I am a ruler in troubled times

Tongpan Mansion also had a small banquet on Qingming Day. Sheng Zhai declined on the pretext that the family had the habit of offering sacrifices to ancestors during Qingming.

Chen Tongpan has always been tolerant of the Sheng brothers, so naturally he doesn't care about these trivial matters.Even if there was a person who wanted to marry his daughter to the Sheng brothers on Chen Meng's birthday but was shunned, and deliberately said bad things about the Sheng brothers, Chen Tongpan would just laugh it off, making people completely unable to understand his thoughts, and others dare not say more. said.

After drinking for three rounds, Chen Tongpan left the banquet alone.

This is his habit, never eating at the same table with anyone for more than two cups of tea, even Chen Meng is no exception.

I have to say that Song Peiyu's brewed fine wine is really liked by the people of Qizhen. Even Chen Tongpan, who left the banquet alone, did not forget to order someone to serve him some side dishes from the kitchen, and the hot pot of fine wine from Qingyu Lane Send them to the study together.

Chen Tongpan, who had never poured a thousand cups, fell unconsciously until he was woken up by a needle. Looking at the anxious and concerned faces of Liu Li and the doctor, Chen Tongpan rarely realized what happened.

At this time, Liu Li was not in the mood to judge Chen Tongpan's state. Seeing Chen Tongpan's eyes open, he quickly said, "My lord, it's not good, something happened in the town!"

"Huh?" Chen Tongpan didn't take Liu Li's words to heart. He shook his heavy head, feeling very surprised. Make people feel uncomfortable symptoms after a night of drinking.

Why did he feel different today? Could it be that he happened to catch a cold after being drunk?

As Liu Li spoke faster and faster, Chen Tongpan's originally absent-minded expression gradually became heavy.

Liu Li told Chen Tongpan that in the afternoon, he suddenly felt very sleepy. He thought it was because he drank a lot today, so he decided to go back to his room early to rest.

After leaving the study, he found his personal servant sitting on the ground sleeping soundly.

Although Liu Li was not a very strict person, he couldn't condone the young servant's contempt when he was on a job, so he stretched out his foot to kick the young servant's leg, but no matter how hard he used, the young servant remained motionless.

Liu Li, who was getting sleepier and couldn't help leaning against the wall, woke up suddenly.

Something is wrong!

Liu Li immediately gave up the servant and shouted for someone, but except for the guards who guarded the gate, no one answered in the huge Liu Mansion.

Liu Li immediately went to the kitchen and dipped his head into the water tank.

After repeated several times, he finally regained consciousness, but his eyelids were still heavy.

After Liu Li questioned the guard who walked in a crooked way but didn't know it, he learned that all the people he met felt the same as him, what else didn't he understand?

Everyone in his house has been drugged!

Liu Li immediately ordered people to move all the people who collapsed in the mansion together, and then went to the pharmacy to find a doctor.

The guard who was looking for the doctor came back scrambling and told Liu Li that most of the people in the town had fallen into a deep sleep for no apparent reason like the people in the house, and people could be seen falling silently by the walls everywhere on the street.

When Liu Li heard the words, he immediately trembled and rushed to the Tongpan mansion.

Fortunately, not all the doctors in the town were recruited.

A doctor who was still awake told Liu Li that those who fell asleep were drugged.

It was through the doctor's acupuncture that Chen Tongpan could wake up.

Before listening to Liu Li's words, Chen Tongpan discovered the key point of the matter. He slapped the bed, and because he was too excited, his words broke down, "Go to Sheng's house in Qingyu Lane! In the wine!"

Liu Li immediately turned around when he heard the words, and rushed to the Sheng Mansion in Qingyu Lane with the guards who were still awake.

He is straightforward but not stupid. After being reminded by Chen Tongpan, he was already prepared that the Sheng house might be emptied, and he also understood that if the Sheng brothers were allowed to run away, Chen Tongpan would be furious. He rushed to Sheng's house to arrest people in no time.

Chen Tongpan shook his still dizzy head vigorously, looked left and right, except for the doctor, those people on the ground with silver needles all over their bodies were either Chen Meng or his confidantes.

Chen Tongpan, who was already dissatisfied with Liu Li, sighed.

Forget it, he was willing to use Liu Li because he knew too well what kind of person Liu Li was.

