The unexpected calm made Qin Xuan, who had returned to Limo City, a little uneasy, after all, there were still a lot of doubts about that Ashina. Not to mention the feeling that Ashina gave people when Qin Xuan first arrived in Limo City, just because there was no one to rob him of business, and the kind of courage that made people tie himself up, the doubts in Qin Xuan's heart did not subside for a long time.

A simple inn in Limo City, it is said that the inn has been a little lifted, not to mention the simple houses, and the various facilities inside are also uncomfortable, and the wooden bed composed of broken wood is rugged. The pottery tableware made Qin Xuan and the others even more miserable.

Sitting on a chair with rotten wood heels, Qin Xuan, Xing Honglin, Li Qingrui, Li Zizheng and the guide discussed the problems of Limo City together. In addition to the indifference of all the inhabitants, there are also Turkic spies who have not shown up for a long time, and it is still unknown if there are any. These are all problems that Qin Xuan will face, even if they do not appear, or they do not appear at all, Qin Xuan cannot ignore them, these are all potential dangers.

The guide was relatively peaceful, and when he came out, he knew that these people in front of him were all officers and soldiers of the Tang Jiaohe marching battalion, and he was not very clear about the others. Sitting in the room, I was too embarrassed to speak. On the contrary, Li Qingrui and Xing Honglin, who followed Qin Xuan all the way to the north and south, found a lot of problems.

Xing Honglin doesn't like to talk, let alone this kind of thing he doesn't understand, according to Xing Honglin's character, unless he knows things clearly, or Qin Xuan asks each other, Xing Honglin won't speak.

On the contrary, Li Qingrui took the lead in saying the problems he saw, anyway, except for the guide, it can be said that they are all his own people in the house. Moreover, when Li Qingrui spoke, he was not all reporting to Qin Xuan, but more asking Qin Xuan these questions.

"Childe, that Ashina tribe is very problematic!" Li Qingrui's tone was very sure, at least in Li Qingrui's opinion, this Ashina was indeed a little strange, according to Qin Xuan's teachings. Every strange and unreasonable question, there may be some conspiracy,

Qin Xuan nodded, pursed his lips, and said casually: "Qingrui, even if you don't say it, I have to ask." Since you said it, tell me what you saw! ”

Li Qingrui also hid it and didn't hide it, and came as soon as he opened his mouth: "There are many strange places in this Ashina, which people can't understand!" ”

"Tell me more about it!" Qin Xuan smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and gestured.

"First. This Ashina tribe is actually not big, according to my subsequent investigation, there are only a dozen families in total, and they get along very well, it seems that Ashina is the leader of this tribe, and there is a degree of advance and retreat! ”

Hearing Gao Li Qingrui's words, the smile on Qin Xuan's face became even thicker, and he smiled: "This doesn't mean anything, grassland tribe." There should be their own leaders, and getting along well doesn't mean anything! ”

After Qin Xuan refuted Li Qingrui's words, Li Qingrui then blurted out: "Childe, it's not just this. And what's more! Without waiting for Qin Xuan to ask, Li Qingrui directly continued impatiently: "Second, isn't Ashina, who is difficult to understand and unconscious, too bold, aren't you afraid that we will kill him directly on the way?" ”

This question. Qin Xuan had also considered it, but now that he heard Li Qingrui ask, Qin Xuan had no choice but to explain what he had thought before. Said it: "This question, I have also thought about it, Yue Ashina has the courage to be a person, and Ashina has been doing business here for many years, the residents of Limo City should feel something about them, not to mention Ashina's people, and even Limo City should have their acquaintances, which is nothing!" ”

Seeing that he had said two suspicious points, which were easily overturned by Qin Xuan, Li Qingrui was a little anxious and blurted out: "But there is a problem with the third point!" ”

"The third point?" Qin Xuan lost his voice and said, "Let's talk about it!" ”

"The third point is that this Ashina's tribe is relatively small, and it is not rich, according to Ashina's business mind and courage, how can the tribe be as small as it is now, and it is still so poor!"

Hearing your Li Qingrui's words, Qin Xuan also sighed and said: "Yes, this is also what I didn't figure out, according to my thoughts, this Ashina is either Zailimo City, and has arranged a lot of his own people, so he is not afraid that we will kill people and sell goods, and it also explains why the Ashina tribe is not rich." But there is another question, that is, what does Ashina do with so many people? It can't be that Ashina has any good feelings or kindness towards these people! ”

"Childe, tell me, what's the second question?" Xing Honglin, who had not spoken for a long time, spoke.

