I have to admit that Shen Hao's series of deductions are indeed logically possible. And even the "possibility" made Jiang Cheng realize the seriousness of the problem.
This is much scarier than the previous "lost sixty-one carts of food." Even exchanging sixty-one carts of grain for such an important piece of information can be considered a huge gain.
The Jingxi Army was one of the four front armies of the old Jing Dynasty, and the frontier army was a front-line army that was mixed and trained by various front armies. Both of them had high status in the Jingjiu Dynasty.
According to Shen Hao's deduction, talking about Shuangshi Town alone, using the small teleportation array in Shuangshi Town requires at least a full set of procedures and identities that can withstand inspection by the Jingxi Army. This must at least be signed by the Jingxi Army Governor's Office, right?
After arriving at Tanshi, you must also obtain a full set of documents and identity documents, and also have to register with the border army.
Therefore, once Shen Hao's deduction is true, the Jingxi Army and the southern frontier army will not be able to escape their claws.
"Are you suspecting that the Jingxi Army and the Border Army are the masterminds behind colluding with the evil monks and the barbarians?" The involvement is too extensive, and it is an army that is somewhat harmonious with the Xuanqing Guards. With Jiang Cheng's temperament at this time Also a little anxious.
"Sir, I think that although some people in the Jingxi Army and the Southern Frontier Army must have played a disgraceful role, I don't think it is appropriate to single them out."
"Why is it inappropriate?"
"Coordination will be very troublesome. Only if the Jingxi Army and the Southern Frontier Army keep the same pace on this matter can it be as calm as it is now."
Jiang Cheng didn't understand. He stopped walking back and forth and looked at Shen Hao: "Be clear. If you have any ideas, just say it. Don't hide it from me."
"It's my lord. What I mean is that the Jingxi Army and the southern frontier army can cooperate so tacitly and definitely not work independently. They usually have no subordinate relationship. If they want to keep in step, they must have a command. Therefore, I think that apart from Jingxi Army, In addition to the army and the southern frontier army, there are higher-level figures or forces involved."
The forces or people who can command the Jingxi Army and the Southern Frontier Army?
Jiang Cheng pointed at Shen Hao and sighed: "You really dare to think about it!"
Shen Hao's face was expressionless: "My subordinates are scared."
Jiang Cheng just asked Shen Hao to speak directly, but Shen Hao still left some room. The only person who can command both the Jingxi Army and the southern frontier army is the Ministry of War, and the Minister of the Ministry of War is Yang Yansi, the first military official in the country.
From an emotional point of view, Jiang Cheng did not want to involve the Ministry of War and General Zhu Guo. He himself was born in the military and had a natural affinity for the Ministry of War. Moreover, Yang Yansi is the object of admiration of all those who come from the military. The title of the God of War in the military is not a joke. It is just that he has managed to stand up in the current difficult situation of the military and not let the military position become a plaything of civilian officials. Everyone in the military deserves gratitude.
In addition, Yang Yansi's loyalty to the Jing Dynasty was forged through bloody battles and could not be doubted. And he is deeply trusted by His Majesty. Otherwise, with Yang Yansi's high prestige in the military, it would have been impossible for him to hold such a practical position as Minister of War.
After a while, Jiang Chengcai asked again: "Have you told anyone about this idea?"
"Xiao Qi Wang Jian, who is in charge of the Blackwater Project and directly took over the front-line investigation of this incident, also knows."
"Tell him not to spread the word. What you need to do now is to secretly improve your deduction. You can't just stay at guesses and conjectures. You must have solid evidence to support it. Do you understand?"
"My subordinate understands!"
"Remember, although I won't pressure you in this matter, you must be extremely careful. Whether it is externally or internally, you must strictly control the number of insiders. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Yes, sir, I will definitely not make any mistakes again."
Jiang Cheng sat down on the chair again, and Shen Hao quickly picked up the kettle on the stove and refilled Jiang Cheng's water, then stood aside to listen to the instructions.
"Now that you have an idea in your mind, you should also have a goal, right? Where are you going to start?"
"Storage bags, my subordinates think that the most appropriate place to start is the storage bags that Ma San and the others brought. There are more than twenty storage bags that even thousands of military households cannot get out, and they even need to be purchased from above. The storage bag is valuable and is a rare magical equipment. There must be detailed records of entry and exit? I think we should be able to think of a way from this aspect.
As long as the origin of the storage bag can be confirmed? Then we can follow the clues and continue to investigate. "
"What about that batch of food? What are you going to do with it?"
"My subordinates are prepared to let the accounts go out of the Blackwater Project and digest them in a few circles."
Shen Hao knew very well that if his guess was true, it would be too late to recover the batch of grain taken away by Ma San. Today is already the fourth day? Maybe Ma San and the others have already started running from Tanshi towards Xiaochuan, and it's too late to stop them. Negative impacts can only be minimized.
"You...forget it? You handle it yourself. Don't let me see inappropriate notes."
"Don't worry, sir."
The matter of food is not a trivial matter. Although the money paid by Ma San far exceeds the value of the sixty-one carts of food? But falling into the hands of the barbarians will have a big impact on Shen Hao and Jiang Cheng and even the reputation of Black Flag Camp. Since it can't be recovered? Then let's talk about the food flaw again and make it part of the "premeditated and controllable bait plan".
As long as you can catch a big enough fish, no one cares how much bait is eaten by the fish while fishing.
...
It was just the right time to leave the Zhenfu Shi Yamen.
But at this moment, Shen Hao's mood was very different from when he entered before.
The most troublesome thing is the omission of that batch of food, which is related to the experience of Shen Hao and many people in his line. No one is an errand for the sake of being an errand? To make money and gain power is the fundamental desire of almost everyone wearing this black robe. Stealing the chicken but losing the rice? Admit failure, but it does not affect the whitewashing of this omission.
As long as Jiang Cheng doesn't say anything about it, Shen Hao can safely make this omission look good and prevent it from having a negative impact. At the same time, it will free up your hands to continue to dig deeper into the case.
But this matter involves the military, so it’s hard to get started.
When Shen Hao returned to Fengri City that day, he called Wang Jian to the public house and told him how to correct the food leakage. Wang Jian understood the idea, nodded and went to do it.
After that, Shen Hao sat in the public room with a dull expression until he got off work, holding a pen in his hand but not writing a single word.
The army is different from the local government. It is a real violent organization. The first thing to pay attention to is unity and order and prohibition. Even if a "supervisory army" is later tricked by the civil service group, it is not a place where wind and rain can invade at will.
The Xuanqing Guards also have people in the army, but they are all marginalized. They can only have the power of supervision but not supervision. They are far inferior to supervising the army.
"It's too difficult to investigate the military from the outside."
