Chen Enze, the magistrate of Baifu County, stood at the gate of the Shenji Division camp, waiting to see Lu Zuoqing, the deputy chief of the Shenji Division.
Lu Zuoqing didn't want to see him, so he sent a school captain to send him away.
"Chen Zhixian, the chief minister is having a meeting with everyone. Please come back another day."
Chen Enze resigned immediately.
Not seeing Lu Zuoqing was not a shameful thing. Lu Zuoqing was a first-rank official and Chen Enze was just a county magistrate. The deputy chief minister was able to send someone out to give a reply, which was considered to be enough face.
Not to mention Chen Enze, the prefect came yesterday and did not see Lu Zuoqing.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether we see you or not. The main thing is that you can't miss out on etiquette. If you don't have a chance to give a gift today, you can come back tomorrow.
Lu Zuoqing really has no intention of seeing guests now. Since arriving in Baifu County, He Qingye has not been seen, and more than a dozen of his subordinates have died.
"This is the letter sent to me by Chief Shan," Lu Zuoqing took the letter and looked around at everyone, "Shan asked me to be more careful. You can think about it yourself. What is the purpose of Chief Shan's move?"
Everyone bowed their heads in silence, and Lu Zuoqing asked: "Hey Shangqing, what do you mean by this move of Lord Shan?"
Shangqing He Shoufan saluted and said: "Shang Shushu wrote this letter to remind us to be more careful. That witch is vicious and cunning. We should really..."
Lu Zuoqing slapped the table and shouted: "He Shoufan, it's in vain that you hold the position of minister. You can't even hear the meaning of these words, but you are not afraid of others laughing at you for being stupid?"
He Shoufan quickly kowtowed: "You are stupid because of your humble position, but you know your sins because of your humble position."
Is he really stupid?
Of course He Shoufan could hear what was going on behind the scenes, but it was not for him to discuss Shan's thoughts.
Judging from the current situation, if Lu Zuoqing could not catch He Qingye and killed so many people for nothing, he would definitely be punished when he returned. Everyone who went on the expedition with him would not be able to escape his involvement.
If he talks about the leader behind his back without permission and is punished for both crimes, he may never have a chance to stand up in the Shenji Division in his lifetime.
Everyone bowed their heads in silence, and Lu Zuoqing was so anxious that he yelled: "I summoned you to come for a meeting, but no one can offer a plan or a strategy? What use is it for the master of the magic machine to keep you in such a state of confusion?"
Wang Yinghe couldn't hold himself back and spoke anyway.
He knew that his words had little weight, but Lu Zuoqing had been kind to him, and Lu Zuoqing sincerely wanted to give him a chance to make meritorious deeds.
"Sir, my subordinates have a plan. Although He Qingye is cunning, he is ultimately weak and the tactics he uses are nothing more than a secret attack on the lone sergeant.
Tonight, I sent two captains as bait, deliberately patrolling alone outside the camp to lure He Qingye into action.
We will ambush in secret, and when the witch shows up, we will capture her alive with a magical snare."
A captain nodded secretly behind him. He didn't expect that there were people in the Shenji Division who knew how to fight.
The captain's name was Pei Xiangru. He went out to the camp to relieve himself last night and was killed by Yang Wu with his Yin energy. He was turned into a flesh and blood puppet.
Yang Wu had learned the art of possession from Chang Decai, and attached himself to the puppet. He entered the Chinese army's tent and discussed tactics with everyone.
Wang Yinghe's tactics were pretty good. If Yang Wu hadn't heard them, Xia Hu and He Qingye might have been fooled.
But Wei Zonghan, the commander-in-chief, was quite dissatisfied with this: "Our army has lost more than ten people, and now we have to send two more captains as bait. Wang Shaoqing, do you really regard the life of Shenji Erlang as a child's play?"
Wang Yinghe remained silent. This was the result he had expected. No matter what he said, Wei Zonghan seemed dissatisfied.
Lu Zuoqing said: "Wei Shuwei, what do you have in mind?"
Wei Zonghan said: "How dare you? Your Majesty, our army is off to a bad start and urgently needs a big victory to revive its morale."
"A great victory? If we can't catch He Qingye, where will the victory come from?"
Wei Zonghan said: "The witch He Qingye roamed around Baifu County wantonly, especially in Nilong Village. She killed the Jinxiu pen official Zheng Deliang, but no one in the village cared about it. This is enough to show that there must be witches in the village."
party."
Lu Zuoqing nodded; "Let's continue talking."
Wei Zonghan said: "Now that He Qingye's whereabouts are unpredictable, our army should appoint a general, then select sergeants, first go to Nilong Village to arrest his accomplices, interrogate him strictly, find out the whereabouts of the bandit leader, and then kill all the bandits!"
When Yang Wu heard this, he spat in his heart at Wei Zonghan.
This is what he calls a great victory. Translated, it means killing the good and taking credit!
Lu Zuoqing thought for a while, then turned to look at everyone: "What do you think of this plan?"
Everyone remained silent. Although it was not uncommon in Qiancheng Kingdom to kill good people and take credit for their merits, speaking of it, it was really disgraceful.
Lu Zuoqing looked at Wang Yinghe.
Wang Yinghe lowered his head and said, "I will obey the orders of the chief minister."
Wang Yinghe also did this before by killing good people and taking credit for them. This method can communicate with superiors, but it does not solve the problem.
But what if the solution doesn't solve the problem? People speak lightly, just obey orders and act.
Shangqing He Shoufan spoke again: "Although this plan is good, I'm afraid it will alert the enemy. He Qingye learned that the gang member was arrested, so he will act more cautiously in the future. If he tries to find his trace again, it will be even more difficult."
