After a few moments, there was no movement in the room.

Wang Qingzhi walked past the staggering officials, walked out of the room, and Master Lu, who was waiting outside, saluted him respectfully.

"You've got rid of all the people they brought, right?"

"Yes. The incense worked so well that none of the people in the gang could detect it. Master Lu glanced inside the room, "What is the young master going to do with them?"

"Leave the post supervisor and Gong Cao, pour medicine to make fools, and everyone else will be killed. Wang Qingzhi has already deduced what he wants to do several times, "But you must pay attention to the method when killing, especially Lord Taishou." After all, they were all good officials who fought bravely with the Haikou and died in the end. As for the two people who survived, they were more shameful, greedy for life and afraid of death, escaped from the battle, and finally became crazy because of fear of responsibility and punishment. ”

Master Lu swallowed his saliva, "Do you really want to do this?"

"Huh?"

"No, I'm not questioning the young master, it's just ...... They also took care of the royal family......"

"They take care of the salt merchants and the salt tax, but not the royal family. Wang Qingzhi shook his head, "You don't think that at this point, they still have any way to live, right?"

"Jinxia City was plundered by the pirates, and the princess died in a chaotic battle, who bore the brunt of it? Of course, it was the officials of Jinxia City. Second, who is responsible? Shenzhou pastor and the generals of the garrison. ”

"The good result is stripped of official positions and exiled to the border, while the bad ones are sentenced to death and beheaded. Nine times out of ten, the chief officer of Jinxia City is the latter result. Compared with the pain and humiliation caused by torture, dying silently while sleeping is a kind of mercy to them. ”

"I ...... I see. Master Lu bowed his head and said.

"It's not that I don't have a choice, and I don't want to. Wang Qingzhi patted him on the shoulder, "When a forest fire, how can the fire be stopped? As long as they are alive, they may be tried to talk gibberish and drag anyone else around them into the water. Since both horizontal and vertical are dead, of course, it is better to let them die in a more beneficial way for the Wang family. ”

In addition, the Wang family is not the only one who can benefit from this matter.

The school department that proposed this plan is engaged in literature and travel, and I am afraid that it is also aimed at killing two birds with one stone.

The officials of the six ministries believed that the Privy Council must not interfere in local affairs, and the result was a sudden raid by pirates that caused the government to lose ground and lose face. How much of a wave the Privy Council will make with this, Wang Qingzhi can guess when he closes his eyes.

When these big shots come down and muddy the waters, who cares about the truth then?

Compared with the two behemoths of the Six Divisions of the Imperial Court and the Gyeonggi Privy Council, the Wang family is still too inconspicuous after all......

"Master Lu, you follow me...... You won't regret it, will you?" asked Wang Qingzhi sincerely.

"Young master, the Wang family treats me like a mountain, no matter what happens in the future, I am willing to live and die with the Wang family. The master replied without hesitation, "What's more, it's on you...... I've already seen a little bit of the shadow of the master. ”

"I was raised by him, not like anyone else he can look like. Wang Qingzhi smiled slightly, "It's just that my father is old, and when the dust settles on this matter, he will understand this." ”

......

On the beachhead of Jinxia City and the north shore, there is an old stone tower.

Built more than 100 years ago, it is now used by the Kingdom of Kaiguo as a watchtower to monitor ships entering the sea and a beacon tower for warning.

Tian Shi was in charge of garrisoning here.

He was joined by three soldiers and a corps commander.

Although the guard tower is tedious, the task itself is light, and there is no need to go out during the month-long garrison period, and there is no need to worry about being reprimanded by the commander. During the day, I kill time by throwing dice, and at night, I go to the wine shop for a drink after the handover, and the life is quite comfortable.

Although the stone tower is stationed to keep an eye on the river and the sea, no one really stays at the top of the tower for this purpose. The place was a steamer during the day, and even though it was much cooler than it was in midsummer, it wasn't too difficult to sweat in a short period of time. When the sweat and lining are mixed together, not to mention how uncomfortable it is, the smell alone is enough to smoke people.

Therefore, those who want to go up and have a look will be disliked by everyone.

"Hey, stone, but let's have a hand?" Captain Wu also happens to be surnamed Wu, so everyone calls Boss Wu. I heard that he is a native of Jinxia, and he has a little relationship behind it, so he is a frequent visitor to this errand.

"No, I lost twenty copper plates yesterday, and if I lose again, I won't have any money for my mother-in-law. Tian Shi waved his hand again and again.

"What if I win it back today?"

"Yes, maybe I can tear more cloth for your lady!"

"You play, you play, I'll just watch. ”

A new round of dice begins.

Three dice in a bowl, simple but exciting. Wu Chang sometimes takes out some other things, such as pai gow and counting lots, but in the end, everyone loves to play with the big and small.

"I heard that your wife is going to give birth?" said Boss Wu casually as he shook the bowl.

"It's coming, it should be this year. Tian Shile said that he could only go back once every two months, and the next vacation would be just after the end of the garrison.

"I think Brother Shi is saving money!" someone laughed.

"Good men are like this, unlike you, all the money you win is spent on Sister Yao. ”

"Why, I didn't please my mother-in-law, and I wasn't allowed to have fun. ”

"Pan Monkey, you don't have a copper plate in your pocket, how can any girl look at you. ”

Everyone couldn't help but laugh in unison.

Tian Shi grinned, the guy who was squeezed was surnamed Pan, and his age and size were the youngest in this round of garrison, and everyone liked to call him Pan Monkey.

And the latter has no consciousness of being ridiculed, and is full of expressions of money and nothing.

"Okay, I'm going to open the lid, buy it and leave it!" Boss Wu slapped the bowl and shouted loudly, "Whether you sleep in the stone tower or the soft bed tonight depends on your luck-"

Before he could finish his sentence, there was a muffled sound above his head.

It seems that something has fallen on the top of the tower.

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, this watchtower has only one entrance, if you want to climb the stairs you have to pass through them, now everyone is sitting on the ground floor, how can anyone run to the top.

But if it weren't for them, who was the one who sent the noise?

"Don't move, don't move, you can't take back the bet you have made. Boss Wu glared and said, "Look at your stupid looks, isn't it just that the wind blew something down?" Stone, you didn't play anyway, go up and take a look for everyone." ”

"Okay. Tian Shi got up, hung the straight knife on his waist, and walked up the stairs.

Coming to the top floor, the tower was still empty.

He thought for a moment, then simply pushed the movable cover off his head and poked his head out of the patio.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, Tian Shi was startled when he saw it.

At some point, there was one more person on the top of the watchtower!

"Who are you, and how did you get up?" he slammed his feet to the top of the tower, his right hand already pressed against the hilt. If it weren't for the fact that the other party was dressed appropriately and dressed like a rich kid, he would probably have chopped it down.

The other party turned his head to look at him, and said with a normal expression, "My son is just passing by here, and he just wants to simply divination." ”