Chapter 136: A Woman's Wisdom
The fat man's name is Zhang Tu, he is a chef in Ji Zhao's palace, his stir-fry and cooking skills are very superb, and he is one of Ji Zhao's most important people. And the reason why he appeared in the manor outside King's Landing to work as a cook for a group of dead soldiers, in addition to Ji Zhao's intention to trap this group of dead soldiers, there is also the meaning of surveillance.
It stands to reason that more than 300 people died in the manor, and Zhang Tu survived alone, even if he lost an arm, with Ji Zhao's heart, he couldn't live. But he is surprisingly not dead, he is still alive and well-nourished, and he is already very rich.
This is because the crown princess saved his life at a critical moment.
At that time, when the crown princess rescued him, she only said one sentence: Go to Zhang Rang's side and get the money, and you will be a pawn in the palace in the future. In this way, Zhang Tu picked up a life, but also got Zhang Rang's bounty, saving the lives of the family.
However, even under the glamorous coat of Zhang Tu, there is always a heart that strives to resist and struggle.
Because he has now become a double agent, he has become not only a spy arranged by Zhang Rang by Ji Zhao's side, but also a pawn on the chessboard of the crown princess.
With such an uneasy mind, Zhang Tu stepped into the Northern Liao Palace. He was going to see the king of Northern Liao, because the king of Northern Liao wanted to see him. For the King of Northern Liao, this man who has been a proton for ten years after leaving the country, and it didn't take half a year to return to King's Landing to obtain power and honor that others could not get in their lifetime, Zhang Tu admired the rest in addition to admiration.
Because in the depths of Zhang Tu's weak heart, he also had the dream of a hero drawing his sword in anger, fighting on the battlefield, and worshipping the marquis. It's just that when he grew up, in the face of the harsh reality, he found that his dream was out of reach, so he changed his career to become a chef.
Zhang Tu cautiously crossed the small courtyard and followed Zhang Rentu's side, a little trembling.
Ever since Zhang Rang asked him to poison the three hundred dead soldiers in the manor outside King's Landing overnight, and killed two hundred people in Situ Zhengtang's mansion, he gave this feminine eunuch a nickname in his heart, calling it human slaughter.
Say that you don't have any hatred for Zhang Rang? It was fake, because Zhang Rang cut off one of his arms.
said that he was grateful to Zhang Rang. It's true, because of Zhang Rang, although he lost an arm, he has the current wealth, which is enough for his wife and children to live a rich life for a lifetime. He knew that what he wanted to get was what he needed, and he naturally knew that he had gotten this wealth and lost an arm. It's a fair deal, Zhang Rang didn't do anything wrong, and he didn't do anything wrong.
But just like that, he still resented the eunuchs around him in his heart.
Zhang Tu followed Zhang Rang and cautiously went outside Ji Qingchen's study. Zhang Rang told him to let him in by himself, saying that His Highness was waiting for him. Zhang Tu stepped into the study nervously.
The study room is very large, but with a lot of books, the study room becomes smaller. When Zhang Tu walked into the study, he found that the governor of the Northern Liao Dynasty, who had already commanded 200,000 troops before he was twenty years old, was working hard to write.
"See Your Highness for the picture of the villain!" Zhang Tu immediately bowed and saluted.
"You're a picture? Are your injuries better? Ji Qingchen continued to write hard and did not look up at the picture.
"It's no big deal anymore." Zhang Tu replied, but he knew very well in his heart that it was just to stop the bleeding, and now he was faintly hurting when he walked, if it wasn't for the king of Northern Liao to summon him, he would not have been willing to go out.
"Did the crown princess tell you to let you be his pawn?" Ji Qingchen looked up and asked. By this time, he had finished writing, put the pen on the table, and looked at the picture in front of him with a smile.
Thump! Zhang Tu knelt on the ground all of a sudden, ignoring the severe pain coming from the broken arm, and was so frightened that he hurriedly begged for mercy, "Your Highness spare your life!" At that time, the villain was afraid of death, so he agreed to the princess in a daze, but the villain assured His Royal Highness that the villain would tell the princess everything. ”
"Do you know what the king of the Dao is seeing you today?" Ji Qingchen asked with a smile.
"The villain—no, the villain doesn't know—" Zhang Tu replied tremblingly.
The question of the uncertain prophet in the face of Ji Qingchen has broken Zhang Tu's mental defense, and now Ji Qingchen asks him how long he can do exercises in bed, and he will also tell Ji Qingchen 1510.
Because of a person whose mental defense has collapsed, what secret can you let him keep?
"When I heard that one of your sons is six years old this year, and that he should be of school age, he wrote a special painting for him to copy in the future." Ji Qingchen said, and handed the words that had just been written to Zhang Tudao, "You can take it back now!" ”
"Your Highness—" Zhang Tu was stupid, he didn't understand Ji Qingchen's intentions, but he knelt on the ground tremblingly and didn't dare to move, his eyes were still pleading.
"Get up and speak." Ji Qingchen said, "This time you assisted Zhang Rang to have merit, this king should reward you with something, but it's a pity that you don't understand martial arts, give you a military position, you are incompetent, I want to give you a civilian position, but it's a pity that this king doesn't have so much power, think about it, I'll give you a sub-word." Because the king hopes that your son will be a man of all the arts and men in the future, and that he will be able to afford all the official positions that the king has given him. ”
Knock knock! Zhang Tu finally understood the meaning of Ji Qingchen's words at this time, he kowtowed to Ji Qingchen vigorously, blood oozed from his forehead, and at the same time said in a choked tone, "Thank you, Your Highness, in the future, Zhang Tu will be crushed to pieces, and swear to repay His Highness's great kindness today." ”
At this moment, Zhang Tu's heart was recovered by Ji Qingchen.
