Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2624 Assassination, what exactly is it?

  The attack, which appeared suddenly, ended again inexplicably.

  After the rain of arrows crazily poured down, normally speaking, some personnel responsible for melee combat should be rushed to break through the defense of the guards, and finally achieve the goal of assassination.

But the strange thing is, like an inexplicable thunderstorm in summer, after rumbling lightning and thunder, a few raindrops fell, and then disappeared in a blink of an eye, leaving no trace, if it weren't for the shields and vehicles, wooden boards and stakes The arrows on the head are still shaking, and the tragic situation of those unlucky servants almost makes people think it is a farce...

  Wang Ying's head guard poked half of his head out from behind the shield with some hesitation, moving very slowly, and was ready to retract again at any time.

  But it was quiet in the dense forest, there was no sound at all.

  The guard next to him was still holding the big shield, and gradually stuck his head out. After looking around, he exchanged glances with the leader.

  The leader of the guards waited for a while, listening attentively.

   The rustling sound seemed to be like a beast going away.

   Could it be that these thieves...

Ran?

  How could he just run away?

  The leader of the guards couldn't believe it, but he still stretched out his hand and gestured. The two guards held up their shields and approached the direction where the arrows were originally concentrated, and finally walked into the dense forest step by step...

   After a while, he came back again, "The thieves are all gone!" There is no one in the woods! The thieves are gone! Ran! 』

"Ran? 』The head of the guard couldn’t understand the news, and immediately he took several guards to the dense forest again, and the result was just like what the guard said, only a messy trace was left in the dense forest, and there were no other figures.

   It's like this group of thieves just came here, and after pouring a batch of arrows madly, they don't care about anything else, and they don't do anything.

   At least use some rockets or something, and...

   Forget it, the head of the guard, feeling a feeling of not knowing how to express it, ordered to stay on guard and asked several people to search for more traces in the woods.

  Subsequently, just like most incidents, Beiqu's garrison soldiers did not come until the big orange was dead.

  Wang Ying did not show up, and asked the leader of the guard to contact the reinforcements from Beiqu County.

  The leader of Beiqu County is Cheng Yun, the inspection commander.

   After hearing the whole story of the incident, Cheng Yun also found it very strange. The two parties entered the woodland again to check for traces, and this time they expanded the search area and found something.

After passing through this large forest, there was a place that was obviously used as a temporary camp for horses. There were some traces of horse manure and forage left over from the horses. There are no traces of large or small rivers.

  『There are no traces on the other side of the river! ’ A guard rode his horse across the shallow river bank and roared loudly.

  『Did the thieves borrow this river to either go upstream or downstream... 』Cheng Yun said, and then asked, 『It is also possible that they all went, and separated...』

  The leader of the guards was silent for a while, and decided not to chase, because he couldn't find anything after chasing.

   It's just that the traces of the culprits couldn't be traced. Some of the arrows and weapons used by the culprits in the forest and in the camp were cleaned up.

  The leader of the guard changed his face when he saw it, took it back to the camp, and presented it to Wang Ying, "My lord, this is a standard weapon!" The label was also purposely ground off! This must have been premeditated! 』

  Wang Ying was a little ignorant at first, but under the gesture of the leader of the guards, she also understood what these things represented.

After a while, Wang Ying decided to go to Beiqu County, so the two sides joined together, swung back and forth, and escorted Wang Ying to Beiqu County. It seemed that this incident had just come to an end, but in fact, the whole Events have only just begun.

  Looking at the few things left in the forest above the hall, Beiqu County Magistrate Zhang Shi's face sank like water.

  Zhang Shi, who was originally a big soldier, later changed his job to become an enlightenment envoy. After accumulating some meritorious service, he practiced in Pingyang for a period of time, and now he serves as the magistrate of Beiqu County.

  County magistrates are generally large counties, and small counties are generally called magistrates, but there is also a huge workshop city in Beiqu, so it is not wrong to call it "Ling". But Zhang Shi himself knew that, as the county magistrate of Beiqu, he could only govern these matters of people's livelihood. As for military power, and matters within the workshop, they were not under his jurisdiction.

  So facing the "evidence" in front of him, Zhang Shi couldn't help being a little embarrassed.

