"You mean, someone smuggled out of the city from the vicinity of Po Sui to deal with the Huns!?"
Hearing Feng Xuan's words, Ren Hong couldn't help but be surprised!
On a long border like China's, no matter how severe the legal restrictions, smuggling was active on the border in almost every dynasty.The same was true in the Han Dynasty, where there was a special charge for border smuggling trade, called "treacherous goods", and the most famous smuggling merchant was Nie Wengyi, a wealthy merchant in Yanmen Mayi during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.Ren Hong heard that this person was a great man on behalf of the land, and had accumulated a lot of wealth in the smuggling trade with the Xiongnu, and was quite trusted by the Xiongnu, but in the end he didn't know whether he found out about patriotism or wanted to launder his assets, and proposed to the officials of the Han Dynasty: to sell the city of Mayi as a fraud, and deceive the main force of the Xiongnu to come to the border, so that the Han army could wipe it out!
This is the famous Ma Yi strategy, after the Han and Hungarian wars, is being banned by the city, the exchange of materials between the two sides, in addition to me robbing you of thousands of people, you rob me of hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, only smuggling remains.In the four counties of Hexi, there were also many smugglers like Nie Wengyi, who imported goods from the Central Plains into the Xiongnu through various routes, in exchange for the Xiongnu's cattle and sheep, gold, and leather, and made huge profits.In addition to grain, the Huns are most interested in copper and iron, crossbow machines, agricultural tools, at the moment Han and Huns are still in a state of cold war, no matter what, it is a proper enemy!
Ren Hong just didn't expect that it was the broken Sui who came to take office, and it was really a smuggling den, a big hole?"
It's just gibberish!"
Wu Baihan was very shocked, grabbed Feng Xuan and scolded: "You said that there are people near Posui who have raped things, I am looking at the beacon fire all day long, and the sun is in Tiantian, why don't you know?"
”Feng Xuan hurriedly said: "It's true, about half a month ago, my wife heard it in the tent of the thousand-commander, and it was indeed said that the Great Wall between the broken captives and Linghu and the two flints was easy to enter and exit, so I thought that the vicinity of the broken Sui was lax, and I only crossed the plug from this side when I fled" Feng Xuan is eager to seek merit, and he is willing to recruit anything, so he shouldn't lie, so the question is, these smuggling trade that happened under the nose, do the people in the broken Sui know about it, and do they participate?
And is Liu Suichang's death directly related to this matter?
Ren Hong calmed down a little and looked at Han Dangdang, who was raising his fist to hit Feng Xuan.Han Dangdang is Wu Bai, Suili's armed responsibility, his wife was killed by the Hu people, and his words often show hatred for the Huns on weekdays, so it stands to reason that he should not be involved in smuggling, but he knows his face but does not know his heart, who knows if his actions and deeds are fake?
and Zhao Hu'er, who revealed his past to Ren Hong in the morning, this archer of Hu's father and Han mother, seems to have stayed in the Han Dynasty with all his heart, but who can pack the ticket, he will not change his identity and become a middleman in the smuggling trade?
In addition to these two people, there are still six people in the entire Posui now, assistant officials Song Wan, Lu Guangsu, Qian Lutuo, Zhang Qianren, Yin Youqing, and Liu Sui's eldest nephew who just came back, Liu Tu, how many are trustworthy?
Ren Hong only felt that he was playing a werewolf to kill Liu Suichang and had burped in vain, and every judgment Ren Hong made and every word he said next was a matter of life and death!
After Ren Hong was silent for a long time, he looked at Zhao Hu'er fixedly: "When I was not there, who cared about Feng Xuan?"
”Zhao Hu'er had already put Hu Ji back in his arms, and said in a low voice: "Song Assistants went out to cut the cocoon and came to ask, and Qian Luluo came to ask twice. ”"The first time was to ask who this person was, and the second time was to ask if the evening meal would like to make one more serving.However, Feng Xuan was still asleep at that time, and Sui Chang told me to take a good look at him and not let anyone ask him, so he chatted with me for a few words and left. ”It's Qian Luluo again, wasn't he the one who was looking for Lu Guangsu to eat and drink on the day Liu Suichang was killed?
Ren Hong turned his head, but saw Qian Luluo, who had gray hair and a slight hunched back, was sewing a felt hat with leather in his hand, but his eyes occasionally glanced over here, because of the big place of the broken flint, just Feng Xuan's words, he probably also heard this simple-looking old man, is he really so honest?
At this time, Song Wan and Yin Youqing, who went out to cut the grass and cut the reeds, also returned.After throwing down a large bundle of cocoon grass on his back, Yin Youqing shouted that he was tired, he was the youngest and shyest flint in Suili, and even only for the sheepskin fur that Ren Hong took out for the night watchman to wear last night, Yin Youqing said a lot of grateful.Song Wan didn't say a word, still with a gloomy face Song Wan has always been a little dissatisfied with the young Ren Hong to be the new Suichang, as the second-in-command of Suili, does he know about smuggling?
Is there a motive to get rid of Liu Suichang and take the opportunity to take the position?
