When Wang Zheng was caught in a long examination, everyone in the hall remained silent for a while, and it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
a long time.
Wang Zheng finally raised his head, his tiger eyes roamed the three of them for a while, and finally landed on Wang Rong: "But Li Feng is in person?"
he asked with a smile.
"Wang Rong of Langya, pays homage to General Tiangong."
Upon hearing the main voice, Wang Rong bowed slightly as an instinctive reaction.
The young man opposite seemed to be smiling and smiling, but the cold gaze projected on him still made Wang Rong feel a lot of pressure.
It was actually a majesty that frightened him more than ordinary people's angry eyes and expressions.
Don’t be angry and be proud.
This is the feeling Wang Rong gives to others on weekdays, but today, since his father's death, Wang Rong feels it again after many years.
"You are an elder, and you are not my soldier. I am a subordinate, so you don't need to be so polite." Wang Zheng stretched out his hand and said:
"The name of the prince has been respected by the government for a long time. Please take a seat."
"Thank you, General Tiangong." Wang Rong stood up and looked at Wang Zheng a little cautiously. Although he was worried and thought about it, he asked directly: "I wonder what important matter the general summoned us to?"
"As for important matters, we can't talk about it." Wang Zheng glanced at Wang Rong and said with a smile: "The prince is so straightforward, which is exactly what I like."
He didn't want to continue wasting time in Langya, so he got straight to the point: "Today, the Han Dynasty is in decline, and traitorous officials have stolen their lives. Is it fair to say that?"
Upon hearing these opening remarks, Wang Rong's heart skipped a beat, but what the other party said was true, so he could only nod his head.
Wang Zheng continued: "Therefore, the policy does not measure up to the ability, and we want to extend great justice to the world."
"Thanks to the bravery of the generals and the care of Huang Tian, we have now captured Langya, Pengcheng, and more than ten cities, covering half of the state. However, we know that our wisdom and skills are shallow and we lack the skills to stabilize the country and govern the country!"
"I heard that the Wang family has many talents, and that the prince is a famous figure in the contemporary era. He has been promoted all over the country, and the government is highly admired. I only hope that Mr. Wang can enlighten his stupidity and save him from misfortune. It is really a great blessing."
Hearing these half-literate words, Wang Rong smiled bitterly. He was really afraid of what he was talking about.
Wang Dian and Wang Xiang on the side also looked at each other in silence.
The three of them had made a lot of guesses about Wang Zheng's plans when they came. This was not only one of their expectations, but also the most unacceptable request for them.
For a moment, there was silence in the room.
How can this be good?
When he saw Yan Liang coming out, Wang Rong was first happy and then worried. In fact, he was mentally prepared.
Fortunately, Wang Rong knew that the Tiangong general did not seem to have lost his mind due to the assassination, which was considered a blessing.
The worry is really because no matter what, if the other party encounters such a thing in Langya, if they want to be held accountable, neither the Yan family, the Wang family, nor even all the Langya people will be able to escape.
Although it is possible to avoid the disaster of destroying the family and destroying the family, it is unavoidable to destroy the family and eliminate the disaster.
Wang Rong even thought clearly that if Wang Zheng wanted to use the topic to his advantage, there was no need for him to argue, so as not to annoy the other party. After all, no matter how eloquent he was, it was not as sharp as a sword.
Property, women... no matter how big the sum is, Wang Rong will accept it.
Can he allow the children of his royal family, and even himself, to serve under him and recognize him as his master? This...
Wang Rong really didn't want to.
Just kidding, he declined several appointments from the Han court. How could he be willing to join the Yellow Turbans?
After a long while, Wang Rong finally spoke.
He didn't even raise his head to look at Wang Zheng: "Thank you, General, for your favor. It's just that I am a man with no great ambitions. He only wants to live longer than Lin Quan, and I hope the General will succeed."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Wang Zheng was not surprised and did not get angry immediately. He asked again: "What about the other talents of the Wang family?"
He glanced at Wang Dian and Wang Xiang with a mocking smile on his face: "Are we saying that they are all young, ignorant, virtuous and incompetent people again?"
