Shen Yuan was stunned, in his opinion, it didn't matter if this hunter came back or not. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info so he said honestly: "This person never appeared, and there were only four fathers and sons in the farm." ”

Zhao Yuan's hand lightly tapped on the imperial book case made of red sandalwood, as if he was very worried. He glanced at Shen Yuan and said, "Have you ever heard of the Assetu family?" ”

Shen Yuan shook his head blankly.

Zhao Yuan said in a somewhat low tone: "You are the captain of the palace guards, and you are the best among the young military attachés, such an answer is really disappointing to me. ”

"Even though you have been on an errand in the palace, you can't ignore these frontiers and rivers and lakes. One day, you will inevitably leave Luoyang to carry out a mission, when you walk in the people, your eyes are dark, I am afraid that you will suffer a big loss. ”

Shen Yuan said with a flushed face: "What the emperor reprimanded is that Weichen is slacking off. ”

Zhao Yuan seemed to be still thinking about what happened before, and said for a moment: "Judging from the situation you just described, the family of four who were killed with the hanging is really a bit like the people of the Assetu family. ”

"I have been stationed on the frontier for many years, and I have often fought against the barbarians in the north. Although the Great Qi army was far superior to the northern barbarians in terms of military appearance, drill, and supply, it was difficult to exterminate these barbarians in many encounters. The reason for this is that strange weapons often appear in their hands that terrify the soldiers of the Great Qi. ”

Hearing this, Shen Yuan couldn't help but widen his eyes, he thought to himself, what the emperor said, could it be that we saw those strange weapons in the farm in Suilai County?

Zhao Yuan glanced at him and said, "Although these weapons are strange and very lethal, they are not resistant to high temperatures, and at the same time, they are easy to deform and rust. Often, after a battle, although our side suffered heavy casualties, the other side not only suffered the same losses in the army, but also lost most of its weapons. ”

"I thought that after this battle, the vitality of these northern barbarians was greatly damaged, and the northern frontier could be safe for a while. Unexpectedly, just a few months later, these people came to provoke again, and all the weapons were replaced. Later, I was thinking, with the experience of the northern barbarians living in a fixed place and mining iron ore, how could I forge such a sharp killing weapon? And in such a short period of time. ”

So I set about sending someone to investigate the matter. The adjutant general went deep into northern Xinjiang, died nine times for life, and finally found out some eyebrows about this matter. The weapons used by the barbarians were not forged themselves, but bought with BMWs and furs. And the man who sold them weapons was called Aseto. ”

"Asseto, I don't know if it's a surname or a tribal name, but I know that this is the only family in the whole north that is engaged in the business of selling weapons. They only do business with the barbarians in the north, but they avoid Daqi, even if Daqi gives a sky-high price, they don't want to buy a dagger from them. ”

Hearing this, Shen Yuan's expression became more and more solemn, and he thought, no wonder the people in the farm were vigilant when they saw us, and they started killing without saying a word, it seems that they have long been dissatisfied with Daqi.

Zhao Yuan continued: "The reason why I suspect that the people you killed are from the Assetu family is that in addition to the weapons they used, there is also their appearance. ”

Shen Yuan tried hard to recall the appearance of the people he saw that day, and muttered, "They look very strange, with light-colored hair, dark yellow skin, and bones that are much larger than those of the Central Plains people. It doesn't look like a northern barbarian, with black hair and small eyes. ”

Zhao Yuan nodded: "That's right." It is said that the people of the Assetu family have traveled all over the world since ancient times, and their bloodline has the shadows of Da Shi, Da Qin, Persia and Wandering Ghosts, so they have a unique appearance. The family travels throughout their lives, and only when they are engaged in big business, they may live in one place for a few years, and the rest of the time they spend their time in the open air. ”

"They don't have families, and if a woman gives birth to a child for them, as long as it's a son, they will definitely take it with them and give them some money. If it was a daughter, she would abandon it and walk away. So in their world, there is only the father and no mother. It's normal for you to see a father living with four sons on the farm. What's even more frightening is that during these days when the children live with their fathers, if the children are sick or injured, the fathers ignore them and just move on on with themselves. As for the life and death of the child, it all depends on the number of lives. ”

Yuan frowned when he heard this: "The Assetu family doesn't recognize their biological mother, and their father is so ruthless, no wonder these people behave ruthlessly and have a cold heart. ”

"yes." Zhao Yuan also agrees with this: "This way of life, although there is a lot less trouble, but the yin and yang are out of balance, the branches and leaves are withering, and the number of the whole family is inevitably reduced. It is possible that the people you have killed will be the last of the Assedors. ”

Seeing that Shen Yuan was a little incredulous, Zhao Yuan added: "The reason why I can come to such a judgment is because the Khitan people and the Chigu people in northern Xinjiang have been very quiet in recent years, and there are few nuisances to the border passes of Daqi. ”

When Shen Yuan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had seen a life-saving straw, and he trembled a little with excitement.

Zhao Yuan looked at him and smiled faintly: "So, you don't have to be afraid." I will not punish you today, and I will promote you to a higher rank. It's not that I've taken credit for your past achievements, but because you've stumbled and destroyed a dangerous weapons storage site for Daqi, and possibly the last one. ”

When Shen Yuan heard this, he only felt that his life experiences were really treacherous. A few days ago, when I was escorted back to Luoyang from the queen's northern tour team, I still felt that I had been pitted, and when I was tortured in the Hanging Lang Mansion, I felt that my life was over, and I was afraid that I would not survive for a few days, and I would die under these tortures sooner or later. It's only been a few hours, and not only has he left the Hanging Lang Mansion, but he is also innocent of all guilt, and his official position has been promoted to the third grade. This is something you never dreamed of!

Just when Shen Yuan was stunned and stunned, Zhao Yuan's expression became serious again: "Although at present, the old nest of the Asetuo people has been terminated, and all the strange weapons they have gathered have been destroyed, but after all, there is still one person who has not returned. When this person came back from hunting, he saw that his homeland was scorched and his relatives were gone, so he was afraid that he would make a desperate bet and be detrimental to the queen's group on her journey to the north......"

As soon as Zhao Yuan's words fell, Shen Yuan asked for his life loudly: "Weichen is not talented, I am willing to bring elite soldiers to the north to protect the queen mother." Wechen had just returned from where the queen's convoy had stopped, and he was very familiar with the situation along the way. In addition, Weichen has fought face-to-face with the people of the Assetu family, so he understands their routines. Based on all this, Weichen thought that he could be competent to protect the queen's mother. ”