Cui Lin is a descendant of the Cui family in Hebei, although he is not a smart person in the eyes of outsiders, he feels good about himself and thinks that he is a smart person, and many times smart people are always smart and mistaken by smart. He only saw that the lord Yuan Xi had thrown Zhu Ling's family into prison, so he arbitrarily thought that Zhu Ling had lost Yuan Xi's trust and wanted to humiliate Zhu Ling to win Yuan Xi's favor. But he didn't expect that there was a shortage of generals in Hebei at the moment, and Yuan Xi did not plan to really cure Zhu Ling's crime of defeat, but was ready to let Zhu Ling make meritorious service and continue to lead the troops to fight.

Zhu Ling was at a loss, he did lose the battle, so he did not resist when Cui Lin ordered someone to take him down. But when he was escorted to Yecheng to wait for the fate, Zhu Ling's heart was still a little sad. In the hands of the Han army, they were not stuffed into the prisoner car, but they finally came back and enjoyed the treatment of being visited.

In order to achieve the goal of humiliating Zhu Ling, Cui Lin led people to escort him personally, and along the way, he ordered people to tell the people around about Zhu Ling's sins, but the people were ignorant, and under the prodding of those who had a heart, they also regarded Zhu Ling as an enemy, and threw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves all the way to Zhu Ling.

When he arrived in Yecheng and came to receive Zhu Ling's trial and saw Zhu Ling again, Zhu Ling's whole person seemed to be more than ten years old all of a sudden, and the whole person was depressed, and he only wanted to die quickly after seeing his family. Seeing that he had been advised by Yuan Xi in advance, he naturally knew how to deal with Zhu Ling, but now when he saw Zhu Ling's appearance, he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly asked Cui Lin what was going on.

And after Cui Lin told his credit as if he was showing his merits, the trial was about to go crazy. Pointing at Cui Lin, who was waiting for praise, he scolded: "There is not enough success, and there is more than failure!" Come on, take it with me! ”

Cui Lin didn't expect this result, he was full of expectations, waiting for Yuan Xi to reward him, but he didn't want to wait to see Yuan Xi, so he asked the trial to be dismissed from his post and sat in the prisoner car instead of Zhu Ling.

"Wenbo has suffered, you can rest assured, the lord will give you an explanation for this matter." Trial to comfort Zhu Lingdao, who has regained his freedom. There is no way, ask Cui Lin to do this, Zhu Ling is disheartened with the Yuan family at this time, and expects him to work for the Yuan family again at this time, even if Zhu Lingken is not at ease. had to appease Zhu Ling first, and privately make the decision to release Zhu Ling's family members in prison to reunite with Zhu Ling, and then send someone to send the matter to Puyang with a fast horse, and ask the lord Yuan Xi to make a decision in person.

Hebei's fast horse is still quite fast, and Yuan Xi soon received the trial report from Yecheng. Seeing the consequences of Cui Lin's good advocacy, Yuan Xi gritted his teeth, but to be honest, for Cui Lin, Yuan Xi is really difficult to deal with, the reason is that Cui Lin is from the Cui family.

The influence of the family is huge, and Hebei is not the imperial court under Liu Xie's rule, Yuan Xi does not have the courage to start a war with the family, and if he wants to maintain the stability of Hebei's officialdom, he cannot do without the support of the family. This also led to Yuan Xi's dependence on the family far more than Liu Xie. Because as long as the family members of their own families serving in the government "go on strike", Hebei's officialdom will be paralyzed.

Yuan Xi is very envious of Liu Xie, who likes to squat on his head with an ancestor pointing fingers? But if it is against the family, it is estimated that there is no need for the imperial court to conquer, and Hebei itself will be in a mess first. For Cui Lin, Yuan Xi hated, but he couldn't kill him quickly, the only way was to hand Cui Lin over to the Cui family to dispose of it by himself, as for whether the Cui family would punish Cui Lin, it was not something that Yuan Xi could manage.

Disposing of Cui Lin is not a big deal, how to appease Zhu Ling so that he will willingly continue to work for the Yuan family is Yuan Xi's top priority. People are cold, it is indeed a sin to lose the battle, but you can't humiliate people like that. Whoever has experienced this humiliation can not have a little mustard in their hearts. Do you really have such a great personality charm that you can ask people to die desperately for you?

Yuan Xi asked himself that he didn't have such a great personality charm, in order to let Zhu Ling ignore his previous suspicions, Yuan Xi put down the affairs at hand, and rushed back to Yecheng in the starry night, intending to use himself to redeem Zhu Ling's loyalty. But how easy is it to recover what has been lost?

