Shao Xi had just walked to the door of Dali Temple when he saw a man walking out of the door and met Shao Xi face to face.
Shao Xi took a closer look, isn't this a coincidence? This person is Xiao Liuzi. He seems to be in a hurry. I don't know what is going on?
When Xiao Liuzi saw that the person coming was Shao Xi, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted with his hands raised to say hello to Shao Xi.
"Master Shao has not been to our Dali Temple for a long time. I heard that in the past six months, Master Shao has been on a mission to Southern Zhao on behalf of the Holy Spirit. It seems that he has returned to Kyoto now. Is Master Shao here to see Brother Long? I I'll take you to find him." Shao Xi knew clearly that he was being polite, but he smiled calmly and said, "Yes! I just returned to Beijing yesterday, why don't I come to see you today? Thank you, brother. Lead the way." The two of them entered the Dali Temple talking and laughing. After Xiao Liuzi asked Shao Xi to take a seat in the main hall, he ran to find Long Qitai.
Shao Xi looked at Xiao Liuzi's back and made some calculations in his mind. It seems that Long Qitai has concealed it very well in the past six months and has not let Xiao Liuzi notice anything. I just wonder if any clues have been found from this kid in the past six months?
But since he is a hidden stake planted by another force in Dali Temple, he can be used this time.
Thinking of this, Shao Xi began to think about what lies he should make up to dig a hole for the other party. Just a moment later, Long Qitai and Xiao Liuzi were seen running all the way from the back hall to the main hall. As soon as they saw Shao Xi, they gave him a big hug, which made Shao Xi feel a little overwhelmed. .
He felt a little awkward when two grown men hugged each other. Long Qitai seemed to notice that Shao Xi's expression was a little unnatural, so he smiled awkwardly. After the two sat down, they exchanged a few words, which were generally about things that others would often ask.
For example, was the mission going smoothly? How about arriving in Nanzhao? Did you learn anything along the way? After chatting, Long Qitai turned to look at Xiao Liuzi and said casually: "Xiao Liuzi, go and make a pot of the packaged Biluochun I brought back a few days ago and give it to Master Shao to try." Xiao Liuzi agreed. With a sound, he turned around and went to the back hall to make tea. Seeing that Xiao Liuzi was gone, Long Chitai said to Shao Xi in a low voice: "Brother, I have been keeping an eye on this kid for the past six months since you left. I don't notice him on weekdays." Anything suspicious seems normal.
"But as soon as we mentioned that we were going to investigate the assassination case of the White Night Kingdom envoy half a year ago, he would run to the Xinjing Teahouse in the east of the city. Although nothing unusual was found in the teahouse, when I went to monitor it in person, I found something wrong." Shao Xi perked up as soon as he heard this, and asked quickly: "But found something wrong with Xiao Liuzi? Did he find out that he was in contact with someone, or did he do something special? "Long Chitai shook his head and replied: "I didn't find something wrong with him, but I found another person. This person is very special, so he left a very deep impression on me."
"Oh? It turns out there was an unexpected discovery. Who is this person you are talking about?"
"This man looks quite old, but he doesn't have a beard. He speaks in a high-pitched voice that sounds like a eunuch. Moreover, this man has a gloomy face and sharp eyes. Although he doesn't often appear in Xinjing Teahouse, he still Seems like a regular customer.
"Every time I went there, the shopkeeper of the teahouse was respectful to him and always asked him to go to the back hall of the teahouse. I have always wondered what kind of guests are qualified to enter the back hall of the teahouse to drink tea? This person's identity does not seem to be Average." The eunuch had a gloomy face and sharp eyes. These words immediately made a person appear in Shao Xi's mind - Gao Cai!
Judging from the current analysis, Xinjing Teahouse should be the place where they exchanged news, but the question is why did Gao Cai appear there?
According to Shao Xi's previous analysis, the man in black robe is Xiao Yuzhi, and Gao Cai should be taking orders from Xiao Yuzhi.
Judging from the previous assassination of the envoy of the White Night Kingdom by Wuriyeti, he and Xiaoliuzi should belong to another force. In other words, Xiaoliuzi and Gao Cai should belong to two hostile forces.
But why do they appear in the same teahouse now? Is there any connection between the two of them?
This made Shao Xi feel a little confused. After repeated inquiries and investigations about the glass beads before, he could basically confirm that Xiao Yuzhi bought two glass beads from Taihe Trading Company and handed them over to the envoy of Baiye Kingdom, while the other force sent Wu Riye. Ti killed the envoy of Baiye Kingdom and stole the envoy's two glazed beads.
After Wuriyeti was exposed, he was captured by himself and Long Qitai, and was forced to commit suicide by taking poison in Dali Temple, which exposed Xiaoliuzi. Now Xiaoliuzi and Gao Cai appeared in the same teahouse. Shao Xi absolutely did not believe it. It's just a coincidence.
However, whether from Old Wu's account or from the clues he searched from Feng Yuyan's memory, it was proved that Gao Cai was among the people who appeared at the scene of the massacre in Fengjiazhuang ten years ago, and the man in black robe at that time was Xiao Yuzhi.
