The general's face was stern, he stood up slowly, stared at Fan Ziqi, and finally said: "Meng Zimo!"
Meng Zimo immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "My subordinate is here!"
"Fan Ziqi, the Marquis of Chang Ren, has acted treason and slandered the saints. He shall be punished for his crime." The general said coldly: "Arrest Fan Ziqi, the Marquis of Chang Ren, immediately and send someone to Kyoto to hand him over to the imperial court."
When the general gave the order, Ye Crow no longer hesitated, and all the Night Crows immediately stood up.
Most of the people present looked frightened.
Fan Ziqi made slanderous remarks. If the general ignored him and did not order his arrest, then when the government was neutral, someone would impeach the general for protecting Fan Ziqi. This would of course be a great disadvantage to the general.
Regardless of whether the general wants it or not, at this moment, the only option is to capture Fan Ziqi.
"Master Protector, there is no need to panic." Fan Ziqi remained calm and calm: "There is no poison in your wine, and most of the people here here have no poison in their wine."
"Master Hou, what do you want?" Yao Mubai said angrily: "You poisoned Ye Crow Wine, do you know the consequences?"
Fan Ziqi said with a smile: "Didn't Mr. Yao hear that the general has ordered Fan to be arrested? After entering the capital, he will naturally be executed by Ling Chi. The entire Fan family will also be executed. This is the consequence."
Several night crows left their seats and rushed towards Fan Ziqi. Suddenly, they saw the person in the front suddenly weakened and collapsed to the ground. Several of the night crows behind him also came to the end one after another. Although two people did not fall down,
However, when their companions suddenly collapsed, they were all shocked.
The general and everyone else present also changed their faces in shock.
Yao Mubai understood immediately, reached out to pick up the wine glass, and said in a voiceless voice: "The wine is poisonous!"
The general regained his composure, sat down again, stared at Fan Ziqi, pondered for a moment, and finally said, "When did your plan start?"
"What do you mean, General?"
The general did not answer, but thoughtfully, and finally nodded and said: "I see. Lord Fan is indeed very wise and far-reaching. Today's situation should have been planned many years ago."
The twelve night crows were divided into two seats. Most of these brave warriors on the battlefield were good at drinking. Tonight was New Year's Eve. In the festive atmosphere, most of the night crows drank a lot of wine, and a few of them drank a lot.
The three of them only tried it briefly, and because of this, most of them were already poisoned.
Although Meng Zimo likes wine, he didn't drink much tonight.
At this time, when he saw his companion fell to the ground due to poisoning, he was shocked and angry. He and a few others who had not yet suffered from the attack stepped forward to help his companion and sit down on a chair.
Yao Mubai saw Bai Jingzhai and frowned.
"The two set up a chain of traps, and they were closely linked step by step. The general didn't see through it until today."
The strange thing is that I only realized it later." The general sighed: "In this chain of events, your shopkeeper Bai plays a very important role. I know that you are a person who can outwit others, but in the end, you still underestimated it."
Fan Ziqi had a faint smile on his lips but said nothing.
"Where is Bai Jingzhai now?" Although the general was in a difficult situation, he was even more calm: "Now that things have happened, shopkeeper Bai should be able to show up."
The general fell behind and heard a voice from behind: "The general has great martial arts and extraordinary wisdom. Bai really admires him." As he spoke, a wheelchair was slowly pushed out from the back hall, and a man
The tall man pushed the wheelchair out. Sitting on the wheelchair was Bai Jingzhai.
"What the general said is absolutely true." Bai Jingzhai nodded and said: "After the Wutuo Rebellion, Xiling was divided into three parts. Among the three major aristocratic families, the Fan family was the weakest, but Chang Renhou's ambition was
Xiling must be unified, so the Yuwen family and the Zhen family have become obstacles to the unification of Xiling, and they are also targets that we must eradicate."
"I believe that the Fan family still has a strong power in the dark, but this power cannot be easily revealed." The general looked at Bai Jingzhai, his sharp eyes seeming to penetrate directly into Bai Jingzhai's heart: "You only rely on the bright side.
Of course, it is impossible for us to overthrow the other two families with our own strength." He raised his hand to stroke his beard and said calmly: "You know that you need to rely on other forces to achieve your goal, and the force you want to rely on is naturally my general."
Bai Jingzhai smiled and said: "We involved the general not just to use the general's power." After a pause, he continued: "But it is indeed not easy to deal with the other two families. The best way is naturally
Let the other two families be suspicious of each other first, and then finally merge with each other, so that we can reap the benefits."
Bai Jingzhai was leaning on his wheelchair. He seemed to have tidied up specially today. He was wearing a clean and soft gown. His bun was obviously carefully taken care of. He looked very good.
"Four years ago, I secretly went from Wutuo to Jiebeifu to meet the general, and brought a letter written by Chang Renhou." Bai Jingzhai said slowly: "When I saw the general, I was really in awe. At that time, I thought, if I could
To help the general return to Xiling, I will not hesitate to break my body into pieces."
