No matter how reluctant he was, Zheng Xuan still had to get out of the carriage, and Wang Heng followed behind him.

I saw Cao Yin standing at the city gate with hundreds of people waiting, while Zhang Ji, Huan Jie, Huang Zhong and more than a dozen other officials of the assassin stood on the other side.

Wang Heng whispered to him behind Zheng Xuan's back who these people who came to greet him were, and Zheng Xuan nodded slightly.

Seeing Zheng Xuan get out of the car, Cao Yin greeted him with a smile on his face, and when he was more than a foot away, he saluted and said: "Mr. Kang Cheng came to Wuling thousands of miles away, which is really the luck of the Wuling scholars!" ”

Cao Yin lowered his head and saluted, he thought that Zheng Xuan would help him up and say a few more polite words to him, so that his goal would be achieved, but after a long time, he didn't hear Zheng Xuan's voice, let alone be helped up by Zheng Xuan.

Cao Yin was stunned, he raised his head and saw that Zheng Xuan had actually passed him and walked to the other side to quarrel with Zhang Ji, Huan Jie, Huang Zhong and other assassins.

Zhang Ji and the others obviously didn't expect Zheng Xuan to give them face like this, they knew that their status in Wuling was lower than that of Cao Yin, and they originally thought that they would come forward to see Zheng Xuan after Zheng Xuan and Cao Yin greeted him, but Zheng Xuan flattered them, their faces were full of excitement, and they expressed their admiration to Zheng Xuan.

And the people behind Cao Yin were stunned one by one, Cao Yin's face instantly became gloomy, he didn't expect that he would raise Zheng Xuan so much, but Zheng Xuan would not give him face so much.

Wang Heng was also surprised, with the education he received in modern times, he must have high emotional intelligence and be polite, even if he doesn't like this person anymore, he must be able to get by on face, and he will not be so direct and ruthless, and since he came to this era, he has always done this, he is polite to anyone, even if Cao Ze offended him last time, he will not be angry. What's more, he felt that behind Cao Yin stood Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, their power was too great, and now was not the time to turn his face with Cao Yin.

But looking at Zheng Xuan's straight back, Wang Heng suddenly understood that being with light and dust is not applicable at all times, and sometimes, it is still necessary to express his joy and anger directly.

Maybe what he saw in Zheng Xuan today is the spirit of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

As soon as Wang Heng came to his senses, he heard an angry shout from behind Cao Yin: "Old horseman, dare to be so rude!" ”

This angry shout made everyone present dumbfounded, who dared to be so bold?

But when they looked closely, everyone didn't think it was strange, it turned out that this bold person was Cao Yin's son, Cao Ze, the demon king of the mixed world.

Cao Ze vented his energy on a few maids last night, and he was making up for sleep during the day today, but he was dragged out of the bed by his son Cao Yin, saying that he wanted to go out of the city to meet an old man, and Cao Yin also asked Cao Ze to treat this old man politely.

Cao Ze didn't know what kind of person Zheng Xuan was, he was dragged out of the bed by his Lao Tzu, he was already angry, and when he came to the city gate, he saw that Zheng Xuan was just a bad old man, and he didn't wear any official uniforms, his own Lao Tzu Cao Yin was so polite to him, he didn't appreciate it at all, and went directly to the other side, didn't he slap him in the face of Lao Tzu?

All the foundations of Cao Ze's scenery in Wuling came from his father Cao Yin, seeing Cao Yin being so despised by Zheng Xuan, he immediately felt offended, and also felt that the status of their Cao family was threatened by Yan zhòng, if Zheng Xuan was wearing an official uniform, Cao Ze might still have some scruples, since Zheng Xuan was not an official, then what scruples did Cao Ze have? He was stunned for a moment, and immediately cursed.

This angry scolding made everyone unexpected, they were all stunned, there were simply too many accidents that happened today, and people couldn't react.

Only Wang Heng reacted quickly, and today's Zheng Xuan's appearance made him more full of admiration for Zheng Xuan, and he felt that a barrier in his soul had also been broken through, and he became more fearless.

