In the Wang family’s mansion, Wang Jia was diligently helping Wang Ben water the flowers.

While watering the flowers, he said with admiration: "Master, you are really a god. The villain secretly created some momentum in Xianyang City as his master told me."

"Now the people in the city are talking about it, saying that the veteran general has made great contributions to the court after all. Although he made a mistake this time, he should be reduced."

"Now, the atmosphere in Xianyang City has changed. The people who cursed the veteran general to collude with Xiang Liang now have some sympathy for our Xiang family. Some people even say that if the young master had not died, how could the veteran general have come to this?"

"He was probably confused for a moment, not really trying to rebel against Qin. Therefore, he hopes that the court can open the door and let the old general leave his life."

Wang Ben laughed and said lightly: "The discussion in the city may have some effect. But I'm afraid it may not be able to save my father's life. It's impossible to commit a crime of treason."

Wang Jia was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, what the master said. However, when the villain found out, the court guard Li Si had entered the palace. Most of the time, he was influenced by the remarks in Xianyang City and went to plead with His Majesty."

Wang Ben nodded faintly.

Wang Jia said carefully: "Master, according to your guess, what do you think the result will be? Will Your Majesty agree to be given a lighter punishment?"

Wang Ben said, "I don't know."

Wang Jia was stunned for a moment: "Don't know?"

Wang Ben nodded: "If it were another monarch, he might have agreed. But now His Majesty is very talented and has a lot of opinions. We are taking risks."

"If he had no intention of punishing me Wang, the remarks in Xianyang City would make him feel compassion for Wang. He would go with the flow and give his father a decent way of dying. As for you, you can continue to live a secret life."

"If Your Majesty originally planned to punish Wang's family severely. His remarks in Xianyang City would make him furious. At that time... the emperor was angry and he would be buried thousands of miles away. The Wang family would probably want to keep the whole family."

After hearing this, Wang Jia shivered and almost cried: "Then...then we..."

Wang Ben looked back at him and sneered: "I told you a long time ago that you are betting."

Wang Jia was completely panicked and stood there with a pale face. Soon, his legs were trembling and could no longer stand. He held a pillar and slowly sat on the steps.

Now Wang Jia understood that he had just brought people to burn a fire. This fire could not only keep them warm or burn him to ashes. What was the result was all within the thought of His Majesty.

Wang Jia closed his eyes and muttered silently in his heart: "Renjun, benevolent, Your Majesty must want to be a benevolent lord, and he will definitely not kill indiscriminately, and he will definitely not..."

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In Zou Gou's mansion, Zou Gou was studying. While reading, he nodded repeatedly: "This locust kernel is really a trick. In the past, reading bamboo slips was time-consuming and labor-intensive. Now, writing words on paper is easy to carry and it is much more comfortable to read. It's wonderful."

At this time, Zou Jia, the butler in the mansion, walked in quietly.

Zou Gou asked: "What happened to you asking you to inquire about it?"

Zou Jia bowed and said, "The villain has already found out. The people who had had a banquet with the adults yesterday have already written a letter to His Majesty. Now there is no news in the palace."

Zou Gou nodded: "Then we'll just wait for news from His Majesty."

Zou Jia said again: "However, the villain found that there were more rumors on the street."

Zou Gou said oh and asked, "What do you mean?"

Zou Jia said: "These rumors say that the veteran General Wang Jian was a meritorious in the dynasty. He was loyal to the Qin Dynasty for decades. This time, he colluded with Xiang Liang for a moment. It was probably because Wang Li died tragically, so he was on a wrong path."

Zou Gou laughed: "This rumor is interesting, it's pointing the finger at Huai Guzi."

Zou Jia was stunned for a moment and said, "That's right. This clearly means that Wang Jian was forced to rebel by Huai Guzi."

Zou Jia asked Zou Gou with some interest: "Master, do you think Wang Jian can survive this time?"

Zou Gou said lightly: "How is it possible? If you can survive this crime, then can you kill and set fire? I, the Qin Dynasty, rule the world with law. If you let Wang Jian go, the world will be in chaos."

Zou Jia nodded: "That's true."

Zou Gou said: "However, it's better to have such a rumor. In conjunction with the court officials' plea, Your Majesty may agree to give Wang Jian a complete body. In this way, the others will rest assured."

Zou Jia scratched his head and said, "The villain still doesn't understand why Wang Jian can get the whole body and the others are safe?"

Zou Gou said: "Silly. Wang Jian colluded with Xiang Liang not only to oppose Qin, but also to tease the court. According to His Majesty's character, he must use all his punishments on him."

"If Your Majesty promises to leave him a whole body, it means that Your Majesty wants to portray himself as a saint and a benevolent king. Although Your Majesty is strong, he is a person after all. How can you not care about the views of the people of the world? How can you not care about the evaluation of later historical books?"

"Since you want to be a benevolent king, you cannot implicate others. Otherwise, will you fail?"

Zou Jia suddenly realized: "So that's the case, it's amazing."

