"I didn't escape after all!" Liu Chenggui's heart suddenly tightened, and immediately, a sour and heavy taste rolled in his stomach.
The fact that Han Qing has been appreciated by Zhao Heng in the past two years has an inseparable relationship with the fact that Liu Chenggui often praises this person in front of Zhao Heng without leaving a trace.
Liu Chenggui was originally optimistic about Han Qing's future and wanted to make a good relationship with his nephews and grandnephews. However, he never imagined that this good relationship would be so great that he could not bear it.
Therefore, as soon as the rumor that Han Qing was the reincarnation of the calamist appeared in Bianliang, he decisively began to cut off from Han Qing, and tried his best to go out to run errands for the court. When Zhao Heng himself had an accurate attitude towards the rumors, he could act on his own initiative.
.
However, he dodged quickly and slowly, but in the end it was half a step too late. Zhao Heng was forcefully pulled into the vortex again.
Since he couldn't escape, he could only muster up his energy to show off his tactics. Therefore, he quickly bent down and responded with a sigh, "Oh -, when we return to the official's house, this matter is of great importance. I can't help you."
Dare you talk nonsense."
"Tell me, am I going to kill you again?" Zhao Heng was keenly aware of Liu Chenggui's emotional changes, and pressed with a frown.
"Your Majesty will be tolerant and kind to this old slave, and I will always bear in mind my five concubines." Liu Chenggui immediately hit the snake on the stick, picked up Zhao Heng's flattery, and patted him hard.
It wasn't until Zhao Heng frowned that he sighed again and shook his head, "The old slave guessed that Han Chonggui had noticed it a long time ago. His son died early, and he almost brought up Han Qing himself, teaching him every step of the way.
Reading, literacy, archery, horse and marksmanship, how could he not notice such a big change in his grandson? It’s just..."
Halfway through his words, he sighed loudly, as if he wanted to take this opportunity to vomit out all the depression and regret he had accumulated in his life.
"Just what?" Zhao Heng's brows furrowed even more tightly as he continued to dig deeper.
"It's nothing, but the old slave feels that Han Chonggui is pitiful. When the old slave followed Taizu, there was a commander named Cao Degui in the crane army. His younger brother Cao Defu was hit by a Liao general with an iron cone in front of the two armies.
helmet."
"Then he also awakened Su Hui?" Zhao Heng's eyes instantly shot out a cold light, and his questioning voice was as cold as ice.
"No!" Liu Chenggui sighed and shook his head. "The doctor who followed the army tried his best to save his brother's life. However, after his brother woke up, he turned into a half-idiot. He always felt that he was only six years old. Every day
He pestered Cao Degui and asked his brother to take him to his room to dig out sparrows."
"What about Cao Degui? How did he do it?" After hearing that the other party did not awaken Su Hui, Zhao Heng's mentality immediately returned to normal, and he sighed and asked softly.
"What else can he do? Just raise a younger brother like a son for a lifetime! Some people think he is pitiful, but he is grateful to God for not taking his younger brother away immediately. As for not remembering things after the age of six, can he be independent?
, don’t care anymore.”
"You, Cao Degui, are also conscientious. If you were someone with a dark heart, I would have driven your brother out of the house as a beggar and left him to fend for himself." Zhao Heng has many younger brothers and sisters. After his father's death, he also tried
It felt like an eldest brother was like a father, so he was immediately touched and commented with a sigh.
"The two brothers have lost their parents a long time ago, and they have grown up relying on each other." Liu Chenggui forced a smile and continued to add, "So, for him, as long as his brother is alive, it will be fine, even if he is not his brother.
If he recognizes it, he will take care of his brother until death. And Han Chonggui..."
Sighing deeply again, Liu Chenggui finally brought the conversation back to the topic, "It must be the same. No matter whether he reincarnated or awakened Su Hui, after all, he has been raising his grandson since he was a child. Even if he suddenly finds out
It's like he has changed his soul. As long as he is not impersonated by gangsters, he will recognize him. It is much better than dying at the hands of the Red Lotus Sect gangsters and only returning with a corpse!"
"This..." Zhao Heng felt sour in his heart when he heard this. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
From a mortal perspective, Han Chonggui's choice, although a little helpless, was undoubtedly the right one. No matter how many reincarnations and tribulations he went through, Han Qing's skin remained unchanged, and the blood and family ties with Han Chonggui were also constantly cut off.
However, how can an emperor's vision be the same as that of a mortal?
That is a person who has been reincarnated and experienced calamity, which is enough to end the troubled times, or push the peaceful and prosperous era into great chaos!
At that time, his uncle Zhao Kuangyin had been in fear for eighteen years. Until he was critically ill, he never forgot to mention Zheng Ziming.
But instead of reminiscing about the brotherhood between the two, he warned his father that if Zheng Ziming came back, how to use the brotherhood between Zheng Ziming and himself to trap this person and prevent him from repeating the old tricks of Huangpao and his death.
And after his father worked hard to find Zheng Ziming, who was teaching in seclusion, he treated him with great courtesy and tried many times to invite him to come out to take charge of the Forbidden Army. In secret, he quietly recruited the middle and low-level generals of the Forbidden Army.
They were all replaced by newcomers who had no connection with Zheng Ziming.
Zheng Ziming is not greedy for power. He and his uncle are sworn brothers, and he and his father have fought side by side for many years. His uncle and father are still wary of this.
Han Qing may not be as upright and upright as Zheng Ziming, and he and Zhao Heng are not brothers with the same surname. If this person is not eliminated as soon as possible, if this person one day spies on the Song Dynasty, what will happen to Zhao Heng and his children and grandchildren?
how to respond?!
