After the two exchanged the information they had obtained, they both sighed. Unexpectedly, there were such bold and reckless people in Daliang City, who openly hijacked the envoys of Han in broad daylight outside the royal city, causing the Wei Dynasty to lose face.

Mang Mao said: "The matter is urgent. Please know that someone will send someone to catch the thief!"

Wei Qi said: "Why did the general say this? These are not just a few thieves, but hundreds of people who wounded the guard and robbed the envoy. How can anyone do it? Even if it can be done, how can we get out of the city? I really hope that the general will send troops to go around.

If the patrol is too late, we may only find his body!"

Mang Mao said: "The Qin troops are approaching the city. Nearly half of the soldiers in the city are on the city. There are less than 30,000 soldiers in the city. It is not enough to defend the city. How can he be used as a guard? The military envoys are sent out to scout out. If they find anything, they should report back.

.However, you must not let the military envoys only look for envoys. If the Qin people are missed, the harm will be more serious."

Wei Qi said: "In the general's opinion, who is a thief?"

Mang Mao said: "There is no solution. I have collected all the injured Ximen guards. When they recover a little, I will go to the department for interrogation and we will get the details."

Wei Qi planned to leak a little bit, but hid the source of the information: "The guard at Daliang Gate said that one of the thieves looks like one of the young master's disciples..."

Mang Mao trembled all over and said in shock: "Is this true? Are you a member of Lord Xinling's family?"

Wei Qidao: "That's right. What he said is true, but I can't tell the truth from it, but I can tell the general what he said."

Mang Mao said: "If this is true, I hope Mr. Wei will save me!"

Wei Qi said: "Why did the general say this?"

Mang Mao said: "Young Master Xinling, below one person and above ten thousand people, I am the master. Although I am a general and a minister, the master has orders, but he sends a son holding a half-foot-long slip to show me that I

How dare you not obey? If you treat me as a thief, you are not treating me as a minister. I should resign to avoid the disaster."

Wei Qi said: "General, what are you talking about? What are you talking about? The king of Wei trusts the general and entrusts the whole country to the general. If the general loses his trust due to a small reason, wouldn't it make the world laugh! It's really a general who refuses to take it."

Mang Mao said: "I have a beginning and an end, but I am jealous of the nobles. How can I live?... My mind is in chaos. I hope Prime Minister Wei will teach me!"

Wei Qidao said: "In my opinion, the general sends more military envoys to patrol around to get his feelings. If the envoy is robbed by Lord Xinling's family, Dr. Jia will not be harmed. But he can patrol thirty miles away with fast riding.

, must get the details.”

Mang Mao thought for a while and said: "The Prime Minister of Wei is indeed very wise. The one who robs the doctor is Lord Xinling; the one who wants to see the doctor is also Lord Xinling. If you go straight along the road to Lord Xinling's camp, you will be able to get the details.

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Wei Qi clapped his knees and shouted: "Great kindness!"

Mang Mao immediately took a talisman from the table in front of the screen and shouted: "Xuan Mang Shen comes to the hall!"

When the family members waiting outside the hall heard the word "Xuan", they were afraid that they heard it wrongly, so they replied at the foot of the steps: "I am in love with you."

Mang Mao said: "Xuan!"

Only then did the family members confirm that what they just heard was indeed the word "Xuan", and they quickly shouted: "Master Xuan Mangshen is coming to the court!" This voice alarmed the whole family, and all the family members who heard it were stunned for a moment, and then they also

He shouted loudly: "Master Xuan Mangshen comes to the court!" The message reached the back house, and Mang Shen was startled. He heard it so clearly that he quickly shouted back: "Fengxuan!" The family members who heard it shouted loudly:

Passed to the front.

There are five adult sons of the Mang family. The eldest son Mang Yin was originally in charge of the army outside the city, but there has been no news since Chen Liu brought back several carts of grain. The second son Mang Hai and the third son Mang Chen have both left the city with Mr. Liang Wei and stayed at home.

The only ones left were the fourth son Mang Wei and Mang Shen who had just returned home, and Mang Shen was still nominally the military envoy of Lord Xinling. When their father was patrolling the city, they naturally followed behind him, and they all saw the situation inside the west gate.

But I couldn't see anything; I couldn't find any witnesses who were present at the time, so I was just nervous but had no solution. When my father was discussing with the guests, they were waiting in the lower positions. Although they didn't speak, all the gentlemen's words were still heard.

Here, especially the suspicion was that it was done by a retainer of Lord Xinling, which made Mang Shen, who had a certain understanding of Lord Xinling, deeply convinced.

When Wei Qi, the Prime Minister of Wei, arrived at the house, the brothers returned to the back house and huddled in Mang Chen's room, murmuring some of their own opinions. Undoubtedly, the attack on Xu Jia's mission made the brothers very uneasy. But they didn't have any special opinions.

, they could only worry and chat with each other to relieve their worries. Suddenly, Mang Shen was surprised when he heard a loud announcement in the house that he was going to court. Mang Chen was a little older and had some knowledge, so he quickly pushed Mang Shen and said: "Feng Xuan.

"Mang Shen replied almost subconsciously: "Fengxuan!"

After the brothers returned home, they immediately participated in the meeting with the diners. When they returned to the back house, Mang Shen did not return to his room, so he only took off his leather armor and did not change into his regular clothes. When he heard an announcement, he was in

With the help of Mang Wei, he put on his armor and went around to the front steps of the hall to report loudly: "Mang Shen takes orders!"

Mang Mao said: "Go to the court to receive the order!"

