The other party's behavior was a bit beyond Qi Zhen's expectations.
Let’s not mention whether the authenticity of Qi Zhen’s identity is questionable. Even if what they say is true, it is difficult to eliminate Tao Qian’s attack just by relying on their abilities.
So Kong Niao's posture was obviously a bit... over the top.
"Brother Gongxu, you must not do this." Kong Ming hurriedly stepped forward to help Kong Min up, with a calm smile on his face, and continued: "The two of us are here under the order of the Prime Minister, and we have come here to inform you in advance. , and I hope you can prepare early."
"Hey! I, the governor of Yuzhou, was recommended by Zhou Ao. I just hate Tao Qian and have quarrels with his family. Why bother with me?" Kong Min sighed with a bitter face.
"You are a minister who is valued by His Majesty. Under your rule, Yuzhou has achieved peace and prosperity and the people live and work in peace and contentment. It can be said that you have contributed a lot. The Prime Minister is also worried about whether there is any misunderstanding between the two of you, so he specially ordered me to Someone comes to mediate." Zhuge Liang continued.
"I wonder how the Prime Minister knew that Tao Qian coveted Yuzhou?" Kong Min asked doubtfully.
Qi Zhen watched Kong Niao's vivid performance while wondering how Kong Ming would answer this question.
Is Kong Min acting? of course.
It’s just hard to say how much of this performance is true and how false.
First of all, Kong Nian must have doubts about the identities of Qi Zhen and Qi Zhen. Maybe he had sent his soldiers to Luoyang to verify their identities just before coming here.
If the identities of Qi Zhen and Qi Zhen are false, then it goes without saying. But if the identities of the two are true, then the following question arises. How did Dong Zhuo know that Tao Qian was going to attack Yuzhou.
"The imperial court received a report from Tao Qian, saying that Kong Ni in Yuzhou was recruiting troops and expanding armaments at this time. He was preparing to rebel against the imperial court and support his troops to stand on his own feet. Tao Qian had received a great favor from the emperor, so he naturally had to prepare in advance, so he wanted to take the lead at this time. Attack Yuzhou, and you will cause chaos after all your soldiers are organized in the province." Zhuge Liang was talking eloquently, and this lie seemed to be true. Not to mention Kong Min, Qi Zhen listened as if it was true.
Kong Ni took a breath when he heard this and said angrily: "This Tao Qian's wild ambition is clearly using this as an excuse to plot against me in Yuzhou. God is so pitiful. If I, Kong Ni, have a disobedient heart, I will not deserve a good death!"
"Brother Gongxu said something serious. The imperial court naturally believes in your loyalty. Otherwise, it would not have just let the two of us come here to mediate. Instead, it would have directly sent troops to destroy you." Kong Ming said.
"Well, since Tao Qian is about to attack, how should I respond!? After all, my general in Yuzhou has few soldiers. Who is his opponent to Tao Qian? Once Tao Qian's army sets out, I'm afraid he will attack him in less than three days. I'm outside the city of Yuzhou, what should I do?" Kong Min said with a bitter face.
loyalty? As for the loyalty of others, Qi Zhen might still have a question mark in her heart, but when it comes to Kong Niao, she has absolutely no loyalty to Dong Zhuo.
At that time, Dong Zhuo listened to Zhou Ao's recommendation and appointed Kong Ni as the governor of Yuzhou in order to win people's hearts. However, when the eighteen princes attacked Dong, Kong Ni was one of the most active princes, shouting to help the Han Dynasty. , I wish I could eat its flesh and drink its blood.
The grass on the wall is so tight. At this time, Qi Zhen could naturally guess what Kong Niao was thinking. He simply believed what the two of them said, and at the same time sent spies to Luoyang and Xuzhou respectively. First, to find out the true identities of Qi Zhen and whether they were It is true that they are Dong Zhuo's secret envoys as they said. Secondly, they will find out whether Xuzhou is really preparing to attack the general at this time. If one of the two is inconsistent with what Qi Zhen and Qi Zhen said, they will have to pretend that these two are The thief who was the secret envoy was killed on the spot to serve as a warning to others.
It's just that Kong Niao is also wondering in his heart. If Qi Zhen and others are really deceiving the world and stealing their reputation, what are they planning when they come to the Governor's Mansion?
How could he have thought that Qi Zhen and Qi Zhen came here not for money but for him, the governor of Yuzhou?
"Brother Gongxu, don't be anxious. Tao Qian is still waiting for the court's order, and he won't call for a while. Now that we two understand the situation, the court will naturally not issue an order to allow Tao Qian to attack Yuzhou. Zhuge Liang chuckled, then pointed at Qi Zhen and said, "It's just that Tao Qian is deceiving the emperor by doing this. This gentleman always has to go to Xuzhou to see Tao Qian and ask him what he is doing." What do you want to do!”
At this point, Zhuge Liang flicked his sleeves and looked very angry, as if Tao Qian's behavior was too unbearable.
Qi Zhenxin said, just make it up. The devil went to Xuzhou. This Tao Qian was a rare honest man in the Three Kingdoms. It was because the generals and family members under him were so miserable that they caused him such misery.
