Chu Qing, who had just calmed down for a few days, was in trouble again.
After being in charge of Qianqi Camp for so long, he finally encountered something related to his job.
At night, Jiang Yuesheng came back.
As Xiao Yi said, he did stay at an inn in Bei City last night and did not check out. When the waiter went to clean up, he found a mess and blood stains. He asked the guest and heard an unusual sound last night. Who did he think it was? Eaten and drunk.
After hearing this, Chu Qing did not completely believe Xiao Yi.
He just thought about it from a normal perspective. His father was a prince and a prince. He did not rely on his father, so he went to serve as a soldier incognito. After experiencing countless lives and deaths, he reached the fifth level...
It's not that Chu Qing doesn't believe that such a person exists. In fact, such a person does exist, but he will never see it, and he will never see it in his life, and other people will also never see him in his life.
Chu Qing always felt that Liang Rong's declaration of war was related to these things. He summoned all the detectives to the government office and told them to pay close attention to the disturbances in the capital. In addition, he also sent 20 people to rush out. He went to the border to investigate, and finally led 30 people to Tan Mansion, the residence of General Yunhui Tan Zhongping.
Five detective horses and Fu San were closely guarded, and twenty-five detective horses surrounded Tan Mansion under the moonlight.
Chu Qing carried a jar of wine and Fu San grabbed a bag of cooked food and knocked on the door of Tan's house as if they were visiting relatives.
In the simple garden, Tan Lao Er was teaching Tan Lao Er sword skills and did not come to greet him. He laughed when he saw Chu Qing coming.
"I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything." Tan Zhongping waved to Chu Qing: "Who else are you trying to trick?"
"I've met Shibo."
Chu Qing happily placed the wine and meat on the stone table without entering the room. He sat behind the stone bench and greeted Tan Shangyi, the second son of Tan.
Tan Shangyi placed the long knife on the weapon rack and tore open the seal of the wine jar with a playful smile.
"Good wine, boring donkey." Tan Shangyi yelled and asked the part-time doorman, cook, accountant and his third uncle's old housekeeper to get the cups.
After pouring a glass for his father, Tan Shangyi said: "Dad, I'll bore you first."
Tan Zhongping sat down carelessly, opened the oil paper, grabbed a chicken wing and stuffed it into his mouth.
Chu Qing just smiled and looked at the Tan family and his son who were enjoying their meal.
Tan Shangyi asked vaguely while eating: "Brother Chu, it's late at night, what do you want to do with my father?"
Tan Zhongping glanced at Chu Qing, who was not moving his glass, and gave Tan Shangyi another kick: "Eat, let's talk after eating."
"oh."
The father and son ate and drank together. They drank half a jar of wine and all the meat.
Not enough wine and not full from food, Tan Zhongping wiped his mouth and looked at the big boy: "Go back to the house, dad and Commander Chu have something to say."
Tan Shangyi didn't notice the change in his father's address to Chu Qing. Just as he was about to speak, Tan Zhongping narrowed his eyes. Tan Shangyi's expression changed slightly, showing hesitation. Finally he stood up, looked deeply at Chu Qing, and walked towards bedroom.
After patting the snow off his shoulders, Tan Zhongping showed a smile that Chu Qing had never seen before. This smile was completely different from the carelessness that General Tan usually displayed.
"Emperor, do you want to kill me?"
Chu Qing's expression changed slightly: "Why do you want to kill Shibo?"
"I don't know." Tan Zhongping turned his head and looked at the old and mottled courtyard walls around him: "If you don't kill me, why did you bring so many people here?"
Chu Qing gave a bitter smile. Behind the courtyard wall, there were twenty-five probing horses with long bows on their backs.
"My nephew, I'm afraid Shibo will kill me."
Tan Zhongping's expression changed slightly: "Why do I want to kill you? If you fucking kill you, your father will kill my whole family even if it's the end of the world."
"Border generals, King Wu, Liang Rong."
Chu Qing said these three words, leaning back slightly, ready to run away at any time.
Tan Zhongping's expression changed again, as if he was playing a charade, and he also uttered a few words: "General Border Pass, Liang Rong, Ministry of War."
The King of Wu was not mentioned, but the King of Wu was replaced by the Ministry of War.
Chu Qing stared at Tan Zhongping and gritted his teeth: "Can Shibo participate in this?"
Tan Zhongping let out a long sigh: "These idiots really can't sit still anymore."
Chu Qing felt relieved: "It has nothing to do with Shibo?"
"It's irrelevant." Tan Zhongping poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp: "If you don't believe it, ask your father."
"How much does Shibo know?"
"I guess, as Marshal Qin said, Liang Rong is out of character and has something fishy going on."
"Guess?"
