In the inn outside the State Guest House, two people came out and went to Tian Jialie's mansion. These two people were the meticulous work that Tian Jialie sent to monitor Deng She. The leader is called Liu San, and the other one is his deputy.

The two of them walked briskly along the deserted street, and soon came to Tianfu. Tian Jialie had an order, whenever Liu San and others came, they did not need to be reported, and they could go directly to see them. The porter led them to the servant of the second gate, turned the three-story courtyard, and came to the study. Tian Jialie, like Deng She, is also meeting guests.

Liu San waited for a while, the door of the study opened, and a person in military attache costume came out, walking past him, and there was a strong smell of wine. Another man came out, beckoned to them, and said, "My lord told you to come in." Liu San didn't dare to slack off, and led his deputy into the room.

The light in the room was very dim, and Tian Jialie could be vaguely seen sitting at the table. The two of them knelt down and bowed.

Tian Jialie was very busy and had no patience to wait for them to finish their salute. He was more pragmatic, and he was not interested in these cumbersome etiquettes, so he waved his hand and said, "Get up." How did it go these two days? "It's probably because I'm too tired, and my voice is a little hoarse.

"There is nothing unusual about King Yan. Yang Wanhu and Guo Conglong were a little wrong, they went to the banquet at night yesterday and returned at dawn this morning. According to the dark line report in the museum, as soon as the two of them went back, they didn't care about rest and washing, so they went directly to see King Yan. Something strange. ”

"I already know that. Anything else? ”

Liu San was slightly stunned, and said in his heart: "It turns out that I already know." Suddenly remembered the military attache he had just seen, and suddenly realized. He continued: "Luo Guoqi, Wang Zongzhe and others also seem to be a little wrong. Like Yang Wanhu and others, they also go out every day and are very busy. It's just that the villain is short of manpower, but unfortunately he can't follow them, and he doesn't know where they go every day. ”

"Going out every day?"

"Yes. Go out early in the morning and return at night. ”

Tian Jialie sent three classes to monitor Deng She, and the other two classes had also mentioned similar situations to him. He held on to the desk, stood up, slowly walked back and forth a few steps, pondered for a long time, nodded, and said, "You two have worked hard, go back first and sleep well." Continue. Remember, when it's time to take a turn, you must not let up. He called the staff who stood beside him, "Take two minas of silver and reward them." ”

Liu San and the two knelt on the ground to thank him, bent over, exited the study, and went by himself.

In the study, the staff member said, "My lord, this matter? ”

"But it's also strange!" Tian Jialie put his left hand behind him, and his right hand stroked the beard under his chin, turning around, thinking about it, and said, "Luo Guoqi has studied in Nishan Academy, and it is not strange that Yidu has a few of his teachers and classmates, but he doesn't need to go out to visit every day, right?" Wang Zongzhe, Zhuangyuanlang,......, Lianzhong Sanyuan. Yang Wanhu, a native of Dongping. ......, Guo Conglong, a native of Hebei. Ouch! He suddenly screamed in pain, but he was so engrossed that he accidentally pulled off two thin whiskers.

He probably got up not long ago, disheveled, with his arms open, wearing only shorts, I don't know what he remembered, he pulled his feet and walked out, and as he walked, he said, "Prepare a sedan chair!" Prepare a sedan car! I'm going to see my lord. Hurriedly changed his clothes, boarded the sedan chair, and ran to the sweeping palace with a puff of smoke.

When he arrived at the sweeping palace, Zhang Shicheng still fell asleep and did not wake up.

Tian Jialie waited restlessly for a long time, and finally saw Zhang Shicheng with his hair loose and a brocade and silk robe, lazily walking out. He took a look at Tian Jialie, pressed his waist with both hands, moved twice, and asked, "Huairou, you came to see me early in the morning, what's the matter?" ”

"The minister has something important to tell."

"Say it."

