In just half an hour, all the imperial troops who rushed into Yanziji returned without any injuries.
A total of seventy-six horse thieves were tied up with a rope and blindfolded.
Seventy-six horse thieves are threaded through a rope, and no one can escape. A single pull can affect the whole body. He was led by four or five forbidden soldiers, like leading a dog!
"The number one scholar, all seventy-six horse thieves in Yanziji have been killed. Please give instructions."
The leader of the Imperial Guard saluted.
Immediately, the Forbidden Army led seventy-six horse thieves to stand in a row and shouted: "Kneel down!"
"Wow!" Everyone knelt down.
They were blindfolded and couldn't see anything. When they couldn't see, they felt more scared and panicked. If you say kneel down, kneel down. No one dares to disobey the Forbidden Army. Even the guards Wang Jixiang brought from the capital did not dare to hesitate.
Dong Shixiang's eyelids jumped when he saw that all seventy-six horse thieves were captured alive, and he kept praying in his heart that Li Zhen would not do anything that would embarrass everyone. If the case is solved here today, the entire Southeast Prefecture will be devastated.
Wang Jixiang stood aside, looking at the eight guards who had grown up with him, his heart ached like blood, and his heart was as anxious as fried oil. Afraid and hated.
His face was extremely pale, but he still had to put on a smile. I was afraid that I would bite myself out, but I still wanted to look around at the scenery and pretend that it had nothing to do with me.
Unfortunately, the eight guards were blindfolded and could not see Wang Jixiang. Not being able to make any eye contact or communication with Wang Jixiang is what Wang Jixiang fears the most.
Li Zhen walked back and forth in front of the neat row of kneeling horse thieves with his hands behind his back, walking, stopping, and then looking up at the sky. in silence.
No one knows what the champion is thinking. He seems to have compassion on his face. Is it compassion for the horse thief
"My name is Li Zhen."
After being silent for a long time, he suddenly spoke.
This sentence left everyone confused. Why did he suddenly say his name
The horse thieves were also at a loss, naturally they knew who he was.
Li Zhen smiled again: "Some people say you are official bandits."
hiss-
An astonishing statement.
The bodies of Dong Shixiang and Wang Jixiang trembled at the same time. He looked at the horse thieves nervously.
Wang Jixiang clenched his fists loudly, praying in his heart, please don't bite me out.
Before the horse thief could say anything, Wang Jixiang couldn't bear it anymore and shouted loudly: "No. 1 Scholar, what do you mean?"
Li Zhen said with a smile: "Oh? Princess Wang, do you have any advice? Do you want to defend them?"
"You are going too far. Yanziji belongs to Jiahe County. You said they are official bandits. Isn't it obvious that you want to mislead and influence everyone's thinking? What is your intention?"
Li Zhen shrugged: "No. Just saying that casually, did Princess Wang think too much?"
"I didn't think too much. There was something wrong with your words. You directed them towards me both inside and outside your words. Do you dare to ask me, Mr. Wang, if I have offended you?"
"You are worrying too much. When I met Princess Wang for the first time, what could we talk about that could not be offended? On the contrary, I admire Princess Wang quite a lot. She is young and promising, and she can be the princess of Jiahe County at a young age. I heard that Princess Wang Without any junior qualifications, he was directly promoted to the title of Princess of Jiahe County? It’s amazing, it must be Princess Wang who is so talented, famous at a young age, ground-breaking, and talented that she can achieve such an achievement, right? I admire her so much.”
"you… "
Wang Jixiang was choked and almost couldn't take a breath.
The people present were not stupid, so they naturally heard that Li Zhen was mocking Wang Jixiang. All I have to do is say bluntly, 'You second-generation ancestor who is full of idiots'.
Wang Jixiang took a deep breath, forced a smile and said, "Brother Li, I have something to say to you alone. I wonder if you mind."
"How dare I disobey your Majesty's message? Please do so."
Wang Jixiang nodded, stretched out his hand to make a request, and then led Li Zhen to the uninhabited area deep in Yanziji. Dong Shixiang and others pretended not to see it.
Everyone understood Wang Jixiang's intention, which was to talk to Li Zhen privately and alone, to be subdued, or even to beg for mercy.
Everyone knows that the horse thief in Yanziji must be related to Wang Jixiang. But no one present dared to dig out Wang Jixiang.
The collusion between officials and bandits would be a shocking event. If you can keep it private, do it as soon as possible.
Everyone was happy to see Wang Jixiang reach some kind of tacit understanding with Li Zhen... Li Zhen also knew the relationship behind this matter, so he chose to have a one-on-one chat with Wang Jixiang.
