Yi Song

Chapter 134 Evidence found but missing

Liu Guozhang raised his hand: "The whole army is suspended for rest. Zhang Meng, Yue Fei, follow me."

"Yes."

Liu Guozhang and his party came to a leeward place and got off their horses. Zhang Meng and Yue Fei took off their horses and placed them on the ground.

"Sit!" Liu Guozhang motioned to Li Xinghan to sit down and said slowly.

Yue Fei handed over a water bag and looked at Li Xinghan nervously.

Zhou Juan was his good brother, and his sudden whereabouts were unknown, which made him very anxious and worried.

Li Xinghan took a sip of water and started talking.

"What Liang Sansi said was very reasonable, so we were very worried. If the people from Liquan Quality Warehouse opened the box, wouldn't all the items inside be exposed? So we considered whether we should go into the Liquan Quality Warehouse's warehouse at night. Inside, grab the object.

Quji sat there and meditated for a while, then suddenly spoke up and asked us to be calm. It is said that Fengcheng, a righteous man with extraordinary intelligence, came to Liquan to pledge and deposit the items. He must have asked how he could store the items here and throw himself into a trap after knowing his bad habits. "

After Zhang Meng heard this, he felt a little nervous. He took out half of the uneaten pork chop Hanjia Bao and ate it to feel relieved.

Yue Fei was fascinated by what he heard and couldn't help but say: "Yes, the Fengcheng righteous man has worked hard, how could he fall into a trap because of the bad habits of Liquan Zhiku? There must be other plans."

"Yes, that's what Qu Ji said. He also said that the key should be on this deposit note. The Fengcheng righteous man should have told us through this deposit note that the things are in Yangzhou and are hidden in a warehouse related to Liquan. A relevant place. But where is it hidden?"

At this time, the flag bearer of the flag-bearing team brought hot tea.

"Drink something hot to go away the cold." Liu Guozhang took the lead and took the wooden bowl and drank it in small sips.

Zhang Meng handed over an oil paper bag.

"Beef Hanjia Bao, just eat it with hot water."

"Thank you."

After half a bowl of hot tea, his whole body was warm, and with a beef Hanjia bun, Li Xinghan spoke with a lot of energy.

"The rest of us went back and forth around the deposit note to analyze it for two or three quarters of an hour, but we couldn't figure it out. Quji suddenly said, Liquan Zhiku is on Fucha Street. Is this place similar to King Wu Fucha? There are relationships?

We went out to find out. I learned from an old man that there was a Hebo Temple in Jiangdu, which was responsible for good weather and good weather. It is said that the earliest temple was the Wu Wang Temple, which was used to worship Fu Chai, the King of Wu. As the word spread, Fu Chai became He Bo, and the Wu Wang Temple became He Bo Temple. This allusion is known to many elderly people in Yangzhou city.

We rushed to Hebo Temple immediately and found a well called Liquan in the backyard. There is a Liquan Pavilion built next to it, which is completely right! Yishi Fengcheng worked hard and found out that the things were hidden here. The deposit ticket from Liquan Quality Warehouse was not only a cover, but also a lead. "

Yue Fei slapped his thigh excitedly.

Zhang Meng ate faster.

Liu Guozhang said nothing and continued to listen.

"We walked around Liquan Pavilion and didn't find any clues. Quji took out the deposit note again. It said a document deed from a certain state in Jiangzuo. It should be deposited for eighteen months. The deposit fee is three guan, and the value is guaranteed for one year. One hundred and fifty strings.

Quji stood in front of Liquan Pavilion and walked eighteen steps along the left side of the pavilion. After taking a closer look, we found that the color of the soil there was indeed a little different, so we took a hoe and shovel, stuffed money into Miao Zhu, and sent him away from a distance.

From there, we dug down three feet and found an object wrapped in three layers of oilcloth. We carefully opened the oilcloth and found a square wooden box inside, half a foot in size, with a seal signed by Fengcheng himself. "

Hearing this, Yue Fei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I finally found it."

"Then how did you alert Zhu Meng and his son?"

"Oh, it's all my fault. I'm getting impatient. We buried the soil in Hebo Temple and restored it to its original state. When we returned to our residence, we wrapped it three more layers with oilcloth. We all worked together to return to Nanjing and recover as soon as possible. good.

The Yangzhou branch of Jieshun Transportation Co., Ltd. has prepared a fast boat. We boarded the fast boat and traveled day and night. It only took six days to return to Nanjing. "

When Liu Guozhang heard this, his heart skipped a beat, fearing that Zhu Meng and his son would notice something unusual.

But he made no sound and continued to listen.

"Qu Ji disagreed. He said that Zhu Meng and his son must have sent people to keep an eye on the Yangzhou branch. These two people have been operating in Yangzhou for several years and are considered to be half-local snakes. Our Jieshun Transportation Co., Ltd. has only opened a branch in Yangzhou for three months. , porter, handyman, I don’t know who is sitting here.

