Chapter 349: Hot Potato
Casually glancing at the quiet room, which was not much furnished, but everything looked very exquisite and luxurious, Han Bing couldn't help but smile toothily, and said bluntly: "It seems that this place is a good place to discuss intrigues and tricks!"
When Gongyu Yan heard this, not only did he not feel angry at all, but he also smiled a little proudly.
He first invited Han Bing to sit down on a large and comfortable rosewood armchair, and then he also sat down on the main seat beside him.
"Rest assured, this place is extremely private, and you don't need to worry about the walls having ears. ”
Han Bing had already observed it carefully, and knew that this guy was indeed right.
This ashram looks ordinary, but its walls must be hidden with iron plates or something, which is not only extremely soundproof, but can also be transformed into a sturdy cage capable of trapping any master at any time.
He made a look of satisfaction very cooperatively, nodded with a smile, and said, "Lord Gongyu is really understanding! Looks like adults are thinking the same way, right?"
Gongyu Sa Yan also smiled and nodded, "Dealing with a smart person like the Cold Ice Prince, although it will inevitably involve some risks, there is no lack of benefits to speak of. Between you and me, you can get straight to the point, simply and directly, without spending more on unnecessary lips. ”
Han Bing couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, since Lord Gongyu said so, this son will also be sincere and simply go back directly! I will negotiate with you about Lu Yuanfeng's matter first, and as for other things, it will not be difficult to discuss." ”
Gong Yu Sa Yan accompanied the smiling face, and turned his gaze on the cold face a few times, but he really didn't have much confidence in the so-called sincerity of this young man.
But he thought about it, since it was a mutual use, it didn't matter whether there was sincerity or not. What really matters is whether they align with each other's interests. And for this, it is necessary to make it clear.
So, as soon as Han Bing's words fell, he nodded lightly, and said with a slight deep voice: "I am completely consistent with Childe's thoughts." After the matter of Lu Yuanfeng is resolved, there is indeed a lot of cooperation that can be discussed between you and me.
Just now, when the cold ice prince talked about the purpose of Lu Yuanfeng's assassination of me last night, he suddenly stopped, presumably because there were many people at that time, and he had scruples in his heart. Now there are only you and me here, and Childe has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”
Han Bing also nodded and said, "I just kept my mouth shut, I did have some scruples." But this scruple is not for myself, but for you, Lord Gongyu. I guess adults don't want too many people to know this secret. ”
Speaking of this, he glanced at Gongyu with a smile, and then said slowly: "Actually, the person Lu Yuanfeng really wanted to assassinate last night was not you, the chief secretary of the Secret Guard Division, but the palace guard who served as a secret spy in Beirong.
The reason is very simple, that Gong Yan once designed to frame his eldest brother Ling Qiyu, so that he almost died at the hands of Duxiaoqiong!"
Although he had long expected that Han Bing should have known his other identity, but hearing him say it suddenly at this moment, Gongyu Sayan couldn't help but be shocked. Especially when he heard the name of "Ling Qiyu", he unexpectedly had a trace of fear in his heart.
Because in Gongyu Sayan's opinion, the parting arrow that was able to break into the heavily guarded Zhongyi Alliance rudder alone after being seriously injured by his master Duxiaoqiong, and killed the deputy alliance leader Zuo Yusong and his six personal guards in one fell swoop, is really even more terrifying than the cold ice boy with superb martial arts in front of him!
It's just because although Han Bing kills people willfully, the people he kills are all people who pose a threat to him. And the parting arrow is more like a god of revenge, who has always eliminated evil and will not show mercy.
And just as Han Bing said, he, the former palace guard, did have a lot of grudges with Ling Qiyu.
In fact, this is also the reason why he did not hesitate to choose to seek refuge in Zheng Yong after his identity as a northerner spy was exposed.
The Loyal and Righteous League's pursuit and killing of his martial arts stickers is certainly terrifying. However, with his understanding of the inside, coupled with the secret assistance of Shen Qingluo, the Shunfeng Hall Master who was also a spy of Beirong, it was not a difficult thing for him to avoid the pursuit of the Loyalty Alliance.
But that elusive parting arrow is a different matter! Once this person is targeted, it is equivalent to having been removed from the book of life and death of the king of Yama.
Moreover, in the end, it turned out that his judgment was extremely correct.
Not long after he was arranged by Zheng Yong to hide in his private house, Zuo Yusong, the real power figure of the Loyalty and Righteousness League, died under the parting arrow.
