Xiao Rong could never figure out Han Qing's thoughts, and all his attention was focused on Han Qing's intentions, so he overlooked one thing.
That is how Han Qing convinced Huang Yanjiong, and how he knew that Huang Yanjiong was an extremely cruel person who did not care about the lives of ordinary people.
After all, only Xiao Rong knew Huang Yanjiong's true character. Han Qing chose Huang Yanjiong in a very short time and used such drastic means. He must know who Huang Yanjiong is, otherwise he would not be so bold.
In other words, Han Qing has a helper, a helper who knows Huang Yanjiong very well.
This helper can no longer return to Huang Yanjiong. Huang Yanjiong doesn't even know that Han Qing knows this helper. He wants to seize the last chance of his life to rise to the top, but he doesn't know that his fate has been determined by the people of Qingfeng Sect and his former subordinates. …………
In Jinling City, the news that Wang Xinyong had returned to the north spread. Most people didn't care about this matter, but those who had something to hide became anxious.
Those who had made up their minds had already sent letters to Wang Xinyong. Some even sent their family members or subordinates to meet Wang Xinyong in person. However, these people did not hold high official positions, and it was precisely because of this that they were able to readily decide to defect to the new dynasty.
But this person is different. His official title is General of Chariots and Cavalry, the second rank. Among all the military generals in the entire Yong Dynasty, he ranks third. If we use the analogy of the Zhenbei Army, his position in Nanyong is equivalent to Jian Qiao in the Zhenbei Army.
But in terms of loyalty, he could never compare with Jian Qiao. He also wanted to join the Zhenbei Army, but he knew himself well. He got this official position by virtue of the title. His surname was Sun, and he was the nephew of Sun Renluan.
Nephew, his father is Sun Renluan’s younger brother from the same mother.
The Sun family has strict family education, but few of the direct descendants can be supported, and only the side branches and illegitimate children can stand out. He is also one of the mediocre ones. When something big happens, Sun Renluan will not call him to the meeting. The reason why he was able to get a second-rank official is because Sun Renluan thinks he is okay, at least he doesn't cause trouble, and Sun Renluan needs someone to share the military power. Although the Shen family army is owned by Shen Yangrui alone, the army composed of children from aristocratic families in Jinling has more people. Children from aristocratic families are garbage in Xiao Rong's eyes, but not in Sun Renluan's eyes. No matter how useless they are, they can represent each family after standing up.
Sun Renluan needs them to support and help him.
So this person plays a role in taking a stand, and once there is a situation that requires different opinions, he can cast a dissenting vote.
He knew his own worth and that his last name was too sensitive, so others could contact Wang Xinyong, but he didn't dare. He was afraid of being discovered by the people in Jinling, and he was also afraid that his status would decline after he defected. He wanted to keep his current official position. Even in the new dynasty, he still wanted to be a second-rank general who could only do nothing. ...
It sounds quite incredible, but that's what he really thinks, and he is working hard to make it happen.
After Sun Renluan fell, he suddenly became Sun Shannu's most trusted person. This was not because he and Sun Shannu had the deepest blood relationship, nor because Sun Shannu was so blind in this regard, but because he saved Sun Shannu's precarious reputation. Because of the food and grass issue, the entire court was in an uproar, and some people demanded a thorough investigation of what was going on. As one of the culprits behind the scenes, Sun Shannu was of course afraid.
At the most critical moment, the nephew suddenly said that he had a friend who was willing to donate grain to solve the urgent needs of the court, and he himself was willing to donate all the grain in his home. Although they could only donate 3,500 hu together, as long as they had this grain, the empress dowager would no longer have to be oppressed by the oppressors, and the whole of Jinling would be grateful for the empress dowager's selflessness.
What he said was that he wanted to give the credit for donating the grain to Sun Shannu. Sun Shannu was very surprised. She didn't even ask these people why they had so much grain. Anyway, the noble families were all rich, and no one knew how much they had hidden privately.
Thanks to his merit of donating grain, this man was able to move around the palace without restrictions, and gained more and more power. Normally, most people would have become arrogant at this time, after all, the Zhenbei Army was for the future, and the authority given by the empress dowager was for the present.
But he was not affected at all. He was still thinking about continuing to work hard in the new dynasty. When he heard that Wang Xinyong had left, he immediately became anxious and hurried back to look for his new retainers.
