Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

The big pit has been cleaned up and the bomb disposal continues.

Having learned their lesson, everyone became more cautious the next time they defused the bomb, and their speed naturally slowed down.

Gu Feiyan did not intervene, but had someone dig another big pit not far from the big pit for her own use.

As early as five or six years ago, Gu Feiyan used modern knowledge to make simple bombs.

Gu Feiyan never felt that she was smarter than people of this era.

But she was still surprised by the power of the bomb created by the princelings of the previous dynasty.

She joined the bomb disposal just to see what the bombs of the prince's party of the previous dynasty were like.

Chen Shao did not dissuade him.

After raising the alert of the elite soldiers, they turned their attention to Zhou Shan's fake death.

Zhou Shan hanged himself with his belt.

After the elite soldiers "discovered" it, they quickly ran to Chen Shao's military tent and reported it loudly.

Zhou Shan was held solitary in a military tent.

When Chen Shao rushed over, Zhou Shan was already sitting aside waiting for her.

After Chen Shao had him smear a circle of black ash on his neck, he asked several elite soldiers to carry his arms and legs out of the military tent and carry him to a secluded place under the gaze of miners and civilians who were watching from far and near.

He ordered the elite soldiers to dig a hole and bury a few stones wrapped in his clothes as his grave.

Afterwards, he was asked to change into elite soldier's clothes, and after smearing his face with black ash, he followed him back to the military tent.

Wang Wuer was still describing his fellow apprentices to Bao Chengle. When he saw Zhou Shan, he was so envious that he couldn't help but work harder.

This was one of the reasons why Chen Shao had let Zhou Shan fake his death and escape in front of him. After letting Zhou Shan follow Bao Chengle to further stimulate Wang Wuer, Chen Shao shifted his attention again and focused on the movements of the teams that were being secretly investigated by all parties.

In the blink of an eye, five days passed.

The first to send back the news were the elite soldiers who were secretly investigating the Jiading Tea and Horse Society.

Zhou Shan betrayed a total of six people from the Jiading Tea and Horse Society. Two of them were responsible for transmitting information between the Mengshe Smelting Supervisor and Shu County; the other four were also responsible for transmitting information between Zhou Shan and others and Shu County or their families, as well as collecting various gossips in Yunnan County so that Luo Wanyou could grasp the situation here at any time.

One of the two people who were responsible for transmitting information between Mengshe Smelting Bureau and Shu County may have returned to Shu County and his whereabouts are unknown for the time being. The other one and the four people in charge of Zhou Shan and others are being secretly monitored by elite soldiers, waiting for her order to arrest them at any time.

Chen Shao replied, asking them to hold their ground for the time being.

Two days later, the secret investigation of the elite troops of Yang Shun, Chen Ping and Liu Jinzhong also yielded news.

Yang Shun, Chen Ping and Liu Jinzhong were not at the address provided by Zhou Shan, but were secretly lurking in the villages around Mengshe Yejian. They bribed the villagers and secretly inquired about the every move of Mengshe Yejian.

The elite soldiers took great effort to find them through clues.

While searching for them, the elite soldiers accidentally discovered a group of "bandits" roaming around the nearby mountains and forests. There were about sixty or seventy of them. They would gather from time to time and secretly discuss plans to rescue the brothers Sun Shoushan and Sun Shoulin.

The leader of the group was nicknamed the Rolling Dragon.

Rolling Dragon...

No wonder Sun Shoushan was so confident, it turned out he had this to rely on.

This discovery was truly a pleasant surprise.

Chen Shao was happy and also wrote back, asking them to keep their troops in place.

She was waiting for news from Kunlun Town.

However, seven days passed, and even the elite soldiers who went to Yunnan County to deliver the letter, in cooperation with the imperial guards who secretly monitored Yunnan County, dug up the bones of the relatives and friends who came to seek refuge with Sun Guishan and were killed by Sun Shoushan. Li Tianliu also replied that he had eliminated the bandits headed by Han Zihou, and he had arranged for people to secretly investigate the other 14 bandits who had surrendered to Luo Wanyou. The subsequent arrangements still needed to wait for the results of the investigation.

There was still no movement in Kunlun Town.

Just when Chen Shao was considering whether to send a few more elite soldiers to investigate whether something had happened, seven days later, news was finally sent back.

Two days before Chen Shao arrived at Mengshe Yejian, the prince's party of the previous dynasty sent people to secretly transfer Zhang Xiu and his disciples to Shu County.

When the transfer took place, Chang San and others from the Mengshe Metallurgical Bureau were not notified.

When Chang San and his companions returned to Kunlun Town this time, they knew that things were not simple, so they deliberately took a long detour.

When they returned to Kunlun Town, they found it deserted. They mistakenly thought that something had happened and searched everywhere. People from the former dynasty's prince's party disguised themselves as ordinary people and delivered a message to them. Then they split into three groups, again in various disguises, and headed towards Shu County.

