Chapter 208: Sudden counterattack

The imperial examination chaired by the Ministry of Rites began at 6 am and ended at 6 pm, but Tang Cheng was not used for so long. Not long after noon, he came out of the imperial city with a box containing the four treasures of the study and some vegetables and drinking water.

Today is the big day for Tang Cheng to take the imperial examination. These days, Lai Ford followed Su Can, who was not moving, and he came to take the exam. He said that he was serving him, in fact, he was waiting outside after sending people into the Suzaku Gate. Without the entry and exit mailings issued by the Ministry of Rites, he could not enter the imperial city at all.

The sun in early spring and February was not very energetic. It seemed that the sun was setting in a little while just after noon. The sky was dry and cold. Lai Fu, who was bored and circled around outside the Zhuque Gate, saw Tang Cheng coming out from inside and ran over.

After running closer, Lai Fu hurriedly took the box from Tang Cheng's hand and looked at the face of the great official carefully.

After the box was left, Tang Cheng spread his arms and chest expansion in front of Zhuque Gate for a long time. Today's exam was really atrocity. Who would have thought that during the Tang Dynasty, the most important examination room in the world, was actually under the veranda of wind on three sides. In February, and the wind blowing through the hall, what would it feel like? When Tang Cheng was in the examination room, he heard the sound of thin-clothed poor men not far away from the exam, and the sound of teeth trembling while taking the exam.

It is also good to eat two cups of hot tea to warm your body when the weather is severely cold, but although the Ministry of Rites provides hot water, no one dares to drink it. Once the body moves, the examiner will stamp a red mark on the paper, meaning that there is a suspicion of cheating. With this mark, even if the paper is made in a bunch of flowers, you will be given a second place immediately. Because of this, Tang Cheng, like other candidates, ate cold meals under the cold eaves at noon.

If these two points are nothing, the most uncomfortable thing is the book table for candidates to answer questions. This book table was contracted by officials in charge of the rituals to private individuals. It was narrow and tight under the cutting corners. The gap between them could not even put down, so I didn't dare to sit again. At the beginning of the exam, there was a tribute student from Chang'an who came to take the exam for the first time. As a result, the book table in front of him broke open, and the unlucky guy was actually bombarded and disqualified from the exam.

It’s cold and the weather is cold and the food is cold. In addition, I can’t stretch my legs and feet and sit for several hours. No one can think of a good look.

Seeing Tang Cheng's face was depressed, Lai Fu's heart skipped a beat, "It's bad, the official did not do well in the exam this time."

"The Ministry of Rites is so heartless, it's enough to come to this place once." After moving his body, Tang Cheng looked at the family members of the scholars who were waiting for him with their necks on their sides, waved his hand and said, "Go, go back."

Back at the residence, the door who came out looked at Lai Fu first, and Lai Fu shook his head gently with a calm face.

When Menzi saw Lai Fu, the smile that had already been prepared on his face suddenly closed, and he swallowed the complimentary words that were already in his throat.

After that, he walked all the way to the second yard. Every servant who met along the way looked at Lai Fu's face like a disciple. After seeing it, he was much more cautious when he saluted Tang Cheng. The Du Ma Zi from the stove secretly put away the stewed carp that had been prepared.

Carp leaped over the dragon gate, which was originally a good start for the scholars of the scientific examination, but now even the officials have not done well in the exam. Wouldn’t it be exciting to present this dish?

Tang Cheng, who was physically and mentally exhausted, didn't care about the behavior of the people. After he arrived at the second room, he ordered water and meals to be prepared. He took a hot shower and ate a delicious meal. After falling asleep, he fell asleep.

Seeing Tang Cheng like this, the servants became more and more confident that the high-ranking officials had a bad guess. Everyone in the small mansion was acting lightly, and even spoke. So when Lai Fu saw the Wei Mansion guards rushed in and insisted on seeing the high-ranking officials who had just fallen asleep, he tried to persuade him without saying anything.

The high-ranking official is tired and in a bad mood today. Can he come back tomorrow?

"Tomorrow?" The guard shook his head. Seeing that Lai Fu was still dissuading him, he was anxious and simply pulled his neck and shouted inside: "Young Master, Mr. Tang, Wang Jun has important matters, please see you."

