Qian Ning followed Gu Dayong out of the small door on the north side of Leopard House and walked along the forest path to the east of the island.
The sun was setting in the west, and the sunlight shone in between the trees. The forest was dim and bright, and the darkness was deep. Wild animals kept jumping out and running along the roadside, which made people's nerves very nervous.
Qian Ning felt anxious and asked as he walked: "Eunuch Gu, where are you going? Where is Eunuch Liu?"
Gu Dayong smiled and said: "Manager Qian, just follow our family. How can our family dare to ask more questions about what Eunuch Liu has ordered? But I think Eunuch Liu appreciates you very much, and maybe he wants to discuss some important matters with you."
.For example, brocade
Yang Yu from the Yiwei Yamen will be appointed as the commander of the Jinyiwei recently, and the position of commander of the Han general camp will be vacant. I heard Eunuch Liu said that he would recommend you to take up the post. I don't know if this is the case."
Qian Ning was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Are you serious? I am so grateful to Eunuch Liu for his cultivation. By the way, there is also Eunuch Gu. I will honor all my father-in-laws after I humble my post."
Gu Dayong chuckled and said: "Manager Qian has a bright future. You will have to look after us in the future."
Qian Ning said hurriedly: "What did you say, Eunuch Gu? Without the cultivation of your father-in-law, how could Qian Ning get ahead? In short, I will repay my father-in-law well in my humble position in the future."
Gu Da smiled without answering and walked forward slowly.
Qian Ning added: "I heard that Eunuch Gu is going to supervise the army to quell the rebellion this time. If the rebellion is successful, it will be a great achievement. Eunuch Gu will be promoted again."
Gu Dayong smiled and said: "It's just hard work. Gao Sheng doesn't dare to think about it. It would be great if he can come back alive. The leader is Zhang Houye. Who knows whether Zhang Houye can suppress the rebellion?"
Qian Ning nodded and said: "Yes, the Marquis of Jianchang is young and has no experience in leading an army in combat, which is indeed a bit worrying. However, I feel that with Eunuch Gu here, he will definitely turn the tide and quell the rebellion."
Eunuch Gu turned to look at Qian Ning and said with a smile: "Manager Qian is really good at talking. Oh, what a pity!"
Qian Ning said in shock: "What's such a pity?"
Gu Dayong said hurriedly: "What we are saying is that it is a pity that General Manager Qian cannot lead the army to suppress the rebellion. Otherwise, it would be a pleasure for the two of us to cooperate."
Qian Ning smiled and said: "I don't have the ability to do a humble job. I can't bear such responsibility."
Gu Dayong smiled, pointed forward and said, "Here we are, Eunuch Liu asked us to wait for him here."
Qian Ning looked up and said in shock: "Poison Dragon Tan? Why are you here?"
Gu Dayong said: "Eunuch Liu likes the dozen or so poisonous dragons here the most, and he often comes to feed them meat. Today is feeding day, Eunuch Liu should be feeding the poisonous dragons while meeting the money manager."
Qian Ning said oh and didn't ask any more questions.
The two people came to the top of Poison Dragon Tan and looked down through the fence. They saw that the deep pool water below was calm and calm. Under the shadow of the setting sun, the water surface was as dark as a pool of ink.
Qian Ning rarely comes here. He doesn't like the poisonous dragons here. They look ferocious and terrible, and they emit a foul smell. Last time, the emperor had already told Liu Jin to get rid of all the poisonous dragons, but Liu Jin insisted on delaying them until now. It seems that he
We have to find an opportunity to tell the emperor and remind him to get rid of these dangerous things. Otherwise, one day, these guys may crawl to the shore and hurt someone.
"These poisonous dragons are really smart. They hide under the water and can't see anything at a glance. However, they stare at the water surface under the water. If birds or wild animals drink water by the water, they will suddenly explode.
Drag the prey into the water and then tear it into pieces." Gu Da said in a deep voice while looking at the pool water below with his probe.
Qian Ning smiled and said: "I have never seen a poisonous dragon attack its prey."
Gu Dayong said: "I want you to take a look."
Gu Da stretched out his hand to pick up a dead branch as thick as an arm and threw it down from above. The branch fell on the water with a snap. In an instant, the surrounding water rippled, and seven or eight water waves swam in the direction of the dead branch.
When they arrived around the dead branch, seven or eight black and lumpy heads were exposed at the same time, staring at the dead branch with fierce eyes. When they found that it was not a living thing, they sank into the water one after another, and a string of bubbles popped up and then disappeared silently.
disappeared.
Qian Ning was horrified when he saw it, and thought: If this were a living creature, it would probably fall apart in an instant. Liu Jin, a gelding who likes this kind of thing, is really perverted.
After waiting by the Poison Dragon Tan for less than half an hour, Qian Ning finally saw Liu Jin's short and fat figure walking slowly from the forest path.
"Qian Ning, a humble official, has met Eunuch Liu." Qian Ning hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.
Liu Jin smiled and nodded, waved his hand and walked closer, wiping the sweat from his forehead. He sat down on the bluestone next to the railing and panted.
"My father-in-law came alone? There is some danger in the forest. My father-in-law should have brought a guard." Qian Ning bowed and smiled.
