Chapter 198: Hunter
Shi Qingyi was keenly aware that Longquan had become a Jedi that was extremely unfavorable to them.
The more I knew, the more I felt the truth that the owner of this place was actually hostile to their group on the surface, in this case, it was only a matter of time before the other party tore through the disguise, not to mention, at this time, the information collected by his side had vaguely pointed to the Lord of Longquan, the Dragon King Bai Ziting. If you don't take the opportunity to retreat immediately, if the other party realizes that your side has been aware of him, it will be difficult to leave safely.
Therefore, in the evening, Shi Qingyi discussed with the eldest grandson Wuji, who had returned from going out, and wanted him to prepare overnight and leave early tomorrow morning.
"Wouldn't that be too hasty?" Eldest Sun Wuji asked hesitantly: "In fact, so far, the evidence we have searched has not made substantial and critical progress, and the suspicion of Bai Ziting is just speculation, such a rash departure will inevitably startle the snake, and it will be difficult to return to investigate in the future!" ”
For the hesitation of the eldest grandson Wuji, Shi Qingyi was very decisive and resolute: "That's true, but I'm afraid we're too late, not to mention that the news of the establishment of the country has already spread all over the Quartet, Goryeo is vigilant, the Turks are angry, and this place will soon become a battlefield, even if there is no upcoming war, Xiuning's death is not clear, and Baiziting will inevitably be inseparable, just look at his ignorance after Xiuning's death, plus our arrival this time, his superficial enthusiasm and indifferent attitude, you can know that this person is hostile to us." If he doesn't leave immediately, once he realizes that we have begun to suspect him, brother, what is the most likely thing this person is likely to do? The two looked at each other, and then Shi Qingyi said the answer: "Arrest us all and put us under house arrest!" ”
Bai Ziting didn't dare to kill people, but if it was not necessary. Since he would not establish a strong enemy like Li Tang on the bright side, but if Li Tang's people already knew that he had played a dishonorable role in Li Xiuning's death, then there was no doubt that Bai Ziting would not hesitate to evaporate the entire envoy group
"Now that we're alone, we need reinforcements!" Shi Qingyi continued: "When we came from Guanzhong, Shimin asked for a document from His Majesty. When necessary, Luo Yi's army can be directly called, and now, I think it's time to do it! She said: "Big brother, you are ready tonight, and tomorrow morning you will take people out of the city immediately to find Luo Yi, and he will mobilize the army to cheer here, while I will prepare to go out of the city, and quietly dismiss the rest of the people in batches and lurk in the city." If Bai Ziting's reaction had been a beat slower before, we would have been able to hide safely! Shi Qingyi said.
However, the eldest grandson Wuji immediately objected fiercely: "No! The eldest grandson Wuji said: "If you want to leave together, it's too dangerous for you to stay here!" "If Bai Ziting is slow to react, of course Shi Qingyi and the others will be fine, but as a shrewd monarch, would Bai Ziting make such a low-level mistake? The eldest grandson, Wuji, was unwilling to let Shi Qingyi take risks.
"I'll be fine!" Shi Qingyi said to the eldest grandson Wuji in a calm tone: "As long as it is in the city." No one can do anything to me but my brother. There are many bandits outside the city, and the various forces are intertwined with each other, if the elder brother goes out of the city, it will be more dangerous in the wild, and only when you meet Luo Yi and mobilize his army to threaten Longquan. Only then can we be truly safe and take advantage of the situation to find the real cause of Xiuning's death. ”
"But?" The eldest grandson Wuji hesitated and said: "Dou Jiande is now in Hebei, Luo Yi is under great pressure, and the troops that can be mobile in his hands are extremely limited, and Longquan is not as large as Chang'an Luoyang. But it also has at least 100,000 inhabitants and more than 10,000 elite soldiers, if he wants to deter such a city, Luo Yi must send at least 20,000 troops, and he can't take out such a force now? ”
Shi Qingyi smiled when he heard this: "Originally, this was true, but I have to thank Bai Ziting, if it weren't for his crazy robbery of merchants, I wouldn't have such an opportunity." "Relying on the similar geographical location, the business in the north of Liaodong has always been mostly run by the major merchants in Hebei, the merchants of Hebei transported goods from all directions, transported to Liaodong, brought back local products from Liaodong, sold in all directions, in the business of Liaodong, Hebei merchants monopolized nearly eighty percent of the share, and the remaining two layers were divided by merchants from Goryeo, the grassland and other places in the Central Plains, the trade between the two sides is so intimate, so it is not difficult to imagine, When Bai Ziting began to rob the merchants on a large scale, the merchants of Hebei suffered heavy losses. And Dou Jiande, who occupies this place, is known for his benevolence and righteousness, so he hates the behavior of worshipping Ziting.
"After arriving at Luo Yi, send someone to contact Dou Jiande, Dou Jiande is benevolent and righteous, so it should be easier to reach an agreement with us, as long as Dou Jiande can abide by the treaty and will not attack Youzhou when Luo Yi sends troops, we can borrow Luo Yi's army and threaten Longquan." Shi Qingyi said: "This matter can only be done by you brother, and during this time, I will turn from light to darkness, lurking in Longquan to continue to inquire about the news." Rest assured, I'll protect myself. ”
The eldest grandson Wuji understood that Shi Qingyi's decision would never change, not to mention that this sister had always had a way, so he had to do it, and on the second day, he made up and became the leader of a small caravan, and left with the people who originally followed, but Shi Qingyi quietly broke up the remaining people in batches in the following days, and carefully integrated into the entire Longquan, in fact, these remaining people have long been arranged with their new identities, Longquan's business is developed, so the floating population is huge, Even if the people who worship Ziting want to investigate in detail, they are powerless.
Sure enough, in the first few days after the eldest grandson Wuji left, Shi Qingyi carefully dispersed his subordinates into various small chambers of commerce without attracting people's attention, but when there were still more than a dozen people left in the envoy group in the post station, the reduction in the number of people finally attracted the attention of the Su Mo people.
In the afternoon of this day, the female guard who originally belonged to Li Xiuning suddenly rushed into Shi Qingyi's room: "Your Royal Highness the Princess, the army of the Su Mo people has surrounded us, saying that we will not see the eldest grandson these days, and we must forcibly enter and search!" The guard snapped. Shi Qingyi then knew that the people who worshiped Ziting finally became vigilant.
In fact, if Shi Qingyi is willing, she can speed up the progress a few days ago to break everyone into zero and hide it completely, of course, the risk factor will also increase, so it is likely to implicate the interests of those businessmen who are biased towards Li Tang, but at this time, Shi Qingyi has the idea of establishing power in Longquan, after all, Li Shimin's sister Princess Xiuning died here in such an unknown way, and the eldest grandson Wuji and himself rushed to investigate at this time, if they still disappeared without saying a word in the end, Although there is no loss in manpower, but the majesty of the Li Tang Dynasty in Guanzhong will be wiped out because of this, although Shi Qingyi has always valued practical benefits, but she also clearly knows that the importance of words and reputation is very important.
Therefore, she is ready to teach the Su Mo people a lesson before hiding it, so that they know how powerful they are, and they cannot be despised with the Tang Dynasty in Guanzhong. (To be continued......)