A traitor

Qin Huan was stunned for a moment, turned around and looked at Qin Jian: "Father..."

Su Qinglang said indifferently: "Just now in front of the Jia family and his son, naturally I can't blame you, young master, otherwise once this matter is implemented, if the people below know about it, it will definitely damage your dignity, young master. , son, do you understand?"

Qin Huan was very ashamed when he heard this, he lowered his head, leaned over and knelt beside Su Qinglang, without saying a word.

He also heard Qin Jian say: "We have not yet accomplished our great cause, and the most taboo thing is to kill each other. Huan'er, when will you stop acting so arrogantly?"

Qin Huan lowered his head: "My son knows his mistake, please punish him."

Qin Jian looked at him with a frown, with a trace of sadness in his brows, finally sighed, and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Su Qinglang continued: "Master Xiang, that Jia Siqi's eyes are superior and his abilities are inferior, he is arrogant and rude. It's really a bit hateful. The young master's behavior is also to vent Qinglang's anger. If the Xiangye wants to punish the young master, Qinglang is willing to bear all the guilt for the young master... ..."

Qin Huan just wanted to stop him, but he heard him say: "It's just that Mr. Zhao pleaded guilty at noon yesterday. Even if the young master didn't order to stop him, it didn't help. If you really want to blame, it's Jia Siqi's own fault, and the young master's fault." It doesn't matter much."

Qin Jian sat in the first place, and said slowly: "You have always been smart, and you know my heart well. Even if you don't tell the truth, you should know what the truth is blaming."

Jia Dexin and Jia Siqi are just two dogs in the prime minister's mansion, there are as many such dogs as there are, even if they are killed and waved, many will come up to them.

So what really made Prime Minister Qin angry was naturally not Qin Huan's dealing with Jia Siqi, but Qin Huan's attitude towards the government represented behind this incident.

Su Qinglang lowered his head and replied: "Young master doesn't often do things in the court, so naturally he doesn't understand the methods and means of doing things in the officialdom. For those who don't need them, if they block our way, we should eradicate them mercilessly. Those who still have some use value, no matter how annoying they are, no matter how annoying they are, they still have to stay by their side."

He said with a treacherous smile: "Give full play to his value, and when it is no longer useful, whether to send him to heaven or send him to hell depends entirely on our own plans."

Although the words are not pleasant to say, they are actually true.

Qin Jian glanced at Su Qinglang, then said to Qin Huan: "You should have learned more from him."

Su Qinglang curled his lips into a smile, and said again: "This is Xiangye's good teaching, Qinglang was not as good as the young master at first, besides..."

He paused, looked sideways at Qin Huan, and continued: "If you want to gain a firm foothold in the officialdom, these are the last ways to survive. Now that you are under the care of the Prime Minister, you should live a smooth life, and you don't need to learn it again." what."

In one sentence, Qin Jian's long-term worry was hit. He looked at Qin Huan for a long time, and sighed again: "Once this case goes to trial, Zhao E will definitely die. A human life is nothing, the important thing is After he dies, who will replace the position of the household department."

Mr. Liu, who was pulled down by Su Qinglang earlier, was a force in front of Pei Yan. Now that something happened to Zhao E, it was equivalent to breaking off one of Qin Jian's arms. The losses on both sides were balanced. The reason why I can still remain calm so far.

But now among the six books, the positions of two ministers are vacant. For the people on both sides, it will be another bloody battle. The result of the final battle will affect the future development of the imperial court. Not to be taken seriously.

Su Qinglang thought for a while, and said: "In the Ministry of Households, we have the majority of people, and in the Ministry of Punishment, Pei Yan's forces have the upper hand, but we can fight for it. After all, the imperial edict has not come down, and no one can say the final result." allow."

Qin Jian thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What do you think of Cai Jun?"

"Cai Jun?"

Su Qinglang didn't know why, and replied: "This person is not from Pei Yan's side, but he is not from our side either. It may be difficult to subdue him."

However, Qin Xiangye obviously made another plan.

He tapped his finger on the table and said thoughtfully: "You just said that the Ministry of Punishment is Pei Yan's territory. Even if we fight for it, we don't have much chance of winning."

"Since that's the case, why don't you be a favor and hand over the position of the Ministry of Punishment to Cai Jun, who is nowhere. Even if he doesn't accept our favor in the future, it's better than giving it to Pei Yan."

Based on the current situation, if the two of them fight for power together, it is very likely that the Ministry of Households will be in charge of their people, while the Ministry of Punishment will continue to be in charge of Pei Yan.

Moreover, something just happened to Zhao E's side, and they fought too much for power, which would arouse the emperor's disgust. At this time, it is better to take the next best thing and promote Cai Jun.

Firstly, Cai Jun chased Zhao E fiercely all the way, and did not give them face at all. If they recommend Cai Jun on the paper, it will make people think that they have nothing to do with Zhao E's case, and the emperor will naturally not treat Zhao E Dissatisfaction, anger and suspicion to them.In this way, it will be easier for those who place them in the household department.

