Chapter 20: Calculating Zuojia
Bo was ordered to enter the capital, and was buried in the mountains between Wan and Luo. Alas! A generation of talent died here! The back of this mountain was named Zheyingshan, for this reason.
The emperor was angry and ordered the Ministry of Justice to investigate it strictly, and finally found the culprit of the Zuo family of Wan County. Thousands of men were killed, and the female family was exiled for thousands of miles. Some beautiful people were punished and confiscated as maids... A generation of wealthy families withered in the blink of an eye.
--"Xia Ji·Emperor Ai·19th Year of Tianfeng"
On the mountain road in Zhao County, Wanjun, a horse team was moving forward. The two people who were chatting and laughing were Wang Bo and the eunuch Zhang Rang.
Zhang Rang was very happy at this moment: "I didn't expect that this time I came, but the harvest was quite rich. Not only were the officials in the county respected, but even Wang Bo gave a lot of this. At first, it was fine to see this child, but he was not outstanding in appearance, so he looked like a talented man. He even looked down on him three points. But it seemed that he had misunderstood. Look at this style, this demeanor, and of course, the generous spirit of rewards. He is indeed worthy of the famous "Six Arts Boy", but he has real materials - he knows how to do it!"
When Wang Bo saw someone coming out of this palace this time, he didn't know his preferences. Although he secretly complained in his heart, "Stupid eunuch, I want money!" However, a series of flatteries made Zhang Rangmei happy. She got along very enthusiastically with Wang Bo along the way. In addition, Wang Bo took care of the gifts he brought this time. He only looked at the side and nodded.
When the team was about to reach the mountain pass at the junction of Wan County and Luo County, Wang Bo smiled at Zhang Rang and said, "Eunuch Zhang, after passing this mountain, it will be Luo County. From now on, it will be smooth and the father-in-law will no longer suffer this trouble!"
Zhang Rang laughed sharply: "Although it was a little bumpy, it was indeed much closer than when I came here. The scenery in the mountains was also very pleasant, so Mr. Wang should not be polite!"
Wang Bo smiled and said, "Where is it! My father-in-law is sleeping in the open for Wang Bo's affairs, which makes Bo feel very guilty! After crossing the mountain pass and finding the inn, he will definitely comfort his father-in-law."
Zhang Rang no longer refuted, and he was quite helpful: "It's easy to say it!"
When approaching the mountain pass, Wang Bo looked up the mountain: "Haha, I used this terrain when I missed my tiger's mouth. Today I was walking here, and I was really worried!"
After hearing this, Zhang Rang smiled at the sky and said, "Mr. Wang is too concerned? Now Mr. Wang is so famous. Where can there be those who are blind to stroke the tiger's beard?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a few big rocks rolling down the mountain. He heard someone shouting on the mountain: "No! It alarmed this thief! Take action!"
Then the mountain began to throw rocks downwards, and even more arrow rain began to pour out to the heads of everyone. Zhang and Wang and Wang were both shocked. While wielding arrows at the two of them, Wang Bo made a quick decision to say to Zhang Rang: "Because the thief had time to close the road, my father-in-law walked quickly to seek reinforcements. Bo resisted one or two here! If Bo had a few big and two shorts, I hope my father-in-law would avenge me!"
Zhang Rang lived in the palace in the past, but he had never seen such a scene. At this time, he had already seen a few counties hit by a stroke and fell off a horse, and it seemed that a large group of people on the mountain were rushing towards the team with their swords and shouting. At this time, he heard Wang Bo say this, and he nodded quickly, so how could he care about anything else?
It was a coincidence that Zhang Rang had just led a few escorted county soldiers to the safety zone, and looked back and saw heavy rock rain falling from the sky, blocking the mountain pass, and he could only hear waves of shouts and screams mixed between them sounded from that side. Without any hesitation, Zhang Rang and several others rushed to the county government in the neighboring county in search of rescue.
When Zhang Rang led the reinforcements back again, he crossed the piles of rocks, and saw only the miserable and messy corpses. The most conspicuous one was the corpse hanging in the middle of the mountain road. Zhang Rang looked at it and was exactly the same as Wang Bo's clothes, but his face had been cruelly cut. There were still a few blood words on his clothes: "The murderer will kill you!" Zhang Rang's fingers trembled, half frightened and half worried, and murmured to himself: "What should I do? I smashed my job! Long live my skin!" He felt that his eyes were dark and he fainted...
The magistrate of the neighboring county next to him did not dare to neglect him, so he asked someone to send Zhang Rang to command other county soldiers to clean up the bodies, and he was also afraid and had a hint of luck: "Oh! Fortunately, it was the junction of the two counties, and the ball could be kicked to Zhao County. If you were half a day later, alas..."
After Zhang Rang woke up, he thought for a long time and immediately prepared his horse to speed up to the capital. He no longer cared about filial piety on the road. He also changed horses and didn't change people at the post station. He kept whipping, wanting to fly back...
Back in the palace, Zhang Rang was worried about waiting for the emperor to summon him outside the study. Cold sweat dripped on the ground one by one, as if he hadn't noticed it... Finally, when he met the emperor, Zhang Rang just shouted: "Master! Wang Bo was ambushed by thieves on the road... It's gone!" Then he burst into tears. The fear and fatigue along the way came up together, and he fainted again...
When Emperor Duanshou heard about this, he was stunned. After a while, he said, "Come on! Wake him up!"
After Zhang Rang was awakened by cold water, the emperor said coldly: "Make this clear!"
Zhang Rang did not dare to neglect and told the story of an ambush on the road. After saying that, he cried again: "When Wang Bo persuaded Xiao to escape, he also told Xiao to avenge him! Woo~"
The emperor sat at the desk, looking at the memorial he had just sent, unconsciously lifted it, and happened to see the memorial of Xiang Tao impeaching the Zuo family and its gangs, which also included details of Wang Bo's conflict with him and those secret letters with Li Sui. He looked carefully, thought for a while, pondered: "Is it because the Zuo family was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so they caused the killer to be killed? Or Li Sui's fish that escaped the net?" He thought for a moment again: "No matter what, the Zuo family colluded with the bandits, and the crime was the nine tribes of the Yi! Hum! I don't care about adding another crime!" After making up his mind, the emperor said: "Come, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice will see you!"
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The bad news from Wang Bo returned to Wan County. All the county was mourned and mourned for three months for his white clothes to show his extraordinary talent and his merits to save the county! Perhaps only the Zuo family sneered secretly, and even some servants from the Zuo family laughed at the sky after hearing the news: "What a thief! The little boy of the Chuo family will finally be rewarded! God's will, God's will!"
A few days later, the Zuo family, who was gloating, was in trouble. The prisoners in the capital were all like wolves and tigers. The Zuo family members complained and couldn't stop being injustice, and even threatened their own family forces. The prisoners just sneered slightly: "How can you finish the eggs when the nest is destroyed? You're so dying!" So he stopped talking. The head of the Zuo family looked like a mortal face, and then shouted: "You have become a dead ghost underground, why are you afraid of coming out to harm me!" After hearing this, the prisoners became more determined to their guess.
Not to mention these lively places, the Wang family's attitude is quite thought-provoking. Although the whole village is covered with mourning, he is deeply sad. However, the separation between the owner and his wife is greater than the pain of losing their son - of course only Wang Huchen saw it, while outsiders just think that "the tiger father has no dog son" is nothing more than that.
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Chapter completed!