Chapter 685: Take action

Liu Fu smiled embarrassedly and said, "The master is just a kind reminder. He has always trusted Governor Wen." He said seriously, "There is a *** here. The master asked the villain to give it to Governor Wen. The master said that the note can only be opened at noon."

Wen Xianzhi took the jade tube that was installed and said lightly: "What's so mysterious? Is this Zhuge Liang's tip?" He said that and wanted to open it.

Liu Fu laughed and said, "Governor Wen, since the master said this, he must have the intention of the master, this..." He stared at the jade tube and laughed.

Wen Xianzhi also laughed and said, "Stop, let's listen to Duke Zheng." After that, he put the jade tube in his sleeve and said, "If you go back, just say that Wen is not unaware of the matter and knows what to do."

After seeing Liu Fu off, a military future came out of the ear room of this small hall. This man was Du Yuhou of Taiyuan, and Wen Xianzhi's confidant. His surname was Wen. He was both a fellow villager and a distant relative with Wen Xianzhi. His name was Wen Shang. Wen Shang was quite handsome, but his eyes were too narrow and long, which made people look at him, which was quite cunning.

Wen Shang walked out with a smile and said, "The Governor doesn't want to see what is written in this jade tube?"

Wen Xianzhi said lightly: "Of course, it depends on that Duke Zheng is not Zhuge Liang, and I, Wen Xianzhi, are not his pawns. How can I obey him in everything?" Wen Xianzhi took out the jade tube from her sleeve, opened the jade tube, pulled out a note from the inside, and sat slowly on a chair. She glanced at the note, then her face changed and she stopped talking.

Wen Shang sat at Wen Xianzhi's lower head, not disturbing Wen Xianzhi's thoughts, but gave his servant a wink and asked him to pour a cup of tea. He took a sip of tea slowly. After a stick of incense, he said, "Governor, what is written in this note."

Wen Xianzhi's face was cold, and she snorted coldly before she said lightly: "At noon, if Shen Ao does not die, the Governor's Office will send troops to quell the rebellion!"

Wen Shang's face also became serious and said, "Governor, Duke Zheng is asking you to be a scapegoat."

Of course it is a scapegoat. It is said that it is a scapegoat. Once the border troops are launched, someone in the court will definitely impeach it. Wen Xianzhi has committed this infamy. Besides... it is also a matter of criticism that he did not receive the imperial envoy's order and acted without authorization.

Wen Xianzhi said lightly: "But then again, if Shen Ao does not die, Wen will die without a place to bury him."

Wen Shang nodded. Of course, he understood Wen Xianzhi's difficulties. Shen Ao and Wen Xianzhi are now in the same power, so Shen Ao must die. It is easy for refugees to clamor, but it is difficult to control. If King Pingxi is not dead, letting the King Pingxi recover, it will be time to deal with the whole city of Taiyuan one by one. Wen Xianzhi, as the Grand Governor of Taiyuan, is the first to be the generals of Taiyuan.

So if the situation did not develop as they expected, then the only way was to quell the rebellion and kill people everywhere under the name of King Pingxi, so that the refugees surrounding the imperial envoy would go crazy, ***!

Wen Xianzhi slowly drank a sip of tea and continued, "Wen Shang, what do you think?"

Wen Shang hesitated for a moment and said, "When things have come to this point, will Governor Wen still have to choose?"

Wen Xianzhi smiled bitterly and said, "There is indeed no other way to go. The Duke of Zheng expected that Wen had to go the same way as him, so he let Wen take the blame." He continued lightly: "He is good, he retreated behind the scenes, treating you and me as puppets, and getting rid of Shen Ao, he is not guilty. If Shen Ao is alive, he can still stay out of the matter."

Wen Shang sneered: "The most urgent task at the moment is to eliminate Chen Ao and settle the other accounts slowly with him. He has so many benefits in Taiyuan, are you still afraid that he will not give up some sweet things?"

Wen Xianzhi nodded and said, "That's all. It's better to work with him now." He looked at Wen Shang and said, "You can summon our troops and take your orders at any time. At noon, if there is no result, I will give you a handwritten order." He stood up suddenly and said without hesitation: "Suppress the rebellion!"

Wen Shang can have today, and it is all given by Wen Xianzhi. How dare you not do your best? If it were someone else, they might still hesitate, but Wen Shang knew that he didn’t even have the capital to hesitate, so he said openly: “Abide by the order!”

Wen Shang pressed the knife and Wen Xianzhi sat alone in this small hall, her eyes closed a line, and then looked at the note again, her eyes were like a knife, and she sneered: "How is it so easy to stay out of the matter? I, Wen Xianzhi, are finished, you Zheng Ke, and you, too. At this point, you still want to play tricks with Wen?"

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The imperial envoy was crowded outside the headquarters, and the appearance of countless people made the order suddenly disordered. The lieutenants guarding outside had to retreat into the prefect's office and close the gate of the prefect's office. Teams of people appeared behind the high wall, bent their bows and arrows, and in the prefect's office, the lieutenants also drew their knives in case of accidents.

This chaotic situation, whether it is good intention or malicious, is very likely to turn into a bloody conflict as long as there is a little mistake. Therefore, the captain has been vigilant and acts completely according to the combat rules of defending the city, and does not dare to be careless at all.

