Chapter 218: Sharpen the knife Huo Huo
Fan Changming's impression of Qin Jin is just a somewhat obscene and shameless country husband, if it weren't for Li Fuguo mentioning this person at this time today, I'm afraid that this person will only gradually freeze into a vegetarian grandfather in his impression. However, Fan Changming and Cheng Yuanzhen are mixed together, so it may not be as simple as a coincidence.
Thinking of this, Qin Jin couldn't help but become interested in Fan Changming.
"Xin'an does have a Fan Qifu, but this person colludes with the thief rebels, but he is an out-and-out traitor, if this Fan Changming is really Xin'an's Fan Qifu, I am afraid that he will have to be punished by the canon to set an example. ”
Seeing Qin Jin's indifferent appearance, Li Fuguo felt that there might be some secrets that he didn't know. Otherwise, why was Cheng Yuanzhen tortured and still refused to die? And that countryman also gritted his teeth and refused to confide half a word?
After Cheng Yuanzhen's plan to kidnap the crown prince Li Heng failed, Li Heng handed over Cheng Yuanzhen and the townsman he brought to Li Fuguo's care.
For Li Fuguo, this is a great opportunity to get revenge for new and old hatreds together. Before being squeezed out of the East Palace, Li Fuguo suffered from Cheng Yuanzhen's oppression and humiliation, and even took the initiative to post it regardless of his integrity, but he was kicked away by Cheng Yuanzhen.
Seeing that Cheng Yuanzhen is becoming more and more favored in front of the Son of Heaven, he has a great momentum of soaring, comparable to Gaolis, and he gradually fades away from the idea of revenge, and he is already very content just thinking about being able to protect himself. However, the situation has changed in a twist and turn, but after half a year's effort, Cheng Yuanzhen has become his thing, how can he easily let go of the great opportunity in front of him?
Even if Cheng Yuanzhen had his entire right hand cut off by his wrist, Li Fuguo still rectified him ruthlessly, and he died and died, and he was in pain.
However, Li Fuguo did not feel that the evil breath in his chest was vented smoothly, but seemed to have something stuck in his throat.
Because Cheng Yuanzhen was silent about a seemingly inconsequential husband, he refused to say the reason why he tied up the husband. And the crown prince Li Heng is not interested in characters such as Sifu at all, and he has never had a question of saying a word. Therefore, Cheng Yuanzhen found that this seemingly insignificant character actually intersected with the most important characters in the world, and it would be a big joke to say that he was insignificant.
Fan Changming, a townsman, went out of Xin'an with Qin Jin, and colluded with Cheng Yuanzhen, and from this person he also found a letterhead with Bian Lingcheng's handwriting, although he did not write the letterhead, but General Bian's font, Li Fuguo still recognized it at a glance.
What surprised Li Fuguo even more was that Cheng Yuanzhen was so anxious to be tortured that he asked him to ask Yang Guozhong why, could it be that there was a secret with Yang Guozhong that was difficult for outsiders to praise?
Li Fuguo was like discovering a huge treasure and was full of curiosity, but Yang Guozhong's status was precious after all, and it was not his turn to get close to a character like Li Fuguo, so he could only go to Qin Jin to inquire about it. Based on Qin Jin's reaction when he first heard Fan Changming, he immediately confirmed his previous thoughts, and even thought that Fan Changming was not simple, and he must have an unknown side.
Perhaps, there is a shocking big secret around these big people, maybe it will be revealed, and it will become his road to the clouds.
However, Qin Jin's attitude made him feel like he had a punch in the air, and he said that he wanted to be punished, what useful thing could this kind of high-sounding words come about?
If it were other eunuchs, it would be too late to win over the meritorious Qin Jin, but in Li Fuguo's cognition, it was the opposite, he believed that there was no one in this world who could win over the trust, and everyone would become a stepping stone for himself or others.
How high a person's status can be depends on how high the stepping stone he can step on.
For example, Li Linfu, such as Yang Guozhong, their stepping stones are all prime ministers who are extremely popular. After stepping on Zhang Jiuling, Li Linfu became the head of the prime minister, and his power leaned towards the government and the opposition for more than ten years. And Li Linfu's successor, Yang Guozhong, also became the head of the prime minister after stepping on Li Linfu himself, flying high inside and outside Chang'an.
Li Fuguo doesn't have the ambition of being a great minister, but how can he give up the rare opportunity in front of him?
In his eyes, whether it is Yang Guozhong, Cheng Yuanzhen and Bian Lingcheng, plus the Shenwu Army lieutenant general in front of him, they are all rare stepping stones.
And there is another reason why Li Fuguo is so sure, could the crown prince Li Heng trust Qin Jin who has had the experience of rebellion? If this is the case, then what hell!
"The slave just thinks that this countryman is talking nonsense everywhere, and he is only afraid that it will damage the reputation of Zhonglang General, so he came over and made a ...... of anger."
Looking at Li Fuguo's appearance of pretending to be heartfelt, Qin Jin felt tired from the inside out, but he didn't want to openly offend this villain, so that he would make more enemies, so he had no choice but to be vain.
"Qin doesn't know much about this person, he only knows that he colluded with Sun Xiaozhe to plot to seize Xin'an, and it seems that he is also somewhat involved with the county commander Cui Anshi, but after all, there is no way to trace these things, how to deal with it, Qin is also inconvenient to put his beak, why don't you ask His Highness to make a decision?"
