"King Liang was quite afraid of this, so he specially sent his confidants to investigate, and also removed me, a member of Xia Qingchen's faction, to prevent me from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."
Qiu Wanjin understood the truth and sighed deeply: "Since ancient times, the person that kings are most afraid of is the master with high achievements. Not only does Mr. Xia have high achievements, he also has a prestige far superior to him in southern Xinjiang."
"If King Liang is a wise king, I'd like to respond, but he has never been a tolerant king. It would be strange if he didn't send someone to investigate."
He couldn't help but regret inviting Xia Qingchen to the Chamber of Commerce and causing him such huge trouble.
"Hey! We have caused trouble for Mr. Xia again." Wu Xiong sighed. He no longer had the intention to pay attention to his position, and was more worried about Xia Qingchen.
The relationship between him and the King of Liang was not harmonious to begin with. Now that the people of southern Xinjiang are worshiping him and treating him as a god, the gap between him and the King of Liang is getting wider and wider.
Just as he was sighing, the housekeeper at the door hurriedly ran over: "Sir, what's wrong, a man who calls himself the servant of the special envoy came to inform us that the special envoy is coming soon."
Wu Xiong's expression was calm instead. He had already been mentally prepared: "I will greet you."
Accompanied by his wife, daughter, and Qiu Wanjin, they arrived at the gate of the mansion and waited silently for the arrival of the special envoy.
They waited for two hours.
The downpours continued intermittently, and the cold air blowing from the rain made their faces stiff and even made their hearts feel cold.
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Until the sound of horse hoofbeats broke the dull rain curtain, and several bright horses rushed in. Behind the horses, there were tall and straight guards lined up. They held high white umbrellas and were soaked in the pouring rain.
The escort team was lined up from the end of sight to the entrance of the house.
"Welcome, Your Majesty!" they shouted in unison.
At the end of the line of sight, in a large sedan chair carried by eighteen people, an old man holding a fly whisk in his hand and wearing gray clothes stepped out. He looked extraordinary, but his cheeks were thin and slightly mean.
He stepped forward, walking along the path formed by a series of umbrellas, and arrived at the door of the house without a drop of rain.
Wu Xiong immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "Wu Xiong, the last general, would like to greet Master Chan Daozi."
The person who came was none other than Prince Liang's confidant, Cicada Daozi.
In Immortal Demon City, he once forced Yunlan Battle Group to return to the team but failed, and ordered everyone in Yunlan Battle Group to be executed.
Now, he once again carried the king's orders and came to Tiannan City, the capital of southern Xinjiang.
"Wu Xiong accepts the order!" Cicada Daozi took out a scroll and announced: "Wu Xiong, as a general, colluded with local merchants, persecuted competitors, disrupted local order, and caused public resentment. He was removed from the post of general and deprived of military status.
Relegated to civilian status."
Wu Xiong felt cold in his heart, feeling a little sad, a little sad, and a little angry.
What does it mean that he colludes with local merchants and persecutes competitors?
Who did he persecute?
Even the Wu family who had driven them away back then had not been persecuted by him. As for the so-called public resentment, he only saw the local business circles, who were convinced by them and cooperated with them one after another.
Where did the public resentment come from and where did the boiling boiling point come from?
Is King Liang blind? Without finding out the facts, he arbitrarily deprives a soldier of his lifelong pursuit and cancels his more than ten years of dedication to the military palace?
He clenched his fists tightly and silently took the scroll.
His heart is already dead.
When Xia Qingchen was treated unfairly, he should not have had any expectations for Prince Liang.
Such a foolish king never gives people hope.
"The general will accept the order." Wu Xiong said silently, his mood extremely low.
Cicada Daozi said indifferently: "Wu Xiong, originally King Liang wanted to question you, but because Pindao spoke good words for you, he only received a lighter punishment of dismissal from his post. You must thank Pindao very much."
Wu Xiong smiled bitterly. He hoped that King Liang would accuse him. Only in this way would he conduct a thorough investigation.
A thorough investigation will prove his innocence.
However, the King of Liang did not even investigate. The villain believed him in his casual slander and dismissed him directly.
"Thank you." Wu Xiong said lightly.
He knew that Cicada Daozi didn't say anything good at all, and even those slanderous remarks were made by Cicada Daozi. However, the other party's status was too high, and he had no evidence, so he couldn't conflict head-on.
"How can I thank you?" Cicada Daozi said shamelessly, "How about this, I will reluctantly go out of my way to connect you and make peace with you once, how about that?"
Peaceful old?
But Cicada Daozi clapped his hands, and two men in raincoats came out of the rain. They took off their bamboo hats and revealed themselves.
Those were none other than Wu Kun, Wu Yan and his son.
"Is it you?" Wu Xiong's eyebrows suddenly wrinkled, his eyes showing coldness: "What are you doing here?"
Cicada Daozi said with kind eyes: "It is said that it is better to resolve enemies than to make enemies. I will make peace with you two today and resolve the grievances of many years."
Wu Xiong felt disgusted. It would be inappropriate for outsiders to get involved in their family's internal affairs.
However, he could only hide his dissatisfaction in his heart and politely refuse to let someone have a high status: "Your Excellency has good intentions and the people understand it, but we can solve our own problems ourselves."
Cicada Daozi suddenly frowned, with a look of displeasure on his face: "Why, I'm not qualified enough to make peace with you two?"
Making peace is based on the willingness of both parties. How can there be such coercion to make peace?
Wu Xiong clasped his fists: "The common people don't dare!"
"Hmph! Pindao's eloquent words, others want me to make peace, but I'm too lazy to pay attention to it. It's better for you to push back!" Cicada Daozi rolled up his sleeves and robe and said: "That's good. Pindao stands from a fair point of view.
I will make peace for you and ensure that both of you are satisfied."
When the words reached this point, Wu Xiong could only listen.
Cicada Daozi twisted his beard and said: "From what I understand, the reason for your conflict was that Wu Xiong privately organized a caravan to go to Lounan for purchasing. During this period, he ignored the family's repeated objections, which eventually led to a tragic disaster. The clan members died tragically and the goods were robbed, right?
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Wu Xiong remained silent. On the surface, this was indeed the case.
However, Wu Xiong still feels that it was too much of a coincidence that he was robbed by the Wolf Rebel Bandits, as if the caravan's information was mastered by the Wolf Rebel Bandits, and they were ambushed with incomparable precision.
However, there was no evidence for this matter, so he could only bury it in his heart, and no one said anything about it.
"To resolve this matter, you, Wu Xiong, must compensate the Wu family in the north of the city for all the lost property, and apologize to the current head of the family, Wu Kun." Cicada Daozi said.
"You have killed so many clan members and yet you have not apologized to the clan. It is really outrageous!" Cicada Daozi turned to look at Wu Kun: "It has been so many years. You should be more generous and accept his apology. Understand
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Wu Kun's lips curled up in a half-smile, pretending to be tolerant: "If Wu Xiong truly regrets it, it's not like he can't be forgiven."
forgive?
Wu Xiong's face was full of anger. He was clearly trying to persuade others to make peace with his side!
Regardless of the property that was originally lost, Wu Kun recovered it, and the family did not actually lose much wealth.
This apology alone is nonsense!
When Wu Xiong's family was brutally kicked out without even a chance to explain and rescue them, leaving them living on the streets, it was the Wu family who should apologize!
He didn't cause trouble to the Wu family, but the Wu family invited Cicada Daozi to back him up and ask him to apologize?
Is there any natural law in the world? Is there any royal law in Liangjing? (Two updates at 12 noon tomorrow)