Feng Tang stared at Qin Jin tightly, his eyes more or less revealing suspicion and vigilance.

"It's not surprising that General Feng can't trust Qin, but he can only choose to believe it, otherwise what can he do?"

Indeed, there was no basis for trust in the transaction between Qin Jin and Huangfu Ke, and both sides were both skeptical and tentative, and cooperated in a gambling way. If Feng Tang had to ask Qin Jin to give him a tangible guarantee, Qin Jin would not be able to do it, and Huangfu Ke would also not be able to come up with a tangible guarantee.

Feng Tang was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will trust Qin Envoy Jun once." Also, I'm not a general yet, I'm just a brigade under General Huangfu, Qin Envoy Jun has been promoted, don't call me General in the future, if it spreads, won't let people poke their backbones and laugh off their big teeth?"

Qin Jin couldn't help but laugh, after he came to this era, he had no matter how high or low he interacted with him, he was hesitant to call the general, and anyone who got this kind of compliment was all complacent, but this Feng Tang had some tendon characteristics, and he was actually afraid that people would laugh at him for selling his reputation.

With this, Qin Jin had a great impression of this person.

"Since this is the case, Qin will not mention the official rank, Brother Feng has been tired from afar, it is better to rest for a day to recuperate and recuperate, and then set off to return to Pujin!"

Feng Tang shook his head again and waved his hand.

"Qin envoy Jun can torture the last general, if General Huangfu knows that I am so formless, I must go back to the army. There is also the kindness of Qin Envoy Jun, and the last general understands that General Huangfu has said first, and he must return immediately, and he must not delay for a moment, otherwise, he will inevitably be beaten with a military stick. ”

Feng Tang said that there was something to do, Qin Jin could feel the sincerity of this rough man, and what he said was true. At the same time, he also learned from the side that Huangfu Ke governed the army very strictly, and even his most trusted and reused cronies did not dare to be pampered and arrogant.

In this regard, Qin Jin actually sighed to himself. The Shenwu Army also has strict military discipline and prohibits civilization. But since the scale of the Shenwu Army has expanded, there has been a lot of loosening. Thinking of this, Qin Jin sighed, and had to admit that the problem of the Shenwu Army was still difficult to achieve the above two points from the root.

Whether it's Pei Jing, Lu Qi and Yang Xingben, which one hasn't made decisions without authorization?

However, Qin Jin's original intention of encouraging them to have their own opinions was to cultivate these people's overall view, but the fact was that it ran counter to the strict military discipline of the Shenwu Army.

It is not difficult to imagine that Huang Fuke's means must be a combination of grace and might, and everything is based on him, the commander, as the source of motivation for everyone in the army.

One of the advantages of doing this is that the subordinates are absolutely commanding the boss's orders, but there is also a fatal flaw. Like this kind of military spirit and morale condensed on the basis of personal charm, success is also Xiao He, and defeat is also Xiao He.

In Qin Jin's original design, he wanted to build everything he valued into a community of interests, only in this way would he give full play to everyone's greatest potential, and he would be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

This is also a lesson that Qin Jin learned after fighting alone in Chang'an and hitting walls everywhere.

Therefore, since deciding to invite himself out, Qin Jin has changed his previous style of acting, and it is unreliable to expect the imperial court for everything. Under the pressure of Li Longji for many years, the Tang Dynasty has changed so deeply that it has reached a level where it is difficult to return.

The official system that has been completely destroyed, the government and the opposition are full of powerful envoys inside and outside the government, and officials have no rules to follow, and the political affairs hall has been controlled by people like Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong for nearly 20 years, and the corruption of the atmosphere has long been difficult to reverse.

Under the dissenting theories of Li Longji, the Son of Heaven, who balanced power, the daily activities of officials have long since shifted from careful political affairs to fighting for power and profit at all costs. This is also one of the reasons why Qin Jin always wanted to make a difference, but was repeatedly suppressed for no reason.

Seeing this clearly, Qin Jin is like seeing the sun through the clouds, and only by jumping out of the existing system and starting anew can he have a chance to show his strength, otherwise he must first gain the trust of the Son of Heaven in the complex power struggle, and then suppress and adjust all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods one by one, and control the court situation in one fell swoop, it is possible to achieve the above goals.

However, how could Qin Jin have so much time? If he wanted to do this, he first had to have a Son of Heaven who had great trust in him, and only when he had the trust of the Son of Heaven who gave him the first priority could the above assumptions be realized. Qin Jin knew that he did not have the foundation of this condition at all, although Li Longji, the son of heaven, had expressed his appreciation for him more than once, but in the end he chose to suppress it. It can be seen that there are many people in the court who have a higher priority than him. And after the mutiny, it was impossible for the Son of Heaven to trust him anymore.

Speaking of which, Qin Jin's situation is somewhat similar to Huangfu Ke, and taking this as a starting point, he feels that cooperating with Huang Fu Ke is not nonsense. In the case that everyone is not optimistic, the cooperation has achieved initial sincerity and filial piety. From this, Qin Jin also saw hope, not all problems must be solved by force.

