Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

But after all, he has followed Qin Wenyuan for too long, and Xu Gou's ability to think in jumping terms has also greatly improved.

So after a moment of hesitation, he said, "Two people have already responded, but the others seem to be wary of us approaching them rashly, and have not responded yet."

Qin Wenyuan was not surprised at all, and said calmly: "It's normal. I was staying at home well, and suddenly a big pie fell on me. No matter who it is, they will be alert, let alone someone I value."

He picked up a cinnabar pen and drew a big cross at the end of a file.

This shows that he does not agree with the clues and trial results in the files and directly rejects the retrial.

He closed the file and threw it aside with a blank expression, showing no awareness that he had thrown a huge problem to the local official.

He pulled out a file and continued, "Who responded?"

Xu Gou looked at Qin Wenyuan and said, "One is Xue Rengui from Hedong. He was originally a fireman in the military camp. It seems that some people above him are suppressing him."

"He has great ambitions but it is difficult to achieve them, so our people contacted him secretly and told him that you, Master, think highly of him and that you would entrust him with important tasks as long as he comes. After considering it for two days, he gave us a reply."

"What answer?" Qin Wenyuan said without raising his head.

Xu Gou took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I will never forget your kindness, but as long as you give me orders, I will not be afraid of life or death!"

The cinnabar pen in Qin Wenyuan's hand suddenly paused at this moment.

He raised his head, leaned back, looked at the dog with a smile, and said, "What do you think of him?"

Xu Gou said: "I have not had direct contact with him, but the shadow guard who secretly contacted Xue Rengui gave Xue Rengui great affirmation, saying that the commander in the military camp was a fool, otherwise, Xue Rengui might have been famous now."

"He also said..."

Xu Gou smiled and said, "He said we really found a treasure."

Qin Wenyuan laughed: "Xue Rengui is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty. Since he replied in this way, it has already shown his intentions."

"Go tell him to set off quickly and not waste his time in the military camp."

"Then……"

Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes and said, "This time, all nations are coming to pay tribute. Your Majesty has allowed me to mobilize 3,000 elite soldiers to prepare for any emergency."

"Xu Gou, have him go to Lantian County secretly and take control of my temporary 3,000 elite soldiers. Then wait for my orders."

"Perhaps soon..."

Qin Wenyuan said meaningfully: "The name of Hedong Xue Rengui will soon be known throughout Chang'an and even the entire Tang Dynasty."

Xu Gou was slightly shocked, but he had no doubt about his young master's words.

Although the young master used the word "maybe", Xu Gou believed that as long as his young master said it, it would definitely become a fact.

So... Xue Rengui is really lucky. He is about to achieve something right after following the young master.

Whether it’s him or Sishe, didn’t they all follow Qin Wenyuan for a long time before they gained some fame in public?

This made him unable to stop sighing about Xue Rengui, and even felt a little envious.

It is really an honor for Xue Rengui to be so valued and promoted by his own young master. Could it be that Xue Rengui saved the world in his previous life?

Otherwise, why would his young master look at him differently?

In other words, Qin Wenyuan didn’t know Xu Gou’s thoughts, otherwise he might really nod and tell Xu Gou... Xue Rengui really saved the Tang Dynasty. After Li Jing and others grew old, Xue Rengui became the pillar of the Tang Dynasty.

If it weren't for Xue Rengui, the Tang Dynasty might have really been in danger.

And it is precisely because Qin Wenyuan knows how great a bright future Xue Rengui will have that he values ​​Xue Rengui so much.

Otherwise, given Qin Wenyuan's personality, how could Xue Rengui possibly catch his eye before he had demonstrated his value?

Qin Wenyuan put a check mark after this file, indicating that he agreed with the clues and handling results in the file.

Then he threw the file aside.

He took another file and asked, "Where's the other person?"

Xu Gou calmed down and said, "The other person is Chu Suiliang."

"Chu Suiliang?"

One of the Four Great Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty!

In history, after Li Shimin's death, he assisted the new emperor together with Zhangsun Wuji.

It can be said that his ultimate power was even higher than Fang Xuanling’s.