Such sharp words made Wang Rong's heart tremble.
He suddenly remembered at this moment that Wu Sheng seemed to have said just now that Yan Liang had reached an agreement with this Shuzi?
Have these words been said by Yan Liang before?
And the final result seems to be that Yan has given up on this?
"What does the general think?" Unable to figure out Wang Zheng's intentions, Wang Rong carefully considered his words and replied, "That's what it is."
"Mr. Wang, let me remind you." At this time, Wu Sheng on the side interrupted: "The criminal Yan Fu who acted boldly and wanted to murder the general confessed this morning!"
"His confession has been presented to General Chen Tiangong before his case. Both the general and I know that this matter was not done under the orders of the Yan family."
"There are other people who caused the rebellion!" Wu Sheng sneered: "However, after the conversation between the Yan family and my general, I was very heartbroken, but I have agreed to serve as the general. From today on, the adult men of the Yan family in Langya,
Regardless of his direct lineage or collateral lineage, they are all already serving in the heavenly army."
Not to mention Wang Rong, Wang Dian and other elites, even Wang Xiang, who had not yet reached the top, thought about it for a moment and heard the threat in this insinuation.
What a thief!
Does this mean that if we don’t want to serve as officials, you will use some excuse to accuse me, the Wang family?
The shock was followed by anger. The young man couldn't hold it back and shouted with a red face:
"General Tiangong, does he regard my family as Rick and wants to be Duke Hui of Jin?"
"If you want to accuse me, the Wang family, do you have any excuse?"
("Zuo Zhuan. The Tenth Year of Duke Xi" records: In the spring of the tenth year, Di destroyed Wen, and Su Zi had no faith. Su Zi rebelled against the king, that is, Di, but he could not fight against Di. The people of Di attacked him, but the king did not save him, so he was destroyed. Su Zi
Ben Wei. In the fourth month of summer, the Duke of Zhou died of his father, and the princes gathered together with Qi Xipeng to establish the Marquis of Jin. The Marquis of Jin killed Rick to say that. When he was about to kill Rick, the envoy said: "The Weizi is not as good as this. Although, the son killed two kings.
Isn't it difficult for a great man to be a son-in-law?" He said to him: "How can a king be prosperous without being deposed? If you want to impose a crime, there is no excuse for it. I heard the order." He fell down with his sword and died.)
Naturally, Wu Sheng couldn't understand the formal words, but he could immediately hear the disrespect in the tone. He rolled his eyes and was about to get angry, but Wang Zheng waved his hand to stop him.
Wang Zheng stared at Wang Xiang without saying a word, until the other party began to break out in cold sweat under the invisible pressure, and suddenly smiled softly:
"Since you know that you are trying to inflict a crime, the prince should be happy."
As he said that, he stopped looking at the confused young man and turned to look at Wang Rong: "What do you think, the prince?"
Wang Rong frowned slightly.
He has been in charge of the Wang family for more than ten years, and naturally he will not be as emotional as a boy like Wang Xiang. He immediately understood the meaning of Wang Zheng's words, and even had to admit that what the other party said made sense.
As the saying goes, when a king is angry, his blood flows down the river.
And in these troubled times, if any of the self-respecting princes on either side wants to lay down millions of corpses, it really depends on likes and dislikes, in a matter of seconds.
For these aristocratic families, what they fear most is "killing without teaching", those violent people who are completely unreasonable and unruly, but who can turn their entire family into powder with a single strike of thunder.
As for Wang Zheng, even if he wants to "accuse himself", at least he is willing to find a high-sounding reason and excuse before killing.
This shows that the yellow turban thief in front of him is still talking about rules and principles at this moment.
Even if it is "hypocrisy".
"General Tiangong." After thinking about this clearly, Wang Rong suddenly raised his head and said: "If someone wants to assassinate the general, he must have a reason, even if it is as trivial as a sneer, my Wang family..."
Before he finished speaking, Wang Zheng patted his waist with a smile, and a clear cry suddenly sounded, cutting off Wang Rong's continuation and making the three Wangs stunned.
"This is..." Wang Rong said blankly: "Victory thousands of miles away with a sword?"
