Several soldiers of the Shankai Army disappeared among the people, slowly walking towards the other end of the long street along with the crowded crowd.
The tall Yin Pu looked at the sea of people around him and asked in surprise: "There are actually so many people in Chang'an City?"
Yin Yuan looked back at his younger brother and said in a deep voice: "Follow closely, don't look around, don't let others see the flaw."
There are restaurants along the street in the east of Chongye Square. When you go to the second floor, you can see the surroundings of the shop.
A group of Shankai soldiers came to the second floor of the wine shop, asked for a secluded location, ordered some wine, food and tea, and began to explore the terrain while thinking about how to arrange an ambush.
Looking at the dazzling array of furnishings on the long street and the busy craftsmen on both sides of the street, Yin Yuan whispered: "On the day of the celebration, the emperor's motorcade will definitely pass through this. After looking at the markets around the long street, this is the only one.
The terrain is advantageous, and troops can be hidden on the street, but the guards cannot fully guard. What do you think..."
Seeing that no one spoke, Yin Yuan turned around and found that his companions were all engrossed in eating wine and food.
At this time, stir-fried dishes were popular in Tang Dynasty restaurants, and wine was a rare distilled product on the plateau. The Tibetan soldiers had never enjoyed such fine wines and delicacies, so they all became a little forgetful.
Yin Yuan was angry and tapped the table with his fingers to remind others not to forget about business.
Yin Pu licked the remaining wine on his palm and said to Yin Yuan: "Brother, on the day of the celebration, there are many guards around the emperor. We are small, how can we get close?"
Yin Yuan: "Sound in the east and attack in the west... First, use gunpowder to create an explosion on one side of the long street to attract the attention of the guards, and then launch a surprise attack from the other side. As long as you can rush to the emperor's chariot, it will be half successful.
"
Next, a group of Shankai troops gathered together and began to arrange the details of the ambush in a low voice.
These people did not expect that in a corner of the second floor of the wine shop, several inconspicuous waiters would cast their gaze here from time to time.
Later that day, in the meeting hall of the inner garden of the Privy Council, Long Qi and Guo Xin stood in front of the Chang'an sand table, listening carefully to the reports of their subordinates.
"Xingdaofang, we inspected today and found nothing unusual."
"Guanglufang, there is nothing unusual during today's inspection."
"Fenglefang, Hu'an Temple, there are Tibetan merchants accompanying them, suspected of investigating."
Long Qi immediately asked a few questions, then shook his head and said: "These Tubo people don't look like assassins. Let's list them as suspected and follow them."
Hearing this, Guo Xin was a little surprised: "General Long was able to determine the intention and identity of the visitor based on just a few words in the report?"
Long Qi pointed at the men in the hall and said: "Most of the people I brought here are from the Long Tribe of Anxi. They are loyal to His Majesty and will not hesitate at all even if they risk their lives. These people are all in Anxi
They have received training from the Hidden Sect and are good at tracking and interrogating. They can find suspicious people among large groups of people in a short period of time, and then use their extraordinary memory to record all the suspicious things. And what I want to do
, which is to summarize the people who are most likely to be targets from reports from various places.”
At this moment, a subordinate came to report: "There are six Tibetans in a wine shop on East Street in Chongyefang. They talk and act like soldiers, and they are suspected of being scouts."
As usual, Long Qi asked several questions based on the report. The more questions he asked, the deeper his frown deepened.
After asking, Long Qi said to Guo Xin: "After today's inspection, these six people from Chongyefang are the most suspicious and the most suspicious."
Guo Xin: "I heard you just asked, what did these Tibetans eat, drink, and where did they go? Why do you say they are the most suspicious?"
Long Qi asked Guo Xin: "Guo Duhu, do you know the eating habits of the Tubo people?"
Guo Xin nodded and said: "The Tubo people like meat, but not fish. They are addicted to alcohol. They also know how to use salt to taste, so they often add salt grains to their diet."
Long Qi nodded first and then said: "What the Protector said is absolutely true, but there are subtle differences in the eating habits between Tubo civilians, nobles and soldiers."
Guo Xin: "Oh?"
Long Qi: "Take drinking as an example. Tubo people like wine, no matter how high or low they are. But when common people drink, they usually open the stopper and drink directly; when nobles drink, they will dislike other people's drinking utensils and bring their own wine glasses;
Drinking by soldiers is much more interesting, as they all hold wine in their hands and drink it."
Drink with your hands?
Guo Xin was stunned for a moment, then carefully recalled that over the years he had dealt with the Tubo people, and it seemed that this was indeed the case when the Tibetan soldiers drank.
Long Qi explained: "Tubo people are addicted to alcohol, and they often drink too much and cause trouble when they are drunk. There have been incidents in history where Tibetan soldiers drank too much, causing chaos and then roaring in the camp. Therefore, the Tubo army stipulated that all gatherings
, oaths, greetings, celebrations, etc. When drinking, soldiers are not allowed to empty their pockets or pour cups. They can only drink with three handfuls of wine in their hands. This method is used to reduce the amount of drinking by soldiers and ensure that there will be no occurrence in the army.
Drunk and causing trouble.”
Guo Xin was stunned.
Long Qi: "The words and deeds of this group of people in Chongyefang are not like common people or nobles, but they are almost the same as those of Tubo soldiers. From this, we can conclude that this group of people must have come with bad intentions."
After saying that, Long Qi picked up a small flag from the sand table, placed it on the model of Chongye Square, and said: "From today on, keep an eye on this group of Tubo people, find out where they live, where they go, and where they are.
Who are you and what are you planning to do!"
A few days later, Kong You took Guo Xin and Long Qi into the palace to meet the saint.
Emperor Zhou Jun read the memorial jointly submitted by the three people and asked in a deep voice: "Do you all agree that these Tubo people lurking in Yong'anfang in Nancheng are assassins under Sang Chiruo?"
Kong You nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhou Jun lowered his head and glanced at the memorial again, and asked: "Sang Chiruo hasn't shown up yet?"
Long Qi: "According to reports from the scouts responsible for surveillance, no targets similar to Sang Chiruo were seen among the Tubo people coming and going from Yong'anfang."
Guo Xin suggested: "Your Majesty, it is better to mobilize the army, surround Yong'anfang as soon as possible, catch these thieves, and save a long night and many dreams."
Kong You said: "Your Majesty, I suggest that the arrest be postponed. If we scare the snake now, Sang Chiruo will definitely escape. It will be extremely difficult to catch him again."
Zhou Jun hesitated for a moment and said: "What the Right Prime Minister said is reasonable. Catching these Tubo assassins is nothing. What I want is Sang Chiruo's head."
Kong You, Guo Xin and Long Qi are called together.
Zhou Jun: "Don't disturb this group of Tubo assassins for the time being. Monitor them carefully and don't let them go. Also, let me check carefully. Where did this group of Tubo people get their directions? The house they borrowed from,
Whose name is it recorded in? Also, did they have any internal spies when they set up an ambush in Chang'an?!"