Tian Jialie said Liu San's lectures one by one. Wang Shicheng yawned and said, "I heard that Luo Guoqi and Yang Wanhu are from Benshan, and they have been away from home for many years, so it is easy to come back once, what is it strange to meet relatives and friends?" How do you say that you are young and ,......, away from home? ”

"I left home and went back to my boss. ......, my lord, these are two different things. King Yan's subordinates are Haidong ministers, Wen Yao, Hong, Wu Youwen, Chen, in addition, Wu Henian, Fang Buzhen, Zhao Guo, Qing Qianxing, etc., also have a lot of fame. King Yan came this time and said that he wanted to follow the road saint Shanen, why didn't he bring Yao, Hong, Zhao Guo and others, but only brought Luo Guoqi and Yang Wanhu? ”

"A few days ago, didn't King Yan send someone to pick up the families of Luo Guoqi, Yang Wanhu and others? As you said, he finally came to Shandong, bringing a few courtiers from Shandong, who were familiar with the place and could be a guide; Second, it can also comfort his homesickness by the way, what's wrong? I told you a long time ago that King Yan is an honest gentleman, benevolent, righteous and generous. You don't believe it! ”

"Lord!"

Tian Jialie was so anxious that he couldn't wait to step forward and mention Wang Shicheng's ears, almost put up his face, raised his voice, and almost shouted: "Luo Guoqi and Yang Wanhu are from Shandong, King Yan is considerate of his courtiers, and he brought them with him, and comforted his homesickness by the way, even if it makes sense." May I ask the lord, what about Wang Zongzhe? Why did King Yan bring Wang Zongzhe here?

"Wang Zongzhe?"

"The champion of the Tartars, even the three yuan. At the banquet that day, he attended with King Yan, the lord you have seen. ......, a tone that is neither south nor north, cleaned up quite cleanly, almost forty or fifty years old. Wang Shicheng woke up, his head was a little dizzy, he thought about it for a while, he didn't have any impression, he simply didn't think about it anymore, and asked, "What's wrong?" What's wrong with him? ”

"In the past few days, this guy and Luo Guoqi have visited friends and guests every day,......。"

"What's wrong?"

"Luo Guoqi and Wang Zongzhe handed over my Yidu scholars every day, and even high-ranking officials in the province; Tong Shengyang, Yang Wanhu, and Guo Conglong interact with local heroes in Yidu every day, and they are all generals in the army. Lord! You say, what's wrong with that? Tian Jialie hated that iron could not become steel, so he knelt on the ground with a puff and said, "Please lord, quickly kill King Yan!" ”

Wang Shicheng was startled, and his drowsy head suddenly sobered up: "Huairou, why do you say this?" ”

"The minister still said the same thing: King Yan must have a different heart. The lord tried to think, if he had no dissent, why did he come to our Yidu, and most of the courtiers he brought were from Shandong? It is also for making friends with the place. If he had no dissent, why did he say that he would go to St. Shane, but he did not move under the pretext of probing the way? It's not meant to be in the wine either. If he has no dissent, why does he let his courtiers mingle with each other while he himself does not go out? The contrast is so great, it is a pretentious gesture, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the lord.

"Therefore, the minister asks the lord to kill the king of Yan quickly. If the lord still ignores it and does what he wants, the minister dares to assert that within ten months, Yidu will belong to someone else! ”

Tian Jialie's analysis is well-organized and well-founded. Savor it, it makes sense. Wang Shicheng was shocked and suspicious, he couldn't believe it, and asked, "Is it so serious?" ”

Tian Jialie knocked his head on the ground, and shouted: "That's all the minister's words!" That's it! If the lord is obsessed, insists on going his own way, and refuses to obey the words, please behead the ministers, the heads of the ministers are hung at the city gates, and the eyes of the ministers are hung on the treetops! ”

He was anxious and anxious, and quoted Wu Zixu's allusions. Wu Zixu was forced to kill himself because of the admonition that angered his husband, and before he died, he said to the doorman: "Pick my eyes on the east gate of Wu, and destroy Wu Ye with the view of Yue." ”

Although Wang Shicheng didn't know the source of this allusion, he could hear the anxious, uneasy, and loyal meaning in Tian Jialie's words.

