Qin Xiao's heart sank rapidly when he heard Gu Baiyi's words.
There was no light in the room, and it was even darker now. The two of them sat opposite each other, and they could hardly see the face of the place clearly.
The sound of cooking came from the kitchen, and it was sizzling rhythmically.
"The Xiling rebellion, the general was killed, once the news spread, the whole country was shocked." Gu Baiyi sighed: "The imperial court must also give an explanation to the people of the world. Who will bear the responsibility for the Changsheng Army not leaving the border? Although the Nanyuan and the Ministry of Revenue both
The Ministry of War must be the first to bear the brunt of the incident."
Qin Xiao nodded slightly, and finally understood that after the Xiling rebellion, there would definitely be a storm in the court.
"The Ministry of War is the government agency directly responsible for mobilizing troops. No matter how many reasons are found for the Changsheng Army's failure to enter the customs, the Ministry of War cannot escape the blame." Gu Baiyi said solemnly: "Of course Fan Wenzheng, the official of the Ministry of War, must minimize the impact.
Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that the responsibility will be shifted to Xiling."
"Push it to Xiling?" Qin Xiao frowned.
Gu Baiyi said: "Han Duwei is from the Duwei Mansion. As we all know, he is the yamen used to monitor the Xiling family. This time the Xiling family caused chaos, and the court did not receive any report in advance. The blame must fall on the Duhu Mansion and Xiling
The other officials of Xiling did not come back. Only Han Duwei and Du Junshou returned to the capital. However, Han Duwei went to the Ministry of War. The people from the Ministry of War would definitely detain him. If I guessed correctly,
The crime of oversight will soon be pinned on Captain Han."
Qin Xiao said in astonishment: "They would do this? Captain Han is in Turtle City, and he only has a few dozen people under his command, and the main incident happened in Fan County. How can you blame Captain Han?"
"But Turtle City also fell into the hands of the rebels. Captain Han did not save Turtle City, so the Ministry of War will naturally say it is his fault." Gu Baiyi sighed lightly: "The Ministry of War will place the biggest blame on the head protector of Xiling City.
Yes, but Lieutenant Han and other Xiling officials will definitely be implicated."
"How unreasonable." Qin Xiao was angry: "Are they still being reasonable?"
"The imperial court can only talk about gains and losses. You can talk about the truth on the stage. Who will reason with you in the audience?" Gu Baiyi obviously knew the situation in the court very well, and said helplessly: "Put the blame for losing Xiling on Xiling."
On a group of officials, this is not only to let Xiling officials share the fault of the Ministry of War, but most importantly, to attack the Ministry of Personnel."
Qin Xiao was even more surprised and asked: "Brother Gu, are you saying that the Ministry of War will target the Ministry of Personnel?"
"I said that no matter what was behind the delay in the entry of the Changsheng Army this time, if something goes wrong, the Ministry of War cannot escape the blame." Gu Baiyi said solemnly: "What the Ministry of War has to do now is to implicate as many people as possible.
Among them, this minimizes the responsibility of the Ministry of War. Officials in Xiling, whether they are the Protector of Xiling or the Captain of Han, can only serve in Xiling with the approval of the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of War only needs to pin the blame on those officials in Xiling.
The officials who were dismissed from the original positions will not be able to escape from the involvement, and in this way, they can be dragged into the water."
Qin Xiao originally thought that the six ministries were the central government offices of the empire, each performing its own duties. Only then did he realize that the six ministries actually acted like this among themselves.
"Han Duwei went to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War would naturally control him as a criminal." Gu Baiyi said: "And Commander Du went to the Ministry of Personnel. Of course, the Ministry of Personnel would realize that he did not want to do anything, and would take Du into custody."
The governor is in control and will use all means to make Governor Du a pawn against the Ministry of War." He shook his head and said: "Both of them are in an extremely dangerous situation, especially Captain Han. This time I am afraid it will be a dangerous one.
It’s hard to escape intact.”
Qin Xiao didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Brother Qin, this is just my personal thought, and it may not always be the case." Gu Baiyi understood Qin Xiao's current state of mind and comforted him: "Maybe everything is just my overthinking, and I don't know."
Qin Xiao knew very well in his heart that although Gu Baiyi was just a small clerk, he was knowledgeable and analyzed thoroughly. He also hoped that everything would not be like what Gu Baiyi said, but he understood even more that what Gu Baiyi said, even if
Not completely accurate, but very likely.
"Brother Gu, you just said that my current situation is also very dangerous. How did you say it?" Qin Xiao was silent for a moment and finally asked: "Will they still cause trouble for me?"
Gu Baiyi whispered: "You went to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel. They already knew your existence and did not arrest you immediately. It was just because they thought that you were not an official, a low-key person, and would not pose any threat to them.
You won't be of any use if you are killed. But once they know that you are a black-feathered night crow, the situation will be completely different. Do you have a tiger head jade pendant on you?"
"have!"
"That's it." Gu Baiyi said: "If you are Ye Ya, there is the Changsheng Army behind you, and even the entire Woye Town Army. If you say it, you will be different from ordinary people, even better than Captain Han and Governor Du.
The impact is even greater. The Ministry of War cannot figure out what you are thinking now, and is even more worried that you will disrupt their deployment arrangements because of something happening to Lieutenant Han
trouble."
Qin Xiao felt a chill running down his spine, not because of fear, but because of the cruelty of those officials.
At this moment, they heard the sound of banging on the door. Both of them were startled. They stood up and looked out from the window. They heard someone banging on the courtyard door.
