Volume 4 Fire Lotus Chapter 199 Let's go to a decisive battle
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Seeing Qin Lei looking at him stupidly, Yun Sheng straightened his waist slightly, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "What are you looking at?" ”
"Look at you, Yunsheng, you're so good-looking. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Qin Lei came back to his senses and looked playful.
Yunshang twisted her head to the side in shame, but she tightened the blue cloth gown on her chest even tighter. Qin Lei's throat trembled, and he said with a dry smile: "Fishing is not interesting, why don't we play kissing." "This is Qin Lei's wish all along, but this girl's face is tender and tight, she can be tired of being with Qin Lei all day long, but she can't think of it if she wants to be light.
Yunsheng's little face turned pink, and she couldn't sit still any longer, so she got up with a sigh and hid in the cabin. Qin Lei touched his chin and smiled with an indecent evil smile, spring is coming, and the peach blossoms are about to bloom, so there is no hurry.
A small boat came from a distance, and there was a person standing upright on the boat, dressed in black and with a cold face, it was Shen Bing, who had not been seen for many days.
Qin Lei looked at Shen Bing, who was getting closer and closer, nodded at him, and signaled that he could come over. The boat immediately accelerated, and in a blink of an eye it reached Qin Lei's boat, Shen Bing jumped up according to the big boat, landed on the boat steadily, and knelt in front of Qin Lei.
Qin Lei felt a little sorry for his former chief of guard and current intelligence chief, so even if he was angry, he didn't attack immediately, but said softly: "It's hard, get up and talk." ”
Shen Bing got up expressionlessly and stood beside Qin Lei with his head down.
"Sit down, I'm not used to looking at other people's knees and talking."
Shen Bing sat beside Qin Lei in an orderly manner, looking at his nose and nose.
Seeing him like this, Qin Lei burst into laughter, "You are also scared sometimes?" "Qin Lei's eyes are so poisonous, how can he not see Shen Bing's nervousness.
was poked in his heart, Shen Bing finally showed a hint of embarrassment and said: "The situation in the south is repeated, and subordinates have responsibilities that cannot be escaped, so ......"
Qin Lei waved his hand and said: "Don't take any responsibility on yourself, you are here to accept questioning, not to accept the verdict." As long as you can give a reasonable explanation, Lone won't blame you. "He does have a lot of questions, and he needs answers from his intelligence chief.
Shen Bing said respectfully: "Please ask the prince to inquire." ”
Qin Lei closed his eyes slightly and asked softly, "First question, why didn't Gu get the news in time when Qin sent south and broke the army across the border?"
"In this matter, the Taiwei and the prime minister joined forces to use tricks to deceive the heavens and seas, first let Li Yijiang and Wen Wenyi inspect the two provinces of Shanbei Guannei in the capacity of appeasing the Qincha, and it was not until the 26th of last month that the two of them were proposed at the court meeting to continue to go south, inspect and pacify the two provinces of Jiangbei and Shannan, and then use 800 li to expedite the delivery of the holy decree, so that the two arrived in Tangzhou and Jingzhou respectively on the fifth and sixth days of the first month of August."
After a pause, Shen Bing continued: "It is already twenty-seven years since I received the flying pigeon transmission from Jingli, and at that time, the prince was patrolling around and could not be contacted by carrier pigeons and harrier eagles, so even if his subordinates sent fast horses, he still couldn't contact you thirty days ago. ”
He pointed out a problem that Qin Lei cannot solve at present, although in the past six months, with investment regardless of cost, Qin Lei has established a network of flying pigeons throughout the country's major state capitals, and can use carrier pigeons and harrier eagles to quickly transmit information between major state capitals. But the harrier eagle is still a carrier pigeon, and they only know the way home, and it is impossible to send a letter to a strange place. Therefore, Qin Lei, who was patrolling around, could send orders to Jingzhou, Zhongdu and even Xiangyang through carrier pigeons, but his subordinates in the three places could not contact him.
Qin Lei nodded and said with a smile: "I can't blame you for this." "Thank you Yunshang for bringing Qin Lei a good mood, otherwise Shen Bing would be so happy.
"Why did my father do nothing in this matter? It's as if you want to watch your son being killed, even if it's tempered, there's no such recklessness, right?" Qin Lei continued to ask his own questions.
"Mr. Guantao wrote at that time that His Majesty did not agree to them sending another messenger, but the crown prince entered the palace late at night to meet him, and the next day, His Majesty stamped the jade seal on the holy decree."
Hearing the name of the crown prince, Qin Lei felt in a trance, the brotherhood in the past seemed to be far away, and he couldn't even remember the situation at that time. Shaking his head and shaking the trace of melancholy away from his mind, Qin Lei asked in a deep voice, "Does the emperor know about the matter of the Broken Army in advance?" "If Emperor Zhaowu really knew in advance and did nothing, it can only mean that his original judgment was deviated, and Emperor Zhaowu didn't have such a big belly to accommodate himself, so he could only stay in the south and not go back.
