RPAGF Chapter 163 Relax, We Won't Kill You
Chapter 163 Relax, We Won't Kill You
Xia Qin brought both his father Mu Lie and Mo Ye's father Su Wu to the bamboo house.
At this time, this place is no longer a simple bamboo house, but a bamboo garden carefully built by Mo Ye.
More than ten acres of bamboo forest surround this peaceful world, as if you are in a green ocean.
There are four or five exquisite bamboo houses scattered throughout the garden, each with its own unique style and purpose.
In addition to Mo Ye's own resting place, Xiao Yu also has his own residence.
Xiaoyu's bamboo house, in particular, is not only her residence, but also an alchemy room. Here, Xiaoyu can give full play to her alchemy skills and refine all kinds of precious pills and, of course, poisons.
The whole bamboo garden is filled with the faint fragrance of bamboo, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
The breeze blows, and the bamboo leaves rustle, like a melodious piece of music.
In this beautiful environment, people can forget the troubles of the world and enjoy a moment of tranquility and beauty.
"Dad, Uncle Su, the main reason I asked you to come here this time is to find out who our opponents are." Xia Qin stated her intention straight to the point.
"Opponent?" Su Wu looked at Xia Qin, Mo Ye and Mu Jinyu. "Do you mean Qin Huiqi, or the governors of various states or the military commanders in Qin's party?"
"Let's put the Qin family aside for now," Xia Qin said directly, "Now we have to first solve the troubles in Jingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou, such as the Jingzhou governor Wang Chenggu and the current Jingzhou military commander Zhao Nande who we met yesterday."
Mu Lie stroked his beard, which had turned a little gray over the past year, and after a moment of thought, he replied, "Zhao Nande is the cousin of the current Weiwei Zhao Buai. More than ten years ago, he served in your Uncle Su's army, so he knows him better."
Su Wu immediately took over Mu Lie's words and said, "If the commander of the Jingzhou army is this person, then it is indeed a problem. Although this person relied on nepotism to get to the top, he is extremely vicious and treacherous on the battlefield, and people have to be on guard!
But then again, he hasn't been on the battlefield in person for many years, and has been in charge of the patrol camp in the capital. Now that he is suddenly sent to Jingzhou to lead the army, I'm afraid he doesn't have enough prestige in the army and it's difficult for him to effectively command his subordinates."
After saying this, Su Wu paused for a moment, and then continued talking about Wang Chenggu.
Speaking of Wang Chenggu, Su Wu and Mu Lie couldn't help but look at each other, with a helpless smile on their faces.
Su Wu said slowly: "We have a long history of friendship with Wang Chenggu. When the late emperor was in power, he was just a minor official under the governor of Hedong County, and he slowly climbed up to the position of Jingzhao Cheng.
Moreover, he is very close to many important officials in the court and has a wide network of contacts.
Later, when the old emperor Gao Huanyang came to power, he quickly moved closer to the Qin family and successfully became the governor of Yangzhou, which has been seven or eight years now. "
After listening to Su Wu's introduction, Mu Lie said with some emotion: "This Wang Chenggu has a quick mind and can understand the general situation, but he is weak in character, is timid and forgets righteousness when he sees profit. It is rare for him to rise from a doorman to a provincial governor. His reputation is not good, and he is an outlier even among the Qin party."
"Can we make him work for us?" Xia Qin couldn't wait to express his idea.
"If it's a big plan, you don't have to worry about this little detail. You can give it a try," Mu Lie looked at his daughter with a worried look on his face, "but this person has always been a man of few words, and he only cares about fame and fortune. We must be on guard against him in the future."
"Don't worry, Daddy. I will be careful," Xia Qin said with a relaxed expression to reassure Mu Lie. "But we don't know him well enough at the moment, so we need to send someone to investigate secretly first."
Su Wu nodded, agreeing: "We really need to be careful about this matter. We must not let Zhao Nande find out, otherwise our efforts will fail."
"I'll arrange someone to do it later." Mo Ye on the side volunteered.
