"Tell me, what do you have to rely on to prevent me from killing you, and why do you take such a big risk?"
Before Zhou Pingan spoke, Li Chen said calmly: "You only have three chances to say something."
Zhou Ping'an paused for a moment and swallowed back the words that were already on his lips.
After a while, Zhou Pingan said: "There are three brothers in Pingan's family. Pingan is the youngest. The eldest brother is doing business in Daqin... in the arms business."
"The first sentence." Li Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and said.
arms business.
No matter which dynasty it is, if people touch this thing, they will die.
According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, white people do not have official uniforms and approval documents. Those who carry swords on the streets will be struck with thirty sticks. Those who hide armor at home and have more than three sets of weapons will be punished with a major crime, ranging from being sent to the frontier to being confiscated and exterminated.
But this week, Ping An actually let out the fact that his eldest brother was in the arms business.
Looking back, Li Chen had to send Dongchang to investigate carefully.
After taking a breath, Zhou Ping'an continued: "The second brother is working as an aide in Prince Ning's Mansion."
The current King Ning is the younger brother of Emperor Daxing. He was granted the title of Yanyun. His fiefdom is connected to the Central Plains on the inside and the Liao Kingdom on the outside. It is a real strategic location with heavy troops. The Sixteen Cavalry of Yanyun is world-famous and is popular among all vassals.
Among the kings, he is also one of the best.
Li Chen already had a premonition that he might be exposed to a huge secret.
"Second sentence." Li Chen's tone gradually became indifferent.
Zhou Ping'an's mouth twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said: "A month ago, the second brother received instructions from King Ning to purchase a large number of weapons and armor from the eldest brother with a hidden identity, and sent them to the Xishan Province. Later, this batch of arms came from Xishan
A team from the province escorted him away, and his current whereabouts are unknown."
After saying three sentences, the expression on Li Chen's face was as cold as ice.
The rebellion in Xishan Province is not as simple as it seems.
If it was a simple rebellion, how could it be so well concealed?
If he hadn't learned the truth from Zhao Heshan by chance, I'm afraid Li Chen would still be kept in the dark.
As expected, a bigger black hand was involved behind this rebellion.
But unlike what Li Chen had expected, this rebellion, at least for now, has nothing to do with Zhao Xuanji. Instead, it is the vassal king who is causing the rebellion behind the scenes.
However, the possibility of Zhao Xuanji and Prince Ning colluding cannot be ruled out at the moment.
"Does Prince Ning know the identity of your eldest brother and second brother?" Li Chen asked.
Zhou Pingan maintained his bowing posture and said, "I don't know."
"What do you want to gain by telling me these things?"
Zhou Ping'an didn't dare to raise his head, but his tone was much calmer and he said: "Ping'an wants to do something for His Highness."
Li Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhou Pingan. There was heavy snow in the sky. At this moment, a thin layer of white snow had accumulated on his body. It was obvious that Zhou Pingan, who was weak, was very cold now and his body was trembling slightly.
"You three brothers from the Zhou family. The eldest brother is selling arms in Da Qin, and the second son is working as an aide in Prince Ning's palace. Judging from the fact that he can handle such secret things for Prince Ning, he must be a confidant. And you, as the first-class servant of the Joseon Dynasty,
, but you have to run errands for me, what exactly do you want to do?"
Zhou Ping'an replied: "The children of the Zhou family have had ideals since they were young. They learned martial arts and were sold to the emperor's family."
"Ping'an and his eldest and second brothers made different choices and took different paths. North Korea has always been just a springboard for Ping'an, because judging from the officialdom environment of Da Qin that has been sluggish for more than a hundred years, if Ping'an takes the exams step by step and obtains fame, he will never be able to succeed in this life.
It is difficult to accomplish what Ping An wants to do, so he can only use the Joseon Dynasty as a springboard, and then choose a good master to serve him after he has gained enough reputation."
