The night banquet was not a happy one for both the guests and the host. Wutuo Yehu, the majestic Yagu Mountain Pagoda, was subdued by a young man from the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that he lost all his face.
Therefore, this night banquet did not last too long.
A thousand cups of wine with a close friend is too little, and half a sentence without speculation is more than enough.
After the banquet, everyone left the Khan's palace. Qin Xiao was about to get on the carriage, but Xiye General Muzade came over quickly, saluted Qin Xiao, and said: "Thank you for your help tonight, Muzade."
I am grateful.”
Qin Xiao quite admired this tough guy and said with a smile: "General, you're welcome. It's getting late. Go back and rest early."
"We will leave to return to China tomorrow." Muzade said: "If you have the opportunity to go to Xiye, you must repay the favor."
Qin Xiaodao: "If you have the opportunity to go to Datang, Datang will also treat you warmly."
Muzhad glanced at the Khan's palace and sighed: "Many countries in the Western Regions really hope to communicate with the Tang Dynasty. Before the Wutuo Khanate controlled the road, we actually had exchanges, but now it is very difficult to go to the Tang Dynasty.
difficulty."
Qin Xiao knew that Wutuo was not only an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, but also regarded as a scourge by the countries in the Western Regions.
The territory of the Wutuo Khanate was right between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions. The countries in the Western Regions that had been coerced and induced by the Wutuo Khanate had cut off contact with the Tang Dynasty for many years and suffered deeply from the Wutuo Khanate.
Qin Xiao thought that if one day the Tang Dynasty gathered a large number of troops to launch an offensive against Wu Tuo from the east, and all the countries in the Western Regions could work together and join forces to attack from the west, then Wu Tuo would be completely destroyed under attack from two sides.
However, one can only think about such a scenario.
Although the countries in the Western Regions were all bullied by the Wutuo Khanate, they still fought with each other. It was even more difficult to unite dozens of countries than to reach the sky.
After saying goodbye, everyone returned to the Concierge Courtyard.
It was getting late, so Yuwen Chengchao asked everyone to take a rest early and return to the hospital.
Qin Xiao did not forget the agreement between Tang Rong and him, but after Tang Rong went back to shopkeeper Bai, he did not say a word to Qin Xiao from the beginning to the end. Hanizi wanted to accompany Qin Xiao to change clothes, but Qin Xiao politely refused.
He knew that Hanizi was grateful to him. If he stayed by his side at night, something might happen to the lonely man and the widow.
He did not want to demand anything from Hanizi because of his favor to her. The most important thing was that if Hanizi did not leave by then, Tang Rong would have no chance to enter his yard.
He had to rely on Tang Rong to help solve the mystery that had persisted for many years. After persuading Hanizi to go back, he returned to the courtyard. Thinking that Tang Rong was coming, he just left the courtyard door ajar and did not close it.
Go back to the house, sit down on the chair, and relax.
He knew that tonight at the banquet, the White Wolf King said in public that he wanted to rebuild Tangren City, which actually gave Yuwen Chengchao an answer.
When Yuwen Chengchao stepped in to help the White Wolf King, it was naturally not that he drew his sword to help when there was injustice, but simply for the benefit of Xiling.
Xiling's interests here, trade are actually just superficial things, the most important thing is the White Wolf King's position under trade.
As long as trade continues, the White Wolf King will never support Narusheng Ge's plan to advance eastward. In this way, Xiling will not be attacked by the Wutuo people, and the situation of the Xiling clan will be very safe.
The White Wolf King announced in public tonight that he would rebuild Tangren City, which also means he promised not to support Brother Nalusheng. This was of course the answer he wanted most for Yuwen Chengchao.
Shopkeeper Bai escaped death, King White Wolf regained power, and announced the reconstruction of Tangren City. The purpose of Yuwen Chengchao's trip was also achieved.
He knew that the big thing was settled, and Yuwen Chengchao would naturally not stay here any longer.
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, he should be leaving to return to Xiling in the next two days.
As for whether Shopkeeper Bai will follow him back to Xiling this time, the Yuwen family will continue to have people in charge of Xiling in the future. Qin Xiao is not particularly concerned.
He was actually very interested in those two secret letters.
Yuwen Chengchao's expression when he read the letter proved that the two secret letters were indeed of great importance, but Qin Xiao really couldn't guess who wrote them, let alone what the contents of the secret letters were.
Yuwen Chengchao did not reveal the slightest bit, obviously not wanting too many people to know the information about the secret letter.
Qin Xiao was about to get up when he heard a "quacking" sound. After thinking about it, he still didn't move his buttocks. The door to his courtyard was ajar and the door to his room was not closed. The one who came over at this time was naturally Tang Rong.
Tang Rong entered the room. There was a solitary lamp lit in the room. Under the light, Tang Rong was still charming and charming, but her expression was a little solemn. She saw Qin Xiao sitting on a chair looking at her. She walked over and found the chair opposite Qin Xiao.
Sit down.
Qin Xiao saw Tang Rong sitting on the chair without saying a word, and suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward.
If in the past, Qin Xiao would have dreamed of being in the same room with Tang Rong in the middle of the night, but at this moment, Qin Xiao felt calm and without much ups and downs.
"Why don't you speak?" Tang Rong glanced at Qin Xiao and sighed softly.
Qin Xiao looked at Tang Rong and smiled lightly: "It's you who wants to come to me at night, not me who wants to find you. It's you who want to talk to me, not me who wants to talk to you."
Tang Rong frowned slightly and said, "Why do you speak so strangely?"
"How do you want me to speak?" Qin Xiao said with a smile.
Qin Xiao saved Tang Rong in times of crisis several times and was sincere towards her, but now he knows that this beautiful sister has always been wary of him and even deceived him, which makes Qin Xiao feel very uncomfortable.
