It is not difficult to find Mu Suo's shop, just find his son. Mu Suo's son is called Tie Erwen, and he is very famous in Hengsai County. His sheepskin shop is also one of the largest shops in Hengsai County. This also comes from
Based on his father’s years of accumulation.
"You are looking for my father?"
Tierwin, who was strong and strong, looked at the few Han people outside the store and asked doubtfully: "He doesn't associate with Han people, what do you want to do with him?"
"Ask him about something related to the Sogdians. It won't waste much time."
Tierwen looked at them for a long time, and finally nodded, "He is basking in the sun in the yard, I hope you don't scare him!"
Feng Jian led several of his men through the store. The atrium of the store was a large courtyard. An old Uighur man was sitting on a chair basking in the sun. He was Mu Suo. He was sixty years old this year. Very few Uighur men could live to this age.
, he belongs to the long-lived Uighur people.
"May the God of Immortality bless you!" Feng Jian spoke fluent Turkic and gave the old man a prairie etiquette.
Old Man Musuo laughed and said, "May the God of Immortality bless you!"
At this time, his grandson brought some barbarian stools and everyone sat down. Feng Jian said: "We went to the Huihe tribe and wanted to inquire about the situation of a Sogdian twenty years ago. They said that in such a long time, we must find you.
Only then can we find out.”
Musuo grinned and said, "Twenty years ago, I may not still remember."
"A Sogdian named Kang Hongxin. He is about the same age as you. He is from Kangguo and has lived in Uihe for twenty years."
Everyone looked at Musuo nervously, this was their last hope.
Musuo recalled it for a long time, nodded and said, "I still remember him!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, with a look of anticipation on their faces. Feng Jian quickly said: "Can you tell us about him?"
"His name is not actually Kang Hongxin, he seems to be called...yes! His name is Kang Yishaq. The name Kang Hongxin was the name I gave him when he first went to Chang'an."
"He has stayed in the grassland for twenty years?" Feng Jian asked.
Musuo shook his head, "He spent most of his time in the Central Plains, and stayed in the grassland intermittently for about five years at most. Strictly speaking, he is not actually a Sogdian, but a Khazar. His real name is Ishak. His mother
He is a Sogdian from the Kang state, so he is also called Kang Yishak."
"Khazar people?" Feng Jian and everyone looked at each other in confusion.
Musuo smiled and said: "It is a very far away country, and its beliefs are different from cannibalism. It seems to believe in Judaism. After Kang Yishak's father converted to Judaism, his mother left. I heard Kang Yishak said,
His mother remarried a Sogdian and gave him two half-brothers, one of whom settled in Chang'an."
Feng Jian's eyes lit up, "Do they have any contact? I mean Kang Yishaq and his brother in Chang'an."
"have!"
Musuo said slowly: "Kang Yishak stays with his brother every time he goes to Chang'an. They have a deep relationship, just like real brothers."
"What's his brother's name?"
Musuo shook his head, "I don't know that. I only know that his brother's surname is Kang, he is in the gem business, and he has settled in Chang'an for thirty years."
At this time, Tierwen was a little unhappy and said: "Guys, my father is tired, let him rest!"
"Okay! Okay! Let me ask the last question."
Feng Jian asked Mu Suodao again: "Kang Yishak has joined an organization. Do you know what this organization is?"
Mu Suo closed his eyes, and after a while he slowly said: "The last time I saw him was ten years ago, right here. I remember it very clearly. He said he had a new master and that he had found his own life.
Target, he left after a few days and never came back. I don’t know who his new owner is? He wouldn’t tell, and I didn’t ask.”
.........
In the afternoon of that day, Feng Jian and his party left Hengsai County in advance and rode south quickly. Two days later, they arrived in Jiuyuan County and sent an important piece of information to Chang'an using Jiuyuan County's letter eagle.
.........
In the morning, Guo Song, protected by hundreds of guards, arrived at Shengdaofang, also known as Persian Square, where the Persians and Sogdians in the West lived.
The architectural style of the entire square is very exotic. There are also several Zoroastrian temples and cannibalistic mosques in the square. Although they are incompatible in the West, they can live in harmony in Chang'an.
There is a large house covering an area of 20 acres in the southernmost part of Shengdaofang. This is the official residence of Zhangye County and Shi Donglai's house.
Shi Donglai has been completely paralyzed since last year, and his body is getting weaker and weaker. The doctor said that he will not survive next year. Guo Song also made a special trip to visit him this time.
In Zhangye that year, historians gave great support to the Hexi Army. The military expenditure alone supported hundreds of thousands of dollars. Various material resources were continuously transported from Chang'an to Hexi, which effectively supported the growth of the Hexi Army.
Guo Song never forgot these old favors. Not only did he make Shi Donglai the crown prince's Taibao and Duke of Zhangye County after seizing Chang'an, and allowed the title to be hereditary, he also fully supported Shi Jia as the leader of the Sogdians. At the same time, Shi Donglai's
The younger grandson Shi Xing also passed the Jinshi examination last year and is currently the Zhangye County Lieutenant.
