Chapter 193 Despicable is the King's Way
Shan Baoqian and Ben Lei went out one after the door. As soon as they arrived at the front hall of the temporary requisitioned general's mansion, they saw Zhan Yue sitting leisurely in a chair and drinking tea, and there were two Xiliang people lying in the open space in front of him.
Both of them had obvious bruises on their faces, and their mouths were stuffed with rags. They lay on their sides on the ground like insects falling from the tree and huddled into a ball. When they saw someone coming in, they struggled and screamed. They were kicked hard by the people around Zhanyue before they came down a little.
On the left side of the front hall, there was still a white-haired old man with a straight back. Maybe the moon was thinking about 'respecting the old'. The old man was not as tightly tied as the two people next to him, but tied his hands behind his back.
Except that his hair and clothes are a little messy, he doesn't seem to have much damage.
Ben Lei sat down next to Zhan Yue without looking at his contemptuous eyes. He reached out and lifted the teapot, pointed the spout at his mouth, and poured tea into his stomach.
Fortunately, the weather is hot, and the tea is served when it is cold. Otherwise, the throat will be cooked sooner or later according to his drinking method.
Shan Baoqian frowned and sat down on the main position. While sending Vice Admiral Wang to add tea, he couldn't help looking at the three "big gifts" that should be given to him.
The more you look at it, the worse it becomes.
"Brother Zhanyue, why did you catch these two old eunuchs from afar?" He glanced at the two twisted meat | insects and suddenly showed a look of fear on their faces. Shan Baoqian's two sword eyebrows were getting higher and higher, but he easily joked about Zhan Yue. "You can't cook it again. Maybe the meat is smelly, and you can't work - don't you have any special hobbies?"
After saying that, he deliberately threw an ambiguous look at Zhanyue, which means: You know.
After getting along with each other for such a long time, Zhan Yue has long been used to his personality of 'you will die if you don't make fun of Ben Lei. He simply selectively filters out some nonsense and only uses his chin to put on the two meat | worms. "Don't say that brother doesn't give you face, this is a big gift today. Well, as you can see, these two people did come out of the palace - they are the eunuchs who served your cousins. I heard that they are now the senior stewards in the palace. I went to the palace the day before yesterday and brought someone back to you - whether you want to tear down the bones and feed the dog or chop them directly as fertilizer, or satisfy some 'special hobbies'.
The two people lying on the ground were chilled when they heard the words. When the two brothers were ordered to poison several princes, it was clearly done seamlessly. How did this person know?
And listening to him, the one sitting on the top is obviously the cousins of several princes, the sons of the previous dynasty!
Thinking of this, the two people who felt that they might live to the end today couldn't help trembling and had long forgotten how arrogant they were before. He turned over vigorously, struggled to kneel up with a glimmer of hope for survival, and bent down and kowtowed to Shan Baoqian, but his mouth was blocked by the rag, and he couldn't say anything to beg for mercy.
Shan Baoqian looked at the two forty or fifty-year-old eunts crying with tears, and bleed on his whiter foreheads than usual, but there was no resentment or sympathy in his eyes.
On the one hand, he has never seen those cousins, and there is really no way to resonate with their death. On the other hand, he is thinking about whether he can make use of these two people, and also puts some medicine into Uzig's rice bowl to let him see what 'tooth for tat' is, so for the time being I'm not in the mood to care about their life or death.
Zhanyue probably saw what he was thinking, so he said to him, "Don't naively think about tit for tat - although Utzg didn't kill the two of them, he didn't let them get close to him for half a step. Don't count on them to poison them."
It's easy to let Uzig die. He and Ben Lei can do it - but in this way, their effect is not so good.
The reason why they chose to wear the banner of 'crusade' all the way is to show the identity of Shan Baoqian as soon as possible so that he can get more recognition from the people of Xiliang, so that he will not be in the way after he ascends the throne.
"That's right," Shan Baoqian looked regretful. Then he waved his hand and invited the soldiers guarding the door. He said in a relaxed tone, "Come on, pull down these two old eunuchs - inform all the soldiers that this is the culprit who killed several princes. I will now hand them over to everyone. As long as you don't let them run away and ruin the big things, you can play whatever you like.
Finally, I didn't forget to remind him, "Remember to take down the valuable things on their bodies and give them to Vice Admiral Wang first, and open their mouths to have a look. No matter what kind of golden and silver teeth are, knock them down!"
