Chapter 31: Rumors

Wang Ningzhi has recently become obsessed with backgammon. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the time when there are no TVs, mobile phones, computers and other postmodern electronic products to replenish the emptiness in his heart, in order to pass the time, he has been delving into those things that make him addicted enough to forget the passage of time, and fortunately, he has found it...... It's just that the process of searching is extremely painful, what is the Dao? is deceitful; What is martial arts? It's fitness. The splendid and colorful things described in the literature of later generations seemed to fade from their mystery here, and became rough and dull in the world he saw with his own eyes, so that he could not be interested in the slightest.

Obviously, the thoughts of becoming a nine-turn earth immortal or the leader of the martial arts alliance are gone.

Fortunately, there are also board games: chess, Go, and backgammon, the first two types of gameplay are not only different from the style of later generations, but they were quickly abandoned by him, and only backgammon is still improvised, which is the case, and in the process of playing against students, they also often lose chess...... On weekdays, he is mostly lazy and unwilling to use his brain.

"Second brother, you are playing tricks again." Seeing Wang Ningzhi's repentance moves, the little girl Xi Daomao was so angry that she couldn't do it, but Wang Ningzhi had no choice but to threaten, "If you do this again, I will really have to complain to my second sister-in-law." ”

The onlookers laughed, it seemed that they were obviously accustomed to Wang Ningzhi's repentance, Wang Ningzhi, this gentleman is different from other gentlemen, not only does he not have a sense of urgency, but also very cordial, of course, the more kind people are after sinking their faces, the more frightening they are, they have also tasted it.

Wang Mengjiang smiled and said: "The second brother's regret of chess has become a habit, doesn't the little sister know it?" ”

Wang Ningzhi didn't care about their reaction at all, for him, simply playing chess was boring, if he regretted a few moves halfway, the two sides quarreled, but it was also interesting, so that he could also pass the time that made him feel bored.

For example, at this time, it has been cloudy, maybe it will rain when, and you can't go out, after exercising in the morning, you will come here to give a lecture to the students after taking a bath, and you are not in a hurry to leave after class, you can play chess, and by the way, you can make a noise, and in the process of idle play, you can use the methods of later generations to guide students to learn little by little, and cultivate three views.

Unlike other men immersed in business warfare, he felt very close to children, and spending time with them brought him brief childhood memories, which were one of his few innocent and free days.

"Five in a row, I won." After repenting of chess, Wang Ningzhi began to have a smooth ride, but it was Xi Daomao who made mistakes again and again, and was exploited by the treacherous sunspot, and succeeded in five consecutive times.

"Hmph, I don't play with my second brother anymore, I'm always cheating." Xi Daomao turned his head and said that he was a principled person.

Wang Meng Jiang Suri, who was next to him, had a good relationship with the little girl, and at this time he stretched out his hand and pinched her face, and sneered: "Yo, are you really not playing?" I remember you said so yesterday, but today the second brother set up the chessboard, who took the position first? ”

"Sister Meng Jiang is also good or bad." Xi Daomao blushed, but he didn't see anyone, so he got up from the mat and threw himself into Wang Mengjiang's arms, making trouble.

Just when Wang Xianzhi wanted to take over Xi Daomao's position, there was a dry cough sound next to him, which attracted them to see, but it was Wang Xian.

The two little girls who were fighting immediately dispersed and sat down next to them honestly, Wang Xian was obviously different from Wang Ningzhi, and he had never liked them for such a loss of identity, but now it was only because Wang Ningzhi was here that he did not criticize, otherwise he would definitely punish them.

"Erlang, come here." Wang Xian said, although his face was flat, he was still seen by Wang Ningzhi with a trace of unease.

So he said to the people on both sides, "Play first, and I'll go over." ”

After that, he followed Wang Xian out, Wang Xian never stopped, he had to follow, talking as he walked.

"Is there any rumor about my eldest brother or the Wang family outside?" Since Wang Xuanzhi's resignation, he has been thinking about this matter, and the seventy parts sent to various places have a time gap between the transmission of news because of the distance, which is not easy to overcome.

Wang Xian shook his head: "It's not about this, it's that San Lang Shiro is back." ”

"An Shigong's leave? They had only been away from home for a little over a month, so why did they come back so soon...... Something went wrong? After a little analysis of Wang Ningzhi, he noticed something, first Wang Xuanzhi, and now Wang Suzhi and Wang Lianzhi, but Xu Shen's speed was not slow, but he was negligent, and he didn't count them for a while.

