Liu Jin was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "Zhang Yanling, we advise you not to use any more tricks. At this time, you can't threaten our family. Are you going to use Zhou Dong's matter to threaten our family? Our family
Told you
It is very clear that the emperor will not blame you for this matter. You should not waste your efforts in vain. Either kneel down and beg for mercy, and listen to our family's orders from now on, or you can be rich and powerful. Or, you can wait until you are finished. Hahahaha."
Zhang Yanling also smiled again, and her smile was still bright.
"Eunuch Liu, come here and tell you something." Zhang Yanling said.
Liu Jin said coldly: "What do you want to do? Our family can tell you that you are surrounded by people from our family. If you dare to commit murder, you will definitely die."
Zhang Yanling smiled and spat: "Committing a murder? You think too highly of yourself. Do I deserve to die with you? Forget it, let me tell you directly. Eunuch Liu, do you know Cao Xiong?"
Liu Jin asked in shock: "What do you mean?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and blinked: "I almost forgot, Cao Xiong and Eunuch Liu have a close relationship. They are following Eunuch Liu's path. He is a border town general promoted by Eunuch Liu. He is your best friend. How can Eunuch Liu not recognize him?"
Liu Jin frowned and shouted: "Zhang Yanling, what on earth are you going to say?"
Zhang Yanling laughed in a low voice and said: "Eunuch Liu, Cao Xiong asked me to say hello to Eunuch Liu on his behalf. I wish Eunuch Liu a long life and prosperity for thousands of years."
Liu Jin turned pale and shouted: "What are you talking nonsense about? Cao Xiong didn't... didn't he already..."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "What's going on? He's dead, right? Haha, have you seen Cao Xiong's body? Or has someone seen it?"
Liu Jin was so shocked that his eyes almost flew out, and he said in a deep voice: "You mean, he's not dead? How is that possible?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Eunuch Liu should be happy. The general you promoted is not dead. Isn't this something worth celebrating?"
"Impossible, impossible. Witnesses saw him sink to the bottom of the river and never come up again. How could he be alive? You lied to me," Liu Jin shouted.
Zhang Yanling sneered: "Of course you want him to die. If he dies, no one will know about your crime of knowing about the Ningxia Rebellion but delaying the report, secretly sending troops and ordering Cao Xiong to cross the river to attack, and trying to put out the fire before the court knew about it."
.It's a pity that you failed to do so. Cao Xiong's attack across the river was defeated, and thousands of soldiers and horses were lost. Later, the rebels crossed the river to attack Lingzhou, which almost caused a serious disaster. This was all caused by your Eunuch Liu without telling the emperor and the court.
disaster."
Liu Jin looked horrified and didn't know how to respond.
"...Afterwards, you blamed Cao Xiong for taking advantage of the situation and attacking without permission. You put all the blame on Cao Xiong. Hey, Cao Xiong is really unlucky, and he took all the blame for you.
It's a pity that you didn't calculate that Cao Xiong was not dead at all.
Really? Cao Xiong did fall into the water that day and sank to the bottom of the river. That was because the armor he was wearing was too heavy and he couldn't break free. But he finally broke free of the armor and surfaced, but at that time there was chaos on the Yellow River and he didn't wear anything.
Cao Xiong in armor was just not recognized by others."
Zhang Yanling put her hands behind her hands and looked at the swaying green tree beside her, and said in a deep voice: "Cao Xiong was also lucky, so he grabbed a piece of wood and floated it downstream with the current. He was rescued by the people by the river near Hengcheng Castle.
When he was rescued, he was almost frozen to death, but he was rescued by the people.
He will be raised at home. Lingzhou garrison Shi Yong sent people to search and rescue the fallen soldiers and horses after the war. After searching for many days, they finally found Cao Xiong. At that time, I had just arrived in Lingzhou, and Shi Yong reported to me.
Regarding this matter, except me and Shi Yong, no one knows that Cao Xiong is still alive."
"Since he is alive, why is he hiding from people? You put him under house arrest?" Liu Jin shouted.
"Hide away from people? Hahaha. After he learned that the court placed all the blame on him and would be punished even if he died, he wanted to come to the capital to fight you. But he knew that there was nothing he could do. Even if he showed up
, will be arrested and charged immediately. And your Eunuch Liu will never admit that you ordered him to attack privately. Therefore, he chose to cooperate with me. Eunuch Liu, Cao
Xiong has been secretly sent back to the capital by my order, waiting to confront you face to face, and accuse you in front of the emperor of concealing the Ningxia rebellion, privately deploying troops and falsely passing military orders, forcing him to attack and suppress the rebellion. Eunuch Liu, this
Is the crime enough to finish you off, Eunuch Liu? No matter how much the emperor favors you, I'm afraid he won't be able to tolerate your being so bold. That is a major matter related to the deployment of troops to suppress the rebellion." Zhang Yanling said coldly.
Liu Jin's face was gray, his eyes were moving rapidly, and beads of sweat were rolling out on his forehead.
"Impossible, you made up a story to deceive our family. There is no such thing. Cao Xiong has been dead for a long time. Did you lie to me? Our family will not be fooled by you." Liu Jin bared his teeth and said with a smile.
Zhang Yanling tilted her head and looked at him, smiling and saying nothing.
Liu Jin also glared at Zhang Yanling fiercely, but soon turned away with a guilty conscience.
