Because so many things happened, this day seemed extremely long and yet extremely short.
On the second day, the "kidnappers" suddenly expressed their intention to interrogate Zhao Junchen and He Yu separately.
Of course, the "kidnappers" would actually only interrogate He Yu alone.
The interrogation of Zhao Junchen was naturally just a formality, and we also took the opportunity to give Zhao Junchen and Xu Qingyan the opportunity to communicate alone.
As the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong garrison, He Yu has been in charge of the Liaodong region for nearly ten years, so there are many secrets that only He Yu knows well.
Zhao Junchen was deeply interested in these secrets and naturally wanted to take the opportunity to find out.
After Xu Qingyan put on the interrogation posture, he sent someone to take He Yu outside the house, leaving only Zhao Junchen. Then he dismissed the others who were still kept in the dark, as if he wanted to interrogate Zhao Junchen first.
But when only Zhao Junchen, Xu Qingyan, and two Forbidden Army soldiers who knew the inside story were left in the room, Xu Qingyan quickly helped Zhao Junchen up from the ground.
Later, Xu Qingyan said with a smile: "Master, I have really wronged you in the past two days... You have eaten dry biscuits with cold water for two consecutive meals. Do you feel gastrointestinal discomfort? I have prepared bacon and simmered meat in advance.
Chicken, tea and goat's milk. Would you like some?
By the way, young master, you slept on the ground last night, did you feel uncomfortable? Do you want me to massage your shoulders and back?"
Zhao Junchen glanced at the fawning Xu Qingyan and sneered: "You care about me so much? I saw you were very happy when you kicked me yesterday!"
Xu Qingyan quickly yelled: "Master, you said it yourself, telling me not to be polite and to treat you as an ordinary prisoner. I just followed your instructions completely..."
Zhao Junchen sneered even more and said, "You dare to say that you weren't secretly having fun at that time?"
Xu Qingyan shook his head repeatedly and said resolutely: "No! Absolutely not! Although I used a little more strength when I kicked you, it was just to make it realistic. I definitely didn't have fun. I only feel sorry for the young master..."
Zhao Junchen did not seriously blame Xu Qingyan, and Xu Qingyan also knew that Zhao Junchen would not blame him so easily. These conversations were just a way of joking between the two.
But after all, it was business that mattered, so Zhao Junchen quickly regained his composure and asked, "What's the current situation? Are there any signs that the Liaodong border troops outside the forest can't help but want to rush in?"
Xu Qingyan shook his head and said: "With you and He Yu as hostages, young master, Liaodong Town naturally did not dare to act rashly. They just surrounded the forest layer by layer, and not even a bird could fly out... But Liaodong Town did not blindly do anything.
Wait, we have already started trying to contact us!
Not long ago, this morning, Liaodong Town sent someone to deliver the medicinal soup He Yu needed to heal his injuries into the forest, and also brought a message saying that the ransom we asked from Liaodong Town was not an ordinary amount.
Silver, but pearls and treasures worth up to 500,000 taels of silver, so Liaodong Town will need some time to raise funds. I hope we can extend some time. By the way, we also asked if we need daily supplies. We must not wrong He Yu.
With the young master, his attitude is very soft and low."
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "This is something that has been expected. We originally asked Liaodong Town for pearls and treasures as a ransom. It seemed that it was for convenience of carrying, but in fact we wanted to delay time, and Liaodong Town's
Bian must have the same idea... After all, as reinforcements from all walks of life arrive one after another, the longer time passes, the more beneficial it is to them."
Xu Qingyan added: "But there are also unexpected things!
Just at three o'clock last night, a loud arrow shot into the forest, and there was a letter attached to the arrow... After I read the letter, I found that it was written by Jiang Quan, and the content was about the same as Liaodong Zhenzhong Road
It is related to General Li Zehe."
After saying that, Xu Qingyan took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhao Junchen.
After Zhao Junchen read the contents of the letter, he immediately frowned.
In this letter, Jiang Quan detailed the conversation between him and Li Zehe, but did not express any personal opinions and just let Zhao Junchen make the decision.
Although Jiang Quan could not see through Li Zehe's true intention, Zhao Junchen was not Jiang Quan, so he could naturally see through Li Zehe's wishful thinking at a glance.
Li Zehe's wishful thinking seemed to be completely consistent with Zhao Junchen's plan. It not only greatly shaken He Yu's military prestige, but also further contributed to the tearing and division within Liaodong Town. But in fact, it was completely
Disrupting Zhao Junchen's follow-up plans.
Zhao Junchen originally thought that even if the high-ranking military attachés in Liaodong Town found out about He Yu's kidnapping, they would have dissent. However, under He Yu's accumulated power, they would never dare to take any practical action in a short period of time.
