Chapter 43: The Turkic Mission
Jin Wuwei station, in Luoyang Palace.
"General Qiyu, the last general Wu Xicai has seen the general." Wu Xicai came to the Jin Wuwei general Qiu Shenji and said loudly.
Wu Xicai is the tall thin man who hid in the shadows and listened to Ge Weisheng, the housekeeper of the Li Mansion, ask for information from the boss of the Ma Bank, and the confidant of Qiu Shenji, the general of Jin Wuwei.
"What's going on with Li Hui?" Qiu Shenji said softly, casually playing with a white kitten, exuding a faint indifferent aura, a pair of long sword eyebrows, and a pair of eyes below from time to time, sharp and deep, giving people a feeling that it is difficult to approach.
Qiu Shenji is the son of Qiu Xinggong, the former right military general, and succeeded Li Hui as the general of Zuojin Wuwei, and the henchman of Wu Zetian, the queen of heaven.
Wu Xicai stood tremblingly in front of Qiu Shenji, with a serious face, leaning over and bowing his head, and he didn't dare to come out.
"Ge Weisheng, the housekeeper of Li Hui's mansion, went to the horse shop in Beishi to get information about the Turks, and the last general was negotiating with the boss of the horse shop there and found out about it." Wu Xicai bowed respectfully and said.
Without Qiu Shenji's order, Wu Xicai kept standing there, not daring to make any moves. Qiu Shenji is not a person who treats his subordinates well.
"Boss of the horse dealership?" Qiu Shenji's sword eyebrows shrugged slightly.
"He has been in charge of gathering intelligence on the Turks, who were originally under the direct jurisdiction of Li Hui, and these days he is cleaning them up and bringing them under our command." Wu Xicai said.
Qiu Shenji was General Jin Wu before he was promoted to General Zuo Jin Wuwei, and he commanded part of Jin Wuwei, but there were some secrets that he could not participate in.
"If he is not of my race, his heart will be different, what is the use of such a person to keep him?" Qiu Shenji said softly, "Just collect information and send someone else to do it." ”
"Listen to your lordship!" Wu Xicai's body shook slightly, and cold sweat flowed on his back.
Qiu Shenji is also too vicious, just because he has done something for Li Hui before, he will not spare anyone's life.
"Who told the people behind you to lose power?" Wu Xicai secretly said in his heart, naturally he would not return the silver he received from Ma Xing.
"Get out!" Qiu Shenji said.
After Wu Xicai bowed, he turned around and left, ready to go back and finish off the horse.
"Li Hui?" Qiu Shenji thought of this name, and his handsome face couldn't help but twist slightly, compared to the degree to which Li Hui was favored in front of Wu Zetian, Qiu Shenji always felt that he was always inferior. Of course, he would never stand in front of Wu Zetian regardless of life and death like Li Hui, and he would not realize this.
Qiu Shenji and Li Hui are the same age, when Li Hui, Qiu Shenji, and Wei Mingcheng were listed as the "three blue birds" of the family, with excellent talents, far surpassing their peers. Regardless of the family background of the three of them, their martial arts are almost the same, but they are all different, Li Hui was injured by love and went away, and his martial arts advanced by leaps and bounds. Wei Mingcheng and Qiu Shenji were a step slower, although they were promoted to the rank of seventh-grade grandmaster, but they never advanced an inch after that, and their career was far inferior to Li Hui, so they have always had a deep grudge against Li Hui.
After sending Cui Xuantong away, Di Renjie gathered a group of people to discuss how to search for Asili.
Because of Gu Qiusi, Gu Qiuyuan did not continue to stay in the county office, but personally sent her home.
Gu Qiusi insisted on not leaving, but Gu Qiuyuan insisted on it, coupled with Li Yuanfang's dissuasion, he could only reluctantly follow Gu Qiuyuan.
"Brother Yuanfang, Miss Gu seems to have a deep affection for you?" Li Rong quipped at Li Yuanfang.
"Don't talk nonsense," Li Yuanfang said with rare emotion.
"Hahahaha!" Li Rong laughed.
Gu Qiusi's affection for Li Yuanfang was naturally seen by everyone, but they didn't know what the reason was between the two, and it couldn't be a good thing.
Di Renjie looked at everyone with a smile and shook his head without a trace. He has always regarded Li Yuanfang as a nephew and hoped that he could find his own happiness, but he has never been able to persuade him.
"Just now, I have persuaded Cui Xianzun to cooperate with us to enter the residence of the Turkic envoys and find out what Asli looks like." Di Renjie said.
"Can Cui Xianzun enter the Turkic envoy corps?" Li Rong asked.
Among these people, Li Rong was really ordered to assist Di Renjie in handling the case, and Li Yuanfang, Adani and An Jinzang could only be regarded as the masses.
"Cui Xianzun's elder brother is called Cui Xuanli, Ren Si Liqing, in charge of the affairs of receiving foreign envoys, with his help, we can send a few people in." Di Renjie said.
Everyone nodded, waiting for Di Renjie's next order.
"Who will go?" Li Yuanfang asked.
Entering the envoy to investigate Asley, this mission made Adani unable to do it, her goal was so obvious that the blonde beauty would be seen through at a glance.
"Nephew An Xian and Yuan Ming are going to go," Di Renjie thought for a while.
An Jinzang and Li Rong are both real court officials, and it is not a big mistake to go in and see that the Turkic envoy is discovered, but Li Yuanfang is just a white ding, and it is difficult to explain if something happens in the mix.
