Fu Song

Chapter 255 Anger

With a bang, the cell door was opened. Wang Zhu raised his hand to cover the glare of the light. It took him a while to adapt to the bright light outside, and he put down his palm.

He has been in prison for almost two months.

It was early spring when I came in, but now it is already May.

After being taken into prison, Wang Zhu shouldered all the blame, claiming that the other twenty-five soldiers under his command fought with the opponent because of his order.

There are two people hearing this case, one is from the Privy Council, a seventh-rank official, and the other is from Yushitai, a seventh-rank censor.

Because of Wang Zhu's confession, the other twenty-five soldiers were released after being imprisoned for less than three days.

As an ordinary soldier, following orders is naturally a matter of course.

Whether it is the Lang Guan of the Privy Council or the Yushitai's censor, they all agree with this matter. If the orders of the superiors are not accepted by the subordinates in the army, it will be a disaster!
Wang Zhu didn't know what kind of punishment he would receive. After entering the prison, in order to save his companions, he didn't care about anything. He couldn't trap everyone here.More importantly, it was indeed done by yourself first.

But when he was really the only one left in the prison, fear struck immediately.

He knows that things like this can be big or small, all at the whim of the boss, the most serious thing is losing your head, and if someone protects you, or if nothing happens, they will let you out.

In Wang Zhu's view, this is a very simple and clear matter.

He really didn't expect that this level would take a few months.

Of course Wang Zhu didn't know, because of his incident, there was a huge disturbance in Bianliang City.

Compared with those things, Wang Zhu's fights are really things that cannot be picked with chopsticks.

Chen Gui wanted to take advantage of this matter to rectify the Fourth Army, wipe out all those people who had eaten nothing but smuggled food, and rebuilt a Fourth Army that was truly capable of fighting.

Since it is no longer feasible to quickly increase combat effectiveness by rotating frontier troops, we can only tap our own potential.

The first step, of course, is to deal with those bastard leaders!

But there are people standing behind these guys, and the relationship is intricate, and stereotypes have never been able to find an opportunity. Once the stick goes down and the snake survives, the snake must open its mouth to bite people.

And this time, it is an excellent opportunity.

Corruption!
What a great entry point.

How many of the generals in command of the Fourth Army can stand the investigation?As long as you can check it, you will be sure once you check it, and whoever you want to take down, you can take down whoever you want!

The twenty-five frontier army picked up more than one hundred pawns from the Fourth Army. This was another slap in the face of the official after Xiao Ding.

The victories of the soldiers of the frontier army all showed the merits of Zhao Zhe, King of Jing, and the officials were even more displeased.Therefore, the government must also support it.

But the chief assistant Xia Jie was against it.

Because of the Beijing inspection this year, the first thing Xia Jie has to do is to clean up the civil service team and place his own people in key positions.In the imperial court, the importance of civil servants far surpassed that of generals.

Xia Jie wanted to slowly rectify the Fourth Army after gaining a firm foothold, instead of moving both civil and military forces at this time, which would inevitably cause greater turmoil.

Luo Song, the governor of the Eastern Mansion, wants to see Xia Jie's jokes, and supports the stereotypes to go to war.

Li Guang of the Western Mansion feels that the court needs to be stable now, whether it is the affairs of the Jingcha or the Fourth Army, we must be cautious and oppose the old-fashioned investigation.

In this matter, Yushitai, who was supposed to play a great role, was silent.Gai because Cui Ang didn't want to investigate, and Cui Ang didn't want to investigate, but because Chu Wang Zhao Jing didn't want to investigate.

Although Cui Ang and the King of Chu did not have any cross-line contact, in fact, the two of them have long been standing in the same trench.Cui Ang knew very well that he wanted Xianyu to turn around, and his hope was on the King of Chu.If King Jing came to power, he would die without a place to bury him.

In this way, things seem extremely strange.

After the two sides competed, this matter finally became blurred!

Chen Gui failed to implement his plan to comprehensively rectify the Fourth Army, but he still took advantage of this incident to remove An Wei, the commander of the Tianwu Army, and Zhang Cheng, the son of Taiwei Zhang Chao, took over.The young Zhang Cheng was promoted to this position because he followed his father Zhang Chao to resist the Liao army on Hebei Road this time and made contributions.

