In an instant, Tulichen pounced on Eshuo, rolling twice on the ground. A bullet was embedded in the ground where they had just been standing.
E Shuo was stunned for a moment, then retaliated with a backhand strike. A familiar muffled groan rang out, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Most of the Imperial Guards and the New Army wiped out the other side's men.
"Er Lao Er, you owe me your life this time. From now on, have Saito give me more weapons, don't be stingy." Tu Lichen's words made E Shuo laugh.
“Okay, my brother will be happy to know you saved me,” E Shuo replied with a smile.
In the distance, Qingyan heard the gunfire subside and finally felt relieved. The sniper shots just now must have been from E Shuo's sniper rifle. The sniper rifles that the brother and sister often used were modified by the space system and were somewhat different from the weapons here.
"Fourth Brother, Ah Hun won't be done yet, will he?" Qingyan noticed that Kangxi was staring at her, and instantly, she transformed into a worried little sister.
Seeing that Emperor Kangxi's expression was not good, and that he even seemed to have doubts about Qingyan, Consort Tong was worried and prepared to help Qingyan out of the predicament.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around felt the oppressive aura emanating from Kangxi slowly dissipate, and Fei Yanggu and Yinzhen breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry, the second brother is in good health!" The theft of the weapon made them all uneasy.
After several days of searching, they still hadn't found the real thief, and both Yin and Fei Yanggu had a heavy burden on their shoulders.
"Ah Hun, Second Brother will be alright." Qingyan looked at Saito, the sound of gunfire making her unsure if her decision was right.
If it weren't for the firearms, there wouldn't have been so much trouble, and so many people wouldn't have died or been injured.
"Li Dequan, how far is it to the campsite?" Seeing that the women were all exhausted, Kangxi could only prepare to set up camp first.
While waiting for Eshuo and Tulichen to return at the camp, Li Dequan checked the location.
"Your Majesty, it's probably no more than a mile away!" Li Dequan and Tu Lichen came together to scout the location, so the general direction shouldn't be wrong.
"Let's go!" Kangxi turned his horse around, preparing to gallop towards the camp, but Qingyan's face darkened.
"Fourth Brother, I want to go see Second Brother," Qingyan retorted.
Qingyan's resolute gaze made Yin's heart tighten. His father had asked Li Dequan to stay by their side, considering that Qingyan would never compromise.
"Fourth Prince's Consort, His Majesty said that if you are going there, this servant should accompany the Fourth Prince and his consort!" Li Dequan replied respectfully.
Qingyan and Yin exchanged a glance, and with the sound of whips, the three warhorses galloped away in an instant.
After a short while, they arrived at the front line. E'shuo and Tulichen were cleaning up the battlefield. When he turned around, he saw Qingyan sitting upright on his warhorse, his large, watery eyes moist.
"Little darling!" E Shuo reached out and picked Qingyan up from the horse. "Go and see, he's messed up three sniper rifles!"
E Shuo didn't know much about sniper rifles, but Qing Yan was different. She went to Dai Zi to try out the gun, and Dai Zi had told Qing Yan a lot about how to identify it.
She walked quickly to the sniper rifle, picked it up, and looked at the three markings Dai Zi had told her about. Sure enough, there were two of them.
"Ah Hun, this is what we're going to scrap, Dai Zi said..." Qing Yan was about to explain the difference when E Shuo covered her mouth, telling her not to say anything more.
Yin and E'shuo exchanged a glance and nodded to each other. Yin then mounted his horse, grabbed Qingyan and sat him in front of him, and rode Moyan directly towards the camp.
Qingyan was held in Yin's arms. She closed her eyes, the wind rushing past her ears, and wondered if she should say those things in front of Kangxi.
"Fourth Prince, should I tell Father Emperor the truth?" Dai Zi's identity is special, and Kangxi certainly wouldn't trust his words.
"Of course, nothing can be hidden from Father Emperor!" Yin whispered in Qingyan's ear, "Tulichen is only loyal to Father Emperor. If you try to hide anything, Father Emperor will definitely become suspicious. Even if Eshuo tries to help you hide it, it won't work!"
Qingyan couldn't feel at ease, but since Yin had said so, he must be right!
"I understand, Fourth Prince. You'll help me out later." Qingyan pondered how to report the matter to Kangxi.
When they arrived at the camp, everyone's tents had already been set up. Fei Yanggu accompanied Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong in the imperial tent, waiting for the group to return.
After exchanging greetings, Eshuo and Tulichen first reported on the battle situation, and then placed all the captured guns in front of Kangxi.
"Little darling, Tu Lichen said you think these are the ones to be eliminated?" Kangxi looked at Qingyan, his eyes revealing caution.
Qingyan hesitated for a moment, then quickly nodded.
"I often go to Ah Hun's place to play. Dai Zi is developing new weapons on the side. I like to watch for the novelty. He told me that each weapon has three different marks. Only when all three marks are present is the weapon truly qualified. If one is missing, it is a defective product," Qing Yan said softly.
Following Qingyan's directions, Kangxi searched the area and found that the captured weapons had only two markings.
Immediately, Kangxi's face darkened. These were all items that should have been destroyed, but the person in charge had not followed the regulations and allowed them to enter the market!
"Yin, how many defective weapons are there?" Kangxi discovered a major problem. If this was not investigated further, the weapons might fall into the hands of the Mongol leaders, which would enhance their fighting strength.
“In the initial design, Dai Zi determined that more than a third of the products were defective. These were personally destroyed by the commanders of the two Yellow Banners. After Lord Ulanara took over as the Nine Gates Commander, this destruction task was handed over to a branch of the Hesheli clan!” Yin dared not say that the person was promoted by the Crown Prince. Fei Yanggu pondered that the Crown Prince would certainly not go against Kangxi’s wishes, so he directly bypassed the Deputy Commander and let that person take over.
"Feyanggu, really?"
"Yes, the people sent by the Crown Prince should be fine!" Fei Yanggu pretended not to know about the deterioration in the relationship between Kangxi and the Crown Prince. He was preparing to get rid of Hesheli's spies, and this was the only stupid way he could do it.
Kangxi sighed heavily. He had done too well in his appearances, and Fei Yanggu had misunderstood again.
"Fine, you two go and investigate how many defective products were not destroyed. E'shuo, you personally investigate the black-clad men who were killed!" Kangxi was truly ruthless. This matter was related to Suo'etu, and he was just waiting for him to unleash a massacre.
The Crown Prince's ambition grew ever larger, and sometimes even the princes like Yinzhi were suppressed by him, which caused some trouble.
Yin was often picked on by the Crown Prince. Fortunately, Qingyan rarely went out of the palace, otherwise Guarjia would not have let her off so easily.
"Yes." The three people respectfully replied. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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