"Zhang Yanling, I didn't expect that you are such an insidious person, and you would secretly set up such a cruel method. Our family... our family asked Cao Xiong to mobilize troops to quell the rebellion, isn't it to quell the rebellion in Ningxia as soon as possible so that the emperor does not have to worry?
Isn't our family also thinking about the stability of the country?" Liu Jin stammered and argued.
Zhang Yanling sneered and said: "Eunuch Liu, there is no need to say these words. I had no intention of making this matter public, otherwise I would have said it to you today. The reason is almost the same as what you think. You want to use me,
I also want to use you. I originally wanted to use Cao Xiong to blackmail you. Now, you know more about me.
I also know some of your secrets. Either we fight to the death and neither you nor I can live a good life. Or, you and I make a deal. You hand over the evidence and witnesses that you have about some of my affairs in Ningxia Town.
Give it to me, I'll give Cao Xiong to you. Let's make a fair deal and cancel everything in one lump sum. What do you think?"
Liu Jin stared at Zhang Yanling for a long time, then finally sighed, sat down on the flower bed, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that this is the only way. What good will it do to you and me if we die and lose everything? We have made this deal."
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "Okay. Three days later, we will exchange witnesses and physical evidence at the Dongshan Mass Grave. I warn you, you must not play any tricks. If you have a back-up plan, don't blame me for not being strict with my words."
What I want is the testimony of all relevant personnel and witnesses. I believe you have brought these people to the capital from Ningxia."
Liu Jin said coldly: "You have to be warned by our family. By the way, in addition to Cao Xiong, I also want the master next to Zhou Dong you mentioned today. Although our family is not afraid of falling into the hands of the Sanfa Division,
But it’s always better to do less than to do more.”
Zhang Yanling spread his hands and said, "Sorry, this person can't give it to you."
Liu Jin said angrily: "Why? Do you have other motives?"
Zhang Yanling shook his head and said: "Of course not. Because this person does not exist at all. I made this person up randomly in the palace. There is no such person at all. How can I hand it over to you? I just made it up temporarily to scare you."
Liu Jin looked at Zhang Yanling blankly and said in a deep voice: "Marquis Jianchang, you are so bold. You dare to lie openly even to the court."
Zhang Yanling sneered and said: "Compared to each other, I am still a little behind you. You are someone who wants to silence even your own people and is ambitious to control the court."
Liu Jin gritted his teeth and said: "Forget it, we will exchange witness evidence in three days. However, Marquis Jianchang, our family has to remind you. This time we are even, but from now on, our family will show no mercy to you. Between you and me.
There is no room for maneuver in this time. You have to be careful. If our family catches you with fatal evidence again, I will never be lenient. We no longer have any scruples when doing things, and I will use any means."
Zhang Yanling looked at him coldly and said: "Very good, I think so too. Let's each rely on our abilities to see who is the final winner. Eunuch Liu, you have to be careful, I'm afraid my methods are no worse than yours."
."
"Then let's wait and see! Farewell!" Liu Jin stood up, cupped her hands, turned around and got into the flowers and trees, and left quickly.
Zhang Yanling stood quietly for a moment, feeling cold sweat dripping down his back, and the wind blowing through him made him feel cold. He didn't know when he broke out in this sweat.
Zhang Yanling really didn't expect that Liu Jin knew everything about what happened to him in Ningxia Town. In addition to Gu Dayong, Yang Yu and others, Liu Jin should have sent other people to act secretly. Or maybe it was one of the leading generals.
These people are actually Liu Jin's gang members, or both.
If he hadn't really held some clues, this time would have been terrible. A large amount of property in the Anhua Palace was taken by him. This was a crime of corruption. The exposure of the matter between him and Zhu Qingyi would ruin the reputation of the royal family.
If Liu Jin wanted to slander Prince Qing for participating in the rebellion, it would be easy to fabricate evidence. He had promised Zhu Qingyi to protect Prince Qing's palace, but that was something he did not want to see.
In short, the true and false evidence of the threats that Liu Jin held was really difficult for him to handle. If he refused to use it for him, these things would make him miserable. Although he would not lose his head, he would definitely be disgraced and his reputation would be ruined.
All your efforts may be in vain.
Fortunately, I had Cao Xiong's card in my hand. Fortunately, I could endure it and didn't show it in a hurry, so I had room for maneuver today.
The reason why he did not expose what Cao Xiong told him was, on the one hand, because it was not enough to kill Liu Jin. Liu Jin secretly mobilized troops to attack and concealed the Ningxia rebellion. Although it was important, Liu Jin would excuse himself. And the emperor
It is very likely that Liu Jin will be protected, because these things are not completely intolerable by the emperor. Liu Jin may cry and beg, and maybe he will be forgiven.
In addition, Zhang Yanling also wanted to dig out some other information from Cao Xiong's mouth, to find out how many of Liu Jin's people were deployed in the local area, how much money he had looted, and what other crimes he had committed. This way
It may be more effective to accumulate accusations.
Because of this, I decided to postpone playing this card. I didn't expect that it would be used as a bargaining chip in the transaction today. I'm glad, but also annoyed.
A gust of breeze blew by, causing the surrounding trees to rustle. The remaining flowers of the locust tree fell from the branches, falling on Zhang Yanling and interrupting Zhang Yanling's thoughts.
Zhang Yanling shook the petals on her body, gathered her mood, turned and strode towards Jingren Palace, the residence of the Queen Mother, in the northeast corner of the palace.