The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 176: Dig a hole first, then set a trap

When Qin Zheng returned to the study, Xia Bitu had not left yet.

Qin Zheng was speechless: "Uncle, you won't stay here tonight, will you? My place is full."

Xia Bitu chuckled and said, "It's not dark yet. I'll leave after dinner."

Qin Zheng was speechless, thinking, is your family short of food? Why do you want to eat at my house?

Xia Bitu looked at Qin Zheng's expression and asked, "Is it resolved?"

"Uncle, what do you want to eat tonight?" Qin Zheng did not give a direct answer.

When facing an old fox, sometimes you need to do the opposite.

Qin Zheng was sure that the old fox must have known for a long time that Cao Qingzhi was not dead, because the old fox had a close relationship with Beichen!

Sure enough, this successfully piqued Xia Bitu's curiosity: "Little monkey, let me guess how you solved it, okay? I can also use deduction."

Xia Bitu looked eager to try.

Qin Zheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "No need. Just don't make trouble."

"Hehehe..." Xia Bitu laughed wickedly, "That depends on what benefits you can give me."

Qin Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Uncle, can you please have some shame?"

"Hahaha..." Xia Bitu laughed: "I learned this from you. What's the point of having a face?"

Qin Zheng: “…”

Speechless.

He really said this and did it.

"Whatever conditions you give, don't be too excessive!" Qin Zheng said.

Shabitu held up three fingers.

Qin Zheng's face changed: "Three conditions, aren't you too ruthless?"

Xia Bitu grinned wickedly: "First, return the deed I gave you to me."

Qin Zheng grinned, "Uncle, you're too late. I sold it earlier and all the money is gone."

Xia Bitu said with a cunning smile, "Didn't you buy another property in North City? Do you think I don't know? Those property deeds will do."

"You're really cunning!" Qin Zheng looked like he was about to cry. "Who did I offend? This Cao Caidie is such a jinx. I, Qin Zheng, have never suffered such a loss. I never spit out what I've eaten."

Qin Zheng's expression made Xia Bitu laugh: "Hahaha, you also know that it's uncomfortable to suffer a loss? Humph, you always bully me!"

"What about the second one?" Qin Zheng asked.

Xia Bitu said, "The second and third ones, keep them for now."

Qin Zheng: “…”

"No, otherwise, forget it."

Can the old fox’s conditions be ordinary conditions?

Keeping only one is already risky, let alone keeping two!

Xia Bitu chuckled and said, "Don't worry, you little monkey, you won't lose anything."

Qin Zheng looked at Xia Bitu suspiciously: "Am I not at a disadvantage?"

Xia Bitu said seriously, "Although I don't know exactly what you will do, your ultimate goal is nothing more than to rescue Cao Qingzhi."

Qin Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly: "You really know that he is not dead."

Xia Bitu was proud: "Is it surprising?"

Qin Zheng nodded: "It's a surprise. But so what? You can't rescue Cao Qingzhi."

Xia Bitu said disdainfully: "As if you can rescue him? How can you? This is Beichen, not Daqian."

Qin Zheng thought, are you trying to trick me?

very good!

He said calmly, "Uncle, you should know the capabilities of my special agents. They will find out the truth and rescue the people. They will also follow the clues and maybe find some unexpected surprises."

Xia Bitu stared at Qin Zheng intently, feeling uneasy.

The ability of the special forces is unquestionable, but don't...

"Don't bother, I will be responsible for rescuing Cao Qingzhi." Xia Bitu said.

He was afraid that the special forces would go to Beichen to investigate and find out his past in Beichen.

Qin Zheng didn't say anything.

He originally wanted the old fox to take action.

But if you want the old fox to take action, you must first dig a hole and then set a trap.

Now, the pit has been dug, and the old fox has walked to the edge of the pit, and he still needs a push.

"How do you save him?" Qin Zheng asked, pretending to be curious.

Xia Bitu was calm and composed: "I have a brilliant plan!"

Qin Zheng narrowed his eyes at Xia Bitu and said, "Are you planning to spread the news of Cao Caidie's appeal? If you do that, Beichen will definitely release Cao Qingzhi as evidence to humiliate Daqian."

