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Qin Fang got up: "Everyone, bring torches and look around at this light. Because there are many boxes, the powder may be scattered. After finding it, a team of ten people will follow up to find it."

"Yes." Whether it was the Imperial Forest Army or the soldiers from Yunxiang County, they all consciously and efficiently formed a team to search for them.

With the help of the powder, they searched along the way, and because it was slower to search on foot, they searched for one night, and several pairs of people gathered in the same place.

Du Xingran looked around: "We started from the starting point, the powder was scattered in different places, but we walked several paths, and finally all of them were concentrated here. And what's here? The cliffs, they ended up here. What are you concentrating on doing?"

This last concentrated place is here, there is no road ahead, it is a cliff. And everyone scattered and searched along the powder and finally concentrated here, that is to say, after those carriages were separated, they finally came back here, so there must be something wrong here, otherwise what are they doing here?

Qin Fang: "Everyone is looking for it separately and see if there are any clues nearby. Some people will go to the front to see if there is any sign that the carriage has left."

"Yes."

Soon, some soldiers found traces.

"General Qin, there are some problems with the trees here, and there are traces of rope tied."

"General Qin, there is also here. There are also traces of rope tied on the tree here."

"General Qin, there are also here."

"General Qin, and here."

So many trees have traces of rope tied, which is obviously unusual, and what is the rope tied for here? The problem is very simple. There is a cliff in front of you. Normal people can think that the rope is tied, which may be related to the cliff.

Qin Fang watched for a while on the tree, and then went to the edge of the cliff to watch. Sure enough, there were traces of something rubbing against the edge of the cliff, and there were still grass flocks from the rope.

At this time, the ropes are all made of grass or hemp. If they are rubbed on the edge of the cliff, there will definitely be grass or hemp.

"General?" Yang Xiaowei also crouched down and watched. But I didn't squat too close, and it wouldn't be a joke if I fell.

Qin Fang said: "Go and prepare the rope, let's go down and have a look."

Captain Yang: "Yes."

They naturally carry ropes when they go out. After all, they are transporting gunpowder, which is still heavy, in case the rope tied to the gunpowder box is broken in the middle, so there is a backup. However, these ropes were obviously not enough, and Yang Xiaowei took someone to cut the cane to connect it.

After preparing three ropes, fix them on the tree. Then Xiaowei Yang pulled the rope hard, made sure the rope was firm, and said to Qin Fang, "General, it's fine."

Qin Fang nodded: "I'll go down and have a look."

Yu Nian said, "I'll go too."

Du Xingran also wanted to go, but he was so skilled that he didn't dare to go down. Among the wealthy children, very few are really good at it, and they usually practice martial arts only after self-defense and strengthening.

The cliff is not very high, but it is definitely not low. The rope they prepared is long enough, but it has not yet reached the cliff. However, when they come down from the cliff, they can see the traces of heavy objects hanging down at a glance.

Yu Nian: "It seems that the powder box was transported from here." So they didn't find any traces of the powder leaving.

Qin Fang nodded: "very likely."

The rope was not long enough. Qin Fang said to the other royal guard who followed him and Yu Nian, "You go up and ask them to prepare a longer rope, and then arrange for some people to come down. General Yu, let's go down and have a look?"

"Yes." The royal guard climbed up.

Yu Nian said angrily: "No problem. Damn it, I robbed Lao Tzu, and I don't plan to do that."

The rope was not long enough, so the two of them could only give up the rope climbing. There is a problem with rock climbing, that is, they can't hold a torch, otherwise they can't climb with one hand. Fortunately, Qin Fang and Yu Nian's skills are very good, the cliff is not very high, and they have been climbing with ropes for a long time, so they climbed the rock with both hands for about a quarter of an hour before they reached the ground.

As soon as he got to the ground, Yu Nian took out the torch he carried with him and lit the torch. Once the torch was lit, the situation around him became clear at a glance. "This...I'm afraid it wasn't burned by the fire?"

The traces of the fire at the bottom of the cliff are particularly obvious, and the charcoal that the wood wants to come down is still there, as well as the traces in the grass, which are also particularly obvious. But the most obvious thing is the clay block next to the fire. This is the fake gunpowder that Qin Fang got. It was transported from Yunxiang County by Yu Nian and the others that day, and now it appears here.