Qin Xuan nodded and said, "The second question is that Ashina is a Turkic sentry, or the entire tribe!" ”

"What?" Li Qingrui blurted out, "Childe, if that's the case, it's dangerous!" ”

"It's just speculation, it can't be taken seriously, and it's not the most dangerous!" Qin Xuan said casually.

Li Qingrui, Li Zizheng, and even the guide, all stared at Qin Xuan in unison, and said in unison: "What? ”

Li Qingrui then asked, "Childe, what is the most dangerous thing?" ”

Qin Xuan sighed deeply, shook his head and said, "If the Ashina tribe is not only the Turkic sentinels, but most of the residents of this Limo City are Ashina, or even the Western Turks, then it will be dangerous!" ”

Looking at the surprised expressions of Li Qingrui and the others, Qin Xuan smiled bitterly: "Don't forget, there is still a small mountain that I don't understand what it does!" ”

On the next two days, Qin Xuan took Li Qingrui and the three of them back and forth in Limo City, and also heard some small questions about horse thieves, Ashina, and even merchants in the Western Regions.

On the third day, Qin Xuan and the others wandered around for a long time and returned to the dilapidated inn. Suddenly, he found that outside Qin Xuan's room on the table, there were several officers and soldiers guarding him. Qin Xuan frowned slightly, didn't hesitate, and blurted out, "Why are they all outside my room, what's wrong?" ”

One of them, the chief, heard Qin Xuan's voice, went out from Qin Xuan's house, and thought about Qin Xuan's chin and said, "Big ...... Childe, go into the house, and my subordinates will tell you about it! ”

Qin Xuan nodded and walked into the house, Li Qingrui and the two brothers guarded the door, and Xing Honglin and the chief walked in with Qin Xuan.

Qin Xuan sat directly on the Hu chair and stretched out his hand to signal, "Hurry up and talk about it!" ”

"Yes, my lord, when my subordinates were patrolling, I found that the door of my lord's room was hidden, and I thought that my lord forgot to close the door, but unexpectedly, when my subordinates closed the door. Through the crack in the door, I saw a dagger stuck on the table, and there was a cowhide! ”

As he spoke, Du Chang took out a black dagger from his sleeve pocket, as well as a cowhide full of words!

Qin Xuan took the dagger and cowhide, and didn't forget to glance at the broken table. Sure enough, there was a small hole on the table, which should be where the dagger was originally inserted.

Qin Xuan's face slowly turned a little blue, and he was also a little depressed in his heart. Leaving all ten soldiers to guard, it is terrifying that someone can be so rampant, not to mention not to put themselves in their eyes.

"Have you ever caught a suspicious person?"

took a closer look at the dagger, the dagger should not be special, it is no different from ordinary daggers, the only difference is that this dagger has a trace of light in the black, it should be a good self-defense weapon.

"Lord Qiyu, my subordinates are incompetent. After the dagger was discovered, five soldiers were sent to patrol the neighborhood and found no suspicious persons. Then the subordinates were worried about the safety of the adults and did not go out! ”

Qin Xuan nodded. He breathed a deep sigh of relief and said casually: "I don't blame you for this, you did the right thing!" ”

Xing Honglin frowned slightly, looking at the cowhide in Qin Xuan's hand. Said casually: "Childe." I still want to have words on the cowhide, so I'd better take a look at it first, and then say, there should be any clues! ”

"Yes!" Qin Xuan nodded. Spread out the cowhide, and wrote in between: "Qin Xuan Xiao'er, if you want to be in Limo business, you are limited to the three of you, ready to send filial piety to Limo at the foot of the North Mountain, and there are people who come to meet with you, if you don't want to, I will come to the door to get it!" Limo Ma Xiongliu! ”

Qin Xuan's face trembled while looking at it, and the more he trembled, the more he trembled, and when Qin Xuan finished reading the words above, he directly slapped the cowhide on the table, and said coldly: "So arrogant, Limo Ma Xiong, according to this official, it must be that bold and reckless horse thief!" ”

The handwriting on the cowhide is smooth, it seems that there are no years of hard work, there will be no such good words, Bacheng, the so-called Ma Xiong, is a person from the Tang Dynasty, and he may still be a person with a lot of knowledge, the more Qin Xuan thinks about it, the more angry he becomes.

