Xu Huai, Zhou Jing, Xu Wuqi and Zhu Chengjun accompanied Chen Zixiao, Xiao Yanhan and Zhang Xiongshan into the west wing where Qin Zhihui was detained.
Qin Zhihui didn't know that Chen Zixiao and Xiao Yanhan were in Bianliang. They didn't even know each other. He thought they were people around Xu Huai and didn't pay attention. But when he saw his father-in-law Zhang Xiongshan stepping in, Qin Zhihui's eyelids suddenly narrowed.
, tried hard to spit out the ball of cloth from his mouth, opened his swollen mouth, looked at Xu Huai and said:
"I still underestimate the courage of the military lord. However, this is the easiest thing to do. The military lord should now believe that no one else is secretly colluding with the Red Hu envoy except me, right?"
Zhang Xiongshan is tall and tall, with a broad face and deep eyes. He has the appearance of the Khitan people, but it is not obvious. He is not over sixty years old, but his beard and hair are already frosty white. He wears a square scarf in his bun and a green robe. He is walking on Bianliang Street.
In the alley, if you don't look carefully, you won't feel that there is much difference between him and the locals.
Zhang Xiongshan is an authentic Khitan, but his mother is a Han citizen.
However, even the Han people in Yunshuo have no sense of identification with Dai Viet. After all, Yunshuo Yanji and other places have been occupied by the Khitan for nearly two hundred years. The Han people in Yunshuo have long been accustomed to accepting the rule of the Khitan, and the elites have also loyal to the Khitan royal family to seek wealth and honor.
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Zhang Xiongshan was shocked when he heard what Qin Zhihui said when he entered the room. He immediately knelt down in front of Xiao Yanhan and said in panic: "Qin Zhihui secretly communicated with the envoys, but Xiongshan didn't know about it. Princess, please investigate!"
Seeing that Xiao Yanhan failed to react for a while, Xu Huai said to Zhang Xiongshan: "After Qin Zhihui disappeared, you found out and sent people to search in the city. I believe you didn't know; otherwise you wouldn't have reacted like this."
"Marquis Xu Jun believes in you, Zhang Xiongshan, get up and speak." Xiao Yanhan was a little confused, but seeing that Xu Huai was not prepared for them, he asked Zhang Xiongshan to get up and say.
"Princess?" Qin Zhihui looked at Xiao Yanhan who was disguised as a man with confusion. He immediately wanted to understand who she was, and his face turned pale. After all, when Xiao Linshi was demoted to Xijing, the secret spy network in the Southern Dynasty was nominally Xiao Yanhan.
Responsible.
Although Xu Huai expressed his trust in him, in front of Xiao Yanhan and Chen Zixiao, Zhang Xiongshan could not do anything to clear himself up. He suppressed the shock in his heart, stared at Qin Zhihui with a complicated expression, and asked in a deep voice.
: "Why are you doing this? Have I ever treated you badly in these years?"
"You have not treated me badly, but I am just a tool for you to spy on the intelligence of the DPRK." Qin Zhihui knew that the outcome could not be changed, so he calmed down and struggled to sit more comfortably. Facing Zhang Xiongshan, he also
Tearing off the false warmth, he sneered, "Isn't the current situation clear enough? I informed the Red Husbands because I was greedy for wealth, but why didn't I leave you a way to survive?"
Qin Zhihui, as a scholar of Dayue, even though he was dragged down by Zhang Xiongshan, he could not have any loyalty to the Khitan in his heart. It was more out of necessity. At this time, the Khitan was destroyed and the Hehuai River was broken. Qin Zhihui took advantage of his status and wanted to change his family. It was really
Not surprising.
Xu Huai invited Zhang Xiongshan over, not to repeatedly discuss the matter, but to confirm with Zhang Xiongshan the many details explained by Qin Zhihui and to see if there were any errors or omissions or malicious misleading by Qin Zhihui.
Time was very urgent, and it was impossible for Xu Huai to ask Zhou Jing to send out people to verify the information one by one at this time.
Lots of details.
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After Xiao Yanhan, Chen Zixiao and others met Qin Zhihui, Xu Huai invited them to the room diagonally opposite to talk.
"What, you want to assassinate Xu Jun, the imperial envoy in the palace?" Xiao Yanhan heard Xu Huai tell him his plan and asked in surprise, "Since you caught Qin Zhihui as the informant and handed him over to you, we will also I have nothing to say, but why would you take the risk to assassinate Xu Jun, the imperial envoy in the palace?"
"I have said before that someone secretly tipped off the Chihu people, which led to the Xuanwu Army's night attack on the prisoner camp and the destruction of the prison camp. This matter has been secretly spread in the city. This matter has dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Bianliang, even in the Manchu Dynasty. The civil and military forces knelt down and begged for peace. Tomorrow, in the name of the remnants of the Xuanwu Army, I will hang Qin Zhihui's body to the Nanxun Gate. Can this be settled? Will the soldiers and civilians of Bianliang believe that the little Cheng of the Concierge Hall of Honglu Temple is Ventilation The messenger?" Xu Huai sighed lightly and said, "I need to borrow more heads!"
"The civil and military officials of the entire court are groveling and begging for peace. Do you think this situation can be undone?" Xiao Yanhan asked urgently.
"Why did you come back again?" Xu Huai said with a smile, "If there is no room, why would I come to Bianliang? I asked Zhang Xiongshan to come over. I originally wanted to ask him to send you a message to make you believe that the situation is not irreversible. situation."
Chen Zixiao sat aside and said nothing. Xiao Yanhan felt that Xu Huai was stubborn, folded her hands in front of her chest, and said, "Say it, we will listen."
