Gu Tukang, the marshal of the Circle Kingdom, was placed on horseback and taken to Caodi Pass, which had been occupied by them for a while. Along the way, Gu Tukang constantly cursed the Qing army.

Tao Ziyun sneered at Gu Tukang: "The general of the defeated army is still so arrogant. You answer me, your Central Plains language is so pure, have you lived in the Central Plains for a long time?"

"No comment!" Gu Tukang brutally rejected Tao Ziyun's question, still swearing as much as he wanted.

"Brothers, this enemy general is so rude to Master Tao, shut his mouth!" Ning Yuan, the grassland guard, gave an order, and some officers and soldiers tore off a handful of grass from the grass and stuffed it into Gu Tukang's mouth.

In the yamen of Caodi Pass, Gu Tukang was carried above the lobby.

Tao Ziyun sat in front of the public desk in the lobby and said to Gu Tukang sternly: "Defeated, how does it feel like your mouth is blocked? I can ask someone to take down the grass balls for you now, but if you still curse people indiscriminately, or don't answer my questions, you will continue to be gagged by the grass! If you agree, you will nod, and if you don't agree, you will be thrown into prison like this!"

Gu Tukang stared helplessly and nodded at Tao Ziyun.

Tao Ziyun asked the officers and soldiers to take down the grass ball that blocked Gu Tukang's mouth, and then asked him solemnly: "You can't hide it from me, the kung fu you have used recently has been learned from our "Book of Music" in the Qing Dynasty. You tell me the truth, how did you get the "Book of Music" in the Central Plains?"

Gu Tukang struggled for a while, and before he could answer Tao Ziyun's question, he put forward his request: "Ben Shuai is tied up uncomfortably, you first untie Ben Shuai, and then Ben Shuai will answer your question." ”

Ning Yuan, who was sitting next to him, shouted at Gu Tukang: "Presumptuous! The general of the defeated army still dares to call himself the commander of Lord Tao!? Do you still have the qualifications to put forward conditions for us? I have loosened the tie for you, so that you can escape? Besides, under the power of my army, you don't want to escape." If you know each other, answer Master Tao's question obediently, so as not to be beaten!"

Tao Ziyun added unhurriedly: "You can answer my question first, look at your table, and decide what to do with you next." ”

"Okay, I said. Although I am a marshal of the Circle Country, I often dress up as a merchant and go to the Central Plains to do business, so I can speak Chinese fluently. On one of my return to report to our king, I told him an important piece of news. It was the matter of the "Book of Music" in the Central Plains, because the "Book of Music" is a strange book, not only a Confucian classic, but also a secret book of immortal learning! The king listened to it, hit it off with me, and decided to find a way to get that strange book. Because we are in a bitter cold country, we have always coveted the prosperity and wealth of the Central Plains, and we want to rely on your "Book of Music". After learning the peerless exercises, I can use them to attack you, and after conquering the Central Plains, I can get all kinds of resources from you. Thereupon. I came forward, under the veil of doing business in the Central Plains, and secretly instructed people to find the precious "Book of Music". Gu Tukang had no choice but to tell the truth.

Tao Ziyun asked, "Then how did you find the Book of Music, and who gave it to you?"

Gu Tukang thought for a moment. According to Tao Ziyun's question, he replied: "Finding the "Book of Music" is a difficult process, and my subordinates and I have searched for it in the Central Plains. No progress. Later, I worked with a businessman named Norman Eaton in the Crow Country, because he did business in the Central Plains and lived there for a long time, unlike me who only lived in the Central Plains intermittently. Since then, various means have been used, starting from the royal family in the Central Plains and the north, to carry out a carpet search. The hard work paid off, and in the end, we got the precious "Book of Music", and the person who handed the "Book of Music" to me was that Norman Eaton. ”

"So, after some cultivation, you think that you have mastered the peerless immortal skills, and you think that you are invincible in the world, so you will attack our Great Qing Dynasty?" Tao Ziyun laughed secretly, and coldly continued to ask Gu Tukang: "What about Norman Eton? He is still in the Central Plains, right?

"It's true that we learned the immortal skills on the "Book of Music" and gave us the confidence to attack you, no, I will lead the troops to fight here. Alas, after all, the "Book of Music" is a thing in the Central Plains, it must be too profound, with you here, let us learn, it is impossible to be invincible in the world. We can't compare to you, the facts have proven that we have failed!" Gu Tukang sighed and continued to answer Tao Ziyun's other question: "Norman Eaton has gone back to the country of crows, saying that he wants to take his daughter back to find her in-laws. Our strength is not good, even if they are still in the Central Plains, they can't help us, alas!"

Tao Ziyun remembered something at this moment, and then asked Gu Tukang: "Norman Eton, who is in business, took his daughter back to China to find her husband, and his daughter is Vera Eton?"

"Yes, his daughter is Vera Eton. Hey, how do you know?"

Tao Ziyun had already understood that Norman Eaton, who helped Gu Tukang find the "Book of Music", his daughter was the female translator of the envoys who came to invite the Qing Dynasty to observe the Crow Games, but he didn't need to tell Gu Tukang about this.

"So, Norman Eton's daughter was also involved in the search for the Book of Music?" Tao Ziyun did not answer Gu Tukang's question, but asked about the female translator Vera Eton.

Tao Ziyun didn't answer his question, Gu Tukang didn't dare to ask, Gu Tukang directly replied to Tao Ziyun and said, "It's possible." I don't care so much about this, considering that they have a lot of people involved in the book search, and his daughter will naturally be involved. ”

"I see. Tao Ziyun thought more clearly, Vera Eton, who is fluent in Chinese, as a girl, has the opportunity to get close to He Meimei, and He Meimei must have handed over the "Book of Music" to Vera Eton before circulating the "Book of Music" he intended to compile.

"Master Tao, what should I do next?" Ning Yuanlian saw that Tao Ziyun was silent in thought, and couldn't help but ask him.

After thinking about it, Tao Ziyun finally said: "I think so, put Gu Tukang in prison, and you can release him." Don't embarrass him in prison and provide him with good food and food. I will write a note to the emperor, mention the emperor, and send a note to the circle country, if the circle country still wants to fight, let General He and them continue to fight, if the circle country does not want to fight, sign a peace treaty with them, and ask them to compensate for the losses caused by this war, this is the war they provoked, they were defeated, and they must compensate us for gold and silver!"

"That makes sense!" Ning Yuan's rejoicing order to his subordinates: "Come on, put this prisoner in prison! He is our hostage, if we sign a peace treaty, we want to use him to force the circle to compensate us with gold and silver, and we can entertain him well." ”

The officers and soldiers stepped forward and escorted Gu Tukang away.

Tao Ziyun was above the lobby and began to write a recital to the emperor, and Ning Yuanlian was accompanying him.

Before the memora was finished, an officer and soldier came over and asked for instructions: "Master Tao, General Ning, the herald sent from the front has returned, and I want to see you to report the news." ”

"Pass him in. Tao Ziyun put down the brush for the time being, listened to the news from the front, and wrote to the emperor in a more timely manner.

The herald came in and reported: "Lord Qiyutao, General Ning: General He led the generals, and on the way to the army, they crushed the enemy's ambush in the villages along the way, and now they have captured one of the enemy's cities. The general asked Lord Tao to go to that city so that he could discuss the attack on the next city. (To be continued......)