Chapter Twenty-Eight: Qin Qiong's Conditions
It was almost noon when Jiang Shenzhou came to Tiance Mansion.
He hadn't slept well last night, so he didn't look energetic at all.
As soon as he stepped into the door of Tiance Mansion, he heard a hearty and heroic laugh coming from inside.
A strong man with a fierce face was laughing inside the door, this person was wearing a bright armor, and he was carrying a wine jar in his hand, which was not small, but it was grasped by his big furry hands, and it looked like it was smaller.
The strong man laughed and spoke: "Brother, what day is today, you are actually looking for me, speaking of which, we haven't drunk together for a long time." His voice was rough and loud, just like his people.
"It's been a long time since we've had a drink." Qin Qiong stood in front of the strong man, facing the enthusiastic strong man, but there was no trace of a smile on his face: "It's a pity that I didn't come to you for a drink today." ”
"Don't drink? So what are you asking me to do? The strong man seemed to see that something was wrong, and the smile on his face gradually retracted.
"Alas......" Qin Qiong sighed, and stopped talking.
At this moment, he saw Jiang Shenzhou, he called him over, and introduced: "This is General Wei Chi, that is, Wei Chi Baolin's father. ”
He is Wei Chigong!
He is Wei Chigong, who is known as one of the three tiger generals of the founding of the country!
It is said that when today's son ascended the throne of God, he was crowned a meritorious minister in the Taiji Palace.
The scale of the reward was large, and it listed the four famous generals and the three tiger generals with the most outstanding military achievements since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
The four famous generals are: Li Jing, Li Tao, Li Daozong, and Xue Wanche.
The three tigers will be: Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, and Cheng Yanjin.
It is natural for a person to be called a famous general because he is like a god and invincible.
And a person is called a tiger general must be because he is brave and unstoppable.
At this point, Wei Chigong lives up to his reputation.
When he was young, this person used to make a living by striking iron, and he trained himself in divine power, and later showed his strengths in military combat.
In the troubled times, he followed many masters, and after several tosses, Wei Chigong finally put himself into Li Shimin's account as a partial general. and saved Li Shimin's life from danger several times.
Because of this, he has become Li Shimin's confidant and one of his most trusted people so far.
He would come to Tiance Mansion naturally because of Qin Qiong's invitation.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shenzhou settled down and said, "I've seen General Wei Chi." ”
"No need to be polite." Wei Chigong waved his big hands, turned his head and asked Qin Qiong suspiciously, "Brother, what are you ......?"
Qin Qiong sighed and said, "Let's go to my study and talk about it, you can also come with the ginger sacrificial wine." ”
In the room, Yu Chi Baolin's face was blue, he was elated when he came, but now he didn't say a word, Jiang Shenzhou had already told him what happened in Liangzhou.
A few birdsongs could be heard outside the window, and occasionally the sound of soldiers training on the school grounds could be heard.
The room was dead silent, so quiet that you could hear the sound of breathing.
Qin Qiong usually sits on the couch, but this time he was standing, he was standing opposite Wei Chigong, and he didn't speak.
After a long time, Wei Chigong said coldly: "Who are you, why should I believe your words." He said this to Jiang Shenzhou. But Qin Qiong answered this question for him: "He is the military counselor of Tiance Mansion, I believe in his words, and you should believe it too." ”
"If General Wei Chi doesn't believe me, you can ask Li Que, the king of Yongliang County, and he also knows about it." Jiang Shenzhou said calmly. Facing Wei Chigong's murderous appearance, he did not have a trace of fear.
Wei Chigong was silent, he knew Qin Qiong, if it wasn't for the conclusive evidence, he would never call him over.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and scolded: "This rebel! How dare you do such a unconscionable thing! Look at me if I don't teach him a good lesson! It seems that he finally believed what Jiang Shenzhou said.
"At this point, I am afraid that a lesson alone will not be able to offset his sins." Qin Qiong's face was solemn and she sighed heavily.
As he spoke, he took out a document from the bookcase and said, "This is the memo I wrote, and his crimes have been listed on it, so take a look." ”
Wei Chigong finished reading the fold without saying a word, and the whole person began to tremble, no matter which one of the charges on the fold was enough to make his son's head fall to the ground.
Qin Qiong didn't speak, what he wanted to say had already been written in the fold.
"Dude...... Brother Shubao...... You and I have known each other, can you ...... Can you show mercy? Wei Chigong pleaded in a panic.
After all, he is Yu Chi Baolin's father, how can he bear to watch his son go to a dead end.
"He has committed such a heinous crime, even if you plead, it will ......," Qin Qiong said embarrassedly, he looked both unbearable and resolute.
"You can say yes, I will agree to anything, as long as it ...... As long as he can spare his life. Although Wei Chigong is a reckless man, he also understands that Qin Qiong has saved his face for him, otherwise he would have reported this matter to the imperial court.
"Do you really say yes to anything?" Qin Qiong stared at him and asked.
"Yes, as long as you spare his life, my Wei Chigong can agree to anything." Wei Chigong nodded without hesitation.
"Good. I want you to promise me three things. Qin Qiong said.
"What three things?" Wei Chigong hurriedly asked.
Qin Qiong sat down and slowly said his request.
The first thing happened, Wei Chi Baolin immediately resigned as the governor of Liangzhou, and handed over all the money and silver he was greedy for military salary. From then on, he was not allowed to enter the court as an official for life.