Wang Zhu in the prison naturally didn't know how much hair was lost, how much thought was spent by those top officials around him, and how much trouble had arisen in the whole Bianliang.

Now, all the dust has settled.

Wang Zhu put down his palm and saw a familiar figure.

"Control!" He yelled, took a few quick steps, crossed his hands and bent his knees, and bowed to the other party.

The person who came was Tao Dayong, who was in command of the Dingwu Army. He had brandished his sword countless times and led them to attack the Liao Army. He was the person they trusted and admired the most.

"Get up!" Tao Dayong stretched out his hand and pulled Wang Zhu up. Looking at him, Tao Dayong felt a little emotional. This little bet he didn't know much about was fighting, just like being cast in a calm pond. Cracking a stone caused ripples layer after layer.

"I knew that the system would not leave me alone!" Wang Zhu said with a choked voice, wiping away his tears.

"You are very good and responsible! You are worthy of being a hero of my Dingwu Army!" Tao Dayong said: "The twenty-five brothers under your command have not received any criticism."

Wang Zhu couldn't help laughing: "Thank you for the compliment."

Tears were still hanging on his face, but he cracked his mouth and smiled, which made Tao Dayong laugh too. "Do you know that the captain you beat up was sent to the army. The officers of the entire Tianwu Army who were affected by this incident, from the commander An Wei to the next, a total of [-] people were held accountable, and An Wei was sent to Lingnan. Five lost their heads, forty-eight were stabbed before joining the army, and the rest were kicked out of the army."

"These corrupt officials should be like this!" Wang Zhu was very happy: "The officials are sages, and they can avenge justice for a small soldier like me."

Tao Dayong was silent for a moment, and said, "Do you know why I came here to pick you up today?"

Wang Zhu blinked and looked at Tao Dayong, not knowing what he meant.

"Fighting in the army, beating the superior officer, no matter what the reason is, you are also at fault, do you know that?" Tao Dayong said slowly.

Wang Zhu's heart sank.

"Controlling, me, how am I going to be dealt with? Haven't I been released?" He asked eagerly.

"You can't stay in the army anymore!" Tao Dayong said: "Wang Zhu, I can only save your life. I really have no choice but to dismiss you from the army!"

Wang Zhu's eyes darkened, and he said in a trembling voice, "Control, I, am I fired?"

Tao Dayong nodded.

"It doesn't matter if you can't be a soldier. A good man is afraid that he won't have a career!" Tao Dayong patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him.

Wang Zhu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "Guanzhi, I have parents on top of me, and two nephews and nieces on the bottom. They all depend on me to support them. If I leave the army, how will I support them? We can't even go back to our hometown." , it has been occupied by the Liao people. I heard that the imperial court signed a treaty with the Liao state. My land and houses in my hometown are all gone. If I can’t stay in the army, my family and I can’t live in the current house. inside."

"I know!" Tao Dayong waved his hand, and a soldier ran out from the shadow on one side, carrying a package.Tao Dayong took the package over and handed it to Wang Zhu: "This is a little wish from me, twenty pennies, not much, you take it, get through this difficult time in front of you, and use your ability to find a place in Bianliang. It's not difficult to make ends meet with an errand. I'll find a way for you after the limelight has passed."

Carrying the package, Wang Zhu walked forward in a daze, and one of Tao Dayong's personal soldiers led him towards the water gate of the east city.While he was in prison, his family had long been expelled from their residence.

Looking at Wang Zhu's back, Tao Dayong's calmness was gradually replaced by anger.

why?
Why should the Dingwu Army be treated like this, and why should he be treated like this?This time An Wei collapsed, whether in terms of merit or seniority, shouldn't he be the commander of the Tianwu Army?This is how the Privy Council promised itself when it first came to Beijing.

But in the end, Zhang Cheng, who was twenty years younger than himself, took over the position of commander.

Why?
If it is Xiao Ding, Tao Dayong has nothing to say, of course, if Xiao Ding is going to come back now, he is afraid that at least he will be a member of the Sanya Guanjun.

But how old is Zhang Cheng?Does his contribution compare with his own?

Just because he has a good father?
Tao Dayong just felt uncomfortable, his chest seemed to explode, he stroked his chest, bent down, and coughed.

