The peasant girl who escaped the desert: she cried when she found the cruel prince

Chapter 114 Interrogation Part [-]

Seeing that the room was silent for a moment, Liu Kui couldn't help but ask: "What do you want? I tell you, I also have people in Chang'an City. I am following Brother Wan today. Several people know that you If you want to kill me just like that, I’m afraid you won’t be able to hide it from anyone.”

Mr. Jing and others looked at each other in confusion. This matter was a bit difficult to handle. They were right. The emperor had already approved him to do business, so could they just kill people like this?
Jing Li chuckled: "You're all a thousand-year-old fox, why are you pretending to be naive? If you really plan to do business, this old Beishan has been here for so many years, how can you not understand the situation here?"

"You haven't been here to buy leather goods for so many years. Why do you suddenly think of this in the middle of winter?"

"Liao people are good at riding and shooting. You have obvious bow calluses at the tiger's mouth. I think it's not something that happens overnight, and you have a certain aura and have practiced some inner skills. This is not What an ordinary herdsman should look like!"

Liu Kui's pupils shrank, this girl was so powerful, she actually took a good look at him without making a move as soon as he entered the village.

Jingli paced: "Tell me carefully about the affairs in your Liao Kingdom's imperial court, as well as the military defense arrangements and the distribution of herdsmen around here. If you cooperate well and strive for leniency, I can still give you a way out." .”

Liu Kui said anxiously: "Girl, since you know the customs of our Liao people, you should know that our Khitan does not have the literary style of the Dafeng Dynasty. We mostly focus on herding, and bowing and arrows are something that a child with high wheels should know." How can you use these things to force me to say something I don’t know about for no reason!"

Jing Li hissed: "I haven't finished speaking yet. I have already said that we are all sensible people and should not play with those vain things, delaying time and fooling people. Since I dare to keep you, I must Have the ability to clean up the tail."

"These are the times of war and chaos, and you are a Liao native who often travels around Dafeng Dynasty. Don't you know that our inn was destroyed by horse bandits two months ago?"

"It is said that the innkeeper is also evil. The stuffing for the buns sold there is indispensable for your Liao brothers!"

Liu Kui's face instantly turned pale when he heard this. He had been wandering in the north for many years, so why didn't he know about that black shop? The previous shopkeeper paid him a lot of money just to keep him quiet, and the people who died were all Liao merchants, so he didn't Take this seriously.

Jing Li stared at him: "Do you think it's unusual for horse bandits to kill someone these days?"

Liu Kui was finally defeated: "If you want to fight or kill me, feel free to do so. Since I started this business, I knew that sooner or later the result would be like this. Why do you need to threaten me again and again?"

"That's not the case. I just want to make a deal with Shopkeeper Liu. From now on, we can all be good friends, and there is no talk of fighting or killing."

Jing Li looked casual, but Liu Kui was worried. Why didn't he suddenly stop killing him?

Jing Li waved to Guard Shen: "Brother Shen, I want this shopkeeper Liu to tell the truth, so I'll give you a hard time."

"Let's go, grandpa and grandma, you should go to bed quickly, your bones won't be able to bear it after spending most of the night."

"Oh!" Mr. Jing and Mrs. Ge were all in a daze. In the past, they used to fight with Jingli with one knife. They have never seen Nizi being so bluffing. At first glance, oh my god. !I feel like I'm even more powerful than the officials in the city!

Liu Kui looked at the people leaving and said anxiously: "Girl, even if you beat me to death, I won't be able to ask anything, so just give me a good time!"

Guard Shen led someone to hold the soldering iron that had lost its temperature: "It doesn't matter, the winter nights are long, and we brothers are idle. We have plenty of time to play around with Shopkeeper Liu, so don't be in a hurry!"

"Liuzi, take the old lady's foot-binding cloth and cover your mouth. Don't make too much noise and disturb the others when they sleep." Jingli had just finished eating the next day and was going to take a look in the greenhouse.She saw Guard Shen, who had stayed up all night, coming to look for her with red eyes.

"The captain's guess is correct. This man is a spy from the Liao Kingdom. He travels around Dafeng Dynasty in the name of doing business. Many officials in the court even colluded with him."

Jing Li had a clear look on her face: "It's not surprising. This court is rotten from the inside out. It would be strange if there weren't a few officials who colluded with such a high-profile spying!"

"Do you know the distribution of the Liao people in our area?"

Hearing this, Shen Huwei's face looked solemn: "I was just about to tell you this. The old emperor in Liao Kingdom has been ill for a long time, and he might not be able to survive next spring."

It turns out that the Emperor Yelu Hongzheng of the Liao Kingdom has been ill for a long time, and now it is his queen Xiao who controls the government.

Among the sons of Yelu Hongzheng, only the third was the son of the Xiao family. The eldest was the son of the empress Yuan who had passed away many years ago, and the second son was the son of a tribal concubine.

And Liu Kui is the subordinate of the second prince Yelu Mawu who is not embarrassed. Yelu Mawu, who is embarrassed, wants to do something great, let him and the nobles of the clan see it, and use it to compete for a few positions. Big opportunity.

Seeing that the eldest prince's power is becoming more and more stable, and the third prince's biological mother, Xiao, is also clinging to a group of old tribal nobles, only he, the second prince whose mother's family is in decline, has nothing to do but worry.

Therefore, his staff suggested that he take advantage of the civil strife in Dafeng Dynasty in winter to send troops to attack the next city and a half. He would take the opportunity to show his face in front of the old emperor and gain some sense of presence. How much military power could he gain by then? point.

Liu Kui, who had been traveling around the Dafeng Dynasty, began to inquire everywhere. The handover between Lao Beishan and the Liao Kingdom was naturally the first place. He also heard that the people at the foot of the mountain were new refugees, and he was quite at odds with Wang Lizheng. That must be very easy to start with.

Maybe Wang Lizheng would have to help him, and cooperate with the inside and outside to catch them all. Then if the second prince marches straight in, he can directly attack Chang'an, and it is not impossible to take down the royal family of the Dafeng Dynasty.

But he never thought that this group of imaginary refugees would be so tough and fierce. Liu Kui regretted in his heart that he had been hunting geese all day long, only to be pecked in the eye by the geese.

"Then if their army comes to attack, how long will it take to reach Beishui River?" Jing Li asked after hearing this.

"It will take about half a month to explore. The grassland across the Beishui River is not very good. It is considered a barren land of their Liao Kingdom. The imperial court is thousands of miles away from here. It is not easy for their army to come over at once."

Jing Li thought for a moment and continued to ask: "Who are the people nearby? Are they all ordinary herdsmen?"

Shen Huwei shook his head: "It is said that it is a small tribe called Kehasuo. In the early years, they were expelled to this barren land because they were dissatisfied with the rule of the Liao Kingdom."

"Every winter when the people of Kehasso can't survive, they will take advantage of the freezing cold on the Beishui River and quietly come over to rob us."

(End of this chapter)