Zhao Dexian was originally a little reluctant to be associated with these half-grown mud-legged people. He just wanted to be slaughtered by others. However, under the shouts and compliments from Master Zhao, he actually returned to the feeling he had in the past when he was young and high-spirited. He had not experienced this feeling for a long time, and he had been groveling for so long that he almost forgot that he was once a genius that everyone admired, a great scholar of the Song Dynasty who pointed out the country with his pen and brush.
So I stopped squeezing, relaxed my mind to enjoy this feeling, and drank like a master and disciple with everyone.
Some people are happy and some are sad.
At Youshi, in front of a luxurious mansion in the east city of Bianjing, a carriage slowly stopped. A young man who looked like a young man got out of the carriage and hurried into the mansion. Then he brought out two servants and walked quickly to the carriage carrying a stretcher. Then a young man in brocade clothes covered with mud was brought out.
The young man's hair was disheveled, with dirt mixed with blood and scabs, his eyes were bruised, and his face was swollen. He looked so miserable.
The two servants took a closer look, who could he be if he wasn't their third young master?
It turned out that just after entering the city, the old shopkeeper of the gold and silver shop hired a carriage and asked two young men to accompany Gao Yaofu back to the house first. Gao Yanei was also a prominent figure in Bianjing City, and it was not easy to let him look so miserable. Many people saw it.
"Go find my dad." Gao Yaofu said weakly on the stretcher.
In fact, it's not that he can't get off the stretcher and walk, but what he wants is this effect. He knows that now he can't deal with Wang Zhi and his group with his own strength. For the current plan, he can only rely on his father.
The two servants carried Gao Yaofu into the mansion in a hurry, passing by the screen wall, verandah, hanging flower door... In the courtyard, they met the Taiwei and his wife who had hurriedly arrived after receiving the notification from the servants.
"Oh~ my son!"
A cry of grief was heard, and the wife of the Taiwei, Mrs. Liu, dressed in silk, satin and pearls, ran up to meet her with her old and broad body. Seeing her son in such a miserable condition, she jumped on her feet and cried: "My son~ Who beat you like this, Master~ Come and see, who beat our auxiliary son like this, you have to make the decision for our son!"
Gao Qiu also came over at this time, and when he saw his son's appearance, his face was gloomy and terrifying, his brows were knitted together, his beard and hair were splayed out, and the folds outlined by the years were crowded together as if they contained monstrous anger.
"Who did it?"
Gao Qiu did not show any anger, he just narrowed his eyes and asked in a calm voice. However, all the servants who are familiar with him know that such a master is at his most angry. He only suppresses it temporarily. Once it is vented, it will not stop until there is blood. .
All the servants were as silent as a chill, shaking like chaff, not daring to answer. Even Ms. Liu didn't dare to make any loud noise at this time, she just touched her son's hand and sobbed softly.
Just when Gao Qiu could no longer suppress his anger and was about to burst out, Gao Yaofu spoke at the right time: "It's Wang Zhi."
Wang Zhi?
Which Wang Zhi? Have not heard. Since he is an unknown person who dares to hurt his own seed, let his whole family, old and young, be buried with him for his recklessness!
Thinking that his father may not have heard the name of Bianjing Dandy Wang Zhi, he then added: "He is the second son of Wuzhou Observer and Infantry Commander Wang Zhen, Wang Zhi!"
Hearing the word 'Wang Zhen', the anger on Gao Qiu's face suddenly disappeared, but his brows were furrowed tighter.
"Why are you crying? How unbecoming is it to cry in front of the servants? Our son is not dead yet!"
Gao Qiu did not continue to delve into Wang Zhi's matter, but suddenly lost his temper at Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu was immediately frightened and did not dare to speak. She just trembled and wiped away her tears.
"Okay, Fuer, follow me to the study, and everyone else should disperse!"
Gao Qiu said and turned around and walked towards the study on the side of the main hall.
At this time, Gao Yaofu also got up and got off the stretcher, comforted his mother Liu for a few words, and then limped towards his father's figure.
In the study, the servant poured the tea and then bowed out and closed the door, leaving only Gao Qiu and his son sitting in the study.
Gao Qiu didn't look at his son, he just stared at the tea in his hand, his brows still furrowed and his eyes unfocused, as if he had encountered some problem.
"father."
In the end, it was Gao Yaofu who interrupted the silence, "You know my child. My child walks in brocade clothes at night. He knows the characters who cannot be offended in Bianjing City and will not take the initiative to provoke him. But this Wang Zhen and his son, my child I have investigated, but you are just an ordinary lieutenant general in the army. Why are you looking so sad?"
After hearing this, Gao Qiu took his eyes away from the tea and looked at his youngest son, who he always doted on. It was not unreasonable for this son to be favored by him, but it was indeed as his son said, this child He was born smart, and although he was a bit of a philanderer, he was never ambiguous on major matters, and most of the troubles he caused were for the sake of the Gaofu family. Nowadays, a small part of the Gaofu family property is earned by the youngest son in front of him.
Seeing his always sensible and obedient son being beaten like this, how could he not be angry, but this Wang Zhen father and son...
