"The Qian family found out that Qian Chengyuan had not returned last night. They waited for the curfew in the morning and sent people to search. They found several places where Qian Chengyuan often went but no one was there, so they rushed to report to the official. Qin Zhihui's wife Zhang did not return late at night.
Seeing that her husband had returned, she did not wait for the curfew to pass, so she went out alone to go to her parents' home, Zhang's house. Qin Zhihui's wife, Zhang's family, did not wait for the curfew to pass either, and sent two or three people overnight to search for something in the city - maybe there could be something here.
I found some reasons to explain, but by this time, the Qin family should be sure that something happened to Qin Zhihui, but they still haven’t reported it to the official..."
The war is now in chaos, and a curfew has been implemented in the city. Most people do not dare to walk around at night.
Qian Chengyuan and Qin Zhihui have not returned, and they have not found anyone to carry the news home. The family is worried and waits until the curfew is over before sending people to search in the city, or they ignore the curfew and directly send people to avoid the night patrol soldiers.
It can be said to be human nature.
Qin Zhihui's wife Zhang ignored the curfew, did not alert the servants, and left the house to search for her personally. This is somewhat problematic.
The people who were lurking in Qin's house did not pay attention to this at first, but when Zhou Jing sent people there again and traced the traces to Zhang's natal Zhang's house, more doubts were placed in front of them, and it was impossible to ignore them.
As expected, Zhang's natal family is located in Tongjifang on the south bank of the Bianhe River, only a hundred steps away from the Wangji Warehouse where Xu Huai and the others are hiding.
When Xu Huai got the news at noon, he still did not rush to interrogate Qin Zhihui again. Instead, he, Zhou Jing, and Zhu Chengjun dressed up and walked out of the warehouse, walked into a teahouse opposite Zhang's house, and found a table by the window on the second floor.
Sit down and observe what's going on in Zhang's house.
"Zhang Xiongshan was also a horse dealer in Bianliang. He employed many Tibetan customers and was considered a wealthy family in Tongjifang. I had several contacts with him in my early years and bought several good horses from him.
When Ma was brought back to Dengzhou, no one ever mentioned that his daughter had married into such a 'good family' - this must have been deliberately concealed, otherwise such a talked-about thing would not have spread."
Zhou Jing set up his main base of lurking in Bianliang in Tongjifang. In addition to the gathering of three religions and nine streams here, and news spreading in all directions, another important factor is that Zhu Chengjun sold horses in Bianliang in his early years, and some industries were hidden and were not reported by the government.
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In addition, some of the young men and horses who followed Zhu Chengjun in his early years were very familiar with the situation near Tongjifang and had familiar connections. They could recruit a few capable manpower and send them to Bianliang for immediate use and make it easy to carry out work.
While Zhu Chengjun was talking, Xu Huai and the others saw three Tibetan guests walking out of Zhang's house. They looked very alert. Seeing that there was nothing unusual on the left and right, they quickly squeezed into the crowd and walked towards the east.
"It's a Khitan!" Zhou Jing peeked out from the gap in the wooden window and said with a frown.
In Hedong, Hebei and the border states of Shaanxi Province, it is a common phenomenon for Han and Tibetan people to live together. It is not an isolated phenomenon for Qiang and Xi people to serve as generals and officials in the court.
As the imperial capital, Bianliang also had many Tibetan people living there.
Although very few people in the world noticed the subtle differences in appearance and customs among the Dangxiang, Khitan, Chihu and other ethnic groups. Zhu Chengjun did not notice this when he was selling horses in Bianliang and had many contacts with Zhang Xiongshan, but Xu
Huai, Zhou Jing and others had so many doubts in their hearts, how could they still not see that the three strong men who walked out of Zhang's house at this time were not ordinary Tibetan guests?
"Let's go back first." Seeing this, Xu Huai stood up and said.
They will continue to arrange manpower to keep an eye on Zhang Zhai's every move, but Xu Huai and the others will not stay here. There are still too many things for them to deal with.
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The siege has not yet been resolved, and the streets and alleys of Tongjifang, where three religions and nine streams gather, are filled with refugees. It is a mess. Ordinary people dare not go out easily. In order to avoid attracting attention, Xu Huai and the others took a small alley to avoid the warehouse when they came out of the teahouse.
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"What's going on?" Seeing Xu Huai and the others rushing back, Xu Wuqi asked eagerly.
"You probably didn't expect that there would be Khitans in Zhang Zhai, right?" Zhou Jing told Xu Wuqi and others who were guarding the warehouse about some of the things they saw.
"..." Xu Wuqi was stunned for a while and said with emotion, "So, Qin Zhihui has always been a spy of the Khitan people, and it is very likely that he is Xiao Linshi's person? This is no wonder Xiao Linshi was in Datong Mansion.
The layout will be so precise. It turned out that they had already known about the secret peace between the imperial court and the Chihu people through Qin Zhihui, and they had even obtained the specific strategy for the first northern expedition against Yan!"
In the first northern expedition against Yan, Xiao Linshi was still able to plan and annihilate Tianxiong's army in such a precarious situation. Xu Huai, Xu Wuqi and others reviewed and deduced it many times afterwards, but there were still some confusions that could not be solved.