After a while, inspector Cheng Yun arrived. After seeing Wang Ying and Zhang Shi, his eyes fell on the "evidence" and he also frowned. Then he sat down and didn't speak, but his eyes were on Wang Ying and Zhang Shi After shaking his body for a while, he closed his eyes slightly to rest his mind.

After another moment, Huang Hai, the manager of the workshop, came late, his grinning fat face was full of oil, before he entered the room, the voice came in first, "I'm late, I'm late, forgive me, forgive me Ha, ah ha ha...uh...」

  Huang Hai just walked in, glanced at him, then he let out an "uh", and then his eyes fell on Wang Ying, "This...this is..."

   Zhang Shi made an introduction, Huang Hai hurriedly went up to meet him, and then sat down, "What's the matter, this person is here, let's talk!" 』

  Wang Ying was silent.

  Zhang Shi coughed, then saluted Wang Yinggong, and said: "This morning, the lord was attacked by thieves outside the city..."

Zhang Shi narrated the matter, and then Cheng Yun said, "After receiving the call for help, I sent someone to rescue him according to the order of the county lord... By the time a certain man arrived at the Junhou camp, the thief had already withdrawn, and the forest That's what's left..."

  Cheng Yun gestured to the "evidence" in the middle.

  Huang Hai's fat face wrinkled, he glanced to the left and right, "So, what do you mean..."

   There was a silence.

  Zhang Shi had no choice but to cough again, "I just want you to see where these things come from." 』

  『What is the origin? ’Huang Hai looks stupid, with a big face, full of fat, but he is not confused, ‘There are such things everywhere, arrows, bows, swords, let alone workshops, are there any warehouses in your county? Do you have any soldiers in your team? Ok? These are standard parts, do you know what a standard part is? They are all the same size, there is not much difference! Look at it like this, tell me, what can you see? 』

  Wang Ying still didn't speak.

  Cheng Yun glanced left and right, also with a sullen face.

  Zhang Shi was helpless, and continued: "There is no other meaning, just this weapon or something. I think Huang Dagong is familiar with you. If you can help find some clues and make some suggestions, could it be that Huang Dagong...doesn't want to?" 』

"Hi! ’Huang Hai laughed, ‘Didn’t you just say that a long time ago? ! Ask me to help, just say help, insist on looking at the source...It's really uncomfortable...』

  Huang Hai stepped forward, picked up an arrow at random, flipped it over skillfully, frowned, then picked up another one, and frowned even more: "Well, this mark has been smoothed out!" Here, here...」

Huang Hai turned the arrow in his hand at an angle, and showed it to Wang Ying and Zhang Shichengyun, "Here, here, and here, have been polished... Just looking at the traces, it has been at least a month... If you look carefully Identify, um, this is Wu character, but this is useless, all Wu Zi workshops produce arrows, thousands of arrows every day, without the specific number, who knows where they went that day and that month? 』

  Huang Hai shook his head, and casually threw the arrow shaft or something on the table, jingling. "It's useless, it's still necessary to catch people, just relying on these...hehe, it's useless..."

  Zhang Shi squinted at Wang Ying, and found that Wang Ying still didn't say anything, so he frowned somewhat, "This, um, Yuyanghou...you see..."

  Wang Ying still had a serious face, but couldn't think of anything to say for a while, and the scene was once a little awkward.

Huang Hai rolled his eyes, "Aha, since you don't have any objections...Well, there are too many things going on in my workshop, those guys can burn the stove if they don't look at it, there's no way, haha, there's no way, I am a hard worker, so I will bid farewell first... Ah, Your Majesty, I will bid you farewell...』

  Zhang Shi turned to look at Wang Ying.

Only then did Wang Ying feel that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong. She wanted to leave Huang Hai when she saw Huang Hai. She wanted Huang Hai to stay, but how she wanted to stay and what she wanted to do was in Wang Ying's mind. It was unclear again, and he opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.

Seeing this, Huang Hai smiled more and more, saluted Wang Ying, and walked out while arching his hands: "I will take my leave... When you are in Beiqu, the county lord should treat you well, don't neglect him ...If there is anything lacking, the county lord can come to me again...Farewell, farewell...』

  Cheng Yun sat aside, frowning.

  Zhang Shi glanced at Huang Hai, then at Wang Ying, but saw that Wang Ying didn't speak, so he raised half of his hand and put it down...

