Ning Ze asked all the officials to go back to their homes, as if tonight's incident had never happened.

and asked the county lieutenant Jia Xiaoman to return to the prison temporarily and deal with it tomorrow.

No one is allowed to talk about counterfeiting as if it never happened.

At the same time, he asked Hua Erniang to go back to the inn first and stay in the official office by himself.

Everyone left, and only Ning Ze was left in the official office, as well as the imposters Wang Tong and Qiu Chan.

Wang Tong and Qiu Chan thought that after being discovered, they would definitely be put in prison to wait for beheading. Who knew that Ning Ze did not do this, but let the officials treat it as if there was no such thing, but just returned all the money they had accumulated during this time, and sent it back to the counties after Wang Zhan counted it.

couldn't figure out Ning Ze's thoughts, and the two of them were quite uneasy in their hearts.

There are many rooms in the official office, and Ning Ze deliberately chose the one next to him: "It's getting late, you two can go back to the room to rest for the time being!"

In such a situation, how can they have the heart to rest? The two people are anxious.

Now that his identity was revealed, Wang Tong immediately knelt down: "This matter is all because of me, and it has nothing to do with the cicada! Just please spare the cicadas!"

When Qiu Chan heard this, he also knelt down: "No, the matter started because of me!" Brother Tong is similar to the prince, and some officials of Dageng County mistakenly identify him and regard him as the prince. It's me who is obsessed with the devil and persuades Brother Tong to take advantage of the situation and pretend to be the prince. However, the matter of raising taxes in various places is the initiative of local officials, and we have absolutely not issued an order!"

Ning Ze smiled when he heard this: "In the name of inspection, you have collected money from officials from all over the country. These officials are nervous and do not dare to disobey, so they can only discuss and increase taxes as filial piety! Although they are not directly ordered, they have nothing to do with you!"

Wang Tong hurriedly said: "The two of us originally just wanted to use your name to cheat some money from those corrupt officials. Who would have thought that it would cause misunderstandings and put officials everywhere in danger, so they raised money one after another. When I found out, it was too late to take it back, so I thought that it was mostly ill-gotten gains anyway, so it was better to get it and help the people through the hands of the two of us, which could be regarded as robbing the rich and helping the poor. I really don't know anything about the tax increase of officials in various places! If we knew that this money was still being exploited by the people, we would never want it. ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Qiu Cicada hurriedly said, "We never wanted to harm the people, but we wanted to take this opportunity to do something for the people, but we didn't expect it to backfire." ”

"I don't care what you think in your hearts!" Ning Ze said, "In fact, with your crimes, you will definitely die." Lone pressed this matter and spared your lives, do you know why?"

Wang Tong and Qiu Chan glanced at each other and shook their heads: "Please make it clear!"

"Wang Tong!"

"Here!" Wang Tong quickly looked up.

"You look very similar to Lonely, it's quite rare!" Ning Ze said, "Lone left you alive, and I was going to take advantage of this." Are you willing to take refuge in the Lone King and work under Lone Hands?"

"Huh?" Wang Tong's eyes widened and he looked at Ning Ze in disbelief, "What does the prince want me to do?"

"It's very simple!" Ning Ze smiled, "With your appearance, with a little makeup, the similarity with Gu can reach about 90%." Familiar people around you can still recognize the real and fake when they watch it closely. But on the battlefield, the two armies are facing each other, and the enemy is watching from afar, and they will definitely not be able to tell the difference. Lone wants you to be a stand-in to confuse and attract the attention of your enemies. ”

"Stand-in?" Wang Tong was surprised, "Me?"

"No!" Qiu Cicada was anxious, "I beg the prince to let Brother Tong go, the battlefield is too dangerous, and one will die if he is not careful." What's more, as a stand-in for the prince, it is even more dangerous!"

"I will send someone to protect it, plan carefully, and be absolutely safe!" Ning Ze said, "As long as you listen to my orders, you can ensure the glory of the first generation." ”

"This ......," Wang Tong thought with his head down.

"You look too similar to Lone, if you continue to wander outside, it is very likely to cause more trouble!" Ning Ze said, "Secondly, if it weren't for Lone's order to go down and make arrangements as soon as possible, the fact that you pretended to be Lone to cheat in Dageng County would have spread all over the place." When the time comes, it will be out of control, and even attract enemy assassins to assassinate you as a lonely. That's not a joke, if you really meet an Imperial assassin, you will definitely die! Moreover, there are many people in the country who are dissatisfied with Lone, and if they mistake you for Lone, they may also secretly attack you and make you die an unknown death! Don't think that pretending to be Lone is fun, you are making fun of your own head! Glad that things have not developed to that extent so far! However, there will soon be a detailed work by the Empire, and there will be Lone's opponents who will find out about this and will definitely come to investigate. In the shortest possible time, Lone wants to tell you to take you away from Da Geng County and return to the Imperial City as soon as possible! The premise is that you agree to take refuge in the Lone King and become a stand-in for the Lone King!"

Wang Tong asked cautiously, "What if I don't agree?"

"Lone never leaves trouble by his side," Ning Ze said with a smile, "If you don't agree, it will be inevitable that the two of you will continue to ruin Lone's reputation outside, and you will definitely deal with it secretly and leave no one alive! Generally speaking, the dead are the most obedient." ”

Ning Ze's tone made Wang Tong shudder, he had no doubt that if he refused, the other party would definitely kill him immediately.

