Chapter 71: The Eunuch
Su Dai and Zhang Yi bought a beautiful jade pendant and sold it at the door of the jade shop, which really attracted Li Wen's attention.
He turned his small eyes, looked at Su Dai and Zhang Yi arrogantly, and liked the jade pendant in his heart, but he pretended to be extremely cold, and said: "This little thing, the condition is not very good, at most it is worth a hundred yuan." ”
Su Dai looked at his disdainful expression, sneered in his heart, but he was still very modest on the surface, and said: "Mr. is an expert at first glance, but when I bought it, I spent five hundred yuan, which is really a big loss." ”
Zhang Yi also made a remorseful expression, and sighed with Su Dai.
"Such a worthless thing, only I am interested in buying it and playing with it, why don't I add another fifty yuan to you, and you two can transfer it to me." Li Wen seems to have become a well-wisher.
Su Dai and Zhang Yi saw that the fish had taken the bait, so they simply gave him the jade pendant generously when Li Wen was about to pay for it, and Su Dai said: "It is fate to be able to make friends with an expert like you who is proficient in jade, so why talk about money." Hurry up, sir, put it away. Let's be friends from now on. ”
Li Wen took advantage of it, of course, he was very happy, and praised Su Dai and Zhang Yi as bold businessmen, this is the master who made a fortune.
Then, Su Dai and Zhang Yi did the same, and gave Li Wenyu pendant and jade ring and other items again, Li Wen felt that it was profitable to take advantage of them, and gradually regarded them as wronged friends.
They were very familiar with each other, so Su Dai pretended to ask Li Wen casually: "I don't know if there is a person named Su Qin among the officials of the Qin State." ”
Li Wen shook his head at that time and said: "The appointment of important officials of the Qin State almost has to go through the drafting of edicts by our Central Book Administration, and I have never heard of this person. ”
Su Dai and Zhang Yi's hearts sank, a little disappointed, Su Dai was still unwilling, and asked again: "Then has Li Zhongshu heard that the current Qin Guojun has met this person?" ”
Li Wen looked at Su Dai and Zhang Yi, and there was a little discoloration in his eyes. Su Dai hurriedly explained that this person named Su Qin once borrowed a hundred catties of gold from me, but he has not paid it back yet, so he asked.
When Li Wen heard that someone owed money to his friend and did not pay it back, he made a look of righteous indignation on the spot, saying that he would find out this person and vent his anger on the two of them.
In order to show his dedication to his friend, Li Wen immediately said that he would go back and carefully check the files of Qin officials and ask the old people in the officialdom again.
Su Dai and Zhang Yi couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope in their hearts.
However, two days later, when they approached Levine and asked for news of what they had heard. Li Wen sighed and shook his head again and again. said: "I have read almost all the officials' files, and I have also asked the experienced old Chinese books in the palace, but I have never heard of Su Qin. ”
Faced with this blank, Su Dai and Zhang Yi were really disappointed, but they did not snub Li Wen, but continued to give him benefits and maintain close contacts, hoping to get further information from him.
A few days later, the two went to Li Wen again and asked him to help check whether there were any criminals in the prison, and it was best not to let go of the prisoners who had already been executed.
Su Dai and Zhang Yi presented Li Wen with a crystal clear jade cup at the right time, and Li Wen got benefits again and again, and he couldn't close his mouth with a smile.
He tried his best to find someone to check the prisoner records in the prison, but after checking the bottom line, he didn't find a person named Su Qin.
Li Wen guessed that the person they were looking for must have gone to other vassal states, otherwise, if it was in the Qin State, it would not have been hidden so deep and there would be no trace.
In fact, where did Li Wen know that Su Qin had seen Qin Jun before, but Qin Jun was not interested in Su Qin and sent him away casually. At that time, Su Qin was brought by Wei Wei, how could anyone in the palace notice one of Wei Wei's entourage?
Most of the Zhongshu orders in the Qin Palace were men who entered the palace with clean bodies, acting as the king's personal civil officials in the palace, and they were the most well-informed. Through the Chinese book, Li Wendu couldn't inquire about Su Qin's whereabouts, and Su Dai and Zhang Yi couldn't help but be discouraged and anxious.
Could it be that a big living person can disappear cleanly?
Zhang Yi had a lot of courage, and on this day, he said with hatred: "Let's just go to Gao Sheng, after all, he brought the person to the Qin State." ”
After hearing this, Su Dai also felt that it made sense, but he was still a little worried, because they took the initiative to find Gao Sheng, and they might get into trouble. At the beginning, Gao Sheng traveled thousands of miles away and went deep into Yunmeng Mountain, just to catch Mr. Guigu and his apprentices, but unfortunately he didn't succeed, and now, Mr. Guigu's disciples were actually sent to the door, how could he let go?
Su Dai explained his concerns to Zhang Yi, but Zhang Yi firmly thought that he might as well take a risk, because the current situation is: if they don't go to Gao Sheng, they will have to go home empty-handed, how can they explain to Mr. Guigu?
Su Dai saw that Zhang Yi could ignore the risks, and he couldn't stand idly by. He was also determined to do nothing and start from Gao Sheng.
The two of them discussed it, and felt that it was better to be safe, so they tried to hide it as much as possible first, and secretly monitored and snooped. If it still doesn't work, then make another decision.
Gao Sheng, as the leader of the Western Tumo family, recruited disciples in the Qin State in order to expand his territory. The power of the Xitu Mo family in Xianyang is very strong, so his mansion is almost known to passers-by.
Su Dai and Zhang Yi each dressed up in disguise, looking like the children of rich families who wandered around all day, and they pasted beards on their faces again, trying not to let Gao Sheng recognize them.
The two dressed up and arrived outside Gao Sheng's mansion, wandering around, observing the people coming and going, hoping to find some clues.
For three days in a row, they only saw Gao Sheng with the disciples of the Mo family, going in and out, and some people who looked like officials came to visit the mansion, but they did not find any clues. They endured the frustration in their hearts and still held on.
On the morning of the fourth day, Su Dai and Zhang Yi walked side by side to Gao Sheng's mansion gate, watching the surrounding movements, Su Dai suddenly found a familiar figure coming out of the mansion, and when he carefully identified this person, he was shocked, and hurriedly reached out and grabbed Zhang Yi's sleeve.
Zhang Yi was taken aback by Su Dai's movements, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you so nervous?" ”
Su Dai stretched out his hand and pointed at the person who came out of the gate of Gao Sheng's Mansion and said, "Look at that person, isn't that the man in black who attacked us in the dense forest and was injured by me?" ”
Zhang Yi looked in the direction of Su Dai's finger and saw a young man dressed as a man, not tall, with a slender figure, who was about to go out to run errands.
Zhang Yi also felt a little familiar, but she was not sure, and said: "I look familiar, but I'm not very sure, let's just follow the past and see what happens." ”
Su Dai nodded and said, "I dare to guarantee that I must be alone." What Brother Tai said is very true, we just follow him and see who he comes into contact with. ”
The two of them pretended to wander around and followed the young man all the way.
The young man didn't pay attention to him, he hurried to the road, and in a short time they came to the west city of Xianyang.