readx;?readx; Chapter 702 Towards Glory

Before receiving the letter, Qin Lei first met Hou Xin, who had just sneaked out of the central capital. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as he saw his intelligence leader, Qin Lei suddenly lowered his face, and the corners of his mouth tightened without saying a word.

"Knock on the prince for your humble duty." After the salute, but he couldn't hear the prince's voice, Hou Xin had to maintain the posture of pouting his buttocks, and knelt there honestly.

After a long time, Qin Lei's complexion suddenly slowed down, and he said softly, "You get up." ”

Hou Xin's legs were weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground, his red face instantly turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "The prince is ...... and gentle" As Qin Lei's side, he knows that the prince has always been extremely strict with his subordinates who have committed crimes, and if he suddenly becomes gentle and drizzly, it can only mean one thing...... The prince had already sentenced him to death in his heart, and naturally there was nothing to be angry about the dying person......

"Lone will listen to you." Qin Lei waved his hand, and Shi Kang ordered the guards to retreat, while he bent down and pulled Hou Xin up from the ground and pressed him on a round bench.

Qin Lei motioned for Hou Xin to relax, and said to Shi Dang: "Go and prepare a table of good wine and food, I want to have a good drink with the monkey." Hearing the nickname that the prince called himself, Hou Xin's eyes turned red and he burst into tears.

Shi Dang nodded and went down to pass the word, and only Qin Lei and Hou Xin were left in the big tent.

"Why are you so bold?" Qin Lei's voice was extremely calm, and there was no reproach, as if he was discussing the gains and losses of an ordinary matter.

But in fact, Qin Lei is facing an extremely grim situation - the six princes occupy the magpie's nest, the life and death of Emperor Tianyou are unknown, Prince Yong is eyeing him, and there is the most fatal bond problem, because the imperial court announced that it is unable to repay the interest, which has attracted a run on the frenzy, which almost pushes him to the opposite side of society.

This is not at all a situation that a person who has just calmed down the four seas and is unified by three points should face. And the reason why he encountered such a predicament was because of Hou Xin's audacity!

As the intelligence leader of Great Qin, Hou Xin's power has infiltrated every corner of society, and it is impossible to be deaf and dumb before such a great change, and he will not hear the slightest rumor. Looking at the change of seizing the palace, the reaction speed of the Espionage Department is very sensitive, which is very different from before! This clearly told Qin Lei that the ins and outs of this incident were all carried out under Hou Xin's gaze and even connivance, and he sincerely saw the situation today.

However, today's situation was something that Qin Lei did not want to see, and he felt deeply offended.

"Actually, with the wisdom of the prince," taking a deep breath, Hou Xin stabilized his emotions and said softly: "I will definitely understand the painstaking efforts of my subordinates." ”

Qin Lei was silent for a moment before he nodded slowly and said, "Between our brothers, there is no need to say those high-sounding grandiose, I do understand what you mean." Said with a self-deprecating smile: "Let you make such a mess, and all the conspirators and careerists hidden in the shadows will jump out, it can indeed give me a chance to plow the court and sweep the caves, clear the demonic atmosphere, and speed up the process of my ascension to the throne." ”

"Lord Wang." Hou Xin praised from the bottom of his heart, and swore almost a gambling curse: "But the subordinates really only have a public heart, and they don't have the slightest selfishness!" ”

"I admit that you have a public heart," Qin Lei couldn't help but laugh and said, "But it should be said that it is both public and private." As he spoke, he said with a solemn face: "Who is your intelligence teacher?" ”

"It's Lord Shen Bingshen."

"In the first lesson of school, he didn't tell you how to find out the culprit behind the conspiracy?" Qin Lei asked in a deep voice.

"Yes," Hou Xin could only answer seriously to the prince's knowingly question: "Look at who benefits, whether directly or indirectly, whoever benefits the most, who has the greatest suspicion......" The more he spoke, the quieter his voice became, and at the end he said with a gloomy expression: "You can't get any benefits from your humble position, but you have to bear such a heinous crime." ”

"I can't get it because you misjudged my reaction." Qin Lei said lightly: "You feel that if you frame my threatening brother and brother, I should reprimand you on the surface, but I am still happy in my heart." ”

Hou Xin did not speak, acquiescing to this view.

