Chapter 1157 Goodbye Old Rogue

It has been a few days since Tong Ying’s incident.

Yun Zheng did not continue to be immersed in self-blame and regret for Tong Ying.

Tong Ying was originally a general of the fourth rank. Yun Zheng ordered his men to bury him with the ceremony of a general of the third rank, and went to Tong's house in person to pay his respects.

After that, Yun Zheng ordered Shen Kuan and Li Cheng to temporarily take over the two camps in the city.

Two days later, Qin Liugan led only fifty cavalrymen and rushed to Gan Tang as quickly as possible.

Upon learning that Qin Liugan had arrived, Yun Zheng personally took Miaoyin out of the Governor's Mansion to greet him.

"Greetings, Duke Rong!"

Yun Zheng lowered his posture and took the initiative to salute Qin Liugan.

Qin Liugan didn't say anything, but walked forward with a dark face and kicked Yun Zheng without saying a word.

Miaoyin's face changed and she immediately kicked Qin Liugan's leg away.

"锔..."

The next moment, the guards around Yun Zheng drew their swords one after another, as if they were waiting for Yun Zheng's order to kill Qin Liugan and others on the spot.

Seeing Yun Zheng's guards draw their swords, the fifty riders who were accompanying him also drew their swords and looked at Yun Zheng's guards with vigilance.

In an instant, a tense atmosphere spread.

Yun Zheng raised his hand to signal the guards to put away their swords, and looked at Qin Liugan sternly: "Duke Rong, what do you mean by this?"

It seems that this old rogue has people arranged by the third brother around him!

Pay attention when you need to.

"Put away your knives!"

Qin Liu dared to look back, and gave the fifty elite riders behind him a fierce look. He immediately turned his head and smiled at Yun Zheng, saying with a playful smile: "Why are you so surprised? I haven't seen you for a long time. Let me see if your martial arts have improved. I didn't expect that the prince's concubine is so talented!"

As he spoke, Qin Liugan's gaze fell on Miaoyin again.

"Is that so?"

Yun Zheng said with a fake smile: "In fact, I also want to test whether Duke Rong is still strong despite his old age. How about I let my three thousand personal guards accompany Duke Rong to practice?"

"Let's talk about it when we have time!"

Qin Liu dared to perfunctorily answer, "Let's talk business first!"

"Okay!"

Yun Zheng smiled, "Duke Rong, please!"

"Your Majesty, please!"

The two seemed to have forgotten the unpleasantness that had just occurred and walked into the mansion with smiles on their faces.

Four elite riders dismounted and followed behind, while the rest waited outside the mansion.

The two of them came to the main hall and sat down. Yun Zheng glanced at the four guards standing outside the main hall and asked in a low voice, "Are they all the Third Brother's men?"

"nonsense!"

Qin Liu dared to snort: "Do you still expect the imperial guards to follow me?"

These fifty elite cavalrymen are all led by the Crown Prince's guards.

Even if it would make him uncomfortable if these people followed him, he had to let them follow.

Yun Zheng smiled knowingly and asked, "How is Father's health?"

"Ugh……"

Speaking of Emperor Wen's health, Qin Liugan couldn't help but sigh, "His health had almost recovered, but when the incident with Concubine Jing came out, his health deteriorated again! Now he has a lot of white hair on his head..."

Hearing Qin Liugan's sigh, Yun Zheng also sighed in his heart.

This situation was pretty much what he had imagined.

But it was impossible for him to allow Concubine Jing to continue doing evil and pretend that he knew nothing just because he was worried about Emperor Wen's health.

If Concubine Jing is not brought to justice now, Emperor Wen will probably be even more angry when Concubine Jing fights to the death.

"Let's discuss these things in private!" Qin Liu dared to wink at Yun Zheng and said seriously, "I believe you have guessed what I, the so-called imperial envoy, am here for!"

Yun Zheng chuckled and raised his voice slightly, "Not only did I help the Crown Prince uncover the evil plot of Concubine Jing and her gang, I also crushed the conspiracy of Tian Hong and his gang. The court must have asked Duke Rong to reward me, right?"

“Your Highness, don’t pretend to be ignorant.” Qin Liugan took a sip of tea from the tea bowl. When he put it down, he said firmly, “Your Highness has made great contributions, and the court will definitely reward you! But Minzhou will never be given to you!”

“Duke Rong, this is the court’s fault, right?” Yun Zheng raised his eyebrows and smiled, “I have made such great contributions, but I just recommended someone to be the governor of Minzhou, but the court didn’t agree? I am not exaggerating, but now, except Tuohuan, no one else can be qualified for the position of the governor of Minzhou!”

"Not necessarily?"

Qin Liu dared to curl his lips, "Your Majesty, I advise you not to take Minzhou! If you really take the opportunity to occupy Minzhou, you will be regarded as a traitor in the eyes of the world!"

"When did I ever say I wanted Minzhou?" Yun Zheng laughed, "I just recommended Tuohuan to be the governor of Minzhou!"

Next, the two of them started to pull each other.

Qin Liugan's attitude was very firm. The court could give rewards to Yun Zheng, but it would never give Minzhou to Yun Zheng.

Yun Zheng's attitude was also very tough, and the court must agree to the list of Minzhou officials he submitted.

Finally, Yun Zheng even directly threatened that if the court did not agree with the list of officials he submitted, Minzhou might be in chaos, and he would then have to ask the court for food and wages to quell the rebellion.

But Qin Liugan, a tough guy, did not take Yun Zheng's threat seriously at all. He said that the imperial court was able to mobilize 300,000 troops to station in Minzhou and Muzhou, and there was no need for him to lead the army to quell the rebellion.

The two were still talking and laughing at the beginning, but the tension grew stronger as time went on.

The four guards outside were also terrified when they heard this, fearing that Yun Zheng would not dare to do anything to Qin Liu and would vent his anger on them.

If it weren't for their duties, they would all want to run away to avoid being affected.

The two of them kept arguing and drank several pots of tea, but until the sky gradually darkened, they still couldn't come to a conclusion.

"Duke Rong, it's getting late! You have come from afar, why don't you let me welcome you first and then we can talk slowly tomorrow, how about that?"

In the end, it was Yun Zheng who took the initiative to speak and stopped this meaningless tug-of-war.

"it is good!"

Qin Liu dared to agree straightforwardly, "I have been riding non-stop all the way here, and I am exhausted! I also want to drink a few cups to relieve my fatigue!"

"Then let's move to the inner hall!"

Yun Zheng stood up and suddenly asked, "There are two royal relatives in the governor's mansion. Do you want me to ask them to come out and have a few drinks with Duke Rong?"

Qin Liugan was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Your Majesty, are you deliberately trying to disgust me?"

"What does this mean, Duke Rong?"

Yun Zheng pretended to be confused.

Qin Liugan: "I am so angry just looking at those two losers, how can I still have the heart to drink?"

"That's it!"

Yun Zheng smiled casually, "Since Duke Rong doesn't want to see them, then forget it!"

The two of them walked towards the inner hall while talking.

The four guards looked at each other and none of them intended to follow.

If Yun Zheng and Qin Liu dared to go to the inner hall to drink, even if they followed them, they could only guard the entrance of the inner hall and could not follow them inside.

This is the rule.

Rather than doing this, it would be better to stay away from them, so that Yun Zheng and Qin Liu wouldn't get angry and take it out on them...