Yu Nian picked up the clay block: "Is this the gunpowder given by General Qin?" Yu Nian understood after seeing the size. The amount of gunpowder he ordered was this size, so he almost immediately determined that it was fake gunpowder.

Qin Fang said: "Indeed. They burned the box and everything that should be burned. This clay block can't be burned, so it can only be thrown here. It is estimated that they also found out that the gunpowder was fake when they were burning, so they Throw it away. But it's a good way to go, and if we don't find out, they'll definitely leave with gunpowder."

Yu Nian said: "The other party's plan is very thorough, but now that everything is here, I'm afraid we can't track it. We can only look for clues nearby. I don't know if there is any Zhuangzi nearby, and whether anyone has seen them."

"General..."

While Qin Fang and Yu Nian were talking, many soldiers from the Imperial Forest Army and Yunxiang County came down from above.

Qin Fang said: "Just rest here for a night, and ask about the situation during the day tomorrow."

"Yes."

In the middle of the night, even if there is a village nearby, it is not easy for them to inquire about it. It is not good to scare people. And it has been two or three days, and the barbarians will not wait for them in place. So, don't be in a hurry.

the next day

Early in the morning, Yu Nian and Qin Fang took people to check, not to mention that there was really a village nearby.

"Auntie, have any strangers in your village walked to the back mountain recently?"

"I haven't seen it."

"Uncle, have any strangers entered your village recently?"

"This lady..."

Qin Fang and others asked many people, but they all said they had never met. In fact, it's normal that I haven't seen it before. After all, although the village is nearby, there is still some way to the cliff side of the back mountain. If the barbarians want to avoid the villagers, there are still many ways.

Yu Nian said: "General Qin, I'm afraid we won't be able to find out anything at this time. We have a task at hand. We must go to the Yongzhou military camp to confirm whether the gunpowder has been delivered. After confirming, we will return to the capital to restore our sight. Leave it to you for now."

Qin Fang said: "Then I won't give it away, we have the opportunity to have a drink together again."

Yu Nian cupped his hands and said, "General Qin, take care."

Du Xingran: "Brother Qin, take care."

Qin Fang also cupped his hands and said, "You guys also take care."

Yu Nian left with the Imperial Forest Army. Without the Imperial Forest Army, there were suddenly a lot fewer people on the scene. Although it is difficult to trace the clues, Qin Fang did not give up. There is not only one village nearby, and the villagers in that village have not seen it recently, which does not mean that there are no villagers in other villages, so Qin Fang asked Yang Xiaowei to lead people to continue the search.

capital

Du Ke received Qin Fang's letter two days later. Because the soldier took Qin Fang's letter, not a memorial, it was faster to send the letter to the emperor than to Du Ke. Likewise, it would be safer to send a letter to the emperor than to send a letter to Duko. The gunpowder thing was exposed. In Qin Fang's opinion, there was someone beside the emperor, so Qin Fang still asked the soldiers to send a letter to Du Ke.

Du Ke was called back from the Ministry of War by his family for the third time. Speaking of which, it seemed like two years ago.

As soon as Du Ke got home, he saw the soldiers and read Qin Fang's letter. When he saw that the gunpowder was intercepted in the middle, he stood up abruptly, and when he saw that the gunpowder was intercepted by a barbarian, Duco only immediately thought of political issues. Qin Fang had to swipe to think of Yonghe Hou's side and the second prince's side, but Du Ke thought of it directly.

But when he saw that Qin Fang had other arrangements for gunpowder, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Qin Fang was cautious, or fortunately, Qin Fang was frightened before, so he was careful this time. Otherwise, the gunpowder was really intercepted by the barbarians, and in the hands of the barbarians, it would be embarrassing for the two armies to fight Qiguo.

But the question is, how did the barbarians know about the gunpowder?

The court has traitors.

After Duke read the letter, he immediately entered the palace.

Imperial study room

boom……

The emperor threw the teacup on the ground angrily. He stared, gasping for breath, with visible anger on his face. Duko didn't dare to look up, pretending not to see. After a while, the emperor slowly calmed down his anger: "Du Ke, who do you think passed the news to the barbarians?"

Du Ke said: "Wei Chen doesn't know."

The emperor said again: "How did the Marquis of Yonghe manage Yongzhou Yongjun? More than 200 barbarians sneaked into the territory of Qiguo, but he didn't know it. If the barbarians entered the palace to assassinate me, wouldn't he know?"

