Jiedushi Wang Tao's eyes were red at this time, and he gritted his teeth and said: "As a prefect, Xu Hu did not want to repay the kindness of the emperor and work for the common people. Instead, he formed a clique for personal gain and framed Zhongliang. He and I were taken to prison. We will wait for
I will report it to the Emperor, and then the Emperor will make a decision."
The soldiers below immediately dragged Xu Hu out, but Xu Hu shouted unwillingly: "Wang Tao, you framed me and I will die badly. Don't forget that I am a second-ranked Jinshi. When I enter the capital, I must be there."
I will read this carefully in front of the Emperor."
Wang Tao looked at him coldly from above, as if he were looking at a dead person, without any expression.
After Xu Hu was dragged out, Wang Tao said to the people below: "What happened today is a lesson for you. You must not violate the king's laws in the future. Otherwise, I won't be able to protect you by then."
All the officials below were frightened by what happened today. Xu Hu, who was considered the most powerful person in Xuanfu Town, was taken down by Wang Tao today. As a result, they were even more in awe of Wang Tao.
From above, Wang Tao looked at the expressions of the civil and military officials in the hall, guessing what they were thinking, and couldn't help but feel proud. With this move, he killed three birds with one stone. Not only did he shift the blame to others, but he could also use it to get through with others.
The relationship between Prince Teng and Lord Teng has also shocked the people under his command. As expected, he is still as wise and powerful as before. Thinking about it, he couldn't help but smile.
Seeing that the matter was almost done, Wang Tao said seriously to the people below: "That's it for today. When you go back, think about what can be done and what cannot be done. Otherwise, Wang Tao will be ruthless when the time comes.
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After saying this, Wang Tao left the hall, and the civil and military officials walked out in twos and threes, each one frightened. Thinking about his daily violations of laws and disciplines, if he was discovered by the Jiedushi Master, he might not be able to eat and walk around.
Among these people, only He Tong looked calm and unfazed, as if nothing had happened.
Just as He Tong was about to get on his horse, someone next to him held him back. He Tong looked back and saw who else could be there besides Wang Wei? Wang Wei looked around with a sly look on his face. Then he pulled him and said: "Brother He, today
Brother, I don’t understand what’s going on. Let’s find a place to have a drink and you can explain it to me.”
If it were someone else, He Tongli would not take notice, but Wang Wei was different. Since Wang Wei wanted to invite him to a drink, he had no way to shirk it.
So the two of them didn't go to any big hotel, but asked for a private room in a nearby tavern, ordered a few dishes at random, and drank slowly.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Wang Wei said to He Tong: "Brother He, I understand half of what happened today, but I still don't understand the other half. Please tell me."
He Tong didn't look at it, just stared at the wine glass and said softly: "If there is anything I don't understand, it's just that our Lord Jiedushi has come to his senses and is looking for compensation."
Wang Wei also said in amazement: "Master Jieduzhi, this is to abandon the car to save the commander, but do you think that memorial is true or false?"
He Tong said disdainfully: "Jiedushi said it is true, and it is true."
After hearing He Tong's words, Wang Wei sighed and said: "Master Jiedushi, this trick is really good. I'm afraid it has already been planned in the capital, and Xu Hu won't be able to pull off any tricks when he arrives in the capital."
He Tong was silent for a while, then stood up and walked out. As he walked, he said, "That's all that needs to be said. I'd better go back quickly, otherwise the tigress in my family will have to settle accounts with me again."
Wang Wei got up quickly and wanted to send him out. When He Tong walked to the door of the private room, he suddenly stopped, turned around and said to Wang Wei: "Don't run to the Jiedushi Mansion again. We are in this festival."
Du Shi is really powerful, but also really stupid. Although he saved himself for the time being, he offended a lot of people, and he won't be able to sit there for long."
Wang Wei was baffled by what he said and hurriedly grabbed him again to prevent him from leaving, "Brother He, please explain to me, what's going on? I know that brothers are far behind you in this regard, don't let me do it when the time comes.
Something went wrong.”
He Tong lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said with a solemn face: "Xu Hu will definitely die tonight, and our Jiedushi Master offended Saint Kong."
After saying this, he ignored Wang Wei, threw away his hand and went out directly.
And Wang Wei stood alone by the door, carefully savoring the last words he said, and suddenly he seemed to have understood everything. Jiedushi Wang Tao would never let Xu Hu live in the capital to talk nonsense, so
Xu Hu will not survive tonight. Since Xu Hu is dead, he will naturally bear all the sins, and Jiedushi Wang Tao will naturally be innocent.
Although Wang Tao escaped temporarily, he killed civil servants this time. Now that civil servants are powerful, they can fight on their own, but once they are offended by military commanders, they will attack in groups. It seems that Jiedushi envoys
Wang Tao, it is true that he will not stay for long. In this case, he should have made plans in advance and cannot rely on Wang Tao anymore. Otherwise, what will he think of himself when the new Jiedushi comes?
Sure enough, the next morning, news came out in the prison that Xu Hu had committed suicide out of fear of crime.
At this time, Wang Tao was in the mansion, discussing with Gao Hong what to do next?
Gao Hong had already thought of the next countermeasures. He volunteered to go to the capital to help Wang Tao open the way to Wang Ziteng, the governor of the Beijing Camp. This was what Wang Tao meant. After this incident, the person Wang Tao trusted the most now was Gao Hong.
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This time Wang Tao spent a lot of money. Not only did he prepare one hundred thousand taels of silver, but the most important thing was to prepare a disciple post. As long as this post can be accepted by Wang Ziteng, then he will be a member of Wang Ziteng's family.
, I think the prince will not let him make any mistakes? Although he will no longer be able to have both sides, but at this time, he can't care about that for the sake of his life.
Gao Hong also brought a memorial to Prince Teng. The content of this memorial was simply that Xu Hu was corrupt, perverted the law, narrow-minded, and framed Zhongliang regardless of the overall situation, and privately detained him to go to the court to request instructions.
memorial.
With these things in hand, Gao Hong set out for the capital with the expectant eyes of Wang Tao, the military governor.
This is Gao Hong's last resort. As long as Wang Ziteng can come forward. With Wang Ziteng's status in the emperor's heart and the increasing power of civil servants, even if the emperor knows the truth, he may not deal with Wang Tao. It is even possible.
, and used this incident to suppress the civil servants. As for Jia Ke, Wang Ziteng would naturally come forward to solve it. Although Wang Tao would be completely on the opposite side of the civil servants, he might also be a blessing in disguise and become a prince in the future, or even the eyes of the emperor.
people inside.
Not long after Gao Hong left the city, he met a person on the roadside. This person was Fan Kang.
As soon as Gao Hong saw Fan Kang, he immediately got out of the car, came to Fan Kang and asked strangely: "What are you doing here alone? Are you here to see me off?"
Fan Kang had a sad look on his face, looked at him and said, "Brother Gao, if you go, I'm afraid you won't be able to see me when you come back."
Gao Hong understood what he meant and couldn't help but fall silent.
Fan Kang, who had been friends with Gao Hong for more than ten years, felt very uncomfortable thinking about him getting deeper into desperate situation step by step. As a friend, he didn't want to see him make any mistakes, so he decided to persuade him one last time: "Brother Gao, this time
It's over, you might as well go back to the mountains and forests. It would be very happy to be a wandering cloud and wild crane."
Gao Hong did not answer Fan Kang, but gave him a sad look, then turned decisively and got into the car, ordering the servants and entourage to hurry up and drive to the capital.