Fu Bi was invited to Su's house overnight. With just one glance, Fu Bi confirmed Su Jin's guess that these fake businessmen were members of the Dangxiang tribe.
"Brother Fu, what do you think of this matter?" Su Jin asked.
Fu Bi paced thoughtfully and said hoarsely: "The Dangxiang people are mainly Xixia people. There are only a small number of Dangxiang people living in the northwest of the Song Dynasty. There are very few Dangxiang people living in the capital. The identities of these people are really
It’s hard to define.”
Su Jindao: "Does the Song Dynasty have special laws for the Dangxiang people, such as not being allowed to enter Beijing, such as hostility and discrimination?"
Fu Bi shook his head and said: "The emperor always attaches great importance to the policy of being gentle towards non-Han people everywhere. Whether they are Uighurs, Dangxiang, Khitan or Yi people in the south, they are all treated equally, and there are no legal restrictions that are detrimental to them; the common people may have some
There is discrimination, but it is not serious."
Su Jin nodded and said: "That's strange. Since there is no hostility towards them, why do they wear wigs to hide their identities? And judging from the equipment on their bodies, it seems that they have been premeditated."
Fu Bi said: "I think so too. I prepared poison-quenching daggers and highly poisonous elixirs, and concealed my identity. This group of people must have an ulterior motive. It's a pity that those three people refused to speak, otherwise they would definitely be able to ask questions."
It all comes to light.”
Su Jin shook his head and said: "Just because they don't speak, it doesn't mean that we can't guess their conspiracy. Before Brother Fu came, I thought about it carefully and figured out some clues. Let's talk to Brother Fu. Do you think it's possible?"
reason?"
Fu Bi said: "Listen attentively."
Su Jin pointed to the dead bodies on the ground and the three gang members who were tied like hairy crabs and said: "Their identities are actually not difficult to guess. I can almost conclude that they are Xixia people sent by the Western thief Li Yuanhao."
Fu Bi was not surprised and said: "I think so too."
Su Jin continued: "They sneaked into the capital fully armed, and they were definitely trying to do something detrimental to our country, the Song Dynasty. I originally thought they wanted to harm our officials, but later I felt that their target was not us, but something else.
people."
Fu Bi concentrated and said: "You mean, they are coming...?"
Su Jindao: "Based on what happened today, I think their goal is to target the Liao envoy."
Fu Bi was stunned and said: "Aiming at the Liao envoy?"
Su Jin pointed to several sharp blue daggers in the spread out cloth bag and said: "If they are so thoroughly prepared, they will naturally kill people. These daggers that seal their throats when they see blood are not prepared for themselves.
They must have come to assassinate the Liao envoy Xiao Temo and his party."
Fu Bi frowned and said: "But if you want to assassinate the Liao envoy, why should you pretend to be an official to scare the enemy? In addition, the Western thieves have a harmonious relationship with the Liao country, so what benefit does killing the Liao people do to them? The motive does not seem to be big."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Pretending to be a business official in public is indeed suspected of arousing the enemy. I don't understand this. But killing the Liao envoy will definitely bring huge benefits to the Western thieves. The harmonious relationship between the two countries is just a superficial imagination.
Since they are harmonious, why did the Song Dynasty and the Western thieves fight against the Liao people but not send troops to help the Western thieves fight against the Song Dynasty? This shows that this harmony has limits. But if the Liao envoy is assassinated, and it is within the territory of the Song Dynasty
, have you thought about the repercussions it will cause?"
Fu Bi was shocked and said: "The Liao envoy died in the capital of the Song Dynasty. The Liao Kingdom will definitely refuse to stop, and it will definitely lead to retaliation. The Liao people may think that it was me, the Song Dynasty. By then, there will be a fight between the two countries."
A bloody and fierce battle."
Su Jin smiled and said: "That's right, this is the most vicious tactic to drive a wedge between each other. Once Song and Liao turn against each other, we, the Song Dynasty, will be attacked from both sides. However, the Western thieves will be able to reap the benefits, and the Song Dynasty will not be able to compete with the two powerful countries.
If we resist, the disaster of national subjugation and annihilation is inevitable; therefore, I say this is the most brilliant and vicious tactic of alienation."
Hot sweat oozed from Fu Bi's face. He took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat and said, "In that case, why didn't they directly assassinate Xiao Temo instead of pretending to be official officials and playing such dirty tricks?"
Su Jindao: "It stands to reason that this move is a defeat. If it succeeds, it will only increase the misunderstanding between us and the Liao envoys, but it will be very easy to expose ourselves. In fact, they are also in this matter.
We caught four accomplices; but my intuition tells me that this matter is not that simple, and at least two premature conclusions can be drawn."
Fu Bi said: "I would like to hear the details!"
"One is: the Liao envoy's post was very well guarded, and this group of people had no chance to make a move; Xiao Temo looked careless on the outside, but in fact he was very careful. As soon as he entered the post, he attacked me, the Song post.
You can tell by driving out all the soldiers and servants inside."
"It makes sense. Xiao Temo is indeed careful enough, and he is accompanied by Xiao's Ten Tiger Guards. It may have exceeded these people's expectations, so he had no choice but to create a little chaos for us, so that the Liao envoy refused to negotiate.
