Except for Qin Jin, although the rest of the Shenwu Army also knew that Bian Lingcheng was a treacherous and evil eunuch, the degree of hatred for this person was far from the same as that of Qin Jin. Therefore, the news that Bian Lingcheng was burned to death by a fire was just like a leaf falling to the ground, and the shock caused was far from the tragic death of his brother Shuhan.

However, another one closely related to Bian Lingcheng's burning to death aroused the great interest of Changshi Yanlun. For this reason, he even discussed this matter with Qin Jin.

"Yu Chaoen and Bian Lingcheng are both eunuchs, and it is reasonable to have a grudge, but he rushed to Tongguan overnight in less than half a day after receiving the edict, and Bian Lingcheng was burned to death in a fire no earlier or later than that night, doesn't it feel too much of a coincidence?"

After twenty years of ups and downs, Yan Lun is convinced that there is no coincidence in this world, and if there is a coincidence, then it is either the conspiracy and calculation of the parties involved, or he has not yet glimpsed the doorway.

It was precisely because of the doubts in his heart that he was so active in talking to Qin Jin about the anomalies of this matter.

Qin Jin had already suspected that there was a cat behind the Tongguan fire as soon as he learned the news, but after all, it was Gao Xianzhi's territory, and Gao Xianzhi had already made up his mind that the fire was an accident, and Bian Lingcheng was buried in the fire, and there was a charred corpse from the ruins as evidence. Everything was handled thoughtfully, what qualifications did he, as the county guard of Feng Yi County, have to question the Zhongshu Order, who is also the generalissimo of soldiers and horses?

In other words, the current Qin Jin is not qualified to communicate with Gao Xianzhi on an equal footing.

"Gao Xianggong has already come to a conclusion, we don't know what the situation is at the scene of the incident, and there is no way to confirm whether the charred corpse is Bian Lingcheng or not. ”

Yan Lun is obviously not at ease, he is bent on clinging to Qin Jin, and now he does not ask for anything else, only to be able to play an irreplaceable role in the key place, it is enough.

Obviously, there are not many such opportunities, so Yan Lun has to be more proactive in finding or creating opportunities.

The strangeness between Bian Lingcheng and Yu Chaoen made Yan Lun see a glimmer of opportunity, how could he give up halfway?

"Envoy, don't underestimate Yu Chaoen, if you don't figure out why he rushed to Tongguan, find out whether Bian Lingcheng died in the fire. If it really died with a fire, was the fire man-made or was it really an accident as the government announced?

Yan Lun's perseverance made Qin Jin appreciate it very much. He knows that there is no shortage of passionate people in this world, whether in the past life or in this life, but there are very few who can last. The impression that this Yan Lun gave to Qin Jin in the early days was nothing more than a shameless person who betrayed the lord for glory. But as the contact in official affairs deepened, he found that Yan Lun did not do an authentic job in relying on Cui Liang and betraying Cui Liang, but this person's official means and ability to handle government affairs are definitely the best among the tens of thousands of officials in the Tang Dynasty.

With this kind of improvement, Qin Jin's attitude towards Yan Lun was naturally very different, and he even intended to take care of him in many cases.

Now that Yan Lun has been working harder than ever since he voted for Qin Jin, Qin Jin saw it in his eyes and felt that it was necessary to pay attention to the problem that he was repeatedly obsessed with.

"To be honest, I thought that the Tongguan fire must be man-made, and Bian Lingcheng's death was definitely a fraudulent death. ”

Yan Lun's eyes flashed with excitement, and he knew that since Qin Envoy Jun said this, it meant that he believed his doubts. ”

"What the envoy expected was not bad, and he also thought that Bian Lingcheng and Yu Chaoen were behind him, as for whether they colluded together, he didn't dare to say anything. ”

"Yu Chaoen and Bian Lingcheng are tired of the cats, I am also suspicious, but it is not so easy to figure out the reasons behind these two things, do you know?"

Of course, Qin Jin said this because he thought Yan Lun's words were true, but what did the hidden cattiness have to do with Feng Yi's Shenwu Army or himself?

Yan Lun lowered it is Hengyin and said mysteriously: "I'm afraid that Jun Riri still hears about it on the river construction site, it is said that Yu Chaoen asked to see Gao Xianzhi with tears in his eyes on the day he died in the fire. ”

Asking to see Gao Xianzhi?

Qin Jin's heart was shocked, in his impression, Gao Xianzhi was a typical representative of a loyal monarch who served the country, and as far as he knew, the two of them had already shared the relationship between the two because of gold and silver, and it was unlikely that Bian Lingcheng would take the initiative to ask to see Gao Xianzhi and touch the nail, and even if Bian Lingcheng took the initiative to ask for a meeting, Gao Xianzhi might not necessarily meet this person.

Yan Lun came up and said mysteriously: "These are all true, the lowly cousin is in charge of the Hexi Army, Bian Lingcheng cried bitterly and knelt down to beg Gao Xianggong to help, but it is unknown whether Gao Xianggong agreed or not."

