Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 378 The four families have become strangers since then
In front of Zhao Tongpan's mansion,

The servants and stewards in the mansion were standing there, not daring to breathe.

outside the door,

Eunuch Zhao couldn't help but smile when he saw Mr. Hou beside him in a daze, and shouted softly.

Zhang Jinyu's thoughts were interrupted, she came back to her senses, looked at everyone there, and asked;

"Brother Zhao, what's the matter?"

"Mr. Hou, it's a good thing. Wait a minute. The enchantress and the like, as well as the musicians and others, will be taken back by the Marquis to enjoy slowly. The Za family also wants to see who is here for the banquet. Li Qianhu , take the people there first."

"Yes, Grand Duke."

Li Yun responded immediately, and then with a wave of his hand, a large number of guards from the Imperial City Division rushed in behind him, arresting anyone they saw. Li Qianhu personally led the people straight to the main hall.

inside the hall,

Zhao Tongpan suddenly felt a little uneasy, and had no intention of watching the enchantress anymore. He was still thinking about Master Hu's words, whether it was possible to divorce his wife.

what to do then
Besides, he was a member of the civil service, so if Marquis Luo Yun dared to attack him, he would have crossed the line.

Just at this time,

There were footsteps outside the door, as if a large number of people were approaching. The people inside were startled. From the footsteps, they knew they were men in armor. Mr. Hu's hands shook and he almost dropped his chopsticks. Mr. Wang's expression changed in shock. What happened? ?

Not to mention that the small officials and officials sitting in the hall were a little at a loss in their seats.

Li Qianhu arrived at the door. Without saying a word, he kicked open the door and led his troops in. He stood at the door and stared without saying a word.

Zhao Tongpian threw his chopsticks and scolded,

"It's outrageous. I wonder who led the troops and broke into my home without any reason. Did he have a royal righteousness in his eyes and refused to go out?"

Although he kept his momentum, he was still frightened in his heart. After all, he was from the Imperial City Division.

Who in the city wants to harm him? At this time, Zhao Tongpan has not realized what is wrong with him.

"Hey, don't be anxious. The Za family will kick people out as soon as they arrive. Zhao Tong thinks this is the way to treat guests?"

Eunuch Zhao and his men walked in in a swaggering manner. He looked at the dancer in the hall and stared fiercely at the woman. She was wearing a black gauze dress. Not to mention, it smelled like that. The thought of it made the Marquis even think of it. Still feeling distressed.

When everyone in the hall saw Eunuch Zhao and Marquis Luo Yun coming, they immediately stood up and saluted.

"I have met the Marquis and the Grand Eunuch."

Zhang Jinyu just stepped in with her left foot and saw a room full of banquets, which were in disarray.

On the other hand, the women in the room took a few more glances. Not to mention the fair skin and beauty of the enchantress, she had a different kind of enchantment that was different from the people of the Central Plains. As for others, they paid no attention to them. The officials present continued to salute without saying a word. People dare to look up.

Only Mr. Hu secretly glanced at Mr. Wang, the director of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Mr. Wang shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't know what he meant.

"It's quite beautiful. The Kingdom of Night is rich in beauties and beauties, and it's well-deserved. Brother Zhao guessed it thoroughly, and I admire it."

Zhang Jinyu praised him with one word, which made Eunuch Zhao happy and confused.

"Haha, the Zajia family felt warm in their hearts when they heard the Marquis's praise. They are all trivial and not worth mentioning. Come on, take all these beauties and musicians away and bring them back to the Marquis. Be careful. But Don’t miss it.”

"Yes, Grand Duke."

Li Yun asked hundreds of people around him to take the female musicians down. After the people left, the hall became empty, and everyone in the room was shocked.

Zhang Jinyu didn’t waste any time and ordered;
"Brother Zhao, don't waste your time. You have to go to the academy after you finish your work."

"That's right, Li Qianhu is the one who takes care of household chores. Let's arrest him."

