In the Chengdu Palace, Ying Caihe knelt on the ground and bowed his head silently. This was Song Chaofeng's rule. Any subordinate or civil servant must kneel when talking to him. Every time he knelt down like this, Ying Caihe felt deeply aggrieved, but
Kneeling today especially made her feel deeply humiliated, but in order to complete the tasks assigned to her by the new master, she had to endure it.
Song Chaofeng took a numbered document and looked at it carefully, with anger and shock on his face. The document in his hand should be a draft of the meeting, a record of the negotiations between Guo Song and Du Lingqiu. Join the Army from the Record Office
Gentle records. Generally, major discussions must be recorded by a dedicated person. The consensus or commitment reached by both parties, etc., is not a formal agreement, so it needs to be recorded to form constraints and prevent regret later. This kind of draft is also called a memorandum, and both parties in the negotiation need to record it.
A signature is required to confirm.
The draft was Guo Song's prerequisite for negotiations on returning to Beijing. It listed four items in total. The first item was that the imperial village and other manors that had been allocated to the peasants had to be forcibly taken back; the second item was that Guanzhong officials appointed by the Jin Palace could not be replaced;
Article 3: The emperor can only retain 20,000 Shence troops as palace guards, and no other troops are allowed to be retained; Article 4: The thirty-three eunuchs on the list must be killed.
At the bottom are the signatures of Guo Song and Du Lingqiu, as well as the signature of the recorder Wen Miao.
Among these four items, the first one was crossed out and there was a note next to it. It involved Yongye Tian and could be discussed in detail in formal negotiations. The third item was also crossed out and there was a note. It involved border defense and the number of people could not be reduced, but
The appointment of the captain requires negotiation and can be discussed during formal negotiations.
There are four items in total, but two have been crossed out. These are only prerequisites for negotiations on returning to Beijing. Only by agreeing to these conditions can negotiations on returning to Beijing be carried out.
What shocked and angered Song Chaofeng was the fourth article, which required the execution of thirty-three eunuchs. There was also a list. Where was the list?
Song Chaofeng raised his eyebrows and asked: "It says there is a list, where is the list?"
"The list was not found!"
"Idiot, such an important list is not there, what else can you do?"
In the past, being scolded was a common occurrence, and Ying Caihe had to endure it. But when she was scolded today, a surge of anger arose in her heart, and she finally restrained herself.
"In order to gain something, I told the court official that I adopted the strategy of seducing the east and attacking the west. I gathered samurai to assassinate Du Guqiu at Qujiang Garden House. However, the other party was prepared for it. We fell into a trap and most of our brothers were shot.
In order to kill him, he sneaked into Guo Song's official room in Xingqing Palace and found this draft in the drawer. Chao Weng failed to assassinate five hundred warriors from Zangjian Pavilion, and only 10% escaped in the end. Why doesn't Chao Weng care about the brothers? "
"Be bold!"
Song Chaofeng shouted angrily, "Are you questioning me?"
"I don't dare, it's just because the Hidden Sword Pavilion suffered heavy casualties, and I feel sad."
Song Chaofeng said coldly: "There is no truth in fighting without death. Soldiers die in battle and can be recruited again. But as the commander, if you don't complete the task well, you should be punished!"
Ying Caihe endured the humiliation and said: "Humble and accept the punishment!"
Song Chaofeng looked at Ying Caihe and then at the draft in her hand. Although she failed to stop the negotiations between Guo Song and Du Lingqiu, it was already good to get this important negotiation minutes.
"Okay! Considering the heavy casualties of your men, I won't punish you this time. Stand back!"
"Thank you Chaoweng for your kindness!"
Ying Caihe bowed and retreated.
Song Chaofeng took out his silver medal and told the young eunuch: "Quickly summon the Sixth Supervisor and the Imperial Pillars to come to my place to discuss important matters."
The Six Supervisors are the eunuchs in charge of the Six Cao Cao of Beiya, and they are the six godsons of Song Chaofeng. Guozhu is the self-proclaimed name of several leading eunuchs. There are seven of them in total, including Song Chaofeng, Huo Xianming, Dou Wenchang, and the fifth guard.
Liang, Zhang Shang, Jiao Hope, Tian Wenxiu.
Tian Wenxiu is currently supervising the army in Jiannan Jiedu Mansion, Jiao Hope is supervising the army in Jingnan Jiedu Mansion, and Zhang Shang is supervising the army in Jiangnan West Road Jiedu Mansion. Therefore, currently the palace only has Song Chaofeng, the eunuch and privy envoy, in charge of the divine strategy.
The army's left and right lieutenants Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang, as well as the chief eunuch Wu Shouliang and other four leading eunuchs.
Previously, the chief internal officer was Cheng Yuanzhen, but after Li Yi briefly ascended the throne, he killed Cheng Yuanzhen and replaced him with Song Chaofeng's confidant Fifth Shouliang. It was this appointment that officially made Song Chaofeng the head of Beiya.
