Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1443
The dispute that took place in the Longteng camp ended with Sun Fudu being deprived of his post and imprisoned, and Zu Qing's salary cut with a cane.

With such a punishment, it seems that both parties are to be blamed, only the severity is different.But it was true that Sun Fudu was dismissed, and immediately the Lord Jie replaced Sun Fudu with Hu Yansheng, the general of the Huns, to take charge of the army.After Zu Qing was whipped, his actions were almost unaffected, and he continued to manage the defense of Lord Shangguiyuan.As for the so-called salary reduction, the officials of Jie Kingdom have not known what salary is for a long time.

The reason why Shi Hu treats each other so favorably is not that he is more intimate and trusting of Zu Qing.In fact, in his heart, the veteran Sun Fudu has proved his loyalty through years of combat performance, and he was also an important helper Shi Hu had prepared for Shi Bin, who was about to return to China to take charge of the Sixth Army.

But because of this, Shi Hu was even more angry at Sun Fudu's provocative behavior against Zu Qing.Previously, he used the assassination of the Longteng Camp as an excuse to purge the Sixth Army and strengthen control. Now that the turmoil has not completely passed, the generals he promoted have revealed dissension. This is tantamount to challenging his authority!

What's more, although Sun Fudu is loyal, brave and reliable, he is far worse than what Zu Qing can play now.Even though the state of Jie is now in critical condition, there are still many brave warriors.As for Zu Qing, a rising upstart, he is a key figure carefully selected by Shi Hu who can connect with several forces. Naturally, his importance is far greater than that of a reckless man like Sun Fudu.

After this episode, Zu Qing's prestige in the army inevitably increased.Even before the new general Hu Yansheng entered the army to perform his duties, several Chinese army commanders who originally belonged to Sun Fudu's subordinates came to express their goodwill, lest they be regarded as Sun Fudu's henchmen and be punished. The oppression of Zu Qing, the upstart in the middle school of the royal family.

Even Zhang Hao, who rushed to Longteng Camp to meet him later, took the initiative to go to Zu Qing to praise him after learning about it: "A man should act like this, every kindness must be repaid, and all grievances must be repaid! Sun Fudu is just an old gangster in Huzhong, who dares to disregard the dignity of my son-in-law, he is really asking for his own death!"

It is not worth Zhang Jackal's excitement that a single Sun Fu will suffer.What really made him happy was seeing the struggle and loss of control among these so-called confidants of the Chinese army. If it is said that the previous contact with Zu Qing in the house still required doubts about whether the lord instructed him, then this time The outbreak of conflict between Zu Qing and Sun Fudu could never be inspired by the Lord.

Zhang Jie was happy to see that his son-in-law could show strong autonomy, which meant that Zu Qing had his own demands and ideas, not just a puppet in the master's hands.

Moreover, in the event of a frontal conflict, Zu Qing can completely suppress the veteran Sun Fudu. The more powerful he is in the authority of the Chinese army, the more effective he can be if he can be pulled into his own camp. big.

However, Zhang Jack also stated later that in order to avoid going too far, the original plan to kick out another general of the Chinese army, Lord Shi Cheng, was not feasible for the time being, otherwise it would inevitably arouse even greater resentment from the Lord.

Zu Qing didn't show any disappointment or dissatisfaction about this. Today, he can be said to have entered the scope of power struggle at the highest level in the Jie Kingdom, and he has a more comprehensive understanding of Jie Lord Shi Hu and veterans like Zhang Jack profound.He beat up Sun Fudu before, and the result also proved his correct understanding of the power ecology of Jie country. This harvest undoubtedly doubled his confidence.

Zhang Jackal's retreat in front of the battle was nothing more than a kind of sternness. He had been suppressed by Shi Hu's series of actions in the previous turmoil and frightened him.At the same time, it also shows that he is still full of distrust for Zu Qing, and he is unwilling to pay any price or take any risks for Zu Qing to fight for power.

Zu Qing is very satisfied with the current situation.Although he is still a pawn in the hands of the powerful, he can get the opportunity to observe closely, and can see that these big figures who are still famous in the country are far from being as powerful as they appear on the outside. High position, once these weaknesses are grasped and exploited, they will be even more powerless to resist.

For example, when Shi Hu went out of the tent to reprimand Sun Fudu, he inadvertently showed physical weakness.However, Zu Qing did not intend to share this information with Zhang Jackal. Firstly, what he had observed was just a clue, and there was no conclusive evidence. Second, he hadn't figured out what goal he could achieve with this matter.

On the way back to the garden, Shi Hu first entered the Huguo Fawang Temple, where he paid homage to the golden body of the Great Monk Fotucheng. He planned to pray for seven days and hold a New Year's celebration here.In the process of praying for blessings, the Imperial Guards of the Chinese Army were sent to call Zhaoyi Liu and his youngest son Shi Shi into the Huguo Temple to pray for relief.

In this way, it was an obvious signal, and subsequent orders, large and small, revealed Shi Hu's intentions more clearly.

In the past few days, the forces of the Jin family in Xindu City have been severely suppressed.In particular, senior officials above Jiuqing in the imperial court, almost all those from the Jin family were spared, either they were killed or imprisoned.Corresponding to the severe weakening of the power of the Jin people, the Xiongnu Tuge lineage was revived.

