Chapter 540: Mace and Golden Hammer
While dazed, he heard some rustling noises. Sun Shaozong thought it was Ruan Rong and Xiang Ling putting on clothes, and subconsciously spread his wings like a roc, trying to wrap the two of them in his arms.
Unexpectedly, both arms swept away nothing.
He spread his legs in defiance, but that only stirred up the dampness in the bed.
Where are the people?
When he opened his eyelids a little, Pomegranate's refreshing facial features immediately came into view. Sun Shaozong was so frightened that he sat up from the bed, only to find that it was already bright outside.
"Second Master."
When Shi Liu saw him suddenly sit up, she quickly threw open the half-rolled curtain and shyly bowed in front of the bed.
"What time is it?"
Sun Shaozong yawned and casually pulled back the quilt. The decadent scent left over from last night's fierce battle immediately filled the air.
Perhaps because of the upcoming separation, Ruan Rong took the initiative to find Xiangling last night and talked about everything from poetry to the secret of having children. Then based on practice, she refined the original profound theory and gave an in-depth and easy-to-understand analysis and explanation.
If Sun Shaozong had not been a little too hasty, this insightful lecture would have been simply perfect.
"Reply to Second Master."
Then Shi Liu blushed and said, "It's almost 10 o'clock in the morning. My aunt said you have important things to do, so I asked you to come and help you wash and change your clothes."
It’s already so late.
It seems that I was too unrestrained last night - no wonder, although Sun Shaozong has experienced many things like having two people in one bed since he traveled through time, there are always various concerns every time, and it is always difficult to enjoy it to the fullest.
It was different yesterday. After all, they were all his concubines, so he could do whatever he wanted without having to worry about the "aftermath".
Recalling the excitement and unanimous delight of last night, Sun Shaozong stretched out his two long hairy legs, and Shi Liu hurriedly put his pants on him.
At this time, Furong also fetched some hot water, and the two of them came forward and quickly dressed Sun Shaozong up like a new boy. They then took the bedding out to wash and dry it.
Sun Shaozong went straight to the outer room and saw a bowl of eight-treasure porridge and a few side dishes on the square table, which were placed on the table with a bamboo basket. He ate until he was about eight-tenths full and then leisurely left the room.
When he arrived at the yard, he looked towards the southwest corner and, as he had expected, saw three women, including You Erjie, sitting in the pavilion watching over the children and chatting.
Sun Shaozong strode over, picked up his daughter from the bamboo basket, gave her a kiss, and then smiled and said to Xiangling who stood up to greet him, "You owe me two poems, and I won't rush you. Before you go south to quell the rebellion, you should at least let me taste it, right?"
Xiang Ling's cheeks suddenly turned red and she stammered, but Ruan Rong pushed her back to her seat .
"Don't pay attention to me, he only knows how to ruin serious studies."
Ruan Rong said, "Just now I heard from Butler Zhao that your golden ring knife has a lot of cracks. I'm afraid it won't be usable in the future. Since the master is going south to quell the rebellion, at least he should make a handy weapon, and ask you to help him get a piece of armor for self-defense."
This is indeed an important matter.
Personal force is rarely used in this capital city. One can do whatever he wants with bare hands and extraordinary strength.
But now that we have to go south to quell the rebellion, it is urgent to purchase suitable equipment.
After bidding farewell to his wife and children in the pavilion, Sun Shaozong rode out of the mansion alone, thinking about weapons and armor all the way.
The armor was actually not that difficult to deal with. The cheap brother was about the same size as Sun Shaozong, except that his waist was a little thicker. If they couldn't find a suitable one, they could just modify his armor.
As for this weapon...
I'm afraid it will be difficult to find ready-made ones at the moment. After all, there isn't even a single warrior in the entire capital who can match Sun Shaozong's strength. The weapons that are available are either too light or too light.
After much thought, I decided to go to the Construction Supervisor to make some new weapons.
Anyway, Sun Shaozong didn't pursue any fine craftsmanship, as long as it was heavy enough and strong and durable.
As for the appearance, it would be best if it had a 'deterrent' effect, for example, a Green Dragon Crescent Blade weighing over 100 kilograms - the Huguang area was where Guan Erye reached the peak of his life. Although the Great Zhou Dynasty did not revere Guan Erye as a martial saint, it should not be a problem to use his name to scare those mountain barbarians.
But on second thought, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade seems to be good for horse fighting, but it might be inconvenient in the mountains.
Or...
Two big hammers?
Just do it as the four fierce warriors and eight hammers in the storytelling say!
