Chapter 41: Bribery for Zhao Ren
"It's just that how to give this bribe? How to let Housheng know about it after delivery, we still need some consideration." Ziying said.
"It is not difficult for Housheng to learn about this. Previously, Xia and Housheng had many intersections, and there were also my eyeliners in his mansion. Housheng was in Handan City, and he had his own spies in each mansion. Anpingjun's mansion was densely covered with eyeliners. Just a little bit, Housheng could find out how much Zhao sent him to Anpingjun.
However, all of my subordinates are Qin people, and Qin Yin is very different from Zhao Yin. How to ask Anping Jun and Housheng's eyeliner to believe that this gift was given by Zhao people, and there is no good idea yet." Yao Jia said honestly.
After hearing this, Ziying smiled and said, "This is not difficult. Mr. Yao doesn't know that the four guards of the lonely people are not only native to Zhao people, but also were originally soldiers guarding the three northern counties of Zhao State. My maid Xia Ke was previously the Zhao Palace's "Black Guard".
A "Black Guard" led four Zhao troops to give gifts, but Anping Jun and Housheng's eyeliner did not believe it."
Yao Jia glanced at Xia Ke who was serving the side, and looked a little embarrassed. "This way, I should win the trust of Anpingjun, but..."
Ziying knew what he was worried about when he saw Yao Jia's actions, and immediately said, "Didn't Mr. Yao hear that when Zhao State is alive and dead, the Sima Shang men stationed in Raoyang have never helped each other?"
When Ziying said this, Yao Jia immediately understood. In his opinion, Sima Shang must have seen that the Qin army was powerful and that he was Ziying's grandfather. After knowing the reason for the Tunliu incident, he had secretly surrendered to Qin. These people should be the former Sima Shang's confidants. Since Sima Shang had surrendered, the position of these people is trustworthy.
"Then everything will be based on what Mr. Rao Yang said. Yao will go back and arrange it now!" Yao Jia knelt down on the side of the desk and stood up to bow to Ziying and said.
The next evening, although the pedestrians on the street had not yet dispersed, there were already very few. In a small alley behind the inn where the Zhao envoy lived, a team of five people flashed out, led by a man in black, and the four people behind were carrying a huge wooden box. The group took advantage of the gradually spreading night and quickly headed towards Anping Jun's Mansion.
"We are under the command of the Zhao envoy Peng Sheng. We were ordered to send some special products from Zhao to Anpingjun, and we would like to report it." Xia Ke, the leader, said, and as he said, he handed over his original identity token of the black guard to the post along with the post of the visit. When he heard the knock on the door, the housekeeper of the Jun Mansion who came to him did not forget to put an extra bag of knife coins in his hand.
"I will go in later, I will report it." The man weighed the coins in his hand. The person outside the door came to give gifts to An Pingjun. He didn't dare to delay the trot and run to the inner courtyard.
At this time, only Xia Ke and five others were left in front of Anping Jun’s mansion.
"I said Brother Jiang, you said we will give Anpingjun two thousand golds this time. Qi must have sent troops this time. Housheng Lao is too unfavorable. We have given him so much, and we just collect money but not doing anything!" Bai Ping, among the four guards, said in front of the guards of the Jun Mansion as Ziying's instructions.
"Be careful!" Ma Xiake immediately stared at Bai Ping and said sternly.
After saying that, he secretly observed several guards. When he heard the astronomical number of two thousand golds, the guards were obviously surprised, but one of them had a sense of joy in his expression.
Whether he is one of Housheng's inside players or not, if he has so many big mouths to hear about this, he will not worry about Housheng not being able to find out.
The purpose has been achieved, Xia Ke took his people to wait quietly outside the Anping Jun Mansion.
After a while, the butler who had just entered and reported came out.
"Sir, please follow me, Anping Jun is already waiting in the hall!" After that, he led Xia Ke and others into Anping Jun's mansion in front of him.
"Tell me, what's the point of asking if I'm sending you to come?" An Pingjun was a middle-aged man with a big belly. He knelt in front of the case in the main hall while playing with the token that Xia Ke had just given, and asked. His eyes secretly looked at the big box that the people were carrying in from time to time.
"We heard that His Highness Anpingjun is very fond of Zhao's specialties. We happened to bring some when we came from Handan and gave them to His Highness Anpingjun. We brought the things to His Highness Anpingjun." Xia Ke said.
After hearing this, An Pingjun's eyes slanted and said contemptuously: "I have nothing to do with great things in my land, how could I care about your specialties? Take it back and tell..." Before he finished speaking, An Pingjun's eyes seemed to be shaken by something.
Turning his head and looking, it turned out that Xia Ke and others had lifted the lid of the box, and a brilliant golden light leaked out.
"This is my Zhao State's sincerity. I hope His Highness Anpingjun will say a few more beautiful words in front of the King of Qi."
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say..."
That night, the Prime Minister of Qi was in the mansion.
Hou Sheng was called out by the woman by the butler.
It turned out that Xia Ke noticed that the guard was indeed one of Hou Sheng's eyeliners. After changing shifts that night, he couldn't wait to rush to Hou Sheng's mansion to report this "major news".
When I come back tomorrow, maybe others will step forward when they find out. This reward...
"Do you know, if you only bring some irrelevant little news and come to disturb me to bed so late, do you know the consequences?" Hou Sheng, who was interrupted by the good thing, was obviously a little unhappy.
"Master, if it is a trivial matter, how dare the people disturb you late at night?" The guard said: "Tonight, Xiaomin found out a major news. The envoy of Zhao sent someone to send two thousand gold to Anpingjun in one breath. When he heard about this, Xiaomin did not dare to hide it and reported it to the Prime Minister as soon as possible."
"What, tell me in detail!" Shi Housheng immediately paid attention to this when he heard that money was involved.
The guard dared not hide it, and immediately told Hou Sheng everything that happened in the evening.
After hearing the guard's words, Hou Sheng's face suddenly turned pale, and even his breath was a little rapid. He punched the pillar of the hall. "Envoy Zhao was too bullying! He only gave me a thousand gold. What is his Anping Jun? He is twice as angry as me!"
The guard was extremely angry when he saw Hou Sheng and took two steps back in horror.
At this time, another person in the house, Housheng's confidant, came to the scene later, and was also a nephew of Housheng's family, said: "There is something strange at this time. The envoy of Zhao State should not be so short-sighted. It would be a bit hasty to just listen to one-sided words to make a conclusion. It would be better to pass the message tomorrow for other people in Anpingjun's mansion to find out the truth or falsehood first before making a decision."
Hou Sheng breathed a few breaths, calmed down his emotions and said, "Go and arrange it!" Then he turned to look at the guard who reported the news and said, "Take him down first. If the news is false, then he will not need to live. If it is true, reward him with ten-bit coins... It is enough for less than five-bit coins, don't take too much."
"promise!"
Chapter completed!