Chapter 217 I wish you all the best!
In ancient times, Zhao Gao "called a deer a horse", and now Wei Changtian "called a human head a dog head".
Although Chen Zhong and others did not know about this story of confusing right and wrong, they were undoubtedly frightened by the sudden appearance of the head.
Amid the chorus of responses that "there is indeed a dog's head in the box", all the officials in power in Shuzhou, whether they were willing or not, finally expressed their determination to be loyal to Wei Changtian and vowed to fight the "evil" Liu family to the end.
At this point, in just half a month, Wei Changtian, who did not hold any official position, had become the local emperor of Shuzhou, directly or indirectly consolidating all power in the five cities and eight counties within the territory of Shuzhou.
Of course, this right is subject to some restrictions.
For example, if Wei Changtian really wanted to rebel, Liang Zhen alone would probably not agree, even if no one else said anything.
But he doesn't have such a big appetite.
The reason why Wei Changtian was determined to take control of Shuzhou was, firstly, for his own safety, and secondly, to leave a way out for the entire Wei family.
If the Liu family really gains power in the future, we can retreat to the southwest corner and start over.
"Notify Chu Xianping to go to Tongzhouhui."
After giving Zhang San an instruction, Wei Changtian ducked and got into the carriage.
Now that Shuzhou has been settled, it is time to continue to plan in a more far-reaching direction.
Changle Casino.
After several months of renovation, this not-so-big gambling house has become the headquarters of the traitor organization "Tongzhou Hui".
There are more than 30 underground dark rooms with different functions, connected by intricate tunnels. The total area is even several times larger than the gambling houses on the ground.
The first batch of thirty "professional undercover agents" have been training here for nearly two months, and now it is finally time to test the results.
"Sir, this is a list of their true identities."
Standing in front of thirty people with different clothes, appearances and expressions, Chu Xianping handed over a booklet, exactly thirty pages.
"Um"
Wei Changtian took the booklet and flipped through a few pages, then asked casually, "Who else has seen this list?"
“I wrote all of it myself.”
Chu Xianping replied: "No one else knows."
"Okay Zhangsan, read it once."
Wei Changtian nodded, handed the list to Zhang San, and turned his gaze to the opposite side.
Thirty people, twenty-eight men and two women.
This really isn't my fault for "gender discrimination". The main reason is that these people will soon go to various government offices in the capital to take up their posts, and there are very few female officials, so the current gender ratio has been created.
At this moment, these thirty people were staring at him in unison, their eyes filled with loyalty that was almost worshipful.
I don’t know if it’s because of taking the Puppet Pill or because Chu Xianping did a good job of brainwashing.
"Sir, I remember this."
Soon, Zhang San handed the list back to Wei Changtian, but Wei Changtian didn't even open it and directly gave it back to Chu Xianping.
“.”
The latter glanced at Zhang San with a look of surprise in his eyes.
But he didn't ask anything. After putting the list into his sleeve, he said solemnly to the people opposite him:
"This is Master Wei, your master."
"You will be leaving for the capital to take up your posts tomorrow, and Master Wei has come here today to see you off."
"Pour the wine!"
At the command, thirty people raised the wine jar in unison and poured a full bowl of wine into the porcelain bowl in front of them.
Zhang San was also very tactful and raised the jar to pour a bowl for Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping respectively.
"Um."
Taking the wine bowl, Wei Changtian shook his sleeves, knowing that it was time for him to say a few words.
But what should I say?
Hey, let's talk about the Infernal Affairs episode!
After hesitating for a moment, he took a step forward, and his calm voice slowly rang in everyone's ears.
"Half a year ago, during the dispute between Liu and Wei, a maid who had been with me for many years was hit by a palm strike by a bandit sent by the Liu family. Her life was in danger."
"My father went to the palace to ask for medicine, but the emperor refused to give it to him."
"One month ago, during the Spring Dragon Poetry Festival, the Liu Family and the Moon Watching Sect attempted to assassinate me at the poetry festival."
"Besides the Liu family members, I also killed an inner guard who had been incorporated into the Imperial Guards that day."
"Freemasonry, Xuanjing Division, Tianluo Sect, countless brothers have lost their own lives for my life. Some people say that I am a 'one general's success is the sacrifice of thousands of people', but I don't think so."
"I believe that as a human being, whether to live or die should be decided by oneself!"
"So I killed Liu Yuanshan and Liu Zongliang, and in the future I will destroy his entire Liu family!"
"And you guys too!"
"Whether to live or die, whether to trample thousands of people under your feet, or to become a pile of bones under the feet of others, it's up to you to choose!"
"I wish you all the best in the capital! May you have smooth sailing and rise to higher positions!"
"Dry!"
As the last word "gan" exploded into the sky, Wei Changtian suddenly raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl.
Amid the thirty almost fanatical gazes, Chu Xianping was the first to come to his senses. He immediately raised his wine bowl high and repeated loudly: "I wish you all smooth sailing in the capital! May you all be promoted step by step!"
"Dry!"
"Dry!!!"
Thirty roars followed closely, and soon there was the sound of porcelain exploding.
"We swear to be loyal to you, sir! We will serve you wholeheartedly!"
"We swear to be loyal to you, sir! We will serve you wholeheartedly!"
"We swear to be loyal to you, sir! We will serve you wholeheartedly!"
“.”
After a few dozen breaths.
Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping, reeking of alcohol, walked out of the secret room, and they could still hear the excited roars behind them.
Chu Xianping turned his head and glanced at Wei Changtian. He seemed a little surprised, but he quickly collected his thoughts and said calmly, "Sir, all the items needed by the people of Tongzhouhui have been distributed. Tomorrow morning, they will secretly leave the city in batches, first to the prefectures, and then go to the capital from all places."
"Well, you can arrange these things."
Wei Changtian nodded, followed Chu Xianping into another secret room and sat down.
Although this chaos in the world is extremely dangerous for me, it also hides many opportunities.
Take these high-level spies of the Tongzhou Society for example.
Even if Chu Xianping forged their identities and impersonated them, under normal circumstances he could only arrange for them to hold small positions at best, and it was unknown when they would be able to climb to high positions.
But the situation is different now.
The Xu family had already been labeled as traitors, and with the fall of the Xu faction, a large number of positions became vacant among officials of all ranks.
The Liu family and Ning Yongnian only care about the ownership of those important positions, and do not care much about other middle and lower-level official positions.
This gives me a lot of room for maneuver, and can provide these undercover agents with very good starting conditions right from the start.
What's more, Wei Changtian didn't really expect these people to climb very high in a short period of time.
Their real role is to gain a place in the court in another way, or to establish an alliance.
An underground alliance that is bound together by the most unbreakable bond and completely obeys one's orders.
(End of this chapter)
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