Not just this?

Seeing that the third uncle was sneaky, Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but say, "What else?"

The third uncle said: "And there are also people on the market who have been buying pig iron on a large scale, using various channels, and these iron tools... but I don't know where to send them. But this pig iron purchase that cannot be found is really shocking. The amount is not small... Some merchants in Shuofang also reported that in fact, the large number of iron tools in this desert were actually imported from the Central Plains before. However, logic is that even if the court traded some Hu people, the amount of transactions was limited. But from various signs, there are too many of these iron tools."

"In fact, it's not just iron tools. Those things that ordinary Hu people need seem to be imported into the grassland. Among them, Goguryeo has the largest amount, and many other grassland departments have also been imported into it. Even... I even discovered a strange phenomenon during the process of ordering people to verify."

"A even stranger phenomenon..." Chen Zhengtai frowned and looked at his third uncle suspiciously.

Uncle San nodded and said, "There are some craftsmen who claimed that they had gone to the border town to repair the city walls, and someone had spent money to inquire about the situation of various passes. If they provide loopholes in the city walls and some unknown city defense secrets, they could get a lot of rewards. Originally... I thought it was just something that Hu merchants did, but they thought something was wrong, because when the clue was discovered, it was quickly interrupted. Think about it, if Hu merchants took these information, they could naturally disappear, and there was no need to be so careful. And the other party did so carefully, then there was a greater possibility... This matter involved people in Guanzhong."

After pausing, the third uncle said again: "What's even more strange is... the merchants who went to Shuofang began to contact the Hu people and wanted to do business, but found that the other party knew the situation of the Central Plains very well. This was obviously not the nature of the Hu people. Although the Hu people were always hostile to the Central Plains every few days, it was difficult for them to have detailed plans. But from many words, it was obvious that this was all planned for the future. For the Hu people, there were even people who said that every time they went south to invade the Central Plains, most of the time, they could always find an excellent path, as if they had discussed it with some border towns..."

The third uncle showed a horror on his face and continued, "Do you still remember the old story of the Turks attacking Bingzhou in the early years of Zhenguan, plundering five thousand men and women, and then looting Shuozhou and attacking Taiyuan? At that time, the emperor had just ascended to the great treasure. This incident shocked Guanzhong for a while. What surprised everyone was that Bingzhou, Shuozhou, Taiyuan and other places were close to the hinterland of the Central Plains, but the Turks arrived like a whirlwind and invaded like a wind. The walls of the states were very strong and should not be easily broken, but the Turks almost broke through several states in a row. It was really terrifying at that time. I don't know how many people they killed. These countless men were directly killed under the knife. Those women were tied with straw ropes and were all taken to the grassland and ravaged. Those children who were not as tall as the wheels gathered together to kill them.

Then he threw it into the river, and the river water was dyed bloody. At that time, everyone was in danger of being invaded by the Central Plains. There was a fear that the Turks would invade the city between the states! But the Turks plundered the land and never stopped, coming like the wind, or going like the wind. There was no place where they passed. At that time, people only knew that the Turks were brave, but after thinking about it, it was wrong. The Turks were brave, but how could such a high city wall be able to conquer it in a few days? They seemed to know the weakness of the city defense. Some cities seemed to have been discussed. Before the Turks arrived, they had already secretly opened the gate of the city city. On the surface, they were wrong one after another, but now they thought about it, did they have a careful plan from the beginning, and some people had already prepared a response from the Hu people?"

In fact, the third uncle was not willing to mention these past events from the bottom of his heart, because the past experiences have too many horrible things and too many touching things. Every time I think about it, I feel chill!

Now that he remembered the old things, he couldn't help but sigh: "At that time, Your Majesty had just ascended the throne. The court was already intertwined and people's hearts were floating, so he didn't care about the affairs of the town. But now, it was really a terrible sight. At that time, a friend had written a book that said that there were countless people who had exposed their bodies in the wild, and there were countless women who had been raped and raped. This was really a sin...

In fact, the ancients had a relatively high ability to withstand death, which is actually understandable. In later generations, a tragedy would inevitably shake the world. But in this era, due to diseases and wars, people were used to birth, old age, sickness and death, and were more or less numb. Especially for those who lived like the third uncle who had lived for most of his life, after several dynasties, he had long been accustomed to this.

But if even he looks scared and terrified, he will definitely be truly miserable.

All the questions raised in the Sanshu’s words point to a question, that is, there were spies within the Tang Dynasty.

This kind of spy is not a single fight, because this spy has obviously much stronger means and ability than most people. It is even possible that he has formed a symbiotic relationship with the Hu people in various ministries outside the pass. The Hu people took the robbery and they could get a share of the wealth they obtained. And they provided the Hu people with intelligence, weapons, traded with them, and obtained treasures, so as to seek the greatest benefit.

What I don’t like most about smuggling is the normalization of transactions.

Because for some people, once they trade with each other, many merchants will compete. However, only when the imperial court prohibits certain exchanges with the grasslands can they sell scarce things to the grasslands at high prices with their own privileges.

To put it another way, because they do not like the Han people's forces entering the grassland and competing with them, they are often willing to support the Hu people to loot the Central Plains!

On the one hand, the benefits can be obtained from it. On the other hand, only when the Central Plains gritted their teeth towards these Hu people would ban trade. This led to a vicious cycle.

Most of those Hu people are short-sighted and difficult to formulate long-term strategies, but if there is a smart person behind them and plans for them, the destructive power will be particularly amazing.

In fact, there are countless such people in all dynasties, but the nobles who recorded history obviously did not notice the harm of these people!

The Central Plains dynasty often took a disdainful attitude towards the Hu people, and these people were often hidden very deeply and difficult to detect.

