The return of the son-in-law

Guo Zhan'an waited in the Viscount's mansion for four days before he finally got the news from General Shao that Liu Jianhua and others had been captured.

However, there are only a few numbers, and the danger is hard to describe, but Guo Zhan'an and everyone in the Viscount's Mansion are relieved.

Shao Ganhuai was the closest to his grandfather, and he was raised by the family like a star. At this moment, he didn't care about the many elders of his own, so he asked first, "Is grandpa injured?"

The soldier who came to report shook his head and said: "General Shao, don't worry, the old general's sword is not old, and he led five hundred elite soldiers to raid the Northwest camp from behind, and he was not injured."

Shao Ganhuai couldn't help admiringly said: "As expected of a grandfather, he hit Huanglong straight at the moment he made a move!"

Old General Shao's eldest son, Shao Nianli, glared at his son, then turned his head and asked the soldier, "Does Old General have anything to say to you?"

The soldier nodded and said solemnly: "The old general said that there are too many entanglements in this matter, and the situation is serious. I just want to tell you and Mr. Guo, Mr. General."

Guo Zhan'an was a little surprised. Although his grandfather was old friends with old General Shao, even Shao Ganhuai refused to let him stay. Could it be that he had a serious relationship with Xuzhou and even King Qin!

Thinking of this, Guo Zhanan's heart that had just let go was suspended again.

After the others left, the soldier whispered: "The old general found out that many people in the Northwest camp have taken Saishenxian. Eleven people fell ill just the day before I left."

The so-called "sickness" refers to those who are addicted to Saishenxian and do all kinds of unimaginable behaviors because they did not take it in time.

Shao Nianli was shocked: "Immortal Sai? This Immortal Sai has always been forbidden, how could it appear in the army?"

Hatred welled up in the soldier's eyes: "It's all Liu Jianhua! In order to control the northwest military camp, he even sent people to secretly buy Saishen, and put them in the soldiers' daily food in batches. The army was originally strictly controlled, except for the imperial court. Except for the military salary, other things rarely flow into the army. But Liu Jianhua is the general of the Northwest Army Battalion, no one would have thought that he would use such a trick!"

No wonder Liu Jianhua was so courageous, he originally thought that it was because of the prestige he had accumulated in the northwest military camp over the years that he was able to gather so many soldiers and imprison Jiang Yannian and others.Now it seems that this Liu Jianhua actually used Immortal Sai as a coercion, so that those soldiers who accidentally ate food mixed with Immortal Sai had to obey his orders.

The Tatar army was stationed a hundred miles away. If they attacked at this time, minus so many soldiers who could not go to the battlefield, the Northwest Camp would not be able to last long!

Thinking of this, Guo Zhan'an felt cold sweat dripping down his back, and hurriedly asked, "Do you know how many soldiers have taken Saishenxian?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "It's too many to count. Those who followed Liu Jianhua almost all took Saishenxian! Roughly estimated, there are more than 2 people!"

2 people!Of the less than 4 soldiers stationed in the Northwest Camp all year round, half of them have already been tricked by Liu Jianhua!

"What about the military camps stationed along the northwest border? Did Liu Jianhua say whether those soldiers used Sai Shenxian?" General Shao asked anxiously.

According to the rules of the Northwest Military Camp, there will be a rotation every three months, and half to one-third of the soldiers will be transferred from one place to another.I don't know when Liu Jianhua started using Saishenxian. If it's been more than three months, then many soldiers in other places may have learned from him!

The soldier still shook his head: "Liu Jianhua's mouth is strict. It was the news that he used Sai Shenxian to control the soldiers. It was also recruited by one of his cronies because he couldn't stand the torture. Liu Jianhua probably told his cronies around him before the Chinese New Year, but when did he really hear the news? Except for Liu Jianhua, the others probably don't know what to do."

At this time, Guo Zhan thought about it, and said: "That's right! On the way to Yongcheng, I walked with two traveling merchants for a while, and found Immortal Sai in the boxes where the two of them were packing goods! They were captured by the Northwest Military Camp A soldier patrolling around here found that he had been taken away by the soldiers. Tell Uncle quickly, let Uncle find these people in the army, maybe the two traveling merchants know about it!"

