Huan Rong

Seeing Zhu Meng, Yuan Jin knew something was wrong no matter how dull she was.

Qin Lei didn't want to say much, and insisted on sending Zhu Meng and the letter to Yuan Zhen.

Since arriving in Shouchun, Ju Mong has been tied up and packed in a bag.Seeing the light suddenly, his eyes couldn't bear the stimulation, and a few salty tears flowed down the corners of his eyes.

After finally adapting to the light, he was able to see the figure clearly, looked up and recognized Yuan Jin with a livid face, and when he thought of the letter that was found, he immediately felt bad.

He wanted to tell Yuan Jin that this matter was Huan Rong's trick, intending to provoke the relationship between Yuan Zhen and Zhu Fu.However, his mouth was blocked, and he could only make a "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" sound.

Yuan Jin really wanted to hear what he had to say, but was stopped by Qin Lei and his loyal servant.

"When you are in front of Yuan Shijun, everything will come to a conclusion." Qin Lei said.

Yuan Jin may be able to be deceived, but Yuan Zhen will never.

Knowing this truth, Ju Mong struggled more and more, describing it even more embarrassingly.

"Let's go."

Without the help of others, Yuan Jin lifted Ju Mong and strode towards the inner room.

At that time, Yuan Zhen had just used the decoction and barely sat up, with a long robe draped over his shoulders.Seeing Yuan Jin come in carrying Zhu Meng, followed by Qin Lei who removed his saber, his expression changed slightly.

"Meet Mr. Yuan!"

Qin Lei clasped his fists in salute, took out the letter he had been carrying all the way, and solemnly presented it to Yuan Zhen.

"This is?"

"The envoy can tell at a glance." Qin Lei said, "A few days ago there was a change in Xuyi. Zhu Yin intended to assassinate the envoy Huan, and he has now been arrested and sent to prison."

"What?! How dare that little thief..." Yuan Jin was stunned.

"Shut up, son!" Yuan Zhen shouted sharply, "Don't be ashamed!"

Yuan Jin shuddered and dared not speak again.

As if he hadn't seen it, Qin Lei continued: "When searching Zhu Yin's house, he found this person and this letter in the secret passage. Envoy Huan read it and said that it involved Envoy Yuan, so he ordered his servant to come to Shouchun .”

"Are you from the Qin family?"

"Yes."

"Why do you obey the emissary Huan?"

"To tell you the truth, envoy Yuan, as early as when envoy Huan was the magistrate of Yandu County, the servant was ordered by Lord Silang to follow envoy Huan. Before that, he followed envoy Huan in the northern expedition."

This matter is not a secret, and it will be found out sooner or later based on Yuan Zhen's connections.

Qin Lei said this in front of Yuan Zhen, nothing more than reminding the other party that Huan Rong and Qin Jing have a very close friendship, since Yuan Zhen has rebelled against Jin and intends to go north, it is best to be cautious when handling the relationship with Huan Rong .

Yuan Zhen didn't say anything, squinted his eyes and coughed a few times, waved his hand to signal Yuan Jin not to worry, and removed the silk cloth wrapped around the envelope.

The letter was not long, but Yuan Zhen read it for a quarter of an hour.

During this period, Yuan Zhen's expression did not change much, but people close to him knew that he was already furious at the moment, not because of his illness, and he might immediately mobilize troops to surround Zhu Fu's house in Shouchun, and encircle the house. People were killed completely.

"Besides this letter, does Emissary Huan have anything else to say?"

Qin Lei didn't answer, and first shifted his gaze to Yuan Jin, and then glanced at the loyal servant and boy who stayed in the room.

Guessing his intentions, Yuan Zhen swung the others away, leaving only Yuan Jin in the room.

Only then did Qin Lei speak: "Before I left, Envoy Huan had something to say. If Envoy Yuan is willing to stay in Shouchun, he can help."

Stay in Shouchun?

Yuan Zhen frowned, a little enlightenment flashed in his eyes.

Yuan Jin was at a loss.

"Father, what does he mean?"

"Emissary Huan really said that?" Yuan Zhen ignored Yuan Jin, looked at Qin Lei solemnly, and asked in a deep voice.

"Every word is true, I dare not lie."

The room fell into silence, Yuan Zhen pondered for a long time, and did not ask any more questions, but ordered Yuan Jin to call a loyal servant, and lead Qin Lei down to rest first.

"Assassin Huan's proposal, I will consider it." Yuan Zhen said, "You can stay in Shouchun for a while, and when I finish handling the chores, I will send you a letter to bring back."

