Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 212 If I die, remember to take revenge

Six months ago?
Chen Qingsi thought for a moment and asked, "Will you have any contact this year?"

Xu Kai had recovered a little. At this point, he did not dare to hide anything. He said truthfully: "I have never traded, Uighur, no, they are far away, and they trade twice a year. The first trading time is not fixed. , sometimes in May, sometimes in the middle of the month, but before June. We usually prepare the things before then and transport them to Monan for trade."

Chen Qingsi closed her eyes and thought for a moment, remembering what she had learned about the situation in Mobei and Monan when she went out to inquire about news these days, and figured out why it was set at this time.

The environment in Monan and Mobei is harsh, especially every winter, which is a battle of life and death.

The further north you go, the longer the winter and the harsher the environment.

When spring begins in February and March in the Central Plains, for Mobei, it is still a severe cold winter.

April and May are the months when the ice melts.

After surviving the winter, the tribe migrated to the pastures nourished by snow water, and then went out to do business. Wouldn't it be necessary to wait until May or June?
Because of this, now is the most prosperous time for north-south trade in Huaiyuan County. After a winter of consumption, daily necessities need to be replenished.

The environment in Monan was better than that in Mobei, so the Sijie tribe was able to go south for trade in advance, and then was detained by Xu Kai, which triggered this incident.

This means that the other party does not know the situation here. The main purpose of going south this time is to do business. As for appearing in the Thinking Department.

Most likely, it was because they used horses as bait to create a rift between the Sijie tribe and the Tang Dynasty.

Maybe it’s to see the effect, maybe it’s to add fuel to the fire, it’s both possible.

Huang Heshou suggested: "Mr. Chen, why don't we invite you into the urn, continue to prepare supplies, and catch them all in one fell swoop when trading with them."

He is now eager to make meritorious deeds. The iron, grain, and weapons sold privately by Xu Kai have not yet been calculated, and the exact amount is unknown.But from his analysis of the wealth he received every year, he also knew that the amount was quite large.

If something like this happened, he, the governor, could not escape the blame.

The only way is to make meritorious deeds and make up for mistakes with merit.

Chen Qingsi shook her head and said: "That's inappropriate!"

According to the analysis of historical development, the masterminds behind the scenes are not ready yet and are only in the planning stage. At least the Sijie Department has not done it yet. They are not ready yet and must be cautious in every move they make.

If there is no such thing as an apology, it might be effective to ask you to put yourself in a urn.

just now……

The other party may not take the bait.

Chen Qingsi is accustomed to putting himself in others' shoes and guessing what others think. If it were him, he would definitely not prepare a transaction hastily. Instead, he would send someone to inquire about the situation before making a decision.

Chen Qingsi thought about this and said, "Let's go! Let's go find the important people from the Sijie Department."

Huang Heshou was eager to show off, so he pulled Chen Qingsi and said with a bit of begging: "Mr. Chen, what are your orders? I, Huang Heshou, am willing to obey the arrangement..."

Chen Qingsi thought for a while and said word by word: "If you get the news of my death, remember to avenge me and wipe out the entire Sijie tribe."

Seeing Huang Heshou dumbfounded on the spot, Chen Qingsi pointed at Xu Kai and said: "Tie him up, I will take him away!"

He said and strode out of the military tent.

Only then did Huang Heshou react, "Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen!"

Chen Qingsi turned around and said: "We need Governor Huang to be in charge here. We must not leave his post without permission."

Huang Heshou stamped his feet anxiously and said to the guards beside him: "Follow Mr. Chen, his life is my life, and his orders are also my orders."

When they arrived at the gate of the military camp, they happened to meet Cheng Boxian who had returned from capturing Feng Yang. Also coming with him were Di Renjie and Zhou Kui.Di Renjie is worthy of the name of a detective and has found out the secret salt prepared by Xu Kai in advance.

Di Renjie's judgment was the same as Chen Qingsi's. These private salts were most likely a cover, and the real smuggled materials came from military camps.

Di Renjie knew that this line of investigation could not be continued. Unless Chen Qingsi directly disclosed the target, they would be qualified to go to the military camp to investigate.

Otherwise, how could they enter this important military area?

So Di Renjie decisively suspended the investigation of Xu Kai and began to stare at Feng Yang.

I happened to see Cheng Boxian leading people to arrest Feng Yang. What kind of person Di Renjie was, he immediately understood that something had happened and came with Cheng Boxian.

Feng Yang, who was captured, had a look of despair at this moment. He looked at Xu Kai who was tightly tied up and cursed: "Captain Xu, what kind of evil thing have you done? It's just smuggling some refined salt. Why is it like this?" ?”

Listening to his continuous cursing, Chen Qingsi said to the guards sent by Huang Heshou behind him: "Take him into the camp and keep him under guard."

What Feng Yang said was the same as Huang Heshou's original attitude.

Chen Qingsi didn't believe that Feng Yang didn't know anything at all, he just pretended not to know and deliberately didn't know.

Feng Yang may not have expected Xu Kai to be so bold and dare to sell iron weapons, but he definitely knew that he sold food.

I say this deliberately now just to express my innocence to myself.

Chen Qingsi had important matters to deal with and ignored Feng Yang. Instead, he looked at Cheng Boxian and Di Renjie and said, "Xu Kai has confessed. In addition to selling grain to the grasslands, he also has iron weapons. Now the thieves are in the Sijie Department. Where am I going? They want people, and there is some danger, can you go?"

Cheng Boxian's eyes flashed and he said loudly: "Go, how come this kind of thing is missing from me, Cheng Boxian."

Di Renjie had a lot to ask now, but he also understood that now was not the time. He kept all the questions in his heart and said with a raised chest, "Students are willing to go."

"Let's go!"

Chen Qingsi was not in a hurry, as long as he arrived at Sijie Department at dawn.

As the sun rises in the east, Chen Qingsi arrives at the Thinking Department under the bright spring sunshine.

The old patriarch of the Sijie tribe and Qibi Heli grew up together when they were young, and the two have a close relationship.The imperial court repeatedly recruited warriors from the Sijie tribe to fight with Qibi Heli. The Sijie tribe cooperated very well and performed extremely well. For some reason, they were granted the title of Monan's grassland near Lingzhou.

At dawn, hard-working herdsmen have already begun their day's work.

Chen Qingsi listened to them speaking in Chinese, and there were many herders and children reciting the "Three Character Classic".

The Sijie tribe was very close to the Tang Dynasty, so of course it was the most affected by sinicization.

Chen Qingsi politely asked someone to report it, without concealing her name, she directly revealed her identity.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen!"

Chen Qingsi didn't wait long before a heroic young man rushed out on horseback.

When he was a hundred steps away from them, he quickly dismounted from his horse and walked quickly towards them, with a somewhat ecstatic expression on his face.

Chen Qingsi led the horse and stood at the front, standing tall and elegant. She was dressed in a green Confucian scholar's shirt and had a strong scholarly atmosphere.

When the young man came closer, he saw the most conspicuous Chen Qingsi at a glance. He bowed respectfully and said, "I have met Mr. Chen, a talented person."

(End of this chapter)