"You are such a rude person." Lai Fu heard the guard shouting, and immediately reached out to pull him away.

At this moment, the door creaked open. Tang Cheng, sleepy-eyed, walked out, "Wang Jun. Are you worth it? Come in and sit down, what are you doing?"

Seeing that Tang Cheng was smiling on his face when he spoke to Wang Jun, Lai Fu felt relieved, "What are you doing?"

"Give tea," after waved his hand and gave instructions, Tang Cheng let Wang Jun enter the house.

After Wang Jun entered the room, he closed the door casually. Tang Cheng saw that he was so abnormal, and suddenly stopped, "What happened?"

"Young Master, something is not good." Wang Jun's voice was low and light, and the expression on his face was rushing and horror mixed with it.

"Don't worry, the sky cannot fall." Although Tang Cheng's heart skipped a beat when he saw Wang Jun like this, his face remained calm and calm, giving way to Wang Jun to sit down, "Don't be anxious! Let me slowly explain what happened?"

"Today, the Third Master and the Seventh Master arrived at the mansion, saying that the general was asking the general to find a wrong place to kill the young master and our guards who supervised the implementation of military discipline."

Upon hearing this, Tang Cheng's body shook suddenly, and he refused to speak. Wang Jun, who was obedient and spoke very quickly, said the whole thing.

After Wei Bo returned from the Yulin Army today, Wei Rui and his third uncle arrived, and then the three of them discussed secretly in the study.

Wang Yi, the servant who is responsible for serving tea in Wei Bo study, is a uncle and cousin from the same branch as Wang Jun. This is nothing. After all, in the Fuyuan General's Mansion, all the family members named Wang are from the wife's family, and they are all relatives to get relatives. But one difference is that Wang Yi died of his father since he was a child, and his orphans and widows lived very poorly. It was all due to Wang Jun's father's years of support to live. Wang Yi went in and out of Wang Jun's family since he was a child, and the two families were even more united. Although they were indifferent to the family in the big family, the relationship between the two families was an exception. Although Wang Yi and Wang Jun did not have the status of brotherhood, they were actually.

When Wang Yi was delivering tea, he happened to hear something about Tang Cheng and the guards. The atmosphere in the study was very solemn.

Wang Yi didn't care about Tang Cheng or Tang Cheng, but Wang Jun was involved in the matter. It seemed that the situation was a bit bad. After eavesdropping Wang Yi, who had just heard from the study, saw that there was no one in front of him, he suddenly had the courage to tiptoe outside the door and eavesdrop. It was amazing when he heard it. The third and seventh masters said that the general wanted to find a wrong place to kill Tang Cheng and the guards who followed him.

After hearing this news, Wang Yi was so scared that he immediately retreated with anger. He ran out without even caring about the errands and asked him to find a way to ask his sister-in-law to plead with his wife.

Wang Jun was also confused by the news. He was stunned for a while before he realized what was going on. After asking, he was stunned and then he quickly arrived at Tang Cheng's place in absent-minded manner.

Tang Cheng is their leader. After these days, I don’t mention my good feelings. Wang Jun also knew about Tang Cheng’s courage and ability. In times of crisis, he naturally thought of asking him to make an idea.

After hearing Wang Jun's panic, Tang Chengzhen was in a hurry. This man was too uncontrollable and the matter was finished from beginning to end. He had not mentioned what reason Wei Rui used to persuade Wei Bo to kill.

"If you want to kill, you must kill me first." Tang Cheng even smiled, "Don't be anxious first. Think about how Wang Yi told you? First, did the general agree? Second, if Wei Rui was not crazy, he would definitely have a reasonable reason."

Tang Cheng's smile calmed down Wang Jun's anxious mood and slapped his forehead suddenly, "I'm really anxious and confused. I don't know whether the general agreed or not. Wang Yi didn't dare to stay too long. Before he finished listening, he came to tell me. As for the reason..."

This matter is too incredible, and the reason for Wei Rui and the third master is the key. Wang Jun's speech had just paused, and Tang Cheng asked, "What's the reason?"

