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

Chapter 20
In the next few days, rumors spread throughout Xiangxian County.

Some people said that the Son of Heaven ordered Wang Fu to be arrested, while others said that Sili Xiaowei Yang Qiu had already left Beijing to arrest Wang Fu's clan and his party members along the way, and would soon arrive in Xiang County.

Others said that Wang Ji had been in power for more than four years and had practiced tyranny, and His Majesty had ordered Captain Sili to arrest and punish him.The reason why Wang Ji initiated the water conservancy donation was also to make money and bribe the emperor.

With the promotion of caring people, all kinds of rumors quickly spread throughout the county.

At first, some people didn't take it seriously. After all, both Wang Fu and Wang Ji were powerful people, so how could they fall down so easily.

However, most of these rumors are true. Those who have connections have inquired about it, and immediately have different emotions.

Lieutenant Pei Guo naturally had mixed feelings of joy and sorrow. He was happy that Wang Ji, the Prime Minister of Pei State who had been weighing on him for four years, was finally leaving Pei State; but he was worried that in order to please Wang Fu in recent years, he had done many unsightly things. thing.

After thinking it over and over again, Lieutenant Liu quickly decided to completely draw a line with Wang Ji before Lieutenant Sili arrived in Peiguo.

With Lieutenant Liu as an example, the officials who used to cling to Wang Ji also began to deliberately distance themselves from him.As a result, none of the orders issued by the dignified Xiangji of the Kingdom of Pei in the past few days have been reported to the Prime Minister's Mansion of the country, and the words "hot and cold in the world" are vividly interpreted at this time.

Those people who became Wang Ji's minions for various reasons also began to panic, but they were forced by Wang Ji's despotic power, but they did not disperse.

Zhou Qi controlled everything secretly. Although the situation was always developing in the direction he planned, those minions did not disperse for a long time, which disrupted his plan.

Zhou Qi summoned Shi Huan, Xiang Hong, and Zhou Cheng, and said to everyone: "Wang Ji's party members will not disperse, and things will be difficult."

Shi Huan pondered for a while, and said: "I have been observing in secret for the past few days, and found that although Wang Ji's followers have not dispersed, they are already in panic. Just give them a little more pressure, and the thieves will definitely disperse."

A fierce light flashed in Xiang Hong's eyes, and he said: "I secretly attacked and killed a few lone minions, and the rest must be terrified and flee in panic."

But Shi Huan retorted: "If so, Wang Ji might be vigilant, and it will not be easy to kill him again."

Zhou Qi pondered for a long time and said: "Brother Bird's strategy is not impossible, but it still requires careful planning to avoid disturbing the situation."

Inside the restaurant.

The two minions under Wang Ji's command drank together, and the atmosphere seemed a bit dull. One of them said: "There are rumors in the county that the champion has lost power, and the captain of Sili is also coming to Xiang County to capture the prime minister. I don't know if it is true."

The other person's face changed greatly when he heard the words, and he shouted in a low voice: "Shut up, are you dying?"

Hearing the words, the person who spoke first closed his mouth quickly, and looked around like a guilty conscience, his face was full of horror.

Just the day before yesterday, Wang Ji was beaten to death in public because someone was talking about this matter, so he was beaten to death in public.

"Pfft!"

An arrow suddenly shot into the wine shop, directly piercing the throat of the person who spoke first, and a large amount of blood immediately poured out crazily.

"Pfft!"

The man grabbed the arrow that had shot through his throat, his body limp and fell to the ground, his eyes still wide open were full of horror.

The other person reacted very quickly, hid directly under the case, and shouted in horror: "We are the disciples of the Prime Minister of the Pei Kingdom, who dares to commit murder in public so boldly?"

Seeing this change, the rest of the people in the restaurant were also startled and exclaimed again and again, but no one dared to run outside the door.

At this moment, a masked man with a hard bow appeared and said loudly: "Wang Jigou is a powerful official, and he has his own Sili captain to punish according to the law. However, we have been patient for a long time when your minions help the tyrant to abuse you. Now the dog thief If you lose power, you should have revenge and revenge, and revenge if you have grievances!"

After saying that, the masked man with a bow ran towards the house and disappeared quickly.

Not long after, Lieutenant Liu led troops to surround the restaurant, and when he learned that the deceased was Wang Jimen's guest, he just said perfunctorily to everyone in the restaurant: "Let's go first, I will send someone to arrest the murderer! "

After everyone dispersed, a subordinate pointed in the direction of the house and said, "Lieutenant, the thief escaped from there. Do you want to send someone to search for him?"

"Snapped!"

A slap was slapped on the head of the speaker, and Lieutenant Liu reprimanded in a low voice: "The one who died was Wang Jimenke. If you dare to help him catch the murderer at this time, do you want to kill me?"

After finishing speaking, Lieutenant Liu waved his hand and ordered his subordinates: "Take away the corpses and retreat all, what should we do? If Wang Jimenke is killed again, we will deal with it in the same way!"

The fact that the doorman was shot dead in public soon spread to the Prime Minister's Mansion.After Wang Ji heard the news, he was shocked and angry, so he sent people to urge Lieutenant Liu to investigate the case, but Lieutenant Liu excused himself because he was unwell, and shut the door to see no guests, which made Wang Ji furious.

After this incident, Wang Ji's disciples were even more frightened.They gathered privately and discussed: "Because the Champion is so favored, Lieutenant Liu has never dared to neglect the Prime Minister's orders, but today he is so perfunctory even in such important matters. It seems that the rumors that the Champion has lost power are probably true."

"In recent years, we have done too many evil things with the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister is captured by Captain Sili, we may not be spared. Why don't we take advantage of the fact that Captain Sili has not yet arrived, and leave the house in advance? go."

These people who defected to Wang Ji were not good guys, except for a few people, most of them agreed with this suggestion very much.

As a result, the diners changed their clothes and dispersed in a hurry, taking away a lot of property before leaving.

When Wang Ji heard the news, even though he was furious, he had no choice but to slump on the ground powerlessly, his face full of despair.

"Father has been taken into custody, and most of the brothers in the clan have been captured by Yang Qiu. He will soon arrive in Peiguo to capture the envoy, and even his family's belongings will be taken away by those evil slaves. What should we do?"

A beautiful woman hurriedly came to Wang Ji's side, and her face was full of panic after helping him up.

Wang Ji took a deep breath and saw that there were only two or three confidants left around him, and a strong sense of bitterness suddenly filled his heart.

Over the years, although Wang Ji's methods were ruthless, he still regarded himself as a good official who asked for orders for the people. He thought that the retainers he recruited would sacrifice their lives for him.

He never thought that after his backer fell, it would be the end of all these betrayals.

He turned his head to look at the three people who hadn't left, and said in a bitter voice: "Since everyone has left me, why don't the three of you leave?"

The man at the head came forward to pay homage: "The Prime Minister promoted me at a very young age, and it is difficult for a certain person to repay the Prime Minister's kindness even if he dies, so how dare he leave the Prime Minister?"

The other two also stepped forward and said: "We are greatly favored by the Prime Minister of the country, and we are willing to repay it with death!"

　Thank you to book friends "Vere" and "Three Wishes" for the tip. If I remember correctly, Three Wishes has been an old book friend for a very long time. When I was writing about God of War, he also opened a dozen small accounts to help me. Vote for recommendation, it’s nice to see old book friends.

　　
　
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