When Chen Shangzhi heard what Su Ling said, his face turned pale and he slumped down on the chair.
Su Ling slowly walked up to him and sneered: "Chen Changshi... If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing about it... What, should you tell me more about it?"
Let’s talk about it in detail…”
Chen Shangzhi's face turned pale, his eyes kept moving, thinking of countermeasures.
It's not that he didn't want to say it, he understood that the involvement behind this matter was too deep. If he had to bear it to his death, Xiao Yuanche might still credit his contribution as the first capital, and he might still be able to survive.
But he really said it all, not to mention that the person hiding deeper behind him would not let him go, and Xiao Yuanche would not be the first to let him go.
He simply decided to take a gamble!
Thinking of this, Chen Shangzhi calmed down a little, with a cold look on his face, he sneered: "Su Changshi... Oh, no, Commander Su, people say there are three things a new official can do when he takes office, and you are the first one."
Is the fire burning here? You came here late at night and inexplicably wrote the word "collaboration with the enemy" on your own, so you want to slander me as a collaborator? I don't think you have learned other skills, but you have learned well the ability to make accusations!
"
Hearing this, Su Ling shrugged his shoulders and said: "Chen Shangzhi, Chen Shangzhi... even now, are you still stubborn? If I don't have real evidence, how dare I act like this?"
"Where is the real evidence? Show it to me!" Upon hearing this, Chen Shangzhi shook his sleeves and stared angrily.
Su Ling sneered and said: "Chen Shangzhi, you have been following the Prime Minister since the beginning. Do you think you can deny the situation in front of you with sophistry? I tell you, you have to understand that it's just me, Su Ling, now."
Someone comes to you... If you tell the truth and tell the whole story, maybe I, Su, can think of a way for you to save your life, but if you persist in your persistence, I am afraid that after a while, Boning
Your Excellency will invite you to tea!"
The corners of Chen Shangzhi's eyes moved slightly, and he felt a little doubtful.
Is what Su Ling said true? Does he really want to help me? Or is he deliberately using words to deceive me? When I tell the truth, he will put a belt on me and take me...
Chen Shangzhi was uneasy and couldn't make up his mind, so he could only say in his heart: "Su Ling, you are talking nonsense! If you want me to say anything, please provide evidence!"
Su Ling sneered, then slowly took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, threw it towards Chen Shangzhi, and said in a deep voice: "Chen Changshi... Since you want evidence so much, then so be it.
Okay... I'd be grateful if you could take a look at this. You won't recognize what I wrote..."
Chen Shangzhi picked up the paper that fell from the air with trembling hands, only to see a few words written on it:
Dear nephew Yu'er, everything is as usual. Regarding the reception of Bohai, if there is any position offered after leaving, my nephew should contact Cao Cao as soon as possible to discuss it as soon as possible. Both the superior and I look forward to hearing from you.
After Chen Shangzhi looked at it, his vision went dark, his body went limp, and he sighed and said, "I'm going to die now!"
As he said that, he looked at Su Ling with eyes full of surprise and confusion and said: "Su Ling... But I don't understand... After I wrote this letter, I stuffed it with my own hands.
It was lost in the mess of paper, why did he appear in your hand silently and out of thin air?"
Su Ling sneered a few times and said: "I have a master... His surname is Liu, his name is Liu Qian..."
Now Chen Shangzhi was completely confused and asked in a trembling voice: "Liu Qian? Who is this master? His surname is Liu!..."
Chen Shangzhi suddenly seemed to have captured the key information, and said with a face of resignation: "Your surname is Liu, could it be that he is from the royal family?..."
Su Lingzheng didn't know how to deal with it. Seeing that he had found an excuse, he walked down the slope and said, "Don't worry about this..."
In fact, Su Ling's observation skills were very careful. When he came to the tent, he saw a pile of white papers on the table, which seemed to be placed randomly, but it always seemed as if someone had deliberately moved them.
There was a brush dipped in ink on the ground in the corner, and he already knew what was going on.
He remained calm, and when Chen Shangzhi went to get the teapot from the stove, he quickly came to the desk and flipped through it a few times.
Due to the sudden incident, Chen Shangzhi just hid the letter hastily, but Su Ling easily found the letter after flipping through it.
Chen Shangzhi's face was ashen, and the last bit of luck in his heart was gone. He could only sigh and said: "The matter has come to this, Chen Shangzhi has nothing to say... Su Ling, you tied me up...
