Cold-hearted and cautious

Prisoner of war camp.

Qin Shen asked people to pull out the two captured officers and soldiers working for eunuch Huang Xian alone.

These two officers and soldiers knew that the situation was over, and they knew everything they wanted to say.

"My lords, everything we say is true and there is no lie!"

Sun Wenjing motioned to the two of them and repeated Huang Xian's instructions again.

One person said, "We don't know what Eunuch Huang is going to do, but Lord Xingsheng has specially assigned a team of efficient people to dispatch Eunuch Huang. Before leaving, he also warned us that we just need to follow the instructions.

, no one can ask random questions or say anything.”

Another person said, "If he hadn't been captured, we wouldn't have dared to say it even to death. Then Eunuch Huang was acting in accordance with the emperor's will and was dealing with secret matters handed down by the palace. How dare we guess or ask?"

The two of them were not high-status and did not know what Huang Xian's secret mission was, but they told them everything Huang Xian had ordered them to do recently.

"The two of us are only responsible for the prefectures and counties in Yanzhou. There are also others who go to Qingzhou Prefecture, Xuzhou Prefecture and many other places."

"What are you doing?" Qin Shen didn't let the two of them talk anymore.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the two of them were so shocked that they didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore.

They only said, "Eunuch Huang ordered us to inquire about the palace maids, eunuchs and guards who have returned to their hometowns from various places, find out the population of each household, and report back to him."

After saying this, Qin Shen felt Sun Wenjing look over.

When their eyes met, they both saw the strangeness of this matter.

"What kind of palace maids, eunuchs, and bodyguards are there? Do those who leave their hometown and marry outside the country count?"

The two of them worked together and repeated Huang Xian's words in detail. Except for those who were too young and were released after the emperor ascended the throne, all the old palace people nearby were included.

"Then why are you from this area?"

The two officers and soldiers didn't know, so they both said that Huang Xian didn't reveal anything, "I just want to find someone."

"Find the person and check the population of each household. What happens after that?"

The two officers and soldiers had not finished their previous errand, so they had no way of knowing what was going on, but they had heard about the officers and soldiers beside them.

"After hearing about it, Eunuch Huang took people down there and picked up the girl in his family who was in two or ten years of age and questioned him."

A girl of eighteen or nineteen?

Sun Wenjing crossed his arms and propped up his chin, and asked the two officers and soldiers a few more questions, but he couldn't ask any more questions, so he had to have them taken away again.

"What does the general think about this matter?" Sun Wenjing thought for a while and turned to ask Qin Shen.

Qin Shen was silent, "Obviously the emperor in the palace is looking for someone, perhaps a child who was away from the palace in the past."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wenjing nodded quickly.

"Yes, there is only this explanation, but whose child is this? Is it the daughter of the emperor who had an illegitimate relationship with a palace official before he ascended the throne?"

Qin Shen suddenly thought of someone.

His thoughts were dismissed as soon as he thought about it.

She and the person the emperor was looking for were not of the same age.

She is only fourteen or fifteen years old. Even if there is a secret about her age, she is sixteen or seventeen at most. She is really much different from a girl of eighteen or nineteen.

After considering that it had nothing to do with her, Qin Shen felt relieved.

He said that too little was known about the matter, "Don't make any wild guesses, lest you go astray."

Sun Wenjing was reasonable and ordered that this matter should not be spread outside the country, but he also sent someone else to pay special attention to the actions of eunuch Huang Xian.

Before Qin Shen left, he arranged the troops and generals properly.

Lou Chuntai, the Marquis of Xingsheng, was stabbed in the eye by an arrow and was seriously injured, unable to lead his troops into battle immediately.

The Suzheng Army occupied the capital city of Yanzhou and nearby prefectures and counties, and would be able to gain a firm foothold once the floods receded.

At present, the officers and soldiers of the imperial court have no idea in the palace and have not come to clear out the Suzheng army for the time being. Qin Shen can also briefly return to Qingzhou to organize his private army and prepare for the follow-up war.