"After the accident, I instructed Shen Bing to conduct a comprehensive investigation into this matter," Qin Lei took out a piece of music from the desk and gently returned it in front of him: "You can see if it's true." ”

Hou Xin trembled and stretched out his hand to unfold the recital, only to see that it was clearly listed with whom, when, and where, and what he was talking about. The facts were all there, and there was no room for quibbling, and he was sweating like rain, his legs were weak, and he fell to his knees.

Qin Lei said in a calm voice: "You and those left-behind officials who have not made outstanding military exploits in the War of Unification, lest there will be no your name on the list of meritorious deeds rewards after the war, so they will deceive and derelict their duties, deliberately creating an opportunity for Qin Zhan and Yin Wuyi to seize the palace, and then you will immediately take action, firmly control the situation in the middle capital, and then try to guide the incident in the direction that is most favorable to King Lone, so as to ask me for credit, right!" ”

"Yes......" Hou Xin lowered his head and said with difficulty: "We all feel that if we continue to do nothing, all the high-ranking officials in the future will be occupied by those who have made meritorious contributions on the battlefield, which is quite unfavorable to us." As he spoke, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes begging, and said: "Although the motive is not pure, everything I do is based on the interests of the prince......

"Fart!" Qin Lei sneered and said, "Don't you know that the imperial brother has agreed with me that when the class master returns to the court, it will be the day of the transfer of the throne?" When the lonely king sits on the throne, won't all the problems be solved? As he spoke, he slapped the table and said: "You know that once you are a class teacher, all the conspiracies will be useless, so you have the courage to manipulate everything that happens, and to say this, your motives are purely self-interested, don't use the lone king as a guise again!" ”

Hou Xin was speechless, so he could only kneel there silently, waiting for the punishment of the prince.

Qin Lei calmed down again, and said in a gentle tone: "Of course, there is also my responsibility here...... If God had punished you heavily in the fifth year, perhaps you would not have had the sins you have today. He said that Hou Xin used the same method to connive at Princess Heyang and local officials to deceive and exploit business travel, and finally caused a purge that shocked the whole country.

In that purge, Hou Xin eliminated the royal secret spies who were mutually constrained by the spy division, successfully eliminated dissidents, and became the only boss of the Great Qin's internal spy system. However, at that time, Qin Lei was greatly discouraged because he knocked down Princess Heyang and the governors of several provinces, thinking that he was 'suspected of being the master of his own affairs, but he was dedicated to the public', and did not punish him.

This kind of reason made Hou Xin mistakenly think that he could be lawless under the guise of public intentions, which laid the root cause of today's incident, so Qin Lei said this.

"Humble duty, let the prince punish ......" Hearing what the prince said, Hou Xin's heart was suddenly ecstatic, he knew that he couldn't die, so he immediately changed his strategy and used an honest attitude to fight for leniency.

"Hmm," Qin Lei nodded slowly and said softly, "Come in." ”

Shi Kang, who had been waiting outside for a long time, brought a sumptuous banquet, warmed a pot of good wine, and retreated.

"Get up," Qin Lei picked up the wine jug, poured a full bowl, and said with a smile: "I thought it was a broken head wine, didn't it?" ”

Hou Xin nodded awkwardly and said softly, "The criminal does think so. ”

"If you had changed the past, you would surely die." Qin Lei looked at him fixedly, and said with emotion: "However, the country is about to be reunified, you have made great contributions, and you are an old brother who followed me out of Shangjing, I really can't bear to send you to Huangquan Road at this time......

Hou Xin's eyes turned red when he said this, and he burst into tears.

"But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living sin cannot be escaped." Qin Lei said in a deep voice: "I will give you two choices now, one is a twenty-year prison sentence in the Invalids Farm, and the other is ...... Go to the Western Regions to create the Western Regions Military Intelligence Bureau. ”

"Western Regions Military Intelligence Agency?"

"Yes, he is responsible for collecting military intelligence from the countries of the Western Regions, including the Persian Great Eclipse, and preparing for the westward expedition of the army. This work is very hard and dangerous, and the day of the army's westward expedition will be ten years later, or twenty years later, in short, it is far away, and it is likely to be longer than the time chosen by the first one, but as long as you persist until you succeed, it will be the moment when you will be guilty. ”

Although after the Central Plains War, the country needs a long time to recuperate, but in order to achieve greater ambitions, intelligence gathering, and spies must be carried out in advance, but in order to know oneself and the enemy, and not to be defeated in a hundred battles. Moreover, after more than ten years of restoration, the Silk Road has regained its former prosperity, and the Central Plains business travel has been endless, and the footprints have spread all over the countries of the Western Regions, and it is very popular everywhere it goes, which is the golden age of intelligence.

