are not many enemies, less than a hundred, and they are all a group of thieves and bandits, with no fighting power at all!
After a small episode, only more than 20 people were injured, but no one died. This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. As long as no one died, it was no big deal.
From a distance, he saw a village ahead. Zhao Mingqing took a closer look. "Ahead is Huangli Village. Let's hurry up and take a rest in the village and replenish some water!" In the village, you can't poison the well water. Already?
When everyone heard this, they felt very relaxed. They could finally get supplies and rest. All the soldiers couldn't help but speed up their pace. Everyone began to speed up towards Huangli Village!
When the team arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw the county magistrate of the village and a group of people waiting here to greet them early. After seeing the team, the county magistrate hurriedly took two steps and said, "Huangli Village Magistrate Ma Tian came to see you sir." !”
Ma Tianlai? The name was so simple that Zhao Mingqing didn't care. "Thank you for your hard work, Magistrate Ma. Please prepare a place for us to rest, and then ask your men to bring clean water. We need a lot of clean water supplies!"
"Yes! Sir, please come with me!" Ma Tianlai hurriedly led the team into the village. After Zhao Mingqing led the team into the village, he realized that this village is not small! There are three rows of streets, and it is estimated that there are nearly a few hundred households. It is normal for an ordinary village to have dozens of households, so there is no need to place officials. There are so many people here, no wonder they need a county magistrate!
Ma Tianlai hurriedly brought the escort team to the square in the village. Everyone took a break while the police and the government servants hurriedly brought buckets of water. Everyone hurriedly picked up the water ladle and drank it, and then took out the water bag. Hurry up and fill it up. After all, the water inside is not poisonous!
After Zhao Mingqing drank a pot of water, he touched his mouth and felt really happy. "Magistrate Ma, can you prepare some food for us? We will pay for it, such as steamed buns and biscuits!"
"Of course, it's not a problem. I'll have someone prepare it right away!"
"Okay, after we eat, we will continue on our way! I won't disturb you!" Zhao Mingqing said.
When Ma Tianlai heard this, he looked embarrassed, "Sir, are you going south?"
"Not bad! Any questions?"
"This...? There was a sudden heavy rain in our village a few days ago. The water level of the river rose for a while and the only bridge at the end of the village was washed away. So... there may be no way to leave!" Ma Tianlai said with a troubled face. .
"What? The bridge collapsed?" Zhao Mingqing stood up immediately!
"Yes! I have already reported it, but the superiors have not provided funds for repairs, so there is nothing we can do. The people above are probably busy with the floods in Henan these days. Who will care about us?" Ma Tianlai said with a look on his face. Said in embarrassment.
"You...you really don't accomplish enough!" Zhao Mingqing pointed at Ma Tianlai angrily and cursed.
"Is this? I can't do anything even if I'm a low-ranking official? My salary this year is only five taels of silver, and I can't afford it! Sir, if you look at this, your money is for disaster relief anyway. If I can't repair this bridge, you can't. If you don't want to go over there, you might as well approve a sum of money for me and I'll have the bridge repaired right away so that your team can pass through it about tomorrow!" Ma Tianlai said.
After Zhao Mingqing heard this, his face was silent, but his eyes were very shrewd, "Shen Wei, go and check the broken bridge!"
"Yes!" Shen Wei immediately took Jing Lan, and the two of them got on their horses and rushed to the broken bridge at the end of the village. When they got here, they saw that the bridge was indeed broken!
After Shen Wei and Jinglan dismounted, they inspected it carefully. Jinglan's eyes flashed, "Brother, that's not right! Look at the dry soil along the river bank. It doesn't look like it has experienced a flood." ! The shore is all dry, and there are no traces of erosion at all!"
Shen Wei came to the broken bridge and took a closer look. He squatted down and touched the incision of the broken bridge with his hands, and sneered, "There are broken wooden thorns on this wooden board. They were clearly broken by smashing them recently. These officials are really desperate for their lives." ? "
"Senior brother, go back and report to your lord!"
"Okay!" The two of them immediately returned to the Yamen without stopping.
Shen Wei walked into the hall angrily and glared at Ma Tianlai, "Sir, the bridge has been inspected and it is indeed broken!"
"What?" Zhao Mingqing slapped his thigh, he had never calculated this!
"But it was not broken by floods, but someone deliberately broke it, and the time of breaking the bridge would not exceed two hours!" Shen Wei said coldly.
"What did you say? Broken?" Zhao Mingqing instantly turned to look at Ma Tianlai.
Ma Tianlai was also dumbfounded and immediately retorted loudly, "What nonsense are you talking about? That bridge was clearly broken by the flood!"
Shen Wei came over and grabbed Ma Tianlai by the collar, "Do you really think we are fools? The river was cut by the river, and the river water must have at least covered the bridge body, but there was no water washing along the bank under the bridge and above the bridge deck. There are traces of the bridge, and there are some debris on the cross section of the broken bridge. How could these be left behind if it was washed away by water?"
"This...this...?" Ma Tianlai didn't know what to say for a while!
Zhao Mingqing slapped the table hard, "You Ma Tianlai, you are a little seventh-grade county magistrate, how dare you use such a despicable method to defraud the court of disaster relief money? Do you know what the crime is?"
Ma Tianlai really underestimated this group of people. He didn't expect them to be so smart. He was so frightened that he immediately collapsed on the ground. "Sir, please forgive me. I was also instigated by the bastard below. I really don't have this." How brave! Please forgive me!"
Zhao Mingqing's eyes were red with anger. "Now tens of thousands of victims in the disaster area are waiting for the food in the car. If we don't delay for an hour, do you know how many of them will starve to death? I didn't expect that as a national official, you would He actually destroyed the bridge and asked for silver, he was really audacious!"
Ma Tianlai knew that he had kicked an iron plate. He knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, "Sir, I was wrong. I was really wrong. Please give me a way out! I will never dare to do this again!"
"I will give you a way out? Who will give those victims a way out? They all say that natural disasters are man-made disasters. This is really true, Shen Wei!" Zhao Mingqing shouted loudly.
"My subordinate is here!"
"Tie Ma Tianlai up for me, and arrest everyone in the family on the square. No matter old or young, no matter their status, they will all be beheaded!" Zhao Mingqing shouted.
"Yes!" Shen Wei grabbed Ma Tianlai and walked out!
Ma Tianlai was crying and shouting loudly, "Sir, please spare my life, please forgive me! I don't dare to do it anymore, please, please, my lord!"
Zhao Mingqing stood in the courtroom, trembling with anger. What should he do? I originally just wanted to take a rest, but how to cross the bridge now! Zhao Mingqing was stunned for a moment!
