The next day, in the city of Yingdu, the people who had found the fire outside last night got up in panic early in the morning, and before they had time to wash, they heard a clear gong sound on the street outside.

"When... When..."

"Last night, there were enemy spies who secretly set fires, and now they have been arrested, and the prince has decided to punish these crazy spies with death..."

"When... When..."

"Last night..."

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"Enemy spies... Set? When they heard the sound outside, all the people were stunned.

"Could it be that last night's huge fire was not a fire from the sky, but someone deliberately set it on fire!"

Half an hour later, the intersection of Yingdu City was surrounded by dense people.

At this time, all the people were glaring at the bound and gagged spies on the high platform.

"The spy who deserves to be killed... Damn it. ”

"Kill them..."

"Five horses split into corpses..."

"Cooking..."

On the high platform, the prince, who had not slept all night but was in high spirits, looked at the angry crowd and roared angrily, and his heart was slightly relieved.

Last night, when he learned that there was a fire everywhere outside the city, he was in a hurry, and after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't come up with a way to break his head.

Fortunately, Ling Yin Zhaoju then sent death row slaves and how to deal with them, which made him sit alone until dawn with anxiety in his heart, and as soon as dawn came, he sent soldiers to the whole city to announce that the arsonist had been captured.

Now, as he looked at the people around him, he knew that Ling Yin's plan was working.

At this time, the prince Hengheng saw that his goal had been achieved, so he walked to the front of the stage, raised his hand to stop the shouts of the people, and said: "Fathers and brothers, a fire broke out the night before yesterday, but thanks to the concerted efforts of our fathers and brothers, we were able to extinguish the fire in the west in half a day.

However, seeing that the fire was about to be extinguished, some people were reluctant to do so. Just last night, there were many spies who took advantage of the night to set fires, and the fire that had originally burned for more than 30 miles instantly expanded to nearly 70 miles, and even the Yunmeng Jungle where our Chu State held the Mid-Spring Meeting was burned by this gang of thieves. You must know that Yunmeng Jungle is the youth of our Chu people, but it is the dream of our Chu people.

Fathers and brothers, what do you say should be done with these thieves? ”

As soon as the surrounding people heard that the Yunmeng Jungle had been burned, they were immediately furious.

"Kill them..."

"Car cracks..."

"Cooking..."

"Car cracks..."

"Cooking..."

"Cooking... One bowl of soup per person. ”

"Cooking... Divide a bowl of soup. ”

"Cook and kill!"

Soon, the voices of the surrounding people converged together, and for a while, there was the sound of "cooking and killing" everywhere.

Seeing this, the crown prince bowed his hand to the people in the audience: "You fathers and brothers already know what they mean, but my father has issued an edict to abolish corporal torture in the whole country twenty years ago, and he is a son of man and a minister, and he is unwilling to violate his father's benevolence and righteousness. ”

"That's why..." The crown prince bowed horizontally and said: "Fathers and brothers, although these people are spies of the enemy country, not from my Chu country, but now they are committing crimes in the Chu country, and they still need to use the law of the Chu country to commit crimes.

Therefore, I hereby ask that all my fathers and brothers can understand the benevolence of my father, deal with them lightly, and behead them to show the public. ”

When the surrounding people heard this, they were stunned, and then shouted one after another:

"The King's Mercy..."

"The prince is filial piety..."

"Beheading the public..."

When the prince heard this, he immediately gave his hand again: "Thank you fathers and brothers for your success." ”

After speaking, the prince turned around, looked at the death row prisoner kneeling on the ground, and coldly ordered: "Come on, behead all these treacherous thieves and show them to the public!" ”

"No!"

With a sound of acceptance, the decapitation began.

At this time, on a carriage not far from the place of execution, Zhao Chang looked through the window of the carriage as the heads of people fell to the ground on the high platform, and looked at the excited and relieved people around him, and couldn't help but sigh to Jing Shao opposite him: "Ling Yin is worthy of being the famous minister of my Chu country, and he actually came up with a way to deal with it so quickly." ”

"Yes, Ling Yin Dacai!" Jing Shao looked at the scene outside the window and nodded thoughtfully.

"Although I didn't expect Ling Yin to have such wisdom, but..." Zhao Chang sneered: "I have long known that Zhibeiya's spies are all over the city, so I have no intention of spreading rumors in secret. ”

After that, Zhao Chang said coldly: "Doctor, notify the secretary of the defeat, after half an hour, prepare to do it, and if it doesn't succeed, it will become a benevolent." ”

Jing Shao nodded with a sneer when he heard this.

Half an hour later.

To the south of Yingdu, a man wearing brocade clothes who watched the execution suddenly found that his friend was coming from the opposite side, and immediately stepped forward to greet him:

"Hey, Lao Zhang, have you just gone to see the enemy spy who beheaded and set fire to the prince in the city?"

"Alas, don't mention it, Lao Wang." When the person known as Lao Zhang heard this, he immediately shook his head with a sigh and said, "I worked so hard last night that I couldn't wake up this morning, and I didn't hear the gong of the soldiers outside. It's a pity that I haven't seen those damned spies put to death, alas, alas! ”

When the old king heard this, he immediately teased: "Hahaha, Lao Zhang, I'll tell you, at that time..."

