Qizi Township in Wugong County is to the west of the county seat, close to the county seat, and to the south is Qishui. There are endless fertile fields here, and more than a dozen villages are scattered among them. This morning, a cavalry team of 20 people
Pass through the county town and follow the ridge path to a village.
"Old man, is Weitou Village ahead?" the leading officer asked.
The leading general was Zhao Jun, Guo Song's personal soldier. He came with twenty men to find the lord's nephew.
An old man who was playing with wheat seedlings looked up at them and said, "This is Weitou Village. Who are you looking for?"
"We are looking for a family named Wang. It seems to be at the east end of the village."
A young junior next to him whispered: "Dad, they are here to skin the king!"
"Don't talk nonsense, beware of trouble coming from your mouth!"
The old man glared at his son fiercely, then said with a smile: "You are looking for Wang Yuan's wife. They are the only family here with the surname Wang. The one with the red lantern hanging at the entrance of the village is their family, and no one else has hung it."
"Thank you very much!"
Zhao Jun bowed his hands on the horse and went off with his men. The young man could not restrain his curiosity and followed quietly. The old man missed him and stamped his feet anxiously.
Not long after, they came to the entrance of the village. Several native dogs rushed up to them and barked at them. Zhao Jun saw a large door with red lanterns hanging on it. The yard was very large and the walls were built with bricks. It looked good.
Zhao Jun got off his horse and just walked to the door when he heard a fierce quarrel inside.
A young voice said with grief and anger: "You didn't give me food last night, and you didn't give me breakfast. I'm so hungry that I can't walk. How can I go to work? Do you still have any conscience?"
Then a vicious voice said, "I didn't give you a meal because you were talking nonsense outside and ruining my reputation. So I want to punish you. Go back to work. If you talk back to me again, you won't even be able to eat dinner."
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"What do you think of me? Even cattle and horses have to be given fodder. In your eyes, I am worse than a beast?"
"Who do you think you are? You are the slave I bought for ten guan. It is written in black and white, and your mother's fingerprints are on it. If you want to leave, you can give me back the ten guan."
"That's because you bullied my mother into being illiterate. You kept saying it was a contract for your son-in-law, and you read it word for word to her, but what you wrote was something else. My mother was deceived by you."
"Damn it, if you dare to rebel, come here, tie me up and beat me!"
Zhao Jun couldn't help but kicked the door open with a bang! and rushed in with his men.
In the yard, several big and thick men were pushing a young student to the ground. The young man's lips were biting until they bled, and his eyes were full of hatred.
Standing on the steps was a middle-aged man with a pale horse face and a pair of triangular eyes looking at a group of uninvited guests in shock.
"You...who are you?"
Just as Wang Yuanwai was about to yell, he found that the other party was a group of vicious sergeants, and his anger suddenly softened.
Zhao Jun winked, and two sergeants stepped forward, grabbed the heads of the four big men, and hit their heads so hard that the four big men fainted immediately.
Zhao Jun pulled off the rope from the young man's body, helped him up, and secretly cheered, "What a strong young man!"
This queen was tall and tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist, and his eyebrows vaguely resembled those of the Lord. No wonder it took four people to hold him down.
"Are you Zhou Junyu?" Zhao Jun asked.
"I am! Thank you big brother for your generous intervention."
Zhao Jun smiled slightly and said, "I am your uncle's subordinate. Just call me Brother Zhao."
"Uncle?" Zhou Junyu was a little confused, where did he get his uncle?
When Wang Yuan saw the other party's strength, he was frightened and stammered: "Wei Xiancheng in the county is... he is my relative. Don't mess around!"
Zhao Jun looked at him with pity, "This relative of yours is going to die. I will go find your relative."
He pulled Zhou Junyu and said, "Let's go!"
As soon as they reached the door, Wang Yuanwai suddenly shouted, "You can't leave!"
"Why?" Zhao Jun stopped and asked.
Wang Yuan pointed at Zhou Junyu and said, "He is my slave. I have his deed of sale and the receipt of his mother's sale to me."
"Show it to me?"
At this time, a middle-aged woman ran out and handed the two pieces of paper to her husband. Before Wang Yuanwai could catch it, Zhao Jun reached out and snatched it away. He looked at it and said, "Swipe! Swipe! Swipe!"
Tear to pieces.
Zhao Jun sneered and said: "Where are your contracts and documents? Show them to me quickly?"
Wang Yuanwai was so angry that he almost fainted. At this moment, another group of government officials came in. The leader was a county magistrate. When Wang Yuanwai saw the county magistrate, he immediately ran up and cried: "Brother, it's great for you to come. I
I met a group of bandits and they wanted to steal my slaves."
This county official was Wei County Cheng of Wugong County. He was also from Weitou Village. Wang Yuan's wife was his aunt's cousin. He came back to visit his parents and heard that a group of sergeants had arrived at his cousin's house, so he rushed over.
Wei Xian Cheng was not as discerning as Wang Yuanwai. The leader of the other party was wearing the armor of a general. He stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: "I am the Wugong County Cheng. Is there any misunderstanding?"
