Volume 5 The Emperor and the General Chapter 307 On the Road
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Qin Lei asked Qiao Tiancai to help Qin Wei back to the chair and sit down, rubbed his forehead vigorously with his right hand, smoothed out the brows that had been wrinkled into a concave shape due to anger, and said in a deep voice: "Let's not say whether they are playing you or not, you should know that Wen Yanbo has instructed the officials to sell officials privately since the autumn of last year, how much is a prefect, do you know?" ”
The finances of the imperial court were empty, and he couldn't make ends meet year after year, so Wen Yanbo had to make this decision and take out some official positions in the imperial court and mark the price clearly, which was called 'donating officials', which everyone in Daqin knew. Qin Wei, www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, nodded, and said astringently: "20,000 taels can be placed in the prefect of a remote place; Add 10,000 taels, and you can put it in a medium place; Add another 10,000 taels, and you can put fertilizer and lack the prefect. ”
The green tendons on Qin Lei's forehead jumped suddenly, and he trembled with anger: "The Lonely King Tianhuang is noble, and it is worth 20,000 taels of silver?" A bullshit prefect? I couldn't help but raise my voice and scolded angrily: "Stupid! Obsessed! ”
Qin Wei lowered his head and cried bitterly: "My subordinates were dizzy for a few days, and they regretted it later. I wanted to get rid of them, but I was coerced by them with what I had done, and I had no way to retreat, so I could only go all the way to the dark. ”
Qin Lei laughed angrily and said: "You are indeed stupid, if you confessed to the Lone King at that time, it would be just a crime of reselling confidential materials, and at most you will go to the Invalids Farm to live for three or five years." But it's good that you don't repent, don't say anything, and go to the dead end step by step. Even if it was forced, didn't you do it? ”
Qin Wei wept bitterly and said: "My subordinates know that they are deeply guilty, and they have leaked the prince's secrets several times, which is indeed a dead end. ”
Qin Lei nodded expressionlessly, and said in a deep voice: "Let's eat, when you are full of food and drink, the Lone King will send you on your way." For the sake of the past merits, Lone will burn this file, even if you ......" sighed and said softly: "Die." ”
Qin Wei's face suddenly turned gray, he knelt down and hugged Qin Lei's legs, crying and said, "Didn't you say that we had a chance to make a mistake?" The subordinates don't ask the prince for forgiveness, but let me go to the Invalids Farm for the rest of my life...... The prince ......"
Qin Lei tilted his head to the window, there was snow there, and the white of his eyes was so dazzling. Closing his eyes slightly, Qin Lei said heavily: "Rebellion is unforgiving, you know." ”
As he spoke, he reached out and lifted him up and pressed him to his seat. Then put the wine cup in front of him, poured the wine, and said in a deep voice: "This is the most precious five-grain spring on our farm, drink more." If you want to drink it again, it will be twenty years later. ”
Qin Wei took the wine cup with tears in his eyes, sent it to his stomach cup by cup, and raised his chopsticks to eat the vegetables, looking at the tears and snot on his face, wine juice and vegetable soup, it looked very funny, but Qiao Tiancai couldn't laugh at all, he was almost driven crazy by this depressing atmosphere.
The knock on the door sounded, which frightened Qiao Tiancai, and he crawled over and opened the door, and saw Shen Bing standing at the door, and whispered to Qin Lei: "Brothers want to send him." ”
Qin Lei nodded and asked softly, "If there is anything else you can't rest assured about, you might as well say it." ”
Qin Wei shook his head in distraction, finally stopped his chopsticks, and sat there stunned.
Looking at him deeply, Qin Lei got up and was about to leave, and as soon as he turned around, he heard Qin Wei say heartbreakingly: "Lord Wang, I will never dare again in my next life...... Can you still let me into the Blackguard? ”
Qin Lei's tears flowed down, nodded solemnly, and said astringently: "I want to ......" After speaking, he strode out of the hut, no matter how Qin Wei called, he didn't look back.
Qiao Tiancai staggered out as if he had been pardoned.