Mang Shen climbed up the stairs and saw Mang Mao standing in front of the hall holding a festival talisman, with Wei Qi, the Prime Minister of Wei, standing behind him. Mang Mao looked serious and said: "Zhongdafu Xu Jia was attacked. The thief has gone out of the west gate and headed west.

Go. Now I order you to lead an army of five men and ride a sentinel to explore fifty miles to the west. If you see the enemy, you will report back!"

Mang Shen took the festival talisman and saluted: "Here!" He turned around and went down to the hall. When he returned to the back house, he saw Mang Wei explaining the situation. Mang Wei quickly went to the west courtyard and ordered six horses to be prepared. Mang Shen went to the front wing and started the invitation.

Five gentlemen helped. Mr. Che You wanted to go, but Mang Shen refused, saying that his father would ask for advice sooner or later, and Mr. Che did not need to drive such a small matter. Mr. Che You then ordered five people to discuss the route, key points, and equipment of the patrol.

In order, everyone with their bows and arrows followed Mang Shen to the west courtyard, led the prepared horses, and went out of the inner gate. They mounted the horses and held the joints in their hands, shouting, "The army is leaving the west gate!" Six people, one voice, continued.

Go to the west gate.

The Ximen City Army heard the call early, raised the Thousand Jin Gate, opened the city gate, and the six people passed by at once. When the city gate closed, the six people could only see smoke and no one.

Everyone in the city judged that it was most likely that Xu Jia was robbed by Lord Xinling's retainers. Although the purpose was unknown, there should be no malicious intent. Therefore, everyone discussed that if they encountered him, they would be able to comfort him and not capture him like a thief.

What's more, they knocked out ten guards and five military envoys in an instant, and they were all retainers. Even if they wanted to arrest them, they wouldn't be able to do so.

After leaving the city, the six cavalrymen were divided into three groups, one for the front and one for the two wings, and each looked at the key points. Since they were looking for clues, they naturally didn't run away, but just walked forward. At this speed, you can see the gate when you reach it.

Turn back at the middle point, and it will be about dusk.

The clues to follow were not complicated. It was wartime, and almost no one was walking on the road. The ruts left by the carts and the footprints of pedestrians were very clear. They only had to follow the tracks.

Since stirrups had not been invented at that time, due to the limitations of riding technology, and raising horses was time-consuming and expensive, there were even fewer people who could ride horses than those who could drive. The main reason why these five people were selected was that they could all ride horses, although in

The Mang Mansion is also treated as a retainer, but the status is not very high. Being able to go on a business trip with the Major General this time is somewhat of an opportunity. Whether consciously or unconsciously, I want to show off. Everyone looks far away, hoping to be the first to discover new things.

clue.

The end of the road is the Liangxi Station where Zheng Anping served. All the traces continue to this point without interruption. Going further is the road out of the wilderness. It is far less convenient to distinguish the traces of this group of people on the right road.

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A guest suggested: "Would you like to take a short break at the Yongwang Posthouse?"

Another responded: "Yes, yes. The young master is a military envoy, and it is natural for him to enter the post house."

Liangxiyi is thirty miles away from Daliang, which is exactly the distance of one house. According to common sense, they should stop for a while. Although these six people were riding horses, their riding skills at the time were not much easier than walking. In addition, they were walking slowly. At this time,

It was already noon. The warm sun was shining overhead, making people feel itchy all over. Mang Shen thought that since the group of thieves had also been traveling all the way, they should take a rest at this point. So he said: "That's very good, gentlemen, please come."

"Wherever the disciples are willing, Mang Shen must be allowed to go in front.

This group of people dismounted their horses, left the road, and headed straight for the post house. On the small field in front of the door, the tracks were messy, but judging from the depth, they were left a few days ago. It should have been after Xinling Jun and his party left.

, no one has come near this place anymore. This is easy to understand: all the strong men have been drafted, and the women, children, old and weak at home probably do not dare to stray too far from home; the Niguan next to it cannot be opened during the war, so it is closed to all guests.

Naturally, no one can come to the inn that is isolated in the wilderness. The door of the inn is closed, but not locked. Naturally, Mang Shen knows that there is no one inside under normal circumstances, but he still knocks on the door out of habit, but there is no response; after listening carefully,

There was no sound inside the door, so he pushed it open.

There was no one in the courtyard, which strengthened Mang Shen's judgment: the group of thieves, or Lord Xinling's retainers, did not enter the post house, but left directly. Mang Shen tied the horse to the horse post in front of the door.

He went up and turned around and said, "The thief has not entered the building yet. We took a moment to rest and then walked along the main road to the prison."

The five people nodded in understanding and found a place to tie their horses. They followed Mang Shen into the post house and closed the door. The six people went into the hall together and confirmed that there was no one in the house. Then they went to the backyard on their own and committed suicide.

He took ten liters of millet and some firewood to light the fire and cook it. Mang Shen saw that all the guests were accustomed to it, and he knew that it was the same with Mang Mao when he went out many times, so he didn't mind it, so he had to follow their wishes and have a meal.

—If it’s late, just hurry up and you’ll be able to get back. A guest took a jar and went out to fetch water, and suddenly screamed. Mang Shen waited for a start and rushed out. When he saw the guest’s face,

He said in horror: "Horses... horses..." Everyone rushed out and found that all the horses that were tied here had disappeared. Mang Shen was like a thunderbolt. Logically speaking, he should be able to hear what happened at the door. It was so quiet inside.

The six horses that were taken away silently must be horse breeders, no, horse thieves. Of course Mang Shen would not believe that he was unlucky enough to meet these horse thieves. The other party must have been ambushing them, and

I know nothing myself.
Chapter completed!