Zhu Ling'er's confession touched the most sensitive nerve in Yang Zhi's heart.

The battle for storage positions is intensifying, and once the situation gets out of control, the consequences are unimaginable. The scene when the emperor transferred troops to surround the palace to thwart the prince's rebellion and forcibly restored the throne under the protection of the forbidden army was like yesterday. If someone really blatantly attacked his own family, even if Chang San and Zhu Ling'er were both top-level killers, what could the two of them do? The inner court guards on duty in the palace eat imperial food, will they die for him? What's more, the emperor didn't have any good intentions in the first place, it was not so much a guard as a surveillance.

Concern is chaos.

When he got up early the next morning, the first thing Yang Zhi did was to write a secret order to send it to Jinling urgently. originally wanted to visit Wei Su's father and son first, but temporarily changed his mind and went to the Qin Mansion.

Qin Kongyun is out for most of the year every year, and it is also a hard life, and he only returned to Chang'an last month. Early in the morning, I was surprised to see Yang Zhi visiting: "Third brother, why did you come so early today?" My eldest brother and I both knew that you were back, and I just wanted to invite you to the fourth brother's mansion to get together. ”

Qin Kongyun was only the executive general manager of the Qin clan at best, and the old fox who had retreated behind the scenes was the real decision-maker.

"Good! Wait a little longer. Yang Zhi asked directly: "Where is your old man?" I have something to ask. ”

As soon as Qin Kongyun heard it, he knew that if it wasn't for the important things that were difficult for him to make the decisions, Yang Zhi rarely came directly to the old man to "ask for advice". didn't say much, and immediately led him to see Duke Qin.

In Qin Gong's living room, which was like a five-star hotel suite in his previous life, it seemed that it was always so dim and dark. The old fox has always been dressed in a half-new black cloth robe, and he has always been half-lying on the soft couch with his eyes slightly closed.

Yang Zhi sat down and muttered, "Old man." Nest in this dark room every day, don't you feel depressed? If you don't open the window, you can light a few candles! ”

"It's good to get used to it. Boy, it's been a long time, and you're not here for this today, are you? ”

Yang Zhi has a great friendship with Qin Kongyun and Qin Jiaoyang, but he has a more tacit understanding with Qin Gong. He said his worries unequivocally, and then said bluntly: "You and I have the same interests." Your stall is too big, and it's harder to clean up than I am. I can speed up and increase my cooperation, and you will do your best to help me keep my family safe. What do you think? ”

Qin Gong pondered for a moment. "Not so good. The cooperation between you and me is originally to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses and benefit each other, so how can we attach additional conditions? You're not a big one. In the end, it's still not as convenient as my Qin clan, right? Otherwise, how could he take the initiative to come to me, an old man? ”

Qin Gong is scheming. In front of the emperor, he didn't fall behind, and he didn't eat Yang Zhi's set at all. The reason why the old fox is an old fox is because he is more calm than Yang Zhi, uses the hole cards in his hand more skillfully, and is more able to grasp the opportunity to bargain.

Yang Zhi was extremely rare and did not have a brain-burning grinding with Qin Gong: "You mean one yard to one yard?" Count it separately! What are the conditions? Make an offer! ”

"Boy, you're wrong." Qin Gong said slowly: "In today's situation, you and I can't hold a group, do you still need to bargain?" My condition. There are just no conditions. What you want me to do, in fact, from the day you moved your family to Chang'an. I've been doing it for a long time. I had your worries twenty years ago. Otherwise, how could I have spent so much effort and money to build secret rooms and secret passages for the emperor? The emperor is a noble man, and he still knows that he has left a way out for himself to be careful in case. Why can't I? But when you're my age, you'll know that that worry is a bit unnecessary. ”

Yang Zhi retorted: "Didn't the emperor use it last time? It can be seen that there is no need to be prepared! Old man, if you want me to rest assured, you have to give me a real account. ”

Qin Gong sighed: "This time is different from the past. At that time, the territory of Great Xia was small, the national strength was poor, the imperial throne was unstable, and the emperor was suspicious, how could he not leave a way out? After that, if you and I hadn't experienced it personally, would you have thought that Wei Su would encourage the prince to rebel? You might as well think about it carefully, according to the situation at that time, is it safer for the emperor to go to Zhou Ting's mansion? If I hadn't gone there to preside over the rescue in person, do you think he would have come to me? ”

"You're confident, but you're not confident. It's understandable that concern is messy. I dare to assert that your worries are unwarranted and justified. In the grand scheme of things, no one dares to touch you, not even the emperor. Whether you fight, kill, or cheat, you are not inferior to anyone. The emperor was determined to let you out because of his embarrassment, and in order to support you to contain my Qin clan. ”

"As the saying goes, people are not as good as heaven, you and Princess Changxiu have formed a bad fate, with the help of the power of the lord of Beiyan County to control the islands off the coast of Shandong, and serve as the governor of customs to quickly build four branches, which the emperor did not expect. To be honest, I didn't expect it either. None of us could have imagined that you would soon become a force to be reckoned with on either side. You are not afraid of imperial power, ignore the rules, and refuse to suffer losses in everything, and you will definitely return a tooth for a tooth. According to your talents, as long as you have the heart, even if you set yourself up as a king, it is not difficult. Coercion and harm to your family is tantamount to forming an unresolved enmity with you. If you are determined to take revenge, who can afford to pay that price? What's more, with the Emperor's deliberate support and indulgence, your existence has become a key force to balance the forces of all sides. It is in the interest of all parties at present to maintain this fragile balance. ”

Yang Zhi smiled bitterly: "I'm not as evil as you say. Is this comforting me? ”

"Do people like you still need me to comfort you?" Qin Gong smiled and said, "To put it mildly, the emperor is the person who is most unwilling to see you have worries. The inner court guards on duty in your house are more than just decorations. There are two mansions near the Hou Mansion that are the property of Yang Yao, the current general of Pingnan, who is far away in Suizhou, and Yang Yao is the emperor's personal guard, not the general of King Ning. This shows that the emperor has laid two lines of defense for you, light and dark. ”

"I'm also an example of Dong Shi and arrange it accordingly. There are servants in the Hou Mansion, and I have installed twenty good men. There are five shops and one private house around the Hou Mansion, all of which belong to the Qin family. The guards Chang San and the concubine you brought from Shandong are both top killers like no other. When you come to me today, you will secretly mobilize people to guard against me. The three roads are bright and dark, and they do not belong to each other. The security guards in your palace are probably not far behind the palace inside. ”

"However, you are the one who has been through the battles firsthand. If the other side uses a sergeant to kill the formation, all this is in vain, and it can only be treated as another matter. That's why I said your worries are a bit unnecessary, I don't know if you think so? ”

Yang Zhi thought about it carefully, and he was relieved a lot: "There is no big mistake in being careful." Old man, after what you say, my heart is much more relaxed. Hello rest, I'm leaving. ”

"Wait." Gong Qin got up and asked, "My second son, Jiaoyang's new son, have you seen it?" How does my grandson look? ”

Yang Zhi smiled narrowly, and said in the old fox's previous tone: "It's not good." No matter how I look at it, I feel like you. ”

When Gong Qin was young, he must have been a restless lord. He laughed disappreciatively: "! Like what's wrong with me? At least not to go to the seed, right? I haven't even seen my daughter-in-law, so I don't even have a chance to pick up ashes! (To be continued.) )