Brother Wanfu

Chapter 54
prisoner camp.

Qin Shen ordered the two captured officers and soldiers working for the eunuch Huang Xian to be pulled out alone.
These two officers and soldiers knew that the general situation was over, and they simply knew everything without saying anything.

".My lords, everything we say is true, and there is no lie!"

Sun Wenjing motioned to the two of them, and repeated Huang Xian's instructions.

One person said, "We don't know what that Eunuch Huang is going to do, but Lord Xingsheng specially appointed a team of agile people to send Eunuch Huang, and he warned us before leaving, as long as we follow the instructions. , no one can ask nonsense."

Another humanely said, "If we hadn't been captured, we wouldn't have dared to tell if we were beaten to death. Then Eunuch Huang acted according to the emperor's will, and what he did was a secret matter entrusted by the palace. How could we dare to guess?"

The two were not of high status, so they didn't know what Huang Xian's secret mission was, but they told them everything that Huang Xian had ordered them to do recently.

".The two of us are only in charge of the prefectures and counties of Yanzhou, and there are others who go to Qingzhou Prefecture, Xuzhou Prefecture and many other places."

"What the hell are you doing?" Qin Shen didn't let the two chatter any longer.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the two of them were under the silver mask, so shocked that they didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore.

They just said, "Grandpa Huang ordered us to inquire about the maids, eunuchs and guards returning home from all over the country, find out the population of each household, and report back to him."

After saying this, Qin Shen felt that Sun Wenjing looked over.

When the eyes of the two met, they both saw the strangeness of this matter.

"What kind of court ladies, eunuchs and guards? Those who leave their hometown and marry outside, do they count?"

The two of them calculated together, and repeated Huang Xian's words in detail, except for those who were too young and released after the emperor ascended the throne, all the old palace people beside them were included.

"Then why are the palace people in this area?"

The two officers and soldiers didn't know, they both said that Huang Xian didn't reveal anything, "I just need to find someone."

"Find people, check the population of each household, and then what?"

The two officers and soldiers hadn't finished their previous tasks yesterday, so they had no way of knowing what was going on, but the two of them had heard about the officers and soldiers next to them.

"After hearing about it, Eunuch Huang took some people down there, and picked up girls who were in their [-]th and [-]th years for questioning."

A girl of eighteen or nineteen?
Sun Wenjing folded his arms and propped his chin, and asked the two officers and soldiers a few more questions, but he couldn't ask any more questions, so they had to be taken down again.

"What does the general think about this?" Sun Wenjing thought for a while, then turned to ask Qin Shen.

Qin Shen was silent, "Obviously the emperor in the palace is looking for someone, maybe a child who fell out of the palace in the old year."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wenjing nodded quickly.

"Yes, there is only this kind of explanation, but whose child is this? Could it be the daughter of the emperor who had an illegitimate child with a palace man before he ascended the throne?"

Qin Shen suddenly thought of someone.

As soon as he thought about it, he denied it.

She and the person the emperor was looking for did not match in age.

She is only fourteen or fifteen years old, even if there are other secrets about her age, she is sixteen or seventeen at most, which is much worse than eighteen or nineteen year old girls.

Considering that it has nothing to do with her, Qin Shen made up his mind.

He said that too little is known about this matter, "don't make wild guesses, so as not to go astray."

Sun Wenjing was reasonable and ordered that this matter should not be spread to outsiders, but he also asked someone to pay special attention to eunuch Huang Xian's actions.

Before Qin Shen left, he properly assigned the affairs of the soldiers and generals.

Xingsheng Hou Lou Chuntai was stabbed obliquely in the eye by his arrow, and he was seriously injured, unable to lead the army to fight immediately.

However, the Suzheng army occupied the prefectural city of Yanzhou and nearby counties, so they could gain a firm foothold as soon as the flood receded.

At present, the officers and soldiers of the imperial court have no idea in the palace, and they have not come to clear up the main army of Su for the time being. Qin Shen can also return to Qingzhou for a short time to rectify the private army and prepare for the follow-up battle.

After a few days, Qin Shen was ready to go back.

In the evening, when he returned to his tent, he saw that Fu Wen was packing up the pens and inks he had used recently.

Fu Wen picked up a pen and asked, "Sir, do you still need to bring this pen?"

This was the pen that Su Zhengjun took after he broke into the county government office, and Qin Shen didn't choose to use it for a few days.

Fu Wen looked at the hair of that brush, "My subordinates looked at it, and all the hairs were bared, and the words written by Yue Mo were all curled up."

These words made Qin Shen suddenly think of a certain person, and he had to blame his book case for being too tall for the stroke he wrote.
He chuckled softly.

This?Fu Wen didn't think he told a very funny joke, why did the young master laugh like this?

Seeing Fu Wen looking over in bewilderment, Qin Shen cleared his throat.

He didn't say whether to throw it away or keep it, but waved to Fu Wen.

"You go down first."

Fu Wen:?
All the things that the young man can't figure out are related to the girl.

This was the conclusion Fu Wen had drawn before, but this is Yanzhou, not Qingzhou, and the girl didn't even appear.

Fu Wen stepped out of the tent in doubt, Qin Shen walked to the desk, picked up the brush with the hair on it, and wrote a word.

It's a coincidence that this word is the one that Qin Tian wrote ugly before.

But this brush is extremely competitive, and there is no stroke like a mustache.

Qin Shen laughed more and more.

I really don't know how she wrote it
Thinking of the person whom he hadn't seen for a long time, Qin Shen's mood of returning to Qingzhou was silently lifted.

