The black-bellied prime minister's red makeup

Chapter 15 Shen Qingnan Playing Hard to Get

In the main hall, Prime Minister Shen Qingnan and General Ye Qin sat in the upper seat together, and the maidservant brought two cups of tea from the back hall and put them in their hands.

Pick it up, first use the lid of the cup to sip on the cup extension twice.Shen Qingnan was about to taste it, but when she saw the tea in the cup, her expression froze.

Unexpectedly, such an ordinary cup contains such good tea.

Wuyi Dahongpao, in today's dynasty, not only the royal family but also extremely wealthy businessmen can drink such expensive tea.Even he, the prime minister, drinks Yunnan Pu'er. How can a third-rank general be able to drink Dahongpao?It is conceivable how much he, General Ye, has embezzled by using his military power over the years.

However, a rough man like General Ye probably doesn’t understand tea. He probably ordered his subordinates to buy the best tea for the sake of face. Otherwise, if he knew that only royals could afford this kind of tea in the imperial court. How dare you bring it in front of him, unless he doesn't want to continue messing around in the officialdom.

The calm Shen Qingnan took a sip carefully.I have to say that the precious tea is fragrant and pleasant, and the taste is also good.

Putting the lid on the cup and putting down the cup, Shen Qingnan had an expression of admiration aftertaste.

"Oh, General Ye's tea is really good tea, it's really delicious."

Seeing that the prime minister liked Ye Qin, he hurriedly said: "Since the prime minister likes it, how about sending some to the prime minister?"

"Eh~"

He waved his hands again and again with a look of 'Impossible': "How can such a good tea gentleman steal the beauty of others, it is a blessing to be able to take a few sips of this product." He took a few more sips from the cup again.

The military general didn't understand the obliqueness in the words, since the prime minister said so, Ye Qin didn't insist anymore, picked up the cup and started drinking.

Time passed bit by bit, Shen Qingnan came here at Sishi, and now it's not time, the two of them chatted in the main hall for nearly two hours.

During these two hours, Shen Qingnan kept praising Ye Qin for praising the entire General Ye's mansion and giving him enough face for General Ye.The current Ye Qin is afraid that his conceit has already swelled and he looks smug. After all, today's prime minister compliments him so much and respects him, so he can't imagine his status in the court.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Shen Qingnan took a sip of the third cup of tea and then put it down, as if he was a normal chatterbox: "General Ye has been loyal to the imperial court all his life, so naturally he will intervene in any matter that is not good for the imperial court. I heard that yesterday he was charged with tax evasion The matter of arresting Yu Shilang, the son of Yu Yuanwai in the city, really made another contribution, General Ye's patriotism even makes him feel ashamed of himself."

Ye Qin, who had previously decided that no matter who came to beat him to death, would not admit that he had captured Yu Shilang, had long since been completely forgotten by Shen Qingnan's flattery.

His smiling eyes could hardly see him humbly shaking his head: "Where, he should be arrested for tax evasion, and the last general also wants to worry about the country, but how can he compare with the prime minister who works hard for the country every day?" Woolen cloth."

"Hey, as far as the general is concerned, we all serve the emperor regardless of rank. But..." Shen Qingnan approached him and asked tentatively, "Do you admit to the tax evasion?"

Ye Qin's face changed a little when he mentioned this, after all, he just arrested people on his own charge, as for whether he really evaded tax or not, he didn't know.But since the prime minister asked about him, he could only bite the bullet and answer: "He is too stubborn to admit it."

"Really."

Shen Qingnan also had an expression of 'Nas is so ignorant', "Isn't General Ye not ruthless enough? Bring him here and let Zhenxiang personally torture him. I don't believe that he can't really confess by using the method of the truth. .”

"Really?"

If Yu Shilang confesses, he can not only show some color to the servant under the door, but also blackmail a lot of money from the Yu family, which is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

No more thinking about it, Ye Qin immediately ordered Yu Shi Lang to be escorted out of the self-built dungeon.

Looking at the fair and handsome boy who was arrested for less than a day, his whole body was covered with whip marks beyond recognition. One can imagine what kind of punishment he received in General Ye's mansion, but he just gritted his teeth after suffering so many punishments. He should be a tough guy without being beaten into a trick.

Very good, it was not in vain. Shen Qingnan spent two hours here with the boss, and he finally saw him.

In fact, Shen Qingnan had long expected that if he would ask Ye Qin for his crimes as soon as he entered General Ye's mansion, he would definitely beat him to death and admit that he had captured Yu Shilang. In addition, the generals of the court would build dark prisons in the courtyard of his mansion, even if He ordered people to sneak in to look for it, and they would definitely find nothing if they didn't keep it. They would be caught by the generals of General Ye's mansion, so he used the trick of playing hard to get, first fooling Ye Qin and letting him bring him out of the dark prison by himself.

The original polite and soft smile had long since disappeared, and Zheng Li, who was dressed in black, flew down from a place after hiding his hands behind his back and making a secret gesture, and took Yu Shilang away from the yard while everyone was unaware.It was only then that Ye Qin came to his senses and understood that this was a trap set by that villain Shen Qingnan from the beginning.

Blowing his beard angrily and staring at his eyes without reason, he pulled out the sword in the arms of his subordinates and pressed it against Shen Qingnan's neck, angrily saying: "Shen thief, you actually plotted against me."

A sharp gaze swept over Ye Qin's body, causing Ye Qin to tremble in fright. Shen Qingnan, who had recovered like a taste, exuded the coldness and viciousness of being a prime minister all over his body.

Looking into Ye Qin's eyes, he said word by word: "Is General Ye pointing his sword at the truth? Do you know that the next crime should be executed according to the law!"

"I……."

Shocked with fright, the sword almost fell to the ground, Shen Qingnan's cold expression suddenly softened when he saw him in a dilemma and didn't know what to do.

Gently moved him away from the sword on his throat, Shen Qingnan smiled, with softness and persuasion, but also with contempt for him and his own no doubt: "General Ye, don't worry, I, Shen Chengxiang, don't like to hold grudges so much. I will take away what happened today and I will treat it as if it never happened, and you will still be your third-rank general."

"Really?" He won't be angry, won't he go to the emperor to sue the imperial court, saying that he committed crimes against the general and executed him?

"Of course it's true. Since when did the truth break the promise? Go back and take good care of your daughter. The ginseng I brought today is really the best."

With a wave of his sleeves and hands behind him, Shen Qingnan straightened his background and strode away from General Ye's mansion, only to hear a "bang", the sword fell out of Ye Qin's hand and fell to the ground without any strength left in his hand.

(End of this chapter)