"Dead?"

Ren Hong suddenly woke up: "Who was killed?"

It wouldn't be his luck to death.

Chen Pengzu was still vague: "Dunhuang County sent a ruling Shi to see the body and interrogate the assistants and shus in the beacon, but he still couldn't find out. Maybe he had encountered a barbarian or a dead thief who fled across the border. Anyway, he died miserably, and his clothes, swords and bows were taken away."

"So, although it was decided that it was a 'thief killing' in the end, it has not been found out who did it."

Chen Pengzu disagreed: "There are no similar cases every year, and there are eight of them on the beacon towers along the border. I want me to say that it would be fine if the fire chief dies, and he is just buying a seat for you."

Chen Pengzu sent Ren Hong to the post today to complete the task, of course, it was not up to him. But Ren Hong was different. He had already taken this headless murder case in his heart. After all, he didn't want to follow in the footsteps.

So Ren Hong asked Chen Pengzu carefully what he knew, including the content of the book after Lingshi's autopsy. The more he listened to it, the more he felt strange...

As they approached, they could see Polusui clearly: on a wind-eroded platform, a tall beacon stands here, it is made of adobe blocks, red willows, and sedge grass. It is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, which is as high as four meters, which is more than eight meters. A figure can be seen vaguely above, and they are also found at this time and are shouting loudly.

There is a small yard on the east side of the beacon tower, which is where the Shuzhu lived. When Ren Hong and his friends arrived at the platform, four people had already walked out and looked at them vigilantly.

The leader was a middle-aged slut with a long beard. The three people beside him were all wearing armor and holding weapons: there was a tall man, a hunchbacked old man, and a thin young man. Although the man who always guarded the beacon tower could not see his appearance clearly, he held a hard bow and stood on the edge alertly. If someone with bad intentions came, he would probably be shot at any time.

"Chen Weishi is safe!"

After the two approached, the leading middle-aged clerk recognized Chen Pengzu, then relaxed his vigilance and came to see him.

"This is Song Wan, the assistant to Polu Sui. He is an old man from Suizhong. He met me when he went to Bu Guang to take charge of the official business."

Chen Pengzu casually introduced, and pointed at Ren Hongdao: "This is the new chief of Sui, Ren Hong!"

"New Shue Chang?"

The people of Polu Sui looked at Song Wan. Ren Hong was wearing a fine linen robe with long silk, and now he confirmed his identity. Song Wan's original smile face suddenly collapsed, but he still reluctantly bowed to Ren Hong: "The subordinate officials have met Chang Shui."

Ren Hong saw it, knew it clearly, and said politely: "Ren Hong is young and has just arrived. I hope Song assists will give more guidance."

He looked at the other people: "What do you call these people?"

Song Wansui pointed at him one by one, first of all, the hunchbacked old man:

"Qian Lutuo, a native of Dunhuang County, is 49 years old, the oldest among the Shuitu. He is usually responsible for making meals and raising soldiers."

Qian Lutuo smiled and greeted him, looked at Ren Hong's dress with small eyes, and finally stopped behind him with a tall head and big horse.

Then there was the thin young man: "Suizun Yin Youqing, a native of Dunhuang County, was 23 years old. He served in the first time and was the youngest among the people in Shu. He could sew clothes."

Yin Youqing is probably the lowest-ranking person in Suili and is a little submissive.

When it was the tall man's turn, Ren Hong heard a familiar name: "Lu Guangsu, a native of Xixiang, Xiaogu County, is twenty-five, good at enlisting five soldiers."

Ren Hong stopped and smiled and said, "Lu Guangsu, your brother Lu Duoshu is doing things in Xuanquanji, and asked me to bring a winter coat over."

Although Lu Guangsu and Lu Duoshu are brothers, they are tall and the other are short. The only similar one is their flat nose and raised forehead.

"I heard this familiar name, it was indeed Ren Jun from Xuan Quanzhi!"

Lu Guangsu had just pursed his lips, and he was smiling: "Last month after I got home, my brother mentioned Ren Jun to me, saying that I would be cared for by you, eat well and drink well. Even the letters sent from the past were written by Ren Jun for help."

Ren Hongdao: "I wrote a few days ago. I heard that my ex-Chief Sui died unfortunately. Can someone please read your faith?"

"Zhang Qianren, who is responsible for raising dogs in Shuizhong, helped me read it." As Lu Guangsu spoke, Song Wan's expression became worse.

Ren Hong understood that this Song assistant official was probably illiterate, so he needed to do it for others. No wonder Chen Pengzu had to come with him, otherwise the documents he had to go to the office would not be handed over and verified.

He raised his head again, pointed at the man standing guard on the shui and said, "What about you? What about you?"