Wang Heng heard Cao Ze's angry scolding, his eyes were sharp, and he rushed towards Cao Ze with an arrow, and before everyone could react, a heavy slap slapped Cao Ze in the face, Cao Ze was slapped by this sudden slap, he felt a sweetness in his mouth, and involuntarily opened his mouth, and a few teeth spit on the ground with blood foam.

This slap made everyone present stunned again, there were too many accidents that happened today.

In fact, Wang Heng still took his hand, otherwise, with the results of his hard training with Huang Zhong during this time, if he used all his strength, it would be impossible for Cao Ze to leave a single set of teeth in his mouth, and at least it would be Yan Zòng's concussion.

Cao Ze easily eased up, raised his head and looked, it turned out that Wang Heng beat him, he opened his mouth to scold, but his left face had been beaten high and swollen, a few teeth fell out, and a mouth hissed and leaked, he was really speechless, plus Wang Heng looked at him coldly, the chill in his eyes made Cao Ze have a feeling that if he spoke again, Wang Heng might really kill him, Cao Ze was like a lamb stared at by a tiger, he was like a chilling cicada, the hairs on his body stood up, and he didn't dare to move.

Several Cao family guards behind Cao Ze subconsciously stepped forward together, but those elite Yi under Wang Heng were never vegetarians, they pressed the handle of the knife one by one, walked behind Wang Heng, and stared at each other coldly.

The two sides are tense, and it seems to be a situation of fighting, but if you really want to fight, Cao Yin's side will definitely suffer, Cao Yin is going to greet Zheng Xuan today, he came in a hurry, and he didn't bring many guards at all, and Wang Yao went to pick up Zheng Xuan's family, and he originally brought more than a dozen elite righteous servants, and when Wang Heng heard the news and went out of the city, he followed some righteous servants behind him, so the armed forces of both sides are superior to Wang Heng's side in terms of numbers, not to mention that there is such a peerless fierce general as Huang Zhong who is standing on the side.

Just when the atmosphere was about to freeze, Cao Yin saluted Zheng Xuan and said: "Mr. Kangcheng, the dog has offended Mr. by saying nothing, and please Mr. For the sake of his youth and ignorance, don't be surprised, Cao Yin will take the dog back and discipline him strictly!" ”

Cao Yin knew that Zheng Xuan would not ignore him, so these few sentences were just scene words, and he didn't wait for Zheng Xuan to answer, so he shouted angrily at Cao Ze: "Son, don't go back with me soon!" ”

Cao Yin walked into the city without looking back, today's scene, he knew that he couldn't please him, Zheng Xuan could ignore him, but Cao Ze scolded Zheng Xuan, if this matter spread, he Cao Yin would become the target of the world's corporal Lin Kou's criticism, from this point of view, Cao Ze received this slap, but it was a good thing for him, after all, he suffered such a big loss, and it could be regarded as a little offset his rudeness to Zheng Xuan. And Cao Yin saw the situation on the scene very clearly, if he turned his face now, he might not be an opponent, so just endure the anger for a while, how to repay today's humiliation, just leave it for later!

As soon as he turned around, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in Cao Yin's eyes, and he said fiercely in his heart, the gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, the shame you inflict on me today, when I Cao Yin is proud of the court on another day, I will definitely repay it tenfold and hundredfold!

Seeing this scene, Cao Ze could only cover his face and follow behind Cao Yin, and at the same time, his heart was also quietly relieved, facing Wang Heng just now, the feeling of being targeted by a tiger was really uncomfortable.

Several Cao Mansion guards looked at each other, glanced at each other, and could only follow behind the Cao father and son.

And those celebrities and squires organized by Cao Yin, when they saw that Cao Yin was gone, they would not stay here to be bored, some of them even said hello to Wang Rong, and some didn't even say hello, so they dispersed in a hurry.

For a while, only Wang Rong and Zheng Xuan were left outside the north gate of Hanshou City.

Zheng Xuan glanced at Wang Heng with appreciative eyes, he could feel that after Wang Heng slapped him just now, his whole temperament had improved to a higher level.

