The Heartthrob System cultivates brotherhood online

The emperor's expression softened, and it seemed that he really hated those who impeached Ling Si behind his back.

Li Tingyan saw through it but did not say anything. He quietly picked up the memorials on the table and reminded the emperor that he could take a rest if he was too tired. He could deal with some of the separate memorials first.

The emperor patted his shoulder affectionately and said with a smile: "My dear minister, you have outstanding abilities. I trust you!"

Li Tingyan was surprised, and his eyes were somewhat flattered. "I am willing to share your worries."

A muffled thunder broke through the night sky, and some of the lights in the hall were blown out. The eunuchs and palace maids all knelt down, first confessed their crimes, and then went to light the lights again.

Fugui hurriedly walked into the hall and said something to the emperor. Li Tingyan tactfully lowered his head and focused his attention on the subject in front of him.

The emperor looked at Fugui, who nodded slightly, "General Chu wants to see you."

Li Tingyan only heard this sentence from beginning to end. Fugui looked at him before he lowered his head. The emperor asked someone to pass it in, and it seemed that he was not in a hurry for Li Tingyan to stay or leave. Li Tingyan read something from it and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I know very little about military affairs, so I will withdraw first."

After saying this, he bowed and stood up to leave.

The emperor stopped him, "My dear minister, you have never seen it. This is a good opportunity to see it. Stay."

The emperor then took him to the side hall, where there was no light. Lightning flashed down, illuminating the figure in the hall. The man was wearing armor and smelled of blood. Li Tingyan paused and looked at a black package in the other person's hand. Something seemed to be dripping from the bottom.

is blood.

Li Tingyan saw Chu Wang saluting the emperor, looked at him and greeted him, then put the black bundle on the ground and opened it.

Another flash of lightning shone directly on the ground. A face was wrapped in a ball of black hair. Li Tingyan fell to the ground with fear in his eyes, but he saw the details clearly.

The man on the ground was clearly Prime Minister Wang.

He knew this result long ago, but he didn't expect the emperor to be so picky and insist on bringing her to the hall for admiration. It would have been fine if he just admired her himself, but he also wanted to bring him along.

Chu Wang clasped his fists and announced the death of Prime Minister Wang with an expressionless face.

The emperor covered his mouth and nose. Chu Wang used a knife to lift up the hair that was covering it, revealing the defeated face underneath. The emperor smiled with satisfaction.

"I am very pleased to have you, my beloved, to relieve my worries."

Chu Wang still had a stern face. His ears had become calloused from the emperor's exclusive rhetoric over the years, but he still had to respond, otherwise the emperor's weak self-esteem would not be able to bear it, and then there would be endless suspicion.

"It is my humble duty."

The emperor nodded slightly and announced the cause of death of Prime Minister Wang: "Prime Minister Wang retired and returned to his hometown. On the way, his family was unfortunately encountered by robbers. After robbing their property, he was mistakenly killed. I am very sad, so I specially grant money and wealth to the rest of the Wang family to comfort them."

The people present felt ironic. The so-called appeasement was nothing more than silencing them. Prime Minister Wang was particularly pessimistic about the branch of the Wang family. On weekdays, he only gave them some petty benefits and tacitly allowed them to do things under the name of Prime Minister. But as long as it involved actual interests, Prime Minister Wang would immediately abandon them. Therefore, the interests and emotions between them were not that deep.

This was an order from the emperor, and the Wang family would naturally keep their mouths shut after receiving the benefits. But as to whether they could survive in the future, it all depended on what the emperor thought.

After seeing how Prime Minister Wang died, the emperor suddenly lost interest, looked tired, rubbed his head and eyebrows, and waved his hand to let the two of them go.

Fugui hurried over to help him up: "Your Majesty."

The emperor closed his eyes and opened them again, feeling dizzy: "What's wrong with me lately? I always get tired easily. I am getting old after all..."

-

Ling Si and Wen Xiangyi lived peacefully in the village for two days without anyone noticing any flaws. Ling Si's living habits were very similar to those of the previous bandit leader. He asked the people in the village for information on a daily basis and basically knew every part of the village.

Wen Xiangyi had a strong sense of direction. After Ling Si led people around, he was able to completely recognize the place. He returned to the house and immediately drew out the blueprint.

The bandit leader was a ruffian before and could not read at all, so he did not have a study. The paper and pen were found from the looted things "out of necessity" by Ling Si, who declared that he favored Wen Xiangyi.

