Old Man Qin sat quietly on the big stone, and then laughed, the smile of the old man always seemed so gentle and gentle, as if he had already taken off the fierce emotions that he should have, and some were just calm with insight into the world.

He was wearing a quilt and a coat, which looked a little bloated, but the old man's body was unusually tall and burly, so he didn't look cumbersome.

"Don't worry too much. ”

The old man stood in front of the snowy vegetable field with his hands on his shoulders, raised his head slightly, and looked at the winter moon in the sky that occasionally passed through the night clouds with his already somewhat cloudy eyes, and a trace of domineering that had not been seen for a long time appeared on his old face.

Qin Heng only found out about the arrangement in the valley last night, and in addition to being shocked, he didn't know very well why his father suddenly made a move on Fan Xian, as the successor of the Qin family's generation, intellectually speaking, he couldn't accept it no matter what, the family suddenly provoked Fan Xian such a difficult enemy for no reason, but ...... He had no objection.

Because he believed that his father must have his reason for arranging it this way. And he is a son, the son of a military family, accustomed to the attitude of the army, to meet his father's orders, in the Qin family, the old man is the marshal, and the rest of the people are the generals below.

For orders, only acceptance, no explanation.

Qin Heng is also a smart person, so he naturally knows what is the reason why his father is not worried after the defeat in the valley...... Fan Xian has too many enemies in the court, and it seems that no matter which side of the force is, it is possible to try to snipe Fan Xian before he returns to Beijing, but the Qin family is the most unlikely side of all the forces.

Even Qin Heng himself couldn't understand why his father wanted to kill Fan Xian, let alone the people in the court who were in charge of the investigation.

Moreover, his own family is the Qin family, even if His Majesty suspects something in the end, it is impossible to ask for the guilt without a trace of evidence.

............ "Among the five stops of my army, my Qin family occupies one stop, and the Ye family occupies one stop." The old man said slowly: "If you were an emperor, would you allow this phenomenon?"

Qin Heng was silent, looking down at the muddy ground in front of his feet.

The old man said softly: "But His Majesty will allow it, because His Majesty is ambitious, he has waited quietly for more than ten years, just to wait for the bald head in the north and the idiot in the east to die...... Or old, so he allowed us Qin Ye and the two families to keep it temporarily, because if we want to conquer the world in the future, we will always need soldiers to rush and kill. ”

The old man smiled and said: "My father was also known as a generation of famous generals back then, but now he is already old. And today's famous generals, naturally led by the Uesugi Tiger of the Northern Qi Dynasty, I Daqing also has His Royal Highness and Xiaoyi. Although Ye Zhong is much younger than me, he has been in charge of the garrison of Kyoto all the year round, and he has long lost his vigor back then. But no one thought about it...... The most powerful general in the world is not a bystander, in fact, it is His Majesty. ”

Qin Heng is still silent, but he is very sure of this statement in his heart, he is also a soldier, just like all the soldiers in Qingguo, there is a sense of awe and worship from the heart of the emperor who has been living in the inner palace, although His Majesty has not led troops for more than ten years, but history has long proved that the three Northern Expeditions have beaten the Great Wei across the continent to pieces, although he has not unified the world, but the four words of using soldiers like gods can indeed be used on His Majesty.

"The Ye family can survive to this day...... the old man slowly closed his eyes, "It's because there is an old thing like Ye Liuyun, and although our Qin family doesn't have Ye Liuyun, we can still survive to this day, why?"

Qin Heng lowered his head and said, "Because my father is here." ”

This is a very sincere compliment, the old man Qin was silent for a while, and did not object to this statement, his protégés are all over the Korean army, if Ye Liuyun is using his peerless martial arts to save a way for the Ye family to live, and the Qin family is under his own cover, happily surviving in Qingguo.

This qiē comes from oneself, so oneself must live, although at such an age, the body is often sick, but oneself still has to live.

"I am loyal to His Majesty...... Loyal to Kyungkook. Old Man Qin said slowly: "I have never done anything to be sorry for Your Majesty, so Your Majesty will definitely not be sorry for me." ”

Qin Heng chuckled in his heart, thinking to himself that he would snipe Fan Xian, the minister of the Imperial Mission, in the valley during the day today...... That is the illegitimate son of His Majesty, isn't this a sorry Majesty? It's just that he didn't dare to ask this sentence.