"Wei Rui said that although the young master led us to temporarily suppress the Wanqi Army, it was only in front of us. In private, the soldiers were actually very resentful. Ten thousand cavalry was not as good as other troops. After decades of habit, they could not cure their root bad habits. There must be a rebound. The heavier the attack now, the more powerful it will be when the rebound is. This is the same as King Li of Zhou defending the people more than the Sichuan River. The general now sees that although his authority is gradually declining, he is actually standing on the edge of the cliff." Since he has obtained such news, Wang Jun no respect for Wei Rui, and he speaks like Tang Cheng and calls his name. After he said this, he calms down and then Wang Junsu continued: "Wei Rui also said that there is a way to make the general get the benefits but not harm him."

"That is to find a mistake and kill the young master and us in front of the entire army." When Wang Jun said this, his face that had just calmed down turned red again. "Wei Rui said that this will not only bring the benefits of rectifying military discipline in the previous era, but also give the resentment in the hearts of the soldiers of the ten thousand cavalry, and increase the authority of the general. This is a good thing to win three goals at one fell swoop."

Listening to Wang Jun's words without saying a word, Tang Cheng looked at him calmly, but his heart was already full of storms. Poisonous. Wei Rui and the immortal third uncle are really Poisonous. He can come up with such an idea.

After hearing Wei Rui's reason, Tang Cheng unexpectedly thought of a story when he was looking at the later generations when he was looking at history books. It seemed that an emperor or a big man had done this. He first promoted a confidant to do dirty things for him. When the confidant did almost the same dirty things that he was inconvenient to do, it was also when the heavens were angry and people resented. The emperor and others came forward to punish the man with neat punishment. This not only gained benefits, but also was praised as a wise ruler and gained popularity.

Isn't this story in later generations a replica of what he saw? And wouldn't he become the idiot confidant? When he thought of this, Tang Cheng felt a cold vest and was smart. The things he did since he came to Beijing and joined Wei Bo were the most typical of being smart. He shot himself in the foot, and the result of being smart was to push himself to the edge of the cliff.

Wei Rui... No, it is very likely that the old guy's proposal has obvious benefits. What makes Tang Cheng feel more and more disheartened the more he thinks is that if he is Wei Bo, he might be moved after hearing this idea. Compared with the huge interests, for Wei Bo's identity, what is the point of dying a subordinate and dozens of servants?

At this moment, my heart was cold. Tang Cheng, who felt the threat of death so directly for the first time in his life, wanted to slap himself a few times. He was really a fool! He had been stubborn and self-righteous since he was building roads in Jinzhou. Now he has finally suffered the consequences and pushed himself to the edge of a cliff with his own hands.

"Young Master..." Wang Jundi's call interrupted Tang Chenghui's unsatisfactory contemplation, "What should we do now?"

Yes, this is another mistake. At this time, it’s still time to be distracted from thinking about other things! I was so confused, completely confused.

"Wang Jun, you and the General are sometimes there. According to your understanding of the General, will he agree to Wei Rui and the old man's suggestion?"

"The General is not a person who doesn't miss his old love, but the matter is bad. Wei Zhen's old man has come. In the Wei tribe, the general listens to him the most, so..." Wang Jun hesitated and shook his head, "So I can't say it, but one thing is certain. According to the general's nature, even if he wants to agree, it won't be so fast."

Yes. Wei Bo is gentle in character and has soft ears!

After hearing Wang Jun's words, Tang Cheng stood up from his seat and shook his head vigorously, rubbed his face hard with both hands, and walked around the room with his hands in his arms.

Knowing that he was thinking about a way to respond, Wang Jun did not speak anymore. For a moment, only Tang Cheng's slow but heavy footsteps sounded in the room. The dull sound seemed to be stepping on people's hearts, which made Wang Jun, who was already in a difficult position, even more panic.

At this time, a quarter of an hour of kung fu made people feel longer than a year. It took Wang Jun a long time to see Tang Cheng finally stopping the dull pace.

"It is related to life and death, and we have to earn our lives by ourselves. We cannot just wait for the general's decision." After thinking, Tang Chengru stopped hesitating for a moment, and turned around and said to Wang Jun in a deep voice: "Go back immediately and call all the other nineteen brothers. After the situation is explained clearly, let them do something."

"What's the matter, the young master just give me orders." Wang Jun stood up and said, "I wish I could leave immediately."

