Chapter 46 Anxious Waiting
After hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Zhan Zhao first thought that if he really wanted to do this sound horse, should he do this sound horse? If he really didn’t do this sound horse, what could he do? But wasn’t he forced to embark on the road of sound horse?
The one who was most mixed with emotion was Captain Qian. He knew that Bao Qing must have seen through him and had known his true identity long ago. He had lived under this disguise for many years, but he never expected that he would get rid of the hat of the criminal.
"So, everyone should cheer up in the last ten days! Zhan Daxia has the money captain. I need you to concentrate your efforts to set up a net of heaven and earth in two places. In addition to Park Daoshi, you also need to add archers." Bao Qing said.
"Where are two places? Brother Bao, just give me the order!" Zhan Fei was very excited to see something done, "By the way, Zhu Daniu asked me to tell you that his father has improved the short crossbow and can shoot one hundred steps away, and can penetrate thicker armor with thirty steps."
"Okay, let the big bull give me a look in a while. Do you still remember the water ghost in the Nanfei River and the floating corpse found by the Nanfei River a few days ago? Later, we conducted an experiment upstream and calculated the approximate location of the deceased's murder."
"Yes, I remembered it!" Zhan Zhao thought about it and said quickly.
"You just arrange more people to ambush there and guard them there. On the tenth day, the water of the Nanfei River will plummet. I will guard that section of the riverbed. Then I will go there. Captain Qian will lead the team and bring more archers." Bao Qing looked at Captain Qian and said.
"Don't worry, sir, I will not let you down." Captain Qian's eyes changed when he looked at Bao Qing.
"Along the way, we were led by Zhan Daxia, ambushed in the mansion east of my city. Zhan Fei, do you remember the situation when you chased the water ghost that day? This time, as long as the water level in the pond drops slightly, you can go down for me, find a few more familiar water-related ones, touch the passage connecting the Nanfei River and see what is hidden inside?" Bao Qing said.
"What sir is saying is that there is the official silver hidden in the passage?" Zhan Fei asked.
"I doubt it, but the distance from the passage to Nanfei River is half a mile away. If Guanyin is really in that passage, it should be the passage on the side of the Qiankong Head. After all, it is obviously not that easy to transport the passage in the water. So, you are the key. This time I used the victims to intercept the upstream embankment, with the purpose of reducing the water level downstream to the lowest point. As long as the Qiankong Head can see the entrance of the passage beside the riverbed, we will be done."
"Ah? Isn't the project very big? Let's see if we can find some good water quality to take a look, so that we can save our lives and money." Zhan Fei said.
"No, if it was so easy for people to catch it, Li Jiujin's water ghost would have been a long time ago. I guess the money box was too heavy, and they could not be as clear as me to build the dike and intercept the flow. So, I kept dragging it. And this time we must ensure that everything is foolproof, because we can't afford to lose. Otherwise, we will not only not be able to escape from the crime, but we may have to lose our lives here." Baozhe said extremely solemnly.
After Bao Qing arranged everything, he scattered almost all the people in the yamen, and then he waited for the loss of time. After another three or four days, Bao Qing was a little anxious. What he was most worried about now was that the interception dam could not be completed on time.
If you can't do it, you can't just waste it. Bao Qing was about to go out, and quick footsteps came from outside. It turned out that Ouyang Xiu was coming. Ouyang Xiu ran over with a little anxious expression in his hand. When he saw Jian Qing, he said directly: "Bao Qing, you have asked Lord Fan for the imperial edict. I have done it now. Now I want to ask you how the case is going to be solved? Lord Fan is not eating and sleeping well, just waiting for the result of your side. Why did you send a large number of victims to build the dam? Where did you get the money and river engineering materials?"
Bao Qing caught the yellow silk imperial edict, looked carefully, and nodded with satisfaction. The imperial edict said that anyone who made contributions to this case would be exempted from his crimes, and he was granted Bao Qing the right to deal with the case in an instant, and he treated the case with the imperial envoy. After Bao Qing finished reading it, he carefully put the imperial edict in the house. Then he pulled Ouyang Xiu and said, "It's just right. You have to see the progress of the case. Let's go with me now!"
Ouyang Xiu was puzzled and was pulled by Bao Qing in a daze. He led more than a dozen imperial envoys to the quarantine embankment.
