Although it was just a verbal order, Zhou Wenhuai, Li Xingfang and Liu Yuan were also very clear about such orders. Governor Yuan would not leave any words behind. He could only know everything. In the officialdom, you must understand what things can be done or not, and what things can be said or not. ︽ Dingdian Novel,...

When Wang Ke reported the case again, he did not say that the overseas Chinese attacked Wangjiazhai were overseas Chinese, but instead suggested that it was the Boxer Rebellion, which almost led to a big mistake. Even the text was sent out. Fortunately, the overseas Chinese sent people to Jiaozhou City to negotiate, otherwise it would have really alarmed Laizhou Prefecture, and the governor's yamen sent the government army to fight. Now, Jiaozhou City had probably been captured by overseas Chinese, and the three of them must have no way to survive. How could the three of them not be angry?

In fact, the three of them were somewhat wronged by Wang Kefu. Although Wang Kefu did feel a little deceptive when reporting the case, he really didn't know that Yuan Shikai had sent a command to strictly prohibit conflicts with overseas Chinese. Because Wang Kefu's level was too low, and Yuan Shikai passed it on another command, so Wang Kefu didn't know at all, otherwise Wang Kefu would not dare to instigate the government to send troops if he killed Wang Kefu. Wang Kefu could clearly distinguish this interest.

However, now the three of them have all their anger on Wang Kefu, so Zhou Wenhuai immediately ordered his master Kong Ye to immediately write a document and send it to Laizhou Prefecture, indicating that the last document was wrong and the matter was settled. Then he issued an order to arrest Wang Kexing immediately and Wang Kefu's brothers.

In fact, Kong Ye had already written the draft of the writing, because although Kong Ye didn't speak just now, he had always heard it very clearly. Before the two sides finished talking, Kong Ye knew that he would definitely send a document to Laizhou Prefecture and eliminate the last writing. Therefore, without waiting for Zhou Wenhuai's instructions, Kong Ye drafted the draft of the writing, which is also a quality that a qualified master should have.

So Kong Ye quickly wrote down his draft manuscript and handed it over to Zhou Wenhuai for review. Zhou Wenhuai was very satisfied after reading it, so he immediately stamped his official seal and sent it to Laizhou Prefecture.

Just when Zhou Wenhuai was about to order to arrest Wang Kexing and Wang Kexing and restore his brothers, Kong Ye said: "Please be slow. You have to consider this matter again. You should make a long-term plan and not act recklessly."

Zhou Wenhuai was stunned and said, "Mr. Kong, what else do you want to discuss?"

Kong Ye said: "Tang Zun, the Wang family is still a gentry in the county. Although they are now suffering from family destruction, they have lived in the county for many years, with many relatives and friends, deeply rooted and mixed roots. Wang Kefu is a person with fame and fortune and cannot be underestimated."

Zhou Wenhuai's heart trembled, and he immediately realized that he was really too impatient. Wangjiazhai was less than 30 miles away from Jiaozhou. As Zhou Wenhuai, the Wang family knew something, but they should not offend local tyrants. It was the only rule for local officials. Moreover, the Wang family is indeed powerful in the local area, and they are very filial to themselves every year, and they are not delayed in money, grain, taxes and taxes. Therefore, Zhou Zhixian turned a blind eye and just thought it was not known. Although the Wang family has been wiped out by overseas Chinese now, it is a centipede worm after all, and it is not dead. Who knows what power the Wang family still has, and it is really careless.

Seeing that the county magistrate was moved by himself, Kong Ye immediately said: "Overseas Chinese rely on force to seize other people's business and destroy all the families. It is really too much. Therefore, Wang Kefu pretended to rely on the Boxer Rebellion, intending to use the power of officers and soldiers to wipe out overseas Chinese and capture Wangjia Village again. Although it was intentional to deceive, it was understandable. Tang Zun was not allowed to conflict with overseas Chinese due to the order of Governor Yuan, but he should not take the blame to arrest the Wang brothers to please overseas Chinese. In this way, how will other gentry in Jiaozhou County view Tang Zun? Please think twice before doing it."

Zhou Wenhuai was also shocked and sweated. Kong Ye was indeed right. If he really treated the two brothers of the Wang family, it would have hurt the hearts of the local gentry in Jiaozhou and offended the local gentry, his county gentry would definitely not be able to sit still. So Zhou Wenhuai nodded and said, "The first words are very true, but the two brothers of the Wang family are still people who are eliminated overseas Chinese and can do what they can do."

Kong Ye said: "This matter is easy to deal with. It is better to let the villain come forward. Then he will go to see the two brothers of the Wang family. Chen Ming's interests and strictly order them to leave Jiaozhou overnight and join another place. In this way, they can save their brothers' lives and not hurt the hearts of other gentry. Second, they only tell the overseas Chinese that their brothers fled for fear of crimes, and they also have some explanations, but they don't know what the Lord's intention is?"

It turned out that in order to open up the road to the government, the Wang family not only offered to the magistrates, county magistrates, and officials, they also worshiped the magistrates and the Qingkes. They gave Kong Ye 80 silver every year, second only to the magistrate Zhou Wenhuai. Because Kong Ye was the teacher in Jiaozhou County, he served four county magistrates in total, and knew everything about the county, and the officialdom was even more like watching the fire from the other side of the river. Therefore, each magistrate relied on him very much and almost obeyed the rules. It can be said that he was the magistrate standing in Jiaozhou County, and he would never change it for life.