"Is this really the case?" Shao Nianli said, "I heard that these immortals are almost extinct. There are only a few who are not afraid of death and are greedy for money. Some are planted in deep mountains and old forests. The price on the black market has long been sky-high. Liu Jianhua is just He is just a general, there is no oil and water in the northwest, a lot of military pay was stolen by Shi Guogan a few years ago, where did he get thousands of dollars to buy the Immortal Sai?"

Shao Nianli's words just woke up Guo Zhan'an: "Just because he doesn't have money, doesn't mean the people behind him don't."

Before, he couldn't figure out why Liu Jianhua insisted on imprisoning Jiang Yannian and bringing many soldiers to rebel.Say he is afraid of death, and he is unwilling to confront the Tatar army head-on. Isn't it easier to escape alone than to bring tens of thousands of troops?In the vast sea of ​​people, as long as you remain anonymous and endure the torment and loneliness in your heart, it is much safer than being supported by tens of thousands of troops.

Now everything makes sense - this Liu Jianhua must have been instigated by someone, that person is rich and powerful, can pay Liu Jianhua to buy Sai Shenxian to control soldiers, and has enough power to persuade Liu Jianhua to betray the emperor and switch to him under the command of

And to buy the general and the army, only the dragon chair on the Golden Luan Hall can satisfy that person.

Although Li Chonghao is not a sage king, but through the efforts of several generations of ancestors, the world is generally peaceful.The common people only want a stable life, and they are not forced to a desperate situation, and they will not allow the peaceful world to return to the situation of disputes between princes.

Since there is no way to change the flag and replace it with the Li Chu Dynasty, it is unlikely that people with foreign surnames are manipulating it behind the scenes.But among the royal family surnamed Li, there are only a few people who are powerful and qualified to be crowned the Great Treasure?

Guo Zhan'an was the first to exclude King Qin from the list of suspicions—King Qin Li Shaojun is the only son and the only legitimate son of Li Chonghao. His maternal ancestor's family is the Jiang family of a century-old family, and now he is the only prince of the town.Unless Li Chonghao has a strong enough wrist, or Li Shaojin has a brilliant strategy, Li Shaojun has the highest possibility of inheriting the throne after Li Chonghao has passed a hundred years.At this time, colluding with Liu Jianhua is tantamount to seeking death.

In the same way, Li Shaojin is unlikely to be the person behind this scene.Although Li Shaojin repeatedly stumbled, his grandfather Liu Yuanheng had been the prime minister for ten years, and there were many capable people and strangers that the Liu family had found for him. Remember faint tricks.

As for Li Chonghao's other sons, they were still young. Even though they had two mother clans who were prominent or noble, it was impossible for them to make such a bad move when the emperor was in his prime and there were two adult princes above him.

Could it be the emperor's brothers?

Guo Zhan'an was still thinking about it, Shao Nianli saw that he was suddenly silent, and he was thinking about Sai Shenxian, so he couldn't help interrupting Guo Zhan'an's thinking: "Nephew, do you know the names of the soldiers you mentioned? "

Guo Zhanan came back to his senses, put aside the thoughts in his heart, shook his head and said, "I just ran into their routine interrogation and talked a few words, but I don't know their names."

Shao Nianli couldn't help but be disappointed, but Guo Zhanan said before he was disappointed, "However, I still vaguely remember the appearance of the soldier who is the leader among them. Why don't I draw it and send it to uncle."

Although he doesn't have the ability of photographic memory, but it's not far from it, and that soldier is neither humble nor overbearing, he didn't deliberately embarrass passers-by because of his status, and he didn't intentionally release water because he was a member of the Xuzhou government, it all depends on him The way he does things, he knows that he is not an ordinary person. Once he has the opportunity in the future, he will surely rise to prominence.

Guo Zhan'an wanted to introduce this man to Jiang Yannian afterwards, but it was a pity that he was in a hurry to rush to Yongcheng, and he was afraid that he would cause trouble for him by rashly giving the soldier's name, so he just remembered this man's appearance and gave it to him later. A portrait of Jiang Yannian, if there is a chance, this soldier will have the opportunity to make his mark.

