Chapter 303 The First Confrontation with the King of Han
"His Royal Highness, King Han, please go in first, our great general." Hei Te Changzhi said expressionlessly as he walked out of the door.
Governor Wang was slightly surprised.
He thought that the black-faced general didn't know King Han, so he didn't say hello, but he didn't expect that he knew King Han's identity, but he was still so arrogant.
Li Yuanjia had no time to take into account Hei Te Changzhi's attitude.
He was a little timid at the moment.
When it came to Wu Chengsi, he felt that Governor Wang would definitely reveal it, and he was worried that Wu Chengsi would settle the score with him.
Originally he wanted to save Qian Deguang, but after arriving here, he suddenly realized that even he was in danger.
"Your Highness, King Han, the general is waiting for you!"
Hei Te Changzhi already had a loud voice, and this shout was as loud as thunder, frightening Magistrate Jiang to the ground.
After all, Li Yuanjia had seen a lot of strong winds and waves. Although he was a little timid in his heart, he never lost his composure. He snorted coldly: "Why are you urging me? I am just trying to talk to him for some theory."
After saying that, he strode towards the main room.
Entering the house, they saw Wu Chengsi sitting in the middle of the room, with an old man and a young man standing on the left and right.
Wang Fangyi stood in front of him on the right side.
"King Changping, you were sent to Yangzhou to take up your post, why did you come to Hangzhou?" Li Yuanjia decided to take a preemptive strike.
Wu Chengsi glanced at him and said calmly: "As the Governor and Prime Minister of Yangzhou, I can come and inspect all affairs involving Jianghuai and Jianghuai counties."
"I would like to ask King Han why he came to Hangzhou suddenly?"
Li Yuanjia said coldly: "I can go wherever I want. Do I still have to report to you?"
"Yes, I really can't control King Han's freedom, but if King Han came to Hangzhou because of me, I have to ask clearly." Wu Chengsi said solemnly.
Li Yuanjia said anxiously: "That's nonsense. I came to Hangzhou just to enjoy the mountains and rivers. What does it have to do with you?"
Wu Chengsi said: "If it has anything to do with me, let's just ask someone to come in and ask."
"Who?" King Han couldn't help but asked.
"Hangzhou Governor."
Li Yuanjia was silent for a while, then sneered: "Then just call him in and ask."
After saying that, he went into the inner room, found a chair, moved it out and sat down next to Wu Chengsi.
After a while, Governor Wang entered the room. He quickly looked at Wu Chengsi, cupped his hands and said, "Hangzhou Governor Wang Ji pays homage to the Governor."
Wu Chengsi raised his hand and said, "You don't have to be polite, Governor Wang."
To Li Yuanjia's surprise, Wu Chengsi did not ask why he was in Hangzhou, but said with a straight face: "Prince Governor, it has been a few days since I came to Hangzhou, how do you think Hangzhou is being governed?
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Wang Ji cupped his hands and sighed: "Back to the Governor, the territory of Hangzhou is smoky and the people are in dire straits. I have betrayed the trust of the imperial court at the lower level, but I am ashamed of the people of Hangzhou at the lower level."
Wu Chengsi said: "Since you know that the people are in dire straits, why don't you govern them well? Is it because you are incompetent or for some other reason?"
Wang Ji hurriedly said: "I dare not deceive the governor. The governor of Hangzhou, Xiaguan, has been ignored by his officials. He is really powerless!"
"You are a dignified governor, but you are ignored by the officials below. Can I take this as a manifestation of your incompetence?"
Wang Ji took a deep breath and said loudly: "Great Governor, although my subordinates are not talented, they have been in office for more than 20 years and have many means to subdue their officials."
"Then why is this situation happening?"
Wang Ji glanced at King Han and said loudly: "This is because Qian Deguang, the senior official, has a big man behind him, and the lower officials really can't compete with the big man behind him."
Wu Chengsi said slowly: "Just tell me who that big shot is."
Wang Ji was about to tell the story of the King of Yue when suddenly his heart skipped a beat and he thought: "If you can't produce conclusive evidence to accuse the current prince, I'm afraid Wu Chengsi may not be able to protect himself."
And he had no evidence of Qian Deguang's collusion with the King of Yue, so speaking out rashly would be counterproductive.
If this accusation is not true, it will be difficult for others to believe him.
Thinking of this section, cold sweat broke out on his back.
His opponent is the royal family. If he is not careful, he will lose everything. Even Wu Chengsi cannot protect him.
He must be extremely careful what he says next.
Seeing his hesitation, King Han sneered and said, "Who is that big shot? You tell me?"
Wang Ji's thoughts kept changing.
There is no need to be obsessed with the truth at this time. Winning the trust of others is the most important thing. Moreover, Wu Chengsi's target is Prince Li, and it makes no difference to him which one he deals with.
