Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 425

Chapter 425 Conspiracy

The night was already deep, and the camp behind the commander’s tent was completely silent. This was completely different from the previous time when patrols were heavily guarded.

In the only shiny little house, Qin Mubai leisurely paced forward and said, “I’ve ordered that no one be allowed to approach within ten zhang. Let’s talk now. There’s no need to worry about the walls and ears when you come out of the Lord’s Mouth and enter my ears.”

The mysterious Tibetan sat cross-legged on the ground. Two sharp gazes shot out from his hair that covered his eyebrows and landed on Qin Mubai. In fluent Chinese, he said, “You are Qin Mubai?”

“If it’s a fake one, then it’ll be fine.” Qin Mubai stopped and was about to meet his gaze when her heart couldn’t help but tremble. This person’s gaze was so calm, experienced, and sharp that he was definitely not an ordinary pawn!

The Tibetan man raised his hands and threw away his messy hair, revealing a young and heroic face. “What do you want to talk about?”

Qin Mubai smiled and sat down cross-legged across from him. She stared into his eyes and said, “Let’s talk, what you want to talk about.”

“I have nothing to talk to you about.” The Tibetan man did not evade Qin Mubai’s gaze and replied calmly.

“That’s strange.” Qin Mubai said, “Didn’t you spend so much effort to pretend to be sick and stay in my barracks, and then kill the other soldiers who stayed with me to silence me? Isn’t it just so that you can have a chance to talk to me alone?”

The Tibetan man raised his eyebrows in astonishment, and his bearded lips slightly grinned. “You are indeed smart. You can’t hide this from me!”

“Heh! Insect Skill!” Qin Mubai sneered, “You’re the only one alive after everyone’s dead. Isn’t that obvious?” In addition, of the four people who fell ill, you are the only one with the lightest poisoning. On the surface, the eight people who died from the saber and sword seemed to have committed suicide by drawing their sabers, but that was only an illusion. Their corpses all pointed in your direction after they fell. It can be seen that they were standing very close to you at that time, paying full attention to what you instructed them to do. Then, they were killed by your sudden assassin without any precautions. I have checked your hand. You are a left-handed man. There are thick calluses on the tiger’s mouth and several fingers of your left hand. That is something that you have painstakingly refined all year round with a scimitar. This was consistent with the depth of the saber cuts of the deceased and the direction in which they were cut. You poisoned two other poisoned sergeants after killing them in the guise of committing suicide-tell me, who exactly are you? “What are you doing all this for?”

“Aren’t you very good at guessing? Why don’t you continue guessing?” The Tibetan man looked at Qin Mubai provocatively and said.

Qin Mubai laughed coldly. “I’m not interested in playing guessing games with a prisoner in the middle of the night. Just say it and chop it with one blade. I’ll let you carry your secret and bury it in the ground forever.”

“If you kill me, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life.” The Tibetan man did not panic at all and instead said confidently.

“Is that so?” Qin Mubai smiled indifferently. He stood up and walked out. “I’ve done many things I regret. I’m not afraid of one more.”

“Stop!” The Tibetan man suddenly shouted in a low voice.

Qin Mubai was slightly surprised, “Strange!” What kind of person was this, the tone of giving orders that allowed him to use it so perfectly?

So he turned around and looked down at the Tibetan with a frown. “I don’t want you to die now,” he said. “But if you don’t make your words clear, you won’t be able to regain your freedom in this lifetime.”

The Tibetan man seemed to turn a deaf ear to Qin Mubai’s words and was not threatened at all. Instead, he replied coldly, “My name is Deg Danbawangje.”

“He’s definitely a big shot.” Qin Mubai raised his eyebrows and said, “In Tibet, people surnamed Dege are not nameless. If I remember correctly, after ascending to the cauldron, your Zan Pu was awarded the title of Minister of Excellence and given the territory. The rewarded meritorious hero added his original surname to the fief’s name and became a new family name. It was a metaphor for the surnames Garr and Deg. “As far as I know, the Deger family is trusted by Zan Pu. There is someone in the family who is Wei Ru’s Great General, equivalent to our Great Tang’s Great General Zuo Wei, commanding the Imperial Guards to defend the Imperial City in the capital. Should I address you as General Danba Wangjie?”

“My own brother is the Great General Wei Ru you mentioned, and I am the captain of Zan Pu’s personal guard.” Danba Wangjie’s triangular eyes never left Qin Mubai’s face.