After a few days, Qin Shen was ready to go back.

When I returned to my tent in the evening, I saw Fu Wen packing away the pen and ink he had used recently.

Fu Wen picked up a pen and asked, "Master, do you still want to carry this pen like this?"

This was the pen Su Zhengjun took after breaking into the county government office. Qin Shen used it for a few days without hesitation.

Fu Wen looked at the hair of the pen and said, "My subordinates looked at it and saw that it was all hairy. I think the words written were all curled up."

These words reminded Qin Shen of a certain person. He had to blame his writing desk for being too high.

He laughed lowly.

This? Fu Wen doesn't think he has told a very funny joke. Why does the young master laugh like this?

Seeing Fu Wen looking over with confusion, Qin Shen cleared his throat.

He didn't say whether to throw it away or keep it, and waved to Fu Wen.

"You go down first."

Fu Wen:?

All the confusing things about the young man are related to the girl.

This was the conclusion Fu Wen had come to before, but this was Yanzhou, not Qingzhou, and the girl didn't even show up.

Fu Wen came out of the tent in confusion, and Qin Shen walked to the desk. He picked up the chipped pen and wrote a word.

Unfortunately, this word is the one that Qin Tian wrote about "ugly" before.

But this brush is extremely impressive, and even after writing to the end, there are no upturned strokes like a mustache.

Qin Shen laughed more and more.

I really don’t know how she wrote it

Thinking of the person he hadn't seen for several days, Qin Shen's mood rose silently as he returned to Qingzhou.

After not going back for so many days, she probably only knew about Su Zhengjun from the academy. With her intelligence, she could probably relate it to something, but she wasn't so sure.

And he deliberately didn't let anyone deliver the news to her, fearing that the rapidly changing battlefield situation would scare the timid rabbit.

Will she be unhappy?

But he would go back tomorrow, and he would just tell her whatever she wanted to know.

Thinking of her possibly bulging cheeks, Qin Shen's mood became more and more lighthearted.

When Zhang Shouyuan raised the curtain and came in, he happened to see Qin Shen's expression.

He educated him in a Taoist temple in the mountains for many years. When he was young, Qin Shen often had such a relaxed smile, but it gradually disappeared.

Zhang Shouyuan shook his head and frowned.

On the other side, Qin Shen also saw him and was a little surprised.

"Why is Master here?"

Zhang Shouyuan looked at him and walked forward, "What does Si Jin want to do to please you?"

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Qin Shen's face instantly faded.

"Nothing." He didn't want to say more.

He gathered up the brittle pen and other objects on the desk.

He refused to say anything. Zhang Shouyuan was silent for a while and then didn't ask again. He just saw him packing his things and said.

"Are you going back to Qingzhou?"

Qin Shen nodded and told Zhang Shouyuan the itinerary discussed with Sun Wenjing.

"Master, do you want to go back with us?"

However, Zhang Shouyuan shook his head.

"I came to Yanzhou to suppress the Zhengjun army on this trip, and I will not go back." He said and looked at Qin Shen.

"Si Jin should stay, the business is business here."

Qin Shen was startled.

"There are still people watching me in Qingzhou. I have been out for a long time."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Shouyuan interrupted him.

"Master Qin will definitely be able to properly handle such trivial matters as surveillance. Now that Su Zheng's army is raising the flag to start an uprising and dare to be the first in the world, the emperor will definitely not let it go. He is afraid that he will suppress it ruthlessly, and everyone everywhere is looking at Su Zheng.

Zheng army, if Su Zheng army can be brave and strong, the voice of rebellion from all over the country will be like a surging wave. Si Jin is the one who really leads Su Zheng army, how can he leave?"

Zhang Shouyuan spoke righteously, but Qin Shen fell silent.

Zhang Shouyuan did not ask him to express his position immediately, but looked at the brush he was holding in his hand when he smiled broadly.
To be continued...