The chaos was intensifying. Several young and strong people who had been pushed to the ground finally got up and were thankful that they had escaped death. However, an old man with gray hair who was pushed to the ground was not so lucky.
He was too old and weak to get up from his chaotic legs and feet. He was just halfway up when he was whipped by Wei Cen's bodyguard, forcing the people to dodge in a panic, and several feet stepped on them. The old man's body was so painful that he opened his mouth to cry out, but his weak cry was completely drowned in the panic.
Zhang Wenbiao saw clearly from the horse, Wei Cen was still shouting orders to drive away the people, and he couldn't calm down.
"Stop, stop beating the people with whips, people will die." Zhang Wenbiao shouted loudly.
Wei Cen didn't even look at Zhang Wenbiao, and the personal guards ignored Zhang Wenbiao's words. Of course, they only listened to Wei Cen's orders. Zhang Wenbiao suddenly gritted his teeth, rode his horse forward and rushed to Wei San, who was beating the people, and roared: "I told you to stop, are you deaf?"
Wei San was stunned, the whip in the air stopped, and he turned to look at Wei Cen. Zhang Wenbiao became even more angry and shouted: "Give me the whip."
Wei San hesitated immediately, and Zhang Wenbiao shouted angrily: "I order you in the name of Yuhou, the governor of the palace, to give me the whip. If you disobey, I will execute you on the spot today."
Wei Cen looked at all this without saying a word and with a sneer on his face, "You are the prince of Yu, how can the guards in the prime minister's house still obey your orders?" However, Zhang Wenbiao still needed to be protected at the moment. Of course, he couldn't openly express his position like this, but he just kept silent. Wei San didn't get Wei Cen's instructions and didn't know what to do for a while.
Zhang Wenbiao stretched out his hand and pulled out the sword from his waist with a "swish" sound. He gritted his teeth and said, "Resist your fate. If you don't want to live, I will help you."
Wei San instantly recalled the scene of being tortured by Zhang Wenbiao that day, his face changed color and he said hurriedly: "Yu Hou, please calm down, I will give you the whip."
After saying that, Wei San quickly presented the long whip respectfully. Zhang Wenbiao snorted coldly and put his sword back into its sheath, took the whip with his hand, raised his hand and struck Wei San with his head covered with his face. Wei San didn't dare to dodge, so Zhang Wenbiao took action with anger, and the whip penetrated his flesh, hitting Wei San's face and body with blood all over.
Wei Cen's face changed color and he said in a deep voice: "Zhang Yuhou, what are you doing? You are beating the real person."
Zhang Wenbiao didn't answer, and after whipping him a dozen times like crazy, he jumped off his horse and walked towards the crowd of people who were watching all this blankly. The people made way to a passage, revealing an old man with a pale complexion sitting on the ground covered in mud and water.
Zhang Wenbiao walked up to the old man, helped him up and asked, "Old man, where are you injured?"
The old man said hurriedly: "It's okay, it's okay. The villain just got stepped on a few times. How dare you bother the general!"
Zhang Wenbiao saw that the old man had no signs of fractures, but had some bruises from being stepped on, which were not serious. He felt relieved and said in a deep voice: "My father, please go home, don't stay here anymore."
The old man nodded in agreement, picked up the crutch that Wei San had just thrown away, and walked tremblingly into the crowd. Zhang Wenbiao raised his eyes and looked at the people around him, and said loudly: "Elders, please stay away. I am coming to Qingyang for official business. Please don't block here, otherwise you will be accidentally injured. Since you are concerned about the affairs of the court, , you must also believe that the court has laws and will not wrongly accuse good people, and naturally it will not let bad people go. You must believe in His Majesty's wisdom..."
All the people nodded. It was time to leave here quickly. The guards of the Wei Mansion stopped driving. If they don't leave now, why don't they wait for the whip to come on? So everyone quickly dispersed. After a while, most of the people on the long street dispersed, and the congestion situation immediately improved.
