Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty Chapter 2175: An unexpected bonus!

After some interrogation, Zhao Deyan naturally confessed everything.

It turns out that since the opening of Qiquge last year and the introduction of hugely profitable products such as fairy mirrors and glass lamps, Zhao Deyan had begun to pay attention to Li Zexuan, the owner of Qiquge.

At that time, the Wolf Guard was first established. In order to gain Jie Li's trust, Zhao Deyan desperately wanted to establish an intelligence network in the grassland and the Tang Dynasty. Intelligence work was a very expensive thing. After all, if you want to bribe others, You have to give others benefits they can't refuse, right?

As a nomadic people, the Turks usually make a living by herding. Of course, herding is not their main livelihood. They mainly rely on "robbing homes and houses" to make a fortune. When they have nothing to do, they go south to catch the autumn wind.

This economic model that does not involve production determines that Jieli cannot give Zhao Deyan too much money to develop Wolf Guard, so Zhao Deyan can only find ways to make money on his own.

Through the intelligence from the spies in Chang'an, Zhao Deyan learned about Qiqu Pavilion, which was making money every day, and Li Zexuan, who created the miracle of Qiqu Pavilion.

At first, he wanted to send someone to kidnap Li Zexuan directly and make Li Zexuan a tool to make money for him. However, after investigating, he learned that Li Zexuan was so powerful in martial arts that he even destroyed the Seventh Cultivation Sect with its masters. , he immediately stopped thinking about kidnapping Li Zexuan.

After all, that is the heavily guarded Chang'an City!

It would be too difficult to kidnap a martial arts master in Chang'an City without anyone noticing. Once exposed, all the Wolf Guard's spies in Chang'an City would probably be exterminated by the imperial court!

In desperation, Zhao Deyan could only start elsewhere.

He sent spies to contact the craftsmen of Qiquge's new workshop, trying to get the manufacturing methods of fairy mirrors and glazed lamps from the craftsmen's mouths.

But he underestimated the craftsmen’s loyalty to Qiquge and Li Zexuan!

Before this, craftsmen were just the lowest level people in the Tang Dynasty and were not respected by others. They would be able to provide food and clothing with their craftsmanship;

But in Qiquge New Workshop, their skills are respected. Even Li Zexuan, a prince, would not put on airs with them when he came to the workshop sometimes, and would often discuss technical issues with them in a friendly manner. Question, they can feel the respect from the bottom of their hearts.

In addition, when working in the workshop, the salary they receive is much higher than before!

Under such circumstances, how could any craftsman betray the secrets of his workshop?

Even if there were people who were confused for a moment and could not resist temptation, Zhao Deyan would not be able to get the manufacturing methods of fairy mirrors and glazed lamps from them.

Because the workshop uses assembly line operations, each person is only responsible for a small part of a certain process. Those who really know the entire process are all the senior executives of Qiquge Workshop. These people have a deep understanding of Li Zexuan's work. Loyalty is unquestionable!

And they are not short of money, so they will not be bribed by Zhao Deyan!

"Where did you get the money in the end?"

Looking at Zhao Deyan lying on the ground, Li Zexuan asked expressionlessly.

He was somewhat relieved that the craftsmen of Qiquge Workshop were not bribed by Zhao Deyan, and it was not in vain that he gave the craftsmen such good benefits.

"This...this..."

Zhao Deyan hesitated immediately after hearing this and hesitated for a long time without speaking.

Li Zexuan narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "I can guess it even if you don't tell me! The money to form the Wolf Guard probably came from the Zhaowu Nine Surnames, right? Unexpectedly, Jie Li actually colluded with the Zhaowu Nine Surnames! ”

"You...how do you know?"

Hearing this, Zhao Deyan was immediately horrified. Very few people knew about this matter, and I am afraid that there were not more than one person who knew about it in the entire grassland. This is also the biggest secret in his heart.

Li Junxian's expression also changed. When Zhao Deyan was interrogating him yesterday, the latter did not tell him this at all. It is said that he did not think about how the huge amount of money spent by Wolf Guard to lay out the intelligence network came from.

Li Zexuan was just guessing about this. Seeing Zhao Deyan's reaction, he understood that the matter was closely related to what he had guessed. He said coldly:

"It seems that at this stage, you still don't give up on Jieli, and you dare to hide something! To tell you the truth, the grassland is now in chaos, and hundreds of thousands of troops from Tiele tribes have united to rebel against Jieli. Li, Jieli is too busy taking care of himself right now, there is no way he can come to save you!

If you know the truth and tell me everything you know, your majesty may be kind and spare your life. If you don't understand, I believe that there must be ten thousand ways in this hundred-horse prison to prevent you from surviving or dying! ”

"Master Hou, spare your life! I say! I say everything!"

Zhao Deyan turned pale and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.

