Volume 10 Chapter 231

Chapter 231

kindness! After listening to Xiaona's words, Tang Yin nodded secretly. She was indeed not the kind of person who would compromise on official matters if she was favored by others.

Xiaona told Tang Yin exactly how she tested Qi Heng and how Qi Heng responded. She finally came to the conclusion that Qi Heng was brave, resourceful, loyal, humble, and neither impatient nor impatient. , willing to obey the king's orders, is a reusable person.

Tang Yin respected and valued Xiaona's opinion. In addition, he had not expressed his gratitude to Qi Heng for saving Xiaona, so he took this as an excuse to find Qi Heng and ask him personally.

At this time, Qi Heng was summoned by the king. Even if he was an idiot, he could guess what was going on. His whole heart was in his throat. Whether he could make a difference in the future would depend on this.

In the study room of the palace, Qi Heng saw Tang Yin. After saluting, he stood aside politely.

After waiting for a while, Tang Yin finished reviewing the memorial in his hand, then smiled at Qi Heng, pointed to the seat opposite him, and said, "General Qi, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qi Heng carefully knelt down on the cushion opposite Tang Yin, with his lower abdomen tightened and his head slightly drooped, sitting upright. With a reckless background, he would probably only be so cautious and careful in front of Tang Yin.

"Did you know?" Tang Yin picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said, "Shauna came to persuade me for you and asked me to appoint you as the commander of the ninth legion. What do you think?"

Unexpectedly, Tang Yin asked such a straightforward question, and Qi Heng was unable to react for a while. After a moment of pause, he hurriedly slid off the cushion and knelt on the ground, and said in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Mingjian, I will never have any wrong thoughts about my wife!"

He suddenly said something like this, which stunned Tang Yin. Yes, he knew there was nothing between Xiaona and Qi Heng, did he need to declare it in front of him?

Although some attendants have been coming to him recently to report that Xiaona and Qi Heng are too close, Tang Yin can understand that the Besa people are enthusiastic and advocate force. Xiaona may appreciate Qi Heng. She even likes Qi Heng, but this kind of love is definitely not the kind of love between a man and a woman.

He stared at Qi Heng in bewilderment. After a while, he laughed and said: "Qi Heng, you don't think that I came to you this time because I suspect that you and my wife are having an affair. ?”

Qi Heng trembled and said quickly: "No, no, no, of course not, the general will not dare."

Tang Yin waved his hand and asked him to sit up, and then said: "I heard that the assassins who assassinated Madam last time were all rangers from Mo Country?"

"Yes, Your Majesty! The identities of most of those assassins have been verified. Most of them are without gangs and factions, and some are from small and medium-sized ranger gangs from Mo Country."

"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded and asked with a smile, "Did you kill them all?"

"Yes."

"They are all Mo people!"

"No matter who he is, if Yu is not good for Madam, he is an enemy of Feng Kingdom and an enemy of Qi Heng!"

"Well said!" Tang Yin said with a smile: "I am very happy that you can be so loyal. Xiaona said that you have mastered the strategy, tactics, formation and skills of the cavalry regiment very quickly, and I have promoted you to serve as Commander of the Ninth Legion, I wonder if you would like to stay in the already formed direct army, or would you like to start over with a new legion? "

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Qi Heng said sternly: "The general is here today because of the king's kindness to the general. No matter which legion the king wants the general to go to, the general is willing to do so from the bottom of his heart."

"Really?" Tang Yin blinked, his bright eyes flashed with sharp light, falling on Qi Heng's body, as if he could see deep into his heart.

Qi Heng's heart trembled. He stopped looking into Tang Yin's eyes and lowered his head subconsciously. But then he realized that something was wrong. Now was the time for the king to test himself. If he showed fear, how could it be okay?

He forced himself to raise his head, took a breath secretly, met Tang Yin's eyes, and said in a loud voice: "My general's loyalty to the king is evidenced by heaven and earth, and can be seen by the sun and the moon. If you make false claims, even if you are shattered to pieces, it is not a pity to die! "

This is his truth. No matter what means he used secretly, he had no doubts about Tang Yin. Therefore, when showing his loyalty, he was not afraid to look Tang Yin in the eye and spoke firmly and forcefully.

For Tang Yin, it was enough to see Qi Heng's loyalty. As for the fact that he rescued Xiaona and eliminated the assassin, although there was something fishy about it, it was not important.

He nodded with a smile, raised the corners of his mouth, revealing his white fangs, and said slowly: "Remember what you said today. As long as your loyalty is still there, no matter what mistakes you make in the future, you will still have room for maneuver. But , If you are half-hearted and have hidden agendas, no matter how well you perform and no matter how perfect you are in what you do, you will still be able to sleep without a head and wake up without a head. "

Cold sweat dripped down his neck and into his collar. He knelt down and kowtowed, and said in a trembling voice: "The general has made up his mind a long time ago. I will follow the king to the death in this life, fighting against the sword and the sea of ​​fire, even to the death!"

