The second question? What's the problem?

This question arose in Murong Xue and Xu Youchang's hearts at the same time, but they both chose to keep silent at the same time.

In the face of these two slippery heads, Inas was also quite helpless, but she urgently needed to understand Shen Lie's true intentions from the side, so she had to take the initiative to say: "The second question is about the ghost alliance horse bandits. ”

Actually, Inas still has reservations about this.

Shen Lie's original words were, "Did General Duolun, who was responsible for contacting the Ghost Alliance and horse bandits, participate in the previous battle of Western Xinjiang?" ”

However, when it was repeated from Inas's mouth, only the words "Ghost League Horse Bandits" remained.

Li Jiangyao, who had been in the western Xinjiang for nearly two years, had just heard about the origin of the Ghost Alliance, and Murong Xue and Xu Youchang, who were far away in the imperial capital, were even more confused.

Xu Youchang said curiously: "Ghost Alliance horse bandits? Is it from the Western Frontier? ”

"Seems so," Inas pretended not to know, "I've heard of it for the first time, so I can't answer that Lord Shen." ”

Murong Xue picked up the teacup on the table and smiled casually: "There must be a third question." ”

Inas nodded: "General Murong guessed right. Lord Shen seemed to be very dissatisfied with my reply, and his face was a little ugly at that time. Still, he asked another question. He asked me why the Blood Wolf Army. ”

Xu Youchang understood the meaning of this question, why the Blood Wolf Army, and a more accurate expression should be: Why did it send the Blood Wolf Army to attack the Western Frontier, instead of the main forces of the Turkic tribes, including the elite of the Golden Clan itself?

Since the Turkic Empire is determined to win the ghost desert in the Western Frontier, it should not have a heart of contempt for Shengtang.

If you can objectively attach importance to the combat power of the Holy Tang, then you shouldn't just send a mere 150,000 blood wolf soldiers and dare to run to touch the tiger's buttocks.

Unless, Ashina is even crazier than the original Shandu Yimo.

Murong Xue looked at Inas quietly: "Your Highness, this question, in fact, I really want to know the answer." ”

Inas smiled faintly: "General, you are a soldier, it is normal to explore this question, but Shen Lie is an official who investigates and handles cases, doesn't it seem strange that he asked me?" ”

The Turkic princess easily bypassed Murong Xue's question, and then led the topic to the Reverse Scale Division, and even Murong Xue herself couldn't help but be curious.

That's right, the main task of the Reverse Scale Division is to inspect the important officials of the imperial court involved in major cases such as rebellion and corruption and perversion of the law, and secretly protect the safety of the emperor. Shen Lie was full and had nothing to do, so what did he do when he came to inquire about military affairs?

Don't...... Is this what the emperor means?

Murong Xue and Xu Youchang glanced at each other again, feeling that something unusual was happening again.

Xu Youchang had learned Inas's methods before, and knew that this princess had a keen mind and often said a lot of things wrong in front of her, so he hurriedly said: "Hey, that Shen Lie is really a troublesome person, and there is no reason to disturb His Highness's purity." You said that he was a small Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and he didn't investigate cases well all day long, so why did he ask about things that had nothing to do with his position? Murong, how did you do the tiger and leopard ride? Can any cat or dog be put in casually for questioning? You'll have to restrain yourself when you turn around! ”

"Lord Xu taught me a lesson," Murong Xue was humble: "It's me who didn't take care of the people under me and caused trouble to the princess and Miss Anya." However, Shen Lie is also a court official after all, and when he came to ask, it must be related to some military cases recently investigated and dealt with by Dali Temple, and His Royal Highness doesn't have to worry too much about this, and he can cooperate as he wants. ”

Inas glanced at Murong Xue meaningfully, and suddenly asked, "General Murong and Captain Li of the Zhenjiang Metropolitan Protectorate are also good friends, right?" ”

"Captain Li?" Murong Xue was slightly stunned: "Do you mean Li Jiangyao?" yes, how do you know we're good brothers? ”

Inas snorted softly: "Because your temperament is quite similar, you should belong to the same type of people." ”

-

Xu Youchang sat on his horse and suddenly asked, "What did the Turkic princess mean by that sentence just now?" ”

"What else does it mean?" Murong Xue said quietly: "Things gather by like, and people are divided by groups." ”

Xu Youchang smashed it and smashed his mouth: "How can I taste it and feel that it is not a taste?" Is she scolding us? ”

Murong Xue nodded: "Under normal circumstances, this proverb represents a derogatory meaning, didn't the gentleman in the school teach you?" ”

"It's all your fault!" Xu Youchang said depressedly: "I am angry, I say three sentences, and two and a half sentences are playing tricks, and the princess who is harming us has no good impression of us." Anya is her personal maid, don't be affected. ”

Murong Xue laughed: "Are you a sperm-worm in your brain and have lost your mind?" Don't you know how dangerous it was just now? ”

Xu Youchang put away his sadness when he heard this, and changed his appearance with a wicked smile: "Hey, do you really think I'm stupid?" The three questions at the head of the Reverse Scale Division are all very important, and the little princess is so frightened that she wants to talk to the two of us. ”

Murong Xue bowed slightly: "That's right, it seems that there is really a situation in the Western Frontier." Now that the Reverse Scale Division has intervened, you should go to the small courtyard of Xuanzheng Fang as little as possible, and wait for the limelight to pass. In addition, hurry up and write a letter to Li Jiangyao, asking him to pay attention to the problem of the ghost alliance horse bandits, and I will try to find out who Lao Jianhua is. ”

Xu Youchang agreed, tightened his legs on the horse's belly, and rushed out at a faster speed, while Murong Xue turned the horse's head and galloped in another direction.

