"But...since you are looking for death! Then I will help you! I will let you know...what is despair!"
Changsun Shunde said coldly: "Yes, I do have a backup plan. Today... is the dragnet I specially prepared for you. All of you..."
He glanced at Zhao Xianye and others, and said coldly: "They are all going to die!"
These officials were stared at by Zhang Sun Shunde's gloomy eyes. They felt like a light on their backs and subconsciously shrank their necks nervously.
At the same time, they subconsciously hid behind Qin Wenyuan. They did not realize that when the crisis came, the person they subconsciously trusted the most would be their former enemy Qin Wenyuan.
By the time they reacted, he was already hiding behind Qin Wenyuan.
Looking at Qin Wenyuan in front of them, whose back was straight and his waist was like a spear, their expressions couldn't help but flicker.
The expression in his eyes, for the first time, had an extremely complex change.
But Qin Wenyuan didn't know this.
He just looked at Changsun Shunde calmly, without even looking at the men in black.
He chuckled and said, "Then I, Mr. Qin, will have to see how you can make me despair."
"snort!"
Changsun Shunde waved his hands: "Qin Wenyuan, you will regret it because of your arrogance."
As soon as he finished speaking, he shouted loudly: "If you don't show up now, when will you wait?"
Although Changsun Shunde is quite old, his loud voice is not weak at all. Every time he makes this voice, it actually scares the birds outside.
Xu Gou nervously clenched his weapon and protected Qin Wenyuan behind him. Zhao Xianye and others also had extremely nervous expressions on their faces.
Everyone's heart became tense.
They knew that the backhand who could make Changsun Shunde so confident was definitely extraordinary.
Maybe... the person who is about to appear next will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back, the existence that makes them completely despair...
So all of them were extremely nervous.
As for Qin Wenyuan, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly at this moment, and his face had a hint of teasing as if he was watching a good show.
Everyone is waiting.
Three breaths passed without any sound.
Ten breaths passed, and not even the chirping of birds disappeared.
Thirty breaths have passed, and there is not even a ghost, let alone a human figure.
The entire hall fell into a very strange and eerie tranquility.
The officials blinked, wondering what was going on.
Xu Gou also turned his aching wrist slightly and looked at Changsun Shunde suspiciously. What kind of tricks is this old bastard playing?
Where are people?
yes!
Where are the people!
Changsun Shunde had a cold face just now, as if with a wave of his hand, the world would collapse and they would all be finished.
As a result, after such a long time, a figure appeared somewhere?
The hand raised by Changsun Shunde also stopped in the air, and now he seemed to be shaking, probably because he was lifting acid.
But that's not important.
What’s important is the people?
Everyone looked at Changsun Shunde with confused expressions.
Changsun Shunde's old face also had a look of confusion at this time.
He also wanted to ask...who is this person?
I was so arrogant and proud just now...and I was just waiting for the back-up plan to appear.
As a result, my hands were sore, but not to mention the human figures, there wasn't even a ghost figure... What's going on?
Could it be that the backhand didn't hear it?
Changsun Shunde gritted his teeth and shouted again: "If you don't show up now, when will you wait?"
He waved his hand and said: "Come here!"
call……
The wind came and blew a few hairs on Changsun Shunde's head, and then left.
Still no one showed up!
At this moment, Changsun Shunde suddenly panicked.
Something is wrong with this situation.
What he just shouted was the code they agreed upon.
As long as he shouts this code, he will show that he should not take direct action and give Qin Wenyuan and the others a thunderous blow.
Therefore, all of them must be prepared at all times, and there will never be a situation where their own voices cannot be heard.
Even if it exists, if you didn’t hear it once, how can you not hear it twice?
These men in black can hear it, but can't they?
So...does this abnormality indicate that something unexpected happened?
Thinking of this, Changsun Shunde felt a chill in his heart for no reason.
what happened?
Where are people?
What accident happened?
He was thinking nervously in his heart, his eyes dropped and he raised his head to look.
Then...he saw Qin Wenyuan.
He saw Qin Wenyuan smiling at him and looking at him as if he was watching a good show.
Seeing Qin Wenyuan's teasing look, an extremely absurd idea suddenly appeared in his mind. Could it be... Could it be...
"It's you!?"
Changsun Shunde shouted subconsciously.
His voice suddenly sounded in the extremely silent atmosphere, startling everyone.
