Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4201 Test each other
For Fang Jun's sudden visit, Xue Wanche was obviously very surprised, with an embarrassed smile on his face, he said in a repeated voice: "This is not a place to talk, please let Erlang enter the commander's tent."

So he entered the handsome tent with Fang Jun.

Fang Jun entered the tent, looked at the two teacups on the table by the window, and asked with a smile, "Is this just receiving visitors?"

Xue Wanche, the right military guard, covered the sky with one hand, and kicked away all disobedient ones. He didn't know the rules of avoiding suspicion when he had military power in his hands. There is absolutely no one in the army who can drink tea with Xue Wanche at the same table.

Obviously someone with equal status came to visit...

Xue Wanche's face was unnatural, and he turned his head and scolded the soldiers behind him angrily: "One or two are going to be lazy, right? Hurry up and clean them up!"

"Here!"

The soldiers turned pale with fright, hurried forward to clean up, and made tea again.

Only then did Xue Wanche invite Fang Jun to take a seat, and waved his hands back to the soldiers: "Hurry up and get out, are you thinking of eavesdropping on Lao Tzu's discussion with Er Lang on important matters?"

Several personal soldiers retreated in embarrassment, but after leaving the tent, one of them rolled his eyes and stood outside the tent, seemingly guarding the door, but actually listening attentively...

In the tent, Xue Wanche invited Fang Jun to drink tea, and wondered: "His Royal Highness is about to ascend the throne, Erlang, as His Highness's confidant, how come Erlang has time to cross the Wei River to meet each other? By the way, when will this messy scene be the leader? I haven't seen it for a long time. Going to Pingkangfang is cool and happy, when the situation stabilizes, I will return to Chang'an, you have to find a host."

Fang Jun took a sip of his tea and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is a little swollen now, why not be afraid that His Highness Danyang will chase you to Pingkangfang and make a big fuss and make you lose face?"

Xue Wanche sighed, resentful: "You said that you are still a princess, and the daughter of the late emperor, but you can enjoy it as you please, even if you don't know and don't care about it with His Highness Chang Le, but what on my side? But like a tigress, you have to control me to death, not even taking a concubine? It's just unreasonable."

Although he is a little muddled, he is not a fool. He was a fierce general under the command of Prince Jiancheng, and after Li Jiancheng was killed in the Xuanwu Gate, he led the army to kill the Qin Palace. He offended His Majesty Li Er very much. The reason why he surrendered was Because His Majesty Li Er promised to marry Princess Danyang.

With the status of being a relative of the emperor, it can be regarded as a firm foothold in the Zhenguan Dynasty, and it is not expected to be liquidated.

So when he faced Princess Danyang, he would inevitably be short-tempered and guilty, fearing that Princess Danyang would reconcile with her in a fit of anger, causing his foundation to collapse and catastrophe to be imminent.

The birth of Princess Danyang has a stubborn personality, and she has always looked down on him as a reckless man. Even Dun Lun refused to allow her husband and wife to marry for a long time, which made Xue Wanche's life even more difficult...

Fang Jun was not annoyed when he mentioned Princess Changle. After all, this matter had already been rumored in Chang'an, and everyone in the elite circle knew about it.
However, this topic got sidetracked after all, so he asked directly: "Those are trivial matters. After the Duke returns to the city, I will invite you to have a good time at Pingkangfang. It is entrusted by His Highness the Crown Prince's order."

Xue Wanche's face was straightened, and he said solemnly: "How dare you disrespect if you have an order? Erlang, please speak up."

Fang Jundao: "The first emperor's burial will be imminent, and the crown prince will ascend the throne afterward. During this period, there must be some people making trouble. The county prince has a large army and is stationed in Weibei. Please wait for it carefully. Don't let thieves cross the Weishui to the south and threaten the capital."

Xue Wanche immediately patted his chest, and promised loudly: "Please Erlang to answer your highness, with me Xue Wanche in one day, the Weishui River will be as solid as gold. Impossible!"

The words are firm and the expression is heroic.

Fang Jun said happily: "Okay! I will pass on these words to His Highness the Crown Prince verbatim. When His Highness ascends the throne, he will be rewarded for meritorious deeds. It must be safe to be promoted to Duke."

Xue Wanche's eyes widened, and he said excitedly, "Is this really true?"

Fang Jun smiled and said: "I have nothing to say, you still can't believe me? But then again, I heard that the king of Jin promised the throne without money, and even promised that the feudal side would come to lobby the county prince after the promise was made? Being promoted to the rank of prince and being on the feudal side is much more important than a mere duke of a state."

