Shusun Jun smiled slightly: "I am very sure that the place is in an abandoned courtyard in Hutaofang in the west of the city, because there is a Zhiji Beef Soup Restaurant at the entrance of Hutaofang, which was opened by the Sogdians in the Western Regions. They Their beef soup is different from other restaurants. It adds more pepper as seasoning. It is the only one in the city. When I smelled this beef soup restaurant, I got out of the car within three hundred steps."
Mrs. Helan said in a deep voice: "Hutaofang is where many Hu merchants from the Western Regions come and go from Pingcheng. Presumably Tuoba Si must be hiding in the square. Oh, by the way, An Tong's ancestors were originally Hu people from the Western Regions. He used to be an intelligence and spy agent, so he must have already made arrangements here."
Tuoba Shao said excitedly: "Then what are we waiting for? Immediately dispatch the palace guards to seal off this Walnut House, and then search house by house. I don't believe that we can't find these traitors!"
Tuoba Mohun shook his head: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. Hutaofang is a gathering place for merchants in the Western Regions. Many of these merchants are lawless people or thieves. In order to evade the sanctions of the law, they have set up various We later went back there to investigate secretly. There were two deep and long ditches in front of and behind Hutaofang. There were many excretion openings for people to enter and exit. They must have been specially designed to allow thieves to escape. Use it. Since Tuoba Si has chosen to stay here, he must have a comprehensive way to escape. If the army goes there, I'm afraid it will scare the snake and let him escape in advance."
Mrs. Helan frowned: "In that case, is there any good way to capture him without disturbing him?"
Shusun Jun smiled slightly: "When Tuoba Si saw us at that time, he started to stir up our hatred and dissatisfaction with the late emperor and said some treacherous words. They really thought that we had a grudge and wanted to take revenge on the late emperor. Moreover, some of the words involve Madam.”
He Lanmin sneered and said: "They are saying that because the late emperor took my medicine, he sometimes went crazy and killed people, including taking away your father's official title, and it was also because of me?"
Tuoba Mohun said: "Yes, we won't repeat these treasonous words to avoid contaminating the eyes and ears of Madam and all of you, but the intention is to make us hate Madam, and also said that we are kept in the palace as hostages. , once he wants to attack our father, he will use us as a threat. In short, if the two of us are not loyal, we may really be deceived by his sweet words. "
He Lanmin curled up his lips: "Tuoba Si can't think of such nonsense, but An Tong is different. This old guy is full of bad intentions. The relationship between the Helan tribe and the late emperor was mostly due to his conspiracy. Moreover, He and that Nanyan Princess Murong Lan often exchanged information before, and I think their conspiracy this time might have the shadow of an enemy country behind it."
Babasong's expression changed: "Madam, do you have any real evidence for what you say?"
He Lanmin sneered and said: "The Helan tribe sent troops to rob the people of Qinghe, lured His Majesty to send troops to massacre Hebei, and then encountered this assassination after returning. Now that I think about it, these things are not isolated, but a conspiracy strung together. An Tong has been holding a grudge since he was rebuked and driven away by His Majesty a few years ago. People like him seem to have no desires and nothing to achieve. In fact, it is impossible to be willing to be lonely. This was also the case when he was in the Dugu Department. He seems to be a businessman, but he planned the entire great cause of the late emperor's restoration of the country. Everyone who worked with him in the past should know that I am not talking nonsense."
Da Xijin said thoughtfully: "I heard what Madam said, when our Da Xi tribe was still in Liu Weichen's iron attack on the Huns, he had secret contact with us. This is why I don't want to have much to do with him these years. The reason is because this person is too deep in the city and I can’t guess what he is thinking.”
Ba Ba Song gritted his teeth: "Madam, after the traitor is uncovered, if we can catch him alive, we can naturally interrogate him clearly. There is no use in guessing now. Uncle Sun Jun, please continue, what did Tuoba Si say next? "
Shusun Jun shook his head and said: "The two of us treated Tuoba Si vainly and scolded Madam and King Qinghe according to his words. Please forgive me for this."
He Lanmin said calmly: "You are in the den of tigers and wolves. If you don't say this, you will die. The Ai family will forgive you and continue talking. Focus on the key points."
Shusun Jun nodded and continued: "An Tong interrupted at that time, saying that Yu Lixi had never been to the late emperor's tent, and the murderer must be someone else. He also said that whoever benefits the most will be suspected, so ………”
He Lanmin sneered: "Wan Wan and Cui Hao reconstructed the scene of the incident in front of everyone that day. Could it be fake? If Yu Lixi didn't have a guilty conscience, how could he not come to this duel appointment? No matter how much the thief tries to quibble, he can't erase this ironclad fact. My lords, do you think this is true?"
Wang Jian nodded quickly and said: "What Madam said is absolutely true. If Yu Lixi was really innocent, he should have come to the duel appointment that day, but he never showed up. This can only mean one thing, that he is better than We all knew earlier that His Majesty had been assassinated. If it wasn’t him, who could it be?”
Shusun Jun smiled slightly: "The two of us have thought of this truth a long time ago, but in order to cooperate with the thieves, we could only continue to perform and nod in agreement. At this time, Tuoba Si even cried out in a pretentious manner, saying what he said about his identity As a son, when his father is in such a catastrophic situation, not only can he not be able to save his father, but he also has no chance to see him for the last time, so he might as well have killed him head-on."
He Lanmin raised the corners of her lips disdainfully: "He said the same thing when his mother died. Huh, this kid usually seems taciturn. At one time, I really thought he was a good boy, but I didn't expect that with his mother, Just like the Dugu tribe, they are all traitors who talk about benevolence and righteousness, but are full of bad intentions. They obviously ordered the murder of their biological father, but they pretended to be like this. I almost want to vomit!"
Tuoba Shao gritted his teeth and said, "That's right, I just remembered in the past few days. He pretended to care about me as a brother since he was a child, and taught me how to ride horses and archery, but he never did it himself. He also said that he was not in good health, huh, In fact, he just wants me to have an accident while practicing martial arts, so that he will have no competitors!"
Tuoba Mohun said: "Yes, after he pretended to cry for a while, he said that all the disasters in the Wei Dynasty were caused by his wife and the king. In order to let the king ascend the throne, the wife did not hesitate to connect with foreign countries and secretly defected to Nanyan. The Helan tribe of the Helan tribe set up a series of schemes and finally harmed the late emperor. Now he wants to put the crime on him. He can't explain it to the ministers and lords now. He also said that the lords sent troops to control his wife, and they were like hostages. What he has to do now is to let us spread the news in the city, especially inform the ministries, saying that your lords have been harmed by the madam and the king, and asking them to raise troops to serve the king and attack Pingcheng together."
