Ma Bin, the deputy envoy of the Imperial City Division, and He Chao, the deputy commander of the guards of the Liang Palace, were also rescued from the lake, and what happened on that ship became known to everyone. Everyone was dumbfounded. It doesn't matter how many ships of grain are burned, it's a big deal to ship a few more ships to make up for it. Food is not a precious thing. But the robbery of the two generous gifts for the Queen Mother's birthday is by no means a trivial matter.

These two birthday gifts have been reported to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is waiting for the ship to arrive, and the two treasures that the Emperor and the Liang Wangye brothers have found with great effort and financial resources in order to do their filial piety, but now they have been robbed. This is simply a big joke in the world, once this matter reaches the capital, the saint will be furious, and many people are about to roll with the head.

The news was delivered to Hangzhou City by Pegasus on the morning of the same day, and the first to receive the news was naturally Liang Wang Guo Bing. Just when Lin Jue entered the palace with Jing guilty, the news of the robbery of the birthday gift was also sent to Guo Bing. Guo Bing didn't have the heart to deal with Lin Jue's matter, the robbery of the birthday gift was big enough to affect his status and safety, how could he still care about Lin Jue's trivial matter.

The reason why Guo Bing spent a lot of money to find a heavy treasure for the 70th birthday of the Queen Mother was naturally to win the favor of the Queen Mother. Everyone knows that the most filial person in the Holy World today is the Queen Mother, as long as she pleases the Queen Mother, she has nothing to worry about as a vassal king far away in Hangzhou. Of course, Guo Bing's purpose is not limited to this. This time, he found the priceless red coral tree for his imperial brother and offered it in the name of the imperial brother, in order to strengthen the relationship between the saint and himself.

Guo Bing knew that he was in Hangzhou, and he didn't know how many people were blowing the wind in his ears every day, and if he didn't pay attention to it, he would give someone a handle. And to solve this problem, the only way to solve this problem is to make the relationship between yourself and the Holy One closer and more harmonious, so that those who blow the wind can't blow into the rumors. Then you need to take the initiative to work harder, and this time is an excellent opportunity for yourself, because of this matter, the royal brother wrote a letter to praise himself for doing a good job.

However, now the gift has been robbed. Guo Bing could imagine that when he heard the news, it was the Queen Mother's disappointment and the anger of the Holy Lord. The Queen Mother is not happy, and the Holy Lord is not happy. The saint is not happy, and many people involved in this matter will be finished. That includes yourself. Although he may not be angry because of this matter, the saint must look at him coldly from now on, which Guo Bing never wants to see. As the younger brother of the Holy Lord, the only person who can threaten the Holy Emperor's throne today, what Guo Bing is most afraid of is being suspected and neglected, and what he is most afraid of is that he will not even have the opportunity to remedy and explain.

While Lin Jue was sleeping in the hay hut, the entire Liang Wangfu and even the entire Hangzhou City had already shaken violently. Ordinary people may not feel anything, but the officials of the important yamen of the entire Liangzhejiang Road, the yamen of the prefect of Hangzhou, the yamen of the command of the Ninghai Navy in Hangzhou, and other important departments are all mournful and deeply worried. They also put down their affairs as soon as possible and rushed to King Liang's mansion.

Of course, this also includes Lin Boyong, the head of the Lin family, who was hit like a thunderbolt from the sky. When he got the news, Lin Boyong turned his back on the spot. The family plucked people and poured boiling water into them before they woke him up. After that, Lin Boyong rushed to the Liang Wangfu without stopping.

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The atmosphere in the middle hall of King Liang's mansion was tense and almost frozen. Guo Bing, the king of Liang, walked around the room like a trapped beast, constantly roaring and cursing in his mouth. There were more than a dozen officials standing high and low in the room, and these were the most important officials in the Hangzhou Mansion on Liangzhejiang Road. Among them are Lu Daren, the transfer envoy of the two Zhejiang roads, Yan Zhengsu, the prefect of Hangzhou, Zhang Yi, the general judge of Hangzhou, Song Yanping, the commander of the Ning Navy, Wang Kai, the deputy commander of the Ning Navy, and Wang Kai, the commander of the navy, etc., of course, Lin Boyong, who stood at the end of the face like ashes.

