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Chapter 168 0165 [Old man, shame on you! 】

The sunset is westward.

Xiaochong learned yesterday that Han Zhen was going to host a banquet for the three major gentry and patriarchs in the city tonight, so he hung a sign on the door not to accept guests early.

An ox cart was slowly approaching, and the wheels rolled over the golden afterglow on the bluestone slab, making a crisp sound.

In fact, compared with horse-drawn carts, bullock carts are more stable and comfortable.

Therefore, the vast majority of people will choose ox carts instead of horse carts when traveling.

The ox cart stopped firmly in front of Zhuolou's gate, the blue linen curtain was lifted, and an old Confucian got out of the cart.

This person is the head of the Wang family, Wang Zhongkai.

The ancestor of the Wang family is one of the famous seven clans and five surnames, the Taiyuan Wang family.

In the troubled times at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao brandished a butcher's knife at the powerful family members. One of the branches of the Wang family in Taiyuan took refuge in Yidu, Qingzhou, and settled here.

After all, the background of a thousand-year-old family is profound. After a short period of dormancy, a Wang Zeng was quickly cultivated.

Wang Zeng was a miserable young man, his parents died when he was young, and he was adopted by his uncle.

His uncle saw that he was talented and intelligent, so he cultivated him carefully. In the fifth year of Xianping, Wang Zeng Lianzhong won three yuan, and he was appointed as the number one scholar to judge in Jizhou. After his death, he was given the posthumous title of Wenzheng.

In the eighth year of Jiayou, Wang Zeng ranked first, and was able to share the Song Renzong Temple with Lu Yijian and Cao Wei.

Even, Linji Township under the jurisdiction of Yidu County was changed to Jingxian Township by Song Renzong's decree personally.

Therefore, although no one in the Wang family has been an official in the court these years, they still have unparalleled influence in Qingzhou.

As soon as Wang Zhongkai stood still, Xiaochong came up to him and said with a smile on his face: "Executive member Wang, please come in quickly!"

"Is the county magistrate here?"

Wang Zhongkai asked.

Xiaochong replied: "The county magistrate is still in the future."

Hearing this, Wang Zhongkai raised his foot slightly, stepped back on the ground, and said with a light smile, "If that's the case, just wait a little longer, old man."

Just then, there was a sound of wheels behind him.

Looking back, I saw two ox carts approaching hand in hand.

When the ox cart stopped, Ma Yanmin and Su Wenhuai got off the cart one after another.

Su Wenhuai's ancestor was a branch of Su Weiwei, a famous prime minister in Tang Dynasty. If we really want to talk about it, he was also related to three Sus.

However, from the Tang Dynasty to the present, after so many years, five clothes have already been released.

And compared to the three Sus, Su Wenhuai's ancestors are better mixed. Su Yugui was the prime minister of the Later Han Dynasty, and his son Su Dexiang was also the number one scholar in high school in the fourth year of Jianlong, Emperor Taizu of the Northern Song Dynasty.

It can be seen from a small Yidu County that aristocratic families are still aristocratic families. Even after the turmoil of war, once the world is stabilized and the dynasty is established, these aristocratic families will return to the center of the power stage.

Despite the fact that the Wang family and the Su family have not been famous in recent years, they seem to be in decline.But if there were no Jin people going south, in a few decades, there would definitely be such heroes as Wang Zeng and Su Dexiang to lead the family to continue its glory.

A dynasty of flowing water, a family of iron.

Huang Chao had killed enough, but it was a pity that he only cut off the branches and leaves, but did not hurt the roots buried deep in the ground.

Su Wenhuai greeted with a smile, "Hehe, brother Fuyang."

"Brother Shucun, brother Demeng."

Wang Zhongkai cupped his hands in greeting.

"Brother Fuyang, why didn't you go in?" Ma Yanmin asked.

Wang Zhongkai said with a half smile but not a smile: "Meng Lang can't do that."

Hearing this, Su Wenhuai and Ma Yanmin immediately understood that the rightful lord had not arrived yet.

Da da da!
The crisp sound of horseshoes came from a distance, and the hearts of the three trembled.

At the end of the street, a tall figure came on horseback, followed by two riders, one on the left and one on the right.

Seeing that Han Zhen was still wearing heavy armor at the moment, Wang Zhongkai and the three of them looked at each other, seeing the solemnity in each other's eyes.

It really is a Hongmen Banquet!

If you want to get away with it tonight, I'm afraid it's impossible.

When he came to the restaurant, Han Zhen got off his horse, and under the shock of his armor, he made a sound of armor leaves rubbing against each other.

"County magistrate, Zhizhou Zhao."