They left the school, but they didn't go to Wang Xizhi, Wang Xian explained a few words, he should be afraid of his father's blame, so he could only come back secretly, and because Da Lang was seriously ill, it was inconvenient to disturb, and now he was waiting in the second room.

After arriving in the second room, Wang Xian left, but before leaving, he said to Wang Ningzhi: "This matter is strange, Erlang should be cautious." ”

This is aware of something, but even so, Wang Xian did not have the slightest intention of leaving the Wang family, although the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the Wang family will not endanger him even if something happens, but his personal character is also displayed, which makes Wang Ningzhi very good.

Since Wang Ningzhi took charge of the house, the second room has become an area where slaves and maids come and go in an endless stream, but Wang Ningzhi doesn't like to stay at home every day, so he puts the time to deal with things before dinner every day, so now he walks here, except for the slaves and maids who belong to the second room, there is no one else.

Seeing that he was back, Qing'e hurriedly answered, didn't speak, just pointed to the study and said, "The young lady is inside." ”

"I see, you go watch and don't let anyone else get close." Wang Ningzhi explained two sentences, walked to the study, pushed open the door and entered, and saw Xie Daoyun sitting on the mat he often sat on, combing the woman's hair in a bun, looking very virtuous, there was a cup of hot tea in front of her, but she didn't drink it, but Wang Suzhi and Wang Lianzhi on the opposite side were talking, and when they saw him come in, they hurriedly got up to serve him, and waited until everything was arranged before they excused themselves and left.

When she is not alone with her husband, Xie Daoyun is just an ordinary woman, and naturally she will not deliberately show her intelligence.

Wang Ningzhi looked at the two younger brothers opposite, and saw that their clothes were wrinkled, their faces were tired, and they were full of unhealthy paleness, and frowned, so embarrassed, obviously something bad had happened: "How could An Shigong allow you two to leave?" ”

With shame on their faces, Wang Lianzhi replied, "I was driven back by the teacher." ”

"Rush back?" The hot tea left by Xie Daoyun was obviously drunk, and Wang Ningzhi didn't dislike it, so he drank it all and continued, "You two are in trouble? Or is it said that you were framed, Wang Xie and the two families are related, if it is excessive, An Shigong will not drive you two back. ”

"It should be framed...... Wang Lianzhi hesitated a little, looked left and right, and finally said, "Second brother, have you ever heard about the eldest brother here...... Is it true that the eldest brother was forced to resign because he was found to have moved military funds and ordnance without permission? ”

"Oh? Do you believe that? Hearing them mention Wang Xuanzhi's matter, it was obviously a rumor, it seems that Xu Lian really did it, but because the detective has not come back yet, the information is received a little late, but he is not flustered, these are what he expected after all, "It's obviously a rumor, even if it's not a rumor, An Shigong can't blame you two for the eldest brother's matter, right?" ”

"We had a quarrel with the rumor-mongers over this, and An Shigong found out and punished us...... Afterwards, Yougong and I were angry and drank excessively, and as a result, we talked nonsense during An Shigong's lecture......"

After Wang Ningzhi heard this, he rubbed his forehead and couldn't help sighing in his heart: What two bear children.

It's no wonder that they sneaked home and didn't dare to let their father know, they didn't have to think about it, once Wang Xizhi knew about such a mess as being driven home by his father's friend, no matter how good his cultivation was, he would inevitably get angry, and the fate of the two of them would be easy to guess.

"Second brother, this is a letter that An Shigong asked us to bring back, saying that it was for my father to see...... It's just that the two of us are now, there is something wrong with appearing in front of my father. Wang Suzhi pleaded, "Either the second brother, you take a look at the contents first, and if it is a big deal, then the second brother will tell your father." ”

A well-sealed letter arrived, unopened.

Wang Ningzhi didn't refuse, he was now in charge of the family, and it stands to reason that this kind of thing should be handed over to him first, so he opened the envelope, looked at the contents in his eyes, quickly shook his head, and glanced at his two younger brothers with some evil taste, but he didn't tell them the specific content...... The two of them didn't dare to hand over the letter to Wang Xizhi, but they didn't know that the letter itself was not written by Xie An to Wang Xizhi, but to themselves. The letter was written in classical Chinese, fortunately, he could read it, and at the beginning he said that if the guess was correct, the person who opened the letter should be Wang Shuping, Wang Erlang, etc., and he had already seen through the disgraced Wang Lianzhi and Wang Suzhi.