Then the relationship between Gao Cai and Xiao Yuzhi can also be determined. But now there is such a strange scene. Gao Cai actually has some kind of connection with another force, which makes the whole thing a little difficult to explain.
Could it be that Gao Cai is also from another force? If this is the case, how can we explain that he and Xiao Yuzhi appeared in Fengjiazhuang at the same time ten years ago?
Now it seems that Gao Cai's identity is not as simple as imagined. Maybe what can be found from Gao Cai next?
The question is how should I get close to Gao Cai? This man doesn't look as easy to talk to as Eunuch Cao, so it's not that easy to get close to him!
While Shao Xi was thinking about this, Xiao Liuzi came to the main hall again with the brewed Biluochun. After pouring tea for Shao Xi, Xiao Liuzi turned around and stood behind Long Qitai.
Long Qitai glanced at Shao Xi and frowned slightly, which meant that he couldn't push Xiao Liuzi away too deliberately. After all, Xiao Liuzi always followed him as his confidant and right-hand assistant. If the two of them deliberately kept him away while they were talking, it would arouse his suspicion.
Shao Xi smiled slightly when he saw this, and deliberately said to Long Qitai: "I was on my mission to Nan Zhao. A lot of things happened along the way. It is precisely because of these things that I got a lot of unexpected gains." Long Qitai said. Qitai seemed to understand what Shao Xi meant, and deliberately talked about these things in front of Xiao Liuzi, presumably to let him hear.
Shao Xi once told him at the beginning that since he knew there was a spy around him, instead of arresting him and asking for information, it would be better to deliberately provide some false information for him to bring to the person behind it, and make full use of him to mislead the other party.
Therefore, at this time, Shao Xi deliberately mentioned to himself what happened along the way, which must have a deeper intention. It seemed that Shao Xi hoped that Xiao Liuzi would bring something out.
Now that he understood Shao Xi's intention, Long Qitai naturally cooperated with Shao Xi and asked deliberately: "What terrible things have brother Shao encountered along the way? What have you gained? Tell Brother Long quickly, and let him Big brother is happy for you." So Shao Xi briefly told what happened in Yujiang County, not so much for Long Chitai as for Xiao Liuzi.
Long Qitai was also shocked after hearing this. He didn't expect that Shao Xi would do such a big thing during his trip. Not only did he find out about the Zhao family in Yujiang County, he also borrowed soldiers and horses from the three counties to support Yujiang County. All hidden private armies were wiped out.
The whole process sounded really thrilling and exciting, which made him even more admired for Shao Xi.
However, such a big thing happened in Yujiang County. Everyone can understand that this is definitely not something that the Zhao family can do alone. There must be a mastermind behind it. It seems that the key point of Shao Xi's mention of this matter is Also here.
So Long Qitai asked Shao Xi: "There must be someone behind this matter. The gain that Brother Shao said should not only be to wipe out the private army, but also to find out the person behind it, right?"
"Brother Long is right. The biggest gain from this matter is that after the private army was wiped out, a large amount of evidence was found during the search of the Zhao family, proving that someone in the court was conspiring to rebel and usurp the throne.
"Today I went to the palace to report this matter to the Holy One and presented the relevant evidence to him. I believe it won't take long for this matter to have a result, but it is not convenient to reveal more at the moment." Long Qi Taiyi slapped his thigh and said with excitement on his face: "Brother, you have done a great job this time! If you find out the rebellious ministers and traitors, the Holy Emperor will definitely reward you heavily, brother. It seems that in the future, brother will rise to prominence and be granted the title of marquis and prime minister. It's just around the corner!" Shao Xi waved his hand towards Long Qitai and said indifferently: "This is not the point. The point is that this matter reminds me of the assassination of the Baiye Kingdom envoy half a year ago. There seems to be something between these two things. There is some kind of connection. Although I don't know if I am right, I always feel that there is a connection." Long Chitai casually glanced at Xiao Liuzi standing behind him from the corner of his eyes. At this time, the boy seemed to be standing upright. He listened carefully to the conversation between the two of them, and seemed to be very concerned about the assassination of the Baiye Kingdom envoy that Shao Xi had just mentioned six months ago.
In fact, Shao Xi could see Xiao Liuzi's expression most clearly at this time. When he mentioned that the person behind Yujiang County's raising of a private army was related to what happened half a year ago, he could clearly see the corners of Xiao Liuzi's mouth. It twitched slightly.
This shows that what he mentioned touched a sensitive nerve in Xiao Liuzi's heart, which proves that there is indeed some connection between the two things. As for what kind of connection, Shao Xi has no idea now. Not quite sure.
But now that Xiao Liuzi has behaved like this at this moment, it proves that his exploration is in the right direction. Next, we have to see how Xiao Liuzi will react to his words?
No matter how he reacts, put the thread out first and then talk. Long Qitai asked again deliberately: "I wonder what the connection is between these two things?"
