Jiyu, Yujing, Murong Mansion Study Room
Looking at Murong Zhe kneeling on the ground in front of him, Murong Yuliang said angrily:
"You bastard, what's going on with that woman? What other shady things are there between you and Fang Peng... "
Feeling his father's rage, Murong Zhe was frightened and trembled all over. After a moment, he whispered in a scared voice:
"Dad, when I was in Dongning, I met Mrs. Wang Liu by chance. I treated her politely at first, but she told me that her husband was not good to her and often beat her, so I felt pity for her. , originally I just wanted to help her, but then she took the initiative to post it and I really couldn’t hold it back.”
"I don't know how it happened that Mrs. Wang Liu was pregnant with a child. She insisted on asking me to help her divorce her husband and then marry her. Of course I refused to do so, so she threatened me. I want to expose all this and make a big fuss!"
"Just when I was at a loss, Fang Peng somehow found out about this matter. He told me to leave it alone and leave it to him!"
"I thought he was promoted by you, my father, and you were kind to him, so I let him do this without much thought!"
"But I really didn't expect that his method would be so ruthless, and he would directly poison Mrs. Wang Liu. Father, I really never thought that this would happen. At that time, I only thought that Fang Peng would just scare Mrs. Wang Liu. I was also going to give Mrs. Wang Liu some money to beat her child. I never thought that Fang Peng would kill someone..."
Murong Yuliang felt very sad after hearing his son's confession, but he still continued to ask:
"What else did you and Fang Peng do after this incident? Did you accept his money?"
As soon as these words came out, Murong Zhe immediately shook his head and said:
"After this incident, Fang Peng organized several dinner parties and invited me to participate. I participated because of face. Later, he also wanted to give me a thousand taels of silver, but I knew that this silver was hot, so I took it away!"
Murong Yuliang continued to ask:
"Who is attending the dinner?"
Seeing his father questioning Murong Zhe, he immediately became hesitant. Seeing this, Murong Yuliang became furious, picked up the tea cup on the table, smashed it and cursed:
"You bastard, you really don't shed tears until you see the coffin. Now that you've reached this point, you still want to hide it?"
Murong Zhe trembled when he heard this, but he could only say truthfully:
"It's just some business owners, officials from the Chief Secretary and the Inspectorate, some people from the Ye family and Dadongsheng Trading Company,..."
Hearing his son talking about this, Murong Yuliang's eyes flashed and he asked coldly:
"Is there Ye Zhanpeng at the dinner?"
Seeing that Murong Yuliang hit the mark, Murong Zhe could only nod helplessly and said:
"There is indeed him. He wanted to give me two thousand taels of silver as a meeting gift. The amount was too big and I was a little worried so I returned it. Father, you must believe me. I really did not accept any money from Ye Zhanpeng, nor did I What are you doing for him? I just have a few meals with him at the dinner party!"
"Everything I said is true! If I tell a lie and be struck by thunder, I will turn into a lonely ghost and be unable to enter the ancestral hall for the rest of my life!"
Seeing his son swearing such a vicious oath, Murong Yuliang believed what he said and was silent for a while and asked:
"Do you know the relationship between Fang Peng and Ye Zhanpeng?"
Murong Zhe thought for a moment and said:
"Fang Peng helped Ye Zhanpeng with land matters, but Fang Peng was very cautious. He told me that Ye Zhanpeng was too courageous and would cause problems sooner or later, so Fang Peng felt that it was not safe to have close contact with this person, so he Later, I took the initiative to keep a distance from Ye Zhanpeng..."
"Ye Zhanpeng really wanted to have a relationship with Fang Peng, but because Fang Peng ignored him, he turned his attention to Lu Chaogui. The two of them did a lot of things together, and the Yun family behind Lu Chaogui also It can’t be separated!”
After listening to what Murong Zhe said, Murong Yuliang fell into silence again. After waiting for about half a cup of tea, seeing that his father still didn't speak, Murong Zhe asked anxiously and cautiously;
"Dad, what should I do next?"
Murong Zhe's words interrupted Murong Yuliang's thinking. Murong Yuliang glanced at Murong Zhe and said bitterly:
"What do you want to do at this time?"
