Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Chapter 358 Tears of the Tang Dynasty

The crowd dispersed, and Liao Tao sneered at the departing dung truck and returned to the camp.

Trying to change things under the noses of their intelligence department is simply ridiculous.

I believe it won't take long for Jiang Ji and other common men in the army to realize how powerful his group of spies is.

……

Outside Jingzhou City.

Call!
After ordering the dung truck to stop, Huotoujun walked to the dung bucket, pinched his nose and opened the lid.

"Your Highness, this is outside Jingzhou City. You can come out now."

puff!
Li Heng emerged from the excrement bucket and breathed heavily. He cared more about surviving than the feces and urine on his body.

"Great, Gu is finally safe!" Li Heng said excitedly as he crawled out of the dung bucket.

"Yes, you can leave safely. These are the clothes the general's wife asked the villain to give you."

"She asked the villain to tell you that the grudges have been cleared and there is no further relationship!"

"Liangdi!"

Li Heng took the clothes with both hands and murmured with tears in his eyes, his heart full of reluctance.

Seeing that it was too late, the Huotou Army urged: "Okay, it's time for you to go. I have to go back to deliver my errands."

Seeing the Huotou Army driving the bullock cart to leave, Li Heng said to him: "Tell Zhang Liangdi that one day Gu will come back and kill everyone who owns her!"

"Haha, I'm afraid you won't have this chance." A gloomy laughter sounded in the night.

Immediately, a dozen guards armed with muskets came out of the darkness and stared at the two men with cold eyes.

Seeing this scene, the two of them were shocked. Huotoujun turned around and was about to run away, but was pinned to the ground and tied up by the agents of the Intelligence Department.

"Which yamen are you from? I'm from General Wen!" Huotoujun said loudly.

Snapped!
After a slap on his face, an agent with a scar on his face said coldly: "We are agents of the Intelligence Department, and we are arresting you guys."

"Come on, take these two guys to the imperial prison and serve them. Let's see who is so bold as to betray His Highness King Yan!"

"Yes!"

Several agents shouted and escorted the two people onto the carriage, and the group disappeared into the night.

While Li Heng and the Huotou Army were being tortured, Jiang Ji was holding Zhang Liangdi down in the camp.

After a while.

Jiang Ji fell down.

"The general is so powerful that he has no strength at all." Zhang Liangdi lay naked in Jiang Ji's arms like a kitten.

Hearing this, Jiang Ji laughed, hugged Zhang Liangdi and said, "This general is not only brave in stature, but also very resourceful."

"When we enter Chang'an tomorrow, a few assassins will burn down the cell at night, and then I will bring the charred corpse to see His Highness King Yan."

"I think my trick of hiding everything should be able to hide it from everyone."

Looking at the confident Jiang Ji, the last stone in Zhang Liangdi's heart fell to the ground, as long as Prince Li Heng was safe.

Soon, the night passed, and the convoy escorting the rebels slowly moved towards Chang'an again.

At the same time, the confessions of Prince Li Heng and the Huotou Army were also sent to the Intelligence Department.

"You guys stay here while I go to meet His Highness Prince Yan." Instructing everyone to wait, Li Lang picked up the file and headed towards Prince Yan's Mansion with a solemn expression.
The Senniu Guard guarding the gate smiled and opened the side door.

When they came to the yard, Fan Xin was walking with Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Yinzhu. When he saw him coming, he handed the dog leash to the two girls and said with a smile.

"You haven't been here for a while. Please stay here for a while and let your sister-in-law cook some lamb chops and let's have a drink."

Li Lang smiled and shook his head: "Forget it. Shangguan's sister-in-law is already three months pregnant. I don't dare to instruct her to cook."

"How about my subordinates call Zhang Huan, Lao Liu, Cao Wei and the others to eat potato stewed beef at Tai Feng Tower?"

Hearing this, Fan Xin laughed angrily and scolded: "As expected of an intelligence agent, you are really good at calculating. How much money can you make eating mutton chops at home?"

"Then a pot of potato stew and beef in Tai Feng Restaurant costs 800 yuan. Even if we call in those big-bellied guys like Lao Liu and Zhang Huan, they won't bankrupt me."

"Tell me what you have come to see me for. If there is good news, when Jiang Ji comes back, I will spend two thousand dollars to treat you to a meal."

However, what surprised him was that Li Lang handed over a dossier with a wry smile: "I'm afraid those in humble positions may not have this blessing."

"Is this bad news?" Fan Xin was stunned, the smile on his face faded a bit, and he took the file with a puzzled expression.

When he read the confession clearly, he was shocked and the last bit of his smile disappeared.

a little.

Fan Xin put down the file and frowned: "Is the news true?"

"Back to your lord, this is absolutely true. According to the spies placed in the army, Lao Jiang hangs out with the princess named Zhang Liangdi all day long."

