Ji Tang

Chapter 904 Zhang Liang's Transformation

Chapter 3 The Death of Zhang Cai
In front of the Zhuque Gate, Zhang Liang left the palace after he apologized to the emperor and promised that such a thing would never happen again.

"A companion is like a tiger!"

With lingering fear, he glanced at the imperial palace, which became more majestic with the fall of Goguryeo, and felt that his whole back was soaked.He is now more and more glad that he reconciled with Ji Song, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to pass the test this time.

No matter what happened in the past, His Majesty always looked kind and cheerful. Although he was very dissatisfied, in the end he held it up high and put it down gently. But this time it was different. His Majesty was actually angry!

Thinking of this, he felt happy for a while. It was good to be angry, but it would be fatal if he was not angry!

It is thought-provoking that he was punished for half a year and allowed to deal with the adopted son himself.He stood in front of Suzaku's door and thought for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Don't blame me for being a cruel father. If you want to blame me, I can only blame you for not knowing how to restrain yourself."

He immediately went to the Chang'an County Government Office without returning home.

"Mr. Xun Guo, what are you going to do?"

Chang'an County Magistrate Liu Jin was a student from the academy. With the reputation of being a disciple of the Emperor, he was fearless. Anyone who fell into his hands, whether they were nobles or people from aristocratic families, would basically get into trouble. He is so disgraced that there is nothing he can do about it!

Of course he knew who the person arrested today was, but so what?
Looking at the Chang'an County Magistrate who was extremely wary of him, Zhang Liang was not angry, but smiled and said: "Isn't this a servant in the family who committed something wrong? I didn't expect that a mere man would dare to do such an outrageous thing. I just left the palace. After I got out, His Majesty, seeing that I have made some achievements over the years, punished me a little and sent me to come here to deal with this matter specifically."

"If you don't believe me, you can go to the palace and ask!"

The Chang'an County Magistrate was stunned and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zhang Liang, who said directly: "I'm not embarrassed, I know this is the responsibility of your Chang'an County Government."

"so!"

"I go in and have a few words with that bastard, and then how do you judge Ji?"

Now not only the Chang'an County Magistrate was dumbfounded, but also the county magistrate, county lieutenant and a group of government officials who were ready to start a fight at any time looked at Zhang Liang in disbelief.

Who is Zhang Liang?Others don't know, but as a local snake in Chang'an County, how can you not know?Isn't it because of the reputation of Duke Xun that his adopted sons have done evil things in recent years?The previous county magistrate was beaten by this old man because he had arrested his adopted son. If the housing minister hadn't arrived in time, the previous county magistrate would have been beaten to a near disability!

But what happened today?Is it possible to change gender?

The Chang'an County Magistrate looked at Zhang Liang suspiciously, thinking he was joking!

When he caught that reckless guy today, he knew that he would offend Duke Zhang Liang, but he still caught him.

He is not a fool. There is not a single student who has successfully graduated from the academy who is not smart.He had already sent someone to report to Your Majesty before, and now there are hundreds of troops outside. As long as Zhang Liang dares to take action, he will be captured in the next moment.

But who would have thought that this thing didn't act according to common sense. He first asked his son to come to express his attitude, and then immediately went to the palace to plead guilty. Now he came to Chang'an County Yamen alone, and he kept his attitude very low!
Now Liu Jin is dissatisfied. When I was preparing to make a big news to add some luster to my political achievements, you actually gave up?

"Are you sure that's not your adopted son? But a servant? This county magistrate heard clearly. Mr. Xun Guo, please don't confuse the situation and try to escape punishment."

Zhang Liang was furious when he heard this: "It's nonsense. Who doesn't know that I sent away those adopted sons after I came back from Liaodong? Is there someone else who is pretending to be someone else?"

"As the magistrate of Chang'an County, you have to take care of this matter. How can you let a young man ruin my reputation? This matter must be investigated thoroughly. No matter who it is, you must seek justice for me, otherwise I won’t leave!”

Liu Jin stared blankly at Zhang Liang, who was furious as if someone had stolen a peach. Aren't you a protector?Aren’t you the adopted son of Wubai Lawless?
But what's going on with your shameless behavior?Also dismissed the adopted son?Are you sure I will believe this nonsense?

"Mr. County, something is not right about something today. Let's just wait and see what happens!"

The county magistrate next to him stepped forward and whispered in Liu Jin's ear.

Liu Jin frowned, glanced at the rogue Zhang Liang, waved his hand and said, "Bring Duke Xun in!"

