A knife in love

Chapter 1962
Although Li Qiufeng worked as an errand in the Fusi of Jinyiwei South Town, and he was sealed off to hundreds of households, but his position was empty and he had no real power.They are only on duty in several halls of the imperial palace, no different from guarding the courtyard of a wealthy family.Later, Liu Kang used money secretly, so that Li Qiufeng had a real job, but it was also a routine official business of some copywriting, with very little authority.Qi Jiu was born in a military family, but he was too young to be granted an official position in the army.Therefore, although the two of them can barely be regarded as people in the officialdom, they have never personally experienced the treacherous turmoil in the officialdom.Rao is so, but I have seen a lot of despicable methods of many dirty officials.Although it has been three or four hundred years since the Song Dynasty, the bad habits of the officialdom are something that has never changed since ancient times.Therefore, the two listened to Feng Wei's recounting of the past, and immediately found out that Tong Guan had bad intentions.This Feng Wei also seems to be a shrewd person. If he stayed out of the matter and watched with cold eyes, he would definitely be able to see that Tong Guan was hiding a knife in his smile. risk.

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, some people say that in the officialdom, they are often involuntary.As the saying goes, "I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, only because I am in this mountain", the authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear.I worked in the Fusi of Jinyiwei South Town for five years, and I saw many ridiculous things in the officialdom.Many officials are shrewd people, but they fell into the hands of others.In the final analysis, it is still too greedy to be blinded by profit.But in a different place, if I were in the position of these officials, I'm afraid I would be the same as them, only thinking about getting promoted and getting rich, completely losing my sanity and shrewdness.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking, he only heard Feng Wei continue to say: "Actually, my heart is clear. Although Master Tong Guan did not say it clearly, he has made his intentions clear. I offended Master Cai Jing, and there is definitely no good end. Only by serving Master Tong Guan can we have a chance of survival. Even if Master Tong Guan handed me a glass of poisoned wine, I can only drink it."

When Feng Wei said this, he paused for a while, glanced at Li Qiufeng and the others, and continued, "Although I don't know where you came from and what your purpose is here, but we are in a dangerous situation, so I don't have to deny it. Although Master Tong Guan has a high position and authority, his official reputation has always been not very good. If I join his sect, although I can avoid the murderous hands of Master Cai Jing, I am afraid that my reputation in the official circle will be a bit notorious. It’s just that as the saying goes, the lesser harm is the lesser of harm. I’m already standing on the edge of a cliff, and I have no other way to go. Even if I don’t cherish my own life, for the sake of my old wife and two sons, I will I have to serve Master Tong Guan. What's more, he has told me so many confidential things, if I refuse to agree, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get out of the Tong Mansion, and I will turn into a cold corpse."

Hearing Feng Wei's words, Li Qiufeng thought to himself, so this person has a clear mind, so he can be regarded as a smart person.If I were to change places with him and have family concerns, I'm afraid there is no other way to think about it.

I only heard Feng Wei continue to say: "Lord Tong Guan is quite happy to see me submitting to him. It's just that he rambled about and never said that he wanted me to do any important things. Although I was puzzled, I didn't dare Asking more, I can only be obedient in front of him, and I feel very uncomfortable. Later, a servant brought tea and snacks, and I drank a cup of tea with Master Tong Guan, and he told me that in the first year of Zhenghe, he was awarded by Huizong for his military achievements. The emperor named him the inspector Taiwei, and he was ordered to go to Khitan immediately. However, some important officials of the court secretly suggested to Emperor Huizong, claiming that an eunuch was allowed to go to Khitan as an envoy. Envoy, so as not to leave a laughingstock through the ages.

"After Emperor Huizong heard this, he shook his head and refused. He said that the Khitan people heard that Master Tong Guan had led troops to defeat the Qiang people, and wanted to see what such a great general looked like, so they asked the Song Dynasty to send Tong Guan as his commander." Envoy, go to the bed to frame the birthday of the Liao Emperor. Although the Khitans have not gone south in recent years, the Song Dynasty has to be on guard. Master Tong Guan knows about military affairs, since the Khitans want him to go to Khitan as an envoy It would be a good idea to take this opportunity to let him observe the situation in Khitan. The court official heard Emperor Huizong say this and knew that the holy will had been decided. He shut his mouth and retreated sullenly."

Hearing what Feng Wei said, Li Qiufeng thought to himself, everyone said Song Huizong Zhao Ji was a fool, ruined the great Song Dynasty, and was a big fool.However, what he said was quite reasonable, but it was a pity that he was entrusted to someone else. He didn't know that Tong Guan was an embroidered pillow, and his military achievements were obtained by fraudulent claims. He thought that this traitor was really a genius in the world.If the Song court could select one or two famous generals to go to Khitan as an envoy to find out the situation of Khitan, there would be no disasters later.

Feng Wei went on to say: "I listened to Master Tong Guan's words. Although his expression was calm and his tone was steady, he could still hear a little resentment. I thought to myself, Master Tong Guan has won the trust of Emperor Huizong, and he has something in his hand. Military power, I don’t know which important court official dared to go forward in front of Emperor Huizong to slander Mr. Tong Guan, who had the courage to go forward. It’s just that although I was suspicious in my heart, I didn’t dare to ask more questions. It’s just that Listening to Master Tong Guan, he told me that although the important court official did not persuade Emperor Huizong, he did not get nothing. Early the next morning, Emperor Huizong changed the imperial decree and celebrated Liao's birthday with Zheng Yunzhong, a scholar of Duanmingdian. As the deputy envoy, Tong Guan, the privy envoy, went to Liao Kingdom together.

"When Mr. Tong Guan said this, a smile appeared on his face. He told me that the Qiang people are brave and good at fighting, which is rare in the world. The Khitan people thought that Mr. Tong Guan was able to lead an army to destroy them, he must be a great general. Just taking advantage of the opportunity to celebrate the Liao Emperor's birthday, Master Tong Guan was sent as an envoy to Khitan, just to see what kind of person Master Tong Guan is. After the envoys from the Song Dynasty arrived at the Khitan capital, the Khitan people knew that Master Tong Guan was only a deputy envoy. At the banquet, the princes and nobles of the Khitan people toasted Lord Zheng Yunzhong one after another, which inevitably left Lord Tong Guan in the cold. But Lord Tong Guan didn't care, and watched the princes, nobles and generals of the Khitan people coldly, plotting against these people What is your talent.

"In order to show off their military strength, the Khitan people invited envoys from various countries to watch the Khitan soldier's drill in order to frighten Song State, Dangxiang, Dongyi and other countries. Mr. Tong Guan was overjoyed, and by watching the Khitan soldier's horse drill, he could see clearly the strength of the Khitan soldiers and horses. It was clear. It was just that he was afraid that the Khitan people would be dishonest and trick them secretly, so he didn't dare to write down what he saw in Khitan on paper, so he could only keep it firmly in his heart.

"Lord Tong Guan stayed in Khitan for more than ten days, and then set off to the south with Zheng Yunzhong's college students. But after they walked for two days, when they were resting in a small town, someone suddenly asked to see Master Tong Guan. Lord Tong Guan is about to rest, and he is in Khitan territory again, everyone is afraid that the Khitan people will use some dirty tricks, so they all persuade Lord Tong Guan not to meet this person, but Lord Tong Guan is fearless and defies all opinions, Call that person into your own room. When that person saw Master Tong Guan, he bowed his head immediately and said in his mouth, Ma Zhi, a survivor of the Great Song Dynasty, has come to see Lord Privy Envoy!"

(End of this chapter)