The reason why the Qin Empire sent spies here is ridiculous. They just wanted to obtain silk. This magical fabric as smooth as baby skin came to Da Qin all the way through the great Silk Road, and soon became a member of the upper class.
, especially the favorite of aristocratic women. But I don’t know when, silk suddenly became expensive, and later on, even if you have money, you can’t buy it.
The noble ladies blew the pillow wind one after another, and the elders of the Presbytery held many meetings, and finally made a resolution asking the Emperor of Qin to take measures to find a way to obtain silk. But for the great eastern country thousands of miles away, the Emperor of Qin also
Knowing nothing, they sent out this team of more than 20 spies.
The leader of this spy team is called Qiao Kama. He opened a Daqin Tavern in Wuji City and used it as an important stronghold. Being able to become the spy leader, Qiao Kama has his own merits. In
When the construction of Wuji City was completed and shops began to be sold to the outside world, Qiao Kama was keenly aware of the opportunities and immediately spent money to buy a piece of land here and opened the Daqin Tavern.
There are many taverns in Wuji City, of all kinds, including Chinese-style taverns, local taverns from the Western Regions, and taverns opened by merchants from Kangju, Dawan, Shendu and other places. Because of Wuji City’s
The flow of customers is very large, with people coming from north to south. Some people miss the taste of their hometown, while others want to taste the exotic customs. Therefore, even though there are so many pubs, the business is still booming.
However, there is only one Daqin tavern in the entire Wuji City. After all, Daqin is thousands of miles away from here. Although many Daqin merchants come here, they can only be regarded as a very small part among the more than 100,000 merchants from various places.
Precisely because it is the only one, the business of Qiao Kama's Daqin Tavern is extremely prosperous, and it is almost never closed. The funds he misappropriated at the beginning have now been paid back, and there is still a generous balance. In just one year,
The money he earned was enough for him to buy a big house in Rome and live a life like an aristocrat. But in the highly hierarchical Qin Empire, if you want to enter the upper class, money alone is not enough. Choccama also
A title is missing.
For a civilian like Choccama, the only way to obtain a title is to establish meritorious service. But Chocama is not a warrior. He has no way to accumulate meritorious service through war. He can only work hard to obtain valuable information. After Liu Xin re-
After the opening of the Silk Road, Chokama's mission was actually over, but he still stayed in the Western Regions and was willing to return home, just with the intention of making meritorious service.
During this period, Chokama had already sent the information back twice, but it was like a stone's throw, with no reply. The information must have been sent to the Presbyterian House, because the two messengers came back safely every time. Even if they were intercepted by Wu Jicheng
The Han people found out that there was no problem, because no one else here could understand the information written on the parchment except him, including the two messengers who were illiterate.
Just yesterday afternoon, Chokama obtained another extremely important piece of information. The emperor of the Han Dynasty actually went on a military expedition in person, and he left the capital to travel west when a large-scale war was going on in the Han Dynasty. This information is too important, the Elders Council
The elders here are all spies, and there will always be someone who takes a fancy to this information. If they organize an expeditionary force to come to the Western Regions and capture the Han Emperor, then...
How it would develop later was beyond Gioacama's imagination, but he believed that with this piece of information, it would not be a problem to gain a baron. So Gioacama immediately sent the two messengers back to Rome to ask Giocama to
What Kama did not expect was that the two couriers did not leave Wuji City immediately, but quietly went to a brothel in the city to spend the night, preparing to return home early the next morning. During this romantic night, the situation changed.
A sudden change occurred and the two messengers became prisoners of the Han people.
There is only one Daqin Tavern in Wuji City, which is convenient for Zeng Lie. There is no need for the two messengers to lead the way, so Zeng Lie led Liu Xin and his party there. As soon as he arrived at the alley, he saw a young man
The military officer came forward, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the situation has changed!"
It turned out that after Zeng Lie obtained the confessions of the two couriers, he immediately ordered people to strengthen the surveillance of the Daqin Tavern, just to prevent them from getting the news and escaping quietly. Wuji City was a mixed bag, and if they left the Daqin Tavern,
Trying to catch them again is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Hearing that the situation had changed, the muscles on Zeng Lie's face twitched a little, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "What happened?"
The young officer did not look at Liu Xin who was standing not far away because he did not know Liu Xin's identity yet. He just continued to report to Zeng Liehui: "Back to your lord, I followed your order and wanted to sneak into the tavern, but found that
The tavern was closed today. When I went to call the door, the waiter said that some of the tavern's partners happened to be here today to take stock of the accounts, and they were temporarily closed for the day. Please come back tomorrow."
The Hu people do business differently from the Han people. They often form a partnership and jointly contribute capital, and then one of them is responsible for the management. The others only need to check the accounts and share the accounts. Therefore, it makes sense that the business is temporarily closed on the day of the audit.