Qin Mubai knitted his brows. “Are you trying to tell me that your Zan Pu has arrived at the barracks?”

“That’s right.”

“It can’t be that your Zan Pu secretly sent you to find me. Is there something important?” Qin Mubai smiled.

“You guessed correctly.” Danba Wangjie said solemnly, “Exactly.”

Qin Mubai’s heart skipped a beat as he asked, “Even so, you don’t need to kill so many of your companions, right? Why on earth is this?”

Danba Wangjie smiled coldly and said, “I only recognize Zan Pu, not anyone else.”

“Understood.” Qin Mubai suddenly realized, “Gaer Qinling sent people to harm me, but you did the opposite-can I understand that your Zan Pu and Gaer Qinling are not as harmonious as they seem?”

“Hmph …” Danba Wangjie snorted coldly with disdain. “It’s not your turn to care about this. I only know that I’m here to complete the mission of the Zan Pu.”

“What mission?”

“Talk peace and strike, get married and fix it.”

Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment before he laughed, “Are you kidding?”

“I swear on behalf of the Highland God that this is not a joke.” Danba Wangjie said solemnly, “If it weren’t for the fact that the overall situation was so important, who would have personally killed their fellow countrymen?”

“It’s just a bitter scheme, how can you hide it from me!” Qin Mubai sneered.

Danba Wangjie was speechless for a moment, but he was still calm and said without changing his expression, “When I tell you the whole story, you will believe me.”

“Then tell me!” Qin Mubai said calmly, wondering, Isn’t that right? Extorting confessions by torture and coercion and temptation might not even be able to say anything. It seems that Danba Wangjie knows a lot of secrets!

“To tell you the truth, if there weren’t someone capable in your army who could see through the flower poison of the Zibazlanli flower, I wouldn’t have killed my fellow countrymen in pain!” ‘”Originally, according to Gaer Qinling’s plan, his three trusted guards would use this flower poison on you and your guards. Then …” Danba Wangjie said with a cold expression on his brows.

“Kill me?”

“If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn’t just use this anesthetic.” Danba Wangjie said, “He wants you to fall into a coma. Dafei Chuan has no leader. Then he sends his troops to capture Dafei Chuan and capture you alive-of course, the latter is the biggest goal. He even arranged for his trusted aides to find a way to kidnap you!”

“Are you daydreaming?” Qin Mubai sneered disdainfully, “Even if you were lucky enough to knock me over, it would be impossible for you to bring me out of the barracks.”

“Even if it’s impossible, I’ll be able to numb you and achieve my goal.” Danba Wangjie said, “Want to know what Gaer Qinling’s goal is?”

“Didn’t he always want to defeat me and humiliate me the most?”

“It’s the other way around.” Danba Wangjie smiled sinisterly and said, “He made three preparations for you. First, I will place you under house arrest on the plateau for the rest of your life, and you will not be able to return home for the rest of your life. Secondly, we will become sworn brothers of other races on the plateau side by side with you, and each of us will be in charge of military power. “Thirdly, if you don’t agree to serve me, he will let you go when Dafei Chuan is broken and Lanzhou is still difficult to break!”

After hearing this, Qin Mubai was speechless for a long time.

Of these three strategies, the first was fierce enough, the second was tempting enough, and the third was poisonous enough!

‘”Qin Mubai, it’s fortunate that Gaer Qinling thinks highly of you. He wants to be sworn brothers with you and take over the military power of Tibet together. But he definitely has little hope for this. That’s why he has made preparations first and third hand.” Danba Wangjie said, “There’s no need to say first hand. When you catch him, that might be his best ending. As for the third hand …”

“On the surface, it looks like returning to the mountains after letting the tiger go, but in fact, it’s just trying to drive the tiger away and swallow the Qin Mubai snorted coldly and said, “Gaer Qinling, you’ve learned Sun Tzu’s Thirty-Six Strategies quite well.” If, according to his intended goal, I am knocked over, Dafei Chuan is defeated, and he captures me alive and lets me go back … At that time, I, someone from Qin, will definitely be speechless. Not only will I have to bear the guilt of losing my master and humiliating the country, I will also be charged with collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. No matter how much trust the emperor of the Great Tang has in me, I can’t stop the endless gossip. That way, there will only be one result. Even if I don’t die from capital punishment, I will still be removed from my post and escorted back to the capital. “Once I leave, the morale of Guanxi Army’s headless army will be in chaos. At that time, a single strike will be within reach of the River Dragon, and the Central Plains will be within reach-what an unparalleled plan!”