"As it should be, as it should be." Wei Chigong nodded continuously. Even if Qin Qiong doesn't say it now, he plans to do it.
The second thing is that he asked Wei Chi Gong to write a letter recommending Li Daliang, the general of the right guard, to serve as the governor of Liangzhou, this person is brave and strategic, and he has a good way of governing the army, and only he can solve the mess left by Liangzhou.
The third thing is to send the remains of all the victims of Langgu Mountain back to their hometowns, restore the status of each soldier, and give bereavement pensions to their bereaved families, all of which will be paid by Wei Chi Gong.
Of course, Wei Chigong has no reason to refuse these two things, in order to save his son's life, he will not hesitate to go bankrupt at this moment.
Now, Wei Chigong has left Tiance Mansion, and before leaving, he was still grateful to Qin Qiong, thanking him for saving his son's life.
Only Qin Qiong and Jiang Shenzhou were left in the study.
"I guess you understand what I've done." Qin Qiong stared out the window and suddenly spoke.
Jiang Shenzhou smiled, of course he understood what Qin Qiong was doing.
Since this matter could not be reported to the imperial court, Qin Qiong had no choice but to let Yu Chi Baolin take the initiative to admit his mistake. Yu Chi Baolin knew that his sin was unforgivable, but Qin Qiong spared him his life, and he had no reason to refuse at all.
He wants to refuse, unless he knows the inside of the court and knows that the court will not deal with him at all. But he already had a ghost in his heart, how dare he ask someone to discuss. In this way, he can only accept Qin Qiong's "goodwill".
This is probably the tragedy of all the wicked, who only have interests in their eyes, and over time, they don't even have a friend around who can talk.
Qin Qiong just saw through Yu Chi Baolin's thoughts, so she came up with this method. Although his method is not above board, it is already the best ending at the moment.
It's a pity that Qin Sheng can't understand his hard work, she is straightforward by nature, jealous and hateful, and it is really difficult for her to calmly watch Yu Chi Baolin retreat.
When she heard about it, she ran to the side of the school yard in anger. There is a row of scarecrows on the side of the school field, which are the tools that soldiers use for daily training.
Qin Sheng pulled out the horizontal knife on her waist and slashed at the scarecrow, and everyone could see that she was very angry now.
In the blink of an eye, all the scarecrows had broken their hands and feet, and Qin Sheng was already exhausted and out of breath.
"Scarecrows are innocent, and you shouldn't sprinkle them on their heads, even if you're angry." Jiang Shenzhou's voice came from behind her.
Qin Sheng threw down the knife and looked at him angrily: "I don't understand, why did my father do this?" ”
"Have you ever thought about that?" Jiang Shenzhou asked rhetorically: "What else can he do besides doing this?" Exposing Wei Chi Baolin is a small matter, if the matter of the emptiness of Liangzhou's troops is known to the enemy, there is no need for me to say how serious the consequences are. At least I can't think of a better way. ”
"You don't have to persuade me anymore." Qin Sheng said angrily: "I hate him to death." ”
"I'm not here to persuade you...... There are some things that you need to figure out by yourself, and if you can't figure it out, no one can persuade you. As he spoke, Jiang Shenzhou leaned down, picked up the horizontal knife on the ground and handed it to her.
Qin Sheng put the knife into the sheath and asked suspiciously, "It's not to persuade me, you came to me for?" ”
Jiang Shenzhou said: "I just want to take you to a place." ”
Qin Sheng asked, "Where to go?" ”
Jiang Shenzhou said: "Shangzhou." ”
"What do you mean......" Qin Sheng stared at him, vaguely guessing what he meant.
Jiang Shenzhou nodded.
Although the matter in Liangzhou was resolved, he still owed Father Sun an explanation, so he wanted to go to Shangzhou to find him.
Qin Sheng said: "I understand, let's leave now." ”
Jiang Shenzhou was stunned and muttered, "Ah...... Leaving now? Why the rush? "He had planned to leave tomorrow.
"Because, I don't want to stay in Chang'an anymore." Qin Sheng replied.
By the time it got dark, the two had already gone out of the city gates.
Three days later, Shangzhou arrived.
It's still the apricot blossom forest, the green flag, and the rich aroma of wine.
In the depths of the apricot grove, the thatched hut was dimly lit, and it was already dark when they arrived
The restaurant has long been closed, and Father Sun is now busy in the back kitchen, and the wine guy Ji Dumb is on the side to help him. The stove was steaming hot, and the air was filled with the rich aroma of wine.
After brewing wine for a lifetime, Daddy Sun knows that autumn is the best time to make wine, on the one hand, the weather is dry and warm at this time. On the other hand, autumn is the time of harvest for crops, and the raw materials are not only cheap, but also of the highest quality.
Now the pot is steaming the glutinous rice that was bought a few days ago. Steaming is a very crucial step in the winemaking process. It didn't take long for the pot to rattle and rattle, sounding like porridge boiling.
Daddy Sun had a smile on his face, and the glutinous rice had already been steamed.
Seeing that the time had come, he stretched out his withered old hand and was about to lift the lid through the steaming water.
Just then, he heard a knock on the door.
It's getting dark, how can anyone knock on the door, Daddy Sun muttered while opening the door.
Jiang Shenzhou and Qin Sheng stood at the door.