Niu Yuanzheng asked curiously: "What does the Imperial Master mean by this?"
The Imperial Advisor looked at the three generals and knew that they had not expected what was going on inside, so he simply said: "I mean, Marshal Peng was able to come up with such a way to cut off a strong man's wrist in such a short period of time. It is considered a wonderful idea." People. Do you really think those fifty soldiers followed them on their own?
Niu Yuanzheng stared at the Imperial Master and asked, "Isn't it?"
The Imperial Preceptor shook his head: "How could it be possible? You have been leading the army for so long. Have you ever seen a soldier who meddles in the soldiers' business? Although Marshal Peng issued a beheading order in full view of the public, he used the skill of setting up an execution ground to order people to go there. Inform the fifty soldiers. It is a serious crime to mobilize troops without authorization. The maximum penalty for going out without permission is twenty."
"What? So that's what it is? I said what a coincidence, I was about to kill him, and then the soldier came over! Damn it."
"Forget it, this is just a small matter. I will leave tomorrow, and before leaving, I have something to explain. I hope you, three generals, will keep it in mind."
"Why is the Imperial Master leaving tomorrow?"
"The purpose of my trip has been achieved, and there is no use here anymore, but the three generals can't leave yet. I think the imperial edict will arrive in the northwest soon. If it goes as expected, we should not be allowed to mobilize troops, but the northwest The moment the army comes down from the imperial edict, they should not be allowed to meddle in other business. This matter is very important. The three generals must ensure that the northwest army follows the imperial edict."
"yes!"
"Mr. Wu An will definitely ask Jia Cijun tonight about what happened on the Bulao Mountain and whether it will affect the layout of the Holy Emperor. Alas, it's a pity that we have no foundation in the northwest. I'm afraid we won't be able to find out this news."
The Imperial Master tapped his fingers lightly on the table and began to think. The three generals looked at each other, and everything in the tent became quiet.
At midnight, Du Jie tiptoed out of his tent, and General Jia was locked in the cell at the innermost side of the camp gate. The light inside is dim. Du Jie took advantage of the gap between the soldiers' patrols and flew into the cell. The lights in the cell were dim. He gathered his eyes and realized that the old general was looking ahead blankly at this time. He didn't even come in from the outside. Discover.
Du Jie whispered: "Grandpa Jia, Grandpa Jia, are you okay?"
Jia Cijun suddenly turned around and saw Du Jie, feeling overjoyed. Just as he was about to speak, Du Jie quickly put his finger to his mouth and asked him to speak lower.
Only then did Jia Qijun come to his senses and whispered: "Xiaojiezi, why are you here? Hey, you finally made the trip to the northwest, just in time for you to catch up on this matter."
Du Jie walked to the cell and looked at Jia Qijun up and down. He was relieved to see that his clothes were messy and he was not injured.
"Grandpa Jia, let me make a long story short. Why are you going to Mount Bulao?"
Jia Qijun was very happy to see Du Jie, but when he saw him asking him this question, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, but seeing how anxious he was, he simply said
"Hey, Du Jie, you may not know. In the past three years, Marshal Peng has worked hard to support the Northwest Army, and now the army is stretched thin. The emperor never gets his money on time every month. The Northwest Army has 150,000 people, eating, drinking and defecating every day. If I don't think of a way to get some money, I'm afraid no one will come, and the northwest army will disperse on its own. Last month, I heard rumors that there was a secret hidden in Mount Burao. Many people went to Mount Burao to fight, but in the end there was no news. I thought to myself, take people to see if there is gold and silver, bring it back to pay for the army, it can also solve the urgent need."
Du Jie's heart moved: "Grandpa Jia, was it the fifth day of last month when you took people to Bulao Mountain?"
"That's right, we set out on the fifth day of last month and arrived at Burao Mountain at night." Jia Qijun said with certainty.
"What did you find in Mount Bulao?"
Hearing Du Jie ask about Burao Mountain, Jia Qijun sighed: "Hey, it's unlucky to say it. On the fifth day of last month, after arriving at Burao Mountain, we stayed overnight at the foot of the mountain. At dawn the next day, I We took them to run up the mountain. Originally, we didn't find much at the foot of the mountain. But starting from the middle of the mountain, all the way to the top of the mountain, there were dead bodies everywhere, and it looked like there was a bloody battle. We didn't care about the dead bodies. When we reached the top of the mountain, at the gate of Bulao Mountain I turned it inside out and found nothing."
Du Jie heard what Jia Qijun said and found nothing, and asked a little strangely: "Nothing was found? No secret information at all?"
"Not at all. We went from the mountain to the foot of the mountain. At dusk, we put it all together and felt unwilling to do so. We planned to stay at the foot of the mountain for one night and take a closer look tomorrow. But the next day, something strange happened."
"What's up?"
When Jia Qijun was thinking about this, his face actually showed a puzzled expression: "The corpses on the mountain disappeared. Hundreds of corpses disappeared in one night. The corpses from the mountainside to the top of the mountain seemed to have suddenly evaporated. If it weren't for the blood stains on the ground, I would have thought I was blinded yesterday."
