Chapter 230 Mingxiu Plank Road

The next day, Qin Mubai returned to the barracks.

Today is still the scheduled day to assess the military order and military regulations. Qin Mubai has not forgotten this big event. However, Zhao Chong and Pang Fei have been missing for a few days. There have been some rumors in the barracks, but they have not spread and amplified. Pang Fei's place was easy to fool, so Qin Mubai said that he had sent other things to let him go out to deal with it. It's just that on the side of the Zuoying Marine Army, there was no lieutenant commander for several days, and everyone couldn't help guessing.

The assessment of military orders and regulations has been carried out smoothly. Maybe everyone is scared by a human head of Feng Scar. Qin Mubai ordered it, and few dared to neglect it. The pass rate of the exam is quite high, and only a few of them did poorly, which was also caused by nervousness. Only when you are relaxed can you control others. This time, Qin Mubai read a favor and did not fall again. Instead, it gives those people a chance to make up for it, and they will take the make-up exam in a few days.

In the evening, Qin Mubai called Du Chengyuan and other deputy generals and assistants to discuss with them, and elected a left battalion lieutenant to temporarily replace Zhao Chong.

Everyone was shocked to ask, where did Zhao Chong go after missing for a few days?

Qin Mubai had no choice but to say, "To tell everyone, he is missing."

"What?" Everyone was really shocked, and even Du Chengyuan performed extremely well.

"I will investigate this matter myself. What you have to do is to hide the news and not let the sergeants know, and breed speculation to add to the trouble. Qin Mubai said, "Well, the Zuo Camp Water Army can't be without a leader. Please recommend one person, or recommend yourself to temporarily replace Zhao Chong in charge of the water army."

After a pause, Qin Mubai said again, "General Du, you are the old man of the military palace, and you are familiar with it. It's up to you to propose a candidate first. Let's all calculate it!"

Qin Mubai's action is nothing more than a show for Du Chengyuan. He wants to show his "cooperative" attitude to the water ghosts. Because the grain trade must be carried out on the waterway, and the lieutenant Zuoying, who patrols the water, must play a vital role. The person selected by Du Chengyuan must be his confidant. In this way, the water ghost will definitely be satisfied.

Du Chengyuan understood and casually said a few names, which were nothing more than the brigade commander of Zuoying and others. Everyone also discussed for a while and decided on a candidate.

Qin Mubai said, "General Du, I will have to go out on busy official business recently. There may be a lot of time in the barracks, and you will be the chairman of the affairs in the army. In addition, the Zuoying Water Army has always been very important, and you have to pay more attention.

Du Chengyuan arched his hand and said, "The general has an order to obey it."

"That's good." Qin Mubai nodded and smiled meaningfully, and sighed, "Although I came to Xiangzhou to be an official, I still can't take off the skin of this Beijing official. In a few days, Li You, the newly appointed governor of Dengzhou, will take office. As you know, Dengzhou is Linzhou of Xiangzhou, and the king of Qi is the general... Therefore, I have to go to congratulate him in person.

Du Chengyuan smiled and said, "Li You, King of Qi, isn't that the brother of Princess Gaoyang, the brother-in-law of General Qin? When to go, when to go, this is human's normal. This season is busy with agriculture. Most of the government soldiers are busy with agriculture. There is neither winter training nor superiors. There is no big deal in the military government. General, please rest assured to go. The big and small things can be handed over to the humble and others.

"That's all for your help." Qin Mubai got up and arched his hand.

"General Qin is so polite!"

When he walked out of the military tent, Du Chengyuan also deliberately looked back at Qin Mubai a few times, and his eyes were extremely warm and complicated. Obviously, he knew what had happened in the past few days. After all, Qin Mubai and he were also "people in the same boat", but before, Qin Mubai beheaded his brother-in-law again. Public hatred and personal resentment, I'm afraid he is also quite entangled in his heart.

After completing these things, everyone dispersed. Qin Mubai sat there alone and wondered: Who is the Lord of Song Cao?

