Chapter 356 The third bullet of the Battle of Jizhou (9) 2/5
After talking for a while, Guan Hai's desire to be in trouble came.
Seeing that he looked tired, Liu Chuang stood up and said goodbye.
Guan Hai was indeed old and did not try to keep him, so he sued him and returned to his room to rest.
When he left the prefect's mansion, Changsheng hurriedly came towards him.
Seeing Liu Chuang, he quickly bowed and bowed.
Changsheng was also the first old man to follow Liu Chuang back then... Thinking about the time, Liu Chuang fled from Qu County and ran rampant with thirty-six ants in Xuzhou. Now, very few of the thirty-six people are alive. Pei Shao is now on the Korean Peninsula, serving as the General of the Central Army under Yan Rou. Pei Wei goes to Goguryeo; Zhang Cheng and Zhang Chao brothers are now working in Huang Pavilion; and Li Lun... He suffered from cold wind and cold in Goguryeo last year and died at the beginning of the year.
Only Changsheng stayed with Guan Hai.
Originally, Changsheng was also in Huangge, but after Guan Hai came to Liaodong, he returned to Guan Hai and now he has a family.
In early September of the sixth year of Jian'an, Changsheng had a child, his nickname Duoduo and his big name Chang Hao. Liu Chuang was fighting outside at that time, so Mian sent someone to send a gift.
Seeing Changsheng, Liu Chuang felt very moved.
"Master, can you rest for the boss?"
"Well, I was a little tired just now, I probably have already lie down now."
Liu Chuang could see that Changsheng seemed to have something to do, so he asked, "What, is there anything wrong?"
Chang Sheng hesitated for a moment, and saw that there was no one around, he whispered: "Sometimes ago, accidents occurred in Xinchang workshop... The boss felt a little strange, so he asked me to go and investigate. As soon as I got some news, I hurried back and wanted to report to the boss."
"Xinchang?"
Liu Chuang's heart moved.
"It's Tianlei Fire Workshop."
"What's going on?"
Liu Chuang was a little uneasy now and hurriedly pulled Changsheng to ask why.
Something happened to Tianleihuo Workshop?
This is a big deal...
You should know that the sky thunder fire is now a secret weapon in Liu Chuang's hands. If something happens, it may not change the situation.
Thinking about Huang Chengyan's creation of Tianlei Fire, he said that this thing may have a huge impact. In order to ensure the safety of Tianlei Fire, Liu Chuang even moved the Tianlei Fire Workshop from western Liaoning to Liaodong in order to prevent the secret of Tianlei Fire from being known to others.
"Old Chang, don't worry, let's go to the house and talk slowly."
As Liu Chuang spoke, he pulled Changsheng back to the prefect's mansion and ordered people to find a quiet room.
Chang Shengdao: "About three months ago, a craftsman at Tianleihuo Workshop suddenly disappeared.
The lord also knew that the staff of the Tianleihuo Workshop had to go through strict selection. Everyone needed to be closely monitored. The craftsman was the craftsman responsible for making gunpowder pills. He came from western Liaoning and was extremely reliable. But he suddenly disappeared without any signs... At that time, the boss felt that it was a bit abnormal. So he ordered me to go to Xinchang to investigate the matter."
“What’s the result?”
"I visited Xinchang secretly, but found that the missing craftsman had had close contact with the craftsmen in the dispensing workshop before he disappeared.
And I also discovered that the workshop has been stolen several times in the past three months.
If it weren't for the strict guards in the workshop, the gunpowder made would have been taken out of the workshop... I checked carefully again, and the result..."
“What’s the result?”
"The missing craftsman had gone to and from a Xinchang business many times before he disappeared.
Behind that business is Tian Shao’s control... Lord, do you still remember Tian Shao? It was the Liaodong hero who helped us conquer Xiangping."
"You mean..."
"There is one more thing, the wife is from the Tian clan."
Liu Chuang was furious and furious.
He knew who the wife Changsheng was talking about was... that was Guan Hai's wife.
After Guan Hai arrived in Liaodong, he married a woman from the Tian family in Liaodong. It is said that the couple had a very good relationship.
Liu Chuang knew that Chang Sheng’s words meant not that Guan Hai was also involved in this matter. Instead, it was that Guan Hai was likely to be deceived.
Closed his eyes and Liu Chuang took a deep breath.
He was silent for a moment and said softly: "This matter has nothing to do with my aunt... You don't have to tell your uncle about this matter, just know me."
"Here!"
Changsheng hurriedly bowed to take the order, but he hesitated for a moment and asked softly: "Will you continue to investigate?"
"Don't keep track of it for now, so as not to alert the enemy."
"Here!"
Changsheng bowed to accept the order, chatted with Liu Chuang for a while, and then said goodbye and left.
Liu Chuang pondered for a long time before taking Taishixiang out of the prefect's mansion and stayed in the Liaodong Inn that night.
It was night, the wind was blowing!
In the second half of the night, it suddenly started to snow.
Liu Chuang sat in the study room of the inn, frowned and thoughtful.
The craftsmen of Tianleihuo Workshop; theft of gunpowder; Tian Shao, a great hero from Liaodong... In this series of clues, there seems to be a line connecting. Generally speaking, the craftsmen of Tianleihuo Workshop are not very clear about the purpose of the items they produce, because the final assembly was carried out at the Shijiutuo Workshop in western Liaoning. However, it is not normal for someone to steal gunpowder.
