On this day, no one except the two of them knows the specific content of the conversation between Zhao Junchen and the eunuch Yao Rang.
After Zhao Junchen sent Yao Rang away, he summoned Peng Ji again and said that he had successfully bribed Yao Rang, so that Peng Ji no longer had to worry and went ahead with it.
After hearing this, Peng Ji was immediately excited and had no doubts at all.
In Peng Ji's view, a big shot like Zhao Junchen must attach great importance to his own credibility, and since it is related to such a key secret and involves the benefits of tens of thousands of kilograms of gold, how could Zhao Junchen lie?
There is absolutely no fake!
Therefore, Peng Ji immediately believed Zhao Junchen's words and thought that he would be able to show off his talents without any fear!
But in fact, Zhao Junchen really lied.
After a secret conversation, Zhao Junchen and Yao Rang did reach many secret agreements, but these agreements did not include deceiving Emperor Deqing.
As the saying goes, words and deeds influence the situation subtly. The prince Zhu Heyu who was brought up by Yao Rang himself is a naive and stubborn person who sticks to the rules. From this alone, we can roughly infer Yao Rang's true character.
Yao Rang was just an eunuch in the inner court, so he naturally did not have the capital to be naive and stubborn, and was better at forbearance and flexibility. However, his unswerving adherence to the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Rules was no less than that of the former prince Zhu Heyu.
In a nutshell, the word "loyal servant" is most appropriate to describe Yao Rang.
He was loyal to Prince Zhu Heyu, even though Zhu Heyu had driven him away many years ago; he was equally loyal to Emperor Deqing, even though Emperor Deqing didn't care about him at all.
Therefore, letting Eunuch Yao help him deceive Emperor Deqing was undoubtedly against his bottom line.
During the secret conversation with Yao Rang, Zhao Junchen only tried a few words, but soon gave up the idea, and instead took the initiative to express his position, agreeing with Yao Rang to report everything truthfully to Emperor Deqing.
In this way, Eunuch Yao could take the opportunity to perform meritorious service, attract the attention of Emperor Deqing, and maybe have the opportunity to return to the side of Prince Zhu Heyu.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen also suggested that Yao Rang delay sending the relevant news back to the capital center for a few days, pretending that he had been complicit and lowered Peng Ji's vigilance.
This approach did not violate Yao Rang's principles, so he only hesitated for a moment before agreeing to Zhao Junchen's request.
All in all, Zhao Junchen said that he had persuaded Yao Rang to bribe him, which was completely false.
Zhao Junchen naturally attaches great importance to his own credibility, so every time he betrays his trust, he will definitely kill them all so that the deceived person can no longer speak, and then he can continue to maintain his image of being true to his word;
It is true that Zhao Junchen would not easily give up the benefits of tens of thousands of kilograms of gold, but with Zhao Junchen's strong control over the household department, there is no real difference whether this batch of gold is stored in the national treasury or put into private pockets.
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In the following days, the situation in Jinzhou Camp quickly showed signs of getting out of control.
The first is Liaodong Iron Cavalry Qianhu Yan Zhen.
With the support of Zhao Junchen, Jinzhou garrison Peng Ji quickly transferred the 3,000 Jinzhou camp garrison to Yan Zhen. After Yan Zhen had this part of the military power, he quickly took his Liaodong cavalry with him.
The three thousand garrison troops happily left the Jinzhou Camp and rushed to the plains north of the Jinzhou Camp to train and integrate their troops.
Zhao Junchen also promised Yan Zhen that once news of a request for help came from the frontline battlefield to Jinzhou Camp, he would take the lead in letting Yan Zhen lead the troops.
Yan Zhen was only thinking about making great achievements, and after hearing Zhao Junchen's promise, he naturally became more and more excited.
Therefore, Yan Zhen did not notice that the three thousand border troops that Peng Ji handed over to his command had always maintained a neutral attitude in the Jinzhou camp and would never directly participate in the factional disputes in Liaodong Town.
, which is an extremely important buffering and stabilizing force within Jinzhou Camp.