"promise!"

Qin Lei clasped his fists and saluted, knowing that what Yuan Zhen said was true, and he was not trying to delay time.

In fact, knowing the content of the letter, Yuan Zhen would definitely turn against Zhu Fu.He was so ill, and his former allies were planning to stab him in the back, and cooperating with Huan Rong was almost the only way out.

After Qin Lei went down, Yuan Zhen handed the letter to Yuan Jin, coughed a few more times, looked at Zhu Meng, and said in a deep voice, "Are you saying it yourself, or should I let you say it?"

Ju Mong's face turned pale in an instant, the cloth from his mouth was removed, and his whole body was shaking like chaff.

He can be brave in front of Huan Rong, but he dare not face Yuan Zhen.As Zhu Fu's son, he knew Yuan Zhen's methods too well.

"I, I said." Cold sweat rolled down his cheeks, and Ju Mong's voice trembled.

"Since Shijun was seriously ill, the family lord has often written letters with Uncle Linhuai, just waiting for Shijun to ride the crane..." Zhu Meng paused for a moment, he really didn't dare to say the next half of the sentence, so he could only vaguely pass it on, "By Linhuai Huai County soldiers forced the eldest son to hand over his power."

With Ju Meng's narration, Yuan Zhen's expression became more and more gloomy.He was so angry that he calmed down strangely.

Yuan Jin clutched the letter tightly, really furious.

Without Ju Mong, he could still think it was Huan Rong's trick.The other party confessed in person that he would not be able to blame Huan Rong for the matter!

"Father, Zhu Fu is too deceitful!"

In the beginning, when Zhu Fu and Zhu Yin were able to sit on the throne of the prefect, Yuan Zhen played a lot behind the scenes.I don't want Yuan's downfall overnight, but the other party wants to attack behind the scenes!

"Okay, really good." Yuan Zhen coughed even worse.

He was designed by Huan Wen, and was regarded as an abandoned son by the Jin court, so he occupied Shouchun in a rage and rebelled against Jin.Zhu Fu has always been close to him. After learning about this, he followed him to Beitou without saying a word, and he still felt a little guilty for this "old friend".

He never expected that the other party was actually loyal and treacherous, with one thing on the surface and another on the other side, planning to take advantage of his illness to kill him!

"Yuan Shi."

"The servant is here."

"Take it down and bury it." Yuan Zhen took a sip of warm water, his voice was a little weak, but the words he said were terrifying, "Order Yuan Liu to close the city gate immediately, and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

"promise!"

"Surround Zhu Fu's house." Yuan Zhen ruthlessly said, "No one will stay in the house! Strictly investigate the county soldiers in the city, and anyone who is involved with Zhu's family will be imprisoned together with his family and interrogated carefully. "

"promise!"

The loyal servant went down to make arrangements, and dragged Ju Mong down without any hassle.

Ju Mong still wanted to struggle and beg for mercy, but his jaw was removed on the spot, and he could no longer utter a sound.

When there were only father and son left in the room, Yuan Zhen said to Yuan Jin, "Son, get rid of the women in your back house as soon as possible."

"Father," Yuan Jin looked up in shock, "She is Ah Feng's biological mother."

"The benevolence of a woman!" Yuan Jin said bitterly.

"This woman must not stay! I have been wondering for a long time why Zhu Fu can know my every move, even the prescriptions I take. There is no other possibility except for the news at home."

"Maybe it's a servant." Under Yuan Zhen's cold gaze, Yuan Jin's voice became lower and lower.

"I know you love Ah Feng, so I don't like it." Yuan Zhen closed his eyes wearily, and said, "Jin'er, you should know that now I am no longer the assassin of Yuzhou, and you are no longer the son of the assassin. I am a traitor to the Jin court, if I am not careful, I will be destroyed and my body will be smashed to pieces!"

If it wasn't for being seriously ill in bed and afraid of being exhausted, how could Yuan Zhen talk nonsense with Yuan Jin.

It's a pity that he only has this son-in-law by his side, and he is so incompetent.Thinking of this, Yuan Zhen couldn't help sighing secretly.

"Son, do you understand the words of the father?"

Yuan Jin lowered her head and clenched her fists.

Seeing his behavior like this, a burst of anger suddenly surged in Yuan Zhen's chest, which soon turned into sadness.If he had a son who became a weapon, even if he was a bastard, he would not be so worried about what happened behind him.

"Father, can't, can't you lock her up?" Yuan Jin tried to speak.

