Chapter 288: The traitor keeps selling out

Prime Minister Qin narrowed his eyes and said angrily: "Marquis Zhenwei, what do you mean?" At the same time, the two expert guards who followed him closely immediately moved, stepped forward, and protected Prime Minister Qin on the left and right, with swords and knives coming out of their bodies.

The situation was about to break out, and at this moment, the door to the private room next door was suddenly pushed open, and a man walked out with a loud laugh.

"Hahaha, please calm down, my Lord. It is my fault for disturbing you. I admire you very much and have been asking to see you for a long time but could not. So I asked you to help me, Lord. Please don't blame me."

Prime Minister Qin waved his hand, and the two guards obeyed the order, put away their swords immediately, and retreated behind Prime Minister Qin to wait for battle.

Prime Minister Qin looked at the man carefully. He was a stranger. He was dressed in a blue scholar's robe, about thirty years old, with a dark complexion, a mustache, a high nose and deep eyes, and he might have foreign blood.

Prime Minister Qin stared at the man and asked, "Who are you?"

Qi Jier imitated the etiquette of Dajing and bowed, then said with a familiar smile: "Hahaha, Prime Minister, I am Qi Ji, a small figure, not worth your mention. You only need to know that I am here for my master, for you."

Prime Minister Qin raised his eyebrows in disdain, "Oh? You came for me? Ha!"

Qi Jier didn't care about Prime Minister Qin's attitude at all and still had a smile on his face.

"Oh, oh, oh, Prime Minister, please don't be upset. Come, come, Prime Minister, please take a seat and we can talk. As for you, the private room next door has carefully prepared wine, food, singing and dancing for you. Please enjoy it slowly."

Meeting Qijier's gaze, Zhenweihou immediately came to his senses and cursed the man in his heart for being ungrateful. However, thinking that the visitor knew very well about some of the shameful things going on behind him, he naturally chose to accept the toast. He hurriedly bowed to the two of them and retreated, just wanting to take the benefits he had obtained and stay away from the trouble.

When Marquis Zhenwei left, Prime Minister Qin spoke first, "You are just a small person, but you are so capable that you can use the great Marquis Dajing to serve you. Tell me, who are you and who is your master? What is your purpose in coming to Dajing?"

Qi Jier slowly held the kettle and poured a cup of tea for Prime Minister Qin. He pushed the cup forward and said with a smile, "Prime Minister, please don't be angry. Anger is harmful to your health. I have no ill intentions. I came here only to give you a favor."

As he spoke, Prime Minister Qin waved away the tea he had offered him without even noticing. Qijier raised his hand and knocked three times, and then the door of the private room was opened. Twenty strong men, in groups of two, came in one after another, carrying ten large boxes that were half a person's height.

Prime Minister Qin became more and more puzzled, squinting his eyes and staring at every move of the person in front of him. As the box fell to the ground, Qijier waved his hand again, and the people who carried the box moved together. Prime Minister Qin and his servant, who had been on full alert just now, saw a golden light shining before their eyes.

Wow, there were ten boxes, six of which were filled with glittering gold ingots, and the remaining four were also filled with jewels and treasures.

Even though the two guards were well-informed as they followed Prime Minister Qin, they couldn't help but gasp when they saw so much gold, silver and treasures.

Qin Xiangguo, who was secretly a corrupt official, could still sit still. He snorted coldly and said contemptuously, "What do you mean, sir? Are you trying to bribe me with a mere pile of dirt?"

Qi Jier waved his hand to send the box bearers away, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said with a smile: "Your Excellency misunderstood. I came here with sincerity. These are just gifts from my master. I just want to ask your Excellency to do a small favor."

"You are a thief who hides your head and shows your tail. Who am I? No matter whether it is a big or small matter, do you think I will respond?" "Haha, my lord the prime minister is knowledgeable and will not take these things seriously. But my lord the prime minister, you have no choice but to respond this time. After all, twenty-five years ago, when your late emperor was still alive, there was a battle in Cangzhou in the northwest..." As he spoke, Qijier took out an envelope and slapped it on the table.

When Prime Minister Qin saw the envelope that was obviously the notebook from his youth, his face changed color and he subconsciously wanted to reach out to grab it. However, Qijier was unmoved. He sipped his tea, smiled lightly and looked at Prime Minister Qin.

"Sir, that is just an envelope. I have kept the letters inside safely, and I am not afraid of losing one. My master still has many letters written by you personally. Please feel free to use them."

Prime Minister Qin was confused and asked, "Are you from Western Tartar?"

Qi Jier shook his head. "Sir, please don't guess. It doesn't matter who I belong to. What matters is why I came here."

"Why?"

Qijier slowly put down the teacup and said, "Of course, I came here to cooperate with you, Lord Prime Minister! Don't worry, my lord is very sincere, and I am not against you, Lord Prime Minister. As long as you agree to help my lord, I will do you a small favor. I will do my lord the follow-up of the incident 20 years ago. Not only will I clear up all the tails for you, but also these..." He pointed to the ten large boxes on the ground, "They are all my lord's thanks to you, Lord Prime Minister."

Prime Minister Qin was furious. He could not believe that someone still knew about his carelessness more than 20 years ago, and it was obvious that the person who came was not a good person.

The most hateful thing is that the other party knows that I am greedy for money and uses this as a threat, which is very annoying.

Prime Minister Qin stood up slightly, veins bulging on his forehead, but after all, he was old and shrewd, having been an official for so many years, he would not be so impatient. He turned around and left without losing his composure, sat down, picked up the tea bowl handed to him by the other party, drank a sip with confidence, and smiled.

"Oh, it's said that it happened more than 20 years ago. The previous emperor has passed away, and the current emperor is in power. I am no longer the poor scholar who was squeezed out of office more than 20 years ago. Why can't the so-called evidence you mentioned be the deliberate frame-up after I was upright and honest and rejected you, the rich wolves and tigers? My lord is wise, how could he believe you?"

"Your Majesty, what you said is meaningless. Is your Majesty really as wise as you say? In my opinion, it is not entirely true. If he was wise, why did he abandon the capital, the city, and the people and flee? If he was wise, why did he put the blame on you? Since arriving in the south, your good Majesty has been targeting you and your party, and has never stopped weakening your power, right?"

"Ah!"

Prime Minister Qin was shocked and answered with a sneer on his face, but he secretly wondered who the visitor was and why he knew so much about the court?

But he didn't think about the fact that an emperor who was afraid of death would naturally bring with him ministers who were greedy for money and afraid of death.

With a huge sum of money to pave the way and Hu Di's secret reports to Dajing's spies over the years, how can we not catch these parasites?
One leads two, two lead three, and this is a long list. No matter whether they want to know or not, they know it, and they are also looking for the most powerful person among the information to use for their own purposes.

It was just a coincidence that the person they picked out at first sight was Prime Minister Qin, because this guy had sold out his country in the past!
Facing the silent gaze of Prime Minister Qin, Qijier smiled complacently.

"Prime Minister, I advise you not to hesitate and doubt. We are sincere and we know you have doubts in your heart. In fact, if this deal is successful, both you and I will benefit. If you are willing, my master is willing to help you go one step further in addition to the two conditions given earlier. What do you think? If your foolish emperor is deposed, and you support the young master to ascend the throne, get involved in politics, or even go one step further... then what you did in the past and today is still a problem? What do you think, Prime Minister?"