It is said that after Yang Xi, Zhong Yu and Ling Huhua left, they heard noisy sounds when they passed by the area where the slaves lived. They couldn't help but look over curiously.
Upon seeing this, the three of them suddenly frowned.
I saw Zheng Ping and others pulling Li Hansu and dragging her out from the courtyard where she lived. Yang Xi and others all knew Li Hansu and knew that she was Song Xin's maid. At the same time, the three of them noticed something was wrong. Why didn't Song Xin come out to rescue them? The three of them discussed it, and Linghuhua bypassed the crowd and walked into the courtyard where Song Xin lived to check.
"Stop!" Yang Di shouted angrily and walked over. Many of the onlookers recognized him and moved out of the way.
"What are you doing!?" Yang Di stared at Zheng Ping and shouted angrily.
When Li Hansu saw that Yang Di was coming, she was about to open her mouth to shout. A young man hurriedly covered her mouth and wrapped his arms tightly around her neck. Then several people stood in front of them, trying to quietly drag Li Hansu into the crowd and take him away.
They took a few steps back and were stopped by someone. It turned out to be the person brought by Yang Di and others.
"Let her go!" Yang Di shouted in a deep voice, and the man was so frightened that he immediately let go of Li Hansu's neck.
Zheng Ping was frightened by this aura and his legs were a little weak, but he still managed to smile and wanted to announce his family name, "It turns out to be Mr. Sheep. I'm Zheng..."
Yang Di waved his hand and interrupted him domineeringly, "I asked you what you are doing, not where you are from!"
Zheng Ping was choked like this, and his momentum instantly became a little shorter. But he still argued forcefully: "My slave is disobedient, so I will take her back to teach her a lesson. Young Master Yang, if I teach my slave, do you want to control her too?"
Yang Xi sneered, "Your slave? Do you know what her name is?"
Zheng Ping was startled. He really didn't know what this girl's name was.
"You don't even know her name, and you actually said she was your own slave!?" Zhong Yu also came over and asked.
Zheng Ping argued: "According to Piyong's rules, we can use any slaves and guards who live in the herringbone area at will. Although she is not my slave, I can still let her..."
Yang Di interrupted him with his hand, pointed at the guards and servants beside him and said, "Then why don't you give them orders?"
Zheng Ping quickly said in fear: "I don't dare, this is Mr. Yang's people, how dare I..."
"Thank you for knowing this. This slave belongs to Song Xin. Why do you want to force her away?"
Zheng Ping's temples jumped. He didn't expect that the other party actually knew the details of Li Hansu. He felt embarrassed and said, "Song Xin? I don't know him. Could it be that he is a young master from some family? Then I must apologize in person."
"Ouch!" As he was talking, Zheng Ping heard a scream from behind him. He turned around and saw that the guy holding Li Hansu had been bitten. Li Hansu broke away from the man, took the opportunity to rush to Yang Xi, and said loudly: "Young Master Yang, they... they framed the young master."
Zheng Ping turned pale and shouted: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Before Yang Di understood what was going on, Linghu Hua came over and said in his ear: "I just went to inquire about it and it was said that Song Xin ordered his men to kill people, but Zhang Zhao took it away."
"What!?"
Li Hansu cried and said: "Mr. Yang, it was not Brother Song Yu who killed this person. They killed it themselves and then framed it for Young Master and Brother Song Yu."
Yang Di was furious: "Zheng Ping! Is this possible!?"
When Zheng Ping saw that the conspiracy was revealed, he naturally felt guilty and trembled.
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Said: "Don't... don't listen to the nonsense of a slave. How can we kill people indiscriminately? It's obviously..."
Yang Di was already furious at this time. He gritted his teeth and cursed: "What a Zhang Zhao! You were lying to me just now!" Only then did he realize that the so-called murderer Zhang Zhao caught was Song Xin. This old man actually said he didn't know Song Xin!
"You guys are framing good people, teach them a lesson!" Yang Di shouted angrily, and his guards swarmed up, pushed Zheng Ping and others to the ground, and beat them.
Zhong Yu wanted to stop but couldn't stop the angry Yang Di.
Zheng Ping had never been beaten like this before. He could only scream and roll on the ground with his head in his hands. His brocade clothes were covered with mud and water, and he looked as embarrassed as a wild dog.
Zhong Yu and Linghu Hua didn't stop him either. They had long disliked Wei Qian and his group.
Seeing that Zheng Ping was being taught a lesson, Yang Xi retreated slightly in anger and said, "Let's go find Zhang Zhao and ask for someone!"
Zhong Yu was afraid that he would cause some trouble. After all, Zhang Zhao was still Piyong Cheng, and they, the young masters, would still be under his control. If they are mentioned in the quarterly reviews in the future, it may not be good for them to enter the officialdom in the future. He hurriedly persuaded Yang Xi, "Brother Yang, don't get impatient and cause trouble. I guess Song Xin will be fine for the time being. Zhang Zhao is Piyong Cheng after all..."
Linghu Hua also advised: "That's right, Brother Yang, don't be angry, so as not to cause trouble."
But Yang Di couldn't listen at all, "If you are afraid, then don't go, I'll go find that old man to ask for someone!"
After that, he ignored Zhong Yu and Linghu Hua and led a few people down the mountain aggressively. Zhong Yu and Linghu Hua couldn't persuade them anymore, so they thought about it and went separately to find someone for help. Zhong Yu followed Yang Xi, while Linghu Hua went to find Cao Chong.
When Yang Di came to the military camp to ask, Zhang Zhao had actually returned to his residence on the top of the mountain. It turned out that he saw Yang Di teaching Zheng Ping from a distance, and knowing that Song Xin's matter could not be kept secret for long, he took a detour to the mountain. He planned to delay it for just a moment and make Song Xin suffer more.