"Please come over, Princess Yingyun, and Langjun Zhu Hang," Xu Huai said to Zhou Jing who was standing aside, asking him to bring Princess Yingyun and Langjun Zhu Hang over to meet Xiao Yanhan and Chen Zixiao.
Not to mention Xiao Linshi, people like Chen Zixiao have a very clear understanding of the situation. To convince them that there is still room for recovery, Xu Huai cannot hide too much. At this time, he can only tell Yingyun County The Lord and Zhu Hang please come out to meet them.
"You must have heard about me following King Jing to guard Gong County after arriving in Bianliang, right?" Xu Huai briefly told Xiao Yanhan and Chen Zixiao what happened to Princess Yingyun, and said, "I The Chao Temple is indeed rotten and extremely disappointing. I won’t deny it, but don’t forget, it’s not that there are no sober people in the Chao Temple. At present, we just lack one person to show off his spirit..."
"You want to support King Jing?" Chen Zixiao asked in shock at this time, but suddenly saw Princess Yingyun following Zhou Jing and Zhu Hang, standing at the door with shock on his face when he heard his words. It was obvious that she We still don’t know Xu Huai’s intentions.
Xu Huai turned his head and saw Princess Yingyun standing at the door dumbfounded. He stood up and saluted:
"Princess, the country is in ruins, there are many ministers in the court, and there is really no one to rely on. Xu Huai does have such thoughts in private, but this is just Xu Huai's private wish at the moment, and the prince does not know about it yet. And even if the prince agrees to Xu Huai's request, there are still too many twists and turns in everything, and the princess must not leak anything after hearing this!"
"Oh..." Yingyun suppressed her shock and walked into the room to meet Xiao Yanhan, Chen Zixiao and Zhang Xiongshan. She sat aside in a panic.
"The most serious problem for our dynasty at present is that the people are distracted and the fighting spirit is not strong, but as long as our dynasty's military and political affairs can be entrusted to King Jing, the generals of the main war faction can truly feel proud.
When the time comes, even if Hedong and Hebei fall into enemy hands, and even Hehuai is in ruins, Princess Yanhan, you should also be able to see that we have Jianghuai and Jinghu at our backs, and we have endless money and food, and soldiers can be recruited from here. The front is to withstand the front of the Chihu people. The formation of Guanzhong is also perfect as a flank. With Sichuan and Shu as its back, there are still 300,000 elite soldiers available, and the strength is still higher than that of the Chihu people." Xu Huai said in front of Princess Yingyun, He also addressed Xiao Yanhan formally and said, "Princess Yanhan, you are at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain. You don't have to rely on Dangxiang people. You must know that further south at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain are our important towns such as Fuzhou, Linzhou, and Yanzhou. …”
At this time, Xu Huai said to Princess Yingyun: "I am determined to support the prince, and I do not mean to persuade the prince to do treacherous and unethical things. I actually think that if the prince has the opportunity to leave the town, he can greatly improve his current extreme passivity.
The battle situation."
"King Zhao Tuan of Jing does not have many people who can make my brother look up to him, but he is not favored, and is even quite embarrassed. It is extremely accidental that he can go to Gong County to lead the army this time. When the red soldiers withdraw, Jing
Wang Zhaotuan will definitely be recalled to Bianliang. You don't want to use extreme measures to expect that King Jing will have the opportunity to leave the town like King Lu did. It is nothing more than a fool's dream. And your dynasty is so decadent that even if the Chihu people are in the north
Withdraw, but in my dreams I will keep my eyes open and watch every move you make. The army can drive south again at any time. If you dare to do anything rashly in Bianliang, you will undoubtedly ask the Chihu people to take the Hehuai River and find it in the bag.
I will destroy all of you!" Xiao Yanhan said, not hiding that they had studied King Jing Zhao Tuan, but they didn't think Xu Huai and the others had any chance.
"I would like to say that if there is a chance, Princess Yanhan would like to help us?" Xu Huai asked, staring at Xiao Yanhan.
Xu Huai stared at him in a panic, Xiao Yanhan turned her face and said: "What's the use of my promise to you, I can't be my brother's boss!"
"Princess Yanhan helped me assassinate Xu Jun. Do you need to ask Xiao Shijun for instructions?" Xu Huai asked.
"I also deeply hate these spineless people, so I can just help you assassinate them. There's nothing to worry about!" Xiao Yanhan said.
Chen Zixiao sighed softly in his heart and said: "Since the princess has decided, let's not think about future matters for the time being. Let's get this matter done first..."
"Qin Zhihui didn't come back last night. Guiniang looked around in a panic. She made an appointment with me to report to the official before dark if she didn't see anyone else. Now I have to stop her from reporting to the official." Zhang Xiongshan said.
"It's not that I don't trust Mr. Zhang," Xu Huai said, "Even if the Qin family reported it to the government and the Kaifeng government was in a hurry, it would be impossible to find anything for a while. But if we send people to stop it now, it may cause trouble.
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Zhang Xiongshan is still loyal to Xiao Linshi, but Qin Zhihui's wife, said to be Zhang Xiongshan's adopted daughter, is actually just a tool used to control Qin Zhihui.
Qin Zhihui and his wife lived together for more than ten years and had three children.
Xu Huai wondered whether Qin Zhihui's wife would be shaken after learning that Qin Zhihui collaborated with the enemy and fell into their hands.
What Zhang Xiongshan needs to do is to move and cut off contact with the Qin family. After the assassination is over, Zhang Xiongshan and the others will escort Xiao Yanhan and Chen Zixiao out of Bianliang, and they will meet again outside Bianliang City to plan their farewell.
