It was like a bucket of cold water poured down on the head, extinguishing the enthusiasm in the hall in an instant. Everyone present could not help but shudder when they thought of the tragedy of the Yuan family.
The reason why Guan Long's powerful Yuan family did not provoke Fang Jun was to suffer the tragic price of annihilation of the family. People like him wanted to cut off Fang Jun's future with open swords and guns. How violent would Fang Jun react?
That is a mallet who is not afraid of anything and acts without any concern for the consequences...
Fang Jun has the ability, courage, backing, and holy family. He roams the country and stands tall in the court. If Fang Jun cannot be killed with one blow, what kind of backlash will he and the family behind him suffer? Just thinking about it makes people shudder.
Hu Chong took a panoramic view of everyone's expressions and said angrily: "There is someone standing in front, and you are just vassals. Even if you really can't do anything to prevent Fang Jun from being backlashed, what do you have to fear? Even if Fang Jun is a stick again, how can you be afraid?" Do you really dare to attack Guanzhong and all the aristocratic families in the world?"
When everyone thought about it, it was right...
Even if Fang Jun and the Guanlong Group are currently fighting each other with swords and guns, they are actually very measured in their actions and will not easily break the tacit understanding. Although there was chaos in Jiangnan at the beginning, the gentry in Jiangnan actually did not suffer much direct losses.
As for the Lu family and the Yuan family, things happened for a reason.
The Lu family wanted to kill Fang Jun, which obviously exceeded the limit of all parties. Fang Jun either waited for death or fought back. In the end, the Lu family was destroyed, and Fang Jun could not be blamed.
The Yuan family was actually seeking their own death. Everyone had done that kind of thing, but it had never been as blatant and so heartless as what the Yuan family had done. Rather than saying that the Yuan family fell into the hands of Fang Jun, it is better to say that it aroused public anger and fell under the anger of the people.
Although without Fang Jun, those mud-legged people would have no choice but to defeat the Yuan family...
But the purpose of what we are doing now, why did we ever want Fang Jun's life? It's just because he blocks everyone's way of making money and I want to drive him away. With Fang Jun's backing, holy family, and own financial resources, where can he not be a group of princes and heroes to fight against the changes?
We are just asking you to leave Jingzhao Mansion. This is not considered a mortal enemy, right?
With this thought, everyone felt relaxed again.
Someone said: "Shopkeeper Hu is a righteous man! With the eldest grandson family taking the lead, what do we have to worry about?"
"Shut up! This matter was initiated by Hu. Everyone responds. What does it have to do with the Changsun family? What does it have to do with other clans?" Hu Chong yelled angrily.
What a fool!
There are some things you can do, but you absolutely cannot say!
The emperor can tolerate the aristocratic family members secretly defying the emperor's orders, and can even endure secretly boycotting the Jingzhao Mansion. But inciting merchants and hawkers to fight against the Jingzhao Mansion, or even coercing the people to attack Dongshi, you want to push the various aristocratic family members into rebellion. A dead end?
Everyone was shocked and said quickly: "That's right! It's because we were negligent. However, please tell me exactly how we should behave. Shopkeeper Hu, please tell us clearly. We must obey."
They all received the notice from the master to "cooperate" and were waiting to see what regulations Hu Chong came up with.
Hu Chong then smiled and waved: "Everyone gather here, let's discuss in a low voice, be careful that the walls have ears..."
Naturally, the fewer people know about this kind of thing, the better, so that they can get away with it calmly afterwards.
*****
Wei Mansion.
Fang Jun received the emperor's order to stay here again and notify the emperor immediately if Wei Zheng was in danger. Fang Jun ordered someone to go back to the house and inform him of the details of the place to avoid worries at home.
Cheng Yaojin took Fang Jun to the side hall.
He and Wei Zheng were entangled in grievances, but after all, they went out to Wagang Village together in the past, and their relationship was naturally extraordinary. Now that Wei Zheng was critically ill, he always stayed here to prevent emergencies, which was considered as fulfilling the friendship of the past. He was a carefree person and thick-skinned. He didn't see anyone outside the Wei family. He ordered some people to prepare a few side dishes, warmed a pot of wine, and drank slowly with Fang Jun while chatting.
Li Siwen was just here for a visit. After His Majesty Li Er left, he hurriedly left. Before leaving, probably because there were so many people and it was inconvenient to talk, he gave Fang Jun a wink, but Fang Jun didn't understand...
As for the younger generations such as Li Siwen, Chai Lingwu, and Zhang Xiangxiang, none of them are qualified to sit on Cheng Yaojin's table. Even Chai Zhewei, who inherited the title of his father Chai Shao, was frightened when faced with Cheng Yaojin's dark expression and did not dare to approach.