Not long after, ten eunuchs gathered together. Song Chaofeng showed everyone the draft that Ying Caihe had obtained. The fourth item made everyone shocked and angry. Huo Xianming frowned and said: "There should be an attachment to the list!"
"Ying Cai and that idiot did not do their job well and did not get the list. I have severely reprimanded her."
Dou Wenchang said slowly: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether there is a list or not. We will definitely not be able to escape, but I am very curious. There are thirty-three people in total. We, the Seven Kingdoms Pillars plus Six Cao Ling, only have thirteen people. There are still twenty people."
who is it?"
Fifth Shouliang smiled and said: "Wen Weng has forgotten his twenty-grandson?"
Everyone realized that the twenty grandsons were twenty tax supervisors, mining tax, salt tax, tea and wine tax, cloth tax, intervening tax, commercial tax, etc. There were a total of twenty miscellaneous taxes, which were responsible for twenty eunuchs. They were distributed
In various places, these twenty tax supervisors are the confidant eunuchs of Song Chaofeng, Huo Xianming, and Dou Wenchang, and are also called the twenty grandsons.
Song Chaofeng slapped the table and gritted his teeth and said, "We and Guo Song are not in conflict with each other. Why is he so vicious and wants us to kill him all?"
Huo Xianming said secretly: "It's normal. We all have real power in our hands, and Guo Song wants it too. He just wants to use Li Shi's hand to kill us. It's for mutual benefit. There's nothing surprising."
"The immortal is right!"
Dou Wenchang added next to him: "This is the fundamental reason why we want to prevent Li Shi from returning to Chang'an. Before, we were just worried that it would damage our vital interests. Now it seems that our thinking is still too simple, and it actually affects us.
We are all in the same boat, Chao Weng, so we should join forces."
Song Chaofeng nodded, "I guess the express letter from Du Lingqiu is about to be delivered. I will try to find out what he wrote in the letter to the emperor first, and then we will discuss countermeasures."
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In Shuangliu County, Chengdu Prefecture, there is a large manor covering an area of several hundred hectares. This is the manor of the Dugu family. There are two thousand servants stationed in the manor, of which one thousand servants are disguised as one thousand elite soldiers led by Zhang Yun.
It has been a month since they arrived in Chengdu. They have no missions yet. They only have training arranged every day. However, the food and treatment are very good. The Dugu family provides them with various benefits. Although living here is a bit boring, it is also very comfortable.
That morning, Song Tian and his two entourages rode outside the manor. A villager took his invitation and ran to report to Zhang Yun. Not long after, Zhang Yun hurried to the manor. The two laughed and hugged.
The two formed a deep friendship during the battle to capture Chang'an, and they felt even more cordial when they reunited in a foreign country.
Zhang Yun invited Song Tian to sit down in the manor, poured him a cup of hot tea and said with a smile: "What is the mission of Mr. Song this time?"
After saying that, Zhang Yun immediately realized something was wrong and said, "I'm just asking casually, Song Gong doesn't need to elaborate!"
Song Tian smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest, I don't know what my mission is. I am now the head of the internal affairs of Chengdu Zangjian Pavilion and follow Ying Caihe's instructions."
‘Yingcaihe?’
Zhang Yun was stunned and said in surprise: "That female devil is actually one of ours?"
"Since it is arranged by His Highness, it should be so!"
Zhang Yunruo realized something, nodded and said: "I understand, she and His Highness are from the same sect, maybe there is such a relationship."
"We don't have to worry about what's going on. I'm here to trouble you this time."
"Tell me! Do you need my help with anything? We are bored."
Song Tian took out a small gold medal from his arms and put it on the table, and said with a smile: "I want to recruit two hundred brothers from you to join the Hidden Sword Pavilion."
Song Tian said very politely, hoping that Zhang Yun would help, but troop dispatching was not something Zhang Yun could agree to casually. The key was that he had received a gold medal for special troop dispatching from Guo Song, which could mobilize soldiers from special services.
, mainly refers to the scout army and the internal guard army, the number of which does not exceed 300.
Zhang Yun glanced at the gold medal, nodded and said: "What conditions are needed for soldiers?"
"We need soldiers with strong martial arts skills and ruthless attacks."
Zhang Yun grinned, "My soldiers are all experienced in hundreds of battles, and they are extremely good at killing people. They are extremely good at actual combat. They are much more powerful than those so-called killers in the world. I promise that they will not let you down."
Zhang Yun immediately ordered 200 soldiers, put them under the command of a school captain, and followed Song Tian back.
Before leaving, Song Tian handed Zhang Yun a warrant from Guo Song. This was Guo Song's request for Zhang Yun to fully cooperate with Cangjian Pavilion. After reading the warrant, Zhang Yun realized that something big was going to happen in Chengdu.