Following the doctor's injection, Chen Meng and others woke up one after another.

Liu Li also came back from outside sweating profusely. He hit his knees on the ground as soon as he met Chen Tongpan, and said in a low voice, "There are only angelica, astragalus and Baisu left in Sheng's house, and they have also been hit by it." The same drug as the townspeople, sleeping unconscious."

"That's not right!" Chen Meng, who seemed even more angry than Chen Tongpan, shouted just after he understood the cause and effect, "Didn't Sheng Zhai go to two more servants a year ago, where are those two servants?"

Liu Li lowered his head again, but his voice did not lower, "Dali and Dazhuang are not in the Sheng residence, they may have been taken away by the Sheng brothers."

'Snapped'

Chen Tongpan smashed the teacup in his hand against the wall, and because of his anger, his face was extremely ferocious, "Okay! What a Sheng brother! Send a message to the bandit village and ask them to stop the Sheng brother. Except for the reputation, other People don't have to deliberately keep alive."

"When I went to Sheng's house, I sent someone to send a message to intercept the Sheng brothers. About this time, the news had already reached the nearest village." Liu Li said in a low voice.

The doctor who gave Chen Tongsan the injection helped an old man with gray hair and beard to enter the door. The old man saluted Chen Tongsan slowly, speaking at a leisurely pace, "This old man has figured out the effect of this drug."

How could Chen Tongpan, who was burning with anger, bear the old man's slow tone, and immediately interrupted, "When will all the sleeping people wake up?"

Just letting the people in the bandit village intercept him is still not guaranteed, he wants to let the servants in the town also go out to chase the Sheng brothers.

The white-bearded old man reacted slowly as he got older. He knew that Chen Tongpan was in a hurry, so he couldn't speak quickly, so he could only minimize the number of words he said, "It's noon the day after tomorrow."

"Noon the day after tomorrow?!" Chen Tongpan repeated incredulously, seeing the white-bearded old man nodding, he refused, "No! They must wake up tomorrow morning at the latest, otherwise your father and son's pharmacy won't be open anymore."

The old man with white beard became anxious when he heard the words, and he even spoke a lot faster, "Don't be in a hurry, apply needles, one stick of incense can only wake up three people."

The old man with white beard has been a doctor for three generations, and he is quite prestigious in Qizhen.

Chen Tongpan knew that if the old man with white beard said it was impossible, it was really impossible.

'kuang'

Chen Tongpan clenched his fist and hammered it on the bed again.

This time he was not as lucky as last time, the back of his hand was bruised suddenly, causing him to frown in pain.

Seeing that Chen Tongpan was really anxious, the old man with white beard shook his head slightly, and went out to find someone to give acupuncture.

Since Mr. Tongpan is in a hurry, let's wake up everyone in Tongpan's mansion first.

"No!" Chen Tongpan pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his head, looked at Liu Li who was still kneeling quietly on the ground with burning eyes, and said sharply, "How long have you sent the person to report to the bandit village? Why is there no one there?" return?!"

According to Chen Tongpan's rules, as long as there is an order to arrive at the bandit village, the bandit village will immediately send someone to the Tongpan mansion, which not only reassures the suspicious Chen Tongpan, but also helps Chen Tongpan keep track of the bandit village owner's movements.

Liu Li sent someone to report to the Bandit Village when the sun was setting, but no one has come to Tongpan's Mansion now.

Something happened to the bandit village outside!

The people in the room were either Chen Tongpan's son or Chen Tongpan's confidants, and they all knew Chen Tongpan's rules.

Before Liu Li could reply, Chen Meng's face turned pale with fright, and he found an excuse indiscriminately, "Perhaps the people sent by Uncle Liu were also poisoned and fell asleep shortly after they left the town. Tell the bandits to wait until..."

Another teacup flew out of Chen Tongpan's hand and hit Chen Meng's feet directly, "Idiot! Shut up!"

"Liu Li, you take people to kill all the people in the Yaozao Academy... No, this time is not enough." Chen Tongpan rolled his eyes and gave the order again, "You take people to order the Yaozao Academy, and we will leave the city immediately !"

It was true that anyone who knew how to make medicated soap could only live in the medicated soap courtyard, this saved him time.

Liu Li's face changed drastically, "But..."

