Chapter 231: Murder with a knife
On the dock, Qin Forget sent Liu Jian back alone. Even Duan Jiu and Jin Wu were ten steps away from the two.
Liu Jian had to leave quickly, he came this time to show his loyalty to Qin Wang, and secondly, he also hoped to seek some help. He was satisfied with the first purpose, but the second, he could only smile bitterly. Qin Forget told him to let him wait in Chicheng for a few days, and when Chen Wan'er, who went out to contact him to buy food, would come back, he would definitely be able to give him a satisfactory answer. But Liu Jian was not in the mood to wait on the Chicheng side, the overall situation in Xinzhou and Changxing Island was not stable, and he was really not at ease by relying on a few of his righteous sons.
"The overall situation of Xinzhou and Changxing Island is not stable, and I can't help, General Liu, thank you for your hard work." Qin said apologetically.
"Where the general said, no matter how difficult it is to tighten his belt, he will get through, I think it won't be long before life will be better whether it is Akagi, Xinzhou, or Changxing Island." Liu Jian comforted Qin Wangdao absently.
"If you don't want to wait for Mrs. Chen in Chicheng, go back first, don't worry, I asked her to go out with 500,000 taels of silver and a lot of goods to buy food, as long as she comes back, I will send someone to send you enough food, no matter how important and difficult your affairs are there, they will not hold you back."
"Thank you, General, so I'll be relieved." With Qin Wang's assurance, Liu Jian said with a smile.
"How's it going on Changxing Island? The main thing is that how much loyalty do those islanders and troops still have to the descendants of the Bohai Kingdom? Although the waterway from the Yellow River to the Chaobai River has fallen into Qin Wang's hands, Qin Wang is still a little uneasy.
"The people who were able to flee to Changxing Island with the royal family of the Bohai Kingdom were naturally the royal henchmen, the army, the ministers and their families, and these people were still very loyal to the descendants of the Bohai Kingdom. In the last battle, we were fortunate to have taken the royal family first, and we took them hostage, otherwise it would have been a fierce battle. Liu Jian told the truth.
"What about the royal family of the Bohai Kingdom? Is their emperor a man of great ambitions? If that's the case, I can't say that I have to find a way to get rid of him, or it will be a problem. Qin Forget asked again.
"Don't worry, the emperor of the Bohai Kingdom is just a dou who can't be supported, and it won't be a hidden danger." Thinking of the little fat man who was thirteen or fourteen years old but had one hundred and thirty or forty pounds, Liu Jian said affirmatively.
"That's good, the descendants of the Bohai Kingdom still have to be well protected, with this banner, Changxing Island will be stable in a short time. By the way, I plan to put the Fire Dragon King on Changxing Island, one of you will guard Changxing Island and the other will guard Xinzhou, and I will be relieved to protect me twice. After Qin forgot to say this, he looked at Liu Jian meaningfully.
Liu Jian's face was stunned, but he quickly returned to normal, he knew that no matter how much Qin Forget trusted him, the checks and balances of power were still necessary, and to some extent, it was also to protect him.
"And what does the owner need me to do?" Liu Jian asked as usual.
Qin Forget was very satisfied with Liu Jian's reaction, "When I go back and appoint him, he will go to Xinzhou first, you can equip him with five thousand sailors and corresponding equipment, plus his brothers, seven thousand people should be no problem." ”
"Okay, I'll go back and start preparing to wait for the Dragon King." Liu Jian nodded in agreement.
"General Liu, what do you think of the family gate valve?" Qin Forget suddenly asked an irrelevant question.
"Saga Gate Valve?" Liu Jian was a little surprised, and thought about organizing the language for a while, "Since ancient times, the family has existed for a long time. Like the Cao family of our royal family in Dayan, the original Su family in Su Dingnan is the two largest families in the original Dajian, the prime minister of the Cao family, and the general of the Su family, this sentence has been circulated in Dajian for hundreds of years. It was only later that the Cao family mutiny succeeded and established Dayan, while the Su family was beheaded by the whole family
。 These families often control a country's economy, politics, education, and even the military. They are cultural heirlooms, and their heritage is extremely profound, and in the troubled times, they either set themselves up as kings, or choose a few relatively large forces to install their children as investments, so that no matter which force succeeds in the end, their children can ascend to high positions. They understand very well that all eggs cannot be put in one basket, no matter how the dynasty changes, they will always stand, and the status of their family will not change, or even higher. ”
"Yes, just like the Tang Dynasty hundreds of years ago, the Taiyuan Li family relied on the support of all the gates in the world to win the world. But I believe that these family lords will never choose me, a poor boy, because our interests are completely in conflict with theirs. Qin Forget nodded and said.
"So that's the trickiest thing, in fact, those people in NSW are not families at all, at best they are just bigger landlords and nouveau riche. The Dayan Imperial Court has never recognized their family status, and they are not fart in the eyes of those real family lords in the capital. But in NSW, they are really very powerful, at least at this stage, we can't touch them. ”
"General Liu, someone told me a story last night, which made me understand a truth." Speaking of this, Qin Wang's face gradually turned cold.
"Oh? Liu Jian is willing to hear the details. Liu Jian's spirits perked up, didn't the general come up with a way?
Qin Forget roughly told Liu Jian what Chen Wan'er told him, and Liu Jian pondered when he heard it.
"Rather than keep an uncontrollably prosperous new state, we should have an obedient but dilapidated new state." Qin Forget said coldly.
