Chapter 679: The One Who Took the Initiative to Defect
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After receiving Shi Bin's news, Wang San and Li Chao immediately put down the important matters in their hands and went straight to Lin'an on the grounds of entering Beijing to ask for a decree. After such a day and night, both of them arrived in Lin'an within ten days after sending the news.
I haven't seen each other for a long time, Shi Bin, Jia Ling, Sai Xishi, Wang San and Li Chao are naturally very happy, so they didn't talk about business at the beginning of the meeting, but chatted all over the world, and they all planned to talk about other things.
If not, then these people will really become bosses and subordinates without the slightest friendship, which is not good. It's just that these people all belong to the workaholic category, with Wang San being the most powerful. Therefore, he was defeated by him for a long time, and he was interested in talking about the emperor's affairs.
"Big brother, what are you doing, why did you let the emperor take away the ruling power of Dunhuang? Why didn't you hold the four counties of Hexi in your hands, and let that waste stick a nail in our territory? Although Li Chao is also very smart, but he is not as deep as Wang San, as soon as he heard the news, he immediately said dissatisfied.
Shi Bin's face was very gloomy when he asked this, this matter was indeed not so beautiful, but it was also a compromise, and he was a little forced to do so.
After hearing this, Xu Feng, the loyal chief of the guard, immediately spoke: "Lord Li, your lord and the new Great Khan of the Yuan people, Ali Buge, have become brothers, wouldn't it be easy to cause misunderstandings if you control the entire four counties of Hexi at such a sensitive time?" As the saying goes, 'all mouths are golden, and the bones are destroyed', and it should be worth it to block the mouth of Youyou with a Dunhuang. ”
This is indeed reasonable, but Li Chao still felt that he was too disadvantaged in his heart, so he said that he must find a way to fight for this breath.
"Hehe, Li Chao, my husband called you and Wang San from thousands of miles away to fight for this breath, is it possible to invite the two of you to come to Lin'an?" Jia Ling said with a smile.
With Jia Ling's words, Li Chao felt a lot more comfortable, and immediately asked him about Shi Bin's specific plans.
"I'll tell you good news and bad news. The good news is that the emperor has been put under house arrest by us, and the officials have not yet realized it. The bad news is that your eldest brother said a few days ago that he wanted the emperor to abdicate..." Sai Xi Shi smiled a little awkwardly.
The house arrest of the emperor is normal in the eyes of Wang San and Li Chao, but it is just a matter of Shi Bin's words, and no one dares to say more. But if the emperor wants to abdicate, it is different, because there are two different options: abolishing the old and creating a new one, and usurping the throne. It is barely reasonable to abolish the old and establish the new, because the emperor is 'sick', but the usurpation of the throne is completely different things, and once the usurpation is not done well, the world will be in chaos.
At this time, Wang San couldn't hold it back, and asked anxiously: "Big brother, you haven't told the emperor that you want to usurp the throne, right?" ”
"Of course not, your eldest brother is not so reckless. I also went to comfort the emperor before, telling him that asking him to abdicate was just an angry word. To our delight, the current emperor does not seem to want to rebel against some resigned taste. Jia Ling said.
"It's mostly because of Zhao Kui Zhishi, Wu Qian and Li Fu are not around, even if he wants to resist, he is powerless, so it is better to simply be a turtle with a shrunken head to survive."
"Xiao Ling is right, most likely because these three diehards are not by his side, so the emperor behaves like this." Shi Bin smiled, "But they are all still alive and well, so they can't be cautious." ”
"So what exactly is going to be done? Is it scrapping the old and creating a new one, or will it just go on? Or simply learn from Zhao Kuangyin to come to the Chenqiao Mutiny, and the eldest brother will directly add the yellow robe? It's a big deal to treat the people of his Zhao family and make them hereditary princes. Li Chao made a joke to liven up the atmosphere.
Everyone knew that Li Chao was not telling the truth, it was just a joke, so they didn't mind. However, Wang San said that no matter what you do, you can't be reckless, and you must have a pathfinder.
From the word 'pathfinder', Shi Bin and the others learned that Wang San supported forcing the emperor to abdicate, but it was necessary to use a safe way and not involve Shi Bin. issue
Who is this pathfinder, and who wants to be this pathfinder? There is no doubt that this person must be smart and alert, and the identity must be suitable, and it will not be easy to find.
