Wu Gen was sitting alone in the middle of the valley, where the sun was strongest in the valley. Since the ghosts in the body don't want to walk in the sun, let's do the opposite and see who can defeat whom.
Baoxiang is right, he is the one who wants to be the leader of the village, how can he be afraid of these monsters and monsters?
Wu Gen's expression changed from anger to laughter, and he looked very strange. The people in the valley stayed away from him, who knew what evil had taken hold of him.
Not far away, Bao Xiang and Yang Zheng each grabbed a leg of lamb and squatted on the ground to watch over Wu Gen from a distance.
While I was bored, someone suddenly came over to report that more than a dozen people had come down the mountain. The leader was Tingwei Zhang Geng, who called by name and said he wanted to see Wu Gen.
Everyone's expressions became serious, and Baoxiang simply ran to take out the axe.
As the saying goes, a county guard who ruins his family is a court captain who destroys his family. Tingwei was in charge of the prison, so what good could he do if he came to visit him? It was possible that he wanted to put Wu Gen in prison.
"How about we run away." Yang Zheng held up his belt nervously.
Wu Gen got up from the ground and patted his face, which was a little numb due to the change in expression, "It doesn't matter. I have never violated the laws of Zhao State, so it should be no big deal."
On that day, the emperor Zhao Ye personally rewarded him with a handful of coriander, and the meaning was self-evident. How could Tingwei arrest people at will despite the emperor's intention? Besides, more than a dozen people arrested him as a joke, and even the emperor was in a hurry to drive him out of the capital.
When the group of people reached the bottom of the mountain, they saw a group of people waiting at the bottom of the mountain. The leader of the group had a slender face, a dark and thin face, and a pair of triangular eyes, which were shining brightly. He was sitting on a carriage without a carriage, looking at the front with a cold expression.
Wu Gen walked to the carriage, raised his hands and saluted, "Sir Tingwei is here, I don't know why I summoned you."
"Are you Wu Gen?" Zhang Geng's triangular eyes flashed with cold light, and he looked Wu Gen up and down like a cone, "That's right, a small middle-aged person can actually stir up such a big muddy water."
"That's ridiculous, Wei Ting. Wu Gen is a middleman and he knows himself. If people don't offend me, why take risks." Wu Gen raised his head and stared at Zhang Geng without fear.
Zhang Geng nodded, "I have some courage. Usually, let alone the common people, even the nobles will fight when they see me. Congratulations, you have been promoted to the nobles. Once you gain power, you will leap over the dragon's gate. Don't worry, this time I will It is by the emperor's order that I have sent you a golden book of canonization."
Wu Gen was stunned for a moment, "Isn't this matter under the control of Taichang? Why is your Excellency here?"
"How dare you disobey the emperor's orders? Do you think I am not qualified as a court captain?" Zhang Geng squinted his triangular eyes, with murderous intent looming in them.
Wu Gen shrugged his shoulders, but showed no fear, "Your Excellency, I misunderstood, I just think it's strange. Your Excellency has such a high position, how can you say he is not qualified? However, the Emperor asked Lord Tingwei to come here, I'm afraid it's Make other arrangements."
Zhang Geng jumped out of the car and arranged his clothes, "Yes, take those gold books away quickly. Taichang Temple has already registered them. From today on, you are also a noble."
Wu Gen was stunned for a moment, recalling the situation of Chu Ji's canonization at that time, and said with a strange expression: "Don't we need to go through some procedures such as offering silk, food boxes, pork belly, burning blessing inscriptions, etc. Why is it so simple?"
Zhang Geng's eyes widened, "Didn't I do this just now? All the people present can testify. Is it possible that you want to do it again?"
Wu Gen was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "My lord, I was just so happy that I became a little addicted to this procedure."
Soon, an official was holding a lacquer plate covered with yellow cloth, with a gold book more than a foot long on it. Wu Gen stepped forward and looked through it. He, Qi He, and Feng'er were all granted noble titles. The bridge class was promoted to a higher rank, from a silver crown to a gold tube, while Baoxiang was only granted a minor noble title.
What kind of ghost is this noble person? Wu Gen frowned and asked: "Sir, why is there still someone who has sealed the noble person?"
