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Chapter 79: Ba Ling Wei

There are nine markets in Chang'an, four of which are located within the city, namely the east, west, south and north markets, and the remaining five are located on the outskirts of the city.

Liushi is located in the southwest of the suburbs of Chang'an. You can reach it by going out of Zhicheng Gate and walking south along the Chidao Road.

Liushi stands on the edge of the Hechi slope. The adobe of its walls is mixed with red willow and sedge. The trapezoidal foundation is wide and thick, narrowing upwards, reaching the height of a three-story house, second only to the outer wall along the Wei River.

Several guards at the gate were gathered together chatting. When they saw Xijun coming into Liushi in a baggage cart, they opened the windows, revealing her bright eyes and white teeth, or her beautiful face, and they laughed in low voices and commented on her.

A conspicuous red Hexi horse appeared near the gate. Its mane was as shiny as silk and its height was tall, which immediately attracted the attention of the guards.

"Tinzo!"

A guard gnashed his teeth and said, "Wei Guang is in Liushi again! Come out quickly and stop him. We can't continue to tolerate him causing trouble in Liushi."

"Dangdang!"

There was a sound of a wine bell being kicked over, and Tingzuo came out in a white robe. He was too anxious, so the robe and the white hat were askew, and his clothes were disheveled. He hurried out of the Zuoshu next to the gate.

"Wei Guang!"

Ting Zuo said angrily: "Did you ask someone to break the plum tree in front of my house? And did you also throw the manure juice at the gate assistant?!"

Ever since he insulted Wei Guang last time, he has been targeting Ting Zuo, and there are many poor people and porters around him.

This group of low-level people are good at stealing and may not have any other skills, but they are very good at breaking trees and throwing manure.

On the night when Wei Guang invited the poor porters to drink, the plum tree that had been planted in front of Tingzuo's house for more than 20 years was broken and deliberately thrown at the door for Tingzuo to see.

Tingzuo saw the old tree in his home broken. He almost fainted from anger when he saw that his son was also eating the fruit from the plum tree when he was young.

Even more hateful.

The auxiliary door of the wooden door was splashed with feces.

When Wan Zimeng heard that Tingzuo's house was attacked by thieves and the plum tree was broken, he went to ask about Tingzuo's recent situation. Just as he was about to knock on the wooden door with the auxiliary handle in his hand, his hands were covered with feces.

The smell was terrible and didn't go away for several days.

Wan Zimeng was so angry that he kicked the valuable twig lamp to pieces on the spot, and he felt so distressed that he couldn't breathe for a long time.

"Never!"

Wei Guang said with a proud face, "Everything must have solid evidence. You said I broke the plum tree and poured manure on it. Then produce the evidence. If you can't, I will stab you to death with the iron halberd with the inscription on it!"

He sneered and said, "You are falsely accusing me of something. You should go to Zhang Tang, the Chang'an lieutenant, and tell him that I chopped down your plum tree with my iron halberd and smeared manure on your head."

"you!"

Seeing him in his silk robe, Ting Zuo gritted his teeth and could only swallow his loss. "Sooner or later, I'll find evidence of you breaking trees and throwing manure. When that happens, I'll see what you have to say. Even if your wife was once the wife of Lieutenant Jia, she can't escape the ghost firewood. Lieutenant Jia is dead, but the clan leader Wan Zimeng is still a guest of Wei Qihou."

Ah.

Letters exchanged between Wan Zimeng and officials of the Huainan State.

All of this was handled by me.

This official knows that the relationship between Wan Zimeng and the King of Huainan is becoming increasingly harmonious.

There was even the intention of recommending Wan Zimeng to be the Wei of Ba Ling.

Then thirty Hexi horses and a famous horse, Hongque, were given to merchants from Huainan.

Wan Zimeng was then recruited and appointed as the Wei of Ba Ling.

By then, even if you are a Tiqi, you will be able to easily control it.

"Oh?"

