And if this will severely damage morale, even if it is true, it should not be shouted out with such fanfare.
Ji Wan immediately rushed over, wanting to see who was yelling there.
But it turned out that some people in formal attire were shouting there. When those people saw Shao Wan coming, they immediately bowed their heads and dispersed.
Linwan was furious when he saw this. It was very obvious that this "rumor" must have come from the palace.
Just in case, he hurried outside the palace immediately. But seeing everyone in the palace running out in panic at this moment, Shao Wan felt even more uneasy when he saw this.
At this moment, he suddenly discovered two corpses outside the palace door. Shao Wan took a closer look and stumbled, barely avoiding falling. The two corpses were not outsiders, but Prince Lu and Young Master who had defeated the enemy!
Soon, the news of the death of Prince Lu and the young master had spread throughout the entire Ying capital. Some people even opened the city gate directly to welcome Prince Qiji's "Wang Shi".
Prince Qiji was also unceremonious and directly waved his troops, surrounded by Prince Bi, and entered Yingdu City directly.
In this way, Prince Bi was directly established as the new King of Chu in Yingdu, while his younger brother Prince Heigong was directly made Ling Yin, and Dou Shuran was made Zuo Yin.
Prince Qiji himself proclaimed himself the Grand Sima, taking control of all military affairs in the Chu Kingdom.
A sudden change occurred in the city of Yingdu, and chaos broke out in an instant. Prince Qiji immediately ordered an order to arrest King Xiong of Chu everywhere.
Of course, all this was done in the name of Xiong Bi, the new King of Chu.
Xiong Bi only knew that he had become the king of Chu naturally, but after all, he had no experience in this, let alone what the situation was in the country.
In the final analysis, he is just Wang Zi Qiji's puppet right now, so he can only let everything Wang Zi Qiji decide.
And this is exactly what Prince Qiji hopes. Using the name of Xiong Bi, the new king of Chu, to eradicate dissidents on a large scale so as to clear all obstacles for himself in the future.
There is no doubt that as a best friend of the deposed king Xiong Wei, Yu Wan was directly tied to Xiong Bi.
Shao Wan stared at Xiong Bi, and after scoffing at him, he looked away.
Xiong Bi couldn't help but became furious when he saw that this man looked down on him so much:
"Bold! Since I have become the new king and a minister of Chu, why don't you come to see me?!"
"Hmph! Since ancient times, the position of king has been occupied by virtuous people. You are just a treasonous person. You have not made any achievements in Chu State. How can you occupy such a great position! You are taking advantage of the king's absence. On the occasion of the attack, I committed such a treasonous and unethical act, killing innocent people and assassinating the two young masters! Since I am a minister of Chu, how can I pay homage to the rebellious ministers and traitors?!"
When Prince Heigou heard this, he was also furious and said:
"Hmph! Are you saying that we are all treason?! Then how did Xiong Wei get to the position? How can we allow you to talk nonsense here based on the merits of right and wrong! Come here, pull this man down and behead him in public! To serve as a warning to others!"
At this moment, a person was heard shouting loudly outside the hall:
"Your Majesty, tens of thousands of people gathered outside the palace gate. When they learned that Shao Wan had been kidnapped and brought to the palace, they all knelt down and begged for his life to be spared!"
When Prince Qiji heard this, he couldn't help but frown and remained silent. In fact, he really wanted to use Xiong Bi's help to quickly get rid of this loyalist who deposed the king.
Unexpectedly, this Yuwan has been running the capital of Ying for nearly ten years and has managed the capital in an orderly manner. It can be said that the entire Ying does not pick up lost items on the road and does not close its doors at night. His criminal rewards and punishments are also fair and clear, so Yuwan is deeply loved by the people in the city.
When Xiong Bi heard this, he became furious:
"Rebellion! I have just entered the capital of Ying, and will be threatened by these unruly people?! Kill! Whoever dares to cause trouble outside the palace again will be punished with the same crime as Shao Wan!"
When Prince Qiji heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked. After all, this prince was with him no matter what he said now. If he behaves like this and makes people in Yingdu lose all their hearts, what good fruit will he have to eat then?
Therefore, he immediately spoke out:
"Your Majesty, the people of the country cannot be killed! Has your Majesty forgotten what happened to King Zhou Li?"
When Xiong Bi heard this, he immediately became scared:
"Oh? Why can't I kill him?"
