It is said that a dog will jump over the wall when he is in a hurry. In fact, once a person is pushed into a hurry, he will do even more unbelievable things.
For example, right now, who would have thought that a well-mannered and high-status minister-in-command would suddenly kill someone with a knife. Let alone others, even Lu Qian, who was stabbed through by him, still couldn't believe that this was a fact. He was in pain. Zeng Kaiqian looked back behind him with wide eyes, and he was full of disbelief at the word "you" in his mouth.
It was only then that Zeng Kaigan suddenly came out of the chaos and anger. When he saw this, he exclaimed and hurriedly retreated. Just now, Lu Qian used a few moves to repel his own imperial army and knocked all their weapons away. By chance, one of the knives landed in front of Zeng Kaiqian and almost hit him. his body.
It was this moment that caused Zeng Jianjun, who was already extremely frightened, to lose control instantly and immediately thought that Lu Qian was going to kill him. So he didn't think much, just picked up the knife, rushed forward without hesitation, and stabbed the fatal knife.
In the end, based on his identity, he actually succeeded! Moreover, this knife enters from the back of the heart and exits from the front. It is a real killing move. Even if Lu Qian has martial arts skills, he will not be able to save his life if he is seriously injured. Especially when Zeng Kaigan came to his senses and retreated, his hands were still holding the handle of the knife. So, with a pop, the blade was pulled out from his body again, and a large amount of blood spurted out, pouring all over his head and body, while Lu Qian suffered such a heavy blow, and he only screamed out the word "you" before falling to the ground.
All this happened so quickly that the powerful enemy was killed by the minister before the few Imperial Guards nearby had time to react. They were also completely stunned. They had never thought that a high-ranking official of the imperial court would actually kill someone personally, and the person killed was a master, and the killing was so brutal...
Until then, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps outside. The soldiers who had been arranged by Sun Tu to guard the camp finally heard the sound and rushed over. Then they saw such a tragic scene and were stunned for a moment. After a long while, someone came back to his senses. When he stepped forward and saw that Lu Qian was dead, he exclaimed: "Report to Supervisor Sun quickly!"
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More than half an hour later, Sun Tu came in a hurry. Even though he was the initiator of all this, he was still in a daze when he saw the situation in front of him. It was beyond his expectation that things would turn out like this and happen so fast.
In fact, he did all this intentionally to provoke a conflict between Zeng Kaiqian and Lu Qian. He also thought that Zeng Kaiqian would get rid of Lu Qian because of his anger and suspicion. This was naturally a big deal for him. advantageous. Because killing Lu Qian was already in the plan, and as long as Zeng Kaiqian did it, a big handle would fall into his hands, and he would be able to completely control this imperial envoy!
You must know that although Lu Qian's status is not too high, he is still sent by the imperial court, and he has Gao Qiu as his backer. Now that Zeng Kaigan dared to lynch him to death, it was a violation of the court's laws, not to mention that it slapped Gao Qiu in the face, which would inevitably provoke revenge from Taiwei Gao.
It was precisely because of this thought that Zeng Kaigan, who had already calmed down, looked particularly regretful and panicked. He just sat there and kept mumbling: "What I didn't want was because he forced me..."
What Sun Tu saw when he arrived was such a scene. Lu Qian's body on the ground was still lying there with anger and unwillingness on his face. The other forbidden troops had also been controlled. Only Zeng Kaigan, still covered in blood, was sitting there mumbling.
"Zeng Jianjun is really good at it. He actually killed a court official without asking for any reason. Even I have to admire you!" Sun Tu said, already coming to the other party.
Hearing this, Zeng Kaiqian, who was still a little stunned, suddenly shook his body. Huo Di looked up and said, "Sun Tu! All of this happened because of you. I..."
"I never let you hurt anyone at will. It was your own decision to kill Lu Qian, and you did it yourself. All the Forbidden Army and my men can testify to this, as well as this murder weapon." Sun Tu immediately interrupted his explanation, and his eyes fell on the bloody steel knife placed at the door. This time it was really a solid case with complete witnesses and physical evidence.
Zeng Kaigan is worthy of being a high-ranking official in the court who has experienced many storms. Even now, his mind still maintains a trace of clarity: "I wanted to kill Lu Qian, but he betrayed the court first, so I am... Eliminate traitors for the country! If he hadn't colluded with you early on, causing my plan to fail, how could he have ended up like this... So Sun Tu, in the eyes of the world, you are the culprit who caused his death!"
"Bah bang bang..." After he said these words, Sun Tu couldn't help but applaud him: "Okay, Zeng Jianjun is indeed very eloquent. At this time, he can still think of blaming me for the crime. Come on! But your argument is totally untenable. Even if Lu Qian had the intention to turn to me, it was only after your failure. The reason why you failed was not because of him!"
