Chapter 96: Pain does not change due to changes in a person's identity
Wang Wenzhen is in high spirits today.
It was he who led the troops to force Zhang Bingzhong into Xiangyang. It was also he who entered Zhang Bingzhong's camp alone and surrendered the giant bandit with sincere words.
With Li Hongji's defeat in Hancheng, the world's biggest criminals have lost their former arrogance.
As long as the imperial court continues to use Yang Sichang's strategy of "four righteousness, six corners, and ten nets", pacifying the world will no longer be a luxury.
The defeat of Li Hongji proved that the strategy of the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty was correct, and Zhang Bingzhong's acceptance of the recruitment proved that Wang Wenzhen had the ability to defeat others without fighting.
After the military power was lifted, Wang Wenzhen returned to Nanjing alone.
He originally wanted to end his mission perfectly with a situation of landslides and tsunamis when he advanced, and calm waves when he retreated.
Unfortunately, his disciples in Nanjing thought that this matter must be dealt with in a big way, so as to show the prestige of the prince.
They thought that Wang Wenzhen’s victory and glory were the victory and glory of Jiangnan people. How could they not celebrate it?
Since the people of Jiangnan have wiped out the giant bandits in the northwest, there must be a source for the money and food that the people of Jiangnan have invested in suppressing bandits in the northwest over the years.
After looking at the dilapidated Northwest as a whole, their eyes inevitably fell on the pearl of the Northwest - Lantian County.
As the Pearl of the Northwest, Lantian County has become increasingly close to merchants from the south of the Yangtze River in recent years. Many southern merchants have promoted the prosperity of Lantian County in the south of the Yangtze River.
Whether it is Henan, Shanxi, Hebei, or Shandong, there is no place worthy of their action. Moreover, if they exploit those places too much, it is likely to cause a bad situation of refugee riots again.
At this time, Lantian County seemed very stable and prosperous. Of course, Lantian County wanted to compensate the people of Jiangnan for their past efforts.
Under this situation, controlling Lantian County, exploiting Lantian County, and dismembering Lantian County has become the unanimous opinion of Jiangnan people.
Today Wang Wenzhen is sitting in the middle hall, wearing a Taoist robe, holding a jade Ruyi in his hand, smiling and entertaining relatives and friends from all over.
Elegant and indifferent...
Seeing that the guests have almost arrived, the only exceptions are the youngest son Wang Rui and the eldest grandson Wang Tingyue.
The middle hall is already full of big guys from all walks of life in Jiangnan. It would be really rude for these two juniors not to come to pay homage to their elders at this time.
Even though he has made great achievements, Wang Wenzhen will never allow his descendants to be arrogant.
"Afu, bring me Jiesheng and Tingyue."
Wang Wenzhen said to the old servant calmly, suppressing her anger.
The old servant whispered back: "I've already looked for it, but I haven't found any of the places where the two masters like to go."
Wang Wenzhen said: "Look again!"
The old servant went down in a hurry.
Wang Wenzhen looked at the beaming faces of all the guests, and an ominous breath rose from her heart for no reason.
He couldn't help but feel a little irritable, and his eyes were farsighted...
Through the large nave, he saw a middle-aged man with a hooked nose and a fierce face standing in front of him with his hands folded. If you could see him looking over, you would clasp your fists and salute like a normal person.
After the man saluted, he smiled and squeezed out of the crowd of guests.
Wang Wenzhen. Feeling a bit of coldness, she couldn't help but shudder, and was about to ask the servant to find out the details of this person, but found that the person had disappeared.
At this moment, Wang Wenzhen suddenly felt that the yard was busy. The sound of singing was far away from him.
After apologizing to the guests present, Wang Wenzhen got up and came to the back house.
The back house was already covered in red. He looked festive in green.
Looking at the old servant who was still busy, Wang Wenzhen said in a deep voice: "Go check out a guest with a ferocious face and a hooked nose.
The old servant smiled and said: "I know this guest, and he seems to be from Guanzhong. The gift he gave is not light, it is two sandalwood boxes, and he also said that I want the master to open it himself. Whenever the old servant It's the same thing, there are people like this who pretend to be secretive every year. "
Wang Wenzhen said: "Bring his gift over and I will inspect it myself. If you look at the greeting card and the gift, you will know what this person's intention is. "
Wang Wenzhen returned to the back house and sat down in the study. The old servant and two servants hurried into the study with two boxes.
