Lu Shen asked, "Lord Chen is the Dongming clan of Henan Road?" ”

Chen Jingtang said indifferently: "So what? ”

"This time I came to Heluocheng to fake my identity as a merchant on Henan Road, and we have some fate."

Lu Shen's method was a little careless, Chen Jingtang simply ignored it, although he was controlled by others at the moment, and he couldn't even shout for help, but he had been in the military power for many years, and he didn't act panicked in front of a young man.

"I heard that Lord Chen had great ambitions when he was young, and he joined the army around him to work hard, and he had the experience of leading the army into Baotai Mountain to encircle and suppress the Seven Star Gang, and he also led the troops to fight against the Jing Dynasty cavalry on the border. No matter what the people say about you, I am only interested in one thing, why did General Chen, who fought to the death with Jing people back then, be willing to look up to others and become an accomplice in Jing Jun's slaughter of the people of the Northland? ”

Lu Shen knew Chen Jingtang's life at his fingertips, and obviously had a very detailed understanding of it.

Chen Jingtang's eyes were slightly gloomy: "What exactly do you want to say?" ”

Lu Shen adjusted his sitting posture slightly, and sighed lightly: "I'm thinking, if it weren't for the unjust case against Yang Dashuai eighteen years ago, without the heroism of the death of 8,000 Shazhou native soldiers on Yanziling, and the Yuanjia Rebellion had not happened, maybe Lord Chen would not have become the privy deputy envoy of Pseudo Yan, but would continue to be a loyal and good general of Daqi as he did back then." ”

Chen Jingtang's old face was a little melancholy, and he laughed at himself: "Since you already know, why do you have to ask again?" Today, it falls into the hands of you, and if you want to kill, you have to listen to it, but you don't have to pretend to be a gesture. ”

Lu Shen shook his head and said indifferently: "I just want to tell Master Chen that a mistake is nothing, as long as you know how to change your course, you will always be given a fair evaluation in the future." ”

Chen Jingtang comprehended the deep meaning of his words, and couldn't help but laugh: "Do you think that Southern Qi can defeat the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Jing Dynasty and make a comeback to recover the old mountains and rivers?" ”

"Why not?"

Lu Shen raised his eyebrows slightly, and then said: "Last year's battle has proved that there is not much difference between the Qi army and the Jing army in terms of strength, whether it is the Great Qi border army has become stronger and stronger in the past ten years, or the Jing army is no longer the elite male division that spanned the north and south back then, at least we already have the ability to compete with the Jing Dynasty on the battlefield." ”

He didn't count Yan Jun at all, but Chen Jingtang didn't have the confidence to refute.

On the two battlefields of Huaizhou and Jingzhou, the performance of the Yan army can probably be described as a mess.

Lu Shen continued: "Presumably Lord Chen has heard of the changes that took place at the end of last year, the Son of Heaven vigorously rewarded the soldiers of the border army, and set up a new fourth army in the land north of the river. Xiao and Li, the two governors of the capital, were given the title of county duke, which was an example for hundreds of thousands of troops in Daqi, and they would also become the backbone of the Northern Expedition, leading the border army to counterattack all the way. Therefore, I have full confidence in the Great Qi to recover my homeland. ”

"But what you said has nothing to do with me after all, there is a word in this world called flooding."

Chen Jingtang's expression was extremely heavy at the moment, the implication was that he had been a Yanchen for more than ten years, and he had a constant relationship with Jing Chao, even if what Lu Shen said would become a reality, he would inevitably be the object of liquidation by Southern Qi.

"No, there is still a path ahead of you now."

Lu Shen clasped his hands in front of his abdomen and said, "After the murder of the Xue Ning Pavilion, there were many people in Heluo City who sympathized with Lord Chen's experience, but things have not developed to the point of being tragic enough, so this sympathy will soon be erased by time. If Lord Chen is willing to use his life to warn those people, I believe that in the near future, more people will have the belief of rebelling against the Jing Dynasty. ”

Chen Jingtang was silent for a moment, and said quietly: "Do you expect the people in this city to rebel against the Jing Dynasty?" ”

His voice was full of mockery.

Lu Shen said unhurriedly: "Lord Chen, why should you be confined to the year and refuse to look forward? ”

Chen Jingtang raised his head and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Lu Shen said: "Move the time to fourteen years ago, when there was only the dispute between Qi and Jingren, and many people still have this kind of thinking inertia until now. But don't forget, more than ten years is enough for some people to form new ideas, and I mean the Yan people in this city. Including Lord Chen, you are definitely not willing to return to the rule of Great Qi, but are you willing to become Qing Yugong's slaves? ”

The answer in Chen Jingtang's heart is self-explanatory.

The reason why the Yan State was able to be established back then was that the Jing Dynasty itself lacked enough officials to govern the northern land, and on the other hand, there were still quite a lot of resistance forces, including the Zhai Lin Wang clan, which was a family of gate lords.

Chen Jingtang gradually ascended to a high position because of this, but he was not as determined to join the Jing Dynasty as Wang An, and he still retained some thoughts in his heart, so he was regarded by the Jing Dynasty as an object that must be driven out of the court.