The three of them bowed to each other to greet each other, and at the same time looked at Han Zhen vaguely.

The ancients believed in facial features, and paid attention to the fact that facial features come from the heart.

This is not nonsense, but has a certain basis. A person will be reflected in his appearance and temperament along with his circumstances, experience, and mood changes.

Seeing Han Zhen's handsome, heroic and domineering face, although he was smiling, he exuded a breathtaking vigor, and the three of them couldn't help being shocked.

Han Zhen clasped his hands and said, "I'm busy with business today, and I came here in a hurry when I saw the sun was setting. I didn't have time to remove my armor and change my clothes. The three members of the staff are sorry."

"No problem."

"Public affairs are important, and the county magistrate doesn't have to blame himself."

The three of Ma Yanmin waved their hands again and again.

They are all human beings, so how can they not know Han Zhen's intention to go to the banquet with armor.

Busy work?

How long does it take to remove the armor?
Han Zhen smiled and said, "The three members are invited."

"The county magistrate first please!"

Hearing this, Han Zhen didn't refuse, and walked into the restaurant first.

As soon as he entered the door, Xiao Chong immediately greeted him. The two just looked at each other and did not talk about the past on the spot.

It was his first time visiting this restaurant of his own. He looked around the hall decoration and nodded secretly.

The decoration is very simple, but there is a fresh and elegant atmosphere everywhere.

This was the fashion in the Song Dynasty. If the decoration is magnificent, it will be regarded as tacky by the guests.

Under the leadership of Xiaochong, the group went straight to the third floor and entered a private room.

Han Zhen sat on the main seat with a golden sword, and the others also took their seats.

Soon, the food and wine that had been prepared were served on the table in plates.

After arranging the food and drinks and pouring a glass of wine for everyone, Xiao Chong led Dr. Wine out of the private room and closed the door at the same time.

Picking up the wine glass, Han Zhen said in a loud voice: "The three members are all highly respected sages in Yidu County. Han Zhen respects the three of them."

Wang Zhongkai and the others did not dare to praise him, so they quickly raised their wine glasses and said humbly: "The county magistrate has promoted me. I have wasted decades of my life and cannot be called a great sage."

"Drink together!"

After drinking a glass of wine, the atmosphere got a little better.

Han Zhen winked, and Zhao Ting understood immediately, picked up the wine glass and started to exchange greetings with Wang Zhongkai.

This is the reason why he brought Zhao Ting to the banquet, to enliven the atmosphere and bring the relationship closer, so as not to make the banquet too cold.

Everyone pushed cups and changed cups, and talked happily.

Liu Kai kept Han Zhen's words in mind, from the moment he entered the door to now, he didn't say a word, just immersed himself in drinking and eating.

After drinking for three rounds, Ma Yanmin glanced at Liu Kai, and asked aloud: "This young gentleman is magnificent, isn't he the brother of the county magistrate?"

Han Zhen smiled and introduced: "His name is Liu Kai, and he is the battalion commander of the cavalry battalion of our Qingzhou Army. His uncle must be known to the three members."

"Oh?"

Su Wenhuai became interested, and asked curiously: "But who is the uncle of this young gentleman?"

Han Zhen said unhurriedly: "The magistrate of Qiancheng County, Xie Ding!"

Xie Ding!

Su Wenhuai's hands holding the chopsticks trembled.

Although Ma Yanmin and Wang Zhongkai's faces remained unchanged, there was a storm in their hearts.

The Xie family in Fuyang also voted for thieves?

To be honest, the fame of the three of them is limited to the land of Qingzhou, but the Xie family in Fuyang has real disciples all over the world, and all the scholars in the Song Dynasty know it well.

After regaining consciousness, Su Wenhuai stroked his beard and said, "Your uncle and I are friends who have forgotten the years. When your uncle came to the county to report on his duties at the end of last year, we had a chat over wine."

Hearing this, Liu Kai immediately put down the chopsticks in his hand, cupped his hands and said, "I've seen Yuanwai Su."

He could ignore these three people before, but now when he talked about his elders, and he was close to them, he had to meet them. This is etiquette.

Su Wenhuai asked again: "Is your father in good health?"

Talking about his father Liu Zhongwu, Liu Kai's expression darkened, and he shook his head and said, "It's not good, I'm getting old, and I have an old injury. I had a serious illness last year."

Because of fighting in the battle all the year round, the warriors were already sick when they got old, and these years Tongguan had been suppressed everywhere, which caused Liu Zhongwu's mind to stagnate. Difference.

Su Wenhuai said: "Northwest is a place of bitter cold. It is not easy for your father to guard the border all the year round. I have a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum in my house. I gave it to your father to make up for his body."

