Hebei, Bohai County.
Just as the battle between the Sui army and the Turkic and Jurchen allied forces was about to begin, many Hebei nobles headed by the Bohai Gao family were gathering in the Gao family manor.
Above the hall, bells and drums are ringing, ritual music is rising, and dozens of graceful dancers in colorful clothes are dancing in the middle with graceful postures and the sound of pianos.
When the wine was half drunk, the head of the Gao family, who was sitting at the top, suddenly drank away all the singers and dancers, raised his glass in his hand, and said loudly: "Everyone, today I want to introduce a special guest to you. He is Da Qin Hui, the official secretary of the Tang Dynasty, Master Qin!"
As soon as Patriarch Gao finished speaking, Qin Hui, dressed in a brocade robe, walked out of the screen at the back with a smile on his face and saluted the archers: "Qin Hui has met you all!"
"Master Qin is so brave, he dares to show up here openly!" A person in the hall said with a sneer. This man is the patriarch of the powerful Fan family in Hejian County. He has a ferocious face and a sinister face. Rumor has it that this man was a concubine from a side house. He relied on Wang Buluocao in his early years. Later, he led the bandits to invade Hejian, took advantage of the chaos, killed his eldest brother and his family, and took the position of clan leader.
Qin Hui smiled slightly and said loudly: "Is there anything in the world that is not royal? Yang Gao is just a clown. Sooner or later he will be destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. Hebei will also be under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Why don't I, Qin Hui, dare to come?"
"Yeah?"
Among the aristocratic families in Hebei, a patriarch surnamed Yan sneered and said: "The Tang army was repeatedly defeated by the Sui army, Bashu and Luoyang fell to the enemy one after another. Prince Li Jiancheng and Qi King Li Yuanji were prisoners of war of the Sui army. I don't know where Master Qin got his courage. I think... The Tang Dynasty could destroy the Sui Dynasty!"
"Hahaha!!!"
The words of the patriarch surnamed Yan immediately made the whole room burst into laughter.
Qin Hui's expression remained unchanged, and after everyone stopped laughing, he said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Listen to Mr. Yan, could it be that he wants to dedicate all the extra land under his name to Yang Gao's son to show his loyalty!"
The patriarch surnamed Yan suddenly looked as ugly as if he had eaten a fly and was speechless.
Qin Hui took two steps forward, looked at the patriarch surnamed Yan and said: "If Mr. Yan thinks that the Sui Dynasty can destroy the Tang Dynasty, then he will send Qin to the government now as a way to enter the government. Qin will never resist!"
As Qin Hui spoke, he stretched out his hands, looking like he was ready to be slaughtered.
"Lord Qin is joking, how can we surrender to that ignorant kid Yang Gao? His father Yang Guang is a tyrant. Like father, like son. This little thief is even more hateful than Yang Guang!" Gao, who was sitting on the throne, said The clan leader waved his hand and laughed to hide his displeasure.
In fact, most of the people who are here today are vassals of the Gao family. The reason why they ordered their subordinates to make things difficult for Qin Hui was just to get more benefits from the Tang Dynasty. However, he did not expect that Qin Hui was more eloquent and pushed himself to the point where he had to. The point of taking a stand.
"Mr. Gao, I have accurate information here. Yang Gao has appointed his close confidant Zhang Juzheng as the governor of Hebei Province."
Qin Hui turned to Patriarch Gao and said: "The whipping method currently practiced in the Sui Dynasty was proposed to Yang Gao by Zhang Juzheng. Don't you know what Yang Gao did when he sent Zhang Juzheng to Hebei at this time? "
“I’ve also heard about this Zhang Juzheng!”
Those present were not all vassals of the Gao family, but there were also several aristocratic families who were attracted by Qin Hui. At this time, they spoke up and said: "A few years ago, Zhang Juzheng was appointed as the governor of Henan Province by Yang Gao, and he did not clear the land. If you show mercy, even the Zheng family in Xingyang was forced to move to Chang'an."
"Why don't we just stop doing this and send someone to secretly kill this Zhang Juzheng!"
