bastard seizes tang

Chapter 136 Handle
Li Ke didn't know where the Turkic servants in Yaxing came from, but Li Ke was sure that their origin must have violated the laws of the country.

A few days ago, Li Shimin issued a decree exempting all the Turkic people from Jieli, so there should be no Turkic servants in Chang'an City, let alone be openly sold.

Ordinary people absolutely do not have such a way and ability, and there are not many people in Chang'an City who can have this ability.

In Li Ke's view, there is only one explanation for this situation, and that is the collusion between the government and businessmen to kidnap Turkic girls, transport them to Chang'an and sell them, and make a fortune by selling Turkic girls.

Datang has operated with the power of the whole country for several years, and now the situation in the Northland is today. Unexpectedly, there is still such a dirty business behind this prosperous age. Li Ke felt angry when he thought about it.

Most of the people in the tooth shop are quick-witted, and their mouths are tight, and they can keep secrets. If Li Ke asked the head of the tooth shop bluntly, I am afraid he would just push and yell, and would not tell the truth.

So Li Ke thought about it for a while, and asked the head of the tooth shop: "I don't know how much a Turkic slave will pay?"

The head of the tooth shop replied: "The big one is two guan, and the small one is half a guan. If you buy too much, you can count it cheaper for you."

Li Ke heard the words, and asked with a puzzled face: "These Turkic female slaves bought them just for the sake of novelty. They can't carry them on their shoulders or pick them up with their hands. What's the use of asking too much?"

When the master heard this, he hurriedly said: "Although these Turkic women are not as dexterous in their hands and feet as Jiangnan women, they can do rough and heavy work, and they are also much cheaper than our Jiangnan women."

An ordinary female slave from the south of the Yangtze River is priced at four pens, with better looks, and those who are more literate can even sell for more than twenty pens. Compared with them, the price of two pens is indeed much cheaper.

But even so, one is two guan, ten people is twenty guan, and 100 people is two hundred guan, which is almost equal to the salary of a fourth-rank official in Chang'an for one year.

What's more, there are more than a hundred Turkic slaves in Chang'an that they sell?With such huge profits, it is no wonder that some officials of the Tang Dynasty dared to take risks.

Li Ke listened to the chief's words, and asked curiously: "Turkic women are also women, how can they be able to do rough work?"

Apparently these Turkic servants are not selling well, and it is rare for the principal to see a big customer, who is still a young man who is easy to fool, so he quickly explained: "Young master, you can rest assured, these Turkic servants are all from the northwest, and they are sturdy. There are a lot of people there, and there is nothing to say about strength, if you compare it seriously, I am afraid that you will lose to men before you know it."

When the head of Yaxing mentioned Northwest, Li Ke thought of a person: Zhang Baoxiang.

Zhang Baoxiang can also be regarded as one of the famous generals in the early Tang Dynasty. In the third year of Zhenguan, Zhang Baoxiang appointed the governor of Ganzhou as the deputy chief of the Datongdao march, and cooperated with Li Daozong, the chief of the Datongdao march, to go north.

Zhang Baoxiang made countless contributions during the Northern Expedition, and even the Turkic Jieli Khan was captured alive by him, making great contributions.

But Zhang Baoxiang's character is quite contemptible. In the spring of the fourth year of Zhenguan, when the army was about to triumph, Zhang Baoxiang lied about the military in order to make further military achievements.

After the Tang army pacified the Turks, Xue Yantuo's barbarian worried that the Tang army would continue to go north, so he sent [-] Xue Yantuo troops to harass the sidelines. There are more than ten thousand people.

Zhang Baoxiang's battle report was sent to Li Jing, but when Li Jing verified his military achievements, he found that this was not the case, but Zhang Baoxiang exaggerated his military achievements.

It is a serious crime to lie about military achievements, and according to the law, he should be executed, but Zhang Baoxiang used to be Li Jing's former subordinate, and Li Jing couldn't bear him to lose his life, so he erased Zhang Baoxiang's military achievements and saved his life.