Tan Zhongping smiled: "Why did you come to me?"
"Today in Jingyi Hall, my nephew felt that something was wrong with Shibo."
Tan Zhongping laughed: "You are a good recruiter. Tell me, what's wrong?"
"Your eyes are wrong and your expression is a little wrong. When you turn your back to the emperor, it gives people the feeling that you are hiding something."
Tan Zhongping's smile grew stronger: "Then why didn't others see it?"
"Because when you looked wrong, you were facing..."
Chu Qing's mouth opened slightly mid-sentence, and then his face turned red.
Tan Zhongping burst out laughing again. The more he laughed, the redder Chu Qing's face became.
Chu Qing finally understood.
Tan Zhongping, on purpose, deliberately let himself see that something was "wrong" with this old guy.
After thinking about it, Chu Qing recalled the scene in Jingyi Hall today. In the end, he was extremely sure that this old guy did it on purpose and showed it to him on purpose!
Without saying a word, Chu Qing stood up, poured a glass of wine for Tan Zhongping, and then saluted.
Tan Zhongping kicked Chu Qing's calf neither gently nor hard: "Let your father know that you doubt me and break your legs."
Chu Qing sneered, scratched his forehead, and was too embarrassed to speak.
The smile faded and Tan Zhongping showed his serious face: "When things go wrong, there will always be demons, and when people go awry, there will be swords."
"Where do knives come from?"
"It should be the border gate."
"Whose knife?"
"Feng family."
"Feng family...British Duke Feng Luo?"
Tan Zhongping nodded: "Other knives will break when you lift them up, and they will fold at the border. Only the Feng family's knives will not break. When you lift them up, they will follow you like a cloud."
After a pause, Tan Zhongping turned around and shouted: "Put your damn sword away, go to my bedroom and get the letter from under the wooden pillow."
The sound of opening the door came, and Tan Shangyi, who was holding a long sword, smiled awkwardly at Chu Qing, and ran into Tan Zhongping's bedroom. After a moment, he held a secret letter in his hand.
Tan Zhongping took the letter and handed it to Chu Qing.
Chu Qing frowned: "The code word in the military?"
"you do not know?"
Chu Qing shook his head, and Tan Zhongping laughed and scolded: "The commander-in-chief of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion does not know the code words in the army. He is ignorant and has no skills."
After scolding, Lao Tan explained: "The person who wrote the letter is called Tan Hua. He was my personal guard in the frontier army in his early years. The letter was sent to Beijing in the autumn, saying that it was from the mansion of the commander-in-chief of the frontier army. There are many Liang people coming in and out of the General's Mansion. In addition, among the border troops, many generals are dissatisfied with the imperial court's arrears in salary and food payments, which has led to soldiers now full of complaints when mentioning the imperial court."
"Someone deliberately shakes the morale of the military?"
"That should be the case. Did you know that when winter came, the Ministry of Revenue checked a lot of tax money, allocated some money and grain, and sent it to the border troops, but the money and grain were not distributed to the soldiers in full."
Tan Zhongping looked at the wine glass in his hand and said in a complicated tone: "I'm afraid that there will be chaos at the border. Once chaos occurs, the consequences will be disastrous. In addition, the Liang people have issued a gauntlet in the winter. I always feel that someone in the border army is up to something. I'm 80% sure. It’s the Feng family who are dissatisfied with today’s society.”
Tan Shangyi gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Chu, Tan Hua sends letters every month. After receiving this letter, there was no news the next month. Dad sent people to the border to look for Tan Hua. Only then did he know that Tan Hua Missing."
Chu Qing's expression changed drastically: "Missing?"
"I'm afraid they will be silenced." Tan Zhongping gritted his teeth: "Not only Tan Hua, but also six high-level generals died!"
"This side army..." Fu San showed a confused look for the first time after being upgraded, and muttered to himself: "Are they still the same side army as before?"
"Yes, it must be." Chu Qing looked at Fu San: "The soldiers are very stupid. They are so stupid that they sacrifice their lives and blood for the country. Even though they are mistreated by the court, they still guard the border for the country. Such a stupid person, so stupid The soldiers have no other thoughts, they are just being used, the frontier army is still the same as before, it was yesterday, it is today, and it will still be tomorrow!"
"Well said!" Tan Zhongping slapped his hand on the stone table: "Chu Qing, I am General Yunhui of the Eighth Camp in Beijing. I cannot interfere in the affairs of the frontier army. There are many things that I cannot discuss with the emperor. You In charge of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion, you can enter the palace to meet the emperor at any time, you can search for civil and military officials at any time, you can enter and exit the military department at any time, go about your business, don't let the troops who are fighting for the country be used by evil spirits!"
