The news that the emperor had ordered his own soldiers to take charge of the harvest had spread quickly. Everyone realized that this time life and death were decided.
As for who lives and who dies. Most people think that Li Shui's death is more likely.
Ying Zheng's personal soldiers, all over the world, only listen to the orders of Ying Zheng and are loyal to only one person.
With such a group of personal soldiers, no one dares to think wrongly. I can only resign myself to waiting for the results.
So Wang Li did not go outside the city anymore, but stayed at home. Anyway, the results won’t be available until noon tomorrow at the earliest.
That's a thousand acres of fertile land, and it's not easy to harvest it all.
Wang Jian was lying on a low couch and was teaching Wang Li how to become an official. I hope that after today's incident, Wang Li can learn a lesson and stop doing such stupid things again.
Suddenly, Wang Jian frowned, feeling a little uneasy, but he couldn't explain what went wrong.
At this time, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and a house slave trotted in and said, "Sir, it's not good."
When Wang Jian heard these words, his heart suddenly sank. He suddenly had an urge to pull out his sword and kill the slave with one strike.
But Wang Jian is not Wang Li after all. He can keep his temper and not take his anger out on others.
The slave said in a low voice: "The villain found a dozen familiar Qin soldiers. They all saw it yesterday. From one acre of Huaiguzi's field, one stone and nine buckets of corn were indeed harvested."
Wang Jian asked in a deep voice: "Is what they said true?"
The servant said: "These Qin soldiers have always been on good terms with villains, so they will definitely not deceive me. Besides, Huai Guzi can bribe one person, how can he bribe a dozen people?"
Wang Jian was silent for a long time, then suddenly turned pale and said a few words in succession: "Oh no."
Wang Li quickly said: "Don't worry, Grandpa? What if he can harvest two stones of grain? I have already set fire to his two hundred acres of fertile land. His defeat is certain."
Wang Jian scolded: "Idiot. If he calculates it based on eight hundred acres and competes with you for the number of single acres, you will still die."
Wang Li laughed and said: "It doesn't matter, my grandson is not that stupid. When he set fire yesterday, he specially burned some harvested acres. Therefore, although everyone shouts about two hundred acres of fertile land, in fact, it is not clear how many acres he destroyed. can not say it clearly."
"Now that everyone has determined that he set the fire himself, they will definitely guess, did he harvest the two hundred acres of corn first and then set the fire?"
After hearing this, Wang Jian nodded slightly and said, "You finally have some thoughts."
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The sun quickly set, and Xianyang City was shrouded in darkness. But outside Xianyang City, there are two places with bright lights.
One is Li Shui's fertile land, and the other is Wang Li's fertile land.
The emperor's soldiers were lighting torches and harvesting corn at an extremely fast speed. In the middle of the night, Li Shui came out and took a look, and found that according to the speed of these soldiers, not only could the corn be harvested at noon tomorrow, but the corn could also be threshed and raised on the field. How much was the quantity?
"It's great to be an emperor. With just one order, countless people will stay up late and work." Li Shui couldn't help but sigh.
Zhou Qingchen was frightened when he heard this. Master Huai, doesn't he have other ideas?
Li Shui didn't notice Zhou Qingchen's thoughts. He just waved his hand and said, "Let's go and see how Cang Fu and Wang Laoshi are doing."
Zhou Qingchen was the only one in Chunyu Yue's party who clearly stood on Li Shui's side.
Even Li Shui was a little envious of Zhou Qingchen's good vision. Sometimes Li Shui wonders: "How did he know that I was a sure winner?"
Li Shui shook his head and returned to Shang Jun's Villa. He looked at Cang Fu and Wang Laoshi. They didn't wake up, but their condition didn't worsen.
It was good news if it didn't get worse. Li Shui felt relieved and started sharpening his butcher's knife again.
This knife has been sharpened to an extremely sharp level.
Li Xin said while drinking: "Brother Huai, the butcher's knife is not easy to use. If you want to kill Wang Li, you might as well use my sword. This sword is extremely sharp."
Li Shui shook his head: "Wang Li is worse than a beast. To kill him, of course you have to use a butcher's knife. What's more, your sword has other uses."
Li Xin asked in confusion: "What's the use?"
Li Shui said sheepishly: "I heard that Wang Li is brave but not resourceful. I have seen that he is brave, and it is probably true that he is brave. If I want to kill him tomorrow and he resists with all his strength, that will be bad. ”
Li Xin suddenly understood and said: "I understand. I will stand beside you tomorrow. If he dares to resist, I will chop off his head with the sword in my hand."
Li Shui waved his hand quickly: "You just need to chop off his arms. Leave the head to me."
A strange scene suddenly appeared in Li Xin's mind: Wang Li lost his arms and screamed repeatedly. Huaiguzi next to him was majestic, holding a butcher's knife, and said proudly: Today, I will chop off your head!
Li Xin laughed dryly and said: "Brother Huai, you have been yelling angrily for so long. It turns out that the one you really want to kill is Wang Li who lost his arms. Maybe I will capture him alive and hand him to you tied up. You see. how?"
Li Shui nodded and said, "That's okay."
Li Xin was completely speechless and thought to himself: "It seems that my face needs to continue to be cultivated. When will I be able to be like Brother Huai, I will be able to tolerate humiliation and be invincible in the world."
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After a restless night, Wang Li couldn't wait to get on his horse and go to the fields to see how the corn harvest was going.