“Looks like … you and Gaer Qinling are really on par. They will meet up with talented people.” Danba Wangjie looked at Qin Mubai in astonishment and said, “What you said is the same as what you heard from Gaer Qinling. There is no difference at all!”

“There’s no need to talk nonsense-tell me, as a Tibetan, why did you destroy Gaer Qinling’s plan?” Qin Mubai asked.

“Very simple. Zan Pu doesn’t want to fight. Tibet needs peace.” Danba Wangjie didn’t hide anything and said decisively.

“Then what did you Zampu do long ago?” Qin Mubai said sullenly, “This series of conflicts and wars, from the Battle of Song Zhou to the siege of Liang Zhou, to Gao Chang’s rebellion to kill my father and marshal, and then to the Battle of Da Fei Chuan in front of us … Is this what you said, Zan Pu doesn’t want to fight, Tibet needs peace?”

“There’s only one reason, Gaer Qinling.” Danba Wangjie said, “He needs war to stabilize his position and flourish his family. He has crazy ambitions to let Tibet rule the Central Plains-more importantly, he has more than 70% of the country’s military forces in his hands, and even his father can’t restrain him!”

“In a nutshell, Gaer Qinling has emptied your Zan Pu and ruled the court platform with the title of Heavenly Constitution, right?” Qin Mubai said.

“Exactly.” Danba Wangjie said, “Everyone in Tibet and below Zan Pu respects Gaer Qinling very much. He is like a god on the plateau … But he forgot that he is not a god after all, but a minister. The future of the dynasty should be decided by Zan Pu, not a militaristic and meritorious subject.”

After Qin Mubai heard this, he smiled slightly and said, “In the original sentence, it was called ‘Jun Yao Chen dies, I have no choice but to die.”

“That’s your Central Plains.” Danba Wangjie replied without hesitation, “In Tibet, this is impossible.” Especially Gaer Qinling, who was not only the marshal of the army, but also Zan Pu’s sworn brother. In fact, apart from the differences over the war between the Great Tang and Zan Pu, Gaer Qinling and Gaer Qinling were as close as brothers of the same mother. Gaer Qinling’s loyalty to Zan Pu is also unquestionable. No one would believe that Gaer Qinling harbored an unorthodox ambition, even if he was a master of Gao Zhen Zhu’s dictatorship of the universe! –This is what makes Gaer Qinling unique, and what makes things difficult! ”

“That’s the truth. It would be easier to deal with a powerful official with an unorthodox mind.” Qin Mubai said.

“Now you believe me?” Danba Wangjie asked.

Qin Mu’s face was expressionless and she did not reply.

Danba Wangjie continued, “Last time, the Tang court sent Liu Shanyin, the young master of Honglu Temple, to the plateau to discuss the marriage with the Alliance.” Originally, Zan Pu had attached great importance to this and was prepared to personally go to Golmud to welcome the discussions. But before Zan Pu could reach Golmud, Liu Shanyin was already dead. Gaer Qinling wrote that Liu Shan had died from an accidental avalanche, and the Tang army had used this as an excuse to provoke another war. He was forced to face the enemy … but the real reason was clear to everyone. For this reason, Zan Pu was very regretful, but also helpless. Now that the war had begun, the chances of a peace alliance were slim. Nevertheless, Zan Pu has not given up on its efforts. That’s why I was secretly ordered to disguise myself and sneak into this mission. To be on the safe side, I stole the anesthetics from the three trusted aides sent by Gaer Qinling and numbed them. I also pretended to be poisoned and stayed in your barracks. In the end, in order to avoid friction and conflict between Zan Pu and Gaer Qinling, I can only kill and silence all those who remain-the purpose is to carry out Zan Pu’s decree and discuss with you a strike and an alliance! ”

“You know, are you done?” Qin Mubai’s reaction was unexpectedly cold and calm.

“Don’t tell me you still don’t believe me?!” Danba Wangjie was finally a little excited and shouted.

“Believe it or not, it’s one thing; what to do is another.” Qin Mubai smiled faintly and said, “I’ve wronged you for staying here for a while. Don’t go anywhere.”

“How long do you have to consider?!” Danba Wangjie asked anxiously.

Qin Mubai stood up, raised his head and pointed upwards. He smiled and said, “God knows.”