Well! After listening to Xiaona's words, Tang Yin nodded secretly. She was indeed not the kind of person who would compromise on official matters if she was favored by others.
Xiao Na told Tang Yin exactly how she tested Qi Heng and how Qi Heng responded. She finally came to the conclusion that Qi Heng was brave and resourceful, loyal, humble, and not impatient.
, willing to obey the king's orders, he is a reusable person.
Tang Yin respected and valued Xiaona's opinion. In addition, he had not expressed his gratitude to Qi Heng for saving Xiao Na. He just used this as an excuse to find Qi Heng and ask him personally.
At this time, Qi Heng was summoned by the king. Even if he was an idiot, he could guess what happened. His whole heart was in his throat. Whether he could make a difference in the future would depend on this.
In the study room of the palace, Qi Heng saw Tang Yin. After saluting him, he stood aside in a polite manner.
After waiting for a while, Tang Yin finished reviewing the memorial in his hand, then smiled at Qi Heng, pointed to the seat opposite him, and said: "General Qi, please sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qi Heng carefully knelt down on the soft cushion opposite Tang Yin, with his lower abdomen tightened and his head slightly drooped, sitting upright. With a rough background, he probably only behaved so cautiously and cautiously in front of Tang Yin.
"Did you know?" Tang Yin picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Shauna came to persuade me for you and asked me to appoint you as the commander of the ninth legion. What do you think?"
Unexpectedly, Tang Yin asked such a straightforward question, and Qi Heng was unable to react for a while. After a moment of pause, he hurriedly slid off the cushion and knelt on the ground, and said in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Mingjian, I will never have any wrong thoughts about my wife!"
He suddenly said such a sentence, which made Tang Yin stunned. Yes, he knew that there was nothing between Xiaona and Qi Heng, did he need to explain it in front of him?
Although some attendants have been coming to him recently to report that Xiaona and Qi Heng are too close, Tang Yin can understand that the Besa people are enthusiastic and advocate martial arts, and Xiaona may appreciate Qi Heng.
I even like Qi Heng, but this kind of love is definitely not the kind of love between a man and a woman.
He stared at Qi Heng in bewilderment. After a while, he laughed and said: "Qi Heng, you don't think that I came to you this time because I suspect there is an affair between you and my wife, do you?
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Qi Heng trembled and said quickly: "No, no, no, of course not, the general will not dare."
Tang Yin waved his hand and asked him to sit up, and then said: "I heard that the assassins who assassinated my wife last time were all rangers from Mo Country?"
"Yes, Your Majesty! The identities of most of those assassins have been verified. Most of them are without gangs and factions, and some are from small and medium-sized ranger gangs from Mo Country."
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded and asked with a smile, "Did you kill them all?"
"Yes."
"They are all Mo people!"
"No matter who he is, if he wants to harm Madam, he is an enemy of Feng Kingdom and an enemy of Qi Heng!"
"Well said!" Tang Yin said with a smile: "I am very happy that you can be so loyal. Xiaona said that you have mastered the strategies, tactics, formations and skills of the cavalry regiment very quickly, and I have promoted you to serve as
Commander of the Ninth Legion, I wonder if you would like to continue to stay in the already formed direct army, or would you like to start over with a new legion?"
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Qi Heng said sternly: "The reason why I am today is entirely due to the king's kindness to me. No matter which legion the king wants me to go to, I will be willing to do so from the bottom of my heart."
"Really?" Tang Yin blinked, his bright eyes flashed with sharp light, falling on Qi Heng's body, as if he could see deep into his heart.
Qi Heng's heart trembled. He refused to look Tang Yin in the eyes and lowered his head subconsciously. But then he realized that something was wrong. Now was the time for the king to test himself. If he showed timidity, would it be okay?
He forced himself to raise his head, took a breath secretly, met Tang Yin's eyes, and said loudly: "My general's loyalty to the king is evidenced by heaven and earth, and can be seen by the sun and the moon. If you make false claims, even if you are shattered to pieces, it is not a pity to die!"
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This was his truth. No matter what methods he used secretly, he had no doubts about Tang Yin. So when he showed his loyalty, he was not afraid to look Tang Yin in the eye, and he spoke firmly and forcefully.
For Tang Yin, as long as he could see Qi Heng's loyalty, it was enough. As for his rescue of Xiao Na and the elimination of the assassin, although there was something fishy about it, it was not important.
He nodded with a smile, raised the corners of his mouth, revealing his white fangs, and said slowly: "Remember what you said today. As long as your loyalty is still there, no matter what kind of mistakes you make in the future, you will still have room for maneuver. But
, if you are half-hearted and have hidden agendas, no matter how well you perform and no matter how perfect you are in what you do, you will probably go to bed with no head and wake up without any head."
Cold sweat dripped down the length of his neck and into his collar. He knelt down and kowtowed, and said in a trembling voice: "The general has made up his mind a long time ago. I will follow the king to the death in this life, and I will fight to the death."
"Get up!" The evil smile on Tang Yin's face disappeared, and turned back to a bright and harmless smile, and said: "Tomorrow morning, I will appoint you as the commander of the Ninth Army in public. In addition, Ye Tang and Gao Yu will
How about being your deputy commander?"
