Even General Cui was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and couldn't help but twitch his lips.
This guy's trying to act like a big shot but he didn't quite get it right!
The prefect himself was completely bewildered after kneeling down; why had he knelt down?
He hurriedly tried to get up...
But for some reason, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get up.
General Cui couldn't help but sneer, "Oh, what's wrong with the Prefect? Are you trying to extort us?"
After saying this, he gave a signal to his personal guards who were surrounding the soldiers. The guards immediately stepped forward and rescued Wen, who was still surrounded by the soldiers.
Wen naturally understood General Cui's meaning.
She quickly ran to Grandma Tian's side, first checking if Grandma Tian was injured, and seeing that she was alright, she then stood protectively in front of the old lady.
He angrily retorted to the prefect, "We were all watching just now, my mother didn't touch you!"
Prefect...
He was already extremely anxious because he couldn't stand up, and when he heard what she said, he almost flew into the sky with anger!
After holding his tongue for a long time, he finally came up with a retort to the Wen family, but before he could even open his mouth, a loud bang came from behind him.
It's Tian Laoda.
When Tian Laoda saw the prefect get the short end of the stick, he tried to slip away quietly, but as soon as he turned around, he was blown up.
His once fair face was instantly blackened by the explosion, his luxurious clothes were torn to shreds, and even the trousers beneath his skirt were exposed…
Oh dear, why did it suddenly fall?
A cold wind swept in, lifting his tattered skirt and revealing his red and black underpants…
This scene.
It looks familiar, and it's also an eyesore!
Tian Laoda blushed with embarrassment and hurriedly pulled at her skirt to cover her private parts, but the skirt seemed to have slits on both sides, right?
It seems a bit... I don't understand!
Soon, soldiers and officers began to laugh out loud…
Some people laughed at Tian Laoda for wearing red underwear, some laughed at his awkward appearance, and some said that he was being punished by heaven for being unfilial.
Yes, the topic of divine retribution...
Qian Bao suddenly shouted, "It's heavenly lightning!"
As she spoke, she glanced at her eldest daughter, who was being held in General Cui's arms, and they exchanged a quiet glance. She then clasped her hands in a traditional Jianghu salute to General Cui.
Only then did he continue speaking.
"With His Majesty's protection, the general has won many battles over the years. As a result, all the soldiers of Tianqi have also benefited from His Majesty's blessings, and they are all strong, healthy, and brave in battle!"
"This is all thanks to His Majesty's good fortune!"
"At the same time, this also shows how much His Majesty values the general!"
But now…
"How dare someone disregard His Majesty and wrongly accuse the general without distinguishing right from wrong! This not only shows disrespect for the general but also contempt for His Majesty's imperial might!"
At this point, Qian Bao paused.
He looked around at everyone and saw that they all looked serious, which meant that his words had had an effect.
Only then did he continue speaking.
"They dared to disrespect His Majesty, and Heaven, in its wrath, sent down lightning to awaken us. His Majesty is a diligent and benevolent ruler..."
"We must respect and love His Majesty!"
After hearing this…
This not only elevated General Cui's status but also firmly placed the blame for the "merit" on the emperor's head.
The emperor would be overjoyed when he found out.
Not only would it make the emperor value General Cui more, but it would also prevent General Cui's military achievements from becoming too great, which would make the emperor wary of him!
A perfect win-win situation!
Qian Bao then knelt down to the sky, flattering the emperor from afar and saying that he would be loyal to His Majesty for the rest of his life.
Seeing this, the brothers all knelt down and echoed his sentiment.
General Cui was a very clever man; how could he not see through Qian Bao's meaning? He immediately gave a wink to the guard beside him.
The guards nodded and knelt down in agreement.
When the other guards saw that their colleagues had knelt, they naturally had to kneel too!
Soon, most of the people in the government office were kneeling.
Even the Tian family members knelt down.
When the officers and soldiers saw that General Cui's personal guards had all knelt down, wouldn't it be a real act of disrespect for the emperor if they didn't kneel as well?
They knelt down too!
The government office was immediately filled with flattery. It was General Cui who said, "Alright, His Majesty will surely feel your loyalty!"
"Get up, all of you!"
Everyone then stood up.
Wait, the prefect hasn't stood up yet.
The prefect didn't not want to stand up; he simply couldn't!
General Cui coldly rebuked, "It seems our Prefect's loyalty is insufficient; even Heaven is unwilling to forgive you!"
Prefect...
How could he not understand General Cui's meaning?
Isn't it just about making him apologize to Grandma Tian?
Okay, he'll apologize!
He stopped struggling to stand up and resignedly knelt down, speaking to Old Lady Tian.
"Today, it is true that I failed to investigate the whole story and almost hurt the old lady. I hope the old lady can forgive me."
The tone was actually quite stiff!
It's obvious that they're not convinced.
General Cui had an urge to kick him again, but the old lady said in advance, "Hmm."
This can be considered as her accepting the prefect's apology.
It wasn't that she was magnanimous; it was mainly that she felt the prefect was an official, and although General Cui could help them for the time being.
But what about the future?
Old Master Tian cannot seek refuge here. Old Lady Tian wants to take her children and grandchildren to seek refuge with the village chief, which means they will have to settle in Kyoto.
That is, it is still under the jurisdiction of the prefect.
At that time, General Cui couldn't protect them every day, could he?
She had no choice but to quit while she was ahead, lest the prefect use his position for personal revenge and cause her trouble in the future!
General Cui also thought of this.
He glanced towards the prefect's direction, his eyes flashing!
He didn't speak, but instead asked about Boss Tian's matter. After learning the whole story, General Cui couldn't help but kick Boss Tian as well!
What animals!
When Boss Tian was kicked to the ground, his carefully protected private parts were exposed, causing everyone present to burst into laughter again.
He hurriedly tried to cover it up for himself!
General Cui covered Tian Guoguo's eyes to prevent her young mind from being tainted.
Then, I asked Grandma Tian what she planned to do.
Old Mrs. Tian has completely lost faith in Tian the eldest, and is now almost certain that he is not their son.
She didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore!
She immediately declared that she wanted to sever ties with Boss Tian!
Old Master Tian was very anxious, thinking that the Tian family wanted to take the opportunity to move into his house. He didn't want to support these people who had nothing to do with him for nothing!
Upon hearing Old Lady Tian's words, he instinctively sat up. "Fine, sever ties immediately!"
Because he got up too quickly, his clothes were lifted up again.
Everyone was really...
The Tian family members were also speechless.
At the same time, they were all heartbroken. Although Tian Laoda was not of the Tian family bloodline, the Tian family had never mistreated him since he was a child.
In fact, the Tian family spent most of their savings to support his education, and even forced the better-performing Tian Laosi to give up his studies and drop out of school.
And that's how he repaid them!
They're worse than livestock!
General Cui's expression was also cold and stern.
He went over to the clerk and asked him to write a letter severing ties on a piece of paper.
But he had to speak for the clerk, and the secretary would write it.
The gist of the story is that the Tian family has severed kinship with Tian Laoda, but because the Tian family has raised Tian Laoda, Tian Laoda must pay the Tian family one tael of silver per month as a support fee!
How could Boss Tian agree to that?
He was about to retort, but was promptly silenced by General Cui's personal guards.
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