Xingtang County Government.

Xu Zhixian looked at the confession in his hand, studied the map carefully, and slapped his thigh: "It's actually in our county!"

The master said: "I'm not very sure. This group of Donglun people are just rough. The maps they carry are not detailed. The mountains they drew look very similar to the mountains near us, but they are somewhat different."

The master reported: "Two of this group of people are Kanyu masters from the Donglun Kingdom. Their master had discovered that there were iron ores in this mountain range before his death, but because of the age, his memory was not accurate. This mountain range is mixed with some iron ore.

Villages. In recent years, the war with Donglun has caused these places to be fought over. As a result, the nationalities of the people in these places have also changed, and the names of these mountains have also changed. This has also led to the

map uncertainty.”

"Among these twenty-two people, two were Kanyu masters and were brothers, six were warriors sent by the Donglun Kingdom to protect them, and the rest were their disciples and followers. Among the seven who died, six were warriors

."

When the master said this, he couldn't help but add a digression: "These villagers are also brave enough. The warriors of Donglun have always been famous for their bravery."

Xu Zhixian was also led astray by these words: "Yes! It's rare for them to unite and fight together." Realizing that the topic was wrong, Xu Zhixian brought the topic back: "Now that we know that there are iron mines nearby, we have to

Send someone to look for him quickly."

The master suggested: "Iron ore is not a trivial matter. We still don't know the specific location, and we can't determine the iron ore reserves. This matter is beyond the responsibility of our small county government. You should report it to the magistrate as soon as possible."

"You are right. What we are most lacking in Daxuan is iron ore. This matter needs to be reported to the court. Quick, take my souvenir and let the county magistrate... No, forget it, I will go to the state government in person.

Prepare your horses!" Xu Zhixian said and stood up, not even riding in the sedan chair.

Jizhou Prefectural Government.

"Sir!" Xu Zhixian rushed into the second hall with a dusty look on his face and shouted before the officer had finished reporting. Zhizhou Song Tingshan looked at his brother-in-law helplessly. He was always polite in his words, but never reflected it in his actions.

"What's so urgent?" Song Tingshan had just returned from the General Military Mansion. He heard that the General was ill and had not seen him after several visits, and he didn't see him again today.

"Look at this!" Xu Guangze presented the confession. After a moment, Song Tingshan suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of light: "Is it possible to be sure?"

"It's not completely certain yet. There must be a mine, but the location and reserves are uncertain." Xu Guangze replied, "I am imprisoning him in the dungeon." The latter sentence was a prediction of his brother-in-law's question.

"Kill the rest! Let the soldiers escort these two Kanyu divisions to find the mine!" Song Tingshan ordered.

"Sir, does this matter need to be reported to the court?" Xu Guangze asked.

"It must be reported. In this case, I will write the memorial now, and when the court replies, we'd better find the location of the iron ore." This is a big deal. As he spoke, Song Tingshan had already laid out the blank memorial.

"Send someone to find some knowledgeable people. You can't trust the two Kanyu Masters alone!" Song Tingshan said as he picked up a pen to write a memorial. "Also, we need to ask Mr. Hong to send a group of soldiers to follow. Alas,

Trouble! Mr. Hong has been ill these past few days, and I haven’t been able to see anyone!"

Orion shack.

Bai Hua no longer has nausea or vomiting, but she can't walk in a straight line when walking. Seeing a tree in front of her, the more she thinks about avoiding it and not bumping into it, the more likely she is to bump into it.

When Zhang Mingyu came over, he happened to see Bai Hua patting the tree and muttering: "You can hit me this time! I told you to get out of the way, but you have to stand there."

Zhang Mingyu quietly stepped back a few steps and then stood still, deliberately stepping on the branches on the ground to make a sound. He pretended to have just arrived. Alas, there was no way, he was the boss and wanted to give face.

Zhang Mingyu bowed and clasped his fists: "Sir, it has been found out that there is no collusion between the governor Song Tingshan and the deputy commander-in-chief Cao Wang. Song Tingshan does not know about Cao Wang's house arrest of commander-in-chief Hong. Is it possible to inform Song Tingshan about this?"

"Well," Bai Hua entered the shack, "I have also been informed by Lord Qianhu that Song Tingshan's wife Jiang is the cousin of Concubine De, and she has a very good relationship. With this relationship, Song Daren and Cao Wang should not be in the same group.

.It’s just…not good!”

Bai Hua suddenly changed his face: "Yesterday, you have reported the capture of the Donglun people to the magistrate. If it is found out that there is an iron ore, wouldn't it be reported to the magistrate, and then Song Tingshan would have to mobilize troops and lead people to look for the ore?

?Then doesn’t Cao Wang know?!”

Zhang Mingyu's expression also changed: "This morning, the county magistrate sent an official to the village and brought another 50 taels of silver, saying it was a reward for discovering the true identity of this group of people. That shows that the iron mine really exists."

"Quick, go quickly! Notify Song Zhizhou immediately!"

The road from here to Zhou Yamen is not close. It takes more than two hours on horseback and more than two hours to get to the General Military Mansion. Zhang Mingyu was afraid of missing out when he got to Zhou Yamen, so he went directly to the General Military Mansion after entering the city.

The city of General Military Mansion is two feet tall, with walls 6 feet thick and a circumference of more than 600 feet. Zhang Mingyu is not sure whether Zhizhou came in person or sent someone, but he must be right to find a place near the main gate to hide and wait.

