In the imperial study of the imperial palace in Beijing.
"Ha-ha …" Holding the two letters, Xiang Guang cannot help laughing wildly.
"Zhen Xu has indeed lived up to expectations. He has hidden an additional two hundred thousand soldiers. Just the expenditure of such a large number of soldiers is a very large number. If Qin De does not want to rebel, why would he have so many soldiers? Don't tell me you think you have too much money? "Xiang Guang laughs coldly.
Zhen Xu was in charge of the intelligence and investigation work of the 3 Eastern region counties. In just half a year, he had made progress on many matters.
"Your Majesty, right now that Qin De has secretly recruited two hundred thousand more soldiers, but with the Blackwater bandits holding him back, he doesn't dare to mobilize his entire army. Otherwise, the Blackwater bandits will cause chaos in his lair. There's nothing to worry about at all." The hook-nosed man said from a dark corner behind him.
Xiang Guang puts down the letter in his hand and says: "What do you know? Although the Blackwater bandits' tail was big, bandits were still bandits. As long as they were given some benefits, they wouldn't cause trouble. That Qin De can still take out 800,000 soldiers to wage war against me. "
"Your Majesty is wise." The hook-nosed man bowed.
"According to Zhen Xu's investigation, the 3 Eastern region counties have some signs of preparation of provisions, fodder, materials and so on. In addition, they have secretly recruited 200,000 soldiers. Moreover, these 200,000 soldiers have been recruited for more than 5 years and have already become elite troops. All this shows that Qin De really wants to rebel! "Xiang Guang's eyes immediately flash with coldness.
The hook-nosed man did not dare to make a sound.
"Very good, you want to rebel, right?" A hint of complacency appears on Xiang Guang's face instead. "Remember, immediately send someone to negotiate with the Black Water bandits and provide them with gold, silver, jewels, materials and so on so that when the war starts, the Black Water bandits will create chaos in the Qin De's base!"
The hook-nosed man thought for a moment and said, "What if the bandits' appetite is too big?"
"Idiot!" Xiang Guang suddenly turns around and stares at the hook-nosed man. "We must make them agree at all costs. We can even promise to give them a county if we win."
"A county?" The hawk-nosed man is startled. Afterwards, he also understands: "I understand. Even if you give it to them, it still depends on whether they have the fortune to enjoy it or not." Having followed Xiang Guang for so many years, he knows Xiang Guang's character very well.
Xiang Guang nods his head in satisfaction: "Smart. When Qin De is dealt with, won't a gang of Xiao Hei water bandits be annihilated at my command? I'm just asking them for a favor. "
"Your Majesty is wise. This subordinate knows what to do." The hook-nosed man replied.
Xiang Guang reads another letter then says: "Uncle Shangguan's letter also confirms everything Zhen Xu has investigated."
The hook-nosed man's eyes swivel around. Suddenly, he says: "Your Majesty, why don't we capture the ringleader first? We'll secretly send someone to assassinate that Qin De. In this way, without a leader, we can easily annihilate the Qin family if we send another army. "
"Stupid!" Xiang Guang says with a cold smile.
The hook-nosed man's body trembled.
"If I send people to assassinate him now, let's not talk about whether they will succeed or not. Even if they succeed, the Qin clan will immediately have a new clan master. As far as I know, he has 3 sons. Except for the 3rd, the other 2 are all dragons among men. Moreover, when the time comes, the Qin clan will go crazy and attack. The 800,000 strong army of the Qin clan is no joke." Xiang Guang says with a cold smile.
"Moreover, once we assassinate them, the Qin family will definitely guess that it was Shang Guan Hong who betrayed them. It's not worth it for us. Do you understand? "Xiang Guang stares at the hook-nosed man and says.
"I'm stupid!" The hook-nosed man hurriedly says.
A hint of complacency appears on Xiang Guang's face: "Now we won't assassinate them. Even if the Qin clan rebels, we'll still let the Shangguan clan help them. When the Qin clan is completely defenseless, at the critical moment of the war, the Shangguan clan will suddenly change sides and ruthlessly stab the Qin clan in the back. Humph, I'll see if the Qin clan is still not done for! "
The hook-nosed man's eyes immediately brighten. He hurriedly says: "Your Majesty, you're so wise. At the critical moment of the war, if you stab the Qin clan in the back and our cavalry attacks, we'll definitely be able to easily annihilate it."
Xiang Guang is very satisfied with his plan. He nods and says indifferently: "All right, now you can go and do your thing. Think of ways to rope in the bandits of the Black Water mountain range. Gold, silver, jewels, beautiful women, materials and so on, everything is fine. You must let them mess up the Qin clan's base during the war. As for the Qin clan and the Shangguan clan, we'll pretend that we don't know anything. "
"I understand. I'll take my leave." The hook-nosed man bows and says. His body then disappears in a flash.
