Ling Jing and Liu Lancheng glanced at each other, they didn't expect this Wang mule and horse to be so interested, Ling Jing asked with concern, "What do you know?" ”

Wang Baolin sighed and said slowly: "I remember that in August last year, Shao Yanshan knew that I was in urgent need of a batch of animal horses, so he introduced a Hui merchant to me, he happened to have more than 300 animal horses in his hands, at that time I felt strange, the imperial court restricted more than 100 animal horses from entering the country, how could this Hui merchant have more than 300 horses?"

But this is Shao Juncheng's introduction, I didn't ask more, we negotiated the price, one hand to pay the money and the other hand to deliver the goods, but this Hui businessman insisted on following me to Hejian County to deliver, I agreed, just to save me on the road horse material and hotel expenses, we went all the way south, to Hejian County. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Where did you find the problem?" Ling Jing asked.

"At the time of delivery, he said that all the horses were given to me, but he finally left sixty good horses, and only sold me three hundred horses, I was very unwilling, but there was no way, at this moment, one of my fellows accidentally found that the sixty horses were disguised, I paid attention to them, with my years of experience in mules and horses, I identified these sixty horses as war horses, not ordinary animal horses, and I found that his men were not ordinary people, they were all very fierce knights, I was afraid, and sent them away."

"Then how do you know that they are Turkic and not Uighurs?" Liu Lancheng next to him asked.

Wang Baolin smiled bitterly and said: "The Hui people belong to the Tiele race, and the customs and living habits of the Turkic people are basically the same, but they are still different, their faces are different, the faces of the Turks are wide and the noses are flat, the Uighurs have high noses and slightly narrow faces, but ordinary people will not pay attention to these details, I heard a few guys speaking Turkic language, not the language of the Tiele people, I noticed that their appearance is different from that of the Hui people, and I judged that they were Turkic people, and they were Turkic cavalry. ”

"So you're going to warn Shao Yanshan?"

"Yes, after these Turks left, I immediately went to Anle County and found Shao Yanshan, but he flatly denied that he had introduced me to any Hui merchants, I realized that it was not good, and I was afraid that he would kill people and destroy his mouth, so I escaped from Anle County by small road that day, and I never went again."

At this time, Ling Jing asked the most crucial question, "We want to know where those Turks are now?" ”

"I.... I really don't know, they haven't been heard from since they left Hejian County. ”

"Wang Dongzhu, I want to tell you the seriousness of this matter, what you encountered is only one of them, according to Shao Yanshan's confession, they have come in many batches, at least more than five hundred people and more than five hundred war horses, do you know what five hundred elite Turkic cavalry can do? If they were to do something in Riverland, they could kill all the men and women in the county in two days. ”

Wang Baolin's face was very pale, and he said in a low voice: "I'm really not sure!" ”

"That's it!"

Wang Baolin thought for a while and said: "Although the Hui merchant can speak fluent Chinese, he and I are very silent on the way south, rarely talking, sometimes I ask him about the grassland, he can't answer the margin, until one time I accidentally told him that I often go to Beihai County to buy mules and horses, he suddenly became interested, and asked me a lot about Beihai County. ”

"What did he ask?" Ling Jing finally grasped the clue and asked urgently.

"I asked a lot about the customs and population of Beihai County, how to feed livestock, and ..... Situation with the garrison. ”

"Did he ask about the garrison?"

Wang Baolin nodded, "He was very interested and asked repeatedly, but I just told him that the affairs of the army had nothing to do with me, and I didn't know anything about it, and he seemed very disappointed." ”

Ling Jing was shocked in his heart, he suddenly understood that the goal of the Turks was not Zhongdu, but Qingzhou, where the army was empty, especially Beihai County, Beihai County was the place where the King of Qi raised his troops, Beihai County and Qi County were also the hometowns of many major generals, their relatives lived there, once the Turkic cavalry started in Beihai County, it was bound to seriously shake the morale of the army, and the King of Qi would also have to go back to rescue Beihai County, which was indeed a very vicious move.

Liu Lancheng also said in a low voice: "Beihai County has many mountains, it is easy to hide, and Beihai County is rich in horses and other livestock, their war horses will not attract attention in Beihai County, it is indeed the best place to hide, join the army, I want to set off immediately." ”

Liu Lancheng's task was to lead the Wind and Thunder Army to track the clues and annihilate the Turkic cavalry hiding in the Central Plains.

Ling Jing was not in a hurry, he asked Wang Baolin again, "What does the proprietor Wang think?" ”

Wang Baolin nodded. "This brother is right, the river beach and seaside tidal flats of Beihai County are full of herds of horses, many people have hundreds of horses, if these five hundred war horses are placed in a compound, it is not surprising at all, and no one will report it, there is indeed the best place to hide war horses, hiding in any place in Hebei or Qingzhou will attract attention, but Beihai County will not."