"Gone? Grandpa Jia, you said that all the bodies that died in Bulao Mountain have disappeared?" Du Jie was stunned for a moment after hearing this answer.
Jia Qijun nodded: "Yes, it's really weird. We are not superstitious people, but suddenly so many dead bodies disappeared, and I felt a little scared. Bulaoshan didn't want to look for it anymore, in case we got into trouble. We He hurriedly retreated from the mountain and then returned to the military camp."
"This thing is too weird. I silenced them and told them not to talk nonsense. Who knew that the troop transfer was still discovered? Well, it's good now. I'm alive. My fifty brothers who were with me were implicated. be punished."
"The dead bodies in Burao Mountain disappeared overnight? What happened? You went there on the fifth day of the lunar month last month. When did the fight happen in Burao Mountain?"
"It's been six days since I heard the news. Calculated by days, it should have been two months ago. When you said that, I remembered it." Jia Qijun seemed to suddenly remember at this time
"That night happened to be the first seven of this group. Hey, I said it felt unlucky to have a dark wind that day."
Du Jie counted the days in his mind and thought about what Jia Qijun said. Did the dead body disappear overnight? There was something strange about this.
"Grandpa Jia, you haven't told anyone about this, right?"
Jia Cijun shook his head: "I went out and got nothing. I am even more shameless to tell Marshal Peng about this. I will tell you this alone."
"Okay, I understand. Grandpa Jia, you keep this in your stomach. Don't ever tell anyone else again. These troubled times are here. After this, don't let others catch you in the future. I, Uncle Peng, It’s already so difficult, so don’t let him worry about other things.”
"Okay, okay, I'm still using you as a little thing to say it. Hey, people become confused when they get old. You said I should just quit and return to my hometown."
After this incident, Jia Cijun was a little disheartened by the military camp. Du Jie greeted him for a few more words, then stood up and left quietly.
Back in his account, Du Jie slowly sorted out the news he got from coming to the northwest camp.
Jia Cijun took fifty people to Bulao Mountain on the fifth day of last month. The Battle of Bulao Mountain took place at the end of two months ago, but on the night of the first seven days, everyone's bodies disappeared. There are probably only so many clues about the Northwestern Camp in Bulao Mountain.
The imperial court's Shenji Battalion came with the national division to mobilize troops. According to Peng Xianzuo's idea, the national division's troop deployment was fake, and it was true that he could not mobilize troops. This made the secret decree that he took from the little emperor invalid. If there is a situation where nothing can be done later, you may have no choice but to fight to the death or retreat.
Du Jie went through the events of this day in his head, but he always felt that something was missing. Just when he couldn't think of it, his tent was opened a crack from the outside, and then a pair of big ears squeezed in and said with a smile to Du Jie
"Sir, have you eaten?"
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When Du Jie went to the northwest military camp, Kong Miaozhi and Gu Wu also left Li Mansion and headed to Bulao Mountain.
Bulao Mountain is located south of Yongzhou City. To the west of Yongzhou is a vast desert. Only south of Yongzhou is a forest. Going further south from the forest, there is a solitary mountain, which is Bulao Mountain.
When Kong Miaozhi and Gu Wu went out, Chu Mu made a special statement. Such a big thing has happened in Bulao Mountain. I'm afraid there will be martial arts people going up to the mountain to check for clues during this period. You two should try to keep a low profile and not expose yourselves. If something cannot be done, put your own safety first.
The two people left Yongzhou City and rode their horses southward. At noon, they saw Bulao Mountain in the distance.
The reason why Bulao Mountain is called Bulao Mountain is that it is said that in ancient times, a man named Peng Zu traveled all over the world and came here. Seeing the beautiful mountains and clear waters, clouds, peaks and mist, he lived in seclusion here. He finally lived for 800 years, hence the name Bulao Mountain.
I don’t know if Peng Zu put a barrier around this mountain. This northwest land is extremely dry, and only this Everlasting Mountain is like spring all year round. There are not many sects in the northwest, and Bulaoshan is the leader of the sect in the northwest. It seems strange that such a large sect was suddenly wiped out.
The two walked through the forest to the foot of the mountain. Gu Wu looked at the Burao Mountain and asked Kong Miaozhi: "Lao Liu, do you have any plans?"
"I have never been to this Old Mountain before. Second Senior Brother, you are better than me when it comes to finding things. But I do have some suggestions. Where was the finger bone found last time?"
"Halfway up the mountain."
"That is to say, nothing was found inside the mountain gate at the top of your mountain. I only found this phalanx halfway up the mountain."
"There was someone inside the mountain gate at the time. I was afraid of being discovered, so I only looked around the outside but didn't find any clues."
"Is there anyone? In other words, there are still people who are interested in the secrets of Mount Everest. I have been wondering how the news of the secrets of Mount Everest spread and made so many people believe it. Could it be that they really saw something? ?"
Gu Wu shook his head: "The news inside the door was compiled from intelligence from all sides. No one said that they saw it with their own eyes. Those who saw it with their own eyes seemed to have died in the Immortal Mountain. But the living dead appeared on the way. There are traces, it must have something to do with the cult."