Actually, he also knew that he was now in prison and there was a high probability that he would not be able to stand up, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope in his heart. If the Tang Dynasty was defeated by the Turks and was destroyed by the Turks, wouldn't he be able to survive again? Making a comeback?

Li Zexuan's words completely extinguished his illusions. Not to mention whether the Tang Dynasty would be defeated by the Turks in the future. If he didn't tell the truth now, he might be gone before that day!

"The money to form the Wolf Guard does come from the nine surnames of Zhaowu!"

"The Nine Surnames of Zhaowu have always only been involved in business, so why did they get involved in the military?"

Li Zexuan asked with a frown.

Zhao Deyan answered honestly: "In fact, not all the nine surnamed Hus are related to Jieli. Currently, only Anguo, Caoguo, and Miguo maintain private friendly relations with Jieli.

At first Jieli just exchanged the treasures plundered from the Central Plains for money and food to the merchants of the three countries. Later, the heads of the three countries admired Jieli's powerful strength, and became ambitious and wanted to rely on Jieli's Wolf Cavalry destroyed Kang State, the suzerain state of the nine surnames of Zhaowu, so that they could carve up Kang State.

The Anshun Mountain that appeared in Taiyuan before was the father-in-law of Prince An, and he was the one who supported the Wolf Guard the most in recent years.

Because of the strength of the nine countries, apart from Kangguo, Anguo is the strongest. If Jieli helps them destroy Kang State, An State will definitely become the new suzerain state and enjoy the enshrinement of other countries!

Furthermore, Hu Shang, a member of the Nine Surnames, has always been greedy for the products sold by Mr. Hou Qiqu Pavilion. The Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce has developed too fast, which has also affected their business in Datang.

This is another reason why they are willing to help Jie Li. They hope that after the Turks destroy the Tang Dynasty, they can take over your business in Qiquge! ”

Li Zexuan’s lips twitched slightly. He didn’t expect that these small countries would be so intrigued behind each other’s backs. It was too complicated!

But in this way, many things can be explained!

"No wonder the Wolf Guard was able to spread such a large intelligence network in just a few years and infiltrate the northern part of the Tang Dynasty into a sieve! No wonder Anshun Mountain secretly assisted the Wolf Guard when they were in Taiyuan! No wonder the face of the Jieli was emboldened against the rebellion of the Ten Tribes of Iron and dared to take the initiative to launch a surprise attack. I guess there must be wolf guards in each tribe on the grassland, right?"

Li Zexuan murmured to himself, but he didn't expect that he suddenly came over for interrogation on a whim, and he got such an unexpected result - Jie Li actually colluded with the nine surnames of Zhaowu!

Looks like you need to be more careful next time!

"Aside from Anguo, Caoguo, and Miguo, what other forces does Jieli collude with?"

Li Zexuan glanced at Zhao Deyan and asked lightly.

"It's gone...it should be gone!"

Zhao Deyan thought for a while and spoke with some uncertainty.

Li Zexuan frowned, but did not get angry, but continued to ask: "Then I ask you, how many troops are under Jieli's command? How many wolf cavalry are there? How many tribes have surrendered? If the Tang Dynasty goes to war with the Turks, Will An Guo, Cao Guo and Mi send troops to support Jie Li? How many troops and horses do these three countries have in total? What is their strength?"

Zhao Deyan looked confused. He shook his head and said: "I don't know these things! Wolf Guard is only responsible for external intelligence, I can't interfere with internal military affairs!"

Bah! Nothing!

Li Zexuan curled his lips secretly. He turned to look at Li Junxian and said: "General Li, this guy is born to be a bitch. If you don't torture him, I'm afraid he won't be able to remember many things! I'll leave the rest to you. I believe Baiqi has many means to make his life worse than death!"

Although Zhao Deyan may really not know, Li Zexuan just doesn't like this guy and insists on asking questions and answers, just like squeezing out toothpaste. Moreover, this guy is dishonest at first glance. When Li Junxian was interrogating him, Zhao Deyan did not take the initiative to tell such important information about Lian Jieli's collusion with the nine surnames of Zhaowu. He was just a **** who would not shed tears until he saw the coffin!

If you don’t give it a good beating, I’m afraid this guy won’t be truly honest!

If any important information is found out, he will make a profit. After all, this guy is in a high position in the Turks and must know a lot of things. Does he have anything to do with Li Zexuan?

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I'll leave this guy to the general!"

Li Junxian clasped his fists and glared at Zhao Deyan fiercely.

I blame this guy for being dishonest. If Li Zexuan hadn't come over to interrogate him again tonight, wouldn't they have missed such important information?

"Master Hou, please have mercy! I have already told you everything I know! Master Hou, please have mercy~!"

