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Next to the official road, the post station is surrounded by a fence, with mountains of fodder inside.
A horseman rushed towards him from a distance. He slowed down as he approached the inn, and Chen Guishuo turned his horse directly into the inn.
After entering, he stopped, jumped off his horse, and showed a token to the incoming official.
Soon, the clerk brought him another well-refreshed horse. Chen Guishuo got on the horse and rushed out of the inn. The horse was whipping fast all the way, and the horse never rested...
On a certain official road in Guangxi County, Niu Youdao led a group of ten horses. The speed was not very fast. The journey was slow and slow. After all, they had no inn to use and the physical exertion of the horses had to be considered.
The personal guards of Shang Chaozong have all changed into ordinary civilian clothes. Some of them were placed along the way by Niu Youdao, and some of them accompanied them.
Ahead, the tall city walls of the county city were already in sight. Yuan Gang made a gesture, and the two rear riders stayed behind and turned into the mountains and forests to hide, responsible for receiving and delivering the news. The rest of the group continued to dismount at the city gate and were interrogated by the guards. The personal guards of the Shang Chaozong stepped forward to deal with the situation. Although the Shang Chaozong was in a state of decline, it was not comparable to ordinary people. Unless there was strict security during wartime, it would be no problem to prepare some kind of identity as a trading company to cover up and enter the city.
When you enter Quang Ngai County, you will find that this prosperous land of plenty is extraordinary. The streets are quite prosperous, full of pedestrians, numerous shops, and many well-dressed people. It is not comparable to the dilapidated depression in the outside world. Niu Youdao rode on a tall horse and waded through the crowd, looking around and taking in the prosperity of the world.
We found a nice inn, and the innkeeper took care of the horses, and the guards prepared the guest rooms.
The group found the guest room, recognized their own rooms, and gathered together again. Yuan Gang ordered the three of them to go to the city to find out the necessary information, and then said to the other three: "It's been a hard journey, so take the time to take turns to rest."
"Yes!" The three of them accepted the order and immediately turned around and returned to their guest rooms.
Yuan Gang himself then left the inn with Niu Youdao and wandered around the streets of the county town. [oM]
The two of them were just wandering around. When they met a silk and satin shop, Niu Youdao ran in and held the silk and satin in his arms to touch it. From time to time, he turned back and tutted at Yuan Gang, "Look at this weaving craft and workmanship, it's exquisite. ,Not bad!"
This compliment made the shopkeeper happy. However, Niu Youdao asked about the price, but refused to buy it, turned around and left again, which made the shopkeeper happy in vain.
In jewelry stores and livestock selling points, Niu Youdao is everywhere asking for prices.
In short, the two of them didn't look like they were here to do anything at all, but more like they were here to buy something...
In the Song Mansion in the capital, Song Jiuming, dressed in casual clothes, stood on the steps outside the living room to greet guests. It would not be easy for the dignified Lord Tingwei to personally wait to greet the guests.
Song Jiu Ming seemed to be standing there casually, but in the corners on both sides, the master guards were looming.
After a while, a group of people came out from the rockery screen wall. A strong man with a beard walked over with a very unhappy look on his face.
This man was the commander-in-chief of one of the Four Great Guards in the capital, his name was Wang Heng. Although his official rank was not as good as that of Song Jiuming, he had tens of thousands of troops in his hands, and no one in the capital dared to underestimate him. Wang Heng was also Song Yanqing's father-in-law, and the chubby woman following him with her head lowered was none other than Song Yanqing's wife, Wang Liufang.
Song Shu and his wife were standing by with a smile on their faces. They personally led the in-laws in all the way from the gate. However, the in-laws didn't seem to be too respectful this time, and their expressions were not good-looking.
Wang Heng was followed by four monks to guard him. These four people were vigilant along the way.
When he reached the steps of the living room, Wang Heng raised his fists and cupped his hands, and said coldly: "I have met Lord Tingwei!"
Song Jiu Ming, who had always been expressionless, showed a smile on his face. He quickly walked down the steps and grabbed Wang Heng's wrist. "My in-laws are very polite. There are no junior or senior officials here. They are all one family. Commander, please come in!" "I personally grabbed Wang Heng's hand and enthusiastically dragged him into the hall.
The two were seated separately, and Song Shu and others could only stand. Wang Liufang lowered her head and stood behind her father Wang Heng with an aggrieved look.
The servants served tea, and after the host and guest served tea, Song Jiuming asked the main topic, "What kind of wind brought the commander-in-chief here?"
Boom! Wang Heng almost smashed the tea cup on the coffee table in his hand, and said rudely: "If I don't come here again, I'm afraid I won't survive. I, Wang Heng, belong to a small family, and I can't reach the heights of Lord Tingwei. I'm here today because of My daughter asked the Song family for a divorce letter!"
Song Jiuming was surprised and said: "Why did the commander-in-chief say this? Fang'er is well-behaved and virtuous. Our family can't even like her, so how can we not survive? They are a loving couple, so why should they divorce each other? Could it be that the commander-in-chief wants to beat the couple with a stick? Can’t do it?”
