At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 12
As the young man's body fell to the ground, the originally extremely noisy entrance to the Prime Minister's Mansion suddenly became deathly silent.

Whether it was the young man losing control of his emotions and going forward to beat Pei Guoxiang Wang Ji, or Wang Ji suddenly drew his sword and violently killed people, it was beyond the expectations of everyone present.

That's why when everyone suddenly saw the young man dying, they were stunned and stunned.

But soon, strong anger immediately filled the hearts of everyone, and many people shouted loudly with red eyes: "We are ordinary people, our lives are like grass, and a dog official is the prime minister of the country, but he kills innocent people regardless of the reason. Even if we all die here today, we must seek justice for the dead!"

Rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry, what's the matter with people?
In recent years, eunuchs have monopolized power and controlled government affairs. Corrupt officials have colluded with wealthy families to run rampant in the local area. Coupled with frequent floods and droughts, people's lives have been extremely difficult. The water conservancy donation promoted by Wang Ji has made everyone unable to breathe. gas.As for the young man being killed in front of everyone, it was like the straw that broke the camel's back.

Looking at the young man lying in a pool of blood, everyone seemed to see themselves tomorrow, and naturally felt a sense of sadness.

If Wang Ji cannot be forced to cancel the water conservancy donation, how much better will the fate of most people present be than the young people in the future?
The monstrous anger flooded people's rationality, and many young people who had been oppressed for a long time and had long been full of resentment were even more passionate, wanting to step forward and fight Wang Ji desperately.

"Lieutenant Liu, the mob wants to attack the Prime Minister's Office and murder the court officials. If you don't lead the troops to suppress it now, how much later will it be!"

Wang Ji was not afraid at all, holding a sword in his hand and sternly shouting at Lieutenant Liu.

Lieutenant Liu showed a tangled expression.

He didn't want to get involved in this matter, but he has led the troops here, if he just sits and watches the people fight and kill the prime minister, he will inevitably be punished by the court, but if he really wants to suppress and kill these people, Lieutenant Liu is worried that he will be caught in the future.

"Stop all!"

Just when Lieutenant Liu was struggling with what choice to make, he heard a loud shout, and the old man turned around and opened his arms to stop the people who were out of control.

"This dog official kills innocent people, why did Yufu Zhou stop us?"

Seeing the old grandpa come out to stop them, the angry people naturally did not dare to charge, stopped and asked aloud.

The old man turned his head to look at the young man lying in a pool of blood, his eyes were filled with regret, and he said sadly: "The old man led you here to express the feelings of the people and persuade the prime minister to cancel the water donation. I never thought about it, because I temporarily Without investigation, the blood of innocent people was splashed on the spot."

Speaking of this, the old grandpa already had tears in his eyes, sobbing and saying: "Assault on the county government, fight and kill Shangguan, and conspire against each other. Folks, please calm down for the time being. Don't be impulsive, so as not to harm your family. Since this matter happened because of me, I am old. Naturally, I will give you an explanation!"

After everyone heard Lai Taigong's words, they woke up a little. At this time, they looked at the armored and armed county soldiers who surrounded themselves and others, and felt a little scared in their hearts.

Seeing that the impulsive people were being stopped, Lieutenant Liu hurriedly persuaded: "It is justifiable for you to block the Prime Minister's Mansion to ask for orders. I have led the troops here just to maintain order and will not treat you. Folks do it."

Speaking of this, Lieutenant Liu's tone suddenly became severe, and he shouted: "However, if someone wants to attack the government and fight to kill the Shangguan, Lieutenant Liu will naturally not sit idly by!"

"what!"

The county soldiers have followed Lieutenant Liu for many years, so they naturally knew what the officer meant, and immediately stepped forward in order and shouted.

The common people were intimidated by the aura of the army formation. Although they were depressed, they did not dare to act rashly.

The old man and Lieutenant Liu heaved a long sigh of relief when they saw that the people had calmed down. Only Wang Ji, Prime Minister of Peiguo, looked gloomy and cast a glance at Lieutenant Liu with a little dissatisfaction.

Lieutenant Liu pretended not to see anything, and continued to maintain order nearby.

Although he used to look forward to Wang Ji because of Wang Fu's power over the government and the public, but now the situation in the court is changing rapidly, and the disputes between scholars and eunuchs are recurring, and it is still unclear who will win the battle.He is not willing to commit crimes for Wang Fu at this critical juncture, so as to fall into the trap of others.

Seeing that the people were calmed down, the old man suddenly turned around and stared at Wang Ji, and shouted: "You are the Prime Minister of the Pei Kingdom, but you treat the lives of the people like nothing. Shang Xin slammed Shangguan, and you want to completely anger everyone by attacking and killing people brazenly?"

"The people have no intention of rebelling, but you use such despicable means to force the people to rebel, and you want to use the hands of Lieutenant Liu to kill more than a hundred people?"

When this statement fell, everyone was shocked.

After Lieutenant Liu pondered for a while, he felt a chill down his spine, and turned his head to look at Wang Ji with a gloomy expression, his eyes flickering.

There is no shortage of smart people in this world. After the old man made a point, those strange actions of Cai Pei Guoxiang Wang Ji can be explained.

According to common sense, when local officials face fierce public opinion, even if they want to temporarily appease the people, they will first be conceited and speak softly to appease everyone, instead of adding fuel to the fire, angering the people and making them completely lose their minds.

However, when the people were furious, Wang Ji first strongly reprimanded the old man, wanting to detain and punish the old man who pleaded for the people, and then persecuted the people a second time with water donations, so that some people lost their minds and rushed forward to beat him. Pei Guoxiang.

By this time, Wang Ji's calculations were mostly successful.He was clearly prepared to stab the young man to death with his sword at lightning speed, in order to completely anger everyone and force them to turn against him.

It can be expected that if the old lady had not stopped the angry people, the completely angered people would definitely attack the Prime Minister's Office.At that time, even if Lieutenant Liu didn't want to, he would definitely lead his troops to suppress it.

As a result, there will be corpses everywhere and blood flowing everywhere outside the Prime Minister's Mansion today.

As for the so-called people asking for orders and resisting water conservancy donations, it will turn into a bad incident where a mob besieged the Prime Minister's Office with the intention of attacking and killing the Prime Minister.At that time, it became a logical move for Wang Ji to order everyone to be killed.

"What a sinister plan!"

The people who had just been persuaded thought about the key, and everyone felt a deep fear.

Seeing that his thoughts were being poked at, Wang Ji refused to admit it. Instead, he yelled at the old man: "You gathered a crowd to make trouble, besieged the government, and slandered the superior. It is a heinous crime. Where is the left and right? Take this person down quickly!"

As soon as Wang Ji's words fell, his confidants immediately rushed out behind him, trying to arrest the old lady.

At this time, Zhou Qi happened to rush over, and when he saw the people surrounding the Guoxiang Mansion, the uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense.

However, when Zhou Qi saw his grandfather, he was slightly relieved, and regardless of his exhaustion, he squeezed towards the door of the Prime Minister.

(End of this chapter)