Under the moonlight, we drank and talked at night.
Fan Ziqi was smiling, but Mr. Yuwen's expression had turned grim. He said calmly: "I have evidence of the Zhen family's rebellion. The imperial court has given us the power to suppress thieves. As long as there are rebels and rebels in Xiling, we have
The right to send troops to destroy them. The so-called bandits are any rebellious ministers and traitors who are disloyal to the court. The Zhen family is disloyal and they are also rebels, so they can naturally be destroyed."
"Brother, you have misunderstood me." Fan Ziqi said, "I don't mean that we can't suppress thieves. In the past ten years, there have been many big and small thieves in Xiling, and we have never condoned those rebels. I
With the same mentality as a bear's paw, anyone who causes trouble in Xiling and disobeys the imperial court will naturally be completely eradicated." After a pause, his expression became grim: "If the Zhen family really harbors rebellious intentions and even surrenders to the enemy and treason, then of course
We must also destroy them.”
Old Marquis Yuwen said: "In that case, do you want to submit a letter with me?"
"Brother, I ask you if you have reported it to the imperial court because it is for your own good." Fan Ziqi said seriously: "After all, the Zhen family is a marquis conferred by the imperial court. We can kill those rebels first and then report them, but can the Zhen family kill them first and then report them? Even if
You can kill them first and report later. Can you, brother, produce conclusive evidence after killing them?" He leaned forward slightly: "If you can report it to the imperial court or General Black Feather first, and present the so-called evidence, let the imperial court or General Black Feather confirm it.
The evidence is conclusive and it is determined that the Zhen family has indeed committed rebellion, so no matter what method you use to destroy the Zhen family, the court will only praise you for your loyalty and bravery, and the Yuwen family will definitely receive a big reward."
Old Marquis Yuwen frowned, stared at Fan Ziqi, and asked: "What do you mean by this? Isn't it okay to kill first and then report and then provide evidence? If the news of this kind of thing leaks out, the Zhen family will be prepared, and they can eradicate it.
There are many difficulties. I am planning for the imperial court to eliminate the disaster before the Zhen family rebels."
Fan Ziqi nodded and said: "I understand what my brother means. My brother is worried that the evidence will be handed over to the court. The court will not be able to convict the Zhen family based on only those two secret letters. Moreover, the court is even more worried that rash actions will lead to turmoil in Xiling, so he may not be able to bear it.
Fa. My brother was worried about the imperial court, so he killed him first and then reported it. He did something that the imperial court did not dare to do easily. In this way, he not only got rid of the traitors, but also made the Yuwen family appreciated by the imperial court. It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone."
Old Marquis Yuwen's pupils shrank slightly.
When Fan Ziqi said "two secret letters", the old Houye's expression changed slightly.
The matter of the secret letter was extremely secretive. It was not until just now that he circulated it to the clan leaders in the account. Only a handful of people had known about the two secret letters before, and almost all of them were close confidants of the Yuwen family.
Fan Ziqi had just arrived with his troops, and no soldiers had entered the camp yet. Naturally, it was impossible to contact the clan leaders in the camp, so he should not know about the two secret letters, but at this moment he casually told them about the two secret letters.
, actually seemed to have known for a long time what evidence the Yuwen family held.
Although Old Marquis Yuwen still seemed calm, there was a faint uneasiness rising in his heart.
"If it had been someone else, even if they had not reported to the court in advance and had achieved such results by killing them first and reporting later, the court would definitely have promoted him to a higher position." Fan Ziqi stared at the old Marquis Yuwen and said slowly: "Brother may not be thinking of getting promoted to a higher position.
Jue, I just want to resolve the court's suspicions about the Yuwen family for many years and let the Yuwen family resolve the crisis that has lasted for more than ten years. To put it bluntly, my brother is taking a gamble this time." Seeing the old Marquis staring at him, he lightly
He sighed: "If someone else had bet like this, the outcome would have been almost certain. Unfortunately...it was your Yuwen family who did this."
"So what?" Old Marquis Yuwen said calmly: "You mean that the Yuwen family cannot be loyal to the imperial court?"
Fan Ziqi said: "What I mean is that the imperial court has always regarded the Yuwen family and the Murong family as equals. Murong Ritu became the king of southern Xinjiang. Although he sent hostages to the imperial court to sue for peace, the imperial court also gave him the title of King of Zhennan.
But why did the imperial court regard the Murong family as ministers of the Tang Dynasty? The imperial court's murderous intention towards the Murong family has never disappeared." After a pause, he continued: "The Yuwen family is the first of the three surnames in Xiling. In the eyes of the imperial court, the Yuwen family
Just like the Murong family, they are the biggest thorn in the side, and they will not be lenient when they find the opportunity."
"Comparing the Yuwen family with the Murong family, you think highly of the Yuwen family." The old marquis said calmly.
Fan Ziqi shook his head and said: "I'm not talking about the strength of your two families, but the situation of your two families."
"By saying so much, do you mean that now that I have wiped out the Zhen family for the imperial court, the imperial court still won't let go of my Yuwen family?" Old Marquis Yuwen said coldly.
Fan Ziqi said: "If the Zhen family is really a traitor who surrendered to the enemy and treason, and the Yuwen family eradicates them, the court will certainly reward them. The world is uncertain, and the Yuwen family has made great contributions. If the court neglects it, it will inevitably be criticized by the people of the world.
A saint has a Buddha's heart, so naturally he doesn't want to be known as contemptuous of heroes."
Old Marquis Yuwen said: "If that's the case, what else can be said? The heads of the traitors and the documents will be sent to Kyoto tonight. The evidence of the Zhen family's crimes is conclusive. The two secret letters are physical evidence, and all the major clan leaders also have notebooks.
