In June, Guazhou City was especially hot. Early in the morning, Lai Ji took a bath after waking up. Because of the hot weather, his body felt sticky and uncomfortable after sleeping at night. After taking a bath, his whole body felt comfortable and refreshed. He changed his clothes and read in his room. After all, he wasn't curious about Guazhou City. He just needed to wait for Zhou Xu to take action.
For the whole morning, Zhou Xu was also in the mansion and didn't take any action. After all, Fu Junheng's father would go out in the afternoon to stroll around Swallow Lake. Today's lunch was relatively early. Zhou Xu quickly ate his lunch and left. Lai Ji slowly finished his meal and then returned to the study to wait.
Time passed little by little.
It was close to the afternoon.
The door of the study was pushed open with a creak, and Zhou Xu entered. With a smile on his face, he said, "Mister Lai, it's done. The person has been brought back and is now in the room. Because he was knocked out earlier, he hasn't woken up yet. I estimate that he will wake up in a while. "
Lai Ji said, "Zhou Xu, when you knocked him out, you didn't hurt him, right? After all, Fu Junheng's father is already old and can't afford to be tossed around. "
Zhou Xu said, "Don't worry, it's fine."
Lai Ji said, "Fu Junheng is still working in the Provincial Governor's Mansion."
"Yes!"
Zhou Xu nodded and answered.
Lai Ji said, "You can arrange for someone to send the letter to Fu Junheng and ask him to come."
Zhou Xu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mister Lai, I have already arranged it."
Lai Ji smiled and said, "That's good, just wait. Whether or not we can succeed this time will depend on this. As long as this plan succeeds, we won't be far from taking down Su Dingfang. "
Zhou Xu nodded in agreement.
The two now only needed to wait for the news.
On the other side of the Provincial Governor's Mansion, Fu Junheng was dealing with government affairs. After all, Guazhou City was now surrounded, and the whole city was in a state of panic. Under this premise, Fu Junheng had a lot of things to deal with. He could only stay in the Provincial Governor's Mansion to deal with things.
Fu Junheng picked up a scroll of documents. When he picked it up to deal with it, the moment he opened it, a letter fell out of the scroll.
Fu Junheng raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised.
Why was there a letter?
Fu Junheng looked outside and read the contents of the letter. It was just some insignificant matter. Fu Junheng finally opened the letter. When he read the contents of the letter, his expression changed drastically, and even his body trembled for a moment.
The content of the letter was very simple. Fu Junheng's father had been taken down, and Fu Junheng was asked to go to the place where Zhou Xu stayed in Yongzhengfang in the east of the city to meet him. The letter also mentioned that Fu Junheng should not leak the news, otherwise, he would have to bear the consequences.
Fu Junheng put away the letter, his expression even colder. When he thought of his father being captured, and that his life might be in danger, he became extremely nervous. Fortunately, the other party's target was him. His father would be fine for the time being.
Fu Junheng did not dare to delay. He quickly arranged the matters at hand and left. He did not take a carriage, but rode a horse instead. As he walked, Fu Junheng's mind was pondering.
Who had a grudge against him?
He had never offended anyone in Guazhou City. Moreover, Fu Junheng thought about the recent events. He had never offended anyone.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Fu Junheng's mind.
He thought of the possibilities.
It must be Du Qi.
Only if Du Qi wanted to deal with him would he have such an arrangement. Only then would he have specially arranged for someone to deal with him. When he thought of this, Fu Junheng became nervous. When it came to Du Qi, things would not be easy to handle. With a heavy heart, Fu Junheng continued to hurry on his way. When he arrived at Yongzhengfang, he came to the door of Zhou Xu's house and knocked on the door.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The door knocker knocked three times, and the door opened.
Zhou Xu knew Fu Junheng. When he saw Fu Junheng, a smile appeared on his face. He waved his hand and said, "Chief Fu, please!"
Fu Junheng's expression was solemn as he stepped in. When he entered, he looked around. Because he did not know martial arts, even if he entered the courtyard and looked around, he could not see any movement or whether there was an ambush.
