Chapter 57 Uighur Caravan (Five)

The little episodes in the banquet were like a small stone falling into the water, which soon disappeared into the fragrance of wine.

The Uighur merchants at the seventh table knew the most, and they were in a very complicated mood at this time. Hou Dayong led the Black Eagle Army and the Lanzhou Uighur Army to fight a tough battle on the banks of the Wei River, forcing the Lanzhou Uighur general to death. As an Uighur, no matter what his position was, he always felt that his self-esteem was hurt. A young Uighur woman dared to assassinate Hou Dayong at the banquet of the governor, and her courage made these Uighurs admire him very much.

However, even though I admire them, these Uighurs are all businessmen, and merchants all over the world have the instinct to pursue interests. They are worried that the interests of Uighur merchants will be affected. When Hou Dayong moved to other tables to toast, several Uighur merchants quickly discussed for a while and recommended a respected Uighur merchant to toast Hou Dayong and apologized for the assassination of the Uighurs.

After Hou Dayong finished drinking, he just sat down. The representative recommended by the seventh table came to him and said in a somewhat stiff Central Plains: "We Uighur merchants deeply regretted that this happened. On behalf of the Uighur merchants, I will avenge the Jiedushi. In addition, we do not know this person."

Hou Dayong took the wine glass readily, drank it all, and then said: "This is a personal problem and it has nothing to do with the Uighur businessmen. Don't have any thoughts in your heart. Uighur businessmen are always my good friends. Please tell me what I mean to other Uighur friends."

When the Uighur businessman heard Hou Dayong say this, he felt relieved and took the wine that Hou Dayong gave back, and was very generous.

When the merchants on other tables saw the Uighur merchants coming forward to toast, they all came to Hou Dayong to prepare to toast.

Seeing that there were many people toasting, Hou Dayong glanced at Qin Jiahe.

Qin Jiahe was versatile and immediately stepped forward and bowed, "Everyone toast a glass of wine. No matter how much the Jiedushi drinks, he can't stand it. Please send only one person toast at each table. Can you do it?"

Hearing Qin Jiahe say this, the people who came forward retreated one after another, and representatives from each table came to take turns to toast.

In order to hide his identity, Ashan did not attend the banquet. Those who sat at the same table with Hou Dayong were all big merchants from all over the country, including Shu merchant Zhao Jie, Sogdian merchant Luo Ling, Daliang merchant Liu Xianda, Hangzhou merchant Zhu Wulang and others. The toasts were completed on each table. The identities of these big merchants were different. Hou Dayong had a glass of wine with each of them.

After the banquet, Hou Dayong was already drunk. He asked his personal guard to call Qian Xiangnan and wait for him in the study. He also asked Qin Jiahe to send someone to Qiujudi yard to get a few Huaiyuan.

Zhu Wulang, a businessman in Hangzhou, opened a branch in Fengzhou. Unexpectedly, the business was surprisingly good, and there were constant large-scale businesses coming. Zhu Wulang came to Tongfengzhou this time and specially brought some Huaiyuan for the Jiedushi. In modern society, logistics was extremely developed, and the specialties in various places were no longer divided into regions. The boundaries between east, west, south and north were really blurred. At this time, the specialties in various places were indeed specialties. If it were not for people like Hou Dayong, it might be even more difficult for ordinary families to eat fruits from the south. Hou Dayong divided the Huaiyuan to Chunlan and Qiuju, but Qiuju brought Xiaolu and divided a little more.

Hou Dayong sat in the study for a while, and a few soft knocks sounded outside the door. Hou Dayong thought it was Qin Jiahe who sent Huaigan over and said, "Come in."

The door opened with a creaking sound, but Qiuju came in. She held a plate with more than a dozen sliced ​​Huaiyuan oranges on it. The Huaiyuan oranges removed the skin and arranged it into the shape of a chrysanthemum.

Hou Dayong held Qiuju's hand and said, "Qiuju, why is it you? You haven't had a rest yet."

"Alang, eat one quickly. I heard that the Huaigan sucks are effective."

"Have Xiaolu slept?"

"I've been going to bed long ago."

"Qiuju, I helped me rub my neck and back. After drinking wine, I always felt sour."

