Chapter 143: Ups and downs
Jingyou is depressed, confused, and doesn't know how to choose. Zheng Xianli only sat quietly, without urging, waiting for him to make a decision.
After at least a quarter of an hour, Jing You gritted his teeth and said, "This matter can be done, but you have to let go of your brother first." ”
Zheng Xianli smiled: "I have never heard of it, there are examples of unpaid and delivered first." In this way, as long as you should come down, within seven days, I will persuade Zhonglang to release him!"
Jing You pondered for a while before he doubted, "Really?"
Zheng Xianli was very dissatisfied with Jing You's questioning, "The eldest husband stands up to the sky, how can he break his promise?"
Seeing Zheng Xianli's vow, Jing You's attitude softened again, and asked, "How do you need slaves and maids to contribute, please make it clear." ”
Zheng Xianli lowered his voice and said, "Bian Lingcheng's daily words and actions related to Doctor Gao must be recorded one by one and sent to the Ordnance Prison." ”
Jing You was embarrassed: "Remember every day, slaves and maids can't always stay by General Bian's side, in case, in case ......"
If he can't say this, this kind of thing is really taboo, and he knows that it won't become a reality after he says it.
Zheng Xianli's face suddenly turned cold, and he said, "If it's easy, how can it be worth a life?"
This is another naked threat, and Jingyou had no choice but to agree to it.
After leaving the ordnance prison, as soon as he returned to Daming Palace, a little yellow door rushed over.
"Jing Lingshi is back, General Bian is looking for you all over the city!"
As soon as the little yellow door said the three words of General Bian, Jing You shuddered for no reason, and when he thought that he was going to betray his godfather, he felt a kind of fear in his heart.
Bian Lingcheng was in the East Inner Garden on the east side of Daming Palace at this time, and Jingyou rushed to see him with trepidation. However, after Bian Lingcheng saw Jing You, he rarely did not get angry, but urged anxiously.
"There's something important that you have to do!"
Seeing this, Jing You's heart was shocked, and after being a little stunned, he immediately bowed down and said, "Please ask Godfather to command!"
It was getting late, the candles in the room were not lit, and everything was shrouded in darkness. Bian Lingcheng took out a silk book sealed with fire paint from his arms and handed it to Jingyou.
"Put it away! Tonight, Yu Linwei will completely seal Gao Xianzhi's mansion, and you will go to his mansion with the golden order of the Son of Heaven in the name of the prison guard, and put this thing in the bedroom. ”
"What is this?"
Jingyou's heart was shocked, and he asked tremblingly.
Bian Lingcheng suddenly raised his face and scolded: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't know what you shouldn't know, it's best not to know, otherwise there will be no benefit to you!"
"Yes, yes, my son wrote it down!"
Bian Lingcheng's attitude softened again, "This matter is very involved, and it is for your good not to let you know." Your cousin has also been in the Crossbow Workshop for three years, and if he performs well, he will be promoted to the prison guard and become a subordinate in the New Year, and he will be able to get a better background in the future. ”
After hearing this, Jing You was even more sad in his heart, now he can't even save his cousin's life, not to mention the prison guard, even if he is allowed to go to the Shenwu Army, he will not be blessed.
"What, what are the doubts?"
Bian Lingcheng found out that Jing You's mind did not belong, and thought that he was not very satisfied with this promotion, so he lost his face, and it was already a great grace to let Jing Hu enter the prison guard for a fool, if his subordinates were so ignorant, even Jing You, who he trusted the most, would have to teach him a hard lesson.
After Jingyou realized his gaffe, he hurriedly knelt on the ground with a thud, thanked his godfather for his great kindness, and then wiped his "excited" tears and walked out of the East Inner Garden.
This silk book sealed with fire paint was held in Jing You's arms, as if he was carrying a piece of charcoal ball, which was hot and he didn't dare to throw it away easily. He hesitated for a long time outside the armory, and finally stepped through the door.
"Oh, there is a magpie in the afternoon, I didn't expect Jing Lingshi to arrive again in the evening!"
Zheng Xianli's tone was very exaggerated, and he introduced Jingyou into the inner room of the main hall, and then lowered his voice and said, "But there is news?"
"I don't know if it's news. Jingyou said as he took out the silk letter that Bian Lingcheng handed him from his arms and handed it to Zheng Xianli.
"This is what General Bian asked the slave to put into the tall doctor's bedroom, it should be very weighty!"
Zheng Xianli's eyes were sharp, he slapped the silk book open with paint, took out the silk book inside, and spread it on the desk after a few glances, and then couldn't help but shoot the case. A moment later, however, he sat down again, as if pondering something.
