One Thousand One Hundred and One: The Rift Between the Monarch and His Ministers

"What does this mean, Lieutenant Yuan?"

Nie Xun's face was ashen, his hands buried in his sleeves were clenched tightly, and the veins on the back of his hands burst out, which showed the master's state of mind at this time.

Seeing that Nie Xun was still "recalcitrant", Yuanxin grinned grimly and asked in an indifferent tone, "What do you mean? Mr. Nie is usually extremely intelligent, so why pretend to be deaf and dumb at this time? You dare to swear , you have nothing to do with Meng Heng under Liu Xi's account?"

Nie Xun clenched his back molars, and the eyes of everyone in the tent followed Yuan Xin's words and all focused on him.

Except for a few people, others only knew that Nie Xun and Meng Heng had a good personal relationship.

What is the dark relationship between these two?

With this kind of doubt, their eyes became a little more inquiring.

Yuan Xin's attack at this time shows that the relationship between Nie Xun and Meng Heng should be deeper than they imagined.

"Why, Mr. Nie dare not swear?"

Yuan Xin asked aggressively.

Even with a full beard, others can see a trace of complacency from his swollen eyes.

He snorted and sneered, with a relaxed tone, "If you don't dare, is it a disguised admission?"

Nie Xun pursed his lips tightly, staring at Yuan Xin with his dark eyes.

"What does Captain Yuan want Xun to admit? To admit that Meng Heng is Xun's elder brother? So what! Xun has never done anything wrong to the lord or leaked secrets! Why is Captain Yuan so eccentric? If you want to pour dirty water on Xun, please Come up with ironclad evidence, otherwise it will be a false accusation!"

Hearing that Nie Xun admitted his relationship with Meng Heng, others were also surprised.

They have worked with Nie Xun for several years, but they have never heard that Nie Xun is Meng Heng's younger brother.

If this is true, why is Nie Xun hiding it?

There are more than one pair of brothers in different camps, and it doesn't hinder anything if the relationship is made public.

However, Nie Xun chose to hide it, which will inevitably make people think too much.

Yuan Xin was surprised that Nie Xun admitted in public, but he would not let Nie Xun go because of this.

"Whether there is a betrayal or not, this matter is not something that Mr. Nie can clean up with a single mouth." Yuan Xin grinned grimly, "Mr. Nie, if you hadn't secretly colluded with Meng Heng and knew something in advance, why would you suggest that the Lord use Cangzhou?" Two counties in exchange for Chenzhou?"

Faced with this persecution, Nie Xun felt ridiculous.

"Xun is not a sage, how can he be regarded as an exhaustive strategy?"

Who knows what's going on with the Nie mission?

When it comes, it comes fiercely, and when it leaves, there is no sign.

Yuan Xin sneered, "It's useless to quibble, the fact is already the case. If you want to prove that you are credible, please produce hard evidence."

Nie Xun was so irritated by Yuan Xin's nonsense that the three corpses jumped violently.

If it wasn't for more than 20 years of self-cultivation to keep him calm, he might have already flung his sleeves and left.

Inadvertently, he caught a glimpse of Huang Song sitting on top from the corner of his eye, and his already bad mood immediately sank into the icy cold pool.

From Yuan Xin's attack until now, Huang Song, the lord, has never made a sound to stop Yuan Xin. What does this mean?

It shows that Huang Song has suspicions and doubts about him, so he asks for clarification through Yuan Xin's mouth, and beats him by the way.

Thinking of this, Nie Xun's feverish mind quickly cooled down, and his sullen expression turned cold.

He proudly said, "Forget it, if you don't believe the original captain, you don't believe it. Xun is loyal to the lord, as long as the lord believes."

As soon as the words fell, Huang Song, who was sitting at the top, interrupted at the right time.

He reprimanded Yuan Xin lightly and fined him one month's military pay, but there were no other punishments other than that.