Qiu Ju has practiced her massage skills well now. Hou Dayong leaned comfortably on the chair and fell asleep unknowingly. Qiu Ju looked at Alang's tired look and felt a little heartbroken. She went out and asked the maid to take a blanket of the Hu people and cover Alang with her body.

When Qian Xiangnan came in, Hou Dayong was having a beautiful dream. In the dream, he and his comrades confronted the enemy on the border of the southern country. Three rains a day in the southern jungle. The continuous rain caused the soldiers in the trench to grow green mold. Hou Dayong and several soldiers were trapped in the middle of the water. A big python swam quickly towards them. Hou Dayong raised his pistol and fired, but the bullet drew a curve in the air and then landed not far ahead. The big python was unstoppable and rushed towards them.

At this moment, I heard Qiu Ju's soft voice: "Alang, the judge of the observation is here."

After taking a nap, Hou Dayong recovered his spirit. He told Qian Xiangnan: "Try the Huai Orange."

Qiuju was extremely sensible. After Qian Xiangnan came in, he went out and gently brought the door with him.

"How is the interrogation? Has this woman been tricked?"

"We have very little contact with the Uighurs. Apart from Teng Shaodu, we have never fought with other Uighurs, and we have no deep hatred. So I think this assassin must have something to do with the Uighurs in Lanzhou." Qian Xiangnan said this and paused.

"It makes sense, continue."

"According to the information found in the military intelligence camp, Tu Shaodu had only one daughter, named Asi, and his age was close to the captured assassin. After Geza captured Lanzhou, Asi never appeared. From the above analysis, this Serding is very likely to be Asi, but Serding has a bad attitude and is extremely uncooperable. We have not tortured her for the time being."

After Gesa fought back to Lanzhou, Hou Dayong sent Liu Chengtong, the former secretary of the military governor, to Lanzhou and asked Gesa to act according to the agreement. However, Gesa was tough and did not make things difficult for Liu Chengtong, but he did not agree to do things according to the agreement set by Hou Dayong and Tu Shaodu.

"If Serding is As, this person can still make good use of it. Don't use torture. The few times at the banquet today are enough for Serding, the little girl."

Qian Xiangnan smiled and said, "I can't bear torture the little woman Serding and can't do anything. However, her identity cannot be hidden for a long time. We have captured many people from the Uighur caravan, and there are always people who can't stand it and will give her identity."

After Hou Dayong talked with Qian Xiangnan for a while, his alcoholic spirit gradually faded. He said to Qian Xiangnan: "This is the Huai Orange from the South. If you try it, it is not easy to taste it in the north."

Qian Xiangnan did not refuse, and ate two slices and said, "It's really good. It's a bit sweet and sour, juicy and tender, and it's true. It's a pity that the weather in the north is cold and you can't plant it."

"Qian Lang, tomorrow you should interrogate Serding quickly. Serding is really Asi, it is very useful. Geza is now unruly and needs to find a way to slash his sharpness."

Qian Xiangnandao: "After I go back a while, arrange for the soldiers of the military intelligence camp to step up the interrogation of the Uighur caravan."

"This matter is serious, you must do it quickly after you go back."

Asi was locked in a small room, and he was completely lost. If the assassination failed and was killed on the spot, everything would be over. Now I don’t know how much torture I have to endure. Asi once had the intention of committing suicide, but in order to prevent Asi from committing suicide, the soldiers of the military camp searched all the things in Ai’s body. There were no sharp objects in the hut and no suitable tools, suicide was actually very difficult.

There was no bed in the cottage. Asi sat on the ground with his knees in his arms. The north wind was whistling outside. It blew on Asi through the small window on the top of the wall. The wound on his head became more and more painful in the cold.

Asi is actually still young. She has experienced too many things this day and is exhausted. When it is dawn, Asi wrapped her quilt around her body and fell asleep against the wall. In her sleep, she returned to her home in Lanzhou and slept on the soft and gentle big bed. On the head of the bed were fragrant horse breasts and yellow roast lamb.

The dream didn't last long. It was interrupted by a shout: "Get up." Then a personal guard pulled AS away the quilt wrapped around him.

Asi opened his eyes and had not yet fully awakened from his dream. Seeing someone so rude, he cursed loudly in the Uighurs.

