Early in the morning, as soon as Zhou Cang entered the public house and sat down, the adjutant next to him came over to report something.
"Sir, something strange happened at the mass grave on the outskirts of the city last night. A huge hole appeared inexplicably on the mountainside, as if it was left after something exploded."
"Explode? Fire oil?" Zhou Cang knew that there was fire oil in the army. If it was piled up and ignited, it would explode. It was extremely powerful, and it was no less powerful than some combat skills in the Aperture Realm. So when he heard the word "explode", the first thing he thought of was fierce fire oil.
However, the adjutant shook his head and said: "Sir, it's not fierce fire oil. That thing is a heavy item in the military. We in the garrison don't have much in our hands, and it is even less likely that the civilians have enough explosive fire oil. And fierce fire oil explodes. There was thick smoke and fire, but there were no signs of these at the mass grave last night. Local inspections also found no signs of burning.
This thing is weird. I have already arranged for a pair of people to go over and join the people from the Yamen to start a detailed investigation. "
"People from the Yamen? They have also passed?" Zhou Cang's hand holding the tea paused, and he turned to look at the adjutant in surprise. Because generally speaking, local government officials will only operate within the city. Unless there is a case in Zhuangzi outside the city, they will go there after someone reports it to the official. As for places like mass graves, it is impossible to go there except when the local government dumps corpses and buries people. That side is the outer jurisdiction of the garrison that patrols the city daily. Therefore, it was not surprising to Zhou Cang that the people from the garrison discovered something unusual about the mass grave. It was a bit strange that the people from the local government also passed by it so quickly.
So Zhou Cang added another question: "Is it the person from the local government office you notified?"
"No, sir. In fact, the people from the local government arrived before our people. Our patrolling troops saw them rushing to the mass graves and then followed them and discovered the strange things above. I was worried that it might be Beiwu Kingdom or The spies from Huayue Kingdom across the river are plotting this, so we are following to investigate."
Langyuan City has a special geographical location. To the north is the complicated Beiwu Kingdom, and across the river to the east is the Huayue Shang Kingdom, which has always wanted to annex the Nanyuan Kingdom. Therefore, although Langyuan City does not have any tense front-line battlefields, it can be used as a battlefield here. Everyone in the garrison was extremely sensitive to any strange things, and they were worried that people from Beiwu and Huayue would come and do something secretive.
"People from the local government arrived first? Are they free? Why are they patrolling the mass graves?"
"This subordinate has no idea." The adjutant was also aware of the strange behavior displayed by the local government, but he did not discover the underlying cause, so he could only express his ignorance.
"First find out the origin of the big hole. Don't involve the people in the yamen too deeply. If there are any consequences, don't inform them unless necessary. Keep it a secret, do you understand?"
"My subordinate understands."
Zhou Cang has a lot on his hands. It had been less than three years since he arrived in Langyuan City. What he wanted was not to make great achievements, but he just wanted to have no faults. After all, stability is the top priority in Langyuan City.
Sitting on the chair, Zhou Cang opened the military newspaper that had just arrived today. The opening chapter of it was two names that he was relatively familiar with. One is "Song Qinghe" and the other is "Lin Zedong". So I quickly took a closer look. After reading it, he sighed and said to the adjutant next to him with a hint of envy: "Lin Zedong is very lucky. Following General Song, he can now make meritorious deeds in places like Yubei Mountain. This time, he was directly listed on the list. Being on the front page of the military newspaper after General Song's name was banned, this qualification is really enviable!"
Zhou Cang and Lin Zedong are contemporaries and good friends. They have had a deep friendship with each other for many years. In fact, in terms of starting point, Zhou Cang is better than Lin Zedong. After all, getting involved in the military depends on family matters, and Zhou Cang is a typical military family. As soon as he came out of the Jiangwu Academy, he was needed by others. It takes several years or even ten years of hard work to reach a height.
On the other hand, Lin Zedong could only remain unknown at the beginning, and he might even sink into the public among the military, or die on some frontier battlefield. But with the rise of Song Qinghe, Lin Zedong, who was deeply loved by Song Qinghe in the Jiangwu Academy, also ushered in a strong career trend. Taking advantage of his strength, he not only tied Zhou Cang in terms of job title, but also became the leader in the official career. There are a lot of people getting qualifications in Yubei Mountain, and now even his name is in the military newspaper. This is no easy task. At least Zhou Cang has not been in the military newspaper once until now.
According to this momentum, Zhou Cang felt that Lin Zedong would be ahead of him in the near future if nothing unexpected happened.
Jealousy is not an issue, but envy is real.
However, the adjutant smiled and said: "Sir, Master Lin has his luck, and you also have yours. I really don't know who will envy whom in the future."
"Haha, are you talking about the bone-strengthening pill?"
"Yes, sir. The reason why Lord Lin is able to have such smooth sailing is actually because of the help of Zhang Yan, who is from the miscellaneous school lineage. Not only the Kongming Lantern that has been promoted in fortresses all over the country, but also the Bagua array that has been mentioned many times in military newspapers. , and even the pulley that can be used in many places was brought out by Zhang Yan. It is not an exaggeration to say that good wind relies on strength.
Now that the wind has also blown close to you, and it seems that it will not move for a while, then if you borrow the power of this wind, you will not be inferior to Master Lin. "
The sense of propriety in speaking lies in having your own bias. Whoever you prefer must find the key points of your speech in favor of that side, rather than pretentious rational analysis.
Sure enough, the adjutant's words played into Zhou Cang's heart. Indeed, he is envious of Lin Zedong's current upward momentum and environment. But that doesn't mean that Zhou Cang is any worse than his opponent. Isn't Lin Zedong's wind by his side now? Compared with things like Bagua array and Kongming lantern, Bone Strengthening Pill is only stronger but not weaker! The power he can borrow from Zhou Cang will only be stronger than what Lin Zedong can borrow!
However, there are many differences between the Bone Strengthening Pill and things like the Bagua Array. You cannot publicize it everywhere when using it. It is a stepping stone to the upper level. Usage is a bit more complicated.
Thinking of this, Zhou Cang asked again: "Has there been any reply from Commander Shi Jun?"
"Not yet. But my subordinate asked Adjutant Chen, and he said that the military commander is almost finished with his work recently. If you are eager to see me, you can go there in person in two days. This is the safest way."
Zhou Cang thought for a while, nodded and said: "Then let's arrange it the day after tomorrow. Then you can follow me to the Eastern Army camp. If Adjutant Chen is right, I am all here, and the military commander should meet with me. . But you’d better be fully prepared today and tomorrow to make sure nothing goes wrong.”
"Don't worry, sir. My subordinates have been prepared according to your previous instructions and can be taken away at any time."
"Also, regarding Zhang Yan's safety, there must be no mistakes after we leave. Just remember to give the order..."
