(Thanks to the 60th new leader datang2000 for his generous support, here comes the sixth update!)
Dong Cheng was trembling with anger.
However, he knew very well in his heart that without Zheng Hui and Dong Qifeng hiding in the dark, only two or three of the ten followers around him could be called powerful.
In the face of unscrupulous madmen like Xu Wujiang, there was no way this manpower could prevent him from dying in an assassination that didn't even require careful planning.
Looking at Zhu Tong and others' pleading for Xu Huai's behalf in unison, Dong Cheng also fully understood that if he was really going to be assassinated in Huaiyuan, these treacherous people who had no loyalty in their hearts would definitely cooperate with Xu Wujiang and these rebellious people.
The thieves all said in unison that he died in a bandit riot.
It was as if everyone was blinded at this time, and seemed to believe that Tang Pan's story was very credible, and that Zheng Hui, Xu Wufu and Xu Chenzhen died at the hands of bandits.
A tiger has no claws and can be bullied by a dog.
Without Zheng Hui and others to build momentum for him, Zhu Tong, Deng Gui and other local officials were all disloyal and had no loyalty to the court. Isn't he, the dignified governor of the state, just a tiger without claws and teeth?
"Xu Huai was arrogant and hurt people's lives. If he is not punished, it will not be enough to show the king's law. However, because he has served the purpose of killing the bandits, he will be handed over to the Huaiyuan Patrol Department to strictly control him. If he commits arrogance again next time, he will be punished even more," Dong Cheng looked sadly.
He asked Deng Gui, "Mr. Deng, what do you think of this punishment for Xu Huai, a madman?"
"Please also ask Mr. Dong Lang to give you the verdict!" Deng Gui said calmly.
It was a lawsuit involving human life. Of course, Deng Gui couldn't take over everything just because of Dong Cheng's casual words. He had to ask Dong Cheng to write down the verdict now so that it could be used to impose a sentence and close the case according to the prosecutor's office.
Otherwise, if one day Dong Cheng denies his confession, he will be able to find out Zhu Tong and confront him?
"Okay, okay..." Dong Cheng wrote the verdict and stamped it with a seal!
"Xu Huai, why don't you thank Dong Langjun for sparing you?" Deng Gui took the verdict and said to Xu Huai with a blustering face.
"Thank you Mr. Dong Lang for sparing my life. In the future, if Mr. Dong Lang has any errands, such as trying to get rid of thieves like him, if Xu Huai frowns, it is your mother who raised him." Xu Huai said to Dong Chenggong.
He raised his hand, stepped on Dong Qifeng's head, and said in a loud voice.
"You fool, stop talking vulgar nonsense. Hurry up and hang these heads in front of the village tower as a warning to the thieves." Deng Gui cursed and signaled to Xu Huai that Tang Pan and the others should retreat and stop being an eyesore here.
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Xu Huai and Tang Pan led a group of people to hang the heads of Dong Qifeng and 16 other people in front of the gate tower of the southern village of Huangqiao Village. They stood in the village tower and bragged for a while with the soldiers on duty. Then they saw Dong Cheng and others coming out of the command tent.
When they came out of the village, all the county swordsmen and archers quickly gathered around Dong Cheng, Zhu Tong and others went straight out of the stronghold.
Zheng Hui, Dong Qifeng and others were killed and their bodies were slaughtered, but the recruitment was inevitable.
Chen Zixiao and other bandits were blocked to the west of Huangqiao Village with no way out, and it was impossible for Dong Cheng to give up the credit of appeasement to others; besides, there was no big tree in the court, so others could not take the credit for themselves.
The storm was over, and the defense of Huangqiao Village remained as usual. After Dong Cheng left, Deng Gui, Xu Wujiang and others also left Huangqiao Village and returned to Huaiyuan, with no intention of starting another war here.
Otherwise, too many lives would be taken to exterminate the stubborn bandits, and a few words from the DPRK that confuse right and wrong would make them unable to achieve even an inch of success, or even achieve nothing, so why bother to bother more?
Xu Huai returned to Huaiyuan City near dusk. When he learned that Dong Cheng, Zhu Tong and his party passed by Huaiyuan, they did not stay for a while, but borrowed the road directly to Xinyang and took a detour back to Biyang City——
Back at Zhufengtangpu Courtyard, Xu Bosong, Xu Zhongyu, Xu Wujun and others were sitting in the living room with humble postures, talking to Xu Wujiang, Su Laochang, and Xu Wukun.
In order to plan to ambush Zheng Hui and others, Zhufengtang secretly mobilized more than a hundred people to ambush outside Maomaoling in advance and set up a dragnet.
The other people all retreated from the trail to Xiema Mountain without leaving any traces, but there were still many details to deal with later. Su Laochang, Xu Wuliang and the others came directly into Huaiyuan City.
Seeing Xu Huai, Xu Wukun, Yin Peng and others walking into the courtyard, Xu Bosong and Xu Zhongyu were still a little embarrassed. Xu Wujun came to the courtyard with a face on his face and said: "Brother Wu Kun, why did you just come from here?"
Huangqiao Village is back - you have made great achievements again this time, and the clan members are very excited after hearing this!"
Xu Huai and Xu Wukun walked into the living room and sat in the corner, listening to their conversation.