"Your Majesty should not know, because the Broken Army announced to the outside world that they had conducted a routine training and did not exceed the training program formulated for them by the Taiwei Mansion, so they only reported to the Taiwei Mansion and the Military Department, and did not consult the imperial court in advance."
Qin Lei asked quietly, "What is Your Majesty's reaction when he finds out?" ”
"Furious, it was the first time that he openly turned against Captain Li in the court, and the court meeting on the sixth day of the first month was even forced to be interrupted in advance." Speaking of this, Shen Bing's flat face showed a trace of indignation: "But Your Majesty did not punish the crown prince, and even praised him." ”
No one wants to be denied or abandoned after being diligent and making great contributions. Therefore, knowing that Emperor Zhaowu at least cares about his own life, makes Qin Lei's heart a little more comfortable, as for Emperor Zhaowu's attitude towards the crown prince, that is not a matter that Qin Lei has to care about now.
"This time, the route of the march, Lone only told three people. Who do you think would reveal it? Looking into the cabin, Qin Lei asked in a low voice. The route he planned for the march was quite erratic, and even if someone secretly followed him, it was impossible to predict where he would go next, so the pre-ambush of the Broken Army could be so accurate, and someone must have leaked it. And in order to keep it secret, he only told Shen Bing, Qiao Yuanshan and Guan Tao the route.
Shen Bing is Qin Lei's secret eye, and Guantao is his command center, so Qin Lei must inform them so that they know at all times, and Qin Lei does not believe that they will betray themselves. And both of them are meticulous people, and there will be no doubt that the news will be leaked. Therefore, when Qin Lei asked, he was suspicious of the governor of Shannan.
Shen Bing also suppressed his voice so that only the two of them could hear it: "Judging from the information that came, the news was indeed leaked out over there. As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of Tangzhou in the east.
Qin Lei sighed in his heart and asked with a slight heaviness, "Intentional or unintentional?" ”
Shen Bing said softly: "Judging from the information we have so far, we can't rule out the possibility that it was deliberate. He wrote the word 'Yu' on the board of the ship with his finger, and said softly: "This person appeared in Tangzhou on the 29th, but it was fleeting, and neither the Tangzhou Espionage Office nor the Shannan Espionage Bureau caught him. ”
Qin Lei rubbed his eyebrows, and said with a headache: "This matter will be handled by Lone, first closely monitor, don't take any action." ”
Shen Bing hurriedly responded. Qin Lei then asked, "How is Jingzhou City?" Shen Bing told Qin Lei about the recent ups and downs in Jingzhou City.
After listening to Shen Bing's narration, Qin Lei praised: "Ruolan really made Gu look at him, Xu Qianshan really let Gu Gao take a look, Xue Naiying didn't let Gu look away." All very good, Lone is very satisfied. ”
Saying that, he got up and smiled: "I can finally leave this water nest," and said loudly to Shi Dang, who was standing at the stern: "Go to Jingzhou Mansion for the Mid-Autumn Festival." ”
August 15 osmanthus fragrance. Because this is the middle of autumn of the year, it is also called Mid-Autumn Festival.
China has long had the custom of "autumn twilight and sunset". The setting moon is to worship the moon god. Because after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather will gradually get cooler, so every Mid-Autumn Festival night is held to welcome the cold and worship the moon.
At this time, every household will set up a big incense case, and put moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums, grapes and other offerings, among which moon cakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable. The watermelon should also be cut into lotus shapes. Under the moon, the statue of the moon god is placed in the direction of the moon, the red candle is burned, the whole family worships the moon in turn, and then the housewife cuts the reunion moon cake. The person who cuts it calculates in advance how many people are in the whole family, and those who are at home and those who are in other places must be counted together, and they cannot cut more or less, and the size should be the same.
Over time, this Mid-Autumn Festival has become a kind of concern for people who travel far away, no matter how far away, they hope to be able to return home and eat their own reunion moon cakes. There is also a saying that the Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion festival.
This year, however, it is destined that many of the great clans in the south will not be able to reunite, because a major event that has a bearing on the survival of the revival yamen -- the extraordinary meeting of the revival yamen will be held today, and the topic of the meeting is whether or not to dissolve the revival yamen.
The worried councillors came to Jingzhou Mansion one after another a few days ago, waiting for the convening of the conference, so as to listen to the news and see what new trends there were in the matter. All the deliberations passing through the northern city will involuntarily look at the large open space on the left side of the road, which is intended to be used for the construction of the Great Hall of the Fuxing Yamen, and at the last meeting, everyone thought that the Fuxing Yamen should have a clubhouse worthy of its status, and should not continue to borrow the site of the Governor's Palace. Finally, a resolution was passed to build the largest synagogue in Daqin in the north of Jingzhou, and the construction began after the war in the south was settled. Now that the construction period has arrived, there is no movement on the site, and it is obvious that the council bureau does not dare to pack tickets for the future of the revival yamen.
Especially a few days ago, news came from the Xu family that Xu Tanzi, the son of the old lady Xu, stole the seal of the head of the family and transferred the right to speak of the Xu family to the Zhongdu Wen family. That is to say, now the Yankees have fifty percent of the right to speak. As long as they take even one more share, they can exceed half and meet the legal conditions for dissolution.