Old Man Qin looked straight ahead, and a domineering spirit cultivated in the army for fifty years spontaneously: "You don't understand why my father chose to make a move at this time, and I don't want to tell you everything about the year, I just want to teach you what the time is to make a move." ”

............ "When everyone doesn't think you're going to make a move, make a shot." Old Man Qin glanced back at his son, "When everyone is likely to make a move, you make a move." ”

"The water is muddy enough, and I don't care if we add one more. No one knows what's underneath the murky waters, so we're safe. ”

"Although His Majesty is peerless and wise, after all, he is deep in the palace and cannot obtain first-hand information about many things. Old Man Qin said calmly: "In this world now, there are only those two people who can guess or know that I have something to do with the affairs of the valley. ”

"And the wonderful thing is that neither of these two people will say it to His Majesty. ”

"So although this operation failed, as long as it was not put on the table, it was a success in itself. ”

Qin Heng endured it for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Why don't those two people say it to His Majesty?"

"Because the old cripple was silent from the beginning. The corners of Old Man Qin's lips flashed with a hint of sarcasm, "No matter what reason he is silent, this sniper in the valley has the cooperation of their Supervision Yuan, if he finds out this matter now, in front of His Majesty, how can he explain it?"

Qin Heng understood, but he still didn't understand, why Dean Chen was silent, could he ...... This is something that doesn't make sense, he was silent for a moment and then said, "But...... If the Dean finds out the man we are buried in, won't he be able to state his guess to His Majesty?"

"Guess. The old man said coldly: "You also know, this is just speculation, why should His Majesty believe his speculation? Not to mention that person is so easy to figure out?"

"Is there another one?"

Old Man Qin's old face had a hint of ruddy, as if the struggle he hadn't participated in for a long time had made him younger, and he laughed softly: "In the court under His Majesty's rule, the only people I have any fear of are Lin Xiang and Dean Chen, Lin Xiang was forced to resign by His Majesty, and Chen Pingping had other thoughts...... As for the eldest princess. ”

The old man said with a hint of sneer: "If the eldest prince wants to stir up trouble, my old Qin family will have problems, can Yan Xiaoyi stay out of the matter?"

Qin Heng raised his head in astonishment, Yan Xiaoyi's son hid in his subordinates, he only found out last night, and from his father's demeanor, he naturally understood that Yan Xiaoyi's son carried out a night attack on Fan Xian in front of the valley, and then dragged Fan Xian and his party into the valley, which was actually arranged by the old man!

Thinking of this section, he couldn't help but have a trace of awe for his father in his heart, the old man had not looked at things for many years, and once he made a move, it was really powerful.

"My Qin family has always stood on His Majesty's side and remained neutral in court affairs. Old Man Qin said indifferently: "Now that both sides are dragging us into the water, then let's go, I will naturally drag them down, everyone hug together, and see how to go in the future." ”

The old man sighed.

Qin Heng thought in his heart, these big names in the Korean and Chinese armies all have their own thoughts, if they really want to form a group, then ...... Isn't Majesty a loner?

"What do you see in front of the Privy Council today?"

Although the old man had already known the situation from his own intelligence system, he still wanted to hear it from his son's mouth. Qin Heng recounted the situation at that time, focusing on Fan Xian's demeanor and the miserable ...... Above the Blood Man.

The Bloody Man was the only living wound left in the valley, with his arms broken, his eyes blind, his body badly wounded, and he was dying but he could not die.

"That's a good man in our army, and he can't be insulted by the Supervision Yuan. ”

The old man said coldly.

Qin Heng knew that the group of people in charge of the valley sniping were private soldiers secretly trained by his family in Kunshan Chong, and they couldn't be seen on the military's roster at all, so even if Fan Xian beheaded those two hundred heads, the Qin family didn't need to worry about anything, he hesitated and said, "That general is a tough man......"

What he meant was, since that person would not betray the Qin family, why would he risk the exposure of the inside line to kill him?

"Those who are in our army shall live only by standing, and shall not live on their knees. The old man said quietly: "Being able to let him die honorably is the only compensation that my father can do at this time." ”

Qin Heng was silent. A winter moon sprinkled with silver light, reflecting the snow in Qin's house, shining faintly.

The old man coughed twice, walked to the inner house, and finally said to his son: "In the future, you should make decisions quickly and be well prepared." ”

Qin Heng lowered his head, knowing that what his father said was the end of today's sniping in the valley, and he entered the valley with the cavalry of the garrison division, but he was restrained by Fan Xian's careful backhand arrangement, and he couldn't make the last risky attempt at all. He laughed self-deprecatingly, thinking to himself what way he could do when he met Fan Xian, a seven-trick exquisite person who no one believed?