Aside from Hu Yansheng, the general of the Chinese army who replaced Sun Fudu before, there are several servants and other officials who were born in various dignitaries. General Wuwei of the Sixth Army.If these dignitaries can echo and unite with each other, Weiran will become a new force in the country.

Under the tide of the strong rise of the remnants of Tu Ge, there is another imperial edict, that is, the prince Shi Zun finally got some favor after being neglected, and was named the King of Gaoyi.

However, now that King Zhangwu Shi Bin has to be awarded the title of General and Prince Shi Shi is awarded the title of King of Zhongshan, no one would think that the prince Shi Zun has any possibility of making a comeback.

Even if Shihu divided Changshan, Zhaojun, Julu, and Zhongshan into Xingzhou, and granted Shi Zun the governor of Xingzhou, it is obvious that Shi Zun still has no possibility of getting involved in the military power or even the big position in the country. will not be noticed.

On New Year's Day, the Capricorn Lord Shihu held a banquet at the Huguo Temple. Although Zhang Ju, the governor of Youzhou, and Shi Bin, the king of Zhangwu, were still on the way, and a group of high-ranking Jin officials were suppressed and absent, some The elders of the country, including Zhang Jackal, together with the elders of the clan and slaughtered the new nobles, the celebration was still full of vibrancy and excitement.

Of course, there will be no more expected awards ceremony, but no one dares to bring up this topic now.

The ministers, officials and nobles at the meeting all made small progress, among which the most important appointments were Zhongshan King Shi Shi as Shangshuling, Da Shanyu, Jizhou Governor, Zhangwu King Shi Bin Jin as King Yan and General, and Youzhou Governor Zhang Jujin as Taiwei , The leading general, Wuyi Wang Shijian was transferred to the title of Hejian King, the governor of Youzhou, the general of the town army Zhang Jackal and the Taifu and led the Shangshu, Sikong Li Nong added Sima, and the governor of the state.

After New Year's Day, except for the important ministers who were still on the way or in Zhenyao to receive the edict, the rest of the rewarded ministers gathered at the Huguo Temple to kowtow for their kindness.

Huguo Fawang Temple is larger than the unfinished Forbidden Garden. In addition to the grand ceremony for enshrining the golden body of the great monk Buddha, there are also the Sutra Pavilion in the East, the Buddhist Hall in the West Hall, the front and rear stupas, and the Precepts Court, covering a vast area. , There are many buildings.Even though all the ministers gathered here, they still didn't feel cramped.

The guardians of Huguo Temple are a total of 2 people from the Chinese Army, Wuwei, and Longxiang. The upstart Zu Qing is the second only to the clan Shicheng. Lord Shang Shihu's concubines and children, as for the Liu family who has been promoted to noble concubine and Zhongshan King Shi Shi, live with the Lord Shang Shihu in the West Hall.

The other important ministers in the country were attracted most of the attention by many edicts and changes in status. Zu Qing, as the general of the Chinese army, naturally knew more about the secrets of the palace.

In fact, before New Year's Day, Zu Qing noticed a sign of something strange.Originally in the Longteng camp, the Chinese army was ordered to return to the Forbidden Garden for overnight duty, and half of the soldiers under Zu Qing's command had already entered the garden, but they suddenly received an order to return to the Fangguo Temple.

Of course, according to Jiezhu Shihu's consistent style of adoring Buddha and being close to sycophants, it cannot be concluded that there is a mystery hidden in this order.However, when Shihu, the Capricorn master, came to Huguo Temple, the Chinese army received orders to return to the Forbidden Garden several times, but often there were new orders to stay put and stand by.

If it is the third one, Zu Qing has to be suspicious.It's a pity that it was probably because of the previous conflict with Sun Fudu in the Longteng camp. Although Shi Hu didn't punish him severely, he seemed to have grown wary and stopped letting him follow him.

During the period when Shi Hu lived in Huguo Temple, Shi Cheng, the clan clan, was always in charge of the affairs of the policemen in the West Temple.

So although Zu Qing is also known as the general of the Chinese Army Suwei, in fact, he has no chance to accompany him except after the grand ceremony on New Year's Day.And if you can't drive close, you can't see the details. Although you have a certain guess in your heart, you suffer from no evidence.

Unable to grasp the actual evidence, Zu Qing was lucky enough to survive the assassination incident at the Longteng Camp. He has a deep understanding of Shihu's cunning and ruthlessness, so naturally he dared not act rashly for fear of revealing his own ambitions.

However, although he himself was too conspicuous, he secretly told his confidantes about this doubt, and ordered them to investigate carefully in private.But this night, just as Zu Qing returned to his dorm after sleeping in the patrol camp, someone from his confidant hurriedly knocked on the door and entered.

After the general entered, he took out a wrapped cloth bag from his arms, and after opening layers, Zu Qing found that it was a mass of dark soil: "This is it?"

"Under the cornerstone of the pagoda on the north side of the west hall, there are mostly newly turned earthy colors, and the servants are secretly on duty as soldiers, and they dig inside at night..."

Hearing this, Zu Qing's face suddenly turned serious. He picked up a little bit of soil dust and twisted it lightly in his hands. After the soil grains were twisted away, a strong smell of medicinal soup came straight to his nose: "Okay, good! Very! Two things, continue to ambush in Tallinn, find an opportunity to arrest a man from the West Palace, and tell Zhang Jackal to find me for a secret meeting at a suitable time!"

(End of this chapter)