Less than a cup of tea later, he saw the state government's carriage approaching from the corner of the street. Zhang Mingyu hurried over to stop the carriage. The government servant stepped forward and was about to stop it when he heard Zhang Mingyu shout: "Uncle, uncle, hurry up

Go and see my mother, my mother is dying!" The yamen servant was stunned: This seems to be a relative of Zhizhou.

In such a moment of confusion, Zhang Mingyu staggered a few steps and fell to the side of the car. With a flick of his fingers, he flicked the Secret Intelligence Department's waistband into the car window.

Song Tingshan was just wondering which of his nephews could show up in Jizhou City when he saw a badge on his leg. When he saw the logo of the Secret Investigation Department, he quickly said: "Come in and talk, how can you stop a car in the street?"

Zhang Mingyu cried, "Uncle," and got into the carriage.

"Sir! Zhang Mingyu, the villain of the secret reconnaissance department. Commander-in-Chief Hong has been under house arrest by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Cao Wang for seven days. We are short of manpower and cannot act rashly." Zhang Mingyu reported as soon as he got in the car.

"Why did you say it today?" Song Tingshan asked in a low voice, very annoyed. It's been seven days, and you're just telling me now. Who knows whether the person is still alive or not?

"Master Bai Hu of our family is injured." Zhang Mingyu quickly replied: "Our master received the news that Cao Wang had colluded with Donglun State, and wanted to inform Master Hong, but found that Master Hong's entire house was under house arrest. And Master was discovered at that time

, was seriously injured. Currently, the Secret Reconnaissance Department has suffered heavy losses, and we are the only ones in Jizhou City. There are really not enough manpower."

Song Tingshan's expression softened a little as he listened. Now he thought clearly, the Secret Investigation Department is a place where everything is suspected. I'm afraid that he was investigated and had nothing to do with Cao Wang, so he dared to inform him. Otherwise, the Secret Investigation Department is a place where everything is suspected.

With the help of people who can steal intelligence and carry out assassinations, as long as there are enough people, it is not impossible to rescue General Hong Liang.

"It's been seven days, I don't know Lord Hong... I've been visiting for the past few days, but I haven't seen anyone." Song Tingshan frowned and said. Lord Hong is under house arrest, so Cao Wang must have been prepared or relied on.

"It should be fine." Zhang Mingyu analyzed: "Master Hong seems to have arranged the military symbols properly. Cao Wang did not get the military symbols, so he did not dare to cause trouble. However, after these days, Master Hong must have suffered a lot."

Indeed, the first two days were fine. They were just under house arrest. However, the military talisman was never found. I searched through the study, bedroom, and almost the general military mansion, and couldn't find it anywhere I could find it. It was about to demolish the house.

Cao Wang was so angry that he wanted to torture his superior. However, due to Hong Liang's prestige in the army, Cao Wang did not dare to use torture. He just refused to eat. The prisoners in the cell also had two meals of steamed buns every day.

Porridge, the commander-in-chief and his family only have one steamed bun every day.

After seven days, Hong Liang and his family members were very weak, especially his wife, who had lost more than ten kilograms from her original fat figure. The loyal and personal girl saved more than half of her corn every day, but it was still a drop in the bucket.

Cao Wang was also anxious. He already knew what happened in Wushu Village. After all, a group of injured farmers with their arms hanging and lame legs escorted a bunch of bandits tied into rice dumplings into the county government office. The sensation caused was not counted.

Xiao. This morning he had learned the exact news about the iron ore.

"We must rescue Mr. Hong immediately!" Song Tingshan said, "I don't know if Cao Wang already knows the news about the iron mine. If he already knows, he will definitely intercept and kill our team searching for the ore. He only needs to do it in the name of tracking the movements of the bandits.

enough."

"Sir, how to rescue me?"

Song Tingshan is thinking about this issue. The No. 100 yamen servants in other state yamen are absolutely unacceptable. Although these No. 100 yamen are officially established, they are not soldiers and their combat effectiveness is not enough.

Although there are about 2,000 non-staff helpers, they are all temporary workers, and even their weapons are just short sticks. Let them run errands and maintain public security in the city, and there is no need to think about confronting the soldiers.

"As long as we can get the military talisman out," Song Tingshan said with some clues: "After I get the military talisman, I will personally mobilize the troops. I just don't know how many troops Cao Wang has controlled. Someone has to sneak into the general military mansion."

"Sir, I can sneak into the General Military Mansion, but there is no guarantee that I will get the military talisman. In the past few days, I have learned that the couple who delivers food to the General Military Mansion delivers food every two days. The kitchen is on the east side of the fourth hall.

"

"Okay. I'll send someone to pick you up at the back door."

After agreeing on a time, the two of them prepared to go separately.

Chu Qing went to the village to fetch water. Today at noon, the water tank was bottomed out for this meal of pure meat buns. The children only went once to fetch water. Chu Qing was afraid that they would hurt their waists, so he didn't let them fetch more water.

It's enough. But now I have to pick it myself. Because my shoulder, back and collarbone are all injured, carrying water is like a torture. I have to switch five times in the middle of picking water.

When fetching water again, Zhang Mingyu came, took the pole and put it on his shoulders.

"I'll go to the General Military Mansion with me tomorrow morning." Zhang Mingyu said in a low voice when he saw no one was around.

"Ah?" Chu Qing didn't react, "What are you doing?"

"Pretend to be delivering food, find an opportunity to get close to Mr. Hong, and bring out the military talisman."

"Why let me go?" Chu Qing was very reluctant and didn't understand.

"I, a man, probably can't get in in the backyard of the General Military Mansion."

"I don't know the way!"

"I'll tell you later."
Chapter completed!