After the two Annan men, one fat and one thin, asked the waiter everything he knew, they threw him a tael of silver and sent him away.
As soon as the waiter left, the two looked at each other. The fat man bowed to the old man in the back room and said, "Master Pan, do you have any orders?"
The old man showed no reaction and was still sitting cross-legged on the futon, as if silently chanting sutras.
The fat man and the thin man no longer disturbed the old man, but sat down to discuss.
The thin man said first: "General Li, do you think the reason why the inspector surnamed Gao came to Siming Mansion is just a routine inspection?"
Fatty General Li thought for a while and said: "Although as a rule, after the censor arrives, he must inspect every prefecture, but in fact this rule is not strictly enforced in the Ming Dynasty, let alone in Guangxi. In a place where half of the chieftains are here, the Guangxi inspectors in the past few years almost never visited the state capital governed by the chieftains?"
But after he said this, he frowned and said: "But it's not easy to be sure about this, because Gao Pragmatic, the patrol officer, is somewhat different from those in the past. He...according to our intelligence It seems that he should be a confidant and favorite of the Ming Emperor, and there was a capable minister in their family before, who was a famous figure in the Ming Dynasty. He was posthumously posthumously named Wenzheng, so this Gao Pragmatic might also be the same as the previous patrol. According to the difference, if he insists on coming to Siming Mansion for inspection, I won’t find it strange."
Slender Fan commanded: "But the attitude of the Huang family seems wrong. From the intelligence we have received previously and the results of the recent investigation of Siming Mansion, Huang Zhiting, the eldest daughter of the Huang family, should be the real wife of the Huang family in Siming Mansion now." How could someone in power, given her status, treat the Guangxi Governor with ordinary courtesy?"
General Li pondered: "Your suspicion is indeed justified. I have not understood this. It stands to reason that the ownership of the Bazhai land is the most controversial issue in Guangxi officialdom. Both the Ming court and the chieftains of Liangjiang want to take it. This area was swallowed up. The Ming court hoped to completely transform this area that was always prone to rebellion, while the Liangjiang chieftains wanted to take this area to increase their own strength.
It happened that at this time, Liu Yao, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi who supported leaving Bazhai to the chieftains, was far away in Guangdong, and Zhang Ren, the governor of Guangxi who supported the establishment of exiled officials in the Bazhai area, was poisoned and was dying. Gao Pragmatic, the governor of Guangxi, became the governor of Guangxi. The Guangxi official who has the most say, plus he is the emperor's favorite, I suspect that he may have the final say on this matter - in this case, as long as Huang Zhiting is not confused, he should be given no matter what. High pragmatism and the highest standard of etiquette are appropriate, how can we treat him like an ordinary friend? "
The thin man thought for a while, and suddenly there was a hint of obscenity in his eyes, and said: "General Li, do you think there is such a possibility... Huang Zhiting is called the 'Flower of Zuojiang' by the chieftains and local people of Liangjiang. Known for her natural charm, could she be planning to seduce Gao Yingshi, thereby catching Gao Xunpang's affair with the chieftain, and threaten Gao Yingshi to side with the Huang family, and establish the land of Bazhai as chieftain, or even How about using people from the Huang family as local officials to guard the eight villages?"
After hearing this, General Li didn't think there was any possibility of this. He thought about it seriously, then frowned slightly and asked: "But as far as I know, Guangxi chieftains such as Cen Huang and others have been emphasizing their own power since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. She is of Han descent, and has even begun to learn Han ethics. After all, Huang Zhiting is also the eldest daughter of the prefect of Siming Prefecture, and is the person who actually holds power. She will be willing to surrender to Gao for the land of Bazhai, which is at most one state. Pragmatically, would you recommend yourself to be a pillow?"
"Haha, General Li, you may have forgotten a detail what the waiter said just now." Commander Fan chuckled: "The waiter said just now, 'The scholar is more than eight feet tall and very handsome.' Huh, Han. That's right. Since ancient times, my sister has loved to be pretty. This pragmatic girl has a high family background, is well-educated, and is said to be very rich. She is even the emperor's favorite. Huang Zhiting, the daughter of a chieftain who lives in a remote and wild place, wants to meet him. What's not to be happy about recommending oneself as a pillow? Man said that being pragmatic can help her get the land of the Eight Villages for the Huang family. Even if the land of the Eight Villages is not available, she might be happy!
General Li, don’t think that these chieftains claim to be of Han descent and start to learn ethics again. They do this just to gild their faces and make their rule more convenient and secure. In fact, the chieftains are still just chieftains. They It's impossible to really regard herself as a Han - otherwise, Huang Zhiting's father and brother are both alive and well, in what name does she hold power? Would the Han people allow such a thing to happen? This is just like if the prince is alive, can he get the princess's turn to be regent? "
Commander Fan's words convinced General Li, who nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, your analysis makes sense. After all, these chieftains are still children's chieftains. They just cover themselves with a fig leaf of Han ancestry." , in order to show the nobility of one’s family in front of the native people, rather than really treating oneself as a Han Chinese.”
He paused and thought thoughtfully: "In other words, is it possible that she really wants to do this?"
Commander Fan swallowed his saliva and sighed: "This reincarnation is really a great subject. Just like Gao Pragmatic, a little beauty from a big chieftain's family can throw himself into his arms for no reason. It's really It makes people hungry."