It is not the character of Shi Bin and the others to drill the horns of the bull, and they haven't come up with a way to think about it for a long time, and after that, a few people went to lunch to eliminate the food.
Of course, the food makes people happy, and a few people are interested in eating and have long forgotten the unhappiness of not finding the pathfinder, and only remember the food on the table and the wine in the glass.
I haven't seen each other for a long time, so Shi Bin naturally had a good drink with Wang San and Li Chao. Shi Bin and Li Chao can still communicate normally, but Wang San can't drink enough, not only vomiting but also playing drunk.
Of course, Wang San couldn't be allowed to come like this, so Shi Bin immediately called the imperial doctor from the palace to treat Wang San. This is not a disease in the first place, Wang San's health is very good, the imperial doctor is also a doctor, and the natural medicine is to get rid of the disease, Wang San soon stopped vomiting and did not go crazy drunk.
When he gave the imperial doctor a reward of ten taels of silver and was about to send him out of the mansion, the imperial doctor stopped and said that he wanted to have a deep talk with Shi Bin.
A doctor wants to talk to himself? Who will the doctor talk to? Naturally, it is to talk to the patient. Doesn't that mean you're sick? And the doctor smiled so 'kindly', which made Shi Bin's heart very uneasy.
No cultivated person would be rude to a doctor, and Shi Bin, a powerful minister, was naturally no exception, and immediately invited the imperial doctor into the study.
"Lord Shi, the official's surname is Qian Mingzhong, and Qian Yi is the ancestor."
"It turned out to be the descendant of the Great Song Dynasty Divine Doctor, no wonder he can cure the disease with medicine, and he is disrespectful and disrespectful." Shi Bin immediately became more respectful after hearing this.
"The adults have been tortured by the officials, and they have just learned a little from the ancestors." Qian Zhong immediately said in a panic. He immediately smiled and said, "Presumably, the adults are curious why I asked to talk to the adults." ”
"Indeed, I was very confused. With all due respect, Shi feels quite healthy and there is nothing wrong with him. ”
"Adults feel right, you are in very good shape and there is nothing wrong with you. But doctors don't have to be sick to talk to people, right? Qian Zhong said with a smile.
After chatting with him for a long time, Qian Zhong didn't chat with him because of illness at all, Shi Bin's heart finally relaxed, but he was also very unhappy, because it almost scared him.
Seeing Shi Bin's unhappiness, Qian Zhong also quickly apologized: "The lower official forgot his profession and caused the adults to worry, please don't be surprised." But this time, the adults should like the things that the officials want to talk about with the adults. When he said this, his face was full of confidence.
This sentence made Shi Bin immediately curious, and he wanted to know why Qian Zhong was so confident in himself, so he waved his hand and said it to listen.
"My lord, when I was giving the emperor medicine these days, I found that the emperor was restless and kept muttering the word 'abdication', I don't know if this matter is related to my lord?"
"What do you mean?" Shi Bin suddenly glared angrily.
Who knew that Qian Zhong was not frightened, but said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, Xia Guan is here to defect to my lord." If this kind of thing is not to go to the adult, who would dare to ask such an inquiry? ”
I have to say that Qian Zhong's words are very reasonable, if it weren't for the defector, no one would dare to come to Shifu to ask Shi Bin such a question.
"Lord Qian, aren't you afraid that I will destroy your entire clan for the sake of secrecy?" Shi Bin said with a smile.
"My lord, of course the lower officials are afraid, but I also know that my lord will not."
"Why?" Shi Bin asked with some surprise.
"You have spared so many people in the 'Blood Book Case' before, and now you shouldn't kill a helpless defector. What's more, I am here to persuade the adults not to usurp the throne, not to persuade the adults to carry out the Chenqiao Mutiny. This is all for the good of adults, not for the sake of adults. Qian Zhong said confidently.
After hearing these words, Shi Bin stopped talking, and instead asked Qian Zhong to stay in the room, and went out of the study by himself...
As soon as he got out of the room, Shi Bin met Jia Ling and Sai Xishi who were listening to the corner outside the house.