The reason why Chen Zhengtai noticed something strange was because his observation of the market was more meticulous than most people. He suddenly felt that there were so many more goods on the market, which was a bit strange.

But for those court officials who are not touching the spring water, obviously... they are not interested in knowing the origin and price of this ginseng.

After hearing what the third uncle said, Chen Zhengtai looked solemn and said, "Have you found out the identities of these people?"

The third uncle widened his eyes and said, "If I could find out easily, I am afraid that these people would have been exposed long ago. Why did the court still not notice it at all?"

"Try all your might and continue to investigate thoroughly." Chen Zhengtai said seriously: "You have to check these things up."

"Or why not report to the court secretly?" Uncle San thought for a while and said, "With the strength of our Chen family, I am afraid that it will not be able to match it. You don't think about our Chen family neither the hundred cavalry nor the Ministry of Justice. How can we investigate this?"

Chen Zhengtai shook his head and said, "If you report to the court, you will inevitably be alarmed. I am afraid that those people will not be able to find it if they are guarded against it! Forget it, I'll go and see His Majesty."

No delay was delayed, he greeted him and immediately asked someone to prepare a carriage and go out!

After entering the palace in a hurry, Li Shimin was surprised to see Chen Zhengtai meet in the early morning!

Seeing that Chen Zhengtai looked like he was not awake, he couldn't help but say, "This is strange. When you didn't marry, you still slept until midnight every day. But now that you have married, you know that you have gotten up early."

Chen Zhengtai said seriously without saying anything, "Your Majesty, there is one thing that I need to report."

As he said that, he revealed all the investigations of Goguryeo ginseng and the Chen family since then.

After hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but frown: "When you say this, I feel a little strange. At that time, I had just ascended the throne, but the Turks seemed to be familiar with each other. However, I was not plagued by everything. Although I ordered Li Jing to lead troops to rescue and recover several empty cities, I didn't think much about it. Now I am talking about the old things again. If you think about it carefully, this matter is really strange! In this world, those who can do such things must be extraordinary, and they must be ministers in the court, who can hear the movements of the court at any time. In this world, those who can do such things..."

The more Li Shimin said, the more terrifying he felt!

There are such people around you. It is conceivable how great harm such people will cause.

He couldn't help but say coldly: "It's a blessing that you came to report this matter secretly. Otherwise, I would have to continue to be exploited by this traitor."

Chen Zhengtai said: "Your Majesty, the most urgent task at the moment is to thoroughly find out the people. But the key to the problem is that once a big investigation begins, it will inevitably alarm the enemy. This person is an important official, and his family background is probably extraordinary. They see any moves of the court. If there is any disturbance, they will inevitably escape, or they will be anxious to jump over the wall."

Chen Zhengtai is worried about this, and such a person must never let him be free and free. He must try his best to get it out!

"Yes." Li Shimin nodded: "This is the difficulty. If you investigate closely, how can you not alert the enemy..."

Li Shimin was silent, dull for a while, and suddenly said, "The first thing to do is to find out what kind of people have such ability! After thinking about it, I can do such a thing. There will be no more than thirty people in the world who have such ability. Please wait."

Li Shimin immediately ordered Zhang Qian to bring a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, then spread the paper, lifted the pen, and wrote dozens of names in succession!

He carefully considered each of these names. While writing, he greeted Chen Zhengtai: "Come on."

Chen Zhengtai was not pretentious, and went forward directly. After a closer look, he saw that the first name on the white paper actually said: "Chan Zhengtai."

A mouthful of old blood almost spurted out from Chen Zhengtai's mouth. He couldn't help but wail, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... It's my son who came to inform you. Our Chen family and Your Majesty have both prospered and lost. Why did Your Majesty have doubts? Besides, in the early years of Zhenguan, the Chen family could not protect themselves, how could they do it... Besides, I was still a child at that time..."

Li Shimin glared at him and couldn't help but say, "What are you calling? I'm just listing the people who can make this happen first. If you are a slut, you will definitely not be able to do such a big thing. I'll just list a list first."

Well, it turns out that he is a villain who judges a gentleman's affair, and he made a big misunderstanding!

Chen Zhengtai was relieved. Sure enough, after seeing his name, there were still names of Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others!

Those listed later, such as Du Ruhui and others, were all Li Shimin's close ministers, or those who held great power, or they were from the best aristocratic clans in the world.

There were twenty-seven names, Li Shimin stared at the names on the paper, and did not move at all. After wandering for a long time, he said: "It's probably these people. As for others, they should not have such human and material resources, and they cannot be so eye-catching. If someone really knows foreign countries, they must be the people in this list."

There are many people who are familiar to Chen Zhengtai here, and some are unfamiliar. Chen Zhengtai looked at the names of those people and frowned and thought carefully for a long time!

At this time, Li Shimin said: "Come, call the prince to come and meet with the people in this list."

Zhang Qian stood aside throughout the whole process, and was already frightened by the hearing. However, he was an attendant and was very trusted by Li Shimin. He was loyal and seemed very calm. He probably read the list and then went to do it.

Fang Xuanling and others came quickly because they were on duty in Tai Chi Palace.

But as for the others, they also came in groups of three or three.

Everyone was wondering what His Majesty had been summoned this early in the morning, and they felt suspicious. However, when they arrived in front of Shengyan, they saw that His Majesty kept pursing his lips, but they did not dare to ask more questions.

Everyone sat down, the eunuchs served tea, and waited for everyone to come.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "I had a dream last night."

All the ministers are safe people. They know that this is just a topic of conversation. Your Majesty must have some words, so they all have natural expressions.
Chapter completed!