When Zhao Deyan heard this, he was immediately scared out of his wits. They were all people engaged in intelligence work. He naturally knew that there were many cruel punishments that could torture people to the point where life would be worse than death!

It is precisely because he knows that he is afraid!

Ignoring Zhao Deyan's miserable howl, Li Zexuan led Li Junxian and walked out of the cell. As he walked, he said, "General Li, could you please ask someone to bring Xuan Ye, Tian Ying, Mu Jiao, and Scorpion to the back?" Don, I have something to tell them!"

"...Yes!"

Li Junxian didn't know why, but he still ordered his men to take the people, and he accompanied Li Zexuan out of the prison and into the back hall.

After a while, Xuan Ye and others were brought over in chains.

Seeing Li Zexuan sitting in the first seat, Xuan Ye's eyes flashed slightly. Just as Zhao Deyan said, there was a portrait of Li Zexuan inside the Wolf Guard. He recognized Li Zexuan at a glance, but he didn't say anything.

The plan failed and fell into the hands of the imperial court. Xuan Ye has completely given up. He now wants to die, but he is still a little unwilling...

The reactions of Tianying, Mujiao and Scorpio were basically the same as Xuan Ye. Because they all know that as the Turkic Wolf Guards, they are now in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, and they may not be able to escape death!

If a person is not afraid of death, then what else should he care about?

Li Zexuan stood up at this time and walked to a few people. Li Junxian next to him looked nervous. He was on guard to prevent Xuan Ye and others from suddenly attacking. After all, the martial arts skills of the people opposite were not weak. If it weren't for Du'e's help, he would have had to work hard to catch Xuan Ye and the others!

Li Zexuan is not too worried, not to mention that the hands and feet of the people in front of him are bound by chains. Even if their hands and feet are not tied, it is difficult to hurt him with the strength of these people!

After all, he is now in the late stage of the Grandmaster realm!

"As people from the Central Plains, but you are willing to sacrifice your life for the Turks, I wonder if you will still have the face to meet your ancestors after you die!"

Looking at the people in front of him, Li Zexuan said calmly.

Xuan Ye and Tian Ying looked at Li Zexuan fiercely with their eyes burning.

If looks could kill, Li Zexuan would probably be riddled with holes at this moment!

"Well, if you can be a human, who would want to be a dog?"

At this time, Li Zexuan sighed, and Xuan Ye was stunned immediately, because Li Tai had said the same words before, and when he heard it again from Li Zexuan, he almost broke his guard on the spot.

"Before you arrived in Chang'an, there was a person who begged His Majesty for your mercy, hoping that Your Majesty could spare your lives. Guess who this person is?"

Li Zexuan looked at Xuan Ye and others and asked.

There was finally a wave of excitement in the eyes of Xuan Ye and others. Although they still did not speak, their eyes were full of curiosity, obviously wanting to know who was still capable and willing to intercede for them at this juncture.

"It's the current King of Wei, the hostage you took in Taiyuan!"

Li Zexuan spoke slowly and gave an answer they could not have imagined.

"...!!!"

Xuan Ye opened his mouth and wanted to say something ~IndoMTL.com~ but his eyes darkened and he said nothing in the end.

"How is that possible?"

Tianying looked surprised and thought to himself that the fat man hated us. It would have been nice if he didn't instigate the emperor to cut us into pieces. How could he beg for mercy on our behalf?

"Although Qingque was hijacked by you during the Taiyuan Incident, we did not cause actual harm to Qingque, so Qingque does not bear any grudge against you!"

Li Zexuan paced and said slowly: "You guys have hard-earned martial arts skills. You may have been heroes back then, but in the end you worked for the Turks. I think there must be something that fell into the hands of the Turks. , you were coerced by him and had no choice but to sacrifice your life for him, right?"

Xuan Ye and others frowned, with painful expressions on their faces.

Li Zexuan changed the subject and said: "But have you ever thought that now the Wolf Guard's operation in Taiyuan has failed, the Wolf Guard leader has been captured, the entire Wolf Guard army has been annihilated, and you have not been able to complete Jieli's plan. , what will happen to the handle the Turks use to coerce you?"

Xuan Ye and others' eyes were about to burst, their eyes were spitting fire, and veins popped out on their foreheads.

Li Zexuan said without mercy: "They will die! They will die! Maybe Jieli has already received the news of the failure of Operation Wolf Guard, and your family and friends who were held hostage by the Turks have been executed by Jieli!"

"No! They are not dead! They will not die! Shut up!"

Xuan Ye looked like he was crazy and roared loudly.

"Shut up! Shut up!"

Tian Ying, Mu Jiao and Scorpio were also extremely excited and shouted,

Li Zexuan thought to himself, I'm afraid that you guys are just like Meng Hulu and won't speak. As long as you are willing to speak, the next thing will be easy to handle!

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