The night before in Qiu County was as quiet as a ghost town.
But that night in Qiu County, the lights were brightly lit, which was so spectacular.
After sunset today, more than 30,000 troops from various state capitals and Wuzhou have arrived in Qiu County. They are stationed around Qiu County, and the scene is majestic and spectacular.
In Qiu County, the deserted streets are also patrolled by guards in an orderly manner.[
The dilapidated Qiuxian County Government Office is now brightly lit, and the two chief envoys who came from Wuzhou today are commanding their envoys to stay here temporarily.
In the narrow study of the county magistrate, Song Qingming, Fang Datong, and Liu Hongtao were silent.
Prophet Fang Datong's legs were shaking.
Although Liu Hongtao was sitting there calmly, his hands were trembling slightly.
Even Song Qingming's face looked a little pale under the illumination of Luo Shi.
Six hundred and seventy-four people were killed today, almost all officials above the seventh rank in the original Pingzhou were killed.
They were killed without any formalities or approval from the emperor.
Now all work in Yuanping Prefecture has been completely paralyzed.
This is what gives Song Qingming and Fang Datong the biggest headache.
And Liu Hongtao was also extremely angry. So many generals, many of whom were his confidants, were just killed. Now there are still many soldiers below who are looking for an explanation from the prince.
He was already in the way. If a commotion really broke out, his life might not be saved.
"You two, you should just talk."
Fang Datong couldn't help it at this moment, stood up and said.
"say what?"
Liu Hongtao asked angrily.
"Prince Weiyuan came to Qiu County quietly and showed us everything about the situation here. We can't hide anything. Once the news reaches Longdu, you and I will be punished to death."
Fang Datong said tremblingly.
"Then you mean to let us kill Liu Xia now and silence him?"
Liu Hongtao said disdainfully.[
Fang Datong was suddenly stunned. He had never thought about this.
However, he hesitated and said: "If it really doesn't work, we can only take risks."
"No, absolutely not. This Prince Weiyuan is not an ordinary person. My cousin has already told me about him in Longdu. This man seems young, but he has a deep surrender. Moreover, the emperor
We love him very much. If he died here,
All three of us will be unlucky. Besides, look at the guards he brought with him, they are all imperial guards, and the cavalry who suddenly appeared today are all wearing flying fish uniforms under their armor. They are the emperor's imperial guards. Once
If we fail, this is the crime of rebellion, confiscation of the family, and annihilation of the clan."
Song Qingming said.
"What are you afraid of? You Song family has many experts. Are we just going to sit here and wait for death?"
Fang Datong said unwillingly.
"Fang, shut up. Do you know that he is already a Tianwen-level yin-yang master? Not long ago, he defeated the envoys of the Tianxuan Dynasty and fought against Zhang Zong of the yin-yang master association. These things
The matter is what everyone can see. There can be no lies. Do you think the masters of the Song family can stop him? The Yin Yang masters of Tianwen rank are already masters of saints, are you kidding me!"
Liu Hongtao drank loudly.
Fang Datong was completely dumbfounded. If Liu Xia was just an ordinary master, they would be sure to kill Liu Xia with their own methods.
However, if you say you want to kill a master saint, and a spiritual saint at that, you are really joking.
If someone can't beat him, he spreads his wings and flies away. What can you do?
"My cousin wrote a letter. A few days ago, someone suddenly proposed to encircle and suppress the bandits here. The emperor has approved it. My cousin asked me to prepare. In the past few days, the Ministry of War has been busy with this matter. I didn't expect that it would happen so soon.
Here we are. Prince Weiyuan was obviously ordered by the emperor to come first to inquire about the situation, otherwise he would not dare to kill people like this because of his strength. Now that the matter has reached this point, we can only proceed with caution."
When Song Qingming said this, he looked towards Fang Datong faintly.
"Master Fang, now that things have happened, all three of us are in danger. As you said, paper cannot cover the fire. Of the three of us, we can only sacrifice one of us first to bear all the blame.
Perhaps, the remaining two can be saved. Do you understand what I mean?"
When Fang Datong heard this, he stood up immediately.
He stared at Song Qingming dumbfounded, his dry old face seemed a little excited, and immediately said angrily: "Sir Song, what do you mean? You didn't take less of that money. If something happens, why should I bear it alone?"
"Haha, Mr. Fang, I want to take responsibility for it, but our crime may be a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the family. We, the Song family, cannot afford to be implicated. I am here to thank you. Don't worry, your family members,
Our Song family will take care of it. Here is a confession. Take a look at it and mark it if you have no doubts."
After saying that, Song Qingming took out a confession and put it on the table.
When Fang Datong saw this, he knew in his heart that Song Qingming and Liu Hongtao had already discussed it secretly.
Seeing that this matter could no longer be concealed, they directly made themselves the scapegoats and shouldered all the charges. The two of them only failed to investigate and were not dismissed from their positions.
