Du Ke came out of the palace and went back home directly without going to the Ministry of War.
On the way, he kept thinking. There were two groups of people who knew that gunpowder had to be transported from Yunxiang County to Yongzhou Yongjun. One group was the people in Yu's study that day. They were all the emperor's confidants and had seen the power of gunpowder. Wei Ting came back from Yunxiang County that day and brought back finished gunpowder, so they had all seen the power of finished gunpowder. At that time, there were several people in Yu's study.
The other group was the Yu Lin Army headed by Yu Nian, a total of 101 people. However, those Yu Lin Army only knew that the secret weapon gunpowder had to be transported from Yunxiang County to the Yongzhou military camp, but they had never seen the power of the secret weapon.
So, was it someone in Yu's study that day who told Manzi, or was it someone in the Yulin Army who told Manzi?
Du Ke was not a fool, so he knew that it was most likely someone from Yu's study. The Yulin Army did not know the power of gunpowder. Even if they told Manzi that there was a secret weapon here, would Manzi sneak into Qiguo to steal the so-called secret weapon without knowing the power?
Therefore, Du Ke suspected that someone who was present that day told Manzi about this.
Moreover, after some of the Manzi surrendered, the remaining people were not a threat to the Yongzhou military camp. So at this time, why would Manzi harass the border? Don't they want to live a stable life?
Du Ke rubbed his temples. He didn't care about these things. Anyway, he doesn't stand on either side. He is a royalist and stands neutral. No matter which side is unlucky, it has nothing to do with him.
Besides, at his age, the emperor is in his prime. It is estimated that when he retires or dies, the emperor will still be fine, so isn't it good to be his royalist? When
Du Ke returned home, he wrote a letter to Qin Fang and asked the soldiers of Yunxiang County to send it back.
At the same time, Qin Fang finally found the clue two days later.
The person who provided the clue was a hunter. At this time, the hunter led everyone to the place where he set the trap.
"It's here," said the hunter. "At 3 a.m. that day, I couldn't sleep, so I came to check the trap to see if there was any prey. Unexpectedly, I didn't see any prey, but I found some movement at the bottom of the cliff. So I went to the bottom of the cliff to see. I couldn't see their faces clearly. First, it was too dark and I was some distance away from them; second, they were masked. I saw them burn something and left after I had arranged a trap. The trap was made by two people, and one of them stepped into it. His leg was caught by the trap made by the common people. Then when they left, they took the trap made by the common people with them, and the trap caught the other person's foot and left together. "
Qin Fang picked up the trap on the ground: "Did you make this trap? It's a little different from other people's traps." Qin Fang had naturally seen traps before, so he could tell the difference between the prey traps at a glance. The gears of this trap are a little different, with an inverted hook. If it is caught, it will be difficult to take it off, and it will probably be bloody. Just thinking about it, it hurts a lot.
The hunter said, "Yes, this is the trap I sharpened myself."
Qin Fang nodded and returned the trap to the other party. After a few days of hard work, they only got this clue. Then, they followed this clue to the town where the village was located. They first went to the town's clinic to ask if there were any people who came to see a doctor for a foot injury caused by a trap. Then they went to the blacksmith shop to ask if there were any people who came to buy traps for a foot injury caused by a trap.
After asking, they all said no.
There were no clues in the town, so Qin Fang took people to the county town. He not only asked the county town's clinic and blacksmith shop, but also asked the county town's city gate guards. As a result, no one had seen such a person.
"General, the clue is gone just like that?" Captain Yang was very dissatisfied. He had worked hard for several days and finally found such a clue, but it was gone just like that.
Qin Fang said: "There is no way. If the other party wants to hide, we can't find him at all. Besides, the other party just injured his foot. He can change his clothes and pretend to be a healthy person to leave here. We have no way to find him at all." There was little hope for this matter. At least the gunpowder was not really intercepted by the other party, which was enough. "Let's go back to Yunxiang County."
At the same time, at the border of Yongzhou, Han Zhen brought his own people and fifty cavalrymen from Yunxiang County and finally delivered the gunpowder safely.
Led by Yonghe Hou, Yonghe Hou's son, various guerrilla generals, and centurions were all watching the gunpowder.
The prince said, "Is this weapon really that powerful?"
Han Zhen recalled the scene he had witnessed: "If there is enough stuff, a mountain can be flattened in an instant." The small bag that Qin Fang tried could blow up the sandbags. If there is enough... it's hard to believe. Unfortunately, this ore material is limited and not inexhaustible.
The prince was about to speak when someone outside reported, "Marquis, the Yulin Army is here."
Yulin Army?
Yonghe Hou went out: "General Yu." Yu Nian is the garrison commander of the Yulin Army and someone close to the emperor. Although Yonghe Hou is at the border all year round, he sometimes goes to Beijing. The last time the new emperor ascended the throne, he went to Beijing and met this General Yu.
