Defend the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 22 The Results of the Temptation

Since I told General Li that I want to invite Dr. Hu, I have to invite Dr. Hu.

However, Dr. Hu couldn't enter the door, and was almost smashed by a vase thrown from inside, so he hurried away in fright.

Cui Hanping retreated to the left and right, and walked to the door: "Sanlang, everyone has left, and I can't stay here for long, so hurry up and get down to business."

"Mingfu wait a moment, I will open the door."

"Don't open the door, just talk through the door."

"also."

Han Ping'an just boiled a large basin of water by himself, took a comfortable bath, put on clean clothes, and immediately felt refreshed.

Cui Han didn't know that he was drinking grape wine in a leisurely way. He turned his head and glanced at the few servants of the Han family who were looking here from a distance, and said calmly, "The first thing is that people outside the house can easily deal with it." , your father's two personal guards and the servants in the inner house are in some trouble."

Standing by the side and pretending to be coaxing, Mr. Chen thought it was true, and said, "They must find it strange that we always come in and out like this. If one day we make a slip of the tongue, maybe all previous efforts will be wasted."

This is indeed a loophole...

Han Pingan thought for a while, put down the flagon and said, "This matter is easy to handle, and I will send them to Baisha City later. My father can't be left alone, especially at night, he can't be left alone."

No wonder people called him a lunatic, yet he dared to make fun of his father.

Cui Han finally got the lesson, and couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Sleep servant...can you be more serious!"

"I'm talking about business."

"But you can't be left alone to serve you, especially at this juncture when your madness is frightened by horse thieves. If you send all the servants and servants away, people will be suspicious if they find out."

"My sister will come back at night, as long as I have my sister by my side." Han Ping'an smiled, and said meaningfully: "Besides, what we need now is people to be suspicious."

Chen Yichang was stunned, and couldn't help laughing: "We are worried that people hiding in the dark will see the flaw, but from the eyes of those hiding in the dark, you locked yourself in the yard as soon as you got home, and put The servants and servants are all driven away, so why not be worried that the servants and servants in the mansion will see the flaws!"

Cui Han suddenly realized, and secretly sighed that this kid is really smart, just like a cunning little fox.

He made up his mind and asked: "Sanlang, it's easy to send the guards and servants to Baisha City, but should you write a letter and ask your father first?"

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome, my father won't say anything."

"Okay, anyway, this is your family business, so we won't ask about it."

"Why don't you just ask, I'll stand by the door and yell a few words later, and I'll throw some bottles and cans, and you guys will help smooth things over. If you can't make things right, I'll push them along and send them away."

"Send them away today?"

"This kind of thing can't be delayed. If you delay it, you will have long nights and dreams."

"Ok."

They have already decided to go crazy with him, and there is no turning back at this point, Cui Han thought for a while, and then said: "The second thing is that Shi Xianning was very surprised when he heard that you were kidnapped by a Turkic horse thief, and it didn't seem like a pretense. from.

Bai Zuojian didn't respond. I'm not sure whether he knew about it long ago, or he just didn't care about it. "

Now it can be concluded that the Sogdian businessman Mifatai participated. As for whether other wealthy Sogdian merchants participated, it must be clarified, because they always advance and retreat together when encountering things.

Han Pingan picked up the charcoal pen, and asked while taking notes on a blank account book that he found after looking through it for a long time: "Where is Ashina Mountain?"

"Ashina Mountain...Ashina Mountain seems a little surprised, but seems a little gloating."

It's easier said than done, but it's actually not that simple.

Han Pingan didn't have much hope for Cui Han, a scholar, so naturally he wouldn't be disappointed, and asked: "Cui Mingfu, you tell them that my father plans to transfer someone from the frontier army to serve as the thief Cao Wei. Who killed Miphattai, how did they react."

It was Han Ping'an's proposal to use this method to test the three wealthy Sogdian merchants in a letter brought back by the false priest.

Cui Han tried it with the idea of ​​giving it a try, but he never expected to find a clue.Otherwise, no matter how smart Han Pingan is, he would not support Han Pingan's "crazy" like he is now.

Thinking of the reaction of the three wealthy Sogdian merchants yesterday, he smiled bitterly and said, "They were shocked, but they didn't object. Instead, they wanted to thank me on behalf of Mifatai's family for redressing Mifatai's grievance."

Han Pingan was equally shocked.

Because the Tang Dynasty implemented a policy of confinement to the various ministries of the Western Regions, that is, to give the various ministries sufficient autonomy, the Tang Dynasty competed with Tubo, Turks, and Dashi for suzerainty.

The imperial court's position on Anxi and Beiting, the two major guardians, was to appease the foreign feudal vassals, to bring together foreign bandits in Ning, to hunt down treacherous marquises, and to convict and lead the two, and not to interfere in the internal affairs of the various ministries of the Western Regions.

