bookbashuk Chapter 2285 Preparing to Check the Warehouse
Chapter 2285 Preparing to Check the Warehouse
Since ancient times, the biggest suspect in corruption cases has been the local highest official. The so-called "making arrangements from top to bottom" means that someone has to come out to help cover it up.
So Wang Xuance’s guess is not impossible.
"You are right. This is what I think too. However, according to the intelligence, Su Haizheng is a military officer by birth and behaves in a decent manner. He doesn't seem like a greedy person.
It seems we need to investigate further.”
Hearing Wang Xuance's words, Li Shen nodded.
At this time, Xue Rengui and Zhou Daowu were outside seeking an audience. Li Shen let them in and they both bowed:
"I've met the prince."
"How are everything arranged?" Li Shen nodded and asked.
"Your Highness, the soldiers have already set up camp outside the city." Zhou Daowu was the first to report.
"Okay, if there's not enough food and fodder, just ask for it directly from the border. I've already sent someone back to have Xizhou Prefecture send over some.
Also, no one may enter the camp without my permission. Soldiers, do not let your guard down and be prepared for any emergency at any time."
"Emergency?" Zhou Daowu and Xue Rengui were both stunned when they heard what King Ji said. This is the border, but it is still on the land of the Tang Dynasty, and they have not left. How could there be an emergency?
“I came here to investigate where the equipment of that mysterious rebel army came from.
I suspect it has something to do with the border troops, but I don’t know whether it was done by one or two people, or the entire top leadership is involved.
If it was done by a few people, it would be fine, but if the top leaders of the entire border army were involved, then we would be in danger.
The soldiers on the Western Expedition are probably in danger too, so just in case, we have no choice but to give them all..."
Li Shen made a chopping gesture, and the meaning was very clear. If it was related to all the senior executives, Li Shen would find a way to kill these people.
Then he took over the border troops as a prince and provided protection for the soldiers at the front.
"Your Highness, I have heard about Su Hai's political strategy." Zhou Daowu said.
"Oh? Tell me about it quickly." Li Shen immediately became interested.
"Your Highness, Su Haizheng has been in the army for many years. During the Wude period, he participated in several rebellions and rose through the ranks gradually thanks to his military achievements.
He is a relatively upright person, tactful and cautious.
"I don't think Su Haizheng would sell equipment to the rebels just for money," Zhou Daowu explained.
"How do you know? You can only know a person's face but not his heart. Besides, how do you know about what happened during the Wude period?"
Li Shen disagreed with Zhou Daowu's words. During the Wude period, you were still a nobody and you knew nothing.
"This is what my father told me. Su Haizheng's life was unremarkable, and there is not much information about him in the court.
My father only spoke of him because he had worked for him."
Zhou Daowu also heard it from his father.
"Only ordinary people can do something amazing. Rengui, immediately send Zhao Tiejun and the others to get some information."
Li Shen gave an order.
"Yes." Xue Rengui agreed, and Zhou Daowu said no more.
"Rengui, are the guards stationed?" Li Shen asked again.
"Your Highness, we have already set up camp and have thoroughly investigated the surrounding area, but nothing unusual has been found.
The Imperial Guard has already stationed here and is patrolling day and night," Xue Rengui reported.
Whenever you arrive in an unfamiliar environment, as a guard you naturally have to get to know it well.
Li Shen is a man who is afraid of death. He must keep the guard camp by his side, and he doesn't care whether it is against the rules or not.
"Well, thank you for your hard work." Li Shen was very satisfied with Xue Rengui's arrangement. The courtyard patrol relied on the guards of the guard camp, while he still had to rely on his personal guards for protection.
"Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
Wang Xuance asked at this time.
Li Shen thought about it and to be honest, he came to the border mainly to seek refuge, and the border troops were not under his jurisdiction.
He hadn't figured out what to do here.
"What do you think?" Li Shen asked back.
"Your Highness, how about we check the equipment inventory ledger first to see how many sets of equipment are missing, so we can deduce the number of people in this mysterious team."
Wang Xuance suggested after thinking for a moment.
Li Shen nodded:
"Okay, then let's check the armory first as you said. Since we're here anyway."
After chatting about some details, everyone left and Li Shen prepared to lie down and rest.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, before Li Shen woke up, Su Haizheng came to meet him.
After being awakened, Li Shen put on his clothes in a daze and went to the front yard without washing his face.
"General Su, you're here so early. Is there some urgent military information? Or are the enemies attacking?"
Li Shen's bad temper when waking up was very obvious.
Su Haizheng looked outside and saw that it was bright daylight. He thought to himself, what time is it already? It looks like Prince Ji has just woken up.
I heard that Prince Ji lived an extravagant life, and now it seems to be true.
"I thought Your Highness Prince Ji had already woken up, so I came a little early. I'm sorry for disturbing your rest. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
Su Haizheng quickly apologized.
"Okay, tell me, what's the matter?"
Li Shen waved his hand impatiently.
"Your Majesty, I thought about this for a long time yesterday. Such a big incident happened in my border army. As a general of the border army, I am guilty of negligence.
I hope to cooperate with Your Highness to quickly uncover the truth, identify the culprit, and ensure the cleanliness of our border troops."
Seeing Li Shen's attitude, Su Haizheng stopped beating around the bush.
"As the commander of the border troops, don't you know whether the border troops are clean or not?"
Li Shen asked back with narrowed eyes.
“Your Highness Prince Ji, it has only been a short time since I was promoted to Deputy Protector General. I have always been by the side of the Grand Protector General.
I’ve been here for less than two years.”
Su Haizheng explained that this incident happened only two years after he took office, which made him lose face.
Li Shen glanced at Su Haizheng and found that his expression did not seem fake, so he nodded:
"Don't worry, we will begin the investigation today, starting with the armory.
The weapons issued by the imperial court should have been counted and catalogued, right?"
"Your Highness, everything has been counted and recorded, and the wear and tear has also been recorded." Su Haizheng replied.
"That's good, let's start from here."
"Then I wonder when we start?" Su Haizheng asked.
"You wait here, I will leave after dinner." After saying this, Li Shen stood up and went straight back to the backyard.
Su Haizheng waited for more than half an hour before Li Shen came out in casual clothes.
"Let's go." He said lightly and walked out.
Wang Xuance, Xue Rengui, and Zhou Daowu had been waiting outside for a long time. Together with Su Haizheng, the four of them went straight to the weapons depot.
Su Haizheng sent someone to get the registration book for verification.
This process was carried out by Li Shen's guard camp.
When they arrived at the warehouse, at Su Haizheng's command, the door of the warehouse slowly opened, and a moldy smell came out from inside.
(I was a little anxious and left right away. Fortunately, I managed to upload it in time)