Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Hearing this, Xue Qun was no longer afraid. He smiled wryly and said, "You want to avenge Xinlian?"

"Exactly."

"Then you know how she died?"

"Of course you killed him."

"You are mistaken. In fact, she committed suicide."

"What did you say? Suicide?" Guo Ye said: "Xue Qun, do you think I will be easily deceived by you? You said suicide is suicide, what evidence do you have?"

"Of course I don't have any evidence, but think about it, Xinlian and I are brothers and sisters, and the person closest to me in this world is her. Even if she made a big mistake, how could I have the heart to want her?" life?"

"That's not necessarily the case, not to mention others, even if the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is not killing brothers and sisters..."

"Why is he the throne? Xinlian and I have no throne to contend for. In fact, if I didn't trust her too much, she would never be able to pose any threat to me. If this is the case, why must I kill him?" ?”

"Uh..." Guo Ye was really stopped by the question, thought for a while, and said, "Then why did she commit suicide?"

"Xinlian committed suicide because she felt uncomfortable between you and me. To report to you is to betray me. If I don't report to you, I am afraid that you will die in a foreign country. Therefore, after passing the news , she hanged herself."

"Then why are there rumors that you killed her again?"

"This rumor was released by me."

"You let it out? Why?"

Xue Qun said: "You also know that my reputation was not very good before. If this incident happens again, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be unstable. Releasing the news of the righteous extermination of relatives will help me win Xue Yantuo's heart. But, in fact, Xinlian is indeed suicide."

"Sure?"

Xue Qun spread his hands, and said, "If you don't believe me, I can't help it. Now you are killing me for the knife, and I am for the fish. Just do it!"

"You...well...I believe you."

So far, what else can Guo Ye do?According to common sense, what Xue Qun said is highly credible.

Xue Xinlian and Xue Qun have depended on each other since they were young, and they have a deep brother-sister relationship. For this matter, Xue Qun killed his own sister in a fit of anger?

It's not impossible, it's just very unlikely.

Guo Ye couldn't kill Xue Qun because of this very small possibility, could he?If what he said was true and Guo Ye killed him, how could he be worthy of Xue Xinlian's infatuation with her?

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The next thing is simple, Xue Qun is going to be a rich man, and those arrogant soldiers in the past didn't bring them with him, even if they ransacked the house, they couldn't find anything.

As for Ye Mufeng, the magistrate of Lingquan County, he was even more unlucky, so Guo Ye didn't need to worry about it.

The only fly in the ointment is that the group who entrusted Xue Qun, that is, the group of strong men who besieged Lei Shuyao, saw the opportunity early and escaped without a trace.

Now that his identity has been revealed, Guo Ye can no longer pretend to be confused. He immediately called Lei Shuyao and asked, "What is your background?"

"Reporting to the thousand-year-old Qin King, the little girl is the saint of the Bamboo King Temple."

"The saint of the Bamboo King Temple?"

"Our Liao people take the Bamboo King as their ancestor, and built many Bamboo King temples to worship. The largest one is the Bamboo King Temple, which is worshiped by my Lei family for generations. The male is the holy son, and the female is the holy daughter. When the male gets married, When a woman recruits a family member, the children born to her will all have Lei as their surname."

"Your Lei family can only go in and out, so the population must be very prosperous, right?"

"That's not the case. The reason why my Lei family has this rule is that the descendants of the Lei family have always been weak. Even so, in this generation, there are only two siblings left."

"Then who is the person chasing you?"

"They were sent by Yang Sheng."

"Who is Yang Sheng?"

"Yang Sheng's tribe is actually a branch of the Han people. Because of the war, they were exiled to the banks of the Xi'er River. Later, this tribe gradually intermarried with our Liao people. Hundreds of years later, it was difficult to distinguish each other. By the time of Yang Sheng's generation , this tribe is very prosperous, and I want to unify all the Liaoren tribes.”

Guo Ye said: "So, he wants to take your Bamboo King Seal?"

"This seal was made by the Bamboo King, representing the kingship of the Liao people. Yang Sheng wanted to use this seal to prove that he was the destiny. He first lured, then threatened, and finally turned into robbery. My father and mother , all died at his hands. In desperation, my brother and I left Datang."

Guo Ye asked: "According to what you said, the truth is all on your side. Then I'm surprised... When you arrive at the border of the Tang Dynasty, why don't you report to the officials, but hide in Tibet?"

Chapter 2004 Lei Shuyao's Hole Card

Lei Shuyao's reason for not daring to disturb the government is also very simple, because Yang Sheng is originally a member of the government.

Datang's policy on Liao people is similar to some policies of later generations.For ordinary bureaucrats, there is no tax or corvee.For those tribal leaders, high officials and generous salaries are given.For example, Yang Sheng has the title of General Dragon and Tiger.

Strictly speaking, in the Tang system, Yang Sheng is an official and Lei Shuyao is a citizen.

The family's official document has already been written: Liao people have a daughter Lei Shuyao, who violates human relations, kills her parents, and absconds in fear of crime.Specially dispatched General Dragon and Tiger's subordinate Lan Zhengchuan and others to hunt him down and bring him to justice, please provide assistance from the government along the way.

With this official document in hand, Lei Shuyao naturally did not dare to ask the government for help.

Guo Ye heard this, and quickly interrupted Lei Shuyao, saying: "Since Lan Zhengchuan has the documents in hand, why didn't he reveal his identity to arrest you, but asked Xue Qun to frame you?"

"That's because, if possible, Yang Sheng doesn't want the court to know about this matter. Regardless of what is right and wrong, the court will never hope that someone can unify all the Liaoren tribes. It is very difficult to ask the court for help, what the consequences will be. expected."

Guo Ye said: "I understand. You are afraid of beating wolves with hemp sticks. You are afraid that Yang Sheng will take out the official document, and Yang Sheng is also afraid that after the Tang court knows about this matter, extra problems will arise."

"Yes. Therefore, wherever he went, Lan Zhengchuan bribed the local Jianghu people to hunt us down, trying not to disturb the government. That official document can only be used as the last trump card, not to be used."

"That makes sense. Now that your brothers and sisters have fallen into my hands, Lan Zhengchuan can still gamble with that official document for other officials, but for me, Guo Ye, this official document is completely useless. gone."

"What the King of Qin said is true. If you are an ordinary official, thinking that more things are worse than less things, you may hand over our siblings. But with your status, you are naturally not afraid of troubles."

After saying this, Lei Shuyao suddenly knelt down on the ground again, and said: "You already know what happened, and now I beg you to avenge my Lei family's blood. As long as you agree, I... I will agree Everything you ask for."

Guo Ye smiled wryly, "Get up first."

"If you don't agree, the servants will not get up."

"Uh... then you can just kneel." Guo Ye straightened his expression and said, "Could it be that you think that my majestic King Qin will be coerced by you?"

"The servants dare not."

"If you don't dare to get up and talk, don't play this kind of narrow-mindedness on me."

Lei Shuyao stood up and asked cautiously: "Then I beg you..."

Guo Ye sighed and said, "Difficult, difficult, difficult! This matter is very difficult to handle."