"You mean, now is the right time to attack the Cui family~?"
Li Zexuan was touched by Pang Feiji's words of loyalty, but also a little annoyed at the same time. Those in power don't like their subordinates to make decisions. Although Li Zexuan comes from modern times and received an education that "everyone is equal", he still doesn't like others to make decisions for him!
It can be said that if Pang Feiji's actions were placed in other big families, he would have been killed by the family leader long ago, although he was also considering the long-term interests of the family.
Li Zexuan couldn't be so cold-blooded, but he was also unhappy with Pang Feiji's arbitrary opinions! Mainly because when he thought of the maid who was made into a human pig by Wang, his heart became even more furious!
"Master Hou, today's common people are attacking the Cui family, which makes the subordinates feel that the Cui family is currently alienated. And the people's support can be used by Master Hou! Compared with before, Master Hou's chances of winning are definitely much greater now!"
Pang Feiji knelt on the ground and cupped his fists.
Li Zexuan chuckled and said, "Is this what your General Yuchi told you?"
He called General Yuchi instead of Uncle Yuchi as before. Obviously he was very uncomfortable with Yuchi Jingde's "arrangement" of Pang Feiji behind his back.
Pang Feiji understood the implication of Li Zexuan's words. He said with a bitter look on his face: "Master Hou, these words were indeed spoken by General Yuchi to his subordinates! The general also said that if Master Hou and the Cui family go to war, the Yuchi family is willing to fight with the Hou family. We live and die together, advance and retreat together!"
Yuchi Jingde was just a blacksmith in his early years. He also had no favorable impression of the aristocratic family members. Moreover, he had always valued Li Zexuan, a junior with unlimited potential! Therefore, in this matter, Yuchi Jingde will stand unconditionally on Li Zexuan's side!
When Li Zexuan heard that Yuchi Jingde was willing to "live and die together, advance and retreat together" with him, his face finally relaxed a little.
Seeing that Li Zexuan was silent, Pang Feiji quickly said:
"Master Marquis, in this matter, my subordinate made his own decision, which is indeed a crime. However, this has nothing to do with General Yuchi. After learning what the Cui family had done over the years, my subordinate himself hesitated whether to inform him or not. Mr. Yu……”
"Okay! I know everything!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand, interrupted Pang Feiji's words, paused, and said expressionlessly: "You have participated in the military training in the academy before, and you should also know that it is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders! No matter whether your starting point is good or not Bad, but what you did is not worthy of being a good sergeant! From today on, you are no longer my personal guard... Captain, the position of captain is vacant for the time being. If you make the same mistake again in the future, I will definitely No tolerance! Do you understand?"
There was a big twist in Li Zexuan's words, which made Pang Feiji think that Li Zexuan was going to expel him from the Guards. He was so frightened that a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back, and his face suddenly turned pale! When he heard the second half of the sentence, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He could accept any form of punishment, but he didn't want to leave the Li family!
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for showing mercy. I will never do this again in the future!"
Pang Feiji clasped his fists and said loudly, with a hint of happiness in his tone.
"Okay! Go down!"
"Here!"
After Pang Feiji left, Li Zexuan sat alone in the study, closing his eyes and meditating. For a long time, he heard a long sigh coming from the room: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. I didn't intend to make the matter a big deal, but the souls of the unjust souls in hell will not stop." Even if you agree, the people in the world won’t agree! This time we really want to resist the decree!”
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The next day, the headline news in the "Datang Daily" undoubtedly became a hot topic among the people of Chang'an.
"The Cui family of Qinghe never donated money, and the people blocked her door angrily and almost died!"
"Hi~! The Cui family was blocked? When did this happen? Why didn't I know?"
"Tsk~! There was such a big movement yesterday, Wang Huaihua, didn't you know?"
"What's going on? I went outside the city yesterday!"
"Hey! Don't you know how to read the newspaper? It's clearly stated above!"
"Oh~! It turns out that the Cui family has never donated money to the Nuantang Foundation! Isn't this too stingy? Although I am not a rich man, I still donated 500 yuan! No wonder the Cui family will be It’s blocked! If I had been in the city yesterday, I would have spit in front of the Cui Mansion!”
"Don't brag! Didn't you see that a scholar was almost hacked to death by the Cui family's guards yesterday?"
"This Cui family is so shameless! Even if they don't donate money, they dare to openly kill people! Thanks to Marquis Yong'an for arriving in time!"
"Being rich and being dishonest, you are talking about the Cui family!"
