Chapter 60, County Clues

Coming from the side hall, Zu Zhao was ordered by his grandfather to entertain several distinguished guests to an empty room in the west courtyard to rest.

The guards outside the side hall before were all servants of Gongsun Zan and Hao Yan, and they were arranged to stay in the guest room south of the manor. When accompanying the group along the corridor, the three of them had their own thoughts at first, and occasionally whispered a few words, all of which were worried about the thieves in Lingzhi County.

As soon as he passed the gate of the west courtyard, Gongsun Zan suddenly took two quick steps and walked parallel with Zu Zhao, who led the way in front of him.

"Master Zu, I heard General Zu mention earlier that you also learned from Lu Shi, didn't you?"

"Exact. About six years ago, my grandfather would be sent to Zhuo County to follow Lu Shi to learn the scriptures, but unfortunately it didn't take long. Oh, have you heard that Lord Gongsun is also under Lu Shimen? Zu Zhao understood what Gongsun Zan meant and replied in an impatient tone.

"Ha ha, that's a coincidence. In this way, you and I are brothers. If you don't dislike it, you will be called a younger brother. Gongsun Zun said with a cheerful smile.

"It's such an honor to take care of my brother." Zu Zhao stopped and officially saluted Gongsun Zan. Although Gongsun Zun is only a long history of a country, even so, he is relatively a head and face. What's more, it won't be long before he will become famous and become a warlord. For him, it is obvious that he still needs to make more friends before he is full of wings.

"Okay, okay." Gongsun Zan came forward to help Zu Zhao.

When Zhang Nan saw this scene later, he had a lot of thoughts in his heart. In any case, a county lieutenant in his own district is far less than the history of a county chief like Gongsun Zan. It seems that he must not underestimate Zu Zhao in the future.

At this moment, a person suddenly trotted behind the corridor, but it was Zu Zhan.

"Big son."

Zu Zhao, Gongsun Zan and others turned around together. Zu Zhan came to him, asked Gongsun Zan and others first, and then whispered to Zu Zhao, "A Cheng and the others are back and are waiting for the eldest son to go there in the backyard."

Zu Cheng and others stayed in Lingzhi County to recover from injuries that day. Originally, his injury was not serious, but later he stayed in Lingzhi County to take care of other wounded. Not only that, Zu Zhao also specially instructed Zu Cheng to contact Tian Xian at the county prison to find out the clues of the bandits. It is obvious that I have gained something when I rushed back today.

Immediately, Zu Zhao made a compensation to Gongsun Zan and others, asked Zu Zhan to guide him, and he turned to the backyard.

When he came to the backyard horse farm, seven or eight children were helping several injured children to enter the courtyard. Zu Cheng was still wearing bandages on his arm and looked very haggard. Zu Zhao first came to the injured children, comforted and exhort them, and then greeted Zu Cheng. Zu Cheng reluctantly saluted.

"Is it all?" Zu Zhao greeted.

"Thank you for your note. It's all fine." Zu Cheng sighed.

"That's good. Is there any new news from Lingzhi? Zu Zhao immediately asked again.

"Yes, yesterday morning, Lord Tian asked me to go to the county prison, but there were no thieves in the cell."

"Is it?" Zu Zhao frowned for a moment and thought that such an important prisoner was not in prison. Wouldn't Wang Xianjun have done anything stupid? He immediately said, "In this case, can you find out other news?"

"Although there was no thief chieftain, all the thieves confessed. They said that they did not intend to rob our ancestral horses, and most people did not even know our ancestors at all, but they made an ambush the day before." Zu Cheng said.

"Temporary intention?" Zu Zhao narrowed his eyes and looked grim. "This is unlikely. According to the survey we went to the scene of the incident that night, the thief was obviously carefully arranged.

"But that's what the little thieves in the cell say, isn't it... they cheat!" Zu Cheng said angrily.

Zuzu Zhao took a slow breath and looked thoughtful.