When Guo Song came to Shi's residence, his eldest son Shi Huan was already waiting at the door. Shi Huan is now the head of the Persian Chamber of Commerce. He is not only the leader of Sogdiana, but also the leader of the entire Western merchants. He has completely inherited his father's prestige, and is also known as the leader of the Persian Chamber of Commerce.
Guo Song was granted the title of Shangzhuguo and Bo of Guangwu County.
Guo Song got down from the carriage, and Shi Huan hurriedly came up to greet him, "I am here to see His Highness the King of Jin!"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "Master Shi, long time no see!"
"Reporting to Your Highness, Wei Chen has been in Zhangye for the past two months and just returned to Chang'an a few days ago."
Guo Song nodded, "How is your father's health?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. My father is still the same. He is particularly lethargic and sleeps most of the time every day."
Guo Song understood what he meant, so he smiled and said: "If he is still sleeping, don't wake him up for now. I will talk to Chairman Shi! There is something else I want to ask Mr. Shi."
"I don't dare! I know all the answers. Your Highness, please come into the house."
Guo Song entered the Shi's Mansion and came to the distinguished guest hall. Everyone was seated separately as guests and hosts. Guo Song introduced Zhou Min who came with him, "This is Deputy Commander Zhou of the Internal Guard. The host should know him!"
Shi Huan quickly smiled and said: "Of course I know him. General Zhou solved a major case for several Sogdian businessmen not long ago and saved the loss of tens of thousands of dollars. We are going to go to the inner guards to pay our respects!"
"What's going on?" Guo Song asked curiously.
Zhou Min leaned over and said with a smile: "The thing is actually simple. Sogdian merchants have the habit of displaying goods. Not long ago, a group of merchants who just came from Sogdiana placed goods in an inn in Xianyang County to attract merchants. All they sold were gold.
utensils and fine Persian carpets, worth at least 20,000 guan, were stolen that night, and all the gold utensils were stolen.
After they reported the case, Beizi took more than a dozen brothers to check. Feeling that the thief was familiar with the situation in the inn, he concluded that it was an inside thief. Beizi found that one of the five clerks was the most suspicious, so he pretended to withdraw to the capital and asked the county magistrate to wait outside the city.
Investigate and send someone to follow the guy at the same time.
Sure enough, three other accomplices were captured in a private house in the county town and the gold utensils were recovered. The key to this case was not to alert the snake, otherwise they would melt the gold utensils and turn the exquisite utensils into gold lumps. A lot of money was lost.
value."
Guo Song praised: "General Zhou is becoming more and more sophisticated in solving crimes."
Shi Huan also smiled and said: "That's true. Nowadays, the internal guards have a great reputation. When a case occurs, everyone is willing to report the case to the internal guards."
Zhou Min quickly waved his hand and said: "When a case occurs, you still have to report it to the local government. The internal guards usually only deal with cases involving the security of the court. Unless the amount is huge and the local government finds it difficult, they will ask the internal security for assistance. This gold case is
The amount was large, and the county magistrate was also worried about thieves melting the gold, and was in a hurry, so he asked the internal guards for help."
Guo Song smiled and said to Shi Huan: "I came to visit this time. Firstly, I want to visit Mr. Shi, and secondly, I want to inquire about someone to see if Mr. Shi can provide help."
"Your Highness, please speak!"
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "We don't know much. This man is a merchant from Kang State. His surname is Kang. He is about fifty years old. He has been engaged in the gem business and has settled in Chang'an for thirty years. As for what he looks like, we
I really don’t know, but he has a half-brother named Kang Hongxin, who is from Khazar.”
Shi Huan smiled and said: "Actually, His Highness has already given a lot of clues. Although I have never heard of this Kang Hongxin, there are two clues to check. The first is a jewelry merchant who has settled in Chang'an for thirty years. Although he is engaged in jewelry business,
There are many Sogdian merchants, but there are not many merchants who have settled in Chang'an for more than thirty years. As far as I know, there are only nine people in total, including three from Kangguo, and the others are from Anguo, Shiguo and Shiguo."
"What about the second clue?" Guo Songxiao asked.
Shi Huan said calmly: "Your Highness just said that Kang Hongxin is a Khazar, so he must believe in Judaism. There are not many people who believe in Judaism in Chang'an, and there is only one Jewish temple. Your Highness can start from the temple and find out this
More information about Kang Hongxin.”
Zhou Min nodded, "This is a good clue. I really didn't think of it."
Guo Song smiled again and said: "Deputy Commander Zhou is responsible for handling the case specifically. I hope Master Shi will help me a lot!"
"Weichen must try his best!"
At this time, a maid said in the hall: "Master, the old proprietor has woken up!"
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Guo Song said happily: "Now that the old boss wakes up, I will go and see him."