Jade spy border

Chapter 45
"Master Yu, Mr. Qian, please look at this map. This map is based on the bandits' strongholds that we have explored in the past two years. Previously, we did not dare to move because we were afraid of disturbing the situation."

The young man Yu Kaicheng met at the door of his father's study was holding a red pen in his hand and circling the unfinished picture: "A month ago, there were two bandit strongholds in Qi Yuefeng. Bandits went down the mountain to purchase goods and were caught by us. According to their account, they have moved away from the stronghold on this map and are now at this location."

"Then we went to verify the information given by the two bandits, and also went to several other bandit dens on the map to investigate, and found that not only this one bandit den, but also this one, this one, and these three They all changed places.”

"Today, not only have we not found all the gangster dens they replaced, but the key point is that the two we found are the same as before. They can't get in. If they want to clear them out, they have to attack by force. Once they attack by force, they will Run, it is difficult to form an encirclement in this kind of terrain..."

Yu Kezhi and Master Qian were the same, their brows were knitted together. Master Qian was a little more excited, but he couldn't listen anymore: "What Colonel Shen means, what we have done in the past two years has become useless." , this map almost doesn’t exist?”

Shen Xiangqing has obviously passed the most angry moment. Although his face is gloomy at this time, he can still keep his composure: "Although we don't want to see this result, but now it seems that what Mr. Qian said should be fact."

For a moment, there was a long silence in the study. The three of them all knew very well why they were sent to Linnan by Imakami. Six months ago, they had just copied this unformed map. The copy was handed back in a secret fold, but I was afraid that it would have turned into a piece of waste paper before it even got hot on the official's desk.

How can this be called three-person love?

The imperial court spends a huge amount of money on suppressing bandits in the Southwest each year, and also uses the Southwest army to escort the troops out of camp before and after the Flower Festival every year to ensure the smooth flow of trade routes in the Southwest. These are huge figures.

However, the discounts received in the royal study room, except for the flower saving, which was a little smoother, and even happened to wipe out one or two bandit dens, the rest of the time, it was wildfire that could not be burned out, and the spring breeze blew again, causing those businesses to There is no other way, so just be prepared to pay for the trip every time.

This is what officials call the strange thing about paying taxes to bandits.

For so many years, all southwest officials have complained to the imperial court and defended their dereliction of duty. If the imperial court punished them, they would either simply ask for demotion or resign directly.As time goes by, fewer and fewer officials are willing to be sent to the southwest. As a result, the officials are afraid to easily move southwest officials. If they move, there may be large-scale vacancies.

However, if an official stays in one place for a long time, various problems may arise. Almost all officials who join the Southwest know that they will spend their lives here. In this case, it is better to live in the Southwest. Manage your own life, and there are many invisible rules that cannot be said.

As a result, the direct consequence was that the imperial court could not use the officials in the southwest, and the officials in the southwest did not pay much attention to the court's greetings. Anyway, the sky was high and the emperor was far away.These officials have read poetry and books, and finally got Jinshi, but they were thrown into a place like this. Most of them are resentful, and there are very few who can do their jobs honestly.

For example, the master of the palace in Linnan Prefecture is almost like this. He has been in Linnan for more than ten years now.

After a long time, Yuxian Zuncai sighed and said: "I'm afraid that the major difficulties in suppressing bandits mentioned in the brochures received by the imperial court are all true. We were too optimistic before."

Shen Xiangqing put down the ink pen in his hand, sat on the Taishi's chair in front of the window, pondered for a moment and then said: "Your Excellency, there is one more thing I want to report to you. One of the two people we arrested should be the bandit in that place." The second master of the nest knows quite a lot." "We interrogated and the second master confessed that a year and a half ago, he had never heard of any place where people abducted from Linnan City were taken in, and those kidnappers behaved the same way. They are afraid of the hard, and they will hardly commit crimes in Linnancheng and Linnanshan, because they are worried about showing their flaws and angering Wanshouguan, which they can't afford."

Both Yu Kezhi and Master Qian understood that what Shen Xiangqing was talking about at this time was the disappearance of Yu Wanzhen.

Master Qian immediately asked: "Does this mean that my sister was not kidnapped by kidnappers, but was deliberately plotted? Is this another heavy blow for us?"

Yu Kezhi shook his head: "According to what we know now, although these officials in Southwest China were beaten or squeezed out when they first took office, they generally did not act in this way. Besides, I had only been in office for half a year at that time, and Everywhere in this city, not to mention colleagues, even the businessmen who come to try to get along, they all get along well with each other and there is no enmity."

"Maybe it's deliberate, but it's not necessarily who wants to beat the drum for me. If it is really the purpose, then who leaked the official's purpose of sending us to the southwest? The only people who know about this matter are the three of us, that is, My mentor and Jin are here."

Shen Xiangqing echoed: "I think so too. If it was really a beating, or if there was any purpose, I should have sent the message long ago. It is impossible that there has been no movement until now. By the way, Mr. Qian, the one whose surname is Hu, Has your daughter been found? Is there any news?"

Mr. Qian shook his head: "No, I have been sending people to keep an eye on him. His family has no intention of looking for anyone. He has many wives and concubines and many children. There are more than ten or twenty sisters alone. That surname is Hu is still keeping concubines at his old age, and his youngest daughter is still in her infancy."

The three of them were all a little gloomy, and the room fell into silence again. After a while, Yu Kezhi seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly asked: "What does the bandit leader mean? Kidnappers generally don't kidnap people in Linnancheng and Linnan Mountains. Is this a recent thing, or is it a rule that has been in place for a long time?”

"It should have happened a long time ago. In the year when the Southwest Wanshou Temple abolished the charity hall, a kidnapper kidnapped a child in the charity hall and was caught by the Taoist priest in the Wanshou Temple. He went to the government to complain, saying It has been 30 or [-] years since Wanshou Guan kidnapped his children and used them as abandoned babies in the shrine." Shen Xiangqing explained in detail what he had learned.

Yu Kezhi looked at Master Qian: "Mr. Qian, if you say so, the disappearance of that brother from the Mi family is probably not simple."

Only then did Master Qian realize why Yu Kezhi suddenly asked about this matter in detail. He nodded immediately: "I understand what Dong Weng meant."

Yu Kezhi nodded and looked at Shen Xiangqing: "Captain Shen has worked hard. I will report the situation here in detail. No matter what, even if it is difficult to do anything, we must first be the eyes and ears of the officials."

　Originally it should be put on the shelves in July, because the mythical beasts are on holiday, and Jianjia has a lot to do. In order to save more articles, Jianjia discussed with the editor and postponed it to August. It is also Jianjia's point to put more free chapters. Be careful.

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