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Chapter 105 Wang Si
By the time everything was done, the sky had darkened, and the attack on Guangzhou City could only be postponed to tomorrow.

"I wonder if Wang Si will run away early." Lu Hui said somewhat unwillingly.

Today's battle with the Guangzhou Navy clearly demonstrated the power of artillery in the eyes of Guangzhou City officials. There will definitely be slippery officials who run away early.

As the son of the treacherous minister Wang Boyan, Wang Si must have won the respect of his father for his ability to avoid disasters and seek blessings.

Moreover, he knew that he had deep hatred with Chenjiazhuang, so he would definitely not put himself under a dangerous wall.

"I will let the cavalry troops go ashore at dawn tomorrow. Then we will patrol the official roads around Guangzhou City. As long as Wang Si takes the land route, we should be able to stop him." Chen Xun did not want Wang Si to escape this time. If he ran to In the land of Hebei, I don’t know when the next chance to catch him will be.

However, in the land of Guangnan, the waterways are intertwined, so the possibility of Wang Si escaping by land is very small.

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As night falls, Guangzhou City is still brightly lit.

However, the bright lights are not a sign of prosperity, but because they are worried that Chenjiazhuang outside the city will launch an siege at night, so the four walls of Guangzhou City are illuminated with torches.

On this night, in addition to the soldiers guarding the city who had to take turns on duty at night and could not get a good rest, many gentry and wealthy businessmen in the city also had difficulty sleeping.

In Wang's house, the servants were busy packing their luggage, the yard was busy, and the Wang-like room of the main house was also lit, and there were several people sitting around, all with sad faces.

"Young officials should leave early, otherwise if Chen thieves enter the city, it will be difficult to leave." The loyal old housekeeper advised Wang Si.

"Would it be bad if we just leave like this?" Wang Si said coquettishly.

If you don’t plan to leave, why don’t you ask your servants to pack your luggage?
It is estimated that if it were not for the unwillingness to leave behind the wealth collected during this period, everyone would have left the city by now.

The old official knew Wang Si very well and knew that the master's family needed a step up. He continued to compliment him competently: "No, many gentry and wealthy businessmen have already left the city during the day. We are already too late."

"Then let's go at first light tomorrow. You go down and keep an eye on it, and let those clumsy guys be careful." Wang Si waved his hand, and the old housekeeper simply went out.

There were only two strong and burly men left in the room.

"You arrange all the guards along the way. If you don't have enough people, spend money to hire some. The world is in chaos now, and thieves are everywhere." Wang Si is very smart in nature, but these talents are of no use. On the right path: "Who dares to think that the prime minister of a country, just after he was demoted, would be robbed of all his money by thieves and almost lost his life."

"Don't worry, high officials, we have already prepared everything. Ordinary thieves are definitely no match." These two people are veterans in the army arranged by Wang Si's father, Wang Boyan, for his son. Although they are a little greedy for money, they are still capable. of.

"Okay, I'm going to rest, and I have to go on my way tomorrow." Wang Si signaled the two of them to go down to get ready, and then muttered: "This thief Chen is really short-sighted, and he can live a good life, but if he insists on rebelling, then How can we eat his good fruit when we come down?"

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there have been many rebellions, large and small, but none of them has become a major phenomenon.

Generally speaking, although the people of the Song Dynasty lived in dire straits, they could still survive.

The Han people have been very tolerant since ancient times. It's not that they can't survive, but they won't risk their lives.

Those rebel thieves were quite powerful in the early stage, but when the old thieves with strong will to rebel were almost exhausted, they gradually died out until they were wiped out by officers and soldiers.

From Wang Si's point of view, it is only the length of the process that Chen thief must be defeated.He is taking refuge now because he doesn't want to confront this group of aggressive thieves head-on.

The difference between jasper and hard stone is indisputable.

He had never reflected on the fact that all of this was due to his greed, but he had a vague feeling in his heart that Thief Chen might not let him go.

... Outside Wang's Mansion, in a quiet corner of the courtyard wall, Pei Ren and five of his men were monitoring what was going on in the courtyard. One of his men was climbing on the wall, peering inside.

"Du Tou, the people inside are still packing up overnight. They are expected to evacuate tomorrow morning." After watching for a while, the intelligence officer who climbed the wall jumped down and reported to Pei Renhui.

"I don't know if they took the water route or the land route."

Since Pei Ren made great achievements in Penghu last time, he was promoted by Chen Xun by leapfrogging him, and he was directly promoted to the head of the intelligence system in Guangnan (including Guangnan East Road, West Road, Penghu, Lantau Island, Hainan Island, etc.) .

As the state where Chenjiazhuang is located, Pei Ren naturally sorted out the information here, and it was clear how important Wang Si played in Chenjiazhuang's journey to where it is today.

He also knew that Wang Si was a walking achievement bag. As long as he caught him and handed him over to Lang Jun, he would definitely be able to move up again.

This contribution is much greater than that of assisting the Guards to enter the city.

So he is very attentive.

"There are too many guards in the yard. We definitely can't do it with our existing manpower." Pei Ren was very sorry, and the men next to him were also a little unwilling.

This Wang seems to be just a small Sihu joining the army, but his style is already comparable to that of a magistrate.

It's really better to live well than to do well.

"I don't think we have to live." One of his subordinates suggested.

"Life is worth living." Pei Ren also understood this truth.

There is a huge difference in satisfaction between letting everyone vent their anger and then executing him, and letting him be quickly assassinated to death.

"Killing him directly would be too easy for him and makes people feel unhappy." Another subordinate had the same opinion as Pei Ren.

"It's better than letting him run away." The subordinate who just made the suggestion retorted.

"Yes, there will be a battle tomorrow. When the manpower is tight, we will definitely not be able to keep an eye on him." Pei Ren sighed and decided to put the "egg" into the basket first: "We can't let this picky guy get away. .”

"Then we act?"

"action!"

Several people had already figured out the terrain of Wang Si's home and prepared the equipment needed for the assassination.

After making the decision, he immediately changed into the clothes of a servant of the Wang family, set up a ladder, and climbed in quickly from the wall.

The yard is full of servants carrying things back and forth. It is not eye-catching for a few people to disperse and move around. Even if they are stopped by the steward, they have a plan to deal with it.

Soon, the six arrived outside Wang Si's small courtyard, and saw that there were actually two guards in front of Wang Si's gate.

"This picky guy is really afraid of death." Chen Xun cursed in a low voice, ordered a capable subordinate, made some disguises, and walked in with his head lowered.

"Who is it, stop!" The guard was very dutiful and immediately stopped him.

However, because the two people who came in were wearing the clothes of servants at home, the guard was not too worried. At least their hands were hanging by their sides, not holding weapons.

(End of this chapter)