Chapter 180 Eve
Lying on the bed, with his legs crossed, drinking tea and listening to Li Gan's report nonchalantly, was the middle-aged man that Xia Daohua had also seen.
He was listening to Li Gan talking, and suddenly interrupted Li Gan:
"What about last month? What did Xiao Liyou do?"
Li Gan replied without hesitation:
"In recent months, Xiao Liyou has been very active, signing a total of 15 transfer orders, four of which were signed last month. He frequently transferred the Central Army, the Southern Army, and the Eastern Army several times.
At present, there are about 4,500 heavy cavalry and 2,800 light cavalry gathered at Beiguan Town. The heavy cavalry wears armor and horses, and one person rides three horses. The light cavalry wears armor but horses are not, and one person rides two horses.
I think he is about to take action."
"Are you here for summer grain?"
"Since we are rushing to do this during this period, I am afraid we have to worry about both summer and autumn crops."
During the autumn harvest, the lean season, or the winter snowstorm outside the Great Wall, Xiao Liyou would lead his troops to harass the border and attack Da Chu.
Who made the Great Chu attack from the south to the north?
They had to stop when they reached the Great Wall because they couldn't deal with the barbarians in the north.
In Bohai County, if the King of Bohai had not been unwilling to see internal strife among the Han people, which would have benefited the Hu people, and had suddenly decided to surrender to the Great Chu, the Great Chu would not have been able to take over this vast and sparsely populated fertile land.
After taking Bohai County, the Chu State built the Great Wall to this place, completely blocking the Hu people outside the pass.
They invaded every year, and were defeated every year, but they never gave up. After all, even if they couldn't break through the city defenses, they could still slaughter people in the surrounding villages and towns, looting property and people, and the benefits would still be amazing.
But why is the deployment of troops so strange this year?
It would be too uneconomical to let regular troops such as heavy cavalry and light cavalry attack the city... Xiao Liyou is not the kind of fool who can't figure out the accounts.
unless……
The two looked at each other and were both horrified: "There is a traitor!"
I'm afraid that Beiguan Town has been infiltrated, and maybe the infiltration is very severe.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Xiao Liyou does not want to attack Beiguan Town. Thinking about the strange things that happened in Beiguan Town some time ago, this possibility is low, but it is not completely impossible.
But, the war is about to start, and they can't pin their hopes of victory on something so illusory.
All necessary preparations must be made.
But if there really is a traitor, will they be able to find him before the war starts?
…
Capital city.
The wedding banquet of the eldest grandson of Duke Chengguo and the second granddaughter of Marquis Dingnan was in full swing. Although everyone knew how wealthy these two noble families were, they were still shocked by the lavishness of the wedding banquet.
Li Gan's stepmother, with her two daughters, sat in the guest seats, looking almost greedily at the thousands of crystal clear lotus lanterns on the endless ice platform.
This season is clearly the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, where does the ice come from?
The answer is: Bought it!
How great it would be if my daughter could marry into such a wealthy and noble family, or if my son could marry a girl from such a wealthy family!
If there were one or several such wealthy relatives, why would she and the evil son she left behind, for the sake of the few things in the family, bring all the matters in the inner chamber to the emperor?
Li Gan's stepmother couldn't help but feel itchy when she thought of Li Gan.
The reputation of being a virtuous person that she had worked so hard to build was easily ruined by that boy!
But the Emperor's attitude has always been ambiguous, which made me dare not move for a long time.
Fortunately, this time, Li Gan actually ran to the border.
The opportunity I have been looking forward to for so many years has finally come.
…
Since Li Gan and his companions began to suspect Xiao Liyou, they have visited several important counties in Bohai County.
It took about half a month to complete the investigation. A large number of people were deployed along the way, and in the end, there were only less than 30 people left around Li Gan.
Among them, there are three important burdens.
Li Gan looked at them. Although he didn't show it on his face, he was secretly getting angry every day and had blisters at the corners of his mouth.
As a result, at this juncture, Li Gan's helper who stayed in the capital also sent him a message saying that there was some progress on the matter he had asked him to keep an eye on.
Li Gan knew that his stepmother could no longer bear it. This time, she was probably determined to hit the target with one blow and completely get rid of this troublesome person.
Although he had encountered many "accidents" before, and even a very dangerous assassination; he had also witnessed tricks at home and outside more than once.
But this time, it was obviously different.
The garrison in Bohai County had many secret connections with my stepmother's father and brothers from her family.
Li Gan was not too worried about himself, but he was very concerned about the safety of those valuable people around him.
Li Gan heard that a few days ago, a captain and his deputy captain had a fight on the street in front of the people.
The cause was a young officer named Jin Yong.
It is said that Jin Yong was ambushed by an enemy spy and was seriously injured, and needed the best ginseng to stay alive.
It just so happened that the old lady of Qianhu's family was seriously ill and needed the best ginseng to prolong her life. Qianhu was a filial son, and since there was a way to cure her, he naturally refused to give up his old mother's life.
The servants of the two families who went out to buy ginseng set their eyes on the same century-old ginseng at Pujitang.
Both sides had urgent needs, so naturally no one was willing to give in. Neither side was willing to ruin their own job for the sake of others. They even started arguing with each other in Puji Hall.
In the chaos, someone was so careless that he pushed Doctor Wang, who came out to mediate, to the ground.
Doctor Wang was old after all, and although he had always taken good care of himself, his bones were very brittle due to his age. After being pushed and thrown like this, his leg was broken cleanly.
Doctor Wang was in excruciating pain and was deeply annoyed with the two families. He ordered his tough guards to drive both families out.
As for the troublesome century-old ginseng, Doctor Wang would rather use it to make wine and keep it for himself to drink slowly than sell it.
After hearing this, both families became anxious.
They didn't dare to offend Doctor Wang. After all, the old man had a strong backing. Moreover, their family was somewhat in the wrong regarding Doctor Wang's injury.
Therefore, the captain and deputy captain, who hurried to Puji Hall after receiving the news, justified their resentment towards each other.
It just so happened that these two people had some conflicts with each other, and they happened to be competing to buy old ginseng.
Both of them felt that they were right, so naturally neither of them was willing to give in.
As they talked, they started arguing.
Then, without even caring about the people who were surrounding them and watching, they started fighting.
Chapter has been replaced. Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow.
Xia Daohua: "Rounding off, let's count it as me making an appearance."
(End of this chapter)
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