Chapter 4: Cold-Faced God of War
Seeing Shen Shixu salute him, Li Daniu only felt that he was full of strength and was determined to do this well.
The first is to live up to the trust of the number one scholar, and the second is not to tarnish the reputation of their Black Armor Army!
Although he was just an insignificant soldier in the Black Armor Army, he could not lose the face of the Black Armor Army.
Shen Shixu got on his horse again and continued to parade through the streets, while Zhuangyuanlang saw through the disguise of the human traffickers at a glance, and the news of saving a child spread like waves among the people.
The servants of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, who were looking for the child everywhere, also heard about this incident and went back to report the incident to the Duke's Mansion, including the fact that the child and the traffickers were sent to Jingzhao Prefecture.
When Duke Anguo heard about this, he immediately ordered people to harness the carriage and rush to Jingzhao Prefecture. After seeing that the rescued child was his grandson, he hugged the child and cried with joy.
He hated the human trafficker who kidnapped his grandson even more.
The family of Duke Anguo was dwindling, and his two sons died in battle. He was the only child in the family, and he was so afraid that he would melt in his mouth.
If he was taken away by human traffickers, the entire Anguo Mansion would be finished. After he died, he would have no face to see his wife and son.
Duke Anguo looked at the human trafficker kneeling in the hall and was so angry that he wanted to beat him to death. Just as he was about to execute him, a deep and cold voice sounded, "Duke Anguo, wait a minute!"
If someone else had tried to stop Duke Anguo, he would have shot that person to death, but he really couldn't do anything about the person who tried to stop him.
"Your Highness Prince Jing?! This old minister pays respect to Your Highness Prince Jing. I wonder why Your Highness Prince Jing stopped me just now?"
Duke Anguo didn't understand why Prince Jing, who usually didn't care about anything, would suddenly intervene in this matter?
Prince Jing Xiao Jinyi is the fifth prince of Dagan and the second son of Emperor Wu'an and Empress Lin. When he was young, he followed his grandfather and uncle to the battlefield, made great military exploits, and even formed an extremely brave and victorious black-armored army.
Some time ago, he returned to the court and was named Prince Jing, becoming the first prince to be named a king.
Xiao Jinyi was a cold and heartless person. Apart from the war, he didn't care much about the affairs of the court and he didn't even go to court. So the fact that he suddenly meddled in such a trivial matter today shocked and intrigued Duke Anguo.
I lowered my head to look at the human trafficker kneeling on the ground, wondering if there was something wrong with this human trafficker?
Xiao Jinyi waved his hand to let the Jingzhao Yin and the yamen runners who were saluting him stand up. In response to the question from Duke Anguo, he said in a cold and straightforward voice, "This man is not just a simple human trafficker. There may be someone behind him. It would be a waste to kill him now. After asking him clearly, Duke Anguo will deal with him. What do you think?"
Duke Anguo was not someone who could not distinguish the importance of things. Although he was angry, when it came to important matters, of course he put important matters first. Anyway, he would be able to deal with this man sooner or later, so there was no need to waste some time.
"Since His Royal Highness Prince Jing wants to see him, naturally His Royal Highness Prince Jing should go first. Anyway, he will be dealt with sooner or later. I am not in a hurry."
Xiao Jinyi nodded at him, then raised his hand. The guard who had been following behind him like a background board walked forward and took the human trafficker who had become limp after hearing the name of Prince Jing to the back.
Everyone only heard screams coming from the backyard, and then the guard came back alone, bringing a smell of blood wherever he went.
Mo Yu bowed to Xiao Jinyi and Duke Anguo who were drinking tea, and said calmly, "Your Highness, that person wanted to kidnap the young master and sell him because of his good looks and clothes. He has nothing to do with the group we are pursuing!"
Xiao Jinyi originally thought that this person might be a breakthrough, but he didn't expect that it was a wasted trip. He put down his teacup, stood up and said to Duke Anguo: "Since he has nothing to do with the matter I am investigating, then this person will be handed over to the Duke. I have something else to deal with, so I will take my leave first."
Duke Anguo walked him two steps, then went back and asked the yamen runners to drag out the half-dead man and beat him to death with sticks.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't have carried out lynching, but what the man did really made him angry. According to the laws of the country, human traffickers would die sooner or later anyway, and he just died sooner or later.
After dealing with this hateful human trafficker, Duke Anguo returned in the sedan chair prepared by the Jingzhao Yin, and he arranged for his carriage to take his grandson home.
When his two daughters-in-law heard that their child was missing, they fainted from crying. Now that the child has been found, he must be sent back quickly to prevent his two daughters-in-law from being upset.
Thinking that his little grandson would be able to return safely, Duke Anguo felt quite fond of the number one scholar whom he had never met, and planned to prepare some gifts and go to his house in person to express his gratitude tomorrow.
Moreover, this top scholar was able to defeat a group of students and win the first place, so his knowledge is needless to say. If possible, he wanted his grandson to worship Shen Shixu as his teacher.
His Anguo Mansion was established through military force, but at this time, apart from him, a half-buried man, and his two weak daughters-in-law, the only one left in his family was his little grandson.
He really couldn't bear to see his grandson go to the battlefield, so he wanted him to pass the imperial examination.
I was still thinking about which famous teacher to hire, and it was a coincidence that Shen Shixu came to my door today.
While Duke Anguo was talking about how to let Shen Shixu be his grandson's teacher, Xiao Jinyi also received the news and knew that the human trafficker was seen through by this year's top scholar.
I am quite interested in this top scholar. He can spot something wrong in a crowd at a glance. He must be a good observer.
He was able to speak up and ask people to stop him in uncertain situations, which shows that he is extremely decisive and a talented person!
Shen Shixu, who was parading on horseback, suddenly sneezed twice. Yang Mingxuan and Yan Huaimin, who were walking behind him on both sides, asked with concern: "Why did you sneeze suddenly?"
Shen Shixu felt his ears were hot, thinking that someone was probably talking about him, "Nothing, it must be someone at home who is thinking about me. Speaking of which, I haven't written a letter to my family for a long time since I was preparing for the exam."
Yang Mingxuan and Yan Huaimin also resonated with this. The three of them came from different regions and were not native to Beijing.
In order not to be distracted by the exams during this period, I haven't contacted my family for a long time, and they haven't sent any letters either. I was afraid that it would disturb their minds and distract them.
"Brother Shen is right. We two haven't written a letter to our family for a long time. After the parade is over, we must write a good letter and ask someone to send it back. One is to announce the good news, and the other is to express our longing for our family." Yan Huaimin became anxious when he thought of his parents who were eagerly waiting for him at home. The three of them thought of their families whom they had not contacted for a long time, and silently sped up the parade.
The Dagan Association prepared a banquet for all the students, one purpose was to congratulate these students who had passed the imperial examinations, and the other was to observe their ways of dealing with people.
Many ministers would go there to see if they could pick a student they liked to work under them.
Time was very tight, so the three people who wanted to write letters did not succeed in writing them. They changed into private clothes, got on the carriage that came to pick them up, and rushed to the Qionglin Banquet.
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