Yushan.

Li Xiuran and the other two followed the traces they found and came all the way to a low mountain.

Yang Wenxin looked around and finally looked at the short mountain in front of him, frowned and said, "The traces disappeared here. Is their target the mountain?"

"Maybe it's in the mountains, look for any caves nearby." Li Xiuran glanced around and walked towards the foot of the mountain.

Yang Wenxin and Chi Qingwan also walked forward and searched carefully along the foot of the mountain.

The Aoshan is deep in Yushan, and Qiuxian has just been ravaged by corpse monsters. Except for the man in black, no one has been here for a while. The vegetation grows wildly, and the entire mountain is covered with vines and weeds, blocking its sight, making it difficult to search.

Li Xiuran drew his sword in his hand, flipped open Tengman inch by inch and checked carefully, not letting go of any corner.

Suddenly, after turning on a piece of vine again, a pile of gravel came into view, and the edges were filled with fresh damage left after being touched, with clear traces, obviously it was only recently stacked here.

Li Xiuran's eyes lit up instantly, and he directly raised his knife and cut off all the nearby vine man. Then he reached out and pulled Vinman away, completely exposing the gravel below.

In the distance, Yang Wenxin and Chi Qingwan, who were searching, heard the movement, turned around and saw Li Xiuran's actions, and they all felt happy on their faces and hurried over.

"Did you find something?" Chi Qingwan couldn't wait to ask before she arrived in front of her.

Li Xiuran nodded slightly, glanced around the gravel, and said in a deep voice: "There is nothing unusual nearby, there are only a pile of gravel here for no reason. It is obvious that he wants to cover up something. The problem is probably after this gravel!"

Yang Wenxin looked at the gravel in front of him, and was indeed a little abnormal, and immediately said, "Move it away and take a look!"

The three of them fought together, and after a moment, the gravel was emptied and a hole was exposed.

Chi Qingwan immediately felt happy: "Sure enough, there is a problem!"

"Go in and take a look. The situation is unknown. There may be danger. Be careful." A hint of joy flashed in Li Xiuran's eyes, reminding the two of them, and then walked in first when he drew his sword.

Yang Wenxin and Chi Qingwan followed closely behind.

The entrance of the cave is about two meters high and three meters wide. It is very spacious and the light is blocked. The more you go inside, the dim the vision becomes.

The three of them took out the fire notes, opened them, and blew them in front of their mouths, and a ball of flame appeared from the top. With the faint light of fire, the three of them walked towards the depths of the cave while vigilantly.

The hole seemed very deep. The three of them walked inside the hole, and the footsteps sounded. The empty echoes came from the depths of the hole. After walking for more than half a moment, the three of them walked to the end.

Yang Wenxin held up the fire stick and went to the rock walls on both sides to check it carefully. He frowned and said, "There are traces of excavation on the wall, and the hole is so deep. Is this a mine cave?"

Chi Qingwan also held up the fire stick and observed the rock wall, nodded and said, "It looks like a mine cave, but if it is just a mine cave, it is worth Xue Dingqian's attention? He also sent someone to intercept us?"

Li Xiuran frowned, and was also somewhat confused. He looked around and suddenly paused. He stepped forward and leaned forward a few steps to pick up a piece of gray ore as big as a fist.

Is this the thing that mines?

Li Xiuran thought to himself and turned to Chi Qingwan: "Can you tell what kind of mine is this?"

The material from the array base last time was recognized by her, and she obviously had some understanding of ore.

"You think I know everything." Chi Qingwan curled her lips, but she still reached out to take the ore, observed it carefully for a moment, and frowned slightly, "It seems to be iron ore."

“Iron ore?”

Li Xiuran's eyes tightened in an instant, looked at Chi Qingwan, and said in a deep voice: "You are not right, are you?"

Chi Qingwan glanced at him: "Didn't you say that? It just looks like it. As for whether it is, you have to go back to find someone to identify it before you know it."

Yang Wenxin frowned: "Iron is a forbidden object. Without the permission of the court, anyone prohibits mining. The entrance of the cave was covered by gravel just now. It was obviously because he was afraid of being discovered. He was so careful that he was obviously mining here privately!"

Chi Qingwan frowned and said, "Did Xue Ding want to cover up the fact that he is mining iron ore here privately? What is he doing to mine these iron ore?"

Li Xiuran's mind turned sharply, and then a thunder suddenly flashed through his mind. He was instantly excited and blurted out: "Does he want to rebel?!"

"rebel?"

Yang Wenxin and Chi Qingwan were both shocked, and then looked at him tightly at the same time.

Yang Wenxin said in a deep voice: "Are you sure?"

Li Xiuran calmed down the shock and shock in his heart, and his heart flashed quickly, and his thoughts became clear in an instant. He said in a deep voice: "There are only a few uses of iron, nothing more than casting weapons, farm tools, etc.

If he could arrange people to ambush the mountain in advance and try to intercept us, Xue Dinggan obviously knew what was happening here, and would rather let corpse monsters spread than cover up the matter. He attached so much importance to it, and he would not have mined iron ore privately, to make profits by casting agricultural tools, right?

He obviously wanted to cast weapons!

He, a prefect, mined iron ore and cast weapons privately. If he didn't want to rebel, what else could he do?"

Yang Wenxin nodded with a serious expression, obviously agreeing with Li Xiuran's statement.

Chi Qingwan frowned and said, "But... he is a prefect, so he doesn't have a bright future. Why do he have to rebel? He doesn't think that he can overthrow the court and become the emperor by himself, right?"

"It is definitely not possible to rely on himself alone, but don't forget that he is the son of Xue E, and Xue E is a core member of the princeling party!" Li Xiuran looked at her and said quietly.

Chi Qingwan suddenly looked up at him and said in surprise: "You mean, it's not him who really wants to rebel, but the prince?!"

Yang Wenxin's eyelids hopped suddenly, and she was obviously shocked again, so she looked at Li Xiuran tightly.

"In the city of Fucheng, Xiao Wenfu said that the prince had sent someone to him before coming. Although he was saying that he would listen to my opinions and handle the case impartially, in fact, he obviously wanted to win over me and use it to help Xue Ding cover up the matter, which means that the prince knew about it, and this matter was obviously unrelated to him!

And not only now, the last time Yan Hao rebelled was probably not that simple." Li Xiuran said with a deep meaning.

Yang Wenxin was stunned: "Is Yan Hao's rebellion also related to the prince? But he is not a member of the prince."

"Although he is not, it is not certain that Shen Qing, a doctor in the Ministry of Works who helped him transport the minerals into the capital."

Li Xiuran said in a deep voice: "The head of the Ministry of Works said at that time that when Shen Qing was the chief examiner, the chief examiner was Xue E!

Shen Qing is very grateful to him. He has been intimate with him over the years and is most likely the princelings.

Yan Hao is a military general, Shen Qing is a civil official. The two belong to different camps, and I haven't heard of how close they are. Why did he help Yan Hao transport the minerals into the city?
Chapter completed!