amaotonovel Chapter 356 Where did the silver go?
Chapter 356 Where did the silver go?
Chen Ping'an had been to Qingzhou before, but that time he came by car.
Looking at the blue figure in front of him moving quickly on the official road like a blue lightning, Chen Changan couldn't help but admire him.
After running for more than two hours, the difference between the war horses became apparent.
The war horses of the Chu State were indeed not as good as the Arabian horses. They would stop running if they were not running for a long time.
"Miss Yan, please slow down a bit. Let's talk while we walk."
Chen Changan rode his horse to catch up with Yan Qing and laughed.
"Why, you don't mind me being a woman anymore?"
Yan Qing was obviously unhappy, thinking that Chen Changan looked down on her.
"How dare I!"
Chen Changan turned around and pointed in the direction of Baidi City: "It's been so long since you left Baidi, you can't go back even if I want you to. Walk slowly and take a rest in front."
Yan Qing could only slow down the horse and ride side by side with Chen Pingan.
After walking for about an hour, the three of them came to rest in a forest, and Lao Ma went to catch some pheasants and rabbits as a snack.
Chen Changan handed Yan Qing a chicken leg: "Miss Yan, eat it. It will be easier to get going when you are full."
Yan Qing rolled her eyes at him calmly: "Why does this sound so awkward to me?"
Chen Changan shook his head and chuckled: "You women just think too much, but I'm very curious, how did you know my plan?"
"Is this difficult?" Yan Qing shook his head.
"All your properties are in Chu. Even if you really want to rebel, you must move your properties out of Chu first. How can you stay there to accompany the emperor?"
"You and the Emperor teamed up to do this, and your real target is Prince Jing'an."
"Do you think it's possible to succeed?" Chen Changan asked instead of answering yes or no.
"It's hard."
Yan Qing shook her head and said, "You don't know Prince Jing'an. Like Prince Huainan, he also came from a humble background and has an instinctive sense of danger."
"Plus, everything is too coincidental, so he may not be fooled."
Chen Changan didn't say anything, but just ate the pheasant silently.
Even if Prince Jing'an would not be fooled, facing the temptation of the emptiness in the city, could he not take the risk?
But he didn't say this to Yan Qing.
The three of them rested for about an hour. Taking advantage of the rising sun, Chen Changan did not hesitate too much and took the two of them to continue their journey.
We traveled day and night, wasting five or six days before finally arriving at Blue Moon Lake again.
"Master Chen, that is the camping tent where the three thousand soldiers are camping."
Yue Shan arrived at Blue Moon Lake first and introduced the situation to Chen Changan.
"According to local villagers, the soldiers strictly followed military orders and deployed guards around the area, and they found absolutely nothing unusual."
"When the next day dawned, all the soldiers were either standing or lying down, without making any movement. They came over bravely to urge them, but the soldiers fell down as soon as they were touched."
Yue Shan gritted his teeth and said, "The villagers were very surprised. They thought that the ghosts and gods took away the souls of the soldiers, otherwise it would be impossible for them all to die overnight. Therefore, the people worshipped along the river."
Following Yue Shan's finger, there were indeed many people from Qingzhou kneeling there, muttering something.
Chen Changan just shook his head. The people of Da Chu were ignorant. When they encountered such difficult to explain things, they put their hopes on ghosts and gods.
"General Yue, is there a military doctor with you? Has he been poisoned?"
Yan Qing shook his head to express his disbelief and asked seriously.
"The military doctor has come, but after checking, they found that the deceased had no other symptoms."
"The strangest thing is that after the military doctors examined their bodies, they returned with high fevers that wouldn't go away, which made the people suspect that it was revenge from ghosts and gods."
Chen Changan frowned tightly and thought hard in his mind.
Yan Qing concentrated and said, "Could it be that the military doctors had discussed this beforehand, or that someone had bribed them?"
"It's unlikely." Chen Changan shook his head.
"There is one military doctor for every 100-man team. Bribing them is impossible. And can you guarantee that the military doctor won't betray you?"
"Excluding the idea of ghosts and gods, there is only one outcome to this matter."
Yue Shan's eyes lit up, and Yan Qing was also waiting for Chen Changan's words.
"It's poison." Chen Changan uttered two words, and then explained: "Or it's a disease, a disease that the Sakurajima people have just cultivated, and there is no specific medicine yet. Our doctor has not discovered it yet."
Yue Shan pondered and said nothing, but Yan Qing spoke seriously.
"I'm afraid you can't make that claim."
"Although you know that the loss of the silver is related to the Sakurajima people, our Great Chu's medical skills are ahead of other countries. Even if there is such a virus, how could our doctors not know about it?"
"Besides, this poison can kill three thousand soldiers, and those military doctors are just treating the high fever?"
Chen Changan is not a doctor, so naturally he cannot explain it to Yan Qing.
But he had encountered this kind of thing in his previous life. Although he didn't know what kind of virus it was, Chen Changan knew how to solve it.
This was paid for with the lives of almost all the people in Qingzhou.
Chen Changan could only give an order in a deep voice: "Brother Yue, pass the order down. All soldiers who have had contact with the dead sergeant will be placed in quarantine."
"Soldiers who have not arrived here should not move forward, and stay where they are."
Chen Changan glanced at Yue Shan, and Yue Shan immediately understood what he meant.
"Order all the people in Qingzhou City not to come out. All young men who do not have a fever should take off their clothes with our soldiers and go down to the lake to catch golden-tailed carp."
"To stimulate the people's motivation, you do this..."
Chen Changan whispered something to Yue Shan, who was confused after hearing it.
"Mr. Chen, we are here to look for silver. Will this take up a lot of time?"
Chen Changan sighed: "What are we going to do with the silver?"
"Of course, to fight against the barbarians."
"What is the purpose of fighting against the barbarians?"
“To protect the country and the people.”
"That's it." Chen Changan spread out his palms. "I am also protecting the people. The only difference is that the method I use is not war. The emperor will forgive me."
"Stop talking, just follow my orders and go find it immediately."
Yue Shan did not dare to disobey Chen Changan's order and turned away.
Chen Changan followed him into the tent. Yan Qing looked at him in confusion: "Changan, can you explain to me what the purpose of catching golden-tailed carp is?"
"Also, although what you said makes sense, will the emperor really forgive you?"
"I don't know, it's all lies."
Chen Changan laughed: "Our whereabouts have been monitored these days. If we don't come up with a way to confuse the spies following us, how can we accomplish anything?"
Yan Qing was surprised and stared at Chen Changan blankly.
Chen Changan inspected the camp and found that millions of taels of silver had disappeared without even a trace left. Was it really done by ghosts and gods?
He looked at the lake and fell into deep thought.