Facing his father's rhetorical question, Murong Zhe was speechless for a moment, but he still said sincerely:
"Dad, you have to help me at this time! We can't let the Coordination Office investigate this thing! If I let the people from the Coordination Office investigate, my life will be over!"
Seeing that Murong Zhe was still trying to hide it at this time, Murong Yuliang immediately hated the iron-but-steel sermon:
"You bastard is really hopeless. Huo San is in Dongning now. Lu Chaogui has been arrested by him. The next step is Fang Peng. Sooner or later, your matter will be found out by him. Do you have any brains? "
"Why did I, Murong Yuliang Yingming I, give birth to a bastard like you..."
Murong Zhe's face was startled when he heard this, and then he said with some collapse:
"Dad, what should I do next?"
Murong Yuliang said helplessly:
"What else can you do? What do you want to do? Your only way now is to surrender and seek leniency!"
Murong Zhe's heart collapsed when he heard the word "surrender". He knew that once he did so, his career would be completely ruined. For a son of an aristocratic family like him, who was only preparing to show his talents in the officialdom, it could be said to be a killing blow. He still felt uncomfortable.
Just when Murong Zhe was slumped on the ground with lifeless eyes, the door of the study room was suddenly opened, and Mrs. Wang suddenly barged in. Looking at her son who was ashen-faced, Mrs. Wang naturally felt extremely distressed. She pointed at Murong Yu. Liang Bian angrily said:
"Murong Yuliang, when did you become so cowardly?"
"Now even a woman like me can see that it is Cui Shao who is behind your back! Who else but him has such great ability to stir up trouble in the city?"
"Zhe'er shouldn't have anything to do with that bitch, but that bitch took the initiative to seduce Zhe'er. Otherwise, how could Zhe'er be with that bitch?"
"You still think she deserves to be married into the Murong family with just one child? If you ask me to say that this bitch is so greedy, she deserves to die!"
"It was Fang Peng who killed him, and Zhe'er didn't take any money from him or Ye Zhanpeng, so why should he surrender?"
"Thanks to Murong Yuliang, you keep saying that Ye Mingsheng has entrusted you with important responsibilities. As a result, you can't even protect your own flesh and blood. You have disgraced the Murong family..." ···············”
"This matter was Cui Shao's design. He first killed Fang Peng, who you promoted, and then plotted against Zhe'er, letting everyone in the Fengwu Army see that not only could you, Murong Yuliang, fail to protect the people you promoted, you If you can’t even protect your own son, then everyone in the Fengwu Army will know that you, Murong Yuliang, are a coward, and who will dare to follow you?”
After listening to Wang's words, Murong Yuliang sighed and said earnestly:
"Ma'am, this matter is not as simple as it seems!"
"If Cui Shao really did this, he must have a back-up plan considering how meticulous he is. Maybe he is just waiting for me to protect Zhe'er!"
In response to Murong Yuliang's persuasion, the angry Wang disapproved and gritted his teeth and said:
"What back-up plan does Cui Shao have?"
"In my opinion, you, Murong Yuliang, are timid and afraid of getting into trouble. After being forced to this point, you still want to compromise?"
"If our eldest brother were here, with his methods, every one of the Cui family would already be a lonely ghost!"
As soon as these words came out, Murong Yuliang frowned and reminded in a low voice:
"Madam, be careful! Be careful that walls have ears!"
After being reminded by Murong Yuliang, Wang seemed to realize something, but she still said stiffly:
“What am I afraid of in my own home?”
"I tell you Murong Yuliang, just let me suffer the injustice with you, but you can't let Zhe'er suffer the injustice with you too!"
"If you are so cowardly, I will go find Qing Wu! Let Qing Wu help her big brother..."
Hearing Wang mention Qing Wu, Murong Yuliang's expression instantly became serious, and he preached very solemnly:
"Madam, you must not mention this matter to Qing Wu! Absolutely not!"
Feeling the harshness in Murong Yuliang's words, Wang was also shocked and didn't know why her husband had such a big reaction, but she still managed to say:
"It's okay if you don't tell me Qing Wu! But you can't ignore Zhe'er in this matter!"
