Although Wei Huan and Mrs. Song were unable to reverse the Shen family's possible proposal to withdraw from the engagement, they did not delay their revenge.
... Rui Yutang has suffered too many losses these days.
If we don't charge some interest, how will we live in the future
So, before dawn the next day after receiving the letter from the imperial capital, a raging fire broke out in Fengzhou City.
When the fire first appeared, it naturally alerted the watchmen in the city.
When it was discovered that the place where the fire broke out was the ancestral residence of Zhibentang, not far from Ruiyu Hall, the entire Fengzhou City was gradually alarmed!
Zhibentang shifted its focus to the imperial capital a hundred years ago due to various reasons. Although this ancestral house still exists, it is usually only used when worshiping ancestors or celebrating funerals, and is usually only guarded by some servants. However, no matter how desolate and empty it is, it is still the ancestral home of Zhibentang, not to mention the ancestral hall of Zhibentang branch within it.
After even Wei Huan learned the news, he hurriedly got up and went to direct the fire fighting in person.
When we arrived at the place, we discovered that the building where the fire broke out had been deliberately filled with grease. The grease almost soaked the entire pavilion. When water was poured on it, the fire became more intense. The water even washed out the burning grease, making it impossible to extinguish it. There were even signs of fire involving nearby buildings!
Fortunately, Wei Huan stayed calm in the face of danger and ordered people to transport sand and rocks inside, and he was able to put out the fire. It's just that in this kind of deep house compound, there are many wells and ponds, but there will never be any accumulation of sand and gravel to disgrace the scenery. In addition, the fire is extremely powerful, so it was not until late that the fire was barely put out.
At this time, the entire pavilion had been burned down to only the base. What was terrible was that after the fire was extinguished, it was discovered that the fire started near the ancestral hall. Although the fire did not spread into the ancestral hall, it also destroyed the walls outside. The column was burnt to black!
The damage to the ancestral hall was a big deal. The servant guarding the ancestral home was so frightened that he almost fainted. He knelt in front of Wei Huan and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy. Wei Huan was the only one who was fine. Why did someone pour a lot of grease on the pavilion? Since Of course, if the grease was spilled, it couldn't be due to accidental water leakage. Someone must have deliberately lit the fire. The fire even endangered the Chihontang ancestral hall!
Although the ancestors of Zhihontang are enshrined in this ancestral hall, the ancestors of a hundred years ago are also enshrined in Ruiyu Hall - these are also the ancestors of Ruiyu Hall. If the ancestral hall is burned, even if the interior is not burned, it is a sign of the family. event!
As the leader of the clan, how could Wei Huan not ask for clarity
However, after only a few cross-examinations, he had to put the matter aside...
Because someone discovered the brutally slaughtered corpses of Chang Shi Song Han, his subordinates Song Duan, and more than a dozen of his servants and soldiers in an alley not far away!
Chang Shi was the leader of the army in a state, especially Song Han and Song Duan, who had been praised by the imperial edict, but they actually died in the city! Wei Huan was furious. He temporarily asked the servants guarding the house to watch, and rushed to the alley to investigate in person.
However, just as Wei Huan walked out of the door, without any warning, an arrow flew towards him! If the boy next to him hadn't had quick eyes and quick hands and pushed him hard, Wei Huan would have been like Song Han and Song Duan in the alley...
After this change, the guards and state officials were so frightened and angry that they did not dare to let Wei Huan go to the alley to investigate in person. They talked hard and sent Wei Huan back to Ruiyu Hall. As soon as Wei Huan entered, the guards urged him to close the door tightly and escorted him all the way to the back hall. Only then did he get over his shock!
Unexpectedly, Wei Huancai said a few words to Mrs. Song and the children and grandchildren who came to express condolences upon hearing the news. Another servant outside ran into the hall in panic and reported an even more incredible news:
—The famous domestic scholar and Prince Jingping was also found dead on his couch a moment ago!
Also killed along with Wei Zhengya was a concubine, Xiao Liu's dowry maid and the biological mother of the tenth son, Wei Gao'an.