Yuan Zhen was finally disappointed.

"Well, it's up to you."

"Father?" Hearing that Yuan Zhen was disheartened, Yuan Jin was not at all lucky, but began to fall into panic.

"I don't have much time. If you don't want to follow my orders, you can go on your own."

After saying that, Yuan Zhen lay back on the couch and closed his eyes tiredly.

"Father..."

Yuan Jin became more and more flustered, her knees softened, she knelt forward, and begged, "Father, I will obey my orders, my son is willing to obey my orders!"

Yuan Zhen still remained silent.

"Father, my son is wrong! Father!"

Yuan Jin was full of panic, Yuan Zhen finally turned his head and looked at him, feeling even more disappointed in his heart.

If Yuan Jin can persevere, even if it is a woman's benevolence, at least she can take some responsibility.Now that he is like this, how can he rest assured that he will hand over the Yuan family to him!

"If that's the case, let's go." Yuan Zhen said, "Deal with this matter well, order twenty parts and fifty private soldiers to go out of the city, and intercept and kill Zhu Fu who has returned."

"promise!"

Yuan Jin promised with tears, got up and exited the inner room.

Thinking of killing his married wife, I couldn't help but feel a little unbearable.However, Yuan Zhen's words rang in his mind like an alarm bell, forcing him to suppress his sympathy, and turned to the back house, holding the sword hilt firmly with his left hand, and the veins on the back of his hand were bulging with force.

Facing his wife's unbelieving gaze and raising his sword, what he resented in his heart was not Huan Wen Jinting, nor Zhu Fu who intended to annex Yuan's servants, but Huan Rong who uncovered all this.

"Little thief, one day I will kill you!"

Blood spattered on his face, at this moment Yuan Jin was like a ghost coming out of hell, ferocious and terrifying.

A five-year-old boy hid behind a screen, watching his father stabbing his mother, his mouth was tightly covered by the nanny, his little face was pale.

Until the room was filled with blood, Yuan Jin stepped on the blood and left. The boy bit the nanny's finger, struggled to climb out of the screen, and threw himself in front of Mrs. Zhu's body, sobbing and crying.

In the fifth year of Taihe, in May, Zhu Yin, the prefect of Linhuai, was executed for treason, and more than [-] officials were implicated in the county.On the day of execution, rivers of blood flowed in the execution ground, and the people in the city clapped their hands and applauded, bluntly saying that the sky has eyes, and the wicked deserve what they deserve.

In the same month, internal strife broke out in Shouchun City.

Yuan Zhen took the lead, Zhu Fu was killed on the way back to the city, and no one in his family survived.All officials and generals who had ties to the Zhu family were arrested and interrogated, and more than a hundred were killed afterwards.

Zhu Fu's house was burned to the ground, and there were no bones left in the house.

Yuan Zhen acted so ruthlessly and struck quickly that Zhu Fu was caught off guard, so he went to see the King of Hades in a daze.

Qin Lei returns to Xuyi with a letter written by Yuan Zhen.

Knowing what happened, Huan Rong just nodded and didn't say much.After Qin Lei went down to rest, he took out the letter sent by Yuan Jin and compared the two, he couldn't help sighing.

Jia Bing happened to come to deliver the newly recorded roster of officials. Seeing Huan Rong's appearance, he guessed something in his heart. After saluting, he sat down and explained: "Ming Gong, there is a way to govern the world, and there is a law to govern the world in troubled times."

Huan Rong looked at Jia Bing and said, "I understand Bingzhi's meaning. I don't think Yuan Zhen is wrong, but that I didn't think carefully before and failed to assess this person's character. I'm afraid it will lead to risks in the future."

"Duke Ming doesn't have to be like this." Jia Bing said seriously.

"Why?" Huan Rong asked.

"Yuan Zhen has been in charge of Yuzhou for more than ten years, and he can be called a tyrant. He is seasoned and ruthless, so he is naturally not comparable to ordinary people."

Huan Rong nodded.

"However, he is in an embarrassing situation, and his life is not long." Jia Bing changed the subject, "From now on, it will not be him who will control Shouchun, but Yuan Jin. This person has great ambitions and narrow-mindedness, and will never become a great weapon. Once Yuan Zhen When the body dies, Shouchun will be a pawn on the plate, if you want to use it, you can keep him for a while, if you don't use it, you can swallow it at any time."

Huan Rong blinked. Hearing Jia Bing's words, he suddenly felt that he had been tricked too many times, and he was indeed a little too worried.