He was born in Qizhen and grew up in Qizhen.

Although he already knew about the deeds of the Tongpan mansion, Chen Tongpan told him that it was because of those bandits that no outsiders would disturb the peace of Qizhen, and that the people in Qizhen had land to grow, food to eat and clothes to wear. , life is not bad.

Therefore, Liu Li knew that Chen Tongpan was not a purely good person, but he never felt that it was wrong to listen to Chen Tongpan.

But he couldn't accept this order. There were people who watched him grow up in the Medicine Soap House, and there were also people who he watched grow up. How could...

"No but!" Chen Tongpan waved his hand arrogantly, "Do it right away!"

Thinking that after leaving Qizhen, he would still need the protection of Liu Li and Liu Li's subordinates, Chen Tongpan's attitude softened again, "I know you are a nostalgic person, if it weren't for these people, they might send us away after we leave Qizhen. I can't be cruel if the fundamentals of living and living are leaked out. They are not as important as our future, right? If you don't want to do it, I won't force you, let..." Chen Tongjuan looked at the sober man in the room other people.

"I'll go!" Liu Li's Adam's apple rolled violently, and everyone in the room could see how painful it was for him to say these words.

Liu Li murmured, "Your Excellency took me back to Tongpan Mansion, gave me food and clothing, and ordered me to learn martial arts. Without Your Excellency, Liu Li would not be where I am today. I made an oath back then, if one day I can't do what my Lord demands , and die immediately."

After finishing speaking, Liu Li kowtowed fiercely, turned around and decided to leave.

Chen Tongpan looked at Liu Li's back, with a smile on his lips, he liked Liu Li's temperament so much.

Liu Li left for the time being to go to the Burning Medicine Soap House, and the people who had woken up in the Tongju Mansion were not idle, and immediately began to sort out the things they were going to take with them when they left.

Chen Tongpan also asked everyone to go out, burned a lot of shameful things, and only took the ledger for selling medicated soap with him.

It doesn't matter if he loses Qi Zhen, he still has medicated soap, as long as he has medicated soap, he will have money, and if it doesn't work, he can still cooperate with others with the medicated soap prescription, everyone on the ledger is a good target.

Fortunately, the horses in Tongpan Mansion would not be greedy for fine wine, and all of them were very energetic. Not long after the sky was lit up with thick smoke and orange red, Liu Li came back with four people with heavy faces.

Chen Tongpan took his son and his confidants, tied up the white-bearded old man and his son who were unwilling to leave, and rode out of Qizhen.

In the dark night, Chen Tongpan finally turned his head to look at Qizhen, which he had been running for nearly 30 years, and said in a very low voice, "Brothers Sheng! In the future, I will beat you to the bones to repay the humiliation of today."

Chen Tongpan is a cunning and suspicious person. This kind of person will always think of a way out when he is still comfortable, and Chen Tongpan is no exception.

He unfolded the yellowed sheepskin map in his arms, on which the situation around Qizhen was marked in detail, and the location and scale of each bandit village were also clear at a glance.

Chen Tongpan's fat and thick fingers drew a path on the sheepskin map, just enough to avoid all the bandit villages on the outskirts of Qizhen. He whispered to Liu Li, "Put out the torch, we will take this path."

Liu Li nodded silently, and went to the leader of the team to lead the way.

The group of people set off immediately, leaving the range of Qi Zhen quickly like a gust of wind in the dark night.

It's a pity that the luck of Chen Tongpan and others is not very good.

It may be that they have done too many bad things, and God can't stand it anymore. On the road, they encountered a pack of wolves that rarely descended the mountain.

No matter how good the horse in Tongpan Mansion is, it is impossible to overcome instinct, and even face wolves calmly.As soon as he had a face-to-face meeting with the wolves, someone was thrown into the wolves by a frightened horse, and just halfway through the screams, he was eaten.

The bloody scene made everyone's expressions change drastically.

What made them even more terrified was that after the wolves ate the unlucky guy, they didn't rush up immediately, but started circling around them, trying to surround them.

Liu Li drew out the long knife at his waist, and guarded Chen Tongpan behind him, his eyes were full of death, "You go, I will help you stop the wolves."