Liu Jin smiled and said: "Thank you, the manager is concerned. There is no one in the forest, so what should we be afraid of? Humans are the most terrifying thing in the world. Wild beasts and other things are actually afraid of humans. Instead, they will avoid you."
Qian Ning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Goodbye, Eunuch Liu."
Liu Jin squinted at Qian Ning and smiled, but said nothing.
Qian Ning felt panicked when he saw him, and said hurriedly: "My father-in-law asked me to come here, what are my instructions?"
Liu Jin said: "Our family is waiting for you to speak, but you come to ask our family. Don't you have anything to say to our family?"
Qian Ning was stunned and said hurriedly: "Yes, I do have something to tell my father-in-law. Just now Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, came to see my father-in-law. I said something to my father-in-law. I just wanted to report it to my father-in-law."
Liu Jin narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh? What did he say to you?"
Qian Ning said: "What can he say? It's just that he wants to keep an eye on Eunuch Liu, spying on your movements and reporting them to him."
"That's all?" Liu Jin smiled.
"By the way, he also said that although Eunuch Liu sent Eunuch Gu to monitor him this time, he didn't care. He said that he would let Eunuch Liu know his methods," Qian Ning said.
Liu Jin nodded and said, "What else?"
Qian Ning thought for a while and said, "Not at all. He was afraid that if he talked to a humble position for too long, someone would notice something was wrong, so he left after saying a few words."
Liu Jin chuckled and said, "I see. Didn't he thank you for your efforts? Didn't he give you some reward or something?"
Qian Ning was stunned. Liu Jin slowly stood up, looked at Qian Ning with squinted eyes and said: "Qian Ning, do you know the consequences of cheating our family? What our family hates most is that someone cheats our family and is unfaithful to our family.
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Qian Ning was shocked and said: "Eunuch Liu, Bei Zhi is loyal to your father-in-law. How could you ever deceive your father-in-law? Bei Zhi has confessed his relationship with Jianchang Marquis before. Does your father-in-law doubt Bei Zhi because Zhang Houye went to see Bei Zhi?"
Liu Jin sneered and said: "Zhang Yanling went to see you, which is not surprising. We are asking you whether you are loyal to our family and whether you have any intentions of deceiving."
Qian Ning knelt down and said: "The heavens can express my loyalty to my father-in-law, and I can see it in the sun and the moon. My father-in-law knows it clearly."
Liu Jin sneered and said: "But you deliberately pretended to be loyal to our family, but in fact you were blowing the whistle for Zhang Yanling, tricking our family into making mistakes, causing Cao Xiong's army to be defeated, is it because you are loyal to me?"
Qian Ning said hurriedly: "Father, that was all Zhang Yanling's trick. I just reported it to my father-in-law because of my humble position."
Liu Jin laughed loudly and said: "You knew it was a trick, why didn't you remind our family? You were frothing at the mouth that day, but you didn't remind our family that it was Zhang Yanling's trick. You just pretended to be loyal and misled our family.
.The purpose is to carry out this deception scheme for Zhang Yanling, right?"
Qian Ning opened his mouth wide and was stunned, thinking: Oops, I didn't think of this. Liu Jin must have figured it out and decided that he had teamed up with Zhang Yanling to deceive him.
"Father, I was wronged. I didn't do this. I didn't know it was Zhang Yanling's conspiracy at the time. My father-in-law knows this," Qian Ning shouted.
"I don't know? Then why did Zhang Yanling celebrate with you in the room today, gave you a large stack of banknotes, and thanked you profusely?" Liu Jin sneered.
Qian Ning stared in shock. Gu Dayong said in a deep voice: "Qian Ning, don't deny it. Sun Xiaosi, the bodyguard beside you, has seen it. What else can you say? What is that bulging thing in your arms?"
Is it the banknote Zhang Yanling gave you? Is it Zhang Yanling’s reward for completing the task? That’s bullshit.”
Qian Ning's mind was buzzing. Suddenly, he suddenly realized why Zhang Yanling behaved strangely today. He rushed to his residence, stuffed himself a large stack of banknotes, and said a lot of strange words of thanks.
I'm afraid this was done on purpose. He did it to show Liu Jin and the others. He wanted to confirm that he had set up a trap with him.
He is going to kill someone with a borrowed knife!
"Father, father-in-law, listen to me. We have been fooled by Zhang Yanling. That guy Zhang Yanling is framed by Bei Shi. Father, before, Zhang Yanling wanted to persuade Eunuch Liu to let him lead the army. Bei Shi didn't convince Eunuch Liu, why did he
Thank you for your humble position. He did it on purpose... Oops... No, no..."
Qian Ning suddenly realized that he had let something slip. He hurriedly denied it mid-sentence and shut up immediately.
Liu Jin understood, and sneered: "You mean, what you said to our family that day was all fabricated by you? Did you deliberately say those words through Zhang Yanling's mouth? It hurt us.
Has the family been tricked?"
"No, no, no, it's not..." Qian Ning's face turned pale and he waved his hands repeatedly.
Liu Jin kept sneering and sighed: "Zhang Yanling is as shrewd as a monkey, but he also fell into your trap. Qian Ning, you are so amazing at playing tricks on our family and Mr. Zhang to applause."