(Thanks to the new alliance leader Feng Junzi, Tu Fulai, adei, traveling separately, and cheering with smiles...)
When the inspection envoy Deng Gui saw Xu Wujiang and others returning empty-handed, he knew that these slippery men were unwilling to contribute.
Although he was an inspector of the ninth rank, he was selected and awarded by the Privy Council as the Eight Classics. He was an official but not an official. He was usually stationed in the military camp next to the market in Huaiyuan Town.
The local political system of this dynasty was very different from that of the previous dynasty. Towns would be established in important markets without counties. Therefore, Deng Gui also served as the supervisor of Huaiyuan Town.
His subordinates, including Xu Wujiang, in addition to low-level military generals such as Dutou and Jiexi, also have chief clerks, tax collectors and other subordinate officials. They have considerable jurisdiction over the mountains and countryside outside Biyang County, preventing theft, catching thieves, and smuggling.
Everything is under his jurisdiction.
However, Tongbai Mountain stretches for two to three hundred miles, and is connected to Sui, Guang, Ying and other three states. Bandits are infested. I don’t know how many. Deng Gui has only a hundred treacherous soldiers under his command, and they may secretly collude with bandits.
, how can he manage so much?
Today, in front of Wang Zhen, Deng Gui still pretended to ask:
"In broad daylight, there are actually robbers blocking the road and stealing money. They are so audacious. Do they regard my Huaiyuan Inspection Department as nothing? Xu Wujiang, have you ever caught these audacious people?!"
"Horse thieves are fast, and they may have heard of Deng Langjun's reputation. We chased them, but they all disappeared. How could we catch up?" Xu Wujiang said, "But I didn't expect that a few horse thieves would alert Deng Langjun himself.
Take action!"
"The horse thief offended the censor Zhongcheng and reported it to the king. How can I dare to slack off? But you guys are sneaking around and refusing to work hard to catch the thief, so you let the horse thief go so easily. Do you really think that I don't dare to punish you?"
Deng Gui stared at Xu Wujiang and asked, his voice suddenly becoming stern.
"..." Xu Wujiang was stunned, unable to figure out what Deng Gui meant.
Xu Wujiang just rushed to rescue Xu Huai from trouble, but he didn't ask Wang Zhen and others about their origins, thinking they were just traveling on an ordinary trip.
At this time, he glanced at Wang Zhen, who was wearing a green shirt with patches on the lapels and sleeves. He thought that there was only one servant girl beside the grandfather and grandson, and a bodyguard with gray hair on the temples, who could be the chief censor.
Taiwan’s censor Zhongcheng Wang Zhen?
Another one, when such a number one person arrives at Tongbai Mountain, what about the officials from Sizhou County who are fawning over him?
At this time, Wang Zhen excused Xu Wujiang and others: "If we can drive away these horse thieves, it will be good if they come back without incident!"
It was a blessing to be able to escape safely at this time. How could he bring up the matter of assassination?
Xu Wujiang was still in the dark, but Deng Gui was a corrupt official after all. He heard from his colleagues that Wang Zhen was demoted to Tangzhou because he had offended something.
However, he also knew that Wang Zhen's reputation was extremely high, and it was not necessarily impossible for him to make a comeback. He just said that because he didn't want to leave any clue.
Now seeing Wang Zhen excusing Xu Wujiang and the others, Deng Gui accepted it and reprimanded Xu Wujiang: "Ms. Wang is considerate and will not pursue you for dereliction of duty. Why don't you come over and thank Xian Gong Wang?"
"The king is wearing a sinful body, and when he was driven away from Tangzhou, he did not dare to be a gift to you strong men!" When Wang Zhen saw Xu Wujiang and others coming to salute, he hurriedly returned the courtesy.
Only then did Xu Wujiang realize that Wang Zhen was the censor Zhongcheng who had been demoted from the capital, and he stood aside with his sword pressed.
Deng Gui and Wang Chen complained: "As usual, I have to inspect Nanxiang today. I have military affairs and cannot stay in Huaiyuan Town. Today, Xu Wujiang will entertain the king on his behalf. Tomorrow, Xu Wujiang will also select a person."
The soldiers will escort Wang Xiang and you to Biyang..."
Deng Gui then warned Xu Wujiang with a bluffing face: "Don't let Mr. Wang be harassed by bandits again. If you are negligent, be careful and I will come back to deal with you!"
Xu Wujiang had no choice but to accept this assignment.
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Xu Huai watched the inspector Deng Gui quickly lead his team and disappear into the distant forest. He thought that he saw that Wang Zhen's encounter with the bandits was not simple, right?
Regardless of Deng Gui, Xu Huai was thinking more about the appearance of the assassins when they left. He thought that they would not give up, or that the people behind the scenes would not let Wang Zhen off easily.
Xu Huai guessed that the three assassins did not see his appearance clearly. He thought that as long as Wang Zhen did not tell him, the assassins would be unlikely to find him even if they came back. However, he thought so in his heart, but he
I felt an inexplicable emotion and felt that I shouldn't just sit back and watch.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly: Who am I?
It can be said that I was involved unintentionally before. I just wanted to verify the text memory that flashed in my mind. But if I don't remove myself quickly now, do I think I am tired of living?
Wang Zhen was old and had poor eyesight. He didn't see Xu Huai's face clearly when he stood at the foot of the cliff. When Deng Gui left with a group of soldiers, he asked Lu Xiong in a low voice: "That young general who was assassinating at the top of the cliff just now."
stop?"