The patriarch surnamed Fan has a fierce look on his face. Land and money are his lifeblood, not even the King of Heaven can do it.
Qin Hui laughed and said: "Mr. Fan's thinking is too simple. Is it just Zhang Juzheng who wants to take over your land? No, the person who really wants to take over is Yang Gao'er. Even if you succeed in assassinating Zhang Juzheng, won't he send someone else Come?"
"If Yang Gao'er does this, isn't he afraid that all the famous families in the world will become his enemies?"
The patriarch surnamed Yan speaks loudly, but anyone who cares can hear the timidity in it.
"Aren't the nobles in the world now enemies of Yang Gao'er?"
Qin Hui sneered and said: "Look at the aristocratic families in Jiangnan now, do they still deserve to be called aristocratic families? Yang Gao said that none of them would dare to go west. If a member of the clan wants to become an official, even if the head of the family strongly recommends it, if he does not have meritorious service and talent, he will not It’s so difficult!”
"good!"
Patriarch Gao said fiercely: "Look at the six officials in Jiangdu now, Yu Yunwen, Zhang Juzheng, Wang Anshi, and Di Renjie. Which one is from our family? The two elders Pei Ju and Su Wei only have fictitious positions and no real power. Xiao Yu Your Excellency was even dismissed from office by the tyrant Yang Gao. Unless this tyrant is removed, my family will never have peace!"
Qin Hui nodded in agreement: "So, this time, I, the Tang Dynasty general, will join forces with you all to get rid of Yang Gao, the tyrant who has brought trouble to the world."
Patriarch Gao immediately narrowed his eyes after hearing this, picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said lightly: "Originally, it is our duty to get rid of the tyrant Yang Gao. But Mr. Qin should also know that before Yuan Shao's incident, I waited for Hebei The aristocratic family has almost tried its best, but now I am afraid that it is full of ambition but not enough energy!"
"You old cunning guys would put all the eggs in Yuan Shao's cage. Humph, you are obviously taking this opportunity to gain some benefits!"
Qin Hui cursed a few words in his heart, and said with a smile: "Mr. Gao is joking. Who in the world doesn't know Mr. Gao's reputation in Hebei? As long as Mr. Gao is willing to rise up and speak out, there will be a lot of followers. When it is done, , Mr. Gao is the Duke of Qi in the Tang Dynasty, and you are also the county princes and county princes in the Tang Dynasty. In addition, the governors of the four counties of Bohai, Qinghe, Hejian, and Boling will also be recommended by you."
"Originally, I am old and don't want to go through this muddy water again, but in order to get rid of the tyrant Yang Gao, I..."
Patriarch Gao was only halfway through his words when several screams suddenly came from outside the door. These were the private soldiers arranged by the Gao family to guard outside.
"Come in, no one is allowed to escape!"
Amidst the shouts of killing, hundreds of fully armed soldiers rushed in aggressively. The embroidered spring knives hanging from their waists showed their identities - Jin Yiwei.
"Run!"
The fierce-looking head of the Fan family was actually the timidest of them all. When he heard him yell, he turned around and ran towards the window next to him, trying to escape by jumping out of the window.
As soon as he said it, a black figure shot out from the crowd of Jin Yiwei. In an instant, he rushed in front of the head of the Fan family. With a flash of white light, the long sword was unsheathed, killing him immediately.
The person who took action was none other than Zhan Zhaozhan Xiongfei. He held the sword in his hand and shouted coldly: "Anyone who acts rashly will be killed without mercy!"
As if to confirm Zhan Zhao's words, several Jinyi guards guarding the door took up their crossbows and shot a few arrows, knocking down several children of the aristocratic family who tried to rush out.
At this moment, this group of aristocratic families did not dare to move. They were either lying on the table or squatting on the ground with their heads in their hands, staring at the cold swords in front of them and trembling.
"A cowardless bastard, a clown!"
Jia Xu, the commander of the Jin Yiwei who came in later, couldn't help but snorted coldly when he saw this scene: "It gave Jia a false alarm!"
