I'm the villain in the book

At the same time that Wei Changtian left the Li Mansion, in the capital thousands of miles away, Cen Peishan, an important figure of the Liu faction, was murdered by his subordinates and died tragically in Guanglu Temple. He became the first one this year, but he will never He was the last high-ranking official above the third rank who died unexpectedly.

That night, the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate led people into the Xuanjing Department, and forcibly took away two fellow acquaintances who were equivalent to the second in command, as well as three Zhen Fu who were the fourth rank.

Xuan Jingsi did not violently resist the law, but less than a quarter of an hour after the incident, the prison gate of Zhenyao Prison where hundreds of monsters were imprisoned suddenly opened wide, all the monsters escaped, and the entire capital stayed up all night.

The next day, February [-]th.

In the early court, Wei Xianzhi angrily reprimanded the espionage of the monster clan in the Ministry of Punishment, not to mention arresting people for no reason, and even secretly released the monsters in custody by virtue of the chaos, completely evading responsibility for this major accident.

There was an uproar in the court, but the words of Cai Sheng, the left servant of the household department, made the already chaotic situation worse.

"Your Majesty! The Xu family wants to rebel!"

"..."

In the afternoon of that day, Hua Lingwei, who had been merged into the Metropolitan Procuratorate, rushed into the Xu family's mansion, but the huge mansion, which was still crowded with people in the morning, was empty at some point.

At the same time, all the properties of Xu's family in the capital were closed to refuse customers. For a while, half of the shops on the street were closed, and the price of goods in the city rose by [-]% in one day.

February twelve.

At dawn, a freshly released Wanmin Zhao was posted in the streets and alleys, confirming the Xu family's charges of treason. There were nearly a hundred pages of crimes, and the entire board was pasted up.

In one day, more than a dozen Beijing officials, big and small, had their black hats removed, and some even lost their heads on the spot.

But more officials of the Xu faction have long since disappeared.

Five days later.

The flames of the battle between Liu and Wei have spread from the capital to all parts of Daning, and the state capitals have also begun to clean up the members of the Xu family.

Only Jizhou, the headquarters of the Xu family, and Shuzhou in the far southwestern corner remained unmoved.

February nineteenth.

At noon, more than ten thousand imperial guards rushed out of the palace and headed straight for Jizhou.

At Haishi, nearly a thousand men in black came out of nowhere and entered the palace. The sound of fighting continued all night, and the bloody smell spread far and wide.

February twenty.

The morning court, which was supposed to start at the fifth watch, was postponed by an hour, and Ning Yongnian did not show up until Chen Shi.

Although there was no abnormality on the outside, the pale face of the current emperor showed how serious the assassination was last night.

Openly rebelled and assassinated the emperor.

This kind of thing has not happened in the land of Daning for nearly a thousand years.

Once the news spread, the world was shaken and people panicked.

February 21.

The eight bans flew out from the palace and were sent to the other 35 states except Jizhou on the same day.

[-]. All large cities with more than [-] households will implement a curfew from now on...

[-]. All non-border troops prepare military supplies and accept dispatch at any time...

[-]. All the properties of the Xu family are forcibly returned to the royal family, and those who do not follow will be regarded as rebellious, and the nine clans will be implicated...

[-]. The promotion, appointment, dismissal, promotion, and transfer rights of all officials above the seventh rank are all centralized in the Ministry of Officials, and the authority of personnel dispatching by local and state capitals is temporarily exempted...

......

[-]. In the Xu family lineage in the capital, all those who can be tested according to the genealogy, regardless of their descendants, will be punished.

There is no doubt that Ning Yongnian wants the Xu family to be extinct from generation to generation.

Since then, Daning, which has been peaceful for hundreds of years, finally fell into chaos in the early spring of Tianji's 15th year.

The historians of later dynasties traced the source of the chaos to the Spring Dragon Poetry Fair, so they named the chaos——

Spring Dragon Rebellion.

Chapter 214 Wei Changtian's version of "referring to a deer as a horse"

For the tens of millions of ordinary people in Daning, although this "Spring Dragon Rebellion" had a harbinger, it came unexpectedly.

But for all the forces that caused this storm, everything at the beginning of the chaos was going according to their respective scripts.

Whether it's the royal family, or Liu, Wei, Xu...the four families all believe that everything is under their own control, and they will be the winner who has the last laugh.

However, the "win-win" situation will certainly not appear.

As for who will be the real "winner", mortals standing on this side of the wheel of fortune cannot predict in advance.

Just like half a year ago, no one could have predicted that the only son of the Wei family who came from the capital and had just committed the crime of "murdering" would suddenly become the real ruler of Shuzhou half a year later.

......

On February [-], Shuzhou Prefecture Yamen.

When the new governor of Shuzhou "accidentally" died at home less than a month after taking office, Wei Changtian was holding a meeting with the remaining important officials in the state government.

In half a month, more than a dozen Liu faction forces either fled, surrendered, or wiped out the whole family... It is not true that the Liu family's foundation in Shuzhou can be cleared so vigorously. What shocking leadership ability does Wei Changtian possess?

The main reason is that he has taken advantage of the right time, location, and people.

