Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 668

"Mr. Wang, please take a seat." Chen Zhi nodded and asked Jiang Xi to wait aside. At the same time, he called Wang Xi to sit down and served tea.

Wang Qian was not polite. As soon as he sat down, he said with a mocking tone: "I didn't expect that Governor Chen is still a polite person. I thought I would become your prisoner like Wu Jie and Zheng Ru." ."

After Wu Jie and Zheng Ru were captured by Chen Zhi, they did not beheaded with the Xianbei people, but stayed behind.

"The two of them wanted to dig out my foundation from behind during the war. They must take them down one by one. Otherwise, Chen will not be able to sit here and talk to you, sir."

As Chen Zhi spoke, he said to Jiang Xi: "Sit down too, don't be restrained. You have made great achievements one after another, and you are the great meritorious official of our Daijun. Don't have so many worries."

Jiang Xi waved his hands repeatedly but refused to sit down.

When Chen Zhi saw this, he didn't insist. He just nodded and asked, "Where did you find Mr. Wang?"

"You don't need him to tell you, I'll tell you myself." Wang quickly spoke on his own without waiting for Jiang Xi to speak, "After my unit was attacked, I fainted immediately and was taken away by General Ruan Bao because I was worried about being caught up by you. , I didn’t dare to walk on the main road, so I could only hurry on the trails and go into the mountains many times. Because my body was too weak, I fell into coma several times and fell ill many times, which slowed down my speed. Only then did you find my trace."

Chen Zhi listened quietly, then interrupted and asked, "Oh? So, if we take a few more steps, we can catch Ruan Bao?"

"That's not necessarily true," Wang Qian sneered, "because the place where this kid caught me happens to be at the junction of Dai County and Fanyang County. If you walk over, you won't know who caught whom!"

"When the city is in the north and the junction is in the south, it turns out that you went all the way south. No wonder it is difficult to search." Chen Zhi said without being annoyed and looked at Jiang Xi, "Then how did you find out? I remember you We fought for the first time, but we contributed a lot, so I asked you to repair it a long time ago."

When Jiang Xi was asked about it by Chen Zhi, he scratched his head and said a little at a loss: "I felt that this was the time to do my best, and I still had a lot of strength, so I asked General Yang to lead a search. It’s nothing special. I just saw that many of my colleagues were searching in the north and east, but there was no trace, so I thought about trying my luck in the south and west, but I chose the south first, and I really lucked out!”

"Well, it seems like good luck, but actually it also involves your own analysis."

In front of Wang Qian, Chen Zhi didn't want to praise him too much, so he changed the subject and asked Wang Qian: "Mr. Wang, you and Mr. Bao have an old relationship. Why don't you ask him to come over and talk to you about the situation."

"It doesn't need to be like this," Wang Gan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, "Before, I was the one interceding for Bao Jingyan in front of the general, but now it's the other way around. Things are really unpredictable."

With emotion, he looked directly at Chen Zhi and asked, "I don't know what the eunuch plans to do with me? Wu Jie was just ordered to take you away, and Zheng Ru was just ordered to lead the way, and you took them down directly and put them in prison. Life and death are unpredictable, and if I directly follow the army and make plans to attack your foundation, I'm afraid it will end badly."

Chen Zhi nodded and said bluntly: "If the war is still going on, then I will definitely find an excuse to kill you, because if you don't die and the plans come up one after another, my generation and the county will not know How many people will die because of this, because military disputes often only focus on positions and camps, regardless of right or wrong, good or evil."

"What a camp that only cares about its position, regardless of right or wrong, good or evil," Wang Qian nodded and changed the topic, "If that was the case during the war, what about now?"

Chen Zhi said with a smile: "During the war, the two armies fought, life and death, and there was no room for change. If I were killed, no one would pity me, and I would be judged as a traitor, which might harm my family. But now I win, so Wang Jun You must also acquiesce. If you send someone over to ease the relationship with me, the court will most likely blame me, but if you don’t include Mr., it will be like giving people an excuse, which will be detrimental to the situation."

Wang Qian was stunned, and suddenly sighed: "When I first heard the name of the prefect, it was only because of the article, and I thought you were just a scholar. Later, due to various things, I knew your strategy. When the prefect came to You, I was also wary. I even had several times. I reminded the general for the first time, but now it seems that I still underestimated you. I thought that you would always have a chance, and it would take three to five years to become popular. During this time, the general would be enough to gather you, or control or expel you, but I didn’t expect it. Unexpectedly, in less than a year, you would rely on the chaos in the North to have such a foundation. The funny thing is that this chaos was caused by the general's plan. We all thought that the hidden danger was in the north, but we did not expect that the hidden danger was actually on the side. .”

At this point, he suddenly shook his head and said: "I was not killed during the war, but now I have fallen into the hands of the general. I think the best outcome is to be put under house arrest, right?"

"Don't worry, sir, the place will definitely satisfy you. It's just that Dai County is no better than Ji County. After all, the population is small and the place is barren. Maybe you won't be used to it, but you can bear it for two years at most, and the conditions will change."

When Wang Gan heard it for the first time, he didn't think much of it, but after tasting it, he was horrified. He immediately stared at Chen Zhi and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Chen Zhi smiled but did not answer, and then said: "Sir, you have worked hard all the way. Let's go and rest. If you need anything in the future, just tell the people around you and someone will take care of you."

