After fighting for half an hour, it was not until the shouting of killing alarmed the official mansion of Cloud City that those black-clothed men and bandits were unwilling to withdraw.

Wang Jishan turned his head to look at the Wang family, who had suffered heavy losses, and stared hatefully at the night in the distance, which was the direction of the thieves' retreat.

In addition to secretly hating the evil of thieves, he was even more puzzled, who planned and designed tonight's disaster? The masked man's voice before was so familiar that he couldn't remember it for a while.

According to post-war statistics, more than 20 young brothers of the Wang family were killed and wounded, and there were originally more than 80 good seedlings, but now there are only 60 left.

But the sacrifice of these sons and daughters also successfully protected the family, and the women, children and children of the Wang family were intact. It's a pity that the old patriarch and a group of family members were almost wiped out. Half of the royal family's mansion was also burned down.

Yunzhong Taishou personally came to the door to apologize, "Prince Wang, such a big thing happened in the city, it is really a dereliction of duty by this official. The official has already played to the court and asked for punishment. In addition, the lieutenant Yunzhong, who is in charge of the city defense, has also been dismissed from his post and investigated......"

Wang Jishan waved his hand and interrupted the other party: "Taishou, since it is the horse bandits who entered the city to cause chaos, how to investigate the responsibility is a matter for the court and the government, and this son does not care." If you really don't want to go, how about doing us a favor? ”

"Uh...... Childe, please say, if you can do it, this official will definitely help. ”

"The house has been burned, and we have nowhere to stay, so please ask Taishou to help find a place for hundreds of our Wang family's dependents to bend down and take shelter."

"This matter is easy, and it is the due responsibility of the official to deal with the aftermath."

"In addition, please help send a team of soldiers to escort sixty candidates from my Wang family into Chang'an to participate in the imperial court examination."

What??

Taishou was stunned for a moment: "Sixty candidates to take the Chang'an examination? There are 60 people from just one Wang family who can be admitted to the entrance examination? ”

Wang Jishan snorted lightly: "If it weren't for this calamity, the candidates of the Wang family should be eighty-six. It's a pity that a war broke twenty-six elites in the clan. ”

Hiss......

"Why didn't Childe say it earlier? In a remote town in the clouds, it is a great fortune in the clouds that so many people can be admitted to the entrance examination. It's time for the whole city to celebrate caregiving...... It's a pity, alas! ”

Wang Jishan sneered: "Hehe, originally we didn't want to make a noise just to avoid attracting jealousy, but unexpectedly, it still caused disaster." ”

"Childe, are you saying that yesterday's catastrophe was deliberately targeted at the Wang family? Candidates from the Wang family? Taishou asked in surprise.

Wang Jishan shook his head and said, "It's just Wang's personal speculation." The facts are up to you and the imperial court to investigate. But it doesn't matter anymore, just don't lose anything if you're alive. ”

Taishou patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, Son, this official will send troops to guard the Wang family day and night......"

"No, as I said just now, you don't need to take care of us, just escort us to Chang'an." Wang Jishan refused.

"But...... There is still half a year before the test, although Cloud City is far from Chang'an, but it is only a two-month trip at most, is it too early to go? Taishou said that he was puzzled, you must know that Chang'an is big, and it is not easy to live. So many people go to Chang'an to eat and live for half a year, which is not a small amount of silver.

Wang Jishan said lightly: "It's okay, we have relatives in Chang'an, and we are going to join our relatives." ”

Taishou also wanted to persuade again, because if this matter spread to Chang'an, he was afraid that he would lose his position, so it was best to solve it at the state capital level.

"Prince Wang, if it's for safety, why run to Chang'an? At that time, the place is not familiar, and the water and soil are not adapted, I am afraid that it will delay the performance. It's better for this official to find a place within the official office......"

"No need. If it's too inconvenient to send someone to escort you, then we'll figure it out ourselves. ”

This one......

"Childe, do you have to go to Chang'an to complain?" Taishou wants to ask, can you spend some money to compensate? Then don't go to Chang'an.