Zeng Lie frowned and said, "I've never heard that this Daqin Tavern is run by a partnership. Why did several partners suddenly appear? Could it be a scam?"
Liu Xin originally didn't want to come to the front desk, but when she saw something seemed to be going on here, she couldn't help but stepped forward quickly and asked, "What's going on?"
Seeing how respectful Zeng Lie was to Liu Xin, the young officer quickly recounted the situation here again.
Liu Xin nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Have the people in this tavern ever left? Is the guy you met unfamiliar?"
Although the young officer did not know Liu Xin's identity, he was already calmed down by Liu Xin's aura of being in a position of power for a long time. He quickly raised his hands and said, "Sir, after receiving the order from Master Zeng, I will immediately lead the people."
Sentries were set up around the tavern, and no one was seen leaving or entering. All the guests were stopped outside. In addition to Tiao Tiao himself, Tiao Zi also sent several other groups.
If you go to test it, you can basically confirm that the guy is still from the original tavern."
Liu Xin was very satisfied with the young officer's performance and asked casually: "What's your name?"
The officer clasped his fists and said, "Shi Ran."
Liu Xin patted Shi Ran on the shoulder and said: "Young man is good, do a good job, keep watching from the front, the person should still be inside."
Shi Ran clasped his fists hard, turned around and ran into the alley. But Liu Xin said to Zeng Lie: "This kid acts calmly and only serves as a team leader."
This sentence was the greatest compliment to Shi Ran. Zeng Lie also felt bright on his face and couldn't help but smile: "Your Majesty, despite his tall stature, he is actually still young. I am afraid that he has been promoted too quickly and will not be able to convince the public."
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Liu Xin also smiled and said, "You can tell it. He only has a little fluff on his mouth. I'm afraid he's not even eighteen years old yet."
Zeng Lie looked embarrassed and said: "Actually, he is only fourteen years old this year. I don't know how he got in in the first place. The ministers also committed lax control and oversight. Please punish him. It's just that this kid...
, I hope your Majesty will be more tolerant."
Liu Xin suddenly put away her smile and said sternly: "It is inevitable that there will be gaps in the secret, but letting a fifteen-year-old boy in is no longer a matter of accidental negligence. Those who were responsible for the recruitment must be strictly held accountable!"
As for Shi Ran, remove him from the squad and send him to Chang'an to serve as a fire-leader in the Feihu Guards."
Zeng Lie was surprised at first, and then he was delighted. He quickly raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "Let's deal with the matter at hand now. This Daqin tavern suddenly closed down, which is very suspicious. There must be something wrong here! Either some important person came, or something big happened. Zeng Lie,
If a store is closed today, what reason would you have to go in?"
Zeng Lie thought for a while and said: "The tax revenue of all shops in Wuji City is collected by the Junjun Mansion. People can be sent in in the name of auditing the accounts."
Liu Xin pondered: "Didn't the clerk in the store say that several partners are checking the accounts? Then let's join in the fun and check the accounts!"
After a cup of tea, a group of soldiers appeared in front of the Daqin Tavern. The word "tax" was written on the back of these soldiers' uniforms, indicating their identities. In fact, except for two real tax collectors, there were no other soldiers in this group.
They were all disguised as Feihu's personal guards. Liu Xin, Zeng Lie and Cleia were also among them. As the officials and translators leading the team, they naturally did not need to dress like that.
Daqin Tavern, which was closed on its first day since its opening, suddenly heard a rapid knock on the door. The waiter opened the door impatiently, pointed to the sign hanging on the wall next to the door, and said: "Our restaurant has something to do today and will be closed for one day."
The tax official walking in front loudly reprimanded: "The trick is to show the bright spots, tax inspectors!"
This is because both Liu Xin and Zeng Lie were in the queue, otherwise the scolding would have been even worse.
Only then did the waiter see clearly that the people who came through the door were a group of soldiers. He hurriedly nodded and bowed to welcome them in. While arranging tea, he sent someone to the back to inform the shopkeeper.
Hearing that officers and soldiers came to the door, Chokama came out from behind in a panic, and repeatedly raised his hands and said: "I wonder what you, military masters, are doing here?"
Zeng Lie had been to this Daqin tavern and knew that Qiao Kama was the owner of the tavern and the spy leader he wanted to catch. He quickly whispered a few words in Liu Xin's ear. Liu Xin's purpose of cheating to open the restaurant was just to verify
Let's see if Chokama has escaped. Now that Chokama himself has appeared, Liu Xin naturally doesn't have to talk nonsense with him anymore. He waved his hand and shouted: "Take them all!"
Chokama was startled and shouted loudly: "What crime did you commit?"