"I heard that the Lord of Jingzhou is back? Is it true that everything is safe? ”

In the past few days, if envoys from various forces meet each other, they will definitely ask this question.

Since Wang Xu was seriously injured, rumors about his imminent death quickly spread all over the world, and most of these envoys came to inquire about the news and secretly contacted officials from all parties in Jingzhou, hoping that in the event of an accident, they could benefit from it.

Jingzhou officials have also been in a state of panic for many days, and many people are worried that there will be no place for them after the chaos in Jingzhou, and they are trying to contact various forces. Even ordinary people can feel the difference, Xiangyang soldiers are frequently transferred, and those in power who often appear in the public eye on weekdays are completely silent, and a strict curfew is imposed.

However, after Wang Xu returned to the general's palace and held a large-scale military and political meeting as if nothing had happened, Yiqiē finally subsided, but except for the Jingzhou officials, no one could see him with their own eyes.

The panicked officials returned to normalcy, doing what they had to do, closing their homes to guests, and politely refusing to allow any envoys to visit and contact again.

This made those envoys completely confused about the situation, and if they didn't see Wang Xu with their own eyes, they naturally wouldn't believe it lightly.

But now they are in Jingzhou, except for the officials who specialize in reception, no one can see them, and the previous movement has become useless, neither walking, nor staying, so they can only wander around Xiangyang City all day long.

Of course, this is deliberately done by Wang Xu, those envoys frequently make trouble, so they naturally have to return the color, otherwise they think they are weak and easy to bully.

The officials in Jingzhou who had planned the way back were also very worried. Because after Wang Xu came back. There is no mention of anything in this regard at all.

These people are not stupid either. Knowing that it is impossible to finish it so quietly, if it is said that it will be revealed, then at least some hints will be released, but now there is nothing, which only means that it is not the time to pursue it.

This silence made them panic even more, if they really said that they were to correct the blame, it would be easy to deal with, who is not completely prepared? There must be a myriad of claims and excuses. Moreover, the people who came into contact with the foreign envoy were not one or two, and it could not be too severe, so the punishment naturally became insignificant.

It may not be so scary when the sword is drawn, but when it is about to be drawn, it is the most alarming, because no one knows which direction the sword will slash.

After seven days of silence and depression, all the officials suddenly found that a table had been set up at the side door of the general's mansion, and Liao Hua was guarding there with a team of soldiers, and there were small sealed boxes on the table. Only a thin opening was opened, and at the same time, there was a big list on the wall. Written in a short sentence of more than a dozen words.

"Donation box, please consciously throw your name into the box!"

At first, many people didn't understand what it was about, but eventually they understood.

On the first day, no one approached, but it was only one night, and the next morning, I saw that there were already three or five boxes on the table.

The second night passed, and there were more boxes and pockets piled up there, of various sizes.

Soon, the news spread, and more and more people understood, that is, Wang Xu asked them to hand over the property given by foreign envoys, and whether to hand it over means to admit guilt.

Few people still dare to take chances, and on the fifth day, the boxes and pockets there have piled up.

It wasn't until the evening of the tenth day that Wang Xu went out of the house for the first time, smiled and walked there slowly, and said to Liao Hua, who was guarding: "Yuan Jian, did someone personally send these things?" ”

Liao Hua shook his head: "No, the soldiers on duty said that they are all people who look like servants!" ”

"Well, think about it too!" Wang Xu was not surprised, and waved his hand: "Carry them all into my backyard!" ”

"No!" Liao Hua answered, didn't say much, and ordered the soldiers to start moving things.

At this time, there were so many things piled up that twenty soldiers moved them twice.

After Liao Hua left with the soldiers, Wang Xu called Xu Shu's daughters and said with a smile: "You open it and take a look, leave the things you like, and send them to the warehouse together if you don't like them later, these things will be our private in the future." ”

Xu Shu didn't know what he was doing, so she couldn't help but ask, "What are these things?" Where did you get so many boxes back? ”

"Open it and take a look!" Wang Xu said with a smile.

Zhao Yu couldn't help but be curious, and immediately opened a box lid at random, and instantly exclaimed: "Wow! Lots of gold and silver jewelry! ”

Diao Chan and Cai Yan followed the prestige, and they were also very surprised, Diao Chan asked suspiciously, "Where did you get this husband?" ”

"Don't worry about it, it's mine from now on anyway."

Wang Xu smiled, didn't say anything more to them, picked up the box with the signature and walked back to the study. "You pick it, there should be a lot of jewelry and jade in it, don't remember to send someone to the warehouse, I have to check the donor's name first, people are so generous, you have to remember it!"

