Chapter 0055 - The Human Heart Is Unfathomable
This middle-aged Sogdian man, named Kang Bole, was the Sogdian's chamber leader in Chang'an, and had high prestige among the Sogdians.
And what Li Zhen showed him was the Sogdian caravan's peace charm, and after Li Zhen rescued a group of Sogdian girls in Fulu County, the caravan leader Saiba specially gave it to him in gratitude.
No matter where he was, as long as Li Zhen showed this peace charm to the Sogdian merchants, the Sogdian merchants everywhere would do their best to help him solve his difficulties.
In your room, Comberle asked the maid to give them hot milk syrup, and he took a closer look at the peace charm, which had the name of the caravan on it.
This is a large caravan that left Chang'an last month, and Kang Bole has received news that this caravan was attacked by horse bandits in Fulu County, Suzhou, and robbed nine Sogdian girls, and only after several young Han Chinese helped them to rescue the robbers.
Kang Bole knew in his heart that it should be the two young men in front of him who saved the caravan, he smiled and nodded, "May I ask the names of the two sons?"
Li Zhen bowed and said: "Li Zhen, a native of Dunhuang, this wine zhi, is my companion, we have encountered a little difficulty, I hope to get the help of my uncle." β
Kang Bole smiled slightly, "I still have some prestige among the Sogdians in Chang'an, you can say it! As long as I can do it, I will definitely do my best to help." β
"That's right, we are looking for a group of Tocharian warriors who have just arrived in Chang'an, about dozens to a hundred, can you please ask my uncle to help me find them. β
"It's not a big deal, it's just looking for someone, I can help you!"
Kang Bole readily agreed, he pondered for a moment and said: "The living habits of the Tocharians are very different from those of the Central Plains, many of the items they need must be purchased from the Sogdians, and I also have close ties with the Tocharian Chamber of Commerce, it should not be difficult to find them, I wonder when Gongzi needs news at the latest?"
"It would be best if you could give me news today, but I need to know where they are by noon tomorrow at the latest. β
Comberle nodded, "I'll give it a try! β
Li Zhen was grateful in his heart and hurriedly thanked him, but then he remembered something again, and hurriedly said: "I want to remind my uncle, this is a group of extremely vicious gangsters, killing people like hemp, uncle must be careful." β
"Thank you Childe for reminding me, I'll pay attention. β
Li Zhen gave him his place to live, and then got up with Jiuzhi to say goodbye.
The two of them had nothing to do for the time being, and seeing that the time was noon, they simply came to a wine shop next to Dongshi and sat down, ordered a few dishes, and asked for a pot of wine.
"Lao Li, we still have one important thing to do, have you forgotten? Wang Yuanbao promised us two thousand yuan each, but we haven't gone to get it yet! Do you want to go and get it in the afternoon and exchange it directly for Sogdian gold coins, what do you say?"
Li Zhen shook his head, "Two thousand gold coins are heavy enough, but it will become a burden to us, anyway, Wang Yuanbao will not be in arrears, let's take it later!"
"That's right! Fat man, I've been in Chang'an for a long time, and I haven't even gone to enjoy the beauty of Chang'an, hey! When will this be the head?"
"There will be a chance in the future, save Xiao Xi first, I won't care about you, no matter which Qinglou brothel you go to, I will treat it as if I don't know anything, and I won't sue SΓΉ Cui'er in the future. β
"I love to hear this, and I don't know if Cui'er has forgotten me. β
Li Zhen drank a glass of wine, he remembered something again, and smiled at Jiuzhi after a long contemplation: "Old fat, there is something I think is very strange. β
He was distracted by the wine, so he followed his gaze, couldn't help but be angry and funny, and patted the table lightly, "What are you looking at?"
Jiuzhi was peeping at the exposed snow-white breasts of a young woman sitting next to him, and he was suddenly startled when he was called out by Li Zhen, "What's the matter?"
"You guy, can you save face, your husband is right next to you!"
Sakushi blushed, "Oh! I see, you continue." β
"I'm saying that there is something that I think is a little strange, and I can't figure it out, you help me with the staff officer. β
Jiu Zhi took a sip of wine and laughed proudly, "I know why you refuse to let me send Sisi back, because you need a wise person like Fat Master and me to listen to your nonsense, Da Zhuang's rusty brain, if you tell him a hundred times, he won't be able to react, say it! β
"I remember Wang Yuanbao said that King Ah Shun also got a shadow relic set of letters, and he also knows how to distinguish the real from the fake, since King Ah Shun's subordinates appeared in Chang'an, then how do I feel as if everyone doesn't know the truth or falsehood, desperately snatching the shadow relics, and even King Ah Shun's people have to rob it.