Zhang Wenbiao got back on the horse and urged the horse to start. Wei Cen, who had been looking at Zhang Wenbiao coldly from beginning to end, said from his side: "I didn't expect that Zhang Yuhou, who had experienced hundreds of battles and killed many people, could still have such love for the people. Now the people in Qingyang County will say that you Zhang Yuhou loves the people like a son, but the truth is that you don’t care about the life and death of the people."
Zhang Wenbiao reined in his horse and turned around and said: "I don't care what Ambassador Wei thinks about this matter. I only know that whipping the people at this time is not good for us. If I hadn't stopped him just now, the old man would have been trampled to death. Minister Wei, Don’t forget why I came here. I shouldn’t have made too much noise. If someone is killed, it won’t end well.”
Wei Cen was unhappy and sneered: "Zhang Yuhou, are you scolding me? Don't forget that you still ask me for help. You refuted my order without discussion and whipped me." Guards, what does this mean? These people blocked the road for no reason and had the audacity to slander Prime Minister Feng. Even if they were beaten to death or trampled to death, they would still be innocent. When will it be your turn, Zhang Yuhou, to make the decision for them? "
Zhang Wenbiao smiled and said: "The Prime Minister Wei just said, I have something to ask of you, right?"
Wei Cen frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Wenbiao said: "I don't have any special meaning. I was just surprised that Wei Shixiang had this idea, so I wanted to confirm whether Wei Shixiang really meant this."
Wei Cen said coldly: "So what?"
Zhang Wenbiao said: "Looking at the tone of Minister Wei today, I suddenly regret traveling with you. My second brother often told me in the past that we must never treat the people as trivial, otherwise we will not be able to achieve great things. Minister Wei, in fact, I am helping You! It is true that you are the Deputy Privy Envoy and I can't do anything to you when you return to Jinling, but don't forget that you are in Qingyang at this time. As long as I am by your side, I will never allow this kind of thing. .....”
"Zhang Wenbiao!" Wei Cen was furious and yelled, "Are you threatening Shangguan?"
Zhang Wenbiao shouted coldly: "I am not threatening you, I am just giving you good advice. When it comes to threatening you, I, Mr. Zhang, always speak only with my sword. The matter of Prime Minister Feng has not yet been concluded. These common people can say a few words." So what?
Ambassador Wei, you have to remember that I am not asking for anything from you, we are in a cooperative relationship. You just said last night that you are willing to achieve great things with me, right? Now you just moved a small personal guard beside you, and you turned against me like this. I have to doubt your sincerity. "
Wei Cen's face was ashen. In fact, he did not expect that the conflict with Zhang Wenbiao would come so quickly and so openly. After all, he was a military commander and was completely different from someone in the officialdom. At this moment, he was outspoken and refused to give in. Having said that, Zhang Wenbiao's words also made some sense. This trip should not be high-profile. After all, the emperor was very afraid of Jiuhuashan, and he was still used to being public in daily life.
Wei Cen endured a sullen feeling, cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Yuhou, this matter is indeed caused by the fact that I didn't think it through! I really want to achieve great things with you. I just said that you wanted to ask me for help, but... It's just a slip of the tongue. But we have important things to do during this trip, so it's better not to bicker here. Zhang Yuhou, please hurry up and get on your way."
Zhang Wenbiao smiled indifferently, nodded and said: "Then I am not wrong about Minister Wei. Minister Wei, I am not someone who is looking for trouble. Since we are willing to cooperate, it is best for the Minister to at least inform me about any decisions he makes in the future, otherwise Doesn't it refute your face if you do what you do today?"
Wei Cen responded humbly, then turned his horse and left, not wanting to say another word to Zhang Wenbiao. Zhang Wenbiao smiled and waved his hand and said, "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why don't you clear the way and let Prime Minister Wei wander around on the street alone?"
Wei San and other guards were dumbfounded when they saw the two arguing in public. After hearing this, they immediately moved their legs and took action, chasing Wei Cen.
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