Wang Ben originally wanted to go with Wang Li, but Wang Li smiled and said: "Father, just rest at home and wait for my good news. If you mobilize the army, it will appear that the Wang family attaches great importance to Huaiguzi."
Wang Ben thought for a while and felt that this made sense. He called a few domestic slaves and asked them to follow Wang Li and deliver news at any time.
When Wang Li rushed to the farmland, he found that thousands of acres of farmland had been harvested. The emperor's personal soldiers are marching on the battlefield.
Wang Wan was standing nearby to supervise. Judging from his calm and calm look, nothing major happened that night.
By noon, the soldiers had finished all their work. Then he said to Wang Wan: "Prime Minister, I have a thousand acres of fertile land and a total harvest of more than 1,700 shi of corn."
Wang Wan nodded: "One stone and seven buckets per acre. Okay, this is a rare harvest. Wang Li, I'm afraid you are going to win this time."
Wang Li said with a smile: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, has been working hard these days. Now that we have something to do, I will hold a banquet at home to entertain you."
Wang Wan readily agreed.
One thousand seven hundred stones, the same as Wang Li had expected before. He is also very satisfied with the result. As for Huaiguzi, two hundred acres of fertile farmland were destroyed. In any case, it would not be able to reach this number.
Wang Wan looked at the sun in the sky, then called a handyman over and said, "Go to Shangjun Courtyard and see how much corn has been harvested in Huaiguzi's fields?"
The soldier rode away on horseback. After a while, he rushed back and reported to Wang Wanhuang: "Sir, the corn in Master Huai's field has not yet been fully counted."
Wang Wan smiled slightly and said: "Only half of the sophora and millet fields have been planted. Haven't we checked clearly yet? This is strange."
Wang Li said with a smile: "Huaiguzi is lingering, does he know that he is going to lose, and wants to delay time and linger for a while? Prime Minister, why don't we go to Shangjun's Courtyard and see what Huaiguzi is doing?"
Wang Wan nodded.
Wang Li was eager to see Huaiguzi's embarrassment, and to see Huaiguzi's face pale and despairing after weighing the corn.
Wang Li even thought about giving Huaiguzi a happy life if he knelt down and begged for mercy. If Huai Guzi wants to be a hero, then cut his flesh with a blunt knife and let him suffer all kinds of torture before he dies.
The group of people rode horses and soon arrived at Shangjun's Villa.
The corn from Sophora Millet has been harvested and is being weighed.
Wang Li looked around and found Huaiguzi hiding behind the crowd, sharpening a knife on a stone.
Wang Li sneered and asked, "Master Huai, are you preparing to commit suicide by sharpening your knife?"
Li Shui ignored him and turned to ask Li Xin: "If I want to kill Wang Li, where would it be easier to kill him?"
Li Xinxin thought: "With your killing method, how can it not be easy to kill? I have already cut off both arms. Even if you don't use the knife, he will not live long."
However, in front of Wang Li, Li Xin still had to cooperate with Li Shui, so he said: "It's easiest to kill from the butt."
Li Shui was a little puzzled: "Brother Li, I don't kill many people, so don't lie to me. Shouldn't we start from the neck?"
Li Xin said: "Brother Huai, you don't understand this. Others start killing from the neck. But Wang Li is different. Little General Wang, his head is on his butt. Otherwise, how could he be so stupid in doing things? "
Wang Li's face turned livid, but he quickly sneered and said, "You are just trying to be quick with your words. I hope you can still be as sharp as you are when your head falls to the ground."
Wang Li didn't want to argue with Li Shui anymore. There is no point in bickering now. After the results come out, Li Shui will cry bitterly.
Half an hour later, the weighing work was completed.
The emperor's personal soldiers bowed their hands to Li Si and said, "Sir, Shangjun's courtyard has harvested a total of 1,500 shi of corn."
When Wang Li heard this, he burst out laughing: "Huaiguzi, your death has come."
Li Shui didn't say anything, just testing the knife.
Li Si and Wang Wan checked the corn in Shangjun's courtyard and couldn't help but sigh.
These corns are all plump and are of the highest quality. In terms of price alone, Li Shui's 1,500 shi of corn was probably more valuable than Wang Li's 1,700 shi.
It's a pity that the two people bet on the quantity, not the quality.
Li Si couldn't help but think in his heart: "If Huaiguzi's two hundred acres of fertile land had not been burned, we might have won today."
However, this kind of thing is not clear at all. Who can guarantee that the two hundred acres of farmland burned that day were not harvested?
Li Si naturally knew the truth, but he had no intention of clarifying it for Li Shui.
After all, if he doesn't do anything, he has done nothing. Once he helped Huaiguzi clarify, he completely offended the Wang family, even Hu Hai, and then Zhao Gao.
As for Huaiguzi, he may not be able to survive based on his own testimony.
The gain outweighs the loss, so there is no need to do it.
Wang Li winked at the dead soldiers behind him, and they quietly approached Li Shui.
They planned to kill Li Shui outside Xianyang City and would never give Li Shui a chance to see the emperor or give him a chance to defend himself.
Li Shui looked calm and played with the butcher knife in his hand. Xiang Wangli said: "Little General Wang, do you think you won? You lost. You lost completely. I was relegated to immortality with 800 acres of land, which is better than your thousand acres of fertile land." Baidu Read the latest chapter of "I Was a God in the Qin Dynasty" for free.