Also, Wu Shun's relics are actually the pattern of shadow relics, didn't King Ah Shu tell the inner ghosts around Wu Shun how to distinguish between serious and fake? β
Jiuzhi sneered, "There is a fat man with great wisdom in front of you, you are still confused? I tell you the answer, it is very simple, this King Ah Xuan is a treacherous old ghost, he knows the truth but does not say it, and then sells his fake relics at a high price, anyway, he is in Tocharo, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and in the end, the people who are fooled can't do anything about him, I have done this kind of thing, fat man." β
Li Zhen nodded, this dead fat man seems to be half right, King Ah Xuan deliberately concealed the truth, as for why he wanted to hide it, it may not be as simple as Jiuzhi said
Kang Bole was worthy of being the leader of the Sogdian Chamber of Commerce, and his ability and efficiency did not disappoint Li Zhen, and at dusk he asked his nephew to send a note with only one sentence on it, 'The people are in the Qinglong Temple outside the Yanxing Gate. β
Li Zhen immediately asked Jiu Zhi to go to the Qinglong Temple to monitor the outside, and he himself set off to Wushun Mansion, and a quarter of an hour later, he spread out a map in front of Wushun and drew a circle on the Qinglong Temple.
"Your murderer lives in the monastery!"
Wu Shun didn't expect Li Zhen's investigation to be so fast, and he found the murderer's location in less than a day, you must know that it took him three days and more than 100 people to dispatch, and he didn't even find the shadow of the murderer.
He paused for a moment and asked, "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure now that my fat brother is watching from outside the monastery, but you have an inner ghost around you, and if you leak the news, I can't guarantee it. β
Wu Shun took a few steps and said, "I will gather the family and the warriors, and rush to the Qinglong Temple on the pretext of protecting the manor." β
He smiled at Li Zhen again: "I will bring your brother with me, if the information is true, I will release him on the spot, and I will never break my word!"
Wu Shun is also quite a courageous person, he immediately made a decision, gathered two hundred family members and a hundred cultivated warriors to give a lecture, his manor is in Lantian County, southeast of Chang'an, just need to go out from Yanxing Gate.
"I just received news from Lantian Manor, there is a group of hungry people who broke into the manor and robbed food and materials, the chief steward urgently called for help, everyone bring weapons and follow me to the manor to rescue!"
Three hundred family members and warriors Xun brought weapons, and Wu Shun also put on armor and helmets, turned over on war horses, and led three hundred heavily armed subordinates to rush towards Yanxing Gate.
It wasn't until he got out of Yanxing Gate that Wu Shun changed his order, pointed to the Qinglong Temple hundreds of steps away and shouted: "Surround the Qinglong Temple for me, and the Hu people hiding inside will be killed!"
Wu Shun is hard-hearted, he is not afraid of killing, and his father Wu Chenghei is carrying it for him, on the contrary, eight Wu family members will be killed in Chang'an, and Maitreya relics will be snatched away, if he doesn't give his father an explanation, he can't afford the consequences.
Lan Zhenyu didn't expect things to change abruptly, he didn't know about Li Zhen's letter to Wu Shun half an hour ago, although Li Zhen promised to find the group of Tocharian warriors within a day, he didn't quite believe that Li Zhen had this ability.
It wasn't until Wu Shun's order was issued that his face changed greatly, and he realized that something was going to happen, but at this time, it was too late to notify the people in Qinglong Temple to evacuate.
Lan Zhenyu had no choice but to find Wu Shun and persuade him: "I understand the mood of the envoy, but it is indeed a bit inappropriate for the envoy to do this, it will lead to a big disaster!"
Wu Shun glanced at him coldly, "What kind of disaster will it cause?"
"The envoy also knows that it is a certain force interfering in the matter of relics, this person must be a powerful person in Luoyang, if the envoy kills his person, he will set up a strong enemy for the king of Wei, please make the king think twice!"
Wu Shun sneered, "He can kill the Wu family without any scruples, he is not afraid of offending the Wu family, but I don't dare to touch a single hair of him, if the matter reaches my father's ears, how can you let me explain it to my father?"
Lan Zhenyu wanted to persuade again, Wu Shun waved his hand and said: "Don't persuade again, lest I suspect that you are an internal ghost, you can shut up." β
Lan Zhenyu had to swallow back the words that came to his mouth, he was secretly anxious, but he was helpless.
At this time, Wushun's family and samurai had already rushed into the Qinglong Temple, and happened to encounter a group of Tocharian warriors who were preparing to go out, and a fierce battle broke out in the temple
The disparity in strength between the two sides was so great that the battle ended in less than a quarter of an hour, when more than thirty Tocharian warriors were killed by Wu Shun's family members, at which point several family members carried a seriously wounded monk to Wu Shun.
"Master Qiqi, this person is their leader!"
The monk was about thirty years old, his eyebrows and eyes were full of frivolity, although he was seriously injured, he was still very angry, and said in a low voice: "Wu Shun, have you eaten the gall of a bear's heart and a leopard?
Wu Shun looked at him carefully, and couldn't help but be surprised, this monk he knew, commonly known as Wang Daoyuan, was originally a scoundrel who sold fake medicine on the streets of Chang'an, and later went to Luoyang, and met Feng Xiaobao, a warlock in the rivers and lakes who also sold fake medicine.