Yu Nian said, "I am here to see you, Lord." Yu Nian had great respect for the Yonghe Marquis who guarded the border. "Lord, I came here this time to confirm something important with you and to bring you an important message."
Yonghe Marquis: "General Yu, please come in."
Yu Nian asked the other soldiers of the Yulin Army to wait outside. He followed Yonghe Marquis in and happened to see the gunpowder box inside and Han Zhen and others. However, Yu Nian did not know that the box inside contained gunpowder. After entering, Yu Nian said directly: "Marquis, the matter is urgent, so I will speak frankly. We met people who intercepted the gunpowder on the way. The other party was wearing the clothes of a barbarian. After being corrected by General Qin, it was found that the other party was indeed a barbarian, not someone in disguise... General Qin said that he had asked someone to deliver the gunpowder. I wonder if this is true?"
Yonghe Hou said: "The gunpowder has indeed been delivered..." After a pause, Yonghe Hou immediately said to the prince, "Quickly organize the troops, let's attack the barbarians today."
The prince immediately understood why Yonghe Hou made such a sudden decision. Since the barbarians knew about the gunpowder, in case they had enough time to prepare a back-up plan, the Yonghe army would take the opportunity to defeat them. At this moment, the barbarians probably don’t know that the gunpowder has already arrived at the Yongzhou military camp, so...
The prince: "Yes." He took the people inside back to another camp to discuss things.
After Yu Nian got confirmation from Yonghe Hou, he immediately took his people away. He did not stay in the Yongzhou military camp for long. First, the emperor was still waiting for his report; second, there was going to be a war here soon, so there was nothing for him to stay.
Qin Fang didn’t know the situation in Yongzhou. At this moment, Qin Fang had returned to the general’s mansion.
Little Qin Linyang is already one year and two months old. He hasn’t seen his father recently, and he misses him a little. On weekdays, he also slept with his father and mother, but before going to bed every day, his father would always play with him, either making him cry or lifting him up. No one had lifted him up these few days, and little Qin Linyang missed it a little.
When he woke up early this morning, he crawled over his mother's body and looked to the other side of her. The person who lifted him up had not come back yet.
Yang Haiyan was naturally awake. She looked at her son with interest: "Baby, what are you doing?"
Qin Linyang looked at his mother, then bravely lay down outside his mother. He didn't say anything and wanted to crawl down along the edge of the bed.
Yang Haiyan hurriedly grabbed her son: "You are so good, you can even get out of bed."
Qin Linyang grinned and laughed: "Mom..."
The soft voice made Yang Haiyan's heart soften. "What are you doing?"
Qin Linyang hugged his mother's hand and pulled her out.
"You are still in bed." Yang Haiyan said.
Qin Linyang blinked his eyes, and then
said, "Dad... Dad..." Yang Haiyan laughed out loud, "Do you miss your dad?" Qin Linyang
became even more anxious when
he heard this: "Dad... Dad..." Yang Haiyan kissed him on the face, "Mom misses your dad too, and is worried about him, but your dad has his own things. It's useless for us to miss him or worry about him. We can only wait and not let him worry. But when you grow up, you can help your dad."
With that, Yang Haiyan got up with her son.
Qin Fang had been away for several days. At first, Yang Haiyan was not anxious, but now day after day, Yang Haiyan was nervous. After breakfast today, she took her son out for a walk. Not far away, just at the gate of the general's mansion, her son practiced walking at the gate, and when he was tired, he ate some complementary food. The complementary food was ripe apples, which she scraped into apple sand with a spoon for her son to eat. Speaking of which, this year's apples and pears are the first to bear fruit. The first time the number of fruits is not large, less than one-fifth of the normal number, but even less than one-fifth of the normal number is enough for them to eat. One mu of apples and one mu of pears, under normal circumstances in ancient times, an mu of apples would produce about 2,000 kilograms, and one-fifth would only produce about 400 kilograms. As for pears, under normal circumstances, an mu would produce about 3,000 kilograms, and one-fifth would only produce about 600 kilograms.
Although it was the first time it bore fruit, the taste was very sweet. Yang Haiyan thought it was related to the variety. The apples produced by the platform are definitely not bad.
When Qin Fang went to work, the apples were not ripe yet. They will be ripe in the next two days.
"Mom...ah..." Little Qin Linyang opened his mouth. He likes this kind of sweet apple sand the most.
Yang Haiyan scraped the apple sand and fed it to her son, and the child walked happily in the scooter. The eaves in front of the General's Mansion are relatively large, so it is just right to walk here without being exposed to the sun, and the child walked happily. Moreover, you can see pedestrians across some roads, which is better than in the General's Mansion. Children like the hustle and bustle.
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