Seeing that his family members were there, Zhu Ling's heart was a little calmer. Just as Yuan Xi was worried, Zhu Ling was disheartened at this time, just waiting for Yuan Xi's sentence to him, if he was sentenced to death, then give him this life. If he is allowed to live, he is ready to leave Yecheng with his family and return to his hometown to farm.

"Wenbo, prepare quickly, the lord will be here in a while." The trial came to inform Zhu Ling, but Zhu Ling was not honestly afraid. If you have no desire, you are strong, Zhu Ling has "figured it out" now, the uncle doesn't play anymore, what is the love. What if Yuan Xi came, it was a big deal to be slashed all over the house, he didn't care.

When the mindset changes, so does the attitude. When Yuan Xi came to Zhu Ling's mansion, the door was open, and only Zhu Ling stood there in cloth clothes at the door to greet him. ”

“…… Wenbo, are you still angry with me? Yuan Xi smiled and helped Zhu Lingdao up.

"The grass people don't dare."

"Lord, this is not the place to speak, it is better to go into the house and talk in detail." The judge suggested that he play a round on the side.

After the guests and hosts of the Zhu Mansion sat down, Yuan Xi opened his mouth and said to Zhu Ling: "Wenbo, you have been wronged. ”

"Yuan Yuanjun is serious, Zhu Ling lost his teacher and humiliated the country, he has the trust of Yuan Yuanjun, and now he is also guilty, how can he be wronged, even if there is, it is also to blame, and he dare not be wronged." Zhu Ling hurriedly left his seat, knelt in front of Yuan Xi, and said loudly.

“…… So what are your plans for the future? Yuan Xi asked when he saw this.

"Yuan Envoy Jun, Zhu Ling knows that he is shallow and weak, embarrassed by the big responsibility, this defeat is even more negative Yuan Envoy Jun's trust, if Yuan Envoy Jun intends to take Zhu Ling's head to serve the public, Zhu Ling has no complaints. If Yuan Yuanjun saw that Zhu Ling had no merit and hard work over the years, then Zhu Ling would be kind to the people, and stay away from Yecheng. ”

"Zhu Wenbo, at this time it is the critical moment of my life and death in Hebei, how can you get out, do you also seem to be Guo Tu and others who plan to betray the Lord and seek glory." The judge asked angrily.

"Brother Zhengnan, rest assured, although Zhu Ling is not talented, he will not learn from the villain Guo Tu. It's just that this defeat made Zhu Ling lose confidence in leading the troops to fight, no matter how difficult it was to contribute to Yuan Yuanjun, and he didn't want to make Yuan Yuanjun sad because of Zhu Ling, so he took the initiative to resign, so that he could give an explanation to anyone. Zhu Ling explained to the trial unhurriedly.

The trial was said to be speechless, and it was indeed as Zhu Ling said, the day after he dismissed Cui Lin from the post of Leling County Guard, the Cui family sent someone to intercede. After being refused to reinstate Cui Linguan in person, Yecheng began to spread the voice of wanting to cure Zhu Ling's crime of defeat, and it became more and more intense.

"Wenbo, if you are worried about the family's revenge, you don't have to ......," said Zhu Lingdao.

"Brother Zhengnan, you and I know what the situation is in Hebei, why should you deceive yourself?" Zhu Ling directly planned to interrogate the words.

"Yuan Yuanjun, Zhu Ling has an upright temperament, and although some words are inappropriate, he still doesn't vomit or be unhappy. Although this Hebei is now in charge of your Yuan family, who is actually the master, Yuan Yuanjun must also know it in his heart. What's the point of being a puppet lord like this in the eyes of others? Zhu Ling turned his head and said to Yuan Xi again.

"Zhu Wenbo! Be careful! The judge shouted angrily, and at the same time looked at Yuan Xi worriedly, lest Yuan Xi cut Zhu Ling in anger.

“…… Wenbo, now you are the only person in Hebei who dares to speak out to me like you, even Mr. Tian or Mr. Zhen, and it will not be as straightforward as you say. Tell me, then, what should I do? Could it be that I let go of the painstaking management of my Yuan family for several generations, and went to the court in order to fight for this breath? ”

"The grass people don't dare." Zhu Ling bowed his head and replied.