Thinking of this, he immediately said: "The backer behind Qian Deguang is His Royal Highness the King of Han who is sitting here!"
King Han stood up suddenly and shouted angrily: "You bastard, how dare you frame me!"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "King Han, whether it is a false accusation or not, you have to listen to what the governor Wang has to say. Why do you need to be anxious?"
The King of Han was furious: "King Changping, I am the uncle of the current emperor. You actually allowed a governor to frame me. I must inform your majesty in a memorial."
Wu Chengsi said to Zhuge Nan: "What are you still doing? Haven't you heard that King Han is going to write a memorial? Go quickly and get pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
Zhuge Nan suppressed his laughter and said, "I have the order."
King Han's eyes were so angry that they were about to spit out fire. He stared at Wu Chengsi and said, "Don't bully others too much!"
Wu Chengsi suddenly darkened his face and said coldly: "Li Yuanjia, you wanted to join forces with Hangzhou officials to murder my life, but I didn't say anything. Now if someone accuses you, you will fly into a rage."
He stared at King Han with razor-sharp eyes: "Don't you think you are ridiculous?"
King Han suddenly felt guilty and said anxiously: "Don't talk nonsense. I came to Hangzhou just to enjoy the mountains and rivers. Why did I want to murder you?"
"Prince Wang, what do you say?"
Wang Ji said loudly: "Just a few hours ago, King Han and Prince Yingchuan came to Xiaguan's residence, blocked the streets, and asked Xiaguan to hand over the governor."
King Han said angrily: "Nonsense, I just heard that King Changping went to your house and came to visit."
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "King Han, we have no friendship. Will you visit me?"
King Han hurriedly said: "My residence is in Yangzhou, and you came to Yangzhou to serve as the governor. I originally wanted to make friends with you, but I didn't know that you would collude with the governor of Hangzhou to frame me!"
Wang Jidao: "If His Royal Highness the King of Han is visiting, why do you have to block the streets?"
Li Yuanjia said angrily: "Asshole, there is no place for you to talk here!"
Wu Chengsi said coldly: "The Governor of Wang is a third-grade Shangzhou Governor and an important minister of the country. Even His Majesty and the Queen will not disrespect him so much. Don't you think it is too rude to the King of Han?"
Li Yuanjia gritted his teeth and said: "He framed me, do I still want to be polite to him?"
Seeing Wu Chengsi speak for him again and again, Wang Ji became more confident and said loudly: "Your Highness, King Han, you and Qian Changshi blocked the street, and then appeared together outside the gate of Xiaguan Mansion, announcing that you want His Highness the Prince of Changping County to come out to see you.
Do you admit it?"
King Han's expression changed for a while, and he said coldly: "I don't know about the blockade of the streets. I just happened to hear someone say that Prince Changping is in your residence, so I went there and met Qian Changshi."
Wu Chengsi nodded and said: "I understand what King Han means. The person who wants to kill me is Qian Deguang, the governor of Hangzhou, right?"
King Han hesitated for a moment and said, "There may be some misunderstanding."
Wu Chengsi sneered: "Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, let him come in and explain himself."
Wang Ji suggested: "Grand Governor, at that time Hangzhou County Magistrate Jiang Ping, Censor Zhang Sijin, and the Geng family and his son were all present at the scene. I thought I could let them in and ask questions together."
"Okay, then let them all come in."
After Qian Deguang entered the house, his first reaction was to see King Han's expression.
After noticing the cold sweat on his forehead, his heart suddenly sank, knowing that the situation was not good.
Looking at Wang Ji again, he was looking at him with a faint smile. Qian Deguang felt frustrated and thought: "It seems that in the confrontation between King Han and King Changping just now, King Han has already lost for a while."
After everyone bowed to Wu Chengsi, Wang Ji immediately asked: "Qian Changshi, did you say before that the Governor is in my house?"
Qian Deguang rolled his eyes and hesitated to answer.
Wang Ji shouted: "Is this question difficult to answer? The Governor is here, and you still haven't recruited him from the ground!"
Qian Deguang was really capable of adapting to emergencies. In the blink of an eye, he had already thought of a countermeasure and said in a deep voice: "I did listen to the report from my subordinates and said that the Governor has come to Hangzhou."
Wang Jidao: "Then why did you block the streets and bring people to my house? Could it be that you are plotting something against the Governor?"
Qian Deguang said angrily: "That's nonsense. I heard that someone wanted to harm the Governor, so I blocked the streets, drove away the suspicious people, and then took people to protect the Governor!"
Wu Chengsi remained silent and watched the two men fight quietly.
Wang Ji sneered: "Oh? Then who wants to hurt the governor?"
Qian Deguang said in a deep voice: "According to the information I received, it is the people from the Huofeng Society who want to murder the Governor."