Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 113

Chapter 113 In The Same Boat
“Of course I can’t bear it.” Quan Wanji looked out of the window at Qiushuang Blue Sky with his hands cut off and said leisurely, “Although I have only been in King Wu’s Mansion for less than a year, I have already had a deep relationship with His Highness Prince King Wu.” Although he respected me and was afraid of me, and even hated me and hated me a little, and sometimes he wanted to kill me with a single saber in his anger, he would always listen to me afterwards. If there is a Lord like this, what can I ask for? Your Highness King Wu, you actually know your kindness to me. Moreover, we are enemies and good friends, teachers and students as well as close friends. Moreover, His Highness King Wu was exceptionally intelligent and talented. Although he had occasionally made minor mistakes, his flaws could not be concealed. He was definitely not comparable to the Crown Prince. “How can I bear to let King Wu suffer the Crown Prince’s implication?”

“Sir, I admire you for your great righteousness.” Qin Mubai bowed sincerely.

Unexpectedly, Quan Wanji was still a person with a temperament. What he said just now was perfectly reasonable, and it was obvious that it came from the bottom of his heart.

Quan Wanji paced back and forth in the room with his hands crossed behind his back, thinking hard about the recipe. Qin Mubai did not disturb him and quietly stood aside.

Although Qin Mubai had always been arrogant and smart, there were still some things that he didn’t dare to be arrogant about. He was clearly not comparable to Quan Wanji, who had spent half his life in the bureaucracy. Rather than coming up with a bad idea, it was better to wait for Quan Wanji to come up with a complete plan. Three smelly cobblers and Zhuge Liang, brainstorming isn’t a bad thing.

After a long time, Quan Wanji’s footsteps paused. He turned to Qin Mubai and said, “What is the general’s plan to solve the problem before him?”

“I just want to hear about Sir’s brilliant plan.” Qin Mubai said, “I’m young, inexperienced, and reckless. I didn’t dare to make my own decision on such a big matter, so I came up with a bad plan. Please join me in planning this case. All the reasons are Qin Mubai’s fault. Please don’t blame me.”

“There’s no need to say this. I need to think of a way.” Quan Wanji’s brows furrowed into a big lump, his expression exceptionally grim. He walked over to Qin Mubai and whispered, “The most troublesome thing right now is this Marquis of Shengnan.” Actually, even if we don’t investigate, we know that this matter must have something to do with him. From the beginning of the embezzlement of the funds for the construction of the embankment to the end of Shui Chong Ji Shan City, the murder of Zhu Cheng Wen was inextricably linked to him. I still don’t believe that a small secretariat has the guts to do these things! Actually, I heard long before I arrived in Jishan County that on this piece of land in Jiangzhou, with Marquis Shengnan as the leader, a group of local officials were all subordinate to each other, as if they were about to become a country that could not fall apart. This time, the Emperor took advantage of the Jishan Flood to send King Wu and General Qin to rectify Jiangzhou and uproot this nest of malignant tumors! “Otherwise, a mere county flood would require a prince and the emperor’s personal guard?”

“Sir, what you said is true. It seems that the Emperor’s plan was already in his mind. In other words, the current situation is a great test for us.” Qin Mubai said, “The one who tested us was none other than His Majesty the Emperor.” Marquis Shengnan and this Jiangzhou-sized official are actually no threat to us. The Emperor wanted to test whether the Prince of Wu would take this opportunity to attack the Crown Prince when he fell, and whether he had the ambition to seize the crown prince’s inheritance. By the way, I want to test whether you and I are bold enough to be loyal to our country. “Mr. Quan, am I right?”

“Extreme.” Quan Wanji nodded heavily, “General Qin, I really underestimate you. I didn’t expect you to be so knowledgeable at such a young age! You’re absolutely right. Right now, it’s actually a difficult problem that the Emperor has placed before us. If we answer it, it’s a matter of life and death! The three of us have to give different answers to the Emperor!”

“Sir, please teach me, how should the three of us answer each other?” Qin Mubai bowed and sincerely consulted.

Quan Wanji nodded and walked with his hands cut off from his back. He would occasionally knock on his forehead a few times before finally stopping by the window.

“Sir … do you have a good plan?” Qin Mubai stepped forward and asked.

“Actually … a good plan has already been laid out in front of me. It wasn’t me who came up with it. It was you, General Qin, who gave me the answer long ago.” Quan Wanji turned his back to Qin Mubai and said indifferently, “Your Highness, please pretend that you don’t know about this matter.” In this way, the Emperor might blame him for concealing himself from the public, but he would never really blame him. Afterwards, I will report and expose Marquis Sheng Nan, and write a letter of advice to forcefully impeach him. As for you, you can tell the truth about this matter to the emperor. Didn’t you already think of these three answers before you came to invite me? … Why do you need to ask again? ”

Qin Mubai remained silent for a long time, then awkwardly chuckled, “Sir, are you still angry with me?”