..Send it to the Shadow Division or the Lord for disposal!"
As he spoke, he raised his hands in front of Su Ling and knelt on the ground, looking like he was tied up.
Su Ling glanced at the hand he held forward, but did not make any move, and said in a deep voice: "Chen Changshi, I have no enmity with you. Although you always have political differences with me, Su Ling, but
You were just complaining and didn’t do anything to harm me. As Su said just now... As long as you tell me everything... Su will definitely
I’ll save your life, and maybe your Chen family will be unscathed by then.”
"I..." A desire for survival ignited in Chen Shangzhi's eyes, but within a moment, Chen Shangzhi's eyes were filled with deathly gray. He slowly shook his head and said, "Su Ling...
....I thank you for your kindness...but there are too many things involved behind this matter...far beyond what you and I can control...I'm just saying
If I can't save my life, I might even cause you to lose your life... Chen Shangzhi has already made a mistake, so he can't make another mistake again and again..."
Su Ling's heart moved, and her eyes looked a little warmer when she looked at Chen Shangzhi.
In fact, how could he not know the person behind Chen Shangzhi? Chen Shangzhi more or less has a conscience.
He said this because he was afraid that Su Ling would know the inside story and the hidden man's methods. Su Ling would never be his opponent.
Simply, it starts with Chen Shangzhi and ends with Chen Shangzhi.
Su Ling then sighed and said: "Chen Changshi...have you thought about it? You want to bear all the blame yourself?"
Chen Shangzhi nodded and said: "Although I am not guaranteed, but no matter what, I have contributed to the prime minister's first investment. I am just temporarily... Alas, this is the last thing I can do for the overall situation."
Let’s do it!”
But before he finished speaking, he heard someone outside the camp say loudly: "Su Ling, the play should have almost come to an end at this point...Brother Shang has such courage, it is worthy of praise, isn't it...
..."
Chen Shangzhi suddenly felt that the voice was very familiar, and turned back to look outside the tent.
But I saw a man in white walking in slowly, with a smile on his face.
"Guo...Guo Baiyi! Why is it you..."
Chen Shangzhi was surprised at first, and then said with a look of shame: "Isn't it possible that the wine offering was just to see Chen's joke?"
Guo Baiyi walked slowly to Chen Shangzhi, lifted him up from the ground, and said with a smile on his face: "What did Chen Changshi say? It's because Chen Changshi was frightened..."
Seeing Guo Baiyi coming, Su Ling stretched and said, "Old Guo, why are you here just now? I almost can't continue the play..."
Guo Baiyi laughed loudly and said: "You can't blame me for this... My lord asked me to talk, but I can't come just as I say!"
After saying that, Guo Baiyi took Chen Shangzhi's arm and sat on a chair beside him, then smiled and said: "Chen Changshi was frightened... In fact, it was just Su Ling singing a play,
Neither the lord nor the Shadow Division... have any intention of disposing of you..."
Chen Shangzhi said half-believed and half-suspicious: "Sacrificing wine... Are you serious about this? You don't mean to deal with me? Does that mean that you are collaborating with the enemy and the lord doesn't know about it?"
Guo Baiyi shook his head and then said seriously: "My lord knows about your collaborating with the enemy... Not only you, but also many others know about it. How could Chen Changshi forget what Boning gave to my lord?"
Those pieces of paper? What was written on that paper was the list of collaborators, and your wise nephew Chen Yu was at the top of the list... How wise is my lord, how could he not know that Chen Yu was just a cover?
....."
When Chen Shangzhi heard this, the hope he had just had was instantly extinguished. He kept shaking his head and sighing, looking like he was filled with regret.
Only then did Guo Baiyi tell Chen Shangzhi the whole story.
After listening to Guo Baiyi's story, Chen Shangzhi finally understood what was going on.
Guo Baiyi gave a last smile and said: "Chen Changshi, although you have always been resentful of Su Ling, and even disagreed with him in front of the lord, but this time if Su Ling hadn't taken the risk to burn the list
, and even more strongly admonished the Lord
My Lord forgives you. My lord is grateful for your first contribution. He knows that you have no choice but to do it yourself, so he decides to let the past go. In this way, Su Ling is the one who repays evil with kindness and saves your life.
ah!"