Duco didn't dare to answer this.

The emperor narrowed his eyes: "It's Qin Fang, who was frightened by what happened last time he came to Wang County, so he became cautious this time. However, he was also a daring boy, and I asked the Imperial Forest Army to send gunpowder, but he actually deceived the top and the bottom. , Without the knowledge of the Imperial Forest Army, let the people from the Yongzhou Barracks directly deliver the gunpowder."

Du Ke said directly: "That kid should be punished for deceiving him."

"Oh?" The emperor raised his eyebrows, "Then you say, deceive the superior and conceal the inferior, how should it be issued? Disobedience to the decree is the crime of beheading."

Du Ke said: "It's a pity to kill the head, why not let him come to the emperor to see the city gate?"

The emperor smiled coldly: "Don't think that I don't understand what you are thinking."

Du Ke: "Weichen dare not."

The emperor: "Okay, although it is a big crime to deceive the superior and the inferior, but there is nothing wrong with being careful. This time, it is thanks to his carefulness. However, he believes in the Marquis of Yonghe."

Du Ke: "What he believes is Han Zhen, then Han Zhen and Qin Fang came from a village, grew up together, and then joined the army together."

Hearing this, the emperor's doubts were dispelled. He didn't like the friendship between generals and generals. Even if they were all people he trusted, he didn't like them being too friendly.

The emperor said: "Do you have any doubts about the leak of the gunpowder line?"

Du Ke said: "It's hard to doubt. When the emperor arranged this matter, there were only a few people in the imperial study. Speaking of which, Wei Chen was also among the objects of suspicion."

The emperor stopped talking, and Du Ke was right. On that day, he proposed to let Yongzhou military camp use gunpowder, and also wanted to truly see the power of gunpowder. Therefore, the people in the imperial study at that time were all his confidants. Although he knew that the confidants had other thoughts, he never thought that they would have such confidants. He allowed them to fight within each other, but he did not allow them to leak the gunpowder thing to the barbarians, which would be tantamount to treason. Infighting and treason are two different things.

The emperor narrowed his eyes: "Qin Fang said in the letter that it was the barbarians who intercepted the gunpowder, and the barbarians put on barbarian clothes to intercept the gunpowder. What's your intention? Don't hide it?"

Du Ke thought for a while: "Probably wanted to frame Yonghe Hou."

"Oh? Listen carefully."

Du Ke's analysis: "If you wear other clothes, even if you look a little different from our Qiguo people, you may not be able to suspect Dao Manzi for a while. But whether it's a real or fake man, wearing a man's clothes, at least The first thing I can think of is the crime of dereliction of duty by Yonghe Hou. Yonghe Hou let more than 200 barbarians enter, and this crime of dereliction of duty cannot be escaped. Therefore, the barbarians do not need to hide their identities, they just want to frame Yonghe Hou. "

The emperor: "Then according to what you said, Yonghe Hou is definitely not suspected."

Du Ke shook his head: "Not necessarily, maybe Yonghe Hou thief called to catch the thief."

"Hahaha..." The emperor was laughed at by Du Ke, "Yonghe Hou Yimai has been guarding Yongzhou for decades, and naturally he will not do this." There is still some trust in the emperor for this.

Du Ke added: "Yonghe Hou won't do this, but the second prince might do it."

"What do you mean?" The emperor's voice suddenly fell.

Du Ke, however, was not afraid of death and said: "The young son of Yonghe Hou's mansion is the second prince's companion. If something happened to Yonghe Hou, in the eyes of others, it would be equivalent to removing a force from the second prince. Therefore, some people will doubt that this matter It might be someone behind the eldest prince."

In fact, the emperor just thought so.

Du Ke continued, "However, it is also possible that the person behind the second prince called a thief and framed the person behind the first prince?"

The emperor was silent. There is the Ren family behind the eldest prince. The emperor knew that he did not make the daughter of the Ren family the queen, and the Ren family was very dissatisfied. Now that his second prince has been found, and the Shen family is standing behind the second prince, the Ren family may be anxious, so it is possible to deal with the people behind the second prince. However, there is also the possibility that the people behind the second prince framed the eldest prince in turn.

For a while, the emperor fell into deep thought. "We can only continue to wait for clues over there."

Duke should be. He took a bite on both sides and stayed out of the matter. But who leaked the news?