Then he said: "But there is only a quarter of an hour, please don't embarrass me after that!"

Zhang Liang laughed loudly and said: "Don't worry, don't worry! I just want to see who dares to pretend to be my righteous son? I'm so tired of living!"

After saying that, he didn't care about Liu Jin, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and strode towards the prison.

In the dark prison, Zhang Cai was cursing loudly and harshly. He not only scolded Liu Jin, but also threatened to destroy his family when he came out.

Zhang Liang walked inside expressionlessly. After hearing Zhang Cai's harsh words, his face twitched, and the fierce light in his eyes could no longer be hidden.

Zhang Cai was cursing when he suddenly heard footsteps and stretched his head to look. He was immediately overjoyed!

"Father, foster father, I am Zhang Cai! Why did you come here? That stupid county magistrate is nothing. He even dares to beat a child. This is simply not taking you seriously. Foster father, please let go. I'll go out, and when I get out, I'll kill him tonight."

But as he spoke, he felt that something was wrong, and his heart skipped a beat when he saw the expressionless look on his adoptive father's face.

This expression is so familiar, it only appears when the foster father is really angry.

"Father.!"

Zhang Liang looked at this adopted son with complicated eyes. He was the soldier who had survived for him. It was impossible to say that he didn't have any emotion at all.

But for the sake of the Zhang family and his own future, he must die!
"This is the wine and meat brought to you by my father. They are all what you like. The wine is the fine wine of Zuixian Tower, which ordinary people cannot buy."

Zhang Liang took the things out as he spoke. When Zhang Cai saw that he liked them all, he immediately threw away his doubts.

"Father... why did you bring the things here? Wouldn't it be better to wait for the children to go out to eat... Also, this wine is really good, it is indeed the signature of Zuixianlou...!"

Zhang Cai was talking and eating without seeing his adoptive father's expression at all!

"Well, if it tastes good, eat more. I'm afraid you won't be able to eat it in the future. What else do you want? I'll bring you this wine for my father."

Zhang Cai suddenly raised his head, looked at his adoptive father in disbelief, and trembled: "What do you mean? What can't be eaten?"

Zhang Liang did not answer his words, but continued to lower his head and said: "It's almost time. If you have anything else to say to your wife and children, please tell me immediately. They will be taken care of as a father. You can just go."

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Cai, even a fool, understood something at this time and asked. "My father can't protect you anymore. Your Majesty knows this."

Zhang Liang stood up and was about to turn around and leave. He walked a few steps and then stopped without looking back.

"Old Tiger Head will send them to school, and your wife will take good care of them, and she will never let them suffer!"

"You... do it for yourself!"

Zhang Liang left. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he also knew that if he didn't give an explanation to His Majesty today, this matter would definitely not go through.

"what!"

Hearing the roar coming from inside, Zhang Liang's face was as dark as water. When he saw Liu Jin standing at the door of the prison, he said: "This person is indeed a servant of my family. I didn't expect that he would be so bold and do such evil things. I have already understood what happened, and County Magistrate Liu pronounced the sentence in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and I have no objection!"

"I still have something to do, so let's just say goodbye!"

Liu Jin looked at Zhang Liang's back with a trace of disdain in his eyes. He could give up even his godson for his own sake. He was a character!

"not good!"

Liu Jin's expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly ran towards the prison. Behind him were the county magistrate and the county lieutenant who didn't know why, but they also followed him in.

But the next scene really made them feel cold. They saw Zhang Cai's head covered with blood and the walls were stained with blood. He opened the cell and touched his neck for a moment. Liu Jin shook his head with a wry smile.

"died!"

"died?"

The same words were asked by Li Shimin in the Taiji Hall. He put down the memorial in his hand and ordered: "Zhang Cai committed suicide out of fear of crime. Let's close the case!"

After that, ignore this matter!
"promise!"

Chen Shou turned around and walked out of the hall without raising his head. After letting someone tell Liu Jin the news, he was ready to arrange meals for His Majesty. It seemed that the death was not a person, but an ant!
The next day, news of Zhang Cai's suicide came out from the Chang'an County Government Office, and in order to make the people believe it, Zhang Cai's body was placed at the gate of the County Government Office.

When everyone was sure that he was really dead, everyone cheered!

"County Lord, can we just settle this matter here?"

The county magistrate was a little reluctant and said that he had never handled such a stupid case in these years. As soon as Zhang Liang left, Zhang Cai died on the back. If this matter had nothing to do with Zhang Liang, he would not believe it.

