First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 409: Qiao Gongshan’s Self-Saving
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Erzhu Huan is from Hu, with the surname of Erzhu. He is fat and strong, and has a carefree temper. Although Qiao Gongshan is a general, he has a little knowledge of poetry and books, and he has a Confucian demeanor. He made friends with Wei Zheng. After Wei Zheng went to Li Jiancheng, the official worshiped the prince Xian Ma recommended Qiao Gongshan to be an official.

Before driving in Chang'an City, the ground was full of hard brick roads, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with this batch of supplies. Now after leaving the city, seeing the deep ruts on the ground, Qiao Gongshan was very curious.

Er Zhuhuan was not as thoughtful as Qiao Gongshan, and when he saw this, he waved his hands nonchalantly, "It's nothing more than wine and meat. It's too much pretense, so it's a bit heavy. Brother Qiao has to hold back, I really can't help it." If you want to go to the villages and towns in front of you, brother please, take care of yourselves."

The corner of Qiao Gongshan's mouth twitched, he was a little speechless towards this idiot.

One day after leaving Chang'an, he traveled to Binzhou. Seeing the gloomy sky, Qiao Gongshan also showed worry, and urged: "Quicken the journey, and stay at the inn ahead, or it will rain tonight."

When everyone heard the words, they flogged the animals and speeded up.

At this moment, only a loud noise was heard, which seemed to be the sound of gold and iron colliding. Qiao Gongshan was startled, and rushed over with his horse and asked, "What's going on? What's the sound?"

"Qiao, Lieutenant Qiao, are weapons, all of which are standard horizontal knives," said one of the escorting soldiers in horror.

Qiao Gongshan got off his horse, and when he looked closer, his face changed drastically, "You guys didn't see anything, don't talk about it, anyone who disobeys the order will be cut off, let's continue on the road, don't stop."

It turned out that the soldiers were worried about getting caught in the rain, so they whipped the livestock vigorously, trying to speed up. Unexpectedly, the livestock suffered from pain, and when they rushed forward, they overturned the cart.

Qiao Gongshan avoided the soldiers and went forward to check them one by one. Seeing that there were armors all under the tightly wrapped oilcloth, his face suddenly became solemn.

"Brother Qiao, what's the matter? Where's the knife?" Er Zhuhuan ran over panting, tightening his belt.

"Keep quiet," Qiao Gongshan said in a low voice, and pulled Er Zhuhuan to a remote place.

"General Erzhu Lang, we've got something to do," Qiao Gongshan's face was heavy.

"Is there something big going on?" Er Zhuhuan asked with his big eyes blinking.

"It's a big deal!" Qiao Gongshan nodded seriously, "It's a big deal to lose your head."

Er Zhuhuan was startled, and reached out to touch his fat head, "Is my head still there?"

Qiao Gongshan closed his eyes, then opened them and said firmly, "We must save ourselves."

Only then did Er Zhuhuan realize that he didn't know anything, and immediately asked, "What's going on? What's the big deal? Didn't we escort the supplies under the order of the crown prince?"

"Do you know what this material is?" Qiao Gongshan asked solemnly.

Er Zhuhuan shook his head, and then there was a pause, "Just now you said there was a knife?"

Qiao Gongshan pursed his lips and nodded, "Knives are all knives and brand-new armors. Didn't you hear that the prince dispatched a group of brand-new armors to the East Palace Six Commanders the day before yesterday? Now it seems that those soldiers armors are not for Six Commanders. It was for Yang Mun in Gyeongju."

Er Zhuhuan was stunned, "This? This should be illegal, right? There are dozens of cars so big, I'm afraid they are equipped with tens of thousands of people."

"It's not only illegal, but it's also a matter of losing your head!" Qiao Gongshan said through gritted teeth: "Once this matter is known to outsiders, and the crown prince is the heir apparent, I don't know what kind of punishment he will receive, but it must be difficult for the two of us." Escape to death".

"Then we block the news, so we shouldn't spread it to the outside world." Er Zhuhuan was brave enough to say, "Then speed up and send it to Yang Wengan as soon as possible, and this matter will be closed."

"A lot of people have seen it just now, how did you block the news?" Qiao Gongshan frowned and reprimanded: "They are all brothers of the six leaders. Could it be that you killed them all? Then who will escort them?"

Er Zhuhuan was stunned again, "Then, brother Qiao, what do you think we should do? We are on the same boat now, and I will listen to you."

This Hu man said that he is really stupid, but he is indeed a bit shrewd. Although Er Zhuhuan looks fat and strong like a reckless man, but he is a Hu man with no backer, and he can be a general in the East Palace. I don't know how many people have passed, and they are definitely not stupid.

Qiao Gongshan frowned in thought, then looked up at Er Zhuhuan who was blinking his big eyes, "First of all, let the sage know about it, and you must not hide it from the sage. This world is the world of the sage after all, what do you think?"

Er Zhuhuan's body was solemn, and his fat face was full of solemnity and loyalty, "It's only natural."

"Secondly, if we want to report to the officials, we must let the three officials of the imperial court know about it, and make this matter known to the world. It will appear that the two of us are upright and loyal to the emperor and the public. What do you think?"

"Very good," Er Zhuhuan patted his head, nodded in praise and said, "I think it's very good."

Now the two of them have already tacitly agreed in their hearts, that is to completely abandon Li Jiancheng.

Both of them are people with clear minds. Li Jiancheng entrusted them with this task, which is not a kind of "abandonment".

The two of them are not Li Jiancheng's absolute confidantes. Once something happens, Li Jiancheng can throw them out without hesitation. This is the role of chess pieces.

Since Li Jiancheng regards them as pawns, how can he sit still and wait for death.

As Qiao Gongshan said, there are not a few Donggong soldiers who just saw Bingjia, and there are many people talking about it, and sooner or later it will spread, and the Qin Palace has been buying people from the East Palace. Both parties are well aware of this. Buying off each other, there is me in you, and you in me, this cannot be hidden.

Since they couldn't hide it, when the incident happened, the two of them would die. After all, this is an excellent weapon that can equip tens of thousands of people.

In this era, people are the least valuable, and thousands of troops are easy to get, but soldiers are valuable, and money may not necessarily be able to get soldiers. So many excellent soldiers can build a strong army in a short period of time, enough to separate the country On the one hand, Qiao Gongshan and the two of them would not be able to afford this crime even if they were to die.

Qiao Gongshan pondered for a while and then said directly: "Go ahead, and you will not leave when you reach the post station in front. You must guard the supplies on the spot, and you must guard them strictly. I will report back to Chang'an overnight."

"Then who will go to the Palace of Renzhi to report to the saint?" Er Zhuhuan asked.

My heart is eager to try. Reporting such a big event to the sage is enough to prove my sincerity and loyalty.

How could Qiao Gongshan not know this, so he glanced at Er Zhuhuan and said: "You and I each perform our own duties, which is enough to win the praise of a saint, let this opportunity be given to others."

"To whom?" Er Zhuhuan asked curiously after a pause.

"I have a good friend named Du Fengju, from Ningzhou, who is giving lectures in Binzhou. He is knowledgeable and talented, but he has not yet become an official."

Er Zhuhuan rolled his eyes after hearing this, and said with a loud smile: "Since he is brother Qiao's brother, then he is my brother, so it's settled like this."

(End of this chapter)