After Qin Lei left, Shen Bing and the black-clothed guards took turns to come in and have a drink with Qin Wei, and they all simply said a few words to cheer him up, even if Shen Bing, who was originally full of anger, did not say a word again.
Qin Wei did not refuse, crying and laughing, drank more than a dozen glasses of practice wine, plus the dozen or so glasses he drank at the beginning, he was already drunk.
Shen Bing, who was watching coldly from the side after the toast, suddenly said, "Are you drunk?" A few black-clothed guards who toasted softly called: "Qin Wei, Qin Wei ......" but they didn't get any response, it seemed that they were drunk and unconscious.
Shen Bing nodded and said in a deep voice, "Send him on his way." ”
The black-clothed guards also turned pale and looked at Shen Bing beggingly. Shen Bing cast his eyes on the roof, avoiding everyone's gaze, and said flatly: "If you are awake, you will be frightened, so that there is no pain, and you can get the whole corpse, it is already the grace of the prince." He said slightly sternly: "Do it!" ”
A few black-clothed guards took a steaming copper basin, took out the wet cotton paper from it with tears, and gently pasted it on Qin Wei's face one by one, and after a while, he kicked his legs and suffocated to death......
Shen Bing stepped forward to examine the body and confirmed that Qin Wei had no vital signs, and with a heavy wave of his hand, the two black-clothed guards came over with a pair of stretchers, put Qin Wei on the stretcher, covered it with a white cloth, and slowly carried it away from the hut.
Qin Lei stood motionless in the snow, watching the stretcher covered with white cloth leave, until he couldn't see anything, then sighed silently, turned around and walked to the front yard.
Guan Tao already knew about the backyard, and he had been waiting at the door, and when he saw Qin Lei coming out, he hurriedly greeted him.
"Walk with Lonely." Qin Lei looked ahead, and Guan Tao followed silently, and the two walked along the path together.
After walking for a long time, Qin Lei said softly: "Actually, I really want to spare him, but I can't say it anyway." ”
Guan Tao nodded and whispered: "The higher the position, the more difficult it is to unify feelings and reason. ”
Qin Lei put his hands behind his back and said with a gloomy face: "Lone has deep expectations for him, and I was originally going to let him go to the bus merchant book after the year, and hone it as a county leader, and in the future, I will work with Manan and them to run the south into an iron country." He sighed and said, "It's a good thing I didn't let him out, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to bend the law and ruin the reputation of this king." ”
Guan Tao knew that the prince had a knot, was silent for a while, and said softly: "Things are divided into two poles, and Qiankun is yin and yang. Since ancient times, there is good and evil, and there is loyalty and treachery, and the prince does not have to be too entangled. ”
Qin Lei stroked the bare trunk of the tree and said softly: "What does Mr. mean, King Gu knows that I am indeed a little too idealistic. Withdrawing his hand back and tucking it in his sleeve, Qin Lei laughed at himself: "I always want to be harmonious and beautiful, and start and finish well, but I am too full of blame." ”
Guantao smiled and said: "The prince is not wrong, the Buddha said, 'stay compassionate for a long time, and be accustomed to the roar of the lion', the heart is good so that it will not be violent, and the thunderous means can deter Xiaoxiao." ”
Qin Lei's face looked better, and he said softly: "Don't mention it." After discussing the affairs of the government affairs temple with Guantao for a while, Qin Lei saw that the sky had reached Shenshi, and said to Guantao: "You have to worry about the affairs in the capital, you don't have to ask for instructions on everything, just put it on the record." ”
Guan Tao nodded in response and chuckled, "I still have something to ask." May I ask Lord Wang, where is this year's annual meeting? There is still a month and a half to go before the New Year, so there must be a preparation. ”
Qin Lei pondered for a moment, scratched his head and said: "Put it in the Jingshan camp, there are dozens of miles of our territory, and you can rest assured." He was scared of the leak, and he was afraid of the smell of straw rope for ten years.