Knowing that the ancestral hall was set on fire, Chang Shi's father and son died in the alley, Wei Huan was assassinated, and a famous figure from home died tragically on his bed - these four events are more horrifying and thrilling than the last! It all happened overnight!
With such a shocking change, Fengzhou suddenly became trembling!
Sangzi's advantages were fully utilized!
In just three days, according to the knife wounds on the bodies of Song Han and Song Duan, the arrow that grazed Wei Huan's forehead and shot into the bluestone, a wolf tooth left by Wei Zhengya's bed, and three The evidence is irrefutable - and some people recalled afterwards that they had accidentally witnessed some suspicious people in the past two days in a secluded place in Fengzhou, but for various reasons ignored them...
From this, Wei Huan was filled with grief, anger and tears and confirmed that the tragedy of this night was all caused by the soldiers sneaking in!
reason
The reason is of course the revenge after the great victory in Zhoubei!
Not long ago... Wei Huan's only pair of legitimate grandchildren, and a concubine who was taught by himself, the three juniors went out to the outskirts of the city to see off. Not only the emperor Yiwei, Sikong Aizi, but also the quasi-Crown Princess were also present. Inside. On the way back to the city, they were ambushed by "rong people". If not for God's blessing, these two siblings would have died long ago!
The reason why the young lady from the Wei family was suspected of having lost her virginity was because she was forced to stay in the forest after the ambush, and it took several days before she returned to Ruiyu Hall
That time, Wei Zhengya, his cousin, also angrily condemned Rongren's shameless behavior...
Wei Huan said in a heartbroken note that he had thought that after his three grandchildren were attacked, he would use private guards to conduct a thorough search around Fengzhou. He expected that after the Rong people failed, the remaining people would be killed. Yuan Eun returned to the Northland. I didn't expect these barbarians to be so cunning. Less than a month later, they would sneak back again!
So the tragedy of this night is very clear -
The Rong people had long planned to retaliate against Song Han and his son, who were responsible for the great victory in the northern part of the state. They also had a deep hatred for the Wei family - especially Wei Zhengya, who had publicly rebuked them for being crazy.
They came well prepared, first doused the pavilion in Zhibentang's ancestral residence with grease and then set it on fire. Since it is the ancestral home of Zhihontang, and the pavilion is next to the ancestral hall, it is impossible for no one to put out the fire. And because it couldn't be extinguished with water after it was soaked in grease, we had to transport sand and gravel... This was because of Wei Huan's reminder and command, otherwise the fire extinguishing speed would be even slower.
In this situation where the whole city was in alarm and people were joining in putting out the fire, judging from the fact that they were neatly dressed and died near the fire, Song Han and his party were obviously ready to come over to help. However, when they were passing by the alley, they were suddenly hit by a hail of arrows. After a brief fight... or a last-ditch attack, the entire army was wiped out in a very short time.
Due to the emergency of the fire at that time, many people beat gongs and drums to wake up the neighbors, which made the whole city noisy. This alley was not far from Zhibentang's ancestral home, but under the circumstances, who could hear the noise inside? Therefore, Song Han, his father and his son died extremely quickly!
Although Wei Zhengya died in his own chamber, it is also suspected that the Rong people or a traitor bribed by the Rong people pretended to be a servant to report the affair, and suddenly killed Wei Zhengya while he was defenseless!
Otherwise, if the family was fine, why would Wei Zhengya die
All in all, it was all vicious revenge from the Rong people!
In the memorial, Wei Huan described the loss of the Wei family in a wonderful and poignant way, pointing out that the Rong people were vicious and despicable, which was simply outrageous!
He not only described in extremely sad terms the impact of the death of his nephew Wei Zhengya on everyone in the Jingping Palace, but also deeply regretted the innocent death of a famous scholar from a literary perspective. He also mentioned that Song Han and Song Duan were people who had been praised by the imperial edict. , this move by the Rong people is tantamount to provoking the majesty of the Wei Dynasty!
Of course, at the end of the memorial, Wei Huan did not forget to write that the so-called people of Fengzhou blocking sedan chairs to complain were probably also done by Rong people, and the purpose was to retaliate for the great victory in northern Zhouzhou.
