Qian Ning was so frightened by Liu Jin's glare that she took a step back and said, "Father-in-law, this is not what I said in a humble position. I just listened to what others said in a humble position. If my father-in-law doesn't like to hear it, I just don't say it in a humble position."
"Who did you listen to?" Liu Jin asked sharply.
Qian Ning said hurriedly: "Yes...yes...Eunuch Zhang told me before noon."
Liu Jin said coldly: "Zhang Yong? How does he know these things? And why did he tell you?"
Qian Ning said in a low voice: "Eunuch Liu, you don't know that Eunuch Zhang is the Marquis of Jianchang, right? My brothers who are in humble positions and under my command have seen Eunuch Zhang and the Marquis of Jianchang meet in the palace many times. The emperor has been staying in the Leopard Room recently, and Eunuch Zhang is on duty at the Qianqing Palace. When Jianchang Hou entered the palace, he went to the Qianqing Palace many times to find Eunuch Zhang. Isn’t it that your father-in-law doesn’t know?"
Liu Jin sneered and said, "How could our family not know this? I've noticed this old dog eating everything inside and outside. But why did he say these things to you?"
Qian Ning mumbled and didn't answer, as if it was difficult to speak.
Liu Jin shouted: "What? You dare to hide it from our family?"
Qian Ning said hurriedly: "My father-in-law, please calm down. Bei Zhi deserves to die. Bei Zhi has contacts with Eunuch Zhang. Ever since Bei Zhi became the manager of the Leopard House, Eunuch Zhang has come to Bei Zhi many times and tried to get close to Bei Zhi. Eunuch Zhang wants Bei Zhi to listen to him." I don’t have a deep foundation in the humble position, and I don’t dare to refuse it, so I have no choice but to give up.”
Liu Jin said in a deep voice: "You are honest. Zhang Yong has come to see you many times. Our family has known about it for a long time."
Qian Ning said hurriedly: "Please forgive me, father-in-law. After all, father-in-law Zhang is someone who cannot afford to offend in his humble position."
Liu Jin said in a deep voice: "Our family knows that you are in trouble. We don't care about this matter. So does Zhang Yong think you are his? Does he deliberately win over you?"
Qian Ning said: "Yes, Eunuch Zhang said Eunuch Liu, you...you..."
Liu Jin shouted: "Why are you hesitating? What are you talking about about our family?"
Qian Ning gritted his teeth and said: "Eunuch Zhang said... Eunuch Liu is cunning, arrogant and domineering, and has made countless enemies. Sooner or later he will be doomed. He wants me to stay away from Eunuch Liu and not to get involved with Eunuch Liu, so as not to be implicated in the future. Want me Listening to his instructions wholeheartedly will be of great benefit in the future."
Liu Jin sneered, the muscles on his face trembled, and he gritted his teeth and cursed: "You bitch, this bitch wants our family to die. Our family remembers the old friendship and tolerates him in every possible way. However, he doesn't know how to restrain himself, thinking that he is by the emperor's side. The old man became more and more unscrupulous. Our family had known for a long time that he and Zhang Yanling were flirting and flirting. We knew it when we patrolled the border last year. I am afraid the old dog is tired of living."
"He also said, Don't look at it now that Eunuch Liu wants to have the wind and rain. Don't you know that the whole court is extremely dissatisfied with Eunuch Liu. The nobles outside and Li Shoufu have united together, and if they have the opportunity, they will If it is launched, Eunuch Liu will fall sooner or later." Qian Ning said.
Liu Jin laughed and said: "They are thinking: There are so many people in the world who hate me, Liu Jin, so what? Our family is not living well, and it is still a knife in their hearts. In the end, I am afraid that it will not be us who will die. Instead, our family will eliminate them one by one."
Qian Ning did not dare to make a sound and lowered his head in silence.
Liu Jin said: "Qian Ning, do you believe what he said?"