Wei Guang deliberately poked Ting Zuo's black clothes with the iron halberd with the word "卜" on it and said, "I want to go to your door to take a look. Don't let anyone frame you. I don't even know how many trees are broken in front of your house."

The iron halberd with the word "卜" pierces people's clothes.

Extremely humiliating.

In front of several guards.

"Wei Guang!"

Ting Zuo was furious and almost drew his two-foot sword: "How dare you humiliate me? I will definitely kill you today. I will definitely kill you today."

I was halfway through my sentence and couldn't continue. I wanted to talk about the sword fight with Wei Guang.

Ting Zuo thought that his martial arts and swordsmanship were not as good as Wei Guang's, and the other party was riding a horse and holding an iron halberd with the word "卜" in his hand.

One halberd can knock him away.

Ting Zuo could only swallow his frustration and said angrily, "When the clan leader becomes the Ba Ling Wei, I will teach you a lesson and return all the insults you suffered today. Even Madam Jia can't protect you. As long as the clan leader becomes the Ba Ling Wei, he will not only become a favored guest of Wei Qihou, but also a distinguished guest in front of the King of Huainan!"

Guo Jie and Yi Zong looked at each other.

A joy in my heart.

He asked Wei Guang to deliberately provoke Ting Zuo, and it turned out to be effective, and he learned extremely useful inside information.

Understood the deal between Wan Zimeng and the officials of Huainan State.

Thirty Hexi horses and a famous horse Hongque were exchanged for the official position of Ba Ling Wei.

"Brother."

Zhang Qian whispered, "Don't send those dozens of Hexi horses to Jinchengluli for now. Give them to Liu An, the King of Huainan. The position of Ba Ling Wei will be more beneficial than taking them back to Jinchengluli."

It took a courageous Zhang Qian to even dare to suggest giving horses to the vassal states with the surname Liu.

Guo Jie was startled.

It’s not that I don’t dare.

It can't be.

Liu An, King of Huainan, was a very famous person.

He was the one who invented tofu.

He is the one who becomes an immortal.

It was also he who left behind the allusion of "one person's success brings prosperity to the whole family".

Guo Jie knew one thing more clearly.

Three princes with the surname Liu were executed by Emperor Wu of Han for treason.

There is him too.

Guo Jie cannot be associated with the word "treason" in any way.

"Not urgent."

Guo Jie whispered, "The most important thing right now is to go to Ting Zuo's house and search for the letter and the pledge. Remember not to alert Wan Zimeng. If he learns that someone is searching for information about the private horse trade, he will immediately burn the evidence."

Wan Zimeng kept the letter and pledge so that he could threaten the officials of Huainan State and also keep a backup plan.

This was to prevent the officials of Huainan State from accepting the Hexi horses and then refusing to acknowledge them.

"you dare!"

Seeing Wei Guang riding his horse towards his neighborhood, Ting Zuo became anxious and said, "Stop immediately! It is a serious crime to trespass into the home of a junior official. Stop immediately and don't violate the Han law."

Wei Guang must not be allowed into the house.

Tingzuo hid a few Hexi horses at home, and they would not be handed over until merchants from Huainan arrived.

Cannot be seen by outsiders.

In addition, there was a letter in Tingzuo's home, which was a letter between him and the officials of Huainan State discussing how to trade Hexi horses.

And he couldn't let Wei Guang see him.

In the past few days, Wei Guang and Ting Zuo have been making a lot of noise. Several guards have long been accustomed to it. They continued to criticize Xijun who entered Liu City and did not follow her.

This is Liushi.

Wei Guang alone did not dare to take action.

Guo Jie glanced at the guard's reaction and didn't follow him. He felt relieved. "Follow carefully and don't let the guards patrolling the Liushi see you. Once we reach Hongmen, we'll capture the guard."

A carriage mixed in with the coming and going carriages and horses, following behind Wei Guang, heading towards the neighborhood where Ting Zuo was.

(End of this chapter)