Chapter 56 Uighur Caravan (IV)

Wu Hai's mood gradually improved when he saw Asi's attitude change. Asi was the old master vomiting the only bone blood. If he lost his old bones in Fengzhou, he would not be ready to return to Lanzhou again.

When Wu Hai, who was a little nagging, walked out of the room, Asi's gentle face became firmer again. She made up her mind to launch an attack at Hou Dayong's banquet, but she knew very well that no matter whether she could succeed at the banquet, the possibility of her survival was zero.

Asi closed the door carefully, sat in the candlelight for a while, slowly took out a dagger from his arms, and used his fingers to look like a blade. The sharp dagger gave Asi some confidence. This dagger was Gesa's gift. Since his father's death, Asi's whole mind was focused on revenge, and his longing for his lover was diluted. Touching the dagger, Asi thought of Gesa's broad shoulders, a silly smile, his unique skills of three consecutive shots and the heavy manly taste, and his heart felt sour. However, thinking of his loving father tragically died in the Great Zhou territory, Asi's heart gradually became harder.

Asi's room didn't open until noon the next day. Asi took off her women's clothing and gave a man a share, with a solemn expression. Wu Hai watched Asi grow up since childhood and knew very well about Asi's personality. This time, when she saw her wearing men's clothing, her face was dull, she always felt something unusual. Wu Hai wanted to persuade Asi several times, but Asi kept people from thousands of miles away on the grounds of being unwell.

Wu Hai could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

The winter night came very early. After nightfall, merchants with some identity in the east and south of the city were carrying carriages and proudly rushed to the Jiedu Mansion. At the door of the Jiedu, cars came and stayed in, which was very lively. The carriage quickly filled a large open space outside the gate. The carriage that arrived late could only park at the entrance of the alley.

In order to enhance the atmosphere of the dinner, Hou Dayong asked someone to hang out all the lanterns in the house. Especially at the gate, in addition to the two large lanterns, several large lanterns were also hung on the wall to illuminate the gate of the Jiedushi.

Qin Jiahe, the butler of the Hou Mansion, smiled tirelessly on his face and greeted all the merchants at the door. Several servants followed behind him, responsible for taking the guests to the corresponding position at the banquet.

Most of these merchants are familiar with each other and have fun cooperation. Many of them are peers and enemies. Today, they still have to do superficial skills on the table. From the gate of the mansion to the banquet hall, there are people everywhere bowing and singing promises.

As the highest commander of the military intelligence battalion and the judge of the observation, Qian Xiangnan was naturally responsible for the safety of the entire banquet. Hou Dayong asked him to act temporarily without affecting the normal progress of the banquet.

In Fengzhou, in response to the increasing number of merchants, a registration office was set up in the yamen. Caravans entering Fengzhou were required to register the basic information. After registration, a pass was issued by Fengzhou yamen. Some passes were issued, and the caravans were on the steps, Cheng, Feng and Qinzhou were all passable. The merchants attending the dinner were all registered merchants. Qian Xiangnan went over and over again to check the 62 merchants attending the dinner. Finally, he focused his attention on the fifth Uighur caravan entering the city. Most of the other caravans were time-honored brands and could be confirmed by each other. Only this Uighur caravan had not dealt with any merchants.

Before the good night banquet was about to begin, Qian Xiangnan was really nervous. There were so many businessmen mixed with fish and dragons. If dangerous elements were mixed in and attacked suddenly, the consequences would be unimaginable. At the beginning of the dinner, Qian Xiangnan reported the matter to Hou Dayong again.

Qian Xiangnandao: "The best way is to prevent this group of Uighurs from attending the dinner."

Hou Dayong pondered: "It is Fengzhou's major policy to recruit merchants and cannot be changed easily. Now we are just suspicious of this group of Uighurs. Each caravan can only have one person to the main hall of the dinner party, and the rest are in the side hall. Just find a way to prevent them."

Qian Xiangnan said: "I want to install a few nails in the main hall and the side hall, keep a close eye on them, and capture them immediately if there is any abnormal movement."

Hou Dayong said: "Okay, this plan is OK. Qian Lang will choose more than a dozen skilled guards to mingle among the crowd to prevent accidents. Humph, if someone is ungrateful, he will have no return."

