Chen Congzhi took five hundred taels of silver to Mengjiazhuang, but found that Qin Chuan had gone to the Black Mountain Mine, and he had no choice but to wait outside the village.

But left and right, I haven't seen Qin Chuan come back, and Chen Congzhi, who was bored, remembered that Lou Fu had a royal family, which was the descendant of Wang Xizeng, the imperial historian of the Jianwen period.

Because Wang Xi did not support Yongle, built a text on the death festival, and died of disobedience to the ancestors, many gentry who had dealings with the Wang family avoided being implicated, and alienated or even excluded the Wang family, so that the Wang family declined, and in these generations, they could only rely on cultivating the land for a living.

In this generation, the Wang family finally came out with an immortal material, named Wang Jizong, the word is clear, studied under Mr. Xiling, is the most outstanding talent in Jingle Xiling School, has been the leader in the county examination and the government examination, the first of the two cases in the county government, so that the Taiyuan Mansion is in an uproar, and the officials and gentry and scribes have been sideways.

But on the eve of the hospital examination, Wang Jizong suddenly heard that his wife was seriously ill, so he wanted to rush back to Lou Fu to take care of his wife, but was stopped by Mr. Xiling and reprimanded him for putting the cart before the horse.

Wang Jizong, who was nineteen years old at the time, said something like this: The husband should beware of the right and then the body, the body and then the family, the family and then the country, and then the country, and then the world is peaceful.

Mr. Xiling was speechless, and seeing that his intention to go had been decided, he stomped his sleeves and stomped his feet, scolding him for destroying the yellow bell at the end of the book.

After Wang Jizong knelt on the ground and bowed to Mr. Xiling three times, he decided to go, and he went for seven years.

Wang Jizong, who has a good hand and a good article in the middle of the family, has a weak wife and children, and has a good hand, so he rolled up his sleeves and went to the field to farm, and has not gone out of the mountain to obtain any fame in the past seven years, nor has he accepted apprenticeship in Lou Fu Kaitang, and even declined many official gentry who came to invite him to go out of the mountain as a guest, only farming every day to feed the family, and still follow his way of Qi family.

Some people say that his wife has the beauty of a closed moon and a shy flower, a fish and a goose, which makes her obsessed with beauty and can't extricate herself.

It is also said that because his ancestor Wang Xi died at the hands of Chengzu, many officials and gentry have alienated and even excluded the Wang family, so that the Wang family has declined to this point, and it has been extremely disappointed in the Ming Dynasty and is unwilling to rule the country for the court.

There are also people who say that under today's internal and external troubles, the government is rotten, the officials and gentry are corrupt, Wang Jizong regards himself as high and does not want to go along with the dirt, like his ancestor Wang Xizeng to die in the Qi family, not to help Zhu Ming.

You can get a glimpse of it from its name Jizong.

Chen Congzhi was also young and uninhibited, the first time he met Wang Jizong, he hit it off at first sight, and then he had contacts from time to time, after Wang Jizong returned to his hometown Qi's family, he only sighed inexplicably, and only admired it.

He decided to visit Wang Jizong, and by the way, in the name of the magistrate of the county, he inspected Lou Fu to observe the people's feelings.

Chen Congzhi took two hundred officials and townsmen into Loufu Town, most of the villagers in the town had fled far away, and only a few numb ones stood stupidly on the empty street, not knowing what to ask.

After pretending to walk around, Chen Congzhi asked the officials to find a place to settle in the town, and he only brought the warden and a few officials to knock on the door of the Wang family.

Wang Jizong was surprised by his arrival and invited him to come in to greet him, and after hearing that the elders of the other party's family had unfortunately died, Chen Congyi handed over a letter of five taels of silver prepared in advance.

Wang Jizong resolutely refused to accept it, and the two sides pushed for a long time, and finally Wang Jizong accepted the red paper that sealed the silver, and the silver refused to accept it until he died.

Chen Congzhi had no choice but to hand over the silver to the officials and ordered them to buy some wine and meat to eat, and he planned to stay in Wangjiazhuang for one night and talk to Wang Jizong about wine.

There was nothing to buy in the town, and the only miscellaneous store that sold everything had already been swept away by Bashanhu's people, and even the food was robbed of the villagers' homes, so where did they get wine and meat.

Chen Congzhi was embarrassed, and Wang Jizong was also worried that he had no food to entertain the guests, when two people suddenly came outside, bringing more than a dozen catties of cooked water and a pound of salt, and in a rough voice called himself the subordinate of the Qin chief steward of Mengjiazhuang, put down the food and left.

Wang Jizong was not hypocritical, and after thanking him outside the door, he asked his family to take the water to cook.

Chen Congzhi was silent on the surface, but he was surprised in his heart, the surname Qin was recruiting Wang Jizong.