“…… Wenbo, do you think I'm a good lord? At that time, my father had four sons, and except for me, the other three sons were all more qualified than me to take on great responsibilities. But the world makes people, but in the end, it was I, the most unsuccessful, who became the lord of Hebei. To be honest, if it weren't for the loyal assistance of Mr. Tian, Mr. Shen and others, I wouldn't have been able to do it a long time ago. Do you think I'm willing to be the master? Do you think I'm willing to go to war with the court at this time? It's not to keep the foundation of the Yuan family in Hebei, this is my responsibility as the son of the Yuan family, how can the ancestral foundation be destroyed in the hands of unscrupulous descendants. Yuan Xi seemed to vent, and roared at Zhu Ling, making Zhu Ling stunned.

Originally, Zhu Ling felt that he was very aggrieved, but after listening to Yuan Xi's complaints, he suddenly felt that it was nothing to bear this grievance. Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and it is not easy to live in the world.

“…… The lord, Zhu Ling is ignorant, and he asks the lord to punish him. Zhu Ling knelt down and pleaded guilty to Yuan Xi.

Hearing that Zhu Ling changed his name, the judge was secretly happy in his heart, and looked at Yuan Xi expectantly, as long as Yuan Xi got off the donkey at this time, the ending of that scene of "making peace" appeared. But just when Yuan Xi was about to speak, the housekeeper of Zhu Ling's family rushed in with an anxious face, and shouted at Zhu Ling when he entered the door: "The master is not good, the son called someone to beat him." ”

"What!" Zhu Ling was in a hurry when he heard this, he is such a son Zhu Zhi, who is five years old this year, and he looks very cute, this prison disaster has made the originally fleshy little face become a pointed chin, and the distressed Zhu Ling can't do it. Now that he heard that he had been beaten, Zhu Ling was still waiting for the winner, so he hurriedly confessed to Yuan Xi, and ran out of the living room with a step.

As a result, before he arrived at the back house, he heard a woman's wailing, Zhu Ling was shocked, the woman's voice was very familiar, it was the voice of his wife Jiang, that voice was full of sadness and despair, it was definitely not the sound that could be made when the child was injured, could it be ......

With a hint of uneasiness, Zhu Ling hurriedly rushed into the back house, and saw a doctor walking out with his head shaken, and when he saw Zhu Ling giving a salute first, he immediately said apologetically: "Old and incompetent, please mourn the general." ”

Zhu Ling seemed to be hit by five thunders, his throat was sweet for a while, and the old housekeeper who followed behind him hurriedly supported Zhu Ling and called out when he saw it: "Master, master." ”

"Say, who killed my son?" Zhu Ling grabbed the butler's collar and asked. He is a general who rolled out of the killing field, and that murderous aura usually knows how to restrain himself, and others don't think there is anything. But at this time, Zhu Ling was stimulated by the pain of losing his son, and the anger that erupted from his whole body suddenly shocked the old housekeeper speechless.

"Say!"

“…… Yes, it's from the Cui family. The little boy was going to the south of the city to buy candy today, and the family didn't want the little boy to go out, but the little boy said, "......"

"Say what?" Seeing that the housekeeper suddenly swallowed, Zhu Ling shouted angrily.

"The little boy said that it will be the master's birthday in two days, so I want to prepare a gift for the master."

Zhu Ling's hand let go, there were too many things he had experienced during this time, he himself forgot that it would be his birthday in two days, and he didn't want to forget it, but his son remembered. But thinking about it like this, Zhu Ling's heart was full of resentment, and he often said that the sin was not as small as the family, and the Cui family pretended to be a big family, and actually did this to a five-year-old child.

"Cui family, if I don't destroy you, Zhu Ling, I will not be a man!" Zhu Ling slammed his fist on the doorpost in the corridor, gritting his teeth and swearing. After speaking, he grabbed the butler's collar again and threatened in a cold voice: "What I said just now must not be leaked, otherwise I will make your life worse than death." ”

"Don't worry, the old slave is also resentful about the little boy's affairs, as long as there is a place for the old slave, the old man will command." The butler hurriedly assured.

"Okay, you're good." Zhu Ling patted the butler's shoulder, tore off a piece of his injured hand from the hem of his clothes, and stepped into the house.

The only son of the Zhu family was killed, and at this time, Yuan Xi was embarrassed to let Zhu Ling lead the army to the expedition, and returned to the mansion with the trial. The course of the matter has been clarified by the judge, Yuan Xi was extremely indignant at the Cui family's attack on a five-year-old child, this is the style of the family?

"Lord, Zhu Ling asks to see you." Just when Yuan Xi was about to write a letter to inform Cui Yan of the matter and put pressure on the Cui family, someone reported to Yuan Xi outside the door.

"Please." Hearing this, Yuan Xi hurriedly ordered.

"Lord, Zhu Ling came to ask for sin."

"What's the sin of Wenbo?"