When the king heard this, he was shaken. He hesitated again and again, and finally asked: "I wonder if the prefect will inform the general of the news?"

Chen Zhi replied simply: "Since I have captured you, I have to communicate with the general. However, there are still some things that need to be clarified. Therefore, if I want to keep you here, I must first ask you clearly."

Wang Qianze said: "If I have to put you under house arrest, it will be okay for a day or two. As time goes by, the general will ask you repeatedly. If you don't need to do anything at that time, the relationship between Daijun and the general will become increasingly tense. Could it be the prefect?" What big things are you confident you can accomplish during this period?”

"Mr. Wang, there is no need to deliberately test me anymore. You should go and rest first."

As these words fell, Wang Gan was taken away unwillingly, while Jiang Xi still stayed at the original place.Chen Zhi looked at him and said with a smile: "You have made great contributions this time. If I don't reward you heavily, I won't even be able to justify myself."

Jiang Xi hurriedly knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "The prefect asked me to join the army, so that I would have no worries about food and clothing. I would have plenty of meat to eat every day, and I would have military pay. My family would have no worries about food and clothing, and we would be able to rebuild our lives through kindness. This is such a kindness. Love cannot be repaid even if your body is broken into pieces, how dare you ask for any reward!"

Chen Zhi looked at Jiang Xi with interest and suddenly asked, "Who taught you this sentence?"

Jiang Xi was immediately at a loss and showed a hint of panic. He waved his hands repeatedly, his face turned red from suppressing it, and finally whispered: "He is a fellow villager of the villain. After he found out about the villain, he came here specifically to tell me, let me... let me carry it. Following these words, the villain, the villain is guilty! Guilty!"

Afterwards, he fell to his knees and even said he was guilty.

"It doesn't matter, how can this matter be said to be guilty? If you are guilty of such a decent answer, then wouldn't all the civil and military officials in the dynasty be thrown into prison?" Chen Zhi waved his hand, "Don't worry, this matter is not considered guilty at all. What, get up."

Seeing that Jiang Xi was still full of hesitation, he simply walked over and pulled him up.

Jiang Xi has been practicing and fighting hard in the barracks recently, gradually channeling out the strength of a peasant. His strength is not small, otherwise he would not be able to stand out. He has made many achievements, but he can't stop Chen Zhi's support. , couldn't help but secretly smacked his tongue, and immediately knew that his own eunuch's skills were probably not ordinary.

Chen Zhi turned around and said, "Actually, I'm very curious about what your fellow countryman told you. Please tell me the scene at that time."

As a result, when Jiang Xi heard it, he immediately misunderstood, and was about to kneel down again on the spot, and even said in his mouth: "This matter has nothing to do with my fellow countryman, he is just kind."

When Chen Zhi saw this, he felt helpless, but he turned to say sternly: "Everyone said, don't worry. Could it be that I, the magistrate of the county, want to deal with you and others, so much trouble?"

Hearing Chen Zhi's tone turn stern, Jiang Xi stopped his movements and finally said: "Actually, he didn't say anything. He just came to me and said that I will be summoned by the prefect again. If the prefect asks me Reward, just let me talk like this, he really doesn’t have any bad intentions.”

"It's interesting," Chen Zhi nodded and asked, "What's the name of a fellow countryman of yours? He's also a soldier in the army?"

"He..." Jiang Xi hesitated for a moment, seeing Chen Zhi's gaze, he still said: "His name is Wang Niu, and now he is helping the team leader. Although he is in the army, he does not practice, but runs errands and contacts. "

"Okay, I understand," Chen Zhi nodded. Seeing Jiang Xi's frightened look, he stopped asking and said with a smile, "You don't have to panic. I'm not a mean and ungrateful person. I won't give you less rewards. Other than that, Besides, I’ll give you another chance to tell you what you want.”

Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment, then flapped his lips, and finally said: "The villain...the villain wants to learn how to read."

"Oh?" Chen Zhi suddenly narrowed his eyes, "Is this also the advice your fellow countryman gave you?"

"No, no," Jiang Xi waved his hand and said honestly: "I saw that the literate people in the army were quickly promoted to team leaders after training, so they felt that literacy was beneficial, and that's why I made this suggestion. If If the prefect thinks it is too much, I will take it back now."

Chen Zhi waved his hands and said: "This is not an excessive request, it's accurate!"

Jiang Xi smiled immediately, then said goodbye and left. When he returned, he was already covered in cold sweat and his clothes were soaked.

As soon as Jiang Xi left, Chen Zhi ordered people to find Su Liao again.

As soon as Chen Zhi and the others came, they immediately asked, "I told you to select the captives and pick out those who can read. Has this news been leaked?"

Su Liao looked confused and replied: "It was not leaked. Those people were found and only registered. They are still far away. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Chen Zhi shook his head and changed the subject, "Is there any news from the envoys and Duan Pizhen?"

"My subordinates are about to report," Su Liao immediately replied: "Yu Liang and the others have sent people to contact the aristocratic families in the city. Do we want to warn the aristocratic families? Please give me instructions, the prefect."

Chen Zhi smiled and shook his head.

"No need to warn."

(End of this chapter)