On the way to catch up with the large army, Xu Chu asked curiously: "Did that man just now follow Ziyi to cause trouble?"

Since Yang Qiu had already set the tone for this assassination, Xu Chu only said "to do something" instead of "to assassinate".

Even if everyone knows it well, they still have to do superficial work.

Zhou Qi nodded and sighed: "Wang Ji is so powerful that it would be difficult for Bode and I to accomplish this, so there are several brothers who help secretly."

Xu Chu nodded and said no more.

Zhou Qi frowned at this time, hesitating how to treat Lieutenant Pei Guo.

Logically speaking, although Lieutenant Liu was not Wang Ji's minion before, he was still colluding with him. It is not too much to consider him a member of his party.

The most important thing is that after Zhou Qi killed Wang Ji and escaped, Lieutenant Liu not only seized the Zhou family's residence and fields, but also injured Zhou Cheng, and even arrested Zhou Gu and tortured him.

Although the other party learned that after Zhou Qi was recruited as the official of Sili Xiaowei Mansion, everything he did showed goodwill.

However, the two have already formed a grudge after all, so there is no guarantee that they will not have a grudge against each other.

Although Zhou Qi can follow Yang Qiu to Luoyang, his family and friends are still living in Xiang County. What if Lieutenant Liu retaliates in the future?

Of course, the probability of this happening is extremely slim.

What makes Zhou Qi most embarrassed is how to appease Zhou Cheng and Zhou Gu.

They were Zhou Qi's people, and they were also implicated in the assassination of Wang Ji. If Zhou Qi didn't help them vent their anger, even if the two parties involved could understand Zhou Qi and were willing to expose the matter, what would other people think?

If Zhou Qi can't even protect his own people, how can others dare to come and seek refuge?

Of course, what Lieutenant Liu did was actually within his duties, and Zhou Qi might have done the same thing himself.

But there is no way to make sense about many things, such as family, friendship, and love. If it does not touch your bottom line, you should basically support it unconditionally.

If you can't even do the minimum to protect your shortcomings, who is willing to follow you to the death?

Of course, this is only in the early stages of power accumulation, because at this time only the people closest to you will support you unconditionally.

When it develops and grows in the future, the laws and regulations that should be followed will naturally be in place, and the old people who follow it should also be given the honor they deserve, otherwise they will not be able to last long at all.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qi couldn't help but let out a long breath.

This matter is a little complicated.

If we have to deal with Lieutenant Pei Guo, the matter will involve a very wide range of things. Not only may it delay what Yang Qiu ordered, but it may also cause another bloody storm.

"I can't act arbitrarily on this matter. I should discuss it with Yang Zuoshi first."

With the calculation in his mind, Zhou Qi stopped thinking about it for the time being and led Xu Chu to speed up, and it didn't take long for him to catch up with the large army.

Zhou Qi rode up to Yang Zuoshi. After deliberation for a long time, he stepped aside and then asked tentatively: "Is the main task of the envoy asking me to return to Xiang County this time just to collect evidence of Wang Ji's crime?"

Yang Zuoshi glanced at Zhou Qi strangely and said, "In addition, we must also cut off his party members."

Zhou Qi said: "If someone has been colluding with him before, colluded with each other, and deliberately distanced himself after learning that he lost power, do we need to liquidate him?"

When Yang Zuoshi heard this, he sneered and said: "Of course it should be liquidated."

"If everyone deliberately distances themselves from Wang Ji after he loses power, will the crimes committed in the past not be able to continue to be investigated?"

Zhou Qi tried again: "What if this person has a high position and holds military power?"

Yang Zuoshi's pupils shrank when he heard this, and he asked thoughtfully: "Does Zhou Zhizhi have any clues?"

Zhou Qi simply replied directly: "Yang Zuoshi is indeed as sharp as a torch."

"Lieutenant Pei Guo had an affair with Wang Ji, the Prime Minister of Pei State, and the two of them worked together and did many illegal things. Later, when he heard that Yang Shijun was coming, Lieutenant Liu knew that Wang Ji had lost power, so he alienated him."

"Lieutenant Pei Guo has a prominent position. If he rushes to investigate and deal with it, it will definitely take time and may delay the important affairs of the envoy."

Seeing Yang Zuoshi frowning and saying nothing, Zhou Qi continued: "To be honest, because of my assassination of Wang Ji, Lieutenant Liu was implicated in many of my friends and family. However, I don't want to abandon public service for personal reasons, so do I want to investigate and deal with it?"

Lieutenant Liu, we still need Yang Zuoshi to make a decision."

Yang Zuoshi continued to be silent, and after a long time he asked: "If Zhou is allowed to investigate Lieutenant Liu, how long will it take."

Zhou Qi's heart moved slightly and said: "Lieutenant Liu is no better than Wang Ji."

"Wang Ji is dead, and no one wants to cover up the dead and endanger themselves. Lieutenant Liu is very different. He has been deeply involved in Pei Country for many years and has brave warriors under his command. He will definitely bring trouble to our investigation.

A lot of resistance."

"Even if this person is cornered and he mobilizes the Pei army, we may not be able to capture him with just the fifty cavalry we bring. Instead, his life may be in danger."

Unexpectedly, when Yang Zuoshi heard this, he sneered and said: "We have been ordered by the emperor to picket all the officials. If he really dares to privately mobilize his troops to fight against the knights under the command of the Sili school captain, things will be easier to handle."

"We don't even need to capture Lieutenant Liu personally. We only need to retreat and report to the court, and we will punish his clan according to the court's own laws."

Having said this, Yang Zuoshi's eyes suddenly brightened, and he smiled at Zhou Qi and said, "Yes, let's do it!"

Seeing the increasingly bright smile on Yang Zuoshi's face, Zhou Qi had roughly guessed what the other party was going to do, but he felt a chill running down his spine.

As expected, Yang Zuoshi said coldly: "After entering the city, please comfort him first and don't conflict with him. After collecting the evidence of Wang Ji's crime, you can then start to make things difficult for this person and investigate with great fanfare his collusion with Wang Ji to harm the people.

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"Lieutenant Liu must be frightened in his heart. If he has a weak character, we will arrest him and convict him directly."

"If he leads troops to resist, we can directly leave Xiangxian County with the evidence of Wang Ji's crime, return to Luoyang and report to the emperor to report his rebellion."

"This will not waste too much time, and can also connect Wang Ji with Lieutenant Liu's rebellion. If so, Wang Fu will undoubtedly die."

After learning about Yang Zuoshi's plan, Zhou Qi couldn't help but secretly praise his clever methods, but he didn't feel that the plan was so sinister.

Zhou Qi is no white lotus. Since he is preparing to deal with the enemy, he must go all out.

No matter what means you use, there is only one ultimate goal, and that is to kill your enemy completely.

Wang Fu was able to falsely accuse King Bohai and the Song family of treason, causing their family to be destroyed. Zhou Qi then falsely accused Wang Ji, Lieutenant Liu of treason, and treated him with his own methods, why not?

After thinking about this, Zhou Qi immediately complimented him: "Yang Zuoshi is indeed a good strategist. I feel sorry for him."

Yang Zuoshi raised his chin slightly proudly and said: "The officialdom is like a battlefield, especially when we work under the command of the Sili Xiaowei, Zuoshi, we must be more cunning than these rogue officials, so that we can restore peace to the world."
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