Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 539 Food Poisoning
The products in Liangzhou City are quite poor, and it is not suitable for farming. The counties and counties under the jurisdiction outside the city only grow a small amount of millet and wheat.

In terms of business, this city is not favored by the merchants who come and go. If they choose to trade or transit, most merchants will choose Yumen Pass and Suzhou between Datang and the Western Regions. If they want to make the most profits, merchants They will choose to go to Chang'an.

Therefore, both agriculture and commerce in Liangzhou City were very poor, and necessities such as food in the city could only be exchanged with neighboring cities with cattle and sheep, or with merchants.

Zi Nu was squatting in the back kitchen yard of the Governor's Mansion, washing a handful of spinach carefully.

Spinach, formerly known as Persian cuisine, was first spread from Persia to all parts of the world. In the 21st year of Zhenguan, the country of Nibharawei (Nepal) presented spinach seeds to Emperor Taizong, and it has been widely planted in the Tang Dynasty since then.

The spinach in Zi Nu's hands was exchanged from merchants in the city. Green vegetables in winter are very scarce, and a handful of spinach is much more expensive than mutton.

Today's Zi Nu is not just a maiko, she is also a maid who takes care of Li Qinzai's daily life.

In the cold winter, cook a handful of spinach for him to relieve the greasyness of eating meat recently, and it must be more pleasing to the envoy of the Tang Dynasty.

What makes her regretful is that since Li Qinzai bought her, no matter whether she seduced her intentionally or not, he has not been moved, just like an eminent monk who abstains from womanizing, turning a blind eye to her temptation.

Thinking about it, it's no wonder that she didn't know where she showed her flaws, which made him doubt herself. She escaped a catastrophe by not touching the stack of papers in the room yesterday.

But Li Qinzai's doubts about her were still not dispelled. At this time, Zi Nu could only be careful and cautious, and never dared to make any suspicious actions.

While washing the spinach, a pot-bellied peddler walked into the back kitchen yard and threw half a mutton at her feet. Zi Nu looked up impressively, but the peddler grinned.

"Girl, the governor's mansion sent people to buy it. I bought mutton from the villain, and the money and goods are cleared."

Zi Nu glanced at the trafficker, her beautiful purple pupils showed a slight panic, looked around nervously, and said in a low voice, "Are you looking for death? What do you want to do by sneaking into the governor's mansion?"

The trafficker was her acquaintance, he was the one who sold her and a group of maikos by pretending to be a barbarian merchant back then. Today, he has a big beard stuck to his face, a sheep horn felt hat on his head, and tattered clothes. It also exudes the bloody smell of livestock, very much like a butcher.

The dealer squatted down, pretending to be cleaning the mutton, and said in a low voice while he was busy: "The Prime Minister has sent someone to ask, have you got the details of that new weapon from Tang Jun?"

Zi Nu didn't raise her head, and said coldly: "The envoy of the Tang Kingdom has already suspected me. I want to get rid of the suspicion. It is not appropriate to do anything recently."

The trafficker frowned and said: "The Prime Minister is pressing hard, the army is hiding outside Jishi Mountain and dare not advance an inch, the Prime Minister said that he must get the details of that weapon as soon as possible, so that he can continue to mobilize the army and swallow Tuyuhun."

Zi Nu sighed softly: "The envoy of the Tang Kingdom is more difficult than I imagined. I don't know where I have exposed my flaws these few days, but he suspected me. If the Prime Minister wants to get the details of the new weapon in a short time, here is the governor's mansion. I'm afraid it's hard to get..."

"How about that?"

Zi Nu thought for a while, and said: "The new weapon has been equipped with more than a thousand soldiers of the Tang army. Half of the more than a thousand soldiers are guarding the governor's mansion, and the other half are camping outside the city of Liangzhou. A few new weapons were stolen from the soldiers..."

The trafficker said bitterly: "We have only dozens of brothers lurking in the city, how can we steal new weapons from the heavily guarded camp?"

Zi Nu was silent for a moment, and said: "I will try in the past two days, and it would be best if I can meet Tang Jun who is alone."

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A major event happened at the Guanyi Station in Liangzhou City, where the missions of the two countries lived.

The envoys and entourage guards of the Tubo mission all suffered from food poisoning.

After lunch today, the members of the Tibetan Mission felt stomach pains, pains like a knife, and they were rushing. Dozens of people cried and shouted to grab the toilet.

After one round after another, in less than an hour, all the members of the Tubo mission had weak legs, and their legs wobbled when they walked. Everyone's face was extremely pale, and some of them were weak and even passed out.

The Tubo missions ran away, and the sky was dark. The strange thing is that the Tuyuhun missions who lived under the same roof were unscathed. They were full of energy and gathered in the backyard to watch the Tubo missions. Every time a person came out of the latrine, Tuyuhun The entourage of the mission let out loud cheers.

The members of the Tubo Mission glared at the attendants of the Tuyuhun Mission, and the two sides began to scold in the backyard, accusing Tuyuhun of being despicable and shameless for poisoning the meals.

This is beyond explanation.

Everyone ate and lived together, all members of the Tubo Mission were poisoned, but Tuyuhun was unharmed. In addition to the old enmity between the two countries, after entering Liangzhou City, the two sides often fought with each other and killed each other.

Now that the Tubo Mission has been poisoned, and the Tuyuhun Mission is fine, who else could be the murderer?There is no suspense.

The Tuyuhun mission was indisputable, so they simply did not explain.

Fortunately, due to the great prestige of Li Qinzai, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, the diplomatic missions of the two countries did not dare to do anything when they scolded each other.

When it was getting dark, Li Qinzai, who got the news, came to the post in a hurry. When he saw the pale Lun Zhongcong and the gloating Princess Honghua, Li Qinzai couldn't help being shocked.

"What's wrong with Tubo noble envoy? Did you eat dirty food?" Li Qinzai asked with concern.

Lun Zhongcong cheered up, his eyes turned red, and he choked up, "Your envoy came just in time, and I ask you to uphold justice for Tubo. The Tuyuhun envoy is despicable and shameless, and they poisoned the food. I didn't notice it for a while. They followed their way, this place is Liangzhou City, please envoy Tang Guogui to advocate justice for Tubo."

Princess Honghua said angrily: "I am the princess of the Tang Dynasty, how can I bother to do such stealthy things? On Zhong Cong, don't think you are an envoy of Tubo, so you can slander at will. I kill you like a dog. Is it necessary to use poison?"

Li Qinzai said softly: "Her Royal Highness calm down, and Tubo noble envoy calm down. Is there any misunderstanding in this matter? With the princess' dignity, I don't think he would do such a despicable thing... right?"

Princess Honghua was taken aback, pointed at Li Qinzai and said angrily: "Li Qinzai, did you hesitate just now? You hesitated! Don't you even think it was done by me?"

"I don't dare to have such intentions, but..." Li Qinzai said in embarrassment: "In the same posthouse, all members of the Tubo mission were poisoned, but the Tuyuhun mission was fine. Your Royal Highness, I really don't know what to do. Help you explain."

Princess Honghua said angrily: "I swear in the name of my Li Tang ancestors that the poison of the Tubo mission was definitely not the work of this palace or the Tuyuhun mission."

Li Qinzai sighed, he really should let his grandfather Li Ji come and watch, he always said that he is not a worthy descendant who swears by his ancestors at every turn.

The royal family also has an unscrupulous person. There are three envoys in the yard, and two of them are jerks. Could it be that the job of envoys is specially tailored for jerks?

(End of this chapter)