Before we knew it, it was the second year of Xianping. During this period, Emperor Zhao Heng of the Song Dynasty was diligent in political affairs and reduced taxes. The comprehensive national strength of the Song Dynasty developed steadily, and business developed vigorously, reaching an unprecedented height since the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Behind this booming business, it is inseparable from the strong support of Jiangsu Alliance and Longhang Chamber of Commerce.
However, some people are happy and some are worried. At this time, in an old courtyard in Junzhou, the dilapidated courtyard door was kicked open by two government officials.
"It's time to eat! It's time to eat!" One of the yamen servants yelled impatiently, and then the two of them walked into the courtyard in a big way.
"I said it was time to eat, but you couldn't hear me! You asked us to bring it in for you!" Another Yamen servant shouted impatiently.
The door of the courtyard house opened precariously, and an old man with white hair and wrinkles came out, his body hunched over. With his appearance now, no one can tell that he is the Wang Jien who was once all-powerful and feared in the world.
Wang Jien yelled and cursed, "Huh! Who are you two! If it were before, you wouldn't even be worthy of carrying my shoes!"
"Hey! You old fool, you've been here for more than two years, and you still have such a big temper!"
"That's right, you thought you were the great eunuch in the palace! Now, you're just a loser who can't even grow a beard!"
When Wang Jien heard this, his face turned red with anger and he rushed towards the yamen servant. The yamen officer dodged easily, and then kicked Wang Jien behind him, causing Wang Jien to fall to the ground like a dog.
Looking at Wang Jien lying on the ground, the two people laughed loudly, "Eunuch Wang, where are your martial arts? It is said that you were very strong in martial arts back then and rarely faced an opponent. How come you are kicked down now with just one kick!"
When Wang Jien was sent to Junzhou two years ago, he wanted to recover some of his skills and then go to that place to regroup and vow to take revenge on Liu Zhan and others. However, just before he set off, Liu Zhan had all his meridians broken. Now two years have passed, not only has his power not been restored, but his health has deteriorated, and he can't even travel far away. Extremely resentful. "Liu Zhan, why didn't you kill me directly? Did you just want others to humiliate me? You are so sinister." Wang Jien actually didn't know that he could survive. It was Liu Zhan who promised Wang Jien's nephew Wang Chengyong that he would survive. Save his life. Only after the strong persuasion of Han Ji, Princess Yunkai and Lu Duan did he save his life.
When the two government officials saw Wang Jien lying on the ground and making no movement, they walked over and said, "What's wrong? You're lying on the ground and you still can't get up? Hurry up and finish your meal. Let's go back and do business as soon as possible."
Wang Jien was breathing heavily. He knew that with his current body, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat the two government officials, not to mention the children whose hair had not yet been tied up. He turned over, but still refused to give in, and said in a firm tone: "Just put the food there. I will eat it myself later!"
"You still expect us to come back later? Eat quickly, we have to take the lunch boxes away after we're done! How many lunch boxes do you think we have prepared for you?"
"Brother Qiang, let's just pour this food on the ground. Anyway, he looks like this and can eat it lying on the ground." said a Yamen servant.
"Well, that's a good idea!" The yamen servant responded, then picked up the food in the lunch box, poured it on the ground, and said to Wang Jien: "This will save trouble a lot. Eunuch Wang, please feel aggrieved. Also, if you want to do something again next time, please tell me in advance, and we two brothers will find some free time to practice with you."
The yamen servant packed the lunch box and walked out of the courtyard talking and laughing without even closing the courtyard door to Wang Jien. Wang Jien sighed, but had no choice but to watch the two government servants leave with resentful eyes. Wang Jien crawled tremblingly on the ground, crawling towards the food on the ground. Wang Jien had just climbed two steps when he heard two screams of "ah". I saw the two government officials flying in from the courtyard gate and falling heavily to the ground.
A man wearing a black cloak, covering his mouth and nose with a black veil, slowly walked in from the courtyard gate with his hands behind his back.
The two government officials stood up and shook their heads. Brother Qiang said to the person outside the door: "Where did you come from, a thief! How dare you attack your grandfather!" Then he pulled out the saber from his waist.
Another yamen servant also drew his saber and said viciously: "If you dare to offend our Junzhoufu yamen, I think you don't want to live anymore." He picked up the knife and struck at the man. The knife was raised before it fell. The man's hand was already against the officer's hand. No matter how strong the officer was, he couldn't chop off the knife.
Seeing this, Brother Qiang raised his knife and slashed across the side of the man. The man in black dodged back and avoided the knife. Then he held Brother Qiang's wrist with his hand, and used the opportunity to use Brother Qiang's knife to swing hard at the stomach of another government servant. In an instant, a red light shone on Brother Qiang's face. Before Brother Qiang could recover, the man in black kicked Brother Qiang in the waist and knocked him to the ground.
Brother Qiang got up on the ground, sat up straight, touched his face with his hand, and bright red blood suddenly appeared on his hand, and then looked at the other person who had fallen on the ground in a pool of blood. He crawled over on all fours, shaking the man's body, and kept shouting: "Xiao Zhuang! Xiao Zhuang!" But Xiao Zhuang had no breath. He raised his head again and saw the man in black walking towards him with a horrified look. He quickly stood up, picked up the knife in his hand, held the handle of the knife with both hands, and said to the man in black while trembling. : "You... don't come here! I'm... from the government! You killed the people from the government! Come back with me and surrender!"