The general sat upright, with a calm expression, and said calmly: "The real purpose of assisting me in returning to Xiling is to overthrow the other two families."
Fan Ziqi showed his fangs and poisoned the night crow wine. The situation changed instantly. If Fan Ziqi was targeting Pei Shiqing and the court before, now he has pointed the finger at the general. Pei Shiqi naturally knew that if he wanted to survive, he must firmly
Follow the general, so you can have a chance of survival.
Bai Jingzhai didn't even look at Pei Shiqing and continued: "Now that we know what Mr. Yuwen is thinking, we can naturally find a way. All we have to do is wait for the opportunity."
"The timing you are talking about is naturally the two secret documents forged in Wutuo.
"Of course the other two families don't know that the Fan family has long been interested in annexation. In their view, in order to protect themselves and Xiling, the three major families must stay together. If they fight each other, they will destroy themselves." The general said slowly.
: "So it is not easy to provoke them into a fight."
Bai Jingzhai smiled and said: "What the general said is true. If there are no greater benefits and gains, it is absolutely impossible for them to kill each other. Fortunately, I have the trust of the Yuwen family, and I have no doubts about Lao Hou.
His thoughts are very clear. Over the years, what he has been most worried about is the imperial court's revenge for what happened back then. If the imperial court can let things go, the old marquis Yuwen is still willing to submit to the imperial court. As long as he can save the Yuwen family, the old marquis will do it at any cost.
.”
Pei Shiqing, who was blocked in front of the door, finally came back, sat down next to the general, and sneered: "You can still talk like this after eating the food inside and outside. It's really shameless."
"Sir, Bai has lived in Wutuo for nearly twenty years. He used the money provided by the Yuwen family to bribe countless officials in Wutuo." Bai Jingzhai raised his hand to stroke his beard and said with a smile: "If I want to leave the prison, it will be easy.
I lost one of my legs because of the incident. The ultimate goal is to prevent Mr. Yuwen from becoming suspicious." He sighed and said, "Old Mr. Yuwen is very cunning, and those two secret letters were the direct reason why he decided to attack the Zhen family.
The reason is to get rid of the Zhen family, make a great contribution to the court, and in order to protect the Yuwen family. This is the intention of the old marquis Yuwen, so the two secret letters are evidence of his attack on the Zhen family. As long as there are two secret letters
With it in hand, whether it was true or false, he could give an explanation to the court. He may have suspected that the two secret letters were forgeries, but that was no longer important, but... anyone can forge secret letters, but not
it's me."
"Oh?" Yao Mubai frowned and said, "Why?"
Bai Jingzhai sighed: "If the old Marquis knew that I forged the secret letter, he would naturally suspect that I was deliberately provoking a fight between the two families. This plan was not discussed with him in advance, so of course he would be suspicious of my motives. He
Although he thinks highly of me, he does not completely trust me. If he has doubts about me, he may not make up his mind to take action against the Zhen family. The old Marquis is very scheming and it is related to the life and death of the Yuwen family. Whenever there is doubt,
I don’t dare to act rashly.”
letter."
"That's right." Bai Jingzhai said: "Qifushan seizes power, and it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the eldest son Yuwen to go to Wutuo. If those two secret letters are handed over to the old marquis directly by me, it will still arouse suspicion. It is best
The people of the Yuwen family got it themselves."
Yao Mubai frowned and said: "As far as I know, you were detained and imprisoned for being a beggar and causing trouble, and even lost one of your legs. If Qin Xiao hadn't saved you, you would have died in prison. Wouldn't your so-called plan be in vain?
"
"If the White Wolf King had not reversed the situation and regained the throne, how would Yuwen Chengchao have had the opportunity to obtain the secret letter?" Yao Mubai asked again: "Did you predict that the White Wolf King would definitely do it when you were imprisoned in prison?
To regain the throne?"
Bai Jingzhai did not hesitate, nodded and said: "Yes. The White Wolf King was able to escape the pursuit of Qi Fushan because of my planning. As long as he does not die, Qi Fushan will definitely die. Something happened to the White Wolf tribe, and the Yuwen family
They will definitely send people there. The life and death of the White Wolf King is directly related to the interests of the Yuwen family in Wutuo, so the Yuwen family will help the White Wolf King regain the throne at all costs. As long as the people of the Yuwen family arrive in Wutuo, I will
If they can join forces and the White Wolf King regains his throne, the Yuwen family will of course follow the White Wolf King to White Wolf City. As long as they step into White Wolf City, I have countless ways for the Yuwen family to get those two secrets.
letter."
Bai Jingzhai talked eloquently without hiding anything. Everyone present was silent, but they were all shocked.
Since he can tell the secret in public, it means that he has no scruples anymore and today's situation is completely under his control.
"Use the Yuwen family to get rid of the Zhen family, and then use this general to overthrow the Yuwen family." The general said: "In this way, of the three major families in Xiling, only the Fan family is left." His eyes turned to Fan Ziqi, his voice was low and low.
Slowly: "If we get rid of this general today, then the entire Xiling will belong to your Fan family. It's really a good plan!"