Gao Qiu did not answer Gao Yaofu's words. Instead, he looked at him and asked, "Why did you provoke this Wang Zhi? Tell me to my father."
Hearing this, Gao Yaofu secretly thought that something was wrong. He knew his father's temperament. He did not get angry and curse directly. Instead, he asked about the reason, which he usually didn't care about. This meant that he had encountered a problem. Although he was confused in his heart, , but he told the cause and effect without asking.
Hearing that his son still caused this trouble for the Gaofu's planning, Gao Qiu also let out a long sigh, and then said leisurely: "My son, do you know where Wang Zhen and his son came from?"
Knowing that Gao Yaofu definitely didn't know, he continued without waiting for his answer: "The father and son of the Gao family are from the Langya Wang family lineage, and they are direct descendants of the main lineage. However, in the Song Dynasty, the main lineage declined, and the branch lineage of the Taiyuan Wang family was... There was a Wang Wen Gong who became famous, so most people in the world only know the Taiyuan Wang family, but know very little about the Langya Wang family. However, the two Wangs and their families have always been united in dealing with the outside world."
"Dad, although Wang Anshi is the leader of the New Party, he has been dead for more than 30 years. How much of his old disciples are left? Can he still protect Wang Zhen and his son, who he can't even hit with a stick?"
Gao Qiu glanced at him, but did not reply to his question, and continued: "The world knows that the Taiyuan Wang family is because of Wang Wengong, but they don't know that the seemingly declining Langya Wang family is the real big family in the world, and so is my father. Only after I gained some real power in recent years did I gradually understand the Langya Wang family’s background, so it’s normal that you can’t investigate.”
"Although there are currently no high-ranking officials in the court of the Langya Wang family, and there is only one Taipusi Qing, the ninth minister, who also became an official the year before last, there are many people among the middle and lower-level officials."
He pointed at Gao Yaofu and said: "The silk you are wearing, the tea in my cup, the salt in the kitchen, the wine on the table... Langya Wang family plays a big role in everything, it can be said that it is in charge of everything. The foundation and lifeblood of the Song Dynasty can affect the whole body with just one move."
"Let's not talk about the distant ones, let's just say that the prince's biological mother, the late Queen Wang, is Wang Zhen's cousin, and Wang Zhen's first wife, Zhongshi, is the biological daughter of Xianggong, an old manager of the Western Army. , and Wang Zhen himself, who has followed Tong Xianggong in the north and south in these years, do you really think he is relying on Tong Xianggong's mountain?"
Speaking of this, Gao Qiu couldn't help but sneer, but his voice suddenly became lower, "That's the mountain where his child's body is leaning against Wang Zhen!"
"Without the support of the generals of the Wang family, how can he, a young eunuch, manage Xihe, Lanhuang and Qinfeng to resist the Xixia? How can he rebel in Pingla?"
"It's just that the officials were afraid of the Langya Wang family's power, so they ignored it and only put the credit on his child eunuch..."
As Gao Qiu spoke, he raised his head and glanced at Gao Yaofu's increasingly shocked face. He did not continue on this topic, but instead said seriously: "Son, your father and I seem to be ranked as the third yamen Taiwei, in charge of the front department of the palace." , The position is high and powerful, but in fact it has no foundation. All the glory is like a castle in the sky, and the honor and disgrace are all tied to the official family."
"How did my father get to the position? You also know that there are so many people in the court who don't like my father. It's because of this that the officials trust me and use me. It's not because of my father's talents. You Do you understand?"
"Once trouble arises, the officials will push my father out without hesitation to calm people's hearts. Therefore, my father has been walking on thin ice as an official in the court these years. If I am not careful, my Gao family will fall into chaos. What an abyss.”
"Dad, I understand."
Seeing his father talking to him so earnestly, how could he, Gao Yaofu, not be a fool, not understand the meaning.
"But Wang Zhi really humiliated me too much and even..."
Thinking of that scene in the daytime, Gao Yaofu couldn't help but look ferocious and gnashed his teeth.
"What else happened to you?"
After looking up at his father's concerned eyes, Gao Yaofu lowered his head again and told everything about today's events.
"boom!!"
When he heard about the eight hundred li of silver and the detainment of the diners in the mansion, Gao Qiu had no expression at all. Until Gao Yaofu finally told the story about the "Yellow River Water", Gao Qiu could no longer keep his expression on his face. Angry, he stood up and slapped it on the coffee table beside him, then grabbed the valuable blue and white porcelain tea cup and threw it on the ground. His chest heaved up and down violently, and the anger in his chest was about to burst out of his eyes.
"It's too much to bully others! It's too much to bully others!!"
"This boy must die!!"
He, Gao Qiu, had been a slave of three surnames all his life, and he had been submissive all his life. What did he want?
It's not because he doesn't want his son to be as lowly and servile as him, being a slave to others.
Seeing that his son, who he had been reluctant to beat or scold, and who had taken great care of him since he was a child, was being bullied in this way, Gao Qiu no longer cared about his past image or his past rules of conduct. Now he just wanted to kill, and he had to kill!
Only killing can quell his anger, and only the blood of his royal family can wash away the humiliation his son has suffered today!
