Chapter 281 Drinking Poison and Alcohol Lost Zang Family Three
Zang Hanzhong listened to his son's heartfelt admiration, but he didn't look proud at all. Instead, he felt a little lonely in his heart. He slowly shook his head and said: "What's so great? If it was really great, it should have been earlier." If we see through this fellow's conspiracy, we should have taken control of the situation in Yuncheng County earlier, so that you don't have to take such risks anymore, and I, the father, don't have to anymore. I was scared, alas, but now... even I am confused,"
"Dad, we have now found out the inner ghost and eradicated it. Without the interference and destruction of the inner ghost, this matter will definitely go smoothly and everything will turn into good fortune," Zang Ao said, wondering what his father was thinking. I think it actually made me feel more at ease.
Zang Hanzhong had a calm expression and did not answer him directly. Instead, he lowered his head and stared at the shining dagger on the ground, his brows becoming more and more compact.
"Dad, what are you still thinking about at this time?" Zang Ao couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that his father's expression was not right.
Zang Hanzhong was interrupted by his son's words. He sighed deeply, slowly raised his eyes, looked at Zang Ao, and said in a very cautious tone: "My child, dad is just thinking, is this trip worth it?" It’s not worth our while,”
"Dad, we have thought about this issue many times. At this time, it is not the time to hesitate anymore," Zang Ao also became serious.
Zang Hanzhong shook his head and said: "It's not that simple. My right eyelid has been twitching so much tonight. I don't know what's wrong. I feel uneasy. I'm really panicked. The bird just went out. I'm afraid the news has already been revealed. Let me tell the Chao family, this is no joke. We have suffered a lot because of the Chao family a few times, and now we have to take precautions. If there is any mistake in this kind of activity, the consequences will be..." said Zang Hanzhong couldn't help but shake his head slightly, as if he didn't dare to imagine.
"Dad, what you mean is that you are afraid that the Chao family will come to trouble us again." After Zang Ao said this, he seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter. His triangular eyes tightened more and more, and he spoke every word. "Even if Chao Gai knew that we were going to rob the official money, how could he interfere in the middle? Tell the prefect to change the route, or change the date of escorting, huh," Zang Ao originally thought that Chao Gai was very awesome. It's just that his eldest brother has been suppressing him, so he has never shown his original talents. Later, the death of his eldest brother Chao Jidao gave him a place to use himself. However, since his father Zang Hanzhong just now After discovering that the reason for the Zang family's repeated failures was due to informants, Zang Ao no longer took Chao Gai seriously. Although he was cautious now, he no longer had the same fear in his heart. Ao said contemptuously: "Chao Gai is only capable of doing this. Could it be that he pretends to be a group of people and dares to come and steal this money from us?"
"If you ask him to rob in the open, of course he won't. Chao Gai is a spirited man. He is not as desperate as we are. He will definitely not take this risk. I don't think he will tell the county magistrate. Some Chao Gai knows the matter very well. He won't be so stupid as to report on our Zang family. What I'm afraid of now is that he will come and steal the money from us." Zang Han's inner meaning is exactly the opposite of Zang Ao's. Came over.
Zang Ao didn't quite understand what his father meant. In his opinion, Chao Gai would not come to compete with them for the official silver. Chao Gai would not take the risk to grab this hot potato now that he had all the advantages. Although, this flood Chao Gai would not do it, but Zang Ao felt that it was more likely that Chao Gai would watch the fire from the other side and stir up the situation. However, even if he went to sue the officials, it would not be terrible. The worst is to fight. It was a fight to the death. The barefooted ones were not afraid of the shoes-wearing ones anyway. Zang Ao had long been worried. With this life, he would kill one to save his capital, and kill two to earn one.
Zang Ao was thinking about his father's words, "Chao Gai knew some things very well." What he said made Zang Ao sound like he was hiding many things, and he was the only one who didn't know. So, at that moment, Then he asked his father: "Dad, Chao Gai knows something, why don't I think so?"
