12dz Chapter 345 Things are booming
Chapter 345 Things are booming
Wang Tianlong remained silent. What Chen Er said earlier made some sense. Although Qin Zhongting's influence was also enormous, he would sometimes even ally with Wei Zhongxian for his own benefit.
Why is that? After all these years, only these two powerful forces are still thriving in the imperial court.
No two forces can be united. Zhang Xingchen sighed and glanced helplessly at Wang Tianlong.
"Don't be so suspicious. I assure you, once Chen Er joins us, he will definitely give us more opportunities. We will be very confident in dealing with Wei Zhongxian."
"Now, in the court, there's only Wei Zhengxian and his group who are swaggering around. I've long disliked them."
Even Wang Xiaohai, who was standing to the side, spoke up for Chen Er. Wang Tianlong was very dissatisfied with the behavior of these two.
"I'm telling you, can't you see the situation clearly? It's not that I don't want Chen Er to join us, but that I want to hide Chen Er's identity. In other words, Chen Er can now become one of our Jinyiwei members."
"However, Chen Er, you must promise me that you will first join Wei Zhongxian's Eastern Depot. Only then can you become our informant."
Faced with Wang Tianlong's questioning, Chen Er's fiery temper flared up. Actually, it wasn't that Wang Tianlong absolutely had to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but rather that the Embroidered Uniform Guard's power was too weak, and now Wang Tianlong was making things difficult for him everywhere.
Chen Er, of course, did not want to stay here any longer: "Since you are unwilling to let me join, then I will take my leave for the time being. Anyway, I can fight against Wei Zhengxian even without joining the Embroidered Uniform Guard. This time, I will definitely betray our people and pay a huge price."
Chen Er was about to leave after speaking, but Wang Tianlong called out to him, "Brother Chen Er, congratulations on passing the test. I was just testing you. Let's go inside and talk."
"Brother Chen Er, please forgive me. I had no choice but to say those things to you just now, because Wei Zhongxian has begun to pay attention to our Embroidered Uniform Guard."
"This weak force wants to infiltrate our own people, so I had no choice but to test you just now. Please forgive me."
After Wang Tianlong finished speaking, he no longer had the demeanor of a weak scholar. He grabbed the wine glass with both hands, tilted his head back and drank it down. He looked at Chen Er without batting an eye, shook the wine glass in his hand to indicate that he had finished drinking.
Chen Er was also surprised by Wang Tianlong, who looked like a scholar.
He actually has such a domineering aura. Chen Er's favorite thing in his life is dealing with people like him. To put it bluntly, it would be impossible for a man like him not to achieve anything in the future.
At that time, Chen Er also drank a cup of wine in a bold manner. Chen Er's eyebrows were furrowed into a twisted shape as he looked at Wang Tianlong and asked in confusion.
"Could it be that Wei Zhongxian has been a bit dishonest lately? I've heard that this guy has embezzled a lot of money, and that he has many traitors in the court, and even many martial arts masters who are working for him."
Wang Tianlong's smiling face immediately dimmed, probably because he was a little upset, which is why he said helplessly.
"Yes, in recent years Wei Zhongxian has been harming many people in the court. I have personally witnessed several of my friends being framed by Wei Zhongxian. That's why we have no choice but to be so careful this time, so that Wei Zhongxian doesn't have any leverage over us."
Chen Er was puzzled. Logically speaking, it was unlikely that Wei Zhongxian, the man who betrayed them, had caused the deaths of so many loyal officials and civil and military ministers in the court, and that they had all been blinded by Wei Zhongxian.
Wang Tianlong's serious expression showed he wasn't joking with Chen Er, so Chen Er asked again, puzzled.
"Besides your Embroidered Uniform Guard, the only other powerful force in the court is Qin Zhongting. Why don't you two unite your forces? That way you can control the resources in Wei Zhongxian's hands."
Wang Tianlong immediately put down the wine glass he had just picked up, and then looked at Chen Er with a smile and asked.
"Then let me ask you, I've heard that you and Qin Zhongting's daughter have a complicated relationship, so why don't you join Qin Zhongting's faction and instead set your sights on our Embroidered Uniform Guard?"
Chen Er gave a helpless bitter smile: "Although Qin Zhongting's influence is enormous, and on the surface he does things for the good of the people, who knows what he's up to behind the scenes?"
I saw it on the way here. "Many people are starving. This is probably because of Qin Zhongting and his faction. To put it bluntly, many people in that faction are greedy for money."
The atmosphere inside the room was tense and a little awkward. Chen Er's words made Wang Tianlong smile wryly.
“Chen Er, no matter what, Qin Zhongting is Qin Luoshen’s father. Do you really want to deal with Qin Zhongting? Besides, there’s still that old bastard Zhang Tiexin supporting Qin Zhongting.”
This was the first time Chen Er had heard the name Zhang Tiexin. He looked at Wang Tianlong with some surprise and asked him a question.
"Could Zhang Tiexin be Qin Zhongting, the top general of that faction? Does this person have a voice in the court?"
"Chen Er, who is the top general? Could he also be an official in the imperial court? Why have I never heard of him before?"
Chen Er chuckled and then explained helplessly, "What I mean is, could Zhang Tiexin be the mastermind behind Qin Zhongting's power? It seems that this person and Wei Zhongxian are old guys of the same level."
Wang Tianlong finally understood the meaning behind Chen Er's words, and then he sighed deeply.
"I can't see through Zhang Tiexin. Sometimes he's against Wei Zhongxian, and other times he's in cahoots with Wei Zhongxian to embezzle government funds."
"However, I have been searching for evidence recently. Of course, only our Jinyiwei personnel know about these things. Wei Zhongxian is also wary of Zhang Tiexin."
Chen Er has now more or less figured out just how complex the power dynamics within the imperial court are. So, Chen Er reluctantly bids farewell to Wang Tianlong. In any case, Chen Er has already temporarily joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but he still has no idea about Qin Zhongting's faction.
Chen Er still had some expectations. After all, he had learned from Wang Tianlong that Zhang Tiexin and his faction had been fighting against Wei Zhongxian for the past few years, which Chen Er thought was quite promising. In fact, Chen Er had his own ideas.