Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2228 Oriole
The torrential rain poured down, and the great river surged.

The cargo ship sailed out of the Wusong River slowly in the dark night, braved the strong wind and rain, and entered the waterway of the Yangtze River. The people on board secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but they didn't find a small black-covered cargo ship sneaking behind them...

The burly leader at the head took off the black scarf on his face, took a long breath, and cursed: "What the hell is the weather, is it a leak or something?"

Naturally, it is a Goguryeo dialect.

After finishing speaking, he ignored those subordinates who were sitting crookedly in the cabin, and went directly to the place near the window in the cabin, where there was a desk with some delicate side dishes, a pot of rice wine from Jiangnan, sitting beside the desk There is a handsome young man in a brocade robe with a face like a crown jade...

Sitting on the sidelines waiting for the case, he poured himself three cups, reached out and grabbed a piece of chicken on the plate, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and said: "Mr. Changsun, this time we brothers are risking our lives and deaths for you." When you do something, you have to express it, right?"

Changsun Langjun smiled slightly, nodded his head and said: "That's natural, has he ever been stingy? When you return to Pyongyang City, you can enjoy the wine and beauties!"

But I don't think so in my heart, if someone hadn't used the "dark son" in advance, how could you have easily succeeded?

I'm afraid I can't even find it anywhere...

However, the way of a high-ranking person naturally requires clear rewards and punishments. They really do their best to do things for you, so how can you be stingy with a little bit of benefits?

The man was overjoyed: "I, Gao Yanshou, like you Tang people the most, you are magnificent! If you have any troubles in Pyongyang City in the future, just let me know, and I will help you!"

Changsun Langjun nodded and smiled: "In that case, then I will make you my friend!"

The person in front of him is the royal family of Goguryeo, not only won the trust of Gao Baozang, Yuan Gai Suwen also highly trusted him, and entrusted him with military power, he can be regarded as a powerful faction in the Goguryeo dynasty, making good friends with him will benefit a lot.

Things went well, and both were satisfied.

While drinking and eating meat, Gao Yanshou proudly said: "...the Tang man was killed by me with a single knife, how can he keep this handle? Mr. Changsun Langjun, you didn't see that the warehouse is densely packed with bright Armor is a weapon, Tang people are really rich! If you hadn’t told me to bring back these boxes, I would have to bring back a few pairs of armor... That gunpowder is really powerful, if it hadn’t been laid in circles in that warehouse If the leads are long enough, I’m afraid I’ll be blown to the sky..."

He was expressing emotion, but the eldest grandson Langjun frowned, raised his hand to stop him from speaking, and listened attentively.

Gao Yanshou was puzzled: "Why?"

Changsun Langjun said: "I always feel that there is movement outside..."

Gao Yanshou grinned and said: "You Tang people have had a bad experience this time. You are always suspicious and thoughtful. Are you tired? There is lightning, thunder, and heavy rain, and there is not a single ghost on the river..."

Before the words fell, a crossbow arrow shot in from the window, and it barely scratched Gao Yanshou's scalp and nailed it to the edge of the window on the other side.

Immediately afterwards, more than ten crossbow arrows shot in from outside like locusts. Changsun Langjun and Gao Yanshou didn't even dare to lift their heads, so they could only lay their bodies on the floor. The sound of "looting" from the edge and the wall filled my heart with fear!
Being chased by the defenders of Huating Town?
How could it be so fast!
The eldest grandson Langjun was the most decisive, knowing that since he was marked with traces, it would be difficult to get any benefits, so he gritted his teeth, jumped up from the floor, and slammed his head into the window.

"boom!"

The window shattered, and the eldest grandson Langjun rushed out and landed in the river with a "plop".

Gao Yanshou's reaction was not slow, he followed suit, jumped up and jumped out along the place Changsun Langjun knocked away, and was shot in the arm by a flying crossbow arrow, and fell into the Yangtze River outside the window ...

The man in black on the boat was attacked by the enemy who appeared suddenly, and he was caught off guard and had no power to fight back. What's more, the other party had a sharp weapon such as a crossbow bolt, and he screamed and was slaughtered after a few encounters.

Someone chased to the window and looked out, only to see the torrential rain pouring on the river, the water surging in a vast expanse, where is there any trace of escaped people?
With such weather and night, it is really impossible to chase after him.

The man had no choice but to pat the window frame resentfully, and cursed: "It's your fate! Come on, throw all the corpses into the river, and take the scuttling and sinking boxes back."

"Here!"

There were also quite a few raiders, and they lifted up the body of the man in black and threw it into the river. "Plop" and "Plop" were heard endlessly, and then they moved the wooden boxes wrapped in thick oilcloth back to the black-covered cargo ship they were on, leaving them behind. The next two men drilled through the bottom of the ship, and within a short time, the cargo ship sank into the mighty river while spinning.

The torrential rain poured down on the river, and the river surged without leaving a trace...