Zang Hanzhong couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he heard this, and said: "He knew that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the heroes were divided, and later the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu stood as a tripartite. Although there were constant disputes among the three kingdoms, such a situation remained for a while and no one could do anything about it. who,"
"I know this, but what does this have to do with us?" Zang Ao became more and more confused about his father's intentions. He felt that there seemed to be no substantial relationship between Wei, Shu, Wu, the Chao family, and the Zang family. Not to mention Chao Gai, even Zang Ao, who thought he was extremely smart, couldn't see any connection.
Zang Hanzhong looked at Zang Ao seriously and explained word for word: "Cao Cao, who holds the emperor in power to command the princes, holds the court and the emperor's orders in his hands, and has many generals under his command. Whenever he sends out troops, he must fight against the rebels. He was a great pretender to bring peace to the world, but why did he repeatedly fail to do anything to the Shu and Wu states, and then he was defeated in Chibi with millions of soldiers and almost lost his life?"
Zang Ao looked at his father and still didn't know how this was related to reality, but he still knew the story. The storyteller didn't know how many times he had told it, so Zang Ao opened his mouth and replied: "Because, The Kingdom of Shu and the Kingdom of Wu allied to resist the Kingdom of Wei, so they could consolidate the power of these three pillars. But, Dad, I still don’t understand what this has to do with us."
"Why is there no contact? You see, the official Wu Gou now holds the power of the imperial court and scolds us all the time. Why? Because he has the imperial court behind him. Now, when our family is fighting with the Chao family, he just sits back and accepts it. The profit from fishing is declining and the other is increasing, not to mention that the Zang and Chao families have been weakened together, and his power has also increased a lot. Isn't it exactly the style of the Wei State? Now, our family and the Chao family are the Wu State. and Shu Kingdom, if taken separately, the two families are no longer what they used to be. No one can defeat the dog official. Only by joining forces can we compete and contain the dog official's exploitation. In fact, before, the dog official was After seeing the situation, he openly came forward to bring our two families together. However, now that I think about it, he just wanted to intervene in such a fight, interfere in the middle, and deliberately manipulate the situation so that he could benefit from the fight between the two families. ," Zang Hanzhong paused for a moment before saying, "The Chao family's previous counterattacks were all to avenge his eldest brother Zang Hanzhong. Now, our Zang family has been forced to a dead end. I think Chao Gai is doing this. A ghostly person would understand the truth. He knows that if something happens to us on this trip, we will all be executed. By then, the Chao family will be the only big family left in Yuncheng County. , Wu Gouguan's greed, the lion opens his mouth, he will never be satisfied, when the time comes, Chao Gai will eventually be eaten away by Wu Gouguan bit by bit, and the final ending will still be the same as us, Either he was framed by Wu Gouguan and his head disappeared, or his family was ruined and his family fortune was lost."
When Zang Ao heard what his father said, it really made sense, so he nodded deeply.
"So, it seems that Chao Gai will not report us, so we don't have to worry about the official hearing anything. Even if Fei Qiao Gai and Chao Gai know about it, Chao Gai is just pretending to be deaf. I'm just mute, I'm just afraid..." When Zang Hanzhong said this, his voice lowered by three points.
Zang Ao heard his father's hesitation and asked, "What's the matter?"
Zang Hanzhong seemed to have not thought about it yet, but since Zang Ao asked himself, he had to say it. Everyone thought about it together, so he said: "Although, Chao Gai will not let our whole family be ruined like this in order to protect himself. However, when he thinks of these hundreds of thousands of official silver, I think even if he is not itchy, he will definitely be worried. He is afraid that we can make a comeback with this money. Don't forget, although we and the Chao family have some secrets behind our backs, There is a slight need for alliance, but more of it is a fight. What I am worried about is here. We finally took the money at the risk of losing our heads, but Chao Gai came to catch the cicada and the oriole. Later, he ambushed us on the way and robbed us of the money we had obtained. At that time, we were really dumb and couldn't tell the story of our sufferings."