These bandits also became more and more respectful to Wen Xiangyi, but the way they looked at him was like that of a seductive concubine bewitching the king.

"I didn't expect you to have this ability." Ling Si stood at the corner of the table and watched him drawing with great concentration.

Wen Xiangyi did not draw a floor plan, but drew the outline of each building in great detail. No matter whether you are familiar with the village or not, you can recognize it at a glance. His brushwork is skillful and his speed is not slow.

Wen Xiangyi glanced at him lightly and said, "The Six Arts of a Gentleman, haven't you learned them, Boss?"

Ling Si heard the teasing words and responded in the same way: "You come from a humble background and can't read a single word. How can you understand the six arts of a gentleman?"

After a few seconds of silence, Wen Xiangyi continued, "Just like I didn't know you had a backup plan."

"Isn't it known to everyone that I have a fiefdom?" Ling Si said without any guilt.

"Well, I'm not as strategic as the boss."

"I don't deserve it." It would be dangerous to continue talking like this, so Ling Si changed the subject forcefully, "Do you remember the middle-aged man who was guarding the soldiers before?"

Wen Xiangyi recalled roughly, "I remember. Why did you mention him?"

"The other old woman who waited outside the door on the wedding night was his mother. The man was originally a hunter in the mountains, making a living from this. The villagers living below the mountain turned into bandits and forced him to surrender, so they kidnapped his mother."

"You want me to bribe him?" Wen Xiangyi paused where he was writing and tilted his head slightly to look at him.

"I will lead some people out of the village tomorrow. A group of people will come to meet you then. If you can convince him, that would be the best. If you can't, use force."

Ling Si placed a green jade plate in his palm. The jade was warm and smooth, and at first glance it looked nothing special. However, when held up to the candlelight, one could see flowers blooming inside. The design was very clever.

Ling Si: "When you go to the back mountain, take this jade pendant with you."

"What if I am not as strong as that person?" After all, he is a hunter, tall and strong. Although he has practiced, he has too little practical experience and has no idea of ​​his accuracy.

"Who said you should use force? If the negotiation fails, you still have the ability to run away, right?" Ling Si raised his eyebrows.

Wen Xiangyi lowered his eyes and stuffed the jade token into his chest, "Of course."

A quarter of an hour later, Wen Xiangyi had finished drawing the map. He showed it to the person next to him, "Do you want me to make a copy?"

"Mr. Wen's writing is brilliant. I remember it right away."

Wen Xiangyi had a blank expression on his face. He folded his hands and was blocked by Ling Si: "I'm kidding, Master Wen. I know, but the people you are meeting don't know."

Ling Si bent his fingers and pulled it out of Wen Xiangyi's hand. "This operation is also thanks to the support of Lord Wen."

"Pleasant to work with."

Wen Xiangyi's ears became hot from his shouting, and he snatched it back again, "... Come on."

Late at night, it was time for the daily routine. In order to convince the bandits of their relationship, they would rock the bed for an hour every night, and then every day Wen Xiangyi would pretend to be very weak.

......

"Captain, we got the news that another merchant caravan will pass through Xuzhou today. We..." The message from the sentry was enough to make Ling Si's men excited.

Someone asked the person who got the news: "Is it reliable? Where is the caravan going?"

"It seems that they are going to Liangzhou to do business. These merchants have stockpiled a lot of rice, just waiting for this moment."

Several people laughed: "They are robbing these unscrupulous merchants, hoarding goods and making a fortune for themselves."

When Ling Si heard this, he slapped the table, and the sound called back the attention of the people. He said, "What are you waiting for? Let's go now!"

"it is good!"

"Boss is wise!"

.......

Before leaving, Ling Si remembered something and told the old woman serving at the door: "My wife is resting in the house. She was too tired last night. Don't call her."

The old woman nodded repeatedly, thinking that the bandit leader was a beast who had defiled the innocent son of an official and yet pretended to be so disgusting.

Not long after Ling Si and his men left, Wen Xiangyi came out of the room and saw the old woman mumbling, "Grandma, I'm a little hungry. Can you find me some food?"

"Okay," the old woman responded, took a few steps, then turned back, took Wen Xiangyi's hand, and whispered, "Child, most people have been taken out by that man today. If you want to leave, you'd better leave quickly."

Wen Xiangyi smiled and said, "Thank you, grandma. Don't worry. I stayed here voluntarily because my companions are also here."

