finished
it's all over
At this moment, this was the only thought in Wen Cheng and Zhang Song's minds.
They wanted to become the first fire of the new governor, Lin Xuan. They wanted to be burned until their souls were scattered and burned clean.
"Impudent."
Wang Qing's words made their already despairing hearts suddenly give birth to a trace of hope.
"Sima Zhang and Official Wen are loyal and brave men that Daren personally praised. How could they collude with you?”
Wang Qing flew into a rage. He pointed at the two minor officials and cursed,"You must have been desperate and tried to climb up the wall.”
"Yes."
Like a drowning man who had grabbed onto a life-saving straw, Wen Cheng did not know where he got his courage from.
"Deputy Wang, don't believe their lies. Zhang Sima and I are innocent.”
"They are framing us."
"That's right, it must be them.”
"I hope Lord Wang and Lord Wang can understand.”
Wen Cheng, the chief registrar of the prefecture, almost swore to the heavens to show his loyalty.
"How dare you."
Wang Qing swiftly dodged the cold saber of the soldier beside him. He raised his hand and slashed down, causing two large heads to fall to the ground, fresh blood gushing out.
The eyes of the two officials were wide open, and their faces were still filled with fear and confusion.
They didn't understand why they still wanted to kill him when he had already confessed.
"What I hate the most in my life is this kind of despicable person who randomly tries to climb up and bite me.”
Wang Qing threw away his long saber and cursed with a dark face.
When he turned around, his expression returned to normal. He waved his hand and said,"Take him away."
"Yes."
Two buckets of well water were flushed, and there was no trace of blood left.
"Sima Zhang, Official Supervisor Wen, it seems that there are many villains in the prefecture. You have to be careful in the future.”
"If such a clingy thing were to appear again, even if Milord trusts the two of you, I'm afraid you'll be suspicious."”
"Deputy Wang, I swear to the heavens that if I have second thoughts about you in the future, I will be struck by lightning.”
Zhang Song quickly said.
"Well, that's good."
Wang Qing smiled and nodded.
Zhang Song and Wen Cheng finally heaved a sigh of relief. They were not stupid, so they naturally saw through it.
Today's Hongmen Banquet was set up for him to see.
If he completed the task Lin Xuan ordered, his safety would be guaranteed. If he did not do it well, his head would probably fall to the ground in an instant.
Facing the two terrified people, Wang Qing said,""Milords, don't worry. As long as you work for Lord Lin, he won't mistreat you.”
"When the time comes, please put in a good word for us in front of the Lord.”
Zhang Song said fawningly.
"No problem."
Wang Qing raised his wine cup and took a sip before putting it down."The two lords have been officials in the County of Yan for many years. I'll leave the task of collecting the lost silver and selling weapons and crossbows to you.”
"I'll die for you."
"Alright."
Wang Qing's eyes were full of admiration." These two things will offend people. In order to prevent evil people from harming them, I have already ordered my subordinates to bring Lord Zhang and Lord Wen's families to the prefect's residence.
When the two of you are done, I'll send it back. I wonder if the two of you have any objections?”
"No, I haven't."
Zhang Song and Wen Cheng didn't dare to have any objections. They knew that Wang Qing was using their families as hostages, so they could only lower their heads.
It was not embarrassing to be alive.
"What's the matter? Why are you smiling so happily?”
Lin Xuan, who was dressed in a white robe, arrived late.
"Nothing much. I just felt like old friends with Zhang Sima and Supervisor Wen, so I chatted a little more.”
Wang Qing shook his head.
"Eat and drink."
Lin Xuan sat down and greeted the three of them.
After organizing the banquet, Zhang Song and Wen Cheng were both muddle-headed. It was not until they walked out of the prefect's manor that the cool night wind blew against their faces that they came back to their senses.
They looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
"What should we do?"
Wen Cheng asked softly.
"What else can we do?"
Zhang Song smiled bitterly.”
others to kill
However, they still had to make this saber.
"I can tell."
Zhang Song shook his head." This Mayor Lin is not unworthy of his reputation. He's a ruthless person. We can't afford to offend him."”
In the prefect's mansion.
lobby
"I couldn't tell, Wang Qing. Your acting skills are good."”
"Just so-so."
"It's mainly because Zhang Song and Wen Cheng are too timid."”
"Hurry up in these two days. According to this list, we will recruit people from the various county offices to fill up the prefecture.”
Lin Xuan took out a piece of paper filled with names from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Qing,"I want to control the entire County of Yan in the shortest time possible.”
"No problem."
Wang Qing did not ask Lin Xuan where this list came from. He knew what he should ask and what he should not ask.
For a person like Lin Xuan who had fought in Northern Liang for more than ten years and had monstrous power, he would definitely have some people under him. It was just in the open and in the dark.
Moreover, to Wang Qing, the stronger Lin Xuan was in the dark, the greater the benefits he could obtain.
"Self-assessment, promotion as appropriate."
"Sir, Zhang Song has returned."
"He's waiting at the back door. Do you want to meet him?" Meng Jiao walked over.”
"See you."
Lin Xuan said.
Soon, Meng Jiao led Zhang Songzhe back to the main hall.
The commander of the County of Yan knelt on the ground and held the commander's seal with both hands.
"What do you mean?"
Lin Xuan did not pick it up. Instead, he frowned and said in a displeased tone,"Could it be that Zhang Si Ma doesn't trust me?"
"No."
Zhang Song earnestly said," Sir, you are a god when it comes to using troops. I am just a mediocre person. How would I dare to take the commander's seal? I have specially handed it over. I hope Sir will have mercy on me and let me change to an idle job."”
Why was this tone exactly the same as what Lin Xuan had done in the Northern Liang Imperial Palace back then? It was just that he had retreated in order to advance.
Now that Zhang Song had surrendered, this Tiger Tally was a greeting gift.
"In that case, I'll keep it.”
Lin Xuan picked up the tiger talisman and praised,"Zhang Sima is loyal and righteous. In the future, I will have to put in more effort.”
"Milord, you are too kind."
Zhang Song lowered his head." I'm willing to be your lackey. I'll do anything for you."”
"Okay, go back. Finish what I told you earlier.”
Lin Xuan waved his hand.
"Thank you for your mercy, sir."
Zhang Song bowed and left. Soon, Wen Cheng returned and knelt in front of Lin Xuan. He cried bitterly and handed over many small officials. He also volunteered to offer 50,000 taels of silver.
In a banquet, Lin Xuan once again gave up his military power with a cup of wine and successfully took over the entire prefecture.
The next thing was to let Zhang Song lead the troops to capture them.
"It's yours."
Lin Xuan casually threw the tiger talisman that had not been warmed to Meng Jiao,"In the future, you will be in charge of the County of Yan's soldiers.”
"Thank you, sir."
Meng Jiao put away the commander's seal.
"After a month, count the soldiers on the drill ground. Other than the 2,000 people from Broken Dragon Pass, the remaining 5,000 people must be counted.”
"Don't worry, Milord."
Meng Jiao nodded.
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