The house was smaller and more dilapidated than before. Standing in front of the door of this small earthen house, Wang Zhu saw his parents, nephew and niece.

He fell to his knees with a puff.

"Father, mother, I'm back!"

Limping on one leg, Wang Silang walked over, took his son by the hand, and said with a smile: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back, it doesn't matter if this soldier is wrong, you have strength, your father and I have crafts, I'm afraid I won't be able to support you Are you a family? There are a lot of people here in Shuimen, and business is going well! In the past month or so, I can earn tens of pennies a day more than before! I didn’t find the right place before!”

Looking at his parents who had lost a lot of weight, Wang Zhu burst into tears.

"Second Uncle!" Two little people surrounded him, each holding Wang Zhu's arm, "Don't cry, don't cry!"

Wang Zhu wiped away tears, stood up, took one with each hand, and said, "Second Uncle is not crying, Second Uncle is happy, Dahu, Erfeng, let's eat braised pork tonight!"

The two little people clapped their hands, laughed and danced: "Second Uncle is back, and we have braised pork again!"

"Correct!" A voice shouted from behind.

When Wang Zhu turned his head, he saw twenty-five of his subordinates.

"I left the army, I'm not your leader anymore!" Wang Zhu said with a smile, "Are you okay now?"

"Okay, that's it!" One person said, "The superiors have made up all the rice in arrears."

"Okay, that's good!" Wang Zhu said, "Does anyone still bully you?"

"After this fight, those turtle grandsons will never dare to bully us again."

"Be careful. These people are not good at fighting, but they are good at making dirty tricks. You have to keep your eyes open and don't fall for their tricks."

"I know betting on the right. Betting on the right, this is a little effort from all of us!" A soldier handed over a burden.

Wang Zhu took it and weighed it in his hand, probably there are dozens of coins.

"You also have a big family to raise!" He wanted to stuff the package back.

"Yazheng, we are paid every month, and you are asking for money now! The whole family has to be resettled, so don't be polite to us, if you have not taken the blame for Yazheng, we are afraid that we will all be fired now." leather."

"Since you are the leader, you naturally have to take care of things!" Wang Zhu smiled and waved his hands: "Okay, I won't be polite to you anymore. If you have time in the future, come to my house as guests. I won't keep you guys today." .”

"Yes, be correct. If you have something to do in the future, just call us! No matter what you do, we will follow you!" the soldier said.

At night, at midnight on the moon, Wang Zhu couldn't sleep, so he opened the door and walked out.

The house is very small, with only two rooms. His father, mother, nephew and niece live in the inner room, so he can only make a bed on the floor, a straw mat and a quilt in the outer room.

It is such a small house, in Bianliang, the monthly rent is also five guan.

The control gave him twenty guan, and the brothers under him collected fifty guan, so he didn't have to worry about the rent for a year, but he had to worry about the next day, and he couldn't just sit and eat.

Nephews and nieces are growing up day by day, and they can't always make do with it like this.

Parents are also getting old, and there will always be a day when they can't do anything.

Tomorrow, I will go out to find work.

Footsteps sounded in my ears. It's this time. Is there anyone else who can't sleep like me?Wang Zhu raised his head and couldn't help being surprised that several big men were walking towards him.

He suddenly stood up. This time, he offended many people. According to the commander, even the commander of the Tianwu Army was exiled to Lingnan. None of these big men could recognize him. Maybe it was the enemy who was looking for someone. to avenge himself.

The knife is in the house, so you must not enter the house at this time.

Wang Zhu's eyes slanted back, and he saw his father's bamboo knife placed under the eaves. He took a few steps to the left calmly, and his toes reached under the knife. If he really wanted to move his hands, the bamboo knife could fly Get up and fall into your own hands.

"Brother Wang Zhu?" The big man at the head tilted his head and looked at Wang Zhu.

"Who are you? I don't know you?"

The visitor laughed: "I don't know you either, but I know your big brother Wang Gan."

Wang Zhu said in astonishment: "Five years ago, my elder brother died."

"I know that he is a good man. Before he died in the battle, he killed more than a dozen Liao people with a single knife!" Better yet, come back alive."

"who are you?"

(End of this chapter)