"Father, Liu Bai did not go to court today, saying he was ill."
After returning to Feng Mansion, Feng Jie looked a little ugly.
Yesterday, my father told me to remember to observe Liu Bai and speak out to investigate if necessary.
Unexpectedly, Liu Bai simply complained that he was sick and couldn't come today!
When this kind of situation threatens the entire family and determines the life and death of the Feng family, every minute and every second is a mental torture.
Feng Jie even doubted whether Liu Bai did it on purpose.
"Um?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"good!"
Unexpectedly,
Hearing Feng Jie speak like this, Feng Quji was slightly startled for a moment, then clapped his hands and laughed.
His laughter was cheerful and somewhat heroic.
"Why is father laughing?"
Feng Jieren was dumbfounded.
Liu Bai didn't go to court, so he couldn't investigate. Why was his father still smiling so happily?
This is a critical time for their family!
"I laugh at Liu Bai, a child who has no courage or wisdom, can't keep his temper, and has a shallow heart!"
Feng Quji stroked his long beard, as if he had the world in his hands:
"Jie'er, if Chen Ping took the initiative to exchange a few words for a reward from my Feng family yesterday, there might be something fishy about it."
"Liu Bai's complaint of illness today proves that what Chen Ping said is true!"
Feng Quji shook his gray head with a proud look on his face.
"Father, please tell me. The child is stupid and doesn't understand what's going on."
Feng Jieren was even more stupid.
"If my guess is correct, Liu Bai is pretending to be ill this time!"
Feng Quji picked up the wine pot, poured a small cup of wine, drank it all, and spoke.
Feng Jie on the side had a worried look in his eyes, but when he saw his father was happy, he didn't feel comfortable opening his mouth to dissuade him.
My father is old and should not drink.
"Father, Liu Bai is pretending to be sick, what does this... have to do with it?"
Feng Jie asked in confusion.
Feng Quji was not angry at this question. He just looked at his son with a smile and said, "Jie'er, you are more intelligent than cunning. In this regard, you are not as good as Liu Bai."
"Yesterday Chen Ping came to my Feng family and offered me a thousand pieces of gold. I deliberately sent Liu Peijia, the groom of the house, to find a house for him and buy a house for him. Do you know why?"
Feng Jie shook his head.
Logically speaking, my father is not such a warm-hearted person.
"Liu Peiqie is my horseman from the Feng Mansion. There are many people in Xianyang City who recognize him."
"I asked him to deliver it, it was just showing off!"
"Liu Bai has Jin Yiwei under his command. With his temperament, he is really going to disperse them all to capture the remnants of the Six Kingdoms? I don't believe it!"
"Liu Peiqia has settled Chen Ping, and there is a daughter of his own. With Liu Bai's character, the city will naturally seize the clues."
Feng Quji spoke proudly.
As expected of an old fox who has been immersed in the court for many years, he is well versed in tricks and can inadvertently set up a small trap.
"What father means is..."
"Did you deliberately betray Chen Ping to Liu Bai to confirm the authenticity of the information?"
Feng Jie's brows furrowed tightly, then relaxed suddenly, as if he suddenly realized something.
"good!"
"Although Liu Bai is young, he has a sharp tongue and is hard to rival in the court."
"I asked you to test him, and I don't expect you to get any information from his mouth. I just want to confirm whether this person is any different today than usual."
"If there are any abnormalities, then Chen Ping's affair will be exposed, and he will be very angry. But if there are no abnormalities, then Chen Ping's words to get gold will be a trap!"
"Do you understand the calculation here?"
Feng Quji smiled widely and opened his mouth to explain.
To put it bluntly, it was about Chen Ping's rebellion and whether Liu Bai did it intentionally or unintentionally. If you do it intentionally, your face will look normal; if you do it unintentionally, your face will look strange.
"But Liu Bai complained of illness today..."
"Calling someone sick is the biggest abnormality!"
Feng Quji interrupted Feng Jie's words and sneered: "This man is really smart. He must have been alert from the clues. Chen Ping was discovered too quickly. With his intelligence, there must be something fishy!"
"It's a pity that although Liu Bai found something fishy, he still missed one move. He didn't expect that this was my deliberate move."
"To ensure caution, I am reporting illness at home and will investigate more carefully."
"As everyone knows...this inadvertent act of avoidance allowed me to confirm all this."
Feng Quji smiled happily.
After so many years, meeting such an opponent worthy of his efforts made the former prime minister who retired at home suddenly feel proud.
When he was in the court, except for Li Si, Wang Jian, and other ministers, no one could achieve Liu Bai's level in terms of scheming.
today,
Feng Quji really felt happy!
A strategist will never think that scheming against a stupid person is a very successful thing.
but,
Calculating a smart person will make them feel a sense of achievement that is superior to other people's intelligence.
"What my father said is true!"
"So, everything Chen Ping said is true!"
Feng Jie's eyes also lit up when he came around this bend.
Liu Bai did not go to court, this is the biggest strange thing! This strangeness confirms that what Chen Ping said is true!
The trap that my father set casually had so many twists and turns!
Feng Jie thought about it carefully and became convinced.
"However, it is a pity for this elegant blind man."
Feng Quji chuckled lightly.
Although there was a sense of regret in the words, in fact, I had no regrets at all.
After all, he is a person who has been the prime minister. Talents are... rare, but they are always there.
A talent that does not belong to oneself will die when it dies.
But... with Liu Bai's temperament, if he finds out that his subordinates are betraying him, he will probably be worse than dead!
"Father, what should we do next?"
Feng Jie stepped forward to help Feng Quji hammer his back and asked.
The real pillar of the Feng family now is not Feng Jie! Without his father Feng Quji, he might not have been able to survive this crisis!
"How to do?"
Feng Quji sneered: "If Liu Bai wants to set up a pot to boil water and cook us and other noble families to death, then he will remove the firewood from under the cauldron!"
"Let's boil another pot of boiling water and ask him to jump in!"
After saying that, Feng Quji patted Feng Jie's hand and said, "Let many dead men from the noble families be transferred to Xianyang for future use."
"At the same time, our Prime Minister Liu serves the country and the people, and intends to open a path for civilized people to live. How can we let Prime Minister Liu lose his popularity? Promote more and let the reputation of Prime Minister Liu boil in Xianyang City. Get up! Liu Xiang’s merits are as good as those of saints, let’s pass them on like this!”
The corners of Feng Quji's mouth raised slightly, and his eyes were filled with a conspiratorial smile.
Feng Jie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "No!"
It is not yet known what the dead soldiers are used for.
but....
Under the rule of the Qin Dynasty, the prime minister became a saint of great merit!
Our Majesty...so what?
Feng Jie smiled extremely brightly!
