Tao Ruolin no longer had the iconic smile of the past, and her expression was very solemn.
Chu Qing didn't ask or speak, he just waited patiently. He knew that Tao Ruolin, like himself, felt something was wrong about Liang Rong going to war.
Chu Qing felt something was wrong because of Feng Luo's attitude.
He didn't know how Tao Ruolin sensed something was wrong. He only knew that the other party must have noticed something. After all, Tao Ruolin's channels for obtaining information were very confusing. Even Jiang Yuesheng and Chen Yan couldn't tell where Tao Ruolin obtained so much information.
Tao Ruolin's eyebrows were furrowed. After staring at the military newspaper for a moment, she said without raising her head: "I ordered someone to find my eldest brother."
Chu Qing still didn't ask why and nodded to Fu San.
After watching for a moment, Tao Ruolin spoke again.
"Order people to go to the Ministry of War to ask for the corpses. Liang Ren's corpses should be at least twenty. Don't let the Ministry of War choose. Let the detectives search for them. They can find twenty bodies at will."
"Corpses?" Chu Qing asked in confusion, "What do you want their corpses for?"
Tao Ruolin did not explain, as if she was completely immersed in the military report.
Chu Qing stood up and handed over to a detective.
After returning, Chu Qing continued to wait patiently.
Tao Ruolin still read the military report for the third time. At this moment, it was more than an hour, and Chu Qing went to the main hall to ask what decisions the emperor and his ministers had made this morning.
Until Tan Ma came back, he entered the squad room and said that the Ministry of War would not give the body, and asked why Qianqi Camp asked for the body.
Tao Ruolin finally raised her head and smiled.
"Sure enough, there is something fishy." Tao Ruolin breathed a sigh of relief: "Go again, it is the emperor's decree that Qianqiying wants these corpses."
Chu Qing couldn't laugh or cry: "Is this considered a false edict?"
Tao Ruolin ignored him and continued to read the military newspaper.
Tan Ma looked at Chu Qing, who could only nodded slightly.
After Tan Ma left, a moment later, Tao Shaozhang came.
As soon as he entered the door, Tao Shaozhang looked very excited.
"Brother-in-law, why are you looking for Brother Yu? But there is..."
Tao Ruolin didn't even look back: "Quiet."
Tao Shaozhang was obviously the eldest brother, but he quickly stopped talking, smiled awkwardly at Chu Qing, sat down, and winked at Chu Qing.
Chu Qing rolled his eyes and ignored Tao Shaozhang.
After a while, Tao Ruolin finally put down the military report, took a deep breath, and her solemn expression disappeared without a trace.
Looking at Chu Qing, Tao Ruolin asked with a smile: "You say it first, or I say it first."
"Uh...you say it first."
"Fortunately, if you ask me what to say, I don't want to marry you." Tao Ruolin smiled sweetly: "You tell me first, as my husband, you can't be clumsy all the time. Tell me, let me see you. Have you made any progress?"
Tao Shaozhang looked at the two people playing riddles and asked in confusion: "What are you talking about?"
Chu Qing still ignored his uncle, cleared his throat, and then showed a serious face: "About this matter, about the war between Liang Rong and Dachang Dynasty, I feel that something is wrong."
Tao Ruolin: "There's something wrong."
"Nothing is right."
"Exactly what's wrong."
"Um..." Chu Qing's face turned a little red: "I don't know either."
Tao Ruolin: "..."
Chu Qing quickly explained: "Sister, it's not that I'm stupid. I've been studying it for a long time. Something is really wrong, but I can't explain what's wrong."
"I don't know how much virtue you accumulated in your previous life." Tao Ruolin sighed faintly: "You are lucky enough to meet me in this life."
Chu Qing: "..."
Tao Ruolin looked annoyed and said: "After I learned about Liangrong's war letter, I became a little suspicious. Handing you over is not like the style of Liangrong people, but like other people."
"other people?"
"Killing with a borrowed knife, courtiers, civil servants, noble families."
Chu Qing's expression changed slightly: "You mean, Wen Chen colluded with Liang Rong and wanted to kill me with a borrowed knife?"
"Originally, I was so suspicious. Many caravans from aristocratic families travel to and from the border, do business privately with the Liangrong people, and are also familiar with the Golden Wolf tent. As long as the benefits are enough, it is nothing more than a letter of credence. It can also help Liangrong people regain their face, so why not do Liangrong people."
