The dispute that occurred in the Longteng camp finally ended with Sun Fu being confined for his post and being flogged by Zu Qing.

Such punishment seems to be blamed on both sides, and there is only a difference in severity. But it is true that Sun Fudu was seized of his post, and then the lord of the Xiongnu replaced Sun Fudu with the Xiongnu general Hu Yansheng to take charge of the military department. After Zu Qing was flogged with a cane, his actions were almost unaffected, and he continued to take care of the defense of the Lord's Return to the Garden. As for the so-called cuts, the courtiers of the state of Qian have not known what they are for a long time.

The reason why Shi Hu handled one over the other was not because he was more intimate and trusting of Zu Qing. In fact, in his heart, the veteran Sun Fudu has proven his loyalty through years of conquest, and he is also an important helper that Shi Hu originally prepared for Shi Bin, who was about to return to China to take charge of the Sixth Army.

But because of this, Sun Fudu's behavior of taking the initiative to provoke Zu Qing made Shi Hu even more angry. Previously, he used the assassination of the Longteng Battalion as an excuse to purge the Inner Sixth Army and strengthen control, but now that the turmoil has not completely passed, the generals he promoted have exposed disputes and discord, which is tantamount to challenging his authority!

What's more, although Sun Fudu is loyal and reliable, he is too much worse than the role that Zu Qing can play now. Even if the country is now in danger, there is no shortage of brave generals. As for Zu Qing, a rising upstart, he is a key figure carefully selected by Shi Hu who can connect with several forces, and his importance is naturally far from being comparable to a reckless man like Sun Fudu.

After this episode, Zu Qing's prestige in the army inevitably increased. Even before the new general Hu Yansheng joined the army to perform his duties, several Chinese army commanders who were originally subordinate to Sun Fudu came to show their goodwill, lest they be regarded as Sun Fudu's henchmen and be suppressed by Zu Qing, a new upstart in the country who was in the middle of the country.

Even Zhang Jackal, who rushed to the Longteng camp to meet him, took the initiative to find Zu Qing in front of him and praised him after learning about it: "The eldest husband should act like this, the virtue of a meal will be repaid, and the grievances of the eyes will be repaid!" Sun Fudu is just an old man in Huzhong, and he dares to ignore the prestige of my son-in-law, which is really a dead end! ”

The fact that a simple Sun Fu suffered was not worthy of Zhang Jackal's excitement. What really made him happy was to see the struggle and loss of control between these so-called Chinese generals of the Lord's henchmen, if the previous contact with Zu Qing in the family house still needs to doubt whether it is the Lord's instructions, then this time the conflict between Zu Qing and Sun Fudu broke out and it is impossible to give the instructions of the Lord.

Zhang Jackal is happy to see that this son-in-law can show strong autonomy, which means that Zu Qing has his own demands and ideas, not just a marionette in the hands of the master.

Moreover, in the event of a head-on conflict, Zu Qing was able to completely suppress the veteran Sun Fudu, and the more powerful his people were in the Chinese army, the greater the role they could play if they could pull him into their own camp.

However, Zhang Jackal also said later that in order not to be too late, the original plan to kick out another general of the Chinese army, Zhu Shi Cheng, was not feasible for the time being, otherwise it would inevitably attract greater disgust from the master.

Zu Qing did not show disappointment or dissatisfaction with this, and now he can be said to have entered the scope of the highest level of power struggle in the Qiang Kingdom, whether it is for Shi Hu, the lord of the Karma, or for an old man like Zhang Jackal, he has a more comprehensive and profound understanding. The previous attack on Sun Fudu also proved that his understanding of the power ecology of the country was correct, and this gain undoubtedly made him more confident.

Zhang Jackal's retreat was nothing more than a kind of lustful inwardcoming, he had been suppressed by Shi Hu's series of actions in the previous turmoil, and he was afraid of his courage, and he didn't dare to be as bold and arrogant as he intercepted Ma Qiu before. At the same time, it also shows that he is still full of distrust of Zu Qing, and is unwilling to pay any price and take any risks for Zu Qing to fight for power.

In the current situation, Zu Qing is very satisfied. Although he is still a pawn in the hands of the powerful, he can be given the opportunity to observe these great men who are still famous in the country are in fact far less powerful than they seem, and they all have weaknesses in their human nature, and because they are in high positions, once they are caught and exploited, they are even more powerless to resist.

For example, when Shi Hu reprimanded Sun Fudu before, he inadvertently showed physical weakness. However, Zu Qing did not intend to share this information with Zhang Jackal, one was only a clue, and there was no conclusive evidence yet, and second, he had not yet figured out what goal he could achieve through this matter.

On the way home, Shi Hu first entered the Huguo Fawang Temple, personally worshiped the golden body of the great monk Buddha Tucheng, planned to pray for blessings for seven days, and held a New Year's celebration here. In the process of praying for blessings, the Chinese military guards were sent to summon Zhaoyi Liu and his young son Shi Shi into Huguo Temple together, and then prayed.

In this way, it was an obvious signal to be conveyed, and later large and small edicts revealed Shi Hu's intentions even more obviously.

In the past few days, the Jin clan forces in Xindu City have been severely suppressed. In particular, the high-ranking officials above the Jiuqing level in the imperial court, almost all of whom were from the Jin family were spared, or were killed or imprisoned. Corresponding to the serious weakening of the power of the Jin people, it was the resurgence of the Xiongnu Tu lineage.