"What a bullshit family with five surnames. Their virtues are not as good as those of us who have never read books about sages!"
“俺家那小兔崽子成天想着以后能依附到崔家，再娶个五姓女，将来光宗耀祖！我呸？回去老子就把他给揍一顿！依附什么崔家？娶什么五姓女？ How can I have the honor of being admitted to Yanhuang Academy and becoming a Marquis of Yong'an?"
"Old Wang, what you said is right! I heard that Mu Laosan from Shitou Village outside the city used to have a poor family that had a lot of food, but his son later got admitted to Yanhuang Academy. That big landowner wants to marry his daughter to his son!"
Unknowingly, some subtle changes have taken place in the value orientation in the hearts of the people! The five surnames and seven sects that were previously unattainable are now experiencing a plummeting status in their minds!
Moisturizes things silently! It refers not only to spring rain, but also to human feelings!
Everyone will remember the good deeds Li Zexuan has done for the people in the past year. Compared with the Cui family, Li Zexuan can represent justice and the public opinion of the people better! Now that this negative news about the Cui family came out, the people voted directly with their feet, siding with Li Zexuan without even thinking!
"You bunch of stupid people will only listen to slander! The Cui family has been glorious for thousands of years. They have done so many good deeds and helped so many poor people. How can it be compared to the little Yong'an Marquis?"
A group of common people were loudly discussing the faults of the Cui family. Suddenly, a middle-aged scribe passed by. After hearing their conversation, the middle-aged scribe couldn't help but express dissatisfaction.
"Tch! You said that the Cui family has done good things, how many of them can you list? I've heard before that the Cui family's children bully men and women in Henan Province!"
"That's right! The Cui family is known to be rich and unkind, but you are here to speak for the Cui family. I think you and the Cui family are in the same group, right?"
"Eh? Who am I talking about? Isn't this Mr. Zhu Wentao, a disciple of the Cui family? No wonder he wants to put in a good word for the Cui family!"
"Speaking without conscience, you are still a scholar! Bah!"
"Bah! Beat him!"
The scholars related to the Cui family used to be aloof beings, but at this moment, they have suffered and become completely like rats on the street!
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The storm of public opinion soon spread from the civilian class to the literary circle.
Here at Yanhuang Academy, students started talking while "sending warmth" to the poor!
"Xiao Ke, don't you think that the mountain leader is too boring! We didn't even get involved in the fight! Once our second team comes, who can stop those chickens and dogs from the Cui family?"
Cheng Chumo held an unknown piece of grass in his mouth and casually told Li Ke that they had all read the newspaper while eating in the morning.
There is some truth to what he said. Since the task of their second team is to transport coal stoves, briquettes, and clothing, when they first selected team members, they selected some strong students. Compared with other teams, The members of the second team are undoubtedly much stronger!
Li Ke rolled his eyes. After being together for a long time, he also knew that Cheng Chumo had a "violent factor" hidden in his heart. He said angrily: "Ugly Niu, don't you understand what the mountain chief means? He doesn't want to If anyone is injured, otherwise he would not go there in person! Of course, he is even less likely to let a few of us go!"
"Alas! The mountain chief smashed the door of Cui's house this time. I feel that the Cui family will not let it go. The mountain chief is probably in trouble now! I didn't expect the Cui family to be so arrogant even if they are stingy!"
Sun Zifan patted the horse's butt and sighed.
Cheng Chumo curled his lips and said: "Tch! Zifan, do you know the virtues of the Cui family? I heard that Cui Shanfu had made trouble with the mountain leader more than once before. Fortunately, he was sent to Lingnan. Otherwise, he would definitely be impeaching the mountain chief in the court right now!"
Sun Zifan spat and said: "Bah! What nonsense are there five surnames and seven clans? I used to think about marrying a girl with a fifth surname, Guangzong Yaozu, but now, I just want to marry a girl with a fifth surname as my concubine in the future, hehe... …”
Li Ke laughed and said: "Ha~! Zifan, you are not afraid of flashing your tongue!"
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In a restaurant in Chang'an City, several young people were sitting together, eating wine and food, and talking among themselves.
"Brother Wang, this member of the Cui family is so shameless! He relies on the reputation of the five surnames to get rich and is unkind, and he also kills people in the street. This is really out of the king's law. We, the saint's children, should also be disgusted by it!"