Ling Jing smiled and said: "The proprietor Wang is very familiar with the livestock merchants of Beihai County, can you make a hard trip and take us to Beihai to inquire about the news, this matter is very important, if the proprietor Wang makes a contribution, I believe that His Royal Highness the King of Qi will not treat you badly." ”

Wang Baolin said very happily: "Since I have joined the army, of course I am duty-bound, please allow me to clean up, and I will take a few guys and set off immediately." ”

Ling Jing immediately wrote a letter and sent people to Zhongdu to report the information to Fang Xuanling, and Liu Lancheng instructed Li Keshi and Zhang Li to lead the 1,200 elite cavalry of the Fenglei Army to slow down, and he personally took more than 20 brothers to escort Ling Jing, followed Wang Baolin and several of his men to the south, and the group rode quickly in the direction of Beihai County.

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At dusk, Princess Qi's carriage slowly drove towards Ziwei Palace under the strict protection of more than 100 guards, although it was the New Year these days, Lu Qing has been very busy, as Princess Qi, every New Year, she has to visit the families of important military generals, mainly those generals who can't go home to reunite with their families, Lu Qing has to visit their wives.

Generally speaking, it is the wives and daughters of subordinates who go to visit Princess Qi, but the New Year is an exception, whether it is Zhang Xuan or Xiangguo, they must lower their posture to pay New Year's greetings to their subordinates, and Princess Qi is of course the same.

This year, Lu Qing's task is particularly heavy, most of the important generals are deployed in the state, even her husband also went to Anle County, Lu Qing needs to visit the families of nearly 20 high-ranking officials this year, for three days, she goes out early and returns late, the task is almost completed, tomorrow she will go to visit the wives of two tiger generals, this year's task is over.

Due to the safety warning issued by Jang Xuan this year, the guards are also extremely strict with the safety of the princess, and there are three personal female guards sitting with her in the carriage, not leaving an inch, and there are a hundred cavalry guards outside, guarding the carriage closely.

The carriage turned a corner, entered Yecheng Avenue, and then walked a mile to Ziwei Palace, both sides gradually became lively, there were quite a lot of wine shops in this area, hidden in the tall canopy, although including Zhang Xuanxing, the streets were not cleared in advance, but the people on both sides still gave way to a road.

At this time, on the window seat on the second floor of a wine shop, two tall and thin Taoist priests watched the carriage slowly passing on the street, the curtain of which was a layer of veil, but under the cover of the guards, it was impossible to see the people inside.

"Is that her?" A Taoist priest asked coldly.

"She is Princess Qi."

"She's been out for three days, I'm afraid she won't come out again tomorrow, and now it's the last move

Hand chance, why not get hands-on? ”

Another Taoist priest shook his head, "She is only one of the targets, and it is a secondary target, our first target is her son, and now we will undoubtedly startle the snake, and besides, the price has not been negotiated, what are we anxious about?" ”

"I'm afraid that the lord's side will not be able to explain."

"The lord is just a favor, but our remuneration is more important, the deposit has not been paid yet, we had better wait patiently for a few more months, to be honest, the people of Jinshan Palace have always been unreliable."

Both of them were silent, and at this time, one of them beckoned to the bartender, who walked up quickly and smiled: "What do the two guest officers command?" ”

"Is that Princess Qi's carriage?" The leading Taoist priest asked, pointing to the carriage that was gradually moving away.

"That's right, Princess Qi's carriage is a red carriage with silver edges, and everyone in the capital knows it, so everyone has made way for the princess."

"I see, does the princess often go out of the palace?"

"It's the New Year! The princess will also go out to pay New Year's greetings, do you still want to add vegetables? ”

The bartender was reluctant to talk more about the princess with these boring Taoist priests, but the two Taoist priests were not interested, and one of them asked, "Is the princess's son the crown prince now?" ”

The bartender was stunned, "The two of you are not from the Central Plains!" ”

"Huh! Of course, we are from the Central Plains, and we have just come from Longxi, so we don't know much about the rules in this regard. ”

"It's not a question of whether you understand the rules or not! This is common sense, the eldest son of the queen mother will be the prince, how can the princess's son be the prince? The bartender looked at the two of them suspiciously, what a three-year-old child knew, how could they not know.

"I'm so confused!"

The leading Taoist priest patted his forehead and smiled: "I have always been accustomed to regard the King of Qi as the emperor of the Northern Sui Dynasty, and I have forgotten how the princess's son can be the crown prince." ”

The bartender nodded, this barely made sense, indeed many people thought that King Qi was the Son of Heaven.

"Is the eldest son of King Qi also in the carriage just now?"

"Generally not, the prince has to study, and rarely goes out."

The two glanced at each other, it seemed that if they wanted to kill the prince of Qi, they could only enter the palace, but where was it so easy to enter the palace. (To be continued.) )