With such repeated toss and turns, this "Song Caozhu" has never officially appeared. According to the flower lady, few of the water ghosts really know him. It can be seen that this person is very deep. Now a dark web has been scattered, the purpose of which is to catch all the water ghosts and their fellows. However, so far, I don't know who Song Caozhu is, and where to start if you want to catch him?

Qin Mubai repeatedly deliberated and thought, and took everyone into consideration. Duan Rongji of Zhengchang Grain, Ouyangjun of Yongye Yanfang, Wei Haochen, Du Chengyuan, and other people may be the owner of Song Cao, but there is no evidence to prove it.

This person is really a dragon who can't see the beginning and the end, which is very deep.

After having dinner in the army, Qin Mubai was ready to leave the military mansion alone. Just now, he and Du Chengyuan have made it clear that he will "leave the military mansion" for a long time. The implication is that you can quickly handle the transaction during this period. You can do whatever you like. I'm not upset. I will neither embarrass you nor get along with you.

In this way, in Du Chengyuan's view, Qin Mubai's attitude has not changed quickly. There is still a little helplessness in doing so, and he still maintains his last "high". Considering Qin Mubai's identity and personality characteristics, this is obviously more "credible".

Just as Qin Mubai was riding his horse to leave, there was a noise at the gate of the camp, and a group of sergeants hurriedly ran there. Qin Mubai walked over curiously and took a look. Several sergeants hurried forward to report, "General Qin, Lieutenant Zhao, who has been missing for a few days, is back!"

"What?" Qin Mubai was shocked and strode forward.

Zhao Chong was lying on the door panel of a residential house, his eyes closed as if he was in a coma. There are rope marks on the left and right wrists, and the whole person looks haggard and weak, and he is so angry.

"Where did you find it?" Qin Mubai asked.

A sergeant pointed forward: "Those fellow fishermen were found in a ditch by the river when they came home."

Qin Mubai bent down, leaned his nose and pressed the carotid artery, and said, "It's just a coma. Fortunately, it's alive. Ask the military doctor for medical treatment as soon as possible.

"Yes!"

Several sergeants hurriedly carried Zhao and rushed away. Qin Mubai came to the fishermen and questioned them in person. The fishermen were naturally a little afraid when they saw the officials, and submissively told the whole story clearly. Qin Mubai carefully observed their look, but it didn't seem to be lying.

It turned out that Zhao Chong was also a local. He knew many people in Xiangyang City, and all the fishermen nearby also knew him. The fishermen accidentally found Zhao Chong, who was unconscious in the ditch, and carried him to the military palace nearby. It was so simple.

Qin Mubai muttered in his heart: It's strange. Why did Zhao Chong suddenly come back? Did he escape by himself? Or... did the water ghosts intend to let him back?

After thinking for a long time, although Qin Mubai did not come to a clear conclusion, his thoughts gradually became clear. He called Du Chengyuan and said to him, "Zhao Chong was sent back just now, but it's a pity that he was in a coma. Now there is no reason to cross the question. I'm in a hurry to leave, so I'll leave the rest to you first. If Zhao Chong recovers, he will come back and continue to command the navy.

"I will do as ordered." Du Chengyuan bowed his hand quietly.

Qin Mubai nodded: "I'm going to make an appointment with the King of Wu and go to Dengzhou together. From 10 days to 20 days, you will definitely come back. The affairs in the military government will be handed over to you first. OK, I'm leaving. You go back!"

"Congratulations to General Qin!"

Qin Mubai left the barracks alone on a horse. He didn't go far and bumped into a big acquaintance head-on.

"Yuwen Hongtai, why is it you again? Did you come to break into my barracks again? Qin Mubai deliberately said with a cold face.

"Third brother Qin, why do you look like a different person?" Yuwen Hongtai jumped off the horse to stop Qin Mubai, pulled his trail and said bitterly, "You were not like this before!" Why did you turn against Your Highness?

"I can't explain these things to you." Qin Mubai said, "You are now an official of the King of Wu's Mansion. You and I are each our own masters. It's better not to talk about these. Come on, what's the matter with you?"