After thinking about it, it seemed that it was a little too depressing to say so. Shan Baoqian added with heartache, "Pack up these two old guys. I will treat you to a good meal tonight - don't forget, you must search carefully, okay?"
"Yes!" The soldiers answered excitedly, thinking about the dinner in the evening, and dragging down the two old eunuchs who were already paralyzed with fear with a gray face.
Ben Lei gloated and complained, "I said you are so cruel. The two old eunuchs are handed over to your group of people. I'm afraid they can't even stay with the bone dregs. It's better to stay and fulfill your 'special hobbies'.
When Shan Baoqian saw that he blocked himself with words, he couldn't help rolling his eyes and said, "Why don't I give it to you?"
With that, he really shouted outwardly, "Come on, let the two soldiers just send them to General Benlei's room--"
Ben Lei almost choked to death, and quickly shouted, "Don't! Don't! Who wants the two old bark? They can't work and can't cook. You'd better keep them for others! I definitely don't want to give it to whoever you want.
With that, he waved his hand repeatedly, looking like he had lingering palpitations.
Shan Baoqian probably had enough of playing, so he didn't answer again. He smiled and waved to Vice General Wang, who was waiting for the order, to sign him to go down first, and his eyes fell on the 'obstruction' standing next to him.
He looked up and down at the old man who looked disdainfully and looked aside. Shan Baoqian sneered in his heart, but asked Zhan Yue with a smile, "The two old eunuchs were the murderers who killed my cousin before. What about this one? What kind of enemy is my 'home' again?
Zhan Yue endured a smile and explained to him, "This is Guo Tan and Guo Cheng, one of the most trusted people in Uzig. He is responsible for all the contact with Jin Yu, including the person sent by Qiu Baoyang."
Shan Baoqian rubbed his smooth chin with his hand, and his interested eyes fell on Guo Tan's wrinkled side face, and his voice was meaningfully lengthen, "Oh, it turned out to be a confidant minister..." This is a rare good chess piece!
It's really a 'gift'.
He hugged Zhanyue and held his fist to express his gratitude. Shan Baoqian turned to look at Guo Tan, who looked like he would rather than die. He looked at the jade wrench finger in his hand and the jade pendant at his waist for a while before he smiled and said, "I heard that Lord Guo has always been delicate and quite decent in dealing with the world, and dealing with the government is not bad. . Presumably, Lord Guo will be willing to abandon the secret and leave Uzig to use it for my Li family.
Guo Tan knew that Shan Baoqian was the leader of the rebels, so he had been acting quite disdainful. Hearing that he discussed with Zhanyue to harm his boss Utsuger, he couldn't help but feel resentful. At this moment, when he heard Shan Baoqian's own words, he finally couldn't help but burst out, "Delusion! It's just a few thieves. How big can it be? How dare you talk to me about abandoning the secret! I am loyal to my king and Xiliang. How can I be used by you? This is a big joke!"
With that, he snorted heavily, leaned his lower body hard, and almost fell to the ground - I was used to brushing my sleeves, but today I forgot that my hand was tied and I didn't control my strength. It's already very good not to fall to the ground.
Seeing that the old man was embolded, he was in a good mood and interrupted coldly, "It's not clear whether it's a joke for the time being. But it's certain that the storm we set off is absolutely big enough - do you think the 26 cities in front of us can still be intact when we sit here today?
The old man can't see the situation clearly, pretends to be tall, and doesn't see clearly what's going on now - well, in view of the strong ability of Xiaoyao Island, it's understandable that the old man doesn't know the situation. He can forgive his ignorance generously.
"What? You...you! Impossible!" Guo Tan's eyes widened as Ben Lei expected, and a blue vein on his neck burst out. "Why didn't I receive the news?"
Having said that, I was already stunned. Look at the appearance of these people, which is not like talking. Combined with the layout of Xiliang's city, if they don't pass the previous levels, it is really impossible for them to appear here without shocking everyone. The only possibility is... The first 26 cities have fallen! And it was completely fallen, and there was no news from the court at all!
What the hell is going on?
"Why is it impossible?" Ben Lei glanced at Zhan Yue, raised his right hand leisurely and counted his fingers boredly, and said, "Isn't it easy to block your information source? Can't we do it now? It's useless for you to be angry and noisy. It's better to be obedient and put it under General Shan's account. When he takes back the country, maybe he will continue to let you be the prime minister. Isn't that great?
Shan Baoqian couldn't help rolling his eyes at Ben Lei when he heard the words: If this old guy really betrays the Lord here, how can he continue to use him? Isn't that an adventitious time bomb around you?
