Ping An Biography

Wang Yu, the "former" magistrate of Shimen County, was released from prison by Wang Dianshi. He was dressed in prison clothes and was in a mess.Wang Dianshi said that the house in the backyard of the yamen had been taken by Zhang Ning's people, so Wang Yu could only be settled in the house where the county government officials lived; he also said that Master Liang was waiting in the city and had not left.

Wang Yu, who is an official in other places, does not have real estate in Shimen County. The backyard of the county government is where he lives and lives. Now he has a home and cannot return.His spirit was listless and his expression was depressed. He declined Wang Dianshi's kind offer to settle him in the county yamen, and planned to go out of the yamen to find Master Liang.Mr. Liang and others were brought from his hometown, and they could always help out.

Wang Dianshi hurriedly took out a piece of silver from his bag, and persuaded: "Don't laugh at such a trivial matter, why don't you change your clothes first before going out? Hey, we are also considered colleagues. Seeing that Tang Zun has fallen to such a state, everyone I feel bad too... Don't blame everyone, that Duke Cheng is a dignitary in the court, and he comes down with military power, who dares to contradict him? In fact, several colleagues have kindly begged for mercy, but they are so soft-spoken, how can Duke Cheng listen to us? of……"

"I'm just a sinner now, don't call me a nobleman." Wang Yu's tone was not kind, but he didn't say anything bad.He naturally had a good impression of Wang Dianshi and his group, and he was very clear about their previous intentions to take their own responsibility for the crime; however, the officials did not intend to harm others, so there is no hatred.The object full of hatred is Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong, and Wang Yu never wants to eat the flesh of this villain raw.

But after the anger and hatred, he had a sense of self-defeating power, because he was a little literati who had nothing to do with someone who was expensive as a duke.For the first time, I feel that reading the sage books is useless. It is better to practice martial arts from an ignorant child, like an ancient knight, capable of blood splashing five steps... The hatred of killing his mother and taking his wife happened to him at the same time However, anyone who has a sense of shame will also have a strong sense of shame. [

Wang Yu's voice was a little choked up and said: "I am a sinner in the first place, why avoid prison clothes? Farewell."

After that, he strode towards the door with his long dirty and smelly hair and prison clothes.

When I left the yamen, I saw Master Liang and a few servants waiting for me outside, with a certain sedan chair prepared beside him. Maybe Master Liang got the news through the officials or subordinates of the yamen.The servant surnamed Liang is named Liang Yan, and of course he is not poor. Although the salary is paid by the magistrate's private pocket, and the annual salary of the magistrate does not exceed 45 taels of silver, they do not rely on the salary for their livelihood; |Bribes to collect money, normal bad practices are enough for them to spend.

When Liang Yan and several servants saw Wang Zhi County, they knelt on the ground and cried, extremely sad, but Wang Yu only shed a few tears and quietly.Wang Yu stepped forward to help them up, and asked: "Mr. Liang, has my mother, my wife and children been buried in the earth?"

"Only the Lingtang was set up, and the ashes were enshrined inside. The ashes have not been buried yet, because the old slave thought that the young master wanted to send the ashes back to his hometown for burial." Liang Yan answered with a sob, which did not affect his fluent speech.

Wang Yu was a little surprised and said, "Has it been cremated? Did Zhu Yong's people do it?"

Liang Yan nodded, and responded with an "um" with his head bowed.Wang Yu didn't ask any more questions, and it was easy to think that Zhu Yong's people just wanted to destroy | corpses and traces, and destroy evidence.Although logically no one would want to investigate Zhu Yong, but after all it is not something glorious, they still have to cover it up.

"Originally, this old slave only wanted to rent a house, but the renter knew that we were going to set up a mourning hall, so he didn't want to rent it out, so he bought a house, which is on the east side of Xianqian Street." Liang Yan continued. .

Wang Yu sighed: "I have fallen into such a field. Mr. Liang has risked his life to do so many things for me. The friendship is exhausted. You can disperse on your own. There is no way out if you follow me."

Liang Yan knelt down again, and said with a sad face: "The old slave has been loyal to the Wang family for decades, what did he do wrong, why did the young master want to kick him out?"

Wang Yu didn't want to explain, it was obvious...that he was alone and asked these people to stay to harm them.He said dejectedly, "Take me to the mourning hall first."

A group of people carried Wang Yu to the house where the mourning hall was set up. The hemp rope and white clothes were already prepared, so Wang Yu took a bath and changed clothes and put on linen and mourning to go to the mourning hall, saying that he would guard the mourning for his late mother.

Liang Yan had already cried at the gate of the yamen, and his expression had already returned to normal at this time, so he whispered to the side and reminded: "This old slave is talkative, but what happened, the young master must be filial, what should be done is not to guard the spirit, But revenge?"

"Revenge?" The look in Wang Yu's eyes was very complicated, "Have you figured out a way? How can you get revenge?"

"No matter how you take revenge, let's talk about whether you should take revenge or not. Do you think this revenge should be taken or not?" Liang Yan said, "If you are filial, you must avenge the old lady; for righteousness, Gongyang said, "Father is not punished, son Revenge; if a son does not take revenge, he is not a son', Cheng Guogong is cruel, relying on power and the king's law, determined to kill him is a just act."

