Shadow Four came after dinner, shambling, and his lips were pale, as if he had been seriously injured.
Mo Jingyu asked: "Where did you get injured?"
Shadow Four replied: "Back to Master, in 'Ruishan'."
Ruishan runs across the southwest and has lush vegetation all year round. One of the most dangerous places is located outside Huaqing County. When the bandits heard that King Qi went to Ruicheng in person, they wanted to set an ambush here to kill him.
Mo Jingyu received the news in advance and ordered Ying Si to mobilize the forces in Jincheng and lead dozens of people to eliminate them first to find out the details of the opponent.
The secret guards under him are all experts who are as good as ten, and the main force of the Ruishan bandits is in Ruicheng. It should be easy, but even the fourth shadow was injured, which shows that this battle is not easy.
Shadow 4 said: "The number of bandits far exceeded the estimate. Although my subordinates and others were on guard, it was still a tough battle. Fortunately, the thieves were not allowed to escape and were alerted."
"My subordinates kept them alive and interrogated them on the spot at the bandit's den. They learned that the people ambushing outside Huaqing County were just a small team sent by the bandits."
Mo Jingyu's eyes suddenly darkened: "Do you have any other questions?"
Ying Si said: "According to the confession of the thieves, there are more than two thousand bandits in Ruishan, and because the prefect of Ruicheng deliberately indulged them, they have been equipped with sophisticated weapons. It is suspected..."
Mo Jingyu's heart sank, and he vaguely guessed what he was going to say next: "What is the suspicion?"
Ying Si unconsciously lowered his voice: "It looks like an ordnance."
Mo Jingyu paused while stroking his finger: "Where did the weapons come from?"
Shadow Four said: "I bought it."
Bandits plundered large amounts of people's money to pay for expensive purchases.
Mo Jing narrowed his eyes suddenly.
Ordnance is the second life of frontline soldiers. It has always been strictly controlled by the imperial court. Not to mention buying and selling, even if the garrison in each city wants to equip it, it must be reported to various levels and reviewed many times.
However, more than two thousand bandits were formed through purchasing weapons.
Who did they buy from? Where did the seller get the weapons?
More importantly, heading southwest out of Ruicheng is the frontier area of Dayan. What do they want to buy arms?
Mo Jingyu twisted his sleeves with his long fingers, his lowered eyes filled with anger and mockery.
What makes me angry is that the ordnance, which is related to the success or failure of the frontline war, is so easily bought and sold and falls into the hands of bandits who do all kinds of evil.
The irony is that this is not just a simple bandit suppression - the whole world is not the king's territory, the emperor is suspicious by nature, and his eyes and ears are everywhere, so he must have known the intricacies behind the banditry.
What we have to face on this trip are not only bandits, but also the people involved in the ordnance. If you are not careful, you will have a narrow escape.
However, the emperor never revealed a word to him about this errand of keeping his head in his belt.
What exactly did the emperor want?
Mo Jingyu didn't bother to think deeply.
He ordered Ying Si to rest in peace and recuperate, wrote a simple letter, attached a token, summoned Ying II, and sent him to the southwest border overnight.
Lin Yu frowned and said, "If this errand is not done well, there will be endless troubles. If it is done well, there will be endless troubles."
Mo Jingyu didn't answer, turned to look at the sky outside, and asked, "Where is Wanwan?"
Lin Yu said: "Madam is outside the door."
Mo Jingyu glanced at her: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Invite her in."
Lin Yu curled his lips and thought to himself: Wasn't he talking about business just now? Isn't it necessary to avoid taboos?
He muttered and invited Chu Qingwan to come in, consciously leaving space for them.
After walking a few steps, I overheard his prince say: "But are you tired of standing? Lin Yu is so expressionless. I will punish him when I turn around and let him remember."
Lin Yu's mouth twitched, and he couldn't express his pain.
My lord, Divine Doctor Chu didn’t even answer. You don’t have to be so cruel!