"You ask me, how did I know? The emperor told me. Besides, it is a great fortune for a private salt dealer to become a nobleman. It is difficult to live up to your desires." Zhang Geng sneered.
Wu Gen's lips moved, knowing that it was irreversible and could only give up. At this time, Qi He and others got the message and rushed over. They were overjoyed to see the golden book. Only Yang Zheng, as an outsider, had nothing to do with this matter and stayed alone in the mountains.
Luo Bing also arrived after hearing the news, but the usually carefree director was a little scared when he saw Ting Wei. Without him, how many noble people in Fuli City would have fallen into his hands.
This person is very ruthless. He can pull out a large number of people when handling a case, and even dig up your ancestral graves, leaving no way to survive. He is quite famous as a cruel official.
Seeing that the other party was not here to arrest anyone, Luo Bing breathed a sigh of relief and leaned lazily on an archway without coming forward to say hello. Zhang Geng glanced at it, then walked up to Luo Bing with square steps, half-smiling but not smiling, "Master Luo, I am here to give you some advice."
Luo Bing looked at the other party sideways, "You can't even watch the excitement. There is a law in the State of Zhao that prohibits watching."
Zhang Geng smiled slightly and pointed to Luo Bing's feet, "Of course not, I just wanted to persuade someone to ask whether a noble person who has no shoes on his feet has lost his etiquette."
"Tsk, when did the Tingwei take charge of Fenghua? Be careful of impeachment." Luo Bing didn't care and turned his head to one side.
"Of course the weathering is not under my control." Zhang Geng's expression was calm, and he bowed his hands towards the archway behind Luo Bing, "I remember that this archway was given by the late emperor. No one, no matter how noble or common, is here to be rude to him. Someone said to him The Tingwei Mansion reported that Luo Bing, the master of the Shenwu Academy, was quite disrespectful to the things given by the late emperor and should be punished. This is under my control. When I saw him today, I knew that the report was true."
Luo Bing was furious for a moment, "Who, some turtle grandson reported me."
Zhang Geng pointed to his nose and said, "Me."
Luo Bing's expression froze, and he quickly left the archway and saluted respectfully.
"Go further, it's an eyesore. If your father hadn't said a few fair words when I was falsely accused and imprisoned, I would have given you a big slap today." Zhang Geng looked cold and stern. , staring at Luo Bing like a poisonous snake.
Luo Bing turned around and left without saying a word. Wu Gen looked a little strange. This was the first time he saw Luo Bing deflated, which showed how much prestige Zhang Geng had accumulated in the circle of nobles.
"You guys, go talk to them about the rules of nobles. Wu Gen and I have something to discuss." Zhang Geng pointed at Qi He and others, turned to give instructions to his subordinates, and walked away as he spoke Walk everywhere.
Wu Gen followed him casually, imitating his pacing steps, which looked quite funny.
The people brought by Zhang Geng were all a little dumbfounded. This man was usually very serious. As long as he was in the hall, he would not even dare to show his anger. This new nobleman dared to play tricks on a court official like this.
"Is it fun?" After walking for a while, Zhang Geng turned his head expressionlessly and asked sadly.
Wu Gen shook his sleeves with a look of disgust on his face, "I don't know how you people manage to walk in such a difficult position every day. Are you tired?"
"Aren't you afraid that I will accuse you and send you to jail?" Zhang Geng still had a paralyzed face, folded his hands in his long sleeves, and looked at Wu Gen coldly.
"Whatever." Wu Gen also imitated his example, "People in the officialdom are naturally afraid of Tingwei. Once caught, they will lose everything. Even if I become a nobleman, I still don't have any official position. A bad person, If you have little to lose, you will have little to fear.
Besides, Tingwei was probably not here to arrange charges for others in order to show off his own prestige. It was Wei Ting who put me in jail and couldn't sleep. "
"Hmph, you are confident." Zhang Geng's face became more and more gloomy, "Dare to threaten Ting Wei in person, it is purely a way to die. Don't think that I can't do anything to you because you don't have an official position. In my eyes, there is no one in this world. A person is clean, even if I am able to pick out the bones from the eggs for you.