Walking to a place with leeward, Wang Jixiang smiled and patted Li Zhen on the shoulder: "Brother Li, there are some things that I don't want to tell you if you see through them."
"Ah? I've always been ignorant. I don't know what you are talking about?"
Wang Jixiang sneered and sat down on the stone cliff: "Brother Li, the horse thief asked you to catch him. Just kill him. They were the ones who killed your classmates and teachers. The wrongdoer has his debtor, and now you are prosperous. Wealth and honor, the imperial edict, just take revenge. Why bother to hold on? It will not be good for you and me, for everyone, and for the entire Southeast Prefecture if this continues."
Li Zhen smiled and murmured absently: "A month ago, eleven people and ten horses died here. Before a young man died, he asked me to carry his dream. Before an old man died, he prayed for me in the future. A bright future. Do you know that some people will hate me to the core?"
"Well, I deeply sympathize with this. However, this matter is very involved. I suspect that the horse thieves in Yanziji may be related to some of my ignorant officials. If the number one scholar digs deeper, then it will be Not only will I be charged with negligence and dereliction of duty, but I am afraid that even the governor of Southeast Prefecture will be guilty of the same crime as me."
Li Zhen looked at him with a smile and said without saying a word. Just looked at him quietly.
Shit the blame? Pull teammates? threaten
incredible.
"Hahahaha. Princess Wang praises Xiaosheng's abilities too much."
Li Zhen laughed loudly, said an inexplicable sentence, turned around and left.
Wang Jixiang didn't get the exact answer, so he definitely wouldn't let him go. He grabbed Li Zhen back and forced a smile: "Shall I help Brother Li clear up his doubts?"
"Oh? Do I have any doubts?"
"Brother, didn't you tell me why I am so amazing and talented, and why was I promoted to the title of princess at such a young age? Haha, brother, there is absolutely nothing you can think of."
Li Zhen squinted his eyes and said softly: "What's going on?"
"Father, Wang Zhongshu!"
Li Zhen's pupils shrank, but the expression on his face remained unchanged, and he smiled: "That Princess Wang is really powerful, she was born holding a wat board."
Who is Wang Zhongshu? I'm afraid Li Zhen is very familiar with him. He is a person that Li Zhen has been eager to see for the past sixteen years!
Imperial College, Principal, Wang Zhongshu. He held the title of Deputy General Administration of Education, and the imperial court held the title of first-class official. He was once the emperor's teacher. The world is filled with peaches and plums. It can be said that half of all the officials, scholars and great men in the entire Kyushu Empire have studied under him.
A quarter of an hour ago, Li Zhen also eagerly wanted to join Wang Zhongshu's disciples and enter Imperial College of Science and Technology.
Wang Jixiang smiled threateningly: "I wonder if, for my father's sake, the number one scholar can let go of me? Just let me go, just do me a small favor."
"OK!"
To Wang Jixiang's expectation, Li Zhen agreed happily. He thought that such a scholar would argue with him again and let go only to save face. I didn't expect it to be so enjoyable. Involuntarily, Wang Jixiang showed deep disdain in his eyes.
Haha, number one? First? For hundreds of years
Haha, what a joke!
In front of absolute power and noble families, he seems like a dog.
"but… "
A "but" made Wang Jixiang's eyes twitch: "But what?"
Li Zhen showed an innocent smile: "I once promised my classmates, I said: If one day I get a higher rank, I will defeat Yanziji."
Wang Jixiang frowned: "Those seventy-six people are horse thieves. They have committed heinous crimes. You can kill them or behead them as you please. Aren't they already wiped out?"
Li Zhen took a deep breath, stood on the stone cliff, and pointed his immature fingers at the line of sky where the two peaks merged in Yanziji:
"I say, level it! Yanziji!"
"wipe out!"
“…”
Wang Jixiang took a deep breath and couldn't hold it in any longer. He lowered his voice and roared, "Don't go too far!"
"Can't do it? Hahahaha."
Li Zhen laughed wildly, with an even stronger disdain in his eyes than Wang Jixiang just now.
"you… "
"Can it be done?"
"I...you..."
Li Zhen was like a hysterical beast, his eyes were blood red and his whole body was trembling:
"Hahahahaha."
A crazy laughter mixed with roars spread throughout Yanziji and reverberated. There were more than 10,000 Huangpu troops and more than 1,000 Imperial Guards. They all turned around and looked solemnly towards the direction from which the voice came.
They smelled something crazy.
(End of chapter)