We negotiated the terms, which can be considered as achieving part of the goal, and once chaos breaks out, they may have more opportunities in the dark."
Su Jindao: "Yes, although it is a guess, we cannot rule out that this is how they considered it; secondly, I think they are actually using this opportunity to assassinate the Liao envoy."
Fu Bi asked doubtfully: "Are you saying that it was part of their plan to prevent the surrounding restaurants from supplying Liao people with food by pretending to be businessmen?"
Su Jin nodded and said: "Brother Rich, are you a little strange, why don't these party members poison the food and wine of the Liao people? It stands to reason that the best opportunity for them to take action is when the people of the Liao buy wine and food and take them back to the hotel to eat.
Poisoning food and drinks in restaurants should be an easy task for these people; but the fact is that they do the opposite and threaten others to refuse to sell food to the Liao people. Isn't this a bit stupid? "
Fu Bi smiled and said, "You are overly worried about this. I planned to take Xiao Temo and others out to a restaurant for dinner in the evening, but unexpectedly Xiao Temo suddenly refused to go out with me and insisted on ordering someone to stay outside.
I bought some lettuce, raw meat, rice, flour and oil and asked the cook to make it himself; I thought it didn’t taste right, so I ordered someone to go out and buy a few cooked dishes and bring them in. After they were brought to the table, what happened to you?"
Su Jin said: "What?"
"Xiao Temo actually asked people to use silver needles to test whether there were poisons in the food. It is really shocking. To be so careful, it shows that this gang of gangsters' attempt to poison the food will not work at all."
Su Jin suddenly said: "Now I understand, I was struggling with this matter. I think the Dangxiang people have done enough spying, and they must know that the Liao envoy has the habit of testing poison before meals. Once poisoned, it will be really exposed."
That's the purpose. If you think about it, Xiao Temo was really hungry when he was devouring food and drink at Linshui Residence at noon. If people are very hungry, they won't be so careful."
"That's natural. Besides, it was the restaurant that your deputy Su personally took them to, so he was even more relieved. In addition, after having a full meal at noon, he was not too hungry at night, so naturally the string in his mind was tightened again.
"
Su Jin chuckled and said: "They regard their own lives as more important than anything else; this way the whole thing can be easily explained; Xiao Temo has too many people and they are heavily defended, so there is no chance to attack;
So these Dangxiang clan assassins settled for the next best thing, just as we made a huge bet with the Liao envoy to win them over, and after the news spread, this group of people devised a more tortuous plan."
Fu Bi chuckled and said, "Brother Xian, you can go and write plays."
Su Jin ignored his teasing and continued: "Just take it as what you said. The Liao envoy will be resentful because of my unfriendly behavior in the Song Dynasty, which will directly lead to the cancellation or postponement of the negotiation.
In fact, this matter did delay my plan; to take a step back, even if we can reach an agreement, it will take more time to explain and communicate with each other. This created an opportunity for them. The Liao envoy stayed in Bianliang for a long time.
The longer it is, the more opportunities they will have."
Fu Bi nodded and said, "It makes some sense."
Su Jindao: "From this, I can boldly deduce another plan. If Xiao Temo didn't have the shamelessness to beg me today, he would only need to be hungry for two more meals, and his defensive mentality would be relaxed. At this time, as long as someone pushes him
Will the hot cooking cakes be swept away by the Liao people when they pass through the entrance of the hotel? Will the extremely hungry Liao people use silver needles to detect whether the cooking cakes worth a few cents each are poisonous?
What? If it were me, I would never do that. When my chest is pressed against my back because of hunger, who has the time to care about the cooking cakes bought from a passing vendor? I can even dress up as a Forbidden Army and borrow it from you.
Go and deliver it directly to your door in my name. Although Xiao Temo is angry with you and I, we will never be willing to starve to death. You can guess what happens next without telling you."
Fu Bi changed his tone and said: "Oh, according to what you said, it is very likely to happen; even if Xiao Temo is careful, his people may not be careful; even if one of the people below is poisoned to death, we will not be able to escape."
If it doesn't matter, Xiao Temo will inevitably turn around and return to China."
Su Jin said: "These are all speculations. Maybe this group of party members have higher IQs and think deeper than us. In short, we cannot simply speculate on them."
Fu Bi said in panic: "Isn't it said that there are seven or eight people in this group? Four of them were captured, but the rest are still in the city. What should we do?"
Su Jin said: "Don't worry, they didn't dare to force themselves when they were all together, but now that four of them have been arrested, they will disappear without a trace."
Fu Bi said: "Then what should we do now?"
Su Jindao: "First, we must pry open the mouths of these three people. We must obtain their confessions no matter what. With this confession, it will be of great benefit to our negotiations with the Liao people. Secondly, we must immediately notify the Liao envoy to strengthen prevention.
No mistakes can be made.”
Fu Bi said: "Without further delay, we will go to Guanyi immediately to see the Liao envoys and tell them everything. We will also take these three people with us and interrogate them in front of them."
Su Jin smiled and said: "That's how it should be, tonight is another sleepless night."
Fu Bi took Su Jin's arm and said, "Please ask Deputy Su to do some hard work. This matter may be related to the overall situation of the Song, Liao and Xia Kingdoms."
Su Jin laughed and followed Fu Bi out of the hall.