Qian Guiting immediately said: "Mr. Yuan, do you think She Yue will go to Hangzhou?"
"This is a possibility." Yuan Changling said: "But since there is an ambush in Bali Lake, it proves that She Yue must have had secret contact with the Taihu pirates beforehand. When they left the city, they knew that we would definitely send pursuers, so they sent
I sent a message to Linghu Xuan and asked him to arrange an ambush at Bali Lake."
Qian Guiting frowned and said: "Two days after She Yue left the city, Liu Hongju caught up with the group at Bali Lake. Even though She Yue sent someone to summon him when he left the city, Suzhou City is two hundred miles away from Xishan Island. He
After receiving the summons from She Yue and then arranging an ambush, can it be done in two days?"
Yuan Changling sighed: "Second Young Master, Linghu Xuan has always been wary of the Jiangnan family. It is absolutely impossible to say that he did not have an informant in the city. When She Yue left the city, Fei Ge, a spy of the Taihu Bandits, sent a message to Xishan Island.
With the speed of a flying pigeon, the message can be transmitted to Xishan Island in half a day. Linghu Xuan immediately sent out an ambush, and it is not difficult to reach Bali Lake within one day."
Qian Guiting suddenly realized and said: "What Mr. said is absolutely true." Then he looked at Qian Guanghan and asked: "Dad, the pursuers came back to report. There are several people following that man, and there is a woman among them. Are you sure about that woman?"
Not Musk Moon?"
Qian Guanghan said: "Five years ago in Beijing, I saw her in Sheyue Palace, and I was very familiar with her figure and appearance. They came back to describe the appearance of the woman. Although she was similar in age, her figure and appearance were similar to Sheyue's.
completely different."
"In that case, who is that woman?"
"If they want to lure away the pursuers, they will naturally have someone pretend to be She Yue." Yuan Changling said: "So that woman should be the maid brought by She Yue from Kyoto." After a pause, he said, "Although it is possible that She Yue
He and Qin Xiao went to Hangzhou, but this possibility is not high. I estimate that the most likely possibility is to go to Taihu Lake. Since Linghu
The relationship with She Yue is quite close. Under the current situation, it is safest for She Yue to go to Taihu Lake."
Qian Guiting showed admiration and said: "Sir, when you say this, the matter will become clear." He clenched his fist and said: "But when She Yue arrives at Taihu Lake, it is almost impossible to catch her. Without her in our hands, we
...!”
Qian Guanghan's face also became serious.
"Master, don't worry too much." Yuan Changling said with relief: "The general must have countermeasures. But... although She Yue is very likely to go to Taihu Lake, we cannot ignore the possibility of her going to Hangzhou."
"Didn't the gentleman say that she won't go to Hangzhou?"
Yuan Changling stroked his beard and said: "Second Young Master, She Yue is an extremely smart person. If she just wants to save her life, she must go to Taihu Lake, but... if she still wants to hold power in the future, she will definitely
Go to Hangzhou."
Qian Guiting was a little confused and didn't understand the meaning of Yuan Changling's words.
"Second Young Master, may I ask why She Yue is so successful in the court?"
Qian Guiting immediately said: "She is a princess, and she controls the inner treasury...!"
"Second Young Master is wrong. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been no less than a hundred princesses in total. But before that, was there any princess with power comparable to that of She Yue?" Yuan Changling smiled slightly. He always spoke slowly and slowly.
, which also means that every time he speaks, everyone's attention will definitely fall on him.
Qian Guiting came from a noble family, so he naturally knew the history of the Tang Dynasty.
Musk Moon Hand
She controls the internal treasury, nearly half of the officials in Beijing worship her, and holds great power. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there is indeed no princess who can compare with She Yue in terms of power.
"She Yue can hold great power. In the final analysis, it is because she controls the inner treasury and has Jiangnan to support her." Yuan Changling smiled faintly: "If Jiangnan is gone, the inner treasury is gone. If the inner treasury is gone, Sheyue will be nothing.
They're all gone. Without us taking action, the officials under Xiahou Yuanzhen can drown She Yue to death."
Qian Guiting suddenly laughed and said: "Yes, the demon fox handed Jiangnan to She Yue, but we have been planning for many years, but She Yue didn't notice it at all, and finally lost Jiangnan. The demon fox must be furious, and She Yue's life will definitely not be the same."
Better off."
"So if she goes to Taihu Lake, Linghu Xuan certainly won't dare to kill her, but she can only save her life. After returning to Beijing, she will have nothing." Yuan Changling finally put down the scroll in his hand and said slowly
: "If she still wants to save some face, she can only go to Hangzhou and use the Hangzhou camp in the hands of Changsun Yuanxin to attack Suzhou. In her opinion, if she can personally command the army to recapture Suzhou, she will have made a great contribution.
You won’t have nothing in the future.”
Qian Guiting said: "If we just mobilize troops to attack Suzhou, Linghu Xuan also has many troops under his command, why not just use the Taihu Pirates to recapture Suzhou?"
"The reason is very simple. She Yue doesn't believe that the Taihu Pirates can really fight in battle." Yuan Changling said: "Compared to the elite soldiers and horses of the Hangzhou camp, the Taihu Pirates are just a bunch of rabble in She Yue's eyes. She must feel that relying on a group of rabble,
It is absolutely impossible to recapture Suzhou. In addition, the eldest grandson Yuanxin is very loyal to the court. She Yue knows very well that as long as he sees the eldest grandson Yuanxin, the eldest grandson Yuanxin will definitely obey his orders, but Linghu Xuan may not be able to agree to She Yue's sending troops. Qiao Shenggong also
I said that Linghu Xuan trained his troops and horses only to guard Taihu Lake and would never lead his troops ashore easily."
