Four days later, the Turkic and pro-mission encountered an ambush by a group of robbers composed of Turks and Tang people in the Turkic territory near the border of Xiazhou.

The ministers in the Taiji Hall were furious, and they strongly condemned this group of bold robbers, and the emperor even overturned the case on the throne in front of the courtiers, and immediately ordered Liu Min, the assassin of Xiazhou, to be responsible for investigating the matter thoroughly, and issued an edict to the Turkic Jieli Khan, so that the garrison of Xiazhou left the border of Xiazhou and entered the Turkic territory, protected and pro-mission, and exterminated this bold bandit around!

After another four days, the emperor's will was transmitted from Chang'an to Xiazhou, and at this time, the envoys of the Turkic and pro-embassy had already entered the Xiazhou City Assassin's Mansion.

"Dear Tang Jingyanghou, we came with sincerity, but when we were about to arrive in Xiazhou, we encountered robbers and set fire to the grassland, and we suffered heavy losses, and we just arrived in Xiazhou today......" The Turkic envoy in rags said to Xia Hongsheng in a sad and desperate tone.

"Your envoy has come from thousands of miles away, Your Majesty and the civil and military officials in the court, as well as Benhou, naturally believe in the sincerity of your country." Xia Hongsheng sat in the hall, waved his hand, with a heavy sadness and sympathy on his face, and said: "Otherwise, Your Majesty will not send Ben Hou from Chang'an to Xiazhou day and night to bring Your Majesty's will to exterminate this group of thieves and regain the looted property of your country." You see, Ben Hou also arrived in Xiazhou this morning, so he didn't care about resting, and immediately came to see the envoy. Your envoy can rest assured that Ben Hou came to supervise Liu Tingshi to help and pro-mission to exterminate those thieves at the behest of His Majesty. Take back your belongings! ”

"The sincerity of the Turks is so great that even after suffering such heavy losses, there are still thousands of cattle and sheep, hundreds of horses, and countless gold and jewels." The envoy continued: "The Turks have admired the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and now they are courtiers seeking peace. It is for the friendship between the two countries, the righteousness of the son-in-law, and the Turks are willing to defend the northern frontier forever for the Tang Dynasty! This is a major event between the two countries, and I also ask the Hou Ye to send officers and soldiers, so that we can go to Chang'an first and worship Your Majesty, so as not to delay the good thing! ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled, nodded, and said very enthusiastically: "Okay!" The thoughts of your country and your envoys. Benhou naturally knows, and so does His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Please rest assured of this. In this way, Benhou has been traveling day and night for several days, and he has only arrived in Xiazhou today, and he is already extremely tired. The envoy has just suffered a drastic change, and he is frightened, and he is also physically and mentally exhausted. You and I are no longer in state. Today, we will rest first, and tomorrow the Marquis will discuss this matter in detail with your envoy. How is it? ”

The Turkic envoy thought for a moment and nodded: "It's okay!" ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled: "Come on, quickly take the envoy and others to rest, so that the good life is waiting!" ”

Immediately someone from outside came in and went to rest with the Turkic messengers.

"Master Hou, what are we going to do with the Turkic mission?" Liu Min saw that people were far away. Only then did he come back to Xia Hongsheng and asked.

Xia Hongsheng grinned: "This has to be decided with a procrastination, no matter what, I have to let the Turkic mission stay in Xiazhou for a month." ”

With that, he saw a spy walk in with another man outside.

"Why did you come here in broad daylight!" Xia Hongsheng quickly stood up.

"Rest assured, general, those messengers have been taken away by our men. No one can see it. The spy said to Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng nodded, then strode over and smiled to the person who was brought in, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, this time we have been lurking in the Heqin Mission together, thanks to you, we can be so smooth, you can rest assured, after returning to Chang'an, the spy camp will definitely report your merits to Your Majesty!" ”

"For Datang! For Your Majesty! The spy immediately expressed his determination, and said, "General Hui, the Turks and the pro-mission died in the confusion that night, three hundred and seventy-seven people died, four thousand four hundred and seventy-six cattle were lost, three thousand five hundred and twenty-one sheep, and about a hundred horses remained!" ”

When Xia Hongsheng heard this, he immediately clapped his hands: "Okay!" ”

"According to this figure, even if the Turkic peace envoy arrives in Chang'an, if such a little thing is taken out and wants to take away the princess of the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that it will be laughed at by the world." Liu Min was also very happy to hear this number, and said, "The princess of the Tang Dynasty, how can she marry such a little thing?" ”

"Haha, you go and rest." Xia Hongsheng patted him on the shoulder, said, and then said to another spy: "Okay, go, let the rumors that were prepared before start spreading!" ”

The two spies went down, and Xia Hongshengfu asked Liu Min again: "What, has it been arranged?" ”

"The lower officials have already arranged everything according to the orders of the Hou Ye." Liu Min smiled at Xia Hongsheng and said, "Xiazhou sent out five hundred lightly armed cavalry, these five hundred people are all selected loyal men, and they will pretend to help the Turks find scattered livestock nearby, and search for thieves hiding in the grassland. However, there is not much scrutiny of the caravans passing by. In addition, according to the instructions of the Hou Ye, let them bring back horses and cattle when they find them, and the sheep will be used as a reward for finding herds for the Turks, and the temple of the five internal organs can be rewarded. ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded, and said to Liu Min again: "The Turks are trying to be here, and they must be monitored." In addition, we have to find a way to secretly cause trouble for them, so that they can't set off, and try our best to hold them back, at least for a month, of course, the longer the better. In addition, the specific situation of the robbery of the Heqin Mission, they must have sent someone back to the Turkic court to report to Jieli Khan. In the future, we will have to monitor the correspondence between the Heqin delegation and the Turkic royal court, and it is best to intercept them halfway. ”

Liu Min nodded and said to Xia Hongsheng: "Yes!" This is the arrangement. Fortunately, there were a lot of spy personnel and special operations team members left behind, and these tasks should not be too difficult to think about. They're all masters at this! Thanks to them, the lower officials were able to firmly grasp the movements of the Turks. ”

"Yes, it is said that the soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, but in Benhou's opinion, the grain and grass did not move the intelligence first. Knowing that the other side can survive a hundred battles, it is very important to have fast, timely and accurate information! Xia Hongsheng nodded: "Okay, please also ask Liu Tingshi to send someone to arrange it, tonight when the envoy and the pro-envoy are rested, Ben Hou will have a banquet for him, and he will talk about it tomorrow." (To be continued.) )