"It's not good for the time being. Maybe these little people don't know in advance, but their leaders have made detailed plans in advance, so they can carry out in an orderly manner." He speculated.

Oh, that's right. They also said that not all the Hu people who came this time were barren. The reason why it was hidden in the woods was not to avoid our pursuit of the horse robbery, but to respond to other teams. They said that this time they were going to do a big job. Zu Cheng changed into a ghostly appearance and said extremely seriously.

"What? What on earth are they going to do?" Zu Zhao's eyes were cold and he immediately asked.

"I asked, whether it was coercion or inducement, and even we cheated that others had confessed, but they still said they didn't know." Zu Cheng sighed helplessly and said, looking a little annoyed.

It seems that this matter is really not a small matter. Unfortunately, the clues we have now are really limited, coupled with the stupid inaction of Nawang County, Lingzhi County, even if we report this matter, I'm afraid there will be no result. Zu Zhao said deeply.

"What should I do? The thief is so rampant and the conspiracy is obvious. Is it just let alone?" Zu Cheng said urgently.

I'm afraid this matter needs to be discussed in the long-term. This time, the big thief must have disrupted their original plan, and they will certainly not dare to mess up for a while. From now on, even if the officials do nothing, we need to be more defensive. Zu Zhao said with a sigh.

"Well, in that case, we should strengthen our daily practice, actively prepare, and prepare for the enemy!" After thinking about it, Zu Cheng suddenly had an epiphany and quickly proposed to say.

"You're right. Originally, it was to prepare for theft this winter, but now the thieves dare to collude with the robbers, and the threat is getting bigger and bigger. We should also deal with it more actively. In a few days, I will ask Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yu to come out and discuss this matter carefully. Zu Zhao nodded and said that he did not react much on the surface. Everything was logical, but there was a trace of pride in his heart. His subtext was that he hoped that others would realize the importance of preparing for stealing drills in the past.

"That's right. According to the following, after that, we will not only invite the Zhang brothers to join the drill, but also invite more young men in the county. The number of thieves this time is already above us. Who would have expected that there will be more thieves in the future!" Zu Cheng said firmly.

"We will discuss it later. Anyway, the winter preparation for thieves is about to begin, and then it can be done by the call of the county government. Zu Zhao said insightfully.

"Yes, that's right. However, it has to be agreed with Chen Xianjun first. Zu Cheng said again.

"Well, I believe Chen Xianjun won't be too troublesome. After all, we have a precedent for asking for thieves. In addition, my ancestors took the lead in preparing for thieves in previous years. Chen Xianjun has no reason not to trust us. Zu Zhao nodded slightly.

Zu Cheng nodded repeatedly with Zu Zhao. In the past month, he really found that the eldest son had changed a lot, but there was nothing to feel abrupt. After all, this year is the year of the eldest son's ambition, and he has entered adulthood. How can the eldest son be unconvinced by repeatedly making wise predictions and judgments on what happened in the past period of time and practicing his brave side?

"Bright, how is Han Yigong recently?" After a little silence, Zu Zhao turned around and asked.

Handang has suddenly kept a low profile since Lingzhi County, and almost no one can see it on weekdays. Later, after returning to Xu Wu with the children of the ancestral family, he disappeared without even saying a greeting. Although Han Dang still appeared and had a glass of wine on the first day of the memorial banquet, before Zu Zhao came from the inner courtyard, he left again.

"Han Yigong? I haven't seen it in recent days. However, I heard from A Zhong and Da Zhuang that they seemed to have met Han Yigong in the county yesterday. Zu Cheng said with some doubts.

"Oh, okay, I'm just asking. Go and have a rest first." Zu Zhao nodded slightly and said.

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[Wow, I will visit home in the first month. Ask for collection, red tickets and monthly tickets!]

[In addition, I recommend Escape from the Earth and Hayao Miyazaki's Tomb of Fireflies! It's better to see the latter after the year, otherwise...