Chapter 168: Aftermath
"How did you die?" Xia Fan paused for a moment before asking.
"Hang yourself in your own house. Xu Sanzhong found his body in the bedroom. ”
"Could it be that he committed suicide in fear of sin?"
"Think so. Ning Wanjun nodded, "In addition, they also found Wang Yi'an's whereabouts, and he was placed under house arrest in the basement of a Wang family restaurant in Nancheng District. After being told what had happened in Jinxia City, he went crazy. In other words, this matter is not the cooperation of father and son, but more of the idea of the eldest son. ”
"That's one of the reasons I don't like raids. Xia Fan sighed.
He didn't pity the fate of the Wang family's father and son, the post-war statistics of Jinxia City were still unfinished, but as far as the current situation was concerned, more than 1,200 people died in this attack, and the princess's troops were also lost nearly 700, and there were even more wounded. In addition, many houses were burned down, and the losses were not insignificant, and the Wang family should bear the responsibility for this.
He just didn't want to see a person over half a hundred years old crawling and rolling on the ground, with tears and snot.
However, they never found any trace of Wang Renzhi. Ning Wanjun continued, "Gonggong Li has arranged for someone to interrogate, but most of the servants can't tell the whereabouts of the second prince. This is very unusual, such a big young master of the Wang family has not been seen recently, so I tend to the Wang family to secretly send him to another place in advance. ”
"You don't want to give Wang Renzhi ......"
"Chop the grass to get rid of the roots-" Ning Wanjun squinted at Xia Fan for a while, "-It's strange." ”
The latter twitched the corners of his mouth, "Your Highness, haven't you heard of Jun Wu's jokes?"
"Eh, I thought you'd laugh. ”
"Why?"
"Isn't that your usual tone? Ning Wanjun snorted lightly, "And what the hell is Jun Wu joking, don't learn from the old men in the temple, I think your style of speaking is quite unique, there is no need to change it to be the same as a scholar." ”
This is called human-to-human transmission. Li Lengbu interjected.
Well, both of them were infected. Xia Fan raised his forehead and said, "How are you going to deal with the affairs of the Wang family?"
"That's what I want to discuss with you. The princess immediately returned to a serious appearance, "If it is reported to the imperial court, the invasion of Dongsheng Kingdom is a major event, and the military department will inevitably treat it carefully." For example, the construction of more guard towers along the coast of Shenzhou and the adjustment of the deployment of the Shenzhou army are not good news for Jin Xia. ”
"Definitely. Xia Fan agreed.
"If you hide it, you won't have the above problems, but the question is how long you can hide it. Ning Wanjun walked up in the courtyard with her hands behind her back, "You may not know that the official mansion of Jinxia City has been swept away. ”
"Sweep it up?"
Xu Sanzhong not only found Wang Qingzhi's body in the Wang family's mansion, but also found the bodies of Xiao Taishou and other chief officials. The only ones who are alive are the post supervisor and Gong Cao, but they have completely lost their consciousness and become demented. ”
Xia Fan gasped, "I thought that at first, the government had almost no resistance because they had long been in the same league with the Wang family. How did this king celebrate so far?"
"No matter how much you collude in ordinary times, you won't gamble with your official identity and future, Wang Qingzhi should have planned to put the responsibility for losing the city on the official government from the beginning, but unfortunately they all underestimated the threat of Dongshengguo. Ning Wanjun stopped, "Now that Jinxia City has no chief official, it will inevitably affect the follow-up taxation, inspection, assessment and reporting on work in Beijing, which cannot be concealed, even if I take over the government, it will not help." What's more, these people still have their own relatives and family members, and sooner or later this matter will be exposed. ”
"I understand the general situation, but ......," Xia Fan organized the wording, "Why do you want to ask me what I think?" I am afraid that my understanding of Jinxia's officialdom and the current situation is not as good as that Miss Mo family. ”
"But your judgment matters. Ning Wanjun turned to look at him, "If I can, I am naturally inclined not to say anything, not only will it be the most trouble-free, but when the noble concubine and the crown prince notice that Jin Xia City is out of control, the things they think in their hearts will definitely be very interesting." ”
"Uh...... The concubine and the crown prince?"
"Don't care about these details, or do you want to hear what I'm talking about?"
"No, you go on. Xia Fan coughed twice.
"In short, the second choice can make me feel very happy, but I am afraid that I will also face the encirclement and suppression of the entire Great Apocalypse. And you're acting as ...... Someone who can often come up with a way to break the game, I naturally want to get an answer from you - if I meet with the states in two or three months, do you think I can win?"
"I ...... I'm going to pour you a cup of tea. Li shook his ears and walked towards the inner room.
Meet the soldiers of various states, look at this statement, Xia Fan slandered. The princess had covered up her plans before, but now she had made it clear.
"It's hard to say, or it's too variable. After all, even if you defeat the opponent several times, as long as you lose once, Jinxia City will be in danger. Xia Fan said calmly.
This variable naturally lies in the magic.
According to An Youlang, the Great Wilderness Night was originally prepared for the Shenzhou Army, and if the army encountered the Night without defense, it would indeed suffer heavy losses. The question is how many similar killing moves there are in this world? If the base strength of the army is not enhanced, it will be difficult for him to reverse the situation by relying on him to manipulate a trap beast.
"Really?" Ning Wanjun's tone was a little regretful, but it revealed a bit of ease, "Since you said so, then I can only choose the first one." ”
"Hmm...... Maybe we can make a compromise. Xia Fan groaned.
"How?"
"Don't report it all, but use the Wang family's script to describe this incident as a pirate attack. ”
Ning Wanjun's eyes lit up, "You mean that the plan will be calculated?"
"The Haikou attack was an occasional event, and it was completely different in nature from the invasion of the Dongsheng Kingdom. Xia Fan replied, "After all, we have defended Jinxia City, and the losses are controlled within the level of the Haikou. ”
"But I can't help but check it. Too many people had seen that sail warship, and it was unlikely that the pirate would have such a strong strength. Ning Wanjun's thoughts spun quickly.
"So we need someone to work with. It was up to him to come forward to resist this matter, so that the court would not pursue it alone. ”
The princess immediately reacted, "Wang Yi'an." ”
Xia Fan bowed slightly, "The story needs to be slightly adapted, but the background still starts from selling illicit salt." ”
He slowly said his thoughts - even like the Wang family's design, the official is still on the right side, and when they checked the salt count, they accidentally discovered the fact that the Wang family smuggled sea salt to Dongshengguo, so in order to extinguish the mouth, the Wang family planned a Haikou attack, and the so-called Haikou was the East China Sea gang he raised.
Unfortunately, the Donghai Gang secretly colluded with the Haikou Bandits, which caused things to get out of control and became a real disaster. This crisis was finally solved by Princess Quang Binh and the local government soldiers, as for what sail warship is simply a matter of chasing the wind and shadows, it is just a large three-masted sea ship.
Ning Wanjun couldn't help but clapped her palms, "It's a good story, but it's not convincing enough for us to tell it unilaterally, unless Wang Yi'an is willing to cooperate with us." As it stands, I even doubt he'll ever recover from his madness. ”
"I think he will. Xia Fan said in a low voice, "If you commit such a big crime, the Wang family will inevitably be punished." But what if we exchange the condition of preserving the royal family's bloodline for his cooperation? This is the only thing he can make up for. ”