I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

These people were frightened by Ashina Liang and spoke in Turkic in a hurry.

Wang Hongfu didn't understand.

"Manager Wang and his men said they didn't do it." The deputy general at the side translated for Wang Hongfu.

"Asshole, the shopkeeper Wang from Prince Ji's Mansion is here, speaking Tang dialect."

Ashina cursed.

"Yes, yes, it wasn't us. We didn't poison it."

Several people hurriedly repeated it in Tang dialect.

"If it wasn't you, then how did they get poisoned?"

Ashina continued to question.

“Replying to the little Khan, we are the ones who cook, but we are not the ones who receive the food. We are wronged.

And so many people had eaten it, but only a few of them got into trouble.

We can’t be that accurate.”

Several cooks kept protesting their injustice.

“Young Master, I think what they said makes sense. There are more than 30 people tied together here.

Even if they poisoned, these thirty-odd people should have been poisoned.

It is a bit strange that only these eight people died."

Wang Hongfu was still relatively calm. After hearing what the cooks said, he spoke to Ashina Liang.

"Come here, call the people who are distributing meals today."

At Ashina Liang's command, twenty or thirty people were gathered outside the tent in a short while.

Wang Hongfu and Ashina Liang walked out of the tent. In fact, Wang Hongfu had no hope of finding out who had poisoned the food.

Because this matter is full of weirdness and strangeness.

Sure enough, after Ashina Liang asked around, he found out that there were three people who were responsible for distributing meals in this tent.

A bowl of mutton soup and a steamed bun.

But everyone was given the medicine, and only these eight people died of poisoning, while the others were fine.

Wang Hongfu went back and asked the thirty or so people tied together.

They were all very hungry at the time, and after the meals were distributed, they all focused on eating.

No one paid attention to what was happening around them, and the lighting in the tent was not good at the time, it was rather dim.

Wang Hongfu now feels a little regretful that he tied these people together for convenience.

Now it makes it easier for thieves to commit crimes.

Especially the few people around Wang Wencheng, Wang Hongfu tied them together for fear that they would escape.

Unexpectedly, it backfired.

Because someone died of poisoning, the whole camp was shrouded in a gloom.

Ashina Liang believed that this matter must be investigated thoroughly.

Otherwise, people will panic and if they meet a bad guy, it will be the end of them.

Wang Hongfu ordered his men to carry the body onto the carriage. It was winter now and the body would soon freeze and would not rot.

Even if it is a corpse, it must be pulled back for King Ji to see.

Then the two of them went into the big tent to discuss.

"Manager Wang, now the leader of the bandits has died on the way for no reason. How are we going to explain this to my uncle when we get back?"

Ashina Liang's face was filled with sorrow. He finally had the opportunity to help Prince Ji's Mansion and establish good relations with them.

Such a thing actually happened.

"Don't worry, young master. This is naturally Wang's business. After returning, Wang will personally apologize to His Royal Highness Prince Ji."

Wang Hongfu consoled him, but his brows were still filled with worry.

I'm afraid that what I did this time would make King Ji even more disappointed.

"Manager Wang, how can you bear this responsibility alone? There is a problem within my Ashina tribe.

Now that the insider has not been found, I'm afraid the journey will not be peaceful."

Although Ashina Ling is young and sometimes acts impulsively, he is not stupid.

“Young Master, I just thought that this matter is not necessarily an internal problem of the Ashina tribe.

Ashina's troops were temporarily transferred here without prior knowledge. Even if the thieves had made arrangements, they would not have considered them so far ahead.

Wang Wencheng's death is very strange. They had been living in peace all along. Why would someone want to kill Wang Wencheng?"

Wang Hongfu pondered over it. What he didn't understand was this: why would anyone want to kill a sinner?

Could it be a revenge killing? After all, Wang Wencheng had done many evil things in Xizhou, so it was reasonable for someone to seek revenge on him.

But Wang Wencheng had no way to survive after returning to Prince Ji's Mansion, so there was no need to take the risk of committing a crime.

"Manager Wang, do you think this is murder to silence the witness?"

Ashina Liang's sudden words gave Wang Hongfu an epiphany.

"Young Master, why do you say that?"

"Manager Wang, think about it, except for killing people to silence them, who would risk killing people in my camp of two thousand people?

Wang Wencheng is a criminal of Prince Ji's Mansion. My uncle will not let him live even if he arrives in Chang'an City. After all, he is just a dead man.

It makes no difference to us whether we die early or late.

Unless someone doesn't want Wang Wencheng to go to Chang'an.

The most reasonable explanation is that Wang Wencheng knew something and my uncle would ask him about it when he arrived in Chang'an City.

So some people were afraid and wanted Wang Wencheng to die sooner. "

As the future clan leader, Ashina Liang taught Ashina Zhong by words and deeds, which was actually the same as training a crown prince.

Ashina Zhong would explain to him everything he had experienced and heard about the dangers and intrigues of the world.

No matter how innocent a king's child is, he is as ruthless as a wolf.

Just like which one of Li Shen’s brothers and sisters is a simple character.

After hearing this, Wang Hongfu suddenly realized that the reason he had not thought of this was that he thought these things were all Wang Wencheng's personal behavior to satisfy his own selfish desires.

But it was only after Ashina Liang said this that he reacted.

"Young Master, please send someone to protect Wang Wencheng's family immediately. No one is allowed to get close."

Wang Hongfu pleaded.

"Okay, you will immediately send fifty people to protect Wang Wencheng's family. You will personally oversee the meals. If anything goes wrong, you will go see the gods yourself."

Ashina Liang nodded and gave instructions to his deputy general.

Wang Hongfu then said to the guard squad leader:

"Captain Sun, please send a few people over to help. We can't make any more mistakes."

"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away."

Squad Leader Sun also realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately went out to arrange guards for the palace.

"Alas, we are almost at Chang'an City, how could something like this happen?"

Ashina Liang sat down and sighed. This was the border of Longzhou, and Qizhou was ahead.

After passing Qizhou is the territory of Chang'an.

Who could have thought that something would happen along the way.

Wang Hongfu also sat down. He was now thinking about why Wang Wencheng died and what he knew.

"Manager Wang, Manager Wang."

"Ok?"

Wang Hongfu was awakened by two shouts, it turned out to be Ashina Liang.

"What else do you want, young master? I was just thinking about something. What does Wang Wencheng know?"

"Manager Wang, don't think about it anymore. I, Ata, once said, if you can't figure something out, don't keep thinking about it.

If you change your perspective or approach, maybe you will be able to figure it out.

I was just asking what we should do next.”

Ashina Liang brought a cup of hot tea and handed it to Wang Hongfu.

"From now on, we have to be careful about everything. As long as there are no problems within the Ashina tribe, we will be fine if we are careful.

We will speed up tomorrow. Qizhou is not big, and we can reach Chang'an in five more days."

Wang Hongfu took the teacup.

(We are all melancholy travelers in this world, how can we turn back the years?)