Zheng Xuan didn't give Cao Yin face so much today, of course he knew that Cao Yin was Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other ten permanent servants of the party, and as the leader of the scholars, the disaster of the party that he experienced back then was due to the ten permanent servants, it can be said that he and the ten permanent servants of the party do not share the sky, how can he be pretended to Cao Yin? He didn't denounce Cao Yin for being shameless on the spot, he was already looking at Wang Ei's face, and he was afraid that Wang Ei would be embarrassed.

Today, Wang Heng's appearance really made Zheng Xuan look at him again, Zheng Xuan nodded secretly, feeling that he had come to Jingzhou this time.

And Zhang Ji, Huanjie and Huang Zhong and several others on the side also nodded secretly, Zhang Ji and Huanjie are scholars, and they also have no good impression of Cao Yin and his son Cao Ze, not to mention that today Cao Ze actually spoke disrespectfully and insulted their idol Zheng Xuan, which made them even more indignant, and Wang Heng's slap just now also made them feel very happy.

And Huang Zhong also hated Cao Ze's nonsense, he was also very angry about Cao Ze's actions just now, Wang Heng made a righteous move, which was exactly what he wanted, and Huang Zhong could also feel that after Wang Heng slapped him, his state of mind was also on a higher level, which was also very beneficial to his martial arts advancement.

The most grateful to Wang Heng is Zheng Xuan's disciples and families, Zheng Xuan's humiliation, it is equivalent to their humiliation, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ren Xia, the wind of revenge is very strong, because the elders are humiliated and the street kills are not uncommon, just now Zheng Xuan was humiliated, Zheng Xuan's son Zheng Yi Although he seems to be a humble young man, but he is also discolored, his hand is pressed on the hilt of the sword, and Zheng Xuan's disciples have also changed their faces, ready to scold or teach Cao Ze a lesson, although they are all scholars, but they have also learned swords with Zheng Xuan, It is not the powerless Confucian scholars of later generations. But before they could make a move, Wang Heng had already made the first move, and a slap knocked out a few of Cao Ze's teeth, and it also made a bad breath in their hearts, and now their gratitude and recognition of Wang Heng are beyond words.

Wang Rong walked up to Zheng Xuan and said to him: "Brother Kangcheng, the ignorant erector has no words, and please don't get angry, so as not to hurt your body!" ”

Zheng Xuan shook his head and smiled: "Brother Tongyao Xian's words are serious, how can such a thing make me angry?" I'm so happy for you, you gave birth to a wonderful child! ”

Wang Rong glanced at his son with a smile, he was also very satisfied with Wang Heng's appearance today, and he said to Zheng Xuan: "Brother Kangcheng, don't praise Xiao'er. ”

Zheng Xuan laughed and said, "Shuping is an unusual child! It's not bad, it's not bad! ”

Zheng Xuan's son Zheng Yi walked in front of Wang Heng with nine disciples, and solemnly bowed to Wang Heng and said, "Thank you Gongzi for your great grace!" ”

Wang Heng's actions just now can be said to have washed away Zheng Xuan's shame, which is indeed a great favor for Zheng Xuan's juniors.

Wang Heng hurriedly returned the salute to Zheng Yi and the others.

Wang Rong said: "Brother Kangcheng, don't be ruined by those villains, let's go and have a good drink at the bar!" ”

Zheng Xuan nodded happily, and the group went to Wuling Spring Restaurant together.

Wulingchun Restaurant can be described as a prosperous business during this time, and there are guests every day, but today is different, usually the main customers of the restaurant are organized by Cao Yin to greet Zheng Xuan, but they have hit a nail, and now they are all back to their respective homes, so now the restaurant has enough space for Wang Rong to feast here.

Zheng Xuan's interest in drinking today is very high, it can be seen that he is in a good mood today, after three rounds of drinking, Wang Heng attended, knelt down in front of Zheng Xuan's banquet, and wanted to worship Zheng Xuan's door and officially become Zheng Xuan's disciple, Zheng Xuan was even happier, he readily agreed, in order to celebrate that he had received such a good disciple, Zheng Xuan drank a few bottles of wine in a row.

Eventually, Zheng Xuan got drunk again.

Wang Ei has already arranged the residence of Zheng Xuan's family in advance, he bought a residence next to the Thorn Shi Mansion, this residence is the property of a local squire in Wuling, but they live very little, and now Lord Thorn Shi wants to buy this residence, of course they will not refuse, they originally wanted to sell the house to the Wang family at a low price, but Wang Ei still paid according to the market price, he naturally will not take advantage of this small advantage.