He bent down to help Tian Jialie and said, "Tian Gong, please get up." Don't be agitated. Everything is discussed, so why be so urgent? As Tian Gong said, Yan Wangguo has different ambitions, he is now in Yidu City, is it not easy to kill him? Rise up, and you and I will deliberate. ”

Tian Jialie stabilized his mind, and carefully analyzed all kinds of suspicious things after Deng She came to Shandong for Wang Shichengzai.

Wang Shicheng gradually accepted his speculation, slapped the case hard, and said angrily: "I almost fell for the trick of a thief!" Huairou, thanks to you. Needless to say, you take my talisman and send troops to the camp outside the city, and I invite the thief to come over in the afternoon. When the time comes, throw the cup as a sign and give him a head to the ground! ”

Tian Jialie was overjoyed, received the talisman, and rushed away.

He went out on the front foot, and Ji Zongzhou came in through the back door. The two almost bumped into each other, Ji Zongzhou got out of the way, and saw him running away like burning his eyebrows, wondering in his heart, when he entered the room, he saw Wang Shicheng walking around the room with his hands in his hands, looking angry. His heart moved, and he guessed that something big was going to happen, but he didn't know it first.

Ji Zongzhou was the governor of Laizhou, and he should have guarded the roads of Laizhou. Only because of the coastal troubles, he also served as a grain officer, responsible for supplying the grain and grass of the Haidong sailors, and in recent days, he often traveled back and forth between Yidu and Laizhou. ——, Laizhou originally had grain reserves, and most of them were transported to Yidu a while ago, so the grain transportation must go from Yidu.

When he came to see Wang Shicheng, it was for the sake of grain transportation, so he slowly traveled to meet him, and said, "Haidong Sailor ,......"

As soon as the words began, he was interrupted viciously by Wang Shicheng: "What? Haidong Sailor is going to be paid again? ”

"Since the day before yesterday, the Haidong Navy Division has fought several battles with the Japanese Invaders, and there have been many casualties among the sailors. The last time I was transported to Laizhou, the pension was somewhat insufficient,......。 ”

"Insufficient is insufficient! From today onwards, there will be no half-ingot bills. Wang Shicheng was vicious and said, "Not only do I not have money, money, food, and salary, but I also have a big gift to give to Haidong." ”

"What gift?"

"The head of the thief!"

"Thieves? But King Yan? ”

"Exactly!"

"My lord? King Yan? Ji Zongzhou expected that there was something big, but he didn't expect that it was Wang Shicheng who had murderous intentions towards Deng She, his heart jumped, his face was silent, and he asked, "But why?" ”

"It's a long story, you don't know. Shicai Lao Tian came to see me, so so, King Yan has different intentions and wants to plot against Shandong! I've decided that I'm going to strike first and kill him. ”

"Cut ,......, chop?"

"King Yan's little thief, in vain, I still praise him for being benevolent and honest. I really know people and faces, but I don't know my heart! ”

Ji Zongzhou was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked, "May I ask my lord, have you seen King Yan these days?" ”

"See you yesterday."

"Since King Yan came to Yidu, how many times has the lord seen him?"

"I'll see you every day or two."

"See you once in a day or two. ......, lord, if King Yan has a different heart, will he come to see you once a day or two? ”

Wang Shicheng was on the fire, and was stunned when he heard the words, and said, "You mean?" ”

"The minister only saw the disadvantages of killing King Yan, but never saw the difference between King Yan."

"The disadvantages of killing the Yan King? Have you ever seen the Yan King be different? ......, you can elaborate. ”

"May I ask my lord, how many people did King Yan bring to Yidu?"

"Five hundred soldiers."