"Zhe'er has always been conscientious in his work as the Chief Secretary. He would go to work at 9:00 in the morning and come back at 8:00 in the evening. He finally became the Chief Secretary. His future is limitless. You can't ruin his life just for your reputation. Murong Yuliang You have been the chief envoy of Liaoyang for several years, don’t tell me that you don’t know anything about the dirty things of the Cui family!”
"He, Cui Shao, can be in the first grade of junior high school. Why can't you be in the fifteenth grade? What are you afraid of? In the worst case, everyone will die and no one will be able to have an easy time!"
Listening to what Wang said, Murong Yuliang sighed and waved his hands and said:
"I know this!"
As soon as these words came out, Wang also pulled up Murong Zhe who was lying on the ground, and then said very firmly:
"Zhe'er, follow mother! No one can bully you while mother is here!"
When Wang and Murong Zhe left the study, Murong Yuliang sighed again and felt a headache. After thinking deeply about a cup of tea, Murong Yuliang silently opened the drawer and saw a booklet lying in the drawer. Caressing the booklet, Murong Yuliang's eyes flashed with anger and he murmured in a low voice:
"Don't bully others too much..."
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At Yunbin, thousands of Fengwu Army cavalry were taking a short rest in a mountain depression a hundred miles west of Dagu County.
At this time, Xun Ke, the general of the third division who was in charge of the raid, was sitting on a big rock and comparing the map. Because this battle required very high speed, Xun Ke also gave up the plan despite being lightly armed and simple. The sandbox chose a lighter map.
Although he chose the map, as a general who once guarded Lingyuan County in Pingyun County, Xun Ke was also very familiar with the terrain in this area.
Just as Xun Ke was thinking, his scouts came to him, and they bowed to Xun Ke and said:
"General, the enemy has established a defense line at Sanmenling!"
Xun Ke frowned slightly when he heard this. Although he knew that Wang Muzhi was difficult to deal with, he was still a little surprised that Wang Muzhi guessed where he would pass next so quickly. He originally wanted to take a short rest and directly He ran fifty miles and crossed Sanmenling before dark.
After pondering for a moment, Xunke asked the scout:
"How many enemy troops are there in Sanmenling?"
The scout said without thinking:
"I'm telling you, General, based on the confession we captured, the enemy troops stationed in Sanmenling are about 5,000 strong, and the leader is named Wang Zhide!"
Hearing the name Wang Zhide, Xun Ke couldn't help but feel familiar. After thinking about it carefully for a while, he remembered that this person was introduced in the information from the Coordination Office as Wang Muzhi's distant cousin. He was very trusted by Wang Muzhi and was currently working in Wang Muzhi's office. Serve as commander...····························
Although he is Wang Muzhi's cousin, compared to Wang Muzhi's bravery and strategy, this Wang Zhide only has the word "brave".
In the previous Battle of Sanchuanjiang and the Battle of Pingyun County, it was Wang Zhide who took the lead in breaking through the Fengwu Army's camp, and was commended by Shangguan Hongyuan on the recommendation of Wang Muzhi.
Of course, being able to do this is not only because Wang Zhide was indeed brave in fighting, but also because Wang Muzhi equipped his troops with a large number of firearms and armors.
And now that Wang Muzhi has transferred his cousin and such an elite army over, it also clearly expresses the importance Wang Muzhi attaches to this matter.
Realizing this, Xun Ke also felt a little tricky. He knew that in addition to sending Wang Zhide to occupy Sanmenling to stop him, Wang Muzhi would probably order the rear to fortify the walls and clear the fields. Therefore, he was now racing against time, and if he led his troops Bypassing Sanmenling means at least two extra days of walking.
In order to pursue speed, their group only carried a total of seven days of dry food. If they walked an extra two days, it would inevitably lead to the consumption of more food. And if they arrived around Jinyang, there would be no replenishment due to the enemy's strong walls and clear fields. , they risk being annihilated!
After thinking carefully for a while, Xun Ke's eyes flashed with light, and the next second he stood up and said loudly:
"Stop resting! The whole army goes straight to Sanmenling..."
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