Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 117 Eavesdropping Conspiracy
Xi Tangao was sitting in the hall, and Guan Ziyang came up to meet him. He brushed his beard and smiled without saying a word.

Xi Tan is currently the general of Beizhong Lang, the governor of Xu Yanqing, the military governor of Jinling in Qingyou Yangzhou, the governor of Xu and Yan Erzhou, and the town of Xiapi.

In terms of status, it is naturally above Guan Ziyang. In fact, in history, Xi Tan was promoted from Yushi Zhongcheng to Inspector in 358, thanks to Guan Ziyang.

Guan Ziyang thwarted Shi Kun's conspiracy, and Yulin Supervisor Xun Xian caused Yulin Guard to be corrupted by traitors, so he was demoted by Chu Suanzi as a scapegoat. Otherwise, Xuzhou and Yanzhou should be Xun Xian's.

However, the two prefectures of Xu and Yan have always been the territory of the Xi family, and Xun Xian in history is just a puppet of Xi Tan, the military commander.

It's just that the current Xi Tan has been directly brought to the fore.

Guan Ziyang saw that Xi Tanyi claimed a high position, which was completely different from Xi Tan's good old man at the Zhongshan Gathering not long ago, he seemed to be a different person.

Xi Tan said: "Governor Guan, it has been several months since I left Zhongshan last year. I miss you very much."

Guan Ziyang said with a smile: "Yes, it's only been a few months since we saw each other, so I should look at you with admiration."

In his heart, he had already scolded Xi Tan to the bottom.

I'm afraid this old boy will not allow me to form the Beifu Army smoothly.

Xi Tan ordered the housekeeper at home to host a banquet, and he wanted to treat the governor well.

Guan Ziyang readily accepted.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Xi Tan finally said a few important things by virtue of the strength of the wine.

"The refugees in Jingkou are useless, and it's not very peaceful here. I think you can get some people, and go back to the Queen Mother early."

If Guan Ziyang hadn't been familiar with history, he might have been deceived by his sincere appearance. Guan Ziyang picked up the wine glass and drank it down.

"General Xi is right. Jingkou is really not peaceful. I just crossed the river from Caishidu, and I met a group of bandits. Fortunately, the guards around me are strong, so I won't be in danger.

I think the folk customs in Jingkou are very fierce, why can't they be so unreasonable? "

Xi Tan laughed twice: "Not long after I took office, I have no way to control the people, and let the governor be in danger. I am really sorry."

Guan Ziyang waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay."

Then he said: "I am the censor inspector. General Xi also served as the censor Zhongcheng. Naturally, I know the rules of this censor platform. I just came here to show, and I didn't really come to monitor the officials in Jingkou.

What's more, I would be ashamed to check the two county magistrates, and I would never dare to check the governor, hahaha..."

Xi Tan also apologized and said with a smile: "Check, Governor, you must investigate. As the governor, I should set an example, and you can take it to my house to investigate. As for other things, you can leave it to me, Governor, and I will help you."

This old boy, make it clear that I will not be allowed to contact the refugees. Why do you help me do it? When the time comes, throw a group of old, weak, sick and disabled to me. My Beifu army will probably open a nursing home.

Although he was scolding in his heart, Guan Ziyang still gave in softly: "Oh, then I will trouble General Xi, but I'm afraid it's not right to live in your house.
If the Empress Dowager finds out about this, you know that the lower officials are originally from the common clan, and they are favored by the Empress Dowager and entrusted with important tasks. If this is dereliction of duty, I am afraid that the official position will not be guaranteed. "

Xi Tan said: "As ministers, we should share the worries of the Empress Dowager. It is Xi Menglang, and I have just arrived in Jingkou. I heard that there are many officials in Huaiyin who are disorderly. The governor may as well go to Huaiyin."

"Oh? Then I will go to Huaiyin in a few days."

Satiated with wine and food, Guan Ziyang bid farewell and left.

Xi Tan said: "how can it be done? The governor is tired from boats and cars. He will rest in the mansion for a few days today. He is not in a hurry to go to Huaiyin. You can check the officials in Jingkou first."

The old town of Huaiyin, Xun Xian once said that it has "all terrains, water and land transportation, easy to observe, fertile fields have the advantage of colonization, and the ark can transport water", but "has no land to garrison troops",
Therefore, a new city was built about one mile south of the old city of Qin and Han Dynasties (namely Ganluo City), and Huaiyin has since become an important national defense site in the Southern Dynasties.

Xi Tan asked him to go to Huaiyin first, although he didn't know what his plan was, but Guan Ziyang coincided with Guan Ziyang's plan, so he went to Huaiyin first.

Xi Tan's heavy troops are all in Xiapi, there is no heavy army formation, Guan Ziyang is confident that no one can threaten his safety.

However, following Xi Tan's tone, it is estimated that it will be very difficult to form the Beifu Army by himself.

He knows the names of the generals of the Beifu army in history, but they are all from 376 years, which is 23 years away from now. Those people should not be born yet, or they are still children.