After a while, Zheng Xianli summoned his subordinates who had followed him for many years and were proficient in writing.
"Some letters to the family with affection, look up and pay the money. ”
Zheng Xianli dipped his finger in the tea soup and scribbled two words on the black lacquer case. The attendant read it and understood it, and in about a quarter of an hour, a letter from home was written.
Zheng Xianli picked it up again and looked at it carefully before and after, and then said hello with satisfaction, stuffed the silk book back into the cover, and then roasted the fire paint with a candle flame and resealed it.
A silk letter of stealing beams and changing pillars was formed, and Zheng Xianli handed it to Jingyou again, and instructed:
"Take it, and do the rest according to Bian Lingcheng's instructions!"
Jingyou held the silk book in both hands, as if he had a thousand weights, and he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.
"By the way, early tomorrow morning, Jing Hu will return Jingzhao Mansion from the Shenwu Army, and you know what to do with the rest!"
Zheng Xianli added with a smile.
No matter how stupid Jingyou is, he understands that this is Zheng Xianli's hint full of kindness, and his heart says that his efforts have finally paid off, and the other party is willing to let go of his cousin, thank God.
"Thank you for raising your hand!"
Jingyou's sentence comes from the heart, as long as his cousin is safe and sound, he will have no extra worries.
"Don't be in a hurry to be happy, your task is not over yet, no matter how much Bian Lingcheng moves, you have to report it truthfully, write it down?"
"I have written it down, so naturally I will continue to serve you!"
"It's good to know, don't let it be in your ear all the time. If you implicate Brother Ling again, don't blame Zheng for being ruthless!"
"When the slave and maid go back, they must educate their younger brothers, and they will not cause trouble again!"
Seeing off Jingyou, Zheng Xianli rushed to the Shenwu Army garrison in the Forbidden Garden overnight and handed over the silk book sealed by Bian Lingcheng to Qin Jin.
Qin Jin roughly browsed it, and immediately gasped.
Bian Lingcheng's trick is really vicious, once the trick succeeds, not to mention Gao Xianzhi's life, even his own life is in danger.
It turned out that in the silk book sealed by Bian Lingcheng's fire paint, there was actually a secret letter to Gao Xianzhi in the name of An Lushan, which not only mentioned Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, but even Qin Jin's name was impressive.
The silk letter is only a few hundred words, but the amount of information contained in it is extremely rich. This secret letter Qin Jinzhi can compare it to a bombshell, as long as it is an instant, it can blow all Bian Lingcheng's opponents to pieces.
Fortunately, they hit by mistake, half coercion, half bribe, and got Bian Lingcheng's godson Jingyou. Coincidentally, Jingyou is Bian Lingcheng's most trusted godson, and he handed over such an important matter to him.
If there weren't so many coincidences, whether it was Qin Jin or Zheng Xianli, they would all be afraid that they would inevitably be imprisoned.
Zheng Xianli is usually not very concerned about everything, and has no worries about this sudden frame-up.
"This is the Jiren who has their own natural appearance, and Zhonglang will lie down peacefully!"
However, the development of the gaffe eventually became more and more unfavorable, Gao Xianzhi's mansion was completely raided on the same day, and all his family members were handed over to Jingzhao Mansion for custody.
Just foiled Bian Lingcheng's conspiracy, and the little excitement and joy it brought was washed away without a trace.
Fortunately, Qin Jin was already quite familiar with Wang Shou, the young Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, so he went to see Wang Shou in person and asked him to treat Gao Xianzhi's family well. But Wang Shou shook his head, "The boss has a clear order that the families of these prisoners should not be treated preferentially. How to deal with them in the end depends on how Dr. Gao convicts, if the crime of rebellion is convicted, a man will inevitably be stabbed, and his wife and daughter will be used as slaves. If he is only punished for dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty, he will also be exiled and sent thousands of miles away. ”
In short, they will not end well, they can be saved for a while, but they can't be saved for a lifetime.
……
Outside the Yintai Gate of Daming Palace, a simple car stopped, and immediately a palace gate guard rushed forward to drive it away.
"Are you blind? Do you dare to stop without permission in front of the palace ban? Hurry up, go quickly, if you leave late, you will all be arrested and go to the Jingzhao Mansion Prison. ”
Unexpectedly, the curtain of the car was raised, but a middle-aged man came out, although he was dressed in brocade casual clothes, he still showed a momentum of not being angry and arrogant.
"Yang, Yang Xianggong!"
The palace guards knew that this person in front of them was Yang Guozhong, the prime minister who was deposed a few days ago, although Yang Guozhong had been deposed as a concubine, but because the time was still short, so Ji Wei was still there, and the guards couldn't help but bow when they saw him.