"It's true what Bingzhi said, I thought it was wrong."

"Duke Ming was just in the middle of the game, and couldn't see through the confusion for a while." Jia Bing smiled, "Duke Ming holds Youzhou in his hands, and his strength cannot be underestimated. He should jump out of the chessboard and become the one in charge."

"Thank you Bingzhi for your suggestion." Huan Rong sincerely thanked him.

"Don't dare."

Jia Bing cupped his hands, opened the roster he brought, pointed to the names of the people on the front page, and said: "These three people are quite talented, knowledgeable and strategic, and they were especially outstanding during the assessment. I thought that Duke Ming could meet them face to face."

In the following time, Jia Bing singled out the newly recruited officials one by one, highlighted a few of them, pointed out the advantages of each, and recommended them to Huan Rong.

Since there were more than 50 officials hired, it was impossible for Huan Rong to meet all of them.We can only pick out the most outstanding ones for key "care".

"Now the prefect of Linhuai is vacant, and the county government is still short of five officials. Xuyi county magistrate will also be re-elected. Is there anyone in Minggong's mind?" Jia Bing asked when he turned to the last page of the roster.

"It's not urgent." Huan Rong pinched the center of his brows and said, "We'll talk about it after I've seen the houses in Dongcheng."

"Ming Gong wants to see them?"

"Yes. After you agree to select officials, you can't break your promise."

After all these days, a smart person should know how to do it.If he is really not smart, he has no choice but to follow Yandu's old practice of arresting people and ransacking their homes to contribute to Youzhou's finances.

With the style of Zhu Yin and Zhou Xiu, the powerful gentry in the city must not be clean.If you want to catch the pigtails, you must be 100% accurate.

The difference lies in how to grasp and that.

"Zhu Yin's saying is very correct. Youzhou is an overseas Chinese county. The forces here are intricate. Whether it's the gentry from the north or the original Wu surname, I can't kill them all."

If he really did this, he probably would not be far from death.

"The prefect of Linhuai still recommends the local Wu surname. As for the county magistrate of Xuyi, I plan to recommend Kong Yu."

"Duke Ming has made up his mind?" Jia Bing asked.

"Think about it."

Having experienced what happened to Zhu Yin, Huan Rong didn't say he was reborn, but he acted a bit more sophisticated.

Youzhou has its peculiarities, and the old rules must be followed within a short period of time.

Zhu Yin's surname is Wu, and the several Linhuai prefects before him were no exception.Huan Rong had just gained a foothold in Youzhou, so he needed to unite with some of the local snakeheads and suppress the others, pulling and beating each other to act safely.

Xuyi's gentry tyrants were just used to test the waters.

He is not afraid of the opponent's backbiting after gaining power.

There is the Assassin's Mansion on the top, and the Xuyi County Government on the bottom, and the county government will soon be reduced to a decoration.

If you are a smart person, you should be sensible when you get benefits, and you should shrink your hands and feet honestly.If you are dishonest one day, you don't need to bother at all, and you can solve it with a list.

Huan Rong's selection of Zhong Lin as the county magistrate of Xuyi was done after careful consideration.

Without the olive branch offered by Wang Xianzhi, this matter would have had some twists and turns.However, after discussing with Zhong Lin and Jia Bing, he decided to temporarily cooperate with the Langya Wang family. In exchange for benefits, it would be easier to appoint officials to Zhong Lin and others.

If it is impossible to judge and select officials, it is possible to replace assistant officials and inspect Xiaolian.

With Langya Wang's presence and Xuyi being Huanrong's fiefdom, no one would deliberately find fault and not give this face.

"Gushu is the only one to be on guard." Thinking of Sima Huan, Huan Rong felt another headache.

Since March, there has been almost no news from Gushu. Huan Da Sima suddenly cultivated himself and stopped making troubles every now and then, which made Huan Rong very uncomfortable.

Is it hard to be addicted to cheating and cheating?

Huan Rong was struck by himself.

"It's not convenient for Ming Gong to send people to investigate, why not use the hands of Langya Wang?" Jia Bing suggested.

The Langya Wang family intends to return to the court, some people will try their best to suppress it, and some people are willing to win over.As long as the secrecy work is done well, and Huan Rong and Wang Xian are not discovered to be on the same boat, the nails can be buried smoothly at Jingkou of Jiankang.

In the name of Wang Xianzhi's brother's talent, Huan Wenwen and Xi Yin must be very welcome.As for what the Taiyuan Wang family thinks, it shouldn't be Huan Rong who should be worried.

