A very inconspicuous news attracted Qin Jin's attention, two or three days ago, a large number of merchants were stationed in Mulu City one after another, and more than half of them were from Anxi and other places.

Originally, it was reasonable for Anxi's merchants to expand their trade territory westward with the footsteps of the Shenwu army's westward expedition, but this matter is strange because the Han people are the majority, and the Persians and Sogdians, who should have appeared in large numbers, are few.

In the traditional concept of the Han people, doing business, especially doing business, is not something that a person with a noble status should do.

Nowadays, there are a large number of Han merchants who bring a large amount of goods into Mulu City to trade, and these are very different from the information that the Shenwu Army's secret agents have mastered, or even these Han merchants are no longer in the information they have before.

The power is as big as Du Qianyun, and the influence of its trading company is only in Guanzhong, Longyou, and the Central Plains.

So where did these Han Chinese merchants come from?

Qin Yan didn't care about these things until there was an incident of Palmis assassinating Qin Jin, and when he sent secret agents to investigate his background identity, he accidentally discovered this problem that he had not paid attention to.

In normal times, this is nothing, but at this time, there is a rebellion in the middle of the river, coupled with the sudden appearance of the assassination, a series of problems are connected together, and it must not be a coincidence that two words can be explained lightly and skillfully.

Qin Jin glanced at the Persian woman Palmis who was kneeling on the ground and sobbing, this is a woman who exudes a bewitching aura just by looking at her figure, it is a pity that such a beautiful woman has fallen into the hands of the conspirators.

He didn't believe that a woman who had no grievances against him would openly assassinate, and there must be other hidden secrets and instigators behind it.

It's just that now is not the time to go all out to investigate this case, and it is only right to solve the hidden concerns about the safety of Mulu City first.

"Take care of her, don't let him have an accident!"

The group left the prison cell in a hurry, and before they left the gate of the official office, Qin Yan strode in, saw Qin Jin here and hurriedly bowed down, and reported the problems he had found.

"I'm already eighty percent sure that among the merchants who have infiltrated Mulu City, there are supporters of the abolished prince!"

Qin Yan's face showed a sneer, he did not hide his contempt for Li Yu at all, this kind of lost dog can only engage in some small conspiracies that cannot be put on the table behind his back. He was even sure that there was no need to send out the Shenwu Army, and that he could completely eliminate it with just a dry soap to maintain law and order.

The key question before him now is not how to deal with the conspirators, but when is the best time to exterminate them.

With Qin Yan's suggestion, it was natural to fight quickly and strive to extinguish the fire as soon as the sprouts appeared, but Qin Jin advocated taking his time and not rushing.

One of the main reasons is to expose the conspirators who are hiding in the shadows themselves, and so on.

However, there is a risk involved, and if the situation gets out of control, the consequences can be catastrophic.

However, after some deliberations, the latter was finally adopted.

After a brief search, it seems that among these merchants, a merchant named Li Zhong is the leader, who is from Chang'an County, Guanzhong, and his family also has a small influence in the local area.

It's just that because Guanzhong is far away from Khorasan, it is impossible to find out its specific background, so we can only make some reasonable inferences at a time.

After half a day's effort, Li Zhong came into contact with seven or eight people, three of whom were merchants who came with him, and the others were local officials in Mulu City, including Persians and Sogdians.

It seems that Li Zhong had a good relationship with the officials here early, and compared to the Shenwu Army, which took power a little later, it was difficult for the officials he sent to be co-opted.

Of course, Li Zhong did not contact the officials sent by the Shenwu Army, and the above reasons are also likely to be due to habitual caution, and when he can't find out the true situation of the other party, keeping a distance is the safest.

Qin Jin glanced at the names that Li Zhong had come into contact with, all of them had never heard of, but the positions they held were all very important.

The two positions of the door supervisor and the city supervisor alone can be very unpleasant.

The Supervisor can attack the government office by surprise, while the Supervisor can sneak into the market unknowingly on the day the market opens.

If you take this opportunity to make a big mess, the Shenwu Army may really be in a hurry when it is unprepared.

All of the above is a reasonable speculation based on the information available, but it remains to be seen how the situation develops.

However, no matter what means are used, the rebels must not be allowed to sabotage the bazaar, otherwise the security problems of Mulu City will become the biggest stumbling block to the development of inter-market trade.

"Strictly investigate all merchants who issue vouchers to enter the market, especially Han Chinese!"

Qin Jin could never have imagined that the first person to be strictly guarded against in the Western Regions was his compatriots who were all descendants of Yan and Huang.

Obviously, the other party's conspiracy should have been planned for a long time, and it should be after Qin Jin arrived in Mulu City, which triggered the key factor for the conspiracy to start and continue.

Qin Jin wanted to see which one was behind these petty conspiracies.

Under Qin Yan's special arrangement, Mulucheng launched a loose investigation on the outside and tight on the inside, on the surface, it was just some routine inspections, but the approximate list of suspicious identities and the specific number were placed on Qin Jin's desk as quickly as possible after analysis.

Qin Jin's plan to stay in Mulu City for only three days has passed, and now that a day has passed, after the market opens tomorrow, if he can't find out those rats hiding in the burrows in the ground, this will become a long-term potential threat that cannot be ignored.

But after Li Zhong was active for a while, he made some things that only normal businessmen do, counted the goods, and prepared for the opening of the market.

Qin Jin and Qin Yan could only wait patiently to see the small movements they would make sooner or later.

At this time, the cavalry sent to the river to quell the rebellion sent back a military report, claiming that a rabble under the banner of the abolished prince had been eliminated fifty miles east of Mulu City, and that the head of the leader and the banner would be sent to Mulu City later.

In Qin Jin's opinion, this should be just an appetizer before the main meal, the rebels have been plotting for a long time, and they must have made sufficient preparations, and the so-called "rabble" that was eliminated should most likely be used to confuse the suspicious soldiers of the Shenwu Army.

Qin Jin has fought for so many years, and he knows everything about deception with soldiers, and he will not rejoice at a small victory at all.

The focus is still on the city of Mulu City, what kind of moth is the merchant group headed by Li Zhong going to toss, he can't wait to lift the lid.