Wang Jizong has the talent to govern the country and level the world, and he is a thief surnamed Qin, what is he recruiting him for?

His heart is clear.

Wang Jizong's heart is like a mirror, but he still has the right to be ignorant, so he just waits for his family to cook the water and go to the table, so he uses water instead of wine to talk to Chen Congzhi.

When it was time to hold the lamp, there was a sudden noise outside, and then the two people who came to deliver the meat just now came in, saying that their Qin Steward was leading people to chase down two hundred Huangcong Mountain bandits, and they would soon kill Lou Fu, and the thieves were very likely to attack the Wang family's compound as a foothold, and asked Mr. Wang's family to take refuge in Mengjiazhuang for a night.

Hearing this news, Wang Jizong's face sank.

Not because the thieves from Huangcongshan came, but because of the man's later words: Invite his family to Mengjiazhuang for a night.

The night that the Great Steward of Qin lent him grain, he still didn't know the details of the other party, but since the officers and soldiers of the guard station defeated Mengjiazhuang, and Mengjiazhuang recruited displaced people and villagers everywhere, he knew who this so-called Great Steward of Qin was.

There is no doubt about the thieves.

And he is ambitious and bold and reckless.

He also knew why the surnamed Qin would lend him grain, it was nothing more than to recruit him.

Of course he didn't want to, and he wouldn't be a thief, even if the ancestor died at the hands of Zhu Ming.

Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been in a dilemma, he is practicing filial piety of the Qi family, and he can't be loyal to the country, but he can't be treason and rebellion because of this, which will make him shameless to face his ancestors.

The ancestors' ambition to build a text on the day of death has long been passed down in the blood of the descendants of the Meng family.

But now, the leader surnamed Qin seems to want to use it.

The more Wang Jizong thought about it, his face became more and more solemn, and he only kept his face calm and didn't say a word.

Chen Congzhi's face turned pale.

What he is most afraid of is the thief, although there are only two hundred thieves, but it is the famous Huangcong Mountain Bashan Tiger people, he brought those officials and village warriors are all crooked melons and cracked dates, where is the opponent.

Now it is estimated that it is too late to return to Jingyou, even if he has time, he will not dare to go back at night, maybe this is a trick played by the surnamed Qin, just wait for him to go on the road at night, just like dealing with Han Mao, he will not even be able to save his life at that time.

Jingyou can't go back, Mengjiazhuang can't go, the only thing that Lou Fu still has the ability to defend is the Wang family's compound, he can only stay here, and he can still help Wang Jizong guard his home.

Thinking of this, Chen Congzhi pretended to be calm and said to Wang Jizong: "Don't worry, the virtuous brother has two hundred servants and townsmen accompanying him, and now he is in the town, just call him into the virtuous brother's village, the two hundred Huangcong mountain thieves are not to be afraid, if the thief dares to come, he will definitely come and go." ”

Wang Jizong's eyes, whose face was solemn, suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly gratefully arched his hand towards Chen Congzhi: "Then there is Brother Laotai." ”

"It's a gesture."

Chen Congzhi asked his subordinates to call those servants and village warriors in, and then turned to the people from Mengjiazhuang and said: "Go back and tell your family's chief steward, just say thank you for his kindness, with my Chen Congzhi here, I can ensure that the Mingzhao family is unharmed." ”

Who knows, the person from Mengjiazhuang did not leave, but said politely: "Our chief steward said, Mr. Wang's family's life is precious, just in case, we must go to Mengjiazhuang to avoid it." ”

"If Mr. Wang doesn't comply, even if he is tied, he will have to tie up his family to Mengjiazhuang."

As soon as he heard this, Wang Jizong slapped the table, stood up and glared angrily at the Meng family.

Chen Congzhi slapped the wine glass in his hand and shouted angrily: "Bold! ”

The people from the Meng family were not angry, they only opened their mouths and laughed twice, and said: "Our chief steward said, if Master Chen doesn't take the lives of Mr. Wang's family seriously...... It is a trivial matter whether the deal cannot be done, and whether Master Chen can return to the county seat is a big matter. ”

"You ......"

Chen Congzhi was so angry that he pointed at the other party, but there was a chill in his heart.

The Meng family smiled at Wang Jizong again, and said, "Mr. Wang, our big steward is kind and kind, and I hope that Mr. will not be angry, Mr. please." ”

Wang Jizong didn't move, his face sank like water, and he looked at each other coldly.

Chen Congzhi pointed at the other party angrily, his chest continued to rise and fall, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Wang Jizong knew that Chen Congzhi was not speechless, but he didn't dare to speak.

It seems that this trip is not going to work.

At this time, a woman dressed in plain clothes but neatly groomed appeared at the door of the hall, and looked inside: "Husband, since the Qin Steward has good intentions, don't chill people's hearts, and the concubine is willing to go to Mengjiazhuang with her husband." ”