"Old man, go find him!" As a student, Yang Xi could not enter the barracks without the approval of the deputy prime minister according to the rules. He bit it tightly, his fists clenching loudly.
On the top of the mountain is Zhang Zhao's residence. Not long after he came back and sat down, someone came to report that Yang Di and others had gone down the mountain to look for him.
Although Zhang Zhao was afraid of the Yang family, Yang Xi was still Piyong's student after all. He snorted coldly and was about to write a letter to the Yang family, the Zhong family and the Linghu family. As long as they add insult to injury, these three will definitely be punished by the family.
After studying the ink, I was about to pick up the pen. At this time, someone came to report, "My lord, please ask for an audience with the young master's attendant, Mr. Zhou Wenzhi."
"Zhou Wenzhi?" Zhang Zhao was stunned, put down his pen and said, "Invite them in."
After a while, Zhou Wenzhi walked in. After the two greeted each other, Zhang Zhao asked: "Master Zhou suddenly came to visit. What's the important matter?"
Zhou Wenzhi bowed deeply in an elegant manner and said with a smile: "Master Zhang, I'm sorry to bother you. I came here on the order of Mr. Chong to take Song Xin to live in the Dizi area."
Zhang Zhao was stunned, "Do you have any recommendations?"
Zhou Wenzhi smiled and said: "Just now, Master Linghu came to see Master Cao and said that Song Xin had a letter of recommendation."
Zhang Zhao was slightly surprised and confused. Linghu Hua must have known the truth, but when he met Cao Chong, why didn't he tell about the murders committed by Song Xin's men? Isn't this Zhou Wenzhi here to intercede with Song Xin?
He was not sure what kind of medicine the other party was selling in the gourd, so he asked tentatively: "Mr. Zhou, is this the reason why Mr. Cao sent you here?"
Zhou Wenzhi nodded calmly, "Exactly, that's it."
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Zhang Zhao nodded, "In that case, I will definitely do as I am told."
Zhou Wenzhi stood up with a smile and said with a disdainful smile: "Thank you, sir. But having said that, although Song Xin has made some military exploits, his background is not as good as mine, and he often has bad etiquette. Please give me some advice." Him. After all, he and I are both the young master's attendants, and I don't want to see him go astray."
Zhang Zhao seemed to hear something in Zhou Wenzhi's words. He obviously knew about Song Xin's imprisonment, and asked tentatively: "Master Zhou, Song Xin's behavior this time is not a trivial matter like lack of etiquette."
Zhou Wenzhi, still smiling, asked: "Oh? Are you talking about the dead retainer? I met Mr. Wei Qian halfway. I heard from him that he seemed to have some friction with Song Xin, so he took him away gone?"
Zhang Zhao coughed, nodded solemnly and said, "He ordered his evil slaves to kill Wei Qian's retainers, and he is being imprisoned in a cell at the foot of the mountain by me."
But Zhou Wen listened directly and showed no surprise at all. He chuckled and said, "This Song Xin is a bit reckless on weekdays. Even Mr. Cao often reminds him. Alas, these common people are not like us, who have learned classics, history, etiquette and know propriety since childhood. The old habits of the country savages who are brave and fierce are still hard to change."
As soon as Zhang Zhao heard this, he understood that the relationship between Zhou Wenzhi and Song Xin was not harmonious, and finally his worries were relieved. It seems that Linghu Hua did not hide the truth. The meaning of Zhou Wen's blunt words could not be more obvious. He also wanted to take the opportunity to punish Song Xin.
Zhou Wenzhi was about to leave the room when he suddenly turned around, took out a silver ingot from his sleeve, and said: "Sir, this time it's just that a retainer died. This incident should teach him a lesson. Sir, you should understand me. What do you mean?" As he spoke, he put the silver ingot into Zhang Zhao's hand.
Zhang Zhao instantly understood what the other party meant, smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, I understand." After saying that, he put the silver ingot into his sleeve pocket.
Zhou Wenzhi bowed, turned and left the door. Zhang Zhao suddenly asked: "Excuse me, is this Mr. Cao's intention or..."
Zhou Wenzhi moved slightly, but pretended not to hear, and continued to stride out of the door.
When he returned to Cao Chong's place, he saw Zhong Yu and Yang Di also arriving. Ling Huhua ran over and asked hurriedly: "Brother Zhou Xian, what did Zhang Zhao say?"
Zhou Wenzhi had a look of regret on his face, "Zhang Zhao said that Song Xin's case has not been fully investigated and he cannot be released, but he promised that he would eat well and not embarrass Song Xin."
Zhong Yu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, "This puts me at ease. I think Song Xin must have been wrongly accused."
Yang Xi had calmed down at this time. If Zhong Yu hadn't been there to persuade him today, he wouldn't have known how much trouble he would have caused.
After Cao Chong listened to their conversation, his calm eyes glanced at Zhou Wenzhi and others from time to time, but he didn't look anxious at all.
Yang Xi looked at Cao Chong, "Master, how do you think we should rescue Song Xin?"
"Brother Zhong, I heard that you and Song Xin have sworn sworn brothers?" Cao Chong suddenly asked.
Everyone was stunned. How did Cao Chong know about this? They didn't say any of this. Zhou Wenzhi's face changed slightly, and he was sweating faintly behind his back. He didn't expect Song Xin to find these three big backers.
"Master, we are indeed sworn sworn friends. I wonder when Master Cao knew about it?" Zhong Yu asked with a smile.
"Very good. I happen to be short of a maid to help me grind ink. Li Hansu can be arranged with me for the time being. That boy Song Xin's hands are too clumsy."
Then he stood up and walked into the inner room. Before closing the door, he said to several people: "I will solve Song Xin's matter. You all can go back."
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