Zhao Jun took out the Jin Wang gold medal and flashed it in front of his eyes. The three golden characters "Jin Wang Ling" on it were so frightening that Wei Xian Cheng's legs went weak and he almost knelt down.
However, Wang Yuanwai did not see the words on the gold medal. He shouted: "No matter who you are, you must follow the king's law!"
Wei Xian Cheng was furious. He stepped forward and gave him a hard slap in the face, and kicked him to the ground. "You stupid bastard, do you still have Wang Fa in your eyes?"
Wang Yuanwai was knocked to the ground and was too frightened to move. Wei Xiancheng knew in his heart that this Wang Yuanwai had caused a big trouble for him, and now he must completely cut off the relationship with him and not be implicated by him.
He stepped forward, grabbed Wang Yuanwai's ear, and roared: "Tell me, are you using my guise to harm others?"
Wang Yuanwai was so frightened that he collapsed and did not dare to move.
Zhao Jun said coldly: "He deceived this young man and his mother in the name of recruiting a son-in-law. I'm here to say something ugly today. If you don't handle this matter well, you won't be able to do it from the county magistrate to the chief registrar."
However, His Highness the King of Jin does not want to forcefully suppress others, otherwise I would have killed his entire family, so you should deal with it fairly!"
After saying that, Zhao Jun took out ten taels of silver and threw it to Wang Yuanwai, "I'll pay you back the ten taels of silver I owe you. Then, figure out exactly how you exploited Zhou Junyu in the past two years."
, if there is a penny less, I, Zhao Jun, will no longer work as a personal soldier, and I will kill your whole family, leaving no one alive!"
He pulled Zhou Junyu and said, "Let's go!"
Zhao Jun led his men and Zhou Junyu to leave in an instant. The Prime Minister of Wei County's legs felt weak for a while. The opponent turned out to be a personal soldier of the King of Jin. The young man was probably a relative of the King of Jin. Now he was in big trouble.
Wang Yuanwai said with a sad face: "I really don't know what's going on, brother, you have to help me!"
Wei Xian Cheng shook his head and said, "My surname is Wei and your surname is Wang. We are not related in any way. We just live in the same village."
He ordered the officials: "Capture him and take him away!"
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In Wugong County, Zhao Jun treated Zhou Junyu to a large bowl of fragrant mutton cakes, and they each also had a bowl themselves.
Zhou Junyu was satisfied with his meal, but what happened today made him confused.
"Brother Zhao, will Wang Yuanwai be killed?" Zhou Junyu asked after a moment of silence.
Zhao Jun shook his head, "I'm just talking. His crime will not lead to death, but he does have to pay the price. He has to repay you for everything he owes you in the past two years."
"What to make up for?"
Zhao Jun laughed and said, "The supplementary wages are ten guan a month and two hundred and forty guan in two years. It all depends on the performance of the county magistrate."
"There are so many!"
Zhou Junyu couldn't help but grin. He scratched his head and asked: "Brother Zhao, what is going on? Who is my uncle?"
"You should ask about your mother first?"
Zhou Junyu is a filial son. When he mentioned his mother, his eyes suddenly turned red, "Is there anything wrong with my mother?"
"Your mother is very good. She has found your sister. They are in Chang'an now."
"Great, I finally found it, I found it..." Zhou Junyu couldn't bear it any longer and actually lay on the table and started to cry.
Zhao Jun really liked this young man with a pure nature. He patted Zhou Junyu on the shoulder and said, "You man, stop crying. You are being laughed at!"
Zhou Junyu wiped away her tears in embarrassment and said: "I remembered it. My mother told us before that she had a brother who went to Kongtong to become a Taoist priest many years ago. Later, the Guo family said that he was dead, and my mother cried.
I've had several fights, and I always blame myself for not taking good care of my brothers, and I'm sorry for my parents."
"That little Taoist priest who became a monk many years ago is your uncle, but he is not dead. Now he is so powerful that he rules the world. Even the emperor of the Tang Dynasty has to live by his face."
"Could it be that Guo Song is my uncle?" Zhou Junyu suddenly understood.
His mother once told him that Guo Song had the same name as his dead uncle. He himself had had a dream more than once. It would be great if Guo Song was really his uncle. He could help them find their sister and his mother wouldn't have to suffer so much.
Already.
Zhao Jun nodded and said to him solemnly: "His Royal Highness King Jin is indeed your uncle, but you have to remember that no one around him has ever embarrassed him, including me. I can't do it just because he is his relative."
The general killed the king at will, so you must be more strict with yourself, keep a low profile, don't show off this relationship to others at will, and cherish his reputation, do you understand?"
Zhou Junyu nodded repeatedly, "Brother Zhao, I can't!"
Zhao Jun patted him on the shoulder again and said with a smile: "It's a pity not to join the army with your figure. Good men are everywhere. You must seize this opportunity and move towards a broader world."
Zhou Junyu looked at the flying eagle in the sky, and his heart seemed to fly to the sky. At this moment, he was full of ambition, and his life had never been so free and willful as it is today.