"My lord, please think about it, if King Yan has a different heart, how can he only bring five hundred people to Yidu? Inside and outside the city of Yidu, there are more than 10,000 garrisons! If King Yan really has a different heart, what role can a mere 500 people play? Yes, the minister has never seen any difference in King Yan. King Yan treats the lord with Chicheng, but the lord treats King Yan with suspicion. It's easy to kill King Yan, how will people in the world evaluate the lord because of this? This is to trap the Lord in injustice!

"Moreover, the ambition of the wolf son of the flower horse king has long coveted my Yidu. If King Yan dies, the 100,000 tigers in Haidong will inevitably be my enemy. Not to mention the distance, just the coastal Haidong Sailor, does the lord have a way to deal with it? A widow will disturb the unrest of Laizhou, if you add the Haidong Sailor, how should I deal with it? In the past, Tian Feng was eyeing the tiger, and after the Haidong mourning army took revenge, the minister was afraid that the day of King Yan's death, that is, when I was buried with Yidu. Therefore, the ministers only saw the disadvantages of killing the king of Yan. ”

"That's right, King Yan only has five hundred people, what kind of chaos can he make?" Wang Shicheng stood up, but hesitated again, and said, "However, what Huairou said seems to be not unreasonable. If King Yan has no dissenting intentions, why do he let his courtiers associate with me in Yidu? ”

"My lord, if you make a good friend of the place, you have different intentions, and then the ministers also have different intentions. Let's ask me about the whole province, even Luo Gong, who wouldn't pay attention to making good places? Interpersonal interactions, what's the fuss? What's more, the ministers listened to the lord's words, and most of the local scholars with whom Luo Guoqi and others interacted. Vulgar Yun: Xiucai rebelled, and it didn't work for three years. Those who read books are powerless, no matter how much they socialize, what's the use?

"The minister's move by King Yan is nothing more than inviting names and recruiting talents. Liaodong is not prosperous in humanities, and my Qilu is the hometown of a saint, so it is understandable that he takes this opportunity to recruit some talents for his use. ”

Wang Shicheng suddenly realized, slapped his forehead with his hand, regretted it, and said continuously: "Oops, oops! Almost broke the big thing, almost broke the big thing! Zhili, I owe it to you, I owe it to you! "A stack of guards outside the door," brought my order talisman, and quickly chased Lord Tian back. ”

He took two steps with his hands in his hands, remembering what Ji Zongzhou had just said, "I only see the disadvantages, but I don't see the differences", I really want to kill King Yan, I am afraid that I will not immediately attract Haidong's revenge! Thinking of this, Wang Shicheng couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and scolded hatefully: "Old horseman! Nearly fell to death. With a pleasant face, he said to Ji Zongzhou: "Zhili, why did you come here?" ”

"The minister is here to compensate the wounded and wounded soldiers of the Haidong Naval Division."

"From thick, from excellent! If you don't have enough money, you can get it from the left and right divisions of the province! ”

Not long after, Wang Shicheng sent the guards who chased Tian Jialie back with the talisman, Tian Jialie was angry, chased after him, slammed the door and rushed in, shouting: "Lord! Why did you suddenly change your mind? Wang Shicheng smiled, snorted, ignored him, and walked out of his sleeves.

"This? This? ”

Tian Jialie was dumbfounded, and he didn't know why. Ji Zongzhou saluted him uprightly, took a square step, and then came out, taking care of himself and asking for money. The sunlight poured into the room, and the chairs and desks were silent, pulling out a long shadow, which contrasted with Tian Jialie's short figure.

……

said that Wang Shicheng transferred to the backyard, and he was angry.

Mrs. Wang happened to have something to look for him, and when she saw that he was angry, she was not surprised and asked, "Husband, what's wrong with you?" Wang Shicheng opened his mouth and said: "The old man wants me to kill King Yan!" One sentence frightened Mrs. Wang, and blurted out: "You can't kill it!" As soon as she spoke, she knew something was wrong.

Sure enough, Wang Shicheng was greatly surprised and asked suspiciously, "Why can't you kill it?" Hey? Why is the lady so anxious? ”