After seeing Zheng Xuan drunk, Wang Rong arranged for someone to send Zheng Xuan's family and Zheng Xuan's disciples to this mansion and settle them down.

After settling Zheng Xuan's family, Wang Heng talked to him about today's events in his father's study.

Wang Heng said to his father: "Father, I think we have to make plans for today's events early. ”

Wang Ei knew what his son meant, today Cao Yin was ruthlessly lost face, not to mention, his son Cao Ze was also knocked out by Wang Heng A few teeth, suffered a big loss, Cao Yin is not the kind of good man and woman who knocks out his teeth and swallows it in his stomach, he will have revenge, and behind Cao Yin is the Ten Standing Servants, if they retaliate, it is still very terrible.

Wang Rong nodded and said, "It seems that we have to take precautions early." ”

Wang Heng said: "Cao Yin's revenge will not come so quickly. ”

Wang Rong said: "How do you say this? ”

Wang Heng analyzed: "Cao Yin is neither the family of the Ten Standing Servants, nor their old friends, his own talents are also very ordinary, and his status is not very high, but he is just the county guard of a border county like Wuling, and his status in the hearts of the Ten Standing Servants is not very high." Today it is Cao Yin's son who offended the generation of Confucianism Zheng Xuan in the minds of the world's corporals, and with this article alone, the ten permanent servants will not be forced to stand up for Cao Yin. For example, although the chaos seems to have subsided today, the remnants of the Yellow Turban Party are still there, and they may rise up again at any time, and the imperial court has been greatly injured after the Yellow Turban Rebellion the year before last, and it can no longer withstand a turmoil of such a scale, so the imperial court is now very dependent on the strength of the scholars, and the party has been lifted, which is precisely the reason. Although the power of the Ten Standing Servants is monstrous, they have no talent and merit in governing the world and quelling the chaos, and they do not dare to risk the world's condemnation at this time to deal with Father and Mr. Kangcheng, which will only arouse the indignation of the people in the world again and make them the target of public criticism. Moreover, now the ten permanent servants in the court can no longer cover the sky with one hand, and there are also generals He Jin and non-commissioned officials in the court to restrain them. If Cao Yin was smart enough, he would not have asked the Ten Standing Servants to ask them to stand up for him now, because that would not achieve the goal, but might backfire, and the Ten Standing Servants might have punished Cao Yin in order to appease the scholars. The child thinks that Cao Yin's biggest possibility now is to keep his head in obscurity and continue to tie up the ten permanent servants, and when he enters the court as an official, at least his status in front of the ten permanent servants is higher, he will retaliate. ”

Wang Heng's words are very accurate in judging the shape of today's court, which is not uncommon in modern times, but in this society where the flow of information is not smooth, Wang Heng can say such a thing, which is enough to make Wang Heng look at him again.

Wang Rong said: "Shuping, then how do you think we should deal with it?" ”

Wang Heng said: "Now we should be on guard against it, and at the same time, we must take the initiative." First of all, we can make friends with the general He Jin and the court officials to get foreign aid. ”

Wang Rong hesitated a little: "Make friends with He Jin?" ”

There is a reason for Wang Rong's hesitation, He Jin's background is not good, although it is not the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that is recorded in the butcher's background, but he is just an ordinary landlord Haoqiang, he can enter the court and worship the marquis, completely because his sister is the empress of the current emperor, that is, he is a relative.

In the end, there was a Han Dynasty, and the image of the relatives was not very good, from the relatives of the Han Dynasty founding emperor Liu Bang's queen Lu Pheasant, to the later Dou family, Wang family, Huo family, Liang family, etc., all of which had troubled the country, among which Wang Mang directly usurped the throne, ended the Western Han Dynasty, and established a new dynasty, and the image of the relatives was more positive, and the only widely known to the world was probably Wei Qing and Huo Quai.

It is precisely because of the bad image of their relatives that the scholars are more cautious when dealing with them, although they are not as disrespectful as they are to the eunuchs, but it is better to keep some distance, so as not to damage their reputation.