"Get up!" The evil smile on Tang Yin's face disappeared, and turned back to a bright and harmless smile, and said: "Tomorrow morning, I will appoint you as the commander of the Ninth Army in public. In addition, two generals, Ye Tang and Gao Yu, How about being your deputy?"

Qi Heng knelt on the ground, his heart beating so fast that it was about to jump out of his throat, and the muscles on his face were trembling. He forced himself to calm down and said loudly: "The general has no objections, and I respect the king's order!"

Tang Yin said with a smile: "Okay! You go back and prepare." As he spoke, he picked up three pieces of silk from the table, handed them to Qi Heng, and said: "There are three mansions here, with sketches and drawings on them. You can choose a location and inform Prime Minister Shangguan.”

"General, thank you for your kindness!" Qi Heng hurriedly took the silk silk, not daring to look at it in front of Tang Yin. He held it in both hands, kowtowed to express his gratitude, bowed his head and exited the study.

After he left, Xiaona turned out from behind the screen in the study, came to Tang Yin with a smile, sat down on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "General Qi seems to be doing pretty well!"

Tang Yin smiled calmly, shrugged and said, "Qi Heng is quite scheming, and he is very reckless."

Xiaona said: "The commander of the cavalry corps needs someone with quick thinking and quick reactions. Only in this way can we be able to respond freely on the battlefield and defeat the enemy."

Tang Yin gently pinched her fair and delicate cheek and said, "I don't know how heavy cavalry fights, so I respect your opinion."

Xiaona was also very proud of the rare time when she had an advantage in front of Tang Yin. She snuggled into Tang Yin's arms, her face flushed, and while stroking his sharp chin, she asked in a low voice: "Has your husband finished your chores? Can you do business now?"

Tang Yin was startled for a moment, laughed loudly, pinched her nose, and said: "We are doing 'business' again, do you want to drain your husband?!" After saying this, he suddenly turned over and pressed Xiaona down. Underneath.

The next day, Tang Yin indeed announced in public in the court that Qi Heng was promoted to lieutenant general and served as commander of the soon-to-be-formed Ninth Army Corps. Ye Tang and Gao Yu were also promoted to lieutenant general and served as deputy commanders of the Ninth Army Corps.

In the past few days, the commander of the Ninth Legion has finally settled down. For the king to let Qi Henglai take on such an important position, some ministers and generals of the Feng Kingdom were quite surprised. However, some people were not surprised and seemed to have expected it. middle.

Guo Jue is one, and Cai Gui is also one of them.

After the dynasty ended, Cai Gui deliberately walked slowly and fell behind, walking side by side with Qiu Zhen. As he walked, he shook his head and sighed: "How clever!"

Qiu Zhen looked at Cai Gui inexplicably, not knowing what he was talking to himself, and asked, "Who is Mr. Cai praising?"

"Of course it's General Qi, no, now it's time to call him Commander Qi." Cai Gui asked with a smile: "Don't Prime Minister Qiu think he is smart?"

Qiu Zhen was so smart that he certainly understood why Cai Gui said this. He deliberately pretended to be confused and asked: "What is so clever about General Qi?"

Cai Gui said with a smile: "If I had known that the commander of the army was so easy to win over, I should have found a group of assassins to pretend to assassinate my wife, and then step forward to save my wife in a critical moment. I don't know, I will do it later." Become the commander of the army!"

flutter! When Qiu Zhen heard this, he almost choked on his own saliva. He grabbed Cai Gui's wrist, stopped, and looked left and right. Fortunately, there was no one else around. He warned in a low voice: "Master Cai, you can't talk about this kind of thing."

Cai Gui suppressed his smile, looked at Qiu Zhen meaningfully, and said quietly: "Have you heard from me, sir? Qiu Xiang must have already known in his heart that Qi Heng is just a warrior. He is good at fighting, but this How could he figure out the conspiracy without someone else's guidance? The king is most afraid of cliques and collusion between civil and military forces. As the king's arm and the pillar of the court, Qiu Xiang must be on guard and investigate!" , Cai Gui bowed his hand to Qiu Zhen and walked away quickly.

Feng Ren may still be able to tolerate Mo Ren occupying a high position in the court, but Cai Gui, who is from Ning, cannot tolerate it. Now Ning Ren is already inferior to Feng Ren. If Mo Ren steps on him again, how can Ning Renqing be embarrassed? .

He deliberately didn't make his words clear and left room for Qiu Zhen's imagination. This really shocked Qiu Zhen. Cai Gui definitely didn't have good intentions when he said this in front of him, but his words were not unreasonable.

Looking at Cai Gui's back, Qiu Zhen sighed secretly. The intrigues in the court were not much worse than the life-and-death battlefield. I don't know how many brave and invincible generals died in the battles in the court.

In the past, the court of Feng Kingdom was all composed of Feng people. Everyone started their business following Tang Yin. They were very familiar with each other. Even if there were differences, they would not leave any knots and could be resolved in a few words. But now there are many people in the court. If Ning Ren and Mo Ren are separated, I'm afraid that the future court will never be as friendly as before.

This is something that makes Qiu Zhen feel even more sad than forming a clique for personal gain.