When Bao Qing arrived, he was still shocked by the scene in front of him. The crowd was crowded with people and was busy on both sides of the river like ant. It seemed that Qin Zhuan was still working hard. The intercepting embankment was built from both sides of the river bank to the heart of the river at the same time. High guardrails had been built on both sides. About a few hundred people were pulled by thick ropes, and earth and rocks were being placed in the river. The entire project scene was about five or six thousand.
"Sir, you are here! We are rushing to finish the work within the deadline. Sir, you see, there is only the middle section left. As long as the middle is closed, you can cut off the flow by building three feet upwards!" Qin Zhuan Chu came over with a few river workers, his whole body covered in mud and sweat.
Bao Qing nodded with satisfaction after seeing this and said, "Yes, thank you for your hard work. When this matter is over, I will report to the court to ask for merit for you! One thing should be paid attention to, and you must keep the interception for a day. I will send someone here to be on duty. Once the interception is over, I will notify me immediately!"
"It's my lord!" Qin Zhuan left hurriedly again.
What Bao Qing has to do now is to plug the leaks and ensure that no mistakes can be made. Bao Qing pondered for a while and said to Ouyang Xiu: "Brother Ouyang, can you see if you can bring your imperial guards here to help me guard this embankment?"
"What? Keep this embankment?" Ouyang Xiu couldn't react a little, "Tell me, what is the point of repairing this embankment? You repair the embankment without authorization for no reason. If the censor finds out, you will have to write another book of yours!"
"What are you afraid of? I have an imperial edict! Besides, aren't you the censor? I'll leave it to you. If something goes wrong with your entire plan, you will be responsible!" Bao Qing didn't care.
"You!" Ouyang Xiu was speechless.
Bao Qing checked everywhere and went back. Zhu Daniu had been waiting there for a long time.
"Brother Bao, I'll send you a short crossbow, look!" Bao Qing took a short Cheng Liang's small crossbow arrow from Zhu Daniu.
"It looks good, just a good match! But it seems that you can only ejaculate once, right?" Bao Qing asked.
Zhu Daniu felt helpless and frustrated, and slowly said, "Brother Bao, why are your requirements so high? Just this short crossbow, my father said, this is his most proud masterpiece. Not only is it short and beneficial to collect, but it is also very powerful. We all feel very satisfied. I also gave Zhan Fei one, and Zhan Fei praised it. I didn't expect it to be here, hey!"
"Okay, really, when you go back, tell your father that you can make an arrow box behind, and put the arrow in the box and put it on a crossbow arrow to shoot it directly and continuously!" Bao Qing suggested.
After Zhu Daniu left, Bao Qing sat alone in the room without saying a word. To say that he was not nervous, that was a lie. The more he went to the end, the more he became more afraid. The more he was responsible, it was related to the heads of many people, so Bao Qing was worried now.
While Bao Qing was worried, the Emperor of Song in Zichen Hall was also worried. Renzong was walking impatiently in front of the dragon throne. His Highness was waiting for Lu Yijian and other important officials of the Song Dynasty.
Renzong suddenly turned around and asked, "Tell me, how many days are there before the closing period? Why is there no news at all? Fan Zhongyan asked for an accident that was exempted from guilt a few days ago. Why hasn't a memorial come here yet?"
"Your Majesty, Bao Qing is an unknown destitute scholar. He only has a little reputation because he happened to solve several cases a few times. How can such a person take on such a heavy responsibility? We are wasting time! The Liao people knocked on the edge, and our army was defeated step by step, and the losses were heavy. I think I'll send someone to negotiate peace. They just want money and silk." said Master Pang.
"You must not be your Majesty! The Liao people are tigers and wolves, and no matter how much money they have, they cannot be fed. Our army is defeated step by step, because of the shortage of food and old weapons, which is not conducive to persistence, so we have to retreat! Your Majesty, you can send people to provide enough food and grass, replace the weapons, or you cannot fight, but there is hope for defending the city!" said Xia Shu, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War.
Renzong sat down as if helpless, looked up at Lu Yijian, and asked helplessly: "What do you think Lu Xiang thinks?"
Lu Yijian stepped forward and replied, "Isn't the time given by Your Majesty still a few days? Why not wait. Anyway, it's almost a month. If you can really recover the two million coins of silver, Your Majesty can issue an order to exempt him from his crime and give him a reward, demonstrating His Majesty's kindness. Otherwise, you can just kill a officials in Changyuan County with justification, and you will not insult Your Majesty's reputation."
"Then let's wait a few more days, but what about the Liao disaster?"
Chapter completed!