After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 400 Furious

Although Haijiao came up with the idea, he still had to go to Zhou Yijun to find out what exactly the Zhenguo Government had done, and then have a few words with his cousin Xie Wenzai to know the details.

The Duke of Zhenguo did accept his suggestion. It was not convenient for him to be like Mrs. Gui, a weak female prostitute, so he attacked her natal family members who had a dark history.

In the past, there was a man named Fan Huizhi who was exiled to the northwest frontier along with Xie Wenzai, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian. He was recalled to the capital as an official after being pardoned. Although he has been suppressed by the Sun Ge faction over the years. Suppressed, but still held on strong. The Sun family had no way of catching him, so they had to use a trick to send him to another place as an official, and went to Yunyang to be the prefect.

Yunyang is only more than 600 miles away from Chang'an, which is relatively close to the Zhou family. Fan Huizhi was cared for by the Zhou family during his exile, and he never lost contact after returning to Beijing. Last year he went to Yunyang, near Chang'an, to serve as an official. There was no reason why he should not correspond with the Zhou family. From his letter, Zhenguo Zheng learned a piece of news: Mrs. Gui's two natal brothers, the elder of whom happened to be the county magistrate under the rule of Yunyang Mansion, learned that Fan Huizhi had become his immediate boss. He suddenly panicked and didn't even have the courage to go to the capital to visit the new magistrate. He had already avoided seeing him for more than half a year on the pretext of illness. All official duties were handled by his staff and the county magistrate, for fear that Fan Huizhi would He wears small shoes
It's no wonder Madam Gui's brothers are so afraid. Among the friends who were betrayed by Gui's family back then was Fan Huizhi. It is said that Fan Huizhi and Mrs. Gui's father have been classmates for many years. They were in high school in the same year and spent three years together in the Hanlin Academy. When the Wu family's accident happened, the two families were discussing marriage, and even the Gengtie tie was changed. It can be said that The friendship is very deep. When Mrs. Ke Gui's father betrayed Fan Hui, he didn't hesitate at all. When Fan Huizhi was thrown into prison, he still couldn't believe that he had been betrayed by an old friend, thinking that there was some misunderstanding.

However, Gui's family not only quickly broke the promise and broke the engagement, but also hastily arranged a different marriage for their youngest son. Fan Huizhi's daughter was so angry that she threw herself into a trap and committed suicide. When Fan Huizhi was exiled from Beijing, his family came to see him off and told him the bad news. Only then did he realize that his old friend had indeed betrayed him.

They are also followers of Duke Wen'an of Wu. Some of them were dismissed from office, some were imprisoned, and some were exiled. But when they returned home, they were just sent out to serve as officials, and they did not even lose their family property. How could his family be so lucky if they didn't put up enough chips? ! And where in this world can there be a better bargaining chip than other followers of the Wu family?

Fan Huizhi was saddened by the death of his daughter and deeply resented the cruelty of his former friends. During his exile in the northwest, he frequently complained to his companions. Everyone knows that once he has the opportunity to return to court, he will not spare his enemies!

But during those years of exile, his life in the border town was not too difficult. With the Zhou family secretly taking care of him, the Hai family providing material security, and many like-minded friends as companions, the resentment in his heart slowly subsided. . Later, when he was pardoned and returned to the court, he had many opportunities to meet with the Sun family, and he was able to face it calmly, instead of being driven by the resentment in his heart and impulsively doing stupid things to let the Sun family take advantage.

When he took office in Yunyang Mansion, he almost immediately discovered that Gui's eldest son was the county magistrate under him, but he also kept his composure and did not deliberately make things difficult for him. Now, instead of asking anyone to catch him, the eldest son has been ridiculed more than once because he has been ill for too long. He has been ridiculed more than once for occupying his position but not doing anything. Many officials who couldn't stand his behavior complained to their superiors.

After the Duke of Zhenguo learned about Gui's eldest son from Fan Hui, he didn't say much. He only lightly mentioned it in front of Mrs. Gui to let her know the whereabouts of his brother. For Wu Qiong's sake, they had no intention of returning home in revenge, but this time, Hai Jiao made a suggestion, and Duke Zhen Guo immediately wrote to Fan Huizhi.