, those are all human witnesses, and both human and material evidence are there. Naturally, the Yuwen family has no objections to the suppression of thieves. Since you know that the saint will not treat heroes lightly, then the Yuwen family will of course get through this smoothly. If you write a letter at the same time, the saint
Maybe I will also be accommodating to you, the Fan family, and from now on, I will no longer hold the Fan family accountable for their crimes back then."
Fan Ziqi smiled and said: "Brother, are you taking our Fan family ashore by the way? If you really wanted to help our Fan family, you should have told me this plan long ago instead of waiting until now for me to submit a letter with you." He raised his hand and touched it.
With a green beard under his chin, he shook his head and said: "But even if my brother wants to give me a hand now, I dare not sign a letter with him to avoid being implicated by the Yuwen family."
"Implicated?" Old Marquis Yuwen frowned.
"Brother, the most important part of your bet is to confirm that the Zhen family is a rebel. If you can't prove that the Zhen family is treasonous, and you send troops to attack and kill the Zhen family's father and son, it will be an indiscriminate killing of innocent people, and the person you kill is the Marquis of the Tang Dynasty.
That is a heinous crime." Fan Ziqi said slowly: "The evidence that you can prove that the Zhen family surrendered to the enemy and treason is just because of those two secret letters, as well as the witnesses you mentioned, brother, these people are under your knife.
Next, you are willing to listen to what you say. If the imperial court puts the knife on their necks, then they will never say anything the imperial court does not want to hear, don’t you think?"
Old Marquis Yuwen knew that what Fan Ziqi said was true.
"So in the final analysis, the only thing that is beneficial to you is the two secret letters found in Qifushan's mansion." Fan Ziqi smiled faintly, picked up the teapot, added some tea to Mr. Yuwen's cup, and then said: "Then
The authenticity of the two letters is directly related to the life and death of the Yuwen family."
Old Marquis Yuwen's body was shaken, and his eyes showed a stern expression: "How do you know those two secret letters?"
Fan Ziqi just smiled slightly, stood up, turned around and waved to the cavalry formation behind him.
Yu Wen Chengchao could naturally see clearly here and said in a deep voice: "Everyone is ready." Holding the handle of the saber, he waited until soldiers from the Fan family rushed out, and immediately led others to charge forward.
"My eldest son, please don't act rashly." Yuan Shangyu had already held down Yu Wen Chengchao's hand that was about to draw the sword: "The old marquis said that without his instructions, you must not act rashly. Even if the Fan family has great courage, they would not dare to do so.
If you hurt the old Marquis under our noses, please don’t be impulsive."
Yuwen Chengchao glanced at Yuan Shangyu and saw Yuan Shangyu's serious expression, and knew that Yuan Shangyu's words made sense.
Although he couldn't hear clearly what the two princes were talking about, Yuwen Chengchao knew that what they were talking about must be extraordinary. The old prince had given instructions in advance, so he was naturally worried about rash actions here.
Although there are hundreds of tiger cavalry here, there are also nearly a thousand fan cavalry on the opposite side. If we act rashly and cause the two armies to fight, the consequences will be disastrous.
Suddenly, I saw the cavalry formation on the opposite side separate a road. Soon, a carriage slowly drove out from the separate road. The carriage was different from the carriage that brought food and drinks before. Not only was it much simpler, but the carriage was also narrow.
Quite a few.
There was still some distance from the wine table. The driver jumped out of the car, walked to the carriage, opened the side door, and then came out of the carriage with a person on his back. The man who came out of the carriage was wrapped in a black cloak and wore a hood.
Looking over his head, Yu Wencheng looked this way and couldn't see clearly who that person was for a moment.
I saw the coachman carrying the cloaked man to the wine table, stopping at the west seat, then carefully placing the cloaked man on the ground, holding him and sitting down on the west seat.
The coachman waited until the cloaked man was seated, then handed over his hand, turned around and quickly retreated.
Under the moonlight, I saw the cloaked man raising his arms, lifting the hood back on his head, revealing his head. At this time, he saw that Mr. Yuwen seemed to be standing up, but he raised his buttocks and sat down again.
Go down.
"Shopkeeper Bai!" Qin Xiao, who was standing next to Yu Wencheng, blurted out: "That's shopkeeper Bai."
Among the people around Yuwen Chengchao, Qin Xiao naturally had the strongest eyesight. In fact, while the two princes were drinking tea and chatting, he secretly swallowed a blood pill. The blood pill was based on the image of a dog.
Made from blood, after taking it, your hearing and vision will naturally be unmatched by others.
It's just that the distance between them is quite far, and the voices of the two princes are not very loud. Qin Xiao faintly heard a few incoherent words, which were not very clear. He couldn't understand the general content at all, and could only interpret the few words he heard.
Make up your own mind.
But now the cloaked man lifted his hood, and when he saw the man's appearance, he instantly recognized that it was Shopkeeper Bai.
Yuwen Chengchao turned his head and saw Qin Xiao looking straight at the cloaked man, and said in surprise: "You...you said that is Shopkeeper Bai?"
Qin Xiao looked at it carefully and was sure. He nodded and said, "The eldest son is the shopkeeper Bai. He can't be wrong."
Qin Xiao's tone was unusually sure. Not only Yu Wen Chengchao, but also Yuan Shangyu and Fat Fish beside Yu Wen Chengchao were all shocked. Fat Fish lost his voice and said: "Shopkeeper Bai... isn't Shopkeeper Bai in Fucheng?"