"That's great!" Shao Nianli said happily, "I'll keep a copy too. You've only been here for a few days. Since you met them on the way here, these people must be patrolling around that area. Waiting for you Once the portrait is finished, I will send someone to send it over immediately to see if I can find it."

Guo Zhan'an stopped talking, followed Shao Nianli to the study room, and drew two pictures in a row.Shao Nianli couldn't wait to take one of them and gave it to his entourage, and asked him to go to the nearest sentry point to find people; and the other one, when the pen and ink on the paper was dry, Guo Zhanan gave it to Mr. Shao. A soldier sent by a general to deliver a message.

With Guo Zhan'an's portrait, the search for people becomes easier.But in a day's work, the soldiers who caught the two traveling traders before found them.According to him, the two traveling merchants have been escorted to Northwest Daying to wait for Liu Jianhua's fate.

Old General Shao got the news, and after counting the days, he knew that Liu Jianhua had already met those two traveling traders.

But Liu Jianhua still refused to open his mouth, and Old General Shao didn't expect to get any useful information from him, so he directly asked the soldier to come to the Northwest Camp to recognize him.

Finally, after two days and one night of digging and investigation, a hidden tunnel was finally found at a sentry point one mile east of the Northwest Camp, where the two traveling traders were hiding.

These two traveling merchants were not tough people. Before General Shao and the others could speak, the two of them trembled in fright when they saw the rows of soldiers showing their weapons, and knelt down on the ground.

After that, it's all recruited.

According to the account of these two traveling traders, Liu Jianhua entrusted someone to find them. Originally, they didn't do much business in Sai Shenxian.But after seeing Liu Jianhua's glaring deposit of 50 taels of silver, the two decided to give it a go.

These two people usually travel around, dealing with some government servants and soldiers. Most of the time, money can save them from being searched. Give them a token.

Unfortunately, before they had time to take out the token this time, the box was opened, and the Immortal Sai inside was also searched out.

Liu Jianhua once warned them that if they were caught, this token must never be seen by others.In addition, they were arrested in the Northwest Territory, knowing that these soldiers would not dare to deal with them at will, and would definitely report to Liu Jianhua, so they didn't take out the token.

Later, when Liu Jianhua got the news, he used the excuse that he wanted to know the origin of Immortal Sai from them so that he could uproot him, but he didn't kill the two of them immediately, and he didn't write a letter to report to his superiors.In fact, two days later, Liu Jianhua quietly ordered his confidants to send them out of the barracks, to hide in the tunnel first, and then send the two of them out of the northwest after the matter at hand was over.

But Liu Jianhua never expected that when Shao Fang left the camp with his troops, he led a detour to attack the camp with [-] elite soldiers.

Hearing that these two people still had tokens in their hands, Old General Shao immediately ordered them to hand over the tokens.

The two traveling merchants were so frightened that they didn't dare to hesitate. One of them immediately took out the token hidden next to him and handed it to a soldier beside him.

The soldier handed the token to Old General Shao. The latter took a closer look and almost burst out laughing: "What kind of token is this? 'Seeing this token is like seeing the King of Qin in person'. I have lived for so many years, let alone seen it. I haven’t even heard of an opera! Someone, search me!”

The two traveling traders cried out, but what's the use?In front of a large group of people, these two people were almost stripped naked, but there was no sign of other tokens.

"General, please believe me once, General. General Liu really entrusted this to us!" The peddler knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, ignoring that his whole body was barely covered by a white cloth between his crotches. Thunder strikes!"

The left officer next to Old General Shao has a quick temper. Seeing so many soldiers mistakenly accepting Saishen and ruining the rest of their lives, he was already furious. Hearing what this trader said, he couldn't bear it anymore and said angrily: " Don’t be struck by lightning. You privately sold the Immortal Sai, or sold it to the barracks, even if your words are true, you will not escape death!”

Old General Shao was too lazy to talk nonsense with the two of them, so he shouted: "Take him away and keep him in custody, and wait for His Majesty to deal with Liu Jianhua and others!"

However, before Shao Fang, Guo Zhan'an and others had handed over the papers to the capital, the news had already come from the capital—the emperor intends to abolish King Qin!