There were obvious blood stains on the withered grass. Two soldiers were lying on the ground with bruises. One of them was no longer breathing, and the chest of the other was rising and falling slightly. A doctor was treating his wounds.
Li Qinzai stood on the rural road at the entrance of the village with a gloomy face.
The land around the rural road was lifted up everywhere, and blood stains could be seen at every step. The locust trees beside the road were covered with knife marks, which showed how fierce and shocking the battle just now was.
Liu Asi led the tribe to kneel on one knee in front of Li Qinzai. Liu Asi looked ashamed, and the tribe lowered their heads and gritted their teeth in silence.
"Ah Si, get up, I was careless." Li Qinzai tried to calm down.
"Failure to protect the young man and Miss Cui will be punished by death!" Liu Asi felt extremely guilty.
"This is not the time to hold people responsible. Let's talk about it later." Li Qinzai said coldly: "The Buqu who died in the line of duty was buried generously, his family members received generous compensation, and the injured Buqu and Xu Yuanqing received good treatment."
"Have the cavalry been sent out?"
"We have sent a cavalry team of ten people to Weinan County to capture Zhao Shiyun.":.
Mentioning Zhao Shiyun's name, Liu Asi gritted his teeth and his eyes glowed with resentment.
Li Qinzai turned his head and looked around, looking at the rolling hills around Zhuangzi and the Wei River in the distance.
"Leave no one behind and search for enemy traces in four directions. With Ganjingzhuang as the center, search within a radius of twenty miles. If no results are found within twenty miles, withdraw immediately. Tomorrow we will search within a radius of forty miles."
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"The princes and meritorious officials also brought their entourage, which totaled hundreds of people, and they all dispersed. No matter the mountains, forests, caves, riversides, rocks, or houses, they were carefully searched on the road, and no place that could accommodate people was spared."
Behind Li Qinzai, Li Sujie and other dandies turned around and waved to their respective entourages.
"Go and do as you say, sir. This is a military order. Anyone who makes any mistakes or omissions will be killed!"
Li Qinzai glanced at him, nodded and said, "Thank you very much."
Li Sujie and others hurriedly saluted: "If you have something to do, I will accept your help. Sir, please do not meet with me."
Li Qinzai nodded. In the Tang Dynasty, the relationship between teachers and students was very close, almost like family members. It was a mutually prosperous relationship. In terms of relationship, teachers and students were really a family.
Since ancient times, Chinese people have had gold at their knees, and they only kneel to "the Lord of Heaven and Earth, and their teacher", and the status of "Teacher" is evident.
Li Qinzai was not polite to them and accepted the kindness of Li Sujie and other students.
"There are still too few people searching. Ah Si, send a fast horse to the British Duke's Mansion in Chang'an and ask my grandfather to send the central government troops here. The more the better," Li Qinzai looked into the distance with a ferocious look in his eyes: "I
We must turn Weinan upside down and dig out those damn bastards and cut them into pieces!"
In the distance, a group of villagers slowly gathered and approached. The leader was Old Wei, the old soldier who had returned to his fields after disarming his troops.
Li Qinzai came forward to greet him. Old Wei patted his hand and said, "I just heard that something big happened in Zhuangzi. Why didn't you tell us?"
Li Qinzai sighed: "The incident happened suddenly, and I have already arranged a team to disperse and search."
Old Wei glanced behind Li Qinzai, shook his head and said: "There are more than a dozen Zhuangzi nearby, covering six or seven mountains. We can't find anything based on this. It's time to mobilize all the people who can be used."
"Although we, the farmers, are humble, we have lived here for most of our lives. We are familiar with every mountain and village nearby. Fifth Young Master, it will be of great use to let us farmers lead the way."
Li Qinzai didn't show any pretense and nodded: "Thank you, Wei."
"Don't say anything to outsiders. Your child is also the great-grandson of my father-in-law. How can we veterans turn a blind eye? It is an honor for us to be able to serve the general at such an old age."
Old Wei said no more, turned around, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "All those who have been soldiers in the government, please stand up!"
There were more than twenty people standing in the crowd of farmers, most of whom were in their forties or fifties. They were obviously veterans who had been discharged and returned to their fields.
Lao Wei pointed to the hundreds of entourage behind Li Qinzai and said: "Each person leads a team to lead the way. Each team has about twenty people and marches in four directions. Bring enough dry food and torches."
"If you encounter the enemy, circle him first and then report him. Don't harm the child's life."
All the dealers responded in unison, selected their teams, and stood at the front to lead the way.
Old Wei tightened his tight clothes. At this time, Old Wei no longer looked like a simple and honest old farmer. He was wearing an old leather armor, tied tightly with a hemp rope around his waist, and a knife hung on his side.
The scabbard was dim and stained with rust, but no one would doubt it. The knife inside the scabbard still shone coldly, and its throat was sealed with blood.