This is a very awesome person!
It was only because he was born before the Sui Dynasty that there were some twists and turns in the middle, and he kept a low profile for a while before he was reused by Li Shimin.

However, this period was the lowest point in Chu Suiliang's life, so Qin Wenyuan seized this opportunity and extended an olive branch to Chu Suiliang.

"How did he respond?" Qin Wenyuan asked.

Speaking of Chu Suiliang, Xu Gou's expression was somewhat complicated. He said, "Chu Suiliang has clearly retired to the mountains and forests and become a commoner, but he has no respect for our shadow guards' coming."

"Then the shadow guard explained his purpose, and Chu Suiliang put forward a condition. He would only come if the young master agreed to it."

"condition?"

Qin Wenyuan was really curious. What conditions would a person like Chu Suiliang put forward when faced with his recruitment?
Xu Gou's expression became more complicated. He took a deep breath, looked at Qin Wenyuan carefully, and said, "Master, I'll tell you, please don't be angry..."

"Don't talk nonsense. Tell me what the conditions are."

"He said……"

Xu Gou said: "He said, Master, you have to promise him the position of Dali Temple Shaoqing, and let His Majesty agree to let him become Dali Temple Shaoqing, then he will come out of seclusion to join you, otherwise... he won't come out of seclusion!"

Xu Gou was afraid that Qin Wenyuan would be angry, so he hurriedly said, "Master, these talented people have strange personalities. Even Zhuge Liang from the Three Kingdoms was also strange. So Master, please don't--"

"Hahaha!"

Before Xu Gou could finish his words, he was interrupted by Qin Wenyuan's laughter.

This made Xu Gou stunned for a moment.

He couldn't help but look at Qin Wenyuan, and saw that Qin Wenyuan was really happy, not laughing out of anger, which made him puzzled.

"Master, why are you so happy?"

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "Xu Gou, you don't understand why Chu Suiliang proposed this condition."

"Why?" Xu Gou said blankly.

Qin Wenyuan said meaningfully: "He is not proposing conditions at all, but showing me his ability! He is telling me that I, Qin, was right to choose him, and he will not let me down!"

"what???"

The dog has a question mark on his forehead.

This is clearly a condition!
How come it becomes a display of ability here, young master?
What happened?
Seeing Xu Gou's puzzled look, Qin Wenyuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "Xu Gou, do you know what position I have prepared for Chu Suiliang?"

Xu Gou shook his head. How could he know that? Could he guess what his young master was thinking?
Qin Wenyuan said, "This time, all nations have come to pay tribute, and my wife is His Majesty... ahem, because of these things, His Majesty has given me, Qin, great power, including the appointment of certain official positions, without hesitation."

"At present, Bai Yanguan is about to retire and return home. The Dali Temple has lost our eyes. The Dali Temple has also been looking for a new Shaoqing. They are very tired during this period, but they haven't found a suitable candidate for Shaoqing. That's why... I asked you to go find Chu Suiliang."

"The Dali Temple is a special agency. It is easier to get things done if we have people inside."

"That is to say, I originally wanted to ask His Majesty to grant Chu Suiliang the position of Junior Official of the Dali Temple, because only he can make me feel at ease. I can be assured of his ability, his character, and his loyalty."

"Similarly, he will also bring us intelligence."

"so……"

Qin Wenyuan looked at Xu Gou and said, "Chu Suiliang deduced this through his own ability, so he proposed such a condition, mainly to tell me about his ability."

"Tell me, I, Qin, was right in choosing him! He is fully capable of being the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty!"

Xu Gou was stunned for a long time before he suddenly realized.

So that’s it!
Chu Suiliang figured out the reason why the young master was looking for him...

Then, respond like this!
This……

Xu Gou couldn't help but sigh, do these intellectuals like to take detours when doing things?

Can't you just tell us?

It makes me so confused!

Xu Gou took a deep breath and said, "Then Master... can we take Chu Suiliang over?"

........................

Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes, but shook his head and said, "Chu Suiliang is a little dishonest. A response like Xue Rengui's is the most appropriate one!"

"But he refused to do so and played the same trick on me, Qin. He was testing me in different ways to see if I could understand what he meant."