And he himself finally returned to Da Rong after going through a dangerous situation.
I thought that I would get rid of the threat of parting arrows. But what he never expected was that Lu Yuanfeng, a young man, would run to Darong to seek revenge on him for the sake of that Ling Qiyu!
After being stunned for a moment in fright, Gongyu finally calmed down slowly and began to calmly analyze Han Bing's words.
And after this calm analysis, he couldn't help but have great doubts in his heart-
If it was really for the sake of those things that happened in Yuguo, then this revenge, no matter how it is said, should be avenged by Ling Qiyu himself. Lu Yuanfeng's move inevitably has a strong meaning.
Moreover, this so-called revenge is actually all cold words.
And this kid is used to talking about it, which is really not credible. It is likely that it was in order to exonerate that Lu Yuanfeng that he deliberately made up Ling Qiyu's incident as an excuse.
However, although Gongyu Sayan had doubts about this, he didn't want to take this matter too seriously.
The reason for this is not entirely due to the fact that he is afraid of the extremely difficult cold ice boy in front of him.
In fact, the crux of the matter is that Gong Yu Sa Yan feels more and more that Lu Yuanfeng's matter has now become very delicate, and if he does not handle it properly, he is afraid that he will be drawn into a terrible whirlpool.
And this whirlpool, on the surface, seems to be a contest between the emperor and the queen mother, and it is aimed at the mysterious Xiangjun girl. But in fact, the ultimate goal of all this is the struggle for imperial power.
This point can be seen from the attitude of His Majesty the Emperor towards Lu Yuanfeng's rescue by Han Bing last night.
Early this morning, Gongyu Sayan went to meet Emperor Rong Yu Wengang and reported in detail what happened last night.
He thought that he would inevitably be reprimanded by His Majesty the grumpy Emperor. Unexpectedly, after listening to his report, the emperor did not show any blame.
Moreover, for what he mentioned, Shen Yunpeng was likely to ask the Dark Guard for Lu Yuanfeng for the empress dowager, and the emperor's attitude was even more strange, so he sneered noncommittally.
With Gongyu's understanding, the emperor let him, the chief secretary, take care of it himself.
That's why he came up with the kind of scoundrel way to deal with Shen Yunpeng who didn't admit his account.
Since the emperor doesn't care, then what's the harm if he openly offends that commander once? Anyway, if he makes a big fuss, Shen Yunpeng is afraid that he won't be able to eat and walk around!
And what really made Gongyu Sassa a little incomprehensible was the emperor's attitude towards the sudden appearance of the cold ice prince.
Hearing that Han Bing rescued Lu Yuanfeng, the emperor not only did not show the slightest anger, but also showed a great interest in this prince of Yuguo. Especially for Han Bing's martial arts, the emperor also deliberately asked in detail.
Could it be that ——, emperor also had the same idea as himself, and wanted to use cold ice to deal with Shen Yunpeng?
It's just puzzling why the emperor suddenly had such a deep fear of this Praetorian Guard commander?
Although his heart was full of doubts and incomprehension, Gongyu Sayan still controlled his tongue and didn't dare to ask His Majesty the Emperor more questions.
With his shrewdness, he naturally understands the truth of accompanying the king like a tiger.
As a monarch, the most jealous of the ministers to figure out the holy will.
What the emperor needs is someone who can scrupulously and faithfully handle errands for him.
Such a person, of course, cannot be without brains. But his mind can only be used to figure out how to do this errand well, but not why the emperor asked him to do this errand.
Therefore, since the emperor didn't say it, Gongyu Sayan didn't ask.
But although he didn't ask, he was already very sure in his heart that behind all this, it should still be related to the queen mother who sat firmly in the palace!
Lu Yuanfeng's incident is likely to have involved a behind-the-scenes struggle between the emperor and the queen mother. And this hidden boy has actually become a hot potato, and if he is too deeply implicated with it, he will inevitably make himself the target of public criticism.
Now, since Han Bing has rescued Lu Yuanfeng, he can take the opportunity to get out of it and let the Queen Mother's people entangle with Han Bing, it is best to lose both!
It was precisely because he understood this that Gongyu Sayan didn't want to worry too much about Lu Yuanfeng's matter. In this way, it is no longer meaningful to continue to discuss Lu Yuan's motives for assassinating himself.
At this moment, what he, the chief secretary, really cares about is Han Bing's attitude on this matter. To be more precise, it is what kind of price Han Bing intends to pay to settle the matter of Lu Yuanfeng.