The bodies of Xu Wufu and Xu Chen have been returned to the first house on the east side of Huaihua Lane. The mourning halls are all ready-made. Xu Heng has not held a funeral to this day. It is just two more coffins.
Xu Wufu, Xu Heng, and Xu Chen's father and son died within four days of each other, and there were no sons or grandchildren left. This was considered a "household extermination". However, Xu Wufu, Xu Heng, and Xu Chen remained as the eldest family members.
The farmhouse is really amazing.
According to the laws of Dai Viet, the death of all heirs means the family is extinct. Lands, houses and other properties can be sold for cash. However, after deducting funeral expenses, inheritance is divided among close relatives of the clan and virgin and married daughters.
Of course, you can also choose one or two people from close relatives and nephews to adopt to Xu Wufu, and Xu Heng's wife can support them and pass on the incense of this house.
If you really want to take over, both of them have a lot of room for maneuver. The key is who has the right to operate.
Xu Bosong, Xu Zhongyu and Xu Wujun's father and son did not dare to compete with Xu Wujiang for food, even fearing that they would be embarrassed. In the afternoon, they had just prepared two coffins for Xu Wufu and Xu Chen's father and son to bury the body, so they came over to discuss the matter.
The eldest son, father and son, lost their lives and their heirs.
Xu Wufu had no unmarried daughters, but he had two daughters who were married to Biyang City. Both of his husband's families were wealthy members of the Tang family. Even though he took a detour from Tongbai Mountain to deliver the letter, it would take three to five days at the earliest to deliver the letter.
The representatives of the husband's family of the two married women came over to discuss the matter, but they would inevitably advocate for the division of wealth. After all, the two married women could inherit about one-third of the "surplus wealth" according to law.
As for Xu Wufu's wife Gu and Xu Heng's wife Niu, their natal families are not small in Tongbai Mountain. If they really want to divide their wealth, they can go back to their natal families with their original dowries, but someone from their natal families has already arrived in Huaihe.
Yuancheng helped with the funeral because he wanted to adopt one or two young children from the Xu family's close relatives and nephews.
In this way, before the young master grows up, the Gu family and the Niu family can be the masters of the family. Unexpectedly, the head of the family of Nuo Da will fall into the hands of others.
However, Xu Bosong, Xu Zhongyu and Xu Wujun's father and son certainly would not allow people with foreign surnames to decide this matter, so they came over to ask Xu Wujiang for an idea.
"Well, we have to listen to other uncles' opinions on this matter..." Xu Wujiang said after considering it, and dealt with Xu Bosong and Xu Zhongyu first.
"Where are the others, Fifth Brother?" There were only Xu Wujiang, Su Laochang, Xu Wuliang and Xu Huai in the reception hall. Xu Wukun couldn't wait to ask about Xu Wuqi's whereabouts.
Although he and Xu Huai also played a bitter trick in the inspection company, even if Xu Huai held back his efforts, in order to hide the two good guys around Zheng Hui and Dong Cheng, Xu Wuqi really suffered.
Not a minor injury.
Now that Zheng Hui, Dong Qifeng and others have been surrounded and killed, and Xu Wufu, Xu Chen and his son have also been sent to the west, Xu Wukun's only thought at this time is to clear Xu Wuqi's name and at the same time enable him to go to Xiemashan to recuperate in peace.
"He went to Biyang with Dong Cheng!" Xu Wujiang said.
"Ah! What is he going to do with Dong Cheng in Biyang?" Xu Wukun was furious, but of course he could guess why Xu Wuqi went to Biyang with Dong Cheng at this time, and he sat on the chair in a daze.
Xu Wujiang sighed and said: "In order to avoid exposing his flaws, he also picked up the fifth sister-in-law and the two brothers Xu Zan and Xu Yu from Lutai Village!"
If Xu Wuqi wanted to use Dong Cheng's ladder to get close to Cai Qi, he could not leave his wife and children in Lutai Village to be taken care of by Xu Wujiang.
However, Xu Wuqi accidentally showed his weakness, or maybe he really had a chance to get close to Cai Zheng, so he suddenly made a move, and he definitely couldn't take the safety of his wife and children into consideration...
"He is just messing around. Xu Huai, go and drag your fifth uncle back!" Xu Wukun shouted angrily.
Xu Wuqi had been able to endure the past for so many years. Xu Wukun knew that he had no way to drag Xu Wuqi back, and Xu Huai had to step in.
"In order to give an explanation to my father, my mother, and Uncle Wu Qi, I will definitely kill Cai Qi if I have the chance - Uncle Wu Qi is not an impulsive person. Whoever has the opportunity to convey my idea to him, all
Just don’t act rashly until everything is fully considered. The key is for us to keep all secrets sealed.”
Xu Huai did not expect that Xu Wuqi would choose to continue to lurk around Dong Cheng, but thinking of the catastrophe that would come with the first year of Jianhe, he secretly felt that someone on their side had infiltrated the Cai clique, the main fighting faction.
a chance.
"Although Zheng Hui is dead, there are still other capable people under Cai Gou. If they think about everything, it is very likely that they will fall in love with Lao Wu!" Xu Wukun said worriedly.
"Maybe we should go and have a chat with Tang Tiande..." Su Laochang said.