Xia Bitu looked at Qin Zheng in surprise. "You can even guess this. Could it be that you also want to solve it this way? Is it such a coincidence?"

He said this, but tried hard to hide his inner ecstasy.

It was actually tricked out without any effort.

In fact, he didn't even think about it.

Qin Zheng looked at Xia Bitu with disdain: "You want to discredit Daqian so that you can have a legitimate excuse to rebel one day?"

Xia Bitu showed a cunning smile: "What are you doing now? You are helping Cao Qingzhi to clear his name. Don't you want to do the same? Without me!"

Qin Zheng said: "I suddenly changed my mind."

Xia Bitu looked at Qin Zheng warily: "What bad intentions are you up to?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "You are responsible for rescuing Cao Qingzhi. What other conditions do you require? Uncle is a man who must have a relationship with Beichen, and the relationship must be very close. Saving him is not difficult."

Xia Bitu rolled his eyes in anger: "Beichen is not a fool, and I am not their biological father. Even if Cao Qingzhi is useless to them, how can we let him go for nothing?

Even if they agree, they will definitely have a lot of conditions. That won’t do me any good.”

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Don't pretend, uncle, there are great benefits, okay?"

"Hehehe, what benefits? Tell me." Xia Bitu pretended to be ignorant.

In fact, I was very surprised. What good could it do for him?

He really didn't know what the benefit was. He saved people just because he didn't want Qin Zheng's special forces to interfere.

"Uncle, stop pretending. It's obvious that if you saved Cao Qingzhi, with your ability, you can definitely win him over to you. After all, it's a life-saving favor.

He had been wronged for so many years, and Daqian had added insult to injury. How could he not feel resentment? When you rebel in the future, he can tell your story in person, making it more authentic, more legitimate, and more justifiable.

Besides, he still has admirers and old subordinates, which is a force that cannot be underestimated. You didn't save him before because the opportunity was not ripe. Now that Cao Caidie has appeared, the timing is perfect. It is even more legitimate. Go with the flow, this opportunity, don't you want it?"

Xia Bitu looked at Qin Zheng in astonishment, thinking several times, "Fuck!"

Why didn't he think of that?

But he said: "Are you the empress's man?"

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "Don't pretend. Actually, you have already taken action, haven't you?"

Xia Bitu looked at Qin Zheng for a long time, scratched his head, and chuckled: "Monkey boy, you are really smart. I won't hide it from you, I did take action."

In fact, he did nothing.

He is also in shock now.

He himself did not realize that Cao Qingzhi would be so useful to him.

Qin Zheng snorted coldly: "As expected, I knew you were pretending."

The old fox laughed dryly. "Then, the second condition is that they, father and daughter, belong to me. You can't take them away. I'm responsible for hiding them, and you can't investigate."

Qin Zheng was speechless. "You old fox, so is the third condition that Cao Caidie must fake her death in my house, and I'll be responsible for covering it up? That way you can cover up your crime and successfully hide them?"

Xia Bitu smiled broadly: "Yes, yes, yes!"

He was ecstatic. This was a great plan, he had never thought of it.

He actually tricked me out like this.

Sure enough, no matter how smart a person is, he will make mistakes sometimes.

Qin Zheng shook his head: "Bullshit! I won't agree to any of the three conditions!"

Xia Bitu was shocked: "Why, you don't want to save people?"

Qin Zheng looked at him with disdain: "I have the ability to rescue Cao Qingzhi, and I also have the ability to quell the negative influence and clear Cao Qingzhi's name. I can even make the reputation of the Daqian Dynasty not only not be damaged, but also to a higher level. Why should I negotiate with you?"

Xia Bitu was stunned.

It’s true, even he somewhat believed that Qin Zheng had this ability.

This Qin Zheng is so mysterious. He has invented many things that he could not even imagine.

Moreover, Qin Zheng's methods are so numerous that they are dazzling.

Otherwise, you are not worthy of being his rival.