But everyone couldn't care about this at this time, and they all looked at Qin Wenyuan subconsciously.
Seeing Changsun Shunde's changed expression, and thinking about what Changsun Shunde had just said, an idea that shocked everyone suddenly came to their minds.
No way?
Could it be...could it really be...
Everyone swallowed and stared at Qin Wenyuan closely.
As for Qin Wenyuan, he didn't hide anything.
He just chuckled and said calmly: "The person you are waiting for is Zheng Qiang, the deputy governor of the Shangdu Protectorate, right?"
Suddenly, Changsun Shunde's eyes widened when he heard Qin Wenyuan's words.
His whole face turned a bit white in an instant.
He looked at Qin Wenyuan in shock and stuttered a bit when he spoke.
"Why do I know it's him?"
Qin Wenyuan took the conversation, looked at Changsun Shunde calmly, and said calmly: "You are considered an old man in the Ministry of War. Even though you have gradually become weaker due to age, this does not prevent you from retaining your own influence in the Ministry of War."
"Perhaps to others, Zheng Qiang is a general who rose from a small soldier to military exploits entirely by relying on his own abilities. He is worthy of special praise."
"But that's just for other people. For me, it's completely different."
"Most of the generals in the Ministry of War are straightforward, believe whatever they see, and have simple minds."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "So Zheng Qiang is a very inspiring image in their eyes."
"But it's a pity that in the eyes of Qin, it's completely different."
When Changsun Shunde heard Qin Wenyuan's words, his heart sank completely.
He gritted his teeth and shouted, "What's the difference?"
"What's the difference?"
Qin Wenyuan looked at his eldest son Shunde with a half-smile, and said, "Now that we've talked about it, do you still need me to talk about it?"
"Zheng Qiang served as a soldier under you at first, and later on, he performed meritorious services mostly under the army you commanded... In just five years, he rose from a small soldier to a fourth-grade general.
…You ask me, what’s the difference?”
"Changsun Shunde, although you and him are very careful in everything they do and don't attract anyone's attention, do you think..."
Changsun Shunde's heart tightened subconsciously.
He looked at Qin Wenyuan, but was glanced at by Qin Wenyuan. He was frightened, as if everything about him had been seen through by Qin Wenyuan.
At this time, Qin Wenyuan's voice slowly sounded: "... your little trick can be hidden from other people, but can it be hidden from my eyes?"
"He, Zheng Qiang, actually..."
Qin Wenyuan dropped a bombshell: "Is he your illegitimate son?"
"What!?"
As soon as Qin Wenyuan finished speaking, extremely shocked voices suddenly rang out.
In the palace hall.
When Qin Wenyuan dropped this bombshell, everyone was completely stunned.
With their eyes widened and shock on their faces, they all looked towards Changsun Shunde.
At this moment, their hearts were really extremely complicated.
At first, they were shocked by Zheng Qiang's identity as the illegitimate son of Changsun Shunde.
After all, Zheng Qiang is a military general who has been in the spotlight in recent years.
In just a few years, he rose from an ordinary soldier to the rank of fourth-rank official, which... was already a rank similar to that of the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
Although Qin Wenyuan became an official, his starting point was higher than this.
But Qin Wenyuan and Zheng Qiang are different.
On the one hand, before Qin Wenyuan became a lord, he made a significant contribution to the Tang Dynasty and solved the eternal terminal disease smallpox.
He has gained extremely high popularity throughout Chang'an City, and is completely convinced by many people and soldiers.
Therefore, Qin Wenyuan became a lord at such a young age and now took over the Dali Temple for a short time. In the Dali Temple, he was not attacked and annihilated by other personnel of the Dali Temple... Otherwise, Qin Wenyuan was airborne at such an age, and there had not been any official before.
Job and performance... Do you really think it is so easy to secure the position of taking over Dali Temple?
On the other hand, everyone who cares basically knows that Qin Wenyuan's wife is Her Royal Highness Princess Changle.
Qin Wenyuan's wives were both princesses, and Li Shimin never hesitated to take care of Qin Wenyuan, so Qin Wenyuan was able to parachute directly to Dali Temple without any connection.
Here, strength, luck, origin...many things are indispensable!
And what about Zheng Qiang?
He is only a little over 20 years old now, and many people think that he climbed up on his own and relied on military merit. He has no background, so he has attracted much attention. Many people think that his future is limitless.
