Chapter 235: The people condemn in unison
The sound outside the post house became louder and louder, and Lu Qi returned to the guest room where Qin Jin was in a great embarrassment, only to see that there were still traces of filth on his face and body, and bursts of stench also poured into the room.
Du Qianyun immediately covered his mouth and nose, "General Lu, has this fallen into the dung pit? The smell can make people stunned!"
Qin Jin couldn't help but make the same action as Du Qianyun, of course he knew that Lu Qi must have suffered from the people who denounced him, and he couldn't drink the people to do it, so he could only suffer this loss.
"Cui Liang's old thief is shameless, and he actually instigated the people who don't know the truth to besiege the Shenwu army, and the impact is so bad and far-reaching...... This man will not be spared easily!"
Lu Qi said hatefully. Du Qianyun's eyes were a little abusive, but he would never dare to have any ridicule in his words.
"Envoy, if you don't have any other orders, you will go here!"
Qin Jin nodded, signaling that he could leave. Lu Qi said strangely: "The water outside the post house is surrounded by the people, how can you get out?"
Du Qianyun smiled, and actually sold it.
"General Lu will know when he comes out!"
Lu Qi has always looked down on Du Qianyun, who was born in business, and when he saw him with a smug look on his face, he couldn't let this person succeed, so he said hatefully: "Lu doesn't have that much spare work, you go quickly, don't miss the envoy's explanation!"
The people's voices of condemnation became more and more turbulent, disturbing the hearts of everyone in the house, Du Qianyun knew that Lu Qi's face could not be hung up, so he no longer pretended to make him ugly, and resigned.
"Merchants have always been guided by interests, so that you can use this person, but you must be strictly guarded against!"
Regarding Lu Qi's worries, Qin Jin thought so.
Businessmen act based on interests, and if they agree, they will be together, and if they are not together, they will be scattered, and turning their faces is definitely faster than turning a book. Qin Jin has been in the Tang Dynasty for more than half a year, and in addition to realizing that the merchants of this era are no different from the merchants of his time, he has also discovered an extinct species, that is, Junzi!
Among the people Qin Jin knew, such as Chen Qianli, Du Fu, and Gao Xianzhi, they were all among them. To summarize in the words of a sage, the gentleman takes righteousness, while the villain takes profit.
Therefore, a gentleman can be dead set on you when you have no use value, or he can leave you without any nostalgia when you are in full swing. But the businessman who is no different from the villain will only follow the guidance of interests, and when you are flying, you will stick up like a fly and try to suck two mouthfuls of filthy food, but once you lose your status and power, these villains will be like a monkey that has fallen down a tree, and will be scattered.
This world is a world where gentlemen and villains coexist, but sadly, in terms of governing the country, gentlemen often fail, but villains can often succeed. Because if a country takes righteousness as its code of conduct, sooner or later it will break its head. Qin Jin knew the three of them, so he did not exclude the appointment of villains.
In fact, in essence, Qin Jin knows very well that neither himself, Lu Qi, nor Pei Jing are gentlemen, and they are all villains to some extent.
In his original era, Qin Jin could still say without regret that he was comparable to a gentleman in his heart. But after coming to the Tang Dynasty, he saw that a real gentleman could sacrifice himself for righteousness, and he no longer called himself a gentleman. In fact, if you want to survive in this world of the jungle, or even live better, it is only possible to turn yourself into a villain.
"Envoy, what should the people outside do?
Qin Jin shook his head, "No, the common people are the most unreasonable, they only recognize what the superior wants them to see." Cui Liang has a set of demagoguery, we are new to this point, and we are already at a disadvantage, if we use force against the people again, won't we push the people to Cui Liang's side?"
Mobilizing troops to suppress the anger of the people by force is the most stupid thing to do, although Lu Qi is somewhat resistant to Qin Jin's statement, but he has to admit that this is the truth.
"Cui Liang, the old thief, really underestimated him, if he didn't solve this person earlier, it would be a big trouble for the Shenwu Army!"
Lu Qi was a little discouraged, although the Shenwu Army was aggressive on the surface, he clearly knew that as long as he did not use rebellion as a means, there was no way to deal with high-ranking officials like Cui Liang. But if there is an excesse, Cui Liang will bring more trouble to the Shenwu Army as long as he sends a bullet to the front of the palace.
Thinking of this, Lu Qi suggested in a low voice: "It's better to settle with it as soon as possible, let this old thief get out of here, the coming day is long, let's be out of sight!"
Qin Jin smiled teasingly and asked, "Let Cui Liang go, are you willing?"
Lu Qi blushed suddenly, but he had thought about it several times, and there was indeed no good way to kill Cui Liang without hurting his muscles and bones.
"If you are unwilling, what can you do? You can't go on like this, and you miss a big thing!"
Qin Jin nodded secretly, Lu Qi is a person who can compromise for the sake of the overall situation at a critical moment, and can bend and stretch.
Since Cui Liang dares to be the enemy of the Shenwu Army unscrupulously, let him know what a miserable fate he will have if he is an enemy of the Shenwu Army!"