The old woman thought he was brainwashed by the bandit leader, and mentioned the people who were tortured and killed before, "Child, can't you see through that man's style? If you follow him, sooner or later... Such a pretty child was ruined by him..."

Wen Xiangyi thought of the bandit leader who was wearing Ling Si's skin, and the cold light in his eyes became even colder, "Grandma, do you want to see your son?"

The old woman was stunned, and was then taken by Wen Xiangyi to the cell where the officers and soldiers were held. The man was standing in the shade, looking around at something, and his eyes suddenly fixed on the old woman.

"Mom." The middle-aged man looked the old woman up and down, then looked at Wen Xiangyi with a vigilant look.

"Do you really have a way for my mother and I to leave safely?"

The old woman obviously didn't believe it, and was even a little scared. Wen Xiangyi himself was still a controlled person. "Son, don't do anything risky. Mother just wants you to live well."

"Don't worry, since you don't believe me, you can find a place to hide and wait for me to call you out."

The middle-aged man raised his thick eyebrows and knocked his shiny sword on the stone. "I will trust you for once."

Then the middle-aged man handed the key to Wen Xiangyi and turned away with the old woman.

Wen Xiangyi opened the cell door and walked in.

The middle-aged man walked with his mother for a while, and saw several patrolmen on the road. They pointed at the middle-aged man, obviously recognizing him: "Aren't you guarding the cell? What are you doing here?"

"The boss has changed his caregiver. My mother has become demented today and can't walk. I took her out for a walk."

Although the leader was suspicious, he didn't say much. He looked at the old man carefully and let the two go.

The middle-aged man looked back and saw that they were heading towards the prison cell. His heart sank. He had already left enough time. Whether they could escape depended on themselves.

......

Wen Xiangyi opened the keys and distributed them to others. The officers and soldiers opened the doors and came out one after another. They were all in good spirits, but looked a little confused.

"Master Wen, what's going on?"

Wen Xiangyi glanced around the room, making sure everyone could hear him. "Reinforcements are coming. The relief supplies are on the other side, two paths away. I want you to guard the food supplies. There are bandits guarding there. Kill them all. I will bring people here soon."

Estimating the time Ling Si mentioned, Wen Xiangyi walked towards the back mountain. After a few moments, Wen Xiangyi heard a rustling sound in the woods. Several bandits on the high platform were shot one after another. A group of people in black clothes climbed over the wall and stood in front of Wen Xiangyi in just a few seconds.

"Are you Master Wen?" The masked man in the lead clasped his fists.

Wen Xiangyi's palms were sweaty, and he thought he would have to deal with it for a while, "It's me."

The masked man asked, "How many people does Master Wen need?"

"Half of them will come with me to protect the food and grass, and the other half will clean up Qinglong Village."

"understand!"

.......

When the officers and soldiers came out, they encountered several bandits and fought with them. The rest of them quickly ran to the location Wen Xiangyi said. When it came to escaping, everyone became particularly brave. Perhaps it was because of Wen Xiangyi's words - reinforcements are coming, so they can have no more worries.

There were only a few dozen bandits guarding the village, all of whom were knocked unconscious by the masked men and taken to the square. Wen Xiangyi was counting the supplies and found that some of the food and grass were not in this place.

Wen Xiangyi asked someone to splash water on the unconscious bandits and asked them one by one: "Where else do you have storage?"

The bandits were still very arrogant, thinking that these people's attack on the village was only temporary, and that they would be in big trouble when their boss came back.

"Bah, you are our boss's man, and you still want to betray us. When the boss comes back, you will suffer the consequences."

Wen Xiangyi was openly slandered, and for a moment he felt that the eyes of those uninformed men in black looked at him differently. Who knew that the boss the bandits were talking about was Ling Si.

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of the other party, Wen Xiangyi stopped forcing it. They would know the truth when the boss they were talking about came back.

Not long after, Ling Si came back with his men. The bandits who had gone with them were tied up and followed the man in black in a listless manner.

Ling Si had already removed his disguise and returned to his original appearance. Some of them looked at him as if they had seen a ghost. "You, didn't you die on the first night? Where is our village leader?"

Ling Si moved a chair and sat down, curling his lips and looking at the nearly collapsed bandits: "Am I not the leader of your village? Don't I look like one?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, he died on the first night. It was an easy death. I changed his clothes and let you bury him. Did you forget?"