"I'll choose the second one," Hou Xin said without hesitation: "It's not the prince's soldier." ”

"It's good that you can choose this way!" Qin Lei got up and personally brought the wine bowl to him, and said earnestly: "Your ability is one of the best among all my old subordinates, and the reason why your achievements have not reached their heights is because you have not learned to be a human being. ”

"To be human?" Hou Xin said softly.

"Yes, be human." Qin Lei said in a deep voice: "Do things first, then be a person, if you don't recognize it, you can't do good things." As he spoke, he handed the wine glass to him and said softly: "Don't be too pessimistic, you are my old subordinate after all, and you are different from others." There is still a long way to go. Drink this bowl of practice wine, walk well, take the right path, I will wait for you in front. ”

Hou Xin picked up the wine bowl with tears streaming down his face, drank it on his back in one gulp, wiped his tears, choked up and smiled: "I hope I can drink the celebration wine given to me by His Majesty in the future." ”

Qin Lei's eyes were also red, and he said softly: "Yes, it will." ”

Hou Xin put down the wine bowl, and respectfully kowtowed: "If you go to Guanshan Ruofei, you can't serve the prince, please take care, the guilty will pray for you day and night." ”

Qin Lei smiled and said, "You have to take care of yourself, safety first." ”

Hou Xin nodded heavily, looked at him deeply, and never looked back and left.

As soon as he left, Shen Qing and Shen Bing appeared at the door together, Qin Lei beckoned them to sit down, and said with a smile: "It's better to come early than to come by chance, Shi Dang put up a good meal, but Hou Xin left without moving his chopsticks, which is just cheap for the two of you." ”

After sitting down, the two exchanged glances, and Shen Bing said softly: "The prince didn't kill him after all." ”

Qin Lei nodded, drank a glass of wine, and sighed: "How many people called my instructor in the mountains of Chuzhou at the beginning?" ”

"Three hundred and thirty-seven." Shen Qing was Qin Lei's chief guard at that time, and he remembered it very clearly.

"How many more are there?" Qin Lei asked faintly.

"This ......" Shen Qing's tone also became heavy, and he said softly: "There should be fifty or sixty." ”

"Thirty-eight." Qin Lei said with a gloomy expression: "If you kill Hou Xin again, it will be exactly a fraction of the original amount." Tears rolled in his eyes, and he hissed: "You have to tell them that when the world is peaceful, they will live a good life, and don't do some corrupt things, otherwise how will they be embarrassed when they meet again?" ”

"Yes......" the two replied in unison.

"Alright." Gathering his mood, Qin Lei lifted his spirits and said, "What do you think of the current situation?" ”

Shen Bing said softly: "It's tricky. "He is a military intelligence leader, and he is only responsible for providing intelligence, not for the overall situation, so he still has to listen to his brother.

Shen Qing said softly: "If you want to humble your position, there is nothing to worry about on the side of the central capital, it is His Highness who wants to defend the embankment, he has so many soldiers in his hands, and his combat effectiveness is also very strong, although we can defeat them, but if we want to keep His Highness, it is absolutely impossible, once they are allowed to flee back to Qi State, the problem will be troublesome." ”

Speaking of this, Shen Bing interjected: "Oh, I almost forgot, I just received a letter from Prince Yong. Hurriedly took out a letter from his arms and gave it to Qin Lei.