And because of the hidden stakes and spies deployed by Chen Zixiao and the Khitans in Lanzhou and other places at that time, Xu Huai had long suspected that Xiao Linshi had also deployed spy spies in Bianliang.
It's just that the Khitan forces have long been disabled, and they and Xiao Linshi have also turned from confrontation to secret cooperation. They did not delve into these doubts, but they did not expect that the spy planted by Xiao Linshi in Bianliang was actually lurking in Honglu Temple.
"That's not right. If Qin Zhihui was Xiao Linshi's man, he should have done everything possible to sabotage the peace negotiation between the imperial court and the Chihu people. How could he deliberately avoid it even though he knew there was something unusual?" Zhu Han asked doubtfully, "Could it be that
Xiao Linshi has already made his choice?"
Xu Wuqi and Zhou Jing all had severe headaches.
They had had close contact with Xiao Linshi and knew that although the remnant Khitan army controlled by Xiao Linshi was far from enough to resist the rising Red Hu people, if they surrendered to the Red Hu people, they would undoubtedly make the Red Hu people stronger.
help.
Xu Huai intends to ask Princess Yingyun to undergo some training and invite her to participate in the discussion. However, Yingyun has not cared much about the affairs of her family and country in the past. How can she not be able to see everything in a short period of time?
She was confused at the moment, but just by looking at everyone's expressions, she knew something was very wrong.
"Maybe it's not that, but what's going on will be clear after we go meet Qin Zhihui for a while." Xu Huai clapped his hands and stood up, taking the lead to walk to the west wing where Qin Zhihui was detained.
Xu Huaixian pushed open the door of the west wing, turned around and saw other people waiting in front of the corridor to take out their black scarves to cover their faces. He leaned against the door and said, "This time we can be honest with Qin Langjun, and there is no need to hide our heads and faces anymore."
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Qin Zhihui was left hanging for a long time. Although he was not hung or tied up again, his body was still tightly tied to a chair. He could not stretch out all night, let alone have a chance to rest.
Qin Zhihui's injuries from Chengxing were not serious, but his whole body was still tortured enough and he was already exhausted.
He glanced at the faces of Zhu Hang, Xu Wuqi and others with tired eyes, and finally looked at Xu Huai in confusion.
"Qin Langjun said that you can help us assassinate Xu Jun. What's your magic trick? You can tell me now!" Xu Huai dragged a chair, sat in front of Qin Zhihui, and asked.
"Once there is an assassination, the involvement will be wide. If the military prince does not ensure that my family is safe, I will even be involved in this matter?" Qin Zhihui could not carefully look at Xu Wuqi, the expressions of Zhu Hang and others, and the main focus was still on Xu Huai.
, said with a hoarse voice.
"What is worry and what is worry-free? If I arrange for the Qin family to leave Bianliang City at this time, will it mean there is no worry? How can there be a land of peace and happiness when the Chihu cavalry sweeps across the world? Mr. Qin, I think we
There is really no need to bargain on this issue. If you tell the truth and I can do my best, will you still shirk it? If after the incident, it is difficult for me to protect myself even in Bianliang City, I will promise you now, and
What's the use?" Xu Huai asked calmly.
"Yes, it seems that no matter what, I am going to give it a try," Qin Zhihui laughed at himself, licked his chapped lips covered with blood scabs, and said slowly, "Although the soldiers are besieging the city, the banquets in the city are not yet complete.
It's just that it's not known to outsiders. I happen to know where Xu Jun and others go to have secret banquets every now and then. I believe that if the military lord starts from this, he will get twice the result with half the effort!"
"There are many kalouji villages in the city who are ignoring the curfew and working secretly, but Xu Jun, as the imperial envoy, doesn't have any taboos?" Xu Huai asked thoughtfully.
"If it is a fixed place and someone sees it, he will inevitably be impeached and punished. But if the location is changed to a certain boat on the Jinming River, and the banquet is private, what will happen?" Qin Zhihui asked.
"How did Qin Langjun know about this?" Xu Huai asked.
"As the Prime Minister of the Concierge House, what I do is no different from welcoming guests and sending them off. The officials and the left prime minister also specifically asked the Concierge House to make the envoys feel at home. There are some things that cannot be brought to the fore, and I can only do them.
You can bite the bullet and do it," Qin Zhihui said.
"I have one last question left, and I would like to ask Qin Langjun to tell the truth." Xu Huai said.
"Excuse me, Lord Jun." Qin Zhihui said.
"Qin Langjun, where did you learn about the Xuanwu Army's night attack on the prison camp?" Xu Huai asked.
When Xu Huai asked this question, Qin Zhihui was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. His pupils suddenly dilated and he stared at Xu Huai in disbelief. After a while, he thought of hiding his shocked expression and shouted angrily: "Jun Hou
Are you kidding me? Do you suspect me of informing the captive envoys? How is that possible? The Xuanwu Army raided the captive camp at night. How could I possibly know such confidential matters?"
"This is a question I ask you, Mr. Qin. You can't ask me the other way around," Xu Huai held the sword at his waist and said calmly, "If I knew how you knew, why would I come to ask you? Qin