There were also many people hanging on the big trees in the yamen. The lieutenant bent his bow and arrow pointed the arrowhead at the crowd outside the wall.

Tong Hu's expression was already serious, and only then did he know what was going on. This incident was even more embarrassing than the Jurchen confrontation. After all, the Jurchens are enemies, and if they are enemies, they can deal with them with them. The training of the lieutenant is the most effective means against the enemy. So no matter what kind of enemy, Tong Hu can keep calm.

But what they are dealing with is not as simple as the enemy. What they want to deal with is the people they want to defend, and these people are like crazy. The lieutenants cannot fight back. Once they fight back, the people will be even more crazy. They cannot kill all the black refugees because of this.

In this cold winter weather, cold sweat had appeared on Tong Hu's forehead, and there were sounds of overwhelming sounds from outside. When he heard it carefully, he was shouting: "Except for corrupt officials, Mo, please come out to meet His Highness, King Pingxi." Someone said: "There are people in the imperial envoy who deceived their superiors and concealed their subordinates. Please check it out."

Although these words are kind, no one dares to open the door.

"Oh..." A captain hanging on a tree fell down from the tree.

Tong Hu rushed to see it immediately and said, "What's wrong?"

The captain turned over and said angrily: "I don't know who smashed my face with a stone."

Seeing that his face was indeed bruised and swollen, Tong Hu asked him to go to the backyard to bandage, and went to the main hall to see Chen Ao.

Chen Ao sat in the hall without saying a word, wearing armor, looked at Shichen and said, "If I don't show up, I'm afraid these people will not disperse."

The captain beside him said nothing, and Zhou Heng, who was standing beside him, wanted to speak but stopped.

At this time, Tong Hu came in, Chen Ao asked, "How is it outside?"

Tong Hu smiled bitterly and said, "Fortunately, I didn't rush in, but now it's still in danger. Your Highness really doesn't work, so I can only do it."

Chen Ao said with a cold face: "This is a last resort. I want to go out and have a look."

"No." Tong Hu frowned and said, "A lieutenant was injured by a stone by someone outside. There will inevitably be illegal people outside. If His Highness appears, if someone with a heart hangs in the crowd and shoots His Highness, it will be the only one who is thinking about him."

Chen Ao curled his lips and said, "I'm not afraid, just follow me."

Chen Ao walked to the front yard. The wall of the prefect's yamen was still tall. The middle door was tied tightly with wood. Dozens of lieutenants held the door. The door was knocked and creaked, making a creaking sound. Then there was the screen wall. Fifty lieutenants pulled out their knives by the screen wall. Once the door was broken, they could immediately live.

Chen Ao looked at the archer hanging on the tree and said, "Look carefully at me. If anyone in the crowd hits people with stones, then fight back!"

After saying that, Chen Ao asked someone to set up a ladder, climbed up with a shield, and emerged from the courtyard wall.

Looking out from the ladder, there were too many people outside, and the waves were generally unavailable. Chen Ao shouted: "Ring the gong!"

"Dangdang..." Several officers rang with gongs.

The sound of the gong was very crisp, and it actually suppressed the sound waves. People outside heard the movement inside, and at this time they stopped clamoring. Countless pairs of eyes found a guy wearing golden armor appeared on the city wall.

This golden armor is really too eye-catching. It is naturally a death-suffering person when worn on the battlefield, but here it finally plays a role.

Chen Ao took advantage of the silence of everyone and shouted: "Who are you here, King Pingxi? How dare you disturb the imperial envoy? Do you know the consequences of doing so?"

The crowd was even quieter. Even if I didn't hear Chen Ao's voice, dozens of lieutenants let go of their throats in the courtyard and repeated Chen Ao's words. This sound suppressed all movements and stillness.

"It's King Pingxi, King Pingxi is here to make the decision for us." There was finally movement in the crowd. Some victims had already knelt down, some people had their heads up, and more people knelt down like a rush.

Most of the victims were still very simple. In their hearts, Chen Ao was their reborn parents. If it weren’t for the Taiyuan prefect, letting them enter the city, giving them porridge and rice, and arranging accommodation for them, I was afraid that they would have become dead bones now. This life-saving grace would be greater than the sky.

The hulala people knelt down, and the captain in the yamen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But at this time, hundreds of people were still standing, and they shouted: "This is not King Pingxi, we are fooled..."

"Cheer!" Chen Ao ordered Tong Hu who was under the ladder.

Tong Hu received the order and arrived at the captain on the tree: "Come all those who are standing down!"

The captain immediately fired the bow. These people practiced their archery techniques for several years. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were archers. With a command, the arrow flew out, and several "disaster victims" standing fell down.

The officers who were beating the gong yelled together: "The King of Pingxi is here, who dares to be arrogant in front of the imperial envoy? Kneel down quickly!"

With these loud roars, there were several cases of being shot in the arrow. The other "disaster victims" were helpless, fearing that they would become the target of public criticism, so they had to kneel down on the ground at this time.

Chen Ao removed the shield at this time, held the ladder and said aloud: "What are you here for?"

The people outside the courtyard wall clamored: "Corrupt officials and officials deceived the prince. We will come here to ask Your Highness not to be deceived by the traitor."

Chen Ao said loudly: "I have heard your words. You said that there are corrupt officials and officials in the imperial envoy. Then I ask you... where are the traitors?"

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Chapter completed!