A thousand cavalry patrolling the Mabu Camp under the Northwest Transfer Yamen were actually wiped out in the mountainous area at the junction of Yinzhou and Ganzhou. Such news was enough to shock the officialdom of the entire northwest states.
There are many affairs in the northwest, but such a thing has not happened in the past hundred years. Especially this incident happened in Yinzhou. Those who were wiped out were a thousand fully armed cavalry belonging to the Zhuan Yamen, not A thousand unarmed ordinary people and ordinary people, this is a big thing that can break the sky, and in the entire northwest, there are only a few people and forces who have the ability to do this.
Suddenly, all levels of government in Yinzhou, the northwest transfer yamen, and the wealthy families in the northwest states, all parties came out with their scouts, spies, and secret sentries, all rushed to the battlefield on the border between Ganzhou and Yinzhou, thinking. To find out some clues, the desolate hills suddenly became lively.
Among them, the one who is most anxious to get angry is naturally Jiang Tianhua, the northwest transfer envoy.
Jiang Tianhua, who had just heard the news, didn't believe it at all. He didn't believe that in the entire northwest, someone dared to touch his transfer yamen people, and could wipe out a thousand of his cavalry at one time. There were such capable people and forces in the entire northwest. There are only a handful of people who can do this, except for the governors of a few states and a few wealthy families. Of course, even if those governors and wealthy families can do it, they will not risk the disapproval of the world. , come to oppose the transfer yamen. Attacking the soldiers and horses of the imperial court is almost tantamount to rebellion. Who would dare to do this before a certain time
It wasn't until Qu Mingcheng's body was placed in front of Jiang Tianhua that he was finally convinced that the cavalry of the thousand-horse infantry battalion under his command had really been killed, and no one was left.
On the day he learned the news, Jiang Tianhua was shocked and angry in the Zhuan Yamen. He roared like thunder. In one day, he smashed countless vases and tables in the Zhuan Yamen. But that same day, he went to the Yinzhou Governor's Mansion to meet with Yin. The governor of the state, and the next day, the transfer yamen offered a reward of one hundred thousand taels of silver to capture the murderer. The people in the entire Yinzhou prison yamen were mobilized, looking for clues everywhere. The cavalry also left the military camp and rushed to the mountainous area at the junction of Yinzhou and Ganzhou. There was a lot of noise, but unfortunately, it was of no use, because at that time, Yan Liqiang and his party had already calmed down. The young man returned to Pingxi County, and also did some cleanup work along the way, including reconnaissance and arrest. In addition to knowing that the people who ambush the transfer yamen came and went on horseback, using bows and arrows, the team members Apart from the carriage, I don't know any other information.
Of course, for Jiang Tianhua, he knew exactly what the troops he sent were going to do. Therefore, after the incident happened to those troops, he immediately suspected that Lei Sitong, the governor of Ganzhou, was responsible. This made Jiang Tianhua grit his teeth. , vowing to impeach Lei Sitong as long as he finds a little evidence, make Lei Sitong look good, and label Lei Sitong as a rebel.
However, after he mobilized all his connections to collect clues about Lei Shitong's action, in the end, he found nothing. Because Lei Sitong and several of his generals were in Ganzhou City during the two days when the incident occurred, and Lei Sitong’s troops, especially the cavalry, did not mobilize more than 100 people at all. There was no news of casualties in the county's cavalry battalion, so based on all information, Lei Sitong did not take action at all.
Since it's not Lei Sitong, then who is it
Yan Liqiang's name flashed through Jiang Tianhua's mind, but in the blink of an eye, he was denied by Jiang Tianhua himself, because even if Yan Liqiang had such a motive, he did not believe that Yan Liqiang had such ability at all. But a thousand cavalry, not a thousand rabbits or a thousand pigs, want to wipe out all these thousand people without leaving a trace. In Jiang Tianhua's heart, that is not something that just any cat or dog can do. Yan Liqiang is just a The young boy knows a little about the art of observing objects and has some ability. I heard that his martial arts skills are not bad, but he sent more than a thousand cavalry, and even Qu Mingcheng was killed. Qu Mingcheng was that But for a master who has already advanced to the level of martial arts, if Yan Liqiang had such ability, why would he be driven back to Ganzhou from the Imperial City by the Prime Minister...
Jiang Tianhua was convinced of his judgment until a few days later, he heard a piece of news - just before the accident involving his soldiers and horses, Yan Liqiang had left Pingxi County on horseback with two hundred newly recruited servants. , and after the incident, Yan Liqiang returned to Pingxi County with two hundred servants. The servants he took away showed no casualties according to visual inspection.
Judging from the time and motive, Yan Liqiang was highly suspicious. However, another question emerged. How could Yan Liqiang kill all of his thousand cavalry with only more than 200 newly recruited servants while he had no manpower at all? Not damaged? This makes no sense at all. If a few servants recruited at random can be so powerful, then the imperial court will still have a shitty army, unless there are powerful people and forces that they don't know are helping Yan Liqiang, and there are people who want to To make yourself look good, it is possible that not just one person or one force will take action, but many people!
This inference made Jiang Tianhua even more surprised and suspicious. Thinking about the people he had offended in the position of transshipment envoy over the years, in addition to surprise, Jiang Tianhua also had more fear and fear. Since those who wanted him to look good If a person dares to kill so many people, then in the eyes of others, the bag he has as a transporter may not be much more valuable than a thousand soldiers and horses, a hidden arrow, a glass of poisonous wine, or a life-threatening person. A master assassin can kill himself...
Qu Mingcheng is a first-level martial arts master, but Jiang Tianhua is not.
The more fruitless the investigations by the Zhuan Yamen and the Yinzhou Governor's Office turned out, the more and more unsure Jiang Tianhua felt, as if everyone had ill intentions towards him.
This major case that shocked the entire northwest started with great fanfare. Within a few days, without any clues, it turned into an unsolved case with all kinds of gossip flying around. There were quite a few people who were eager to transfer the reward offered by the Yamen. One hundred thousand taels of silver provided the transfer yamen with many clues. Some people said they had seen a large number of black bandits at the junction of Ganzhou and Yinzhou, and others claimed to have seen many people from the White Lotus Sect. That mountainous area is infested, and what's more, even the Shatu people and the Heijie people have come out...
However, Pingxi County and the Manufacturing Bureau, which were the source of this turmoil, seemed to be calm after Yan Liqiang came back with his people.
Yan Dechang's injuries have basically healed. The manufacturing bureau is still building four-wheeled carriages and making money every day. The fortress wall in Liuhe Town is getting taller and taller, gradually showing its outline. The archery club is also doing everything as usual. Various trainings are carried out every day, everything is full of vigor...
On October 17, Wang Jianbei, the governor of Pingxi County, suddenly came to inspect the Kyudo Society, which was somewhat beyond Yan Liqiang's expectation.
When Wang Jianbei came to the Kyudo Club, Yan Liqiang was still at the Kyudo Club's martial arts field, watching a group of students from the Kyudo Club practicing the formation. Then a student who was on duty as a gatekeeper from the Kyudo Club came to report that there were a few unfamiliar faces. When people came to the door of the Archery Society, one of them claimed to be Wang Jianbei, the governor of Pingxi County. Only then did Yan Liqiang know that Wang Jianbei was here...
(End of chapter)