Chapter 55 Chapter 25 Dilemma

The Second Part of Xiaoqiang Rebellion Chapter 25 Dilemma Wang Huo was in love with the Xiao family, and wanted to blame Cui Yang for his own crimes, and advised Lu Shaofu to stop him. However, there was a gap between Lu and Xiao from then on. - "Yong History."Biography of the King of Violence" I put down the book and asked, "Are Jing Chi and Changsun Jike interested?" Xiao Shunzi nodded and said: "Don't worry, my lord, the two generals are people who abide by military orders, and their martial arts are very good. Huo Jicheng is a well-known master in Sichuan, but he almost died when he was surrounded by them. Chiji used smoke bombs to rescue him." Huo Jicheng, I was almost caught, if they hadn't been ordered in advance not to reveal their traces, I'm afraid Huo Jicheng wouldn't be able to escape at all."

I said lightly: "King Yong's favorite general, is it unusual? Last time you said that you are 50% successful in the Great Soul Searcher, so you won't be seen through?" Xiao Shunzi smiled and said: "My lord, don't worry, when I was in Southern Chu, I fought against members of the Li family. Although the Great Soul Searcher is powerful, I am confident that I can learn it well. Besides, Huo Jicheng broke out from the Li family." Disciple, why is it strange that his big soul searcher is a bit impure, but I don't understand, anyway, Cui Yang wants to ambush Huo Jicheng, why is the young master so troublesome to intervene in person?"

I shook my head and said: "If the prince is allowed to ambush and kill Huo Jicheng, he may not be able to come out. You have also seen their ambush. If you didn't break the enemy with the power of thunder, it would not be so easy. If the prince succeeds in ambush, Then it is useless for us to expose this matter, and if we go to save Huo Jicheng, either Han Wuji will show their signs, or Huo Jicheng will be suspicious of us, so I arranged this way. Now Huo Jicheng has escaped. Personality, if you suffer a loss, you would rather suffer a loss and take revenge. Only in this way can you make things worse, and I asked you to kill Cui Yang to cut off the prince's wings. If the matter is exposed, the prince's original mind should It is the current Minister of the Household Department, and Cui Yang can take over the position of Shang Shu. Now that "Huo Jicheng" has killed Cui Yang, I want to see if the prince abandons Cui Yang or the Shang Shu. I just need to see how the prince handles it. Now I know who the prince is most dependent on."

Xiao Shunzi asked, "Then what should we do next?" I turned my eyes and said: "The prince must be distracted, how about this, I will go to see General Qin Yiqin, because Qin Qing was implicated in my assassination a while ago, I have to apologize." Xiao Shunzi said dissatisfiedly: "Qin Qing is also suspected, it's too much for them not to explain." I shook my head and said: "They can only do this, otherwise this matter will become more and more troublesome. If they come, do you think His Highness believes it or not? Didn't you see the other people and didn't come to explain it? It's useless to explain this kind of thing, just like now that we already know who the murderer is, don't we have to endure it, and this incident hurts Qin Qing even more. He is an innocent person, but several aspects contribute to the flames , As long as you know that I was not the one who was hurt by the Southern Chu assassins, don’t most of them suspect that Qin Qing was forced to apologize to me and kill me to vent his anger.”

Xiao Shunzi hesitated and said, "Do you want to report to His Highness first?" I smiled and said, "That's natural. Do you think I'm a little Sima, and I'm qualified to ask to see the general? By the way, how is Pei Yun's situation?" Xiao Shunzi replied: "My lord, don't worry, General Pei's injuries are all healed, and his internal strength has improved a lot. He has already broken through the limit in this life-and-death fight, and is expected to break through the seventh floor. Shaolin is also very strong." I am happy, because General Pei has taken a concubine a few days ago. The woman is from a scholarly family, gentle and elegant, and her family has a close relationship with Shaolin. Although it has not been made public, this marriage has been approved by General Pei's parents. If this woman is pregnant, the Pei family will ask the Xue family to withdraw the engagement."

