Chapter Twenty-Nine: The End of the Wang Family
A large rosewood table was full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and Boss Li sat on a soft chair and leisurely tasted all kinds of dishes, until he had eaten all the dishes, he slowed down, took a bite of a piece of meat before looking up and asking the pillar standing beside him: "After Lin Fan posted another notice to arouse public anger, does Wang Renshou have any new moves?"
Zhu Zi replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the palace is quieter, unlike the swaggering and letting the servants be arrested by the government the day before yesterday, I'm afraid Wang Renshou has no countermeasures."
Boss Li snorted coldly and said: "This time, I don't care what countermeasures he has, even if he hands over a son to die to apologize, I don't appreciate it, it's time to clean up, I'm worried that if I wait too long, this thorn will rot in my stomach."
The pillar nodded and said, "Your Majesty is wise and decisive!" The court's martial arts ministers have been very disappointed in Wang Renshou, and some people have played to punish him severely, and then because Wang Renshou made things happen with his servants, many people believe that there are few people who play it, and the old slave thinks that this time Lin Fan will tell the truth specifically, these people are afraid that there will be more and more atmosphere, and there will be more twists and turns to impeach Wang Renshou, but it is a pity that His Majesty is tired. ”
Boss Li laughed and said, "Don't these **** dare not go to court?" As long as I make a will, he will disappear forever in the court, how can I talk about impeachment? ”
The pillar just wanted to say yes, and then sing the emperor's praise, suddenly there was a gust of wind in his ears, and when he looked up, he saw an eagle soaring.
"Your Majesty, it's Xinying!"
Boss Li had a smile on his face even more, and pointed to Hai Dongqing, who was parked by the window, and instructed the pillar: "Look at what Lin Fan brought to me this time."
"Your Majesty, it's a trick."
"Open!"
"Your Majesty, inside is a blood book and a letter to the people!"
Boss Li put down his chopsticks with great interest, curiously took the blood book and the book of all people, and read it carefully, when he closed the book of all people and the book of blood, his face was very murderous, and he knocked on the table and said angrily: "How can this be true!" I can't imagine that there is such a ruthless person in my court, how can this person be an official? How can He De occupy the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry? I was so kind to let him live for a few more days! ”
"Tell me the will! Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment immediately arrested Wang Renshou and brought him to justice, except for the servants and slaves, and punished the Wang family! Rectify the Dharma on the spot!
The Chang'an County Decree is disloyal and insincere, aiding and abusive, and giving poisoned wine! All his family members were exiled to Xiangzhou and were not allowed to enter Beijing for the rest of their lives! ”
The pillar immediately received the order and went back, probably frightened by the majesty of the emperor, Hai Dongqing, who was still in the window, screamed and spread his wings and flew away, blaming himself for being too greedy, looking at a table of dishes, he thought that the emperor would reward a little food, but only heard his roar......
Night, after all, will replace day, when night falls, everything is quiet, and the day does not know the loneliness of night.
Chang'an, which had been noisy for a day, finally quieted down again, the streets and alleys gradually decreased the number of pedestrians, and the Tang people who had been busy all day began to hide in their own yards, enjoying the night while also enduring the loneliness of the night.
The Tang people who are accustomed to this kind of life are either chatting about what they have seen and heard today in the small courtyard after dinner, or hiding in the quilt to enjoy the warmth, the palace seems to be very busy tonight, and everyone in the house is not sleepy, they are busy.
The servants were carrying firewood, bundles of dry firewood were untied and piled up next to the pillars of the palace, and firewood was piled up around the houses, even around the closed front and back doors・・・・・・
Wang Renshou stood outside the hall door, behind him was his wife and three concubines, as well as two sons, and five maids, and the others, including maids and servants, were taken away by his eldest son, and the oil and water that the house had fished in recent years, this money was enough for Wang De and others to live without worry.
In front of him was the sorted luggage, the luggage was also surrounded by a pile of firewood, a servant poured some anointing oil on it, glanced at Wang Renshou, saw that he nodded and then left the torch that had been lit in his hand, and soon, the firewood was burned, and the more it burned, the more it burned, and all kinds of clothes and jewelry were swallowed up by the fire.
Looking at the raging fire, Wang Renshou didn't feel pity at all, all the valuable things had been taken away, and the important people had also left, and now he was truly loveless.
His wife and son were sorry for the clothes and jewelry that were burned, but Wang Renshou had made this decision, and they could only watch their things turn to ashes.
"Master, there are firewood piled up inside and outside the house, and anointing oil has been poured on it."
An older servant ran up to Wang Renshou from the front yard to report the results.
Wang Renshou nodded with satisfaction, and when he turned around, his youngest son Wang En said happily: "Dad, can we leave for Dengzhou now?" Now that the gates are closed, how can we get out of the city? ”
Wang Renshou didn't answer, Wang En acquiesced as his father, and others also thought so, they were used to Wang Renshou's recent attitude towards them, mostly silent.
Somewhat reluctant to leave the house where they had lived for many years, they looked around at familiar places, remembering the traces left here deeply in their minds, and taking them to new and unfamiliar places, so that they could miss them in the days to come・・・・・・
They were nostalgic, but Wang Renshou was looking at them, there was no pity in his eyes, only bursts of coldness, like this cold night wind.
