Chapter Twenty-Three: Shock
Yang Chen was full of joy when he went, but when he came back, he was full of sadness, which naturally made Yang Zhen very puzzled. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoBut in the face of his inquiry, Yang Chen only said that he had a conflict with other people, and did not mention the unreasonable demands of the Zhang family. He also knew his brother's temperament, and was worried that what he would do in a fit of anger, the Zhang family was no better than the Yao family, and if he offended them, their situation would be in danger.
As for his refusal of the Zhang family's request, Yang Chen was naturally worried that they would retaliate because of this, so he stayed at home for the next two days, let alone saw the villagers who still wanted to send their own fields to his name, thinking that he would leave Jiangling to go to the capital to take the exam in a few days.
But his abnormal behavior only increased Yang Zhen's suspicions, making people feel that he was not just arguing with a few people in the same year. In the evening of that day, when Yang Zhen pestered his brother again to ask him about the events of the day, Yang Chen's classmate and friend Lu Danian happened to come to the door and invite him out for dinner.
Lu Danian is low-key in the county school, and his grades and family background are not very good, so he doesn't have many friends, but Yang Chen is one of them. This time he didn't win, so he didn't come when the Yang family congratulated the guest before, and it wasn't until now that there were fewer people coming to their house, he came to the door, one to congratulate, and the other to send his classmates and friends away.
Listening to his intentions, Yang Chen was not easy to refuse, and he was also entangled by Yang Zhen, so he just took the opportunity to hide and went out with Lu Danian. Yang Zhen was helpless, so he had to go to Ruan Tong and them to drink. When he came back in the evening, he found that his brother had not yet returned, but he thought that his brother had stayed out to avoid his own questioning, and he was not too relieved.
Nothing was said all night.
The next morning, there was nothing important in the county office, and Yang Zhen was dragged to the courtyard by Ruan Tong, Wang Hai and several other good companions, and asked him to teach them some hand-to-hand techniques again.
It turned out that since they showed their skills in the Yao family, Ruan and Wang were very enthusiastic about his tall and bright ability to fight against the crowd, and always asked him for advice. Yang Zhen took the time to teach them some of the grappling skills they had learned in their previous lives. And this move quickly attracted the tolerance of other county officials, and they gradually followed suit. After all, they are all young people in their twenties and thirties, and they are in this profession, so it is always good to learn some martial arts. In this way, Yang Zhen, the deputy head of the capital, became the head of the general education, but this made his position in the county government continue to improve and consolidate, and no one felt that he could not be the deputy head anymore.
At this time, Yang Zhen made a gesture and explained the main points to more than ten people around: "...... Once we fight in close quarters with someone, the first thing we have to do is to be calm, and at the same time, we must also be clear that in addition to fists, legs and feet, elbows, knees, hips and other places can hurt the enemy. If there is really no other way to defeat the enemy, then hitting the weak parts such as the chest with the forehead can also work wonders. ”
"What's the difference between doing this and those ruffians fighting?" Someone shook his head and objected disapprehantly.
Yang Zhen nodded: "That's right, once you get close to someone, it's no different from a fight between ruffians and hooligans." What we have to do is to knock the opponent down as quickly as possible at the minimum cost. Of course, if you move fast and accurately, you won't be able to see any ruffians. If you don't believe me, you can come up and give it a try. ”
The yacha who spoke stepped forward in response, hugged him behind him as Yang Zhen said, and his arms were like an iron hoop. He was confident that under his control, Yang Zhen wanted to use the elbow he just said but couldn't, because the other party couldn't even lift his arm.
"Look closely!" After Yang Zhen was ready, he suddenly shouted, his body spun out, and at the moment when he was taken by himself and lost his center of gravity, he used his foot to hook the opponent. The man was about to fall to the ground immediately, so he naturally loosened his grip on Yang Zhen's hands, and he took the opportunity to elbow the opponent's chest.
Of course, this time he regained his strength, so the other party only felt pain, but was not injured. But at this time, Yang Zhen had already reversed the situation, wrapped himself around the other party, as he just said, elbows and knees and other parts were used together, and in a few strokes, he had no power to parry.
"Good!" Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but applaud, although they still couldn't see how fast Yang Zhen was moving, but some of the truths were enough for them to use for a while.
Just when Yang Zhen pulled up the man and was about to talk about some other fighting skills, Zhao Qiao hurriedly walked over, and when he saw Yang Zhen, he said, "Brother Yang, your brother was arrested by the prefect's yamen for murder!" ”
"What did you say?" Yang Zhen almost didn't believe his ears, stepped up and pulled Zhao Qiao to ask urgently, and after the other party said it again, he subconsciously said: "This is true." ”
"Ahem, can I still lie to you with such a big thing? Just half an hour ago, your brother Yang Chen was taken back by the people of the government office. I heard that he had something to do in Miaoxiang Pavilion...... "Before he could finish speaking, Yang Zhen had already let go of him and walked straight out.
