Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 852

The fire on the Qinhuai River was burning fiercely, reflecting the surrounding area like daytime. The Qinhuai River used to be full of singing and dancing, with melodious silk and bamboo, but now it is extremely quiet, only the crackling sound of burning wood can be heard.

Wang Tong was wearing a long gown, standing by the river with his hands behind his back, looking at the flames in the river with a smile on his face, Chengyong Boyue Jiangnan beside him turned black, and Bai Lanfang was burned tonight, it was no different from slapping him in public , this kind of humiliation is even worse than this.

But what can be done? Hearing Wang Tonglai, Chengyong Boyue Jiangnan once went to chat with Hu Zhizhong. Naturally, he also talked about the bestowal of marriage from the capital. , I'm afraid the deal will be this year, but he can be released to do errands. Of course, he doesn't want him to stand firm, but it also means to use Wang Tong for a long time in the future.

As long as Wang Tong is in this position, the holy family needless to say, just say that his relationship with several eunuchs in the inner court is enough to run rampant in the world, and he is still the number one official in Tianzi.

How could Yue Jiangnan offend such a person? If he really stood up, it would not be impossible to ransack his family and exterminate his family.

He was thinking wildly here, but he heard Wang Tong say:
"Cheng Yongbo, Nanjing City and Jiangnan are Daming's territories, right?"

Yue Jiangnan trembled, bowed unconsciously, and said in a low voice:
"Naturally it's Daming's territory, why does Lord Hou ask such a question?"

"It turns out that Uncle Chengyong knows about this, but I don't know if the noble families in Nanjing know about it."

Wang Tong said with a smile that the pillars on the first floor of Bailanfang on the Qinhuai River were burned, and the second floor also collapsed. Wang Tong nodded, turned and walked towards the mount, and said:
"It's a good night, let's go home with a lot of fun!"

Ignoring Uncle Cheng Yong who bowed to see him off there, he walked towards his mount surrounded by his personal guards. Zhang Liansheng originally wanted to greet Yue Jiangnan with a smile, but after thinking about it there, he also straightened his back. Following Wang Tong, he left arrogantly.

Until Wang Tong left, Chengyong Boyue Jiangnan wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned his head to look, and he didn't know how many people were in the distance, watching the excitement here on the river, the fire of Bailanfang was not extinguished, Cheng Uncle Yong turned his head and glanced at the steward. The trembling steward immediately knelt down. Uncle Yong gritted his teeth and said in a low voice:

"This kind of troublesome thing, catch it back and beat it to death!"

Then he looked at Xiu'er who was standing on the side watching the fire. Uncle Cheng Yong cursed, and another woman stepped forward to persuade Xiu'er to leave. Uncle Cheng Yong walked a few steps towards his horse, and there was He came forward and asked:
"Uncle, what should we do next?"

"Look at Wei Guogong's house, the Bailanfang has been burned, what are you going to do next, go back to the mansion, go back to the mansion!!"

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"Naughty beast, Jin Yiwei's thousand households are hosting a banquet for the Shangguan. Who else can he invite to a banquet in this city? You don't know how much meat you have. Go over there to show your prestige!!"

In the main hall of Wei Guogong Xu’s house, Xu Jiu, who suffered a loss on the Bailanfang, had not wiped the blood on his face, but knelt on the ground without daring to say a word, his body trembling a little. Wei Guogong Xu Zhitao strode around in the hall, angry His face was flushed, and when he got excited, he went up and kicked him.

But he was hugged tightly by a person behind him. Xu Zhitao struggled a few times before breaking away, and heard the person behind him say:
"Grandfather Huwei, the Ninth Young Master is weak, don't break him!"

Wei Guogong Xu Zhitao was said by the person behind him, so he stopped his movements angrily, shook his shoulders and broke away and cursed:

"The lawlessness of these evil beasts is not due to the faults you are used to. Now that the troubles are like this, the Xu family will lose all face!"

The person behind him is the leader of the guards in Duke Wei's mansion. The leader of the guards in Duke Wei's mansion is the commander of the family generals. In the Ministry of War, at least they all have the title of general. Military generals of the fourth rank and above are directly assigned to actual positions in wartime. Those who can lead troops have a high status in the Xu family and can be counselors.

Seeing Xu Zhitao stop, the guard leader said in a deep voice:
"Someone posted a letter earlier saying that Wang Tong had a secret decree to spy on and suppress the nobles in the south of the Yangtze River. Looking at his actions, maybe this decree really existed. It doesn't mean that Uncle Cheng Yong also burned Bai Lanfang, it means that Eunuch Hu That side doesn't want to stand out at all, and this is even more circumstantial evidence, Lord, you must deal with it carefully, and don't let the Xu family suffer a disaster!"

Xu Zhitao hesitated there, sighed, and said dejectedly:
"This Wang Tong is too deceitful, let me go to his door tomorrow to beat this evil beast, so what will our family face, really?"