Suddenly, Qin Jin raised his voice and said loudly. Lu Qideng was stunned, but immediately overjoyed.
"Could it be that the envoy already has a plan?"
Qin Jin nodded happily, looked directly at Lu Qi and said:
"How has the Shenwu Army ever suffered a loss, and how has it ever been soft on people?"
As he spoke, Qin Jin motioned for Lu Qi to approach him, and whispered to him about the plan he had just made with Du Qianyun.
After listening to it for a while, Lu Qi's eyes flashed with extraordinary excitement, and then he said with admiration: "Such a vicious strategy, only you can think of it!"
Qin Jin laughed, waved his hand again and again, and lowered his voice again.
"I'm not the first, I'm still learning from the old man in Tongguan!"
Hearing this, Lu Qi's heart was awe-inspiring, and he suddenly thought of the great torture when he left Chang'an, more than 100 people from the An family were killed cleanly, and most of the people in the Shenwu Army could not witness the tragic situation of that day, but he saw it clearly. Hundreds of corpses, large and small, were stacked together like dead pigs, loaded into trucks, and transported to mass graves in the west of Chang'an City, where they were eaten by wild dogs.
This bloody scene appeared in front of Lu Qi's eyes again, and it took him a long time before he looked up at Qin Jin, although Qin Jin was smiling, he couldn't see a trace of a smile in Qin Jin's eyes.
Lu Qi, who had always been sensitive, suddenly realized that Qin Envoy Jun had changed, and Qin Jin, who had just commanded the Shenwu Army, was already like two people. But when did this transformation begin? He tried to find clues in his memories, but he couldn't figure out where to start.
It wasn't until Qin Jin called him three times in a row that Lu Qi came back to his senses.
"This time, Cui Liang's old thief will die without a place to be buried!"
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The county guard's mansion, Cui Liang finally took a breath of evil in his heart. Qin Jin does have soldiers in his hands, and they are all elite soldiers who dare to fight and can fight, but he is not afraid, because he has the people in his hands and the hearts of the people. Since ancient times, those who have been against the people and the people's hearts have been the only ones who are thieves and thieves, do Qin Jin dare to risk the disapproval of the world?
"Make Jun clever, Qin Jin is already in a hurry, even Lu Qi, who is showing off his might in front of the envoy today, has been splashed with dung by the people, and there is nothing to do!"
Xue Jingxian patted Cui Liang's ass sincerely, and at this moment he had a little admiration for this seemingly incompetent Shangguan. The elite soldiers who used the people to deal with Qin and Jin could only be thought of by those who were like ghosts.
After receiving praise from his subordinates, Cui Liang became more and more proud. It's just a fly in the ointment, Qin Jin was not provoked by this, if he could be angry like an ordinary martial artist and lead troops to hurt the people, he would have the handle to impeach this person. At that time, it is not whether he wants to hand over official business, but whether Feng Yijun's official position can be kept.
Although the Son of Heaven reused this person because of Qin Jin's ability, he would never let him act on the people and ignore him.
"It's a pity, Lu Qi looks like a rough man, but he can bear it, otherwise we would be invincible!"
Xue Jingxian sent another sycophant.
"Even if they know each other, they can't escape the palm of your hand!"
Regarding the sycophants of his subordinates, Cui Liang has always refused to come, but he has a very humble appearance in his mouth.
"This can't be taken lightly, Qin Jin has always been cunning, and he must always be on guard!"
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The people surrounded the post house for two days and two nights, from the county guard to the county court, and even the curfew in the state city, there was only one purpose, that is, to let the people keep an eye on Qin Jin, the leader of the Shenwu Army, and it was best to provoke the soldiers of the Shenwu Army and have a conflict with the people.
After careful consideration, Cui Liang felt that as long as Qin Jin dared to move a finger of the people, he would dare to concoct another rebellion.
It's just that Qin Jin once again disappointed Cui Liang, and instead of suppressing the people, the Shenwu Army sent food to these gathered people. However, the reaction of the people still made Cui Liang very relieved.
A few people who took the lead kicked over the Shenwu Army one by one, and bluntly said that they would never eat a grain of rice from the Shenwu Army.
After having this good show, Cui Liang felt that he couldn't be too stingy, and it was time to perform.
Cui Liang originally wanted to open the treasury and distribute food to these people, but the Shenwu army was still surrounded outside the treasury, and the idea of using the grain in the treasury was difficult to realize. However, the food is small, how can it be difficult to hold the prestige of Cui Yuanjun?
He immediately personally visited several large households in Tongzhou City and asked for grain borrowing. The results were expected and beyond expectations.
Cui Liang visited a total of three major businessmen in Tongzhou City, but Du Shi refused to shirk, and the rest of the grain prices did not unexpectedly agree.
Regarding Du's abnormality, Cui Liang secretly recorded in his heart that he planned to wait for Qin Jin to be punished after dealing with him, and even a mere businessman dared to refuse his request?