"Privately revealed to her a lot of information about the secret weapons possessed by the Youzhou Army."

"And he also used the method of destroying the corpse and destroying the traces to hide the truth and let the prince Li Heng go."

At this point, Li Lang asked: "My lord, do you think the Intelligence Department will send someone to arrest Lao Jiang?"

Fan Xin looked at the two women outside the window with his hands behind his back and said nothing for a long time.

He thought about Guo Ziyi betraying him, thought about Zhang Shuo betraying him, and even his own son, King Jin, considered it.

The only thing he didn't expect was that the first person to betray him would be Jiang Ji, his confidant.

When he thought of the scene of the two of them fighting side by side, Fan Xin's heart felt as if a cut had been cut by a sharp blade and he was in pain.

Chen Yuan sighed: "Forget it, after many years of brotherhood, I believe that Lao Jiang will not betray me. Let's wait until he comes back."

Li Lang hesitated several times, but finally nodded and went out.

Since Li Lang left the palace, Chen Yuan has been sitting in a chair thinking about the past scenes. He didn't even leave the house when the two ladies asked him to eat.

And they sat there all day and night. It wasn't until the sun was high in the sky that Li Lang came to report to Jiang Ji asking for an audience. Fan Xin freshened up and walked out of the room.

The two of them had not seen each other since they conquered Tongguan, so it was inevitable to be a little excited when they met.

Jiang Ji jumped off his horse and threw his helmet to the butler Fan Hua and walked straight into the house and shouted happily.

"Your Majesty, General Jiang Ji is back to see you! Look what good things I bought for my nieces and nephews!"

The door opened and Fan Xin, Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Yinzhu came out to welcome him in person.

"We haven't seen each other for just half a year, and even a guy like you with thick eyebrows and big eyes can give you gifts! Yinzhu, Wan'er still hasn't thanked Lao Jiang."

Princess Yinzhu and Shangguan Wan'er looked at each other, smiled and bowed in unison: "Thank you, General Jiang, for the gift."

Jiang Ji laughed and returned the courtesy: "Sisters-in-law, you are so polite. It is my thoughtfulness to give some gifts to my nieces and nephews."

"Nuo, the Pearl of the East Sea, the Night Pearl of Goguryeo and the Khitan pony."

Looking at Jiang Ji who was introducing the gift, a complicated look flashed in Fan Xin's eyes.

"Okay, you two take the gifts back and divide them up, and send one to the Queen Mother and Her Majesty later. Lao Jiang and I still have some business to discuss." Fan Xin sent the two women away and patted Jiang Ji's hand. Shoulder: "Let's go in and talk."

The two came to the hall. Fan Xin sat behind the big case and motioned for Jiang to sit down too.

"I saw you said in the Tang newspaper that you successfully captured Prince Li Heng and his party. How did you do it?"

Fan Xin is a very emotional person and he doesn't want to believe that his life and death brother for many years actually betrayed him for a woman.

He wanted to give this subordinate with a stable character another chance.

As if he had expected Fan Xin's question, Jiang Ji smiled naturally and said, "To be honest, the prince, after the general and Guo Ziyi arrived at Lingwu, they happened to catch up with Li Heng to write to the latter."

"I want to defect to him and use the reputation of the Li family's descendants to regroup and overthrow you."

"So at the end of the day, a general came up with a plan to pretend to be an official of the imperial court and trick him into the city using Mongolian Khan's medicine soldiers to capture all the rebels without bloodshed."

"Only Li Longji took the thousand people to Bashu."

At this point Jiang Ji hesitated: "But there are too many people who hate Li and his son. On the way back, the killer burned Li Heng to death at night, and the general had no choice but to bring his body back."

"Your Majesty, please punish me if I don't do things well!" Jiang Ji said and knelt on the ground.

Looking at his subordinates who looked ashamed, Fan Xin went around the big case and helped him up personally.

"Tiger still has time to take a nap, let alone a general like you who is busy with official duties. Get up."

"Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty!" Jiang Ji stood up and waved towards the door: "Come on, bring Li Heng's body in and show it to Your Majesty."

Fan Xin waved his hand: "No need, I can rest assured that you can do the work!"

After the two sat down again, Fan Xin changed the topic: "By the way, I heard that your son's literary talent was praised by the Qintian Prison for his good literary talent."

"I plan to send him to Hongwen Hall to study with the children of the royal family and nobles. What do you think?"

Hearing such good news suddenly, Jiang Ji couldn't help but be overjoyed given his temperament.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. The Hongwen Pavilion is a place where princes, generals and their children study. It is a blessing for my son to be able to enter here for eight lifetimes."

"General, I really don't know how to thank you enough."

Fan Xin just smiled at Jiang Ji's excitement: "I discussed with Princess Yinzhu last night and wanted to marry your daughter Jiang Chan'er to my incompetent second son, King Zhao. Do you have any objection?"