The man who guarded Sui had a round cake face and thin eyes, and had a bit of an alien appearance. His hair was not tied with a bun, but braided hair, which made Ren Hong a little wary.

Qian Lutuo, who had a hunchback, was very attentive and called out: "Zhao Hu'er, come down and pay homage to Ren Shui."

Zhao Huer on the Shui said in a muffled voice: "Old Shui said that someone must be left to watch on the wall."

Qian Lutu scolded him and said, "Old Zhao Shuai happened more than ten years ago. Now I have to listen to Xin Shuai!"

Zhao Hu'er was indifferent, and Lu Guangsu explained:

"That was more than ten years ago. Zhao Hu'er was Hu's father and mother. He escaped from the Huns and was picked up by Lao Shuchang and adopted him. Later, Lao Shuchang died, and Zhao Hu'er stayed at Polusui. He was the longest person among Sui. He was good at bowing skills and could track footprints... Renjun, I will go up and pull him down now."

In just a while, Lu Guangsu had already regarded himself as the number one horseman under Ren Hong.

Ren Hong stopped him: "Zhao Hu'er is right. Someone must be waiting for you at any time. I brought some food and drinks to Er Sanzi. It will not be too late to meet again after eating at night."

When everyone heard that there was food, wine and drink, they were all overjoyed, but Song Wan silently said.

Chen Pengzu asked at this time: "Why are there only five people? There should be nine people in full."

"There are two people going out to inspect Tiantian and not returning, and there are two more people..." Lu Guangsu glanced at Song Wan: "Go to the Dunhuang County Government to do business."

"That's right." Ren Hong did not interrogate carefully. Although he was a new official, he was not polite and immediately ordered.

"Lu Guangsu, Qian Lue, I have no choice but to drive me, my horse and my rented donkey cart to the stable."

"Yin Youqing." Ren Hong called out to the young man again: "Take Chen Weishi to drink water and rest."

"Song Shun, please take me around in the fire?"

"No." Song Wan led the way and introduced Ren Hong and Chen Pengzu into the dock.

Qian Lutuo, who was holding the horse, looked at Ren Hong's radish, wanted to reach out to touch it, but was almost bitten, and quickly retracted, marveling: "The tall horse is worth at least 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. Ren Hong can buy a horse, and then he is so young that he became a Shuchang. Guangsu, is he a child of the Hao family?"

Lu Guangsu deliberately kept the mystery for Ren Hong: "I only heard from my brother that this Ren Jun, although he is an official, is extremely caring about the soldiers and is especially good at making food. Just wait, our good days may be coming!"

...

Although it is also called a dock, the dock of the dock of Polusui is only about one-fifth of the size of a hanging spring, ten meters square, which is equivalent to a small courtyard. It is connected to the beacon tower, and it has a tower, which is next to the platform. It is a wooden board to form a lifting and lowering class, which leads directly to the fire.

There are eight rooms in the dock, two in the east wall are kitchens and granaries. Ren Hong went in and took a look. The granaries were full of grain. Song Wan said that he would go to Bu Guang once a month to transport grain. Although there was a stove, a cauldron and a steamer in the kitchen, it was much simpler than the hanging spring.

The two rooms in the western wall are places where firewood is accumulated and armored soldiers are placed. The torch is not only needed for cooking on weekdays, but also for beacon warnings. It is necessary to ensure sufficient amount. In the small house where armored soldiers are hidden, there are a full set of leather armor for ten people, as well as weapons such as spears, spears, crossbows, etc. Although the garrison soldiers bring their own clothes, armored soldiers must be distributed by the waiter, and Ren Hong's armor has just been brought.

Each of these armored soldiers is recorded in a "Weapon Collection Book". This thing is available in each Shu and each arsenal. Compared with the number of armored soldiers in the Donghai County arsenal that can be used for two million pieces, there are only dozens of defeated fires: 4 crossbows, 3 bows, 4 spears, 2 halberds, 5 swords, and 5 swords. In addition, there are 400 crossbow arrows and 200 arrows.

Armed ten people, more than enough.

Ren Hong asked Song Wan to light the lamp, look through it one by one to inquire, and make sure that there are many items. When he watched Ren Hong flip through the bamboo slips, Song Wan couldn't help but feel a hint of envy in his eyes.

If I hadn't read, the position of the silence leader would have been a foregone conclusion, and it would not be the turn of this little boy to do it. In this way, the bribes given to the silence leader of the West would have been wasted, and it would be difficult to pursue the matter...

At this time, Ren Hong closed the bamboo slips and smiled and said, "The armor and soldiers are all intact, but I have something to ask Song Zhuanli."

"It's okay to ask, but I ask." Song Wan came to his senses.
Chapter completed!