"That won't do. I can give up the conditions, but you all know my cards, so I must participate. Otherwise, I will sabotage it!" Xia Bitu started to play tricks.

Originally, Cao Qingzhi had nothing to do with him, and he just didn't want the King of the Northern Territory to be implicated, after all, they were allies.

He didn't want Qin Zheng's special forces to get involved. However, after Qin Zheng's guidance, he realized that he had been wrong all these years.

If he could pull Cao Qingzhi into his own camp, or even use Cao Qingzhi's unjust case to rise up in rebellion, it would be much more legitimate than supporting the former crown prince Xia Jinzhong to overthrow the Daqian Dynasty.

At least, he won't be branded a traitor forever.

Qin Zheng looked at the shameless old man speechlessly.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's just ignore each other. It won't do any good to us. What does it have to do with us whether they live or die?"

what?

Xia Bitu couldn't believe it. Qin Zheng was going to give up?

How can this be done?

Without waiting for him to speak, Qin Zheng said, "That's settled! Uncle, let me go see if dinner is ready."

After saying that, Qin Zheng walked out quickly.

The old fox has fallen into the pit and is trapped.

If I don't leave now, will I get scolded when he realizes what's going on?

Xia Bitu is an old fox. Even if he is fooled, he will figure it out in a while.

But they are all experts, and they will do it even if they know they have been cheated and suffered losses afterwards.

A master’s words are as good as gold, otherwise, he is not a master!

Pah pah pah, Xia Bitu slammed the table in anger. "You little monkey, just go ahead and cheat me. I'm so old, how could you have the heart to do that to me?"

"Uncle, you're overthinking it. How could I cheat you? I'm helping you!" Qin Zheng smiled.

He waved goodbye, opened the door and left in a casual manner.

Now, Xia Bitu saw that Cao Qingzhi was of vital importance to his hegemony. Even if Qin Zheng did not save him, the old fox would be saved.

Although the old fox had contacts with Beichen, he was right. He was not Beichen's biological father. How could Beichen listen to him?

There is definitely a price to pay.

Qin Zheng doesn't want to invest any money in it. The old fox has money, so let him do it himself!

In fact, Beichen hopes that a female emperor will become the emperor of Daqian, because women's rule is much more fragile than men's rule.

This is a widely accepted idea in the world.

Therefore, Beichen would not allow Xia Bitu to succeed in usurping the throne.

Xia Bitu is an old fox. How could Beichen not know that old foxes are more difficult to deal with?

Xia Bitu naturally also knew Beichen’s thoughts!

It was only at this moment that Qin Zheng realized that this was one of the reasons why Xia Bitu had not yet implemented the action of subverting Daqian.

Because as long as he rebels, Beichen will most likely help Daqian deal with him.

Even if he had the power to overthrow Daqian, how could he have the strength to fight against the Beichen dynasty?

It is impossible to fight against two dynasties at the same time.

Arabian Nights!

But this is only one of the reasons

Qin Zheng was in a good mood.

I didn’t expect to have such a harvest!

It will be easier if we know what Xia Bitu is afraid of.

However, he still didn't understand why Xia Bitu wanted to seize power and usurp the throne.

Based on his understanding of Xia Bitu, Xia Bitu was by no means an ambitious person.

Therefore, there must be a big reason for the old fox to seek power and usurp the throne!

In the room, Xia Bitu suddenly slapped himself twice: "I think I fell into a pit..."

Only at this moment did he realize that he was not deceiving Qin Zheng, but Qin Zheng was luring him into a trap.

It wasn't that he was trying to trick Qin Zheng, but that Qin Zheng was trying to trick him and set a trap for him.

However, now that things have come to this, he can't regret it, because he is a master. Qin Zheng is also a master. Masters can't be looked down upon by masters!

This is the character of a master!

A master's waist must never bend!

Suddenly, Xia Bitu laughed sinisterly: "Haha, you little monkey, if you try to trick me, I'll make you fetch water with a bamboo basket..."

Xia Bitu's sinister smile grew more intense, as if he could see Qin Zheng's exasperated expression at that time...