After a long time, he said in a difficult tone: "If I commit suicide, won't dozens of members of the Chen family become the targets of Wang An, Guo Yan and others to vent their anger?" ”

Of course, he understands the possible impact of his death, there are many people hiding in the shadows watching the follow-up of the murder of Xue Ning Pavilion, and these days he has also heard some vague hints from his old friends, although everyone is pointing the finger at Guo Yan and other beasts on the surface, but in fact, they are rebelling against the ambitions and intentions of the Jing Dynasty.

As soon as he dies, there will inevitably be a pot of porridge in Heluo City, and when Wang An and the others have numb scalps, they may be angry with the Chen family.

Lu Shen said firmly: "Lord Chen is blind and worried. Ling Lang was stabbed to death by Guo Yijiang has attracted too much attention, and at this time, the adults are angry and want to die, don't say that Wang An and Guo Yan and others are Qing Yugong himself here, and he doesn't dare to touch a cold hair of the Chen family. ”

He paused slightly, and said: "The Jing Dynasty has set a policy of gradually annexing the northern land for various reasons, and it took Emperor Jing and Qing Yugong more than ten years to gradually see the dawn, how can they bear to fall short?" If you attack the Chen family again, it will only remind the soldiers and civilians of the world of blood and tears more than ten years ago, and the illusion of peace that has been maintained for ten years in the north will be broken immediately, which is an absolutely unacceptable result for Emperor Jing. If he was forced to kill tens of millions of people in the north to rule this territory, why waste so many years? ”

Chen Jingtang didn't understand this truth, but he was unwilling to admit it, because all this inference was based on the premise that he was going to die tonight.

Only a very small number of people can face death without fear.

He raised his eyes to look at the handsome face opposite, and couldn't help but feel the vicissitudes of time, and muttered: "You could have killed me directly, and then faked it as a suicide, no matter whether those people can find out the strangeness or not, they can't clear the suspicion." If I commit suicide, I can provoke the anger of the northerners, and if I am killed, who will dare to do so except the magnates of the Jing Dynasty? ”

Lu Shen secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then said calmly: "I made two preparations before coming here tonight, if the adults disdain to talk to me in detail, I will send you on the road in the shortest possible time." If you are willing to talk, then I hope you will leave without regrets, and I would like you to write a letter for me. ”

Chen Jingtang asked puzzledly, "What letter?" ”

"Suicide note."

Lu Shen said crisply, then took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Jingtang.

Wei Chigui put down the scroll at this time and turned to look at Chen Jingtang.

The content on the letter is actually very simple, to the effect that Chen Jingtang stated the resentment in his chest, and warned future generations not to act for the tiger, if the Jing Dynasty was allowed to swallow and digest the northern land, his death tonight would be the fate of the vast majority of people.

However, Chen Jingtang's face was filled with a heavy look of surprise, first of all, the beginning of this letter was addressed to Yan Chao's right servant, Yu Xunchen, and secondly, the words and handwriting of the letter were almost the same as his own, and ordinary people would definitely not be able to see the difference.

In other words, the Nanqi Weaving Division had long been secretly imitating his style.

Chen Jingtang turned his head to look at Yan Jiong beside him, not caring at all about the fingers that were only a little slit in his throat.

Yan Jiong said apologetically: "Master Chen, don't be surprised, one of my duties is to imitate your handwriting. ”

Chen Jingtang smiled self-deprecatingly, didn't say anything to this Nanqi secret agent hiding beside him, turned his head to look at Lu Shen and asked, "So you want me to write a similar letter myself?" ”

Lu Shen bowed his head and said, "Yes." ”

"Actually, you don't need to take this risk, let someone kill me and throw out this forged letter, and the final effect is not much different."

Chen Jingtang's heart was full of twists and turns, and his tone was gloomy and lonely.

Lu Shen said indifferently: "Lord Chen has been in charge of the puppet Yan military power for many years, and he can be regarded as one of the few figures in Jiangbei, I don't want your death to have too many flaws, and then it will not be able to cause enough sensational impact." Of course, if the adults don't want to cooperate with me, I will definitely implement the second plan, and it doesn't matter if the results are poor. ”

Chen Jingtang pinched the letter paper, and after being silent for a long time, he suddenly asked, "Let me ask you, does the death of my son Chen Qifu have anything to do with the Nanqi Weaving Division?" ”

In the flickering candlelight, he stared at Lu Shen's eyes.

Lu Shen's facial expression did not change, and he said quietly: "Ling Lang's death has nothing to do with the Warp Weaving Division, nor does it have anything to do with Lu. ”

Chen Jingtang slowly closed his eyes and said, "Can you promise me to kill Guo Yan and Wang An with your own hands in the future?" ”

Lu Shen responded: "Yes, as long as they are alive before I make a move, I will definitely kill these two people with my own hands, if they violate this oath, God will abandon them!" ”

Chen Jingtang showed an expression that seemed to cry and laugh, and said slowly: "After I die, will more people come forward to oppose Jing Chao?" ”

This time, Lu pondered for a moment, and said calmly: "I don't dare to guarantee, but the Warp Weaving Division will definitely use the adult's death to make a fuss, and will not let Jing Chao's plan succeed easily." ”

Chen Jingtang opened his eyes, revealing a little nostalgia for the world, and turned into a bleak color, and then nodded and said, "Please bring a pen and paper." ”

After about a stick of incense, Lu Shen handed the brand-new letter to Yan Jiong, glanced at Chen Jingtang, who had committed suicide by hanging himself, and turned around and walked into the night with an expressionless face.

(End of chapter)