After the people dispersed, Handan Kai said to his brother in private: "I still have a little worry, if we don't report our plan to the sect master in advance and act on our own, will the sect master misunderstand what we mean?" Will he behave against his brother? You know, he's still holding back his strength for his brother now! ”

Handan Wu completely agreed with what he said, and was completely unaware of the conspiracy behind his words. Handan looked left and right at noon, and there was no one else around; Therefore, the task of reporting to Zhao Ying was given to him.

Handan Kai left the room overjoyed. When he was discharged from the hospital, he bumped into Handan Wu's old roommate, and immediately restrained his smile, lowered his head and left in a hurry.

The guest went to see Handan Wu suspiciously, asked him about what had just happened, and paused in a hurry and said, "The master must not send him to see the sect master!" That person has a treacherous face and a black heart, and he does one thing in front of him and another behind his back, and he makes ill-gotten gains by sowing discord and harming others for his own benefit. He's done a lot of bad things, but his master doesn't know it. I'm afraid that his trip to Xinjiang this time will be detrimental to the master! ”

Handan Wu said disappreciably: "Oh? Is there such a thing? I really don't know, you come and hear it. ”

Shebin said: "Handan Kai has a friend named Zishan, and Zishan and another friend, Qifang, go back and forth between Linzi and Handan to do fish and salt business. After the rebellion of the Qi State, the Qi people raised the tariffs on goods sold to the Jin State, and those taxes were collected by the Chen family. Zishan found Chen's Yizai and hoped to be accommodating, but Yizai did not dare to go against the will of his master and did not dare to make his own decisions. Zishan's status was very low, and he was not qualified to see Chen, so he had to find Handan Kai and ask him to dredge up with Chen on his behalf.

Handan Kai patted his chest and took this matter with a package ticket. He immediately went to Qi State, but no one knew what was 'going on' in Qi State, anyway, the shipment was successfully out of customs. However, when Zishan went to Qi for the second time to purchase goods and prepare for customs clearance, all the goods were confiscated and accused of 'colluding with the ghosts to evade customs duties', and the Chen clan was also executed. Zishan asked Handan Kai for help again, but he was furious and accused Zishan of messing up his relationship with the Chen family and blasting him out. Zishan couldn't say what he was suffering, and he and Qifang withdrew from the fish and salt business since then. Now, it is Handan Kai's brothers-in-law who have succeeded the two of them on this road, and the tariffs they pay are as low as before. ”

Handan Wu said lightly: "Since you don't know what 'happened', you can't conclude that he is doing something in it." ”

"It's not three or five times that something like this has happened. As long as there is a business in which he participates, the partners will eventually be kicked out, and they will all suffer dumb losses. ”

Handan Wu was still unmoved, and said: "He is my brother, and he will not be unfavorable to me." ”

Shi Bin said: "Even so, you must not be unguarded; The master should send someone else! ”

Handan Wu said: "I've already decided on things, so don't interfere anymore!" ”

Shibin sighed and withdrew. The next day, he met Handan Wu's son Handan Ji and said, "Handan Kai is going to Xinjiang, we have to be vigilant!" Handan Ji never looked down on or trusted the fat-headed and big-eared uncle, so he said to Shibin: "Master, please rest assured, I will prepare." ”

Handan Kai entered Xinjiang day and night. When he saw Zhao Ying, he told the other party that the five hundred households would leave today; However, he concealed the information that the Handan army was about to invade the Qi State.

Zhao Ying's mood suddenly became very happy, and a relieved smile appeared on his face. Seeing this, Handan Kai struck while the iron was hot, and began to flatter him with the joy of the sect master. Zhao Ying's heart was soon fascinated by the fat man in front of him who was born with a pleasant appearance and spoke tactfully.

After hearing the compliment, Zhao Ying asked a sensitive question: "It is rumored that Handan has concluded a covenant with Qi and Wei, what is the content of the covenant?" ”

Handan Kai was suddenly so frightened that he fell to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "The villain doesn't know, I'm afraid that only Handan Wu's father and son know about this matter." ”

Zhao Ying's expression suddenly became cold. Handan Kai raised his head and squinted, and when he saw this scene, he made up for it in time: "Doctor Bank of China should know." ”

Zhao Ying's mood was completely destroyed, his face flushed, and he walked around with his hands behind his back with an impatient expression. Seeing that the situation was not good, Handan Kai hurriedly got up and retired. Handan Kai spent a tossing and anxious night at the inn: he knew that if the big lie he risked was exposed, he would be brutally punished; But once the adventure is successful, it will bring him endless glory and wealth.

Early the next morning, Zhao Ying sent someone to invite Handan Kai to his home. Zhao Ying's expression had returned to normal, as if nothing had happened yesterday, and Handan Kai's restless heart had finally calmed down - his plot had succeeded. Zhao Ying began to learn all kinds of information about Handan from him with a pleasant face, and he had a bottom in his heart, so he decided to implement the plan to the end.

If the topic does not involve Handan Wu, he will tell the truth; When talking about Handan afternoon, Handan Kai said something ambiguous and unclear. When Zhao Ying wanted to get the exact information, he diverted the topic again.

Handan Kai stayed in Xinjiang for a few days. During this period, news came from the east that Handan had sent troops to invade the Qi State. The news was sent by a retainer of Handan Kai day and night, and Handan Kai hurriedly took him to see Zhao Ying and report this "unexpected urgent report" to Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying was furious and sternly asked him why this happened. Handan Kai was obviously "frightened", he bowed his head to Zhao Ying, and urged his retainers to tell everything he knew.

The retainer trembled and said the lines that had been rehearsed several times in advance: "The day after the master left, a man with a Xinjiang accent came to Handan to see the doctor at noon. The villain had never seen the man, and he didn't know his name, but someone told him that he was a retainer of the Zhongxing clan. The day after the doctor met him at noon, he issued a conscription order, and the villain didn't know anything else. ”

The "truth" is already quite obvious: in order to crush Zhao's migration plan, Zhong Xingyin instructed Handan Wu to provoke an armed conflict between Jin and Qi, and then created the fact that the migration plan could not be implemented.

Zhao Ying hated Zhong Xingyin for meddling in his family affairs, and even more hated Handan Wu for betraying himself and betraying his family. In an instant, he had a murderous intent towards Handan Wu; And at that moment, Handan Kai was so happy that his heart was about to fall off.

Handan Kai suppressed his happy emotions and pretended to be righteous and awe-inspiring and said that although his brother disobeyed Zhao Ying's order, he was still loyal to the family; He asked to return to Handan at once to bring the five hundred households over, and to "faithfully carry out" any orders given by Zhao Ying.