Zou Gou laughed: "I suddenly realized that since Huai Guzi arrived in Xianyang City, I have learned a lot from him. This person is not simple, and it is definitely not shameless on the surface."

When Zou Jia heard him mention Huai Guzi, a strange look appeared on his face.

Zou Gou captured his expression in his eyes and asked faintly: "What?"

Zou Jia coughed dryly and said, "Now in Xianyang City, some people say that the master is a little exiled immortal."

Zou Gou frowned: "Little exiled immortal, what is this?"

Zou Jia said boldly: "It must be because the master was in the exiled immortal building to entertain court officials a few days ago, but he did not pay in the end. Those who were so popular were arranged, so he made up some of his words, saying that his master's style was quite similar to that of the exiled immortal."

Zou Gou smiled: "My style is quite like a banished immortal? Are you shameless?"

Zou Jia laughed dryly and didn't say anything.

Zou Gou said with emotion: "I was knocked down a tooth by Wang Jian in the palace that day and lost all my face. All the court officials were gloating next to me."

"From then on, I figured it out. My face has fallen to the ground. Even if I pick it up and put it on my body again, it would be embarrassing."

"Since that's the case, I just broke the pot and gave up. I learned about the locust kernels and did it randomly. After trying this, I found it good."

"It turns out that once you are shameless, you will be relaxed and happy. No wonder Huai Guzi always has so many shameless actions."

Zou Jia could only respond with a dry smile. The owner of his family was proud of himself, not ashamed, but proud. What could he say?

At this time, a servant came hurriedly and said breathlessly: "There is news, there is news."

Zou Gou turned around and looked at the servant.

The servant was stunned for a moment when he saw the butler Zou Jia here and immediately became a stalwart.

In fact, at this time he was only ten steps away from Zou Gou. He could only take a few breaths to walk to Zou Gou and report the news.

But he didn't, but walked to Zou Jia and whispered a few words in his ear

Zou Jia nodded, then waved his hand to the servant, and the servant left.

Then, Zou Jia walked to Zou Gou with a smile and said happily: "Master, I'm so happy."

Zou Gou felt amused: these servants in the mansion are all slaves for themselves, and they are even divided into different levels.

But he was too lazy to care about this. Even if the slaves were slapping their heads, what did it have to do with him? As long as they served their masters well.

So Zou Gou asked lightly: "What's the happy event?"

Zou Jia said: "The news just came from the little official around Li Si said that the Tingwei had just returned from the palace. His Majesty had agreed to hang Wang Jian."

"This is the result of your Majesty's discussion with several important officials in the court. It should not be changed. It will be announced in a few days."

Zou Gou immediately smiled and said, "Hanging to kill him, leaving the whole body behind? This is a great gift. In this way, we will rest assured."

Zou Jia bowed to Zou Gou and said with a smile: "Congratulations to you, sir. In addition, the court officials who received guidance from the master and wrote a letter to the emperor were extremely grateful to the master, so they wanted to invite the master in the Exiled Immortal Tower."

Zou Gou nodded with satisfaction: "Are they aware of each other, I will leave now."

Zou Jia was stunned for a moment: "What? The master is really going to go?"

Zou Gou asked, "What? I can't go?"

Zou Jia said: "The villain just thought that the master just slandered them a few days ago. Will they take revenge on purpose this time?"

Zou Gou laughed: "It's okay, they will definitely not be able to do this."

"One of the time, I have been kind to them, and they are only grateful to them. Secondly, they still have shame and dare not be as handsome as I am."

Zou Jia responded with a dry smile.

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Zou Gou sat in the carriage, shaking, and arrived at the Exiled Immortal Tower with pride.

The court officials were waiting at the entrance of the building. When they saw Zou Gou coming, they saluted one after another and said in unison: "Mr. Zou is a brilliant plan, let me wait for death."

Zou Gou smiled, waved his hand and said, "Where, where, you guys have gone too far."

These court officials surrounded Zou Gou and walked around like a banished immortal building.

As they walked through the hall, they saw a dozen people dressed in servants in the corner, drinking and celebrating.

These people sat around, put a glass of wine in front of each person, and only a plate of stir-frying dishes in the middle of the table, which was really shabby.

Zou Gou became interested and asked a friend: "Who are those people? Can even some servants in the Exiled Immortal Tower afford to eat?"

The guy smiled and said, "That's a servant in the Wang family's mansion. I don't know what's wrong today. A group of people raised some money to celebrate something. But they didn't have much money, they were only enough to buy a glass of wine and a plate of dishes."

"Later they asked for a few more cups, mixed this glass of wine with water, and everyone evened it a little."

After hearing this, the courtiers burst into laughter.

Zou Gou glanced at the servants and thought to himself: It seems that they have heard that Wang Jian was going to be hanged. I accidentally saved their lives, otherwise this case would be very involved and these servants might not have survived.

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The servants sitting in the corner felt a little embarrassed, especially Wang Jia.

It was his proposal to come to the Exiled Immortal Tower to celebrate. After all, this time they survived, so they planned to do extravagance.
To be continued...