The elite soldiers who were following them did not dare to alert the enemy, so they could only leave secret codes along the way and follow them to Shu County.

The next batch of elite soldiers sent by Chen Shao followed the secret codes and found Shu County. They were about to write back to Chen Shao, but unexpectedly, the prince's party of the previous dynasty asked Zhang Xiu and his disciples to follow several caravans to leave Shu County and head towards the capital.

The news that Chen Shao received now was sent back by them after they determined the direction Zhang Xiu and his disciples were going.

Despite traveling day and night, it took them six days to send back the news.

During these six days, even though the caravan was not moving very fast, Zhang Xiu and others had already gone far away from Shu County.

It is extremely difficult to capture him right now.

However, this also revealed a signal to Chen Shao: the only people who carved those Buddhas and the linked patterns were Zhang Xiu and his apprentices.

Chen Shao flipped through the portraits of Zhang Xiu and his apprentice, thinking about the next arrangements.

The only people who carved the Buddha and lotus patterns were Zhang Xiu and his apprentices. So, on their way to the capital, the prince's party of the previous dynasty must have sent heavy troops to protect them, both openly and secretly.

It is basically impossible to catch them all in one fell swoop with only the few elite soldiers and imperial guards who are following them.

It's not okay to just let them go to the capital.

The capital was the headquarters of the prince's party in the previous dynasty. Judging from the court officials and merchants who owned the jade that the prince had found, it can be said that they were involved in a wide range of affairs. When they arrived in the capital, they would all be dispersed to the homes of these people, and that would be a matter of tethering one move to another.

It is even more difficult to capture them.

Therefore, they must be eliminated before they arrive in the capital.

However, it was difficult for her to come up with a comprehensive method of eradicating them at the moment, and if they delayed for one day, they would be one day closer to the capital...

Just ask Gu Feiyan.

Thinking of this, Chen Shao immediately went to the Armory.

In the past month, Fu Jiu had already dug the iron houses of Jiafang Office, Nufang Office, and Sword and Blade Workshop, leaving only the material warehouse to be dug.

On Gu Feiyan's side, she has already defused the bombs in the forge and the supply camp, and is currently defusing the bomb in the Jiafang Office.

However, what was disappointing was that she worked hard every day but only dismantled three "good" bombs, and the proportions of these three "good" bombs were different.

She didn't believe it and insisted on taking apart a few more and comparing them side by side.

"Don't defuse it yet. I have something to ask you." When Gu Feiyan defuses the bomb in her hand and is about to take down another one, Chen Shao immediately stops her.

Gu Feiyan's injuries in Yunluo Mountain had healed. After hearing her words, he stood up and stretched his hands and feet, then walked out of the pit and said, "Tell me, what's the matter."

Chen Shao said: "Let's talk about it when we get back."

Gu Feiyan glanced at the pile of undismantled bombs outside the pit and nodded, "Okay."

After returning to the military tent, Chen Shao waited for Chan Yi to bring the tea and then explained the situation to her in detail.

After hearing this, Gu Feiyan was surprised for a moment, then asked, "Are you sure you went to the capital?"

Chen Shao handed her the letter from the elite soldier.

Gu Feiyan read it twice in a row and said, "Isn't this a good thing? The princelings of the previous dynasty valued them so much, which proves that they are the only ones who carved the Buddha and lotus patterns."

"That's a good thing," Chen Shao scolded with a smile, "but I didn't ask you to come back to listen to you say these things."

Gu Feiyan put down the letter and said, "These elite soldiers are good at fighting, but they are rigid when it comes to doing things and don't know how to adapt at all."

Chen Shao glanced at the elite soldier scratching his head at the door of the military tent and said with a smile: "Stop scolding me first, and tell me what to do."

"What else can we do?" Gu Feiyan said, "This place is thousands of miles away from Shu County. It will definitely be too late to dispatch them there. The only way now is to let Li Tianliu lead people to find a shortcut and chase them."

"However," Gu Feiyan changed the subject, "you should be mentally prepared. This will definitely be a tough battle."

Chen Shao frowned, "I'm not afraid of a tough battle, I'm just afraid that if we can think of sending Li Tianliu to stop them, the former princelings will definitely think of it. Luo Wanyou has recruited fifteen bandits, and Li Tianliu has only eliminated one of them. If they let the remaining fourteen bandits intercept them, I'm afraid..."

"In that case," Gu Feiyan said immediately, "then we should split up into smaller groups and send out in different directions, regardless of distance."

Chen Shao said: "Tell me in detail."

Gu Feiyan said: "Li Tianliu will lead a part of the imperial guards to attract the attention of the former prince's party. The other part of the imperial guards will be divided into small groups, taking the two bandit troops you recruited to chase the caravan. At the same time, I will also arrange two groups of people to go there secretly. In addition..."