"That's right! The Cui family has been glorious for thousands of years and is the leader among scholars, attracting countless talented people to defect to it! But what they are doing now is really not worthy of occupying this position, and it is disgusting to both humans and gods! I heard that Brother Cao said before I have been trying to attach myself to the Cui family for a few days, but I have to go and persuade you today!"
"Yeah! That's right! That's right! Anyone who associates with such a Cui family will be despised by the world! I have a good friend who joined the Cui family two years ago to work. I have to do anything in the past two days to get him out of the Cui family. Home! As the saying goes, turning back is the end of the road!"
"That's right! Those of us who study the books of saints and sages should have a deep understanding of righteousness!"
At this moment, regardless of whether these scholars supported engineering or not, they all expressed verbal opposition to what the Cui family did, without exception. This had nothing to do with the academic sect, because the sacred science they studied also taught them to be kind to others. !
Inside Cui Mansion.
The old housekeeper took a copy of the latest issue of "Datang Daily", went to Mrs. Wang and said worriedly: "Madam! Something bad has happened! Marquis Yong'an really published yesterday's incident in "Datang Daily", and now The people in the city are saying that the Cui family is unkind because of their wealth!"
Mrs. Wang took the newspaper, her face suddenly changed, and she said in a cold voice: "Huh! This kid is really a scumbag, he knows how to do things like backstabbing! Since she is ruthless, don't blame me for being unjust! Housekeeper, tell everyone in the house Gentlemen, let them immediately write an article to criticize Li Zexuan, I will completely ruin this guy’s reputation!”
The old housekeeper said anxiously: "Madam, I think the plan for now is to donate some money to the Nuantang Foundation as soon as possible, so as to stop the people's mouths! Otherwise, the reputation of the Cui family for thousands of years will probably be lost." It will be destroyed in one go!”
"shut up!"
Wang's face suddenly turned ferocious, and she roared: "Shut up! Let the Cui family send money to that boy? Don't even think about it! What was the bean sprouts last time? The Cui family fell into that boy's trick, and it's still there until now. You haven’t earned back the capital of three thousand guan! You still want me to donate money? No way!”
"Hmph! In my opinion, you should shut up!"
At this moment, an old but energetic voice came from outside the house. Mrs. Wang's face turned pale, but the old housekeeper's eyes were filled with joy. He quickly turned around and saluted: "I've met the old lady!"
"My daughter-in-law has met my father!"
Wang took a few deep breaths and followed Fu Shen's bow.
That's right, the person coming from outside is Cui Junchuo, the old lady of the Cui family. After receiving the news, the old guy rushed back from the village outside the city early in the morning!
"Hmph! If I don't come back, will the Cui family be ruined by you?"
Cui Junchuo walked into the house and sat on the sandalwood chair at the top with the help of the maid. Then he glared at Wang and said angrily.
Mrs. Wang quickly bowed down and said, "Father, please calm down. This is all because Li Zexuan came to look for trouble. It has nothing to do with my daughter-in-law!"
"boom!"
Cui Junchuo slammed the table. Although he was old, he slapped the table so hard that Wang was so frightened that he never dared to say a word again, "Then let me ask you, why did you ask Wan Jingang and the others to go there yesterday?" Killing the common people? Who gave you the courage to use weapons in the heart of the capital, at the feet of the emperor? Do you think the Cui family now is still the Cui family more than ten years ago?
Also, why didn’t you send someone to Nuantang Foundation to donate a sum of money after the people dispersed yesterday? Is that little money important? Or is the Cui family’s face more important? Why don't you go out and ask around to see if the other companies are secretly laughing at us? Short-sighted thing! Shanfu married you, which really brings misfortune to the family! "
These words are a bit harsh. Isn't the reason why Wang has been able to command so much over the years because she is the principal wife of the Cui family? When Cui Junchuo said this, her face suddenly turned pale, "Father, my daughter-in-law knows her mistake! My daughter-in-law knows her mistake! I hope my father will calm down!"
"snort!"
Cui Junchuo snorted and took two quick breaths. It could be seen that he was a little tired after talking so many words at once. At this time, he passed Wang and turned his eyes to the old housekeeper, saying: "Wang Yong, you Go to the accountant to withdraw two thousand guan, and donate it to the Nuantang Foundation now!"
The old housekeeper quickly agreed, "Yes! Grandpa!"
At this time, Cui Junchuo looked at Wang again, was silent for a long time, and said: "Let's put aside the grudge between the Cui family and Li Zexuan for now. After the storm calms down in the past two days, I will settle the score with him! You just stay at home, I'll be honest. , no bad things allowed!”
"Yes! Father!"
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