Chapter 276: For one's own selfishness, he framed loyal officials and generals
Zhou sighed deeply: "The Marquis's wife has never been a match for the old lady of Pingyang Marquis's Mansion, otherwise she wouldn't have let the old lady snatch her son away."
"I'm afraid the old lady's plan to control the Marquis' wife this time is wrong. Doctor Du is not a good-tempered person." Yan Hong sneered, "I heard that she dared to kill even the bandit leader when she was fleeing from famine, let alone an old lady in the backyard?"
Zhou's eyes lit up slightly: "I hope the Crown Prince's Consort can establish herself. If she relies on the Marquis's wife alone, she will be controlled by others when she returns to the capital, and the days ahead will be even more difficult."
"Don't worry about it." Yan Hong told his wife, "Take out the deed to our villa in the capital and send it to Doctor Du. The women will need a place to stay when they arrive in the capital."
"Yes! I'll prepare it right away."
Zhou has always been grateful to the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion. If the Pingyang Marquis had not forcibly dragged her man to the People's Clinic, how could they have the good life they have today?
People should know how to be grateful. In times of trouble, they should help those who need it. The villa in the capital had been empty, so a maid was sent to live there.
If Dr. Du needs it, the house can be given to them. They seldom go back to the capital anyway.
Zhou went out from the front door and Du Wenjun came in from the back door. The two walked in one after the other and did not meet.
Although Du Wenjun and Yan Hong had never dealt with each other, they had met several times and were not unfamiliar with each other. After waiting in the flower hall for a while, Yan Hong came out of the study.
As soon as he saw him, he knew what he was here for. He asked him to sit down and asked, "Mr. Du, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I will help you if I can. This general has no choice but to do it."
Du Wenjun stood up and bowed deeply to Yan Hong. Without beating around the bush, he directly pleaded, "My sister is going to the capital, and some of the people on the farm and I want to go with her. We hope that the general can take care of the people left on the farm. The Du family will be very grateful."
"Don't worry about that. Even if Mr. Du doesn't say anything, this general will not stand idly by." Yan Hong is a military general, and he speaks directly without beating around the bush. "Many of the soldiers there were once my subordinates. They finally have a safe place to stay. How could they let others mess it up?"
Yan Hong readily agreed, and Du Wenjun breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there was someone watching over him, he would be more or less cautious no matter who the person from above was.
"In that case, I, Du, would like to thank the general on behalf of the old and young people in the manor." Du Wenjun stood up and bowed again, "With the general here, no one from Liangjun City would dare to attack the manor. The general must protect it.
Every product produced by Zhuangzi is a golden hen that lays eggs, but we are afraid that someone will try to take advantage of it."
Yan Hong snorted coldly: "Do they dare? That is the welfare that Pingyang Hou and his son have provided to the disabled veterans who have retired. If they really dare to rob it, this general will definitely punish them severely."
"I hope the general will protect them well." Du Wenjun sighed, "The scale of the manor is now very large. After we leave, we will ask them to reduce some of it so that it won't be too conspicuous and cause unnecessary trouble to the general."
Yan Hong also knew that a big tree attracts the wind, and had no objection to Du Wenjun's decision. The two exchanged a few words, and Du Wenjun took his leave to go back and make arrangements.
Zhou went to see Du Wanwan. There were soldiers accompanying her, but she was not afraid. She handed her packed bag to her, said nothing, patted her hand, and left.
At a time like this, it would be redundant to say anything. Moreover, with officers and soldiers around, it is inconvenient to say something private, so it is better not to say anything.
The soldiers came over to check the baggage. Chen Xiangxiu wanted to stop them, but was stopped by Du Wanwan, who secretly shook his head at her.
There were a few pairs of new shoes in the bundle, and a few taels of silver in the shoes, not much, probably about 20 or 30 taels. And there was also a house deed, which the officers and soldiers looked at with disdain.
With a "tsk" sound, he picked up the deed. Du Wanwan immediately stopped him, "What are you doing? That was given to me by the wife of the mighty general. Why are you taking it away?"
The officer was stunned and retorted: "I don't care who sent you this. All valuable items must be approved by our masters."
"Really?" Du Wanwan sneered, "It seems that the King of Qi still hasn't figured out his position. Fine, take it! And return it to me later."
After the soldiers left, Chen Xiang was very delicate: "These bandits want to rob the things given to us by others. Are they human beings?"
Xu hugged Chenchen, who had fallen asleep from crying, and frowned: "There are only four of us women on the road, plus a child. It's a long way from here to the capital. How are we going to get there?"
Yetingyu stood aside and watched silently. Although there was still some fear in his eyes, it was much better than at the beginning.
Du Wanwan looked at the tears on her son's cheeks and felt sad.
In fact, she knew very well that half of the reason why the King of Qi plotted against the Marquis of Pingyang Mansion was because of her. If she had not sold the painkillers to the King of Qi, perhaps he would not have been so eager to bring down Yetingxiao and his son.
I don't know what the situation is in the capital. Why can't the prince defeat the Prince of Qi? Is the emperor so partial?
Yes, the emperor is partial. When he heard that the Princess of Pingyang had medicine that could cure the King of Qi, he wouldn't listen to anything.
Regardless of everyone's opposition, he hastily closed the case and sent people to Liangjun City to bring the women of Pingyang Marquis's mansion back to the capital.
The Marquis of Pingyang and his son were exiled to the frontier to guard the city.
The prince knelt outside the imperial study and begged desperately, but failed to win back the emperor's heart. Instead, he scolded him: "You are so stubborn and disrespectful to your brother. How can you ensure the stability of the Wei Dynasty in the future?
I only asked the Marquis of Pingyang and his son to guard the city, and I didn't put them in jail. Why are you so anxious? The Ye family father and son are capable, but no matter how capable they are, they must be punished if they break the law."
The prince had nothing to refute. It was really the emperor who did not remember their old friendship and cooked and killed good generals, which chilled the hearts of the soldiers of the Great Wei.
Why didn't he think about this? If it weren't for the painstaking efforts of Pingyang Hou and his son to develop the repeating crossbow, the Northern Kingdom's Qizi might have already broken into Liangjun City and approached the capital.
It is true that the King of Qi is ill, but even if he is ill, he cannot frame his loyal ministers and good generals for his own selfish reasons.
He is a useless prince. He can't even protect the loyal and patriotic generals. This is a sign of the country's demise! Throughout history, any country that cooks and kills meritorious ministers and patriotic generals will surely be destroyed.
But how could he dare to say such words out loud?
Returning to the East Palace from the imperial study in despair, Crown Prince Ouyang Jing slumped in a chair, trembling all over.
The staff all sighed and had nothing to say. They really didn't know what to say.
Pingyang Hou and his son had guarded Liangjun City for so many years without incident, but now they were suddenly dismissed. I'm afraid things are not that simple. The King of Qi wanted to seize control of Liangjun City and take the opportunity to obtain the right to manufacture the crossbow.
They guessed correctly. As soon as Marquis Pingyang and the Crown Prince left, King Qi's men bribed the people in the manufacturing camp, stole some of the blueprints of the repeating crossbow, and gave them to the Jade-faced Shura Jin Wenhao.
(End of this chapter)
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