Aspirations

Chapter 146 The gentleman is magnanimous, and the villain is long

"This..." Xia Xiang was furious, and walked away, "It's a filthy person, a pure and innocent little gentleman like me, when he sees a woman, he can't speak, or his face is red, how dare he have the heart to flirt? I don't want to walk with you if you ruin my name like this."

Looking at Xia Xiang's back as he walked away, Zheng Hao was dumbfounded, and after a while he said: "I always thought Xia Xianzun was always gentle and modest, and I don't think he would get angry sometimes."

"Don't be fooled by him." Lian Ruohan didn't believe that Xia Xiang was really angry, and smiled quietly, "He was just bluffing, if what he said just now could make him angry, he won't be angry to death in the future? How can he succeed? event?"

"Miss Lian knows Xia Xianzun so well, she is indeed his wife." Zheng Hao smiled narrowly, "In the future, with the help of Lady Lian, it will be difficult for Xia Xianzun to achieve great things. Miss Xiao, why don't you marry me as soon as possible? Help me achieve great things. Instead of waiting for me to make great achievements, it is better to help me make great achievements. People in the world often say that it is better to train your husband to be a rich child or a powerful person than to marry a rich child or a powerful person."

Xiao Jia shook his head, waved his hands and smiled: "I'm sorry, Zheng Tongpan, I just want to sit back and enjoy what I have, and I don't want to work hard. What if it's hard to train your husband into a rich child or a powerful man, and your husband changes his mind, and he shares the hardships with his first wife but has a relationship with his new love?" As rich and honored, am I making wedding clothes for others?"

"Where do you start with this? I, Zheng Hao, am a person who loves the new and dislikes the old, and always abandons it? Hmph!" Zheng Hao flicked his sleeves in dissatisfaction, "Even the lady judges."

"It's hard to say, I don't dare to jump to conclusions." Lian Ruohan did not vouch for Zheng Hao, "Sentimental since ancient times has nothing to hate, and has always been a passionate woman with a heartless heart. Whether Zheng Tongpan is a heartless person or not, only Zheng Tongpan himself knows .”

Zheng Hao was so choked that he was speechless, so he put his hands behind his back and snorted: "Okay, okay, the heartbreaker of a passionate woman, I will let you see the heartbreaker of a passionate man in the future."

Lian Ruohan, Cao Shuli and Xiao Jia looked at each other and smiled.

Zheng Hao took a few steps and caught up with Xia Xiang, and the two came to Wayao in a blink of an eye.The tile kiln is about one mile in radius and about three feet high, just like a Dianjiang platform rising from the ground.There are countless people busy on the stage, but there are a group of people watching from the audience.

Onlookers, yes, just onlookers, dozens of people gathered together, not knowing what happened, pointing fingers at the center of the field.

What happened?Xia Xiang was startled, thinking of Cao Shujun's temperament of causing trouble no matter where he went, could it be that Cao Shujun had a quarrel with someone again?Thinking of this, Xia Xiang hurriedly quickened his pace, separated from the crowd with Zheng Hao and went to the arena to have a look, almost laughing angrily, as expected, it was Cao Shujun who was confronting the three of them.

Among the three, one person Xia Xiang also knew was Lu Zhiyue.

Lu Zhiyue stood between Cao Shujun and the other two, obviously trying to persuade them to make peace.Cao Shujuan was not forgiving, he pushed and pushed forward, wanting to hit him.The other party was not to be outdone, after all, there were two of them, so would they be afraid of Cao Shujun alone?One of the two pushed Lu Zhiyue away, and the other punched Lu Zhiyue in the face.

During the Tang Dynasty, literati were very angry, and it was not uncommon for people to beat people with their hands when they disagreed with each other.When it came to Daxia, literati also practiced martial arts more to keep fit while studying.Especially for the children of aristocratic families, boxing skills and horse riding skills are even more indispensable.Although Cao Shujun is not a descendant of an aristocratic family, he is also a descendant of an official. In addition to seeking immortality and asking questions, he also practiced some martial arts.

The person confronting Cao Shujun was dressed as a scholar. Cao Shujun thought that the opponent might not be his opponent. When the opponent punched him, he stretched out his right arm to block the opponent's fist, and punched the opponent's back with a backhand punch. Face to face.

I thought that with a single punch, it would hit the opponent's door, and I kept hitting the opponent with a full face or black eyes. Unexpectedly, the opponent had quick eyes and hands, and avoided Cao Shujun's punch with a tilt of his head. Then he leaned forward, and his right shoulder As soon as it hit, it hit Cao Shujun's chest.

Cao Shujuan felt a strong force coming, he couldn't stand upright immediately, he backed up a few steps, but couldn't hold back, when he was about to sit down on the ground, suddenly a hand stretched out beside him and hugged him by the waist live.

Cao Shujuan's retreat stopped, and he turned around to see that the person holding him by the waist was Xia Xiang.