The man said calmly: "Oh? Really? You just killed him."
"That was... you... you killed it with my knife! It wasn't me... you killed it!"
"Forget it, it doesn't matter who kills him. They are already dead anyway." Then he looked at Wang Jien on the ground and said to Brother Qiang: "Just now, you were rude to the prince, so I will teach you a lesson on behalf of the prince. Now?"
"You... what do you want?" Brother Qiang asked fearfully.
The man in black chuckled lightly and said, "Kneel down now and apologize to the prince. If the prince forgives you, he will not kill you."
After hearing this, Brother Qiang hesitated for a moment, then knelt down to Wang Jien and said: "Master Wang! Eunuch Wang! It's a villain who has no eyesight and is acting wild on Tai Sui's head! You don't remember the faults of villains, forgive me. This time. The villain will never dare to do it again!"
Wang Jien has watched the murder scene countless times, so he is naturally accustomed to this scene. He didn't look at Brother Qiang, the yamen officer, nor at the man in black. He continued to crawl towards the dining area, saying, "I won't kill you so that you can go back and report the news?"
These words undoubtedly sentenced Brother Qiang to death. He turned his head and looked at the man in black in horror. The man in black had already strangled Brother Qiang's neck and twisted it hard. Brother Qiang's limbs went limp and he fell to the ground. on the ground.
Wang Jien had climbed to the dining area, sat up on the side and said, "Who are you?"
The man in black took off his mask, put down the hat of his cloak, bowed with his hands clasped in his fists, and said to Wang Jien with a smile: "My lord, I have worked under you, and I really admire you! I came here to visit you today."
"No more polite words. You didn't come here to help me kill these two government servants, right?"
The man was still smiling and said: "Then I will tell you directly, please give me the key to the library."
After hearing this, Wang Jien's expression became serious and he asked, "Do you know where the library is?"
"Didn't I just say it? I also worked under you. Back then, all Jianghu sects and gangs that took refuge in you had to hand over their martial arts secrets to you before they could join, and the place where these secrets were kept was the library. .”
"Really? However, very few people know the location of the library."
"I used to work under Xian Ruibo, one of your four killers. He trusted me at the time and told me about it."
Hearing Xian Ruibo's name, Wang Jien seemed a little disdainful and said: "Ah, that sissy! However, I think you look like a human, so I'm afraid you are not a gentleman."
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for making fun of you."
"Let's do this. Go and kill someone for me. Kill him and I will give you the key."
"The person the prince wants to kill must be Liu Zhan, the leader of the Jiangsu Alliance."
Wang Jien did not answer.
"Then, Prince Wang, you really think too highly of me. My martial arts is not one thousandth as good as Liu Zhan's. The purpose of using this key is to use the martial arts secrets inside to improve my strength. Once I have mastered my martial arts, I will help you get rid of him. Liu Zhan."
"Hmph! When you become a master of martial arts, Liu Zhan will probably live a happy life! Besides, why should I trust you? Just because you helped me kill two government officials. You go."
The man in black's tone changed slightly, "My lord, I am treating you politely and I sincerely beg you to give me the key. If you insist on not giving it, then don't blame me?"
Wang Jien disagreed, "What can you do? Kill me? Anyway, I have nothing now. Killing me will be a relief."
"Oh. If you really want to do this, Prince, then I have no choice." The man in black walked out of the door and brought two white jars.
When Wang Jien saw these two bottles, his pupils suddenly shrank, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "How dare you!"
The man in black pointed at the two jars and said, "This should be the ashes of your brother Wang Jiyi. This is the ashes of your brother's son, your nephew, Wang Chengyong. If you insist on not giving me the key, Then I can only scatter these two jars of ashes!"
Wang Jien felt full of strength for a moment, stood up with all his strength, and tried desperately to grab the two jars. However, the man in black easily dodged it.
"Prince, please don't bother. With your current condition, it's impossible to snatch it back."
Upon seeing this, Wang Jien's tone immediately became much gentler and said, "Okay, okay! I'll give you the key, but don't touch those two jars!" Then he tore off a piece of cloth from his underwear, and there was a piece of cloth in it. Tip bag, take out a key.
When the man in black saw the key, he put the jar on the ground and snatched Wang Jien's key away. Wang Jien hurriedly looked at the two jars, but when he opened them, they were empty and there was nothing in them.
Wang Jien became angry and asked, "What do you mean?"
"There is nothing there in the first place. Wang Chengyong's ashes have been taken away long ago. As for Wang Jiyi, I respect him as a general who served his country loyally, so I won't touch it."
When Wang Jien heard this, he looked up to the sky and laughed, and said: "Hahaha! I can't believe that I have planned my whole life. I can't keep any of the relatives I care about most." There was another burst of laughter. After Wang Jien calmed down, he felt hopeless for his life. The man in black said: "Help me do one last thing, you kill me."
"Okay, then I will send you off to Eunuch Wang." The man in black knew that the last bit of hope in Wang Jien's heart had been wiped out. He had no hope of living anymore, and then he slapped Wang Jien on the head.
The next day, the bodies of Wang Jien and the two government officials were discovered by people from Junzhou Prefecture and reported to the court. After Emperor Zhao Heng learned about this, he sent someone to inform Liu Zhan of the Jiangxi Alliance.