This was difficult to answer, Xue Wanche shook his head, and sighed: "It's good to eat what you eat, otherwise, wouldn't it be a big cake? They all said I was stupid, but in fact, I didn't want to care about everything. There are so many smart people in the world, I just need to find a way to go to the end, why rack my brains and calculate? Don't worry, Erlang, my [-] sons will definitely be loyal to His Royal Highness, and will never betray."

"Okay! The Duke really understands the righteousness, and His Royal Highness is not in vain to support the Duke in the court! Now that the situation is turbulent and people's hearts are dangerous, someone must come to lobby the Duke. I hope the Duke will stand firm and don't waver, lest One misstep will cause eternal hatred!"

Fang Jun praised loudly, but also did not forget to warn.

Xue Wanche laughed: "None of us would underestimate ourselves, but I also know that compared with those civil servants, they are still inferior in terms of planning. I dare not think about those things that are right and wrong. I only know loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. How dare I cling to him for a little benefit? Rebellious officials and thieves? That will definitely not end well! Speaking of which, we haven’t seen each other for a long time. Before that, I had to rely on Erlang’s protection. I just want to toast you a few glasses today to express my gratitude. The banquet has already been arranged, so don’t refuse.”

"Then have the audacity to bother the county magistrate. If you don't get drunk, you won't return!"

"Haha, Erlang's drinking capacity is unfathomable and unfathomable, but I don't accept it. If I don't get drunk today, I won't go home!"

……

The meal lasted until midnight, although Fang Jun was a good drinker, Xue Wanche was not bad either, he drank two jars of fine wine before leaving drunk.Because it was late, Xue Wanche arranged a tent for Fang Jun for him to rest, and he went back to the handsome tent and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, Xue Wanche was woken up by urinating. After going out to drink water, he returned to the handsome tent and drank a few mouthfuls of herbal tea, and asked the soldiers to call in a man dressed as an ordinary soldier.

"Go back and tell Duke Tianshui that the crown prince has sent Fang Jun over, but please tell His Royal Highness Prince Jin so that His Highness can rest assured that there will be no change to what I promised."

The soldier's eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice: "Fang Jun is the prince's humerus arm, the core figure of the East Palace, why don't the Duke take advantage of his drunkenness and take his head as a way to advance? If His Royal Highness sees him The head of Fang Jun must be overjoyed, this is another great contribution!"

"Hey! Are you a fool?"

Xue Wanche was not angry, he stared at the soldier and said with a sneer, "I promise to help His Royal Highness Prince Jin accomplish his mission, and after the mission is completed, he will be ennobled as King Wu'an and take the land of Wu'an as his fiefdom. Even if he makes great achievements, how can King Jin confer rewards? Is there a title higher than the king's title? Don't make noise here, report to Qiu Xinggong quickly, and I warn you, Fang Jun is my friend, and I will never do such a thing as betraying my friend. Want to teach me how to do things? Get lost!"

The soldier didn't dare to say any more, he bowed out of the command tent, went back to the barracks to discuss with a few companions, and then two of them packed up and left the camp, galloping away towards Tongguan.

Inside the handsome tent, Xue Wanche was sitting alone on a chair drinking tea, his complexion changed from cloudy to cloudy, and suddenly he showed a smug look, and murmured: "Hmph, I think I'm a fool, so easy to deceive? I'm so blind The bastard!"

At dawn the next day, Fang Junxing came and bid farewell to Xue Wanche after washing up. He was told by the soldiers that he was still hungover and was not suspicious.

……

When Qiu Xinggong came out from Youwuwei's camp, he was almost run over by Fang Jun. In desperation, he rode wildly and was chased by Fang Jun's personal soldiers for dozens of miles.

However, he was not in a hurry to return to Tongguan. Instead, he found a hidden place on the north bank of the Weishui River and stayed overnight in a simple tent.

It wasn't until noon the next day that he waited for the soldiers he had left on Xue Wanche's side in advance.

The two soldiers followed the secret notes all the way to the place where Qiu Xinggong was stationed. When they saw Qiu Xinggong, they quickly got off their horses and saluted, and then repeated what Xue Wanche had confessed.

Qiu Xinggong listened with a gloomy expression, pondered for a long time, and then said: "Continue to stay and monitor Xue Wanche, it's best to secretly buy the soldiers around him. After all, you are all under your nose. If you have something to do behind your back, you Can't know either."

"Here!"

"Okay, let's go back quickly, not only to monitor Xue Wanche, but also to monitor all suspicious movements in his army. If there is anything wrong, report it immediately."

"Here!"

After sending the two soldiers back, Qiu Xinggong ordered the tents to be cleared, pulled out the camp and returned to Tongguan, thinking about how to report back to King Jin.

Accompanied by dozens of soldiers, it is inevitable that there is a mixture of good and bad, and maybe no one will be bribed by King Jin behind his back...

(End of this chapter)