"Ignorant children are ignorant children." Guo Tan has been in the officialdom for a long time. Although he has just heard the news, he has indeed lost his temper, but now he has slowly recovered his composure. "Even if the first 26 cities have fallen, there is still the last solid city - you are determined not to enter the imperial city. If I want to stand on your side, I still only have three words: impossible!"
"I think Prime Minister Guo misunderstood." Shan Baoqian communicated with Zhan Yue for a long time. Hearing this, he did not intend to continue to look on the wall. He raised his eyebrows and smiled, "What we are talking about is not asking what you mean, but just to let you know. Even if you don't agree, we still have a way for you to 'willingly' work for us - think about your wife and children, and the old mother in the family. When we attack the royal city, we will solve Utzge. Not to mention that you can't save your own life, I'm afraid your family won't live long, right?
Hearing Shan Baoqian mention his family, Guo Tan's face immediately turned gray and immediately shouted loudly without thinking about it, "What did you do with them?"
"Don't worry, they are still alive. It's just that," Shan Baoqian restrained his smile, stepped forward, approached Guo Tan's ear, and said gloomyly, "If Lord Guo continues to go his own way, I can't guarantee that there will be anything less on them - presumably, Lord Guo, you should also know that the most indispensable thing in the dungeon is a variety of torture tools. . And I have always been a generous and brave person to try... Lord Guo, you don't want to see a group of family members who lack arms and legs, do you?
"You!"
Guo Tan was angry and anxious, and his chest heaved violently. He stared at Shan Baoqian's smiling face fiercely, hoping to tear him with his own hands.
It's not the first time for Shan Baoqian to see this situation. He immediately added a fire to him with a smile. "Don't be in a hurry and get excited. I haven't finished yet. I heard that Lord Guo's daughter is a famous beauty in Wangdu, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting... I don't know if she will like my 100,000 army?"
Guo Tan was shocked all over, recognized the meaning of his words, and couldn't help cursing loudly, "Beast, how dare you!"
"Am I a beast? So what do you do for the tiger? Strictly speaking, you are not as good as a beast--" Shan Baoqian was not annoyed and smiled happily. "In addition, I dare not. Lord Guo, why don't you open your eyes wide? Let's see then?"
"... Since you can catch me here, it must be more than just let me change my position. What on earth do you want to do?" Guo Tan has a daughter and has always loved her little daughter very much. In addition, Shan Baoqian threatened her with his family's life. Even if he can call for wind and rain in the court, he has to grit his teeth and agree to be a grandson at this time.
"It's very simple," while signaling his servants to loosen Guo Tan, Shan Baoqian took a small porcelain bottle from Zhan Yue's hand and threw it into Guo Tan's hand. "Just find a way to let Uzzge eat the food here 'unconsciously'. Other than that, I won't bother Lord Guo to do it.
Guo Tan stared at him and clenched the porcelain bottle in his hand. "The king's meal is the responsibility of the person in the imperial dining room. How can I put this medicine into the meal?"
"Lord Guo is too modest." Shan Baoqian sat back in the chair and smiled at Guo Tan and said, "By the means of adults, how can such a small thing defeat you?"
"..." Guo Tan didn't go on talking after all, so as to avoid losing money when he returned home safely, and then let him inform Wang Shang and clean up these mob.
When Shan Baoqian saw his eyes spinning around, he knew that he would definitely not cooperate obediently, so he kindly reminded him, "Therefore, it's a big deal. If you can't do it well, you may be involved with your family. Therefore, you think that you and Mrs. will be taken care of by us first. When you are done, they will naturally come back to you safely. But if you are an adult, what's wrong with you--" Shan Baoqian said this and deliberately paused. When he saw Guo Tan looking at him, he finished the rest of the words with a smile, "If there is any mistake, please think about the consequences by yourself."
"You...!" Guo Tan pointed to him tremblingly, and his lips trembled for a long time before he viciously spit out two words, "Despicable!"
"Thank you, Lord Guo, for your praise," Shan Baoqian is quite proud. "I will definitely remember to make myself more despicable and repay you for your 'smart eyes'. You don't have to worry, my lord."
...Who knows him wise? Who praised him???
Guo Tan made him so angry that he almost turned upside down. He blushed and pointed to Shan Baoqian, who was full of smiles. After a long time, he didn't say 'you' for a reason. Zhan Yue was afraid that he would accidentally have a myocardial infarction or something. He kindly clicked his sleeping hole, and then sent him back.