Chapter 411 Weakness

"There are all kinds of things people say about Lord Qin outside. Some praise him, some sympathize with him, and some ridicule him." Xing Lun said calmly.

Song Jin remained calm after hearing this.

Xing Lun continued, "Wen Ge Lao scolded him in public at the court meeting, saying that he was unworthy of being a scholar, abandoned his wife and children, and had no moral integrity. Lord Qin is usually popular, and Dean Yan refuted him on the spot, but Lord Qin never defended himself."

Seeing that Song Jin still didn't speak.

Xing Lun changed his tone, "This is a case of a lack of moral integrity, and it is just a romantic affair. It will not affect Sir Qin's career. After all, Sir Qin has already been promoted to the position of Shangshu, and there is no more room for him to be promoted. He will probably join the cabinet in the future."

Xing Lun had been paying attention to Song Jin's expression. Seeing that she was indifferent, he secretly said, "Don't worry too much about Lord Qin. There are many people outside who envy him for his good fortune in getting a young lady from a marquisate for nothing."

Song Jin finally raised his eyelids and glanced at Xing Lun who was talking excitedly, "You talk too much today."

“Ahem…”

Xing Lun looked away awkwardly and changed the subject abruptly, "I'm just wondering what those people in the capital are thinking. They don't care about the war in the northwest and the rebellion in Jianning, but they have to focus on other people's gossip."

"Everyone is full and has nothing to do!"

Song Jin was almost about to say that Xing Lun was one of them.

Xing Lun pursed his lips and said, "I'm worried that the boss will be upset."

"There's nothing to worry about."

If Song Jin said that he wasn't sad, he would be deceiving himself. But it was impossible for him to commit suicide because of this. "If we are compatible, we can stay together. If not, we can break up. It's not a big deal."

Xing Lun lowered his eyes and looked down.

No more mention of the capital.

However, the rumors spread from outside, with the interest of those who like to gossip, are not real developments after all.

Although the capital city appears calm, it is actually experiencing turbulent waves. While people outside are talking about Qin Chi's romantic affairs, a brutal fight has broken out in a nunnery ten miles away from the capital city. That night, the nunnery was flooded with blood, and before dawn, a fire burned the nunnery to ashes, killing all the nuns and the thousands of rebels hiding in the nunnery.

Not only that, the same night.

The governor of the Grand Canal died in his own house, and his death was not very glorious, because he died of madness on horseback. This was almost a signal for Qin Chi to declare war on them.

For the first time in his life, Helian Kai did not get angry. "Kill Song Kuan and send his head to the Qin Mansion."

"My lord, you forgot that Song Kuan was imprisoned in the basement of the nunnery. The mechanism cannot be opened without a special key. Qin Qian'an burned down the nunnery. I'm afraid he is in great danger." Yan Jiangnan ran his fingers across the soft feathers on the feather fan, thinking that maybe he was really old and thought young people were too naive. He stood up and apologized to Helian Kai.

He made another mistake this time.

Yan Jiangnan added: "Qin Qi'an is a ruthless man. He first killed his father-in-law and then abandoned his wife and children. This way he has no soft threats. This man can be called a tyrant."

"No, Qin Qi'an has a soft threat!"

Helian Kai's voice was filled with disapproval, "Mr. Yan, it's been so long and you still haven't faced reality? You can't outsmart Qin Qi'an."

These words were like a punch that hit Yan Jiangnan's chest hard, leaving him speechless.

Helian Kai asked again: "Do you know where you lost?"

"I'd like to hear the details." Yan Jiangnan slowly straightened his back.

Helian Kai looked directly at Yan Jiangnan, and said with every word as sharp as a knife: "Sir, you care about the people of the world, but you are not as ruthless as Qin Qi'an."

He stood up suddenly, walked out onto the terrace, and looked at the imperial city in the distance.

Yan Jiangnan came and stood behind him.

Helian Kai looked towards the imperial city and said, "I just got some news. Do you know who Qin Qi'an is? He is my good brother in the northwest, the son of my missing eldest daughter. He is a farmer's son in Huizhou, but he has been carefully taught. My good brother hid himself so well that he not only concealed it from our spies, but also from the one in the palace."

"Qin Qian'an has known how to disguise himself since he was young. He has lived a poor life for more than ten years, and no one around him has discovered his true colors." Helian Kai knows very well that although these seem ordinary, others may not be able to do them, especially if the other party has the conditions to live a life of luxury with servants around him.

Just thinking about this kind of person is frightening.

Since Yan Jiangnan learned that Qin Chi was the grandson of Prince Rui, all the unreasonable things in the past suddenly made sense to him.

Helian Kai added: "Qin Qi'an knew about the raising of private soldiers several years ago. The account book lost in Fuzhou was in his hands, but he was so cruel that he did nothing."

At first glance, it sounds confusing.

In fact, if a normal person encountered a major incident of treason, he should have tried every means to expose the Liu family, but Qin Chi did not do that. Even today, when he entered the court and held a high position, he still did not produce the evidence.

Helian Kai should also be grateful to Qin Chi for this matter.

But he was not very friendly to Emperor Cheng of Ming.

Damaging the interests of Emperor Mingcheng was equivalent to undermining Prince Rui's foundation. Unfortunately, Qin Chi was Prince Rui's only grandson.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Yan Jiangnan always talks about things like "when a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer" and "living for the people". He always wants to seize the world at the lowest cost without starting a war. In Helian Kai's opinion, he is a little stupid because of reading too much, but as a superior, he will not expose it.

Helian Kai didn't know.

Yan Jiangnan actually did it in his previous life.

But in this life, the incident of Qin Chi occurred.

Compared to Yan Jiangnan, who was famous for his strategy and admired the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, Helian Kai might have agreed with him before, but now he was just the opposite. He preferred to fight violence with violence and would not even blink an eye when he stepped on corpses. He had been restrained by Yan Jiangnan over the years.

Now it seems that Helian Kai doesn't want to endure it anymore, "Sir, you have calculated and calculated, but in the end you still have to take the step of raising an army. From now on, you must obey my orders in everything."

"What does my lord want to do?"

"First, send someone to kill Qin Qi'an's wife and children." Helian Kai's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "No matter if he really wants to divorce or wants to use this opportunity to send his wife and children away from the capital, just kill them."

"This matter has nothing to do with the overall situation. My lord, please think twice."

Yan Jiangnan put up his sleeves and bowed deeply.

Helian Kai reached out to support him, but did not change his mind: "Sir, there is no need to persuade me. I know that this matter has nothing to do with the overall situation, but I cannot swallow this anger if I don't kill Qin Qi'an's spirit."

He immediately called in a trusted confidant and ordered him to take a hundred men to carry out the mission.

Seeing this, Yan Jiangnan stopped persuading him.

Helian Kai stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the imperial city.

No one knows better than him how painful it is to lose a loved one and a child. He once entered the East Palace, married his beloved woman as his concubine, had a smart eldest son, and a baby son. In just one night, he lost everything... More than 30 years have passed, and every time he thinks of them, he still feels heartbroken.

"Yan Jiangnan!"

Helian Kai said with hatred in his eyes: "Three days later, we will act at midnight."

Yan Jiangnan said respectfully: "Yes!"