Chen Tongpan couldn't say any polite words at this time. Hearing the words seemed to be a frightened person who was suddenly awakened. He immediately turned around on the horse, but found in despair that no matter how much he slapped the horse's buttocks, he could even smell it on the whip. The faint smell of blood disappeared, and the steed under him remained motionless.

The horse was also frightened silly by the wolves.

Following the long howling of wolves, the pack of wolves rushed up suddenly.

"Ah!" In order to avoid the she-wolf rushing towards him, Chen Tongpan stretched out his hand and pushed the person beside him out.

Chen Meng's eyes widened in disbelief. From this distance, he could already smell the stench from the mouth of the female wolf.Then he lost consciousness, not getting a last look at the man who pushed him out.

Liu Li also saw the action of Chen Tongpan pushing Chen Meng into the pack of wolves, so the tip of the knife paused for a moment, and immediately felt the sharp pain from his arm.

Liu Li suddenly came back to his senses, and violently swung his fist and hit the wolf on the head.Even though the wound on his body was bleeding, the knife still swung fast, protecting Chen Tongpan behind him tightly.

Chen Tongpan's confidantes are used to being pampered. Except for Liu Li, there is almost no one who can fight, and at least half of the staff was reduced without much effort.

But there is still good news.

After Chen Tongpan's fleeing team had only one third left, the wolves were full, and they were no longer obsessed with killing the rest immediately.

Except Liu Li.

Liu Li injured three wolves and killed two wolves.

The wolves hold grudges and must kill Liu Li immediately.

The people around Chen Tongpan also noticed this and immediately shouted.

"The wolves are full!"

"They just want to bite Liu Li to death. He killed the companions of these beasts, and the beasts will hold grudges."

"Push Liu Li out, if Liu Li is dead, we will be safe!"

……

Liu Li turned his head sharply holding the big knife that was dripping blood, his eyes were as terrifying as a ghost.

The people who were talking all silenced, and they all hid back in unison.

Seeing that Liu Li was distracted, the wolves immediately rushed towards Liu Li's throat. Liu Li took the knife and slashed down... Smelly blood fell like red rain from the sky, and the gray wolf was forced to die. Split in half.

The angry wolves were afraid of Liu Li, who looked like a god of murder, and temporarily stopped attacking, but still surrounded the survivors for a long time, unwilling to leave.

Only Liu Li understood that he was already at the end of his strength, and that the knife just now had exhausted all his strength.

It was enough to temporarily deter the wolves, at least it would allow him to send Master Tong out.

Liu Li tried his best not to show his fatigue, but those cunning beasts noticed his real situation and turned to look at Chen Tongpan.

However, Chen Tongpan subconsciously took two steps back, and stood with the person who had just blatantly said that he would push Liu Li out to calm the anger of the wolves.

Liu Li immediately forgot what he wanted to say, stood where he was, and looked at Chen Tongpan blankly.

Chen Tongpan pulled out a stiff smile and looked away at the wolves.

Originally there were more than 20 wolves, but now there are only sixteen left, all squatting in place, staring straight at the people surrounded by them with dark green eyes, that kind of eyes are very familiar no matter how you look at them, Chen Tong judged But he didn't take it to heart.

Liu Li followed Chen Tongpan's gaze and looked at the wolves. He gritted his teeth, and suddenly felt as cold as he was in icy snow.

He also felt that the eyes of the wolves were familiar. Liu Li had stood beside Chen Tongpan countless times, and he could see every move of Chen Tongpan by raising his eyelids. This is how Chen Tongpan looked at the townspeople of Qizhen. , Casual and inevitable.

Liu Li suddenly felt extremely bored. He no longer wanted to fight to send Chen Tongpan out of the wolves before he fell down, but turned around silently and confronted the wolves again.

To this day, he still remembers the oath he made to Chen Tongpan, who was still the son of the Tongpan Mansion, when he first stepped into the Tongpan Mansion.

As long as he is around, no one is allowed to hurt Chen Tongping.

And if they couldn't fulfill Chen Tongjuan's order, they would die suddenly.

Today is the time to take the oath.

He is a person who has no origin and no destination, only his loyalty to Chen Tongpan seems to be engraved in his bones, and over time, it becomes the meaning of his existence in the world.

Hearing the sudden thickened breathing and familiar footsteps behind him, Liu Li silently clenched the long knife in his hand that had already become bumpy, and relaxed his tense muscles.