With the combat effectiveness of the Shenwu Army, Qin Jin believed that it should not be a problem to defeat the Shuofang Army under Huangfu Ke, but casualties were inevitable. And cannibalism is definitely not what Qin Jin is happy to see, so he doesn't want to fight Huangfu Ke until he has to.

Feng Tang thought about it, and put forward a request with some lack of confidence.

"Qin Envoy, there will be a reluctant invitation in the end, I don't know if I can see Zhou Kuo. ”

If Feng Tang didn't mention it, Qin Jin would almost forget about Zhou Kuo. He led thousands of people to surrender to the Shenwu Army, and the thousands of people who surrendered now are being reorganized in order to enrich the already small number of Shenwu Army.

Although Qin Jin had a good impression of Feng Tang, it did not mean that he could agree to any of this person's requests.

"Zhou Kuo's identity is sensitive, and it is not suitable to meet the people of Shuo Fangjun. ”

Qin Jin was already very polite when he said this, although the men and horses led by Huangfu Ke were subordinate to the Shuofang army, they were not the main force of the Shuofang army, but in order not to embarrass the two sides, naturally they could not be called "rebels".

Feng Tang blushed, and after brewing several times, he couldn't say the words that were holding back in his stomach, so he only stuffed the handwritten letter given to him by Qin Jin into his arms, got up and gave it away.

"It's the last general who is reckless and abrupt, please don't blame you......"

With that, he turned around and strode away on the ground.

Until the sound of aggressive footsteps could no longer be heard, Qin Jinchai sighed at Lu Qi, who had been silent.

"Huangfu Ke is not a simple person, fortunately we didn't fight him to the end, otherwise it would have been a victory, and it would have been a tragic victory. ”

"What the envoy said is extremely true, the Son of Heaven and Yang Guozhong can rest assured that the envoy will lead the army to the battle, and they will ask for money and grain for food, do they really think that there is no one to use the Shen......wu army?

Qin Jin nodded, what Lu Qi said was right, he also saw this point and asked to go out, he believed that both the Son of Heaven and Yang Guozhong would be happy to see it. It's just that he is also a little strange, Lu Qi was born in the Fanyang Lu family, is a genuine family, and has been educated in Confucian classics since childhood, how can he not have the slightest idea of serving the country loyal to the monarch in his mind? In comparison, in some respects, he is even more radical and radical than him.

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In the east Pujin Pass of Feng Yi County, Huangfu Ke looked at Feng Tang who was kneeling in front of him, and snatched the letter in his hand with a little dissatisfaction.

Feng Tang's errand this time was very poor, Cui Liang's first-level breach of the promise had no result, and the matter of returning the traitor Zhou Kuo was also refused. What he brought back was actually just a handwritten letter from Qin Jin, did this little vertical man think that he could calm his anger with a few hundred words of rhetoric?

Even if he can calm the anger of Huang Fu Ke himself, the explanation to the generals under his command makes him unable to give in easily.

"Useless things, let's go and lead the stick in a while!"

If you can't do the errand, you will naturally be punished, Feng Tang honestly agreed, and looked at his own commander again, and was curious about what Qin Jin said in the letter.

I saw that Huang Fu Ke's expression suddenly had an incredible change, so that Feng Tang couldn't figure out what kind of emotion this change represented, and Huang Fu Ke actually smiled.

"Qin Jin's little vertical is really cute, Feng Tang, your military stick will be written down for the time being!"

Feng Tang asked in disbelief: "The general is not, isn't it another ......temptation?"

"Damn, since you're a cheap bone, I can't wait to be comfortable with a few military sticks, and I won't stop you......"

Feng Tang raised his right hand and touched the back of his head, and said with a smile:

"I'm not a cheap bone, only the concubine is willing to be beaten with a military stick. The general didn't say the reason for exempting the military stick, which made me feel unsure. ”

Having said that, Feng Tang knew that it must have been Qin Jin's handwritten letter that had an effect.

Sure enough, I only heard Huang Fu Ke say in an excited tone:

"Qin Jin gave us 10,000 stone corn, although it is not much, but it is enough to solve the urgent need. ”

Hearing this, Feng Tang was dumbfounded, his mouth opened and he could almost stuff a fist, but he didn't close it for a long time.

In his opinion, this is too incredible, such a blatant enemy, is not afraid of the Son of Heaven to blame? If the emperor is far away from the mountain outside the Guan, Feng Yijun can be close to Chang'an, and the ownership of 10,000 stone of grain is transferred, how can he hide it from the secret agents in those places?

"Why are you still stupid? Get out, I'm going to rest!"

Huangfu Ke has a habit, when thinking about problems, he is used to lying on the couch, and he naturally doesn't want Feng Tang to stay here anymore.

A day later, the unfortunate news reached the county guard of Tongzhou City, and 10,000 stone corn was snatched by the Huangfu Ke rebels during transportation, and not a single grain of rice was left, but fortunately, the casualties were very low. For a time, the whole Shenwu army was furious, and they asked for orders to take fierce revenge on the Huangfu Ke rebels entrenched in Pujin Pass.

Since the Shenwu Army became an army, how could it have suffered such a loss!