Wu Xing was talking, as if these were all trivial things, which made Li Wei even more angry.

"Don't you regret it at all?" Li Wei suppressed his anger and asked in a cold voice.

He really doesn't understand, don't these people have a moral bottom line?

"Regrets? Of course I regret it! I regret that I didn't draw a line with Zhang Cheng's bastard earlier, and I regret that I shouldn't have messed with you, the horse master! ”

Wu Xing said with a sad face, if it weren't for provoking Li Wei, the powerful horse master, he would definitely not end up today, and Zhang Cheng, he didn't expect this person to be so ruthless, and he would kill him in order to protect himself!

When Li Wei heard his words, he was disappointed, this person is still thinking about his own interests, he has not regretted what he has done, and he has not put the interests of the people in his eyes, this kind of person is simply no different from a beast, and he is innocent of death!

"Hmph, just wait for death!"

Li Wei said coldly, then turned his head and instructed Wu Yong on the side: "Let him sign the confession just now!" ”

"Yes!" Wu Yonggong claimed to be.

Li Wei left Wu Xing at their disposal and got out of the cell alone.

In the hall of the mansion, Li Wei was angry, and Tian Qing carefully accompanied him.

Li Wei glanced at him, and suddenly asked in a cold voice, "Lord Tian, you are not as corrupt as them, are you?" ”

Tian Qing was shocked, and hurriedly said: "No, no, the lower officials are upright officials, and there is no such corrupt thing as them!" ”

"Hmph, that's good." Li Wei snorted coldly.

Seeing that he didn't ask any more questions, Tian Qing secretly wiped a cold sweat.

He is indeed not greedy, but it's not that he is not greedy, he doesn't have a chance yet, and if he has a chance, he can't tell if he will become like Zhang Cheng and Wu Xing.

Wu Xing confessed happily, the jailer who did not die is estimated to not last long under severe torture, once this matter is played in the imperial court, with Zhu Yuanzhang's style, it is estimated that he will have to lift the butcher's knife to cut melons and vegetables.

Originally, he came to Yangzhou this time to build a city, and he shouldn't waste time on these things, but since he met it, he had to take care of it!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh helplessly, he really wanted to engage in science and technology and economy with peace of mind, and do something practical in a down-to-earth manner, but in such a world, there will always be such and such things that make him have to be distracted.

When this was over, he had to quickly return his mind to building the city.

Zhang Chengfu.

Zhang Cheng, who got the news, looked panicked and hurriedly found Zhang Jingju.

"Mr. Jingju, the people I sent failed to assassinate and were captured by them, how is this good?"

Zhang Cheng panicked and said in a trembling voice.

Zhang Jingju still looked calm, and asked with a smile, "Oh, what's going on?" Tell me more. ”

"That's right, everything went well last night, but for some reason Li Wei's guards suddenly rushed into the prison, rescued Wu Xing, and captured a jailer, if he confessed to me, it would be over!"

For him, the assassination failure was not the most terrible, the most terrible thing was that one of the people he sent committed suicide without taking poison, although he held the family members of these two people in his hands as a threat, but there was no guarantee that he could withstand the torture and refused to confess.

After Zhang Jingju listened to his words, he pondered for a long time before he said softly: "For today's plan, I'm afraid there is only one way." ”

"What's the solution?"

Zhang Cheng was very surprised, this Zhang Jingju really deserves to be a great talent, and he can still come up with a solution when things have come to such a point.

"For today's plan, the only way to do this is to let this horse master stay in Yangzhou forever!" Zhang Jingju said lightly.

"What did you say?" Zhang Cheng was stunned, thinking that he had misheard.

"Just ...... him," Zhang Jingju said, gesturing at his neck.

Zhang Cheng's breath stagnated, and his heart was terrified!

"What are you talking about? You are crazy? He's a courtier! Zhang Cheng roared in a low voice.

Zhang Jingju smiled slightly and comforted softly: "Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, and listen to me." ”

"I don't listen! This is absolutely unacceptable! ”

Zhang Cheng Huoran got up, waved his hand violently, and sternly refused.

"Hehe, my lord, do you still have a choice? Not to mention the previous incident of your collusion with Haoqiang and corruption and bribery, just the current assassination of the court official is enough for your life! Zhang Jingju sneered.

"You!"

Zhang Cheng looked at Zhang Jingju, whose attitude had changed greatly, his face was full of disbelief, and he realized at this time that he seemed to have fallen into a trap!

Thinking about it, this Zhang Jingju's plan for him after coming to his mansion was relatively meticulous before, but since Li Wei caught Wu Xing in a violent manner, this Zhang Jingju's idea for him began to be wrong, which was diametrically opposed to the previous cautious conservatism, first inducing him to take the risk of killing Wu Xing, and now it is even more excessive, and he actually wants him to kill the court's concubine!

"You didn't come to me for this Li Wei in the first place, right?"

Zhang Cheng stared at him with blazing eyes.

Zhang Jingju smiled and said nothing, but this attitude was obviously acquiescence.

"You are presumptuous! Do you dare to take advantage of this official, do you think this official will be threatened by you? ”

Zhang Cheng roared angrily, pointed at him and scolded him angrily, and even threatened to order someone to take him down immediately.

