When Er Zhuhuan asked Yang Wengan, Yang Wengan didn't say anything, he hesitated for a long time and said: "This matter is a matter of importance, Rong Bendu Du thought about it again, by the way, how about recruiting the guards of the East Palace?" ”

Qiao Gongshan hugged his fists and said: "Qiyu Dudu, I have already recruited two hundred athletes, trained for a period of time, and can be filled into the palace." The soldiers of Gyeongju are strong, enough to be ten, but the people are rude, and I am afraid that they will not abide by the rules. ”

Yang Wengan said with satisfaction: "It's okay to be unruly, but you have to be strict in your mouth, in Chang'an, there are many disciples of the gate valve who serve as the sixth rate of the East Palace, and they can't keep it secret, and the prince has long distrusted them." On the contrary, this Gyeongju child has so much less to do with it, but it is worth believing. ”

Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan listened to it, and they all knew that many of the guards in the East Palace were acting as the eyes and ears of the Qin Palace, and Li Jiancheng felt that the old people could not be trusted, so they transferred the guards from Gyeongju. But Yang Wengan didn't know that at the moment, these two people could not be trusted, Er Zhuhuan was the secret spy of King Qin, and Qiao Gongshan was Zhao Guo's meticulous work.

Qiao Gongshan suddenly remembered at this time what the Fengwen Division had explained, and immediately said: "Governor, we are short of weapons, and the matter of supplementing the armor mentioned to the prince should be mentioned." ”

Yang Wen said: "The governor of Pondu almost forgot, the governor of Pondu wrote a letter, asking the prince whether to take Duan Decao down and investigate it, and replenish the armor of the soldiers, so that both of you are the prince's henchmen, so take my letter and two hundred Gyeongju guards, go to Chang'an to hand over the letter to the prince, this matter cannot be lost." ”

Qiao Gongshan happily accepted the order, Yang Wengan was really old and serious when he did this, if he rashly listened to Er Zhuhuan's meaning. decided to take Duan Decao down and investigate, then he would inevitably be criticized by King Qin and his party. After that, he was questioned. And Yang Wengan is Li Jiancheng's confidant, after he was questioned. will inevitably implicate Li Jiancheng.

Therefore, Yang Wengan asked Li Jiancheng for instructions, if Li Jiancheng ordered Duan Decao to be disposed of, then it would be justified.

At that moment, after Qiao Gongshan and Er Zhuhuan received the order together, they led 200 Gyeongju guards to return to Chang'an the next day. After Qiao Gongshan secretly told the news discussed yesterday to the Wind News Division, he set off. According to the secret news, Er Zhuhuan is likely to be the work of the Qin Palace, so Qiao Gongshan kept an eye on Er Zhuhuan, and at the same time sent a secret spy of the Wind News Division to protect Qiao Gongshan's safety.

Qiao Gongshan saw that the Wind News Division was so cautious. At the moment, my heart is settled.

After the two got the military order, they didn't dare to slack off, and went south directly along Jingshui by boat.

Qiao Gongshan sat on the bow of the boat and looked at the scenery on both sides, the east of Jingshui is the rolling meridian ridge, and the Jingshui dynasties have repaired its water conservancy, such as the white canal, the Zhengguo canal are built here. It is early spring, and from time to time you can see people on both sides of the river, diverting water to cultivate on the side of the canal. However, it can be seen that the amount of water in Jingshui is not abundant on the boat, and the people can only work hard to carry water and cultivate the land.

At this time, Er Zhuhuan walked to the bow of the boat and said to Qiao Gongshan: "Qin Tianjian said that the situation in Guanzhong this year will be worse than last year. Guanzhong is so poor, why can he raise so many troops, I am really worried about my Li Tang's national fortunes. ”

Qiao Gongshan also catered to the authentic saying: "Yes." Last year's civil debt was just a drop in the bucket, and this time the crusade against Zhao State. Although the court touted it as a great victory, it was obvious to the discerning person. Except for a few hundred Zhao prisoners and a few counties in Henan, there was no progress, on the contrary, we ran out of money and food needed for an attack, at least for this year, we were unable to organize an attack on Zhao. ”

Er Zhuhuan nodded and said: "Even if we make an inch of progress in the attack of Zhao State, but if Zhao State captures the Turks and annexes all the departments of the grassland in one fell swoop, we can attack my Tang Dynasty with all our strength, and this benefit is nothing." At the moment, it is difficult except for someone who saves the fortune of the moment. ”

Er Zhuhuan asked: "Brother Qiao, I have always valued you, dare to ask if you think the prince can really save the Tang Dynasty?" ”

Qiao Gongshan listened to this, but he smiled and said, "I'm just a guard of the East Palace, how can I care about so much." But if Brother Er has any clear way to guide the younger brother, the younger brother can't ask for it. ”

Er Zhuhuan nodded, looked at Qiao Gongshan with a pair of eagle eyes, and didn't say anything.

The ship continued to move south along Jingshui, and at night it did not stay at the water station, but continued to sail. Qiao Gongshan didn't sleep well at night, but he already knew that the captain of the ship and a boatman were people from the Wind News Division, so he was much more at ease at the moment.

But in the middle of the night, I could hear footsteps under the cabin. Qiao Gongshan got up in his clothes, took the knife in his hand at the same time, and was about to go out to check, when the porter was forcibly pushed open.