General Li chuckled and said: "Commander Fan, as long as our mission this time is successful, the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Dynasty will most likely face each other. Even if they can't fight, the Northern Dynasty will definitely concentrate its elite troops on the northern border.
Humph, after the death of the Puppet Qian King Mo Jingdian, no one in the Northern Dynasty army can be called a famous commander. At that time, the troops will be transferred to the north. With the talents and strategies of our court, how can we not seize the opportunity to attack the rebels in the north and conquer the rebels in one fell swoop? To wipe out the Mo family? When the time comes, Duke Liang will naturally be the biggest hero in rebuilding the world, but you and I will definitely have a special contribution, so what does a mere beauty in gold and silk mean? "
Unexpectedly, Commander Fan sighed and said with a bleak expression: "General Li, you have never seen Huang Zhiting. She is such a beautiful woman. How can any man not be tempted after seeing her? Especially, she is from the Huang family. The daughter of a powerful chieftain who has been in power for hundreds of years. General Li, think about it, if you can suppress such a beautiful and noble woman, it would be really..."
General Li had never met Huang Zhiting, so he naturally could not understand Commander Fan's feelings. He still laughed and said: "Since Commander Fan likes beauties of high status, why don't I help you mention it to Duke Liang when the time comes? Just pick one or two of the princesses and princesses of the Mo family in the Northern Dynasty."
Commander Fan thought to himself that I don't believe that the princesses and princesses of Mo Dynasty can be as beautiful as Huang Zhiting. But thinking about it, it would be nice to have a princess and princess to sleep with, so he laughed and thanked General Li for his kindness.
Seeing that he had finally been dealt with, General Li changed the subject and said, "Okay, now we have roughly guessed Gao Pingshi's intention of coming to Siming Mansion, and also guessed Huang Zhiting's plan. Next, we have to work hard Let’s make some calculations and see how we can find a way to provoke the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Dynasty into fighting each other.”
Even though Commander Fan was so lustful when he mentioned beautiful women, when it came to business matters, he could immediately organize his thoughts and concentrate. After listening to General Li's words, he thought for a while and said: "General Li, I always feel that the last time we attacked Zhang Ren, we did it too covertly. Otherwise, why has Ming Dynasty not responded at all until now? ?According to our original plan, we must let Ming clearly pin the murderer on Mo Maoqia."
Speaking of this matter, General Li also frowned, quietly glanced into the inner room, and sighed: "Maybe it is too hidden. Maybe Yao Gu is mysterious, and there are no people around Zhang Ren who know Yao Gu, so he can never find out. The reason and origin. We finally took advantage of the opportunity of the Northern Dynasty to send people on an envoy, and spent a lot of money to arrange the master into the envoy team. Unexpectedly, it ended up being an unsolved case. Maybe Zhang Ren still doesn’t know who he is. Why did he suddenly become seriously ill and dying?"
Commander Fan smiled mysteriously and said: "Master said that Zhang Ren is not dead yet. Someone must be using the life-changing method to induce the poison to him. However, no matter how the poison is induced, he can only live for about two months." , we can still find a way to remind Guilin within these two months... But this matter is not urgent now, Xiaguan suddenly had a better idea."
General Li's eyes lit up and he asked quickly: "What's your idea?"
Commander Fan pointed in the direction of the Siming Prefecture Magistrate's Office and said with a smile, "We can try to get an idea from the senior inspector."
It seemed that General Li was not very skilled in the business of conspiracy. He hesitated after hearing this: "There is no envoy from the Northern Dynasty now, how can we make a pragmatic idea?"
Commander Fan smiled and said: "Isn't he here to patrol? The patrol can't just live in the government office, he must come to the people. As long as he comes to the people, we will have something to think of."
"Commander Fan might as well tell you in detail, Li is all ears." General Li seems to be a good person, and his words fully gave Commander Fan face, which made Commander Fan feel happy.
Commander Fan said: "The simplest way is for us to pretend to be spies from the Northern Dynasty, pretend to have discovered Gao Pragmatic's identity, and then poison him and assassinate him."
General Li frowned and said: "Why do we still need to poison him? Can't we just get some weapons from the Northern Dynasty to kill him? If we poison him, then Ming Dynasty will not be able to find any clues. Then wouldn't our work be in vain? ?”
Commander Fan shook his head and said: "This time, the clues must be made more obvious, and people must know that it was the Bei Dynasty that succeeded... As for why it was necessary to use Xia Gu, and Xia Yao Gu, this is because once Ming Ting discovers that it is Yao Gu must immediately think of the Bazhai, so they will definitely implement the reform of the Bazhai, which will intensify the conflict between the Ming court and the chieftain. Once the conflict between the Ming court and the chieftain becomes intense, The Ming Dynasty will not be able to concentrate all its efforts on launching a war of annihilation against the Northern Dynasty, and we will not have to worry about luring the wolf into the house, but instead ending up with a magpie's nest occupied by a dove."
General Li immediately understood that although Commander Fan was not a good character, he thought about problems very comprehensively. No wonder he was sent to partner with him.
He immediately smiled and said: "Commander Fan has a clever plan. If this succeeds, I will personally ask for credit for you in front of Duke Liang!"