Qin Lei took it and tore open the envelope, took out the letter paper, skimmed it quickly, handed the letter to Shen Qing, and said with a smile: "He invited me to his military camp as a guest, saying that he had prepared a casual banquet, and the brothers would catch up on the old days." He also said that it was just a casual banquet, and it was enough to bring only one or two guards, and it would not be beautiful if there were too many people. ”

Shen Qing was taken aback and said, "What? He wants to do it now? ”

Shen Bing took the letter and hurriedly read it, and immediately said: "He let the prince take danger alone, it is obviously a bad intention, it is simply wishful thinking!" ”

Qin Lei shook his head and smiled: "You mean, you can't go alone?" ”

"The prince can draw a scoop according to the gourd, and ask him to bring only two or three guards to our camp as a guest, and see if he is a hero or a coward!" Shi Dang said indignantly: "What a chivalrous and brave prince, unkind and unjust." ”

"It's infuriating." Qin Lei smiled and said, "But it can't all be counted as away." As he spoke, he pointed to the northeast direction, where Qin Li's army was stationed, and said, "Among the 300,000 troops, there are 150,000 of Huangfu Zhanwen and Shi Yong, and half of each side is on both sides." ”

"Listen to the prince's meaning, do you want to go to this Hongmen banquet?" Shen Binghu asked suspiciously.

"Absolutely not." Shi Kang, who was sitting on the side just now, said like a pins and needles: "Lord, safety is the first thing in this joint!" ”

"Yes, Lord Wang," Shen Qing also persuaded: "This wind and waves have come over, we can't capsize in the small river ditch." ”

"It's not as serious as you think." Qin Lei smiled and said, "I have three reasons, I believe that the boss will not hurt me." As he spoke, he stretched out three fingers and said, "First, if you really want to divide one side, Qin Li will not return to China; Second, if he really wants to be with me, he shouldn't bring the Emperor and the Emperor; Third, Gu is now also a figure who unifies the Three Kingdoms, and he invited me to go in the blue sky and daylight, and then simply detained it, so that not to mention blocking the world's mouths, even his descendants and officers and soldiers are unreasonable. He smiled and said, "Even if they really want to murder me, they have to find some secret means in the dead of night." ”

No matter how his subordinates persuaded him, Qin Lei was determined to go to the meeting, and finally only agreed to let Shen Qing take the black-armored cavalry division back to Qin Li's camp ten miles away from the side, and once the situation changed, he would immediately go to meet it.

The appointed day was coming soon, and Qin Li was very happy to receive the news that Qin Lei would come to the banquet on time. In order to show his grandeur, he deliberately changed into a new robe, combing his long beard very neatly, looking dignified and mighty.

His subordinates wanted to make some preparations, such as ambushing 200 axemen and the like, but he shook his head and refused. The officers under his command didn't insist anymore, because they really couldn't imagine what precautions Qin Lei would take when he came to the banquet today? With the wisdom of King Wu Cheng, he would not fail to guess the danger here. But even if he brought the entire black-clothed guard here, as long as he entered the Chinese army camp, it would be just a piece of cake sent to the door, and there would be no return for it.

Therefore, several generals just ordered the troops to be on strict alert and stand by at any time, and followed Prince Yong at the gate of the camp to wait for the arrival of King Wucheng.

When it was nearly noon, the scout came and reported, "Lord, they are here." ”

Qin Li and his generals looked up, but saw three black war horses, all of which rolled up a cloud of smoke and dust, galloping from a distance. The generals couldn't help but be stunned, there were really only three of them? This King Wucheng is so bold that he can't be bold, right?

The three knights galloped until the gate and then pulled the reins together, and the three war horses soared into the air with two hooves, stood upright, and let out a long neigh, and King Wucheng's hearty laughter rang out: "Big brother has been absent for a long time!" With that, he jumped off the horse, threw the reins, and walked towards Qin Li.

The generals muttered in their hearts: 'On such a hot day, why are you still wearing a big hat, aren't you afraid of covering the prickly heat?' But he thought it was Qin Lei pretending to be handsome, so he didn't care. took a few steps forward, and smiled and said to him: "I didn't expect my brother to really come." The two of them strode to the camp in close proximity.

Qin Lei glanced at the officers who came to greet him, and sure enough, he found Shi Yong's figure, and immediately relieved his heart, and calmly followed Qin Li into the Chinese military tent, and the two guards followed closely behind.

The feast in the big tent had been set up, and when it came time to divide the seats, there was another problem. Because according to the age Qin Li should be seated, but according to the words of dignity, Qin Lei, the prince, should be seated, you pushed me for a long time before Qin Lei sat on the seat, but he still held Qin Li tightly and did not let go, insisting on letting him sit side by side.

Qin Li couldn't, so he had to order someone to add a seat and sit behind the same long case as Qin Lei.