At this moment, Qian Luluo stood up and said with a smile: "Suichang, the time has come to eat, let's eat?"
”Different from the aristocratic officials' meal sharing system, the soldiers ate more like later generations: they either knelt or sat cross-legged in a circle, each holding a bowl and chopsticks, and on the ground of the courtyard in front of them, there was a large pot of rice soup and soup.The roasted naan brought by Ren Hong was eaten in the morning, and in the afternoon it was a very ordinary pawn meal.There is also a large jar of black tempeh, made of fermented boiled soybeans, and enough salt is put in it when pickled, people who can't accept it think it stinks, but it is a good thing for the common people to eat, Lu Guangsu, who is already very hungry, has already pulled the tempeh into the bowl and sent it to his mouth with rice.In the end, it was a vegetable soup in a large clay pot.When the big clay pot was put on the ground, when it was served, Yin Youqing saw the thick oil flowers floating on it, and couldn't help but be surprised: "What day is today, I am willing to put so much oil in the vegetable soup!"
”The assistant Song Wan stirred it with a wooden spoon and sighed: "There is not only anointing oil, but also meat." ”Indeed, the green vegetable soup is also dotted with reddish-brown pieces of meat.Qian Luluo said: "Ren Suichang has just arrived, so you can't eat better." ”For the pawns who only eat with tempeh sauce on weekdays, it is a good day to see some vegetable green, and if there is meat, it is simply the life of a noble family!
Lu Guangsu was about to rob with a wooden dagger, but unexpectedly, Ren Hong stretched out his hand to stop him."
Wait."
Ren Hong smiled: "This vegetable soup looks delicious, shall I taste it first?"
”Lu Guangsu stupidly withdrew the wooden spoon, and Song Wan on the other side said coldly: "Hey, although it is just a small Sui, there should be a distinction between respect and inferiority, although Liu Sui did not have this rule for a long time, but now it is Ren Suichang who has the final say, and it is time to eat first." ”Ren Hong didn't care about his sarcasm, handed over his pottery bowl, and asked Qian Luluo to fill a bowl.Qian Lutuo also specially gave him some more diced meat, and he smiled when he served it with both hands.And when Ren Hong brought the bowl to his mouth, Qian Luluo's small eyes surrounded by wrinkles were a little more expectant.Are you expecting Ren Hong to praise his craftsmanship, or are you expecting something?
But Ren Hong just put the vegetable soup in front of his nose and sniffed it, and suddenly looked up and asked Qian Luluo: "What kind of soup is this?"
”"Sunflower soup."
Qian Luluo rubbed his hands together and said: "Lao Suo has planted a few acres outside the beacon, and now it is the season of fat and tender. ”Sunflower is the winter amaranth of later generations, is the main vegetable of this year, generally used to cook soup or porridge, because of the mucus it contains, it tastes smooth and fatty after coming to the Han Dynasty, and stayed in the hanging spring for half a year, Ren Hong is no stranger to this vegetable, but this bowl of vegetable soup, if you smell it carefully, there is a strange and familiar taste, "no other wild vegetables?"
”Qian Luluo was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "That's right, Suichang smelled it, and it was a little pig ear vegetables picked outside." ”"I see."
Ren Hong handed the bowl back to Qian Luluo: "Assistant Officer Song is right, the captives are small, there is no need to pay so much attention to dignity and humility, just talk about the order of the elder and the youngest, Qian Luluo, since you are the oldest, then this vegetable soup, you should drink it first!"
”Except for Zhao Hu'er and Han Dangdang, who knew the reason, they all sat awkwardly, looking at each other, I don't know what kind of medicine Ren Hong sold in the gourd, didn't this Ren Sui Chang still smile yesterday?
Going to Liwei today?
Qian Luluo's smile froze on his face, and after taking the bowl, he looked at Song Wan and sighed: "Old man understands, Ren Sui Chang can't believe me!"
”Song Wan patted his chopsticks and said with some dissatisfaction: "Ren Suichang, Qian Luluo is an old man in Suizhong, and most of the others are rotated every year, but he has been here for five years, and he has also cooked for five years, and he has never made a mistake, Ren Suichang is difficult for him when he first comes, what does this mean?"
”"Yes, the Hanging Spring where you used to stay is a well-known and delicious meal, but this is a beacon, it's a side stopper, and it's good to have a hot meal!"
Qian Luluo shook his head and said: "Assistant, forget it, since Ren Sui dislikes me, the old man will not be wronged, just go, I will leave Po Sui now, and let the waiting officer change to a new cook" said that he was really leaving."
You can't even pack your bags, so you're in such a hurry to report the news?
Okay, I'll tell the second and third sons, what did you put in this soup. ”Ren Hong touched the ring knife on his waist, blocked the way of Qian Lu's camel, and said to everyone: "I had a serious illness half a year ago, and my family sought medical treatment and worshiped witches, one of the witch doctors thought that I was guilty of madness, so I prescribed a lot of unique prescriptions, in addition to the sesame soup that tonifies the brain, there is also a medicine that I still remember, and the smell of your sunflower soup, like it!"
”"That's what makes people drowsy after eating, Heng Tang!"