Jiang Ji was completely shocked at this time. Zhao Wang Fan Jing was the governor of Youzhou, and he was worshiped as General Jinwuwei. He was a truly powerful figure.

It is a great gift for my daughter to marry such a man.

Jiang Ji felt moved and guilty at the thought. He didn't know whether he should confess everything to Fan Xin.

Perhaps because the mistake he made was too big, Jiang Ji finally chose to continue hiding it.

"I will thank the prince for your kindness on behalf of Chan'er and Quanzi, and I will repay you with all my heart in the future!"

"Okay, you just got back, go back and rest first, I'll call you if anything happens." Fan Xin's eyes flashed with disappointment, he forced himself to cheer up and smiled.

Jiang Ji didn't notice Fan Xin's strange look, got up, held his fists and walked towards the door.

Just when he was about to cross the threshold, Fan Xin said, "Brother, do you have anything else to say to me?"

Jiang Ji turned around and was startled for a moment, suddenly realizing: "Look at my memory, I forgot to bring you some gifts after being away for half a year."

"Next time, I will definitely bring you some good agate jade."

Fan Xin laughed and said calmly: "Do you think I look like the kind of person who is greedy for money and lustful? Go back!"

As the door slowly closed, the light in the hall suddenly dimmed, and Fan Xin sat alone in the darkness and looked dejected.

"I'll get you twenty guan in a minute. You go to Tai Feng House and order the good banquets on the two tables. I'll take care of Jiang Ji."

Seeing that Fan Xin had made up his mind, Li Lang bowed and said, "Lao Jiang can ask you to pay for the farewell in person before he leaves. His life is worth it."

"Don't worry, I will serve some of the best meals and make sure Lao Jiang is well fed and drunk before we go on the road!"

Early the next morning, Fan Xin came to Jiang Mansion with his six sons, Cao Wei, Zhang Huan, Li Lang and Lin Tie.

Hearing that he was bringing food to his door, Jiang Ji motioned to Zhang Liangdi to go inside and hide. He put on his clothes and came to the courtyard, clasping his fists and saying from a long distance away.

"The general didn't know that the prince arrived and was far away to greet him. I hope you will forgive me!"

"Okay, we're all brothers. You're welcome. Look what I brought you." Chen Yuan smiled and shook the wine jar in his hand.

"My daughter is red!" Jiang Ji was greatly moved when he saw the wine jar tied with red cloth.

His own prince was good at everything, but he was too stingy. Back then, Li Longji heard that the Fan family had buried several jars of old wine and asked him for it, but in the end he was not given any jars.

Now that I came back, I took the initiative to bring a jar. It was like the sun was rising in the west.

Seeing this, Liu Zi said sourly: "Okay, Old Jiang, we have made such great achievements in Fuqi City, and the prince just boiled a few eggs for us."

"When it's your turn, I'm presented with a jar of daughter's red wine. Just go ahead and enjoy it secretly."

"Yes, I have never seen the prince act generous after being with him for so long. Your ancestors are smoking."

"Hahaha, it's not easy to make the iron rooster like the prince pluck out a feather."

Fan Xin......

a long time.

Fan Xin coughed and said calmly: "Sixth Son, Lao Cao, Zhang Huan, I remember that you owed me fifteen guans when you gambled last year."

"How about you guys pay for this banquet at Tai Feng House?"

The laughter stopped, and the Sixth Son said angrily: "My lord, you are not the last general, even if we paid fifteen guans, there are still five guans left."

"It's simple. When Lin Tie came to Luoyang the year before last, he took away the Western Zhou bronzes collected by me, and Li Lang broke three porcelain vases."

"The remaining five dollars are just enough for the two of them."

Lin Tie...

Li Lang...

After everyone laughed, they walked into the hall together. To their surprise, Fan Xin picked up the wine jar and filled the wine for several people himself.

"Your Majesty, this is impossible. How can I let you pour wine for us?" Li Lang said in fear.

Fan Xin said with a smile: "It's nothing to pour a glass of wine for brothers who came here together. Come on, drink this glass of wine!"

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Fan Xin put down his chopsticks and said to everyone: "I would like to thank you, Lao Jiang, for a few words today."

"There is no such thing as a banquet that lasts forever. No matter what happens in the future, at least we are brothers at this moment, and that is enough."

"You drink, I'll go first!"

After watching Fan Xin leave, Cao Weichong asked Liu Zi curiously: "Liu Zi, something is wrong with the prince today. What happened?"

Liuzi rubbed his head in confusion: "I don't know, I guess I was happy after drinking."

Li Lang sighed secretly in his heart, raised his glass and said, "Forget it, let's drink and enjoy ourselves first."

"Come, let's have another drink!"

(End of this chapter)