Having been delayed in the Luo Manor for too long, Xiang Yu did not wish for any accidents to happen to the remaining clans.
They quickly arrived at Wang Gui's residence.
At this moment, more than a thousand soldiers surrounded Wang Gui's residence. In the manor, the sound of crying shook the sky and the voices of people were noisy.
"These bad guys are taking advantage of the situation." The beautiful girl who loved to fight for justice could not help but feel indignant when she saw this scene. She wanted to immediately go forward and stop those barbaric soldiers.
Xiang Yu was also helpless. Wang Gui was a civil official, and his mansion was not a dragon's pool or a tiger's den. It was basically just a group of old, weak, women, and children. How could they stop this group of soldiers who were like wolves and tigers?
Thinking of this, Xiangyu dismounted from his horse and charged into Wang Gui's residence.
When the guards saw a young man wearing the armor of the Defender General, they were stunned at first. Then, they instantly knew who this person was. All the soldiers revealed a burning admiration in their eyes.
It was obvious that Xiang Yu's glorious battle record of killing a peerless peak general in the morning and scaring off six thousand Changlin soldiers had spread throughout the Chang 'an army.
Otherwise, these people would not look at him with such respect.
"Greetings, Great General Xiang.”One of the small officers quickly went up to the ground and bowed.
"Whose subordinates are you?" Xiangyu said rudely.
"We are the subordinates of General Xu, the Right General of the Golden Guards.”The Golden Guard Major saw the young noble's unfriendly expression and couldn't help but answer uneasily.
Then he added," That…our General Xu's elder brother is the Chang 'an Prefect, Xu Lingzhi.”
Xiang Yu frowned, as if she had never heard of this name before. It was clear that this person was a fence-sitter who saw that the Crown Prince and King Qi had lost their power and decided to take advantage of the situation to join Li Er.
Xiang Yu had never been kind to such people."Tell your General Xu to restore Wang Gui's mansion to its original state. Otherwise, I don't mind bringing the Heaven's Policy Army to raid his and his brother's mansion tomorrow.”
When the Golden Guard lieutenant heard this, he shivered in fear and immediately rushed back into the manor.
A moment later, a fat general ran out of breath.""I, General Xu Huizhi of the Golden Guards, pay my respects to the Great General.”
Xiang Yu looked at the beads of sweat on his fat face and couldn't help but sneer. With such a physique and physical strength, he could become the Right General of the Golden Guards. It was clear that in the past few years since the founding of the Great Tang, nepotism had begun to appear.
"General Xu, I believe that the small officer just now has already told you what to do, right? I'll give you an hour to return everything in Wang Gui's mansion to its original place.”Xiangyu repeated herself and said,"Moreover, kowtow to the frightened Madam Wang and admit your mistake.”
"I will definitely place the items in their proper positions. However…kowtowing to a guilty woman and apologizing…was truly an insult to the dignity of the imperial court.”The fat general forced a smile.
"Hehe, Wang Gui has rendered meritorious service to the Imperial Court and the country. Who convicted him?”Xiangyu sneered.
" But... he has offended... cough cough..." The fat general saw that Xiang Yu's expression was getting more and more unfriendly, so he quickly changed his words."I know I was wrong. I really shouldn't have listened to this lowly person's nonsense. I'll go and apologize to Madam Wang now.”
Xiang Yu knew that fence-sitters like them knew how to adapt to the situation. Now that her attitude was here, it clearly represented Li Er's attitude. No matter how stupid this fatty was, he knew that not only was Wang Gui's residence fine, but it might even become a noble family again in the future.
In Wang Gui's manor, the men, women, and children who were in a state of panic saw the general who had been so fierce just a moment ago suddenly kneel in front of them, slapping themselves continuously, and cursing themselves for being blind…
Wang Gui's wife finally recovered from her panic. She knew that someone must have saved her entire family.
"General, may I know who came? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
The fat general laughed and whispered,""Madam Wang, please don't blame me for my recklessness. I really didn't know that your residence had a relationship with the Marquis Champion. I ordered people to clean up the courtyard. Your family's wealth will not be missing a single cent.”
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Soon, this situation was repeated in different residences.
For some reason, the officials and soldiers who were still fierce and shouting to kill suddenly became scared out of their wits and hurriedly asked for forgiveness from the people whose houses had been raided.
The people who helped these mansions were all the new nobles, the Champion Marquis, and the Defender General-Xiang Yu.
In the Heavenly Policy Prefecture, Li Er's generals were agitated and noisy, venting their dissatisfaction.
"Your Highness, that Xiang Yu relied on your favor to act recklessly and rescue Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's former subordinates one after another. Is this openly going against you?"
"That's right, that kid has become more and more domineering after he has made contributions. He even made those generals who went to raid the houses kowtow and admit their mistakes to those traitors.”
"Your Highness, please rectify the law and establish military prestige. If you continue to ignore Xiang Yu, he might not even put you in his eyes in the end.”
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After the generals finished speaking, Li Shiming waved his hand and said,"BenGong already knows, those few families are his Xiang family's old friends, saving them is no problem. In bengong's eyes, this kid is actually loyal and chivalrous…"
When Hou Junji, Zhang Liang, and Zhen Ling heard this, they almost spat out mouthfuls of blood. He was also righteous and chivalrous…In this way, wouldn't the few of them be the bad guys? That would give the kid a reputation of being "righteous".
"Your Highness, if we let him continue, our Heavenly Policy Army will be unable to investigate the remaining traitors. If there were any fish that escaped the net, the consequences would be unimaginable.”
"Yes, Your Highness. At noon today, we found dozens of fully armed rebels in a resident's house outside your original residence.”
After Li Er heard this, he revealed a solemn expression.
Hou Junji and the other two were secretly delighted that they had finally convinced the Crown Prince.
"You're right. We can't have too many voices in dealing with Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's remaining members.”Thinking of this, Li Shi Min immediately ordered the three of them,"Leave the task of searching for the remaining traitors to that kid Xiang Yu for the time being.”
"If he doesn't handle this matter well, BenGong will definitely not forgive him.”
When Hou Junji, Zhang Liang, and Zhen Ling heard this, they were first stunned, then panicked." Your Highness, you can't…Ah."
"Oh? Do you have any objections?" Li Shi Min's gaze swept across the three of them, causing them to feel a chill down their spines.
From today onwards, the former King of Qin had become more and more dignified. It was obviously impossible to interact with him like before.
"I will…obey your orders." The three of them felt bitter.
Of course, they didn't want to hand over this good job because it was a very, very good job to investigate the remnants of the rebels.
Not only could they eliminate dissidents, but they could also make a huge fortune.
One had to know that those who had once clung to Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, and other civil and military dignitaries, which family did not have tens of thousands of wealth?
Even if a little bit slipped between his fingers, he could still earn tens of thousands of taels of silver in a day.
It was a pity that such a lucrative position was now in the hands of Xiang Yu, whom they hated. How could they not feel indignant and helpless?
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