second question? what is the problem?
Murong Xue and Xu Youchang had this question in their minds at the same time, but they both tacitly chose to remain silent.
Facing these two cunning men, Yinas felt quite helpless, but she urgently needed to understand Shen Lie's true intentions from the side, so she had no choice but to take the initiative and said: "The second question is about the ghost alliance horse bandits."
In fact, Yinas still had reservations about what she said.
Shen Lie's original words were, "Has General Duolun, the Turkic general responsible for liaising with the ghost alliance horse bandits, participated in the previous Western Xinjiang battle?"
However, when Inas recited it from her mouth, only four words were left: "Ghost Alliance Horse Bandit".
Li Jiangyao, who has been in Western Xinjiang for nearly two years, has just heard about the origin of the Ghost Alliance. Murong Xue and Xu Youchang, who are far away in the imperial capital, are even more confused.
Xu Youchang asked curiously: "Ghost Alliance Horse Bandits? Are they from Western Xinjiang?"
"It seems so," Yinas pretended not to know: "This is the first time I've heard of it, so I can't answer that Master Shen."
Murong Xue picked up the teacup on the table and smiled casually: "There must be a third question."
Yinas nodded: "General Murong guessed it right. Master Shen seemed to be very dissatisfied with my reply, and his face was a little ugly at the time. However, he still asked another question. He asked me, why is it a blood wolf? military."
Xu Youchang understood the meaning of this question. Why the Blood Wolf Army? A more accurate expression should be: Why was the Blood Wolf Army sent to attack Western Xinjiang instead of the main force united by various Turkic tribes, including the elites of the Golden Tribe themselves?
Since the Turkic Empire is determined to win Guimo in Western Xinjiang, it should not underestimate the enemy of Shengtang.
If Shengtang's combat power could be objectively valued, then they shouldn't just send a mere 150,000 blood wolf soldiers and dare to come and touch the tiger's butt.
Unless Ashina Zhijin is crazier than Shandu Yimo back then.
Murong Xue looked at Yinas quietly: "Your Highness, I actually want to know the answer to this question."
Inasi smiled faintly: "General, you are a soldier, so it is normal to explore this issue. However, Shen Lie is an official who investigates and handles cases. Doesn't it seem strange that he asked me?"
The Turkic princess easily avoided Murong Xue's question and turned the topic to Ni Linsi. Even Murong Xue couldn't help but become curious.
Yes, the main task of the Nilin Division is to investigate major cases involving important officials in the imperial court, such as rebellion and corruption, and to secretly protect the emperor's safety. Shen Lie was so full that he had nothing to do, so why did he come here to inquire about military affairs?
Could it be...that this was what the emperor meant?
Murong Xue and Xu Youchang looked at each other again and felt that something was unusual again.
Xu Youchang had experienced Yina Si's methods before and knew that the princess had a keen mind and often made many mistakes in front of her, so he quickly said: "Hey, that Shen Lie is really a busybody, and there is no reason to disturb His Highness's purity. What do you mean? Why is he, a small young minister of Dali Temple, not investigating the case properly all day long, but asking questions about things that have nothing to do with his duties? Murong, what did you do with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry? You can let in all kinds of cats and dogs and ask questions at will. Really? You have to restrain yourself better later!"
"Master Xu taught me a lesson," Murong Xue said with a humble attitude, "I failed to take care of the people under my command, which caused trouble for the princess and Miss Anya. However, Shen Lie is also a court official after all. He came to ask questions, presumably with Dali. It is related to some military cases that the temple has recently investigated and dealt with, so His Highness does not need to worry too much about this and can cooperate as much as he wants."
Inasi glanced at Murong Xue meaningfully, and suddenly asked: "General Murong is also a good friend of Lieutenant Li from the Zhenjiang Protectorate, right?"
"Captain Li?" Murong Xue was slightly stunned: "Are you referring to Li Jiangyao? That's right. How do you know we are good brothers?"
Inasi snorted softly: "Because your temperaments are quite similar, you should belong to the same type of people."
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Xu Youchang sat on the horse and suddenly asked: "What did the Turkic Princess mean by what she just said?"
"What else could it mean?" Murong Xue said quietly, "Birds of a feather flock together, and people divide into groups."
Xu Youchang smacked his lips: "Why doesn't it taste good to me when I taste it? Is she scolding us?"
Murong Xue nodded: "Usually, this saying has a derogatory meaning. Didn't the teachers in school teach you?"
"It's all your fault!" Xu Youchang said depressedly: "You are so arrogant, saying three sentences and two and a half sentences, and you are playing tricks, which makes the princess lose a good impression of us. Anya is her personal maid, don't let it happen had an impact.”
Murong Xue chuckled: "Have you gone crazy and lost your mind? Don't you know how dangerous it was just now?"
Hearing this, Xu Youchang put away his sad expression and changed his look to a wicked smile: "Hey, do you really think I'm stupid? Those three questions about the head of the Nilin Division are all of great importance. The little princess was so frightened that she was confused and thought They are trying to trick us both."
Murong Xue nodded slightly: "Yes, it seems that there is indeed a situation in Western Xinjiang. Since the Nilin Division has intervened, you should try to go to the small courtyard in Xuanzhengfang as little as possible, and wait until the limelight is over. In addition, hurry up and give Li Jiang Yao wrote a letter asking him to pay attention to the problem of the ghost alliance horse bandits, and I will try to find out who Lao Jianhua is."