I am a blind man crossing the river, and a blind man touching an elephant.

Since Xi Tan kept him, it was hard for him to refuse, and if he really left, he would have to live in that simple inn.

After resting in Xijiabao for one night, Guan Ziyang got up early the next day and wandered around Xijiabao.

It has to be said that although Xijiabao does not look as magnificent as the other courtyards in Jiankang and Wujun, the diners who come and go in the castle are all good hands.

Guan Ziyang left Wubao and was strolling in the courtyard when he suddenly heard the cry of a child.

Following the sound, I saw three children making faces around a seven or eight-year-old child, and swearing some obscene words in their mouths.

"Bastard, a bastard with no father or mother..."

Seeing Guan Ziyang walking over, those children had seen Guan Ziyang yesterday and knew that he was a senior official in Jiankang, so they didn't dare to provoke him and ran away.

Guan Ziyang helped up the crying child who was sitting on the ground, and saw that he had clear eyes, delicate features, and was very cute.

He lifted him up and said, "What's your name?"

The child replied tremblingly, "My name is Xi Seng Shi."

"Xi Sengshi? I haven't heard of it."

Guan Ziyang asked again: "Who is your father?"

The child stopped crying at this moment, choked up and said: "I don't have a father."

"Everyone has a father, and you also have a father. Do you know Xi Tan?"

Xi Sengshi replied, "He is my second grandfather."

Guan Ziyang made up his mind, since Xi Tan is his grandfather, then his father should be Xi Hui's peer. Speaking of Xi Hui, he also had a written relationship at the Zhongshan Yaji.

"Morning Governor!"

Guan Ziyang turned his head, just in time to see Xi Hui pacing towards him.

Said Cao Cao Cao Cao is here, this is, Guan Ziyang made a bow: "Brother Xi Hui, Zhong Shan bid farewell, we finally meet today."

Xi Hui replied: "Brother Guan is now the governor of the Beifu army, but I am just a prince's right guard, ashamed and ashamed.

I heard that Dudu Guan was a guest in my Xijiabao, so I rushed back without stopping, just to catch up with Dudu Guan again. "

Uh, why do you feel so obedient.

Guan Ziyang asked: "Why does this young master say he has no father?"

Xi Hui said with a smile: "Hehe, the child is just ignorant. His father is my elder brother 'Bing Xin Yizhi' Xi Jianzhi. You have seen him too."

Guan Ziyang remembered that during the promotion ceremony of the nobles of the Wei family, they did have a relationship with Xi Jianzhi.

"Oh, I haven't seen you for many years. I don't know where Brother Jian is now? Did you not go to Xijiabao again?"

"He's in the Pi. The Murong family in Yan State has been running rampant recently. Elder brother can't get away, otherwise he will definitely come to see the Dudu."

"Brother Jian is busy with military affairs, so I will go see him."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Xi Jianzhi took Xi Sengshi away, leaving Guan Ziyang to take care of himself.

But Guan Ziyang was puzzled, children can't lie, the family is bullying Xi Sengshi's children, saying that he has no father or mother, and Xi Hui also said that his father is Xi Jianzhi, there must be something hidden in it.

However, Guan Ziyang did not delve into this matter of other people's family affairs.

After returning to the room, Qingchan woke up leisurely.

"Sister Qingchan, you are almost catching up with me in sleeping late now."

Qingchan murmured: "I'm not blaming you, you said that you must not get up before you, that's why I got into this bad habit."

Guan Ziyang smiled and said, "The more you sleep, the better your skin will be. I'm not thinking about Sister Qingchan's beauty. Besides, sleeping late is not a bad habit."

Qing Chan lazily got up and began to wash and wash. Guan Ziyang watched from the side and said, "I'm going to Huaiyin today, so you can stay here and give Xi Tan the illusion that I'm still in Wupu. When he asked about me, you just said that I went out to gather folk songs."

Qingchan wondered: "What about Colonel Luo and the others?"

"Naturally follow you, leaving alone will probably arouse the suspicion of the old boy Xitan."

"Xiao Langjun, you have to be careful yourself." Qing Chan said with concern.

Guan Ziyang gave him a reassuring expression.

"I haven't slept in the same bed with Sister Qingchan yet, so I'm sure nothing will happen to me."

Qing Chan was combing her hair in front of the mirror, and seeing her face flushed red to the base of her neck, she said angrily, "Little Lang, I don't care about you."

When she turned her head, she saw that Guan Ziyang had already left her room.

From Jingkou to Huaiyin, more than 200 miles away, neither far nor near, Guan Ziyang left Xijiabao, bought a horse in a small town, and galloped away.

Taking advantage of Xi Tan's inattention, I had to go to Huaiyin to see the situation first, and caught him off guard.

At ten o'clock at night, we arrived in Huaiyin.

Huaiyin is similar to Jingkou. There are no big counties and towns. They are all scattered but very close to each other.

Guan Ziyang went straight to Huaiyin City. In order not to attract attention, he didn't leave the city gate. He directly chose a corner of the city wall where there were no guards, and performed lightness kung fu to cross the city wall and enter the city.