Guantao smiled: "That's okay, let the guys all look at our lair, they will be full of energy." ”
Qin Lei smiled and said, "Not bad." Work hard these days, sort out the accounts, and show everyone's commendations, and you can pass on the 21st. ”
Guan Tao smiled: "There is still a whole month." ”
Qin Lei patted him on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "After the New Year, after the new regulations of our palace are put into operation, you should take the lead in taking annual leave, and strive to solve lifelong events at once." "There is also an old lady in the Guantao family, and she received it from Zhongdu in the autumn of last year to enjoy the blessings. Qin Lei often visited his house and knew that the old lady was quite content with the status quo. The only dissatisfaction is that Guantao is still an old bachelor, which seriously delays the old man to hold his grandson.
Guan Tao smiled bitterly: "The younger brothers and sisters of the Shi family are enthusiastic, and they have introduced more than a dozen households to their subordinates in the past six months, but they are all unappetizing." Said with a wry smile: "Looking in the mirror before, I was shocked to find that some hair grew on my sideburns, and then I thought that my subordinates were no longer confused." ”
Qin Lei smiled and said: "You might as well do it, the wine is the fragrance of the age, and the vinegar is the old sour, this is the fate has not arrived, maybe when the Wang Ba mung bean will be right...... Ahem, it's a little inappropriate, just comprehend the spirit. Guan Tao could only shake his head and smile bitterly.
The two chatted a few words, and then arrived at the door, the black-clothed guards had already assembled, Qin Lei said goodbye to the pavilion Tao, got in the car and left Qinghe Garden.
In the carriage, Qiao Tiancai was still sitting opposite Qin Lei, his face had long since lost the flying jump he had come, and he looked out the window in a daze, but his eyes were scattered.
Qin Lei ignored him, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and thought about his thoughts fixedly. Earlier, the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's assertion about the conspiracy of Yangmou, Qin Lei thought it was true. He was very worried about Emperor Zhaowu fiddling with the people around him like chess pieces. Because the crown prince, Princess Heyang, and even Zhao Chenghe, although they are chess pieces in the eyes of Emperor Zhaowu, in fact, they are all living people, with high positions and power, and they are ...... Self-esteem is extremely heavy, and it is impossible to be dominated and fooled, and after being completely indifferent.
I am afraid that their psychology will be affected, and the future trajectory will also be changed as a result. For both him and Emperor Zhaowu, it was not good news.
Now he is going to Princess Heyang's Mansion to visit that very strange sister. According to his guess, according to Emperor Zhaowu and Qin Wei, this woman was the leader of the Qin State's royal secret agents, or one of Emperor Zhaowu's two intelligence teams.
For this femme fatale with the name of his sister, Qin Lei didn't have a good impression at all, and even had an urge to eliminate it. But he can't, not only because of the sister-brother relationship between the two, but also because she is an important chess piece of Emperor Zhaowu, which is not something that can be touched now.
'The old man will play with fire**. Qin Lei smiled bitterly in his heart, stopped his thoughts, and only then did he notice Qiao Tiancai's bitter little face. Qin Lei smiled and said, "Scared? Qiao Tiancai nodded honestly.
Qin Lei said softly: "Send you back." ”
How do you know that Qiao Tiancai shook his head firmly and said: "I don't go back, I know that I am not a man, I want to become a man." Saying that, he looked at Qin Lei stubbornly and said, "Brother-in-law has to be the talker, you said that I insisted on keeping me the next day." ”
Qin Lei chuckled and said, "Yes, if you want to stay, you can stay, but there are three chapters of the Covenant Law." ”
Qiao Tiancai nodded and said, "I'll listen." ”
"First, you are not allowed to call me 'brother-in-law', and you are not allowed to mention our relationship to anyone," Qin Lei scratched his head and said, "We don't seem to have anything to do with each other." ”
Qiao Tiancai laughed and said, "There will be soon." ”
Qin Lei scolded with a smile, and then said: "Second, your identity will be an ordinary soldier, and you must abide by the rules and regulations," Seeing a flattering smile on Qiao Tiancai's face, Qin Lei straightened his face and said: "Even if Qin Zhan comes, no one can be special." ”
Qiao Tiancai sneered: "I didn't mean that......"
