Chapter 168: Capture
Ningguo Mansion, Shen Ningyuan, Jia Zhen was still very worried.
He turned around in annoyance, and finally said, "Mother, how can you trust Wang Ziteng?"
He is a shameless and dishonest villain.
It was agreed that the Jia family would support him to take over the military affairs in the capital, and he stood behind the Jia family unconditionally. However, the Jia family helped him to rise to the top, but what about him? He was greedy and even wanted to get everything that the Jia family had in the army, and even harmed his aunt's family.
How can such a person be trusted? "…What if not?"
Shen Ning calmly responded with four words.
Jia Zhen paused.
"First of all, you have to believe that Wang Ziteng is a smart man."
It is often easier to get along with smart people.
Everyone knows exactly what they want.
"Although he has no son, the Wang family also has a large family."
People of this era value clans.
There are many cases where clan laws are more important than national laws.
"He won't trade the entire Wang family for my life with the Japanese."
Shen Ning said: "Even if he really wants to kill us, he will only use other methods."
If the Japanese were used and it was discovered, not only Wang Ziteng, but the entire Wang family would be in trouble.
Wang Ziteng wouldn't be that stupid.
Putting all this aside, Shen Ning was vaguely willing to believe that as a military attaché, Wang Ziteng had courage and integrity when dealing with foreign affairs.
"Zhen'er, instead of guarding against Wang Ziteng, you might as well control the people around your second uncle."
In this era, many men feel that the relationships among their wives and concubines are harmonious. While they are enjoying the happiness of having all the wives, they have no idea of the cruelty of the fights among their wives and concubines.
They think that if they lose their child, they can have another one.
If this one can’t have children, there are younger ones who can give birth for him.
I have no idea how much a mother can do for her child.
Even though Aunt Zhou in Dream of the Red Chamber seemed like a transparent person and had done nothing in her life, Shen Ning still felt uneasy when she saw her.
"...Son...got it."
All the people around Uncle Zheng are from the Jia family.
Jia Zhen felt pretty good, but since his mother said so, he just paid more attention to it.
"Okay, I don't have anything serious to do here."
Shen Ning drove him away, "Go to the West Mansion to find your uncle She and talk to him about the safety issues of the two mansions. Although it is not easy for the West Mansion to hire more guards, it is no problem to send more people to study with Jiao Da. You can't always borrow people from here when something happens."
"Yes! Son, I'll be right there."
There are already a few people from Xifu following Jiao Da here.
But they have to follow Lian's second brother first.
He had no time to care about the safety of the mansion or Zhu'er's side.
Jia Zhen left in a hurry. At this time, no one knew that Wang Ziteng had already walked around Zhengyang Street several times.
“Stop it!”
He got out of the car at the intersection, lifted his coat, and knocked on the door of the house he was most suspicious of.
"Who is it?"
An old lady's voice.
Hearing the noise inside, she was slowly coming over to open the door.
"Auntie! Please give me some water to drink."
Huh? The old lady inside was slightly stunned, but seeing the tall and mighty appearance of the five of them, she did not dare to refuse, "There is water, there is water, Zhuzi, come quickly, bring a pot of water, there are passers-by asking for water."
“Here I come.”
The man called Zhuzi, who looked to be in his thirties and honest, came over hurriedly, carrying a large teapot. "Come on, come on, brothers, have some water."
He brought a coarse porcelain bowl and filled it up on the spot, "Brother, you go first?"
As he spoke, he handed the water to Wang Ziteng, who was the most imposing, and secretly glanced at a team of soldiers who had just patrolled past. He seemed relieved to see them.
Just this action made Wang Jin back off.
This family cannot possibly be Japanese.
Not only people from Shuntian Prefecture were robbing this street, but people from Wucheng Bingmasi were also robbing this street.
He felt that no matter how brave the Japanese were, they could not live here.
"Thank you!"
Wang Ziteng drank the water, said thank you, and handed the bowl to Wang Jin.
Wang Jin did not dare to delay and quickly held out his bowl and waited for water to be poured.
"Brother, what's going on today? Why are all the people who used to sell water gone?"
"Ah? You don't know?"
The man named Zhuzi was excited to gossip. "Late last night, a house in Shuntian Prefecture caught fire. While everyone was busy putting out the fire, Lord Dong was assassinated. It is said that the assassin was the Japanese. The Japanese wanted to kill him because of his strategy to deal with the Japanese."
"Are the Japanese so bold?"
Wang Ziteng looked at the pillar in disbelief, then at the old lady.
"Alas! Who knows?"
The old lady sighed, "Master Dong is a good official."
No matter how you look at it, the mother and son don't look like Japanese, let alone spies.