Yang Zhen really couldn't believe that his brother would kill someone, but Zhao Qiao really wouldn't lie to him. So now he just wants to go to the prefect's yamen, go there to see and understand, and ask for clarification.
The Jiangling County Ya and the Jingzhou Mansion are only one street apart, and the distance is only more than 300 steps, so as soon as Yang Zhen walked out of the county Yamen, he came to the front of the Yamen in a few clicks. But he wanted to just break in like this, but he couldn't, and the two soldiers guarding the yamen stretched out their hands to block his way: "Yang Dutou, what are you doing?" "Because of the previous incident, Yang Zhen is still a little famous here, and even the people in the government know him.
"My eldest brother...... No, did you bring a murderer back from your government just now? When he said the word murderer, the muscles on Yang Zhen's face trembled a little.
The two soldiers glanced at each other, and then said, "Yes, our government office received a report that someone had killed someone in broad daylight, so I went to bring someone back." What's the matter, does this person have anything to do with Yang Dutou? ”、
"Where is he now, I want to see him!" Yang Zhen didn't bother to say more to them, so he wanted to break in again. The two soldiers naturally refused to let him go in like this, and immediately the three of them quarreled at the door of the mansion, and Yang Zhen was still a little sober and knew that he couldn't hurt people, so he didn't force it.
At this time, those brothers in the county government also rushed over, and when they saw that he was going to clash with the soldiers in front of the government office, they also stepped forward to stop him, for fear that if he didn't agree with each other, he would really hurt the people of the government office, which would be bad.
In the middle of the quarrel, a servant of the government office also rushed out when he heard the sound, and when he saw this situation, he seemed to have guessed something, and beckoned here: "But is the county government Yang Dutou?" ”
Hearing the greeting, Yang Zhen stopped and looked at the man: "It's here, may I ask if it was Brother Yang Chen who was taken in just now?" ”
"Yes, the culprit is Yang Chen. But does Yang Dutou know what he has done? The officer didn't beat around the bush, and while signaling the two soldiers to retreat, he walked over, looked at Yang Zhen and said, "He committed a felony of murder, and he was discovered on the spot." ”
"It can't be. My brother is not like that! Yang Zhen shook his head again and again to show that he couldn't accept such a thing: "He is a person who is a person in this department, and he is about to go to the capital to participate in the examination, how could he do such a ridiculous thing!" ”
"Actually, don't talk about Yang Dutou, even I don't believe it. But the fact is that at least until the case is clarified, Yang Juren's charges cannot be escaped. The official patted Yang Zhen's shoulder with some sadness and said: "And the stakes are very high, our lord has ordered that no one is allowed to see Yang Juren, so Yang Dutou, even if you enter the palace, you will not be able to see him." ”
At this time, Yang Zhen had already walked out of his anxious mood at the beginning. He took a few deep breaths and calmed down before he said, "Dare to ask what this adult is called, can you tell me the truth about this." ”
"Don't you dare to be an adult, in Xia Shaojie, he is just an official of the government. As for the details of this case, I'm afraid it can't be known to outsiders. Xu Shaojie smiled a little greedily and slyly.
Yang Zhen immediately understood, it's not that he can't say it, but it depends on whether he is sincere. He immediately took out a silver ingot of about three taels from his sleeve and stuffed it into Xu Shaojie's hand: "It's about the future of my brother, and I hope your lord will tell me the truth." If I can save my brother, he will be thankful one day. ”
Xu Shaojie weighed the weight of the silver, and said with a helpless smile: "Okay, I also know that you are out of brotherly love, so I'll tell you what I know." But......" he said, looking at the people who had gathered inside and outside the palace, "this is not the place to speak. ”
How could Yang Zhen not know his concerns, the other party was on an errand in the yamen, so he naturally didn't dare to reveal the news here, so he arched his hand and said: "It's almost noon now, why don't I invite the adults to eat at Jingweiju in front, just talk while eating." ”
"That's a remark." Xu Shaojie smiled, but turned around again: "But there are still some things to do, please Yang Dutou go first." ”
Jingweiju is located in the most prosperous area of Jiangling County, and it is also one of the best restaurants in the county.
In the past, it was naturally impossible for Yang Zhen to come here to eat, but today he had to spend more money if he had a request. Fortunately, his family has recently gained some money, so he doesn't have to worry about it as before.
Yang Zhen ordered more than a dozen dishes and a pot of "Dongting Chun" wine, and waited for a while, but Xu Shaojie was late. Seeing this, he was not polite, picked up the cup and chopsticks and ate and drank, until Yang Zhen stared at him for a long time, then he wiped his mouth and said: "This thing is indeed a bit strange......