There was a gunshot in the middle of the night, and the situation was serious.
More than a thousand imperial troops under Sun Congdong were equipped with three-eyed muskets, which gave Li Qinzai the confidence to send envoys to the two countries.
The soldiers of the Forbidden Army have been trained for a long time and are very precise in firing the three-eyed gun. Moreover, they have strict military discipline. Unless they are attacked by the enemy, the soldiers will never fire without permission.
Hearing gunshots at this moment meant something must have happened.
"Sun Congdong sent someone to tell the five hundred soldiers and horses stationed outside the city to immediately block the city gate together with the frontier soldiers. No one is allowed to enter or exit. The remaining troops surrounded the governor's mansion!" Li Qinzai ordered sternly.
Five hundred officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army rushed towards the Governor's Mansion, while the remaining one or two hundred members of the Li family only stood around Li Qinzai.
When everyone rushed to the governor's mansion, there was already a chaos inside the mansion.
Officials such as Secretary Sima and other officials of the Governor's Mansion stood in a panic outside the door, gathering in a crowd. The servants and servants in the mansion were surrounded by the Forbidden Army officers who arrived in advance.
When Li Qinzai arrived, there was chaos inside and outside the governor's office. Some officials were yelling and scolding, and some servants were complaining. Pei Shen, the governor, was wearing official uniform and was comforting people.
"Uncle Li County is here, be quiet!" Liu Asi shouted majestically.
The crowd fell silent instantly.
Li Qinzai looked at Pei Shen and asked: "Who fired the gun just now? What happened?"
Pei Shen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "Someone robbed the three-eyed blunderbuss of the Imperial Army."
Li Qinzai frowned: "Did you take it away?"
"A rod was taken away, as well as a leather pouch carried by the Imperial Guards. The pouch contained gunpowder and projectiles."
"Tell me in detail." Li Qinzai said calmly.
Pei Shen calmed down and spoke clearly.
Tonight, when the two missions were fighting in the secret street, Sun Congdong immediately mobilized 500 forbidden troops from the governor's office to escort Li Qinzai after receiving the letter.
Almost all the Imperial Guards in the Governor's Mansion were transferred away, leaving only a dozen or so Imperial Guards to garrison.
Five hundred imperial troops massacred the two countries' envoys in the dark streets, and surrounded Guanyi to put pressure on the two countries' envoys. Something happened at the governor's office as well.
As usual, the dozen or so imperial troops stationed had to patrol inside and outside the mansion, but the number was too small, so the remaining officers were organized and divided into three teams, two of which patrolled inside the mansion and one team patrolled outside the mansion.
What happened was the team patrolling outside the mansion.
Late at night, it was dark all around the governor's mansion. The total number of soldiers patrolling outside the mansion was only five, and three of them were imperial guardsmen armed with three-eyed guns.
When the team of five walked to the south wall of the Governor's Mansion, they were suddenly ambushed.
There were about a dozen people on the other side, all armed with weapons. They were lying in ambush along the main road that the imperial army must pass through. Taking advantage of the dark night, they suddenly swarmed down and started fighting with the five-man team.
It was an unexpected sneak attack, and the Imperial Guards had no time to react, and they couldn't even fire the three-eyed musket.
The three-eyed gun is a matchlock gun. The barrel needs to be ignited in order to fire. The process is a bit cumbersome. The two armies can face the enemy calmly, but in the case of a sneak attack or a close encounter in a small environment, the three-eyed gun cannot take advantage.
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The enemy who was twice as many as our own suddenly attacked in a sneak attack. The five-man patrol team was quickly knocked down. The enemy took away a three-eyed gun. They originally planned to take away all three three-eyed guns. Fortunately, the leader of the patrol team was holding a torch. He was in a hurry.
The fuse of the three-eyed gun was ignited below.
After the gunshot, the enemy panicked, grabbed a three-eyed musket and ran away.
After Pei Shen finished speaking, he lowered his head and sighed with a dejected look.
The official warehouse was set on fire last time, and the court's punishment has not yet come down. Tonight, a three-eyed gun was robbed from the governor's house. Pei Shen may never be able to stand up again in this life.
Li Qinzai glanced at him and said, "Were there any casualties among the five patrolling people?"
Pei Shen showed a strange expression: "It's strange to say that the five people were only seriously injured. The other party seemed to have deliberately spared their hands, not daring to hurt people's lives. The purpose was just to seize the three-eyed gun..."
Li Qinzai nodded, it was indeed a bit strange. It was supposed that the two sides would fight to the death to seize such an important weapon, but the other side deliberately kept his hand, which was unreasonable.
Pei Shen added: "The official thought that among the five people, there might be an internal agent from the other party, so the other party deliberately kept his hand. The official has ordered the five people to be thrown into prison and interrogated strictly."
Li Qinzai shook his head: "How could the other party ignore such an obvious loophole? If they were inside, they would have fled far away after grabbing the things. Who would be so stupid as to stay there and wait for your interrogation?"
"Stop the interrogation for now. Let's lock him up for now. Don't torture him. We'll wait until the truth comes out."
Pei Shenwei agreed.
Li Qinzai suddenly felt something in his heart. He looked around and asked, "Where are the dancers from the Western Regions I bought? Where were they when the incident happened?"
Pei Shen whispered: "When the gunshots were fired, I immediately ordered people to search inside and outside the governor's house. At that time, the dancers were practicing dancing in the backyard."
Li Qinzai said with a half-smile, "Isn't there anyone missing?"
"There is no shortage of one person." Pei Shen paused and said in surprise: "Mr. Li County is suspicious..."
"No one suspects anything, but everyone is worthy of suspicion. Even you, Governor Pei, are also suspects."
Pei Shen's body trembled, and he said in a trembling voice: "Brother Li County is very aware of everything! The official is not involved in this matter at all. If he is, I will punish him with five thunderbolts!"
Li Qinzai shook his head in disappointment: "No, you are still suspicious. How can a person who is truly not guilty swear not to bring the eighteenth generation of his ancestors? For example, I often swore when I was in Chang'an. It is immodest to say that my family's ancestors are the eighteenth generation.
They are very familiar with me, and I will bring them up for a walk if I have nothing to do..."
Pei Shen was stunned, reorganized his words, sighed, and said: "I swear, my ancestors..."
Li Qinzai hurriedly patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'm just joking with you. Why don't you know how to be funny? It's such a big deal. Please ask the ancestors to come up one by one to save you, just in case you get hit.
What to do..."
Pei Shen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: "Xiaguan has been away from Chang'an for many years. I really didn't expect that the powerful children of Chang'an would play so big..."
"Most of the wealthy and powerful children in Chang'an are quite shy. I am the only one who plays so big."
As he spoke, Li Qinzai's expression suddenly became serious: "Prince Pei, from now on, the gates of Liangzhou City are closed. The officers of the governor's office, as well as my subordinates and the imperial army, are searching the whole city to take away the three poles.
Get the blunderbuss back."
Pei Shen asked in embarrassment: "What if the thieves left Liangzhou after the incident?"
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "More than an hour ago, I ordered the city gate to be closed. Although it was because of another incident, I didn't expect to encounter this incident again. If nothing else, the thief should still be hiding somewhere in Liangzhou City.
They can't get out of the city."
Pei Shen breathed a sigh of relief and said: "In that case, I will personally lead people to search the whole city, vowing to find the thief and bring him to justice."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Do it well, this matter is an opportunity for you. If you can catch the thief, the last time the official warehouse was burned, the merits and demerits may be equal to each other."