The old and unshaven General Chongwu stood beside him and was immediately outshone by him.
"Let's go have a meal!" He Lingchuan changed his clothes and showed his usual enthusiasm for treating people and things, "Where's Brother Fan?"
"Still resting." Wan Qifeng followed the two of them, following step by step, "Master Fan suddenly got up in the middle of the night and wanted to drink with the master again."
He Lingchuan Daqi: "Oh? How could I not know?"
He just came back and I really didn't know there was this episode.
"Halfway through, we persuaded us to go back."
"So Brother Fan, is everything okay?"
"Half an hour ago, the palace guards came in to check. Mr. Fan was soundly asleep."
General Chongwu looked at Wan Qifeng, Wang Fubao and others, smiled at He Lingchuan and said: "All of your men are elites. They are not inferior to the regular army, and it is even more difficult to be loyal."
He led the troops and trained them himself, and he could tell at a glance that Wan Qifeng and others had different temperaments. They were veterans who had fought hard on the battlefield.
It’s not surprising that a big businessman has several good fighters around him. But every guard around the Lord of He Island is one of the best warriors, which is rare.
"What General Chongwu doesn't know is that they are Bailong people. They were once a brave and capable tribe of the Ya Kingdom. Later, they were hunted down by the Ya Kingdom and the whole family fled, so they moved to my islands to settle down."
"There is such a good thing!" General Chongwu sighed, "I will get ten of these tribes that are good at fighting!"
"It's not all a good thing. Yaguo is very unhappy and has interrupted several trades with Yangshan." He Lingchuan sighed, "I can't buy Yaguo's good horses, so I have to turn to Yaoguo for help."
Yangshan has many trades with Yao Country, which General Chongwu knows. "He Island Master made the right choice. I have been to Ya Country and ridden on Ya Country's good horses. To be honest, our Chigu Horse
Even better."
"That's great! It's not a loss for me." When he mentioned Chigu, He Lingchuan thought of Axun. Chigu used to be the territory of the Ying tribe, but now it has been settled by other tribes, but no matter who lives there, who is there
Raising horses and red valleys are regarded as their own by Yao Kingdom, and red valley horses are regarded as their own resources by Yao Kingdom.
The Ying people relocated and paid a huge price, finally getting rid of the curse of the Golden Plains; but when will other people on this plain be able to get rid of their own misfortune?
He Lingchuan smiled and changed the topic: "By the way, it seems that there are other passengers in this inn who were robbed, have they been recovered?"
As soon as he finished asking this question, General Chongwu's men rushed over to make a report.
General Chongwu said casually: "Let's just say it, it's not a secret."
"Yes. Five caravans are claiming the stolen goods we have recovered, and there is another one. The shopkeeper said they checked out before dawn, so there are still a few boxes left."
"You don't care if things are stolen and you leave before dawn?" General Chongwu stroked his chin, "Yeah, it's suspicious. Go chase it."
"yes."
"What other accidents happened to those business travelers?"
"They all said that the only abnormality last night was the theft of money and goods."
General Chongwu nodded: "What's the origin?"
"Tokuyou Trading Company, Prince Qing's Mansion..." His subordinates reported the backgrounds of the five teams in one breath.
"The team from Prince Qing's Mansion also lives here?" General Chongwu was a little surprised, "How low-key is this?"
If he hadn't sent someone to investigate, he wouldn't have known about it.
"Strange?"
General Chongwu smiled: "If Lord Heda comes into contact with Prince Qing's Mansion in the future, he will naturally know about it."
Could it be that the people behind the scenes are here for the teams of these nobles and large chambers of commerce? The other teams were stolen, but it was just a smokescreen?
"I hope there will be this opportunity." He Lingchuan said casually, "Deyou Trading Company is also a large trading firm in Yao country, and I have contacts with Yangshan."
The two of them sat in the front yard of the inn and ate a steaming breakfast.
The local breakfast was a bit weird, like the cereal He Lingchuan had eaten in another world, but it was salty, with pickled seeds and sour beans added. He Lingchuan took a few bites, and it was sticky at first and he couldn't get used to it, but he gradually became able to accept it.
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General Chongwu couldn't eat it, so he ordered a large bowl of braised beef noodles.
When He Lingchuan asked about the hunt that night, General Chongwu told him from beginning to end, and then said: "He Island Master has a reputation for being talented in Lingxu City, but there is something fishy about it. What do you think?"
Of course he had heard about what He Lingchuan did in Lingxu City.
"Tune the tiger away from the mountain." He Lingchuan took a mouthful of wheat paste and said straightforwardly, "What the people behind the scenes want is not the money at all, but they have another target in the inn. Only by luring the people guarding the target away can they attack."
"Why did you steal from six or seven teams in a row?"
"Maybe it's to confuse the audience." He Lingchuan pondered, "For example, General Chongwu, although you have recovered the stolen goods, are you still unclear about the other party's purpose?"
"That's right." General Chongwu nodded, "Those two thieves cannot be the targets I have been chasing all night. In the opinion of He Island Master, the target of the person behind the scenes is among these six or seven teams, and they have already succeeded.
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"Only the parties involved know whether it was successful or not." He Lingchuan added, "The parties I am talking about also refer to these stolen teams."
General Chongwu said yes. Indeed, if there was really something hidden in it, he would send his men to ask, and it would be impossible for these teams to tell it clearly.
From this point of view, yesterday's theft may not have been aimed at him. He was just unlucky and was affected.
"Have you congratulated the island master and Ambassador Fan for not being robbed?"
"After the general chased him out last night, we sent people to conduct self-examination. Fortunately, our tribute gifts are all there."
"It seems that the theft incident last night can only end in confusion." General Chongwu stood up after eating the noodles and said, "I am in a hurry, so I will go ahead. Congratulations to the island master, see you in Tianshui City."
He Lingchuan stood up and insisted on sending him to the door of the inn. Isn't it strange that there were so many people there?
General Chongwu's men brought in a beast with a black body, white tail and red eyes. It had a calm demeanor, a steady gait, and was unusually elegant.
When He Lingchuan saw it, he couldn't help but praise: "What a horse!"
In fact, when he first led Luo Shengxiejia to attack General Chongwu, he had seen General Chongwu riding this beast, and he was even a little envious.
He has a good horse in the world of Panlong, but he doesn't have one in reality, and it's not convenient to have one.
The horses are so conspicuous that they are easily remembered.
The famous Red Valley Horse in the Golden Plains is just a good horse in a general sense. It has very good average qualifications and is suitable as a partner for cavalry.
General Chongwu smiled, got on his horse, reached out and patted the horse's neck, his affection was beyond words: "His name is Mo Bai, I raised him since he was a child."
This beast has at least half of the true bloodline, and even has the talent to control the wind with light weight. Its speed and endurance are far better than those of ordinary horses.