Wang Hengchui glared at his beard and said: "Master Tingwei, please don't tell secrets in front of me. It was your Song family who wanted to marry that year, and it was your Song family who married her in and left her out! The water thrown out by the married daughter will not be the same. A chicken will marry a chicken, a dog will follow a dog, and how the young couple live their lives is their own business, and I can't control that much, but I'm not a bully like that bastard Song Yanqing!" Boom! Another palm was slapped on the coffee table, causing the tea cup to jump wildly.
The words "bastard" made Song Shu's mouth twitch. Song Yanqing was a bastard, so he would become a bastard. The Song family was a little embarrassed and they all became bastards.
"The commander-in-chief is serious!" Song Jiuming said lightly.
Wang Heng: "I'm not exaggerating at all. That bastard Song Yanqing is out having sex and hanging out in romantic places. It's not that I don't know. We are all men. I can understand some social interactions. I'm not an unreasonable person. I do some things too." Turn a blind eye and pretend you didn't see it. I can ignore him playing outside, and I can't tie him up with a rope, but everything has to be done within a certain limit. He has a family, so he can't I played so much that I didn’t even care about my home. My little girl often didn’t even see other people. What’s going on? This time it was even worse. A whole month passed and my little girl couldn’t even see her. She stayed alone in an empty room every day and shed tears. Are you bullying people like this? Since you can't live with it anymore, don't force it, just bring the divorce papers and let's break up!"
His voice almost brought down the roof. Behind him, his daughter Wang Liufang had red eyes and tears, looking extremely aggrieved.
The Song family was very embarrassed. It was rare to encounter someone like this who came to the door, yelled, slapped the table and made faces. Of course, ordinary people would not have such qualifications. Who would dare to try this? But Wang Liufang's family background is different after all. As the old saying goes, there are people in the mother's family! No matter how unhappy Wang Liufang's life is, everyone in the Song family is still polite to her, and her living conditions are absolutely favorable. Even if they have objections to her, even her parents-in-law must speak to her in a gentle and kind manner. .
Song Jiuming was disgraced, holding back his anger, he looked at Song Shu coldly, and suddenly pointed at Song Shu and angrily said: "It's the father's fault if you don't teach me your upbringing! I said this in front of my in-laws today. If I have any in-laws again in the future, That's what I said, I'll break that bastard's legs..."
Wang Heng looked up at the roof without saying a word, listening to Song Jiu Ming reprimanding Song Shu for not caring. He said that he was just talking about the divorce letter, but it was true that he came to stand up for his daughter today.
After a while of scolding, Song Jiuming, who had been scolded by Song Shu, stood up, walked to Wang Heng, and said kindly: "Commander, it was all my negligence. Don't worry, this kind of thing will never happen again in the future. In addition, this Well, the Commander-in-Chief may have misunderstood that bastard."
"Misunderstanding?" Wang Heng raised his brows and stood up slowly. He thought that Song Jiuming was going to apologize, and then the two sides settled with a few friendly words. Unexpectedly, there was another misunderstanding, and he suddenly became unhappy. , this is really bullying the Wang family. Even he doesn't give face to him. Will his daughter still have a good life in the Song family in the future
Song Jiu Ming slightly raised his hand to signal him to calm down, and whispered close to him: "A month ago, before the man from Tianlao was released from prison, the superiors gave a message, and Yan Qingxing rushed back to Shangqing Sect at night. There was something important. It’s not just that he’s lingering outside, he can’t help himself, I hope the commander-in-chief understands!”
"Oh!" Wang Heng blinked, and he roughly understood what he meant. The anger on his face gradually dropped, revealing a somewhat thoughtful look.
At this moment, the housekeeper of the Song Mansion appeared outside the door and shouted to Song Quan inside, "Uncle!"
Song Quan walked out quickly. Seeing that he looked strange, he knew that something might have happened, so he went to the side of the house with him, "What's the matter?"
The housekeeper whispered: "Something happened to the young master of the third master's family." He handed over a secret letter in his hand.
Song Quan took it in his hand and looked at it, his face became serious, and he quickly returned to the house. He invited Song Jiuming, who was talking to Wang Heng in a low voice, aside. After muttering a few times, he turned over the secret letter.
Song Jiuming slowly closed his eyes after reading the secret letter. Everyone in the room saw something was wrong and stared at him.
After opening his eyes again, Song Jiuming looked at Song Shu's wife Hu Guizhi and said: "From the third family, take Fang'er out for a walk!"
Hu Guizhi agreed and went to Wang Heng's side to invite Wang Liufang. Wang Liufang looked at his father. Wang Heng realized that something should be wrong with Song Jiuming, so he raised his hand and asked his daughter to leave with her mother-in-law.
Without the person who could influence the matter, the secret report in Song Jiuming's hands was transferred to Wang Heng's hands.
After Wang Heng read it, his expression changed drastically, and he looked at Song Jiu Ming suddenly, "Ming Gong, is this retribution serious?"
"There's no need to lie about this matter." Song Jiu Ming said calmly.
Wang Heng sat down silently, feeling slumped in the chair with a somewhat dazed expression. The guards behind him looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
"Third brother, you have to be mentally prepared." Song Jiuming turned his head and looked at his son, "Something happened to Yan Qing and he has been killed!"
"..." Song Shu was stunned and couldn't believe it. He immediately rushed to Wang Heng and took the secret report from his hand to check. After seeing the situation, he staggered back a few steps, as if he was crumbling. Song Quan quickly stepped forward to help him. . ,.