Otherwise, if the Rong people left all the pavilions in Fengzhou unburned, why would they go to the ancestral home of Zhibentang to do something
This proves that the people's complaint was a conspiracy of the Rong people from the beginning to the end, but Situ Weiqi immediately killed him with a stick, so the Rong people became angry... and burned Wei Qi's ancestral house!
Wei Huan personally wrote the pen, and Wei Shigu, who was also a famous figure in the country but was more powerful than Wei Zhengya, spent several hours polishing and revising it, making this memorial really sad for the listeners and weeping for the listeners. It vividly expresses a The endless grief, indignation and misery of a family who, in order to defend their land and borders, did not hesitate to be at odds with the Rong, but were viciously and shamelessly retaliated by the Rong, and were massacred and murdered...
After carefully reading the finalized memorial, Wei Huan praised it sincerely: "If this memorial cannot move His Majesty forever, it will be unless there are no words in the world that can move His Majesty!"
Wei Shigu smiled calmly and said: "The previous performance of the Lord of the Valve is very complete, I just want to add icing on the cake."
The two complimented each other, and Wei Huan called his confidants and ordered him to report to the imperial capital quickly. After seeing off the memorial, Wei Huan's face darkened again and he sighed: "Chang Ying's marriage..."
"The only solution for now." Wei Shigu is not only a famous figure in the country, the master of Wei Changfeng and Wei Gaochuan, but also Wei Huan's think tank. Wei Huan has known him for many years and they trust each other very much. Now Wei Huan is even more so After asking about private matters, Wei Shigu pondered for a moment and then said, "We can only wait for the Shen family to arrive before making a decision. If the Shen family does not hesitate, in my opinion, for the sake of the third lady, it is better to cancel the marriage... In the end, the valve family The Lord and the old lady have only one granddaughter. Instead of marrying into a high-ranking family but falling into the hands of others, it is better to take a loyal but poor person under his wing and see her often. "
"Don't I know that if the Shen family is suspicious of Chang Ying, even if they reluctantly accept her, there may not be good results in the future?" Wei Huan twirled his gray beard and said in a deep voice, "It's just what their grandmother said. Poor: This child is indeed innocent. The reason why she was found guilty this time was all to protect her brother! In the past, I always felt that this child had too much temperament and was not what a lady should be like. Weak, the eldest daughter-in-law finally had these two children, she is extra pampered, and their grandmother is very protective of them, so I have no time to care... "
"If she hadn't insisted on practicing martial arts for many years, not only herself, but also Gao Chuan and Chang Feng, none of them would have been able to escape this time! Moreover, Wei Xinyong's appointment, life and death were unknown, and she actually had the courage to pretend to be Chang Feng! From this point of view, I actually looked away and underestimated this granddaughter. Because of her caring attitude towards her younger brother, I really couldn’t bear to ask her to feel aggrieved after she came back!”
Wei Shigu thought for a moment and shook his head: "Although the Valve Master defended him in the memorial, there are too many things to report in this memorial. This is just a trivial matter... and may not attract attention. We are not in the imperial capital now, and we don't There is no way to control public opinion! The most important thing is that the rumors related to her have been overwhelming before she arrived in the imperial capital. Even if the rumors are refuted, they have already been talked about by everyone in the streets. … Shen Zangfeng’s status in the Shen family is extraordinary!”
Wei Huan was silent for a long time and then said solemnly: "Well, if the Shen family is dissatisfied because of this, they are willing to accept this child through the family, but I don't want to get married. As you said, find someone from another family who is far away from home. Let him move to Fengzhou... Just keep this child in Fengzhou for the rest of his life! Apart from marriage, we can't continue to be friends with the Shen family. "
"The elders in the clan..." Wei Chief Ying is now in a bad reputation. This is related to the reputation of the entire clan and cannot be settled by Wei Huan and Mrs. Song. In this case, the elders in the clan will demand that Wei Chief Ying be dealt with. , to correct the family tradition.
"Do they still care about this? Prince Jingping died at the hands of the Rong people, which shows how eager the Rong people are to take revenge on my Wei family! If you don't stick to the door at this time, be careful..." But Wei Huan was not happy in his heart. , then sneered and said, "You keep coming out to look for trouble, do you really want to die!?" (To be continued)