Having said that, he sighed again, and the leader of the guards glanced at Xu Jiu who was kneeling there, not daring to look up, and said:
"My lord, after all, it's just a slap in the face for fifty lashes. If Wang Tong says fifty lashes, then he really wants to kill people. Wang Tongming's intention is to go to Songjiang, not in Nanjing." The delay is too long, the Lord will follow him and let him settle his affairs here, or if he is really not allowed to leave here in Nanjing, and the matter will be really troublesome!"

Seeing Xu Zhitao's serious expression, the leader said again:
"Wang Tong is gone, the Xu family is still the Xu family, if you really want to make trouble, the Xu family is the same as those nobles in the capital, then"

Xu Zhitao nodded sullenly.

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The area around the inn where Wang Tong lived was originally much quieter because of the arrest of a spy, but after beating the young man and burning Bai Lanfang, people of all colors gathered at dawn the next day.

This time, everyone did not pretend to be disguised, they all came here aboveboard, some were soldiers of the Jinyiwei, some were servants of the Yingtian Mansion, some were officials from various yamen offices of the six ministries of Nanjing, and some were dressed up as slaves of wealthy families, they were all here and there Look around here, what they are waiting for there is very simple.

Last night there were rumors circulating on the Qinhuai River, saying that Wang Tong asked Wei Guogong to whip the nine sons of the Xu family at the door of his residence this morning. Everyone should see how Wei Guogong's family will react. Wei Guogong is the leader of the nobles. Once you have expressed your opinion, everyone has a judgment in their hearts.

People gathered outside, and Wang Tong's personal guards also opened the door of the inn, and they could see that someone had moved the grand master's chair and placed it directly opposite the door. It seemed that Wang Tong wanted to sit here and wait to see the whipping outside.

Some people also murmured in their hearts, Wang Tong has prepared so much here, and if Wei Guogong doesn't come, he will slap himself in the face, and some people are thinking of watching a joke.

When the sun was just over the city, the Xu family's team really came, not many people came, more than a dozen personal guards surrounded Wei Guogong, and a carriage pulled one person.

The originally noisy street was quiet. Everyone watched Wei Guogong get off his horse at Wang Tong's residence, and then dragged Xu Jiu out of the carriage.

"Wang Tong met Duke Wei!"

This grade is poor, Wang Tong greeted politely in front of the door, Xu Zhitao nodded, and said:
"Yesterday, my son's misbehavior was really embarrassing to me. I will teach him a lesson today, and let him know that heaven and earth are powerful in the future. According to Lord Wang's order, give this wicked beast fifty lashes!"

As soon as the order was given, a general from Duke Wei's family stepped forward and held down Xu Jiu, took off his shirt, and whipped him with a whip. This pampered man, with his fine skin and tender flesh, will be bloodstained after five or six whips. Xu Jiu didn't have much patience even with the blood dripping down her face. She started howling like a slaughtered pig. After fifty whips, the howling sound was weak.

The generals looked at Xu Zhitao, Xu Zhitao looked at Wang Tong, Wang Tong nodded with a smile, Xu Zhitao waved his hand, and two doctors hurried down from the carriage to prescribe medicine.

Wei Guogong Xu Zhitao cupped his fists there, and said coldly:

"I heard that Mr. Wang is leaving for Songjiang tonight or tomorrow, so I won't see you off!"

"Don't bother me to send it away."

Having said that, there was no need to say any more, Xu Zhitao snorted coldly, turned his head and left, and a group of people helped Xu Jiu, who was applying the medicine, into the carriage and walked away.

Although he walked away, after all, he whipped his son dozens of times according to Wang Tong's request. It is really self-evident what this means.Before Wei Guogong and his group left, the people who came to watch the scene had already started to disperse, so they had to rush back to report the situation.

Different from others, Yu Qingguo, Zhang Liansheng, and Meng Xianhui were called in yesterday. They saw the scene where Xu Jiu was beaten. Zhang Liansheng raised his jaw a little bit, and his breathing became rough. Huibai seemed to be ten years older, while Meng Xianhui was still indifferent.

"Master Hou won't see guests until after breakfast!"

Wang Tong's guards answered very simply, but the three thousand households didn't dare to complain, they didn't even dare to look impatient, they just bowed and waited.

"In Qing Dynasty, you came from Wei Guogong, but your master also knows how to measure. Although you are slack in this position, you have not made any serious mistakes. From now on, you must weigh it carefully. It is His Majesty who gave you this salary, not Wei Guogong. , work hard in the future!!"

After Wang Tong had breakfast, he just sat there and called the three of them over for a lecture. After Yu Qingguo heard this, he didn't dare to say more, knelt down and kowtowed to accept the order and said:
"The humble job must be done accordingly, and I will live up to Dutang's teachings!"

"Zhang Liansheng, you are Jinyiwei Qianhu, your father and uncle are all loyal, don't fall into your family's style of loyalty, take care of the things that should be managed, and do this job well!!"

Zhang Liansheng knelt down there, kowtowed his head a few times, and agreed loudly. Finally, it was Meng Xianhui, who was still calm and well-behaved. Wang Tong looked at him and smiled, and said:
"I can't figure out who you are right now. We Jinyiwei don't want people who can't figure out their origins. From now on, you will be fired from Jinyiwei, and your thousand households will be managed by Zhang Liansheng!"

(End of this chapter)