Although it is only a verbal order, Zhou Wenhuai, Li Xingfang, and Liu Yuan also know very well that of course Governor Yuan will not leave a word of paper for such an order, as long as all parties know it, and in the officialdom, they must understand what things can be done and cannot be said, and those things can be said and not done.

When Wang Kefu reported the case, he did not say that it was overseas Chinese who attacked Wangjiazhai, but deduced that it was the Boxers, so the three of them almost made a big mistake. Even the text was sent out, fortunately, the overseas Chinese sent people to Jiaozhou City to negotiate, otherwise it really alarmed the Laizhou Mansion, and even the governor Yamen, sent the official army to suppress, now I am afraid that Jiaozhou City has already been captured by overseas Chinese, and the three of them must have no way to live, how can the three of them not be annoyed?

In fact, the three of them also wronged Wang Kefu a little, although Wang Kefu did have some deception in his heart when he reported the case, but he really didn't know that Yuan Shikai passed down the password strictly prohibiting conflicts with overseas Chinese, because Wang Kefu's level was too low, and Yuan Shikai passed on the password, so Wang Kefu didn't know at all, otherwise he would not dare to instigate the government to send troops when he killed Wang Kefu.

But now the three of them have focused all their anger on Wang Kefu, so Zhou Wenhuai immediately instructed his master Kong Ye to immediately draft a text and send it to Laizhou Mansion again, explaining that there was a mistake in the last writing, and the matter has been resolved. Then an order was issued to immediately arrest Wang Kexing and Wang Kefu's brothers.

In fact, Kong Ye had already prepared the draft of the text, because although Kong Ye did not speak just now, he had always heard it very clearly, and before the two sides finished talking, Kong Ye knew that he would definitely send the text to Laizhou Mansion and cancel the last text, so without waiting for Zhou Wenhuai's instructions, Kong Ye prepared the draft of the text, which is also the quality that a qualified master should have.

So Kong Ye quickly wrote out the manuscript he had drawn up and handed it to Zhou Wenhuai for review. And Zhou Wenhuai was also very satisfied after reading it, and immediately stamped his official seal and sent it to Laizhou Mansion.

And just when Zhou Wenhuai was about to give an order to arrest Wang Kexing and Wang Kefu's brothers, Kong Ye said: "Respect and slow, this matter has to be considered one or two more times, think about it in the long run, and don't act recklessly." ”

Zhou Wenhuai was stunned for a moment and said, "Mr. Kong, what else do you want to discuss?"

Kong Ye said: "Tangzun, the Wang family is still the gentry of the county, although it has been wiped out now, but after all, he has lived in the county for many years, there are many relatives and friends, deep-rooted and intertwined, and Wang Kefu is a person with a meritorious name, which cannot be underestimated." ”

Zhou Wenhuai's heart trembled, and he immediately realized that he was indeed too impatient, Wangjiazhai was less than thirty miles away from Jiaozhou, and the Wang family's Zhou Wenhuai certainly knew something, but he couldn't offend the local powerful forces, it was the only rule to be a magistrate, and the Wang family was indeed not small in the local area, and he had a lot of filial piety to himself every year, and the money and grain taxes were not delayed, so Zhou Zhixian naturally turned a blind eye and just didn't know. Although the Wang family has been wiped out by overseas Chinese, after all, it is a hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff, who knows what other forces the Wang family has, so it is really careless.

Seeing that the county magistrate was moved by his own words, Kong Ye immediately said: "Overseas Chinese rely on force to seize people's business and destroy people, which is really too much, so Wang Kefu pretended to trust the Boxer Rebellion, intending to use the power of officers and soldiers to exterminate overseas Chinese and recapture Wangjiazhai, although it is deliberately deceitful, but it is also excusable, and Tangzun is hindered by Governor Yuan's order, and he cannot conflict with overseas Chinese, but he can't fall into the ground, arrest the Wang brothers to curry favor with overseas Chinese, so how will other gentry in Jiaozhou County view Tangzun?" Please think twice before you act. ”

Zhou Wenhuai was also shocked into a cold sweat, what Kong Ye said was indeed not wrong, if he really dealt with the two brothers of the Wang family, it would indeed hurt the hearts of the local gentry in Jiaozhou, and offended the local gentry, and his county master would definitely not be able to sit down, so Zhou Wenhuai nodded and said: "The first words are very true, but the two brothers of the Wang family are still overseas Chinese except for the people who are happy, so what can I do." ”

Kong Ye said: "This matter is easy to do, if the villain comes forward, then go to see the two brothers of the Wang family, state the interests, and strictly order them to leave Jiaozhou overnight and go to another country, so that they can save their brothers' lives and not hurt the hearts of other gentry;

It turned out that in order to open up the road of the official government, the Wang family not only went to the officials of the county, the county, and the warden, but also worshiped the master and Qingke of the county, and gave eighty silver and silver to Kong Ye every year, second only to Zhou Wenhuai, the county. Because Kong Ye is the teacher in Jiaozhou County, he has served a total of four county masters, and he knows everything about the county, and the officialdom is more like watching the fire from the other side, so every county magistrate relies on him very much, and almost obeys his words, it can be said that he is the county master standing in Jiaozhou County, and he will not change for life.