Kong Niao thanked him repeatedly and said good things. According to Qi Zhen's opinion, he might just have to consider the two of them as godfathers.
A banquet was held in the mansion to entertain the two of them.
During the dinner, the wine was flowing, and Zhuge Liang said again: "Even if the two of us come to mediate, I'm afraid that Tao Qian is crazy and won't buy it, and will still insist on attacking. Brother Gongxu has to guard against it."
Qi Zhen almost cried out in joy. It's you who said that Tao Qian didn't dare to attack unless the imperial court issued an order. It's you who said that Tao Qian was mad and careless. You've made things so difficult for Governor Kong.
Among the people who could serve as governors in this dynasty, even though some would be a bit headstrong and some would be a bit militaristic, there would definitely be no fools.
But this time Kong Minhui really misunderstood, thinking that Zhuge Liang was asking for a bribe. After hearing this, he nodded understandingly and clapped his hands three times.
A servant brought in a neat plate of gold and placed it on Zhuge Liang's desk.
Zhuge Liang seemed shocked and said, "Brother Gongxu, what do you mean?"
"It's been a tiring journey all the way, so this is a little bit of my appreciation." Kong Min said with a smile, probably a lot of cursing in his heart.
"Absolutely not." Zhuge Liang seemed to suddenly understand that what he just said had misunderstood the other party, and then said: "What I mean is to prepare for a rainy day. I am not talented. I happened to have learned some military formation techniques. I wonder if Are you lucky enough to be able to advise Brother Gongxu at home?"
"This..." Kong Min hesitated.
"It doesn't matter. Brother Gongxu, there is no need to be embarrassed." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
Then Zhuge Liang glanced at Qi Zhen, which probably meant that I have almost finished the work in the world of the world, and this is the most I can do. The next thing depends on you.
Qi Zhen thanked Zhuge Liang for laying such a good foundation for her. She also knew that Kong Niao's attitude would not change too much until the identities of the two were confirmed. The next work in the underworld would have to be done by herself.
He called Kong Nian softly, and when the other party looked over, the Sharingan in both eyes had already opened, and his mental power followed his eyes and burst into Kong Nian's mind in the form of illusion.
The two toasted each other and drank it down in one gulp.
When he put down the wine glass again, Kong Min's eyes became a little blurred.
Qi Zhen naturally knew that the other party had fallen into his own illusion, but when Kong Ming saw this scene, he still praised Qi Zhen. It probably meant that how could there be such a magical power in the world? Qi Zhenxin said that your wife is not It's quite magical. I didn't understand the operation of Huamulin either.
Let’s not mention this matter for now. Next, Qi Zhen will make a preset in his mind based on the scene of the soldiers sent by Kong Miao to investigate. If only one soldier is sent, there will be only one preset scene. Luoyang and Xuzhou sent two soldiers, that is to say, two soldiers will return to the Governor's Mansion to report the investigation results.
During this process, Qi Zhen and Kong Ming had some differences of opinion, whether it was necessary to really let the soldier know the real information.
What Qi Zhen meant was to control the scouting soldiers before they left Yuzhou and let them get false information in the same way. The advantage of this was that the soldiers would truthfully feedback the false information they got to Kong Niao. In this way Qi Zhen doesn't even need to preset the scene in Kong Ni's mind in the follow-up. There are also disadvantages. If someone else reports, Kong Ni will find that these two people have never left Yuzhou at all.
Zhuge Liang's intention was to let one or two soldiers go to Xuzhou or Luoyang to investigate the news. He only needed to make some moves when the other party reported back to Kong Niao, and then the plan was completed.
After all, how to give feedback is a subordinate’s problem, and how to handle it is a supervisor’s problem.
Both options have advantages and disadvantages, and neither of them can completely guarantee that the other party will not find out the clues, and they are not foolproof.
It didn't take long for Qi Zhen to decide to adopt Kong Ming's opinion, because what Kong Ming just said was right. Although he would not go to Xuzhou, he would always have to leave Yuzhou City. In the end, these matters had to be left in Kong Ming's hands and left to him. Do it yourself.
After Kong Niao drank a few more glasses of wine in front of the air, he found that Qi Zhen and Kong Ming were really drunk. They seemed to be able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. He also gave up with a wry smile.
I don't know what he and Qi Zhen said during the illusion to make them so happy.
"Two worthy brothers, please stay at the Governor's Mansion at this time. We will talk tomorrow." Kong Min said with a smile: "Come, please take these two distinguished guests down to rest."
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Qi Zhen said with fists clasped.
A servant led the two of them to the guest room to rest. The moment the two of them disappeared from sight, the smile on Kong Min's face disappeared and he said softly: "Come here."
The butler who opened the door for Qi Zhen walked into the room and replied softly: "My lord."
"Send someone to Luoyang and Xuzhou quickly to verify the identity of the two people and their movements in Xuzhou. There must be no mistakes." Kong Min said with narrowed eyes.
"As ordered." The butler slowly retreated.
Kong Niao looked outside the door and slowly fell into deep thought.