This man is not only an elder, but also a reckless man. If he gets angry and beats himself up, where can he reason with him?
Besides, the bully Chai Shao is dead, so how can there be any feelings between the juniors and Wei Zheng? Coming to visit could be regarded as reminiscing about old friendships. There was no need to stay here for a long time, so several juniors left one after another. In the end, only Cheng Yaojin, Fang Jun, and everyone from the Wei family were left. Dear relatives...
Cheng Yaojin took a sip of wine, shook his head slightly, and sighed: "Did you see it? The world is so hot and cold, so it's better to be like this. After all, Xuancheng is also a dignified prince and an important minister in the court, but when he is about to die, both of them are avoiding him for fear of being killed. .Don’t tell someone that Xuancheng is a tough person and not good at socializing. These are completely different things! Xuancheng has been upright throughout his life and has made numerous criticisms. Countless people have received his favor, but where are they all now? It’s just that Xuancheng is about to die, and all the children and grandchildren of the Wei family are useless and have no use value..."
He took a sip of wine, sighed, and looked lonely.
Fang Jun picked up the small wine jug and filled a cup for Cheng Yaojin, saying, "When people leave, the tea will cool down. It's not surprising that the world is like this."
Cheng Yaojin chuckled: "You have really become a spirit. It is rare to be able to see through the world at such a young age."
Fang Jun clinked the cup with him, drank it down, and asked curiously: "It stands to reason that you, Uncle Cheng, Ying Gong, Zhao Guo Gong, Jiang Guo Gong, Zou Guo Gong, and Qiao Guo Gong were all companions who shared life and death in Wagang Village. Why?" At this point, it doesn’t seem like we’re close?”
In my previous life, because I loved the storytelling "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties", I knew a lot about the history of this period. Shan Tianfang's version of "The Forty-Six Friends of Wagang" is full of passionate, loyal and courageous heroes, which once fascinated Fang Jun.
Regardless of official history or unofficial history, we know a lot about this period of history.
But after Wagang Village was disbanded and all the heroes went their separate ways, there were many things that were difficult to understand...
For example, Wei Zheng, the eldest brother of the "Forty-Six Friends", was not close to Shan Xiongxin who died fighting for Wang Shichong, or to Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji, Zhang Gongjin and others who took refuge with Li Shimin. This is strange. .
Cheng Yaojin's face darkened slightly, and his expression was a bit ugly.
He lifted the quilt and drank it all in one gulp. After a while, he sighed: "It's a long story..."
Fang Jun said: "Then let's make a long story short."
Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened: "Why is this good man so obsessed with filial piety like women and children?"
Fang Jun complimented: "Isn't this the famous name of Wagang Village that made the younger generation yearn for it?"
This is not necessary.
Let’s take a look at the list of generals who came from Wagangzhai. Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Pei Renji, Luo Shixin, Shan Xiongxin, Wang Bodang, Wang Junkuo, Niu Jinda, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin... It can be said that the stars are shining brightly and the heroes are gathered together!
Just imagine how invincible and invincible Waganzhai was when it was all-powerful?
Cheng Yaojin was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Xuan Cheng has been rigorous in his life. This is a good thing, but because of this, he did the wrong thing... When Wagang was defeated at the hands of Wang Shichong, we followed Li Mi to seek refuge with Emperor Gaozu. Emperor, Shan's second brother had an ancestral grudge against Emperor Gaozu and refused to rely on him. He turned to Wang Shichong and served as his general, which led to a gradual rift between the brothers. Later, in the battle of Hulao Pass, we followed His Majesty for three thousand and ten Wan, defeated Wang Shichong and captured Brother Shan. How can we not remember our old friendship and try to persuade His Majesty? Your Majesty is also a person who loves talents, and plans to take Brother Shan into his account. Brother Shan is really A hero, a true hero, would rather die than surrender to the enemy... We once again urged Your Majesty to intercede for Brother Shan. Your Majesty originally wanted to let Brother Shan live for the sake of following us to the death. ...But Xuancheng...sigh..."
Cheng Yaojin sighed, his face full of sadness, but he stopped talking and refused to say more.
Fang Jun thought to himself, could it be that Wei Zheng said something stupid at that time, such as "Don't let the tiger return to the mountain" and "Be sure to root out the roots", which made His Majesty Li Er change his mind? Or maybe His Majesty Li Er didn't want to let go of Shan Xiongxin, an enemy with great appeal and fighting ability, so that the Li family would face a formidable enemy in the future, so he followed Wei Zheng's words and killed Shan Xiongxin?