Qian Guiting frowned and said, "So, is it really possible for She Yue to go to Hangzhou?"
"But She Yue should also know that our people are all on the way to Hangzhou. It is almost impossible for her to reach Hangzhou and find her eldest son Yuanxin, and every step she takes may fall into our hands." Yuan Changling said with a faint smile:
"She is a princess with golden branches and jade leaves. At a time like this, the first thing that comes to mind is to save her life. The possibility of going to Hangzhou at the risk of almost death is extremely slim."
Qian Guanghan nodded and said: "What Chang Ling said is very true. But as long as there is a slight possibility, we should not take it lightly." He said to Qian Guiting: "On the road to Hangzhou, no one has discovered She Yue's whereabouts yet, but
Just in case, it is better to send people to search for Su along the way. Back to the court, Starscream is good at tracking, you can send him to lead some people to search in the direction of Hangzhou. It would be fine if She Yue did not go to Hangzhou, if she surprised us
, if she really goes to Hangzhou, Starscream may be able to find her traces."
Qian Guiting stood up and said, "I'll make arrangements right away."
He went out and soon heard the sound of howling ghosts and wolves coming from a room not far away. He walked over and pushed the door open. He saw Qiao Shenggong tied to a chair like a rice dumpling with one hand tied to two.
A big man was pressed firmly on the table next to him. Starscream was sitting on a small chair next to the table, holding a dagger made of bamboo in his hand. He was smiling and using the bamboo knife leisurely.
The dagger cut off one of Qiao Shenggong's middle fingers. The middle finger was already bloody and the bones were exposed.
Qian Guiting knew that Starscream took pleasure in torturing people. When he saw the bloody fingers, he felt a chill in his back. He coughed. Starscream looked over and said with a smile: "Second Young Master, give me one more stick of incense."
I will definitely make him tell the truth."
"It's not him." Qian Guiting said, "Stop."
Starscream was a little uninterested and threw the bamboo dagger aside. With a gentle smile on his face, he said to Qiao Shenggong: "General Qiao, that's it for this time. Let's play again next time. In fact, there is really nothing in you that I like.
, only these few fingers are enough."
Qiao Shenggong was so miserable that he looked at Qian Guiting and said: "Second Young Master, I...I really didn't betray you, I...I am loyal to you...!"
"Don't feel aggrieved." Qian Guiting said disdainfully: "As long as a person betrays others once, he will definitely do it a second time. If you can betray Linghu Xuan, you can also betray anyone else. So what you said
, at least I won’t believe it. Qiao Shenggong, if you betray Linghu Xuan, he will definitely know and will definitely try his best to take your life. You have no other way to go. The only way out is to serve us wholeheartedly. Today I give you
The pain you give me just makes you understand that if you are half-hearted, you are seeking your own death."
Qiao Shenggong was powerless. When the Qian family bribed him, they treated him like a distinguished guest. Even Qian Guanghan was polite to him. However, he didn't expect that the Qian family would fall out as soon as they said they wanted to. The previous courtesy was gone, and he felt resentful in his heart.
Jingjia, but did not dare to show anything, just begged: "Second Young Master, I...I will swear allegiance to the old master to the death, please...please call me a doctor...!"
"
Qian Guiting ordered the two big men: "Take him to see the doctor." After the two men untied Qiao Shenggong's rope and took him down, Qian Guiting said to Starscream: "Qin Xiao may be on his way to Hangzhou.
, if you want to avenge your embarrassment, it may still be too late to take your people and catch up now."
He knew that Starscream hated Qin Xiao deeply. As long as Qin Xiao was mentioned, Starscream would definitely leave immediately.
But Starscream's reaction surprised Qian Guiting. He sat on a chair and looked at Qian Guiting with a strange look.
Qian Guiting frowned, and Starscream suddenly showed a gentle smile and said: "Second Young Master, I just asked a confession from Qiao Shenggong. Do you want to know what the confession is?"
"What?"
"Qiao Shenggong confessed that he mentioned Taixuan Temple in his confession to the government." Starscream's smile became softer: "He revealed that Taixuan Temple was the stronghold of the Queen Mother Society. That night, the government attacked Taixuan Temple. The reason
It was Qiao Shenggong who confessed to them." After a pause, he sighed: "It's just that Qiao Shenggong did this because it was the Second Young Master."
Qian Guiting's face looked a little ugly, and he didn't know why Starscream suddenly mentioned this matter.
"Second Young Master knows that I met you three years ago and followed you. In the past three years, I will never say anything I shouldn't say, and I will never ask anything I shouldn't ask." Starscream stared at Qian Guiting.
, smiled and said: "It's just that I dare to ask today, why did the old man and the second young master want to kill people with a borrowed knife, and they had to get rid of Huang Yang?"
"What do you mean by this?" Qian Guiting said with a cold face: "These things don't seem to be your concern."
Starscream smiled and said: "Why Huang Yang has been lurking in Suzhou for many years, and why he does not take any money to treat poor people, no one else knows, the old man and the second young master should know it clearly. If he had not died, there would be an uprising in Suzhou, and the people who guarded Suzhou would
It should be him."
Qian Guiting's body was shaken and he said in shock: "You...who are you?"
"My subordinate has been with you for three years and has been regarded as a confidant by the Second Young Master. The Second Young Master actually doesn't know who I am?" Starscream smiled slyly: "Second Young Master, you and the old man have betrayed Haotian, and a disaster is imminent!"