Of course, there is no hope for the 800-jin Leiguweng Golden Hammer - even if Sun Shaozong could move it, carrying that thing on a long march through the mountains would surely make him exhausted to the point of vomiting blood.
A hammer weighs 82 kilograms, which should be about the right amount.
As for the length, it is tentatively set at four feet [about 1.25 meters]. It may be at a disadvantage against long weapons, but flexibility is very important in mountain warfare.
As for the hammer, it is a very honest thing. 82 pounds is not that big a thing. As long as you have enough strength, it won't look clumsy.
etc!
Or you can just hold a hammer in one hand and a mace in the other, use the hammer to break down the door and use the mace to kill people. The big nail will make a bloody hole when it hits the person, and the deterrent effect is guaranteed.
It’s best to get a shield to avoid being accidentally hit by arrows when charging into battle.
As he was daydreaming, Sun Shaozong arrived outside the gate of the Northern Pacification Office. He dismounted from his horse and couldn't help laughing.
It seems that what I have just been thinking about is not like going to fight against alien races, but like becoming an invincible player in a sandbox game!
"grown ups."
Just as he was laughing at himself, Yang Licai came out like a fly and said in a low voice, "We recruited a few more last night, including a master named Wang."
A incense master confessed? !
Sun Shaozong's heart moved, but he knew that this was not the place to talk, so he threw the reins to the officer guarding the gate and took Yang Licai into the Northern Pacification Office.
It was not until they passed through the second gate that Sun Shaozong asked, "What did those rebels confess?"
"Most of them are inside information about the White Lotus Sect in the Northwest, including the addresses of several branches and how they make a living and make money."
Lu Hui must have regarded this information as a treasure, but Sun Shaozong was not very interested in it - not to mention that he would be exiled from Beijing in a few days, and even if he could stay in Beijing, it would not be his turn to lead the encirclement and suppression of the remnants of the White Lotus Sect in the northwest.
So Sun Shaozong asked again: "Is there any news about the traitor in the capital, or the White Lotus Saint?"
Yang Licai smiled bitterly: "I can't say that there is no, but..."
It turned out that according to what Master Wang Xiang said, only Ge Zhan knew the authentication method of the White Lotus Saint.
Even when he sent people to investigate the baby girl who was born on the day of the solar eclipse, Ge Chen only instructed them to look the baby carefully from head to toe. If there were any birthmarks or the like, they were to remember the location and shape and report to him in detail when they returned.
Therefore, all we can be sure of now is that the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Sect has a special birthmark on her body - but the exact location and shape are unknown.
As for the spies hidden in the capital?
Master Wang also said that everything was under the control of Aunt Li and he had never had any contact with her.
However, he still provided a piece of accurate information: Bingsan, the ace spy lurking in the government office in the capital, had a pregnant wife at home.
"The governor sent people to investigate this clue last night. I think it won't be long before the list of officials in the capital whose wives are pregnant is submitted to us."
As they were talking, the two arrived at the entrance of the dungeon.
Seeing the two doors open to the left and right, revealing the dark tunnel, Sun Shaozong hurriedly asked, "Has Master Wang Xiang confessed who leaked the secret at the inn?"
Yang Licai shook his head helplessly again: "He only knew that someone picked up a note at that time, reminding him that there were people from our Northern Pacification Division lying in ambush nearby - as for who wrote the note, he didn't know."
This was within Sun Shaozong's expectations.
Not to mention that the traitor in the Dragon Guard may not be a member of the White Lotus Sect. Even if he is really an undercover agent of the White Lotus Sect, he will never take the initiative to reveal his identity at that time.
So he asked again: "Where was the note picked up and when was it found?"
Before Yang Licai could answer, someone in the dungeon spoke up first: "It was around the end of the Si hour (close to 11 a.m.), and the location was behind Liyueju, in the small courtyard occupied by the White Lotus Sect. Someone wrapped a stone in a piece of paper and threw it through the wall."
As he was speaking, Lu Hui, who looked a little haggard, walked out of the dungeon.
If it weren't for the black dragon-swallowing-cloud robe that seemed quite decent, the hideous scars on his face combined with the dark tunnel would make him look like a demon crawling out of hell.
Of course, for most middle and low-level officials, the pacification envoy of the Northern Pacification Office is much more terrifying than a demon.
"Pacify my lord."
Sun Shaozong and Yang Licai hurried forward and bowed to greet him.
Lu Hui waved his hand casually and said, "No need to be polite. I have been investigating for a long time and have only temporarily ruled out Zhao Jiayi and Song Xiong. I am afraid that I will have to trouble Captain Sun to find the remaining three."