Then he felt the huge force behind him, and he was pushed out, by the person he swore to be loyal to.

Liu Li didn't even want to look back, because it was pointless.

The expected pain did not come, and the gray wolf that rushed towards Liu Li hit Liu Li, closing his eyes before Liu Li.

A feathered arrow entered Gray Wolf's right ear, flew out from the left ear, and pierced Gray Wolf's head.

The accident happened in an instant, and everyone was stunned for a short while, and then pointed at the people riding horses in the distance and yelled wildly, "We are saved! It's a bandit village! It must be someone from the bandit village!"

Chen Tongpan looked at the people who had already started killing wolves, but they were much calmer than his confidants. He had already started to think about whether the bandit village would still obey him, and how he could guarantee the people in the bandit village No backlash.

It doesn't matter, he still has a prescription for medicinal soap.

Having medicinal soap prescriptions is equivalent to having a steady stream of money, and the people in the bandits are people who have no bottom line for money.

As long as they have money, these people are actually better controlled.After figuring it out, Chen Tongpan regained his usual composure, stood with his hands behind his back, and waited for the leader of the bandit village to come to see him.

However, Liu Li felt extremely exhausted. He didn't want to overturn the body of the gray wolf on his body and stand up again. He lay on the ground and stared at the swords and swords beside him in a daze.

Without much effort, more than a dozen gray wolves died at the hands of the extraordinarily brave 'bandits'.

The person in the lead looked at Chen Tongpan who was standing with his hands behind his back, and suddenly said, "You are Chen Qi?"

Chen Tongpan found out that he didn't know this leading bandit. If he had seen such a bandit who was eight feet long and as beautiful as a crown jade, he would never fail to remember his name.

But this is not important, what is important is that this bandit dared to call him by his name.

Chen Tongpan raised his hand, stopped the idiot behind him shouting 'presumptuous', and said in a deep voice, "Before I left Qizhen, I dealt with all the people who knew the prescription of medicinal soap, and now I am the only one who knows the prescription of medicinal soap in the world If you want a prescription for medicinal soap, you must satisfy me first."

When the bandit leader heard the words, he seemed to have heard something extremely funny. He put his hands on the shoulders of the tough-looking young man beside him, and his waist bent down while laughing.

"Sure enough, he's an idiot." The smiling words spread to everyone's ears along Night Breeze.

There was an obvious crack in Chen Tongpan's calm and determined expression, and he said sharply, "Don't you want to know the contents of the medicine soap prescription?"

Murong Jing supported Song Jingjue's shoulders and stood up straight. He looked at Chen Tongpan with more contempt, and mercifully made him understand, "Do you know who the Sheng brothers are?"

Chen Tongpan found that he couldn't keep up with the bandit leader's thinking, and he couldn't think of the reason why the bandit leader asked.

This is not a good sign, he cannot be led by the nose by the bandit leader.

So he stared at the bandit leader coldly, without any intention of answering.

Murong Jing smiled, "He is the master of Fen Fang Ting."

Before Chen Tongpan could react, Murong Jing waved his hand and said coldly, "Tie up these people and bring them back to His Highness for decision."

The owner of Fragrant Court?

Your Highness? !

Chen Tongpan, who had been tightly bound by the gag, suddenly widened his eyes and struggled frantically.

He knew who the Sheng brothers were, and they dared to lie to him!

The soldier in charge of escorting Chen Tongpan kicked Chen Tongpan in the ribs and shouted in a low voice, "Be honest!"

Where did Chen Tongpan suffer such humiliation, and immediately became more noisy, more energetic than when facing the wolves, and then his neck hurt, and he didn't know what happened.

Everyone who survived the scene, including Liu Li who was buried under the gray wolf's body, was dug out and had to turn back the same way.

After Murong Jing glanced at these people with different appearances, he pointed to Liu Li and said, "You, show me the way, Qizhen, Shixianglou."

After being put on the neck with a knife, Liu Li suddenly realized that if possible, he still wanted to live, so he did not refuse Murong Jing's request.

It's just that Liu Li didn't expect that after the Shengzhai people went to the empty building, the Sheng brothers, no, maybe not the Sheng brothers, they didn't leave Qi Town immediately, but hid in Shixianglou.