But seeing Er Zhuhuan lighting an oil lamp inside, Qiao Gongshan heard the breathing of several people outside, and immediately couldn't help but draw a knife in his hand and ask, "Brother Er, what do you mean by this?" ”

Er Zhuhuan smiled, ignored Er Zhuhuan's knife, and walked forward and said, "Brother Qiao, don't panic, I have a confidant to discuss with you." ”

Qiao Gongshan pointed to the door and said, "I'm afraid this is not the atmosphere for talking." ”

Er Zhuhuan shook his head and said: "Brother Qiao, don't worry, you say it during the day, let Brother Yu show you a clear way, I thought about it all night, but I pondered a reason, and now after discussing it with a few henchmen, I am ready to ask Brother Qiao what he means." ”

Qiao Gongshan said immediately: "Brother Er, let's get straight to the point, you and I don't have to beat around the bush in our friendship." At this time, he had heard a few taps on the ship's plank, and it was clear that the people of the Wind News Division had heard the news and rushed to help.

Qiao Gongshan was relieved in his heart, knowing that his life was fine, and decided to inquire about Er Zhuhuan's meaning at the moment.

"Happy!" Er Zhuhuan laughed, and said at the moment: "That's the case, at the moment, the prince is incompetent, cholera is in power, deceiving His Majesty, squeezing out his brothers, and he is really not a filial person." Don't hide it from Brother Qiao, he has an old relationship with King Qin, and he has secretly taken refuge in him. ”

Qiao Gongshan pretended to be very shocked and said, "You actually betrayed the prince." ”

Er Zhuhuan said with a straight face: "It's not a betrayal of the prince, but for the future of my Tang Dynasty, our ministers of Li Tang, as long as the prince does not ascend the throne for a day, how can he betray it, I think that only the king of Qin can save my Tang Dynasty at the moment, so I decided to report Yang Wengan for colluding with the prince to rebel." ”

Qiao Gongshan was surprised: "This ...... Where's the proof? ”

Er Zhuhuan smiled, and then took out the secret letter and said, "Do you recognize this?" ”

Qiao Gongshan said: "Of course, this is a secret letter written by Yang Dudu to the prince. ”

Er Zhuhuan said: "This is the evidence, Yang Wengan was ordered by the crown prince to raise weapons to rebel in the East Palace in Gyeongju, and also plotted to get rid of Duan Decao, a border general of the imperial court, in order to seize military power, this is the best evidence." ”

Qiao Gongshan was shocked in his heart, and suddenly he was terrified, he really didn't expect that Yang Wengan's casual secret letter could involve so many crimes in the eyes of the other party. If this letter is really sent to Li Yuan's desk, Li Yuan may really be furious and ask Li Jiancheng for his crimes, and if he is deprived of the position of crown prince at that time, then King Qin can naturally ascend to the throne.

This is really a well-arranged trap, waiting for Li Jiancheng and Yang Wengan to make mistakes, King Qin's scheming is really terrifying.

Qiao Gongshan was sweating at the moment, and when he saw Er Zhuhuan staring at him, he immediately said: "I didn't expect Brother Er to have such a deep plan, the younger brother really understands it, if this crime is confirmed, the prince will not die, and he will also be thrown away from the East Palace storage position." ”

Er Zhuhuan smiled slightly, obviously also for the arrangement of this plan, very proud. Qiao Gongshan asked: "Since there is such a thing, then what is Brother Er looking for me to do, why don't you just hand over the letter to Your Majesty?" ”

Er Zhuhuan said: "This letter is only physical evidence, but only physical evidence is not enough, if we want to succeed, we must also have witnesses." So let's ask Mr. Yu to talk about the following things. ”

After Erzhuhuan finished speaking, a scribe in his forties walked into the cabin.

Qiao Gongshan didn't know when there was more of this person on the boat. The scribe arched his hand and said with a smile: "Hello Brother Qiao, let me introduce myself, I am engaged in Zhonglang Yu Zhining in Tiance Mansion. ”

Yu Zhining!

Qiao Gongshan's body was shocked, of course he had heard of this person, the other party was an important person in the Tiance Mansion, and his rank was not inferior to the famous Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, but this person has always acted in a low-key manner, so he is not conspicuous at all.

However, Qiao Gongshan got the news from the Wind News Division, this Yu Zhining is likely to be in charge of the information of the Tiance Mansion, and he is the eyes and ears of Li Shimin, and now he is actually here in person.

Qiao Gongshan was like a great enemy, and he bent down slightly at the moment and said, "Yu Zhonglang is polite." ”

Yu Zhining said with a smile: "Brother Qiao is polite, right now King Qin wants to give you a wealth and fortune, I don't know what you want, or not?" ”

Qiao Gongshan asked rhetorically: "But what about witnessing?" ”

Yu Zhining said with a look of appreciation on his face: "Smart, I like to talk to smart people the most." ”

After speaking, Yu Zhining took out a letter from his sleeve and said: "The letter is that you and Er Zhuhuan jointly reported to the Son of Heaven that the prince and Yang Wengan colluded to rebel, as long as you are willing to draw a charge on it, the king of Qin will protect you to the throne in the future." ”

"Of course, if you don't want to, you can stay on this ship for a few days, and you won't be allowed to go anywhere, and we won't harm your life, as long as you keep it a secret. This is explained by King Qin, he is a benevolent king. ”

Phew.

Qiao Gongshan scolded from the bottom of his heart, don't want his own life, who would believe it, even if he drew a charge on the letter, he might be killed afterwards. But why didn't Qiao Gongshan sign it, this was an opportunity for him to make a great contribution to the Fengwen Division.

At that moment, Qiao Gongshan put away his knife and said: "Since this is the case, in the past, there was a lot of work in Langzhong, and Brother Er led the way for the younger brother." ”

Hearing Qiao Gongshan say this, Yu Zhining and Er Zhuhuan both looked at each other and smiled, looking like the overall situation had been decided.

And Qiao Gongshan also laughed secretly in his heart.

After Qiao Gongshan signed the paperwork the next day, Er Zhuhuan and Yu Zhining had already left the ship and disappeared. (To be continued......)