Liu Kai declined politely, "There is no shortage of medicinal stones at home, and I appreciate the kindness of Mr. Su."

Hearing this, Su Wenhuai nodded.

Halfway through the banquet, Han Zhen put down his chopsticks and suppressed his smile.

Seeing this scene, Wang Zhongkai and the three knew that the point was coming, and they all looked at Han Zhen.

Han Zhen said solemnly: "This time, I have invited the three officials to come here for the banquet. I want to ask you to do me a favor. Now that I am in charge of Yidu, the hearts of the people in the county are floating, and the three officials are highly respected in the county. Can you help me calm down?"

There was silence in the private room.

The so-called appeasement is just a cliché.

The meaning behind it is to completely rely on Han Zhen, and use the prestige of the three schools in the scholastic community to help him recruit talents and provide all available resources.

All three of them were old foxes, so they knew it in their hearts.

After a while, Wang Zhongkai smiled and said, "With Zhao Zhizhou here, how can we be needed?"

"Wai Wang!"

Han Zhen stood up slowly, and said condescendingly, "I'm not Zhao Ji, and I'm not discussing with you!"

Wang Zhongkai's complexion changed drastically.

It's not because Han Zhen directly called Song Huizong by his first name, and then the meaning expressed in his words.

Zhao Song does not kill scholar-bureaucrats, but I, Han Zhen, will!

However, Wang Chongxin also has something to rely on in his heart. The tens of thousands of scholars in Qingzhou are his confidence.

Moreover, in his opinion, Han Zhen's desire to govern Yidu County cannot be separated from the support of the three of them.

Seeing that the three of them were silent, Han Zhen sneered in his heart and shouted: "Liu Qi!"

"The end is here!"

Liu Qi immediately stood up and responded.

Han Zhen ordered: "The remnants of the Ganchi rebels are hiding in these three houses. I order you to dispatch three hundred troops to suppress the rebellion. If there is any obstruction, you will be killed without mercy!"

Senhan's tone made the temperature in the private room seem to drop a bit.

"The last will obey!"

Liu Qi didn't give the three of them any time to react and strode out of the room.

Wang Zhongkai was terrified, and said angrily: "Son Han Zhen, it's easy to kill my three families, how are you going to stop the mouths of 30 people in the county city!"

Han Zhen sneered: "Old man, you are shameless. Please wait, because you want to kill less people, and you really treat yourself like a green onion? Since you want to die, I will help you!"

The wine was also invited, and the good things were said, but if he didn't know how to flatter him, then don't blame him.

As for the guilt, it can all be pushed to Gan Chijun.

Speaking of it, Gan Chijun is really a good material for a scapegoat.

"you……"

Wang Zhongkai's chest was heaving and unsteady, he only felt a rush of energy and blood, dizzy and shaky.

Seeing this, Su Wenhuai on the side hurriedly supported him, and at the same time said anxiously: "County magistrate, if you have something to say, why bother to use swords and guns, and call the little man of the Liu family back quickly."

Han Zhen gave him a scornful look: "The military order is like a mountain, can you take it as a joke?"

"This...why is this, why is this!"

Su Wenhuai turned pale with shock and muttered to himself.

Zhao Ting, who was sitting by the side, was completely stunned. One moment he was fine, but the next moment he was going to kill everyone.

Han Zhen picked up the flask and poured himself a glass of wine. He said in a calm tone: "It takes almost a quarter of an hour to mobilize troops from Zhuo Tower to the city gate and then to the three of you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mayanmin stood up and said, "I would like to lend a helping hand to the county magistrate."

He was already resentful towards Zhao Song, and wanted to wait and see more and sit on the sidelines.

Seeing that the situation is not good at this moment, how can I care about these things, the most important thing is to save the lives of the whole family first.

"It's still about Ma Yuan's external knowledge."

Han Zhen smiled slightly and raised his glass in the distance.

Seeing this, Ma Yanmin forced a smile on his face, picked up his wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

After sitting down again, Han Zhen picked up a chopstick and stuffed the roasted mutton into his mouth, ignoring Wang and Su at all.

Su Wenhuai struggled, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "I...I also want to help the county magistrate and comfort people's hearts."

After saying this, he seemed to have been drained of all his strength and slumped on the chair.

For a while, the private room fell into silence.

Han Zhen made up his own mind and tasted a mouthful of food from time to time, feeling very comfortable.

Needless to say, the chef hired by Xiaochong really has nothing to say about his craftsmanship, especially the roasted mutton, which is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fat but not greasy. He, who doesn't like barbecue, ate a lot.

As time passed, Wang Zhongkai still did not express his opinion.