After entering Qizhen, Murong Jing asked the lieutenant to lead the soldiers to take over the Tongpan Mansion, while he took Song Jingjue and his personal guards straight to Shixianglou.

"Seventh Uncle!" Song Jingjue first found four people eating noodle soup in a certain private room, and immediately rushed towards Song Peiyu without hesitation. , for fear that the bowl in his hand would be knocked over by a fool.

Fortunately, Song Peiyu's worries did not come true. Chong Yi stood up, reached out and grabbed Song Jingjue's neck precisely, and made him stop in front of Song Peiyu.

Song Peiyu quickly put down the bowl, raised a big smile and hugged Song Jingjue, who seemed to be frightened, "Long time no see."

Chong Yi, who was about to let go, frowned, the strength in his hand suddenly became heavier, and he lifted Song Jingjue out of Song Peiyu's arms, and said in a low voice, "Stand still"

Song Jingjue, who had been dumbfounded for a long time, responded subconsciously, and finally felt down-to-earth again.

At this moment, Song Jingjue couldn't even care about Song Peiyu, turned his head stupidly, stared at the person who was a head taller than him, and said, "Your Highness"

Chong Yi lowered his eyelids to look at Song Jingjue, "Yeah"

"Your Highness?"

The person who picked him up easily just now was actually the Third Prince?

Chong Yi looked at Song Peiyu, "Is he stupid?"

Song Peiyu covered her face and said in a muffled voice, "Not stupid, but not very smart."

Before Song Jingjue could recover from the shock of "the third prince who has no strength to restrain a chicken, he was able to lift him up with one hand effortlessly", Murong Jing who heard Song Jingjue calling "Uncle" had already found him up.

He knelt down in front of Chong Yi on one knee, "I wish Your Highness the best of luck. Your Highness turned danger into good fortune this time, and everything will go smoothly in the future."

Song Jingjue, who hadn't recovered yet, suddenly said, "Is he really His Highness?"

Murong Jing, who was about to report the situation of the bandit village and Qi Zhen outside, was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Chong Yi with a frown.

It was Song Jingjue who was obviously stupid, but it was Song Peiyu who felt ashamed to face others.

Especially after feeling Lu Jihe's unabashed look at the fool, Song Peiyu could already imagine what Lu Jihe was muttering in his heart.

Bo Yang let out a 'puchi' laugh, and sighed from the bottom of his heart, "I didn't expect Brother Song's nephew to have such a different personality from Brother Song."

So the person who felt ashamed to face others changed from one person to two people, and the second person was Murong Jing.

Most of the people in Qizhen were drugged and fell asleep, and the few people who were not lethargic had already discovered something was wrong, and locked their doors tightly to guard their relatives, no matter how much movement there was outside, they refused to show their heads.

When Chen Tongpan fled from Qizhen, he took away all the sober guards in Tongpan mansion.

Therefore, Murong Jing occupied Tongpan Mansion and controlled Qizhen without any effort.

Before entering Qi Town, Murong Jing had wiped out all the bandit villages outside Qi Town, leaving no one alive.

In addition, Murong Jing also brought all the account books of the bandit village.

Everyone left from Shixiang Building and went to Tongpan Mansion.

Chong Yi sat on the main seat, his face full of desires and desires, he leaned against the back of the chair and closed his eyes, no one could guess whether he was asleep or not.

Song Peiyu and Lu Jihe plunged into the account books brought back by Murong Jing, and in just half an hour, they picked out all the useful information.

Half an hour is enough for Murong Jing to sort out all the useful news about Qi Zhen.

He waited for Song Peiyu to finish reading the account books he had sorted out for Chong Yi, and brought Song Peiyu a cup of hot tea himself, then took Song Peiyu's place, and said in a deep voice, "On the way to Qizhen, I met Chen Qi who wanted to escape, and so on." People, brought them back by the way, and now the interrogation is over."

Liu Li didn't really burn down the Yaozaoyuan. He was sure that Chen Tongpan would not waste his time to see the situation of the Yaozaoyuan himself, so he specially called a few townspeople who were not in a coma, and asked them to set up a few fires outside the Yaozaoyuan.

Liu Li has worked in the Tongpan mansion since he was a child, and his prestige in Qizhen is second only to Chen Tongpan and his son. Without too much explanation, the townspeople can listen to him unconditionally.