Xia Xiang scolded not without reproach: "I told you to come over early to inquire about it. It's good for you to come over and fight. You are too worrying. You will fight with this one or that one. Mr. Cao Lang, if you It’s fine if you’re really good at fighting, but you can’t fight, how do you say you’re good?”

Cao Shujun was still not convinced, and said angrily: "Mr. Xia Lang, don't you ask me why I beat people? It was they who provoked you first. They not only scolded you and slandered you, but also said bad things about your wife. I won't beat you." It would be polite to kill him."

Xia Xiang turned around and faced the two of them with a cold face: "Who are you two? Why are you scolding me and Mrs. Lian? Why are you beating them?"

With Xia Xiang's personality, it's no big deal if someone scolds him behind his back. After all, he is the ruler of a county, and it's reasonable for him to be slandered, but it's okay if someone scolds Lian Ruohan. A little angry.

Lu Zhiyue said inwardly that it was not good, Xia Xianzun was angry, fearing that the matter would become serious, he hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "Xia Xianzun, these two are..."

Xia Xiang abruptly interrupted Lu Zhiyue: "Let them speak for themselves."

"You are Xia Xiang?" Among the two, the leader is a white-faced scholar who is half a head taller than Xia Xiang. He takes a step forward and looks down at Xia Xiang with a proud expression on his face, " I thought the majestic Xia Xianzun would be so brave and powerful, but he turned out to be a dwarf, haha."

After speaking, he laughed loudly, turned around and exchanged a glance with his companions.

Unexpectedly, the fellow traveler didn't agree with him with a smile, because the fellow traveler was more than a head shorter than him.He is tall, but not because Xia Xiang is short, but because he is too tall.What he said just now was obviously satirizing Xia Xiang, but it included everyone around him.

"Brother Li, brother Li..." Lu Zhiyue stretched out her hand to pull the sleeve of the tall man in desperation, "You are also from the Li family in Taiyuan anyway, why do you do that?"

Just as Lu Zhiyue finished speaking, Cao Shujun, taking advantage of Xia Xiang's unpreparedness, suddenly jumped up, punched the tall man in the stomach, and kicked the leg of the person behind the tall man , Haha laughed: "It is not a gentleman not to report a grudge, one punch and one kick, let you learn a lesson, don't hold back your words in the future, and humiliate the reputation of the Li family and the Zheng family for nothing."

The tall man was unexpectedly hit by Cao Shujun, and immediately jumped into a rage, pointing at Cao Shujun's nose: "Cao Shujun, I, Li Chi, will not break your dog legs today, my surname is not Li!"

Li Chi rushed forward and rushed towards Cao Shujun. Cao Shujun would not sit still and hid behind Xia Xiang with a grin.Without further ado, Li Chi punched Xia Xiang in the chest.

How is it like a mad dog?Xia Xiang's anger grew, and he dodged to the side. Just as Li Chi's strength remained undiminished, he rushed towards Cao Shujun again. He stretched out his right foot and lightly tripped Li Chi's left foot—Li Chi couldn't stand immediately. Steady, fell headfirst to the ground.

It happened to fall at Cao Shujun's feet.

Cao Shujun would not let Li Chi go, and immediately stepped on Li Chi's shoulder, pressed his foot hard, and clenched his teeth: "Are you convinced?"

Li Chi took a bite of the dirt, but still insisted: "If you don't report it, two will fight one. You are not considered a hero. Let's start again."

The scholar who came with Li Chi quit, and stepped forward to attack Xia Xiang. As soon as he took a step, he heard a stern voice: "Ming Rui, do you want to murder the imperial court official?"

Zheng Mingrui stopped in his tracks, seeing that it was Zheng Hao, he hurriedly crossed his hands respectfully and saluted: "Second Uncle, you're being polite."

In terms of seniority, Zheng Hao is Zheng Mingrui's uncle, since he is from the same family, Zheng Mingrui must perform the junior ceremony when seeing Zheng Hao.

Zheng Hao snorted coldly: "When you come to Zhending, you don't come to visit the second uncle first, you insist on mixing with Li Chi, and even dare to attack Xia Xianzun, wait for the second uncle to go back and tell your father what you did .”

"Second Uncle, please forgive me, and my nephew will never dare again." Zheng Mingrui begged Zheng Hao with tears in his eyes, pretending to wipe his sweat, but his eyes turned around, his eyes were full of disapproval, "Second Uncle, please raise your hand and let go Brother Li."

No matter how clear Zheng Hao was, Zheng Mingrui was obedient on the surface, but in fact he was doing one thing in person and another in the back. At this time, he had no intention of reprimanding Zheng Mingrui, and stretched out his hand to pull Cao Shujun away: "Mr. And let him go."

"Hmph, Zheng Tongshang has spoken, so I'll spare him for now." Cao Shujuan moved his foot away, still angrily, "Just now he said that Xia Xianzun really decided to commit crimes. Dingcheng regards Dingcheng as his own territory and does not allow anyone to intervene, even Cui Fuzun's words. He also said that Lian Niangzi and Xia County Zun are the same breed, and Lian Niangzi made things difficult for Xia County Zun. Zun has skin-to-skin relationship without getting married. She is a shameless woman. I couldn't hear it. I argued with him a few words. He and Zheng Mingrui have already been beaten so hard that I can't find anything."