  At this time, suddenly a guard from outside the county government rushed in and called out loudly: "Pingyang Special Envoy, County Magistrate Puziwang, please see me!" 』

Both Beiqu County Magistrate and Puzi County Magistrate are now affiliated to Pingyang Kingdom, and there is no difference in rank, but with the addition of the title of Pingyang Special Envoy, there is a gap, even this so-called "Pingyang Special Envoy" You can tell that it is a temporary position, but you can't neglect it.

  Zhang Shi hurriedly got up and walked out. Cheng Yun also walked out without saying a word, and Huang Hai followed behind. Wang Ying in the hall was stunned for a moment, stood up hesitantly, and walked out.

   It was Wang Ling who came.

  Behind Wang Ling, there were six hussar guards wearing heavy armor and obviously belonging to the Pingyang Inner City Guards, which naturally represented Wang Ling's identity this time.

  When Zhang Shi saw it, he bowed deeply, "I have seen the special envoy!" 』

  Cheng Yun also greeted at the side, and Huang Hai also saluted, all with long bows.

   These days, it is enough for the lower officials to meet the upper officials, and it is enough to bow down until the later generations become more feudal, the more adults, parents and officials, kneel down and kowtow and mess around.

  Wang Ling frowned, and did not return the salute immediately. Instead, he did not take two steps forward until he saw Wang Ying came out, and greeted Wang Ying: "I have seen you. 』

  Wang Ying nodded ignorantly, "Excuse me...this...Brother Cong..."

  Wang Ying hadn't finished his speech when he was interrupted by Wang Ling, "Your Majesty, please talk about official affairs first, and then private matters." 』

  『Oh…』Wang Ying nodded, blushing a little.

  Wang Ling glanced at Wang Ying, and sighed slightly in his heart.

   knew it would happen, so he hurried over...

  『Your Majesty, I have been specially appointed by Prime Minister Pingyang to assist you in handling these matters...』Wang Ling bowed his hands to Wang Ying, and said, "I also ask for your permission. 』

  Wang Ying was stunned for a moment, seemed to understand a little bit, and nodded slowly, "Sure. 』

  So, he returned to the hall and sat down again.

  This time, the primary and secondary are separated.

  Zhang Shi asked Wang Ying and Wang Ling to sit on the head. But Wang Lingyou just let Wang Ying sit on the top and himself sat on the side, so Zhang Shi and others could only sit on the bottom.

  Wang Ying watched silently, somewhat touched in her heart.

  Wang Ling said in a deep voice, "Magistrate Zhang. 』

  『The next official is here. ’Zhang Shi nodded slightly in response.

In the face of Wang Ling claiming to be a subordinate, it is actually not unacceptable to Zhang Shi. Back then, Wang Ling was the best among the enlightenment envoys, and now there are many rumors that he may soon be promoted as a certain local official. Sheriff, so I don't think it's too embarrassing to call myself a lower official.

  But for Wang Ying, this is a little different. At least, just now, Wang Ying did not see the serious and serious expressions on the faces of Zhang Shi and others.

  『Magistrate Zhang, please describe the process. ’ Wang Ling ordered.

  Zhang Shi nodded, and didn't say anything stupid that had already been said before, but simply and briefly told the story again.

  Wang Ling reconfirmed the whole process after listening to it, including the specific time, who was checked, and what Zhang Shi did to deal with it after he knew the matter, etc.

  Wang Ling asked, Zhang Shi answered.

   There is no nonsense, every point has been confirmed.

   Then Wang Ling turned to Cheng Yun again.

Cheng Yun was even simpler. He directly reported the arrangements, dispatches, and dispatched personnel of all the soldiers who received the alarm from last night to today, and explained what was found in the camp and in the woods outside the camp. All kinds of utensils, arrows, weapons and so on.

  Wang Ling also reconfirmed the main points of the matter.

  The last is the Yellow Sea.

  Huang Hai no longer had that radiant smile on his face now, and his fat face was tightly packed.

  『Huang Dagong. Wang Ling nodded, "I have a few questions to clarify. 』

  『Yes, please ask the special envoy. ’Huang Hai clapped his hands and replied.

  『Huang Dagong, are you sure you can’t identify the origin of these weapons? ’ Wang Ling asked.

  Huang Hai's fat face was slightly sweating, "Uh, this, I'm talking about... I'm talking about these weapons and arrows, the marks have been worn off..."