If it weren't for the lack of food and salaries, the frontier army would not even collect the commercial tax and the village tax directly under the jurisdiction of the city-state, let alone take care of the local life and robbery cases.

Although the Sogdian merchants were not those Jimi tribes, they also had a certain degree of autonomy in the city.

They recommended noble and wealthy merchants, and petitioned the town envoy to appoint him as Sabao Zongzheng, who was fully responsible for the internal affairs of the Sogdians.

Because they are extremely xenophobic when they live together, they even have the power of life and death over the people inside, just like those chief governors and governors!

Under normal circumstances, they would not let the City Lord's Mansion intervene in their internal affairs, but now they allow the death of the soon-to-be thief Cao Wei Chami Fatai in the City Lord's Mansion, there must be something wrong...

Han Pingan couldn't believe that the Sogdians were so talkative, and asked in a low voice, "They didn't even mention participating in the thorough investigation?"

"No."

"So there are two possibilities."

"Which two?"

Han Pingan sorted out his thoughts, and analyzed: "The first one is that something happened to them, they have already lost their position, and they can't care about the privileges their ancestors tried their best to win."

Cui Han asked: "What about the second type?"

Han Pingan said coldly: "The three of them knew who killed Mi Fatai, or suspected who killed Mi Fatai, but it was inconvenient to clean up the house, so they went along with the flow and borrowed our swords to kill!"

Chen Yichang felt that Han Ping'an's analysis was reasonable, and said with a gloomy face, "Aside from harming your father and son and colluding with Cao Duman in the rebellion, the result fell short. It is very likely that something happened to them. What else could they encounter?"

Cui Han nodded: "In this way, it is very likely that Mifatai was killed by them, and they want to kill people to silence it!"

Han Pingan put down the pen and paper, and continued: "Cui Mingfu, they were caught off guard by you yesterday, and they must have recovered by now. If it is the first possibility, then they are likely to move."

"What action?"

"They won't let us investigate. They don't dare to take the risk, so they will find a way to block us back soon."

"How is it blocked?" Cui Han asked.

Han Pingan thought for a while, got up and said: "Two ways, one is to use our spears to poke our shields, and solve the trouble once and for all from the official point of view. For example, go to General An and even go to Guishu to sue, our Yele City It is not a county government, there is not even a county magistrate and a county magistrate, so there should be no county magistrate as a rule.

The second is what they are best at, finding a dead man to take the blame, the truth has been revealed, the murderer has been caught, and he confessed to the murder, so what is the investigation. "

There is indeed such a possibility. The more Cui Han thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, and couldn't help asking: "Then how should we deal with it?"

Han Pingan had thought it through before he came back, and said confidently: "Take the time to fight slowly. It will take time for them to sue or find someone to take the blame. We will investigate with great fanfare tomorrow morning, so that they will be caught off guard. They don’t have time to sue, and they don’t have time to find someone to take the blame.”

"Why do you investigate with such fanfare?"

"I can't understand for a while, Mr. Chen, has the person you found for me arrived yet?"

"Here we are, tidying up in front."

"Okay, lend me two Youyimen and two night watchmen."

Cui Han, the city lord, can't sleep at night if he doesn't find out the inner ghosts in the city, because those inner ghosts not only want to harm Han Shiyu and his son, but also stir up trouble in secret, colluding with Cao Wulan's son Cao Duman to rebel!
Without waiting for Yichang Chen to speak, he immediately agreed: "There are plenty of people, as long as we can find out the truth, the whole team can be transferred here."

"And then there's the curfew at night."

"Don't worry about it, even if you don't say that there is a curfew at night."

"Chen Yichang, my friends will trouble you."

"I've already made arrangements. The night watchman on duty tonight will quietly take them into the city. What's more, this is not only to pick up people, but also to bring back the money."

Unexpectedly, the old fox was thinking about the [-] silver coins. Han Pingan couldn't help laughing. After thinking about it, he asked again: "Are the three people in front reliable?"

Yichang Chen said with a smile: "Really, I brought their resumes and stuffed them for you through the crack of the door below. You can read them slowly later."

Cui Han even reminded: "Sanlang, one of them is Xu Haoran, who turned out to be a food officer. When your father first came, he did a great job in investigating those regiment commanders who were greedy for food and wages, guarding themselves and stealing their own money."

"is it?"

"He hates evil like an enemy. He can't see anyone drinking the blood of soldiers. As a grain officer and he has the facts, he helped your father a lot, but your father seems to have forgotten him."

Han Pingan came to his senses and subconsciously asked, "Is his situation in the army not very good?"

Cui Han sighed softly: "He is no longer a grain officer. He was sent to farm like ordinary soldiers. He has been farming for several years."

Han Pingan scratched his head and said awkwardly: "Understood, let him help here for a few days first. When my father comes back from Baisha City, I will help him tell my father."

(End of this chapter)