Chapter Seventy-One: Suspicion of Approach, Side Defense (5)
Rong Qing's anger finally disappeared. He sat up listlessly and ordered someone to warm the ginseng soup again, but he only drank a few sips absentmindedly, and he really had no appetite, so he drank it all with everyone.
Seeing Youshi, Liu Zhennian was about to sit still, and was about to send someone to urge, but he saw that Rong Qing was already wearing white clothes and white robes, and he made a weak gesture in front of the hall.
"Are you feeling better?" Liu Zhennian raised his head and asked.
Rong Qing was still sick, covered his heart and said, "Thanks to Duke Liu's love, the lower officials have been much better." ”
"I see that you are not in good health, so I specially prepared a carriage and put it outside the gate of this temple. It's not early, please. ”
"Please." Rong Qing forced a smile and asked Zhen Nian to go first.
Time is getting more and more pressed, and Cun Zhao is thinking hard all night at home, so he almost breaks his head, but he only gets a helpless dilemma. The more panicked he became, the more chaotic he became, and then he couldn't sink his mind, so he could only give up his solitary meditation and summon a few trusted guards to discuss the strategy.
"It's easy, wouldn't it be convenient for you to burn all the letters exchanged between you and the crown prince?" The crowd began to propose this idea to him.
"No," Cun Zhao said, "most of those documents and evidence are in the hands of the imperial uncle, and this matter needs his consent." But after all, my uncle is old and can't understand my intentions, so he will not listen to him, and he will scold me, and the original plan will be destroyed. ”
Everyone listened and was silent for a long time.
"It's better to be like this," a henchman stretched out a finger and gestured on the table, "send someone to write all the rebellion of Rong Qing on the letter in the name of passing on the family letter, and never mention the prince." If there is a search by the Liu Party for verification, there will be no danger of affecting the prince. After listening to it, everyone felt that it was full of loopholes, and it was just a piece of paper talk, which was not enough to win trust.
Cun Zhao pursed his lips and was about to refuse, but for some reason, these words suddenly stimulated a little of his thoughts, and he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the man's arm: "What you said is quite audible, but you have to think it more thoroughly." ”
Seeing that everyone was stunned, Cun Zhao sat down and said in detail: "Although the eastern camp under the jurisdiction of Uncle Tang is touring the east with His Majesty, there are still a few people left to guard in Beijing. If you hand over the letter to your family, you will be safe. In order to prevent my uncle from burning the letter, another person should be sent straight to the line to tell the change, so that there is no chance for him to react. The evidence should not be empty words, and it is necessary to make some forged official documents to confuse the truth with the false. We'll talk about that later. ”
He continued: "In this case, the crime of killing the monarch can only be concentrated on Uncle Tang alone, and the Liu Party will not be able to involve us for a while. After the cousin sacrifices, he will persuade the uncle to destroy the evidence - first cut and then play, there will be nothing to worry about. ”
"Yes, as long as the old emperor uncle is free of family concerns, the rest will be much easier......" the man exclaimed, "It's still a wise adult!" ”
"But we still have doubts." The people behind him looked at him and smiled.
"Say it happily."
"If the sergeant who went to deliver the letter did not run away, but was captured by the willow thief, and resented you, and confessed all your actions, would he not be satisfied with the loss?"
"Then send someone to pretend to be a sergeant who has fled west, and first go to my cousin's house to report the mutiny, and his family will be terrified, so they will inevitably entrust the soldiers of the forbidden middle school to rescue him. However, this pretended task requires a bold and careful person to be competent. ”
"Big deal, I'll go!" One person pushed away the crowd and volunteered.
"Good!" Seeing that he was very bold, Cun Zhao immediately got up, "Come, come with me to the back room, and I will talk to you about this matter." ”
The soldier followed him and walked to the back room, only to hear a few people shouting behind him: "Lord Si Ban! Si Ban Lord! How to deal with the falsification of official documents! ”
Cun Zhao looked back: "I have my own arrangements. ”
After the discussion that day, it was almost evening, and the soldier was surrounded by many colleagues into the camp, and they all asked Si Ban what he said. The former only shook his head: "Si Ban told me to keep it secret and not to spread it." ”
As soon as these words came out, they aroused their curiosity even more, and they asked him again and again, and forced him out a few words: "This task is very heavy, it's not a joke, and if you say it, you will lose your head!" ”
Taisu, who was sitting in the government office, was reading by candlelight, when he heard the noise outside getting farther and farther away.
"See Uncle." Cun Zhaoxin walked in, closed the door, and saluted.
"Cunzhao," Taisu put down his book and moved his chair, "What was the mess in the camp just now?" ”
"Oh, it's okay, it's not usually like this." Cun Zhao prevaricated with a word, and the imperial uncle didn't care.
"It's almost your shift, why don't you go on a night patrol, what are you doing here?"
"The juniors have already been swapped with Master Shi, and it will be mine on the first shift." Cun Zhao's eyes looked around, as if he was looking for something.
"What are you looking for?" Taisu frowned.
Cun Zhao hurriedly lowered his head: "The junior thinks...... Did my uncle's seal exist here? ”
"What is this for?"
"The younger generation wants to save the cousin, so look for a seal, which may be useful when it is in danger." Cun Zhao had no choice but to make up a temporary reason.
"Rong Qing's official seal is placed in the Eastern Military Camp, but there is a private seal here. At that time, he wrote a letter to me for convenience. ”
Cun Zhao listened, and his eyes lit up: "It's okay, it's okay!" Take your time to take it out. ”
Taisu took out a small seal from a cabinet and pulled it out, "That's it." ”
Cun Zhao held it in the palm of his hand, and saw that it was engraved with Rong Qing's self-taken nickname, and the font was elegant and smart, which was extremely interesting.
"Did the junior bring it back?" He was afraid of being suspicious of Taisu, so he asked unconfidently.
"Yes, yes." Taisu waved his hand and motioned for him to retreat.
The weather in Dengzhou is starting to get hot, and although the two of them are blowing the sea breeze, they are already clearly feeling the warmth. Rong Qing's illness couldn't go on, he just used the reason of 'the weather is getting warmer and the sickness is gone', so he no longer pretends to act.
However, the pent-up fear in his heart completely covered up this so-called 'sick qi', which made his spirit more and more depressed, and his face continued to turn yellow, and Liu Zhennian didn't see if he had improved or not.
The two walked into the Dengzhou lobby together, and saw the prefect holding a stained document and looking at it carefully.
"Yo, isn't this the emperor's brother!" The prefect hurriedly laughed, "You're here too?" ”
"Well, the emperor asked me to take a look at the case, with a view to closing it as soon as possible......" Rong Qing secretly glanced at the document, "That document...... Is it a confession? ”
"Yes," the prefect picked it up and read: "Zhang Longlu is greedy for eight thousand ......."
"Alas, it's so boring to read this," Liu Zhennian smiled gloomily and pressed his arm, "Without further ado, it's time to take those out." ”