Qian Ning hurriedly bowed and said: "Don't worry, father-in-law, Beizhi will not listen to his nonsense. Beizhi is loyal to Eunuch Liu, and Zhang Yongxiu wants to win over Eunuch Liu. How can they scheme against Eunuch Liu?"
Liu Jin nodded and said: "Manager Qian, just understand. Remember, you must never trust a person like Zhang Yong. He came to win over you when he saw you became the general manager of the leopard room. There is absolutely no way this guy can cheat on you."
Good end. People, what you fear most is being on the wrong team or with the wrong person. Manager Qian, if you follow our family well, we will not treat you badly."
Qian Ning said: "I understand my humble position. Thank you father-in-law for nurturing me. Thank you father-in-law for nurturing me."
Liu Jin asked in a deep voice: "You said he came to talk to you before noon today? What else did he say?"
Qian Ning said hurriedly: "Zhang Yong came to me this afternoon and told me a lot. The main reason was that he wanted me to speak for him in front of the emperor and talk about the rebellion of King Anhua.
Liu Jin frowned and said, "Keep talking."
Qian Ning whispered: "Eunuch Liu, Zhang Yong said that this time the rebellion of King Anhua has been discussed by people outside, and they deliberately delay the time and make the rebellion bigger, it is best to make the emperor angry.
They were upset, and then they all made a memorial together, urging the emperor to punish you in order to calm the anger of the rebels under King Anhua. Zhang Yong said, when the time comes, he wants me to speak for them in front of the emperor, saying that I will be by the emperor's side day and night.
, there are many opportunities to speak.”
Liu Jin felt awe-struck, sat up straight and said, "Did he really say that?"
Qian Ning said: "My father-in-law has treated me with great kindness. How could I dare to deceive my father-in-law?" Zhang Yong told his father-in-law that today the emperor summoned everyone to discuss countermeasures. The Marquis of Jianchang deliberately said that the rebels would not go south to attack, so that the emperor could relax. That was to let the emperor relax.
The rebels have the opportunity to cause trouble. Once the rebels capture Lingzhou, things will get out of hand. At that time, it will be the opportunity to impeach the father-in-law."
Liu Jin's heart was beating wildly. It turned out that these people were harboring such evil intentions. Yes, if things got serious, the emperor would definitely be panicked. If he becomes seriously ill and seeks medical treatment, he might really kill himself to quell the rebels.
of anger.
Isn't that the same story about Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty that Jiao Fang told? Then Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty probably had to do this because he was desperate at that time. If the rebels really captured Lingzhou, the consequences would be disastrous.
"These gangs of thieves are biting each other today. It turns out that they are deliberately putting on a show to deceive the emperor and make fun of national affairs. National thieves, this is a group of national thieves. They even dare to deceive the emperor. It is extremely hateful.
His heart should be punished." Liu Jin gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.
Qian Ning continued: "There's more. Zhang Yong said that we will make two plans today. If the emperor is unwilling to delay and wants to put down the rebellion immediately, they will also compete for the position of leading the counterinsurgency. In this way, the matter of counterinsurgency will fall to
In their hands, they can control the situation and make things worse at any time. Even if they don't make small moves, they still have to take the credit for countering the rebellion."
Liu Jin jumped down from the chair, waiting for Qian Ning with angry eyes: "Did he really say that?"
Qian Ning raised his hands and swore: "If you dare to talk nonsense in a humble position, you will be disgusted by heaven and earth. Zhang Yong said it to me personally. He asked me to never tell this matter. He said, even if I tell it,
, and there are no witnesses to prove it. By then, the humble official will die without a burial place. He
He said that he told me this just because he wanted to follow them in his humble position. When he takes charge of the inner court in the future, he will let me be the commander of the Han Dynasty General's Camp. As long as I deliver news to them at critical times, turn a deaf ear to them in front of the emperor, and persuade the emperor.
."
Liu Jin laughed loudly, but there was no smile at all on his face. His whole face was distorted, looking extremely ferocious.
