"... I went hunting in the mountains this morning. I was lucky enough to meet a few wild geese returning south. I was about to bend my bow and arrow to shoot one, but unexpectedly the arrow missed the target. Unexpectedly, there happened to be a white dove. Flying from the southeast, the arrow hit the pigeon just in time!
The old man thought it was just an ordinary pigeon, but he didn't expect that there was a letter tied to the pigeon's leg. When he opened it, he found that the letter was all written in Turkic characters. I have followed General Qin and fought against the Turks many times in the grassland, and I am fairly familiar with the writing there. As you can see above, it probably says:
King Wei of the Tang Dynasty led the teachers and students of Yanhuang Academy to build a telegraph relay station in Taiyuan. If this thing is completed, the Tang army will be able to communicate with each other anywhere in the grassland in the future, and can send messages from the grassland back to Chang'an in an instant, which will affect the future Our Turks pose a great threat. I beg the Great Khan to send a force of 10,000 wolf cavalry to sneak into the Tang Dynasty and surround Taiyuan City. I will cooperate with you inside and outside. I am sure that I can capture Taiyuan City within half a day, and I will be able to capture him alive by then. The King of Wei of the Tang Dynasty and the teachers and students of Yanhuang Academy ordered them to serve our Turks!
After reading this letter, I felt that the matter was of great importance, so I rushed to Taiyuan City on horseback to convey the message to His Highness. Unexpectedly, Taiyuan City was under martial law. It was difficult for me to enter the city without revealing my identity, so I had to let the city gate guards guard. The old man was arrested and taken into the city. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the city, he happened to meet His Highness! "
Taiyuan Post House, in a quiet room, sat Li Tai, Dugu Xin, Dugu Feiying, Tiedan, Mo Chui and Han Tianhu who had just entered the city. After everyone sat down, Han Lizheng got down to business and told what he had come to do. The purpose of Taiyuan City was clearly stated.
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but their expressions darkened. It was obvious that everyone had realized the seriousness of the situation.
Dugu Xin was the first to speak: "Mr. Han, may I ask where this secret letter is now~?"
Although after Li Tai's introduction, they all knew Han Tianhu's identity, and knew that Han Tianhu's identity was forbidden to tell lies on such matters, it was precisely because the matter was so important that seeing was believing. .
Han Tianhu put one hand into his arms and took out a small piece of paper from the lined purse. Then he stood up and handed it to Li Tai, saying: "This is the secret letter on the carrier pigeon, please take a look at it! "
Li Tai stretched out his hands to take it solemnly. He opened it and looked at it, only to see a few lines of small characters densely written on it. But he didn't know Turkic characters, so naturally he couldn't see any clues. So he turned to look at Dugu Xin and asked : "Can General Dugu recognize Turkic characters~?"
As the commander of the imperial army, Duguxin maintains the security of the palace. He rarely has to deal with foreign spies, so he naturally understands Turkic writing. Hearing this, he nodded and said: "I will understand a little bit~!"
Li Tai reached out and handed the piece of paper to Dugu Xin and said, "General Dugu, please help me take a look!"
"Here~!"
At this time, Dugu Xin was not polite. He reached out to take the piece of paper, unfolded it and read it carefully. Everyone turned their attention to it. After a while, Dugu Xin put away the small piece of paper, raised his head, and said solemnly. He cupped his fist towards Li Tai and said:
"Back to Your Highness, the content of this letter is exactly the same as what Mr. Han just said!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room couldn't help but become more serious, and everyone had a heavy look on their face.
Mo Chui couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "According to the content of the letter, it is obvious that the person who wrote the letter is hiding in Taiyuan City at the moment, and he is most likely the mastermind behind the series of assassinations! But we are waiting for him. This mission to Taiyuan City is an absolute secret, and outsiders have no way of knowing about it. How did this person know about it
Also, Mo had never heard of Turks raising homing pigeons. Where did the mastermind behind this incident in Taiyuan City get homing pigeons that could fly to the grassland? "
Li Taiyi looked puzzled and said: "Counting the days, it has only been a few days since we entered Taiyuan City, and all of us acted very carefully, and we never told outsiders about our purpose of coming to Taiyuan City. The person behind the scenes , how did he know that we came to Taiyuan City to build a telegraph relay station? And he even knew the purpose of the telegraph relay station, which is really incredible!"
This point is what puzzles Li Tai, Mo Chui and others the most.
Li Tai did not believe and had never doubted that the college classmates or gentlemen who came to Taiyuan with him would reveal the mission of their trip, because before leaving, Li Gang, Yan Silu and Mo Huai had already warned them about this trip. The task is top secret and cannot be leaked to outsiders. Moreover, as people from Yanhuang Academy, whether they are students or teachers, they have all participated in confidentiality training and confidentiality examinations. They all have a strong sense of confidentiality in their bones. This kind of Under such circumstances, Li Tai did not believe that his classmates or teachers in the college would reveal secrets.
Dugu Xin looked at the small piece of paper in his hand again. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "This letter is signed, and it is signed - Zhao Deyan! This shows that the mastermind lurking in Taiyuan City is probably This person is called Zhao Deyan~!"
"Zhao Deyan~?"
Everyone exclaimed, and then Tiedan realized something was wrong. He couldn't help but frown and said, "Who is this Zhao Deyan? Why does his name sound like he is from the Central Plains~? But how can a Central Plains person work for the Turks~?"
"Zhao Deyan, this is indeed a Han name!"
Duguxin pondered for a moment and then said: "During the late Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Many people from the Central Plains went north to seek refuge with the Turks. It is not surprising that Zhao Deyan, a Han, worked for the Turks! What is really strange is that , this person can directly convey the message to Jieli, which shows that his status in the Turks must be extraordinary, which is very unusual!
Also, the master-level assassin who assassinated me this morning was also Han Chinese. I had overheard him speaking Chinese to his comrades before. Now that I think about it, they should all be subordinates of this Zhao Deyan, and they are all working for Jieli Khan! "
Li Tai frowned and said: "I have never heard that there is a high-ranking Han official named Zhao Deyan in the Turks. Who is this guy? And he dared to promise Jie Li in his letter that he only needed 10,000 wolf cavalry. Capture Taiyuan City in half a day? How much power does he hide in Taiyuan City~? "
Everyone in the room was full of questions at this moment. Naturally, no one could answer Li Tai's series of questions. At this time, Han Li said:
"Your Highness, although I shot a carrier pigeon, no one can guarantee that Zhao Deyan only used one carrier pigeon. If he uses more than two carrier pigeons at the same time to send messages, according to the speed of the carrier pigeons, no later than tomorrow morning , Jieli on the grassland will receive a message from Zhao Deyan, and by then, Jieli may actually send ten thousand wolf riders to sneak into the Tang Dynasty! So please make preparations in advance, Your Highness!"
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