For it was not official positions or money that were promised to him, but the future glory and wealth of his son.
Zhang Tu is now a double agent, he knows that wealth and power are no longer important to him, because his identity will kill him sooner or later, when a person's life is gone, what is the point of him wanting so much wealth and power?
So if Ji Qingchen rewards him with a petty official, or a large amount of money, it will only increase the burden on his heart and make him die of physical and mental exhaustion, because whether it is Ji Qingchen or the crown princess, the more money he is given, the more he wants to ask, and the closer he is to death.
But Ji Qingchen didn't do that.
What he gave Zhang Tu was not immediate benefits, but long-term hope.
What he gave Zhang Tu was something that Zhang Tu was willing to accept, and what he was unwilling to refuse was to give Zhang Tu's son a big future.
Zhang Tu no longer has any hope for his life, but for his son, Zhang Tu still wants him to become a talent and live the life he only wants to live in his dreams.
Now that Ji Qingchen gave him and granted him this wish, how could he refuse? He can only serve his son's future and serve Ji Qingchen.
This is the real big deal that Ji Qingchen made when he thoroughly studied human nature. He gave Zhang Tu an expectation, and asked Zhang Tu to buy him his life for this expectation, and he was willing.
"Zhang Tu, what His Highness gave you, you can take it quickly." I don't know when Zhang Rang has quietly come to the study. Zhang Tu immediately came back to his senses, got up and respectfully took a pair of words written by Ji Qingchen.
"Go back and recuperate! In the future, you will listen to Zhang Rang! Ji Qingchen said.
"Yes." Zhang Tu respectfully accepted the order and exited the study.
"Your Highness, why do you have to put so much thought into Zhang Tu?" When Zhang Tu left, Zhang Rang asked Ji Qingchen.
"Zhang Rang, do you know that Lu Dao Weiqing is already preparing to go out of the mountain?" Ji Qingchen said with a smile.
Who is Wei Qing, Zhang Rang naturally knows that Lu Dao is the crown princess, but when he heard that the crown princess personally took action and was ready to assist his son Ji Zhao, Zhang Rang was shocked, "Your Highness, how do you know Lu Dao?" ”
"With Ji Zhao's mind, more than 500 dead soldiers have died, will he let Zhang Tu go?" Ji Qingchen said playfully, "Only Wei Qing has such a mind and bearing. Because she asked Zhang Tu to make one is to let us know that Zhang Tu has become her pawn, but we still need Zhang Tu's death. ”
"What's the use of having this two-faced agent by her side?" Zhang Rang asked in a low voice.
"Yes! It is possible that she will not be able to use a picture for ten years, but as long as she can really use a picture one day, it will be when she is completely sure that she can give this king a fatal blow. Ji Qingchen said in a calm tone. I couldn't see any change in the expression on his face, but Zhang Rang's body trembled when he heard this. Because after listening to Ji Qingchen's words, he realized that the observation of the facts by His Highness in front of him was too profound.
"So, since Wei Qing is willing to send such a good person to us, why don't we use him?" Ji Qingchen continued.
"Got it!" Zhang Rangran said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the slave knows what to do." ”
"Yes! You know the way! Ji Qingchen said.
Zhang Rang saw that Ji Qingchen was silent, so he exited the study very interestingly.
At this time, Ji Qingchen was the only one left in the study, and he saw Ji Qingchen walking to the bed and standing for a long time, and then he whispered, "Wei Qing!" You're still a woman after all, and you're not big enough! thought that if the Wei family was rich, you would be able to assist him and let him ascend to the throne of the Son of Heaven. Unfortunately, you will never understand that in power struggles, profit is the biggest bait, and only if you promise enough benefits to others, they will willingly follow you. Hehe-you really don't understand! Otherwise, how could this king subdue a picture with only one pair of words? I'm afraid that in the future, even if you give Zhang Tu another 100,000 gold, he won't die for you, right? ”
After muttering for a while, Ji Qingchen, who came back to his senses, walked to the side of the desk and sat on the ground. On the desk was his scorched tail, and with a pluck of his fingers, the strings made a crisp sound. In an instant, he plucked his fingers, and the pleasant sound of the piano floated out of the study. Then came a desolate and tragic singing: "In the late spring of March, the sheep are happy and the grass is growing, and the weather is cold, ask who feeds the wolf?" The heart of the sheep is pitiful, the heart of the wolf is lonely, the heart of heaven is unpredictable, and the world is like frost......"
People only know that they pity the sheep and sympathize with the sheep, and few people know the pain and loneliness of the wolf; The world only sees the cruelty of the wolf when it eats the sheep, but it does not see the loneliness and hunger of the wolf wandering in the snow and ice. Sheep should eat grass when they are hungry, but what about wolves when they are hungry? Should we starve to death?
This is the sorrow of a person embarking on the road to heroism.
Because at this moment, Ji Qingchen compared himself to a wolf, a wolf who wandered in the desolate mountains and fields, watched for tomorrow, and was unwilling to bow to the world.
When he sang this song, there was a bit of loneliness and sorrow in the desolation and sorrow, he always remembered many things that he shouldn't think, he remembered his identity, remembered what happened to him when he left the country, and the woman he liked...