Chapter 318: Clever Words and Heavy Money
The atmosphere in the post house eased, and Du Fu did not retaliate against Yi Cheng because he was about to become the commander of Feng Yi County, but easily turned the matter over after just two reprimands. Yi Cheng was naturally grateful to Dade for praising Du Fu for having a big mind and not being as knowledgeable as a little person like him.
Qin Jin also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that Du Fu would have an extreme personality because of his unfortunate experiences over the years, and he would develop a character that would be retribution, if this was the case, it would be debatable to let him serve as Feng Yi's county commander. The result was not unexpected, it was unnecessary to worry, Du Fu was still a humble gentleman.
"Let's go down!"
With a wave of the sleeves of his robe, Qin Jin lightly blasted out the miscellaneous servants and officials in the courtyard.
Du Fu had already automatically entered the role, waiting for Qin Jin to explain to him his course of action from now on. But after being silent for a while, he was surprised to find that Qin Jin did not intend to explain too much to him today, but concisely introduced how the Shenwu Army drove away the rebels and how to oust Cui Liang. The current Tongzhou City seemed to be firmly in the hands of the Shenwu Army, but Qin Jin just thought that in the invisible darkness, there were countless pairs of ill-intentioned eyes looking at them. It's like a crow, like a hungry wolf, waiting for you to sing praises when you're unlucky, looking for an opportunity to bite hard.
As the introduction deepened, Du Fu's face gradually sank, and his brows twisted little by little. He knew that Qin Jin was explaining to him the basic situation of Tongzhou City, and he wanted to entrust him with important tasks.
Although he did not agree with Qin Jin's extreme attitude of calling all opponents enemies, his rational side was constantly warning him that if he wanted to achieve great things, he must not let his opponents have a chance at a critical moment. Therefore, only suppressing these people before they do bad things is the only suitable option at present.
When Du Fu heard about the poisoning case in the post house, his face turned blue and green. He couldn't believe it in any case, that there were still people who dared to assassinate the county guards in the land of Sanfu! Originally, he thought that most people's struggles were just political differences or different positions, and such a fatal move was really despised.
However, as soon as this thought was born, another voice jumped out of Du Fu's head, laughing at him.
Is this shameless? There are fewer officials who have been framed by Li Linfu's conspiracy and died in vain? There are still fewer people who have been robbed of their homes and exterminated by Yang Guozhong by unscrupulous means? Not to mention far away, when it comes to the big case of "being tired of winning and shooting couples," didn't Qin Jin almost fall into his urn?
"Please rest assured that after Du takes office, he will make every effort to restore order inside and outside Tongzhou City, and arrest the conspirators......"
Qin Jin waved his hand.
"Restoring order is imminent, and it is not necessary to arrest people, without tangible evidence, arresting people will only make the local people think that I am cracking down on dissidents and purging Cui Liang's old department. Rather than telling the truth, it is better to wait and see what happens. ”
Du Fu was a little puzzled, in his impression, Qin Jin was obviously a soldier who killed people without blinking, but today's excuse to stop him from planning to search for the whole city seemed a little pale.
It's just that he didn't ask the reason, Qin Jin actually brought up this topic in one mouth, and then mentioned the issue of local crops.
Food is the life of the people, and nothing is more important than food in this era. When it comes to the harvest, Du Fu is already a little worried.
Everyone knows that there has been very little precipitation since the beginning of summer this year, and the reduction or failure of the harvest after the great drought is about to spread to the entire 800-mile Qinchuan in Guanzhong.
"This year's wheat harvest is not good, and I am afraid that there will be no harvest in some places, so that you can have a plan?"
"A year's famine is not enough to survive, and if you tighten your belt, you can survive a year. Now the crux of the matter is the An Lushan rebels who are eyeing Guanzhong. ”
Speaking of the rebels, Du Fu suddenly realized that the reason why the Shenwu Army was able to follow Qin Jin to Feng Yijun was not to quell the rebellion?
"Huangfu Ke occupies Pujin Pass, communicates the east and west of the river, and chokes the main road from Guanzhong to the east of the river, which is indeed a big trouble. ”
Du Fu's original intention was to inquire whether Qin Jin already had a plan against Huang Fu Ke, because even a fool could see that Huang Fu Ke occupied such an important place as Pujin and would inevitably become the target of An Lushan's great efforts. As long as Huangfu Ke nodded and promised to surrender the pseudo-Yan, it would be equivalent to tearing a hole in the defense line of Guanzhong. Even the army of pseudo-Yan can bypass Tongguan and go straight to the hinterland of Guanzhong.
Unexpectedly, Qin Jin actually shook his head, and only said lightly:
"Huangfu Ke doesn't have to worry about it, it's nothing more than good food and drink, he doesn't dare to trouble Qin!"
Du Fu was stunned when he heard this, he couldn't imagine that Qin Jin actually regarded Huang Fu Ke like this? Could it be that he really regarded Huang Fu Ke as a pig and a dog-like figure who could be kneaded at will? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel anxious in his heart.
But after all, he has passed the age of ups and downs, and this kind of question has been temporarily hidden in his stomach, so let's see how Qin Jin deals with it.