When Xu Shu heard this, she instantly understood, rolled her eyes, and scolded with a smile: "I said where did you get it, it turned out to be blackmail!" ”

As he spoke, he didn't care about Wang Xu anymore, turned to Xiao Yingying, who was in a daze, and said, "Yingying, do you like it?" Keep it for fun when you're fine! ”

Xiao Yingying had never seen so much gold, silver and jewelry, and she was stunned for a long time, but when she heard the sound and came back to her senses, she asked delicately, "Is it used to play?" Can I choose something else to play with? ”

"Something else?" Xu Shu was stunned. "What do you want? Either way! ”

"These are not fun, I just choose my brother to play!" Xiao Yingying is weak and authentic.

"Uh......"

Xu Shu, Zhao Yu, Diao Chan, and Cai Yan were all stunned by these words, and then laughed out loud.

Cai Yan stepped forward and touched her head lovingly, and said with a smile: "Yingying, my brother can't be confused with these, and my brother can also be called by things, you know?" Come, sister-in-law will help you choose a few beautiful jewelry, and you will definitely be dressed up beautifully! ”

"Oh!" Xiao Yingying nodded blankly, obviously not figuring it out.

Although the women were not covetous of these mundane things, the women's resistance to beautiful things was relatively weak after all, and they soon became a mess, picking and choosing among the piles of gold, silver and jewelry. Have fun.

Wang Xu can't take care of this. At this moment, he was already quietly checking the number of people in the study. In one hand, he held the roster that Shan Huai had reported, and in the other hand he held the signature in the box.

The result made him a little disappointed, he thought that no one should dare to hide it, but he didn't expect that there were more than 20 officials of all sizes who were lucky, but fortunately, several close ministers in charge of the General's Mansion were not like this, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang's signature note was impressively at the bottom of the box, and they were obviously the first to admit it.

Early the next morning, all officials in Xiangyang were notified. They were asked to arrive at the barracks and school grounds in the city at noon, and the envoys from all sides were also invited.

Many officials were apprehensive, but the envoys from all sides arrived early, eager to meet each other.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Xu, accompanied by Dian Wei and other generals, finally walked onto the high platform of the school field, with a steady pace and no health risks.

His arrow wound had been healed, and the toxicity had also been suppressed with the efforts of Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo. As long as it is not in the seizure period, then it is no different from ordinary people.

Many envoys saw this. There was a faint look of disappointment on their faces, and the tall figure announced that their operation to Xiangyang had completely failed.

Wang Xu stood on the high platform, holding the long sword at his waist with his left hand, his face was calm, and after his eyes hurriedly swept the audience, he was not verbose, and said bluntly: "There are only two things to do when you are recruited today!" ”

"1. Yizhou Liu Zhang provoked the turmoil in Jingzhou and conspired to attack and kill this general, and I am scheduled to send troops in the spring of next year to levy this traitor on behalf of the imperial court."

"Second, this time, General Ben went south to quell the chaos, and once fell into a critical situation, many officials in Jingzhou took advantage of this intention to plot chaos, and they should be dealt with immediately!"

As he spoke, his complexion changed, and he shouted murderously: "Dian Wei! ”

"The last general!" The accompanying Dian Wei responded to the line.

Wang Xu took out a silk silk from his arms and handed it over without hesitation. "Command you to take down all the people recorded on this silk and execute them on the spot!"

"No!"

Dian Wei didn't say a word, took the silk silk murderously, took a quick look, then walked off the high platform, and began to look for people with dozens of guards.

All the officials in the audience were dumbfounded, they had never seen Wang Xu kill people so directly, not to mention that it was still in public, irrefutable, inexplicable, and even foreign envoys were present.

What's more, these people did not really rebel, but only contacted foreign envoys, intending to find a way out, at most it was a plot, and the crime was not to death.

Those envoys were also dumbfounded, what is the intention to make trouble, to put it bluntly, it is the people they have come into contact with, this is obviously killing chickens to show monkeys.

When everyone was stunned, Dian Wei had already led the soldiers through the crowd, dragging the officials out from time to time.

These people are all like ashes, some are silent, some are shouting!

"General, you have been wronged!"

"The general spares his life, the general spares his life!"

But Wang Xu didn't have any words, his eyes didn't hesitate for a moment from beginning to end, he just watched quietly.

"Poof! Burst! Burst! ”

Dian Wei didn't care so much, whatever the order he received, he would do it, in front of everyone, drag someone out, and immediately cut off his head.

More than 20 human heads fell to the ground in an instant, their eyes were bloody and open, and the headless corpses were constantly splashing with blood, and after a while, they were already dyed red.

Such a bloody scene made the audience silent, and the Jingzhou officials and foreign envoys all took a step back, full of horror.