After Yan Zhen led his army to leave, only a group of Liaodong cavalry under Wu Jiyun remained in the Jinzhou camp. The rest of the garrison also became divided into factions. They were either completely loyal to Jinzhou garrison Peng Ji, or they were still loyal to Jinzhou garrison Peng Ji.
He Yu.
Afterwards, Peng Ji handed Liu Xiong over to Wu Jiyun's custody.
Just as Zhao Junchen expected, after He Rensheng saw this situation, he immediately realized the danger and was shocked. He quickly united with the military attaches stationed in Jinzhou Camp who were still loyal to He Yu to jointly put pressure on Wu Jiyun.
VIP.
However, Liu Xiong was Wu Jiyun's only hope to find out the truth about his father's death in battle, so naturally he would never agree to release him.
As a result, a conflict quickly broke out between the two sides.
At this time, Jinzhou Camp has lost the veteran Yan Zhen, and there is no neutral force that can come forward to buffer and stabilize the situation. In addition, Zhao Junchen, Peng Ji and others secretly add fuel to the flames, so the conflict between Wu Jiyun and He Rensheng
Signs of intensification soon appeared.
The Liaodong cavalry under Wu Jiyun is undoubtedly more powerful, but He Rensheng has the support of more powerful military attaches, so there is not much difference in strength.
At the same time, both sides also have their own worries.
For Wu Jiyun, the Liaodong cavalry under his command were all He Yu's private soldiers in the past. Even though He Yu has died unexpectedly, there are still many Liaodong cavalry who are still loyal to He Yu. Although Wu Jiyun is their leader Qianhu,
He also cannot let these Liaodong cavalry support him unreservedly and become enemies of those forces that are still loyal to He Yu.
For He Rensheng, with the murder of He Yu, it is difficult to say how long those military attachés at the Jinzhou Camp who are still loyal to He Yu can remain loyal. Moreover, He Rensheng himself is in the wrong because he cannot explain what he is doing.
Why should Liu Xiong's custody rights be taken away from Wu Jiyun?
In fact, He Rensheng didn't know whether He Yu actually plotted to stab Wu Shanqi in the back. He just thought, like Zhao Junchen, that it was possible for He Yu to do such a thing with his character, so he didn't dare to take the risk!
In this way, because of their equal strength and their own scruples, the two forces Wu Jiyun and He Rensheng continued to have small-scale conflicts, but they did not dare to completely overturn the table. Wu Jiyun deliberately delayed the situation and wanted to seize the time to interrogate Liu Xiong, while He Rensheng
The situation has become stalemate.
As the conflict between Wu Jiyun and He Rensheng continued to intensify, Jinzhou garrison Peng Ji was also busy. On the one hand, he used his neutral position to secretly control the rhythm of the conflict between the two parties, and on the other hand, he took advantage of everyone's attention.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, he commanded his cronies without scruples to transport a large amount of gold and various treasures from the military depot of Jinzhou Camp.
In this way, two days later, Peng Ji sent another message to Zhao Junchen, saying that all the gold and various specialties and treasures in the Jinzhou Camp Army Depot had been emptied and loaded into trucks.
As long as Zhao Junchen gives an order, the convoy carrying a large amount of gold, treasures, and specialties can set off immediately and transport them all to the center of the capital.
However, just when Peng Ji was extremely excited about the huge benefits he was about to reap, Zhao Junchen secretly met with Wu Shanqi again.
Then, the following conversation took place between the two.
"Do you know the truth?"
"I know! Liu Xiong is not invincible after all. After two consecutive days of torture to extract a confession, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and told the humble official the truth!"
"What's the truth?"
"Everything is just as I suspected. My father died unjustly!"
"Want revenge?"
"think!"
"How much are you willing to pay?"
"...Bizhi is the only child in the family. He has not yet had a heir, so he doesn't dare to die! On the premise of saving his own life, Beizhi is willing to try anything!"
"How many of your Liaodong cavalry are willing to follow you wholeheartedly?"
"There are only about six hundred people!"
"Very good! As long as you act according to the plan, I will ensure that you get what you want!"