“…… Please also ask the lord to quickly transfer Zhu Ling to leave Yecheng, otherwise Zhu Ling is really afraid that he will not be able to help but take someone to kill Cui's family to repay the blood debt. Zhu Ling didn't answer, but just asked Yuan Xi.

"Okay, then I will order you to be the protector of the Chinese army and return to Puyang with me. Your family doesn't have to worry, I'll take care of it. Yuan Xi saw Zhu Ling's eyes red, knowing that Zhu Ling was in a very sad and angry mood at this time, he really couldn't be stimulated, so he had to nod and agree.

"Zhu Ling, thank you Lord for your success." Zhu Ling knelt down and kowtowed in thanks.

"Wenbo, please hurry up, don't worry, I will ask the Cui family for justice on your behalf for Linglang's matter." Yuan Xi solemnly assured Zhu Ling.

This is called which pot is not opened and which pot is not mentioned! Yuan Xi thought that saying these words would make Zhu Ling feel a little comforted, but he didn't want him to mention the Cui family at this time, which would be tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. Zhu Ling already hates the Cui family to the extreme, confess? What can you explain? Is it an apology or reparation? Can an apology and compensation bring my son back to life?

Pay off your debts, pay for your life! In Zhu Ling's heart, what the Cui family can give to himself is to use his Cui family's full door to pay back.

If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan! Zhu Ling wants revenge, and he wants to take revenge completely! But he also knows that he is weak now, even if he takes everyone from the Zhu family to kill the Cui family, he will be killed by the Cui family with a large population in the end. If he wants to completely destroy the Cui family, he Zhu Ling needs to borrow strength.

Yuan Xi cared about the Yuan family's foundation in Hebei, but Zhu Ling didn't care. Hebei is not his Zhu family, and he used to worry about the king, but now, the hatred of his own son is the first place, and as for the rest, it can be used. Zhu Ling wants to take revenge, so he must master the military power, and only by mastering the military power can he have the opportunity to kill the Cui family and leave no one alive.

In order to achieve this goal, Zhu Ling came to see Yuan Xi for the first time, but Yuan Xi didn't know that Zhu Ling had blinded his mind by personal enmity, and thought that Zhu Ling took care of the overall situation and put down his personal enmity for the sake of his great cause in Hebei. The Chinese army guards can be said to be the direct troops around Yuan Xi, and their combat effectiveness can be regarded as the most in the Yuan army, which was originally concurrently served by Gao Lan, but Yuan Xi had doubts about Gao Lan's loyalty. And Gao Lan's mouth was not blocked, and there were often complaints to Yuan Xi's ears, Yuan Xi didn't like Gao Lan, and was unwilling to hand over his safety to Gao Lan.

Zhu Ling's army was defeated, and at this time, it is inevitable that he will not be able to convince the people if he leads an army alone, so it is better to stay by his side first, firstly, Zhu Ling will reassure Yuan Xi than Gao Lan, and secondly, Yuan Xi can also take this opportunity to slowly persuade Zhu Ling in the future.

Yuan Xi's idea is good, but he is still naïve, and hatred can be resolved with a few words of persuasion. If the Cui family came to apologize and handed over the murderer at this time, Zhu Ling might really let the Cui family go in order to take care of the overall situation, and only punish the evil. But the family has a common problem, that is, to protect the short. Anyone can protect the short, but they also have to share things. After Zhu Ling's only son was killed by the Cui family, the Cui family ignored it, as if they didn't know about it, this attitude even ordinary people would splash five steps with the Cui family's blood, not to mention Zhu Ling, a military general who had fought on the battlefield for many years.

Hatred accumulates! The more time passes, the deeper it accumulates, and when it reaches its limit, that is when it erupts, and the consequences are the most serious.

Zhu Ling left Yecheng with Yuan Xi, with hatred for the Cui family, and he didn't know what the situation the Cui family would face when Zhu Ling returned to Yecheng. But the Cui family didn't take Zhu Ling's matter to heart, Zhu Ling was just a man in the eyes of the Cui family, so there was nothing to worry about. At present, what the Cui family is most concerned about is who can serve as the Leling County Warden, Cui Lin is out of play, but the next Leling County Warden must also be a member of the Cui family.

In order to put pressure on the trial, the Cui family has been busy with this matter for the past few days, and the people who are good friends with the Cui family are also saying good things for the Cui family. But the more this is the case, the more unwilling the trial will let go. Zhu Ling was also present at home on what Yuan Xi said that day, and he hated the greed of the family, although for the sake of Hebei's internal stability, he finally had to choose the Leling County Guard to the Cui family, but it would not be given in vain, and the Cui family had to pay a higher price than the original.