"I'm fine. I just panicked and wanted to talk to you." Yuwen Hongtai said, "You said that you have been mysterious in recent days, and you have suddenly turned your face. There is nothing I can understand one by one. After you quarreled with Your Highness yesterday, Your Highness had a bad reputation in the house for a long time, and he scolded and smashed things when he saw people. Early this morning, he left the house with Xue Rengui and a group of soldiers. The government office and the house did not tell anyone, but left me a man to watch the house. My heart is stuffy, flustered and aggrieved. Why do you smart people like to put honest people like us in the middle and make it difficult?

Qin Mubai laughed and said, "It's okay, nerd. Your Highness may have gone to Dengzhou.

"What are you going to do in Dengzhou?"

"Qi Wangyou, the new governor of Dengzhou, went to congratulate him." Qin Mubai sighed, "No, I'm going too!"

"So, then you will bump into each other again and make a lot of noise?" Yuwen Hongtai said with great concern, "I really can't figure it out. How can you say that you have turned against each other? Hey...!"

Qin Mubai patted Yuwen Hongtai on the shoulder: "It's okay. Go to Xiangyang with me!"

"Oh!" Yuwen Hongtai turned over the horse and walked side by side with Qin Mubai.

Looking at his sad and worried look, Qin Mubai was moved and a little guilty. Yuwen Hongtai is a straightforward person, and he is also a warm-hearted person. It is the most wrong thing to deceive such a person. However, the fewer people know about this plan, the safer it will be. In this way, I had to wrong Yuwen Hongtai for a while. Moreover, the more he doesn't know the truth, the more realistic he is. The more you can help blind those blinders.

As the saying goes, the more critical it is, the more you can see the essence of a person. Yuwen Hongtai's performance in front of him made Qin Mubai clear one thing: From the beginning, Yuwen Hongtai's friend was not in vain!

When he arrived in Xiangyang City, Qin Mubai and Yuwen Hongtai parted ways.

At the time of parting, Qin Mubai said, "Hong Tai, if one day my Highness and I turn against each other, which one will you help?"

Yuwen Hongtai's face was bitter, and he was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks. After a long time, he said, "Why do you have to ask me such an embarrassing question? I haven't thought about it, and I can't understand it either."

"Let's put it this way, if Your Highness orders you to cut me with a knife, what will you do?" Qin Mubai smiled and asked seriously and jokingly.

"If I cut off my own bird's head, it won't be difficult! It's okay!" Yuwen Hongtai almost roared and finished this sentence. He stared at Qin Mubai angrily and patted the horse away.

"Ha ha!" Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled. He patted the horse towards Wulifang in the south of the city and went to the small building.

Chen Yan knew that Qin Mubai was coming at this time and prepared some dishes for him to eat together. When the two of them sat down, Chen Yan asked, "Everything in the military mansion is clear."

"Hmm. I just went through the scene and handed over everything to Du Chengyuan. I left Xiangzhou for a while and let them do whatever they wanted. Qin Mubai casually picked up some vegetables to eat, frowned slightly and said, "But something strange happened that I didn't expect during this period."

"What's the matter?"

"The missing Zhao Chong is back." Qin Mubai said, "The man is in a coma. He was found by the fisherman by the river and sent to the military palace."

"Is there such a thing?" Chen Yan was also a little surprised. She frowned slightly and held her chopsticks in her mouth. She thought, "Did you ask? Did you escape by himself, or did the water ghost intend to let people go?"

"No, it was said that he was in a coma at that time." Qin Mubai said, "If he escapes, it will be simple. Du Chengyuan will definitely know the news in advance, so it will never be possible for him to appear in the military palace again."

"It makes sense!" Chen Yan's eyes lit up, "If Zhao Chong escapes, it will definitely be a big news for the water ghosts. There is no reason not to inform Du Chengyuan to prepare in advance, so as not to let you see Zhao Chong and know something you don't want to know. But now, Zhao Chongran returned to the barracks, which proves that Zhao Chong did not escape back, but... the water ghost deliberately let him back!"

"Smart." Qin Mubai frowned and his eyes flashed, and said, "But why did the water ghosts let Zhao rush back?"

The two eyes lit up at the same time: "Is it...?"

......

That night, Qin Mubai came to the flower lady's house and made an appointment with the water ghost contact.