"Call all the husbands who are in the General's Mansion and other relatives who are close to each other, and then ask them to go to the inner courtyard to find the eldest wife. You are all related to the wife's relatives. Dozens of close people are killed, so the eldest wife cannot ignore the murder of dozens of husbands." Tang Cheng's mind turned sharply and said with a sneer: "Remember, tell you that the husbands are at a loss. You should use the trick of crying, making a fuss and hanging, so that you can use it as much as possible, don't hide it."

Upon hearing this, Wang Jun nodded heavily, "Then what are we doing?"

"You send messages to other guards first, not only to let them know the news, but also to let them understand that we can die today. Maybe it will be their turn. After this matter is done, you will prepare some ropes and wait for me at the door of the mansion." After that, Tang Cheng did not wait for Wang Jun to ask again, and waved his hand and said, "Go away quickly, I'll be there later."

As soon as Wang Jun opened the door, he saw Lai Fu who was guarding the door. However, he had no intention of saying hello and ran out quickly.

"Come in." Seeing Lai Fu walking in, Tang Cheng turned his mind and sneered, "Okay, Lai Fu, you have used all the skills you learned from Su Can to me."

Since following Tang Cheng, Tang Cheng hasn't spoken to him like this. Lai Fu was shocked and his legs were weak and he knelt on the ground. "I couldn't help it for a while, and the high-ranking official will forgive him."

"Only this time, please tell me Lai Fu. If there is such a thing again, not only you, but even Xiaotao will not have to live." After Tang Cheng, who was in an extremely bad mood, was violated by the taboo, he gritted his teeth and spoke very ruthlessly. "If you want to live a happy life with Xiaotao, you have to engrave these words into my heart."

"The little one knows the mistake, the little one never dares again." Before he can say anything, Tang Cheng interrupted him, "Last time I asked you to pay attention to how Wei Rui did the matter of bribing his confidants in the Wanqi Army?"

On the day Tang Cheng whipped the one million cavalry soldiers, Wei Rui had just arrived at the coach's tent and found out that the news had been found. While surprised that Wei Rui was coming quickly, Tang Cheng left the mind to let Lai Fu start handling the matter under Su Can's guidance.

"Three were found, and the detailed records were found in the study of the great official." This was the first job that Lai Fu took over. It was available to Masayu and others, but he didn't have to worry about money. Under Su Can's guidance, the passionate Lai Fu directly followed, inquired, bought and other methods. He wanted to say that he did have an innate talent in this area. Although he had only been more than twenty days, he still found three of them. Such achievements were really not bad.

Tang Cheng didn't expect Lai Fu to make such a quick progress. He was slightly stunned and nodded and said, "It's a good job! I'll go to the public account to receive a reward of fifty knots tomorrow." After that, he went out to the study next door.

Tang Cheng found the record that he had missed and didn't read because he was preparing for the exam a few days ago, and then sneered and took the record out of the study.

Lai Fuhou was outside the study room. When he saw Tang Cheng coming out, he followed him. After the master and servant went out to get on the horse, he ran straight to Wei Bo's mansion not far away.

When Tang Cheng arrived, Wang Jun and twenty others had just gathered in the gate. Twenty people stood neatly in the closed gate. With so many people, the expressions on their faces were more aggrieved and angry, and there were many fears around the twenty people. There were many guards and servants of the Wei family who were coming. So many people gathered together but no one spoke. Coupled with the expressions of Wang Jun and others, the whole scene seemed very tragic.

Seeing Tang Cheng walking in from outside, the crowd was slightly commotion, and everyone's eyes were focused on him, especially Wang Jun and others' eyes were even more anxious. Seeing that they were like this, they clearly wanted Tang Cheng to say something.

After slowly walking to Wang Jun, Tang Cheng asked in a low voice: "How is the situation inside?"

"The guests have all gone in. The news just passed back has sounded crying in the inner house. The General, Wei Rui and the immortal man have never left the study. Maybe he doesn't know the news yet. Wang Yi has received family rules because of his poor service." When he said this in a low voice, Wang Jun's lips trembled.

"Okay, tie me up," Wang Jun was stunned. Tang Cheng took a step back and said loudly, "Bind me up."

When Wang Jun was still hesitating, Tang Cheng took the rope prepared in his hand and put himself up first. After the snail, he turned his head and said to the guard standing next to him: "Please help me tie us up."
Chapter completed!