Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Chapter 531: Jili and Helu, fighting or not fighting

Ten months have passed since the death of Crown Prince Mochu.

However, Prince Mochuo, who was gentle, well-educated, filial to his father and caring for his brothers, changed drastically overnight.

He even led the Eagle Division in a rebellion.

Jili Khan would not believe that there was no one stirring up trouble.

As the ruler of a country, Jili Khan might do stupid things sometimes, but he would never remain stupid forever.

Therefore, on the day when Li Cunxi left the Turks and returned to Chongzhou to join the war, Jili Khan asked his men to investigate the clues.

As expected, before Prince Mochu raised his army, he had met with the Snake Spirit's people and had met with Prince Helu privately several times.

Thinking of this, Jili Khan glanced at Prince Helu lightly.

"Based on seniority, we can be considered brothers, right?"

"Don't hide it from me. Just tell me, did you have any involvement in my son Mochu's rebellion?"

Prince Helu frowned and wanted to talk about the night when he asked Ulezhi to rescue Jili Khan.

However, as soon as he opened his mouth and hadn't spoken, Jili Khan leaned back and smiled coldly.

"Don't ever tell me that you asked Wulezhi to rescue me."

"If I hadn't thought about it carefully, I wouldn't have asked you if you were the mastermind behind this."

"And I believe you didn't."

"But I have to hear you say with my own ears that you didn't."

Jili Khan paused and continued:

"You are considered my brother, and I don't need you to swear to the Wolf God. I just want you to answer me."

Prince Helu's complexion returned to normal.

He smiled faintly, put one hand on the saddle, and said lightly:

"We are brothers, and I don't want to deceive you."

"I do have ideas about your position, I did before and I will do so in the future."

"But I will never be so stupid as to instigate your son to take your place."

"Do you know why?"

Jili Khan was not offended in the least.

This is the case within the Turkic region.

Only the one with the biggest fist can become the Khan of the Turks.

If he had not had a strong enough fist three years ago, during the Youzhou case, Modu Khan of the Five Dulu Tribes would have replaced him as the Khan of the Turks.

At this time, facing Prince Helu's straightforward answer and tricky questions, Jili Khan answered without hesitation:

"Because my uncle, your father, Modu, died in the Dulu tribe because he tried to take the position from my nephew."

"Even if Mochu becomes the Khan, you can't replicate what Mordo did."

Prince Helu did not move his horse, as if he did not hear what Jili Khan said.

After a long while, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you think I am still suspicious?"

"No." Jili Khan said, "But I still don't know the reason why Mochu started the rebellion. I will still investigate."

"What about going to war with the Great Zhou?"

"Just put it off. I know that Mochu's uprising must be related to someone inside the Turkic Empire. I won't consider going to war with the Great Zhou until I find out the truth."

"You..." Prince Helu was angry, "No, you just said that you were considering going to war, right?"

"Yes, consider going to war."

"That is to say, whether or not you have found out who bewitched Mochu, you don't necessarily have to start a war."

"Correct."

Jili Khan gave a mocking smile, turned his horse's head and left the hill laughing.

Go to war with Da Zhou?

He is not a fool, why does he think it is a good thing to go to war with the Great Zhou now?

"Don't you know what I mean? I have been asking for the resumption of the war. Is it just for the benefit of my five tribes?"

"Of course not. You are asking for a resumption of the war for the benefit of the entire Turkic people, but I cannot accept it in the future."

"You can't be a cowardly Khan!"

"I only remember that I was chased by Uncle Modu all the way to the Great Zhou. It was the Great Zhou's Prime Minister Di Renjie, Li Cunxi, Li Yuanfang, Hu Jinghui, Lu Dayou and others who saved me."

"This……"

"And I was able to fight back and sit in this position again, all thanks to their help, otherwise I would have died at the hands of Uncle Mordo long ago."

"..."

"Now you're asking me to restart the war?" Jili Khan snorted coldly, "I'll tell you this, Helu, forget it. As long as I'm alive, the Turks will not take the initiative to restart the war with the Great Zhou."

Having come to this point, Jili Khan simply stopped pretending.

No matter who's favor he was remembering, he would never reopen the war between the Great Zhou and the Turks.

Whether he could win the war was one thing, but the main reason was that he was unwilling to resume the war with the Great Zhou.

"If you don't want to, I'll come to see you next October."

"No matter how many times you come to me, I will never agree to reopen the war with the Great Zhou."

"Can the so-called kindness really tie down the proud eagle on the grassland?"

"Kindness can tether a proud eagle, but kindness cannot tame a wild wolf." Jili Khan said loudly.

Prince Helu heard the hidden meaning, so he rode away, summoned his newly formed guard, and left the Stone Kingdom without looking back.

Daleha, who had never spoken a word, stared at Prince Helu's receding back without moving, and finally spoke:

"Your Majesty the Khan, it is highly likely that Prince Helu is not the thief who instigated His Majesty Mochu to rebel."

"I think the mastermind behind this is already hiding in the darkness, waiting for us to let down our guard."

"So who are these people?"

……

Great Zhou, Luoyang.

In Li's house, Qiao Tai, who was counting money, sneezed and kept sniffing his nose.

The three men sitting opposite him were counting the accounts, converting the bribes received by Qiao Tai and Xu Guzi into cash and calculating the total amount.

These three men finally became the three cabinet leaders that Xiao Qingfang took away when she escaped from the Inner Guard Palace.

At the last moment, Xiao Qingfang asked Li Cunxi to save their little dog's life, and naturally joined Li Cunxi's army and served as a retainer.

Qiao Tai rubbed his nose and said helplessly, "People like us who practice martial arts are immune to cold and heat, how come I sneezed out of nowhere?"

One of the middle-aged men said as he was checking the accounts: "Maybe someone is thinking about you."

No one cared about Qiao Tai, except Chen Yiqiu and Tao Gan who were far away in Yangzhou. Only these two people cared about him.

As for Li Cunxi and Ma Rong, the three of them had just had breakfast together a few hours ago, so there was no reason for them to be concerned about each other.

However, Qiao Tai did not take this seriously and immediately stared at the three people to help him with the accounts.

Li Cunxi has made rapid progress in the past few years, and Ma Rong, Xuguzi and he have all received a lot of gifts. Today, Li Cunxi suddenly had an idea and wanted to take stock of the accounts.

The three guests sat in the study after finishing their breakfast. It was almost noon and they had not even finished one-tenth of their meal.

"It looks like we won't be able to finish the dishes this morning. When I first received the gifts, I forgot how much weight I had lost."

Qiao Tai scratched his head.

"I'll tell the kitchen to cook, and we'll continue in the afternoon."