The emperor repeatedly ordered Xiao Yuming to investigate the great wizard, but after several days of investigation, he still had no clue. Not only was he depressed, but the Jiange organization that was mainly responsible for investigating the matter also felt that it was unable to do anything, just because the great wizard was really

It's too mysterious.

But no matter what, the emperor's order is ahead. Even if he goes to heaven or earth, he must be investigated. This is related to the eradication of rebellion and cannot be ignored. Moreover, they also want to know why this great wizard has such great appeal.

, it can be responded to by hundreds of people.

In the past two days, the imperial court still did not send troops to fight against the rebels, but instead followed Zhao Changqing's order to rest and recuperate.

Military spies and scouts were closely monitoring the movements of the rebels. Almost any major movement or disturbance they had could not escape the eyes of the imperial court.

In the past few days, we could still notice frequent activities on the side of the rebels, but in the past two days, there was no trace of the enemy. This is very suspicious, but there is no way to guess what conspiracy they are using. I just feel that this is

Things are not simple.

One day.

It started to rain lightly in Fucheng.

The entire city is somewhat quiet, and there are fewer pedestrians on the road.

Gradually, the pedestrians who were still lingering in the streets of the city felt that today was particularly depressing.

The imperial army was crowded into the barracks in the city to rest and recuperate, and their daily meals consisted of large amounts of fish and meat, which Zhao Changqing had specially ordered.

Although he sometimes does not care about the lives of the army because of his mediocre value, he is really good to every soldier under his command. In this regard, Zhao Changqing is very willing to spend no matter how much money he spends, and he is also happy to do it for him.

The soldiers under his command spend money.

According to his words, they are all people who are willing to risk life and death for themselves, and it is their duty to treat them well.

Most of the armies of various countries know that Wei's army has the best treatment among all countries, and there are countless people who are envious of it.

After military soldiers from other countries die in battle for their country, their families can basically receive three full years of military pay, about fifty taels to one hundred taels, and then three to six bushels of rice every month for the rest of their lives.

Zhao Changqing has always been very arrogant in this matter. No matter what kind of military branch he is, he will treat everyone equally. After he is killed in battle, his family will receive nearly two hundred taels of silver. His direct descendants can find jobs for them by local magistrates. Not only

In this way, after the two hundred taels of silver are distributed, you can also receive a subsidy of 500 taels and three measures of rice every month.

It is this unique welfare among various countries that makes the soldiers under Zhao Changqing not afraid of death in battle, and he also improves the welfare in the military camp almost every once in a while.

Such an unprecedented initiative, of course, encountered collective resistance from civil and military officials. After all, too much money was spent every year. Over time, the country would inevitably be unable to make ends meet.

But according to Zhao Changqing's character, he would try his best to do anything that civil and military officials like them objected to.

Although it was drizzling today and the weather was relatively gloomy, it did not affect the atmosphere in the military camp at all. After the training in the rainy day, it was time for every soldier to look forward to - eating.

The food in the military camp is provided by the foreman.

The Huotou soldiers basically get up very early every day and go to the city to buy a large amount of food. This is specially ordered by Xiao Yuming, because the supply line from Chang'an to Lingnan is too long. In case the military rations run out

, if the supplies cannot keep up, it is easy for the soldiers to starve, but buying food from the people in the city can relieve the pressure on the supply lines.

It's just that it's a little troublesome to go back and forth.

The gang leader who is mainly responsible for purchasing ingredients is called Da Zhuang. No one knows his last name, and he has never said it. Because he has a relatively strong physique, and there is a Zhuang character in his name, so over time, those who are familiar with him

The brothers in Paoze all called him Da Zhuang.

Today, Da Zhuang called over a dozen leading soldiers and pulled a dozen carts, as usual, to buy the ingredients needed by the army today.

When Dajun purchases ingredients outside, he needs to select them step by step, then fix a few merchants and buy what he needs from them.