"In that case, as the saying goes, it's impolite not to reciprocate. He's testing me, so how can I not test him?"

Qin Wenyuan suddenly took out a piece of white paper, picked up the brush, thought for a moment, and then quickly started writing.

Before long, he had filled a piece of paper.

Qin Wenyuan folded the paper, put it in an envelope, and sealed it with wax.

Afterwards, he handed the letter to Xu Gou and said, "Have someone deliver the letter to Chu Suiliang as quickly as possible and tell Chu Suiliang that if he can complete the task in the letter, I will do my best to fight for him the position of Junior Official of the Dali Temple."

"But if it can't be completed, I need someone to serve tea and water. Ask him if he can do it."

Xu Gou: "..."

Isn’t this gap too big?
He couldn't help but say, "Master, will this... make Chu Suiliang angry?"

Qin Wenyuan said with a smile: "Xu Gou, you underestimate Chu Suiliang's broad mind. Moreover, you also underestimate his ambition. If he is really so petty, he would not respond to me."

"Go and tell him for now, and tell him that I'm in Chang'an with good news about him."

Seeing Qin Wenyuan's calm and composed expression, Xu Gou thought about it and nodded.

Then he took the letter and left quickly.

Qin Wenyuan leaned back, looking at the blue sky outside through the window. At this moment, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Chu Suiliang came at the right time. I was originally worried that I couldn't find a suitable person to act as an eye in the Dali Temple. Now it's all right..."

He narrowed his eyes slightly: "The last two chess pieces of the Ten Thousand Nations Coming to Pay Homage are also in place."

…………

Time flies, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three days, it can be said that the Parliament of All Nations has made no progress at all.

Although the Parliament of All Nations was convened as usual, most people remained silent. Even if some suggestions were put forward, no one responded in the end.

This makes these three days, in the eyes of the Dog, seem like a complete waste of time.

But his young master looked calm and indifferent, as if he didn't care about wasting these three days.

This made the Dog feel a little annoyed.

This day, afternoon.

Today's Parliament of Nations once again ended without any gain.

Seeing Qin Wenyuan not taking it seriously at all, Xu Gou couldn't help but said, "Master, excuse me for saying something, but why don't you say anything? The Council of Nations has been wasting time these days! Why don't you do something else with this time?"

Xu Gou really felt sorry for Qin Wenyuan’s time being wasted like this.

Qin Wenyuan glanced at Xu Gou and said with a smile: "What? Can't you help it?"

The dog nodded sullenly.

Qin Wenyuan suddenly laughed and said, "That's about it."

"What?" Xu Gou was stunned.

Qin Wenyuan said: "Even you, the organizer, can't bear it anymore, then these envoys who have traveled thousands of miles to come to our Tang Dynasty must have reached their limit of endurance."

"They took so much trouble to come to our Tang Dynasty, not to waste time. Do you think that only my time is valuable, and their time is not valuable?"

The Dog seems to be deep in thought.

Qin Wenyuan glanced at Xu Gou and said calmly: "Those who can serve as envoys in this country are not simple figures. You can tell by looking at their identities. Qihela is the Turkic prince, the future successor to the Turkic Khan, and has the same status as the prince of my Tang Dynasty!"

"Aguda, the eldest prince of Tiele, is said to be ready to be appointed as the successor by Tiele Khan! Anthony, the prime minister of the Arab Empire, has the same status as Lord Fang and Lord Zhangsun!"

"So you think their time is not valuable? Do you think they will feel good if there is no progress in these three days? After all, they were the ones who pushed forward this Council of Nations."

"As a result, after so many days, there is still no harvest. If we are to talk about anxiety, they are more anxious than us."

When Xu Gou heard Qin Wenyuan's words, his mind suddenly became much clearer.

His heart moved, and he said: "If that's the case, then why are they still..."

"Still wasting time here?"

Qin Wenyuan continued with a smile.

Xu Gou nodded quickly.

Qin Wenyuan chuckled, raised his head and looked at the fiery red sunset in the west, and said calmly: "Because they haven't made a decision yet. Have you forgotten the two paths I told you about before? Choosing which path will make a huge difference to them."

“The impact could be huge!”

(End of this chapter)