When Dian Wei, who was covered in blood, came back to his life, Wang Xu's face softened, and he showed a slight smile: "You don't need to panic, the rebels and thieves are a minority after all." ”

As he spoke, he gave Liao Hua a look and asked him to carry the box with the signature in front of him.

In an instant, everyone's faces turned suddenly, even Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang and others were pale, just now they were already frightened, I don't know what Wang Xu convicted, and now when they see the box, how not to be surprised.

Of course, they are not the only ones who are surprised, there are many more.

Wang Xu kept smiling and didn't speak for a long time, until there was a commotion below, then he gently took the box and said meaningfully: "Recently, due to the shortage of funds, I had to raise donations as a last resort. ”

There was silence for a long time below, and suddenly a neat chant sounded: "General Wise! ”

Even Fu Zhu breathed a long sigh of relief, he was not among them, but he was worried that Wang Xu would kill too many people regardless of one qiē, which would not be a good thing for Jingzhou.

"Then burn it!" Wang Xu smiled and waved his hand to throw the box to the ground.

A moment later, a soldier came forward with torches and lit them.

Looking at the firelight of the steaming gas, Wang Xu sighed: "It is not easy for the princes, and the general also understands, so let a qiē be like ashes on the ground, go with the wind!" ”

The people below were silent, just staring at the firelight in a daze.

After a long time, Kuai Yue resolutely came out of the ranks, and suddenly said: "Lord, I still hope to stay behind and avoid Jingzhou's troubles!" ”

With his words, the Jingzhou officials below suddenly knelt on the ground and bowed in unison: "Please also ask the lord to stay in the future to avoid future troubles!" ”

Wang Xu looked at everyone quietly, smiled and comforted: "Rest assured, this general has descendants." ”

As soon as these words came out, Frustration was the first to react, and suddenly said in surprise: "What the lord said is true? ”

"Hmm!" Wang Xu nodded.

"Wow" Jingzhou officials were in an instant uproar, and their faces showed surprise, in fact, how could those people be willing to switch to other parties, their fate has been tied to Jingzhou, not to mention that a Ming lord like Wang Xu is difficult to find in the world.

But Wang Xu has no queen, if he dies, what will happen to the loyal people?

As early as when Wang Xu was in danger, he was in Xiangyang, but he was so anxious that he could barely suppress it with all his efforts, but he couldn't stop the chaos of people's hearts at all, because he had no queen.

It's just that he obviously thought more, and quickly asked out loud: "Lord, where is the young master now?" Can you give your subordinates a foresight? ”

Wang Xu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "It's still in Cai Yan's belly, how can you see it?" ”

"The subordinates thought it was ......" smiled frustratedly, but he didn't finish his words, obviously misunderstood that it was his illegitimate child, but then he continued: "Lord, this is still in the belly, and I don't know if it's a man or a woman, it's hard to make a conclusion, the lord is not as good as a wife and concubine, and strive to have a son born in the next year!" ”

As he spoke, echoes rang out below.

"Yes, the lord's wife and concubines are too few, and it is not easy to get children!"

"I beg the lord to take a wife and concubine!"

Wang Xu was speechless for an instant, not knowing what to say, seeing that the more and more he was talking, he quickly interrupted: "This matter must be considered by the general, but we will discuss it later!" ”

When everyone calmed down, they immediately looked at the foreign envoys, and said in a deep voice: "You are guests from afar, and you should be courteous, but you seem to have other intentions for this trip, please leave within three days, if you really want to, you can visit again in the future, and you will be courteous!" ”

Those people don't understand what it means, today's move is obviously for the world to see, it is a shock!

They were the first to lose, so naturally they didn't dare to say anything, but they still had enough face and said goodbye with a cheeky face.

The purpose of deterrence has been achieved, Wang Xu did not say anything, and after those envoys stepped forward one by one to say goodbye, he immediately waved his sleeves and said to himself: "All the princes, please return to their positions, and resume the operation of Jingzhou within five days!" ”

"No!" Everyone bowed down in response to the order, and did not dare to get up for a long time.

It wasn't until they left that they looked back at the headless bodies and were silent for a long time.

At this moment, they know Wang Xu better, and they understand better that the means why he can dominate one side are not pure benevolence, and they clearly see where the bottom line is.

And this is also the only thing Wang Xu wants in the blood-spattered school field today - Wei!

ps: Sin, sin! Yesterday said to strive for today's three watches, God knows that today is temporarily arranged to work overtime, if you are not happy, just scold a few words, it is best to scold the guy who left the job and did not greet anyone, unhappy superiors, then at least to say hello to colleagues who are fighting side by side, what is it to lose a mess and run away, hey! (To be continued......)