Qin Jiahe only knew some of the big merchants who had visited the mansion, but as the steward of the governor, Qin Jiahe also had special advantages. Although more than half of the merchants in the land met for the first time, he was still as intimate as he was with old friends, and naturally, he could not miss the words and affairs.

After As and Wu Hai arrived at the Jiedushi's mansion, Qin Jiahe came up with a smile.

After saying "haha", Qin Jiahe bowed and apologized while talking, "Are you two shopkeepers? Sorry, because there are too many people, you can't sit in the banquet hall. Please invite one shopkeeper to the main banquet hall and the other shopkeeper to the side hall."

Asi and Wu Hai looked at each other, Wu Hai was about to speak. Asi pulled Lawu Hai with his hand, took a step, stood in front of Wu Hai, and looked at Qinjiahe: "I'll go to the main banquet hall."

Qin Jiahe immediately said, "Who is this shopkeeper?"

After Asi and Wu Hai arrived in Fengzhou, they went to the yamen to file a record according to the Fengzhou rules. When the registration was filed, the shopkeeper left a fake name, named Serding. Asi answered first: "I am Serding."

Qin Jiahe has a very good memory. During this period, all the merchants with a little face have come to the mansion. He remembered the name of all those who have been here. There were more than 30 merchants who have not been here. Qin Jiahe copied the basic situation of the caravan filing in the yamen. According to the requirements of the governor, after Qian Xiangnan reviewed, Qin Jiahe wrote an invitation according to the content of the yamen filing. When Qin Jiahe heard it was Serding, he was a little stunned. The name was specially explained by Qian Xiangnan. Qin Jiahe was just a little stunned, and then smiled and said, "It turns out that he is Serding's shopkeeper, who has been long-lasting."

Qin Jiahe waved to a servant behind him. One servant came over and led Asi into the banquet hall.

This master is Qian Xiangnan's subordinate, waiting for Serding at the door.

There are ten tables in the banquet hall, each with eight people. Qin Jiahe prepared table mats in advance and wrote names on the table. In order to facilitate conversation, he tried to compile Uighur merchants, Tubo merchants, Shu merchants, Central Plains merchants and southern merchants together as much as possible. The names of Serding land were ranked at the seventh table. There were more than 30 people in the banquet hall, and they gathered together in a familiar manner. Chatting to relieve boredom, waiting for Hou Dayong to come out to start the banquet.

In addition to the merchants, some officials from Fengzhou attended the banquet, and the personal guards sent by Qian Xiangnan were also put into the table in the name of Fengxiang merchants.

When Asi came in, there were two Uighur merchants in the seventh seat. When Asi came over, they were very surprised. An Uighur merchant asked in Uighur language: "Is this shopkeeper also an Uighur? I wonder which tribe it is?"

Asi said: "I live in Shazhou. I am going to go to business for the first time. Please take care of you seniors."

When Asi came to the banquet, she carefully dressed up. She was tall and wore a few more clothes and became a medium-sized Uighur man. However, as soon as Asi spoke, she was exposed. The two Uighur men had been traveling around for many years and were well-informed. They had already heard that Serding was dressed as a man, but she didn't know the details of Serding, and looked at each other. They did not reveal it.

After Ath said something, he didn't say anything and sat down on his own.

The seventh table is the Uighur merchant, the sixth table is the Shu merchant. The eighth table is the Central Plains merchant. Qian Xiangnan arranged two strong-wedding guards on the sixth and eighth tables, pretending to be businessmen, focusing on monitoring the so-called Steding.

When the merchants arrived at the banquet hall, the host of the banquet, Hou Dayong appeared in the banquet hall. Hou Dayong wore a green round-necked gown and a common place scarf for scholars on his head, just like a handsome young man. When wearing a long gown, Hou Dayong hesitated for a moment. Every time he changed into a long gown, there would always be some accidents, but when he thought about the nature of the banquet hall, it would be really bad for him if he wore a military uniform.

Although Hou Dayong dressed elegantly, he stayed in the military camp for many years. When he didn't speak, he always had a murderous aura on his face, revealing the demeanor of a military general.