When Murong Jing's people went to the Yaozaoyuan to check the situation, those townspeople were still adding firewood to the fire.

Among those who were arrested and brought back, Chen Tongpan was considered to have relatively hard bones.

After other people knew the true identity of the 'Sheng Brothers', they couldn't resist at all. Whatever Murong Jing's people asked, they would answer honestly.

They are scrambling to explain all the crimes that Chen Tongsan has committed over the years, even when facing the pack of wolves, Chen Tongsan pushed Chen Meng into the pack of wolves, and then pushed Liu Li into the pack of wolves. up.

As if he had forgotten that it was because of their instigation that Chen Tongpan pushed Liu Li into the pack of wolves.

On the contrary, Liu Li never said a word, even if he was slapped, he would not let go.

It's been a long time since I heard Murong Jing speak again, and Chong Yi made an 'um' sound as if he was asleep.

Then there was no more text, as if the 'um' was just to prove that he was not asleep.

Song Peiyu pondered for a while, and naturally said to Murong Jing, "If you want to hide the changes in Qizhen and appease the people in Qizhen, you can't wipe out these people. Let them be raised first, and these two days will kill them. List all the crimes committed and announce them. Then let the people of Qizhen vote for them, the three with the highest votes will stay, and the rest..."

Song Peiyu looked at the account book he had just finished reading. Those bandits outside would even cut up human flesh so that it would be invisible, and then transport it back to Qi Town, deceiving the people of Qi Town that it was animal meat.

Thinking of this, Song Peiyu couldn't help retching, and said bitterly, "The rest are all in jail!"

Murong Jing naturally didn't think Song Peiyu was cruel, but he didn't immediately respond to Song Peiyu's words, but looked at Chong Yi who opened his eyes at some time and was looking at Song Peiyu, "Your Highness?"

Chong Yi nodded, "Everything about Qi Zhen is up to Li Nu, so don't ask me any more."

Lu Jihe and Bo Yang have been wandering outside with Chong Yi and Song Peiyu for nearly a year, which can be regarded as friendship through thick and thin. They have long accepted the "special relationship" between Chong Yi and Song Peiyu, and they are also used to Song Peiyu speaking. Chong Yi never said no to virtue.

Therefore, I didn't think there was anything wrong with Song Peiyu ordering for Chong Yi.

I also didn't feel that the information revealed in Chong Yi's words was unusual for Song Peiyu's intimacy and trust.

It's a joke, and they've seen a lot of the more exciting ones.

Murong Jing is different. As a general who wants to lead troops abroad, Murong Jing needs the trust of the monarch most. A seemingly simple sentence contains too much knowledge.

Being able to stand out from the many generals in Zhao State, Murong Jing is definitely not a reckless man who only knows how to fight. His political sensitivity is even stronger than many civil servants.

He immediately noticed Chong Yi's extraordinary trust in Song Peiyu.

I'm afraid it's no less than His Majesty's respect for Mr. Zhongshu Ling.

And since Song Peiyu listened to Qi Zhen's affairs, Chong Yi himself didn't care.

In the secret letter from that year ago, who made the city building plan that did not match Chong Yi's character at all?

Within a few breaths, countless thoughts had passed through Murong Jing's mind, but without showing any emotion on his face, he silently exited the brightly lit flower hall.

When he reached the gate of Tongpan Mansion, Murong Jing stopped and turned to look in the direction of the Flower Hall with extremely complicated eyes.

Now the Song family in Xianyang is blooming brocade and cooking oil with fire, and he has 20 frontier troops in his hands. It is already an extremely dangerous situation. If the next generation of the Song family shows up someone who can influence the future monarch so deeply.

Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Will His Majesty still have the heart he has today in his later years?

Song Jingjue, who came back from inspecting Qizhen, looked at Murongjing with a complicated expression in surprise, "Father?"

Murong Jing came back to his senses, and suddenly said, "According to the days, Yuanniang will give birth in three more months."

Song Jingjue immediately had a happy smile on his face, "I am relieved to see that my uncle is safe, and I will go back to Yu County to accompany Yuan Niang in a few days."

"It's time for you to separate." Murong Jing said suddenly, looking at his son-in-law with a silly smile on his face.