"Exactly!" With a long laugh, Wang Zheng stood up and walked towards Wang Rong and the others.
There was silence, and there was no sound in the room except for the pacing.
"Why did this sword fall into the hands of the general?" Facing the tall figure suddenly approaching, Wang Rong couldn't help but ask.
"On that day, Kaiyang County's Weiwang went against the order of heaven and became my enemy. I killed him under my horse, so I got this sword!"
Staring at Wang Rong, Wang Zheng's eyes were blazing: "My lord, for this reason, can you win the trust of the people in the world?"
he asked.
"This..." Wang Rong felt sweat on his forehead and was speechless for a while. After a long while, he said: "General, this son is only a member of my Wang family...'
"If it were just an ordinary collateral descendant..." Wang Zheng said with a smile, "Why would the prince give away such a magical weapon so easily?"
"This..." Wang Dian was speechless for a moment. He wanted to say that this was because the Wang family was more proficient in literary matters in the past generations. There were only a few people who were as outstanding in martial arts as Wang Ling, but he knew in his heart that no matter what, what Wang Zheng said
The reasons actually already exist.
"In that case." Wang Rong spoke again: "My Wang family and the general have long had a quarrel. There are so many talents in the world, why should the general not look for my Wang family's children?"
"Even if we work for the general, how can the general trust us? Can we use it with confidence?"
"That's wrong." Wang Zheng laughed and said in a deep voice: "My lord, what is a noble family?"
Without waiting for Wang Rong's reply, Wang Zheng asked and answered himself: "Only those who have heard of thousands of families and have existed in the world for a long time are called a noble family!"
“If you want to be heard, you must know whether the general trend is good or bad!”
“If you want to survive forever, you must know the right balance of importance!”
"The Langya Wang family is the top family in Xuzhou." He raised his eyes and glanced at Wang Rong, Wang Zheng smiled and said: "In that case, no matter the prince or the children of the noble family, there will be no exception."
"That being the case, what if there's a rift?"
"If destiny were in my hands, I would be like the sun in the sky. How could you have evil thoughts in your heart and bring disaster upon yourself?"
"If the sun is not shining, and you are alone and alone..."
Having said this, Wang Zheng sneered and stood proudly with his hands behind his back, showing a commanding demeanor: "I was born in the Yellow Turban, and everyone in the world wants to kill him, so I don't mind having more swords from your Wang family!"
Wang Rong was speechless when he said this, and he was a little confused for a moment: "General, the stakes are very important at this time, can you allow us to go home and summon the clan elders to discuss it, and then give us a reply?"
"We can discuss it, there is no need to go home!" Wang Zheng smiled casually and said in a nonchalant tone: "I will return to Kaiyang tomorrow, there is no point in wasting time."
"The prince is the head of the family, and your son is the next head of the family. You two are enough. Let's discuss it in the inner hall."
"One hour must be enough."
Having said this, Wang Rong and the other three could only nod helplessly: "Well, thank you, General."
...
An hour later, when the sound of footsteps appeared again, Wang Zheng looked up, but only the figures of the two people came into view.
Sensing his gaze, Wang Rong took the initiative and said, "General, can you push back the left and right sides?"
Wu Sheng didn't react at first, and it wasn't until Wang Zheng glanced at him that he came back to his senses.
There are only three people in the elegant room now. How about retreating?
Doesn't that mean asking Wu Litou to get out of the way?
Suddenly his face darkened and he yelled, "You old guy..."
In fact, Wang Zheng was also a little surprised.
It is said that county officials are not as good as county managers. In today's Langya County, Wu Sheng is the one who truly controls the fate of all aristocratic families.
When Wang Rong said this, didn't he offend others?
Glancing at Wang Rong and seeing the expression of begging in his eyes, Wang Zheng thought for a while and said:
"A Sheng, the prince is an elder. He has been here for a long time and why haven't you been offered a cup of tea?"
"Let's arrange for the maid to deliver it."
"Here."
After Wu Sheng left with a look of resentment on his face, Wang Zheng turned to look at Wang Rong and said calmly: "Go ahead."