At the banquet, more than half of the Uighur merchants and Tubo merchants believed in the strong, so the killing aura of Hou Dayong generals was more worthy of respect and trust.

Hou Dayong stood in the banquet hall, holding his wine glass and delivered a simple toast: "Today is a good day. I have two meanings to invite all shopkeepers to the dinner. One is that according to the habits of the people of the Central Plains, the New Year will soon arrive. Take this opportunity to prepare a small amount of wine to celebrate the New Year with everyone; the other is that he is usually busy with official duties and has some care for everyone. I borrow this glass of wine today and apologize to everyone. I wish you all the best in the new year."

Speaking of this, Hou Dayong raised his voice and said, "Everyone raises his glass of wine together."

Most of these merchants could understand the words of Zhongyuan, and very few could not understand them. The people at the deskmates were quickly interpreting. Everyone stood up and raised their glasses when they heard Hou Dayong speak politely.

After Hou Dayong appeared, Asi kept staring at him. Asi, as Tu Shaodu's daughter, although she was more knowledgeable than women of the same age, she was still a young girl with a deep understanding of the world. The good and bad things were very clear in her heart. In her mind, the enemy must be a vicious bad guy, and the good guys were kind-hearted. At this time, when she saw Hou Dayong's every move was quite chic, which was far from the image of the bad guy in her mind, she didn't feel hesitant about it. But when she thought that the kind father was forced to death by this person, Asi's palm was tightened again, and she quietly reached out to touch the dagger in her arms, and it was still hard.

Accompanied by Zhao Jie, the merchant of Shu, and Luo Ling, the merchant of Sogdian, Hou Dayong went to each table to toast. Qian Xiangnan chose a personal guard with a strong martial arts skill to carry the wine pot for Hou Dayong.

The procedure for holding dinners by Hou Dayong is most commonly used in modern society. In the past, in modern society, before the Spring Festival, there were always various group meetings in the army and local areas, inviting prominent figures from all walks of life to sit together, which means they contacted each other, exchanged information, enhanced friendship, and added a festive atmosphere. Hou Dayong participated in countless group meetings and was quite familiar with these procedures. This time, he copied them for the New Year.

Qian Xiangnan told Hou Dayong in detail about the number of tables and appearances of Serding. When he heard that a woman disguised as a man in the main hall of the banquet, Hou Dayong smiled and said, "This little woman, I don't know what kind of way she is, don't care about her, the banquet will go as usual."

When Hou Dayong came to the seventh table, all the Uighur merchants at the seventh table stood up and raised their wine glasses. The four personal guards at the sixth table and the eighth table had already accepted the task and stared at Asi.

The ancients were not very skilled in dressing. Hou Dayong recognized Asi, who was dressed as a man at first sight. He smiled in his heart: "This woman is really nervous, the weather is so cold. There is still a layer of sweat on her forehead. It seems that she is not a veteran."

After Asi stood up, he raised his glass of wine, and like other Uighurs, he drank it all in one go. She saw Hou Dayong turning around and leaving after drinking, and made a point of heart. She put her right hand into her arms. She took out a dagger and pushed away an Uighur businessman blocking her side, rushed to Hou Dayong, and stabbed Hou Dayong viciously.

Although Hou Dayong was chatting and having fun with many businessmen, the light of his eyes never left Asi, disguised as a man, and the guards were holding a wine pot next to him, and even more energetic. After Asi pulled out the dagger, the guards immediately blocked Hou Dayong, raised the wine pot next to him, and smashed it at Asi. At the same time, he suddenly used a great force to kick and kicked Asi's chest.

Asi was hit on the head by a wine pot, and it was immediately dizzy, and then it was kicked soft again. This kick was so heavy that she was kicked back like a leaf. The guards in the sixth and eighth seats had already rushed out and reached out to grab Asi who was flying in the air. Before she could land, a guard pointed at her temple and punched her heavily.

In less than ten seconds, the battle ended, and a personal guard helped Asi up, who was unconscious and walked out.

The incident suddenly started. Except for the sixth table, seventh table, and eighth table, Uighur businessmen knew what was going on, most of the merchants just heard a "bang" sound when the wine pot fell to the ground. When they looked back, they saw a businessman walking out with another businessman.