After Wang Kefu worked in Jiaozhou City, he respected Kong Ye very much. He gave him generous gifts every year during festivals. Kong Ye had a good impression of the Wang family. Now that the Wang family is in a disaster, Kong Ye is of course unable to make up for the situation, but he can still save Wang Kexing and Wang Kefu's two lives.

Zhou Wenhuai thought about it and felt that Kong Ye’s suggestion was very good, so that neither side would offend him, so he nodded and said, “Since that is the case, I will work hard for Mr. Kong.”

Kong Ye hurriedly said, "Then, there, this is still a matter for the villain."

Zhou Wenhuai said again, "Sir, wait a moment." As he said that, Zhou Wenhuai got up and returned to the inner house. After a while, he came back, holding two golden ankles in his hand and said, "Sir, give this to Wang Kefu."

Kong Ye immediately understood that these two golden ankles must have been given to the magistrate by Wang Kefu, and he would be eliminated with others. Even if the magistrate did not give Wang Kefu the money, the money would naturally not be needed anymore. Although Zhou Wenhuai was not a fair official, he also knew how to get the money and what money could not be taken.

So Kong Ye reached out to pick up the golden ankle, left the county government office, and came to find the Wang brothers.

Wang Kefu's residence is not far from the county government office. It is a two-story building with six or seven rooms in total.

After the two sides met, Kong Ye was a little unhappy when he saw the Wang brothers' faces. It turned out that the nine servants Wang Kexing brought were all dead and suffered huge losses.

However, Kong Ye was not interested in asking this, but said to Wang Kefu: "Kefu, your brothers are in trouble, don't you know?"

Wang Kefu was shocked and hurriedly said, "Mr. Kong, what do you mean?"

Kong Ye had just told the story of what happened today. After listening to Kong Ye's speech, Wang Kexing and Wang Kefu's brothers were shocked. Unexpectedly, the brave Chinese overseas dared to come to Jiaozhou City openly, and even the governor dared not provoke them. Not only can't avenge their family, but he can't even save his own life. However, Wang Kefu was smart after all, and immediately said: "I'll ask Mr. Kong to teach me brothers."

Kong Ye nodded and said, "Now that overseas Chinese are powerful, it is important for you to save your lives first. You will make plans for revenge later. Thirty-six strategies are the best way to leave. Therefore, only the current strategy is that your brothers can only leave Jiaozhou and go to another place to survive." As he said that, he took out the two golden ankles from his arms and placed them on the table, and said, "This is what the magistrate asked me to give to you."

Wang Kefu hurriedly picked up the golden ankle and handed it to Kong Ye, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Kong, for dealing with it. These two golden ankle are all about the next thing."

Kong Ye pushed it away with one hand and said, "No, do you father and son give me less things every year? Now that the Wang family is ruined, your brothers have more money to use, so keep it for yourself, but don't hesitate. If you want to leave, leave tonight, just to prevent it from changing later."

Seeing Kong Ye’s words sounded so sincere, Wang Kefu also took back his golden ankle. Both of his brothers stood up and kowtowed to Kong Ye, saying, “Sir, we brothers are so kind. If we brothers have a day of success in the future, we will definitely repay you with us.”

Kong Ye helped their brothers up and said, "It's getting late, and I can't stay for a long time. You brothers are ready quickly and you can do it yourself." After saying that, he immediately turned around and left.

After Kong Ye left, the Wang brothers did not dare to neglect them. While starting to collect soft and other items, they were preparing to leave Jiaozhou overnight, while discussing where to join. The nine servants brought by Wang Kexing were all dead. Now there was only one old manager, two servants, two sedan chairmen, one maid, and one cook. Yin Jie was still more than seven hundred taels.

Now the two brothers have two places to go. One is Wang Yinfeng, the younger sister who married to Gaomi County. Her mother's family is Li Wanqing, the clerk of Gaomi County. Moreover, the power of overseas Chinese has not expanded to Gaomi County. Therefore, although Li Wanqing could not help the Wang family revenge, he could still take in his brothers. The other is Wang Kexing's uncle, Hei Fenghu, a famous bandit in Shandong. Although Wang Kexing's wife was moved to Qingdao by overseas Chinese, this relative is still there. Moreover, when the government cannot come forward to avenge him, Hei Fenghu has hundreds of brothers under his command, which is a force that can be relied on.

After discussing, the two brothers believed that this matter should be concealed from the followers, because once it was announced, most of these people would probably run away, and the two brothers were left with these few people. Losing one was a major loss. So the two recruited all followers, saying that they were going to find their sister to marry in Gaomi County and negotiated the plan to avenge the Wang family. They were expected to leave for a while, and only brought two servants and two sedan chairmen to the place. The old manager and the two women were staying in Jiaozhou to guard their house, leaving them with one hundred taels of silver for their lives, and paying attention to collecting news about overseas Chinese and waiting for them to come back.
Chapter completed!