"Sun Tu, please stop trying to fool me. If he hadn't told you the news early in the morning, could you have been prepared and deliberately changed the troops and horses to make me misjudge the situation and easily enter the military camp?"
Sun Tu laughed, shook his head and said: "It seems that you are really stupid, and you still haven't figured out where you failed until now. Don't say that Lu Qian didn't do such a thing, even if he really came to see you I reported him as a warning, do you think I, Sun Tu, will believe him?"
Seeing Sun Tu's vow, Zeng Kaigan's heart finally wavered, and he said with some disbelief: "You... Then how did you know about my plan? Who leaked the news?"
At this time, Sun Tu really no longer needed to hide the truth, so he said: "Let me ask you, do you still remember who taught you this whole plan?"
"Yes... Qi Desheng, he said that today you will personally train your troops and horses, and Hou Yong and the others will also be present. As long as we seize the opportunity, we can capture you in the military camp..." At this point, he saw The corner of Sun Tu's mouth rose slightly, and he suddenly understood something, but it was hard to believe this fact: "This is impossible, how could Qi Desheng leak the secret to you? Wasn't he also taken down by your order? Also, he Haven’t I always been ostracized and neglected by you and hated you... "
"Why, at this time, do you still think that I, Sun Tu, only use people based on closeness and distance? Even if it is as you think, Qi Desheng was the fastest general to join me after I came to Qingzhou, but he was earlier than many others after him. He has made many contributions to me, so why don’t I reuse him?" Sun Tu asked with a smile.
Zeng Kaigan was stunned for a moment, yes, these were indeed doubts. It was only because at that time he was only looking at the results and found that Qi Desheng seemed not to be reused in the army. He could not even be the governor of Qingzhou, so he thought that the opponent had been Sun Tu was excluded from the core group and wanted to take the opportunity to use him for his own benefit.
Sun Tu looked at his stunned expression and sighed again: "You only look at the surface, and you will naturally come to such a judgment. Not only that, I'm afraid you also found out that Qi Desheng was sick at home because he was not reused, right?"
"Are these all fake, all illusions created by you to lure me into your trap?"
"No, this is all true. I really have no intention of making Qi Desheng our Qingzhou Governor, and he is indeed ill. However, the cause and effect of the two needs to be reversed. It's not that he fell ill because he couldn't be the Qingzhou Governor, but It’s because he has an old illness that he can’t be the governor of Qingzhou!”
This explanation immediately made Zeng Kaiqian feel like he was struck by lightning, and he froze there instantly. It turns out that he had misjudged the situation early on, and actually tried to use Qi Desheng for his own benefit. Now that he thinks about it, in the eyes of him and Sun Tu, what he did and thought was completely transparent. Perhaps in their eyes, he was A clown who jumps up and down but can't move anywhere!
This realization made Zeng Kaigan extremely embarrassed and angry, and his whole body began to tremble violently. He really couldn't believe this was true, but the reality was right in front of him... After a moment, he thought of something, and he just grabbed the last lifeline. He asked like a straw: "Then why did you take down Qi Desheng? Doesn't this prove that there is something wrong with him?"
"If I didn't do this, how could I have led you to fall into the trap and end up doing something like this?" Sun Tu pointed out with a smile: "Who do you think that is?"
Zeng Kaiqian followed his finger and looked towards the courtyard outside the hall, and saw Qi Desheng still standing there fully dressed. Although his face was still a little pale, he did not look like he had been imprisoned at all. The soldiers around him looked at him. He was also respectful.
At this moment, the last bit of persistence that supported him suddenly collapsed. Zeng Kaigan smiled miserably: "So that's it. It turns out that I have been in your plan for a long time... Sun Dujian, Sun Tu, you are really good at means and scheming." ah! "
"I can't help it. I have too many enemies, and people like you like to cause trouble in Qingzhou too much. In order to keep our army united, sometimes we have to use some means. By the way, I have to replace Coach Lin. Thank you very much. This Lu Qian betrayed him and almost caused his family to be destroyed. He wanted to get rid of him quickly, but he didn't do it because of his official position. It's good today, Minister Zeng, you helped us kill him, which is considered a blessing. A wish was granted for him without getting his hands dirty."
"You..." Zeng Kaigan felt that his heart was congested, his throat was a little sweet, and blood was about to spurt out at any time. He lost too miserably this time and was too unwilling to do so.
"He is a man of Gao Qiu who is good at killing court officials. If this matter is reported back, do you think the court will deal with you like this, Minister Zeng?" Sun Tu narrowed his eyes and smiled, with a hint of threat in his tone.
Zeng Kaiqian also understood the meaning in an instant, slowly raised his head and said: "You have said so much, what do you want me to do with this?"
It’s finally time to have an honest conversation.