I smiled sarcastically: "It seems that General Pei's parents can't wait any longer, so they are willing to ruin the friendship between the two families." Xiao Shunzi couldn't help laughing and said: "The information from the secret camp is that General Pei's parents actually think that an unmarried daughter-in-law is too active to be a good husband and parent, and the Pei family has only one blood now. The general married a few more wives to spread the branches and leaves. Originally, they wanted General Pei to marry more concubines as soon as possible, so this time when General Pei proposed to take concubines, they agreed. It is because of the face of the in-laws that I conceal it, and when the concubine's room has a child, they can take it back in a legitimate way, and Miss Xue will not be able to do so even if she is unwilling."

I also couldn't help laughing, and said: "It turned out that General Pei was too old-fashioned, so now it's the best of both worlds. By the way, he was originally a subordinate of King Qi. He saved my life this time. Did King Qi make things difficult for him? " Xiao Shunzi calmly said: "Not only did King Qi not make things difficult for him, but he also supported His Highness's decision to be promoted to the official position of General Pei. The prince once made some small moves, and wanted to take the opportunity to arrange his own people to the northern camp of the imperial army, but the emperor was very disappointed. Dissatisfied, he personally commended General Pei, and the prince gave up."

I nodded and said, "Okay, Your Highness is already resting now, you can go and ask His Highness if he has any arrangements tomorrow morning, it must be tomorrow, or it will be too late." In the early morning of the next day, the news that Yong Wang Li Zhi visited the mansion of General Qin Yi quickly spread throughout the capital. King Yong and I arrived at Qin Yi's mansion at the end of the day. The number of steps, dismounting stones, and lions in front of them are all ordinary, and they look like ordinary officials.His Royal Highness King Yong had just got off the car at the gate, and Qin Yi, who had already seen the messenger of King Yong, had already greeted him at the gate with his family. The same cannot be less.I followed behind King Yong, peeking around, and saw behind Qin Yi besides Qin Qing, there was a tall young man and four or five teenagers in his teens. There are eight points similar, but it is more simple and honest.In addition, standing on both sides are some generals and servants, all of them are calm and murderous, and they seem to be warriors who survived the bloody battle among thousands of troops.

Qin Yi stepped forward quickly, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty Qin Yi kowtows to Your Highness for a thousand years." At this time, Qin Qing and the other young men also came forward to pay a visit. That young man also had an official position. I heard that he called himself Qin Yong, and I immediately remembered the identity of this man. He was Qin Yi's nephew, and his father was originally Qin Yi. Unfortunately, Qin Yi brought his family to the mansion. His grandparents were buried by Qin Yi. Now he is a deputy under Qin Yi. It is said that although he looks simple, he is The chest is beautiful, and the military strategy is first-class. It's just that this person is loyal to Qin Yi and is filial to his mother. Apart from a few years of experience at the border, he has been by Qin Yi's side for many years. It is Qin Yi He loves him even more than Qin Qing.

Li Zhi held Qin Yi's hand, and the two walked into the mansion side by side. I glanced at Qin Qing and said with a smile, "The last time General Qin came to Prince Yong's mansion, Zhe once invited the general to drink tea. Today Zhe came to visit with His Royal Highness, General." You should welcome me, too." Qin Qing looked at me with a strange expression. After seeing what I said, he came over and said, "Jiang Sima, please." After walking a few steps, he asked in a low voice, "Didn't Jiang Sima suspect that I, Qin Qing, was the assassin who killed you?"