Of course, Han Qing has repeatedly made outstanding achievements for the Song Dynasty in recent years. If Han Qing is eliminated, even if he uses invisible means, he will be stigmatized as a fatuous and cruel person.
However, compared with the legacy of the Song Dynasty for thousands of generations, what does the infamy mean to him?
The most ruthless emperor's family, when the murderous intention comes together, it quickly becomes unstoppable.
Looking at Liu Chenggui with a knife-like gaze, Zhao Heng suddenly asked in a deep voice, "Liu Douzhi, what are the Imperial City Division busy with recently?"
"Your Majesty!" Liu Chenggui had served three emperors and was extremely experienced. After hearing Zhao Heng's words, he immediately understood that Han Qing was in for a big disaster. However, he did not dare to offer any more help and bowed down.
Reporting truthfully, "The main thing is to supervise the Ordnance Department, build and trial-produce various firearms, especially gunpowder, fire bombs and fire crossbows. Secondly, it is to protect the generals with heavy troops in order to prevent the Liao Kingdom from sending detailed weapons."
Assassinate or win over people around him to steal military secrets."
"Fire and Thunder Crossbow?" Zhao Heng heard a new term and asked with a frown.
"Just tie an iron can filled with gunpowder to the front end of the crossbow. After lighting it, shoot it at the enemy. It can be thrown farther than the fire bombs, and it has a better frightening effect on the horses." Liu Chenggui thought for a while,
He explained seriously, "Li Ji and the old general have used this method a long time ago, but every time they have to send people to tie the fire bombs to the crossbow pole on the spot, which is very troublesome. The sons of the Imperial City Division are under the influence of
As a reminder, let the Ordnance Department directly add the gunpowder jar when making the crossbow pole. The old slave heard that Han Qing had also made the same thing, but this time, the Imperial City Department was first and he was behind.
, so it cannot be regarded as his credit!”
"Huh?" Zhao Heng just appreciated Liu Chenggui's ability to carry it clearly, so he smiled and nodded gently. Then he asked in a deep voice, "Where is Han Qing? Are there any sons from the Imperial City Division secretly protecting him?"
The so-called protection is just a superficial statement. In fact, the responsibility for dealing with Daliao's secret work should be under the control of the He Division. The main task of the Imperial City Division's spies is to monitor the main generals leading the army to prevent them from launching a rebellion or bringing with them
The team defected directly to the enemy country.
Han Qing, however, was a civilian official, and his rank was far lower than any regular army commander. How could Liu Chenggui place an eunuch from the Imperial City Division beside him?
However, at this moment, Liu Chenggui could not tell the truth. Therefore, he hesitated and bowed again, "Your Majesty, Han Qing is only a fourth-rank official. The old slave doesn't pay enough attention to him. He only places him among his soldiers.
He hired a few loyal people who were related to the Imperial City Department to protect him, and did not specially send anyone on duty in the palace."
The people who serve in the palace refer to the eunuchs who have a staff in the Imperial City Department. The loyal people are non-staff personnel who can be added at any time or abandoned at any time. If they cause trouble, they can also be pushed out to take the blame.
When Zhao Heng heard this, he immediately felt that Liu Chenggui had done things properly. He smiled and whispered, "Since they are loyal people, don't treat them badly. If you tell them their names, I can give them official positions in the future. In addition,
Do you think there is any truth to the rumor that Han Qing is the reincarnation of a calamist? I don’t want to leave hidden dangers to future generations, but I don’t want to kill him unjustly either!”
This is really difficult to answer.
If Liu Chenggui confirmed Han Qing's reincarnation identity based on Han Qing's various performances, including his contribution to the military to save lives and a series of gunpowder weapons, I am afraid that Zhao Heng would find an excuse to manipulate the latter.
Return to Bianliang, and then be executed publicly or secretly according to the crime.
If Liu Chenggui came up with the theory of reincarnation and robbed people based on the secret investigation of the Imperial City Department, it was Liao Guo Xizao who was spreading rumors and slandering him. I am afraid that not only could he not save Han Qing's life, but he himself would have lost Zhao Heng's trust.
.He was even implicated by Han Qing and died.
Of course, one's own life is more important than saving a young man whom one admires.
Therefore, after much hesitation, Liu Chenggui finally made a decision, "If I go back to the Holy Spirit, I would rather believe in the theory of reincarnation than in its non-existence. Even if someone is wronged occasionally, compared to the eternal stability of the Song Dynasty, the people of Li
The people will enjoy prosperity and peace forever..."
Before he could finish his sentence, hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the Wende Palace. Following closely, another old eunuch who had recently been reassigned to an important task by Zhao Heng, the deputy of the chamberlain's right shift, Dou Shenbao, known as Dou Shenbao, happily
Ran in.
This man's face was full of joy, and he didn't even bother to breathe evenly, so he reported loudly, "Your Majesty, great victory, great victory. Seven days ago, Han Qing led a small number of elite men under his command to cross the river and attack Pingyuan City at night, defeating it with one drum.
Xiao Moke, the deputy general manager of the Pedestrian Department in the south of the country, and his subordinates from the Liao Kingdom made more than 540 people. Immediately, they planted gunpowder in the Pingyuan County government office and injured Yelu Keli, the commander of the Liao Horse Army, and killed the Liao soldiers.
Xiao Pai was left behind in Tokyo, Ma Pu, the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the cavalry, Wang De, the privy envoy of Tokyo, Zhao Anning, the commander of the cavalry in Nanjing, and eleven other named generals, severely damaged the Liao East Route Army!"