Qin Lei chuckled lightly and said in a solemn voice: "Third, don't tell your family anything about Lone, and don't talk about things in your family. ”
Qiao Tiancai was really puzzled at this moment, and said with a cheap smile: "It's all one family, how can you talk to two families?" ”
Qin Lei snorted coldly, and said in a flat tone: "It's not a family, don't enter a family." ”
Qiao Tiancai was so blocked that he scratched his ears and cheeks, he didn't know the public case between Qin Lei and Qiao Yuanshan, so he naturally couldn't understand Qin Lei's coldness.
Qin Lei remembered something again, and said lightly: "You change your name, Qiao Tiancai has already died in the palace disaster." Qiao Tiancai was stunned, but he also knew that this was the best way to clear his name, so he had to reluctantly agree.
The carriage stopped, and Shen Qing outside quietly opened the door and said softly: "It's here." ”
Qin Lei got up from his seat, Qiao Tiancai hurriedly hung up the saber for Qin Lei, and was about to get out of the car, but heard Qin Lei say: "You don't have to go down, just wait in the car." "Nanhuazi was found by Princess Heyang, and he lived here at first, although Qiao Tiancai is just a follower, but with his charming personality, it is estimated that there is no one in the house who does not know him.
Jumping out of the carriage, the deep and solemn princess mansion came into Qin Lei's eyes, this is the hidden residence of Emperor Zhaowu when he was the prince, and it was expanded and repaired a few years ago, and it was given to the princess of Heyang who could not live in her mother-in-law's house, as a comfortable nest, but it did not waste this dragon treasure land.
The subordinates in the palace seemed to have received orders, and all of them disappeared. Except for a pair of silly stone lions, there was not a single living creature in front of the open gate of the cave.
But the black-clothed guards did not dare to slack off, and drove into the gate in full armor, and stood in two columns to set up a safe passage for the prince.
Rejecting the cloak given by Shen Qing, Qin Lei strode into the princess's mansion with his knife in hand, passing through a heavy courtyard, except for the black-clothed guards standing on the pile, there was still no trace of a human figure.
But Qin Lei didn't stop, he could hear a few wisps of resentful piano sound, through the courtyard, to his ears. He knew that the woman was waiting for him in the deepest part of the courtyard.
After walking for a long time, he finally stopped in front of the embroidery building in the backyard, and listened to the guqin intently, as a common listener of Yongfu and Shiyun, his level of appreciation is still rising, at least he can hear that this is the ancient song "Moon Palace Resentment", which is said to be done by the fairy Chang'e in the sky, and is most suitable for young women who keep empty houses alone, young widows, and abandoned resentful women to play.
Although the level of the person who plays the piano is low, he is better than the true feeling, and he can also listen to it. After listening to a paragraph, Qin Lei came to a conclusion.
The people inside seemed to be aware of it, and after a few trills, the sound of the piano stopped. After a while, a charming voice sounded: "Why are you hesitating when your guests come to the door?" ”
Qin Lei snorted, pushed open the door and walked in, only to see a guqin on the soft couch in the inner hall, and a dazzling white body sitting cross-legged behind the piano,
Qin Lei hurriedly turned around and withdrew with a red face, and said angrily, "Why don't you wear clothes?" ”
I only heard the woman inside eat and laugh: "My brother's eyes are not good." It's just that it's too hot in the house, and my sister is wearing a little thinner, so how can you slander me? ”
Qin Lei turned his back and said angrily: "Quickly put on some decent clothes, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face." ”
The woman inside giggled: "The slave family wants to see how the younger brother turns his face and is ruthless." ”
Obviously, she deceived Qin Lei and wanted to disturb his mind with nudity. This method is not insignificant, but it is used in the wrong object. She didn't know that this stimulation was as light as boiled water to Qin Lei.
Qin Lei just wanted to say: 'Thank you Kato Taka. ’
With a sneer, Qin Lei said lightly: "Didn't you hear it? The lonely royal sister is hot, and she hasn't smashed all the doors and windows, and the brazier has been removed! ”
The black-clothed guard suddenly received the order, and dozens of people surrounded him, drawing knives to smash all the doors and windows.