The soldier didn't understand Uighur language, but when he heard his tone, he knew it was not a good word. He stepped forward and kicked Asi again, cursing: "This Uighur lady is so fucking trouble. Ruoye is so angry that she beat her up and said everything."

Another soldier was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Duan Qilang, why are you so angry this morning? You miss your wife tonight. This Uighur woman looks really good, with a tender skin. How can you do it?"

"What's the use of being good at it? Assassinating the Jiedushi is really a courageous person. She will have to take a knife on her neck sooner, but it's such a pity, the little lady like a flower." After the sergeant said, swallowing her saliva.

When the two soldiers saw that As was an Uighur woman, they took it for granted that she could not understand the words of Zhongyuan. Moreover, this woman was a serious criminal who assassinated the Jiedushi and could not escape death. Therefore, they did not avoid her when talking to each other.

Asi was cold when he heard the conversation between the two soldiers, especially when he heard that he was about to take a knife in the neck. Although she had made plans to die, she did not die on the spot and her courage was half gone. Now she heard that she could not escape death, and tears flowed down her cheeks in a series.

When Asi was dreaming in the hut, Qian Xiangnan was not idle. He interrogated the Uighurs who were caught all night long. Most of the Uighurs were famous tough guys and withstood the beatings of soldiers in the military camp. As the Uighurs who could enter the side hall, Wu Hai was of course treated with enough care and was beaten to pieces but said nothing.

However, no team was a solid piece. Two Uighurs could not withstand the torture and recruited Serding's true identity. One Uighur even explained the relationship between As and Geza.

Although Gesa and Asi were in love, they were not engaged. Apart from the people in Tu Shaodu Mansion, there were very limited people who knew about this. The military camp did not grasp the relationship between Gesa and Asi.

"I guessed right. Serding is indeed Asi. What's even better is that Asi actually had a relationship with Gesa, and the night was not in vain." Early in the morning, Qian Xiangnan went to the Jiedushi's mansion to report the news.

In the early morning, Fengzhou City was filled with unprecedented vitality, and businessmen rushed to pass by Qian Xiangnan.

A lot of breakfast shops have also opened, including Uighur cakes, porridge that southerners like to eat, and northerners like to eat in big buns and other pasta, which appear on both sides of the streets, and the fragrance makes people feel very excited.

Qian Xiangnan worked all night and had no appetite in the morning, so he just ate a few bites. At this time, he saw a breakfast with both color, fragrance and smell. He didn't feel his appetite.

Qian Xiangnan stopped at a small shop run by Taiyuan people. This is a small shop with a very Taiyuan flavor. There is a flagpole in front of the shop, and a flag is floating on it. There are four big words "Taiyuan Soup Cake" on it. There is also a poem embroidered on it: Food in the sky is counted in Taiyuan, and the delicacies of mountains and seas are hard to compare with. The taste is in the east, west, south, and north. The tongue is on the sky and the sky.

Qian Xiangnan read the poem again, and the owner opposite him smiled and said, "Your small shop is really good, what delicious food is there?"

The owner of the shop was a man in his fifties. When he saw Qian Xiangnan riding a tall horse, he knew he was a local man with a status and smiled, "I have a special pasta here called Bagu Noodles, which tastes very good. The guest officer knew that he would never brag."

Qian Xiangyang went south and said, "Let's try your skills today to see if you brag."

The man smiled and said, "I don't pay if I don't taste good."

After saying that, he opened a wooden plate covered with a wet cloth, held the bowl with his left hand, and used sharpened chopsticks to pull out the noodles along the edge of the plate to the boiling pot. The Shanxi man was skillful in his movements, and the noodles fell into the pot like a silk rain. After the steaming Bagu noodles were cooked, the man took out the noodles and poured them on a few pieces of mutton toppings.

This noodles tasted extremely delicious. Qian Xiangnan and his two personal guards ate very enthusiastically, but they didn't say anything, just lowered their heads to eat noodles.

The man was a famous and funny man, who liked to tell stories the most. When he saw the three of them eating seriously, he was very proud, so he told Qian Xiangnan about the origin of this place in his ear: "The shop seems simple, and its product has a very good origin."