Liu Jian was thoughtful, but he wasn't quite sure what he thought in his heart, he knew that Qin Wu had never been that kind of person, "What does the general mean?" Liu Jian asked tentatively.
"Kill! Whoever is disobedient will be killed, until the entire NSW is killed into a blank sheet of paper, which can be smeared by us. Qin Forget was full of murderous intent, and as he finished saying these words, the air around him was a few degrees colder. In fact, he couldn't bear such a decision, he didn't sleep all night last night, and now he told Liu Jian this, and he made a decision with great difficulty.
After listening to Qin Wang's words, Liu Jian chuckled in his heart, he was a little frightened by Qin Wang's cold appearance, and his heart was even more bitter.
My general, it's easy for you to say, but which of those families is not inextricably linked with the courtiers? What's more, they have a lot of relatives who simply hold important positions in the imperial court, and you killed them all in one sentence? The consequences are definitely not something we can afford.
Liu Jian secretly slandered in his heart.
"General, no, this is completely the way to die." Liu Jian was anxious, and hurriedly persuaded Qin Forget to dispel his thoughts.
"I knew that it was very risky, not only would it cause endless retribution, but it would also offend the families and landlords of the world. But I'm not going to be stupid enough to do it myself, someone will do it for us. Qin Forget looked at Liu Jian, who was in a hurry, with a look of a bamboo in his chest.
"Someone did it for us?" Liu Jian's face was dazed.
"Yes, hasn't that Wang Gan always coveted Xinzhou? Let them go into the gourd valley. Qin Forget seemed to be afraid that he would not be shocked to death.
"What? Let Wang Gan enter Xinzhou! Liu Jian jumped up silently.
has been a neighbor with Wang Gan for more than a year, and Liu Jian understands too well what kind of virtue that group of people is, just like locusts, where no grass grows. Especially for those families and landlords, Wang Gan is even more unstoppable, all of them are killed and robbed, who wants to have some good things in this world? But the thing is,
In this way, the whole new state will also be destroyed.
"General, general, if Wang Gan's group of people are allowed to come in, then Xinzhou will be abolished." Liu Jian swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty.
"I know, but no matter how much it is abolished, it is ours, and now it is those large and small families and landlords. If I have time, I can take my time and not be so busy. But General Liu, what we lack now is time. Besides, don't you think it's an opportunity? Your opportunity. Why didn't the imperial court go into a big effort to exterminate Wang Gan? Because now he is not at all in the climate, and he only occupies a poor state at the border. For the imperial court, the most important thing now is to open the tea and horse market. There are so many things in this that the court has no time to take care of him. But if he invades Xinzhou, it will be different, a bandit has taken two states in such a short period of time, and it is a direct threat to the camp of the water division and the waterway of the Yellow River, do you think the imperial court will panic? Will there be a hurry? At this time, your General Liu personally led people to exterminate him, or drove them back to Yingzhou, what kind of reward do you think the imperial court will give you? Qin Forget patiently explained.
Listening to Qin Wang's words, Liu Jian's breathing gradually became heavier, he had been a general Ning Yuan who had not been able to go up all his life, and he had not moved his nest for more than ten years, of course Liu Jian hoped that his official position could be raised. Even if he was no longer loyal to the Yan Dynasty now, his higher status could increase his position in Qin Wang's heart, and he had already begun to waver.
"General, my subordinates don't care about the so-called rewards of the imperial court." However, Liu Jian still said hurriedly.
"Why don't you care?" Qin Forget didn't care if Liu Jian was telling the truth or not, "People go to high places, water flows to low places, you can only better help Akagi by climbing to a higher position." ”
"But general, after all, we killed Zhao Jin and captured the Great Yan Water Division, this is definitely not hidden from the imperial court, maybe in the eyes of the emperor, we are exactly the same as those bandits. How can they trust us and return official positions? Liu Jian raised another practical question.
"What you said is good, but it should be difficult for the imperial court to distinguish whether we are loyal or traitorous now, we need a chance, we need a chance to show our loyalty to Emperor Yan. But we will never have such a chance if we keep making small fights like this. Don't worry, as long as you can succeed in doing this, I will find a way to do your work. ”
"Okay, I'll get ready when I get back. Let Wang Gan use this knife to get rid of the people we want to get rid of, and let him not hurt us. Liu Jian finally agreed with Qin Wang's method and nodded.
"That's right, you have to get it right, that's the most important thing. And, if possible, try to save the people of NSW. When the matter here is over, I will personally lead the army to support you. After all, Wang Gan still has some talent, but if I can defeat him the first time, I can still beat him the second time. Qin Forget was full of confidence.
Watching Liu Jian's fleet go farther and farther, Qin Wangli stood on the dock without saying a word for a long time. I put a lot of devils in NSW, is this right or wrong?
"Duan Jiu, you said that a person does things by unscrupulous means, is it really good?" Qin Forget asked Duan Jiudao behind him.
"I don't know, I only know that for the sake of my family, I, Duan Jiu, am willing to do whatever it takes." Duan Jiu didn't understand the deep meaning in Qin Wang's words, and said honestly.
"For the sake of the family? Haha, Duan Jiu, well said! Qin Forget laughed and turned around and walked back.
This compliment made Duan Jiu suddenly proud, and he followed behind Qin Wang, squeezing his eyebrows at Jin Wu as he walked.
Jin Wu pursed his lips disdainfully and raised his fist at him. He was honest immediately, there was no way, he really couldn't beat this animal.