"Do you think I'm lying to you?" Tang Rong said quietly: "Although I didn't know everything that night, I was groggy. Some things I vaguely remember, and some things I really don't know."
Qin Xiao knew he was talking about that night in the cave, so he just smiled and didn't answer.
"Who...are you?" Tang Rong finally asked.
Qin Xiao stared at Tang Rong and said softly: "I ask you three questions. If you can answer me, I can also answer your questions."
"what is the problem?"
Qin Xiao asked word by word: "Will it snow this year?"
Tang Rong's delicate body trembled.
"What color is snow?" Qin Xiao said slowly: "Can three ounces of snow make a pot of tea?"
Tang Rong's lips moved slightly, but no sound came out.
"This is the question you asked me before. Of course I don't know it." Qin Xiaodao: "I know three questions, and my answers today are all wrong. Then tell me, what are the answers to these three questions?
If you get three correct answers, what does it mean?"
Tang Rong frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "I thought you were the person I thought you were, but in fact you probably aren't."
"Which person?"
"It's not a bad thing if you really know nothing." Tang Rong sighed: "You have to know that the more you know, the more trouble you will have."
Qin Xiao smiled lightly and said: "Sister Rong, don't always use these words to deal with me. I am a very simple person. If I want to know something, no matter what trouble he has, I will get to the bottom of it." He leaned forward slightly and stared.
Tang Rong asked with her eyes: "Does Shopkeeper Bai know the answers to these three questions?"
Although Tang Rong tried her best to appear calm, there was still a hint of panic in her eyes.
What Qin Xiao trained in Supervision A was the ability to observe words and emotions.
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Even the slightest change in the other party can be accurately seen by Qin Xiao. He smiled softly and said: "I understand. Sister Rong worked hard to become the adopted daughter of Shopkeeper Bai. She is just beside Shopkeeper Bai...why?
To put it bluntly, it sounds like an undercover spy, but to put it nicely, it sounds like an eyeliner."
"You...!" Tang Rong's face turned pale: "Don't talk nonsense."
"If you think I'm talking nonsense, we can go see Shopkeeper Bai now and ask him the answers to these three questions." It was rare for Qin Xiao to see Tang Rong so panicked, so he smiled lightly and said: "I dare to go,
Sister Rong will definitely not dare."
Tang Rong bit her lip and stared at Qin Xiao with a hint of chill in her eyes.
Qin Xiao saw this and sneered: "You want to kill people and silence them? Do you think you are my opponent?"
"Kill someone and silence them?" Tang Rong said with a bitter smile: "You are overthinking. Do you think I am a woman with a heart of a snake or a scorpion?"
Qin Xiao also sighed: "I'm afraid you are really that kind of woman, otherwise I would really be blind."
"You are right. I am by my adoptive father's side, and I am indeed monitoring his every move." Tang Rong whispered: "The Xiling clan has planted their eyes and ears in Wutuo, especially after the Wutuo Rebellion, they spent a lot of manpower.
and material resources, nails were planted in many places in Wutuo, and all of this was controlled by my adoptive father. He carefully built a large network in Wutuo. I was arranged to be close to him in order to know everything about it.
"
Qin Xiao nodded slightly: "That's right." After a pause, he said: "Shopkeeper Bai controls the eyes and ears distributed in Wutuo. Your purpose should be to take over the control of this network from him one day.
Quan, or in other words, at least make this net clear."
"The clans of Xiling are afraid of the Wutuo people." Tang Rong said: "After the Wutuo Rebellion, the clans of Xiling were afraid that the Wutuos would come back. Not only did they set up spies in Xiling, but they also secretly bribed many nobles of Wutuo.
Most people dare not even think about money." A sneer appeared on his lips: "Of course you don't know that the money used by the Xiling clan to bribe the Wutuo nobles every year is enough to raise a cavalry of tens of thousands."
Cavalry consumes the most money. The amount of money consumed by ten thousand cavalrymen every year is of course an astronomical figure.
"Do you think that the White Wolf King alone can stop Brother Narusheng from marching eastward?" Tang Rong said solemnly: "Many of the Wutuo nobles who were bribed by the Xiling clan hold important positions and are distributed among the eight Wutu tribes.
Among them, even people around Brother Narusheng were bribed. These people can get a large amount of money from the Xiling clan every year and use people's money to do things for others. They will naturally prevent Brother Narusheng from going eastward." He paused.
After a pause, he looked at Qin Xiao and asked: "Tangren City has prosperous trade and is an important trade center for merchants from the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions. Don't you find it strange?"
"strangeness?"
"According to common sense, trade should be more prosperous in the Muchila City area of Wangting." Tang Rong said: "But when merchants from the Tang Kingdom arrived on the ground of the White Wolf Tribe, they rarely continued to the west. They all gathered here. Hu merchants from the Western Regions
You can only come this way, and because of this, the White Wolf tribe has an endless flow of trade, so the White Wolf King built Tangren City."
Qin Xiao suddenly understood: "You mean, this is also a trick to bribe the White Wolf King?"
"That's right." Tang Rong nodded slightly: "The White Wolf King likes money, and the Xiling clan knows it all. Before the trade was restored, the Xiling clan secretly reached an agreement with the White Wolf King. After the merchants of the Tang Dynasty entered Wutuo, they only stayed in the Bailang clan.
Doing business on the territory of the Wolf tribe cannot continue to the west, and the White Wolf King wants to build Tangren City to provide a trading market for merchants. All the money spent in building Tangren City was secretly sent by the Xiling clan. The White Wolf King
The one who makes the most profit will naturally become the leader in stopping Wu Tuo's eastward advance."