"Yuan Fang, you go and keep an eye on Tiangong Temple, if Asli is really a murderer, he will not give up the crime before he is caught." Di Renjie then instructed, "Yuan Ming, you take out a few of the thousand horsemen with better eyesight, be more clever and stay near the Turkic mission, keep an eye on Asli at all times, and report to me as soon as Asli comes out." ”
"Yes, Di Gong." Li Rong and Li Yuanfang said in unison.
"Di Gong, what can you do here?" Adani said.
"Miss Adani will be by her old man's side when the time comes, ready to respond at any time." Di Renjie said.
Everyone discussed some details before leaving and returning to the accommodation arranged by the county government.
Three days later, Di Renjie received news from Cui Xuantong that the imperial court would give gifts to the visiting Turkic missions, and Cui Xuanli, the secretary of ceremonies, agreed to let Di Renjie send people to participate in it.
"Cui Xianzun acted so fast, he really persuaded Cui Xuanli?" Li Rong said in surprise.
Whether it is in the past life or in this life, the efficiency of the officials is enough to make people criticize, and it is really unprecedentedly efficient to say that there is no matter that cannot be done in ten days and a half months, and today the result will be produced in three days.
"The imperial court has a custom of rewarding foreign missions, Cui Xuanli is just a few days in advance, pushing the boat down the river to change personal favors, and he can help his brother, how can he not cooperate?" Di Renjie said with a smile.
Cui Xuanli's thoughts can't be hidden from Di Renjie, but no matter what, Di Renjie has to owe him a favor, and he wants to say a good word for his younger brother Cui Xuantong in this matter and keep Cui Xuantong's official position.
"Yuan Ming, Jinzang, you went with Cui Xianzun to meet Master Cui, and went to the Turkic mission to find out the details of that Asili." Di Renjie continued.
"Yes, Di Gong." The two said in unison.
The two of them followed the servant sent by Cui Xuantong and turned around and left the county government and walked in the direction of Miyagi.
"Yuan Fang, what have you gained from guarding Tiangong Temple in the past two days?" Di Renjie asked.
Li Yuanfang obeyed Di Renjie's orders in the past two days and has been guarding Tiangong Temple to see if he can find out Ah Sili's movements.
"I didn't see any suspicious people." Li Yuanfang replied.
"Keep going," Di Renjie said.
"Yes, Di Gong." Li Yuanfang replied.
With the permission of the secretary of the treasury, Cui Xuanli, Li Rong and An Jinzang smoothly blended into the team of the secretary of the priest who was responsible for carrying the gifts, and headed towards the headquarters of the Turkic mission.
Li Rong walked at the back of the team, carefully taking a look at the surrounding situation along the way.
As early as two days ago, Li Rong mobilized thousands of knights under his command to guard the surroundings of the mission and closely monitor the entry and exit of the mission.
"Shift, in the past two days, there seem to be Tang people watching us and others around the mission, the situation is a little bad, could it be that Tang Ting has gotten some news?" Mohedagan said to the Shifting Greed Khan.
Mohe Dagan is a veteran who has been killed for a long time and a first-class master, otherwise he would not serve as an envoy to Tang. When he went in and out of the street, he always felt that someone was watching him, and the watcher had a strong aura, and he knew at a glance that he was an elite soldier, and the other party did not seem to deliberately hide it.
"It's common for Tang Ting to spy on us, so don't take it to heart." Shifting Greed Khan said disapprehantly.
For an embassy like the Turks, the Tang court must send people to guard it at all times, just in case, the Turks will treat foreign missions the same.
"You haven't been to Luoyang in previous years, Tang Ting will indeed send people to monitor us, but there are not many people, there are more than a dozen people to monitor this time, and they are all elite soldiers, not inferior to the black wolf rider under the Great Khan's tent, there has never been such a thing before." Mo Heda said worriedly.
"Mohe, you're a little too nervous. It is true that we will come to Middle-earth this time to assist the snake spirit in disrupting the Tang court, but more importantly, we will get the military information in the hands of the snake spirit, as long as we make a symbolic move, no matter what the success or failure of the action is, the snake spirit will provide information. Shifting Greed Sweat said with a wave of his hand.
Moving greedy sweat is worthy of being a big chief, and he sees things quite accurately. The snake spirit has a request for the Turks, and even more expects the Turks to disturb Middle-earth, so as to take the opportunity to restore the status of the Li Tang clan, the more chaotic the situation is, the more beneficial it is to the snake spirit, so the snake spirit will provide information no matter what.
"It is reasonable to obtain information, what I am concerned about is how to successfully ambush the Tang court officials to make the operation successful, and whether our group can leave safely?" Mohedagan frowned.
The power of Datang is not something that the current Turks can match, if there is no internal enemy in Datang, the chance of the Turks invading Datang can be said to be very small, and even a big defeat is possible. This time, the reason why Mo Si agreed to cooperate with the snake spirit operation is also based on this.
"It is better to count on the other party's civil strife than to count on the scimitar and strong bow of my Turkic wolf ride." Shifting Greed said disdainfully.
"If my clan's scimitar and strong bow are enough to level Middle-earth, why did His Highness send me and others to Middle-earth?" Mohedagan said a little angrily.
"Don't be angry, it's naturally good to weaken the enemy's strength, I mean you don't need to die, the safety of our group is the first, to be honest, I'm not very optimistic about the snake spirit's plan. Wu Zetian, the empress dowager of the Tang Dynasty, was able to suppress the Li Tang clan and control the government, she was definitely not a simple character, how could there be such a stupid flaw and give the snake spirit a chance to ambush her own ministers? Shifting Greed Khan said.
As a great chieftain of the party, the understanding of power is undoubtedly profound, and everyone who stands on the throne of the victor after a bloody battle is not a simple person, and it is not easy to count on a coup-like battle to solve the opponent.