Qin Xiao wondered if someone from the Ministry of War had really come here, and then he heard Qiuniang's voice outside: "Who is out of their mind and knocking on the door like this?"
"Open the door quickly, or if you don't, the door will be kicked down." A rough voice sounded outside the courtyard door, very arrogant.
"Brother Qin, wait a minute, let me see what's going on." Gu Baiyi went out and walked into the courtyard. Qiuniang had already taken the kitchen knife out of the kitchen and cursed: "Who are you? Knock on the door again.
, I’ll chop you to death with one knife.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a "bang" sound. Someone had already kicked on the courtyard door. The courtyard door was already worn out and not strong. With one kick, the door fell straight inward, with a "bang" sound.
on the ground.
Qiuniang had already walked towards the courtyard gate with a knife. When the courtyard door came down, Gu Baiyi had quick eyes and quick hands. He reached out and grabbed Qiuniang's arm and pulled her back. Otherwise, Qiuniang would have just stepped forward and might have been hit by the courtyard door.
Hit.
Qiuniang was stunned for a moment, her beautiful face full of astonishment.
At this moment, several figures rushed in from outside the door. Under the night, seven or eight strong men, all in green clothes, rushed forward and immediately surrounded Gu Baiyi and the other two.
Qin Xiao's face darkened, and he was about to rush out, but suddenly he saw that the clothes of these people were almost exactly the same as the master of Qingyi Hall he saw during the day. He sneered in his heart, stood by the window, and did not go out immediately.
Qiuniang naturally saw that she was from Qingyi Hall, her beauty turned pale, she clenched her kitchen knife and said, "You...what do you want to do?"
"My name is Liang Kuan." A man in Tsing Yi said: "I am the leader of Mr. Li San. Mr. Li has sent us to handle something."
Gu Baiyi, however, was calm and composed, without any trace of panic, and said slowly: "Are you officers and soldiers?"
Liang Kuan, a man in green clothes, was startled and frowned: "What do you mean?"
"The law of the Tang Dynasty states that unless you are on official business, no one is allowed to break into a private residence for any reason." Gu Baiyi said calmly: "If you are not an official official and break into a private house, you are violating the law of the Tang Dynasty."
"Laws of the Tang Dynasty?" Liang Kuan and other people in Tsing Yi all laughed: "We have found out that your name is Gu Baiyi, and you are a clerk in Kyoto Prefecture. You are not even an official with a big salary. Now you are telling us about the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
?" He stretched out both hands and said: "Come on, clerk, I have violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty, how about you arrest me and put me in prison?"
"If I report to the police, you will indeed go to jail and serve a month of jail food." Gu Baiyi remained calm and composed.
Liang Kuan sneered and said: "Breaking into private houses is nothing, what crime do you deserve for colluding with bandits?"
"Colluding with the bandits?" Gu Baiyi said, "Who are the bandits you are talking about?"
"Today by the Luoshui River, the pretty boy your sister likes is a gangster." Liang Kuan said coldly: "Gu Qiuniang, if you took the gangster to swim in the river, you must have already hooked up with him. The pretty boy is a gangster, and you are.
Thieves, you even teamed up to steal a hundred taels of silver from us, and committed crimes in broad daylight. Hehe, are you right in this matter or are we?"
Qiu Niang Liang Kuan said that she had colluded with Qin Xiao and became an adulterer. She was ashamed and angry, and cursed: "Shut up your stupid mouth, you are spitting blood, you are bullying others too much, then... that guest is just being honest."
Help, you are the bastards."
Everyone in Qingyi Hall rushed to Qiuniang's Courtyard. When the neighbors heard the noise, they closed the door and did not dare to come over. However, the fat woman opposite poked her head outside the door and gloated: "I knew this vixen would be up to no good when she showed off every day.
"
"You fat pig, it's none of your business." Qiu Niang raised her eyebrows gracefully.
Liang Kuan listened to the woman's words and said with a smile: "Look, the neighbors have testified, and you still dare to quibble? You have committed a heinous crime by colluding with the gangsters."
"No, no, it's true that she seduces men, and she is not a gangster." The fat woman immediately said: "She doesn't have the courage. I stare at their house all day long, but I don't see them colluding with the gangsters. You must have made a mistake.
.”
Qiuniang didn't expect that the fat woman would speak for herself, so she immediately said: "Did you hear that? She testified that we did not collude with the bandits."
Liang Kuan waved to the fat woman and said, "Come here, I didn't hear you clearly, please explain clearly."
The fat woman saw that these men in green were all fierce and fierce. Although she couldn't control her mouth and said a few more words, she didn't dare to get close. She shook her head and stepped back, waving her hands and saying, "I don't know, I don't know anything."
Liang Kuan took out a piece of broken silver and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, just come here and explain clearly. This piece of silver is your reward."
Although the fat woman was a little scared, when she saw the money, she hesitated and came closer and said: "What do you want me to say? I... I just said that they are not gangsters and will not collude with gangsters...
....1" Before he finished speaking, Liang Kuan had already raised his foot and kicked the fat woman in the stomach. This kick was really not light. The fat woman let out an "ouch" and was kicked to the ground.
The pain in her abdomen made her roll on the ground.
A man rushed in from outside, it was the fat woman's man. Seeing the fat woman being knocked to the ground, he said angrily: "Why do you beat me?" He came forward to ask for the fat woman, and a man in Tsing Yi next to him
The man was hit hard on the back with a heavy long stick. The man screamed and was knocked to the ground.