Yang Wu almost laughed when he heard this.
You have done such a big battle and set up such a big camp in the woods, but why are you trying to scare the enemy away?
Not to mention snakes, even dragons will scare you.
This guy seems really stupid.
Wei Zonghan sighed: "The war situation is like this, but we can't take care of many. Even if the leader of the thieves escapes and all the rest of the thieves are captured, the blood of more than ten colleagues will not be shed in vain."
This sentence sounds tragic, but when translated, it is even more shameless. It means that even if He Qingye cannot be captured and a few more civilians are killed, the sin of losing troops and generals can be offset.
He Shoufan said: "I think it is best to discuss this matter with the local prefecture and county before handling it."
Wei Zonghan sneered and said: "What can we discuss with them? Nilong Village colluded with evil spirits to harm Zhongliang. The state government and the county government are all guilty of negligence, and are even suspected of being complicit!"
This hat is well placed! First seal the mouth, then seal the throat, without giving the other party a chance to defend himself.
He Shoufan shook his head and said: "Master Shuwei, we are all colleagues, this Liangzi cannot be killed."
Yang Wu murmured in his heart, why is this idiot still thinking about being with Xini?
After thinking for a moment, Yang Wu realized that this man was not stupid, nor was he trying to make peace with mud.
He Shoufan didn't want to take credit for killing Liang, but because of his status, he could only use this crappy method to persuade Lu Zuoqing.
Lu Zuoqing and everyone discussed it for a whole day until dusk when they finally made up their mind.
According to what Wei Zonghan said, first appoint the general, then select the sergeants, build up momentum, and wait three days to go to Nilong Village to capture the witch's accomplices.
Wei Zonghan did not dare to come forward to arrest He Qingye, but he did not hesitate to arrest the people of Nilong Village. He asked to be the commander-in-chief and personally led fifty people to arrest the thieves.
Yang Wu secretly clenched his fists.
Old man, you think you don't die fast enough.
He Shoufan tried his best to persuade Lu Zuoqing, but to no avail.
This is a man of conscience.
The servants are subordinates of the judge and must act according to the judge's rules.
Let's look at what He Shoufan did today. This life is left to him for the time being.
…
Xu Zhiqiong led his men into the Divine Eye Pavilion, called Shen Shuliang, and asked: "There is no news about He Qingye today?"
Shen Shuliang replied respectfully: "My subordinates did not receive any response from the divine eye today."
This is a very unfounded statement.
He did not dare to say that the divine eye had not received the message, but he only dared to say that he did not sense it.
The candlestick had been tampered with. Thinking of this, Shen Shuliang felt his scalp go numb.
Is this candlestick still useful? Is the Divine Eye Pavilion still useful? Is the Divine Machine Eye still...
Shen Shuliang's thoughts were suddenly interrupted, and he found that the Lord Priest had been staring at the candlestick.
Could it be that the Lord Priest also saw it...
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the candlestick silently for a long time, then reached out and wiped it gently.
Shen Shuliang's heart almost jumped out of his chest.
If the Master sees it, how should he explain it?
Let’s say I don’t know anything?
If you answer like this, you will definitely lose your official position!
In fact, Xu Zhiqiong arranged a magic circle around the candlestick. The divine machine eye was too powerful. Even if it lost some of its functions, Xu Zhiqiong did not want others to summon the divine machine eye at will, especially without his knowledge.
After setting up the magic circle, Xu Zhiqiong left the Divine Eye Pavilion.
Shen Shuliang was the only one left in the back room of the stone room.
He collapsed on the ground, his clothes soaked with sweat.
…
Late at night, Shen Shuliang left the small house and entered the Shenyan Pavilion.
The captain in the outer room did not stop him. It was the responsibility of the God's Eye craftsman to protect the God's Machine Eye. Shen Shuliang could enter and exit freely at ordinary times.
Standing next to the candlestick, Shen Shuliang took a deep breath, prayed for a long time, injected some energy, lit the candles one by one in order, and summoned the divine eye.
He injected more Qi than usual, at least twice as much.
After lighting up the divine machine eye, Shen Shuliang looked at the pupils of the divine machine eye and injected another amount of energy into it.
A picture appeared in the pupils.
It is not the figure of He Qingye, nor is it the picture of Baifu County.
It’s a picture of the Divine Eye Pavilion, and it’s a picture of this back room.
Shen Shuliang replenished Qi Ji in Shen Ji's eyes from time to time, and the picture in Shen Ji's eyes became clearer and clearer.
After almost a meal, two figures appeared on the screen.
Seeing this scene, Shen Shuliang was so frightened that he trembled all over.
Something happened, something big happened.
A thief has sneaked into the Divine Eye Pavilion!
Shen Shuliang was distracted. At this moment, he didn't realize that there was a mouse silently watching him in the corner of the stone room.
In order to observe the direction of Qi, the mouse opened the Eye of Sin, but saw an extra horn on Shen Shuliang's head, one and a half inches long.
Shen Shuliang looked at the picture in the pupils of Shenji's eyes with all his concentration.
In the picture, the two people walked to the candlestick.
Shen Shuliang watched the next actions of the two men in horror.
One person seemed to have taken out several things.
What is it……
The mouse suddenly jumped onto the candlestick and knocked over several candles.
The qi machine in the stone chamber rolled, and the divine machine eye went out immediately. Shen Shuliang was startled, and quickly picked up the candle and prayed to apologize.
After praying for a long time, the energy in the stone chamber gradually calmed down. Shen Shuliang re-inserted the candles and was about to light up the magic eye again when he suddenly heard someone outside the door shouting: "Shu Liang, are you in there? The Lord Priest is calling you. Go!"