When Feng Xiaobao traveled overnight and turned into a monk Huaiyi, Wu Zetian's guest of the scene, Wang Daoyuan also ascended to heaven, became a monk in the White Horse Temple, changed his name to Daoyuan, and became Xue Huaiyi's right-hand man.
Only then did Wu Shun realize that the other major force involved in snatching relics turned out to be Xue Huaiyi, which immediately scared him out of a cold sweat.
You must know that Xue Huaiyi is the most trusted male favorite of the Holy Spirit Emperor, and his power is monstrous, even his father-in-law Wu Chengsi and uncle Wu Sansi rushed to lead the reins and hold the whip for him, and he actually killed his subordinates.
Wu Shun knew that he had fallen into a catastrophe, and he secretly regretted that he should listen to Lan Zhenyu's advice.
But at this point, he had to bite the bullet and say: "Wang Daoyuan, it was you who killed the Wu family general first and robbed my relics, you hand over the relics, otherwise I will fight you to the end in this lawsuit!"
Wang Daoyuan's blood didn't stop, and he still scolded: "Bullshit! When will I take your relics, I still have to ask you, you fake prostitute, you kind of you go to explain to the chief manager." β
Wang Daoyuan spoke extremely meanly, in front of everyone, one sentence exposed Wu Shun's old bottom, Wu Shun was annoyed and ashamed, but he had to care about Wang Daoyuan's life and death, and hurriedly ordered: "Carry him down to treat his injuries!"
Several generals stepped forward to carry Wang Daoyuan down, but only a moment later, one person stepped forward to report, "Master, that person's human heart has been cut off, and it has been"
"Is he dead?" Wu Shun was so frightened that his voice trembled.
The general nodded, Lan Zhenyu next to him hated it in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything, he knew that Wu Shun's next step would definitely be to kill people.
Wu Shun knew that he had killed Xue Huaiyi's henchmen by mistake and caused a catastrophe, so he simply ordered to bring all the rest of the captured people back to the mansion, and none of these people would survive.
Li Zhen watched coldly, and he saw that Wu Shun had already dealt with the people of Qinglong Temple, so he walked over from behind in a hurry.
"Wu Zhuguo, you told me in person, you are a person of credibility, and now that I have caught the murderer for you, then according to the agreement between us, you should let my brother go. β
Wu Shun hesitated, Li Zhen's partner didn't mean anything to him, it would be good if he could take the opportunity to rein in Li Zhen, he was about to agree, but at this time, Lan Zhenyu pulled Wu Shun, "Envoy, I have something to say about my humble position." β
He pulled Wu Shun aside and said in a low voice: "The humble position has checked the Qinglong Temple just now, but did not find the relics, and the humble position interrogated a few more people, and they all said that someone else snatched the relics that night, it seems that what Wang Daoyuan said is true." β
When Wu Shun heard that there were no relics, he was really disappointed, and asked again, "What about what in your opinion?"
Lan Zhenyu glanced at Li Zhen viciously from the corner of his eye, this person ruined the Qinglong Temple and ruined his future, so that he could not explain in front of Xue Huaiyi, how could he not take revenge for this revenge.
He sneered again: "Since Li Zhen can find the murderer for the envoy, it means that he still knows better, why didn't the envoy let him go and retrieve the relics?"
Wu Shun thought that he had offended Xue Huaiyi, and it was also caused by Li Zhen, if he hadn't found Qinglong Temple, how could he get into trouble? The promise he originally gave to Li Zhen had been lost without a trace at this time.
Wu Shun walked back and said to Li Zhen: "Of course I will release your brother, but before I release your brother, I will trouble you to work hard again and get the relics back for me." β
Li Zhen was furious, Wu Shun really reversed, he drew his sword and stepped forward, the sword light flashed, and it resisted Wu Shun's throat, so fast that Wu Shun was stunned, and stammered for a while: "What are you going to do?"
Lan Zhenyu next to him sneered, and with a wave of his hand, several family members brought up the bound Xiao Xiao, Lan Zhenyu's long sword was against Xiao Xiao's throat, and he sneered and said: "Li Zhen, if you kill me, I will kill you, see who is more ruthless!"
Li Zhen restrained his monstrous anger, slowly retracted the sword from its sheath, and said coldly to Wu Shun: "What if they have already sent the relics to Luoyang?"
Wu Shun stroked the sword marks on his neck, and hated him in his heart, "I don't care about this, if you can't take out the relics at this time tomorrow, you can collect the body for him!"
Li Zhen took a deep breath and said to the wine next to him: "Let's go!"
Li Zhen walked a few steps, then turned back to Wu Shun and said, "Do you know who the inner ghost is next to you?"
Li Zhen pointed at Lan Zhenyu, "It's him!"
After speaking, he turned around and left, Wu Shun looked at Lan Zhenyu in shock, and couldn't say a word for a while
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