Chang'an, Xianyang Palace Chengtian Palace, Emperor Qin is high on top, with an expressionless face.

Wang Ben was pressed by Zhao Gao's breath, kneeling in the middle and unable to move.

Accompanying Wang Ben, it was Wang Li who knelt there willingly.

On Wang Ben's left, there are still kneeling the bitter lords of this "Western Regions Rebellion", and the envoys of the Western Regions countries who entered Chang'an to complain.

They were looking at Emperor Qin with sad faces, waiting for this lord to be the master of the "victim" Western Regions countries and deal with the culprit Wang Ben.

Standing to the right of Wang Ben was another group of "bitter masters", a group of Great Qin magnates led by the Wu family, looking at Wang Ben coldly, waiting to see him unlucky.

Emperor Qin looked at Wang Ben, who was struggling and trying to break free, and couldn't help frowning slightly, and said slowly: "Wang Ben, are you guilty?"

Wang Ben replied proudly: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen is not guilty, the countries of the Western Regions intend to cause chaos, Weichen, as the chief official of the Western Regions Protectorate, exterminate them as a matter of course, not only is he not guilty, but he has merit in killing the enemy, please learn from Your Majesty." ”

Kneeling on Wang Ben's left, the envoy of the Loulan Kingdom headed by him, looked at Wang Ben with red eyes, and said angrily: "You are talking nonsense, Wang Ben, you insulted the princesses of my Western Regions, trampled on the dignity of my Western Regions, and destroyed the country at every turn, and the countries were humiliated, so they rose up to resist, please ask His Majesty the Supreme Emperor of Great Qin to learn from it." ”

Wang Ben said disapprenosingly: "What do you mean to insult your princess? Aren't my Great Qin soldiers qualified to be your concubine? It's just that there are too many people who are concubines, and your princess is delicate and frail, and she can't bear it." ”

The Loulan envoy was so angry that he spat blood directly, kowtowed to Emperor Qin fiercely, and said, "Please call the shots of His Majesty the Emperor." ”

Emperor Qin's eyes showed a cold light, but he did not speak.

Zhao Gao took a step forward and scolded: "Wang Ben, you are so reckless and reckless, and you don't know how to repent, don't you want to die?"

Who knew that this sentence directly provoked Wang Ben, only to see him look at Zhao Gao with fire in his eyes, and said word by word: "If Your Majesty really wants to give death to a loyal minister like Weichen, who is loyal to the country, Weichen has nothing to say, but asks for death." ”

Zhao Gao was shocked when he heard this, and cautiously glanced at Emperor Qin's face, but Emperor Qin's face was expressionless and he couldn't see his joy or anger.

Zhao Gao hurriedly scolded: "Wang Ben, shut up, how can Your Majesty be a person who kills meritorious heroes?"

Then he changed the topic and said: "Now that all the countries in the Western Regions have sued Your Majesty, do you still want to die with a hard mouth?"

Wang Ben just snorted coldly: "Ben Hou said, all the countries in the Western Regions are chaotic ministers and thieves, damn it, Ben Hou is not guilty, if you want to kill loyal ministers for no reason, my Wang Ben will also admit it." ”

Emperor Qin looked at the rest of the hall and asked slowly, "What do you think?"

As one of the pawns of the Jiuqing, Wu Yanchang, the head of the Wu family, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the countries of the Western Regions are subject countries of Great Qin, and the people of the Western Regions are also the people of Great Qin. ”

The people standing behind Wu Yanchang jumped out one after another and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Ben deliberately provoked a rebellion in the Western Regions, which seriously affected the tribute in the Western Regions, and should be severely punished." ”

"Such a humiliation of the princesses of the Western Regions is morally degraded and should be punished heavily. ”

Anyway, none of the people standing on the field planned to let Wang Ben go easily.

The envoys of the countries of the Western Regions even kowtowed again and again: "Please also ask His Majesty the Emperor to call the shots." ”

Wang Li, who was kneeling beside Wang Ben, couldn't hold his breath anymore, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please listen to Weichen's words." ”

Suddenly, all the other voices disappeared, and Emperor Qin looked at Wang Li and said lightly, "You say." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Wang Li bowed heavily and said, "Please also ask Your Majesty to be clear, my Wang family has been loyal and good for generations, and my father must have no intention of causing this situation, besides, I heard what my father said, he had no intention of forcing the countries of the Western Regions to make trouble, and I hope Your Majesty will be extra merciful and lenient." ”

"The Wang family doesn't want to embarrass Your Majesty, according to Qin Law, meritorious deeds can be used to atone for crimes, Wang Li is willing to use the two marquis positions of the Wang family in exchange for his father's lenient treatment, and I hope Your Majesty will be fulfilled. ”

After speaking, Wang Li respectfully kowtowed three times in succession.

When Emperor Qin heard this, his face still did not change, and he turned his head to look at Li Si and asked, "What does the prime minister think?"

Li Si bowed and replied: "Wang Ben is guilty, but the crime is not to death." ”

Emperor Qin said lightly: "Oh, what does the prime minister think should be done with Wang Ben?"

Li Si looked at Wang Ben, then at Wang Li, and arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, according to Weichen's opinion, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, but Wang Ben is a prince, so he can take two steps." ”

"First, cut off Wang Bentong's position as Marquis of Wu, demoted him to a commoner, and made him think about it behind closed doors for three years to set an example. This is in line with the Qin law's article of atonement for crime with meritorious service. ”

"Second, appoint Wang Li to take over the charge of the Western Regions Protectorate, and must properly pacify the countries of the Western Regions, if it cannot be appeased, Wang Li will also be removed from the position of Marquis of Wucheng. The matter caused by the Wang family must be solved by the Wang family itself, what does Your Majesty think?"