The sudden disappearance of the craftsman made Liu Chuang feel inexplicably worried.
That guy was specifically responsible for pharmaceuticals and was not very familiar with the process of gunpowder production, but he knew at least a little bit. He was originally from western Liaoning, and in order to prevent the secret of Tian Leihuo from being discovered, he arrived in Liaodong. In Liaodong, that guy was blinded and he could not have hidden it without anyone's cooperation. As for Tian Shao, Liu Chuang also had some impressions. When he attacked Xiangping, it was Tian Shao who was the inner supporter who helped him to break Xiangping and captured Gongsun Du alive... Speaking of which, this person was still a great hero. It was only because of his physical reasons that he could not give him a heavy responsibility, but Liu Chuang rewarded him quite generously.
Could it be that this guy is born with a 25-year-old boy?
If he was involved, the missing craftsman...
But who is he bribed?
Liu Chuangyue thought about it and felt that the situation was a bit serious.
Although it is just a small craftsman who is missing, it is related to the thunder and fire of heaven, even the smallest thing is still a big deal.
"Lord, Sima's chief clerk is looking for a meeting!"
"Um?"
Tai Shixiang whispered to the point of reporting outside, and Liu Chuang was stunned. He couldn't help but be shocked.
Sima's chief clerk was Sima Yi... Since he took over the Huang Pavilion, the dragon saw its head but not its tail.
The last time I met Sima Yi, it was a few months ago. After the end of the Jizhou Battle, Liu Chuang met Sima Yi once on his way back to Yanjing. At that time, Sima Yi said he would go to Liangzhou, but then there was no one. However, his information was continuously delivered to Liu Chuang, which also allowed Liu Chuang to grasp what was happening ahead in a timely and accurate manner and the news coming from various places...
This guy is actually in Liaodong?
Liu Chuang's eyes rolled around and immediately realized that something must be strange.
"Let him in."
"Here!"
After a while, the door opened.
Sima Yi was wearing a cloak with snowflakes on his body, and his face was dusty.
After several months, when he saw Sima Yi again, Liu Chuang was also quite surprised. In just a few months, Sima Yi seemed to be ten years older. In terms of age, he was younger than Liu Chuang, but now he looked like a man in his thirties... Moreover, Sima Yi's temples showed signs of grayness. He stepped into the room and bowed to Liu Chuang. His face was tired, his eyes were covered with bloodshot, and his eyes were very obvious. He seemed to have not had a good rest, and he looked very tired.
"Zhongda, you..."
"Lord, I'll come to visit late at night and have any trouble. Please forgive me."
Liu Chuang hurriedly stepped forward to support Sima Yi and pulled him to sit down on the couch.
"Yuanfu!"
"Here!"
"Go and ask the guys to prepare some cold-driving minced meat soup."
Sima Yi waved his hand quickly and said, "Lord, don't be so troublesome..."
"There are no lords and subordinates here, only brothers and younger brothers.
You guy disappeared all day long, why do you look so hard? My uncle gave you to me. If something goes wrong, how can I explain to my uncle in the future?”
Sima Yi laughed when he heard this.
Liu Chuang shook his head helplessly when he looked at him... To be honest, he still had some caution about Sima Yi. Although he asked Sima Yi to preside over the Huang Pavilion, he secretly sent someone to monitor his actions. But for four years, Sima Yi can be said to be extremely diligent. Given Liu Chuang's feeling, Sima Yi is more like Prime Minister Zhuge who has to take care of things in history, and is very busy all day long.
"Zhongda, how could you be here?"
Sima Yi hurriedly said, "Brother, it was also a coincidence that I came to Liaodong.
Previously, a murder case occurred in Shijiutuo Workshop in Linyu. The deceased was a supervisor at Shijiutuo Workshop. I happened to be in Nanshan Academy and was invited by the prefect Dai to investigate. On the surface, it was just an extremely simple murder case. The supervisor owed someone two dollars and was forced to pay too much debt, so he committed suicide. But I found that there seemed to be something unusual in it.
Although the supervisor was a little gambled, he did not owe so much money. Moreover, in the past two months, he had frequent visits and exits to the gambling house, and the number of winning and losing each time was not small. I felt that there must be some weirdness in it. So I followed up and found that the person behind the gambling house was secretly supported by Tian Shao from Liaodong... I didn't know whether Tian Shao knew about this, but I felt that the matter was definitely not that simple... Later I also found that in the past period of time, many craftsmen in the workshop had received solicitation.
Moreover, the recruitment of them is related to the industry under Tian Shao's name.
I felt that this matter was strange, or Tian Shao was strange... so I secretly came to Liaodong along this line.
My brother also knew that Huangge was in Liaodong when it was founded.
Although Huangge's main task is to investigate and collect Cao Cao's intelligence, he has never relaxed in Liaodong...
result……"
Sima Yi said this, a very strange smile appeared on his face.
"Brother, guess what did I find?"
Liu Chuang narrowed his eyes and looked at Sima Yi and said, "Don't keep it a secret, tell me what you found?"
ps:
There is still three updates in the evening, and I will try my best to update before twelve o'clock
Chapter completed!