Fu Junheng walked straight forward and soon entered the hall. He saw Lai Ji sitting in the main seat. Fu Junheng had never seen Lai Ji before. When he saw the other party's behavior, he knew that he was Du Qi's man.
Fu Junheng went forward and said, "May I know which one of Emperor Xia's subordinates you are?"
Lai Ji waved his hand and gestured for Fu Junheng to take a seat. He said calmly, "Chief Fu has good eyesight. I am Lai Ji, a member of Xia Xia's cabinet. Speaking of which, I am just a nobody, not worth mentioning. "
Fu Junheng said, "Mister Lai is under Du Qi's command. You are Emperor Xia's right-hand man. You are also a trusted official. It would be too much to say that someone like you is a nobody. If I remember correctly, the scheme in Gu Mo Kingdom was Mister Lai's arm. You and Zhao Dengyan worked together to facilitate the internal strife between Tongyehu and Tian Chen. In the end, Du Qi effortlessly took over the capital of Gu Mo Kingdom, Diancheng. "
Lai Ji said, "Chief Fu, you are wrong. Although I was planning in Diancheng, in fact, the planning was not done by me. I was just carrying out a mission. "
Fu Junheng said, "Mister Lai is humble."
Fu Junheng changed the topic and said again, "It is just that I do not understand. Emperor Xia is the ruler of a country. Mister Lai is Emperor Xia's right-hand man, a trusted aide. A person like you would kidnap a weak old man. This method is a bit despicable and despicable. "
Lai Ji's expression was calm and said lightly, "Chief Fu, a confrontation in a war is in all aspects. Moreover, in a confrontation on the battlefield, there are many methods and there is nothing that can be done. "
"In order to achieve the goal and to reduce casualties, other methods can be used to achieve it. Why not? Of course, if Chief Fu is not the chief of Guazhou and is just an ordinary person. In fact, you would not be involved. "
"Because you are already involved in this war, that is why you are involved."
Lai Ji continued, "In fact, after saying so much, it is all nonsense. Since I have done it, I will not care whether it is despicable or not. As long as it can reduce the casualties of my soldiers and help Emperor Xia take down Guazhou, it is worth it. "
After Fu Junheng heard this, he was completely disappointed.
He knew that it was impossible to use moral means to make things difficult for Lai Ji.
Fu Junheng stopped talking nonsense and immediately returned to the topic, "If that is the case, then less nonsense. I do not know why Mister Lai invited my father and used him to threaten me. What is the matter? "
Lai Ji smiled, "It is very simple. I hope that Chief Fu will pledge allegiance to the king and serve the king. At the same time, I hope to help the king take down Guazhou. As long as this is done, not only will your father be intact, but Chief Fu will also be promoted. "
Fu Junheng said in a low voice, "It is said that a forcibly picked melon is not sweet. Mister Lai, is there any meaning in forcing me like this?"
Lai Ji said, "For the king, the meaning of your pledge is not about how much talent you have, but that Chief Fu can help the king easily take down Guazhou. That is all. As for the promotion, as for your father, they are all your rewards. So, what is Chief Fu's decision? "
Fu Junheng suddenly frowned and his expression fell into a dilemma. On one hand, his father had fallen into the hands of Du Qi. On the other hand, he served Su Dingfang. If he wanted his father to be safe, he had to betray Su Dingfang.
For a moment, Fu Junheng was in a dilemma.
Lai Ji saw the dilemma on Fu Junheng's face and said faintly, "Chief Fu, to say something unpleasant. If the king wants to take down Guazhou, he can take it even by force. It is just that the king wants to reduce the loss. Guazhou is about to fall. Even if Chief Fu works for Su Dingfang, it is impossible to save the situation. Why bother? Everything you did, you did for your father. And if you pledge allegiance to the king, you can actually protect Su Dingfang. This is a good result for you. "
Fu Junheng heard this and sneered.
A good result.
How was it a good result? He had betrayed Su Dingfang and the Tang dynasty. He was afraid that there would not be a good result.
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