"Open it! "
Wang Wenzhen picked up a cup of tea. He wanted to face this gift from the mysterious man in Guanzhong with the calmest attitude.
The servants tore off the seal and opened the box. The things in the box were wrapped in red silk cloth. When the old servant opened the silk cloth, he screamed and fell to the ground.
Wang Wenzhen looked at the box indifferently, and the old servant was shocked. Yelling didn't make him feel anything at all. The powerful people in Lantian County would definitely resist. Wang Wenzhen had already expected this.
But when he saw clearly that his youngest son's head was put in a box. While inside, the teacup slipped from his hand and shattered into pieces.
"Ah——"
Wang Wenzhen let out a howl like an old ape crying blood, and rushed over in two staggering steps. Holding the head in the box, all he could say was "Ah, ah, ah".
Twenty years of hard work were ruined... Wang's hope of prosperity was cut off with a single knife.
"What a cruel heart-"
Wang Wenzhen finally forced out a complete sentence from her throat.
"My son-" —"
A breath finally burst out from his throat. Wang Wenzhen's pain spurted out from every part of his body like a tide, and tears fell like rain.
His heart ached. almost faintedHis head was buzzing, his vision was blurred, and his whole body was shaking. Regret, anger, disappointment, and pain filled his body, and his whole body was about to erupt like a volcano.
"Who is it?"
Wang Wenzhen stood still holding on to the table, looking at the head of her youngest son Wang Rui and asked fiercely.
The old servant cried loudly: "I knew it was a person with a Guanzhong accent, so I sent people to hunt him down."
Wang Wenzhen gritted her teeth and looked at the other wooden figure. He already had a glimmer of understanding of what was packed in the box. He had already guessed what was in the box. He still forced himself to be quiet and opened the red silk with trembling hands. He hoped that all his guesses were true. Wrong.
The red silk fell to the ground, and the head of his eldest grandson Wang Tingyue was placed end-to-end in a wooden box, with a lifelike appearance, as if he was deep in thought.
"Ah——"
Wang Wenzhen's voice was desperate and high-pitched.
He opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood, and then fell on the old servant...
When he woke up again, the sky outside the window was still dark. Wang Wenzhen pushed his crying old wife away and stumbled. Staggering to the edge of the table, the two wooden boxes were still there, but the heads inside were missing.
"Where is my son?"
The old wife cried: "He is in the coffin."
"Where is my grandson?"
p>A woman in black said sadly: "I am also in a coffin."
Wang Wenzhen asked again: "How long have I been asleep?"
The old wife said: " It's been three days."
Wang Wenzhen stood up slowly, pushed away his old wife who was supporting him and said slowly, "Have you found the murderer?"
"Zhihe, Zhiyuan has been searching hard and still has no clue."
Wang Wenzhen said calmly: "There is no need to investigate, the murderer is in Lantian County."
The old servant said tremblingly. A piece of paper was placed in front of Wang Wenzhen and said: "Master, these are the words left by the murderer."
Wang Wenzhen smiled sadly and said: "You are so weak to bully me. They don't know what I, an orphaned old bear, will do. Something!
Think about it!”
The old servant tremblingly picked up the piece of paper and whispered: “On this autumn day, I heard that the prince has returned with a great victory, which will shine in the history books.
I heard that the prince was very happy when I was far away in the sky. I wished I could come in person, but I didn’t know what to offer to the prince to please him.
I heard that the prince loved his youngest son Wang Rui. There was great expectation for the eldest grandson, so he took the prince's beloved head as a congratulation to the prince.
It was disrespectful to the prince.
The prince should watch this gift alone. There will be a big surprise, so savor it carefully.
I will leave a message as a postscript when I say goodbye.
I will be born in Kunlun and enjoy the beauty of the world.
Three million jade dragons fly up, making the sky cold.
In summer, the rivers are overflowing, and people may be fish and turtles.
Thousands of people.Who has ever commented on the crime of Qiu Gong? ”
After the old servant finished reading the message, Wang Wenzhen had not changed much.
The pain that should have been entangled in his body, in his flesh, in his blood, he No amount of pain in his soul would allow him to perform more exaggeratedly.
So, he looked at the piece of paper and said, "Nice words! ”