Then he hurried on the roof of the city. With his current lightness kung fu, even when he stepped on the roof tiles, there was no sound.

Huaiyin, county government.

There were three men sitting in the hall, two of whom Guan Ziyang recognized were Xi Jianzhi and Wang Xizhi, and the other was Gu Ting, the prefect of Huaiyin County.

"Guan Ziyang will come to Huaiyin in a few days. Prefect Gu, you should be careful. Don't let him go back to Jingkou easily. Find a way to keep him in Huaiyin." Xi Jian said.

Wang Xizhi said: "Well, this plan is not bad. Huaiyin has Zhuge Kan, the largest refugee army, Guan Ziyang will definitely spare no effort to find a way to befriend Zhuge Kan."

Gu Ting said: "But I'm afraid that after Guan Ziyang finds out that Zhuge Kan cannot join the Beifu Army, he will resolutely decide to return to Jingkou, and I can't stop him."

Wang Xizhi said: "Don't worry about this, you only need to persist for two months. On the third day of March, there will be a Lanting meeting, and he will return to Kuaiji. I will find my own way then."

Guan Ziyang's heart felt cold, there are several groups, these people are really plotting against Lao Tzu, today is the right time.

Hearing the Lanting Gathering again, he was even more sure what the Lanting Gathering was for.

Xie An had also told him that something big would happen at Lan Ting Ya's rally.

I have the heavy responsibility of the imperial court to gather the refugee army in Jingkou and other places, why do they insist that I go back to participate in the Lanting Gathering?

Puzzled, Guan Ziyang continued to eavesdrop.

Wang Xizhi sighed: "It's a pity that my son's skills were not as good as others in the Zhongshan Collection, and he couldn't kill Guan Ziyang. Besides, my grandfather made a surprise attack that day, and there was a semi-sage who secretly helped Guan Ziyang, otherwise we wouldn't be able to kill Guan Ziyang." There will be so many more things."

Xi Jianzhi said: "Young Master Yi, don't blame yourself. No one expected that Guan Ziyang's martial arts progress would be so terrifying. I saw him many years ago at the promotion ceremony of the Wei family, but he was just a man with no internal strength. Shu clan boy,

In just a few years, it can grow to the second grade Tongyou, which is really incredible. "

Wang Xizhi said again: "No matter what, the Beifu army can't let him recruit a refugee. The Xie family made friends with Huan Wen and supported the imperial court at the same time. This kind of nonsense allows them to grasp the words of the refugee army. Noble clansmen, there is no way out."

Guan Ziyang was puzzled again, I am a member of the Xie family, everyone knows this, but why did the Xie family control the refugees and threaten the powerful and noble families?

It is estimated that Xie An was a bit fussy and didn't fully disclose it to Guan Ziyang.

Xi Jianzhi said: "At the Lanting rally, before that big event is announced, should we find an opportunity to kill Guan Ziyang?"

Wang Xizhi shook his head: "There's no need to gather at Lanting, it's in the border of Jiangbei, we have a chance to kill them!"

Xi Jianzhi was startled and said, "Will this cause Chu Suanzi's dissatisfaction? After all, she sent him here."

Wang Xizhi frowned: "No poison, no husband, the Empress Dowager deliberately favors the Xie family, our Langya Wang family is about to lose power in the court, and my grandfather's dignified royal family head is still under Sima Yu and Yu Xi Xie Shang! "

Xi Jianzhi said: "But Guan Ziyang's ability, if the patriarch Wang did not do it himself, we may not be his opponents!"

Wang Xizhi said: "I also said that I'm just looking for an opportunity. If he doesn't have the opportunity, let it be. If he dares to go to the Pi, your dragon-slaying army can't kill him?"

Xi Jianzhi said with a smile: "If he really dares to come to Xiapi, how can he use the Dragon Slaying Formation? How can he fight a battle with three masters of my Xi family who attack at the same time?"

……

The more Guan Ziyang heard it, the more frightened he became. If he hadn't come to Huaiyin to explore the way ahead of time on his own whim, he might not have been tricked by them.

But now that he knew the opponent's hole cards, Guan Ziyang had nothing to be afraid of.

There are too many conditions for you to kill me, either an army formation, or a team of three, or a sneak attack.

I'll fucking kill you one by one first!

Finally, seeing Wang Xi getting on the bullock cart, he bid farewell and went back to Kuaiji, and Xi Jianzhi went back to Xiapi.

Guan Ziyang just set off, and was going to use the Huaiyin prefect Gu Ting to operate first.

While beating grass to startle the snake, Guan Ziyang covered his face with a black scarf and jumped into the room.

Gu Ting, who had just taken off his clothes, was about to climb into the bed of the concubine he had just taken in a few days ago, when Guan Ziyang, who fell from the sky, stabbed his neck with a knife.

Before the little concubine opened her mouth to cry out, Guan Ziyang shot out a burst of internal energy and knocked her out.

(End of this chapter)