"This person's surname is Shao Mingwan, and he is a chief executive who has been operating in Yingdu for a long time. This person is deeply loved by the people of Yingdu. If the king wants to win people's hearts, he cannot kill him at once!"
How could Xiong Bi dare to be dissatisfied with Wang Zi Qiji's words:
"Since Brother Ji said so, just spare his life!"
But Yu Wan still showed no appreciation at this moment:
"Hmph! This is just a humble life for me! If you can't defend the capital and fail to honor the trust of your Majesty, you will die! What's the point? You don't need to wait here and act coquettishly!"
Prince Qiji didn't look angry. He only stepped forward to hold Yu Wan and whispered:
"Sir, please don't be impatient. Qiji will have something to say to you later!"
Shao Wan looked at Wang Zi Qiji and didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd. He was stunned for a moment. Wang Zi Qiji waved his hand gently, and he was carried out by the soldiers.
As for Prince Qiji, after attending the court meeting, he immediately hurried over to Kunwan.
Shao Wan was being locked up in a house at this time, and the decoration inside the house was also very elegant. Obviously, he was not convicted for verbally offending Chu King Xiong Bi, but was only placed under house arrest.
Linwan saw Prince Qiji coming, but he still looked unruly and snorted coldly:
"Huh! But what else can you say?"
Prince Qiji sighed deeply:
"Master Shao Wan, although you and I have not had much friendship before, you must also know the feelings between Qiji and my brother|"
It's just because Shao Wan has basically been guarding the rear with Prince Lu over the years, unlike Prince Qiji or Wu Ju who always accompany the King of Chu. Therefore, Shao Wan was indeed unaware of his wolfish ambitions.
Out of habitual thinking, what he saw was that Chu King Xiong Wei had always had great trust in his younger brother. Otherwise, how could Prince Qiji be named Cai Gong?
Therefore, when Yu Wan heard this, he couldn't help but hesitated for a moment:
"If that's the case, why does the fourth prince still do this?"
"Hey... Your Excellency, I don't know. Qiji's trip was all forced by my uncle. My uncle colluded with the rest of Cai Guo's party and suddenly launched an attack. Qiji had no choice but to do it. If Qiji hadn't followed, I'm afraid he would have suffered by now. He was harmed by rebelling against the party. As for Qiji, he had to deal with it carefully. He thought he could protect all the gentlemen, but unexpectedly."
The prince gave up his words and pretended to wipe away a few tears:
"Prince Lu and Young Master are both the beloved sons of Brother Wang!"
When Linwan saw that Prince Qiji was crying so sadly, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Fourth Prince, if that's the case, why don't you avenge your brother, go and welcome the King of Chu back, bring order to the chaos, and bring justice."
When Prince Qiji heard this, he shook his head:
"It can't be that easy. All Qiji can do now is to leave the capital temporarily and go out to look for opportunities, but there is still an extremely difficult thing at the moment! Qiji can't rest assured after all..."
"Oh? What's so difficult about it?"
Wang Ziqiji wiped his tears and continued:
"If Qiji leaves the capital, my uncle will definitely do whatever he wants. At that time, countless people in the capital will probably be massacred. Although my uncle has a good reputation, he is not knowledgeable in political affairs and has no humility. It’s definitely not going to be so peaceful! What should we do?”
"Hey, if the villain succeeds, what can he do?"
"So what Qiji means is that your lord must show your intention to surrender, and Qiji will try his best to keep your position as the governor of Yingdu. If your lord can continue to be in charge of Yingdu, wouldn't it be a blessing to the people of the country? ?”
"My lord is here, Qi Ji is outside, maybe one day we can welcome the King of Chu back!"
When Linwan heard these words, he couldn't help but think carefully for a while, and then bowed deeply to Prince Qiji:
"The fourth prince is so admirable for enduring humiliation and burden! Tai Wan must do his best. If Ying fails, Tai Wan will die to apologize!"
When Prince Qiji saw Shao Wan taking the bait, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but evoke an imperceptible smile. In fact, there were two reasons why he wanted to keep Shao Wan.
First, he can use his reputation among the people to stabilize the hearts of the people.
The second is that he wants to make some plans for usurping the throne in the future. As long as he can design to get rid of Xiongbi, then the throne will be within easy reach for him. And when that time comes, he will naturally need to win over people's hearts to further consolidate his power.
And Shao Wan’s role lies precisely here!