Qiu Cicada was also very scared, but raised his head and said, "If the prince stays here alone, he is not afraid that the two of us will take risks, and seek self-protection to take action against you?"

Ning Ze laughed: "Lone has been fighting all year round, and the enemies he has seen are very fierce! Even Tang Niu, the number one military general in the world, can't take Lone, you two can try!"

Wang Tong and Qiu Chan glanced at each other, and said in their hearts, who dares to try? All the county soldiers outside, they all came in casually.

Moreover, I heard that King Danyang is proficient in spells, where can two ordinary people on his side fight?

Wang Tong hurriedly said: "I don't dare to touch the tiger beard of the prince, just to do your stand-in, I'm afraid I don't have that ability!"

"Anyway, it's just a disguise, there is a lonely arrangement, just confuse the enemy!" Ning Ze said, "Are you willing to take refuge in the Lone King and be a stand-in for the Lone King?"

If you agree, you can save your life, but if you don't agree, you won't survive. Wang Tong is not afraid of death, but he is worried about the autumn cicada. Qiu Chan and his childhood sweetheart, the two grew up together, and supported each other all the way to the present. Both of them are lonely, and only each other is the most important thing in this world. Wang Tong would rather bear everything himself than suffer any harm to Qiu Chan.

Thinking of this, he replied respectfully: "I am willing to do things for the prince!"

"Very good!" Seeing that Wang Tong's attributes, the subordinate forces had changed from being in the opposition to Huaguo, Ning Ze nodded with satisfaction, "This is a wise choice! ”

"In!" Qiu Cicada hurriedly responded.

"You have two paths," Ning Ze said, "First, Lone will send you overseas, far away from Middle-earth. Because the matter of the stand-in needs to be kept absolutely secret, if you go overseas, you don't have to worry about leaking secrets......"

"No," Qiu Chan hurriedly hugged Wang Tong's arm, "I'll be there wherever Brother Tong is! I don't want to go overseas, ask the prince for mercy! I will definitely keep my mouth shut, and promise not to talk nonsense!"

"Lord Wang, don't send the cicada overseas!" Wang Tong was also anxious, "She can't survive overseas alone, the two of us have been together since we were children, and we have never been separated, if the prince wants to send the cicada overseas, please let me go with me!"

"Yes, Brother Tong and I will never be separated!" Qiu Chan grabbed Wang Tong's arm, as if he was afraid of being taken away.

"In this case, you can only choose the second way!" Ning Ze said, "The verbal promise is not believed, and at the same time, I am worried that the stand-in will not be obedient." In this way, Lone will quietly bring the two of you back to Huajun and send the autumn cicada girl to the palace. If you are obedient, you can arrange for the two of you to see each other often, if you are disobedient, you will never have a chance to meet again! As a stand-in for Lone, it is easy to stay by Lone's side to see her. ”

Wang Tong hurriedly said: "Then choose the second one, as long as you don't send the cicadas away, you can do anything!"

"Brother Tong, I don't want to enter the palace. Qiu Cicada said worriedly, "I heard that there are many rules in the palace, in case it doesn't do well......"

"Don't worry!" Ning Ze said, "Lone's stand-in is honest and obedient, and you are absolutely safe in the palace." When you get to the palace, you won't be allowed to do much, in fact, it's convenient to take care of. ”

"Cicada, it's better to enter the palace than to send overseas, right?" Wang Tong turned his head to look at her, "I heard that overseas countries have not yet been civilized, and the people in those countries are very barbaric, and most of them are barren lands overseas......"

"That being the case, Cicada is willing to enter the palace!" Qiu Cicada looked at Ning Ze.

"That's right!" Ning Ze nodded, "You must know that the crime of pretending to be the Lone King is not small, and according to the law, you will lose your head." The lonely king has left you on the open side. Be a man who knows the times and don't make the wrong choice!"

"Got it!!" Wang Tong and Qiu Chan glanced at each other and replied respectfully.

"It's late at night, go back to your room and rest!" Ning Ze waved his hand, "Lone is going to sleep too, and I'll talk about other things tomorrow." ”

"Lord Wang!" Qiu Chan saw that he was leaving, and hurriedly said, "That cool official Jia County Lieutenant, why did you release him?

"Cool official?" Ning Ze looked back and smiled, "Jia Xiaoman did enforce the law too strictly, but he didn't harm the people. Whoever is punished is a violation of the law, not innocent. ”

"But so many people have come forward to accuse, which shows that this person is really inappropriate!" Qiu Chan said, "Officials must handle cases according to law, and they must be humane." ”

"You are too idealistic!" Ning Ze said, "If this standard is used, there are very few qualified officials in the entire Huaguo and even the sixteen states in the world. Jia Xiaoman enforced the law too strictly, and most of the people who came out to accuse him were people who had been punished and held a grudge against him. In fact, most of the people did not speak out. Under his management, the law and order in Mixian County has always been very good, and there are few major incidents. He is an official who can do things, and although there is a small controversy, it is actually quite rare! Moreover, we are in short supply of talents in China, and it is very difficult to find someone to replace Jia Xiaoman. If one is chosen to be inferior to him in ability, or even far inferior in character, will it not be even worse? Needless to say, there is no need to say anything about this matter, and there is a final verdict on the matter. From your point of view, it may be difficult to understand Lone's thoughts, take your time, and one day, you will understand why Lone's thoughts are doing this. ”

Wang Tong and Qiu Chan looked at each other and really couldn't figure it out.