Chapter 45: Are You Not Taken Seriously?
Liu Hu said confidently: "It is because we don't know if she is a spy that we have to give her all the property. Of course, the Qingyi Guards' surveillance of her cannot be reduced."
"See if she has formed any cliques or is secretly contacting others."
Wenxuan nodded in admiration . It turned out that the boss had already thought about what he was worried about. It seemed that he had been worrying in vain.
Seeing the loneliness in Wenxuan's eyes, Liu Hu continued: "There are too few people in the whole court that I can trust. Thank you for your hard work."
Wenxuan nodded in understanding. He knew very well that Liu Hu was suspicious, and it was a great honor to be able to make him believe.
He suddenly felt flattered, but if he knew that Liu Hu was using the most elite Qingyi Guards to monitor him, he wondered if he would still think so.
Liu Hu didn't trust anyone. Even his most capable Qingyi Guards were divided into two groups to supervise each other.
Moreover, the Blue Guards under Luo Fanchen's control are all in the open, and there is another part that is in secret, which Luo Fanchen is not aware of.
These people were all secretly cultivated by Liu Hu and were absolutely loyal to him.
In troubled times, one cannot trust anyone except oneself. This is the point of view that Liu Hu has always believed in. It is precisely because of this point of view that Liu Hu has suffered less losses.
But you always have to appear magnanimous, otherwise how can you win people's hearts?
The leaders are all talented, but it is a pity that they are not put to good use.
Wenxuan seemed to have thought of something again, and whispered: "Boss, I think the case of Prince An's rebellion is not simple. I want to see the files. If you have time, can you take me to see it?"
Wenxuan had no official position and had no way of checking the files. He also used his acquaintances to investigate the files on Prince An's rebellion, but to no avail.
All we know is that the Prince An's rebellion case was the biggest case since the founding of the Daqian Empire, with the largest number of suspects and the widest range of people involved, not only officials, but also people of royal blood, officials, and even ordinary people were implicated.
Such secret files were naturally kept in the most confidential place. Even the emperor was not qualified to look at them. They were just placed there.
Liu Hu nodded. In fact, he also had some doubts about Prince An’s rebellion. It was like there was a net that kept pulling him to find out the truth of that year.
Except for Lan Xin, all the people he met were related to Prince An's rebellion case. It was as if someone was forcing him to investigate this case.
Even if the truth of a case that happened so long ago is uncovered, what good will it do? The dead can't be resurrected.
However, Liu Hu was very curious about the person behind the scenes. He was so good at scheming and his schemes were so flawless, as if every link was carefully arranged by someone else.
Liu Hu and Wen Xuan chatted for a while, and then they heard a guard come in, kneeling on the ground and reporting to Liu Hu: "Report, Prince Xiao Shisan sent someone to negotiate, waiting in the front hall. "
"Let him come over." Liu Hu said in a faint voice.
After waiting for so long, I thought it was Xiao Leng who came in person, but he only sent a servant. Thinking of this, Ah Si said with a hint of ridicule: "It seems that the Thirteenth Prince looked down on you and sent a servant over."
"Haha, you taught me a lesson." Zheng Peng didn't want to argue with A Si, so he had to smile apologetically.
Liu Hu shook his head and said, "Xiao Leng is cautious. He sent his servants here just to show that he is afraid of Zheng Peng. He is afraid that Zheng Peng will do whatever it takes to kill him here."
"Oh." Ah Si said "oh" and stopped talking. What the boss said was always right, and Ah Si always did what the boss said.
Asi's mind is so simple that even if Liu Hu said to Asi, "The two of us will go to destroy Beidi tomorrow," Asi would pick up a sledgehammer and rush forward without hesitation.
After a while, a middle-aged man in his thirties walked into the tent and glanced at Zheng Peng, while others didn't even look at him.
Seeing such an arrogant person, Liu Hu and others did not say anything. They had seen many people like him who were so arrogant. They guaranteed that he would die a miserable death soon.
"General Zheng, I'm sure you already know that the Grand Tutor is dead now. Don't resist fearlessly anymore. Surrender to my prince and I will guarantee you wealth and glory and endless enjoyment." The middle-aged man looked at Zheng Peng with a flattering expression, completely different from the way he looked at Liu Hu and the others just now.
Looking at the appearance of this middle-aged man, Liu Hu felt that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere. It was not until the middle-aged man died that Liu Hu remembered that the traitors in the anti-Japanese movies he watched that year were all like this.
Zheng Peng already knew that Liu Hu was fine, and that he was sitting next to him. He changed his usual tough attitude and said to the middle-aged man with a smile: "As a soldier, it is impossible for me to surrender, but it is not impossible for me to be loyal to the Xiao family."
"What conditions?" Hearing Zheng Peng's words, the middle-aged man was a little excited, and couldn't help feeling a little elated.
It was rumored that Zheng Peng was Liu Hu's ace. Everyone thought that they could not persuade Zheng Peng and that it was useless to do so. It would be better to think of practical methods. Only he proposed to negotiate terms with Zheng Peng.
Thinking of the contemptuous looks from his colleagues and the looks of disdain from the generals before he left, the middle-aged man thought viciously: When I let Zheng Peng conquer me and get promoted, I will not let go of any of those who look down on me.
Zheng Pengchun wanted to tease the middle-aged man, so he pretended to think for a while and said, "First, a million taels of gold. Second, a promotion to a noble title. The third is more difficult. You should finish the first two first, and then consider the third."
How could the middle-aged man miss this opportunity? Besides, when he came, Xiao Leng had already told him that as long as the other party didn't want to take his life, he could take anything else.
Xiao Leng's attitude is very simple, which is to paint a rosy picture for you, and when the Xiao family completely controls the power, all these promises will be cancelled.
"Oh? So your master will agree with my first two points." Zheng Peng smiled. He didn't expect Xiao Leng to be so generous. He continued, "As for the third point, I heard that Xiao Leng's wife is pretty. Send her to my house to live for a few days. If you agree, I will be loyal to the Xiao family."
The middle-aged man did not expect Zheng Peng to put forward such a condition. If the prince's wife, that is, the princess, was sent to Zheng Peng's mansion, how would the prince live in the future?
"Are you kidding me?" By now, the middle-aged man finally understood that Zheng Peng had no sincerity in negotiating and was completely humiliating him.
"Are you not valued by Xiao Leng?" Liu Hu couldn't bear it anymore and spoke slowly.
"How do you know?" the middle-aged man blurted out.
Liu Hu sneered. It would be fine if he didn't know him, but Zheng Peng was surrounded by almost all of his important people, but he didn't know any of them and only knew Zheng Peng. That made a point.
This person was not taken seriously before, and was temporarily given a portrait of Zheng Peng, so he only knew Zheng Peng.