However, Zhang Jingju didn't care, took a sip of tea comfortably, and quietly watched him incompetent and furious.

After venting, Zhang Chengyu was still angry, panting, and said in a cold voice:

"If something happens to this official, you won't be able to escape!"

"Hehe, don't worry, my lord, haven't I already planned for my lord!"

Zhang Jingju saw that he had finally calmed down, so he said leisurely.

The corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth twitched, what kind of plan, it was clearly a calculation, and he was calculated to death!

"Say!" Zhang Cheng was unwilling, but he had to face the reality.

Zhang Jingju then revealed his plan: "I heard that the adult and Commander Wei have a good relationship with Zhou Bin, in fact, the adult does not need to participate directly, just find a way to drag Zhou Bin down, and I have my own arrangements for the rest." ”

"What's your arrangement?" Zhang Cheng asked.

"This adult doesn't need to know, anyway, we just need to get rid of this pony, with the foundation of the adult in Yangzhou, we will definitely be able to easily control the scene, and then all the evidence will be blocked and destroyed, and the adult will be safe and sound."

"Hmph, you're stupid to me? When the horse dies in this Yangzhou city, His Majesty will definitely not give up, and he will not be able to hide anything after a thorough investigation! ”

"Your Excellency doesn't need to worry, he won't die in the city, but will be killed outside the city by smuggled robbers."

Hearing the name of the Japanese Invaders, Zhang Cheng was suddenly shocked: "The Japanese Invaders, you still collude with the Japanese Invaders?" ”

Zhang Jingju smiled and did not answer him.

Zhang Cheng stared at him for a moment, and finally gave up the question.

Maybe the less he knows about these things, the better!

Zhang Cheng's face changed, and he hesitated in his heart, this matter is too risky, if it is exposed, it will be the sin of the nine clans to be wiped out.

However, if he doesn't agree, with his current crime of corrupting and killing officials, it will be enough for him to die several times.

For a while, he was also in a dilemma and was silent for a long time.

"I really just need to drag Zhou Bin down?"

"Not bad!" Zhang Jingju nodded affirmatively.

"Good!"

Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth, and finally agreed, Zhang Jingju, who had always been calm, was also relieved when he saw this.

In his plan, it is very important to let Zhang Cheng drag Zhou Bin, if Zhou Bin reacts in time and leads troops to rescue, it will definitely not be enough to see the Japanese robbers, and he and the guards must be stopped in the city, and then intercept and kill Li Wei when he is out.

"Who the hell are you?" After making up his mind, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but ask.

At this time, he also realized that Zhang Jingju was by no means alone, and such a big thing would definitely not be possible without a strong organization.

"Hehe, it's better that adults still don't know." Zhang Jingju said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhang Cheng didn't ask any further.

The two discussed the specific details again, made a good plan, and only waited for an opportunity for Li Wei to leave the city before they were ready to start.

They didn't wait too long, Li Wei wanted to build the new city as soon as possible, and the next day he took Jiang Quan and others to investigate outside.

Anyway, now that Zhang Cheng's main crime is already known, he has sent someone to Beijing to ask for an edict, and when the holy decree comes down, he can arrest Zhang Cheng and catch him with his comrades!

It's just that what he didn't expect was that Zhang Cheng was still fighting and was ready to fight to the death! After getting the news that he was going out, he immediately notified Zhang Jingju, and then brought some wine and food to Zhou Bin to drink.

Li Wei has a bad relationship with Zhu Xungui, and Zhou Bin, the commander of Yangzhou's guard, as a military general, naturally will not take the initiative to slap him, and even he has been in Yangzhou for so long and has not taken the initiative to meet him, looking unaware.

Zhou Bin didn't think much about Zhang Cheng's visit, they have been in Yangzhou for many years, have a good relationship, and occasionally drink together.

At the same time, Zhang Jujing also sent someone to send a secret letter to Fan Guangyang, the commander of Wei.

Fan Guangyang, as the military general second only to Zhou Bin in Yangzhou City, also controlled part of the military power, and after receiving the secret letter, he hurriedly rushed to the city gate with a team of cronies.

In the east of Yangzhou, Li Wei took Jiang Quan and others to explore the terrain along the canal, and the new city was built along the river, and the canal became a ready-made moat.

"My lord, the city wall is built along the river, and the west is connected to the old city, so we only need to build three city walls, with a total length of about 1,500 zhang, and I have estimated that it will cost about 50,000 yuan."

Jiang Quan reported softly.

When Li Wei heard this number, he couldn't help but be surprised: "How can it be so few?" ”

It was only 50,000 yuan, which was too far from the result he expected. It's a fraction.

"Ugh." Jiang Quan was stunned, and secretly slandered in his heart, 50,000 guan is not a small amount of money, but the horse master in front of him is still too little, which is really speechless.

"My lord, it's a lot, the cost of the three-zhang high city wall is only thirty yuan, plus the city tower, enemy platform and other facilities and other expenses, fifty thousand yuan is enough."

After listening to this, Li Wei immediately understood: "What about the wages of the workers?" Why isn't it counted? ”

"Workers can be sent to the conscripts, and they only need to be paid without much cost." Jiang Quan explained. (End of chapter)