Retainers and staff are the same thing. They give advice to their masters, and their masters provide them with protection and a future.
But this new retainer was extraordinary, because he brought the 3,500 hu of grain. He claimed to be a noble from Jian'an, and found that the world was going to be in chaos, so he had to find a backer to protect himself. He actually wanted to join the Zhenbei Army, after all, the Zhenbei Army could win at a glance, but he couldn't go to the north with his valuables and food, so after observing for many days, he felt that General Sun was the person he was looking for, and he was willing to help General Sun escape from the inevitable death. After joining the Zhenbei Army, he also wanted to continue to work for General Sun. ...
Almost every word he said touched the heart of this man. The Zhenbei Army would definitely win and Jinling would definitely lose. His surname was Sun and he had no skills, so he probably wouldn't survive. He just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life, so why was it so difficult?
After a heart-to-heart talk, this man was completely brainwashed. He was not smart to begin with, and he thought he had grabbed the last straw. Of course, he was unwilling to let it go. As the situation became more and more serious, this man was under tremendous mental pressure. After meeting this retainer, he was trained to death. He said he wanted to serve, but was reluctant to take any action. This went on for many days. After finally confirming that this man would not do anything bad, the retainer told him his plan.
Then he fainted from shock. …………
After waking up, he was still in a daze. He never expected that this powerful family was even more cruel than the aristocratic families!
He, he actually wanted to lure the King of Zhenbei here himself and then open the city gate!
This would indeed be a great achievement, the King of Zhenbei would never kill him again, and he wouldn't have to stick to being a second-rank official anymore. He would probably have no problem asking for a throne of a different surname. But, but this is too dangerous!
The thing that General Sun was most worried about was that he would die after being discovered. As for being called a traitor by people, he was not worried about that. Sun Renluan had controlled the government for so many years that others did not dare to scold Sun Renluan, so they could only scold him as a second choice. He did not care about that at all. ...
From this we can see that this person really has no sense of shame, and it is right to choose him to brainwash.
He didn't mind opening the city gate, so the rest was naturally nothing. After dispelling these concerns, he began to act. He gained the trust of Empress Dowager Sun, arranged his own people in the palace, and replaced the city gate officer. The next step should be to lure her, but the doorman never let him act. Until today when he ran back to find him, the doorman smiled and nodded at him.
“The time has come.”
Upon hearing this, his face twitched with excitement, and then he went back to the palace again. He wanted to steal the imperial seal.
When he entered the palace, he bumped into a young eunuch. The eunuch was knocked to the ground, but he did not immediately kneel down to apologize. Instead, he ran away with a pale face. He looked very guilty. However, General Sun felt even more guilty than him, so naturally he could not bother with him.
When he arrived at the place, he waited for a long time before finally the male favorite named Tan'er started to act up again. Sun Shannu was called away. The room was small, and when she left, everyone else followed. At this time, only two palace maids were left.
Well, Sun Shannu was not confident in the people originally employed by Sun Renluan, and she was not used to being surrounded by eunuchs, so she replaced the servants with palace maids.
There was nothing wrong with the palace maids, but they had never been exposed to political affairs and they didn't know that they were supposed to stay here all the time, so General Sun easily sent them all away.
When he was the only one left, he immediately took out a piece of yellow rattan paper used exclusively by the emperor, and then lightly stamped it with the imperial seal.
After stealing the paper and returning home, he first gave it to the retainer. Watching the retainer quickly write a letter for help on it, he couldn't help but ask a question: "Mr. Zhou, why is the time coming today?"
The retainer, Zhou Liang, whom he had not seen for a long time, was a little impatient, but he still answered the man's question: "Because the world will be in chaos."
General Sun: “…”
Mr. Zhou always spoke briefly, and his way of speaking was so ethereal that he didn't dare to ask more questions.
After writing the letter, he sent someone to deliver it, wondering if things would go smoothly afterwards. He didn't even notice someone speeding towards him.
He was a palace guard. He anxiously told General Sun that the Queen Mother summoned him. Something happened in the south. Huang Yanjiong, the governor of Jianning, and He Gao, the king of Nankang, were plotting a rebellion together. The Queen Mother was furious. "You should go into the palace and take a look!"
General Sun was shocked when he heard the guard's words.
Mr. Zhou is able to foresee the future, he is truly a genius of our time!
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