After Wang Kefu served in Jiaozhou City, he also respected Kong Ye very much, and gave generous gifts to each other every year, Kong Ye had a very good impression of the Wang family, and now the Wang family is in great trouble, of course Kong Ye is powerless to return to the sky, but it is still possible to save the lives of Wang Kexing and Wang Kefu's brothers.

Zhou Wenhuai thought about it for a while, and also felt that Kong Ye's suggestion was very good, so that both sides would not be offended, so he nodded and said, "Since this is the case, Mr. Lao Kong will work hard." ”

Kong Ye hurriedly said: "Over there, there, this is still a matter for the villain." ”

Zhou Wenhuai said again: "Sir, wait a minute." Saying that, Zhou Wenhuai got up and returned to the inner house, and came back after a while, holding two golden ankles in his hands, and said, "Mr. Give this to Wang Kefu." ”

Kong Ye immediately understood that these two golden ankles must have been given by Wang Kefu to the magistrate, and taking people's money and destroying them with others, even if the magistrate did not give Wang Kefu anything, this money naturally could not be asked for anymore, although Zhou Wenhuai was not a clean official, but he also knew how to take the money and what money could not be taken .

So Kong Ye reached out and picked up the golden ankle, left the county office, and came to find the Wang brothers.

Wang Kefu's residence is not far from the county government, and it is a small two-story building with a total of six or seven rooms up and down.

After the two sides met, Kong Ye saw that the faces of the Wang brothers were a little uncertain. It turned out that the nine family members brought by Wang Kexing all died, and the losses were huge.

However, Kong Ye was not interested in asking like this, but said to Wang Kefu: "Kefu, your brother is in trouble, don't you know yet?"

Wang Kefu was shocked and hurriedly said, "Mr. Kong, how can you say this?"

Kong Ye told what happened today. And after listening to Kong Ye's speech, Wang Kexing and Wang Kefu brothers were shocked, they didn't expect overseas Chinese to be so bold that they dared to blatantly find Jiaozhou City, and even the governor didn't dare to provoke them, not only could they not avenge their family revenge, but they couldn't even save their own lives, but Wang Kefu was flexible after all, and immediately said: "Please also ask Mr. Kong to teach my brother." ”

Kong Ye nodded and said: "Now that the overseas Chinese are huge, it is important for you to save your lives first, and then make plans for revenge in the future, and thirty-six plans are the best policy, so the only way to do this is to leave Jiaozhou and go to another country in order to survive." As he spoke, he took out the two golden ankles from his arms, put them on the table, and said, "This is what Lord Zhixian asked me to hand over to you." ”

Wang Kefu hurriedly picked up the golden ankle, handed it to Kong Ye, and said, "Thank you Mr. Kong for maneuvering around, these two golden ankles should be a little bit of heart." ”

Kong Ye pushed it away with one hand and said, "No need, are there still fewer things that your father and son give me every year?" Now that the Wang family has been destroyed, your brother has more places to use the money, so it is better to keep it for yourself, but don't hesitate, if you want to leave, you will leave tonight, in case it will change later." ”

Seeing that Kong Ye was sincere, Wang Kefu also took back the golden ankle, and the brothers both got up and kowtowed to Kong Ye, and said: "Sir, great kindness, our brothers have nothing to thank, if our brothers have a career in the future, they will repay Mr." ”

Kong Ye helped their brothers up and said, "It's not too early, and it's inconvenient for me to stay for a long time, so you brothers should prepare quickly, so that you can do it yourself." With that, he immediately turned and left.

After Kong Ye left, the Wang brothers did not dare to slack off, and began to collect fine and soft materials, preparing to leave Jiaozhou overnight, while discussing how to go there. The nine housekeepers brought by Wang Kexing are all dead, and now there is only one old steward around the two brothers, two housekeepers, two palanquin men, a maid, and a cook. And there are more than seven hundred taels of silver.

Now the brothers have two places to go, one is to marry Wang Yinfeng, the sister of Gaomi County, and her maiden family is Li Wanqing, the warden of Gaomi County, and the influence of overseas Chinese has not extended to Gaomi County, so although Li Wanqing cannot help the Wang family to avenge it, it is still possible to take in the brothers; and the other is Wang Kexing's eldest uncle, a well-known bandit Heifenghu in Shandong, although Wang Kexing's wife and children have been moved to Qingdao by overseas Chinese, but this relative Guan Yu is still there, and in the case that the government cannot come forward to avenge himself, Heifenghu has hundreds of brothers under him, so it is a force that can be relied on。

After the brothers discussed, they thought that this matter should still be hidden from the congren, because once it is announced, it is estimated that most of these people will run away, and there are only a few people left around the brothers, and losing one of them is a major loss. So the two recruited all the servants, only said that they were going to find their sister who married to Gaomi County, negotiate a plan to avenge the Wang family, and were expected to leave for a while, only bringing two family members and two sedan chair men, the old housekeeper and two women stayed in Jiaozhou to watch the family, and left them a hundred taels of silver to live, and pay attention to collecting news from overseas Chinese, waiting for them to come back.

After settling down the affairs of the family, Wang Kefu divided the silver and the children into two batches, and the brothers each brought one batch, in case something happened to one party, and the other party still had it, and then left Jiaozhou City in a hurry with four family members.