As soon as Eunuch Zhao finished speaking, the imperial guards around him rushed forward. Zhao Tongpan and many officials from the Yamen department were all arrested and then escorted down. Zhao Tongpan looked surprised and shouted;
"Master Marquis, Grand Eunuch, what has the officer committed? I want to arrest the officer."

Eunuch Zhao did not say anything, but waved his hand towards Li Yun. Zhao Tongpuan was immediately dragged down, and then the rest of the people in the house were also gathered together and driven out. When they arrived in the front yard, they were all taken to the Qinhuai River bank by the imperial army and executed on the spot. Kill without mercy.

Groups of people from other houses were arrested and brought to the river bank for execution. The river turned red again. There were constant screams on both sides of the Qinhuai River. Many people, patrons, and brothel girls were so scared that they closed their doors tightly. portal.

Yunliang Pavilion, second floor.

Gong Huaiyu looked over in shock and asked hurriedly,

"Nansheng, what happened outside? Why did Marquis Luo Yun start killing people again?"

"Back to my master, today, Marquis Luo Yun led his troops into the city. He killed officials everywhere, ransacked their homes and beheaded them. However, I will report carefully. The officials above the fifth rank in the city are fine. They are all petty officials and petty officials. They should be related to the Wang family. , The Wang family has many in-laws, and the subordinates suspect that Marquis Luo Yun wants to take this opportunity to take revenge on the Dongwang Palace."

Nan Sheng, the deputy commander of the Eagle Guard, cautiously reported to the crown prince what he had learned from outside.

Gong Huaiyu looked outside silently, with a turmoil in his heart. He was indeed the Marquis of Luo Yun. He was not affected by those so-called rumors at all. The practices of the border army were the same. There were some things that the southerners did not understand at all.

"Withdraw our people. If we don't kill all those people, I'm afraid Marquis Luo Yun won't withdraw his troops."

"Yes, son."

Zhao Tongsuan and his family were taken to the execution ground and executed on the spot.Zhao Mansion, inside the hall.

Zhang Jinyu glanced at the Jinling fellow magistrate Hu and the Metropolitan Procuratorate's chief minister Wang in the hall.

He ignored it and turned around and walked out of the house. Eunuch Zhao followed closely and left.

Wait until people leave,

Mr. Hu and Mr. Wang, who were still making salutes, suddenly fell down. Looking at the empty room, they looked at each other in fear and could not say a word.

After leaving Zhao's house, Zhang Jinyu and Eunuch Zhao took people to visit Jinling Beishan White Deer Academy.

When passing by Jia's house, Zhang Jinyu saw that all the people in the ninth house of Jia's house had been arrested and taken out. Ning Bian also led someone to whip them hard with whips.

Looking at the wailing Jia family members, Zhang Jinyu reined in his horse.
"Please stop."

The whole team stopped immediately, and Eunuch Zhao came over on horseback and asked;
"Master Hou, is there something wrong?"

"Well, I saw people from the Jia family. Come and bring the head of the ninth room of the Jia family, named Jia Wenfu, and I will chop him alive."

The guards behind him dismounted and took the order. When Eunuch Zhao saw it, he immediately kept silent and stepped aside. Knowing the conflict between the Marquis and the Jia family, how could he dare to interfere in this matter.

After a while,
Ningbian led his soldiers and brought Jia Wenfu over.
"Master Marquis, this old boy wanted to run away, but he was caught by the general and brought here."

"Well, who of the Jia family is not extremely cunning? Tie him behind the horse and drag him around for a while."

"Yes, Lord Marquis, someone comes and ties him up."

The soldiers from the vanguard camp took the rope and were about to tie up Jia Wenfu, but Jia Wenfu was not afraid at this time and said angrily;

"Young son of the Zhang family, if you have the guts, kill me. You have insulted my Jia family so much. If my ancestors' black cavalry were here, how could it be your turn to be so arrogant? If the Marquis kills me, he will renounce his honor. Think about it. "

Seeing the extremely arrogant Jia Wenfu, Zhang Jinyu had a sullen face, took the whip, and whipped it across his face, revealing bloody traces.