*****
When Pei Xingjian arrived at the pier, the rainstorm was still there.

Facing the warehouse that was almost razed to the ground, his face was gloomy and his eyes were stern.

Seeing the officials who arrived earlier came up to meet them, they asked, "How is the situation?"

Several officials stood together, one of them wiped the rainwater off his face, and said in a heavy voice, "Returning to Chang Shi, the warehouse where the thunderbolt was stored exploded, and all the soldiers guarding the warehouse were killed. The explosion spread to nearby areas. The warehouses collapsed a lot, and the goods stored in them were drenched by rain, causing a lot of losses, but there was no theft.”

Pei Xingjian nodded: "In other words, the thief's goal is the warehouse where Zhentianlei is stored?"

The man said: "It does seem so, the thief detonated the thunder and got away immediately."

I am most afraid of this kind of person, who is not greedy for money, has no grievances and entanglements, hits a hit, and immediately flees away without the slightest clue.

Pei Xingjian shook his head slowly, looked at the messy warehouse area under the heavy rain, and said: "The shocking mines stored in the warehouse are not for naval equipment, but are shipped to the West to exchange for Arabian war horses. Hundreds of pieces. If so many thunderbolts were detonated together, how could their power only blow up these warehouses? The thieves must have transported some of them away, but only detonated some of them! Immediately send an order to all soldiers and government officials to interrogate People near the pier, no matter what their identities, must show their alibi at the time of the explosion, and those without evidence will be imprisoned immediately!"

"Here!"

"Also, immediately notify the navy to block the nearby waterways, and all passing ships will be detained, and they will not be released until they are proved innocent."

"Here!"

Following Pei Xingjian's orders, the pier became busy throughout the rainy night, and a large net began to screen layer by layer, and all suspects were taken away by wolf-like soldiers and taken into the town office within the prison cell.

"Pei Changshi!"

The leader of the night patrol soldiers came over at this moment and reported: "When the incident happened, Wu Laosan in our team disappeared, and he even disappeared with the key to the warehouse. There are relationships……"

Pei Xingjian raised his thick eyebrows, and immediately asked, "Wu Lao San? Where is his family name?"

The leader said: "It's originally from Suzhou, but now the family is in Huating Town."

Pei Xingjian immediately realized that this person might be an internal response, otherwise the warehouse area is densely packed, and strangers would not know where the warehouse where the Zhentianlei is stored, how can they enter accurately without causing the slightest notice of the night patrol soldiers?

"Take control of his family immediately, and search his home at the same time to see if there is a large amount of money from unknown sources!"

"Here!"

When the officials and soldiers under his hands all moved to perform their duties, Pei Xingjian sighed, called his trusted family and generals, and said: "I will write a letter back later, and you will take it with you immediately. Send it to Chang'an, hand it over to Lord Hou, there must be no mistake!"

"Here!"

Pei Xingjian turned around and left, came to the nearby night watchman's duty room, ordered someone to bring a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote down the situation in detail, as well as his own judgment on the matter, and possible follow-up guesses.Then put the letter into an envelope, seal it with wax paint, and give it to your family.

The family will put away the letterhead next to them, bring a few cronies with them, and set off on the road immediately.

Pei Xingjian looked up at the torrential rain, lightning and thunder outside, feeling very heavy in his heart.

Zhentianlei is an ordnance that is strictly controlled and powerful. It has always been the focus of strict investigation in the army.

How much you carry, how much you use, and how much is left when you start each battle must be meticulously recorded in the file, and no one is allowed to be left outside.

Once the powerful firearms at this moment fall into the hands of rebellious officials and thieves, the consequences will be disastrous.

As a result, now, it is possible to lose more than a hundred pieces at once...,

It can be imagined that Huating Town is Fang Jun's fiefdom, and the entire navy is under Fang Jun's control. If something like this happens, Fang Jun will face an extremely dangerous and difficult situation.

Pei Xingjian was born in a powerful family and was naturally keen on politics. He had already vaguely noticed that this incident was probably not accidental, maybe someone was plotting this incident against Fang Jun, and thus made trouble and wanted to severely Hit Fang Jun.

Then he must use the fastest speed to inform the most detailed situation so that Fang Jun can take timely measures to deal with it...

At this time, an official ran over and shouted, "Pei Changshi, the body of Goguryeo was found on the river..."

Pei Xingjian was stunned.

How could it be from Goguryeo?

Is my guess wrong, this matter is not an arrow shot at Fang Jun at all, but just a coincidence, or someone in the court secretly colluded with the Goguryeo people?
If it's the former, even if this matter has a great impact, it doesn't matter.

But if it's the latter, then the entanglement in it is unclear...

Pei Xingjian asked urgently: "Have you ever found the trace of Zhen Tianlei?"

To put it bluntly, the lost Zhentianlei is the most important thing. As long as these Zhentianlei are recovered, no matter what the nature of the matter is, no one can shake Fang Jun.

(End of this chapter)