He was not disgusted when he saw Qian Xiangnan, and said, "It is said that during the Zhenguan period, the 800-mile Qinchuan had a drought for three years and the grains were not harvested. The emperor ordered the people to ask for rain from Mianshan. As expected, heavy rain poured down and saved the crops. For this reason, the emperor led all the civil and military officials to Mianshan to make pilgrimage. His uncle and sister Shigu were also with him. Unexpectedly, after Shigu arrived in Mianshan, he worshipped the Five Dragons Holy Mother as his teacher and was unwilling to return to Chang'an. One day, she cooked for an old lady, but she grew up in the palace since she was a child. How could she cook? So

When the noodles were mixed, the noodles were dried and added with water. After too much water, the noodles were added for a long time and they became thinner. So they couldn't put them in the pot. So they took a chopstick and moved the noodles into the pot. However, they kept turning them into long noodles. When the old lady was eating, she asked casually: Child, what is this called? But Shigu misheard the word for you because of panic. At this time, she had already entered the empty door and did not want to say her real name again, so she had to say her nickname: called Bagu. From then on, Shanxi had noodles like "Bagu".

When the Shanxi man was speaking, he was full of energy, just as he saw it with his own eyes. When he finished speaking, Qian Xiangnan had just finished eating Bagu noodles. Qian Xiangnan smiled and said, "The noodles are good, you can speak well." Qian Xiangnan took out a string of Zhou Yuantongbao and threw it to the Shanxi man, and said, "No need to find it, there are more money for you."

This was the first business for a Shanxi man in the morning. He got a big lottery. He was in a great mood and laughed out loud. He said, "Cheer, I'll tell you another paragraph next time."

According to the old habits of the army, Hou Dayong got up very early every day. When Qian Xiangnan came in, he had been exercising for nearly an hour and a half, and his sweat had wet his clothes. Xiaolu woke up very early today, Qiuju held her and came to see her father exercise.

Blood ties are really a wonderful bond. Although Hou Dayong doesn’t have much time to accompany Xiaolu, Xiaolu is very intimate with Hou Dayong. Xiaolu, who is already able to walk, wants to pounce in the middle of the venue, but is hugged by Qiuju. Xiaolu, who is extremely impatient, screams on the sidelines.

After Hou Dayong finished practicing, he wiped his body and clapped Xiaolu. Qiu Ju let go of Xiaolu. Xiaolu, who was liberated, twisted her little butt, swayed and threw herself into Hou Dayong's arms.

Qian Xiangnan walked into the yard and happened to see this scene. He felt warm. He also had a daughter, but he was much older than Xiaolu and was ten years old. Seeing Hou Dayong hugging Xiaolu, he sighed in his heart: "I have been busy all these years and have never hugged my daughter a few times. My daughter grew up in a blink of an eye. Now she has no chance to hug her."

"Is Serding really Ass or Gerzadi's lover?"

"It has been verified that Serding is As, and he is close to Gesa, but he is not engaged yet. However, everyone in Tu Shaodu's mansion knows this relationship." Qian Xiangnan answered affirmatively.

Hou Dayong said: "No wonder Tu Shaodu passed the seat to Gesa. Tu Shaodu had no son and his son-in-law was half a son. Now we have the bargaining chips to bargain with Gesa. Qian Lang, this matter is done well."

Qian Xiangnan said thoughtfully: "In the past, Tu Shaodu was a Lanzhou general, but now Geza has become a Lanzhou general, and things change with people. I wonder how much weight Ah Si has in his heart."

Hou Dayong nodded and said, "As soon as Tu Shaodu died, Asi lost his support. If Gesa turned against him, Asi would not have much value. However, if Gesa was ruthless, he would lose his morality. We can also use this point to write. The four states of Qicheng, Feng and Qin had too little foundation and needed to recuperate well. Uighurs' internal fighting is only good for us. Whoever is at a disadvantage, we will support him a little and always maintain the balance of power between the two major Uighur forces."

Qian Xiangnan is the closest person to Hou Dayong's heart. Shi Hu, Guo Jiong, He Wulang and others are all Hou Dayong's confidant generals. They followed Hou Dayong all the way from Cangzhou. They are now in high positions and each leads a lot of things. They are busy dealing with it every day. It is impossible to get along with Hou Dayong like when the Black Eagle Army was first established. Qian Xiangnan is the shadow of Hou Dayong, and he follows Hou Dayong all day long.
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