It turned out that with Zheng Hao's temper, if Zheng Mingrui hadn't been present, he would have maintained a bit of an elder's demeanor, and he would have yelled at Li Chi long ago.However, Li Chi came from the Li family after all, and the Li family and the Zheng family were considered to be on good terms with each other, so he was afraid of hurting the peace of the two families.You can't scold Li Chi, but you can scold Lu Zhiyue.

"Master Lu, as the master of Zhending County, some people abuse Xia Xianzun and Mrs. Lian. You don't stop them, but you still go along with them. How can you be worthy of Xia Xianzun who recommended you and Mrs. Lian who helped you?" Zheng Hao's face was serious, and he reprimanded Lu Zhiyue in the tone of a senior official.

Lu Zhiyue's face brightened: "Zheng Tongpan, the official accompanied Brother Li and Brother Zheng to Wayao to play. Brother Li and Brother Zheng wanted to find some unique products, but they met Cao Langjun by accident, and there was a conflict. The official dereliction of duty is the fault of the lower officials, and the lower officials are solely responsible for it.”

That's right, he was quite responsible and didn't push the matter to others. Xia Xiang nodded secretly and said, "Isn't it a joke to say that I want to treat Zhending City as my own territory and not allow others to intervene? I am the magistrate of Zhending County. Is it true that this official handed over his hands and let others take charge? As for the matter between Mrs. Lian and this official, it is a private matter, and outsiders don’t need to make irresponsible remarks. Li Chi and Zheng Mingrui, if you two If you come to Zhending to play or do business, I welcome you, if you come to Zhending to cause trouble, I'm sorry, I will send someone to escort you to leave."

Li Chi got up from the ground, his face was ashamed, he slapped the dust on his body a few times, glared at Cao Shujun, and wanted to make a move, but seeing that Lian Ruohan and others had already arrived, he suppressed his anger and said angrily: "Unexpected Xia Xianzun is such a superficial person, the so-called famous is not as good as meeting, sure enough, sure enough, hehe."

"A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is a gentleman." Cao Shujuan smiled sarcastically, "Xiaxian Zun is superficial? Xia Xianzun doesn't speak ill of others behind his back, and defiles people's innocence."

"Please dirty people behind their backs?" Lian Ruohan rushed to Li Chi and Zheng Mingrui, "Li Qilang, Zheng Jiulang, don't you two just want to be the master of the book because Xia Xianzun recommended Lu?" You lost the election in Zhiyue, do you still have a heart for the honor of Xia County? And you, Lu Langjun, a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous person chooses a good one to live in. A gentleman takes Tao as his friend, and a villain takes profit as his friend. How can you have such a friend?"

Lu Zhiyue was very ashamed, with a look of shame on her face: "Even my lady, I, I, I have no choice but to act. No matter how I explain it, it is all my fault, and I am willing to be punished."

Lu Zhiyue's attitude is sincere, but Li Chi and Zheng Mingrui are indifferent and disapproving, especially Li Chi, who pushed Lu Zhiyue: "Lu Langjun, why should you bow your knees for a small position of master? Frowning to serve the rich and powerful makes me unhappy!"

"The words are beautiful, why did Li Qilang want to be this little master before?" Lian Ruohan couldn't understand Li Chi's face of saying that grapes were sour when he couldn't eat grapes, "Although the master is small, You are also an official appointed by the imperial court, you Li Qilang has neither fame nor official status, you are just a commoner, why are you not polite when you see Zheng Tongpan, Xia Xianzun, and Master Lu?"

It is a rule that civilians must salute when they see the court officials. When Lian Ruohan said this, Li Chi and Zheng Mingrui looked at each other and were stunned for a moment. Although they were reluctant, they still had to bow down and salute Zheng Hao, Xia Xiang and Lu Zhiyue in turn. .

After seeing the ceremony, Li Chi became even more angry, and said: "Zheng Tongpan, Xia Xianzun, Cao Shujuan beat someone just now, and you all saw it. I was stepped on by him and swept the floor politely. I don't know Zheng Tongpan , Why is Xia Xianzun still doing justice?"

Seeing that Li Chi was still relentless, Xia Xiang was actually a stabbing head. If he didn't take good care of his prestige and let him think that he was easy to bully, maybe he would often play tricks secretly, so he turned serious and said solemnly: "Fight!" The matter can be big or small, and the people will not prosecute the officials. Since you have accused Cao Shujun of beating someone, I will naturally deal with it fairly. I have two solutions, and you can choose one. One, Write down today's matter in detail, submit it to the county government lobby, and the official will have a public trial. Second, you and Cao Shujun will win or lose through a literary battle, and the loser will apologize to the other party."

Li Chi thought for a moment before he said decisively: "I will choose the second option, what kind of literary combat method is it?"

(End of this chapter)