Qi Heng knelt on the ground, his heart beating so fast that it was about to jump out of his throat, and the flesh on his face was trembling. He forced himself to calm down and said loudly: "The general has no objections, and I respect the king's order!"
Tang Yin said with a smile: "Okay! You go back and prepare." As he spoke, he picked up three pieces of silk from the table, handed them to Qi Heng, and said: "There are three mansions here, with sketches and drawings on them.
As for the location, you can choose a place yourself and inform the Prime Minister Shangguan."
"General, thank you so much for your kindness!" Qi Heng hurriedly took the silk, not daring to look at it in front of Tang Yin. He held it in both hands, kowtowed to thank him, bowed his head and exited the study.
After he left, Xiaona turned out from behind the screen in the study, came to Tang Yin with a smile, sat down on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "General Qi seems to be doing pretty well!"
Tang Yin smiled calmly, shrugged and said, "Qi Heng is quite scheming, and he is very reckless."
Xiaona said: "The commander of the cavalry corps needs someone with quick thinking and quick reaction. Only in this way can we be able to respond freely on the battlefield and defeat the enemy."
Tang Yin gently pinched her fair and delicate cheek and said, "I don't know how heavy cavalry fights, so I respect your opinion."
Xiaona was also very proud when she rarely had an advantage in front of Tang Yin. She snuggled into Tang Yin's arms, her face flushed, and while stroking his sharp chin, she asked in a low voice: "Husband, you have finished your chores.
Okay, can we get down to business now?"
Tang Yin was startled for a moment, laughed loudly, pinched her nose, and said: "Doing 'business' again, you want to drain your husband?!" After saying this, he suddenly turned over and pressed Xiaona down.
Underneath.
The next day, Tang Yin indeed announced in public in the court that Qi Heng was promoted to lieutenant general and served as commander of the soon-to-be-established Ninth Army Corps. Ye Tang and Gao Yu were also promoted to lieutenant general and served as deputy commanders of the Ninth Army Corps.
In the past few days, the commander of the Ninth Legion has finally settled down. For the king to let Qi Henglai take on such an important position, some ministers and generals of the Feng Kingdom were quite surprised. However, some people were not surprised and seemed to have expected it.
middle.
Guo Jue is one, and Cai Gui is also one of them.
After the dynasty ended, Cai Gui deliberately walked slowly and fell behind, walking side by side with Qiu Zhen. As he walked, he shook his head and sighed: "How clever!"
Qiu Zhen looked at Cai Gui inexplicably, not knowing what he was talking to himself, and asked: "Who is Mr. Cai praising?"
"Of course it's General Qi, no, now it's time to call him Commander Qi." Cai Gui asked with a smile: "Don't Prime Minister Qiu think he is smart?"
Qiu Zhen was so smart that he certainly understood why Cai Gui said this. He deliberately pretended to be confused and asked: "What is so clever about General Qi?"
Cai Gui said with a smile: "If I had known that the commander of the army was so easy to win over, I should have found a group of assassins to pretend to assassinate my wife, and then step forward to save my wife in a critical moment. I don't know, I will do it later.
Become the commander of the army!"
Phew! Hearing this, Qiu Zhen almost choked on his own saliva. He grabbed Cai Gui's wrist, stopped and looked around. Fortunately, there was no one else around. He warned in a low voice: "Master Cai, this
Don’t talk nonsense when things happen.”
Cai Gui suppressed his smile, looked at Qiu Zhen meaningfully, and said quietly: "Is the official talking nonsense? Qiu Xiang must have already known it in his heart. Qi Heng is just a warrior. He is good at fighting, but this
How could he figure out the conspiracy without anyone else's guidance? The king is most afraid of cliques for personal gains and civil and military collusion. Qiu Xiang is the king's arm and the pillar of the court, so he must be on guard against it and must investigate it!" After finishing speaking,
, Cai Gui bowed his hand to Qiu Zhen and walked away quickly.
Feng Ren may still be able to tolerate Mo Ren occupying a high position in the court, but Cai Gui, who is from Ning, cannot tolerate it. Now Ning Ren is already inferior to Feng Ren. If Mo Ren steps on him again, how can Ning Renqing be embarrassed?
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He deliberately did not make his words clear and left room for Qiu Zhen's imagination. This really shocked Qiu Zhen. Cai Gui certainly did not have good intentions when he said this in front of him, but his words were not unreasonable.
Looking at Cai Gui's back, Qiu Zhen sighed secretly. The intrigues in the court were not much worse than the life-and-death battlefield. I don't know how many brave and invincible generals died in the battles in the court.
In the past, the court of Feng Kingdom was all composed of Feng people, and everyone started their careers following Tang Yin. They were very familiar with each other, and even if there were differences, they would not leave any knots in their hearts and could be resolved in a few words. But now there are more Nings in the court.
I am afraid that the harmony between people and people will never be the same again in the future.
This is something that makes Qiu Zhen feel even more sad than forming a clique for personal gain.