Since she hasn't been back for so many days, she should only know about the Suzheng Army from the academy. With her intelligence, she can probably think of something, but she is not so sure.

And he intentionally didn't let anyone pass any news to her, fearing that the ever-changing situation on the battlefield would frighten the timid rabbit.

Will she be unhappy?
But he will go back tomorrow, and he can just tell her what she wants to know.

Thinking of her possibly swollen cheeks, Qin Shen's mood became more and more light.

When Zhang Shouyuan lifted the curtain and came in, he saw Qin Shen's expression.

He educated him in the Taoist temple in the remote mountains for many years. When he was a child, Qin Shen often had such a relaxed smile, but it gradually disappeared.
Zhang Shouyuan shook his head and frowned.

On the other side, Qin Shen also saw him, a little surprised.

"Why is Master here?"

Zhang Shouyuan watched him come forward, "What is Si Jin doing to be happy?"

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Qin Shen's face faded instantly.

"Nothing." He didn't want to say more.

He put away the bared pen and other objects on the table with his hands.

He refused to say, Zhang Shouyuan was silent for a while and didn't ask again, just saw him packing his things, said.

"Going back to Qingzhou?"

Qin Shen nodded, and told Zhang Shouyuan the itinerary discussed with Sun Wenjing.

"Master, do you want to go back together?"

But Zhang Shouyuan shook his head.

"I'm here for the Suzheng Army in Yanzhou, and I won't go back." He said and looked at Qin Shen.

"Si Jin should also stay, this is the business."

Qin Shen was taken aback.

"There are still people watching me in Qingzhou, I have been out for a long time."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Shouyuan interrupted him.

"Master Qin must be able to properly handle such trivial matters as surveillance. Right now, the Suzheng army is raising the flag to rise up. If they dare to be the first in the world, the emperor will definitely not let it go, and he may use ruthless measures to suppress it. And everyone is looking at Su Zheng. Zhengjun, if Suzheng's army is brave and strong, when the voices of rebellion come from all over the place, it will only be like a surging wave, Si Jin is the one who really leads Suzheng's army, how can he leave?"

Zhang Shouyuan spoke uprightly, and Qin Shen fell silent.

Zhang Shouyuan didn't ask him to express his opinion immediately, but just looked at the writing brush he was holding in his hand when he was smiling a lot.

Can a mediocre pen make him smile with peace of mind at such a critical moment of rebellion?
Zhang Shouyuan's voice sank.

"Those who achieve great things should not worry too much about trivial matters, and being cold-hearted and prudent is the long-term way."

As soon as these words came out, the tent seemed to be sealed by ice, and Qin Shen turned to look at his master.

From childhood to adulthood, Master has never changed his strict attitude.

He looked, and Zhang Shouyuan met his gaze.

The master and apprentice in the tent faced each other silently.

After a long while, Zhang Shouyuan calmed down a little, "Si Jin, the Suzheng Army really needs you, it's a business."

"understood."

Qin Shen didn't listen to Zhang Shouyuan's words, put down the things in his hand, and called Fu Wen in.

"Go and tell Mr. Sun that I will continue to stay in the army."

After saying this, he didn't look at Zhang Shouyuan again, and strode out of the tent.

*
Qingzhou.

Every day, Qin Tian heard the students in the academy talking about Su Zhengjun in private.

But most of their sources of news are rumors, some of which are almost storytellers, such as the silver-faced general single-handedly fighting against the uncle, and Lord Xingsheng who lost the rebellion by a single move. It sounds ups and downs, but it can only be a person Listen to the story.

But for so many days, Wei You asked three questions, and the elder brother seemed to have evaporated, and the aunt in the mansion still asked her.

"Your elder brother is a little tired after staying in Xifeng Pavilion for a long time. I heard that he secretly went to the Liefeng Mountain House to let the wind go. Are you okay?"

Qin Tian secretly smiled wryly, and could only try his best to cover it up for him.

As for the father, he was even more elusive.

The father knew it by heart, but the aunt was kept in the dark. She was only a half-knowledgeable person, but he didn't give her a single message.

However, after all, he was involved in the rebellion, and Qin Tian was not ambiguous in front of big right and wrong.

She honestly goes to and from school every day, and can only guess the truth by listening to the rumors of the students.

But today I heard something important.

The imperial court sent generals to lead troops to suppress it.

The person who came was the same name as Shen Xiao's father, General Shen, who was from the south, Shen Beizhang, old general Zhang.

This old general has fought countless battles in his life. When he was young, he became famous in the first battle from an unknown person. It was when the Miao people rebelled when the late emperor was in power, and the general who went to suppress the rebellion died in battle. Overwhelmed the army and captured all the rebel Miao people within ten days.

Miaojiang was pacified, and General Zhang became famous in the court and the public.

This old general has not been in charge of soldiers for many years, and this time he will fight in armor again.

Under the prestige of a veteran, Qin Tian's heart skipped a beat.

The students who were late in the news all knew about this matter. Could it be that Suzheng's army has already fought against General Zhang's suppressing army?
Win or lose?Are there any casualties?
Qin Tian heard about this at noon, and somehow turned back to Wei Yunce's Zhushe study on his way back to the school.

Once she stepped into the bamboo forest, she came back to her senses.

Mr. Wei is very amiable, but most of his performance of not being good at hiding will be seen by him. After all, he is an outsider. Even if Qin Tian wants to know, it is better to persuade himself not to disturb Mr. Wei first.

She came back to her senses, she was about to leave, she didn't want to have one foot back, someone asked her with a smile.

"Come and go again, why? Could it be that my bamboo house has a strange smell when it gets close?"

　good evening.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)