All councilors have at least five voices in their hands. As long as there is one of the 180 small councilors, there is a loose mouth, and the newly baked Jiangbei Shannan Fuxing Yamen will die in infancy. And in the eyes of many people, this is almost certain.
Everything that the prince brought was like a sweet dream, and now it's time to wake up? Everyone couldn't help but ask. At one point, they looked lonely and unwilling to accept this so-called 'reality'.
There was always a copper lentil full of fighting spirit, and the Tangzhou Chai Heizi, who represented one hundred and forty small councillors, stood up, and he called everyone again and again to tell them about the slim but real prospect - as long as all our deliberations are united, we can still hold on to the other fifty percent and thwart the conspiracy of the northerners! They went door to door and asked them to guarantee that they would vote against it when the time came.
Finally, many people who were already pessimistic and desperate were rekindled by him, although there was little hope, but sitting still and waiting for death was never the style of Da Qin Nan'er. They joined Chai Shifang's ranks, appealing and shouting together. At this time, the three big families, who had not expressed their position, also stood up and made it clear that they and their close families had 2,000 voices in the hands of them, and all voted against. Just in case, Xu Chang, Zhuo Bingchen, and Qiao Qipei also signed a letter of commitment together, saying that they would never regret it.
Originally, Chai Shifang's running call had already aroused the hearts of the councilors to hate the enemy.
began to be perfunctory to the Yankees, dragging on day by day. At this time, I saw that the three people resolutely expressed their position. These small families seemed to have the backbone, and they all followed suit, ignoring the coercion and temptation of the northern Yankees, and even risking the destruction of their families, and all 140 families signed a letter of commitment.
Five thousand to five, the two sides were tied, but according to the rules, the Yankees lost.
But this time, the southern families learned to be obedient, and they all remembered what the prince often said: "Nothing is impossible!" "No one dares to say we've won until the final word is over.
Therefore, they all suppressed their excitement and anxiously awaited the day when that day came.
Jiangbei Governor's Palace, now Qincha Xingyuan.
A young man in a white shirt was anxiously turning in circles in the study, the folding fan in his hand opened and closed for a while, and it was annoying to men. Finally, Lord Qincha behind the desk couldn't continue to read, and said with a slight displeasure: "Little San, can you be quiet?" Big brother still has to read books. ”
Hearing what he said, Wen Mingren, who was called the junior, snapped and put away the folding fan, and said with an incredulous expression: "Big brother, when is it, are you still in the mood to read?" Don't you know that they also united for five thousand copies, and we all lost? ”
Wen Wenyi put down the scroll in his hand, and said: "It is indeed a strategic mistake for my brother, I should buy a few small households first, and then move the Xu family, so that it is safe." The Xu family moved first, but it scared the group of southern barbarians. Said with some emotion: "These southern barbarians are really united, we have all opened to 500,000 taels, and no one has sold them yet." If he knew that someone had paid a million taels, he wouldn't have been so emotional, of course, at this time and then, in this kind of stormy time, 500,000 taels is definitely a super high price.
Wen Mingren said incredulously: "Haven't you used other means? ”
Wen Wenyi pressed his temples with both hands, and said a little tiredly: "These Southern Barbarian goblins and goblins, they don't say no, just on the price of mushrooms, they drag on like this, and suddenly they all signed the letter of commitment, but it shook us up, and it was too late to use any means." ”
Wen Mingren said in frustration: "What should I do then?" This is my first time on an errand. Wen Wenyi sneered in his heart, what does this have to do with you, you don't seem to have done anything except to go to Qingcui Villa and lose someone, right?
was really annoyed by Wen Mingren, so he smiled confidently: "Don't worry, there is a way for my brother." If you don't say anything, you can win one or two deliberations for self-protection," After speaking, he said with some emotion: "That King Longjun is indeed a genius, come up with this method to integrate the south, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's ......a pity" I don't know if it's a pity that the King of Longjun is gone, or if it's a pity that this method will disappear tomorrow......
Early the next morning, as if two months ago, countless carriages and sedan chairs traveled from all directions of Jingzhou City to the temporary meeting hall of the Fuxing Yamen set up in the military camp of the Governor's Palace. It's just that this time there is less excitement and anticipation, and more tension and determination.
The carriage and sedan chair were still parked outside the martial arts arena at the edge of the armed camp, and the big and small councilors got down from the sedan chair, and after meeting, they did not greet each other as usual, but nodded to each other, and walked to the venue with a solemn face.
At this time, there was a slight commotion on the martial arts field, and everyone looked for prestige, and saw three gorgeous sedan chairs falling in the field. When everyone saw these three old men, they all stopped and made way for the three of them. The three of them walked up to the discussion and looked at each other, and the old man wearing the color of the national official uniform spoke loudly: "Everyone, the prince has brought the revival yamen that we have worked so hard to build, and today it is a matter of life and death!" What are we going to do? ”
"Fight!" One hundred and forty councillors spoke in unison.
"Yes, let's fight to the death!"
Everyone responded loudly, and then the three of them surrounded and entered the venue together.