"General," Wang Rong stared at Wang Zheng for a while, as if he wanted to see clearly this ordinary face, and said: "As long as you agree to do one thing, my entire Wang family will be willing to work for the general, and only for the general!"
Interesting, do you want to negotiate terms with me?
Wang Zheng couldn't help but sneered and shook his head secretly.
He felt that he was overestimating the other party. Compared with Yan Liang's ability to discern the situation, the head of the Wang family was far behind.
Now I am a knife and you are a fish, and our status is not equal. Where do you have the capital to negotiate terms?
I was about to scold him harshly, but when my words came to my lips, I stopped.
At this time, Wang Zheng saw something through Wang Rong's eyes.
That is a kind of determination, and that is the understanding that comes after considering all the pros and cons.
This made Wang Zheng understand. That matter seemed to be the Langya Wang family, or Wang Rong's bottom line!
In other words, if you don't agree to the other party's request, it will be a threat of annihilation. There is no way that the Wang family will surrender to him!
Um...Is that so?
"What's the matter?" After an unknown amount of time, Wang Zheng asked again, "Tell me and listen."
"General Tiangong." Wang Rong said seriously: "Have you ever heard of Sun Jian?"
"General Polu?" Wang Zheng was startled when he heard this: "Didn't he die long ago?"
Among the Han people at this time, Sun Jian's reputation was extremely high, but in the hearts of later generations like Wang Zheng, the Jiangdong Tiger was not as important as his two sons.
Even Sun Jian's death was caused by Wang Zheng remembering that when Sun Ce served Yuan Shu in the novel, his father was already dead.
In the original history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Jian died at the hands of Huang Zu.
In April of the third year of Chuping, Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to conquer Jingzhou and attack Liu Biao. Liu Biao sent Huang Zu to fight between Fancheng and Deng County. Sun Jian defeated Huang Zu, pursued the victory, crossed the Han River, and surrounded Xiangyang. Liu Biao closed his doors and refused to fight.
Huang Zu was sent out of the city at night to mobilize soldiers. Huang Zu returned with his troops, and Sun Jian resumed fighting. Huang Zu was defeated and fled to the Xian Mountains. Sun Jian pursued. Huang Zu's troops would fire hidden arrows from the bamboo forest, and Sun Jian was killed by the arrow.
"This official died in the third year of Chuping, which was not a long time ago."
At this point, Wang Rong changed the topic and said with annoyance: "But it is true that he died too early! It was too cheap!"
In the third year of Chuping?
This time is also the time when Wang Zheng traveled through time.
While sighing secretly, Wang Zheng already knew something about it when he saw Wang Rong's expression.
Does the Langya Wang family, or this Wang Rong, have a grudge against that Sun Jian?
In fact, there is no difference.
The Han Dynasty was different from later generations in that the ties between family and individuals were extremely close.
"In that case." He asked proactively: "Why would the prince mention a dead person?"
"General, although Sun Jian is dead, he still has heirs alive!" Wang Rong said with a cold murderous intention in his eyes:
"If the general can uproot the Sun family in Wu County and make this official have no descendants, then everyone in my royal family, young and old, male and female, will be willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses from now on!"
This is a big revenge...
Wang Zheng secretly yelled, "Fuck you." He couldn't help his curiosity and asked in surprise: "I wonder what grudge Sun Jian has against the prince?"
"Grudge?"
Hearing this, Wang Rong smiled sadly: "When I came to the court, Major Wu once asked me how many boys there are in my family. Speaking of which, although there are many boys in the Wang family, there are not many direct relatives. And my generation also has There are only four people.”
"The eldest son of the current Wang family is Wang Rui, my eldest brother!"
Wang Rui?
Understanding that this is the key to Wang Rong's desire to seize the Sun family of the Yi tribe, Wang Zhengdao: "This Duke is now..."
"A certain brother is talented and talented, and is versatile in both civil and military affairs. Comparing him to a certain brother is like a raccoon horse and a unicorn, or a jackdaw with a luan and phoenix ears."
Wang Rong's eyes flashed with sorrow, and he said slowly: "He was born as a filial and honest man, and he moved to Jingzhou to be the governor. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be my Wang family's eagle to soar!"