"It's a big joke. Lang Lang is in the world of the Great Zhou, in broad daylight, there are such bold bandits who openly rob Cao Yun and the imperial ship? Is this worth it? Is all the waste I raised in the Great Zhou Dynasty? A bunch of wine bags and rice bags? Just watched the ship be hijacked. Hehe, this king is really convinced, is this still my big Zhou world? Or is it the panicked Heavenly Empire where all nations come to the dynasty to shock the four empires? It's incredible, it's incredible! Guo Bing waved his hands angrily while pacing quickly, and roared loudly.

All the officials were silent, and no one dared to intervene at this time, because their mood was actually the same as that of the prince, both shocked and angry.

"The prince is angry, this is not the time to be angry, it is time to hurry up and find a way." Someone said in a deep voice.

Guo Bing's anger suddenly had an outlet, and he shouted angrily at the person who opened his mouth: "It's easy to say, what can you tell me?" Well? Tell me about it. ”

The person who opened his mouth was Yan Zhengsu, the prefect of Hangzhou, and as the chief official of Hangzhou, he has never been a person who shirks responsibility. On this occasion, it should have been the command to make Lord Lu speak first, but Lord Lu obviously had no idea, so Yan Zhengsu decided to speak.

"Lord Wang, of course there is no specific plan yet. However, the lower officials believe that we should calm down and discuss countermeasures, rather than anger in vain. Yan Zhengsu's expression was firm, and he said in a deep voice.

Guo Bing opened his mouth, looked at the solemn and solemn face, and finally sighed and sat down on the chair and said, "Okay, you guys, what should I do?" None of us can run away from this matter. The transshipment envoy, the Hangzhou prefect general judgment, the Cao Yun Division, and the Lin family shipping line, one is counted as one. The holy decree is down, including this king and me, and the big guys are finished together. ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces turned even more pale.

Yan Zhengsu frowned and said, "Lord Wang, the Queen Mother's birthday is at the end of November, right?" If the lower official remembers correctly, it should be November 29. In other words, from now on, there are still more than two months to the Queen Mother's birthday. If you can get the congratulatory gift back within a month, you should still be able to present it in time for the Queen Mother's birthday. So the time is still there. ”

Guo Bing glared and said: "You said it easily, the person who grabbed the thing doesn't know who it is, where to get it back?" ”

Yan Zhengsu frowned and said, "It's not difficult for people who rob things to know. Just now, I had a private exchange with Commander Song and Deputy Commander Wang. The three of us basically settled on the identity of the person doing it. ”

"Oh?" Everyone's eyes, including Guo Bing, lit up, as if they had grasped a life-saving straw.

"Tell this king in detail, who has such courage." Guo Bing shouted.

Yan Zhengsu glanced at Song Yanping. Song Yanping, who was capable and had a black beard and sparkling eyes, understood that he had to report this matter himself, so he stepped forward and bowed.

"Lord Qiqi, Xia Guan and Deputy Envoy Yan analyzed this matter privately, and Xia Guan and the other three basically reached an agreement. Judging by the number of people on the other side and the means of doing things. This is not something that ordinary robbers would dare to do. The group of two or three hundred men and dozens of boats launched a surprise attack, which was obviously an organized and premeditated operation. It was no ordinary robber who could use so many men to launch such a well-thought-out attack. ”

Guo Bing frowned and was silent, and Guo Kun, the little prince standing on the side, asked, "Lord Song, then who did it?" ”