Fan Huizhi didn't do anything, and just wrote back to tell Duke Zhen Guo the latest news: something happened to the eldest son's in-law family, and he was able to successfully recover after the expiration of his filial piety period, all because of the strength of his in-law family. Now his in-law family can't be saved. , how long can he hold on? Since there are other officials under Yunyang Mansion who dislike Gui's eldest son and have complained to him several times, Fan Huizhi, the prefect who acts justly, will naturally help everyone and help convey their voices to a higher level. Go to the government office and go directly to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Personnel. The evaluation results of the eldest son who returned home at the end of last year were not satisfactory, and he is expected to be dismissed this spring. So the Duke of Zhenguo asked his wife to tell Mrs. Gui the news. There was no need to add fuel to the fire, she just needed to say it simply: her eldest brother neglected his duties in office and was caught. After the Yue family lost power, he also suffered bad luck. Very soon He is about to lose his official position. But Mrs. Gui has always been looking forward to her brothers being promoted back to their hometown in the capital. Now, although her brother has not been promoted, the Zhou family will help him return to his hometown in the capital. Is she happy? Are you satisfied or dissatisfied?

Mrs. Gui was shocked. She knew that Fan Huizhi, whom her late father had betrayed before his death, was currently serving as the magistrate of Yunyang and was the immediate boss of Da Di, so she wanted the help of the Zhou family to promote Da Di and return to the capital. She suspected that Fan Huizhi went to Yunyang just for his eldest brother, who was framed by his enemies and therefore lost his official position. She also knew that the Zhou family had taken care of Fan Huizhi, and believed that Fan Huizhi's ability to survive the years of exile safely, without illness or disability, and to survive until he was pardoned and returned to the court was all due to the Zhou family. While she complained about the Zhou family's troubles and protected their enemies who returned home, she also suspected that Zhen Guogong and his wife had deliberately instigated Fan Huizhi to attack her eldest brother, and she was furious.

In her anger, she never considered the time difference. She just felt that without the Zhou family's connivance, Fan Huizhi would never have the chance to attack her eldest brother. She believed that while the Zhou family was raising their mother, daughter, aunt and nephew with good food and drink, they were doing evil things to her brother. They wanted to break her arm and make her lose her support, so that she could only listen to the Zhou family's mercy from now on. Fortunately, she wanted to marry her daughter into the Zhou family and use the power of the Zhou family to recruit her brothers from her mother's family. Unexpectedly, before her plan came to fruition, she asked the Zhou family to plot it first!
The eldest brother has lost his official position. Although he will return to his hometown in the capital, he has no official, no position, no power and no power. How can he survive in the capital? Wouldn’t it be possible that enemies would bully you at any time? ! Not to mention that she was still hoping that after her brothers were promoted and returned to the capital, they would be able to find support and support, so that when the new king ascended the throne in the future, he could return home and enjoy the glory and wealth. Now the eldest brother can only go home and be an idler. He can neither speak out in the court nor have the qualifications to win over other officials to nominate the heir apparent. What credit is there for him? ! If the Zhou family uses a trick to completely turn the Gui family into a rebellion of the Wu clan and make the Sun family a vassal, and a new king comes to power in the future, and if this is believed to be true, then Gui home will never be able to turn over again!

Mrs. Gui was furious, and her anger towards the Zhou family reached its peak. She lost her mind for a moment. Not only did she get angry at Mrs. Zhen Guo, but she also restrained her daughter from going to class, and she was not allowed to interact with the female members of the Zhou family. Wu Ke came to persuade her, but she scolded her back, and she scolded her harshly. She asked him why he didn't change his surname to Zhou if he listened to the Zhou family so much. What else are the descendants of the Wu family doing? !

After Wu Qiong threatened a hunger strike and had a big quarrel with her mother, Mrs. Sun calmed down a little and began to regret that she was too impulsive and had a quarrel with Zhen Guogong's family. Now her eldest brother's official position can no longer be kept, and he will most likely be dismissed and returned to his hometown. However, as long as his reputation remains intact, there is no hope of recovery in the future. If the Zhou family can make him lose his official position, they can naturally make him gain one.

She also has a younger brother who is also a county magistrate in a small place. The eldest brother has already suffered a big loss, and the younger brother must be saved!

With this thought in mind, Mrs. Gui accepted her daughter's proposal and apologized to Mrs. Zhen Guo.

However, she asked herself that she had already suffered a lot and asked for mercy. Would the Duke of Zhenguo easily believe that she had truly repented?

(End of this chapter)