Xing Honglin, who was on the side, saw that Qin Xuan was angry, and said, "Childe, how should this matter be, will it delay our major affairs because of this group of horse thieves?" ”

Hearing this, Qin Xuan calmed down a little, pondered for a moment, and said: "Don't you want the filial piety of the official, the official wants to see if they can swallow it!" Honglin, you go to the hill in the north of Limo City to investigate now, remember not to let people find out, and the day after tomorrow at noon, it is best to come back! ”

"Yes!" Xing Honglin was not ambiguous at all, and immediately bowed his hand. After saying that, he was ready to turn around and leave.

Qin Xuan didn't know what to think, and suddenly said, "Wait a minute!" ”

When Xing Honglin turned around and looked at Qin Xuan suspiciously, Qin Xuan said gently: "Honglin, it's a cold winter now, you wear more clothes!" ”

Xing Honglin glanced at Qin Xuan gratefully, pursed his lips and nodded, "Got it, childe!" ”

Qin Xuan's advice was not that Qin Xuan was trying to show anything, but that Qin Xuan was really thinking about Xing Honglin. In such a cold weather, Qin Xuan thought that Xing Honglin ran directly up the mountain to drink the northwest wind because of his words, and he was a little distressed, really distressed, Qin Xuan and Xing Honglin have been in Pingkang Lifang for some time now, Xing Honglin protects himself, Xing Honglin infiltrates the Longtan tiger's den for himself, these Qin Xuan remember it clearly.

And Xing Honglin also has some warmth in his heart at the moment, in stark contrast to the chill around him, Qin Xuan is good to himself, Xing Honglin knows that since he was sent to Qin Xuan's side by Li Shimin, Qin Xuan has never doubted himself at all, and has always regarded himself as a brother, this love is no longer the relationship between the master and the general, but a brotherly feeling!

After Xing Honglin left, the Li Qingrui brothers hurriedly came in, after all, the sound of Qin Xuan slapping the table just now was still very loud. After entering the door, Li Qingrui hurriedly asked, "Childe, what happened?" ”

Qin Xuan stretched out his hand and handed the cowhide to Li Qingrui, and said casually: "Take a look!" ”

After Li Qingrui and Li Zizheng finished reading it, Li Qingrui's eyes showed a hint of coldness, and Li Zizheng on the side didn't know whether he was envious of his younger brother and Xing Honglin's past achievements, or why, and blurted out: "Just Ma Xiong, dare to be so arrogant, and give an ultimatum to the snowman, I really think what kind of character he Ma Xiong is, son, let me go to the mountains north of Limo City to see, if he Ma Xiong dares to appear, I will definitely break him into pieces!" ”

Qin Xuan hadn't spoken yet. Li Qingrui stretched out his hand to stop it, and said casually: "Brother, don't be impatient, don't forget that the son is here with a mission!" ”

Li Zizheng seemed to be a little unconvinced, gritted his teeth and said: "How can such an arrogant person still keep him to harm people?" ”

Li Qingrui sighed and said: "Brother, what Ma Xiong, these eight achievements are the horse thief that Mr. Guide said, and now the number of horse thieves is unknown, and even if you go to the mountain to wait for the rabbit." Do you think you can wait for all the horse thieves? Even if those horse thieves appeared, would they send a large army to exterminate them? Don't forget the task of our trip, now the situation in the city is unknown, the situation of the horse thieves is unknown, and the Turkic situation is unknown, how do you deal with it if you are so reckless? ”

"But ......" Li Zizheng seemed to be a little unconvinced.

Unexpectedly, Qin Xuan said directly: "Self-recruitment, don't be impatient, what Qingrui said is right." Now the situation between the enemy and us is not very clear, and there should be a lot of problems in this Limo City, and the horse thief can put this cowhide in my room silently, which means that there must be a horse thief in the city. Maybe now that you and I have been monitored, if we act rashly, maybe we will suffer a big loss! ”

"But...... But I'm still not feeling well! Li Zizheng blurted out, and after speaking, he sat directly on the chair next to him. Sigh.