Qin Jin was even more surprised this time, if Bian Lingcheng went to ask to see Gao Xianzhi, and Gao Xianzhi agreed to help, then the fire that had been in place for half an hour after the two met was even more strange. ”

He, like Yan Lun, never believed in coincidences, and now that so many coincidences and accidents have come together, Qin Jin feels a headache when he thinks about it, but since the topic has been brought here, it is still very necessary to continue to discuss in depth.

Yan Lun was overjoyed when he saw that he had persuaded Qin Jin, and then directly threw out a killer idea.

"If Gao Xianggong had a conspiracy with Bian Lingcheng, I'm afraid he would get into trouble!"

This sentence fell on Qin Jin's ears like a thunderbolt from the sky, he had only focused on Bian Lingcheng before, but this was like ignoring other people who were more likely to have conflicts with Gao Xianzhi, such as Yu Chaoen.

Qin Jin fell into deep thought, he carefully combed through all the resumes and intersections of Gao and Yu that he knew, but no matter how he searched, he finally only came to one conclusion, that is, the two had no old grudges, and even the intersection was pitiful. The only possible direct contact was when Gao Xianzhi was in charge of Tongguan, and this time Yu Chaoen was ordered to kill Bian Lingcheng.

However, these two intersections, no matter how you look at them, do not look like they will make the two resentful and antagonistic.

For a while, Qin Jin didn't know whether to put Yu Chaoen in the sequence of dangerous people. He had dealt with this person several times when he was in Chang'an, and after coming into contact, he felt that he was very intelligent and very good at observing words and feelings. It's hard to imagine that such a person would take the initiative to hold grudges with others.

Qin Jin glanced at Yan Lun, "Tell me, what is Yu Chaoen's intention?"

He didn't ask Gao Xianzhi what he thought, but directly asked Yan Lun to tell him about his judgment of Yu Chaoen, in fact, he had already regarded Yu Chaoen as an imaginary enemy, and even this person was just a relatively deep hidden imaginary enemy.

Yan Lun's eyes showed a smile that was imperceptible.

……

Sun Xiaozhe has been a little irritable lately, he has been blocked outside Tongguan for nearly a month, and several attacks have been repelled by Ge Shuhan with life-filling tactics. Even the envoys sent to Pujin Pass to instigate rebellion against Emperor Fu Ke were all killed. Both paths were extremely difficult, and there was not so much time left for him.

It is now August, and there are only three months left before the beginning of winter, and there are too many things to do in these three months, if it is delayed because of the stalemate of the war in Tongguan, then the consequences are extremely serious. Since he fell to An Qingxu, he must spare no effort to plan a way forward for this simple-minded fool with developed limbs and clear all obstacles to ascending to the throne.

According to Li Zhu'er, the eunuch beside An Lushan, An Lushan's eyes have been completely blind since the Chinese New Year, and there are horrific abscesses on his legs, feet and waist, which will not heal.

From all this, Sun Xiaozhe asserted that An Lushan may have been terminally ill, and perhaps the day of his return to heaven will be within this year or two.

Now An Qingxu's fierce rival is the little miscellaneous hair who is less than ten years old, compared to An Qingxu, An Lushan loves this young son from the Duan family more, who is smart and handsome, and all the arrangements and arrangements have obvious implications of pushing him to the throne of the prince.

It's a pity that An Lushan is blind and has no cure. This gave An Qingxu a great opportunity. After all, An Qingxu is a relatively good figure among An Lushan's adult sons, and standing out from the crowd does not prove that An Qingxu is a suitable heir.

However, Sun Xiaozhe and An Qingxu have become grasshoppers on the rope, both prosperous and lossy, so they have to do their best to pave the way for An Qingxu and clear the obstacles.

Exploits in battle are the most direct way for An Qingxu to lay a solid foundation. Therefore, Sun Xiaozhe is bound to win Tongguan and Chang'an.

It's just that the pressure exists all the time, the son of the Duan family is not without support, and Shi Siming, who is in Hebei to quell the turmoil, has been appointed by An Lushan as the teacher of the little miscellaneous hair. Shi Siming, as the most powerful general of An Lushan, can be regarded as more than 10,000 people under the prestige of the Great Yan Dynasty, such an aggressive opponent makes Sun Xiaozhe always feel like a fish in his throat and irritable.

On the other hand, An Qingxu is completely like a mud that can't support the wall, although he received the errand of the generalissimo of the Western Expedition, but he only did two things along the way, except for drinking and playing with women. In the days when the battle in Tongguan was at its worst, there was never a moment to let go of these two things.

Everything is in his sole discretion as the deputy marshal, even if An Qingxu can devote half of his energy to the Western Expedition.

However, Sun Xiaozhe is also glad that An Qingxu does not interfere in military affairs, at least it will not be a bad thing.

Just when he was thinking hard about the strategy to break the pass, a piece of news came through the Guanzhong, and the hundreds of thousands of fugitives in the Guanzhong had rebelled to the city of Chang'an. It's not exact, but it's not groundless.

After several days of verification and questioning the testimonies of dozens of fugitives from Guanzhong, it was basically confirmed that there was indeed a rebellion.

At this point, Sun Xiaozhe's heart was full of joy, he realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as long as he fought with the fugitives of the Guanzhong rebellion, there was hope for taking Tongguan.