Secondly, after Du Qingyun was imprisoned, Cai Jun was one of the senior officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. This time, Cai Jun handled the Zhao E case very well, and the emperor must be very satisfied.

Moreover, in the process of handling the case, Mr. Cai's image of not being afraid of power has won the appreciation of many people in the court, and there is also a lot of support among the people.

Excluding them and Pei Yan, Cai Jun should be regarded as the most likely candidate in the competition for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Therefore, once they transfer their support to Cai Jun, then Pei Yan is very likely to be defeated in this competition, and they have taken advantage of it.

Thinking of this, Su Qinglang curled his lips into a smile, cupped his hands and said: "Master Xiang is wise, Qinglang will do it now."

"Wait a minute..."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Qin Jian raised his eyelids and stood up slowly.

He walked in front of Su Qinglang and said to Qin Huan: "Master Su and I still have a few words to say, Huan'er, you go out first."

Qin Huan looked at Su Qinglang, hesitated a little, and finally said yes, stood up and walked out.

Seeing Qin Huan leave, Qin Jian didn't say anything. He walked to the window of the study, and after a long silence, he said, "Get up first."

Su Qinglang stood up, walked behind Qin Jian, and quietly waited for his next words.

Then he said slowly: "You know how Huan'er treats you, right?"

Su Qinglang was taken aback, what he thought Prime Minister Qin was ashamed to say before, but now he said it calmly.

Not knowing what he wanted to say, Su Qinglang could only be cautious, and said: "Yes..."

He also heard Qin Jian say: "I entered the imperial court at the age of 23. I am as old as you are now. At that time, I was young and vigorous, and I did a lot of stupid things. When I think about it now, I can still vividly remember it."

Su Qinglang didn't answer, thinking to himself, Prime Minister Qin didn't keep him because he wanted to let him listen to the books, after all, old people like to tell stories about the past.

Sure enough, I heard Qin Jian continue to say: "I am different from you. My official career is more bumpy than ordinary people. I used to go to the border as a civil servant to supervise the army. The conditions at the border were difficult. I took a dozen guards and went It took two months to arrive, but he was made things difficult by the general who guarded the city, and it was General He Lanxiang who was guarding the city at the border."

Su Qinglang was stunned for a moment, and said, "General He Yunfei's father?"

Qin Jian silently acquiesced, and continued: "At that time, the imperial court suffered floods one after another and had not paid military salaries for several months. Naturally, when they saw me, they would not give me a good face, and closed the city gates tightly to prevent foreign enemies from invading. We were not allowed to go in, that winter, a drop of water could turn into ice, and I lived outside the city for half a month with my people, dry rations and horses, and everything that could be eaten, even the roots of weeds and trees..."

Su Qinglang lowered his head, and said: "Life in the army is hard. At that time, the prime minister must have been in a difficult situation, right?"

Qin Jian smiled lightly, and said half with emotion: "Not all, at first, I was a little embarrassed, but later they saw that I refused to admit defeat, and they were somewhat similar to them, not only did I not make things difficult.

On the contrary, they treated me very well, even though they were called Supervising Army, they actually fought and defended the city together, that was the most unforgettable day in my life..."

Su Qinglang listened quietly. Although he already knew the answer, he couldn't help asking: "And then?"

"Then……"

Qin Jian read a sentence in a low voice, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "The dignitaries in the court, for their own selfishness, betrayed us, lost the opportunity in the battle, and the whole army was wiped out..."

Then, the imperial court accused He Lanxiang's family of being unfavorable in command. The second son, He Yunqi, was preserved by Qin Jian. Now he is a general at the border. , and even raise troops to rebel in the future...

Su Qinglang lowered his eyes and asked, "Did Xiangye start to change from then on?"

Qin Jian snorted: "Even if you throw it in the dyeing vat, it will take some time to completely turn black, but after seeing some things, in this world, power is the knife, you and me are fish and meat. If you don’t want to be slaughtered, you have to climb up.”

Hearing this, Su Qinglang said calmly: "The Prime Minister is now more than ten thousand people, and there are no people who can kill the Prime Minister long ago."

Qin Jian turned around, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he regained his former fierceness: "You are right, but, if I am a hundred years later, what will happen to Huan'er? Therefore, it is not enough to have more than ten thousand people, but tens of thousands of people are needed." Above tens of thousands of people, holding power in their hands, and being able to slaughter anyone at will, that is the real security."

Su Qinglang was speechless, and saw Qin Jian stepping forward, threatening him, and said in a deep voice——

"They came here for my power. You are different from them. Huan'er believes in you, so you should treat him as he treats you, do your best, and always help him by his side. Don't betray, don't abandon, otherwise……"

Su Qinglang raised his eyes and repeated: "Otherwise?"

Qin Jian replied: "Otherwise, you will not die well. Even if you die, you will be scolded by the world, and you will never be able to stand up..."

Su Qinglang was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he smiled like a snow lotus, nodded and said, "Okay..."