Su Wenhuai couldn't help persuading him: "Brother Fuyang, you should also think of your family members, not for yourself. Right now, there are internal and external troubles, and the official family is not like a gentleman, favoring a traitor..."

"shut up!"

Wang Zhongkai shouted suddenly.

"You rebel, you have all the skills, but you don't want to serve the country."

Wang Zhongkai's eyes were red, and he pointed at Han Zhen and cursed.

Immediately afterwards, he pointed at Zhao Ting again: "Zhao Ting, as an official of the imperial court, you have no literati integrity, and you openly surrendered to the bandits, and worked hand in hand with the bandits.

Su Wenhuai and Ma Yanmin were horrified immediately, and were about to stop him, but Wang Chongkai pointed the finger at the two of them again, angrily scolding: "There are also you two, who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and help the tyrant to abuse, and read the sage books for so many years in vain, old man I am ashamed to be with you!"

"My royal family is deeply favored by the emperor, how could I bow down to a thief..."

puff!

Under the candlelight, a cold light flashed.

A human head soared into the sky, and then fell heavily on the wine table.

The next moment, a stream of blood gushed out from the neck of the headless corpse and splashed on everyone.

"Noisy!"

Han Zhen spit out two words softly, lifted Zhao Ting's wide sleeves, wiped the blood on the knife in his hand, and then inserted it back into his waist.

It wasn't until this time that Su Wenhuai and Ma Yanmin came back to their senses.

Seeing Wang Zhongkai's deathly head on the wine table, the two of them felt cold hands and feet, and their scalps went numb!
"Bug!"

Han Zhen called out.

The door was pushed open immediately, and Xiao Chong asked, "What's your order, Second Brother Han?"

Han Zhen ordered: "Notify Liu Kai that no one will be left behind in the Wang family!"

"..."

Su Wenhuai was about to speak, but Han Zhen glanced at him coldly.

The murderous intent surging in his eyes made Su Wenhuai swallow all the words that came to his mouth.

"Order!"

Xiaochong clasped his fists in response and left quickly.

The strong smell of blood filled the private room, and Ma Yanmin and Su Wenhuai lived like years on pins and needles.

Han Zhen just cut all their small thoughts to pieces.

The rebels are really ruthless when they kill people!

I don't know how long it took, and there was a sound of heavy footsteps.

Ma Yanmin and Su Wenhuai turned their heads together and looked out the door.

I saw Liu Kai, who was dressed in armor, striding into the private room with a bloody aura on his body.

"Report to the county magistrate, more than 130 members of the Wang family must be executed!"

The Wang family... is destroyed?
Even though the ending has just been known, Ma Yanmin and Ma Yanmin still couldn't help being shaken when they heard Liu Qi say it himself.

Han Zhen asked: "Have you caught the traitor who dared to attack?"

"no!"

Liu Kai understood, and shook his head: "Let them run away, the general will not do his job effectively, please punish the county magistrate!"

Han Zhen waved his hand: "Forget it, some remnants can't make any waves, let's talk about it later!"

hiss!
The two sang together, but they scared Ma Yanmin and Su Wenhuai enough.

This is clearly a warning to them not to be careful.

Otherwise, maybe one day the rebels would hide in their home.

"Zhao Ting!"

"Under... the next officer is here!"

Zhao Ting jumped up from the chair with a grunt.

Han Zhen patted him on the shoulder and ordered: "I will leave the aftermath of the Wang family to you."

Zhao Ting hurriedly bowed and said, "Don't worry, the county magistrate, the next official will not disgrace his orders, and will never let rumors spread in the city."

After explaining, Han Zhen turned his head to look at Ma Yanmin and the two of them again, apologizing slightly: "Forgive me for shocking the two members!"

"Ha ha."

Su Wenhuai pulled a smile from the corner of his mouth.

Han Zhen said: "It's getting late. The two of us should go back and have a rest early."

"Then I will take my leave first!"

The two of them felt as if they had received an amnesty, they didn't dare to stay longer, and hurried out of the private room.

After leaving Zhuolou, a gust of evening wind blows head-on.

It was only then that Ma Yanmin realized that his whole body was already drenched in cold sweat, and at this moment, he couldn't help shivering due to the blow of the evening wind.

The same is true for Su Wenhuai.

The two looked at each other and smiled wryly.

After arching their hands and saying goodbye to each other, they climbed into the bullock cart with the support of the coachman.

　Sorry, I didn't come back from the hospital until seven o'clock.Today the old man was finally transferred from the intensive care unit to the orthopedic ward.There were many fractures all over his body, and two of them were completely broken, requiring surgery.

　　This is all the case, and today he asked me to help take care of the vegetable garden...I was so angry that when I came back, I chopped down all the vegetables in the vegetable garden.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)