"Yang was ordered to enter the palace, and please open the door!"
They have no doubt about Yang Guozhong's words, the imperial concubine is still in the harem, even if Yang Guozhong is dismissed as prime minister, he is still the brother of the concubine, and this relationship with the Son of Heaven is naturally chaotic. The palace gate guards are just officials the size of fingernails, and who is really blind and dares to fall into the well for this fallen prime minister?
According to the custom, after dark, the palace door is no longer opened, but this rule has existed in name only since the year of Tianbao, and the prime minister often enters the palace at night, and the palace door also opens and closes. After a while, the palace gate slowly opened a gap, and Yang Guozhong entered the Daming Palace in a flash.
"Sage ......"
Yang Guozhong shed tears before speaking, and whimpered for a long time before he stopped crying. Li Longji was also disturbed by Yang Guozhong's crying, the concubine had been crying a lot for the past few days, and she hadn't spoken a word to him for three days. Yang Guozhong asked to see him, and he wanted him to make peace on his behalf, but who expected this guy to come to cry and complain.
"Saint help!"
Yang Guozhong's abrupt words startled Li Longji.
"What? Yang Qing said?"
Although Yang Guozhong was deposed as prime minister, Chang'an is the foot of the Son of Heaven after all, the first good place, who ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and dared to openly murder the outgoing prime minister!
Yang Guozhong replied with tears and tears: "Sage, if someone does not kill the criminal minister, he will not be reconciled!"
"Who dares to kill you?
Li Longji was very angry and said something cruel!
"Goshuhan!"
When Yang Guozhong gritted his teeth and said these three words, Li Longji seemed to be knocked three times. He was shocked at first, and then looked at Yang Guozhong with suspicion.
Yang Guozhong naturally knew that the Son of Heaven was doubting the original intention and purpose of what he said, so he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, crying.
"What the criminal said is true, the eyes and ears of the criminal in Tongguan have just sent back the news today. Ge Shuhan once discussed with his subordinates, 'Qing Jun's side, kill Yang Guozhong', saying, saying that An Lushan was forced by the ministers to rebel, and if he killed the ministers, An Lushan would have no truth to rebel, and he would break himself......"
At the same time, Yang Guozhong brought out the example of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion and Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty being forced to kill Chao wrong under pressure to justify himself.
After all, Li Longji was not stupid to the extreme, and asked coldly: "Compared with Chao Cuo, I am not ashamed! Chao Cuo relied on his real talent and hard work to advocate cutting the feudal domain, which brought his life to life. What do you rely on?"
Li Longji, who spoke rarely and harshly, was inexplicably angry at the moment, he was not angry that Ge Shuhan wanted to clear the monarch's side, but that Yang Guozhong actually fooled him like a three-year-old child.
"I know, you can go!"
Li Longji's voice was as cold as ice, Yang Guozhong's crying suddenly stopped, and he raised his head in surprise and looked at the Son of Heaven who was sitting precariously.
"Saints, sinners......"
"Do you want me to repeat it again?"
"The sinners don't dare, don't dare!"
Yang Guozhong retreated stupidly.
Until Li Longji was the only one left in the hall, he lay down on the soft couch with his whole body paralyzed, and after a while, he got up violently and re-read the secret report on the imperial case that he had just read.
This secret report came from Tongguan, and it detailed the secret conversation between Ge Shuhan and Wang Sili.
Wang Sili persuaded Ge Shuhan to raise troops to counterattack Chang'an, Qing Jun's side, and kill Yang Guozhong, but Ge Shuhan hesitated, afraid of becoming the second in An Lushan.
In the end, Ge Shuhan still chose to be a loyal and obedient courtier. However, in the eyes of Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, this is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous signal.
This shows that there is already a kind of restless atmosphere in the Tang Army, and once it is used by some people with ill intentions, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Li Longji threw the secret report in his hand to the ground, and sat on the soft couch for a long time without making a move.
He was too old to have enough physical strength and energy, but he couldn't get up his spirits to deal with the turbulent undercurrents around him. After thinking about it for a long time, the old man seemed to have made up his mind.
"Go and call Golis!"
The eunuch who had been waiting in the outer hall answered the promise and hurried away. Half an hour later, Gao Lishi came down to Li Longji under the guidance of the eunuch.
"The saint takes care of the dragon's body, and the trivial matters outside are just handed over to the prime ministers to deal with, why bother to bow down to everything?"
Li Longji's voice was very tired, and he pointed to the secret report on the ground and said, "You look at yourself, how can such a matter be handled by the prime minister?"
Gao Lishi picked up the secret report on the ground with a puzzled face, and after reading three or five lines, his face was already pale.