Chapter 192 Cut-off
Chapter 192 Cut-off
Shen Changsui said: "Lu Guan mentioned it, and His Majesty approved it.
And there is a clue that shows that it is related to the same group of people who entered Datong as Aruhhan.
So, Captain Xia and I came back not only to see you, but also to take you to see Aruhan and pry out some things he knows but has not confessed. "
"You're leaving on the eighth day of the New Year? The day after tomorrow?" Shen Xiaoye thought it would be later, so she stopped in her tracks. Since Guard Xia knew everything, why should she avoid him foolishly?
She said, "Uncle, do you think I can persuade Aruhan better than Guard Xia and the others?"
Shen Changsui said slowly: "This is how Captain Xia reported it. In the past, rebellions might be delayed for a few days for some reason, which often delayed the opportunity to suppress the rebellion.
This time he learned the news in advance from Aruh Khan, which gave the court time to make timely arrangements. The troop deployment order had just been issued for one day when the exact military report from Liangzhou arrived.
Captain Xia was praised for this, and he also reported the contributions of his group, you and Brother Geng."
He paused for a moment and continued, "It is said that His Majesty immediately remembered you and praised you again, and also mentioned your words when you rebuked the scholar in Tongzhou Prefecture."
"Don't be so deceiving." Shen Xiaoye rubbed her face. She didn't want to be praised by an ancient emperor. "Uncle, I won't be deceived by others, right? Or be used by some people."
Shen Changsui pondered for a moment and explained to her: "It's not necessary to be suspicious of us. We are not from a noble family and will be suspected by others.
But it is possible that someone could take advantage of him. His Majesty is not on guard against it. He often praises the young men, both male and female, from the families of court officials.
If someone in the harem has any intentions, it would be best to control them since we have no power or influence.
That's why I hinted to Lu Guan to come back and ask him for help. And you'd better work with me to find clues, and go to Xuan University in person, show up more often, and show your military strength as much as possible.
Going to see Aruhan is just a formality."
"Okay, when I get home I'll tell my grandparents that I'm going to Beijing to do some business.
It just so happens that we still have several hundred pieces of cloth to take away." Shen Xiaoye quickly calculated and said, "Let's hire someone to bring the madder from the warehouse back home today. I don't know how long it will take me to return once I leave."
Shen Changsui nodded and said, "It just so happens that we are not at home, so the room can be used as a warehouse.
I'm going to look for Brother Xin now and ask him to help transport the white cloth back from Qi Village.
This way, Big Brother doesn't have to worry about the outside world and can just take care of the family."
"Do you want to tell your cousin? And don't you want to go and see Mr. Pan? The teacher he helped find should have reported to Jiuli Village." Shen Xiaoye counted carefully and found that there were still many things that were not completed.
Shen Changsui said: "Don't worry, just do it one by one."
No matter how slow it was, the next day arrived as scheduled. Shen Xiaoye concealed the truth and only told his eldest uncle the real reason. Then he took two hired carriages and five hundred pieces of cloth and went to the capital with his fourth uncle.
But she didn't expect that Mr. Pan and several of his students would also be traveling with them, including Shen Cungeng, who had resumed his courses, and Yue Jinxuan.
The latter hadn't seen classmate Shen for a long time, so he took him for a walk and talked.
She was quite curious, "Sir, are you going to take everyone to Jingxiao Youyuan?"
"No, I want them to admire the mighty soldiers of our Great Zhou. Scholars should not just study hard." Mr. Pan himself is a man of both civil and military talents. When he was a censor in a border town, he could easily kill the enemy with a sword.
Therefore, he particularly supported Shen Changsui to learn something in the army.
"Have you heard about the departure date?" Shen Xiaoye couldn't help but admire him for keeping a close eye on the direction of the court.
Mr. Pan smiled and said, "The civilians who were conscripted to serve in the county left a few days ago. You can tell if you pay a little attention."
"May I ask for your technique on selecting soldiers?" Shen Xiaoye had read military books, but what was written in the books were about tactics and strategies. As for the specific techniques of selecting soldiers, calculating rations, and making military rations, it would be better if someone with practical experience taught him.
Mr. Pan did not hold back and began to teach her from the simplest method of counting the number of people. After a while, a group of scholars got out of the car and gathered in front of the open door of the car to listen attentively.
He taught in a very straightforward way and was good at using examples for comparison. Shen Xiaoye listened with great interest, and even the little black cat was fascinated.
Even when she entered the capital the next day, she still felt unsatisfied.
However, she had something else to do, so after unloading the cloth, she hurriedly left with her uncle. She didn't know where Guard Xia borrowed a car from, but they quickly got out of the alley.
Shen Cungeng, who had chased after them, was confused and said to Xuan Shen, "On the way, he told me he was going to visit Madam Yuan, but then he left with Fourth Uncle again.
Tell me the truth, when she is alone at this time, does she often feel restless? "
"Not really. Miss Shen sometimes stays at home all day." Xuan Shen said, "And we can't find Miss Yuan even if we go to her house now."
Shen Cungeng: "Why? Didn't that Yi already sign the divorce agreement in public? Why is he still looking for trouble with her?"
"No, he is a foreigner who dares to show off in the capital, which makes him feel uncomfortable.
After all, Madam Yuan is under the protection of my fourth young master.
She is now helping out in Mrs. Zhu's store next door, and is very busy purchasing and selecting goods, so she may not be in the store. "Xuan Shen received instructions from Lu Guan to take care of Madam Yuan.
As for Lu Guan, he saw the letter that Shen Xiaoye wrote to Shen Changsui and offered to help. He would not hire anyone in the short term, but he could still give people a heads up and stop them from bullying Yuan's mother and daughter.
But at this moment, he had completely forgotten about this little thing and was looking around at the endless grassland.
Not long after, the team members gathered together and reported that there was no result.
It was not until the last two people in the group returned that they reported: "Fourth Master, I have inquired with Ye Bushou here and found out that there is a mountain fifty miles to the west, and there are a group of stragglers in the mountain.
A few days ago, the General's Office sent people to the mountain to look for the lost child, but they found that the mountain was empty. "
"Lead the way, let's go and explore again." Lu Guan decided quickly.
The soldiers below were puzzled, and one of them asked: "Are they deliberately creating a maze? Or is there someone colluding with these thieves?"
“We’ll know only after we’ve seen it.” Lu Guan was uncertain, but the clues were cut off soon after they left the city. Not only were they missing the children, they were also missing the so-called Master Wang and the helpers he had found.
Fifty miles is not far, so we rode at full speed and found the bandits' lair. As expected, there was no one there.
Lu Guan turned around several times, hoping to find some clues. Perhaps his seriousness infected his soldiers.
Everyone searched and searched patiently, and finally someone shouted, "Found it."
This voice attracted all fifty people in the group. They gathered in the bandit's gathering hall and saw Bian Xian flipping a bench and holding it up, "Fourth Master, look, there are words here."
"Drawn by blood." Lu Guan noticed it at a glance.
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