Qin Jiahe smiled and said to the merchants who saw the incident at several tables, "Everyone keep drinking, it's okay."

After capturing Asi, Qian Xiangnan immediately ordered the guards: "Catch everyone in the Serding caravan, don't let anyone go, and those who dare to resist will be killed."

Wu Hai sat in the side room with uneasy heart and ate and drank. Although the table was full of delicious food, he had no appetite. After a while, three burly young men walked to his side and put their hands on his shoulders. Wu Hai knew that something had happened to Asi, so he sighed and stood up.

At the same time, a team of Black Eagle Army soldiers quickly blocked Asi's yard. Several Uighurs wanted to resist, but were shot into hedgehogs by crossbowmen on the courtyard wall. The remaining Uighurs were threatened by crossbow arrows and had no chance of escaping. After hearing the shout "put down your weapons, surrender to avoid death", they reluctantly put down their weapons.

After capturing Asi, Qian Xiangnan's nervous mood was a little relaxed. Although he knew that the so-called "Serding" had problems, Hou Dayong insisted that he could not take action when there was no evidence. With Hou Dayong's request, "Serding" did not move, so they had to closely monitor and speed up prevention.

Qian Xiangnan immediately brought "Serding" to his mansion. The military intelligence camp was a first-time building unit. He had no special camp before and had always borrowed the barracks of the Shijian camp. In order to strengthen the construction of the military intelligence camp, Hou Dayong bought a larger old yard as a barracks in the military intelligence camp. However, the layout of the houses in the old yard was not suitable for the needs of the military intelligence camp, and now it is being renovated. For the convenience of work, Qian Xiangnan temporarily regarded his brother as the office location of the military intelligence camp.

A big hole was smashed by a wine pot on Asi's forehead, and blood kept pouring out. Qian Xiangnan asked his personal guard to simply bandage Asi.

While the guard was bandaging, Asi woke up. She used the killer weapon commonly used by girls, raised her right hand and grabbed the guard who bandaged him the wound. Five deep wounds suddenly appeared on the guard's face.

The scratched guards bleed continuously. In anger, they kicked Asi hard several times.

Asi's hair was dripping, his eyes were glaring, and he cursed in Uighur dialect, just like a wounded and crazy lion, showing his sharp teeth, ready to attack the enemy at any time.

Qian Xiangnan frowned and said, "Tie her."

The two personal guards pressed Asi to the ground and tied her hands and feet firmly.

After Asi calmed down, Qian Xiangnan asked, "Who are you, why do you want to assassinate the Jiedu Qian?"

A sergeant who knew Uighur language was translating.

After Asi was tied up, he struggled for a while, but when he saw that there was no effect, he stopped struggling, squinted his eyes, and said nothing.

Seeing that Asi was extremely uncooperating, Qian Xiangnan did not continue to interrogate and asked someone to take Asi down.

"As was pretending to be a caravan and came to Fengzhou. He was quite strong. He must be a rich Uighur family. However, why did the rich Uighur family take such a big risk to assassinate the Jiedushi? What kind of deep hatred does this Serding and the Jiedushi have?"

Qian Xiangnan has been with Hou Dayong for a long time and has the best understanding of Hou Dayong's thoughts. If Hou Dayong had not let go of the Uighur army on the bank of the Wei River, but had fought with the Uighur army to the end, the Uighur Khan would not have had this civil strife now. Now Ge Sa has the strength to lead troops to fight against Khan Renyu. A large part of the reason is the sequelae left behind when Tu Shaodu and Hou Dayong reached a reconciliation on the edge of the Wei River.

Qian Xiangnan judged that Asi must have a close relationship with the Lanzhou Uighurs, otherwise he would not have been in Fengzhou for assassination. During this period, the Military Intelligence Bureau had already learned about the various situations in the Lanzhou Uighurs through the Uighurs. Among the Lanzhou Uighurs, the situation is closest to that of Serding, the daughter of Tu Shaodu. If Serding is Asi, there will be new variables.

Qian Xiangnan kept thinking about various possibilities, and finally, he felt more and more that Steding was the daughter Asi, who was so angry.
Chapter completed!