Qin Jin delayed for two hours in the post house, and only returned to the county guard mansion with his entourage when it was getting dark.
No one expected that in just one night's work, a rumor spread inside and outside Tongzhou City.
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Du Qianyun led the horse to walk on the spacious street in Chang'an City, his heart couldn't help but fluctuate, just left the half-moon scene, and at this moment he set foot on the land in Chang'an City again, his status is different, and his mood is also very different. This time, he was squandering around with a large sum of money, and the quickness and satisfaction of it were far from being a foreigner than the businessman's business.
His first target was Wei Ji, but what he gave Wei Ji was not gold and silver, nor jade treasures, but a handwritten letter from Qin Jin.
After Wei Ji took the result letter, the change in his expression fell on Du Qianyun's eyes without missing anything. From the perfunctory at the beginning to the contemplation later. Du Qianyun secretly slandered, Qin Envoy Jun's judgment was indeed right, Wei Ji was a person who valued practical gains, and when he thought that the Shenwu Army would only cause him trouble, he did not hesitate to keep his distance from him.
It's just that judging from Wei Ji's current expression, the previous perfunctory seems to have been replaced by another attitude.
Wei Ji shook the letter in his hand and looked at Du Qianyun.
"Wei Mou has experienced a change at the beginning, and he hasn't settled down yet, I'm afraid that Qin Yuanjun will be disappointed!"
He said something stumbling, as if it wasn't easy to make this decision. But Du Qianyun was secretly sneering, the old fox was really an old fox, obviously Qin Envoy Jun gave him a piece of good fat, but he planned to bargain, it was really annoying.
To tell the truth, this kind of officialdom hypocrite is not even as good as a businessman who is despised by scholars. Although businessmen are profitable, they are also reluctant. In comparison, these hypocrites in officialdom value profits, but they regard Rannuo as bullshit.
Du Qianyun said with a smile: "This is a big gift from the envoy to Wei Zuocheng, if Zuocheng doesn't accept it, he can only go back and ask the envoy for his guilt." ”
The words seemed to persuade Wei Ji to agree, but there was always a hint in his tone that the negotiation did not necessarily have to achieve the goal.
Wei Ji was surprised: "Why did General Du say this?"
"Qin Envoy Jun only feels guilty that he has lost his official position in the mutiny, so he intends to find an errand for Jing Zhaoyin for you, otherwise where will the tens of thousands of money be spent, and you have to go to those old foxes in the cheap political affairs hall?"
At this point, Wei Ji's heart was pounding, since Qin Jin was willing to take out tens of thousands of dollars to operate this matter, it was enough to prove that what was written on this letter was not a lie.
Although Jing Zhaoyin is a high-ranking but not expensive errand, after all, it is a position of real power in Chang'an City, and it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to get it.
After thinking for a while, Wei Ji made up his mind and asked, "What do you need Wei to do?"
Du Qianyun smiled:
"Only Zuo Cheng needs to do one thing, and the rest have their own humble plans. ”
"But to speak, Wei will never shirk if he can!"
Du Qianyun laughed again.
"This matter is within Wei Zuocheng's ability, and he will never shirk. He paused here before he said, "Please Wei Zuocheng to introduce Pei Jizhi to his subordinates." ”
"Pei Jizhi?"
Pei Jizhi is the only son of the eldest princess of Huo Guo, a well-known gentleman in Chang'an City, who can't do anything serious, but he is proficient in eating, drinking, prostituting, gambling, cockfighting, and lackeys. But I don't know what Du Qianyun wants to see this guy?
"Okay, Wei will arrange it today, and notify the general when he gets the right date. ”
Du Qianyun left the specific address of his temporary residence and left. Wei Ji sat on the spot and was stunned for a long time, thinking that he might be appointed as Jing Zhaoyin in the near future, and a trace of excitement rose in his heart. But Du Qianyun's smiling face was always dangling in front of him, and he always felt that there was an indescribable content in this smile on the wall.
After pondering it for a long time, he was sure that this was a contempt.
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Du Qianyun left Wei Ji's mansion and went to Wei Fangjin's mansion non-stop.
Of course, it will not be as easy to see Wei Fangjin as it is to see Wei Ji, after all, Wei Ji and Qin Jin have a relationship, as long as Qin Jin's name is reported, Wei Ji will definitely meet him in person. And Wei Fangjin is different, as a subordinate servant, he is the prime minister in the political hall, Qin Jin is just a local county guard, even if he asks to see, whether he is received or not depends on the specific situation, not to mention that Du Qianyun is just an errand?
However, Du Qianyun was extremely confident that Wei Fangjin would definitely personally meet him as a little person, because at the same time as he went to see Wei Ji, he had already ordered someone to send a stepping stone to the Wei Mansion.
The two pieces of jade produced in the Western Regions can be regarded as valuable inside and outside Chang'an, and at least tens of thousands of dollars can be sold at will, with such a heavy gift, Wei Fangjin, who has always been greedy for money, will definitely make an exception to meet him.
Du Qianyun's guess was right, when Wei Fangjin heard that someone had sent two priceless jade pieces in the name of Qin Jin, he couldn't contain the excitement in his heart. Although he knew that the price of these two pieces of jade would not be paid, he just couldn't control the stupid desire in his heart.