Chapter Ninety-Nine: A Direct Showdown
"Oh!" Peng Ji took a sip of tea and said casually: "Mr. Zhang's power is all over Hexi, and the news from far and near is small, even in my Guzang City, there are many people, what is it, and you Mr. Zhang can't do it!" ”
"Kill!" Zhang Meng said lightly.
"Kill!" Peng Ji raised his head: "You are experts in killing people!" Hehehe, a few people in Guzang City who died recently without illness, I'm afraid it is Mr. Zhang's handiwork! If you come to find this official, wouldn't you give up your roots! ”
Zhang Meng laughed twice, and did not admit or deny the death of some of Liang Xi's staff.
And Duan Ye took over at this time and said: "We kill people, just to take his life, this time, there may be no problem in killing him, but it is not the way we want him to die, and if we want him to die according to our hopes, we have to have the help of Lord Fujun!" ”
Peng Ji raised his eyebrows, looked at Duan Ye, did not answer, but asked curiously: "I don't know how Mr. Duan and Mr. Zhang get along in your business?" ”
It's no wonder that Peng Ji asked this question, when he introduced it before, Zhang Meng only said Duan Ye's surname, saying that he and Duan Ye were doing business together, but he didn't say it thoroughly, and the way of hospitality did not allow Peng Ji to ask at that time, but seeing that Zhang Meng gradually led the topic to the depths, Peng Ji, who has always been shrewd, couldn't help but ask clearly.
"Like brothers!" Duan Ye looked at Peng Ji and said firmly.
"Where's the name?" Peng Ji did not let it go.
"Hehehehehe!" Duan Ye also smiled: "Is the reputation very important!" ”
"It's important!" Peng Ji said seriously: "Let's pay attention to seniority, first come, first come, we have to straighten out the name before we can do things, otherwise, this thing will definitely not be done!" ”
"What Lord Fujun said is reasonable, Duan Ye has been taught!" Duan Ye lightly arched his hand and said with a smile.
"Hmm!" Peng Ji stood up instantly: "What did you say?" You're a ......"
"Not bad!" Zhang Meng took over: "Lord Fujun, it's good that you know it in your heart!" ”
"Yes, yes! Hehehe! Peng Ji laughed twice and reached for the teacup, but almost swept it to the ground. Although he reacted very well and grabbed the teacup in time, he was still scalded by the spilled tea.
"I'm sorry, this official has lost his temper!" Peng Ji confessed, took the towel next to him and wiped his hands, and Duan Ye naturally smiled and signaled that it was okay.
However, judging from the situation just now, Peng Ji obviously understood Duan Ye's identity and significance, and his actions showed that he was extremely uncalm in his heart, and Duan Ye couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.
And in fact, Peng Ji was really shocked at this time, Duan Ye's identity he naturally knew, in fact, Zhang Meng had been connecting with him and reached many conditions with him, and also plotted against his son, all of which was of course under the banner of Lu Guang, but Peng Ji, who was rich in political experience, couldn't see that Zhang Meng only listened to Duan Ye's orders, and now, Peng Ji also knew that the reinforcements sent to rescue Gaochang before, that miscellaneous army, had now been completely subdued by Duan Ye and changed into the Jiuquan Army. And the young man in front of him was the commander of that army.
In terms of strength, he is no worse than himself, and now that he has taken a huge risk and personally ran to his house, what does he want to do?
More importantly, at this time, an idea began to arise: should I arrest him and use him as a vote to the new master.
The new master is naturally Zhang Tianxi, and the news of Zhang Tianxi's return to Liangzhou. Although the people are just rumors, Peng Ji, as a senior official, doesn't know that in his heart, Lu Guang has the advantage of armor, but Zhang Tianxi has people and people, no matter what, people are also here who have been the king of Liang for ten years, and there are still countless people who miss him.
And. Although the western half of Liangzhou has been taken by Lu Guang, Peng Ji knows that the east and west of Liangzhou are also extremely unbalanced, and the area of the four counties in the western half is larger than that of the east, but the degree of wealth is far inferior, and there are many places in the vast land that are just useless deserts.
As for his son, Peng Feng has made such a great contribution, and he has soldiers and horses in his hands, Lu Guang will not embarrass him for a while, and in troubled times, it seems understandable that father and son bet separately, so before Zhang Meng came, Peng Ji actually thought about whether to go to Zhang Tianxi.
But he didn't expect Duan Ye to appear in person, which made Peng Ji a little panicked.
Duan Ye and Zhang Meng are also the same people, so they can naturally see that Peng Ji's face is cloudy, and such people are generally playing bad ideas? Duan Ye didn't say anything, but suddenly said: "Lord Fujun, has Lord Fujun heard about this Zhang Tianxi running all the way north from Huainan and then running back to Liangzhou in a big circle?" ”
Unexpectedly, Duan Ye actually took the initiative to find out, and he didn't react for a while, Peng Ji let out an "ah" and said carefully: "This matter ...... There are rumors about this matter, but there are many contradictions, I'm afraid it is not credible! ”
Duan Ye smiled and said, "This matter has been confirmed, and now Zhang Tianxi has 28,000 soldiers in Yangwu, and there are soldiers and civilians going to serve every day!" ”
"Ugh!" Peng Ji was stunned: "Mr. Duan is really well-informed, even the Assassin Mansion has no accurate news on this matter?" ”
Duan Ye scolded secretly in his heart, this old fox is still pretending to be confused, but he still said with a smile on his face: "Duan Mou also just knew that this Zhang Tianxi is the old master of Liangzhou after all. Although he can only say that he is ordinary when he is in charge, but now, there are still many people who miss him, isn't it! Lord Fujun! ”
"That's right!" Peng Ji had already come back to his senses, and said: "The overall folk customs in Liangzhou are fierce, but the people around Guzang, because of their perennial wealth and desire for stability, do have nostalgia for Zhang Tianxi, but ...... It's been ten years since Liangzhou was returned to my Great Qin territory, so a little nostalgia is not to worry about! ”
"Zhang Tianxi's envoy has also come to find the king!" Duan Ye decided not to go around in circles with him, but to go straight to the point, anyway, he was sure that even if Peng Ji wavered, he would still be on his side in the end.
"Ahh No, no, no! Peng Ji denied it: "How is this possible, this official is the magistrate of my Daqin, that Zhang Tianxi is the former king of Liangzhou, His Majesty the King of Heaven treats him well, he runs back without permission, plotting against him, it is a rebellion, it can be said that people are punished, how can this official associate with him!" ”
Duan Ye smiled, but didn't speak, and Zhang Meng, who had been silent for a while, said: "Lord Fujun, three days ago, in the 'Louwailou', you and Zhang Tianxi's envoy Qingyun met and talked secretly for two hours, but unfortunately this Qingyun was really unlucky, and the carriage hired when he went out of the city was actually ours, so ......"
"You've gone too far!" Peng Ji slammed the table: "How do you ...... How can you spy on the Officer, who has a lot of business dealings with you, but you ......?"