Okay, stop fighting these useless things haha. You can recognize this thing. "
Zhang Geng took out a long box from his sleeve, Wu Gen took it and opened it. Inside was a lock of hair. Looking carefully, there are two half-white and half-black hair mixed in.
"Did you get this from Zhu Linchen?" Wu Gen didn't take it seriously and handed the box back to him.
"Uh-huh, did the eldest prince show it to you back then?" Zhang Geng was a little curious, "I'm a little curious if you really know how to do witchcraft."
"Is it possible that Tingwei wants to cut in from here and beat the eldest prince into a drowning dog? I have made it clear to the emperor about the art of witchcraft and Gu, so you don't need to worry about it here. Besides, the eldest prince's place has been in cold weather for many years, and there is not much oil and water. .
On the other hand, as for the Third Prince, Lord Tingwei might as well pay more attention to it. Maybe the prison in Tingwei Mansion is a little cramped. "
"Prince, this is the bottom line given to me by the emperor. Since I took this thing out from the eldest prince, it is useless." As he spoke, Zhang Geng threw the box on the ground casually. A gust of wind blew by, and the hair in the box followed. It was blown away by the wind and disappeared into the grass.
"I heard that you have some lists here. Can you let me have a look at them?" Zhang Geng stepped on the box on the ground into the soil and stretched out his hand.
Wu Gen took out a few pieces of paper from his body and handed them over, "Here are some of Zhao Linge and Zhao Linyun's cronies. Tingwei might as well follow the pictures. In this way, 30% of the officials in the capital may fall into your hands."
Zhang Geng stretched out his hand to take it and said mockingly: "You keep repeating the name of the prince, which shows no respect. It shows that you are really a helpless person. If I were the emperor, I would give you a minor official and put some yokes on your wild horse. Reins. By the way, even if someone is arrested this time, these princes will eventually rise up in the future, so you won't be afraid of their revenge when they take power."
Wu Gen chuckled, "You don't have to worry about this, Lieutenant Ting. These three people have stopped here and will not make any further progress, so please feel free to handle the case."
Zhang Geng was stunned and stared at Wu Gen with his triangular eyes. After a moment, he woke up and said, "I understand. It seems that the emperor has talked a lot with you."
Wu Gen stared at the other party, leaned forward, and his aura became much stronger, "I have given you such a huge secret, I don't know how Lord Tingwei plans to deal with Zhao Ling and Rong Kui."
"These two people are not the emperor's closest relatives. How to deal with them depends on the emperor's wishes. Oh, it seems that you have a deep resentment towards them." Zhang Geng also resisted Wu Gen's momentum with a sneer on his face.
"I want them to never see the light of day again." Wu Gen looked indifferent.
"It's not you who thinks about it, it's the emperor who thinks about it."
"It could be the Tingwei thought." Wu Gen moved away, "Sir, Rong Kui also served as a Tingwei, so you know how his predecessor failed. I heard that Rong Kui has been very grateful to the loss of Tingwei over the years. I am unwilling to accept the position of Lieutenant." Wu Gen took out a cylinder from his sleeve and handed it over.
"What is this?" Zhang Geng was a little confused.
"This is written by a woman named Taoye Empress at Taoyedu by the Yishui River. It describes how Rongkui framed Lao Tingwei and imprisoned him and harmed his whole family." Wu Gen said lightly, this thing It has been some time since Yang Zheng got it back.
"Where are the people?"
"Ran."
"You are cunning, this witness is not trustworthy."
"Your Excellency, you can also see many clues from this. After all, many of the parties involved are still in court, so it is not difficult to obtain confessions. In addition, I would like to remind you that the matter of King Jinchun has become clear in the daytime, and you have to share the emperor's worries."
"You are asking me to attack Zhao Ling."
"good."
Zhang Geng lamented, "This will offend the royal family terribly."
"As long as you don't offend the emperor, it's fine. Since you're going to do it, you have to be faster with the sword to avoid backlash." Wu Gen took a step forward.
"That's right, let's go to the woods and talk in detail." The two of them walked and talked, and gradually entered a dense forest.