"Okay, good fight. If I say anything, I'm not from the Jia family."

Jia Wenfu stared with blood-red eyes and looked at him fiercely. Zhang Jinyu put away the riding whip and said,
"What are you waiting for? Just wait three times and come back."

"Yes, Lord Marquis, drive, drive!"

"Humph"

Jia Wenfu groaned and was pulled to the ground. The soldier immediately turned over and mounted his horse. With a wave of his whip, he beat the horse and ran.

This scene happened to be seen by the two brothers of the Shi family who were facing the street. They stood in the attic and felt bad.

"Brother, this Marquis Luo Yun really wants to kill the members of the ninth house of the Jia family. What should we do?"

Shi Bohua looked outside and saw Jia Wenfu, the helmsman of the ninth house of the Jia family, being dragged behind the horse like a dead dog, leaving a bloody trail on the ground, which was very shocking.

"What do you think we should do? Although the four families are on good terms, who can stop them today? The Wang family has never shown up. What reason do we have for those with foreign surnames?"

Although Shi Changliang spoke like this, he felt a sense of sadness in his heart.

Suddenly a thought came to him, would the four families end up like this in the end? Then he shook his head hard, how could it be possible? Xungui and the imperial court are one family.

"Brother, tell me, why didn't the Wang family come forward? There were already signs of this matter. Why didn't Mr. Wang, the governor of the Jingying camp, come forward to mediate when Luo Yunhou was in the capital? The master's letter reminded him that he must know about this matter. , don’t they have any reaction, the old lady of the Jia family in the capital is still there.”

Shi Bohua simply couldn't believe it. If there was an internal estrangement between the four surnamed families, they would really have no allies at that time. They would do nothing to save others and watch the fire from the other side. Once there would be two times. At that time, each family would only care about self-preservation, just like floating on the water. Ping, sooner or later it will be over.

"How do I know what happened in the capital? If it weren't for the letter from Baolinghou Mansion, my brother would still be in the dark. Besides, how can I plead for mercy in this situation? Luo Yunhou's mother is still a girl from the Wang family. She can't I don’t know the relationship between the four families and the late emperor back then, but after more than a month’s investigation, no one paid attention to our two brothers.”

Shi Changliang never expected that he would send messages and contact him in these days.

For the Wang family, I went to see Chang Ling, the head of the Wang family and the first wife of the Chief Minister. People from the Zhen family also went there, and even the rest of the Jia family also went there. However, the letter they sent was like a stone, and there was no reply.

"Brother, we brothers can only watch helplessly. How about we go down and make peace?"

Shi Bohua plucked up the courage and wanted to go to Lord Marquis to plead for mercy. As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Changliang grabbed him.
"You're crazy. What are you thinking about? If you go and Marquis Luo Yun gets angry and implicates the Shi family, what will happen to the family?
It's not our turn to come forward. Since we don't come forward, then the so-called common advancement and retreat of the four families from now on will be in name only. We two brothers need to make a long-term plan. If this is not possible, the Marquis of Luoyun outside Guanwai may be a good supporter. "

"Brother, you actually want to"

"Yes, as you think."

Shi Changliang nodded.

Outside the courtyard of Shenzhai, Jia Wenfu was dragged to the point of death by his war horse. He had long since lost the energy to curse. When Zhang Jinyu saw that he was dying, he stopped torturing him. He drew out his knife and struck him with one blow.

Jia Wenfu screamed and died.

"Hang this man's body on the west city gate. After ransacking the house, burn this house. The rest of the people will be executed on the spot. Kill!"

"Yes, Lord Hou."

The personal guard then issued the order, and Zhang Jinyu got on his horse and continued towards White Deer Academy. There were screams behind him, and the entire team was extremely quiet.

(End of this chapter)