Aside from Hu Yansheng, the general of the Chinese army who had previously replaced Sun Fudu, there were several close officials from Tu's various magnates, such as the Hun Liu Yuan who served as the secretary of the ministry and the servant, and the Hun Jin Guo as the general of the Inner Sixth Army. If these slaughtering magnates can echo and unite with each other, they will become a new force in the country.

Under this trend of the strong rise of the remnants of Tu Ge, there is another edict, that is, the prince Shizun finally received some favor after being snubbed and was named the king of Gaoyi.

However, under the current situation that Shi Bin, the king of Zhangwu, has been awarded the general, and the prince Shi Shi has been named the king of Zhongshan, no one will think that Shi Zun, the prince, still has any possibility of turning over.

Even if Shi Hu divided some realms such as Changshan, Zhaojun, Julu, and Zhongshan into Xingzhou, and awarded Shi Zun as the history of Xingzhou, it is obvious that Shi Zun still has no possibility of getting involved in the military power or even the big position in the country, so he will naturally not be concerned.

On the day of the New Year, Shi Hu, the lord of the prefect, feasted the ministers in the Huguo Temple, although Zhang Ju, the assassin of Youzhou and Shi Bin, the king of Zhangwu, who were still on the way, and a group of high-ranking officials of the Jin people were suppressed and absent, but there were Zhang Jackal and other elders in the country, plus a group of clan elders and slaughtered the upstarts, the celebration was still vibrant, lively and extraordinary.

Of course, there will be no more expected bounty ceremonies, but no one dares to bring up this topic anymore at the moment.

The ministers and officials who participated in the meeting each got a small advance, and the most important reward appointment was Zhongshan Wang Shishi was appointed as Shangshu Ling, Da Dan Yu, Jizhou Assassin History, Zhang Wu Wang Shi Bin Jin Feng Yan Wang, General, Youzhou Assassin Shi Zhang Jujin as a lieutenant and leading general, Wuyi Wang Shijian transferred to the King of Hejian, Youzhou Assassin History, Zhenjun General Zhang Jackal added Taifu and led Shangshu a matter, Sikong Li Nongjia Sima, and Zhou Assassin History.

After New Year's Day, in addition to the important ministers who were still on the way or in Zhenyao to receive the edict, the rest of the rewarded ministers gathered in the Huguo Temple to thank them.

Protecting the country of the Dharma King Temple, the scale is still greater than the forbidden garden that has not yet been built, in addition to the great ceremony of enshrineing the great monk Buddha molting the golden body, there are still the East Taiwan Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, the West Hall of the Buddha Hall, the front and rear pagodas, the precept courtyard, covering a vast area, many buildings. Even if the ministers gather here, it is still not cramped.

Responsible for the Huguo Temple is the Chinese army, Wuwei, Long Xiang and other three armies a total of 20,000 people, the country's new upstart Zu Qing as the second only to the clan Shi Cheng of the Chinese army generals, mainly in the Dongtai range, here is mainly placed the main Shi Hu concubines, children, as for the Liu family and Zhongshan Wang Shi Shi who has been promoted to the concubine, then follow the main Shi Hu to live in the west hall.

Other important ministers in the country have attracted most of their attention due to many edicts and changes in their positions, and Zu Qing, as the general of the Chinese army, naturally knows more about the secrets of the palace.

In fact, from before New Year's Day, Zu Qing noticed a hint of a strange omen. Originally, in the Longteng camp, the Chinese army was ordered to return to the Forbidden Garden to stay on duty, and half of the soldiers under Zu Qing's command had already entered the garden, but they suddenly received an order to return to the Protective National Temple.

Of course, according to the consistent style of the Lord Shihu worshipping the Buddha, it cannot be concluded that there is a mystery hidden in this order. However, later, during the visit of the lord Shi Hu to Huguo Temple, the Chinese army received several orders to return to the Forbidden Garden, but often new orders were soon issued to stand by.

If this is the third one, it has to make Zu Qing suspicious. It's a pity that there was probably a conflict with Sun Fudu in the Longteng camp before, although Shi Hu did not punish him severely, but he also seemed to be wary and no longer let him follow.

During the period when Shi Hu lived in Huguo Temple, it was always the clan Shi Cheng who was in charge of the affairs of the West Hall Residence, although Zu Qing was also a general of the Chinese army, and he was also not allowed to enter for no reason.

Therefore, although Zu Qing is also known as the general of the Chinese army, in fact, except after the New Year's Day ceremony, he has no chance to serve around. And if you can't drive close, you can't peek into the details, although there is already a certain guess in your heart, but there is no evidence.

Unable to grasp the actual evidence, Zu Qing experienced the assassination of the Longteng Camp and was lucky not to die, and he had a deep understanding of Shi Hu's cunning and ruthlessness, so he naturally did not dare to act rashly, lest he expose his different aspirations.

However, although he himself was too conspicuous, he also secretly told his confidants about this doubt, and instructed them to investigate carefully in private. And this night, Zu Qing returned to the house from the patrol camp and just fell asleep, when a confidant would hurriedly knock on the door.

After the general entered, he took out a wrapped cloth bag from his arms, and after opening it layer by layer, Zu Qing found that it was a lump of dark soil: "This is?" ”

"There are many new soil colors under the foundation stone of the pagoda on the north side of the west hall, and the servants secretly set up the captain on duty and dig the ...... at night"

When Zu Qing heard this, his face suddenly turned grim, he pinched a little crumb and twisted it lightly in his hand, after the soil particles were twisted, he suddenly emitted a rich and pungent medicinal soup breath: "Good, very good!" Two things, continue to secretly ambush Tallinn, look for an opportunity to arrest a person from the West Palace Palace, and report to Zhang Jackal, so that he can find me at the right time for a secret meeting! ”