Old Wei bowed his fist to Li Qinzai, then raised his chest and led a group of people to set off towards the deep mountains.
Old Wei's back also looked like a sword that had been dusted for a long time. Although the scabbard was rusty, the sword was still the same, it just didn't come out of the sheath.
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More than ten people rode flying horses into Chang'an.
After entering the Chang'an city gate, more than ten riders greeted each other, then turned their horses' heads and galloped towards each house.
When it was time to light the lamp, all the distinguished and powerful families in Chang'an City were alarmed.
Li Qinzai's son was kidnapped by gangsters, and he needed manpower to search Weinan County.
The news immediately shocked all the meritorious families in Chang'an.
These days, the people are basically simple and do not pick up lost things on the road. It is rare to hear of gangsters kidnapping people, and it actually happened to the grandson of an English duke.
The matter involves powerful people, and it can be said to be a major case for the country.
The homes of those powerful people whose children were studying under Li Qinzai suddenly became excited.
"Send all the troops to Weinan, all of them! You bastards are going to cause trouble. They dare to engage in robbing people. If I catch them, I will urinate with my own hands!" Qibi Heli yelled at the crime at home.
"All the farmers in their prime from the villages closest to Weinan County have been transferred to Weinan to listen to Li Qinzai's orders." Shangguan Yi, the minister of Zhongshu, sat at home, stroking his beard and said calmly.
"Dad, brother Jingchu's son has been kidnapped. The boy asked for orders and led the family to help the search. Dad, give Buqu an order quickly, or something will happen later!" Xue Ne jumped up and down anxiously in front of Xue Rengui.
"Father, Brother Jingchu's son has been kidnapped. The child is asking for help, and I beg your father for permission." Gao Qi stood in front of Gao Zhenxing with his head bowed in Shenguo Duke's Mansion and begged respectfully.
In the British palace, the white-haired Li Ji smashed a wine cup and said angrily: "If you dare to touch my Li family, you are being lawless!"
"The central government department immediately rushed to Weinan to rescue the people first. I will kill those bastards who took people captive with my own hands!"
Tai Chi Palace.
Li Sujie and Li Xian's messengers also delivered the news to the palace.
Li Zhi and Empress Wu, who were having dinner, were stunned when they heard the news.
"In this simple place in Guanzhong, there are desperadoes kidnapping people? I..." Li Zhi felt a surge of anger rising in his chest: "What is the Weinan County government doing? Such a bad case happened under its rule. Weinan County Magistrate Damn it!"
Seeing Li Zhi's face turn red, Empress Wu hurriedly touched his chest to calm him down.
"Your Majesty, other matters will be dealt with later. The most important thing now is to save people." Empress Wu advised in a low voice.
Li Zhi calmed down a little and nodded: "What the Queen said makes sense, save people first. I like that child Qiao'er very much. When we were in Ganjing Village, the child came to greet me every morning. He is such a well-behaved and sensible child. How can a bad person tolerate..."
Empress Wu whispered: "The news also said that the daughter of the Cui family in Qingzhou was also kidnapped by the gangsters. In other words, Li Qinzai's fiancée and son were kidnapped. Your Majesty, if they cannot be rescued smoothly, Li Qinzai may never be able to rescue them again." His temperament changed drastically in the future, which would also be a great loss to the Tang Dynasty."
Li Zhi's expression condensed. Empress Wu's situation was indeed very big. If any problem rose to the level of the state, it would have to be taken seriously.
After a gloomy moment, Li Zhi said slowly: "I ordered You Jinwu Guards to fly to Weinan with five thousand soldiers and horses to help Li Qinzai find his people. He also sent people from the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yushitai to Weinan County Yamen to send the county magistrate to Weinan County. All the officials below, big and small, will be questioned, and they will be tried first and then sentenced."
"There is a problem with County Lieutenant Zhao Shiyun. I don't believe that the county magistrate knows nothing about it. The entire Weinan County Government must be screened from top to bottom!"
At night, all the gates in Chang'an City are closed.
Tonight, Chang'an City was extremely lively. As soon as the village officials locked the gates, they heard the rapid sound of horse hooves coming from various neighborhoods.
Groups of cavalry marched out from the houses of various dignitaries and meritorious officials. After the city gate was opened, the cavalry groups left the city and galloped away.
While the officials were still stunned, they saw a cavalry team of thousands of people marching out of the palace. The leading general said that he had received the imperial edict. After leaving the city gate, he hit his horse and galloped towards Weinan County.
After all the cavalry left Chang'an City, the officials tremblingly locked the gate again, but felt uneasy in their hearts.
With so many people from the palace and meritorious families leaving the city, what exactly happened outside?
Could it be that some foreign enemy has invaded the capital of the Tang Dynasty?
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