When Chen Shangzhi heard this, he suddenly stood up, walked to Su Ling in a few steps, saluted him and said, "Su Ling! Chen Shangzhi really can't help you! You help me like this, but I still...
.... Chen is not only sorry for you, but also for the master... Chen is inhumane! Inhumane!..."
Su Ling hurriedly put his hands together and said: "Chang Shi's words are serious. Su also has a public heart. He also feels that Chen Changshi's hard work has made great achievements and he can't help himself... That's why he begged for mercy...
"
Su Ling followed Guo Baiyi's words. He understood that Guo Baiyi's words were to reassure Chen Shangzhi, because they still wanted something from him.
Chen Shangyi looked grateful and said: "Su Changshi, Chen has nothing to repay..."
Su Ling smiled and said: "Why did Chen Changshi say this? There is a small matter right now. As long as Chen Changshi is willing to help me, not to mention that you are safe and sound, everything will disappear completely."
Chen Shangzhi said: "A person who has caused a huge disaster, what else can he do to help Su Changshi? As long as Su Changshi opens his mouth, Chen Shangzhi will not hesitate to die!"
Su Ling waved his hand and said: "Chen Changshi, I know that Bohai City has set up a conciliation cao specifically for people from other forces who come to serve... Of course, it is mainly those from our side... .There are also those from other forces...and they even clearly mark the price of official positions in Bohai Sea, right?"
Chen Shangzhi was startled at first, then stamped his foot and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, I won't hide it anymore. Yes, Su Changshi and Guo Jijiu do have such an organization. The chief Cao Fu who recruits Cao is still Shen Ji The celebrity in front of Zhou is the younger brother of Xu Youzhi...the clearly marked price is from him..."
Su Ling smiled and said with bright eyes: "But if you want to do this, you must do it secretly. If you do it in a big way, causing trouble in the city and everyone knows, wouldn't it be troublesome? Also, I'm afraid this Xu Youzhi's clan brother is not You can meet anyone you want..."
Chen Shangzhi nodded and said: "That's true... recruit Cao..."
Chen Shangzhi whispered in Su Ling's ear for a while, and Su Ling nodded gently and wrote it down secretly.
Chen Shangzhi added: "There is also a token of proof of the meeting. I have it here. Now I will go get it for Su Changshi..."
... ... ... ...
After Su Ling and Guo Baiyi achieved their goal, they handed over and said goodbye to Chen Shangzhi.
Chen Shangzhi sent the two men to the camp gate and then stopped.
Su Ling and Guo Baiyi walked far away and looked back, only to see Chen Shangzhi still standing there under the torch at the camp gate waving his arms towards them.
In his early forties, Su Ling didn't know why, but he felt like he was dying.
Su Ling walked with Guo Baiyi and asked tentatively: "The Prime Minister will really forgive..."
Guo Baiyi shook his head and sighed, and said slowly: "Chen Shangzhi... is already a dead man..."
When Su Ling heard this, he sighed and said in a low voice: "No matter how you say it, he still has the merit of being the first investor..."
Guo Baiyi shook his head and said: "The lord may let some of his clan go free because of this...Su Ling, do you really think that Chen Shangzhi's reason for offending the lord is collaboration with the enemy?"
Su Ling looked puzzled and said: "Isn't it collaboration with the enemy, or what?"
Guo Baiyi sighed and said: "Collaborating with the enemy is a serious crime... But when the war is unclear, it is human nature to find a way out for yourself... My lord treats those who have no selfish desires. On the contrary, I dare not believe it and let it go. Like Chen Shangzhi, the master has the leverage in his hands. How can he not dare to die in the future? What's wrong with raising a dog that is determined to die? "
Guo Baiyi paused and then said meaningfully: "The reason why Chen Shangzhi really angered my lord and made him murderous was that he was supposed to be the lord's man, but he fell into the arms of Mr. Jianshu and prematurely became involved in the issue of inheritance." Take your side..."
After hearing this, Su Ling understood and sighed silently.
Guo Baiyi suddenly smiled and said: "Su Ling, there is a question I have always wanted to ask you..."
Su Ling smiled and said, "Brother in white, it's okay to ask."
"If you were asked to take sides, would you stand with Jiuzhang or Bacheng..."
When Su Ling heard this, he smiled faintly and said loudly: "I stand as a commoner in the country!..."