"Huh? Break up?" Song Jingjue was dumbfounded by Murong Jing's sudden words, and Song Jingjue, who had always obeyed Murong Jing's words, said, "But my younger brother is only two years old..."

Separating the family at this time, let alone his mother's reputation, even he, Yuan Niang, and even his father would be scolded at the spine.

Murong Jing lost all complicated emotions, and kicked Song Jingjue's ass angrily, "Idiot! My grandson must not be like you!"

Song Jingjue was kicked for no apparent reason, but he was not angry. He licked his face and smiled flatteringly at Murong Jing, "It doesn't matter if I'm stupid, and the child may not be like me. It would be better if he was as smart as Yuanniang or as wise as his father." , or like my father, like uncle, like uncle, like big brother..." Song Jingjue counted with more fun, "It doesn't matter if I'm as stupid, these people can take care of him for a hundred years."

Immediately, Murong Jing lost all temper. He patted Song Jingjue's shoulder comfortingly, and said helplessly, "You are not useless, you are born with supernatural power, and you are better than others since birth."

Song Jingjue was even happier when he heard this, and he didn't keep in mind what Murong Jing said just now about the separation of the family.

Watching Song Jingjue happily go to the mansion to find Song Peiyu, the smile on Murong Jing's face gradually faded.

Forget it, when he returned to Xianyang, he resigned on the pretext of relapse of old injuries.

As long as his Yuan Niang is good, he has nothing else to ask for.

After the townspeople in Qizhen woke up one after another, they easily found that the familiar faces of the Tongpan Mansion had disappeared, replaced by people they didn't know at all.

Song Peiyu originally thought that the townspeople of Qizhen, who admired and loved the Tongpan Mansion in every possible way, would cause trouble because of this, but unexpectedly, the townspeople of Qizhen just hid at home for a few days, and then started their old life as if nothing had happened.

People who rely on the land to eat have left the city to prepare for spring plowing, and those who make a living by running shops have also opened their doors for business. Some people quietly came to Tongpanfu to ask if Tongpanfu would replenish the shop.

Song Peiyu was not in a hurry to tell the townspeople that they would leave Qizhen soon, and there was no need to plow in the spring. Instead, he asked people to beat the gongs and drums to announce the crimes of the people in the Tongpan Mansion, and then let Zhao Jun go door-to-door. To ask, Chen Tongpan and his confidants originally had only three people who could live, who they hoped for those three people.

Regarding the shocking events such as cannibalism, Song Peiyu destroyed the evidence and did not let the townspeople of Qizhen know about it.The mere fact that the bandits outside Qizhen were all raised by the Tongpan Mansion was enough to make the people of Qi Zhen change their faces drastically, and then they developed hatred towards the Tongpan Mansion.

In the end, Liu Li actually got the votes of all the townspeople. These townspeople all hoped that Liu Li would survive. There were also two unremarkable people in the Tongpan Mansion who got the second and third votes respectively.

Song Peiyu didn't want to watch too bloody scenes, and didn't want to waste time listening to Chen Tongpan's nonsense. After rejecting Chen Tongpan's request to see him, she didn't pay attention to this matter any more.

Three days later, the three survivors were washed and sent to Chong Yi.

They were forced to watch the process of other people being mutilated, and they never knew that they could survive the disaster. They didn't know that they could survive and the reason why they survived until the blood of the people who were mutilated was completely drained.

It's a pity that one of them has a poor psychological quality and has gone crazy from fright.

Murong Jing pointed out the mad man to Chong Yi, and said in a cold voice, "I think this man's crimes include raping and torturing women who were kidnapped by the bandits, and he beat several of them to death. Not big."

Bo Yang frowned, and couldn't help but said, "He has done such a thing, can the townspeople of Qi Town allow him to survive?"

Murong Jing looked at Bo Yang, and didn't ignore Bo Yang just because he was a member of the Yan family. He explained, "The evil things he did were all in the bandit village, but in Qizhen, he is a benevolent and enthusiastic person."

Song Peiyu also frowned when he heard the words, he suddenly felt that his idea was not as good as he imagined, the people of Qi Town were innocent, and those who were tied up by bandits were even more pitiful.

"What charges are they all charged?" Song Peiyu pointed at Liu Li and another