"right. The marks have been worn off, and everyone can see this, and everyone knows it. Wang Ling nodded, still staring at Huang Hai, "I just want to make sure, are these weapons with marks worn off? As a master craftsman, you are sure that you have no way to identify the source?" What I’m asking is that there’s no way…”

  Huang Hai took a deep breath, and after a moment of silence, he said: "This... this, there is actually a way, but it's troublesome, you need to mobilize the mold file, and then compare the arrow material..."

  Wang Ling didn't pursue and fight fiercely, or ridiculed Huang Hai for saying that it was impossible before, and now he said that there is a way, but said calmly: "Then ask Huang Dagong to trouble you, and you can compare and confirm the source." 』

  Huang Hai nodded, and immediately asked people to go to the workshop to pass the relevant molds and the corresponding person in charge.

Wang Ling didn't let the scene remain silent, but asked about the local customs of Beiqu, and talked with Zhang Shi and others, laughing and laughing. …

Huang Hai also relaxed a little at this time, showing the skills of a great craftsman. He arranged all the arrows and other weapons he collected, and asked his subordinates to hold lamps to enhance the light, and quickly divided the arrows into two or three Different templates, and then pried open the handle of the saber, and found hidden symbols in the handle.

This is not over yet, Huang Dagong also ordered the arrow to be cut into two pieces on the spot, and some lead used for counterweight was drawn in the center of the short handle of the arrow, and some hidden arrows were hidden from the bottom of the lead. label...

   The few people above the hall were dumbfounded.

   That's right.

   It's not that there is no way, but that it is troublesome.

  Huang Hai smiled, his fat face was covered with oily sweat, "Aha, fortunately, fortunately, fortunately...I found it, I found it..."

  Wang Ling looked at the relevant data delivered by Huang Hai, his eyes moved slightly, and then he smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Huang. 』

"It's easy to say, haha, easy to say..." Huang Hai smiled, and seemed to have completely lost the appearance of "this can't be done" and "that can't be done" before, coupled with sweat all over his face, stained with all kinds of dirty marks on his body, he was a bit simple and honest look like.

  Wang Ling cupped his hands towards Zhang Shi, "Borrow the pen and ink from Zhang County Magistrate." 』

  『It’s easy to say, easy to say! Zhang Shi turned his head and asked the attendant to bring up the pen and ink.

  Wang Ling pondered for a moment, then picked up the pen and wrote, and then handed it to Wang Ying for review after finishing writing, Wang Ying naturally had nothing to add. Wang Ling signaled for Zhang Shi and the others to watch again. After the three of them watched, they looked at each other a few times, and there was a little more smile on their faces, and they all expressed no objection. So everyone was happy, signed their names together, and sent someone to send it to Pingyang immediately, and Zhang Shi also expressed that he would clean up the dust for Wang Ying and Wang Ling without mentioning it.

   At night, the lights are on.

  The hustle and bustle has passed, and the rest is silence.

  In the back hall, Wang Ling was preparing to leave.

  Wang Ying stopped him, then was silent for a while, "Brother Cong...I, did I do very poorly..."

  Wang Ling frowned slightly, "It's not bad or not bad, this is not writing a poem. 』

"what is that? ’ Wang Ying asked.

  『Life and death. Wang Ling replied very calmly, "If you can do it, you will live; if you can't do it, you will die." If you don't think about it, Junhou, or if you haven't made up your mind... then please return to Chang'an. Taiyuan, let me handle it...』

"No! "Wang Ying raised her head, "I won't go back to Chang'an!" Also please teach me brother! 』

  『I can't teach you. Unexpectedly, Wang Ling shook his head and said, calmly facing Wang Ying's puzzled eyes, "I have no one to teach me either." I am me, a county magistrate, and you are you, a prince. You learned from me, but you are only the county magistrate, if you want to learn, you don’t learn from me...』

  『That’s…』Wang Ying hesitated for a moment,「Could it be…」

  Wang Ling lowered his head, "I will take my leave. I also ask you to rest earlier. 』

  Wang Ling left.

   In the back hall, silence fell again.

  The bright moon hangs high in the courtyard, the night wind blows, the shadows of the trees dance and rustle.

  Wang Ying raised her head, thinking back and thinking, the original doubts and dullness on her face seemed to be slowly changing in the night...

  (end of this chapter)