Wang Renshou slowly closed his eyes, tilted his head to feel the wind coming from all directions, his heart became more and more calm, the wind was blowing in his ears, and the hem of his clothes was blown loudly, as if a sad song was played in this silent night.
He has been cornered, the people's anger has risen again, the emperor will definitely not let him go, I thought that the death of a domestic servant could save some of the situation, but it is a pity that Lin Fan kid actually stirred up the emotions of the people again... The last glimmer of hope turned into despair.
He doesn't want to know how Lin Fan knows the truth of the matter, he can tell the truth to the world, and he will definitely tell the truth to the emperor, Wang Renshou knows deeply that once the emperor knows what he has done, he will not let go of himself easily, perhaps, the person who arrested him is already on the way.
Wang Renshou suddenly let out a sneer, and then turned into a laugh, his family looked at him suspiciously, but soon understood that the palace had been hit so hard, and as the owner of the palace, he had suffered far more than them.
"Let's light the fire."
With a faint command, the old servant agreed to leave, and took the only six servants of the palace at the door to light the torch to various places in the palace, and not long after, the palace was lit around the palace, including the outside of the wall, except for the hall, the other houses of the palace were burning, and the whole palace was soon in flames.
When Wang Renshou gave the order, Wang En wanted to suggest that it was not too late for his father to light a fire after they went out, but he didn't dare to say it because he was shocked by his father's majesty, and at this moment he saw that the fire was already burning around, and the crackling sound was like in his ears, he ran to Wang Renshou in fear, pulled his sleeve and said urgently: "Dad, the fire is already very big, and it will be too late if you don't leave." ”
Wang Renshou shook it hard, Wang En fell to the ground, he looked at his father suspiciously, but saw that his father's eyes were full of anger, which was even more fierce than the surrounding fire.
He was scared, and shrank back in fear, because he knew that his father would not treat him as a son at the moment, after all, what happened to the palace now was mainly because of himself, and his father would definitely vent his anger on himself, and at this moment, the only thing was to escape.
Wang En thought so, and did so, he was not afraid, he got up and ran out, but as soon as he ran two steps, he was dragged back by two servants in Wang Renshou's order.
"Tie him to a pillar, and he, and she, she... except for those five maids!"
Wang Renshou pointed to his wife, concubine, and another son, and shouted angrily and ordered the servants to tie them all up, and the servants were very obedient and surrounded them as ordered.
The heart-rending cry sounded instantly, and the curse also sounded, but Wang Renshou didn't care at all, at this moment he was like a god and demon in hell, ruthless and unjust, without blood and tears.
"Pour oil on them and light a fire!"
At last another fire rose in the palace, and the fire was mixed with shouts and curses, and their tears could not extinguish the merciless fire, and soon they were consumed by the flames, and the cries and curses grew lower and lower, and at last... all that remained was the crackling of the burning wood around them.
Looking at the raging fire, Wang Renshou didn't feel anything, since he was desperate, he had decided to die, rather than let the government kill, it was better to kill himself, even if the women and children could escape death, but it was better to live than to die, becoming a plaything under the crotch of other men is the best destination, Wang Renshou couldn't bear this humiliation, he could only die together, so there was a companion on the Huangquan Road.
The wind ruffled his tousled hair, and in the cold wind and fire, he drew the sword which he had been holding in his hand, raised it and struck at the head of one of the nearest servants, who fell with a cry and fell down, and blood flowed out of his skull into the fire.
Seeing this, the other servants fled in all directions in fear, Wang Renshou pursued in all directions in a frenzy, some were hacked to death with a knife, some were forced into the fire and became fire men, and some wanted to escape, but before they could go out, they were crushed by the falling pillars, and they were also swallowed by the flames in an instant, and no one was spared・・・・・・
The five maids huddled in the corner of the hall trembled in fear and did not dare to look at the miserable scene outside, and they hugged each other tightly, knowing that it would soon be their turn, and only by being closely connected would they not be so afraid in the face of death.
The old man, who was no longer human, walked in from outside, and with their heads down, they let the old man grab their hair and pull it up, although it was painful, but they did not dare to say anything.
A torch was still on the firewood in front of the door, the flames soon rushed to the roof, the only hall of the palace was also in flames, Wang Renshou carelessly moved away from the altar, rotated a wrench, the wall turned up, revealing a small door, Wang Renshou pushed the five maids in, he also walked in, pressed a mechanism next to him, and the door closed again.
Wang Renshou is very satisfied with his secret room, many happiness and excitement that cannot be enjoyed in the outside world will be realized here, and he will enjoy the fun of the world for the last time before he dies.
The fire outside was completely unfelt, and Wang Renshou slowed down the pace of killing, he needed to rest well, and gather his energy to enjoy the greatest pleasure in the world one last time.
He did not rush to eat the delicacies that had been placed around, but soaked himself in a warm wooden barrel without hanging, and ordered the five maids to come in with him and bathe in the mandarin duck bath with him・・・・・・