As soon as we use the Clippers, Zhu Meng will know that there may be something abnormal and will definitely take action. Then we will be in trouble. Therefore, to be on the safe side, he suggested riding a fast horse and taking the land route from Yangzhou directly through Si, Su and Bozhou.

Qu Ji also said that if you take the water route, you must take the Canal and Bianhe River. The route is fixed, and Zhu Meng can set up an ambush in advance. Taking the land route, even if Zhu Meng expected it, he didn't know which way we would take. "

At this point, Li Xinghan slapped himself twice in regret, "It's all my fault. I was so obsessed at the time that I just wanted to take the speedboat quickly and safely. We were secretive and the journey was smooth. How could Zhu Meng and his son notice it? , Besides, there is a shortage of horses in Yangzhou, and buying horses everywhere will make more noise. We couldn't argue, so he gave the order as the chief officer. I took the second group and took the fast boat back to Nanjing. He, Liang Sansi, and Lu Xiuzhi simply went south. Let's go, take the fast boat to Jinling. There must be horses to buy there, and then go back to Nanjing via Chu, Hao, Su and Bozhou. Make an appointment to meet in Yongcheng, Bozhou.

We passed through Chuzhou and everything was fine, so we let down our guard. After passing Sizhou and staying overnight in Qingyang Town, east of Hong County, we were suddenly attacked by gangsters, killing and wounding five brothers. They tried their best to protect the three of us and escaped.

The three of us disguised ourselves and sneaked all the way to Yongcheng. After waiting for a whole day, the three of them did not arrive. According to the itinerary, they should have arrived long ago. We didn't dare to delay, so we left a secret note at the agreed place and hurried back to Nanjing. After being told that the commander was out to suppress the bandits, he rushed over to report it. "

Everyone looked at Liu Guozhang eagerly, especially Yue Fei.

"Pengju, call Yang Xiaojie."

"Yes."

After waiting for a while, Yang Xiaojie arrived.

"Controller!"

"Three people from Zhou Quji, carrying important items, are returning to Nanjing from the direction of Bozhou and Suzhou. You immediately send out five cavalry groups, each with twenty people, divided into five groups to search in the direction of Bozhou and Suzhou. When asked by the prefecture and county, just say one A group of bandits who looted materials for the dredging project escaped, and they were ordered to hunt them down."

"Yes!"

"Commander, let me go." Yue Fei requested.

"Okay, you choose one to join. Follow the command."

"Yes."

After the two of them went down, Liu Guozhang said to Li Xinghan: "Xinghan, I don't blame you for this. I can only tell the chief officer Qu Ji about a lot of the inside story, but I can't tell you, so you don't realize the seriousness of the matter and just want to You can be forgiven for taking the fast boat to complete the task. I won't blame you, and you don't have to blame yourself.

After returning home, I took a good rest for a day, wrote a summary report, and submitted it to the School Inspection Office. Then I took the token from the Control Department and went to Qingyang Town to pick up the dead and injured comrades. "

"Yes! Commander, I don't need to rest. After writing the summary report, I will take people to Qingyang Town."

"it is good."

After Li Xinghan left, Liu Guozhang said to Zhang Meng: "Inform Wang Xun and Zhong Lan to set off the entire army and return to Nanjing."

"Yes!"

Less than twenty miles away from the city of Nanjing, Kuang Yousheng, who was scouting the road in front, rode his horse to report: "The envoy of the commander-in-chief, Zhu Song, the minister of the imperial court, has arrived in Nanjing and submitted a letter asking for an audience."

"Who?"

"Control envoy, Zhu Song is the eldest son of Hezhou defense envoy Zhu Meng." Kuang Yousheng explained.

"It's coming so soon." Liu Guozhang pondered for a while and then ordered, "Yousheng, pass the order to Zhong Lan, Wang Xun, Xiaojie and Ma Kuo to continue leading the army forward and return to the military camp to settle down. I will lead The flag-bearing team will return to Nanjing first with light equipment."

"Yes."

"Big Eyes, let's go, let's go meet this Southeast Overlord."

"Brother Zongzhi, what kind of little overlord in the southeast is you?"

"Zhu Meng is known as the overlord of the southeast, the overlord of the southeast. Isn't his son the little overlord of the southeast?"

"Tch, you are a little bully from the Southeast, but in front of my brother, you are just a little bastard from the Southeast."

"Haha, Big Eyes, you are getting better and better at talking now."

"Hehe, if you stay with brother for a long time, the influence will be subtle."

"Good guy, he knows how to use idioms."

A group of cavalry galloped in the wind and snow, and the howling north wind could not hide Liu Guozhang's hearty laughter.

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It’s really gone. Let’s call it a day!

(End of this chapter)