“No.” Quan Wanji shook his head, sighed softly, and said, “I’m not that stingy.” Although I was caught in your trap for a while and was led by your nose, it was also because I was inferior to others and lost to you. By the time you wake up, you will have fallen into your trap. However, even if you don’t set this trap yourself, I will still jump in on my own initiative. “This is because I, Quan Wanji, will never tolerate a group of people like the Marquis of Shengnan and the corrupt officials of Jiangzhou continuing to poison our Great Tang people!”

“Then … what if it triggered a huge earthquake in the Imperial Court that affected the entire body and caused the Crown Prince to be crippled?” Qin Mubai asked, “In this way, Sir will become a fuse that will detonate a violent upheaval!”

“I know.” Quan Wanji spat out these three words word by word. After a long pause, he turned around and said, “But isn’t this what His Majesty the Emperor needs? Otherwise, why would he send the three of us here!”

Qin Mubai was stunned and speechless for a long time.

Quan Wanji was absolutely right. With Li Shimin’s shrewdness, when he and Li Ke left with such a secret order, they must have already had some understanding and deduction of everything. Although he was not certain, Li Shimin had already predicted that this matter had something to do with the Marquis of Shengnan. If Marquis Sheng Nan was involved, it was the Sword Finger Crown Prince, Li Chengqian … Li Shimin’s intentions were obvious!

“Emperor … is this really going to be crippled?” Qin Mubai muttered.

“The Emperor’s Heart is unfathomable. It’s inconvenient for us to say so.” Quan Wanji raised his eyebrows and waved his hands repeatedly. “If you want me dead, I have no choice but to die. The emperor wants to find out Marquis Shengnan. If someone is plotted to kill me, then I, Quan Wanji, will die a good death! The net of heaven is long and sparse. If we can capture all these corrupt officials in Jiangzhou, then I, Quan Wanji, will die for the people!”

“Strong! What a good death!” Qin Mubai took a deep breath and clasped his fists. “If Sir goes, I will go with you!”

“No! Neither you nor Li Ke can die in His Majesty’s trap.” Quan Wanji’s eyes widened as he roared, “Li Ke, the emperor is just testing his filial piety. As long as he doesn’t use his teacher to attack the Crown Prince, he will be fine.” As for you, everyone actually understands that the emperor only sent you here because he wanted you to temporarily leave the whirlpool in Chang’an. He also wanted you and your subordinate Baiji to bolster Li Ke’s courage. Actually, the one most unrelated to this case is you, so you, an innocent person, don’t have to die. And I, Quan Wanji, am Li Ke’s teacher and also the Palace Chief Shi sent by the Emperor to rectify his gains and losses. “If I don’t show my face in this matter, then I deserve to die!”

“Mr. Quan … in this way, you are too aggrieved!” Qin Mubai sighed.

“No.” Quan Wanji harrumphed resolutely and said, “I, Quan Wanji, will die well if I die of loyalty on this subject’s day.” Actually, if I do this, His Majesty the Emperor will not kill me, but will reward me instead. However, in this way, I will offend the Crown Prince and all the people in the Crown Prince’s camp. They will be sworn enemies with me. But it didn’t matter anymore. Over the years, I, Quan Wanji, have offended countless people, from the emperor to the commoners. The only thing I’m afraid of and worried about is the tremendous shock of being crippled. But just now I suddenly realized that if the Emperor had known when he sent us, he only lacked an excuse. Even if Jiang Zhou could not give him this excuse, it would still work in other places. Rather than making things difficult for the Emperor, why don’t I, Quan Wanji, forcibly push my head up and hand over what His Majesty needs? Aren’t ministers supposed to help the country solve its problems and share its worries with the emperor? ”

Qin Mubai was speechless after hearing this. He only sighed in his heart, “A loyal official in the feudal era has such an awareness … If it were me, Qin Mubai, I would definitely not be able to do it.” Quan Wanji, is this pedantic, stupid, honest, and upright? I think there will be different understandings of his actions and spirit in different times …

“Now, everything is as usual. Let’s pretend nothing happened.” Quan Wanji said, “Focusing on the overall situation, we should first do a good job in providing relief to the people.” When this matter is settled, I have my own ideas. You don’t have to worry about all of this anymore. From today onwards, you will concentrate on accompanying His Highness and helping him to relieve the calamity and appease the people. Just leave all the matters concerning this case to me. I’ll get to the bottom of it, but I won’t scare the crap out of it. You can rest assured of this. ”

“If you need any help, Mr. Quan, please be frank.” Qin Mubai cupped his hands in shame and said, “From now on, I will be in the same boat as you!”

Quan Wanji turned to look at Qin Mubai with a grim expression and nodded lightly, “Yes!”

Qin Mubai’s heart was not much relieved. Actually, he also knew that he could completely disassociate himself from this case and listen to what the emperor said, but if there was something difficult to decide, he could just play it to him and let the emperor decide. However, if he did not discuss with Li Ke and Quan Wanji and acted privately, he would put them in a passive position, and might even harm their lives.

I didn’t kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me.

One was Li Ke, who loved his sister, was kind to him, and treated me like a good friend and brother, and the other was a loyal and unselfish official like Quan Wanji … If he wanted to frame them, how could he bear it? !

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