After all, throughout the ages, countless people have poisoned the meals of soldiers while on the march.

Have to guard against it.

And because Da Zhuang has been working as a military doctor for several years with a military doctor, he can distinguish the abnormal phenomena caused by common poisons added to food, such as the food turning black, having a peculiar smell, etc., so the army assigned this task to him.

Because Da Zhuang holds an important position, he is very loyal to his duties on weekdays.

If something unexpected happens, it will be a big deal!

There is a large slaughterhouse in the city, and Da Zhuang buys meat from here every day, and it is the same today.

However, the person he interacted with every time was an old man with a hunchback, but today, it was a different person, a young man.

After Da Zhuang saw him, he didn't see Lao Li Tou. He felt a little puzzled and asked, "Why didn't you see Lao Li Tou today?"

The young man's eyes were determined, and he stared into his big eyes and said, "Master, you don't know something. The weather has been bad these days, and Mr. Li has caught a cold, so he didn't come."

Da Zhuang still felt strange, because the slaughterhouse today was different from the past. What was the difference? He couldn't explain it. He just felt that there seemed to be a lot of new faces today. Then he thought about it, maybe it was the imperial court these days.

There are a lot of orders, so they have recruited a lot of new people, right?

Due to time constraints, Da Zhuang didn't want to delay any more, so he said: "It's still the same as before, put the meat on the car first! Once a month, the court will send someone to give you the money."

The young man said respectfully: "Okay, I will order people to put the meat prepared for the army today on the car."

After Da Zhuang nodded, the people in the slaughterhouse put down their things and came to load the meat and ingredients into the car for them.

At this time, Da Zhuang still felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He personally inspected the meat and found that there was nothing abnormal, so he asked the Paoze brothers to start the train.

When he was approaching the military camp, Da Zhuang's heart was beating for no reason. He was really uneasy and said to a soldier beside him: "Go to Old Man Li's house in Huai'an Street to see the situation. After all, he has prepared such a plan for us."

I've had food for many days. He's sick. It's logical that he should go and have a look. There are twenty coins here. That's all I have. You need to scrape together some. Buy something and go see him. When I get back, I'll pay for it out of your own pocket.

I’ll give you the money.”

The soldier nodded in agreement, then took a large twenty coins and walked towards Huai'an Street.

Da Zhuang looked at his leaving figure, then looked at several carts filled with meat ingredients, and murmured: "I hope I didn't think too much about it!"

After returning to the barracks, Da Zhuang wanted to wait until the Paoze brother came back to cook.

But because it rained today, the soldiers had been practicing for a long time. They were covered with rain and sweat, and they were already hungry. At this moment, it was like eating a hot meal to warm up their bodies. However, they found that the cooks and soldiers had not cooked yet, and they felt sad.

Somewhat upset, I urged them over and over again.

Da Zhuang really had no choice but to wait for the soldiers to go to Old Li Tou's house, so he ordered the cook camp to cook.

At first, no one felt anything strange after eating this meat.

Da Zhuang also breathed a sigh of relief and felt that he had thought too much.

But it had been a long time since the soldiers who had gone to Huan'an Street to find Lao Li Tou returned to camp, and he began to panic again.

After several hours, the soldier came back. He said that he had inquired for a long time before he knew where Old Li's house was. When he went to Old Li's house, he did hear the voice of Old Li's sick voice, but he didn't see him.

People, because the doctor said that Lao Litou's current condition is invisible and it is not convenient to see guests.

So after chatting for a while through the door and window, he left and returned to the barracks.

When Da Zhuang heard this, he felt even more uneasy.

Didn't it mean that Lao Litou was only sick due to the cold?

Why do you think this situation is so serious?

However, no matter what, the batch of meat he cooked did go into the stomachs of many soldiers. The 400,000-strong army ate separately, so only some of the soldiers ate it at that time.

At first, everyone thought there was nothing unusual.
Chapter completed!