Tibet

Chapter 203
The son of King Shi who assassinated Master Mingsong was called Shi Du, the eldest son of Shi Kun, the traitor of Feilong. Shi Kun is currently the king of Shiguo.

With the treasure book, Shi Kingdom's papermaking technology has developed very well, and the Tang paper produced is of good quality, which is sold well even in the farther Great Qin Kingdom, that is, the Eastern Roman Empire.

But there are still some important technologies, which Shi Kun knows but doesn't know why.

For example, there is a purification method for carbolic oil on the treasure book, but the problem is that Shi Kun doesn't know what carbolic oil is.

Another example is the method of making gunpowder, as well as the formula, which is clearly written: nitrate seven, sulfur two, charcoal one, but what is nitrate, how to purify it, and what is sulfur?The treasure book is not clearly written.

Another example is how to make the Modao above, which is understandable, but with the national strength of the Shi Kingdom, they simply cannot afford it. Large-scale continuous crossbows, heavy trebuchets, etc., all of which require national strength to support.

Of course Shi Kun was not reconciled, he was especially interested in gunpowder, he had seen Master and Qing Xuzi experiment with gunpowder, not only was it an excellent fire starter, it could even explode, tearing down the roof.

If it is used in military affairs, Shi Guo can dominate the Chu River Basin, and even expand to Atami.

Shi Kun remembered very clearly that his master put dozens of barrels of gunpowder finished products and raw materials from the secret passage into the Qiaoling secret passage. If he could compare the finished products with the raw materials and add the formula in the treasure book, he would be able to manufacture gunpowder in large quantities. .

Just a few months ago, Shi Kun received the news that his master Flying Dragon had died. Shi Kun was overjoyed and immediately sent his eldest son Shi Du to lead nine elite warriors to Chang'an.

At dusk, in an inn in Yanshoufang next to Taipingfang, Shi Du was listening to reports from two subordinates.

"We went to Taipingfang just now and found the small house His Highness mentioned. It seems that there is no one living in it, and the surrounding is very quiet. I stood in front of the mansion for a long time, but I didn't see a single pedestrian."

Shi Du's mission for coming to Chang'an this time is very clear, that is to get the map of the secret road in Qiaoling, and then take away the supplies that Feilong stored in Qiaoling eight years ago. As for the wealth inside Qiaoling, we will slowly move it later. , the top priority is to make the gunpowder successful.

In the morning, Shi Du pretended to return the treasure book under his father's order, defrauding him of the chance to be alone with Ming Song.

As a result, Master Mingsong kicked him out when he found out that he had been fooled, and the two had a conflict. In order to prevent Master Mingsong from hindering his actions, Shi Du beat the killer and pierced Mingsong's chest with a dagger.

"What's the news from Xuandu Guan?" Shi Du asked another subordinate.

"Reporting to Your Highness, there is a funeral in the Xuandu temple, and the master of their temple has died."

Shi Du nodded, letting go of his heart, he called everyone together and said: "The old Taoist denied that there was no map. I guess the things are in the secret room of Taipingfang. To act, my father said that the secret room is not easy to open, we need to bring some heavy tools there."

At this time, night had fallen quietly, and ten Sogdian warriors rented two ox carts and drove to Taipingfang next door with tools such as hammers, iron brazing rods, and crowbars.

Li Ye was wearing iron armor, holding a knife, and hiding eight flying knives, squatting on the roof. He took the new Tiance bow to the Taixue, and there was only one Sirius bow here, which he gave to Hei Spear.

However, it is enough to have a sword, and there are only about ten opponents, so it is not difficult to deal with.

Two ox carts stopped slowly in front of the gate of the mansion. They sent the ox cart away. Two warriors climbed over the wall and opened the gate. Others carried tools and filed in. They went all the way to the backyard, and Shi Du kicked them away. The study door rushed in.

Back then, Shi Kun, who was still an overseas student, lived in this house for five full years. He knew very well that there was a secret room here, but it was still empty at that time. Until the first year of Tianbao, Shi Kun launched an attack in Qiaoling, causing The last batch of wealth materials did not have time to be sent to Qiaoling.

Feilong hid the last batch of property in the secret room, which was the batch of gold that Li Ye saw, as well as armor and the like.

As soon as Shi Du rushed into the study, Li Ye said coldly on the roof: "Since you come in without invitation, I, the master, don't welcome you either."

He jumped down, only to see a flash of cold light, so fast that the Sogdian warrior couldn't dodge, "Poof! Poof!" Two heads were chopped off.

Li Ye held the spear with one hand, two cold lights flashed in his right hand, and the two warriors groaned and fell to the ground on their backs.

He killed the other four warriors in the blink of an eye, and the other warriors just woke up like a dream. They dropped the tools in their hands and pulled out the scimitars around their waists. The five soldiers shouted loudly and killed them together.

Although these warriors were selected from the guards of King Shi's palace, none of them could stand a single blow in front of Li Ye.

Li Ye rolled backwards and fell out of the gap between the two warriors. Two cold lights flashed, and two screams were heard. The two warriors fell to the ground with two extra pairs of feet. Was severed by the wrist.

The remaining three warriors were so frightened that they turned around and fled. Li Ye threw out a throwing knife, rolled forward again, and rushed towards the study
A soldier fell headlong while running, and the flying knife shot through the back of his neck. The other two, Li Ye, ignored them and handed them over to Hei Spear.