At most, they can communicate in private and wait for opportunities.
However, Zhao Junchen never expected that Li Zehe would be so impatient. On the first day that He Yu was kidnapped, he acted frequently. He not only encouraged other generals to advance and retreat with him, but also planned to take advantage of the opportunity to bribe him.
Military morale, suppressing dissidents, actually wanted to dig up He Yu's foundation in one fell swoop.
But this situation is not what Zhao Junchen wants to see.
This is because the benefits that Li Zehe coveted have long been targeted by Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen spent a lot of thought and effort, and also personally took huge risks, not only to severely damage He Yu's military prestige and power foundation, but also to seize all the military prestige and power foundation that He Yu had lost.
It was definitely not in my hands to make a wedding dress for someone like Li Zehe.
In fact, unlike Li Zehe, who is a pure egoist, Zhao Junchen must consider more factors when doing things.
Zhao Junchen must try to split Liaodong Town to a certain extent, weaken Liaodong Town, and shake He Yu's status in the military. Otherwise, Liaodong Town will never be able to lose its power, and the burden of Liao's salary on the center of the imperial court will never be reduced. Once it is in the next few years,
In the Ming Dynasty, large-scale food shortages appeared in various places, and Zhao Junchen became increasingly unable to cope with it.
For Zhao Junchen, the increasingly obvious food shortage crisis is a huge stone weighing on his heart. His various plans in recent years are largely due to such worries.
But at the same time, Zhao Junchen did not dare to weaken Liaodong Town too much and completely split Liaodong Town, and he did not dare to hand over the position of Liaodong Commander-in-Chief to a "smart man" like Li Zehe, because after all, Liaodong Town was responsible for resisting Jianzhou Jurchen
Once Liaodong Town, the main force and the first line of defense, lost its ability to resist, it would also be an unprecedented catastrophe for the Ming Dynasty.
Zhao Junchen must carefully grasp the sense of proportion here and choose carefully, which is also the most difficult thing for Zhao Junchen.
Therefore, Li Zehe's various actions were a huge variable for Zhao Junchen, completely disrupting Zhao Junchen's planning rhythm and planning process.
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen only felt a headache and couldn't help but rub his temples with his hands and said: "When He Yu could still control the situation in the past, this Li Zehe has always been inconspicuous and inconspicuous, so I
When I first made the plan, I didn't think too much about this person, but I didn't expect that this person has now become the biggest variable in Liaodong Town!
Hey! It’s true that tigers and leopards are hidden in the mountains, and unicorns are buried in the fields... When the order is stable, people like Li Zehe always hide and dare not show up, but once the order is slightly chaotic, such people will immediately take the opportunity to appear.
Got it!
Just by looking at what Jiang Quan described, you can tell that this Li Zehe is an extremely smart person... But in many things, it is this kind of smart person who is most likely to do bad things!
Alas, I was too impatient and fell into old habits again, so I couldn't help but use this complicated and risky plan... It was inevitable that there would be variables and I would be in a hurry."
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Xu Qingyan immediately asked: "After reading the contents of Jiang Quan's letter, I also feel that this Li Zehe is too smart and completely uncontrollable... So, young master, what do you think we should do next?"
After Zhao Junchen thought for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said: "We can only implement the next plan in advance!"
Xu Qingyan naturally knew what Zhao Junchen's "next plan" was, and he quickly asked: "Master, are you saying that you and He Yu are going to leave here early?"
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "I'm the only one! If I find a chance, I will pretend to save myself, escape from here, and rush outside to control the situation, but He Yu is still left to you, so you have to keep an eye on him.
Now is not the best time for him to get out of trouble."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen sneered and said: "This Li Zehe is indeed too smart. Although being smart is a good thing, being too smart is often a bad thing.
If what I have predicted is correct, if this Li Zehe is allowed to continue his nonsense, it will force Ximen Sheng, Shi Cheng and others to be cruel! By then, our extremely smart General Li, as well as his fellow soldiers, will
Those generals who retreated must all die violent deaths!
But if all these ambitious people with different ambitions die, there will no longer be anyone to check and balance Ximen Sheng and others, which will be even more unfavorable for my future plans, so I must show up as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation! Although this Li Zehe is a
It’s troublesome, but I have to keep him safe for the time being.”
After Xu Qingyan hesitated for a moment, he asked again: "Then... Master, when do you plan to 'rescue yourself and escape'?"
Zhao Junchen replied: "Just today! But before that, I want to listen to your interrogation of He Yu... There are some things that must be found here with He Yu to find out the truth!"
Seeing that Zhao Junchen had made up his mind, Xu Qingyan immediately nodded and said: "Okay, then I will start interrogating He Yu. There is a receiver outside the house. Master, you can take the opportunity to eavesdrop."