Drunk Bamboo

Chapter 169: Going to Loushan Again

In the afternoon, Hua Qinfeng took the chief constable and bailiffs of Jiangbei County to Loushan for another investigation.

Still found nothing.

The group went up and down the mountain, spending the entire afternoon there.

Hua Qinfeng dragged the pale-faced Zhang Xinghe and walked slowly in front, followed by the accompanying guards, and behind them were the people from the Jiangbei County Government.

The leading captain was called Sun Yong, about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, with a dark complexion, a square face, long black eyebrows, and a sturdy build.

The constables and runners who followed him all looked younger than him.

Xiao Biaozi, the youngest in the team, stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Sun Putou, we have searched this Lou Mountain more than ten times. Every time we walked along this path from the top of the mountain to the top, and then walked down from the top of the mountain. We didn't find anything except vines and weeds along the way. Why did the prince let us come?"

Sun Yong said expressionlessly, "You just do whatever the prince says. Why are you talking so much?"

Zhang Tian behind him asked fearfully, "After the bandit robbery, the people in the county were in a panic. We are worried that if we can't find the silver, the higher-ups will blame us. Will Jiangbei County suffer?"

Sun Yong's face darkened. "If the sky falls, there will be someone to hold it up. What are you little constables and yamen runners worrying about? There are Magistrate Hu and Magistrate Wang in front, so it won't be our turn. Just do what you're told and don't say too much!"

Sun Yong usually had a share of credit in all the big and small cases in the county. This time, he had no clue about the silver robbery case by mountain bandits, and he was naturally upset.

But my subordinates are just daydreaming, not doing their jobs, and just talking nonsense. How can I not be angry?

Zhang Tian shrank his neck and said, "Yes, I'll listen to Shopkeeper Sun."

Although Xiao Biaozi is young, he is the smartest and the most favored.

He raised his head, looking fearless. "But they say that the prince is a god of war, invincible, and that Lord Zhang is the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, who solves cases like a god. I think they are not as capable as our Sun Pu Tou. He either takes us to climb mountains, or searches everywhere, or lies in bed all day sick. Are all the high officials in Zhongdu like this? They are all famous."

Sun Yong covered his mouth and said, "You are going to die, how dare you say that?"

Xiao Biaozi stuck out his tongue and said, "They can't hear me from such a distance. I'm just saying, don't be angry, Sun Pu Tou."

Zhang Tian: "What Xiao Biao said is correct. How can we find the government silver if we send such a person down? He is even more pretentious than our Magistrate Hu."

Xiao Biaozi: "That's right, all this money is for building the dam in Yu Town..."

Zhang Tian was shocked: "Stop talking!"

Seeing that Sun Yong's face was not right, Xiao Biaozi remembered something and apologized quickly: "I'm sorry, Sun Putou, I forgot that your hometown is in Yu Town."

This is also the reason why Sun Yong is depressed.

"There is also County Magistrate Wang. He has been busy with this matter and has asked the wealthy merchants in the county to raise funds. Just follow his orders."

Everyone immediately responded, "Yes, we still have County Magistrate Wang."

……

"Cough cough..."

Zhang Xinghe coughed heavily several times, lowered his head slightly, his face looked very tired, and he pretended to be sick very well.

Hua Qinfeng took his hand and helped him walk.

"Did you hear everything?"

Hua Qinfeng and Zhang Xinghe heard clearly what Sun Yong and Xiao Biaozi said behind them just now.

Zhang Xinghe whispered: "This Wang Qingming is not simple, he knows how to win people's hearts."

The focus of Huaqinfeng is not this, but on another thing.

"We'll know what kind of person Wang Qingming is when we get back. But they say the two of us are useless. Are they blind? They speak so loudly, thinking we can't hear them. Do they really think we are deaf?"

Zhang Xinghe coughed a few more times, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He lowered his head to hide it: "Ahem, ordinary people don't have the hearing ability of the prince. Besides, isn't this what we want them to see? Let the real enemy relax their guard and reveal their flaws, then we will have a chance to find a breakthrough."

"Chaoyang and his men seem to be searching the entire county like headless flies, but they are actually investigating secretly. They have also searched the entire Jiangbei County recently and have found some clues."

At this moment, Chaoyang was leading his men to conduct a large-scale search in the county and was not with them.

Zhang Xinghe raised his eyes slightly: "Did the prince discover anything today?"

"Nothing was found." Hua Qinfeng said lightly.

"The prince doesn't seem angry?"

"It's said that there are man-eating beasts on Lou Mountain. We've come here so many times, but we haven't even seen their shadow. This shows that it's a cover-up. They deliberately keep people away from Lou Mountain so that they can do something on Lou Mountain. The robbery of silver was premeditated."

Zhang Xinghe glanced at Hua Qinfeng with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Your Highness now sees things clearly and analyzes things logically. These days, I have been impressed by him."

Hua Qinfeng knew what Zhang Xinghe meant, but he didn't care. Instead, he said with pride, "It's thanks to Yuzhu's help in raising money in Zhongdu that we have the time to patiently fight the enemy here."

Speaking of Xie Yuzhu, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

The people from Jiangbei County were all at the back and couldn't see Hua Qinfeng's expression.

Zhang Xinghe: "Your Highness is doing all this for the princess?"

Hua Qinfeng looked warning: "What?"

Zhang Xinghe discovered that whenever Hua Qinfeng talked about Xie Yuzhu, he would easily become happy or angry.

This only shows how important Xie Yuzhu is in his heart.

Zhang Xinghe lowered his eyes and shook his head. "Nothing, I just didn't expect that in the past, no matter who persuaded him, the prince was unwilling to read a book. No matter who taught him strategies, the prince was dismissive. A few months ago, the prince was still rushing around with His Majesty in the hall. Now, not only does His Majesty have a good impression of the prince in his words, but even many court officials are respectful to the prince. The prince's change is really surprising. And these changes happened after the princess entered the palace."

They have known each other since childhood. Although they don't have a very good relationship, they are often seen in the palace.

Until he entered the military camp and became Hua Qinfeng's military advisor. They had four years of comradeship and faced many life-and-death situations, risking their lives to protect each other.

Such friendship is engraved in our bones and can never be forgotten.

Deep down in his heart, Zhang Xinghe always thinks about Hua Qinfeng.

Hua Qinfeng's eyes were serious and determined: "Because she is good, I have to be better too."

Not surprisingly, he lowered his eyebrows and whispered, "The one who is said to be a hero who cannot resist the temptation of beauty is the prince."

Hua Qinfeng nodded and responded: "You are right."

but……

Zhang Xinghe still did not say what he was worried about. He remained silent and continued to move forward.