Xuanjing Division, Freemasons, Qingpao Army, Tianluo Sect, and even the Yaozu in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

From the military to the government to the green forest, all the large-scale "armed organizations" in the territory of Shuzhou are all their own people. If they can't quickly gather power, then it is a bit wasteful.

"..."

"Everyone, the world is in chaos today, and it is impossible to be alone..."

In the study, Wei Changtian's "United Front Speech" has entered the final stage.

All the people present here are centrists, or officials loyal to the imperial court. They cannot be killed for the time being, so they can only be won over first.

"I reiterate again that my Wei family has absolutely no intention of treason, and everything I do now is only for the tens of millions of people in Shuzhou."

"I also hope that all the adults will help the boy to find a pure land for the common people!"

"..."

Threats and lures, Xiaozhi's affection and righteousness, Wei Changtian's mouth was dry, and he finally finished what he wanted to say.

After all, if the society wants to continue to function, it still depends on these officials. It is impossible to kill all those who do not cooperate.

It's cool, but at that time, the whole Shuzhou will be completely messed up.

"Young Master Wei, if it is for the common people, I am willing to obey your orders!"

Among the officials, "Tuo" who had been arranged in advance was the first to take the lead in making a statement.

And after his motivating, several people really nodded their heads, expressing that they would stand by the Wei family.

The others exchanged glances with each other, obviously not wanting to talk to death, probably wanting to wait and see the situation before talking.

"Hehe, where are these adults?"

However, Wei Changtian didn't give them too many opportunities to think, and asked directly: "If you have any thoughts, just say it."

"Cough, Mr. Wei..."

A white-haired old man coughed dryly, and slowly said: "Since we have already talked about this, this old man will simply speak up."

This old man's name is Chen Zhong, and he is an official of Shuzhou Prefecture. His official rank is not high, but he can be regarded as an indispensable real job.

Wei Changtian nodded: "Master Chen, but it's okay to say."

"Ah."

Chen Zhong arched his hands towards Wei Changtian, and carefully said his words: "Young master Wei, we are just a small official, and we have no intention or ability to participate in this dispute between Liu and Wei."

"If you really do it for the people of Shuzhou, we will do our best."

"But if you insist on me standing on the side of the Wei family... Forgive me for the offense, if the Liu family gains power in the future, wouldn't I wait..."

"..."

Chen Zhong didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was very clear.

We don't know who will win in the future, so we don't want to stand in line, lest we make a wrong bet and end up decapitated in the future!

To be honest, this idea is not wrong.

After all, although they do not stand for the Wei family, they also do not stand for the Liu family or the Ning family, so it is not a big hidden danger.

But what Wei Changtian wanted was a monolithic Shuzhou, so they had to stand in line publicly.

As long as you express your position on such an occasion, it will be impossible to get off the "thief ship" in the future.

"Master Chen, I understand what you mean."

Wei Changtian remained calm on the surface, but his left hand hidden under the table aroused a trace of internal energy, burning a piece of mother-of-pearl jade at his waist.

"Surviving in the cracks, it's nothing to change the way of being an official for ordinary times."

"However, the whole of Daning is in chaos right now. If you don't choose a backer at this time, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive no matter where you go..."

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door just right, and Wei Changtian glanced at Chen Zhong, who was frowning, and shouted loudly:

"Come in!"

"Son."

Zhang San pushed the door open and entered in a second, carrying a big wooden box in his hand.

Wei Changtian knowingly asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhang San respectfully placed the wooden box on the table: "My lord, please take a look at this thing."

"Oh? What is this?"

"Dog head."

"Um......"

Wei Changtian gently opened the box, and immediately there was a pungent smell of blood dispersing.

Chen Zhong and the others subconsciously raised their sleeves to cover their mouths and noses, but Wei Changtian's expression remained unchanged. After glancing at the contents of the box, he suddenly smiled and said:

"This bloody and bloody thing, how can you tell it's a dog's head?"

"Master Chen, you have seen a lot, why don't you help me identify it?"

"what?"

Chen Zhong felt bad, but before he could refuse, Zhang San came directly to him with the open wooden box.

"This, this is!"

"what!!"

"Pfft!"

With a scream, Chen Zhong slipped directly from the chair and fell to the ground.

His eyes were wide open, and he kept crawling backwards with his hands and feet, as if he wanted to stay away from the wooden box.

Where is the dog's head!It's just a bloody human head!

And he was the head of the previous state shepherd!

Chen Zhongyi, a civil servant, has never seen such a bloody scene before, and he has performed well if he doesn't get scared right now.

On the other side, Wei Changtian ignored everyone who also looked terrified, and calmly ordered: "Zhang San, help Mr. Chen up."

"Yes, son!"

Zhang San immediately stepped forward, and regardless of how Chen Zhong struggled, he directly lifted the latter from the ground.

"Master Chen, you have also seen this end."

Wei Changtian looked at Chen Zhong with a smile, and asked softly, "Then tell me, is this the head of a dog?"

"This this......"

Chen Zhong trembled and said not a word, looking as embarrassed as he could be.

Wei Changtian didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Chen didn't see clearly..."