Zang Ao thought that his father had thought of some other hidden dangers, but after hearing this for a long time, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Dad, you are overthinking this matter. Although Feiqin knows that we want to rob money, we also keep It's a hundred miles from the Yamen to the Fu Yamen. How could Chao Gai know where we are going to start? Even if he wants to rob us of our money halfway, he must first know where we are going to start. How do you take the money and take that road so that you can ambush, right?"
When Zang Hanzhong heard what his son said, it was true that he had forgotten such a move in a moment of anxiety, so he took a slow breath and said, "What you said does make some sense."
"Dad, it's time, don't hesitate. It's getting late and it's time to hit the road. I was delayed a lot when I got in. I'm afraid it won't be good if I don't go out," Zang Ao said as he wanted to leave. mean.
Zang Hanzhong nodded, but suddenly pulled Zang Ao and said: "Bury him first. Although this guy has not been in our Zang family for a long time, I don't know what tricks this kid used to win over him. There are a large number of swordsmen, why did I ask you to take them out just now? What I'm afraid of is that if Fei Qiao gets into trouble, those swordsmen will turn against us and kill our father and son. Now that the Zang family has no money, we can no longer control them. , it will be more worry-free to use them all this time and die together,"
Zang Ao heard that his father had considered everything very carefully, so he looked at the carcasses of the birds on the ground and said: "But, Dad, there is only one way out of this courtyard. If we move out, people will definitely see it on the way. It is inevitable." The news will be spread. When the swordsmen know that the bird is dead, what will happen if they make trouble?"
"Everyday bad ideas are indispensable. Why don't you think about it now? Why don't you dig a hole and bury it on the spot? There happened to be a shovel over there, so I got it." Zang Hanzhong walked towards the corner as he said that. Went over there.
Zang Ao glanced at the body of the bird, then looked at his father, and quickly chased after him in three steps and two steps at a time, saying: "Dad, bury this guy in our Zang family's courtyard. He is a foreigner." , if we bury him under Zang's house, wouldn't it ruin the feng shui of the whole house? If the good purple energy comes from the east, it will become a haunted house. You should think twice before doing anything, this is no joke,"
Zang Hanzhong took the shovel over and handed it to Zang Ao. He glanced at him fiercely and said, "You don't have to say this. I know very well. If there is no other way now, I can do it." So, do you think I am willing?"
"But, dad, if this dead man is buried under our house, he will suffer bad luck, and his whole family will be silenced..."
"Why are you talking so much? Talk less and do more. When you come back smoothly, can't we just remove his body?" Although Zang Hanzhong knew that what his son said was indeed true, but, There is nothing we can do about this situation now. Now the Zang family is very poor, and the only life they have is those swordsmen. If these people are dispersed because of these things, then the Zang family will really be helpless. Now, this was the last chance. Zang Ao knew it, and Zang Hanzhong understood it even more clearly. So, Zang Hanzhong stopped saying anything and started shoveling one shovel after another.
Seeing that his father had done this, Zang Ao had no choice but to roughly estimate the size of the bird. Then he swung the iron drill harder and harder, dug a big hole in the ground, and kicked the bird in. Then he covered it with soil tightly, and finally backfilled it. Zang Hanzhong was still a little worried, so he shoveled up the mess all over the ground and covered it with spades, until Zang Hanzhong looked at his own He felt relieved that there were no traces of earth-moving on the ground. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and patted his son on the shoulder. He seemed a little reluctant to let go, but he still smiled reluctantly and said: "My son, first of all... Dad really can't help you. The next step is up to you. You have to be careful when you go out. If you find something wrong, don't be greedy for the money. Run away quickly. Remember! Although, we Zang The family is in urgent need of money now, but compared with this money, dad thinks life is the most important,"
Listening to what his father said, Zang Ao felt warm and unspeakable in his heart. He couldn't help but kneel on the ground and said seriously: "Dad, don't worry, we won't lose this time." Yes, Tian Bu Mie Zang, I will come back safe and sound with the money and capital for our comeback, you... don't worry,"
Zang Hanzhong's eyes were slightly red at this moment. He pursed his lips to control his emotions and said: "Okay, okay, that's good. We will get better and better. Dad is waiting for you at home. Dad will call the cook now." Prepare dishes for your triumphant return,"
Zang Ao nodded deeply, kowtowed three times to Zang Hanzhong, stood up, and turned to leave.