"Did you hear it all?"
"I heard part of it." The two said in unison.
"What do you say, kill him or woo him?" Shi Bin asked.
"Don't we need a pathfinder? What do you think of him? Jia Ling suddenly smiled.
"Pathfinder? Sister, do you mean that you want him, the imperial doctor, to be a pathfinder? Sai Si Shi asked.
Then, Shi Bin and Sai Xishi both thought about it, and gradually their faces became happy, and they naturally agreed with Jia Ling's opinion.
"Xiaoling, a doctor who is not familiar with us is really good as a pathfinder, neither attracting attention nor arousing suspicion." Shi Bin said with a smile, "And he said something in it that reassures me, that is, I must not engage in the Chenqiao Mutiny." ”
"Well, then let's go in and talk to him now, and see what he plans in his heart." After Jia Ling finished speaking, she pulled Shi Bin and Sai Xishi into the study.
Seeing the two women who came in with Shi Bin, Qian Zhong immediately felt a lot of pressure. Everyone knows that Shi Bin is easy to speak, but his two ladies are not easy to speak, they are both shrewd and capable masters.
"Lord Qian, I heard that you are going to defect to my husband, and you also persuaded him not to engage in the Chenqiao Mutiny?" Jia Ling sneered.
If Shi Bin asked this, Qian Zhong would have answered it easily, but now that Jia Ling came to ask, he had to think twice. I thought about it for a long time before I said 'yes'.
"Fart! When did my husband want to usurp the throne! What was needed for the Chenqiao Mutiny? Who are you, Li Fu, Wu Qian or Zhao Kui's old horseman? Sai Xi Shi scolded even more openly.
Being scolded like this, Qian Zhong's self-confidence was gone, and he immediately became humble, and began to explain and apologize incessantly.
Unexpectedly, the situation turned out to be like this, Shi Bin was speechless, and sighed that he was not as good as the two tigresses. It's too much, of course, the two can't be overdone, Shi Bin came out to dissuade them when they scolded for a certain time, and it took a while to persuade Jia Ling and Sai Xishi to calm down their 'anger'.
"My lord, the lower officials admire you, admire." Qian Zhong looked at Shi Bin and said bitterly, "My lord, the lower official just wants to tell you that I have a way to abdicate the emperor without letting you be criticized." ”
"Lord Qian, I'm sorry. My two wives are so bad-tempered, forgive me. After speaking, he 'angrily' pushed Jia Ling and Sai Xishi aside, and continued: "Let's leave them alone, get down to business, and talk about your methods." ”
"Good. The lower officials and several imperial doctors all supported the lord to control the overall situation, and learned from the emperor that the lord wanted to ask the emperor to abdicate, so I and those imperial doctors planned to let the emperor 'abdicate due to illness'. ”
"The idea is good, but last time, Wenchen already suspected that the emperor was sick, and he personally checked the pulse of the emperor, so I'm afraid it won't work if I do it again." Shi Bin frowned and smiled, "Your kindness is in the official's heart, but I'm afraid it won't work." ”
"My lord, things are not so difficult, and I'm afraid no one knows about the relationship between the lower officials and the adults. I also have some civil servant friends, most of whom also don't have much contact with adults. What if they are invited to play, ask the emperor to abdicate, and take the pulse of the emperor? ”
This time, Shi Bin and the others understood what Qian Zhong meant, and they were immediately overjoyed.
I have to say that this is a clever plan, and it is absolutely safe for the imperial doctor and Wenchen, who has never had anything to do with Shi Bin, to do this. The key is that even if you fail, Shi Bin will not be implicated.
Qian Zhong is a person who is quite neat in handling affairs, and seeing that Shi Bin and the others have this attitude, he immediately said: "Lord Shi, the lower official has already said what he thinks, if the adult intends to accept the lower official, please contact him as soon as possible." I don't have much time and I have to go back to the palace as soon as possible. As soon as the words fell, Qian Zhong left.
Such a good thing that the world will drop pies, Shi Bin never expected, but how to eat this pie is still knowledgeable. Now that he was a little drunk, of course he couldn't think about such an important matter, so Shi Bin put down the matter and went to rest in the bedroom first.