Wang Jishan was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, "We are going to take the exam, and we will not sue." ”

"If you are worried about losing your official position because of this, you don't have to, we will find out who the enemy is by ourselves, and we will not involve Taishou."

Check it out for yourself? Taishou looked at the young man again.

Wang Jishan said proudly: "If I want to find out some things from the Taiyuan Wang family, it's not so difficult. ”

Taiyuan Wang's? Could it be the Wang family in the clouds...... No, Childe, you are not from the Wang family in the clouds, you are from the Taiyuan Wang family?

Wang Jishan snorted coldly: "My son was born in the Taiyuan Wang family, and he is the descendant of the younger generation of the Wang family. As for the Wang family in the clouds, although they are not from the Taiyuan family, they have a long history. ”

"Wang Gongzi, disrespectful and disrespectful! Just now it was the heart of the villain, so early tomorrow morning, the official will send five hundred soldiers to escort you and the young masters to Chang'an. ”

"Hehe, aren't you afraid of losing your position?" Wang Jishan sneered.

Taishou sighed and said: "Such a big case, sooner or later, I can't hide it sooner or later, at most, I will drag it out, and I will find a way back in the future." ”

Wang Jishan nodded: "Okay, see that Taishou is so sincere, Wang will help you." Soon after, the Taiyuan royal family will send people to take revenge, hoping that Taishou can cooperate with the bandits. ”

When Taishou heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, the suppression of bandits is an internal matter, and Cloud City will fully cooperate." ”

In this way, Wang Jishan took the sixty talents of the Wang family in the clouds, escorted by the defenders in the clouds, and embarked on the road to Chang'an with great fanfare.

When the cities along the way saw this scene, they all wondered, who was so pompous? Can the imperial court send troops to protect it?

But after inquiring, everyone laughed, Cloud City Taishou is really unlucky.

A month later, passing by Taiyuan, Wang Jishan didn't go back to see his parents?

Wang Si of the Wang clan sent someone to stop Wang Jishan, and then went to the inn to meet him in person, "We received your letter to home." It's no problem to avenge the royal family in the clouds, and the clan elders all agree. But there is a premise, that is, the Wang family in Yunzhong recognized their ancestors and returned to their ancestors and became a side branch of the Taiyuan Wang family. ”

Side branches?

Wang Jishan sneered: "Originally, they couldn't look down on Yunzhong, why did they take the initiative to ask us to recognize our ancestors and return to our ancestors?" Since you agreed, why be petty? Only a side branch? ”

"Huh...... Uncle, don't blame the little nephew for being rude, if the elders in the family can't let go of this arrogant nature, then the Wang family will fall sooner or later. Didn't the incident of the Bolingcui clan wake them up this time? ”

Wang Si reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense! ”

"Alas...... If it weren't for this incident in Chang'an, they would not even agree to avenge Yunzhong. ”

Oh? Wang Jishan was puzzled, although the Taiyuan Wang clan had a clear hierarchy, it was always in the clouds and the bloodline of the Wang family, and now they were almost slaughtered, but they were stingy to take revenge?

Wang Si explained: "There is a Xiao Rui in the imperial court, who is specially fighting for the people, and no one in the family and nobles wants to provoke this evil star. The first vein in the clouds was expelled for making mistakes, so there is very little affection in the family, who cares too much about their life or death? ”

"Didn't you just say that they agreed to take revenge?" Wang Jishan asked.

"Yes, the people can avenge the Zhang butcher and destroy the Boling Cui clan, so why can't the nobles of our family avenge the clansmen? What's more, it wasn't ordinary people who were killed, it was just a group of horse bandits. The clan elders discussed, so that they could also show their strength and pull back a little bit. Speaking of this, Wang Si couldn't help laughing at himself: "The affection of the same clan is weak, and it is not as good as ...... to compete with others."

Wang Jishan nodded with a sneer.

"Uncle, go back, the Wang clan in the clouds will not agree to return to Taiyuan."

"What? Why? Isn't that what you said in advance? ”

"Hehe, that's the old patriarch's obsession. Now, we have a better choice. ”

A better option? Wang Si was puzzled.