Gu Feiyan glanced at the dozen or so letters piled on the table, curled her lips, and said coldly: "While they are chasing, you should also gradually close the net here."

Chen Shao's mind moved, and he instantly understood her intention: to make the former prince's party, or Luo Wanyou, lose sight of one thing while gaining another.

In other words, it turns passivity into initiative.

Her previous goal was to eliminate Zhang Xiu and his disciples.

She now changed her tone to: If you don’t let me eliminate Zhang Xiu and his disciples, then I will eliminate the forces that you have been operating in Jiannan Road for many years.

In short, I want to achieve a goal, and it depends on which one you want to protect.

Seeing that she understood the key, Gu Feiyan immediately stood up and said, "I'll arrange it now."

After Chen Shao said "OK", he stood up and walked to the desk and began to write letters to all parties to arrange the time for action.

After the letter was sent out, Chen Shao saw the portraits of Zhang Xiu and his apprentice, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.

Asking Chan Yi to call Bao Chengle over, Chen Shao instructed: "Draw a few more copies of these portraits as soon as possible. If you can't make it in time, you can ask for help."

She didn't have to eliminate Zhang Xiu and his disciples. She could just distribute their portraits and the Buddha and lotus patterns they carved to various counties and post them indiscriminately to destroy the identity certification issued by the princelings of the previous dynasty!

Bao Chengle went out with the portrait, and when Gu Feiyan came back after making the arrangements, Chen Shao immediately told her her idea.

After hearing this, Gu Feiyan laughed out loud: "In this way, these people who went to hunt down Zhang Xiu have become your cover to eliminate the power of the former prince's party in Jiannan Road."

"I was confused for a moment. I didn't think of it before." Now that he had a way to eliminate Zhang Xiu and his disciples, Chen Shao's mood instantly relaxed.

"It was only an hour ago, so nothing was delayed." Gu Feiyan was in a good mood. "Make good arrangements and try to achieve the best results."

Chen Shao smiled: "Of course."

"The fact that Zhang Xiu and his disciples were placed in Jiannan Road shows how much the princelings of the previous dynasty valued this place," Gu Feiyan said meaningfully, "We really need to eradicate their power. Even if we can't dig out their roots, they probably won't have the strength to rebel again in a short period of time!"

"Your words remind me," Chen Shao said, "Now that the iron house has been almost completely dug out, after the elite soldiers start to move, we should try to contact the Shan State."

"That's your business, you can handle it slowly," Gu Feiyan said, "I'm going to continue to defuse my bomb."

"Go, go." Chen Shao chased him away.

"You are so quick to destroy the bridge after crossing it." Gu Feiyan joked, "Next time you have something to ask me, I will see if I will pay attention to you!"

Chen Shao blinked, "If you ignore me, who are you going to care about?"

Gu Feiyan spat and left.

Chen Shao did not delay. Before the action started, he called Chan Yi and said, "Let's go and take a look at the weapons in those iron houses."

"Master, you are too anxious," Chan Yi followed her out of the military tent, complaining as she walked, "For all these days, you have ignored the iron mine. Shu Yu is busy checking the accounts all day, often not even having time to eat, and Master has never taken care of it."

Hearing her say this, Chen Shao turned his foot and said, "Then let's go see her first."

After all, there is no need to be so anxious about the matter with the Shan State.

Chan Yi smiled and said, "Young Master should have gone to see her a long time ago. Ever since coming to Mengshe Prison, Young Master sent her to check the accounts and never asked her a single question. Those who know her think that Young Master trusts her, while those who don't know would think that Young Master is going to abandon her after having an affair with her."

"Is this how you use 'seducing and then abandoning'?" Chen Shao scolded with a smile.

Chan Yi glanced around and said in a low voice, "It doesn't matter whether 'seducing and abandoning' is used in this way or not. I just want to express this idea. You are not unaware of Shu Yu's personality. The more you trust her, the more she won't tolerate mistakes and dragging her feet. You haven't asked about her for a long time, so she has buried herself in the account books day and night. I'm afraid that if she endures another month or two, she will exhaust herself."

Although Chen Shao knew that she was exaggerating, he still admitted, "I was negligent."

Chan Yi smiled and reminded: "When you see her later, don't tell her that I asked you to go see her."

Chen Shaoying is good.

The whole book is about Yu in the accounting office of Mengshe Yejian.

In addition to her, there are Zhang Ruyuan, Cui Shu and Chang Si.

The three of them arrived in the middle of last month.

The affairs of Mengshe Smelting Supervisor were too complicated, and many things needed to be kept secret for the time being, so Chen Shao did not let the three of them participate, but sent them to Quan Shuyu.

Hearing footsteps, Quan Shuyu looked up.