It was incredible that Qian Ning said these words. If Liu Jin had heard these words before today, he would have thought that Qian Ning was talking nonsense, and even thought that he had ulterior motives.
However, considering the situation this morning, Liu Jin didn't think so.
What Qian Ning said was completely consistent with what happened that morning. Zhang Yanling came out and tried his best to dissuade the imperial court from using troops to quell the rebellion immediately. He gave a lot of reasons to prove that King Anhua did not have the courage to go south to attack Lingzhou and did not cross the Yellow River to attack.
possible. It sounds reasonable, but
It turned out that it was just to persuade the emperor not to attack easily. It was to give the rebels a breathing space and give them the opportunity to launch an attack while the imperial troops were slowly gathering. The purpose was naturally to amplify the situation, cause the emperor to panic, and then attack in groups.
Then, blame yourself for this incident.
This is vicious enough, but what is even more vicious is Zhang Yanling’s subsequent statement.
He said that he could defeat the rebels in ten days and only needed 10,000 elite soldiers. Although this seemed to everyone to be a boastful move, it was the most vicious move. At that time, his heart was really moved.
I thought, since he was bragging so much, why not let him lead the army to quell the rebellion. But if he had done that at that time, he would have fallen into their trap. Once the job of leading the army to quell the rebellion fell into their hands, Zhang Yanling could do whatever he wanted.
If he loses, the rebels will become stronger, their morale will get worse, and the situation will worsen. If he wins, he will get the credit for suppressing the rebellion, but he will not lose anything. In short, they will benefit anyway.
The most frightening thing is that they deliberately lost. Even if they were defeated, Zhang Yanling would only be demoted and punished. But if the rebels gain power, it will be extremely detrimental to themselves. They will also take the opportunity to impeach and launch an attack.
These people are really crazy. In order to get rid of themselves, they really don't even care about the bottom line.
Liu Jin was sweating. If he hadn't learned all this from Qian Ning's mouth today, he would still be in the dark. He really thought that what Zhang Yanling said today was reasonable and was for the sake of countering the rebellion.
Liu Jin quickly thought about countermeasures. His first thought was to report the matter to the emperor and expose their conspiracy. But he quickly gave up this idea.
If you tell the emperor such a thing, he probably won't believe it. Even if Qian Ning is asked to testify, there is nothing you can do if Zhang Yong refuses to die. Moreover, let the emperor believe that Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Dingguo Gong Ying and the others will do it for
If you get rid of yourself and do such a thing, you may be scolded by the emperor for being ridiculous.
The emperor must be dissatisfied with himself now. The rebellion has already frightened the emperor. If something like this happens again, I'm afraid he will be really angry. The consequences are unpredictable. The risk is too great.
For the current plan, I'm afraid there is only one way to act immediately and make their plan completely bankrupt.
"Eunuch Liu, Eunuch Liu?" Qian Ning called out cautiously from the side, seeing Liu Jin gritting his teeth, staring, frowning, and dazed.
Liu Jin came back to his senses, looked at Qian Ning and said: "Manager Qian, you are very good. Our family will not treat you badly. Zhang Yong said that you will be the commander-in-chief of the Han Dynasty in the future, right? Our family can make you become the general now."
The General of the Han Dynasty will be the Commander-in-Chief. In a few days, our family will discuss with Shi Wenyi and ask him to recommend you. You will soon be the Commander-in-Chief of the General of the Han Dynasty."
Qian Ning was overjoyed and knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.
Liu Jin said: "Our family has something to do and I am leaving the palace. I will talk to you later. Remember, don't say anything about what happened today. When you are at Zhang Yong's place, you have to pretend to obey them. Find out the news there and report it at any time.
Our family, do you understand?"
Qian Ning said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, father-in-law, I understand my humble position."
Liu Jin nodded, stood up with a sigh, walked out and hurried away.
Qian Ning slowly got up from the ground, stared blankly at the direction Liu Jin was leaving, stretched out his hand to wipe the unnoticeable sweat on his forehead, and left slowly.