Xu Youchang agreed, tightened his legs on the horse's belly, and rushed out at high speed, while Murong Xue turned the horse's head and ran quickly in the other direction.
The autumn rain in the imperial capital began to fall again.
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"The people of Shengtang are really more cunning than the other." Yinas stood under the corridor, looking at the drizzle outside, and said in a depressed tone, "Those two slick guys, they said nothing at all!"
Hesijia came next to her, also stared outside, and smiled softly: "Sister Yinas, don't be angry. In fact, they have told us a lot of useful information, but you are in the middle of the situation and have been busy. I was dealing with them, so I couldn’t figure it out for a while.”
Inas was quite curious: "Oh, princess, what did you discover just now? Tell me quickly."
Hesijia smiled: "First of all, after General Murong sat down and chatted for a few words, he took the initiative to ask if any guests had come today, which meant two things. First, they knew someone was coming, or they saw someone coming with their own eyes. ; Second, they are not the same group as those before."
Inasi nodded: "Well, I thought of this, so I tried to trick them out of their mouths."
"Secondly, when I mentioned the name Shen Lie, the reactions of General Xu and General Murong were obviously staged," Hesijia chuckled, "Both of them are not very good at acting."
Inasi: "This shows that they know very well who Shen Lie is, but they are unwilling to reveal that person's details."
Hesijia shook her head: "The details are not difficult to guess. General Murong obviously wanted to know what Shen Lie said, but he deliberately pretended not to care. And when you told him, He cares very, very much. This performance speaks volumes."
"I don't understand, what does this mean?" Inas was a little confused.
Hesijia explained: "I remember that the Shaoqing of Shengtang Dali Temple should be from the fifth rank, right? This position is similar to General Xu's captain rank, while General Murong is higher, and Zhonglang will be at least from the fourth rank. Get up. Sister, think about it, which type of person’s words and actions do people usually pay more attention to and want to hear more about? Is it someone with a higher status than themselves? Or someone with a lower status than themselves? "
Yinas reacted and smiled: "Of course he is higher than herself. I understand what you mean. The reason why Murong Xue cares so much about what Shen Lie asked me is because Master Shen's status is actually higher than He’s taller!”
Hesijia nodded slightly: "Of course, one possibility cannot be ruled out, that is, Shen Lie is really just a fifth-rank official, and he came to us for questioning on behalf of a certain big shot. However, given that Xu Youchang and the others have nothing to do with Shen Judging from the reaction to the name Lie, I am more inclined to believe that Shen Lie himself is a big shot."
"This is interesting," Yinas thought. "He is obviously a young minister of Dali Temple, but his status is higher than that of Habayashi Lieutenant General, and the things he cares about have nothing to do with ordinary cases. This kind of situation , reminded me of something.”
Hesijia turned to look at Yinas: "What did you remember?"
Inasi: "To be fair to the princess, when we were dealing with Mr. Lao, he accidentally mentioned to us a mysterious organization in Shengtang, the Nilin Division."
"What a strange name," Hesijia couldn't help but said, "What does this Nilin Division do?"
"He does a lot. To put it simply, he is the secret agent of Emperor Shengtang," Yinas introduced: "The Nilin Division is responsible for protecting the safety of the emperor, collecting all kinds of important intelligence for the emperor, as well as infiltration, lurking, assassination, etc. They operate in secret. They are only loyal to the Holy Tang Emperor and are not subject to imperial control."
Hesijia nodded repeatedly after hearing the words: "According to what you said, it should be right. Shen Lie must be an important official of Nilin Division. He usually shows himself as the young minister of Dali Temple, but secretly only serves the emperor. Xu General and General Murong should know Shen Lie's true identity, so they reacted like before."
She pondered for a moment, then asked: "Sister Yinas, do you really know that person named Lao Jianhua? Who is he?"
Yinas hesitated for a moment: "Princess, to be honest, I have indeed met Lao Jianhua a few times, but his background and origins are only known to the Great Khan and Brother Duolun in the entire Turks, and no one else knows about him. The only thing I can confirm is that Mr. Lao Jian Hua Lao is from the Holy Tang Dynasty and is very familiar with the situation of the court and the military here. It is he who secretly advises us and formulates the plan to seize Western Xinjiang and expedition to the Holy Tang Dynasty."
"We really want to go on an expedition to the Holy Tang." Hesijia looked at the drizzle in the yard and sighed softly.
Yinas looked at Hesijia: "What? You seem to have some doubts about the national policy set by the Great Khan?"
Hesijia was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Yinas: "Sister, do you still remember when you were a child? We traveled to Middle-earth twice with my father Khan, and we truly saw the power and advancement of this empire. You Do you think we can conquer it?”
"Whether it is possible is one thing, whether it is done or not is another thing," Yinas said firmly: "I clearly remember what the Great Khan once said. He said that Shengtang is not a country. , but a civilization, a civilization disguised with the concept of country..."
"And the power of civilization is far more terrifying than a sword." Hesijia continued: "I remember Father Khan's evaluation very clearly. But, do we really want to destroy such a great civilization with our own hands?"
Inasi nodded: "It must be destroyed! Otherwise, sooner or later, it will defeat the sharp sword in our hands and turn all the Turkic people into its slaves! When our nobles are immersed in the silk porcelain of Middle Earth, when Our children are all reciting the scriptures and histories of the Holy Religion, and Turks will eventually become the dust of history and be lost in the long river of time! Princess, are you willing to see that scene?"
