Wang Ji’s cruel methods are unknown to everyone in Pei State.

Even those who are as powerful as the direct descendants of the Zhou family in Pei Kingdom will shy away from Wang Ji and are unwilling to take the initiative to conflict with him unless they have no choice.

The old man, as a mere countryman, dared to block the door of the Prime Minister's Office, point his nose at Wang Ji and scold him. This kind of courage and integrity are naturally admirable.

Not to mention, the old lady did this for the sake of the people of Xiangxian County.

Wang Ji was furious as he listened to the old lady's impassioned speech. Although he did have selfish motives for initiating the water conservancy donation this time, he had been in power for four years in Pei State and felt that he had no regrets. Even if he used torture and killed many people, he would not be ashamed.

Within the legal framework.

Wang Ji has always been proud of not being afraid of powerful people and enforcing the law impartially. Unexpectedly, today he was criticized by the old lady in front of everyone, and was criticized for being useless. Naturally, he became a little angry.

He drew his sword in his hand, pointed it at the old man and shouted sternly: "You old man incited a civil uprising, besieged the prime minister's house, humiliated the superior officials, and deserved to be punished for your crimes. If you don't repent even when you are about to die, are you using the sword in my hand to do harm?"

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The old man was not afraid, he took two steps closer to the sword and shouted: "If you want to inflict a crime, there is no reason to hesitate!"

"Now that I am asking for orders for the people, I am benevolent and righteous in criticizing cruelty, and I am resisting exorbitant taxes with a heavenly heart. How can I be afraid of the ax and ax coming upon me? Mencius said: Life is what I want; righteousness is also what I want. The two cannot be the same.

To have both, he is the one who sacrifices his life for righteousness."

"My head is here, do you dare to take it?"

Faced with the impassioned speech, the old man was not afraid of death. Even if Wang Ji killed Ying Ye, he was momentarily forced by his momentum and could not help but stagger back a few steps.

Many people who followed the old grandfather saw that he was so desperate for themselves and others, and some people shouted loudly: "For us and others, Zhou Shifu did not hesitate to face the sharp swords of cruel officials with his weak body. How can we let the grandfather fight alone!"

Someone immediately echoed loudly: "Zhou Shifu asked for orders for the people, what crime did he commit?"

"Donating taxes harms the people, how can Zhou Shifu be blamed?"

"The Grand Duke is a local miser who has a scholarly reputation and is not afraid of death. We are reduced to tenant farmers, with no food to eat, no clothes to cover our bodies, and no place to stand, so why should we fear death!"

"If you want to kill Mr. Zhou Shi, please behead me first!"

"If you want to kill Mr. Zhou Shi, please behead me first!"

"If you want to kill Mr. Zhou Shi, please behead me first!"

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The public opinion outside the Prime Minister's Office was furious. The common people ignored the armored and armed county soldiers and rushed forward one after another to protect the old lady behind them.

They sacrificed their lives because they were moved by the old lady's righteous deeds and did not want this old man who prayed for the people to suffer misfortune. They also risked their lives to resist water conservancy donations.

For most people present, a water conservancy donation of 100 yuan per person is enough to put them in debt or even destroy their families.

Now that they have been forced into a desperate situation, they can naturally put down everything and risk their lives. The so-called law does not punish everyone. No matter how ruthless Wang Ji's methods are, he would not dare to kill so many unarmed people present.

The world is not yet in chaos. Unless officials can cover the sky with one hand, they must consider the attitude of the court.

The reason why Wang Ji was able to kill more than 10,000 people during his four years in office was that, apart from a few who really violated the law, most of them were bandits, bandits, or private slaves of wealthy families who pretended to be thieves.

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In accordance with the concept of governing the country with benevolence, the imperial court did not encourage excessive killing. Even for those bandits who gathered in the mountains and forests, most of them only killed the leader. Therefore, catching the bandits alive was more rewarding than killing the thieves.

Wang Ji didn't care about that. As long as he broke the law or gathered in the mountains and forests, he would kill all the thieves without mercy. As a result, he killed more than 10,000 people in four years.

What Wang Ji did seemed a bit cruel indeed, but what he did did not violate the law. Even if the court ordered an investigation, the most he could do was to punish him for his dereliction of duty of "not promoting education and having excessive criminal laws."

Wang Ji looked at the old man who was being protected by everyone, and he couldn't help but feel remorseful. If Wang Ji had stabbed Zhou Shifu to death just when Zhou Shifu was making an impassioned speech, things would not have gone wrong.

At this point.

At that time, Wang Ji could charge the old lady with the police for "inciting public opinion and slandering Shangguan", and he committed murder just to quell the potential rebellion. With the power of the Wang family in the court, this kind of thing could easily be covered up.

But now, with so many unarmed people blocking the Prime Minister's Office, if Wang Ji dares to order killings, the nature of the situation will be very different. The eunuch Wang Fu and Wang Ji himself have many political enemies in the court. If this kind of thing is done,

If they report this to the emperor, they will definitely be punished.

Therefore, even if he is as domineering and domineering as Wang Ji, the Prime Minister of Pei State, his face changes greatly now and he is forced to retreat continuously.

But soon, a ruthless look flashed in Wang Ji's eyes.

He sheathed his sword first, then took two steps forward and walked in front of everyone, shouting sternly: "Zhou Shifu stirs up people's hearts, confuses the people with evil words, besieges the government, slanders Shangguan, and should be detained for trial. As for the water conservancy donation, it is a matter of

Xiang County’s century-old plan cannot be avoided!”

"I think you and other common people have been deceived by traitors. The truth will not be investigated today. Retreat immediately to avoid getting angry!"

"Where is the lieutenant? If we don't catch the leader of this thief who is deceiving the public with his monstrous words quickly, how long will it take?"

Lieutenant Pei Guo originally regretted coming to interfere with this matter when he saw the fierce public opinion. If such matters were not handled well, it would be a major event that would trigger a civil uprising. Wang Ji, the Prime Minister of Pei Guo, had a profound background and was not afraid.

Lieutenant Pei Guo is not sure.

He originally intended to persuade Zhou Ji to settle the matter, but he never expected that the other party would still be so tough in the face of the angry people, and even ordered him to arrest Zhou Shifu.

Lieutenant Pei Guo complained in his heart and said secretly: "Isn't this deliberately provoking a popular uprising? I cannot bear such responsibility!"

The already agitated people saw that Wang Ji not only ignored the fierce public opinion, but also wanted to arrest the old lady and hold him accountable. Even the water conservancy donation that was related to everyone's interests also insisted on implementing it, which immediately aroused everyone's anger.

One of the young men, who was only 20 years old, had five adults in his family but only had three acres of thin farmland. His life had already been extremely difficult. If he paid another 500 yuan in taxes, his family would be ruined.

Thinking of this, the young man who was already aroused became even more furious. He rushed forward and punched Wang Ji with his fist, cursing: "Do you want to force me to death, Dog Officer?"

Wang Ji seemed to have been prepared for it. When he saw the young man rushing forward, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then he suddenly drew his sword and stabbed out.

"Chi!"

The young man felt a pain in his heart and looked at the sharp blade that had pierced his body in disbelief. A strong sense of dizziness soon engulfed his consciousness.

"Plop!"
Chapter completed!