He is still a man in black. Qin Mubai judged that this time he came different from the two people he had seen before. It can be seen that the other party is really very careful and cautious, and he is afraid that Qin Mubai can see any clues.

Qin Mubai told his arrangement to the man in black that he was going to Dengzhou for a period of time. During this period, Xiangzhou has nothing to do with him. You can do whatever you like.

"General Qin, you are not sincere enough, hey hey!" The man in black said with a strange smile.

"What do you mean?" Qin Mubai said angrily, "I'm like this. What else do you want?"

"As far as I know, you and Li Ke do not have a tacit understanding." The man in black said without hurry, "Although you are willing to cooperate with us, Li Ke did not nod. It's not that I despise General Qin's ability, but after all, Li Ke is an assassin and a prince. Do you dare not listen to what he said? If he wants to get out of it, it will also be fatal.

"You are too worried." Qin Mubai said coldly, "I know Li Ke's character. He will never verbally allow me to compromise with you and cooperate with you.

"Why?"

"Ask knowingly!" Qin Mubai shouted angrily, "Because he is a prince. In his eyes, Xiangzhou is just a place of bullets. He can't take his own identity as a prince and a future to fight with your life and death. He said that he would rather have no princess and daughter than be with you. That's right, but in his heart, he was more anxious than anyone else. If he doesn't tear his face with me, he will be an accomplice. How can you not understand such a simple truth?

"So it is, so it is!" The man in black smiled and said, "Li Ke, he is really a person with far-reaching intelligence and skill. He can't look good! It seems that he deliberately fell out with you, and then left his son and left. The rest of it is up to you to do what he is. Is he not upset? And you also use the excuse to open Xiangzhou, and leave the rest of the things to us to take care of. You don't have to be accused of being a bandit. Is that right, General Qin?"

Qin Mubai stared at the man in black with an angry face: "You talk a lot of nonsense! Are you proud now?"

"No, no, no, that's not the intention. It's just that there are some things, and it's better to ask clearly. The man in black hurriedly waved his hand and said, "General Qin, please rest assured that after you leave Xiangzhou, we will start working hard. When you come back, everything must have been settled. At that time, it's as if nothing has happened. Then, according to the agreement, we will return the hostages and will not commit the crime in Xiangzhou from now on. A year later, we will disappear.

"That's the best." Qin Mubai snorted coldly.

"In order to express our sincerity, we have released a person today, and I think General Qin should also know." The man in black smiled and arched his hand, "Slowly, we will let people go in turn. General Qin doesn't have to worry about the safety of the hostages.

"Uh-huh..." Qin Mubai snorted in his nose and said, "But I don't think you may treat hostages very well. When Zhao Chong came back, he was in a coma.

"Don't worry, he was just numbed by some ecze and fell into a coma for a while. Didn't you see that he was seriously injured with all his hands and feet? The man in black smiled strangely, "We are also forced to be helpless. Isn't it possible to open the door and let him go like this? If he brings a team of soldiers back to fight back, won't we be in a bad way?

"Enough, I don't want to talk nonsense with you." Qin Mubai looked angry and said angrily, "I'm leaving Xiangzhou now. I'll be back in half a month. At that time, I don't want to see you again!"

"Okay, General Qin!" The man in black stood up and waved his hand to the flower lady behind him and said, "Flower lady, why don't you see the guests off?"

"Good!" The flower lady was still charming. She twisted her waist and put one hand on Qin Mubai's shoulder and said in her sticky voice, "General Qin, how can you go out without a beautiful woman? Let the slave go out with you!"

Qin Mubai stared angrily: "Is this sending someone to spy on me?"

"Where, where." The man in black seemed to be a person without a trace of anger. He smiled and said, "I just waited for a favor and let the flower lady accompany me. The journey is lonely and long. Doesn't General Qin need to be accompanied by himself?

"Humph!" Qin Mubai snorted coldly and shook his robe and walked downstairs. The flower lady smiled and quickly followed up.

The man in black sat down slowly and a sigh came from the mask hole, as if he had a long breath.

"So, it's time to be insured! It's not easy. I finally ate him!"