If Qin Wenyuan is the number one among the younger generation of the Tang Dynasty, then Zheng Qiang can at least be ranked among the top five of the younger generation of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, many people know Zheng Qiang.
And because of this, when they heard that Zheng Qiang, who was in the limelight and ranked among the top five young people in the Tang Dynasty, and the candidate for the future military boss of the Tang Dynasty... turned out to be the illegitimate son of the eldest grandson Shunde, they were shocked in their hearts.
One can imagine.
This is really something no one expected.
But soon, their ideas changed again.
Zheng Qiang is only in his early twenties.
The eldest grandson, Shunde, is over seventy years old.
So...this Zheng Qiang was born to Sun Shunde when he was over fifty?
Zhao Xianye and others looked wrong.
This eldest son, Shunde, is so old and dishonest!
Fifty years old in this era is equivalent to seventy or eighty years old in future generations.
And at this time, there was an illegitimate child, so one can imagine how he would be viewed.
Changsun Shunde also noticed the very complicated gazes of Zhao Xianye and others at this time, which made his old face turn red with anger.
He felt that his lifelong reputation would be completely ruined.
He clenched his hands into fists and said with a red face: "Qin Wenyuan, you...you, what are you talking about?"
"Then Zheng Qiang is not my illegitimate son at all. Don't talk nonsense!"
Qin Wenyuan looked at him sideways: "I'm not an illegitimate child, how can you take care of him like this?"
"That's because he was raised by me since he was a child and he is my adopted son..." Changsun Shunde said without thinking.
"Ouch."
Qin Wenyuan nodded and said calmly: "So he is your adopted son. No wonder you take care of Zheng Qiang so much. I was indeed talking nonsense just now, but now..."
He laughed and said: "We are all not deaf, we understand everything. This Zheng Qiang is indeed the one you left in the army."
"..."
Changsun Shunde was stunned for a moment.
It seemed that he didn't understand what Qin Wenyuan meant.
But soon, he understood everything and understood that he had been tricked by Qin Wenyuan again!
At this moment, he felt as if his brain was about to burst and he was going crazy!
His eyes were red and his face was distorted.
At this time, everyone else looked at Changsun Shunde with some pity.
Meeting an opponent like Qin Wenyuan was really the greatest tragedy in Changsun Shunde's life.
In fact, Qin Wenyuan is too smart, and Qin Wenyuan is also very good at lying.
This makes it impossible to judge whether what Qin Wenyuan said is true or false!
Therefore, Changsun Shunde could never imagine that what Qin Wenyuan just said was just to deceive him.
And because she was too embarrassed and worried that her reputation would be ruined in one moment, she suddenly fell into Qin Wenyuan's plan without any surprise.
Qin Wenyuan didn't have to do anything, he took care of everything himself.
Zheng Qiang is the deepest chess piece planted by Changsun Shunde. Even if he leaves the military, he is the biggest supporter who is not afraid of anyone.
Before he left the Ministry of War, he had already paved the way for Zheng Qiang.
As long as Zheng Qiang keeps his civilian background and climbs up step by step, he will definitely be able to occupy a place in the Ministry of War.
He knew Li Shimin too well, and he knew that Li Shimin was now leaning toward the poorer families and hoped to increase their power in the court. Therefore, a person like Zheng Qiang, who had no background and was taking steps one step at a time, would definitely be favored by Li Shimin.
But who would have thought...
I have done everything, prepared and perfected everything, and I am just waiting for the fruits to be harvested.
But who knew that at this moment, Qin Wenyuan's words would directly expose his biggest secret.
This really drove him crazy.
"As you get older, it's best not to have too much emotional fluctuations, otherwise it will be bad if you accidentally fart." Qin Wenyuan looked at the eldest grandson Shunde, whose face was ferocious and twisted, and said calmly.
"Qin Wenyuan!"
Changsun Shunde now looked at Qin Wenyuan with an expression that was angry and crazy, but also inevitably tense and fearful.
He really couldn't see through Qin Wenyuan in front of him at all, and he had no idea what Qin Wenyuan was thinking.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Why do you doubt the relationship between Zheng Qiang and me? Also, where is Zheng Qiang and others?"
Qin Wenyuan said calmly: "I have just said that basically when Zheng Qiang performed meritorious service, he was under your command, but when other generals commanded him, Zheng Qiang seemed to be a different person, without any