"My son," Zang Hanzhong looked at Zang Ao's back and suddenly called him.
Zang Ao turned around slowly and looked at his father standing in the wind, with a strand of silvery hair on his forehead floating in his old age.
Zang Hanzhong didn't say any more sensational words. He finally stopped his son, just to take one last look and ask him one last question, a question that was pressing in Zang Han's heart.
"My son, do you believe that there is such a thing as 'friendship' in this world?"
Zang Ao was stunned for a moment. He never thought why his father would ask this question. However, Zang Ao was stunned for a moment and shook his head without hesitation.
Zang Hanzhong looked at it and smiled.
Zang Ao also smiled, took one last look at his father, and strode out without looking back.
[Yuncheng County County Government]
"Sir, everything is ready," Wei Dutou quickly stepped into the door and reported to Master Wu with his hands clasped in fists.
At this moment, Mr. Wu is no longer sitting on the Taishi chair and napping as before. Ever since he listened to Chao Gai's words, Mr. Wu's energy has been particularly good. Not to mention dozing off, he can't even sit still. After listening to Chao Gai's tricks, although I had a little bit of confidence in my heart, after all, it was a major event related to my future official career. At the moment, I was pacing back and forth on the floor of the study room uneasily, and now I looked at Wei Du Tou finished his work according to Chao Gai's instructions and came back to report back. Mr. Wu's stiff face gained some color. He raised his head and said stiffly to Wei Du Tou: "That's good, that's good." Wu The adult said a few words in succession, that would be fine, but after being stunned for a moment, he came back to his senses and suddenly asked nervously: "By the way, who did you arrange?"
"It's Liao Shi who was just promoted," Wei Dutou answered truthfully.
"Liao Shi...Liao Shi...that's the man with the beard and the dark complexion," Mr. Wu vaguely seemed to recall the appearance of that man. In his head, there was a burly black man. The guy came out.
"Exactly, I wonder if your Excellency is satisfied," Wei Dutou seemed to have great confidence in this person, looking at Master Wu and asking for credit.
"Satisfied, satisfied," Mr. Wu seemed to have a short-circuit in his brain. He kept saying everything he said. After saying it several times, he seemed to suddenly remember what he really cared about and asked, "By the way, How did you tell him this?"
When Wei Dutou saw Master Wu's excessive caution, he was really dumbfounded for a moment. However, he did not dare to make a mistake and said truthfully: "It's the same as discussed with Chao Gai. I just found him and pulled him to the I said this privately, I said, 'You also know, we have a batch of official silver to be delivered to the government office. Because the matter is so important, we can only decide now who will lead the troops to escort it. Because your boy is prudent in his work, Master Wu and I have been quietly observing you for a long time. Mr. Wu feels that you must be responsible for this important task, so he specially assigned fifty officers to you. After dawn, he will work hard to leave early and come back early. "How are you doing, sir?"
Master Wu listened, with an imperceptible smile on his face, and said repeatedly: "Very good, very good,"
When Wei Dutou saw that the Lord was satisfied, he was also very happy and continued to report: "The transfer of the officers and soldiers guarding the city has also been completed, so don't worry."
Mr. Wu's smile became more obvious and he continued to say: "Very good, very good."
(ps: 2012 is coming to an end. Without further ado, I wish all readers and friends a happy and better New Year,)