The autumn rain in the imperial capital began to rain again.

-

"The Holy Tang people are really more cunning than the other." Inas stood under the corridor, looked at the light rain outside, and couldn't help but say angrily: "Those two slippery heads, saying half a little is equivalent to saying nothing!" ”

He Sijia came to her side, also staring outside, and smiled softly: "Sister Inas, don't be angry. Actually, they've already told us a lot of useful information, but you're in the middle of the game and you've been busy dealing with them, so you haven't been able to figure it out for a while. ”

Inas was curious: "Oh, princess, what have you just discovered, tell me about it." ”

He Sijia smiled: "First of all, that General Murong only sat down and chatted for a few words, and then took the initiative to ask if there were any guests who had come today, explaining two questions. One, they know that someone is coming, or they have seen someone coming; Second, the two of them are not in the same group as those before them. ”

Inas nodded: "Well, I did think of that, that's why I'm thinking about getting clichés out of their mouths." ”

"Secondly, when I mentioned the name Shen Lie, the reactions of General Xu and General Murong were obviously deliberately pretended," He Sijia sneered: "Neither of them is very good at acting." ”

Inas: "This shows that they know very well who Shen Lie is, but they refuse to reveal the details of that person." ”

He Sijia shook his head: "It's not difficult to guess." General Murong obviously wanted to know what Shen Lie had said, but he deliberately pretended not to care, and when you told him, he was very, very concerned. This performance is very revealing. ”

"I don't understand, what does that mean?" Inas was a little confused.

He Sijia explained: "I remember, the Shaoqing of the Holy Tang Dali Temple should be from the fifth grade, right? This position is similar to General Xu's rank of lieutenant, while General Murong is higher, and Zhonglang will start from at least the fourth rank. Sister, think about it, what kind of people do people usually care more about and want to listen to? Is it higher than your own status? Or is it lower than your own status? ”

Inas reacted and smiled, "Of course it's higher than yourself." I understand what you mean, the reason why Murong Xue cares so much about what Shen Lie asked me is because that Lord Shen's status is actually higher than him! ”

He Sijia bowed slightly: "Of course, a possibility cannot be ruled out, that is, Shen Lie is really just a minor official from the fifth grade, and he came to us for questioning on behalf of a certain big person." However, judging from Xu Youchang's reaction to the name Shen Lie, I am more inclined to believe that Shen Lie himself is a big shot. ”

"That's interesting," Inas thought to herself, "Obviously he is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, but his status is higher than that of General Yulin Zhonglang, and the things he cares about have nothing to do with ordinary cases." This situation reminds me of one thing. ”

He Sijia turned her head to look at Inas, "What do you remember?" ”

Inas: "Don't hide it from the princess, when I first dealt with Mr. Lao, he inadvertently mentioned to us a mysterious organization in the Holy Tang, the Reverse Scale Division. ”

"What a strange name," He Sijia couldn't help but say, "What is this Reverse Scale Division for?" ”

"That's a lot. To put it simply, it is the secret agent of the Holy Tang Emperor," Inas introduced: "The Anti-Scale Division is responsible for protecting the emperor's safety, collecting all kinds of important information for the emperor, as well as secret operations such as infiltration, infiltration, and assassination. They were only loyal to the Emperor of the Holy Tang Dynasty and were not subject to the control of the imperial court. ”

Hearing this, He Sijia nodded again and again: "According to what you say, then it should be right." Shen Lie must be an important official of the Reverse Scale Division, usually showing himself as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, but secretly only serving the emperor. General Xu and General Murong should have known Shen Lie's true identity, so they would have the same reaction as before. ”

She groaned slightly, and then asked, "Sister Inas, do you really know that person named Lao Jianhua?" Who is he? ”

Inas hesitated for a moment: "Princess, I can't hide it, I did see Lao Jianhua a few times, but his background and origin, the entire Turkic only the Great Khan and Brother Duolun know best, and the others don't know anything." The only thing I can be sure of is that Mr. Lao Jianhua Lao is a native of the Shengtang Dynasty, and he is very familiar with the situation of the imperial court and the military here, and it is he who secretly advises us and formulates a plan to seize the western frontier and expedition to the Shengtang. ”

"I'm really going to expedition to Saint Tang." He Sijia looked at the drizzle in the courtyard and sighed softly.

Inas looked at Hurszka: "What? Do you seem to have some doubts about this national policy set by the Great Khan? ”

He Sijia was silent for a moment, then turned her head to look at Inas: "Sister, do you remember when you were a child?" We have traveled to Middle-earth twice with my father Khan, and we have truly seen the strength and advancement of this empire. Do you think we can conquer it? ”

"Whether you can do it is one thing, and whether you can do it or not is another," Inas said in a firm tone, "I clearly remember what the Great Khan once said. He said that Shengtang is not a country, but a civilization, a civilization disguised with the concept of a state......"

"And the power of civilization is far more terrifying than the sword." He Sijia continued: "I also remember this evaluation of Father Khan very clearly. But do we really want to destroy such a great civilization with our own hands? ”

Inas nodded: "It must be destroyed!" Otherwise, sooner or later, it will overcome the sword in our hands and make all the Turkic people its slaves! When our aristocrats are immersed in the silk and porcelain of Middle-earth, and when our children are reciting a subset of the scriptures and histories of the Holy Religion, the Turks will eventually become the dust of history and disappear in the long river of time! Princess, would you like to see that scene? ”