Wang Jin and his three guards all felt that they could retreat.
But Wang Ziteng didn't. Instead, he took the teapot from Zhuzi and poured water himself. "Then how can you be sure that it is the Japanese?"
"I heard what they said," Zhuzi answered quickly, "and their weapons and martial arts moves are different from ours."
"Oh~"
Wang Ziteng nodded, "Is that so?"
He slashed with his hand.
With a "whoosh", the speed was astonishingly fast.
Although it is a hand knife, any skilled practitioner can see that although it has no edge, it can still break stones and crack bricks.
Zhuzi was so shocked that he leaned back almost subconsciously.
But Wang Ziteng's knife move also changed in the middle. He took a step forward and changed from hitting the neck to directly chopping the belly.
Not only that, his right foot was also ready to go, and the murderous intent in his body was as unstoppable as a tiger descending from the mountain.
Everything happened so fast. Just as the old lady was about to cry out for Zhuzi, Wang Jin's hand had already covered hers.
Their master has already taken action, so they cannot sit idle no matter what.
Zhuzi didn't care about the old lady as he was at a critical moment of life and death.
The body tilted slightly at the moment of leaning back, and when one hand was on the ground, one foot had already kicked out.
Huh~ The air seemed to explode with his kick, the force was so terrifying.
But who is Wang Ziteng?
The body is slightly tilted, and the hand knife is changed from attacking to grabbing.
Although the opponent's legs were fast, he still managed to grab it quickly.
Zhuzi knew that something was wrong, and the moment his body rose up, he also used his strength to lean forward, and his hands turned into knives at the same time, trying to hit Wang Ziteng's head.
It was unexpected that the situation changed so quickly.
The old lady saw that Zhuzi's kung fu was exposed and several swords flew out of the carriage, so she didn't dare to have any luck anymore.
These people were determined to kill them.
Although they didn't know how they had offended the others, if they didn't fight back, they would die.
Even if there are soldiers more than a hundred feet away, by the time they come to rescue, it will be enough for the enemy to kill them several times.
This is not the most important thing. They all vaguely feel that these people have the aura of soldiers and bandits.
When a thief encounters a soldier..., he will naturally subconsciously feel that he has been exposed and become panicked.
In an instant, the old lady didn't care about the pillar. She reached out her right hand beside her leg and stabbed Wang Jin with a dagger that was shining coldly.
At the same time, dozens of willow-leaf flying knives shot out from the room one after another.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~~~The three guards who had just received the big knife didn't care about anything else and hurried forward to swing the big knife and cut down the flying knife with a "ding ding ding" sound.
"Where are the Japanese going?"
Wang Ziteng knew that he had brought too few people, but he had no regrets.
In the officialdom, whenever he eats meat, he always lets others drink a bowl of soup.
Otherwise, if he found the Japanese so accurately, he might be suspected of colluding with the Japanese by some people.
So this voice is extremely bright and accurate.
When the patrolling soldiers around heard the word "Japanese", they didn't care about anything else and attacked together.
Their martial arts skills are not good, but their cooperation is different.
Especially the patrolling soldiers, who were divided into groups of six, with two people each equipped with a broadsword, a crossbow, and a musket. They were capable of both close and long-range attacks as well as killing. If they advanced at this time, it would be basically impossible for the Japanese to escape.
Especially last night, they injured four accomplices.
In just a quarter of an hour, all nine people in the room were captured.
When the news reached Shuntian Prefecture, Dong Xiaoquan suddenly sat up from the bed.
He was injured, but not as seriously injured as rumored.
Can……
"Are they hiding at the street corner?"
Dong Xiaoquan was so angry that he spit out saliva, "What do you guys do for a living?"
The key point is that it was Wang Ziteng, who was unemployed at home, who first discovered those Japanese.
Where would he put his old face? Where would the Shuntian government put its face? If this got out, he...
"Tell me, how did Wang Ziteng find out?"
"One look at his hands shows that the calluses on Zhuzi's hands are the same as ours. Second,..."
Wang Ziteng walked in slowly and said, "Secondly, the room was newly smoked with wormwood and there was a strong smell of ginger. On the surface, it seemed that the old lady was doing moxibustion, but there was also a possibility that she was trying to cover up the smell of blood."
“…”
Dong Xiaoquan frowned, "Sir Wang, aren't you afraid of killing the wrong person?"
"Those who have never learned martial arts will naturally be slow to react."
Wang Ziteng smiled and said, "If Wang can take action, he can also stop."
"So the other party is subconsciously protecting himself?"
"yes!"
"Hahaha, congratulations, Lord Wang! Thank you, Lord Wang, for helping me capture these Japanese."
