Chapter 24: Trying the Heart and Leaving (2)
"Wei Chong! Wei Chong! You're not a fucking thing! ”
Lu Liang sat in the cell, shackled his hands and feet, and shook the iron door with his hands, so that the key on the door 'clanged'.
"Stop shouting! I'm here. Wei Chong walked over and shouted.
"You bastard...... How dare you scorn me! Lu Liang's bloodshot eyes widened, and he shouted at the cell boss standing aside: "Lord Cell Boss! This letter was asked to be written by Wei Chong, don't listen to this guy's nonsense! ”
"I sent someone to check it, this letter is obviously the handwriting of you Lu Liang and your eldest brother Lu Song, the evidence is clear, how to quibble!"
"Phew!" Lu Liang lay in front of the iron railing and spat outside, "It's not your turn to comment on this matter!" The king of the county always wants to avenge my land! Wait for the order of the king of Wanjun, and your officials will not want to be an official! ”
Wei Chong suddenly changed color: "I came on the orders of the prince!" As he spoke, he threw out an official document from his sleeve, which was impressively stamped with the seal of the palace.
"This ......" Lu Liang picked up the official document with trembling hands, and at first glance he looked at the eye-catching ink words: 'That is, for the crime of treason, Lu Song's mansion will be raided'. He was dumbfounded, and his blood was so angry that he fainted all of a sudden.
Ye Yongjia quickly followed the prince's wishes and sent officers and soldiers to surround the Lu Mansion. When officers and men entered the house, they were carrying silver and gold, and if there were disobedient family members, they would look at them angrily at the least, and at worst they would be punched and kicked, causing a lot of noise in the house, which could not be forbidden. Lu Song saw that the situation was irreparable, and he knew that he had committed the crime of rebellion, and it was inevitable, so he scolded: "Wan Heshun, this untrustworthy thing, is clearly a deliberate murder and a murder, and my Lu family will die!" Even under the Nine Springs, you can't be forgiven! After that, he found a thick rope and tied a dead knot on the beam, and the officers and soldiers did not stop him, but watched him hang himself.
The investigation has been completed, and Lu Liang has also been asked to behead the prisoner, and no one knows about the murder of Wei Huai back then. Wan Heshun also felt that things could not be done too much, and it was time to stop. He immediately ordered: 'Nian Lumen is a famous clan in Nanjing, if it is wiped out, this official will deplore it very much. Now the two thieves have been punished, and they should pardon the innocent in their houses as a sign of kindness. ’
Ye Yongjia received the order, that is, he taught Wei Chong to release his family members and send them back to the house.
At that time, Lu Song's son Lu Jushang was still on duty in Liuhe County, and when he heard that his father had hanged himself, he was so sad that he cried for a long time. After asking each other again, I learned that Wan Heshun opened the net later, and he survived, so he was grateful to Wan Wang Ye for his grace of not killing, but it was all Ye Yongjia's eagerness to establish his authority and unprovoked informants, which caused his family to be ruined.
After these things were dealt with, Ye Yongjia's body and mind were already very tired. As soon as he returned home, he lay down on the large wooden bed without saying a word.
He only felt thirsty, so he ordered his subordinates: "Pour some tea." ”
After a while, two servants came in, each holding a teapot and a teacup, and brought it to him.
Ye Yongjia poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, didn't feel hot, and drank it all. He drank four small cups of tea, but still couldn't quench the thirst that seemed to be smoking in his throat, so he simply pushed the tea aside and lay down again.
"Master, Master Wei has something to come to see you." The minions standing outside cautiously lifted the curtain and bowed.
"Nope." Ye Yongjia said lazily.
The man saw that Ye Yongjia was not in a good mood and didn't dare to provoke him to be angry, so he hurriedly withdrew from the house.
"Wait." Ye Yongjia sat up suddenly, "Let's call him in." ”
Wei Chong followed the servant to Ye Yongjia and knelt down with a smile.
"What's the matter?" Ye Yongjia asked.
"A good thing is about the Zhuo family." Wei Chong smiled.
Ye Yongjia suddenly stopped feeling thirsty. Only then did he suddenly realize that he still had a rope in his hand, which was tightly tied to the bucket floating above the well, and the water in this bucket was enough to soothe the dullness in his heart.
"Say it." Ye Yongjia was in good spirits.
"More than half a month has passed, and I heard that Zhuo Lengping has been removed from filial piety, which is really a great thing! Now that everything is ready, it's time for you to send someone to say goodbye. ”
"What if her family dies and doesn't agree? What should I do? Although Ye Yongjia couldn't bear this surging heart, he still restrained his excitement and asked calmly.
"How so!" Wei Chong snorted, "The Zhuo family has been poor for most of their lives, and today they have reached the point of poverty, and when they see that you, the prefect with a lot of money, are going to marry her, they are too late to be happy, and they probably wish to put a gun on the ancestral grave to celebrate!" How can anyone not agree to this? ”
"This is the best, this is the best...... Ye Yongjia nodded with a smile, and immediately instructed Wei Chong: "Otherwise, don't invite any matchmakers, it's troublesome, just write a Geng post by myself, and it's okay to go there in person for this matter." ”
"You can't wait!" Wei Chong laughed.
The subordinates then brought Ye Yongjia a few colored clothes, all of which were rejected by him without exception because the materials were not of the highest quality. They ran two or three times in a row, and finally picked out a good dress, and Ye Yongjia was satisfied.
Wei Chong went to call a dozen people who could blow and beat, and they lined up in line; According to the prefect's arrangement, he prepared a box of financial gifts, put on a layer of bright red satin, and then carried Ye Yongjia's sedan chair, and the team set off from the city in a strict manner.
The noisy sound of suona gradually left the city wall of Nanjing and extended into the countryside. When the people of the villages heard this, they opened the doors and windows from house to house, and spied on this welcoming procession, which was not very luxurious, but could be very powerful.
Some villagers have always had good deeds, but because of their strange hearts, they climbed out of the courtyard wall and slowly followed the footsteps of this army.
As they walked, they saw Ye Yongjia fall off the sedan chair in front of Zhuo's house, so they first looked at each other in surprise, and then exclaimed in an uproar: "Her family has been moldy for most of her life, and she can attract such a son-in-law out!" ”
Ye Yongjia got out of the sedan chair with two feet, and with Geng Ti, he knocked respectfully three times on the door panel, and his voice was as loud as possible: "In the lower Nanjing prefect Ye Yongjia, bring the official Wei Chongte to Zhuo's house to say goodbye!" ”
The door opened crookedly.
An old woman walked out of it, it was Zhuo Lengping's mother, Zhang, who showed a frightened look at first, and then resumed her pleasant appearance in hospitality.
"Lord Prefect, are you here ......?"
Before Ye Yongjia could speak, Wei Chong stood up and said, "We are here to propose to your daughter." ”
"This is the Geng post below." Ye Yongjia bowed down and handed over the post.
Wei Chong took out a confident look, and watched coldly as Mrs. Zhang opened the cover and took out the Geng post.
She seemed to look at it carefully, and finally raised her head solemnly, and said with a blank face:
"Lord Prefect, I forgive the old man for not agreeing."