I smiled lowly and said: "General Qin has wronged me. I was in a coma for nearly two months before, and then I was recovering from my injuries. How can I have the energy to doubt anyone? Besides, the general is open and aboveboard. Even if he wants to kill Jiang, he probably will." Raise your sword to kill, how can this assassination and plotting be done by the general." A look of relief flashed in Qin Qing's eyes, and his face was no longer cold. He said in a low voice, "Oh, but it hurt me. Dad imprisoned me for more than a month, and almost didn't use torture to extract a confession. If it wasn't for third brother's pleading, just I'm afraid I can't even be afraid now." I raised my eyebrows to express my incomprehension, Qin Qing pointed to Qin Yong who was not far behind Qin Yi and said: "That's my third brother, my distant cousin, fortunately, Daddy can listen to what he said, otherwise I would It will be miserable." I smiled and said, "I see, but does the general still believe those rumors?" Qin Qing quickly motioned for me to silence, and said in a low voice: "Don't say it, I was whipped by my father just after I told about that matter, and my father said, don't you know what kind of person Your Highness is?" , if His Highness is willing to have an affair with someone, and..." Qin Qing suddenly stopped talking at this point, with an embarrassed look on his face, I knew he said something that he shouldn't have said, so he changed the subject and said: " By the way, I heard that the Empress intends to betroth the princess of King Jingjiang to you, you are very lucky, I see the princess is very fragrant and beautiful, she is a good match for the general." Qin Qing had a strange look on his face, it seemed to be admiration, but also regret, and he said after a long time: "The princess is indeed a heavenly man, how can a boy match him." My heart sank. Qin Qing was really fascinated by Li Hanyou's beauty. It's no wonder that he is a child of a family, unlike Pei Yun, who hopes that his wife will be diligent and thrifty to manage the family, and he hopes to marry an excellent wife. Li Hanyou has national beauty , and extraordinary temperament, since he is a disciple of Fengyi sect, his talent and insight must also be extraordinary, he is Qin Qing's dream wife candidate, and Qin Yi must not allow it, no wonder he looks like this, it's just like this, if Fengyi If the door wins over Qin Qing, then the neutrality of the Qin family cannot be guaranteed.With a second thought, I looked at Qin Yi and Qin Yong, as long as I let them understand the harm of marriage, then it will be fine. I don't believe that Qin Qing will still be reluctant to part with a woman when life and death are at stake. This kind of affection based on talent and appearance , although the coming force is fierce, it will dissipate quickly. As long as they have no chance to get close, then Qin Qing will soon forget Li Hanyou. It is a pity that the princess refuses to marry Qin Qing, otherwise..., thinking of this, I suddenly feel that Some feel depressed, probably because my injury is not fully healed. When King Yong stepped into the gate of Qin Yi's mansion, the prince had already received the news of Cui Yang's death. The most troublesome thing was that it was not the prince who found the bodies of Cui Yang and others, but Jing Zhaoyin, a dignified man. The servant of the household department, the prince's in-laws, died in a place where the poor gathered and the dragons and snakes mixed together. How to deal with this mess when he was in power gave the crown prince a headache. The last batch of smuggled goods had not yet arrived. This loss was already very heavy, and Huo Jicheng was allowed to escape. Feeling chilled, he couldn't help regretting his utter killing methods, alas, he gave Lu Jingzhong a look, if he hadn't said not to leave future troubles behind, maybe there wouldn't be the current troubles. Lu Jingzhong knew the problem of the crown prince venting his anger, so he didn't take it seriously, and said, "Your Highness, although things have changed, there is no need to worry. Although we lost the last batch of goods, it is not important in general. , and it may not be lost now, what can Jinxiumeng do withholding the goods, besides His Highness, if someone can take over such a huge amount of goods, wouldn’t His Highness not notice it? At that time, I will have my own way to save it. Most of the loss, the most important thing at the moment is Cui Yang and the Minister of the Household Department Liang Jinqian, which one do you want to keep?" Li An frowned, and said, "Of course it's Cui--" Li An paused at this point. The original plan was that something happened to make Liang Jinqian pay for his crimes, and Cui Yang took over as Shangshu. But now, Cui Yang is dead. If he still does this, isn’t he available to everyone? Not everyone can do the Ministry of Accounting. His qualifications, grades, and abilities must be qualified. Moreover, the Ministry of Accounting is his sphere of influence. If he uses someone who is not caring , I have to tie my hands and feet when I do things by myself.However, Liang Jinqian recorded his own accounts privately, and he already had two intentions. If he just let him go like this, he would feel unwilling. The most important thing is that Cui Yang has a close relationship with him. If something happens to him, others will definitely focus on him. Wouldn't it be trouble