Song Yanping said in a deep voice: "The location of this launch is in the bay of Baoying Lake, where the terrain is very suitable for ambushes, because there are large reeds swinging outside the bay, which can hide many people. As we all know, Baoying Lake is connected to Baima Lake, and Baima Lake is connected to Hongze Lake, the largest lake in the Jianghuai region, through Qingzhou Stream. Neither Baoying Lake nor Baima Lake has such a large number of bandits, so we can conclude that the robbers must be the bandits entrenched in Hongze Lake. That group of bandits has been entrenched on Guishan Island in the southwest of Hongze Lake for nearly 20 years, and there have been few such big actions in recent years, but they are the only ones who can do such a big thing. ”

"You mean...... Officers and soldiers have encircled and suppressed the bandits entrenched on Guishan Island who have not been exterminated several times? The gang whose gang is named Gao Yuankui? Guo Kun frowned and asked.

"Little Wang Ye Mingjian, it is a gang of bandits led by this person, who has been entrenched on Guishan Island for many years, and it is a cancer in the land of Lianghuai." Song Yanping said in a deep voice.

Guo Bing frowned and looked at Guo Kun and said, "How do I know about this bandit, and how do I know the name of the bandit?" ”

Guo Kun hurriedly said: "Father doesn't know, didn't Lord Zhao, the commander of the Weisheng Army in Chuzhou, come to Hangzhou to visit his father last year?" The son chatted with him about the military affairs in Chuzhou and talked about this bandit. In the past few years, the imperial court crusaded every year, but because of the dangerous terrain where the bandits were entrenched, surrounded by water, and the steep fortifications of Guishan Island, they lost their troops and failed to make contributions. Among them, he talked about this bandit leader surnamed Gao. It is said that this person turned out to be the champion of martial arts in the imperial court, and his martial arts were very strong. ”

"What the little prince said is very true, this Gao Yuankui is the martial champion of Jingtai in the twelfth year. Ben was a general in the capital army, but later fled with his life, and he was entangled in the grass on Guishan Island. Gao Yanping added.

Guo Bing suddenly realized that he had never cared about these things, and even if he heard them, he would not take them to heart, so he seemed to be unheard.

"But General Song, as far as I know, that Gao Yuankui died last year, and now that bandit den has no leader, how can he dare to come out and make such a big deal, even the Cao Transport Fleet heavily protected by the Ning Navy dares to rob?" Guo Kun frowned and asked.

Song Yanping and Wang Kai's faces were both red, this time Ning Haijun lost a big face, under the protection of thousands of people, he actually let the bandits take advantage of the loophole, which is simply a great shame.

"Little prince, this question cannot be answered by my humble duties. Gao Yuankui is dead, and there must be a successor. However, what the little prince said is very true, they dare to come out and rob the grain protected by heavy soldiers, and there must be something strange in this. Judging from the experience of dealing with these bandits, lake bandits, and sea bandits, this incident is absolutely unusual. There is a guess about the lowly and courageous, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not. Song Yanping said in a deep voice.

Guo Bing shouted: "It's all this time, what else can't be said?" ”

Gao Yanping said yes, and said in a deep voice: "After discussing with Lord Yan, they both believe that the bandits should have a report on this incident. Someone in the fleet told them the news, so they knew that the fleet would anchor in Baoying Lake and Lake to replenish, and their target was the big ship loaded with gifts, which was enough to show that they had come prepared. ”

As soon as these words came out, Guo Bing's face changed greatly, and he nodded in a deep voice: "What you said is very reasonable. It would have been nothing if they had robbed a few ships of food, but they had robbed the ship that was loaded with a birthday gift, which was obviously premeditated. Not many people know about this birthday ceremony in Beijing. In addition to this king, it is the Ning Navy soldiers and horses that you are responsible for protecting. ”

"Father, you forgot, there is also the Lin family. They are more detailed than many people know. Guo Kun said coldly.

"Exactly, and the Lin family." Guo Bing's sharp eyes shot at Lin Boyong in the corner.