Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 206 Returning the Divine Horse
Chen Qingsi and Di Renjie immediately set the tone and looked for a breakthrough from Xu Kai.

Feng Yang is a scholar, quite sophisticated, thoughtful and not prone to flaws.

On the other hand, Xu Kai was a brave and fierce warrior, greedy and vulgar, and he took advantage of the governor Huang Heshou and caused trouble for him.

This kind of people often don't know how to restrain themselves and are most likely to expose their flaws.

If Feng Yang could figure out Xu Kai, nine times out of ten, he would have found a flaw.

Di Renjie said with glaring eyes: "Xu Kai is responsible for the safety of northern Lingzhou and can control the smuggling routes, but he cannot control the smuggled goods. As long as we can find the businessman responsible for preparing the transshipment of the goods, we can dig deep into the matter of Lingzhou. "

Chen Qingsi didn't know how to investigate cases, but he was very thoughtful. He saw the key and said: "Yes, if you want to smuggle something, it must not be an ordinary thing, and the quantity will not be small. This kind of stupid business will not just seek petty profits." . There must be traces to follow..."

He paused and said: "The fact that we are here secretly is a secret and cannot be leaked in the short term. It's just that the Duke of Qibi came to the palace to ask Your Majesty to administer justice, but it may not be hidden. With the status of the Duke of Qibi, His Majesty It’s impossible not to give him an explanation. According to my speculation, even if Huang Heshou didn’t know about our arrival, he would have guessed that the court would send someone to deal with the matter. Instead of letting them stare at everyone, it is better to actively attract their attention, Let them focus on me to facilitate Huaiying's investigation."

Di Renjie deeply felt the kindness of encounter. He had just entered the official career, and he was promoted and valued in such a way. Even though he had extraordinary abilities, he could not guess the reason. He could only stand up and bow to him: "Students will definitely live up to Sir's high expectations."

Chen Qingsi nodded with satisfaction and said: "There will be a lot of informants around me by then. Huaiying will leave today and don't come back again. If there is an emergency, please let Huiqing manage it. He will have a way to contact me."

The manager of Qing is Zhou Kui, who is now known to the public as Qing Kong’s brother Qing Tian.

Zhou Kui was the captain of Chen Shuozhen's personal guard at that time. Because he was one of the few people who could read, he was highly regarded and learned many deception techniques.

It was also because of this ability that Zhou Kui was ordered to transform into Shi Yi and go to Wuzhou to encourage the followers of the Fire Phoenix Sect in the city to rebel, and was exiled in the name of Shi Yi.

Fleeing back to Qingxi County, he met Qing Xuzi in Fuchuan Mountain.Qingxuzi was very old, and her only disciple died tragically. She was worried that she had no one to teach her Maoshan Taoism. Zhou Kui's appearance made her regard it as God's will.Although he did not accept him as his disciple, he taught him many Maoshan miraculous skills, which were actually the so-called blinding techniques.

This kind of blinding method is not worth mentioning to be honest, but when it is unnoticed and unprepared, it can have miraculous effects.

Zhou Kui has the ability to pass the news to him.

Chen Qingsi also specially warned Zhou Kui: "Be sure to protect Huaiying's safety and not rush into danger. No matter how big the matter is here, it is not as important as Huaiying's safety."

Zhou Kui bowed and expressed his understanding.

Di Renjie's eyes were filled with emotion when he heard this.

Lingzhou Dudu Mansion.

Huang Heshou stood in front of the foal. There was only one bay-red horse in the foal. The strips of muscles on the long and strong limbs seemed to be made of steel bars. The smooth and energetic skin was as bright and bright as blazing fire under the surrounding firelight. fire.

The maroon horse raised its head proudly, its red mane flying freely in the wind in the firelight.

Huang Heshou caressed the maroon horse's neck obsessively, with a trace of reluctance in his eyes.

"Big guy!"

The guard came to his side: "Captain Xu is here!"

Huang Heshou wanted to leave, but he was a little reluctant and said, "Call him here."

Huang Heshou rested his head on the scarlet horse's neck, and it felt like he was soothing a beautiful lady.

Perhaps in the eyes of a general like him, a good horse is far better than a beautiful woman.

"Captain!" Xu Kai strode forward.

This Captain Zhaowu had rough features and a fleshy body, but his eyes were slender and had a mean look.

He was overjoyed when he saw that Huang Heshou loved this horse so much, and he won the precious horse from Si Jie Bu in vain.

He stood still in front of Huang Heshou, then bent down and bowed, deliberately lowering his fat and round waist.

Huang Heshou looked at his beloved general in front of him and said, "Get up!"

He opened his mouth and said, "Tomorrow, you can send this horse back to the Si Jie Department."

Xu Kai's expression changed drastically and he said, "Why is this? Commander, you don't like this horse?"

Huang Heshou shook his head and said, "How can you not like it? If you can own this horse, you will have no regrets even if you lose your fortune."

Xu Kai asked anxiously: "Why is that?"

Everything he has today is because of Huang Heshou, and he will give everything for Huang Heshou.

He has made a lot of money over the years, and Huang Heshou always gets the lion's share of the money.If there is anything good, the first thing that comes to mind is Huang Heshou.

He knew that Huang Heshou loved horses, so he spent a lot of effort for this divine horse. In the end, he even put the young clan leader of the Sijie tribe under house arrest before wresting the horse from him.

Huang Heshou said: "The Sijie tribe is not very popular. They followed the tribute team to Beijing and approached Qibi Heli to file a complaint."

Xu Kai turned pale in an instant and lost his voice: "How dare you? How dare they?"

In Xu Kai's heart, the group of grassland barbarians in Monan are not his own people at all. How can the lowly Yi Di be compared with the noble people of the Tang Dynasty?
Why did such a trivial matter get brought up in front of the Emperor?

How dare they make this matter such a big deal?
Huang Heshou said: "Qibi Heli has made great contributions to the court, and your majesty will definitely give him an explanation. The messenger investigating the matter may be on his way, or may have already arrived. In short, in order to avoid making the matter a big deal, I will return the horse. I believe Sijiebu will also put things to rest..."

Xu Kai said unwillingly: "Obviously we discovered this divine horse and let them snatch it away. We just asked for it back. What's wrong with it?"

Huang Heshou shook his head and said: "Never mind this. In short, if there is a real trouble, I will not be able to protect you. To settle the matter, I will beat you with a military stick, demote your position, and give each other an explanation. In three to five years, this matter will be over, and promotion will be It’s a matter of one sentence.”

Xu Kai burst into tears with gratitude, knelt on the ground and worshiped: "The general will definitely find a better divine horse for the governor."

Huang Heshou gritted his teeth, handed the reins in his hand to him, and said: "Do it well, don't let the envoy discover anything."

Leaving this sentence behind, if it meant anything, he strode away without looking back.

Huang Heshou actually didn't know what Xu Kai had done, but he could get a large sum of money and goods every month and every year.

The source of this money is obviously not legitimate.

Huang Heshou, however, didn't care. He just accepted the filial things in his hands. If there was any trouble, he could just throw it away.

It's just that he has too much money and things, and he doesn't want to ask his subordinates who can make money like this to do anything, so he specially reminded him.

(End of this chapter)