for the upper body if it hits oneself. Li An was hesitating here when Xia Jinyi came in and reported, "Your Highness, Concubine Lan please see me." Li An already had quite a lot of trust in Xia Jinyi, especially after learning that the deputy manager Xing Song had died last night, Xia Jinyi was ordered to go to Heping Square when he was in danger, and mutilated the corpses of several dead men in the palace who were ordered to assist him. All relevant evidence was destroyed, and the witnesses who witnessed it should be cleaned up, and those who should be bought were bought, and the methods were very powerful. Although Jing Zhaoyin knew the connection between the prince and this matter, all the evidence was destroyed. He is not Fools can only pretend to be deaf and dumb.It is precisely because of this that Li An decided to use Xia Jinyi again. Although this person does not have superb martial arts and integrity, he is good at flattering and capable. In Li An's mind, Xia Jinyi is already the best candidate to replace Xing Song Otherwise, he and Ben are not qualified to come in and report when they are discussing things. He heard that it was Concubine Lan Xiao Lan who came, so he hurriedly said: "Let her in, I was looking for her alone just now, and I don't know where she went?" After a while, Xiao Lan walked in. She is twenty-six years old, beautiful and outstanding in appearance. She has been the concubine of the prince for many years. noble.She walked into the room, saluted Li An, and then greeted Lu Jingzhong. Lu Jingzhong had already stood up, and after Xiao Lan sat down, he also stepped forward to salute. Li An said impatiently: "We meet every day, don't bother me." He told the whole story, and then asked again: "Lan'er, the matter is already like this, you must already know it, what do you think should be done?" it is good?" Xiao Lan smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness, don't blame me if the concubine speaks out?" Li Andao: "What you said is all for your own sake, but something is wrong. I don't blame you." Xiao Lan said indifferently: "Although Master Cui is the brother of the concubine, but he is dead now, even if he was originally His Highness's left assistant and right minister, but now he has become an abandoned pawn. Although His Highness doesn't like Liang Shangshu, he is absolutely worthless. You can't cut your own wings. The current plan is to put everything on Mr. Cui, first win over Liang Shangshu, and the concubine will ask the sisters of the master to control Liang Shangshu. When the matter subsides, His Highness will have someone who trusts Shangshu Afterwards, it's not too late to finish this person, although the Crown Princess has suffered some grievances, but with His Highness's protection, who can make things difficult for her." Li An nodded repeatedly when he heard it, and said: "You are very reasonable, but if Cui Yang is involved in this matter, I'm afraid I can't get rid of it." A cold light flashed in Xiao Lan's eyes, and said: "So Your Highness needs to be cruel, and before the matter broke out, he said that because of the strange death of Cui Yang, you investigated the accounts of the household department and found that Master Cui had tampered with it. Come on, if you kill your relatives righteously, who can bring this matter to you." Li An was overjoyed when he heard this, and was about to agree immediately, but seeing Lu Jingzhong's uneasy expression, he thought to himself, could he have a different opinion, so he asked: "Young Fu, what do you think of Concubine Lan's opinion?" Lu Jingzhong glanced at Xiao Lan, and thought, this woman is really vicious, and she can think of such a strategy of killing two birds with one stone, but it is inconvenient for him to expose it face to face, so he said lightly: "Cui Yang is nothing, but Your Royal Highness is your first wife, and also Cui Yang's biological sister. The eldest son and Mr. Cui are close relatives of nephew and nephew. Your Highness, if you kill your relatives righteously--" He didn't continue, but Li An already understood what he meant. If he wanted to kill his relatives righteously, then the Cui family might have to go to the court to ask for it. If someone pushed the flames, the position of the crown princess might already have a new owner. The father will definitely be dissatisfied because of this, thinking that he doesn't want to get married.Thinking of this, his face turned cold, and he thought, fortunately Lu Jingzhong reminded me. Xiao Lan was very clever, seeing that the Prince's expression was not right, she said, "I told you, Your Highness, don't blame your concubines." The prince forced a smile and said, "Gu won't blame you, but I'm afraid this method won't work." Xiao Lan said with a smile: "What's the difficulty? Although I have no other ideas, but after a while my junior sister, Li Hanyou, Princess Jingjiang Princess, will come to see me. She is also His Highness's cousin. I have long heard that this junior sister is very smart. Your Highness You might as well ask her, she is my junior sister, would she still turn to someone else?" At this time, Xia Jinyi knocked on the door and came in, reporting: "Your Highness, the concubine sent a maid to report, saying that Princess Jingjiang has arrived and is in the empress's room." Li An was overjoyed and said: "Hurry up, send someone to invite her over, just say that I have something urgent to find her."