"Hahahaha, Song Qingming, Liu Hongtao! You two despicable villains, okay! Anyway, I have lived to this age, and I have already lived enough. I will go find the prince now, and the three of us will fight to the death."
With that said, Fang Datong walked towards the door, but as soon as he took a step, Fang Datong stopped.[
Blood overflowed from his ears, nose, and mouth at the same time. Fang Datong turned back angrily and looked at Song Qingming and Liu Hongtao ferociously. Then, he fell to the ground with a thud, his body twitched twice, and then died.
Song Qingming sighed softly and looked at Fang Datong who had fallen to the ground, remaining silent.
"Master Song, we can only do this now. I will inform the prince right now."
Liu Hongtao stood up at this moment and said.
"Master Liu, you must remember that we are grasshoppers tied together now."
Song Qingming reminded.
"Don't worry, Mr. Song. Don't forget that I am the Governor's servant. I betray you to save myself and it will not do any good to the Governor."
Liu Hongtao said.
"That's fine. As long as we can get through this, I, the Song family, will help you make a comeback."
Song Qingming said.
"I understand."
After saying that, Liu Hongtao walked towards the door.
Liu Xia stood on the table in the inn room.
There is a huge map placed on the table, with many words densely marked on it.
Wu Jiajun, who stood on Liu Xia's side, explained everything to Liu Xia one by one.
"Your Majesty, I ordered people to search for this map when I first arrived in Qiu County. Later, I was trapped in Qiu County and no longer had the financial resources. However, the distribution of bandits should not be much different from that of today. Those bandits are fighting against each other.
, but these are the only places where they can copycat. They have to change the name. But that is definitely their base."
Liu Xia looked at the map, which was stained with blood, showing how difficult it was to preserve the map.
"Master Wu, I will report everything to your Majesty in detail. I think your Majesty will never forget your bravery and loyalty."
Liu Xia said with emotion.
"Your Majesty's kindness is accepted by me. However, after these gangs of bandits are destroyed and my bloody revenge is avenged, I am ready to resign and return to my hometown. The officialdom is ups and downs, and I am tired of saying a disrespectful word.
.I don’t want to see it anymore.”
Wu Jiajun sighed, cupped his fists and said.
Liu Xia saw that his temples were gray and his face was full of wasted years, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Master Wu, what you said is wrong. Although I admire your courage to retreat from the rapids, I can also understand your mood at this moment.
But, have you ever thought that if we can suppress this banditry, it will rise again? If Mr. Wu resigns, who can the people here expect to think about them?"
"this……."
Wu Jiajun was speechless for a moment.
"That's all, we can discuss these matters later after we wipe out the bandits. What do you think?"
Liu Xia asked.
"My lord, just give me your orders. It is my duty to destroy these bandits."
Wu Jiajun said hurriedly.
At this time, Liu Liansheng entered the room and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, I am commanding Liu Hongtao to ask for an audience."
"Let him wait."
Liu Xia smiled slightly.
"Master Wu, what do you think Liu Hongtao is doing here?"
Liu Xia asked mysteriously.
"Uh, I don't know, please give me some advice."
Wu Jiajun said hurriedly.
At this time, Liu Xia raised his fists and said to Wu Jiajun: "Your Majesty, something serious has happened. Fang Datong, the right-hand envoy, committed suicide out of fear of crime."
Wu Jiajun was suddenly startled and said in stunned silence: "Your Majesty, this matter is not a joke."
"Haha, I am not joking. Why don't we two take a gamble?"
"If you don't gamble, the prince will know things like a god, and the lower officials will feel ashamed."
Wu Jiajun smiled.
"Hey, you are indeed an old fox and you don't fall for the trap. Forget it, Liu Liansheng, let him in."
Liu Xia shouted.
At that moment, Liu Hongtao entered the room in a hurry. When he saw Liu Xia, he knelt on the ground and said with an anxious look: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The right chief envoy committed suicide in the county government out of fear of crime."
At this time, Wu Jiajun looked at Liu Xia dumbfounded, obviously Liu Xia had guessed it.
"Oh, is there such a thing? You go ahead and protect the scene. I'll be there soon."
Liu Xia smiled lightly.
"As commanded."
After Liu Hongtao finished speaking, he withdrew.
"Your Majesty is indeed a man of God. He can predict the future."
Wu Jiajun hurriedly flattered him.
"What kind of prophet is there? Such a big thing happened in Wuzhou. Seeing that the paper bag is not popular, someone has to be a scapegoat, right? Song Qingming was born into a noble family, and although Liu Hongtao was born into a poor family, he held military power. Do you think, this Fang Datong can
Not dead?"
Liu Xia said disdainfully.
"What does the prince mean?"
"Look, they are so good at acting, and we have to accompany them in acting. When I met Yunzong, I understood a truth. To deal with bad people, you have to be worse than them. Otherwise, how can you survive?
them?"
Liu Xia smiled lightly.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Wu Jiajun hurriedly flattered him.
"Let's go to the theater."
After saying that, Liu Xia took Wu Jiajun and headed towards the county government office.