As soon as he rushed to the door, he saw a cold star shooting towards him. It was a crossbow arrow. He tilted his head, and the crossbow arrow shot in the air. Li Ye rolled forward and entered the room, and then a flying knife shot into the room. With a scream, the flying knife hit Shi Du's thigh, and Shi Du knelt down on one knee. Just as he was about to raise the crossbow and shoot again, his wrist felt a sharp pain. He found that his hand and crossbow were gone, and he cried out in fear.

Li Ye punched him hard and knocked him out.

At this time, there were two screams from outside, and the black spear killed the two fleeing warriors.

The killing and the shrill screams must have alarmed the neighbors, and some people would rush to the county government to call the police, and they might even meet soldiers of the Jinwu Guard.

Hei Liao has experience. He stopped the bleeding for Shi Du first, then collected the corpses and put them in the front yard.

Shi Du slowly came to his senses, his face was pale, no matter how much Li Ye pressed him, he didn't say a word.

At this moment, Hei Liao stepped forward and said in a low voice, "The Jinwu Guard is here!"

Sure enough, the Jinwu Guard soldiers came first.

Li Ye drew out the dagger and stabbed Shi Du to death. Shi Du suddenly widened his eyes and stared at Li Ye, dying with regret.

Never let Shidu fall into the hands of Jin Wuwei. If he confesses about the bridge tomb and the secret room, he will be in big trouble.

It will even implicate Hanzhong County King Li Yu and Gao Xianzhi.

"Drag him out too!"

Li Ye gave an order and walked quickly to the outer courtyard.

The Jinwu Guard soldiers stood beside a pile of corpses outside, and many of them covered their noses. They hadn't seen such a bloody scene for many years.

At this time, a Zhonglang will walk in quickly and ask sharply: "What's going on?"

Li Ye went up and said: "I am the owner of this mansion, these Sogdians came to assassinate me, and I killed them instead!"

After speaking, he took out Gao Lishi's Baoshou token and handed it to General Zhonglang.

Zhong Lang Jiang recognized the Baoshou card at a glance, he was taken aback for a moment, and his tone immediately became much more polite.

"The humble position is Qiu Jian, the general on duty. May I ask your honorable name?"

People who live in Taipingfang and hold a Gaolishi Baoshou card are by no means ordinary people. Mr. Zhonglang would not dare to offend casually.

"I'm Li Ye, Duke of Jinshan County."

"Ah! It turns out to be the grandson of Li Xiangguo, who has been famous for a long time!"

General Zhonglang had indeed heard about Li Ye's reputation. It was said that he killed people like hemp on the grassland, and now it seems to be true.

General Zhonglang asked again, "What is the origin of these Sogdians?"

"They were all Sogdian bounty hunters who came to Chang'an to kill people and make money. They killed the Master Mingsong of Xuandu Temple."

"I see!"

At this time, someone shouted: "The county government has come!"

General Zhong Lang didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so he happened to leave the matter to the county government. He clasped his fists at Li Ye and said, "The lowly job is only responsible for safety. I can't intervene in specific cases. County Lord Li, I'll take my leave first!"

He stepped forward and whispered a few words to Captain Zuo, then led the soldiers away.

There were only a dozen or so yamen servants left in the front yard. Looking at the yard full of corpses, the yamen servants all felt their scalps explode.

Zuo Xianwei had already received an explanation from General Zhonglang, he stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Just now General Qiu said that they are the murderers who killed the master of Xuandu Temple Mingsong Temple?"

Li Ye dragged Shidu's body over and said, "He is the leader and also the murderer of Mingsong. Zuo Xianwei can let the Taoist priests of Xuandu Temple identify him. They should all have seen him."

"What about the others?"

"The others are all his subordinates."

Zuo Xianwei nodded and said, "Can Mr. Li tell me the motive of their murder, the murder of ten people, the lowly position must write a report."

Li Ye had been prepared for a long time. Suzaku told him last time that the Xue tribe offered a reward for his head, so these people could just pretend to be bounty warriors.

Li Ye immediately said to Zuo Xianwei: "When I was in Shuofang, I killed Xue Tuo, the chief of Xuebu. The new chief Xue Feng offered a reward of [-] sheepskins for my head. They are bounty hunters. They came to Chang'an to kill me. Attempt to go to Xue Department to receive the reward."

Zuo Xianwei asked again: "Then why did they kill Master Mingsong again?"

Li Ye was secretly regretful, he knew that he would not mention Mingsong just now, and now he has to find an excuse.

He said casually: "Just now their leader was seriously injured and survived. I interrogated him. According to his account, they lived next to Xuandu Temple in Chang'an. They witnessed the ceremony of Master Mingsong with their own eyes a few days ago. They think that Master Mingsong has a lot of money. They tried to kidnap Master Mingsong this morning, but failed, and killed Master Mingsong by mistake."

"So that's it. I understand? Is it necessary to send someone to protect Li County?"

"No need, you take the body away and send it to Xuandu Guan tomorrow to close the case."

Zuo Xianwei waved his hand, "Take all the corpses away!"

The yamen servants carried the body into an ox cart, and the Zuo county captain said to Li Ye again: "I would like to ask Mr. Li County to come to the county yamen tomorrow to record the incident, and then everything will be fine."

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