The corners of Qin Xuan's mouth curved slightly, revealing a sly smile. "Don't do it, let's understand the situation first!" A slight pause. Qin Xuan continued: "Qingrui, you go to the city gate to take a look, Ashina is not there!" It's best to come over and say I'm going to talk to him! ”

"Ashina?" Li Qingrui lost his voice and said: "Childe, you don't want to get any news from Ashina's mouth!" ”

"Why not?" Qin Xuan said with a smile.

Li Qingrui was slightly stunned, he didn't know what to think, and after a moment, he nodded and said, "Got it, Childe, I'm going to look for Ashina!" ”

After Li Qingrui left, Du Chang was a little puzzled, and asked, "My lord, that Ashina doesn't seem to be a good person!" ”

"Of course, if you are a good person, how can you smuggle, and even think about buying and selling human beings!" Qin Xuan didn't expect this Du Chang to have such knowledge, he glanced at Du Chang sideways, and explained: "Although Ashina's identity is suspicious, there are still people who can give us a lot of help, remember, as long as there are people who are helpful to our actions, even if they are bad people, they should try, at least there is hope!" Ashina has been in Limo for many years, and he must know a lot of things! ”

After listening to Qin Xuan's words, the chief nodded thoughtfully, and said casually: "My lord, my subordinates will arrange this!" ”

Qin Xuan nodded, and Du Chang exited the door. Watching the door slowly close, Qin Xuan muttered to himself: "Yes, he has brains, eyes, and is a talent!" Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Li Zizheng, Qin Xuan's eyes rolled, and he said: "Zizheng, you must not be so reckless in the future, you must think clearly before speaking, and before doing things, at least think twice, otherwise you will suffer!" ”

Li Zizheng glanced up at Qin Xuan, and found that Qin Xuan had no intention of reproaching, his heart warmed, he nodded, and said, "Got it, son, that ...... What are you going to do? ”

Qin Xuan smiled slightly, and said casually: "Self-enlistment, you are not as long as that, I just said, I want to invite Ashina to come, so in addition to talking about some transactions that Ashina is interested in, do you also want to ask Ashina about some Limo horse thieves?" ”

Li Zizheng nodded, frowned and asked, "Yes, I also know this, but what do you have to prepare?" ”

"Zizheng, do you think Ashina will help us for no reason?"

Li Zizheng seemed to understand, nodded and said, "Got it, childe!" ”

The arrangement of the chief of the capital really pleased Qin Xuan, in the dilapidated inn, the chief specially asked the shopkeeper to prepare some mare's milk wine, and also opened another room to prepare for the reception of Ashina.

It didn't take long for Ashina to come with a smile, and when he saw Qin Xuan, he directly stepped forward to hug him, and said casually: "Qin Gongzi, it turns out that you haven't left yet, I heard this friend say, if you want to talk to me!" ”

Qin Xuan laughed dryly, stretched out his hand and signaled: "Ashina Brother Tai, hurry up and go into the house, let's sit down and drink mare's milk wine!" ”

In addition to the mare's milk wine, Du Chang didn't know where to find the sheep, what made Qin Xuan even happier was that Du Chang had already roasted the sheep, looking at the roasted sheep on the table, Qin Xuan sighed in his heart: "Thanks to this Du Chang's thoughtfulness, otherwise this sheep, roasting it in this broken house, maybe it will burn down the inn!" ”

After Qin Xuan led Ashina to sit down, he was eating roasted whole sheep and drinking the hard-to-swallow mare's milk wine, and he was happy on the surface. Qin Xuan kept complaining in his heart: "This mare's milk wine is really unpalatable, how can these grassland people drink it?" ”

Mare's milk wine is naturally not as delicious as Datang's wine, another taste, Qin Xuan is also the reason why he drank it for the first time, otherwise he would not have reacted so much.

After three rounds of drinking, Qin Xuan began to attack Ashina. "Ashina Brother Tai, after understanding in the next, is ready to vigorously develop the trading volume of Limo, back to Datang, in the next is ready to vigorously purchase salt and other things, when the time comes, we will have to rely on Ashina Brother Tai!"

The reason why Qin Xuan invited Ashina to come, Ashina also knew it, glanced at Qin Xuan sideways, smiled meaningfully, and said: "Salt is a scarce thing for my Turkic people, so there is naturally no problem with this matter!" (To be continued......)