―――――――――――――――――――――― the second rì early morning, at the back door of Jingchengzi's mansion, as usual every morning, a man who delivered food came, and the man respectfully moved the dishes in, sniffed the air in the house, didn't dare to say anything at all, chatted with the housekeeper for a few words, and quickly retreated.

Passing from the alley to the main street, the man who delivered the food looked up at the black sè plaque in Jingchengzi's mansion, rubbed his nose, and thought to himself that Lord Yan's family was too low-key, and the neighbors all knew that this house was rewarded by His Majesty to Lord Yan, and now the adult has already been promoted to a third-class earl, and even Xiao Yan Gongzi has a knighthood, but this plaque has not changed.

The person who delivered the food left, and the basket was still left alone in the open space next to the kitchen of Yanfu.

The steward looked at the people around, and naturally reached out to carry the vegetable basket, as if he wanted to see how the portion was today, and whether the person who delivered the food had deducted a pound or two.

The steward smiled with satisfaction, and put his hand into the mouth of his padded jacket, so as not to be frozen by the cold wind of this winter, but no one noticed that he had drawn a bamboo strip from the top circle of the basket.

When I came to the study, Yan Ruohai, the retired host, had already gotten up early as every day in previous years, finished washing, and was copying a meditation essay.

The steward respectfully served the tea, and then intentionally or unintentionally placed the short bamboo strip next to the tea bowl.

Yan Ruohai picked up the bamboo strip, frowned, broke his fingers slightly from it, took out a small strip of white cloth, and then looked at the handwriting on it and fell into deep thought.

His fingers tapped on the table for a long time, as if he was in a trance.

After a long time, Yan Bingyun, the successor of Xiao Yan Gongzi of the Supervision Yuan, who is now hosting everywhere, pushed open the door of the study and walked in, then turned around and closed the door very gently.

He sat down opposite his father, took the white strip of cloth, and looked at the contents on it, and his brows, which had always been as cold as frost, couldn't help but wrinkle.

............ "That live mouth...... The Privy Council didn't dare to take over at all, and the lawsuit on both sides had been fought for a long time, and they all knew that it was very hot, and no one dared to put it in their own yamen, for fear that if this person died suddenly, Lord Tisi would go crazy. ”

Yan Bingyun said worriedly: "Even if I can come up with a way to kill that person, but ...... What should I do if Lord Fan finds out?"

Yan Ruohai sighed and said, "Since the old man has come to the door, this matter is always done." ”

Yan Bingyun looked at his father, sighed, and said, "What if...... In the future, Lord Tisi will know about sniping outside the valley...... We knew it in advance, but we didn't ask, would he tear down our house and cut down our father and son?"

Yan Ruohai was stunned, looked at his son, sighed again, his sigh was full of helplessness, and said: "What is the way to do this......? We had to build yì He went and dismantled the wheelchair first. ”

Yan Bingyun's always indifferent face couldn't help but have a hint of annoyance, and after a while, he said, "When did my father come to the Supervision Yuan from the army?"

"It's been thirty years. Yan Ruohai thought about the past, frowned and said: "Although I am not famous in the army, I am secretly the personal soldier of Old Man Qin, but I am buried in the camp and have not played any role. ”

Yan Bingyun shook his head and sighed: "No wonder the old man trusts you so much, but my father has always achieved this position in the supervision institute today, and the old man must be very proud of the arrangement in his heart." ”

Yan Ruohai sighed for the third time, and said with a smile on his face: "But the problem is ...... Before I joined the army, I was already a secret agent of the Supervision Yuan, so I can only say ...... Old Man Qin's luck was not very good. ”

Yan Bingyun lowered his head and said, "Lord Dean really has a Zhizhu in his hand, and he has no last resort, but he doesn't understand why he has to watch these things happen when he can obviously stop them?"

............ In the Chen Garden on the outskirts of Kyoto, Chen Pingping sat in a wheelchair and yawned, and said to Fei Jie, who was full of anger beside him: "What are you anxious about? You are going to kill me early in the morning? He is your most painful apprentice, isn't he my most painful successor?"

The ghost fire in Fei Jie's eyes burned, and he said coldly, "What are you going to do? Fan Xian almost died!"

Chen Pingping muttered a few sentences, and said in a very special slightly shrill voice: "Why? Of course, it is for this fact, this established fact...... Everyone says that I am a dog of His Majesty, but in fact, that old man is the biggest loyal dog...... Without a bit of real blood gushing out, how can a dog owner be willing to beat a dog?"

Chen Pingping patted her hands, licked her slightly dry lips and said, "And I've always been curious, I drove all the dogs into the yard and barked, and His Majesty became a loner, what can he do?"