"God damn those thieves Sun and Cao!" At this point, Wang Rong's words showed unspeakable anger: "Both of them are my brother's ministers. They don't want to be loyal, but instead commit rebellion and falsely accuse them of backstabbing. In the end, my brother swallowed gold and committed suicide, filled with hatred!"
(In the sixth year of Zhongping (189), Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, was framed by his subordinate Cao Yin, the prefect of Wuling, and attacked by Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha. He committed suicide by swallowing gold.)
"The so-called eldest brother is like a father. How can we share the hatred of our father?"
"I have already killed all Cao Yin's family." Wang Rong stared at Wang Zheng and said word by word:
"Only the Sun family is rooted in the east of the Yangtze River, and it is beyond the reach of the whip. I heard that Sun Jian has descendants who are very brave and have more than a thousand elite soldiers. I think that my family alone is too weak to be able to avenge this hatred, so I ask the general to help. !”
That is blood feud.
Wang Zheng knew it in his heart. Although he was not a living person, he also knew that the people of the Han Dynasty valued blood relatives.
And looking at Wang Rong's appearance, I'm afraid his feelings for his eldest brother are even more unusual.
In fact, when it comes to dealing with the Sun family, Wang Zheng has no scruples in terms of emotions or interests.
Among the heroes of the Eastern Han Dynasty, his favorite was Cao Cao when he was a teenager in his previous life. Even though Cao Cao was considered a villain in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the middle-aged boy sometimes couldn't resist such evil charms. This was why Wang Zhengben had invested in him at the beginning of time travel. One of the reasons for Cao Wei.
Later, as he grew older and gained more experience, Wang Zheng's favorable impression of Shu Han and Liu Bei grew stronger and stronger, and finally even surpassed Cao Cao.
Speaking of which, among the future Three Kingdoms, only Sun Quan and the Soochow regime, Wang Zheng, had no feelings from the beginning to the end, and even had a bad feeling.
I had a good impression of Sun Ce at first, but...
We also had a grudge not long ago.
Wang Zhengben was willing to put things to rest, but considering Sun Ce's arrogant temperament of looking at people through his nostrils, he probably couldn't be kinder to him.
It's just that the Yi people...
Isn't it too harsh?
Wang Zheng was lost in thought, his fingers tapping the beats on the tables carelessly. Amidst the clicking sounds, he occasionally looked up at Wang Rong.
After a long while, Wang Zheng finally made a decision.
He raised his head and looked at Wang Rong, stroking his hands and nodding, and said calmly: "Okay, Your Majesty."
"Master Sun of Wu County, I have agreed to cook for you, Master Wang!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Rong stood up excitedly, then suddenly bowed his head and knelt on the ground, shouting loudly, and his voice was filled with tears:
"Thank you, General, for avenging my brother!"
"Your Majesty, Wang Rong, pays homage to the Lord!"
...
When Wu Sheng walked in again, after explaining to him, Wang Zheng let out a long sigh: "The matter here is over. I will set off tomorrow and return to Kaiyang."
"Azheng," Wu Sheng scratched his head when he heard this, but stopped talking.
When Wang Zheng saw this, he couldn't help but laugh. He already understood what the other party was thinking. With Wu Sheng's temperament, he was reluctant to let him continue to be in charge of Langya County. For him, it was also a waste of talent and the general was vacant.
He pretended to ponder for a long time, and then said: "Assign a reliable lieutenant, um, leave five hundred people to garrison, and come back with me."
"Here!"
Wu Sheng shouted loudly with a smile, then thought of something and asked: "By the way, A Zheng, what should I do with Yan Chu?"
Hearing this, Wang Zheng was also startled. He turned to look at him and asked in surprise: "You still keep this person alive?"
"You didn't say anything, how dare I make my own decision?" Wu Sheng defended a little aggrievedly.
Wang Zheng shook his head helplessly and said calmly: "Wang and Yan have joined, this person is no longer useful."
"Since you are a useless person, why should you keep him?" He snorted disdainfully: "You will only waste our army's rice and food by keeping him here?"
At this time, the sky was gradually getting darker.