After a while, the hook-nosed man appears in a courtyard.
"Husband, you've come back." A beautiful woman walks over.
"Father." A cute little boy also runs over. The hook-nosed man picks up his son and hugs the beautiful woman, saying: "Madam, let's go back to your room. Don't stay here and catch a cold." All the servants in the courtyard are very respectful.
After entering the room, the beautiful woman asks quietly: "Husband, did His Majesty ask you to do something? When will you stop doing it? If it's always like this, I'll always feel uneasy."
The hook-nosed man lovingly embraces the beautiful woman and says: "Madam, don't worry. How could I not know how dangerous it is to do this? But I know too many of His Majesty's secrets so I definitely won't have a chance to stop doing it. Don't worry. Given Xiang Guang's little bit of wisdom, I'm sure I can deal with him. "
The hook-nosed man suddenly frowns. He thinks to himself: "Given Xiang Guang's character, if he knew Qin De was really going to rebel, perhaps he would have already sent people to assassinate him. How come he unexpectedly calmed down this time and even pretended that he didn't know, letting the Shangguan clan attack him in the end?"
As the leader of Xiang Guang's secret agents, how can the hook-nosed man really be such an idiot?
Everything he did in the imperial study was just an act. If he wants Xiang Guang to be at ease with him, he must let Xiang Guang discover his weakness. But how can he really let the Emperor discover his weakness? Therefore, it is best for him to deliberately pretend to have some weaknesses.
The hook-nosed man's guess is correct. There is indeed someone behind Xiang Guang. If Xiang Guang was really so smart, he would not have committed such an idiotic act as he did in the past.
… …
In the former courtyard, Qin De is standing with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky.
"Given Xiang Guang's character, perhaps he'll directly attack me." Qin De gives a smile. In his heart, he does not think highly of Xiang Guang. Even though Xiang Guang is not an idiot, in terms of strategy, he is far from being an expert.
On one side, Xu Yuan says: "Your Highness, even if Xiang Guang sends people to assassinate you, it still won't prove whether or not the Shangguan clan is reliable. That Zhen Xu may have found out something. Because of what Zhen Xu has found out, Xiang Guang may also think that we're going to rebel and send people to assassinate you. "
Indeed.
Even if there is an assassination attempt, it still won't prove that the Shangguan clan has betrayed them.
"Do we really need to figure out whether or not the Shangguan clan has betrayed us?" Qin De says with a smile.
Xu Yuan also smiles.
That's right. Do they really need to figure it out?
The purpose of this negotiation is not to rope in the Shangguan clan. It will be enough if they can achieve the desired effect of the Qin clan by just releasing some smoke bombs.
Xu Yuan says with a nod: "Indeed. This time we've only come here to release some smoke bombs. No matter whether or not the Shangguan clan has betrayed us, its fate has already been decided. We won't give the Shangguan clan a chance to stab us in the back during the war. "
No matter what, the Qin clan will not allow any mistakes. It will not give the Shangguan clan even the slightest chance.
"Based on my estimation, that Xiang Guang is going to send some goods and so on to the Black Water bandits." Qin De says with a smile.
Xu Yuan also smiles.
"Reporting, there is a secret letter from the Prince's mansion." A man walks into the courtyard and hands over a secret letter. Xu Yuan receives it at once then passes it on to Qin De.
"Is there anything else in the Prince's mansion?" Qin De opens the letter and reads it. His eyes immediately brighten. "Ha-ha, the Heavens are helping me. This time Yu 'er has done a great service. I've always been very worried about those 2 Shangxian of the Xiang clan. Now that we have such a precious treasure, I'm also confident. Ha-ha, that's really great. "
Qin De's excitement at the moment is simply indescribable.
"What's the big happy news?" Xu Yuan asks curiously on one side. Qin De immediately passes the secret letter to him. As soon as Xu Yuan reads it, he is also very happy. He says at once: "Congratulations, Your Highness. Congratulations, Your Highness."
Qin De says with a laugh: "This time Yu 'er has done a great service. When we go back, we must reward him well. Hmm, Xu Yuan, quickly send someone. We're going back to the Prince's mansion right away! "
"Yes!" Xu Yuan immediately bows and says. Qin De cannot help bursting into laughter. He never thought that his 3rd son Qin Yu would give him such a big surprise. At first he thought it was only a high Xian-grade ore. Now it seems it is a treasure that can be used to refine holy weapons.
Holy weapons!
On one side, Xu Yuan completely understands the importance of this In-rock Flaming iron to Qin De. Its importance is no less than that of 200,000 troops. How can Qin De not be mad with excitement?
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