"Thank you very much." Xia Qin looked at him, with an imperceptible tenderness in her eyes.
It took several days to rebuild the Jingzhou government office. Wang Chenggu looked at the traces of the fire and felt very annoyed. He was too lazy to sit in the lobby and just rested in the official room at the back.
"What a bad luck! I never thought Yangzhou would become like this," Wang Chenggu complained while sitting on the armchair with his eyes narrowed. "I never expected the Mu family would do something like this!"
"Uncle, the situation is a bit tricky now. It seems that we can't avoid it. How about you ask Lord Qin to change the place?" The speaker was his personal bodyguard and nephew, Duan Tong.
"What kind of bullshit are you talking about! Don't you have a brain?" Wang Chenggu glanced at Duan Tong and cursed loudly, "Who is Qin Huiqi? It would be fine at other times, but I'm hiding at this time? That's not hiding, that's walking on the edge of a knife! That's courting death!"
Duan Tong was scolded for no reason, and he looked aggrieved: "Uncle, didn't you say that day that Mu Jinyan from Yangzhou was very evil and blew up the stone bridge in one go? Zhao Nande will definitely lose, and we will have no choice but to die, right?"
Wang Chenggu opened his eyes and thought for a long time in a daze. Finally, he could only sigh tiredly: "Although my uncle is attached to Qin Huiqi, he is not a person he trusts. Now I can only remain unchanged in the face of all changes. I just hope that Zhao Nande will be more stable and nothing will happen. Okay, you go down, I will take a rest for a while."
Perhaps he was really tired, Wang Chenggu closed his eyes and fell asleep. When he opened his eyes again, it was already late at night.
"What time is it? They didn't even bother to call me for dinner!" He muttered to himself as he was about to get up, but he felt a figure moving behind him.
Before he could see clearly, Xia Qin teased quietly, "Governor Wang slept comfortably, and he seemed to be in a good mood."
When Wang Chenggu heard Xia Qin's voice, he was startled, slid off the armchair and fell to the ground.
He rolled and crawled to his feet, which looked very funny. After he calmed down, he found that Mo Ye was still standing next to Xia Qin. At this time, Mo Ye was holding a black jade sword in his hand, with a murderous look on his face. Wang Chenggu's face twitched with fear.
"Mu, Mu Shijun! Spare my life!" He begged stutteringly, "Shijun's father, Duke Weiguo, and I are old friends. We have no hatred in the past and no grudges in the present!"
Xia Qin and Mo Ye were speechless for a while, then sat down on the purple sandalwood chair beside them.
"Wang Shijun, relax. If we wanted to kill you, you wouldn't be able to see us, right?"
Mo Ye said this, but the black jade sword in his hand was pointed at Wang Chenggu intentionally or unintentionally.
Although Wang Chenggu was still afraid, he calmed down a little when he thought that what Mo Ye said made sense.
He sat opposite Xia Qin with a helpless expression, and asked listlessly, "What does this young man Mu Shijun want from me?"
"My father said that Uncle Wang has always been a smart man," Xia Qin said very bluntly without wasting time, "You know your situation best now."
After hearing what Xia Qin said, Wang Chenggu instantly lost his previous anxiety and panic, and his whole temperament completely changed.
"Since Mu Shijun said so, there is no need for me to play dumb," he smiled faintly, "What chance do you have of winning against the new emperor and Duke Qin with only the land of Yangzhou?"
"One hundred percent chance of winning," Xia Qin's face turned cold, "if you don't care about the consequences!"
Hearing Xia Qin's answer, Wang Chenggu shuddered all over.
But Xia Qin's expression soon softened: "We came to see Uncle Wang today because we didn't intend to recklessly deal with the consequences. Most of the generals in the Jingzhou army were promoted by Uncle Wang. It would be sad to think that we can't find a complete body by then, right?"
Wang Chenggu did not speak, but looked directly at Xia Qin and replied, "Lord Mu Shi, I don't know how Duke Weiguo thinks of me, but you think I am a three-year-old child if you want me to betray your majesty and Duke Qin with just a few words!"