Liu Jin glanced at the county magistrate and said angrily: "Your Majesty has ordered the case to be closed. What can I do? And the person did commit suicide. This cannot be true. Even if Zhang Liang said something, we can't take him without evidence." what to do?"

"Okay, let's close the case! It's not a pity to die anyway, it's no big deal."

After saying that, he ignored everyone and turned around and entered the backyard. Only his slightly depressed back showed that he was not in a good mood.

After Zhang Liang returned to Duke Xun's mansion, he summoned all his adopted sons and directly and openly severed ties with them.

From now on, they are just part of the Zhang family. Anyone who dares to show off as a adopted son will be beaten to death!
It's not that Zhang Liang is ruthless, but that he is not ruthless. Maybe Zhang Cai's today is his tomorrow, and he also wants to catch up with the Zhang family.

After the emperor announced the closure of the case, he understood that this was His Majesty's warning to him. Thinking of his previous conversation with the Emperor, he was filled with fear. It turned out that His Majesty had already begun to warn him in a subtle way a long time ago, but he didn't think so at that time. I understand. I didn't understand His Majesty's words. I already felt something was wrong when I was in Liaodong.

Everyone is avoiding him, and even the friendship he had on the battlefield has faded. If Ji Song hadn't taken the initiative to reconcile, he might have been
Seeing that only the father and son were left in the lobby, Zhang Liang said: "I heard that Duke Xi is going back to Beijing?"

Zhang, Zhang Liang's eldest son, heard this and said quickly: "It seems so. Now everyone in Chang'an is waiting for him to come to the capital. Tsk, Tsk, Duke Tan is so courageous. Such a big business can be divided at just one word." separated.!"

"My son heard that the Ji family has been divided into hundreds of families now, and they are scattered all over the world. I don't know what Duke Xin thinks. Even if they want to be divided, they can't be divided like this. Such a huge family The Ji family has completely fallen apart, what a pity!"

"fart!"

Zhang Liang scolded directly: "You know nothing, do you think you are the only one who is smart? Is Ji Song a fool? Look at all the things he has done over the years, which one can't be done by a wise man?"

"Why do you think my father sent away those adopted sons this time? If they were killed just because of Zhang Cai, my father would not be known as ruthless and unjust."

"Ji Song is the smart man. As a father, he realized that it was too late to suffer for so many years. What happened to the separation of the family? Isn't it just a loss of some money? This is not at all for Ji Song, who is known as the God of Wealth in the Tang Dynasty. What the heck. As a father, I have seen clearly that now His Majesty is in the prime of life, so everyone has to live with their tail between their legs."

"Hou Junji is unwilling to give in, but what can he do? No one responds to the massive coup, and even the prince is unwilling to be associated with it. Who does I, Zhang Liang, mean to me?"

Zhang Liang said sincerely: "As a father, please remember, keep a low profile, keep a low profile, and keep a low profile. Learn from Ji Song, and the only way to make a fortune is to make a fortune in silence. Don't look at the fact that Ji's family has been split up now, but Ji's family soldiers Is it broken up? Has the Ji family’s true heritage been lost?”

"Look, those guys who want to take advantage will definitely suffer big losses this time!"

Then he warned: "Go on, we don't want any of Ji's property this time. In addition, you go to the Duke's Mansion with heavy gifts and say that you want to buy a few shops at market price. Remember, you must not take any advantage." Thoughts, otherwise we may get nothing in the end.”

Zhang was stunned and said in surprise: "Are you crazy? Everyone in Chang'an is waiting for Duke Xin to come back and start carving up Ji's property in Chang'an and Guanzhong, but we are going to buy it at market price?"

"Who are you guys saying is crazy? No one is big or small!"

Zhang Liang glared at Zhang Liang and said, "Just do as I say. If I know who dares to take advantage of this, I will break his legs!"

"Remember, sometimes suffering a loss is not necessarily a loss, and taking advantage is not necessarily taking advantage. It may be a bottomless pit."

Then he glared at the tiger and said, "Did you hear that?"

"The boy knows!"

Zhang Youqi said weakly.

Zhang Liang didn't care about him, as long as he did as he was told, nothing else mattered!

Zhang Liang chose to befriend Ji Song after he returned to Beijing, but most of the others were waiting for Ji Song to come back, and then began to carve up Ji's properties in Guanzhong and Chang'an.Some couldn't wait any longer and started raising funds overnight, even selling their own properties in order to raise enough funds.

There are countless such people, but what they don't know is that there is a group of people behind them who are buying up the properties they sell, not all of them, but those related to people's livelihood!
(End of this chapter)