Emperor Qin nodded slightly and said: "It's not satisfactory, Wang Ben's punishment is slightly lighter, but for the sake of the Wang family's generations of Zhongliang and Hu Hai who specially interceded with me, let's follow what the prime minister said." Stand down. ”

After Emperor Qin decided the matter, Wu Yanchang and the others' faces immediately became extremely ugly, but they could only force their dissatisfaction and arch their hands: "The ministers obey the order." ”

Among the countries of the Western Regions, although the envoys of Loulan were unwilling, no one dared to show the slightest dissatisfaction.

However, Wang Li's face appeared happy, and he thanked Emperor Qin again and again, to be honest, this result was beyond his expectations, he originally planned to exchange the thrones of himself and Wang Ben for Wang Ben's innocence.

I didn't expect that I could still keep my throne, as for quelling the rebellion in the Western Regions, in Wang Li's opinion, it couldn't be simpler, the Western Regions Protectorate took the initiative to stop, and the countries in the Western Regions didn't want to be destroyed, so they would naturally know what to do.

Hu Hai pleaded? Wang Li chewed this sentence, and irrepressibly remembered Lin Ze's face in his mind, and silently said in his heart: "Three shots, is this the first time?"

Then he didn't think about it anymore, pulled his father, saluted Emperor Qin together, and slowly retreated.

Wu Yanchang also left with a group of people, but not long after leaving the palace gate, Zhao Gao chased after him and said, "Wu Dianke is slow. ”

Wu Yanchang turned around and said with a smile, "What does Zhongshu Ling command?"

Zhao Gao smiled indifferently and said: "Our family doesn't have any instructions, but Your Majesty has a message for me to bring to the pawn guest, the recent expansion of the Lishan Mausoleum has cost a huge amount, and the inner library is tight, and I hope that the pawn guest and each family will donate millions of gold, so as not to expand the Lishan Mausoleum." ”

There are six of them here, and that's six million. Wu Yanchang's face twitched, but he had to bow down and reply: "The ministers obey the order." ”

Based on Wu Yanchang's experience, how can I not know that this is Emperor Qin's warning to himself and others, since it is for the sake of profit, the intention is to calculate the widow, and the widow will let you know what a loss is.

Wu Yanchang naturally didn't dare to refuse, if he dared not to give the money, he would be fatal.

Zhao Gao was quite satisfied with Wu Yanchang's attitude, dropped a sentence of "do it for yourself", and turned to leave.

......

Not to mention, in order to help his father avoid crime and protect the interests of the Wang family, Wang Li took the strong man of the Wang family and set off for the Western Regions the next day.

Wang Ben was locked up in the mansion, drinking at home every day, talking nonsense when drunk, beating and scolding people at every turn, making the entire Wang family panic.

On the same day, Wang Ben got drunk again, ran to the back house, and insulted him.

However, it is Wang Ben's continuation of the house, the daughter of Emperor Qin, and the princess without tears.

Long before Wang Jian passed away, Wang Ben quarreled with her at every turn, and even lived in separate rooms, although Princess Wutear was a royal princess, but she had a weak temperament, instead of going to Emperor Qin to complain, she hid in the deep house and secretly hurt herself.

Now Wang Ben ran over and scolded again, extremely dirty.31xs. Words were broken, and the tearless princess couldn't help but run out and said: "Master Hou, you are enough, a dignified man, like a resentful woman every day, what kind of system do you become?"

Wang Ben was furious when he heard this, and scolded fiercely: "Slut, it's not all you who are sluts, you dare to say this about me?"

"If it weren't for your father, the emperor, who killed my father for no reason, how could my Wang Ben be reduced to such a situation?"

The tearless princess said in disbelief: "What are you talking nonsense? How could my father harm my father-in-law, didn't my father-in-law die of a recurrence of an old disease? ”

Wang Ben sneered again and again: "Imperial Doctor, Imperial Doctor is not a dog of your father, the owner of the dog has an order, does the dog dare to disobey?"

Of course, Princess Wutear would not believe it, and said angrily: "You are talking nonsense, my father is not this kind of person. ”

Wang Ben couldn't tolerate the "quibble" of the tearless princess, and directly stepped forward and slapped her to the ground, and said viciously: "You still dare to quibble." ”

The tearless princess lay on the ground, covered her cheeks for a long time and didn't react, she was actually beaten? As a princess, she was held by people from childhood to adulthood, and the first time someone beat her, this person was still her nominal husband.

After a slap, Wang Ben also came to his senses, looking at the tearless princess lying on the ground, a trace of guilt flashed in his heart at first, and then remembered that she was the daughter of the "enemy", and snorted coldly: "Next time, if you dare to quibble, you can do it." After saying that, he walked away.

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In the Palace of Cultivating the Heart, the great priest bowed down and told the story of the Marquis of Wucheng's Mansion after finishing it.

Emperor Qin's face was cold, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "In that case, you can send him on the road." ”

The Great Priest ordered him to leave.

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The next day, the maid who was cleaning walked into Wang Ben's room and found Wang Ben with a hideous face and a dead face, and screamed on the spot: "Murder." Then he fainted.

At this moment, it immediately alarmed the other people in the mansion, and the people of the Wang family sent someone to inform Wang Li who was in the Western Regions, and at the same time sent someone to report the case to the Tingwei Mansion.

Being able to quietly kill a strong person like Wang Ben in the Marquis of Wucheng's Mansion is no longer something they can handle. Besides, with Wang Ben's identity, there is no way to die quietly.

Half an hour later, the Tingwei Mansion arrived at the scene and took Wang Ben's body away.

A day later, the news of Wang Ben's violent death spread throughout Chang'an City.