Talking about him like this, Li Fuguo was secretly angry when he couldn't speak, and he felt that Qin Jin must have something to hide, and vowed to find out the truth behind the scenes, so that this Zhonglang, who had no one in his eyes, would be a solid stone staircase under his feet.
coincided with a general reporting military affairs, and Qin Jin took the opportunity to confess.
"Qin is busy with military affairs, please forgive me......"
After sending Fan Changming away, Qin Jin got a very exciting news.
In just one night, the number of palace people and guards who escaped from Xingqing Palace has reached as many as 1,000. It seems that the heart-to-heart battle has received good results.
Yang Xingben and Lu Qi came together, these two people shared a slot, and they didn't fight, which was also rare and ruthless.
"Tell them that there is no need to rush to build the palace gate to death, just make a show, so that these people have an illusion that if they don't come out as soon as possible, the palace gate will have no chance to die!"
"Zhonglang will be wise, I believe that in a few days, there will be no one in Nannei. ”
Yang Xingben praised Qin Jin's method of surrendering the soldiers without a fight, but it was a pity that he couldn't show his skills.
Lu Qi frowned and said: "What is the pity of your own family fighting your own family? It's not that the relatives are painful, and the enemies are fast? Zhonglang will have great compassion, so he can't bear to see each other, and he has saved up enough strength to wait to go out of the customs to kill the thief and rebel against Hu!"
Lu Qi, who seized the opportunity, still ridiculed Yang Xingben fiercely, but every word he said stood on the ground, and Yang Xingben could only be silent.
Lu Qi turned to Qin Jin again.
"There is a big pool at the Calyx Xianghui Building, when you are sleepy for a long time, there will be no shortage of water in the south, seeing that midsummer is coming, and it is generally not difficult to solve the food problems, I am afraid that it will be difficult to receive the effect in a short time. He hesitated for a moment, then frowned and said: "Also, Du Langzhong seems to be very dissatisfied with Zhonglang General, and said a lot of ugly things, Wei Zuocheng's attitude is also very ambiguous, and the two Zhonglang will have to guard against this." ”
There was a pool in Xingqing Palace, and Lu Qi reminded him, and Qin Jin just patted his head and remembered it.
"Can you find a way to get the water out?"
Yang Xingben rushed to say: "This is simple, the water in Chang'an City is mostly the water of the Ba River and the Wei River, as long as the water source is cut off outside the city!"
So, Qin Jin handed over this task to Yang Xingben and completed it within three days. Yang Xingben patted his chest and promised that he would definitely do this properly in advance.
As for Wei Ji and Du Fu, Qin Jin also knew that they were deeply influenced by the tradition of loyalty to the monarch in this era, and they might have some problems with their own practices, but after all, the twisted melon was not sweet, and if they could not turn the corner, they would have to give up these two people.
"General Zhonglang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is invited!"
After the situation in Xingqing Palace stabilized, the prince had returned to the East Palace, and at the same time ordered Li Fuguo to personally form the East Palace Six Rates.
Qin Jin understood that the crown prince Li Heng must have discussed this matter with him.
The six rates of the East Palace are the six guards of the prince according to the custom, but since the rebellion of Li Chengqian, the crown prince of the Taizong Dynasty, it has existed in name only. Now that Li Heng is about to take power, he naturally has to rush to form his own personal guard, which is understandable.
Li Heng meant to select outstanding ones from the new army that had been eliminated before and fill them into the sixth rate of the East Palace, so that the six rates could form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.
Qin Jin shook his head and said: "The new army that has been eliminated is a defeated army during the military exercise, and it is really not the best choice. If His Royal Highness thinks for a long time, he should still be selected from the good families in the two counties of Chang'an, so that he can be loyal and dare to fight!"
It was the word loyalty that moved Li Heng. The new army that broke up during the exercise has always been labeled as disloyal and does not dare to fight, and Li Heng is also a little hesitant about this, but he can't stand Li Fuguo's repeated persuasion, and he also deeply agrees with the statement that it will become an army as soon as possible.
After thinking about it for a while, Li Heng finally made a decision.
"Okay, recruit excellent from the good families in the two counties of Chang'an, and fill it into the six rates!"
Qin Jin suddenly felt that the pottery bowl on the case trembled faintly, and the water surface in the bowl rippled slightly, followed by the rumbling drum and exploded.
Li Heng's face changed drastically.
"Where do you hit the drums?"
Anyone can hear that this is the sound of war drums, but last night the war stopped, and now the sky is already a lot, and the situation in Chang'an is gradually becoming clearer.
Qin Jin immediately got up and left the seat, strode outside the hall, and recruited his entourage.
"What the hell is going on out there?"
The retinue was also confused, not knowing where the drums were coming from.
That is, less than a cup of tea, Pei Jing hurried to the East Palace with a roar.
"Gao Lishi led a large army out of the Taiji Palace, and caught the brothers who guarded the imperial city by surprise......"
Since the early morning, Pei Jing was appointed by Qin Jin to be in charge of the garrison of the imperial city, but he didn't want to perform his duties for less than an hour, and he made a mistake again!