Wei Zhongdao was able to escape death this time thanks to the timely arrival of Liu Xin and his army, but he was not grateful at all. Seeing Cai Yong's excited expression, Wei Zhongdao already knew that his marriage was definitely going to be ruined, so he simply spoke plausibly.
He said: "Sir, you know what happened just now. I had no choice but to do it. As the saying goes, women are like clothes. If you lose the clothes, you can buy them again. If you lose your life, what's the use of clothes?"
"
Liu Xin was stunned at that time. It turned out that Wei Zhongdao was the same as Liu Bei. He also used women as clothes. He was furious and said: "Come here, since he said this, then take off all his clothes and call him
He should not wear any clothes."
Several Feihu guards rushed forward fiercely. The more than ten caravan guards had seen their power, and no one dared to step forward to stop them. Wei Zhongdao was so anxious that he shouted: "Liu Xin, as a court official
, how can you oppress the people at will?"
Liu Xin sneered and said: "Since you know that I am a court official, but you still dare to call me by my first name, aren't you afraid that I will punish you?"
Wei Zhongdao had long been pushed to the ground by several soldiers and stripped naked, leaving only a pair of underpants. It was already the winter month and the weather was getting colder. Wei Zhongdao was so cold that his teeth kept chattering and he huddled up.
Still able to speak.
Liu Xin then turned to Cai Yong and said, "Mr. Bozhe, it's cold outside. Please go to the car and rest. After they finish cleaning the battlefield, I will divide my troops and escort your family on the road."
Cai Yong fell to his knees with a plop and said, "My lord, I am guilty!"
Liu Xin hurriedly helped him up and said, "Ah, sir, you can't be like this. It's human nature to miss your hometown, and even Liu can't avoid it. Sir, do you still remember my poem? It's just because he saw the moonlight and it reminded him
I feel homesick, not to mention that my husband has been away from home for a long time. What kind of crime is this? It’s just that my husband shouldn’t leave secretly, which makes me so worried. I asked my husband to come to Jingzhou to help build the academy, and I didn’t ask him to go to jail, so why bother?
Leave without saying goodbye."
After hearing Liu Xin's words, Cai Yong felt even more embarrassed and said with shame on his face: "My lord, I know I was wrong, so I will follow my lord back to Xiangyang."
Liu Xin muttered: "Sir, there is no need to force it. If you really miss home, you can go back to Luoyang first. I will send someone to you after the Spring Festival."
Cai Yong left because he was homesick, but he couldn't tell Liu Xin the real reason. Whether to go to Xiangyang or Luoyang, this question really put Cai Yong in a dilemma.
Mrs. Cai and her daughter had been paying attention to the actions outside in the carriage. Seeing Cai Yong hesitate again, Mrs. Cai could not hold back. She opened the curtains and said: "Master, if it hadn't been for the rescue, our family wouldn't have known it."
What will happen to you, why do you still have the nerve to think about going back to Luoyang?"
Cai Yong quickly found a place to go down the stairs: "Madam, didn't I just tell you that I won't go to Luoyang? Why do you talk so much?"
At this time, Dian Wei had already asked people to collect the bodies of the four phantom secret agents together, and said to Liu Xin: "Brother, what should we do if these four hunters sacrifice their lives to protect each other?"
The phantom secret agent is an absolute secret. Even Tian Feng and Zhao Yun don't know about it. The only people who really know about it are Liu Xin, Ma Yun, Ju Shu, Dian Wei and Xu Chu, so although Dian Wei knows about them
identity, but in order to keep it secret, they are still called Orions.
Liu Xin looked at these four people, all of them died in horrible ways, and couldn't help feeling sad. She bowed deeply to them three times and said to Dian Wei: "These four heroes, when they saw injustice on the road, they drew their swords to help each other and sacrificed their lives for justice. This is
You are a true hero and a role model for us. When evil comes, you give them a good burial, find their families, and provide them with compensation. If there are underage children, the state government is responsible for raising them. We must never let the heroes bleed and shed tears.
"
Dian Wei accepted the promise and quickly arranged for someone to take their bodies away. Liu Xin glanced at He Man who was tied aside. It was this man who killed four of his secret spies. He couldn't help but get angry and said: "
Come here, behead this thief chieftain in public." Poor He Man didn't even see what the mother and daughter in the car looked like until her death.
In just a moment, Wei Zhongdao's face was blue from the cold. Liu Xin didn't want to kill anyone, so she ordered the soldiers to throw the clothes to him and said: "Wei Zhongdao, if you want to wear clothes, please promise the Cai family to give this door to the Cai family."
The marriage is cancelled. Otherwise, you will go back to Luoyang naked."
Wei Zhongdao couldn't say anything, he just nodded repeatedly, but a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes.
The battlefield was quickly cleaned up. The only things Liu Xin wanted to take away were the horses. As for the captured bandits and the corpses, the local government would handle them. A flying tiger guard led a majestic snow-green horse
He came over and said regretfully: "My lord, this horse is quite fat, but its legs are lame. Do you want to take it back?"
A guard suddenly shouted: "Sir, you can't take this horse away. This horse does not belong to the bandits, but to our caravan." After the guard finished speaking, he actually shed tears.
Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's just a lame horse. Is it worth being so sad? I'll just give it back to you."
The guard choked and said: "This is our captain's mount. Unfortunately, our captain was killed by a thief while trying to save the young master. Even his horse was injured trying to save the young master."
Liu Xin asked strangely: "It's easy to understand that your captain was killed because he was trying to save others. Why was this horse also injured?"
The guard cried and recounted what had just happened. Liu Xin couldn't help but be moved and said: "This guard captain is a loyal man and deserves admiration. In this way, here are ten taels of gold. You can use it to comfort his family.
"
After he took the gold, Liu Xin went to the place where the horse was injured and looked carefully. He was very interested in how the horse was injured. He saw some iron nails scattered on the ground, most of which had their heads facing upwards.
Many of them have been trampled by humans and horses and have sunk into the soil. Only a few of the nails have pointed ends pointing upward. If a horse's hoof accidentally steps on it, it is very likely to be injured. This is an unexpected discovery.
Seeing that there was nothing going on around him, Liu Xin took the Feihu bodyguard to escort Cai Yong's family back to Xiangyang. Lian Wei Zhongdao's carriage was taken away and used as Cai Yong's carriage.
Wei Zhongdao had already put on his clothes again, but the clothes were already in tatters due to the tug just now. However, he didn't care much if he could survive. He turned around and saw that the guard was still holding ten taels of gold and staring at Liu Xin and the others as they left.
He was in a daze, grabbed the ingot of gold with his hand, and said: "What are you looking at? Why don't you hurry up and get on your way."
The guard was surprised to realize that his hands were empty, and said to Wei Zhongdao: "Sir, this gold was given to the guard captain's family by that gentleman. You..."
Wei Zhongdao had lost all his face today. Seeing that the guard dared to contradict him, he roared: "What kind of captain is there? He is just a slave of my Wei family. He will die as soon as he dies. What's the big deal? What I just said
It's very cold and the carriage is gone, so this ingot of gold is compensation."
All the horses were taken away as trophies by Liu Xin. Wei Zhongdao and his party could only walk to Yingchuan. The Wei family also opened a new shop in Yingchuan. There was naturally something to do when they got there, but these guards looked at
Wei Zhongdao's eyes were full of contempt.
After the group returned to Xiangyang, Cai Yong felt shameless to see people. He stayed at home all day and stopped going out, not even to the academy. Liu Xin only thought that he was too frightened because of this incident, so
Then he invited Zhang Ji to his home for diagnosis and treatment.
When the two old friends met, Cai Yong felt even more ashamed and said to Zhang Ji: "Zhong Jing, to tell you the truth, I have been embarrassed this time. I thought my lord had evil intentions towards Yan'er, so I
I left Xiangyang because I wanted to escape. Who knew that Wei Zhongdao was a villain? Alas, it’s hard to describe him in words."
Zhang Ji advised: "Bojie, don't be sad. Since you are back now, it means everything is over. I have said before that my lord is kind and honest, and he is a wise master. We are lucky to be able to assist him. Now
Well, your marriage has been cancelled, so why should you be unhappy? Your wife is both talented and beautiful, so why are you worried about not finding a good wife?"
Cai Yong shook his head and said: "This girl has a high vision, but now she can no longer listen to what I say."
"It would be a joke if Cai Bojie's daughter didn't have high standards." Zhang Ji stretched out his hand to touch Cai Yong's pulse and said, "Bojie, your health is not serious. What you need now is
Cheer up and cheer up, and your body will naturally get better. Besides, the academy cannot do without you, you are always embarrassed to see the mistress busy there all day long."
Cai Yong watched Zhang Ji check his pulse and suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh no, I forgot to tell Wei Zhongdao what you said."
Even Zhang Ji, who values medical ethics the most, was uncharacteristically calm this time and said calmly: "Everyone has his own destiny, and this is what he is destined for. Besides, given his personality, even if you tell him, I'm afraid
He won’t believe it either, so let him go.”
Now, Cai Yan is free again. In the past, Cai Yong kept her under house arrest because she was a member of her husband's family, and he was worried that something would happen between her and Liu Xin, which would bring shame to the family. This is not the case now.
There was a problem. The marriage with the Wei family had been cancelled, and he also recognized Wei Zhongdao's true face. Naturally, there was no need to keep his daughter under house arrest.
Sometimes people are very strange. When Cai Yong looked back at Liu Xin, he felt that his image had become taller. His suspicions about him in the past had long since disappeared. Now in his eyes, Liu Xin was a man capable of both literary and military skills.
, a young man with a bright future, if he had not already had a wife and concubines, he would have long wished to betroth his daughter to him.
Wei Zhongdao came to Luoyang in embarrassment. He did not rush back to Hedong, but stayed in the capital and hung out in brothels all day, as if he wanted to vent his anger on women. Finally, Wei Zhongdao fell ill again.
The illness was more serious than the last time. Not only did he cough uncontrollably, but he often coughed up blood. The Wei family members panicked and quickly sent him back to Hedong.
Wei Lian already knew what happened to his son on the way back to Luoyang. Now seeing that his son looked haggard and withered, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Liu Xin, you have gone too far and tortured my son into such a state. I will never do it."