After a pause, Tao Ruolin continued: "After that, I asked Xiaoliu to go to the border quickly, but in fact, there was no caravan heading to the grassland with a large amount of goods."
Tao Shaozhang interjected and asked, "Can I bribe Liangren with a banknote?"
There was no need for Chu Qing to attack Tao Shaozhang. Fu San said: "Guanzhong banknotes are not circulated in the grasslands. What's the use of giving banknotes? If you want to bribe the Liangrong people, you need a lot of iron tools or salt and wine."
"Yes, too."
Tao Ruolin pointed to the military report: "Xiao Liu brought back three pieces of information, which are inconsistent with the military report."
"what news?"
"Except for the fact that no caravans left the customs with large quantities of goods, there were no caravans that left the customs and returned to the center of the customs."
"It's not that Liang Rong is preparing to declare war and start plundering the goods of the caravans outside the customs..." Chu Qing was suddenly stunned: "You mean, it's not that those caravans didn't come back, but that... the border army didn't let those caravans come back? "
Tao Ruolin didn't say yes or no, but said lightly: "The third thing is that the border troops are not ready to be ready. At least the generals do not have the feeling that a war is coming."
With a "Teng" sound, Chu Qing suddenly stood up: "Liang Rong, no war has been declared, the border troops are directing and acting on their own?!"
"I don't know. I only know that the military reports from the border troops cannot be trusted, at least not entirely."
Chu Qing's expression changed.
There are only two ways for people inside the customs to know the news outside the customs: military reports from the border troops, and caravans traveling to and from the border!
If the border army does not allow the caravan to return to the pass, then there is only one way to obtain information, which is the border army's military report. This means that everyone should believe whatever the border army says.
"That's not right." Chu Qing had a look of confusion on his face: "Feng Luo's eldest son, General Feng Gong of Yiwei, was killed in the battle, and he also captured more than a hundred Liang bandits. If the war hadn't started, this wouldn't make sense. Moreover, if such a big thing as the war between the two countries is really self-directed and staged, how long can it be kept secret?"
"Don't forget Tuoba Ying."
"But I still remember what Tuoba Ying said."
"You mean..." Chu Qing suddenly shouted: "Tuoba Ying is in charge of the military and is extremely confident that he can provoke the soldiers of the two countries. The border generals can also do the same. He went out to kill several tribes and killed some Liang Rong at will. Will people cause the Liangrong people to go to war?"
"Two days ago, I asked Bihua to capture someone." Tao Ruolin still did not answer, but mentioned another matter: "Di Zhengping, the former right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, wanted to leave Beijing and return to Xunzhou, but Bihua captured him. .”
Chu Qing was dumbfounded: "Caught by the right servant?"
"It's the former right servant." Tao Ruolin smiled slyly: "Among the civil servants, he was the only one who spoke first and screamed the most fiercely. I guess he must know something and let Bihua capture him. Guess What did Bihua ask from the right servant who wants to hand you over to Liangrong?"
"The mastermind behind the scenes?"
"Feng Luo."
After Tao Ruolin whispered a name, Chu Qing's expression changed again: "Did Feng Luo instigate him to join other civil servants in the court and hand him over to me?"
"Yes, if you do this, you will support the interests of the aristocratic family. The aristocratic family will want to get rid of you."
"Is there any evidence?"
Bihua interrupted and said: "No, he burned the letter. Mr. Chu, don't worry. Di Zhengping is a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death. He will definitely not talk nonsense. My lady also believes that he did not hide anything, let alone frame the fault. It is Feng Luo ordered it."
Chu Qing sat down on the stool.
Tao Shaozhang looked gloomy: "Why should this old guy let you die? You have never offended him."
Chu Qing's pupils expanded slightly.
He finally understood what Feng Luo said that day.
Good people may not live long in Beijing.
But if this good man goes to the border, he may not live long.
At that time, Feng Luo said that he was not going to Liangrong, but to the border. This was not a slip of the tongue at all.
So this means that Feng Luo wanted him to go to the border pass, and under the guise of the Liangrong people, he issued a gauntlet, asking him to go to the border pass instead of going to the grassland to die.
Why would Feng Luo do this? He and the other party were strangers to each other.