"Yes!" Lu Xiong nodded and said in a low voice, "This young man is acquainted with this section chief under Deng Gui. He seems to be from the same clan..."
"I just heard Deng Gui say that Xu Wujiang was a soldier recommended by the local Xu clan. That boy might be the nephew of your old friend Xu Wuxuan. However, you are involved in this matter and it is irreparable.
We can’t involve any more people,” Wang Zhen said in a low voice, “After you send me and Xuan’er to Biyang, leave Biyang directly, and don’t go to Xu Wuxuan…”
"I won't go to Xu Wuxuan, but I will stay in Biyang. From now on, my husband will have an old servant with no name who leads the horse and drives the cart," Lu Xiong said hoarsely, "my husband, don't drive Lu Xiong away either -
If everything was just my fault, after sending my husband to Biyang, I still wanted to go to the Mobei grassland to see how powerful the Chihu people's cavalry was. But looking at today's situation, Cai Qing would definitely not give up. How could I
Let me go and leave? My husband, just treat me as a hermit in Biyang. Being able to be with my husband every day is a great joy in life."
"Brother Lu's kindness, Wang Zhen can't repay." Wang Zhen saw that Lu Xiong was determined, and when he saw Xu Wujiang walking towards them, he sighed and bowed his hands to Lu Xiong, and stopped being strong.
What to advise.
"You idiot, come here and thank Wang Xianggong for reporting the letter!" Xu Wujiang called Xu Huai and walked to Wang Zhen to thank him.
"Thank you, Prime Minister Wang, for reporting the letter." Xu Huai pretended to be a fool and stepped forward to thank him.
"It's easy to talk about it. It's fate that we met today. I still don't know the name of this young man..." Since Wang Zhen decided not to involve irrelevant people, many things will not be revealed.
"Old Mr. Wang, please don't be polite to this idiot - Xu Huai came to his senses a little late and was clumsy. His father, Xu Wuxuan, was my elder brother. He died young, and his mother managed to drag him up until he was fourteen years old. The year before last
He also fell ill and passed away. He had been hanging around with me for the past two years. He was stupid, but he didn't know what kind of stupidity he had committed in the past few days. Every day when he went out and came back at night, he went to Yingzizui and squatted, scolding him no matter what.
If you don't listen, it would be a shame to meet Mr. Wang today, otherwise he would be in the hands of horse bandits, and I don't know how to explain to his dead parents..." Xu Wujiang said.
Wang Zhen and Lu Xiong looked at each other, and both could see that the other's eyes were full of shock and confusion.
Xu Wuxuan has died long ago, and the young man in front of him is Xu Wuxuan's son?
Xu Wujiang said that the young man had been staying at Yingzizui Cliff for the past few days. They guessed that the "big brother" behind the young man had already guessed that they would pass by here in the near future.
However, recalling the young man's calmness when he stood at the top of the cliff facing the assassin, they never wanted to understand that in the eyes of people like Xu Wujiang, this young man turned out to be a clumsy idiot, a fool?
Seeing the confusion on the faces of Wang Zhen and the "car driver", Xu Huai smiled very "honestly".
Before regaining his consciousness, Xu Huai lived in confusion for more than ten years. In the eyes of others, he was a clumsy "idiot".
There is nothing to deny this.
"Are you deceiving us with your words?"
The girl Wang Xuan did not have a royal temperament, and Lu Xiong's government and scruples opened the car curtains and glanced at Xu Huai, and couldn't help but argue,
"He fought off those horse bandits alone. How could he be stupid?"
"..." Xu Wujiang laughed. It was obvious that they rushed to Yingzizui and frightened the horse thief away, but he would not argue with a little girl.
Xu Xin'an saw that the girl was so beautiful that no one in the three hundred miles of Tongbai Mountain could match her. He couldn't help but said:
"How can this idiot fight off horse thieves? He has been practicing boxing and kicking with us since he was a child. His muscles and bones are strong, and he can easily carry a stone mill weighing three to four hundred kilograms, but he only has the strength to die...
"
Except for Xu Wujiang and Xu Xin'an, nine out of ten soldiers in this group are Xu clan members or villagers with different surnames from Lutai Village. They have grown up watching Xu Huai - the girl Wang Xuan saw that they all looked like this.
She thought to herself that it was really a ghost, but she refused to admit defeat easily and said:
"Xu Zhu, a famous general in the late Han Dynasty, was stupid because of his ferocity. He was called a tiger-crazy—a fierce general like a tiger-crazy. Even if he was a bit stupid, how could he not be able to defeat three or five horse thieves?"
Xu Xin'an liked it in her heart, but she didn't know how to please a girl, so she subconsciously argued:
"Is he so stupid that he dares to call himself a tiger idiot? Those blind horse bandits didn't know where they came from. They were just frightened by this fool's bull-like size. But if you really want to take action, give it a try.
You will immediately know that this idiot is just an embroidered pillow. In normal competitions among the clan, those young boys who are new to fists, kicks, swords and guns can outsmart him as long as they are smarter. You see, he doesn't even have a knife, but he picked up a hatchet.
What kind of swordsman are you pretending to be? Speaking of which, those horse bandits are really stupid. They were scared away by this idiot. It’s really hilarious!"
The girl Wang Xuan didn't like Xu Xin'an's tendency to refute her, so she looked away and never looked at him again.