The dejected Wang Yu suddenly lost control of his emotions. He grabbed Liang Yan and said, "Teach me how to do it."

Liang Yandao: "Now the young master is a court criminal. He has power here, and he can't go back to his hometown. What you should do now is to meet the third prince of Emperor Jianwen as soon as possible... Let's not care whether this person is the third prince or not, but his hand There are soldiers who can fight here, and they easily captured three counties. Here is the most powerful person who can rely on him; and Zhu Yong is still in Huguang, and the third prince is dealing with him. The young master can assist the third prince, If he defeats Zhu Yong, it will be our revenge."

Wang Yu wiped away tears, and said seriously: "Can the third prince succeed?"

Liang Yan said: "The old slave secretly speculates that this person has a lot of rules in military and political affairs, so he should be the master... The King of Han far away in Nanjing is indeed strong, but he definitely doesn't like us; and the third prince and the young master have had a relationship We met by chance, and there is a shortage of manpower under him, although he is now very weak with a few major generals, but we have no choice, this is the only way, we must not lose this opportunity.”[

Wang Yu walked back and forth a few steps, Liang Yan knew that he had been tempted, so he continued: "As the saying goes, you must fight while it is hot. The third prince personally ordered the young master to be released from prison. We must go to see him as soon as possible, so as not to As time goes on, your position in his heart will become lighter. You don’t need to change your clothes, just go to see him in sackcloth and filial piety, to show that you are at odds with Zhu Yong and the court, and you can gain his trust; the reason for asking to see him is simple, thank him Your life-saving kindness, after all, you may be executed sooner or later in prison, and it was the third prince who released you. With the kindness involved, the personal relationship will be even closer."

After thinking about it, Wang Yu accepted Liang Yan's suggestion.After being sad, Wang Yu also had to face many problems, not to mention revenge, the survival of himself and his gang was a big problem, and he was facing dissolution; if he really voted for Zhang Ning, many problems could be solved.

He and Liang Yan went out immediately.I just left the county office not long ago, and now I'm back.

The people in the yamen naturally knew the county magistrate Tangzun, so they were brought outside the lobby first, and then went to report.Sure enough, news came soon that Zhang Ning asked him to meet at the signing room.

Zhang Ning's current office is still located in the signing room, which has already been decorated.He is a person who likes to go to familiar places. For example, he is used to eating in a certain restaurant, and he rarely goes to other places. Last time, he stayed in the signing room in Shimen County for many days, so he was naturally here this time.

But this time, Shimen County was not the central area he chose. This time, he chose Cili County, because it is closer to the western mountainous area of ​​Huguang, where the evil cult is active, and it is also near Yongding Weigeng, the place he must take. close.The stop in Shimen County was just waiting for the news that Wei Bin captured Lizhou; he still did not go to Lizhou with the army in the end.

When Wang Yujin signed the pledge, he saw that Zhang Ning had pasted many notes on the wall behind the chair, just like last time.

Zhang Ning looked up and saw that Wang Yu and his staff were all dressed in sackcloth and filial piety. He was stunned for a moment, but then he understood.Wang Yu walked over and knelt down in front of the case, and said: "The sinner, Wang Yu, thank Your Highness for saving me."

"Please hurry up, Wang Zhi County is serious..." Zhang Ning hurriedly got up and made a supportive movement.He really didn't think he was a benefactor. If Shimen County hadn't been breached, the magistrate of Wang County would still be an official. What kindness is there?

However, he didn't feel that he and Wang Yu had any personal grievances at all. For example, when the two countries fought, the general of the defeated side went back and was killed. How could he blame the other party for doing something wrong? "Everyone is their own master" is not a person in the same camp, so there is no grievance.

"Don't look outside, just sit down and talk." Zhang Ning thought about it and looked up and down the filial piety clothes on the two, "Back then Wangzhi County gathered troops to defend the city. Although they didn't defend the city, they did their duty for the court. Losing the city and land is a crime, but Zhu Yong can't kill innocent people without a judicial decision, let alone harm the family of Wangzhi County, the law is indeed too cruel and benevolent."

Wang Yudao: "I just wish I could kill this thief; the court even connived at the lawlessness of the rich and powerful, and chilled the hearts of the courtiers!"

Zhang Ning nodded slightly, not only expressing his approval of Wang Yu's words, but also giving this guy another high-level look: Speaking of personal enmity, don't forget to add the sentence "the imperial court is chilling", which is quite a standard statement.This guy's wife was first raped and then killed, and his biological mother was killed. Such a tragic thing happened to him, it is even more humiliating, and he can face reality with a clear mind... After doing such a thing, it is not necessarily possible to achieve such a state.

"I don't know what Wangzhi County plans to do in the future, but do you want to seek revenge from Zhu Yong?" Zhang Ning asked.

Wang Yudao: "This thief holds the military power in his hands, and his position is high and powerful. I have the heart to kill a thief and the power to kill a thief, so I have to keep it in my heart and look for opportunities to get revenge. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. A deep hatred will always have a day of snow. Now... ...If the Third Highness does not give up, I am willing to follow the left and right to do the work of dogs and horses."