The content of the letter is not much, first mentioning the matter of Wang Lianzhi and the others, saying that they know that they are the place where they were killed, and it is not because they drank and misbehaved, but because they were drugged - Wushi San, so that they will not be able to distinguish the things from nonsense, and the reason why they are sent home is also because they are worried that something will happen there. In addition, there was also the mention of Wang Xuanzhi, analyzed the information of all parties, and then asked Wang Ningzhi to pay more attention.

After reading it, Wang Ningzhi gathered the letter together, looked at the two younger brothers, and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, you go and dress up first, I'll take you to see your father tomorrow, don't worry, I will tell my father that I am a little worried about you because of the eldest brother's affairs, so I will take the two of you back." ”

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Xie Daoyun didn't know what Wang Ningzhi was busy with, and the matter of San Lang Shilang's return to home was not a big deal in her opinion, but after they left, Wang Ningzhi still locked himself in the study and was busy. Knowing that Wang Ningzhi changed the dishes, their usual food became richer, as Huan'er said, although Guo Shishi, the back kitchen, was stupid, but he did a lot of it, but he also looked good.

"When you go in, send these meals to Lang Jun." Xie Daoyun said to Chen Quan, who came from outside, and stuffed the things in Qing'e's hand into their hands, "Go, remember to let Lang Jun eat it while it's hot." ”

"Yes, it will be done." Chen Quan and they don't dare to underestimate this second young lady, they often come over and they all know that the second young lady is not easy to mess with, unlike those peasant women who are shy or bold but not vulgar and unbearable that they see on weekdays, often their eyes are narrowed, which can make them tremble for a long time, and they will sigh after going back, and only a big man like Erlang can suppress this talented woman.

In the study, Wang Ningzhi was still writing.

After more than a month of study, his calligraphy level has improved rapidly, and it must be related to the inertia left by his predecessor, whether it is calligraphy, painting, or being able to clearly understand the language of this era as soon as he travels over...... Although calligraphy cannot be called 'everyone', it is easy for people to understand.

"It must have something to do with my eldest brother, right? Privately using ordnance, or misappropriating military funds, or is it a corrupt character and a poor relationship with colleagues? After Chen Quan and the others came in, Wang Ningzhi stopped his pen, washed his hands in the basin on the side, washed off the ink stained on his hands, and then took a towel and asked while wiping his hands.

"Yes...... Be. The seven captains nodded, pushed the harvest, and said from this little guy, "In addition to the matter of Da Lang, there are many other remarks, all of which are aimed at our Wang family." ”

"Tell me about it."

"There are also rumors that San Lang and Shiro like men when they go out to study, and they wear Wushisan when they give lectures, as well as rumors that Lang Jun (Wang Xizhi) is critically ill, and even some bad words about Shuhu Gong (Wang Biaozhi) and Jinglun Gong (Wang Shao), which are now heard in the countryside, and we have verified that these news are related to the county guard." Fengshou is a shrewd person and knows what Wang Ningzhi wants to hear, so he will try to throw away those useless nonsense, "It is impossible to verify the specifics, but these rumors are spread by different people, and we have not been able to verify them all, but what has been verified is all related to the county guard." ”

Wang Biaozhi and Wang Shao, etc., all belong to Wang Ningzhi's uncles and uncles, and they have a close relationship, and if Wang Ningzhi remembers it well, Wang Biaozhi's current identity should be the general of the town army, the internal history of Huiji, and the regular attendant of Jiasancai, and now he also lives in Huiji County. Obviously, Xu Shen's rumors about the Wang family's public opinion are all-round, not only Wang Xi's line...... This is enough to make him think deeply, if he simply deals with himself, or Wang Xizhi's lineage, he shouldn't have to make such a big fanfare, it will obviously provoke disputes between the scholars.

"When things go wrong, there must be ......demons," he sighed inwardly, for him personally, he did not want to get involved in these troubles.

After tidying up the desk, he handed over the things he wrote out in a hurry to Fengshou, and said: "I already know everything, I have worked hard for you, but at an extraordinary moment, I will keep your hard work in my heart, and when this turmoil passes, I will reward you for your merits...... This is what I need you to spread to the villagers, what should I do, don't I teach you? ”

Fengshou took it and looked at it, his expression changed richly, and he raised his head for a while, as if he had reacquainted himself with Wang Ningzhi, but quickly returned to normal, and said with a smile: "No need to teach." ”

"Okay, let's go, go back and eat something good, and have a good rest tonight."

"Yes." They agreed to come down, but when they were leaving, Chen Quan pointed to the food and said to Wang Ningzhi, "Erlang, eat while it's hot...... Be sure to remember! ”

Wang Ningzhi, who was very clear about their psychology, couldn't help but laugh angrily, and waved his hand vigorously: "Roll ......"