Yipin Tang

Chapter 87
At this time, Ma Wenxin had nothing to hide, and honestly explained what happened.

It turned out that he did not return to Luoyang after he left Chang'an. The names of the four great talents in Luoyang are good-sounding, but Ma Wenxin's family background is not good. He thought that he would be able to get ahead in Chang'an, but he did not expect that the rumored king of Wei and the imaginary It's completely different, and there is no hope of becoming an official if you continue to stay in the Literature Museum.

The Luoyang students who left the Literature Museum with him were all from poor families. After studying hard for more than ten years, their families have already been destitute. If they go back like this, they will really lose face.

After discussing with a few people, they followed a student's friend in Chang'an City to do business. Doing business in Datang would be looked down upon by scholars and would affect their future careers. However, they did not do business in Datang but with The transactions in the Western Regions were very profitable every time, so Ma Wenxin decided to give it a try.

Because Ma Wenxin is proficient in several Western Region languages, Ma Wenxin can get more money every time. The previous few transactions went smoothly.In his opinion, when he saves enough money in the future and quits, others will not know about his disgraceful history.

Unexpectedly, their caravan was attacked by Turkic bandits half a month ago. They thought they would die, but they didn't expect that the Turkic bandits did not kill them but took them all back to the camp.

It was only later that I realized that these Turkic people were not ordinary gangsters at all. They seemed to be plotting a major event, which required the cooperation of Ma Wenxin and the others.

As for the major event that the Turkic people were plotting, it is very clear now, Changsun Wuji was silent for a moment and squinted his eyes and asked, "Why didn't you cooperate with that Turkic assassin and instead yelled and exposed his identity?"

"I, I was also forced by them, but I didn't expect to meet acquaintances." Of course, the acquaintances he mentioned were Wang Xiang, "Actually, I also know that no matter whether the Turkic people's plan succeeds or not, they will definitely not let it go." Let me pass, I originally planned to take advantage of the chaos and escape when the Turks moved."

Changsun Wuji asked with a half-smile, "Oh? Then why didn't you do that?"

Ma Wenxin smiled wryly and shook his head: "If the Turkic people succeed, how can I outrun his fast horse? If the Turkic people don't succeed, I'm afraid there will be no room for me in the entire Tang Dynasty."

"You're not stupid, kid." Cheng Chuliang grinned.

Wang Xiang was speechless and glanced at Cheng Chuliang, could he be stupider than you to become one of the four great talents in Luoyang...

In fact, the main reason why Ma Wenxin decided to fight was that he saw Tie Dan, and now he still feels lingering fear when he thinks of Tie Dan smashing the head of that Turkic assassin with a punch.He knew very well how powerful the Turkic assassin who was crushed to death by the iron egg was, and that assassin's status was not low.

After Ma Wenxin explained everything, Changsun Wuji ordered someone to arrest him. Wang Xiang couldn't bear to see Ma Wenxin's miserable appearance. Anyway, the two barely knew each other. Since it had nothing to do with Ma Wenxin, he still wanted to help him. Two good words.

"My lord, Mr. Ma was also threatened by the Turkic assassin and couldn't help himself. Besides, he finally came to his senses and reminded us in time, why..."

Changsun Wuji sneered and said, "Doing business with the Western Regions is so lucrative, what business can there be?"

Ma Wenxin became flustered when he heard the words. He never said what business he was doing in the Western Regions, but he was guessed out of nowhere, and his face turned ashen.

Wang Xiang wondered: "What business?" He really didn't know what was going on.

Cheng Chuliang chuckled and said, "What else can I do? Selling private salt. The official salt of the Tang Dynasty is not allowed to be sold to the Western Regions. Many places in the Western Regions cannot eat salt a few times a month, so a bucket of salt in the Western Regions can be exchanged for a carload." property, although many people are convicted of selling illicit salt every year, there are always people who don’t know what to do and continue to sell illicit salt to the Western Regions.”

Wang Xiang was puzzled and said: "Salt is just a condiment for cooking. Why should you be so cautious, and selling illegal salt is a felony?" When I used to watch TV, I often saw that selling illegal salt in ancient times was a felony, and even sentenced to death. It is a capital offense, but he has never understood why. Even if it was not easy to make salt in ancient times, he would not be so cautious.

Changsun Wuji looked at Wang Xiang suspiciously, wondering if he really didn't understand or pretended not to understand, I'm afraid anyone would know the importance of salt and iron just by asking.

"Zixin, you don't know that. Salt is not just an ordinary condiment." Cheng Chuliang found out for the first time that he knew something that Wang Xiang didn't, and he immediately boasted triumphantly: "People don't have salt. The limbs will be weak and unable to work, and the soldiers will be weak and unable to fight without salt. Do you think the weight of the salt is not important? The people in the Tang Dynasty can't eat much salt. If you sell salt to the Western Regions, wouldn't it be an enemy? If you want me to say it should be Let the Western Regions not have a bite of salt, let's see if they still have the strength to invade my Datang."

Wang Xiang was sweating, but he still felt that it was difficult to accept a felony for selling illegal salt.

"Brother Wang, I was really confused for a while, you have to save me!" Ma Wenxin could see that Wang Xiang's status was not low, so he threw himself down in front of him and begged.

After finally escaping from the hands of the Turkic bandits, he did not expect that the smuggling of salt was exposed. If it was handed over to the government, he might not escape death.

Looking at Ma Wenxin who was begging in panic, Wang Xiang felt compassion, and suggested to Changsun Wuji: "This place is quite far from Chang'an, and there are Turkic bandits watching all around. If someone escorts him back to Chang'an, he might be met by Turkic gangsters on the way." People's murderous hands, this Ma Wenxin is proficient in the language of the Western Regions, we may need him when we go to Gaochang, we might as well take him first and let him take the crime and make meritorious service."

Although the matter of selling private salt is serious, it is not a big evil. If no one pursues it, it will be fine. When Changsun Wuji saw Wang Xiang pleading, he thought that Ma Wenxin had some kind of friendship with him, so he pondered for a while and then Nodding in agreement, he really doesn't have the heart to deal with the sale of illegal salt now.

Ma Wenxin, who escaped from the dead, quickly stated that he would definitely reform himself and strive to make a contribution to the crime.

Changsun Wuji was not interested in his guarantee at all. He was worried about those Turkic assassins. He was not sure whether the people sent to deliver letters to Li Er would make it to Chang'an alive. If people come over, even if they hurry up, it will be at least ten days later. Will those Turkic assassins really wait that long?
He still has the biggest doubt in his heart. Not many people know about their mission to Xizhou disguised as a caravan. Who ordered these Turkic assassins and what purpose do they have.

After Changsun Wuji and Cheng Chuliang left, Wang Xiang asked someone to arrange a room for Ma Wenxin. Judging by his current appearance, he was probably exhausted physically and mentally.

Ma Wenxin recalled the scene by the Jinguang Lake in the past, but now...

(End of this chapter)