It was said that only two were ruled out, but when the names of Zhao Jiayi and Song Xiong were mentioned, the scar on Lu Hui's face turned a little redder, and it was obvious that he was very happy.
After all, as a trial captain, Zhao Jiayi could be said to be the leading figure brought back by Lu Hui from Jiangnan. When he was implicated in the case of traitor, it dealt a heavy blow to Lu Hui's prestige.
It was precisely because of this that Lu Hui became increasingly suspicious of Sun Shaozong.
Now that Zhao Jiayi's innocence has been proven, it is not too late to mend the situation.
"This is my duty, I cannot bear the word 'partial work'."
Sun Shaozong was polite for a moment, then said, "Then Zhao Wei should be ruled out. Although he approached the inn at the end of the month, someone can prove that he never approached the backyard."
"In that case, only Zang Liang and Xu Kun are left!"
Lu Hui laughed grimly, and immediately called the two generals who were following him, and ordered: "Go and invite all the family members of Zang Liang and Xu Kun to come, and entertain them well first, and wait for Captain Sun to find out the truth before making any decisions!"
Tsk~
It is obvious that he is preparing to use the lives of the entire family to threaten and intimidate the traitor.
To be honest, Sun Shaozong was quite resistant to the practice of taking the elderly, the weak, women and children as hostages, but he had no choice because the official practice these days was to "punish by association" - and he couldn't argue with the secret service as he could not bring disaster to the family members.
Now we can only hope that the traitor is not a heartless person, otherwise...
Sun Shaozong sighed secretly, and then bowed and said, "Please bring me a copy of the confession, so that I can first understand what the thieves have confessed."
Lu Hui was waiting for him to check and fill in the gaps, so naturally he would not refuse. He hurriedly led Sun Shaozong to the guard room and placed several confessions in front of him.
Sun Shaozong was not in a hurry to look through it, but first took out the schedule he had made yesterday and put it on the table ready to check at any time.
"That's right."
Lu Hui was about to quietly exit to see what was going on in the interrogation room when he suddenly remembered something and stopped to praise, "Wu Shuigen, who was persuaded to surrender by Captain Sun, is a good material for interrogating prisoners. More than half of the confessions here were obtained from him."
This is really an unexpected result.
Originally, Sun Shaozong just wanted to use Wu Shuigen as a gimmick, but he never thought that this guy, because he was almost cuckolded, would take ruthless action against his former accomplice.
Once this traitor goes crazy, he will be much more brutal than the enemy - plus Wu Shuigen has been in the White Lotus for a long time, so even if those villains want to lie and deceive, it will be difficult to do so.
So by chance, he really became a powerful weapon for forcing confessions.
However, after Lu Hui left, Sun Shaozong began to read the confessions line by line, and found that they contained the same information as Yang Licai had said, mostly information about the northwest.
As for the news from the capital, there is little to report.
Of course, it cannot be said that there is no news about the capital city at all. At least there was a thief who worked as a gigolo under Aunt Li and confessed many secrets about the noble ladies in the capital city.
The wife of a certain assistant minister loves to be tied up and fucked; the widow of a certain marquis has an internal disease and oozes green juice; the mother of a certain young Hanlin has done it twice...
"Huh?"
Just as he was reading in silence, a surprised voice suddenly sounded outside the door. Sun Shaozong looked up and saw a general holding a booklet, standing at the door and looking inside.
"Master Qianhu."
When the general saw Sun Shaozong looking over, he hurried in and greeted him, saying, "I have been ordered to present a list to the governor."
List?
Sun Shaozong put the confession on the table and asked, "But what is the list of officials in Beijing whose wives are pregnant?"
Upon hearing this, the general bent down again and replied with a breathless voice: "That's right."
Although he was somewhat curious about the reason for his cowering look, Sun Shaozong was too lazy to delve into it. He poked his finger on the table and said, "Put it here first. I will present it to the governor in person later."
The general raised his head in astonishment and glanced at Sun Shaozong, then quickly lowered his head and stammered, "This... This is probably..."
"how?!"
Sun Shaozong's expression brightened, and he asked, "Could it be that the governor has ordered that I be forbidden to look at this list?"
"No, no, no! Absolutely not!"
The general was so scared that his face turned green. If Lu Hui heard this, he would be charged with instigating his superiors, which would be no joke.
Therefore, he did not care about any taboos and hurriedly handed the list to Sun Shaozong with both hands.
Sun Shaozong took it in his hand, flipped it open and took a look. He immediately understood why this guy was so secretive, because the most eye-catching words on the first page were "Sun Shaozu".