When Dong Xiaoquan bowed to express his gratitude, the news that the Japanese had been captured was spreading rapidly in the capital.
…
At Ningguo Mansion, Shen Ning and Jia Zhen all had complicated expressions when they heard Xing'er say that the Japanese were captured by Wang Ziteng.
"What is Shuntianfu doing? The Japanese are right under their noses, how can they..."
"uncle!"
Xing'er said hurriedly, "I have inquired about it. The family used to sell mutton soup. The old couple had only one daughter. They married a son-in-law who was said to be capable and filial. They had been married for two years but had no children. When the family of four went to burn incense outside the city, an accident occurred. The old man died, the old lady was paralyzed, and their daughter was frightened and became stupid after having a fever. The son-in-law brought his mother to help take care of her, and then slowly the whole family came.
The neighbors all said that they were good people and took good care of the old lady and the silly daughter-in-law.
Especially the two brothers who came here, they also went to escort the son-in-law to support the whole family."
Shen Ning: “…”
Jia Zhen: “…”
"Because of these, no one has ever doubted their family."
Xing'er added, "Besides, it has only been three years since Lord Dong was transferred from the Imperial Censorate to Shuntian Prefecture. How could he have thought that there was something wrong with this family?"
If it weren't for Lord Wang, who would have thought that the Japanese were that family?
Shen Ning understood his unfinished intention and couldn't help but sigh, "This time, even if Wang Ziteng can't return to the Beijing camp, the emperor will definitely have other arrangements for him."
In the eyes of those in a higher position, character is sometimes nothing at all.
What he wants is a loyal and capable minister.
Wang Ziteng can barely be considered one of them.
"Mother, do you think he went to look for the Japanese with a premeditated plan?"
“That should be it!”
"That……"
Jia Zhen wanted to say, how could he be sure it was that family?
But think about it, he once served as the governor of the Beijing camp, and the map of the capital must be hanging in his house.
It was as if the map had once been hanging in his house.
Back then, his grandfather and father could send people to arrest people with just a map.
"What?"
Shen Ning looked at Haodaer, "If Wang Ziteng didn't have some ability, he wouldn't be able to sit in your grandfather's seat."
Although they didn't sit there for long, they still got the seat.
In the Red Mansion, he was ordered to inspect the border, and was promoted to the inspector of nine provinces, and finally to the cabinet minister. On the way back to Beijing to take up his post, he fell ill and was killed by a medicine.
Such a high-ranking official was killed by a drug...
It is obvious that even if Wang Ziteng did not have complete control over the Beijing camp at that time, the emperor was still afraid that he would cause trouble.
Transfer him out, give him a promotion, and then kill him when he is at his most proud...
Shen Ning sighed in her heart, "Zhen'er, never underestimate others at any time. You have to know that when you underestimate others, it is very likely that you are not far from death."
"…My son knows."
Jia Zhen felt very heavy-hearted when he left.
Similarly, Jia Zhu next door was in a heavy mood.
My uncle is a capable man.
But the two families have fallen out.
after……
Jia Zhu couldn't help but sigh.
"uncle!"
Li Wan brought him a cup of tea and said, "Don't think about your uncle's affairs."
When the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.
"Even if he is reused, even for the sake of reputation, he will not do anything to the Jia family."
This? That's true.
But Jia Zhu sighed again, "If my father wasn't so foolish, even if my uncle was ambitious, he wouldn't dare to be so blatant."
Then the two families can maintain their relationship as relatives for the sake of each other's interests.
"Forget it, let's just leave it like this!"
Jia Zhu tried to cheer himself up, "There's no need to tell mother about this."
Both my parents are extremely unreliable.
He can't help but worry.
"I know."
Li Wan's heart trembled and she nodded quickly.
My mother-in-law is too noisy.
"When delivering food today, Madam slapped Aunt Zhou again."
Li Wan said, "Master, Madam is always like this..."
"Then let the little maid take it."
Jia Zhu was very annoyed, "If it doesn't work, find a fierce-looking maid to take her there."
He thought Aunt Zhou was very good.
Taking very good care of my father.
Do everything yourself.
It's really too much for my mother to always bully others like this.
"Okay, I'll tell her tomorrow."
Li Wan would not give any advice to her parents-in-law.
If she is not careful, she will not only be in a difficult position, but Jia Zhu will also become estranged from her.
"Go tell her now."
Jia Zhu said, "Just go to father and tell her. It's a good opportunity for father to hear it, too."
The father wanted to punish the mother.
Anyway, since he is having a hard time, his mother won't have an easy time either.
Mother is like this...
Then just follow your father's wishes.
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