Before the words were finished, a group of patrolling soldiers passed by, and when they heard the two talking on the street, they immediately pounced, and instantly captured the two and knocked them unconscious.

Then, the soldiers led by him shouted to the panicked people around him: "Wait a minute, the fire outside the city was set by the spies of the enemy country, and it was definitely not a fire from the sky, let alone a warning from heaven. ”

As he spoke, the soldier pointed to the two people who were knocked unconscious: "These two people openly criticized the king and immediately executed them. ”

At the same time, to the east of Yingdu, after a team of soldiers stunned three people who were gathering to discuss, they loudly declared:

"The two hundred thieves killed by the prince are spies of the enemy country, and they are by no means slaves of our Chu country. Although the enemy country is fighting in Hedong, it still does not let go of our Chu State, and in his busy schedule, he also sent spies to disturb my Chu State, which should be killed. ”

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With the patrol soldiers everywhere arresting people, with the patrol soldiers everywhere shouting.

Half an hour later, it was not until the Yingdu Prison was overcrowded that the patrolling soldiers stopped arresting people.

At this time, everyone in Yingdu was already in danger, and all the people were whispering:

"Did you hear that? Last night's fire was not man-made, but the heavens' wrath warned the king, so the fire fell from the sky, and the fire instantly doubled. ”

"Did you hear that? The two hundred people that the prince killed in the city this morning were not spies from various countries, but slaves from my Chu country. ”

"Did you hear that? State-owned traitors..."

"Did you hear that? The king favors the villain..."

"Did you hear that? The heavens are wrath..."

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For another half an hour, it was not until the marquis got rid of the entanglement of his friends and hurried to the prince's mansion that the prince got the news from the city.

After a while, the prince looked at Si Luo in front of him and was furious: "Si Luo, you explain to Lone, who asked you to take people everywhere on the street?" Who told you to let the soldiers go around shouting nonsense? Who gave you the guts to do whatever you wanted? ”

At this time, Si Luo Yi faced the angry prince, and said with a calm face: "Prince, as a minister, it is the duty of the minister to arrest thieves and arrest spies. As for what the soldiers said, this was the reason why the minister announced the truth to the people in order to set the record straight.

Everything the minister did, it was for the sake of the Chu State, for the king, and invited the prince Mingjian. ”

"You..." The prince was furious: "Bastard, quibble, aren't you afraid to cure your sins alone and destroy you." ”

Luo Yi said indifferently: "The minister is loyal to the king and the state of Chu, if the prince wants to kill me because of this, as long as the prince asks the king to give an order, the minister will make a decision on his own, and the prince does not need to do it." ”

Saying that, Luo Yi arched his hand slightly: "Prince, there was a fire outside the city last night, and the people in the city were panicked at this time, and the minister had to go to the city to inspect, if there was nothing else, the minister would leave." ”

After that, Luo Yi left without looking back.

Seeing this, the prince suddenly surged with blood, his head swelled, and he scolded: "Bastard, chaotic ministers and thieves, you should be killed... Damn it..."

At this time, the state marquis, who had been listening from the back, walked over quickly and hurriedly persuaded: "The prince is angry, the prince is angry!" ”

When the prince heard this, he yelled with a flushed face: "Calm your anger, stop your anger, there are such chaotic ministers and thieves in the country, how can you tell me to calm my anger?" ”

The state marquis was stunned for a moment, then reacted and persuaded: "Prince, Si Defeat is just an abandoned son, just wait for the king to come out, he will definitely die, why should the prince bother with a dead man!" ”

"Huh~~" The prince said angrily: "Lone is the prince of the prison country, but now he is bullied by the ministers, Lone really can't swallow this breath." ”

The state marquis responded: "After all, the prince is only in charge of the country, and he cannot directly depose the important ministers of the court." Moreover, now that Yin Zuo is outside, and the Sima of Zhuguo is closed, the nobles in the city are all headed by Doctor Zuo Yin, and this kind of thing is definitely not the fault of the prince.

The crown prince, the ministers thought that in order to avoid greater chaos in Yingdu, in order to avoid the chaos of the ministers, they should immediately order Yin to return to the city, so as to shock the ministers and nobles and make them dare not continue to mess around.

Later, as soon as Ling Yin returns to the city, the crown prince can join forces with Ling Yin to control the defeat of the division first, and then hand over the soldiers patrolling the city to Zuo Sima to command, so that the prince can first let out a breath and prevent further chaos in the city. ”

When the prince heard this, he thought about it, nodded and said, "Good, then please Ling Yin return to the city." ”

Soon.

After Zhao Chang learned that the prince had gone to invite Zhao Ju back to the city, he immediately smiled and said: "Replace Ling Yin with a mere defeat and earn it." ”

When Jing Shao heard this, he smiled and agreed: "It's extreme, it's extreme!" ”

Zhao Chang smiled, and then said to Jing Shao: "Doctor Shang, now ask the doctor to come out and take over the nobles who Ling Yin controls in the south, and lead the fire in the direction of the village city, not only to burn the jungle, but also to burn the nearby villages and fields."

This time, I want to make the people around me feel painful, and then I will spread the resentment in my heart to the king! ”

"Good, please rest assured Zuo Yin."