The incident of Turkic slaves is very involved, and ordinary soldiers cannot do it. Among the generals of the Great Tang Dynasty, only Datongdao was sent to the northwest, and the coach Li Daozong was a son of the clan, and he acted cautiously and prudently. Not too big, so Li Ke had guesses in his heart.

Li Ke didn't want to scare the snake, so he refused: "I heard that most Turkic women have a smell of sheep, and I really don't like it. I think this Turkic servant should forget it."

Turkic slaves are just a novelty, in terms of strength, they are not as good as Kunlun slaves in the Western Regions, and in terms of appearance and dexterity, they are even worse than Tang women. The main thing is not surprising.

Li Ke chose some maidservants from the south of the Yangtze River, then left the West Market and returned to the Chu Palace.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Li Ke immediately ordered someone to send Wang Xuance.

"My lord was just now at Xishi Yaxing. Guess what I saw?" Li Ke asked as soon as Wang Xuance entered the door.

Seeing Li Ke's appearance, Wang Xuance didn't seem to be in a hurry, so he replied with a smile: "Could it be that Your Highness saw a down-and-out official lady in the dental shop and fell in love with her?"

Hearing this, Li Ke quickly waved his hands and said: "Sir, don't make fun of me. What you say are all stories in poems and prose, so it can't be true. My king saw a Turkic man in Yahang today."

"Turkic people? His Majesty has just forgiven their crimes and granted them official positions, so they bought maidservants in the Jacuzzi?"

A few days ago, Li Shimin pardoned the crimes of many leaders of various Turkic tribes and returned them to official positions. Wang Xuance only regarded them as having settled their residences in Chang'an and went to Xishi Yaxing to buy maidservants.

Li Ke shook his head and said: "The Turkic people I am talking about are not those generals, but Turkic female slaves."

When Wang Xuance heard Li Ke's words, his face showed surprise, and he understood in an instant.

Li Shimin never issued a decree to condemn the Turkic people, and no one was demoted to slaves. Where did these Turkic slaves in the West Market come from?

Wang Xuance asked: "Has Your Highness ever asked about the origins of these Turkic slaves?"

Li Ke replied: "The people in the northwestern part of the Turks, this king reckons they are the people who lost their tribe in Suni."

"Su Ni lost his job? Did someone of the same class do it?" Wang Xuance asked with frowned upon hearing this.

Li Ke asked: "Sir, may you guess who did it?"

Wang Xuance thought about it for a moment, and replied: "Ren Chengwang acted cautiously, I am afraid he would not act like this, but the deputy chief executive, Zhang Baoxiang, acted quite pervertedly, maybe it was him."

Li Ke said: "Mr.'s thoughts coincide with the king's. Zhang Baoxiang has nothing to do with this matter."

"That's right. Wang Xuance nodded in agreement.

Li Ke asked: "I don't know if the king can bring this matter to the father, according to the intention of the gentleman?"

Wang Xuance thought for a while, and said, "It's not right."

Wang Xuance continued: "If Your Highness wants to save these Turkic slaves, if you raise a few words at the court, they will naturally lose the courage to act like this, but if they are completely singled out, it may be risky. Who is behind this matter is still unknown. .”

The water in Chang'an officialdom is very deep, who knows what big fish can be drawn behind this line.

Li Ke thought for a while, and asked, "Sir, do you want me to press the table for the time being?"

Wang Xuance said: "Zhang Baoxiang and Changsun Wuji are very close. Since His Highness has caught Zhang Baoxiang's handle, it would be a pity to punish Zhang Baoxiang alone."

Li Ke said: "I'm afraid it's not easy to move Changsun Wuji with this matter."

The eldest grandson Wuji was the uncle of the country on the spot, so a mere Zhang Baoxiang would naturally not be able to implicate him.

Wang Xuance said: "Of course I can't take it out at this time, but if there is a good time in the future, I might as well ask Changsun Wuji to peel off his skin."

(End of this chapter)