fake prince

Chapter 254
Su Ziji was far behind, couldn't hear the words clearly, and couldn't see the people clearly, so he bid farewell to the wild Taoist, and followed the front team to the shore under the leadership of his own soldiers.

The boat that Shao Sisen was on went ashore and was led over. When the two met, they both saw a trace of caution in each other's eyes.

Without it, just looking at the faces of Cui Zhaoquan and Superintendent Zhao when they approached, one could tell that although the people on the bank greeted them grandly, there must be something that angered the two imperial envoys.

"What happened? Looking at the guard of honor and etiquette, there are not many mistakes?"

Su Ziji was thoughtful, he didn't know Qian Zhidong and Qin Fengliang, but he already had some knowledge about what grades Dazheng's generals would wear, so he secretly moved closer and moved towards the person in front. Just scan it, and you will know it.

Regardless of the fact that there are many armored soldiers on the shore, and there are generals to greet them, and they look very respectful to the imperial envoys, in fact, the commander-in-chief Qian Zhidong was not there.

How dare he not come to meet the imperial envoy!
A third-rank general, with apologetic fear on his simple and honest face, was explaining to the two imperial envoys: "Master Imperial Envoy, the commander was injured during the last battle due to the emergency of the military. I ask the two imperial envoys to forgive me."

He said this very politely, but he was making an apology. In fact, he was quite arrogant. The imperial envoys came, even if they were bedridden.

Both Cui Zhaoquan and Superintendent Zhao's expressions were slightly gloomy. Cui Zhaoquan hadn't spoken yet. Now that Superintendent Zhao had a plan and wanted to make great achievements, he chuckled lightly: "It turned out that the superintendent was injured during the war. It's understandable."

A general at a distance to one side, surrounded by his own soldiers, with slightly dark skin, a burly figure, sword eyebrows and bright eyes, looks like a majestic general. I will entertain two imperial envoys in the future, and the imperial envoys represent the emperor and the imperial court, how dare I be disrespectful?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere on the shore suddenly froze.

Su Ziji didn't even need to guess, he knew the identity of this person, Qin Fengliang, one of the generals in the Southwest.

Although Qin Fengliang is nominally under Qian Zhidong's jurisdiction, in fact, Qian Zhidong has nothing to do with him, because Qin Fengliang is also a veteran, his rank is not much worse, and he leads an army alone, unless he fights, he cannot be suppressed at all.

It just depends on whether he dared to shake the faces of some generals with his own soldiers, and even though he was respectful, he also spoke with sarcasm. When I went out to fight, I knew that these people were also a little scared of Qin Fengliang.

"No wonder he is the one who can compete with Qian Zhidong for so long."

"Did Qian Zhidong go crazy when he fought a war? Although I understand that there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers, life and death, and the deviation of people's thinking is irreversible, but now he is facing imperial envoys and the majesty of the imperial court, so arrogant?"

"It's no wonder that the imperial court refused to replace Qin Fengliang, let alone question the crime. It's not that Qin Fengliang has no problems, but that even if there is a problem, he still has to use it."

"Without Qin Fengliang's restraint, wouldn't Qian Zhidong become the de facto Southwest King?"

"And I understand better why the imperial court urged a decisive battle last time. It has been more than two years since the war, and the huge consumption can be tolerated by the imperial court. It is not even a real reason, but that during the battle, the general's power is said to be outside, and the emperor's order is not accepted. "

"Qian Zhidong has been in charge of the army for a long time. Every day that passes, his control over the army becomes deeper. If it continues, the Southwest army may become the Qian family army."

"Now Qian Zhidong is dissatisfied with the delay in deciding the case and even protecting Qin Fengliang, so he put on airs?"

"Originally, it would be difficult for a crown prince to kill a second-rank person who might even become a first-rank general after the war, let alone me."

"I can also understand Qian Zhidong, maybe the last time I had a conflict with Qin Fengliang, it wasn't that Qian Zhidong was unreasonable, but his anger made my difficulty drop by one level."

Su Ziji saw all this and couldn't help thinking about it.

The tents of the imperial envoy and his entourage were set up less than ten miles away from the port of Anzhou.

Although the terrain is only a sloping land, it is a place where you can advance, attack, retreat, or defend. You can see the movement around you, and if you encounter an irresistible enemy attack, you can quickly retreat to the port and board the ship.

Although he didn't live on the boat to express his distrust blatantly, it was a fig leaf, but this attitude was already a warning to Qian Zhidong from the two imperial envoys.

When Qian Zhidong was fully dressed and came to meet the two imperial envoys, what he saw was this kind of blatant unfriendliness. Looking around, he saw that the guards were heavily guarded and there were many armored soldiers.

"But are you all ready?" Qian Zhidong asked the captain of the soldiers while coughing and resting. This was clearly the captain of the soldiers, but he was actually a member of the tribe.

The personal soldier replied in a low voice: "Marshal, don't worry, everything is ready. We have sent people to watch over anyone who comes with the imperial envoy. Cui Shangshu is Lu Bai and Zhang He, both of whom have done meticulous work. Bring your subordinates to infiltrate the common people, and watch nearby, so there is nothing wrong with it.”

"Mr. Zhao's place is a little bit evil, but we also have capable people. Jiang Liu is from the Jianglong Gang. Not to mention he is full of business people. He has his own means of spying and stalking. If he leads someone to watch the eunuch, he probably won't If something goes wrong, even if there is a problem, we will not admit it at that time."

"We want people and money, and here is your one-acre land, Marshal. I dare not say anything else. Every move is under your control."

Qian Zhidong shook his head: "Although that is the case, there are two imperial envoys. Eunuch Zhao is the emperor's dog. Whoever catches and bites depends entirely on the emperor's will."

"As for Cui Zhaoquan, he's tough, he doesn't like to be soft and tough, it's hard to deal with!"

However, having said that, there was not much anxiety on his face.

Just as his subordinates said, most of the territory in the Southwest is under his control, and most of the generals in the Southwest follow orders. Unless the imperial envoy can get the real hammer, otherwise, even if he has a little disrespect, he dare not punish himself for it , so as not to cause mutiny.

"By the way, I remember. You reported that there were two young people at Cui Shangshu's office, but the Cui family's nephew he brought?" Qian Zhidong continued to walk, suddenly remembered something, and stopped to ask again.

The soldier suddenly laughed: "Hey, what kind of nephew is just a bad luck ghost."

Qian Zhidong raised his eyebrows: "Oh, what should I say?"

"Marshal, you don't know. Among the people who came with the imperial envoy this time, there are actually two imperial students, and they are also imperial students who are going to take the imperial examination soon."

"It is said that there was a mistake in arranging the staff, and they were added."

"The person you mentioned, named Su Ziji, was born in a small household. He came from Guangling Province this year, Jieyuan, but no matter how talented he is, this obviously offended people. He was blocked by someone taking advantage of the New Year's holiday to block his future. I'm afraid Nothing special."

"There is also Shao Sisen, who is the son of an official family."

"It's just a student?" Because he had never met Su Ziji, Qian Zhidong didn't think much about it, and said, "Even a student can't slack off, have you sent someone over?"

(End of this chapter)