"This plan is very good!" Huan Rong said with a smile.

The two discussed it, and Huan Rong went to see Wang Xianzhi in person to show his sincerity.

Jia Bing left with the roster, and when he walked to the corridor, he saw a goshawk standing on a branch, and the strange thing was that there was an owl beside him, so he couldn't help but take a second look.

When Zhong Lin came to meet him, she followed his gaze and said with a smile, "Bingzhi has never seen it before. This eagle is raised by Mr. Ming."

"That owl?"

"It's hard to say."

"Why is it difficult to say?"

"It's a long story."

"It's okay to make a long story short."

"It can't be shortened." Zhong Lin sighed and said, "This matter needs to start from the time of the Northern Expedition..."

Qian Shi passed by the corridor, and when he heard the conversation between the two, one head and two grew louder.From today onwards, Jia Bing and Xun You Zhong Lin are on the list of detours when they meet each other.

It's not that he has a problem with the counselors, it's just that listening to them talk is too torturous and exhausting.

At the same time, the war in the northern land rekindled.

After Qin Jing returned to Pengcheng, he knew that Murong De was stationed in Chenliu, threatening Jingzhou at all times, so he ordered two thousand troops at once, and joined forces with Qin Yu to launch a fierce attack.

Qin Jue, who was guarding Jingzhou, received the news and handed over the defense of the city to Qin Jue, who was reinforced by Yuzhou. He dispatched [-] troops to Chenliu, planning to drive Murongde's army back to his hometown.

The three parties came to attack, Murong De had just recovered from his poisonous wounds, and his energy was low. To be on the safe side, he ordered the gates of the city to be closed, defended the city to the death, and asked Yecheng for reinforcements.

Unexpectedly, the Kezuhun family had another dispute with Murong Ping, and suppressed Murong Wei, insisting that he not be allowed to stamp the troop dispatching order.In addition, Murong Ping intercepted the letter from the north, suspected that Murong De was connected with Murong Chui, so he did not dare to take it lightly, and the reinforcements were delayed.

When the messenger returned, Murong De was so angry that he gritted his teeth when he learned about all kinds of things in Ye City.

Dare to feel that he is here desperately working hard, dealing with the Qin family with injuries, but Yecheng is not nervous at all, and keeps holding him back!

"Don't blame King Wu for being cold-hearted!"

After finally waiting for Yecheng's order, only five hundred reinforcements were sent.

Murong De sneered again and again, threw the imperial decree aside on the spot, and said loudly: "The treacherous minister is in power, and the temptress will bring disaster to the country! I am now determined to go north, join forces with the King of Wu, and stand on my own footing. Follow me as you wish, and I will guarantee you wealth and honor." ! If you don’t want to, I won’t force you, you can leave on your own, and I will never stop you!”

Without hesitation, everyone said in unison: "I am willing to follow Your Highness!"

"it is good!"

Murong De drew out his sword and ordered the officials who delivered the order to be dragged down to offer sacrifices to the flag.On the same day, troops were ordered to pull out their camps and head north by land.

The servants of the Qin family outside the city didn't know why, thinking that Xianbei was going out of the city to attack, but they didn't expect that the opponent would not fight with them at all.

"Brother, look at this!"

During the pursuit, Qin Yu encountered the broken Xianbei cavalry and captured the leader of the team.The person did not resist, took out the letter on his body, and said that he would hand it over to the coach.

Unfolding the bamboo slips thrown by Qin Yu, Qin Jing scanned them from beginning to end with an inexplicable expression.

"What's going on?" Qin Yu leaned over and saw the contents of the letter, his expression was exactly the same as Qin Jing's.

Murong De ran away?

And it's not just running away, but planning to turn against Murong Xianbei?

"Could it be a trick?" Qin Yu rode over, apparently unable to figure it out.

Murongde claims to have an army of [-], so he ran away without fighting?

I can't really tell.

"It doesn't matter if it's true or not." Qin Jing closed his eyes slowly, put his finger on his lips, and whistled.

After a long whistle, a golden eagle swooped down and grabbed the bamboo slip in his hand.

Before flapping its wings and flying away, the golden eagle did not forget to rub Qin Jing's cheek forward, and let out a satisfied cry.

If Huan Rong was present, he would definitely sigh, a horse with a long spear, and a golden eagle with black armor should be regarded as heroes of the world.

It was Qin Yu and Qin Yu who looked at each other with sympathy.

In this world, people don't count, even birds have to look at their faces!