When Nie Xun saw it, the coldness expanded and spread, forcefully occupying his limbs and brain.

The lord really became suspicious——

Huang Song said, "One word from a gentleman is hard to follow. Since you have promised to exchange with Lanting, you can't just keep your word. This matter will be supervised by Youmo and... Chengyun. It must be done safely, and Lanting can't see it." A joke. Do you two have any other opinions?"

Nie Xun and Cheng Jing came out and said, "Here."

Nie Xun didn't care about what they talked about afterwards, and he looked absent-minded from the beginning to the end.

The meeting ended and everyone dispersed.

Nie Xun stepped out of the tent, the slightly chilly wind hit his cheeks,

It made him shiver, and he woke up with a jerk.

"Cheng Yun, take a step to speak."

Cheng Jing's voice came from beside his ear.

Nie Xun's expression darkened.

"Youmo also believe what Captain Yuan said?"

Cheng Jing said, "Of course I don't believe it, you are afraid that you have fallen into Liu Xi's trick."

Even though there is a blood relationship, how much affection can a pair of brothers who have never met have?

Meng Heng often talked to Nie Xun, although he only talked about private affairs and not business affairs, but all kinds of coincidences came together, making people suspicious.

Cheng Jing understood Jiang Pengji's treachery, so he believed in his own judgment even more.

Nie Xun smiled wryly.

"Whether it's a divorce plan or not, the lord has already become suspicious, how can it be easily dispelled?"

The seeds of doubt have already taken root and germinated, how can it be so easy to eliminate them?

This matter is also to blame for Yuan Xin, if he hadn't been making small reports time and time again, Huang Song would not have been suspicious.

Nie Xun said, "Furthermore—if there is no Captain Yuan to pick things up, how can my lord question Xun? If Liu Xi instructed Meng Heng to get close to Xun, then Captain Yuan would provoke trouble again and again, Shouldn't it be Liu Xi's meaning too? My lord, he—"

Nie Xun originally wanted to say that Huang Song's rule was not strict, and that he was partial to his relatives, but the person in front of him was Cheng Jing, whom Huang Song relied heavily on, and he couldn't say it.

"Lieutenant Yuan is really too much." Cheng Jing said in a deep voice, "Master has repeatedly slandered him, and the Lord treats him lightly, which is really biased."

Cheng Jing believed that Huang Song was firmly on Nie Xun's side from the beginning.

If at that time, Huang Song severely punished Yuan Xin, or scolded or denigrated him, would Yuan Xin have the guts to make small reports everywhere?

It was because of Huang Song's connivance that fueled Yuan Xin's arrogance.

Nie Xun sighed, and his brows looked a little sad.

"Xun understands what Youmo means. The lord is the lord, and the original captain is the original captain. Xun will not abolish the prince for personal reasons."

What Cheng Jing said was nothing more than to excuse Huang Song and dispel Nie Xun's resentment towards Huang Song.

"Cheng Yun deeply understands righteousness."

Nie Xun twitched his mouth inwardly, noncommittal.

Huang Song's connivance with Yuan Xin is due to another reason besides his kinship——

The Yuan family is Huang Song's own family, and most of the generals under his tent are from the Yuan family.

As long as Yuan Xin did not commit an unforgivable crime, Huang Song would take it lightly and would not punish him severely.

on the contrary--

The situation on Nie Xun's side is not so optimistic.

He has no foundation on Huang Song's side, and he has relatively few friends on weekdays, and his network of contacts is close to zero.

As a lonely minister, he must be the person the lord is most assured of, because he will not form cliques for personal gain.

But once he is suspected by the lord and loses trust, he will be in the most dangerous situation.

Suddenly, Nie Xun remembered what Meng Heng had said to him earlier.

"Brother Xun, you grew up in the Nie family of Zhongzhao, and you have the blood of the Meng family in Cangzhou. Huang Song -- will he really trust you?"

The answer to Meng Heng's question is already known.