Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 279

Shenshui County Government.

The atmosphere was terribly oppressive. Ever since the envoys to Guo State came back, Wang Xi had been sullen all the time, and none of the generals in the yamen dared to speak.

Everyone knew that Wang Xi had a bad temper, so to provoke Wang Xi at this time, wouldn't that be asking for trouble.

Snapped!
After a long time, Wang Xi slapped the table fiercely, and said angrily, "Guo Changfu, I mean, he's taking advantage of the fire to rob, and he's not afraid of being overwhelmed!"

Zhao Wuji said coldly: "My lord has been humiliated, and I am finally willing to go to Guo State to assassinate Guo Changfu to avenge my lord!"

"You?" Wang Xi pointed at Zhao Wuji angrily and said, "Why do you assassinate Guo Changfu? Just rely on your three-legged cat's skill, or rely on your thousands of troops?"

"The last general...with his passion!" Zhao Wuji said.

"Hot-blooded?" Wang Xi snorted and said, "Don't talk about those useless things, Guo Changfu, the old man, is sure that the king has something to ask for him now, and there is nothing he can do about it. This is to blackmail the king. But he also made mistakes, taking advantage of the fire to rob, who would not, if this king sat in Guo Changfu's position, this king would be the same."

Seeing what Wang Xi said, the generals present couldn't say anything more. Wang Xi pondered for a moment and said, "What do you think of Guo Changfu's request?"

"At the end of the day, we will all listen to the prince." The generals said.

"Just listen to me? Don't you know how to do anything without me?" Wang Xi snorted and said, "What is Wang Mang doing?"

"Staying in Shenmu County, Changsun Wuji was ordered to lead a group of people to build a bridge by the Shenshui River. It seems that the imperial army will not come here until the bridge is built." A general came out and said.

"How's the morale of our army?" Wang Xi asked again.

"Morale is like a rainbow!" said the first general.

"Tell the truth!" Wang Xi said.

"I heard that the imperial court sent millions of troops to quell the rebellion, and Wang Jitang surrendered to the imperial court with his soldiers and horses. The morale of the soldiers was a little low."

"Just depressed?" Wang Xi said coldly: "Don't think that this king is deaf or blind, and this king is not a fool. Although I don't go to the barracks often, some news still reaches my ears from time to time. The morale in the barracks is more than low, I see, if the imperial army really comes, I am afraid that my soldiers will be the first to kill me, and take my head to beg Wang Mang for mercy."

"The soldiers are still loyal to the prince." Zhao Wuji whispered.

"Loyalty?" Wang Xi sneered, and said: "Wang Mang's son has a saying, which I take for granted. Loyalty is only because you don't have enough chips for betrayal. The old man Guo Changfu is sure that I have to ask him!"

"Your Majesty... do you really want to agree to Guo Changfu's terms?" Zhao Wuji asked in surprise.

"So what if you don't agree? Does the king have a choice? Does Wang Mang's son choose time with the king? Are the soldiers under the king willing to give the king time to choose?" Wang Xi's series of rhetorical questions made the generals present look panicked. Wang Xi's problem is also their problem. No one knows when the imperial army will come, and no one knows how long their heads will be on their heads. That's really uncomfortable!

"Zhao Wuji, this king authorizes you to negotiate with Guo Changfu on behalf of this king. Whatever he wants, as long as this king has something, this king can agree to him." Wang Xi changed the subject and said: "But this king also told him that he If you want, I can give it to you, but I must win this battle, and Wang Mang's son must die!"

"The last general takes orders, and he will live up to the prince's entrustment!" Zhao Wuji said solemnly.

By the Shenshui River, Wang Jitang listened to Lu Xiao's report indifferently, and Wang Jitang heard a lot of what happened in the Shenshui County Government.

After a long time, Wang Jitang said leisurely: "Wang Xi is crazy. Fighting with the imperial court is the internal affairs of the Great Qin Dynasty. To bring Guo State in, let alone lure wolves into the house, at least in terms of reason, Wang Xi is equivalent to treason. Its demise must first make it crazy, I think it's good, what do you think, Lu Xiao?"

"Wang Xi is indeed crazy, so what should we do?" Lu Xiao said.

"I don't need anything." Wang Jitang shook his head and said, "We have done enough. If we do more, people will be jealous. We have to keep a low profile in everything we do now. We can't be too high profile, which is easy to be misunderstood. Just know it yourself."

"Does Your Majesty need to inform?" Lu Xiao said.

"No need." Wang Jitang shook his head and said, "In the rebel army, countless people are trying to show their favor to the imperial court. Do you think that the people in Shenshui county government are all of one mind with Wang Xi? Do you want to chop off Wang Xi's head to make a contribution to the court? Naturally, someone will report to His Majesty about Wang Xi and Guo State."

"My lord is wise, if you hadn't made a quick decision, I'm afraid we are also in Shenshui County now, thinking about how to serve the imperial court in depression." Lu Xiao said.

"In this world, whatever you do, you have to be the first to eat crabs, otherwise you can only follow behind the first to eat crabs and eat the leftover bones." Wang Jitang said softly: "Lu Xiao, Wang You don’t need to stare at Xi’s place, put more claws on Guoguo’s place, I always feel that His Majesty’s coming here is not that simple.”

"Yes." Lu Xiao nodded.

At the same time, Li Lan is reporting to Wang Mang. As the spy chief who Wang Mang sat down, Li Lan is doing quite well.

Shenmu County is where the rebels have been entrenched for many years. It extends in all directions and harbors many big fish that didn't have time to run with Wang Xi.

In addition to Nangong Zhe, the envoy of the Shenmu River, who was beheaded before the public, he also discovered many officials who had previously served in the southern part of Great Qin, especially the three counties of Shenmu. Most of these people followed Wang Xi when the rebels rebelled It was a wild wind, but soon, under Wang Jian's strong attack, the rebels were driven all the way to the three counties of Shenmu. In the land of the three counties, there were many people and few positions, and many people were unemployed at home. Very unhappy.

This time Wang Xi fled to Shenshui County with his people, leaving many people behind. These people hid in Shenmu County. Under Li Lan's search, they were quickly arrested one by one.

For these rebellious boys, Wang Mang just took the imperial brush and said lightly: "Cut them all, I don't need grass!"

"Slave complies with the order." Li Lan nodded, and said again: "The spies from Shenshui County have heard that Wang Xi seems to be in contact with the Guo State, intending to attract the Guo Army to help it fight against the imperial court. The thief is crazy, doesn't he know that Guo Guo has long been ambitious for the big Qin wolf?"

"Can Wang Xi not know about things you know?" Wang Mang sneered and said, "It's just a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry, don't worry about him."

"What about Guo State?" Li Lan said, "Should we send some people to Guo State to keep an eye on Guo State's news?"

"Send." Wang Mang said: "Not only Guo State will send people there, Xu State will also send people there, but also send orders to Hangu Pass to let them pay attention to South Korea's movements at any time. These people are all connected. They can't eat their bags and walk away."

"..." Li Lan.

(End of this chapter)