Chapter 162: The Origin of Caltrops
Qian Qiuyun couldn't help but shudder when she was looked at, and hid behind Qin Lizheng in panic.
After hearing Qian Qiuyun's words, the city guard immediately turned to Chen Wu and said, "Master Chen, if this is about this prisoner, please hand her over to us. Otherwise, we, along with all the other officials, will have to go to the yamen and let the prefect and General Qu judge the matter carefully! This caltrop is an important weapon in the army. Master Chen, you'd better be mentally prepared and understand the seriousness of this matter!"
Yuan Xun was a little anxious and said, "You are too arrogant. If Miss Shen had something like caltrops on her, we would have found it along the way. How could you find it so accurately now? It's obvious that you knew she was the deposed Crown Princess and secretly received instructions from someone to deliberately frame Miss Shen! Let's go to the government office to confront her. Okay! I, Yuan Xun, will be the first to fight to the end!"
The city guard laughed in anger upon hearing this. "Oh! I've seen some who are arrogant, but never this arrogant! What? Just because you're officers, you think we won't arrest you? Come on, arrest them all! Smuggling weapons like caltrops to the border is clearly an attempt to collude with the Northern Rong! I'll see if the prefect and General Qu can let you off!"
Shen Fenghe's heart moved.
This officer was talking about General Qu...
Isn’t the commander of the Northern Camp Army stationed in Hejian Prefecture surnamed Qu, and called the King of a Different Surname Qu Wenmin?
The princess who caused the avalanche the day before yesterday is probably Qu Wenmin's daughter.
Unexpectedly, they met in Qingzhou City.
This caltrop, maybe that princess is deliberately doing something bad to make things difficult for her... No, maybe she is even trying to kill her?
The soldiers guarding the city were numerous and powerful, and were about to lock up Chen Wu, Yuan Xun and others.
"Wait a minute!" Chen Fenghe suddenly said.
Everyone looked at Shen Fenghe.
The soldiers guarding the city looked at her arrogantly. Their faces flushed, and they coughed twice, their voices stammering. "You...what else do you have to say?"
Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "Sir, I admit that this bamboo basket is mine. On this journey, my family and I will inevitably go up the mountain to pick some wild vegetables to fill our stomachs, so I bought this bamboo basket with your permission. Is there anything wrong with this?"
The soldiers guarding the city didn't pay attention to Chen Fenghe at first, but now seeing her bright eyes, white teeth, and charming smile, they couldn't even look at her directly. They stammered, "This... isn't... there's nothing wrong. It's just that this caltrop... is used to smuggle weapons, which is a serious crime..."
He regretted what he had done. Such a beautiful young lady, just because of him...
Chen Fenghe didn't directly answer his question about the ownership of the caltrops. Instead, he suddenly asked, "Sir, do you know how many iron mines and weapon manufacturing sites there are in Dayu?"
The officers and soldiers guarding the city were stunned when they heard this.
He was just a gatekeeper and had never even attended a private school for a few days. How did he know all these things?
Chen Fenghe said, "There are three iron mines in total, and there are also three places where weapons are made, all near the mines. One of them is near Qingzhou City. The iron caltrops and other ironware used by the Hejian Prefecture garrison also come from Hejian Prefecture. Does your Excellency know the characteristics of the iron caltrops produced in Hejian Prefecture?"
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