We need to take revenge on him and let him know how big a mistake it is to rely on nepotism and not reuse talented people. This was Liu Jinzhong's previous idea.
It was precisely because of this idea that he boldly contacted Obai, quickly formed an alliance with the other party, and provided them with a lot of information.
But he did not feel happy because he betrayed Zhang Xianzhong. On the contrary, he felt that his life was very painful and a failure every moment. He had been fighting with those thieves all his life, and when he got old, he would become a traitor.
, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Because of this discomfort, he finally took the initiative to contact Zhang Xianzhong, and then changed the time of the battle, specifically choosing a weather with heavy fog.
Obai and the others were not clear about the geographical conditions and weather conditions in the area. The information provided by Liu Jinzhong before was completely correct, so they chose to believe him this time.
At the beginning, everything went according to plan and went very smoothly.
But as we got to the back, something became more and more wrong. It wasn't until the heavy fog filled the air and the opponent started to use the geographical advantage to trick them around that they realized that they had been deceived by the Han.
They want to consume their own strength here and successfully delay the time to accept Li Zicheng's army! This is the idea of Obai and Azig. They think Liu Jinzhong and Zhang Xianzhong must have discussed it in advance until they received Liu Jinzhong's
News of death.
"What, you saw a person die with your own eyes?" Obai was surprised.
Standing under him was a small leader: "Yes, although my subordinates did not see him die with their own eyes, they saw his body with their own eyes. It is certain that Liu Jinzhong is right, and it seems that he committed suicide."
"You have accomplished the task so well and you still want to commit suicide? Then this Zhang Xianzhong is really strict." Azig shook his head. He always thought that this matter was definitely an agreement between two people, and they were the only ones who were deceived.
"That's not necessarily true. Since Liu Jinzhong died and committed suicide, it means that he felt sorry for Zhang Xianzhong. The information he gave us before was accurate. Only this time, he suddenly changed his mind for some reason." Ao Bai.
Squinting his triangular eyes, which actually look a bit sinister at ordinary times.
"No matter what the situation is, we will rest on the spot and then immediately pursue the victory. We must win Hanzhong in one fell swoop and then celebrate." Azig can already foresee the grand occasion of their victory. Then he will be confident when he goes back.
Stand in front of Dorgon proudly and show him your abilities, instead of cowering like a rat crossing the street.
Lin Chong was not surprised at all when he received the news of Cao Meng's death. He was also not surprised at all when the Ministry of Punishment said that he had no knowledge of the matter. After all, Wang Chengen had left so many informants and influence for him, maybe one of them would be the best.
It can be used.
If you put it this way, Wang Chengen has probably thought about this day for a long time, so he has never clearly explained to himself what this part of the power includes.
But even if he didn't say it, Lin Chong could roughly guess how many people a eunuch in the inner court could come into contact with. Even by elimination, he could find out all these people.
Based on the advice Cao Meng gave him before he died, he decided to start with the eunuchs in the inner courtyard. People say that it is difficult to guard against domestic thieves, and the same is true in the palace. The people who come and go next to you every day are
If you are an enemy's spy, it's no wonder you can live a stable life.
It's not that Lin Chong didn't know these things, but he didn't take them seriously before. He always felt that it didn't matter even if he had an informant. Anyway, he didn't intend to do anything treacherous. They could just let them watch if they wanted to.
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But things are different now. Since I have made up my mind to fight Emperor Chongzhen to the end, I have to pull out these little thorns in my side one by one. Otherwise, one day if they get deep into my bones, I will still be the one who suffers the pain.
Of course, the first person to bear the brunt was the little eunuch who said he saw Cao Meng that day. Since Cao Meng was so sure that he had never seen those eunuchs, and the little eunuch could clearly describe the specific time he got there and what he did at that time.
What. That must mean someone told them in advance and asked them to wait there.
Although Lin Chong felt regretful from the bottom of his heart that Cao Meng killed Zeng De, but this did not mean that he could agree with what Zheng Chenggong did.
He didn't want to avenge anyone at all, he just wanted to vent his anger. Whether it was Wang Chengen or Cao Meng, they were both objects he could sacrifice at any time. For him, probably nothing is more important than his throne.
of.
With such a cold-blooded and ruthless person, you can only give up the idea of being friends with him. He can even frame the people around him who get along every day and night without blinking an eye, let alone strangers he has never met.
Lin Chong called the little eunuch in and patted him on the shoulder very kindly: "I think you also know very well why I asked you to come in, right?"
The young eunuch shook his head: "I don't know, your majesty, please make it clear."
"I just want to make it clear to you. You should know very well how Manager Wang died. Haven't you thought about your future? People who knew about it have died one after another. Have you considered the consequences for yourself? Especially
This is what happened this time, do you think he will let you go?" Lin Chong said very directly, without giving the other party any room for buffering.
"Slave, I don't quite understand what you mean..." the little eunuch stammered.
Lin Chong made a visual inspection and felt that this guy did not seem to be able to endure the punishment. If he was handed over to Dali Temple to tell the truth, it would probably only be a matter of time.
But Lin Chong didn't plan to do that this time. It would be boring to do too much torture to extract confessions. Besides, if he was in a hurry and bitten around, something would be missed. Lin Chong didn't want to see this result.
So this time he asked the young eunuch to explain everything himself, not only the details of the matter, but also his accomplices.
"What I want to say is actually very simple. I don't think you are stupid. If you were really stupid, you wouldn't be picked on by Manager Wang. So I just want to ask you one thing, do you know what kind of
People’s mouths are the strictest?”
After asking this question, he saw with satisfaction that the young eunuch's face became paler than before. It seemed that he had indeed thought of some bad consequences because of Lin Chong's question.