Wang Zhenfu told the story of soliciting bribes and hinted at the relationship between Lady Huarui and Guo Shao. But he concealed what happened on the day Lady Huarui was slapped, which was really hard to talk about.
I will return the money to them today and apologize, Wang Zhenfu added.
After hearing this, Wei Changqi immediately patted the table lightly and said neatly: This matter is not a big problem, you can rest assured. There are many people in the officialdom who take bribes, and there will be no disaster because of this matter. Now don't go to Qin Guogong Mansion, I will let someone else take charge of that matter.
Wang Zhenfu bowed and expressed his gratitude. After all, he was a little uneasy because he had concealed something, and he said: "Before this, I didn't know anything about Madam Huarui. I thought she was just a concubine of the king of the fallen Shu Kingdom. Naturally, I was disrespectful in my words and offended her."
Wei Changqi waved his hands and disagreed.
Wang Zhenfu asked carefully: What is my position
I've already told you, it's not a big deal, Wei Changqi said impatiently.
In the front yard of the mansion, Zuo You and Jing Niang met Guo Shao. Zuo You recounted the meeting with Meng Chang in great detail, and added his opinion: I think that Duke Qin did it on impulse, and only thought of the consequences after it had caused trouble; there was no careful planning at all, and it was like a child's play. He was now terrified and only wanted to find an excuse to shirk responsibility.
The bastard official Wang suddenly cursed at Jingniang.
Guo Shao turned his head and looked at Jing Niang without saying anything.
Zuo You had already mentioned Lady Huarui when describing Meng Chang's reaction. Guo Shao was also very angry at this time. He was not angry about the official named Wang Zhenfu asking for bribes, but about that guy trying to rape Lady Huarui.
Lady Huarui was very pretty and beautiful. Although he had no intention of forcibly possessing her, he felt inexplicably unhappy when he heard that Lady Huarui was treated like this.
Guo Shao holds the power of life and death, but he has always been very restrained. He couldn't help but think: I am very popular in Tokyo, and it would have a bad impact if I showed up.
Guo Shao calmly asked: "Mr. Zuo, what do you think should be done about this matter?"
As he spoke, he slightly side-glanced at Jingniang. Guo Shao attached great importance to the people he cared about. The difference between him and other heroes was that he did not distinguish between the importance of personal matters and major events. Sometimes he even felt that no one was more important than national affairs.
Wang Zhishi must punish him severely. Zuo You then said that governing a country depends on the administration of officials. If it is tolerated, it will only lead to corruption in the officialdom, which will do more harm than good. Besides, this little official in a green robe is useless. If we don't punish him, who will we punish
Guo Shao was very impressed with Zuo You after hearing this, and immediately responded: "Mr. Zuo is right. But in Tokyo, too many people are paying attention to me, so it is inconvenient for me to come forward for such matters; you go and do it. The result I want to see is to completely drive people like Governor Wang out of the officialdom."
Zuo You clasped his fists and said: I understand.
Guo Shao added: "Among the three ministries, the Shangshu Province is the agency that executes decisions; people with the talent of a prime minister can implement decisions. It depends on Mr. Zuo's execution ability."
After hearing this, Zuo You seemed to be thinking about something and said seriously: If we can get this done within five days, my lord will be satisfied.
Zuo You went straight to the Privy Council to meet Wei Renpu.
That afternoon, the Deputy Privy Councilor Wei Renpu rushed to Xuanhuiyuan and asked someone to find his younger brother Wei Changqi. Seeing Wei Renpu's unhappy face, Wei Changqi greeted him and said, "What made my uncle angry?"
Do you still want to be an official? If you don't want to be an official, go home and farm and study, and don't come to the court to cause trouble for me. Wei Renpu was the elder and was very angry, so naturally he didn't have a good tone, and he started scolding him.
Wei Changqi was shocked and quickly bent down and said: Uncle, please calm down. You have to tell me what I did wrong first.
Wei Renpu asked: How do you control your subordinates? Did you accept money? There was a man named Wang Zhenfu in Xuanhuiyuan who touched Lady Huarui.
Madam Huarui Wei Changqi was stunned.
Wei Renpu's face was livid, and he said in a deep voice: "Dianqiansi Guo Du Dianjian led his troops to attack and destroy Shu, and Lady Huarui was the trophy he wanted. He hasn't moved yet, I guess he doesn't want to make things too ugly. Who does Wang Zhenfu think he is? He wants to have a taste of it first. Don't tell me, you don't know what your people do at all.
Wei Changqi widened his eyes and said, "My nephew really doesn't know. I just know that he solicited bribes and he must have got the money from Duke Qin."
Getting some money is nothing. Wei Renpu said angrily, "My friendship with Guo Du Dianjian has been through storms and waves. Now his staff have come to me. You'd better give me a satisfactory explanation and don't cause trouble for me because of some messy things."
Yes, yes. Wei Changqi frowned and said, "My nephew knows what to do now."
Wei Renpu glanced at him and said: Don’t mention the matter of Madam Huarui, it is enough to just talk about corruption and abuse of power.
Wei Changqi hurriedly said: I will think of a way to do it right away.
Wei Changqi was scolded by his uncle and returned to the Xuanhuiyuan Office with a rage. He immediately ordered: Call Wang Zhenfu to the signing room.
Wang Zhenfu walked in quickly and said politely: "Your humble servant greets Envoy Wei."
Wei Changqi was no longer the calm face he had in the morning. He now had a cold expression on his face: You are responsible for your own mistakes. You have disappointed me so much. You did such a thing and even concealed it. I can't help you even if I want to.
Wang Zhenfu immediately knelt on the ground, crying, and whispered: "I am always very polite to Envoy Wei, and you said this morning that you would protect my position.
The official Wei Changqi was so angry that he laughed and sneered, "I think you are not aware of your situation. You will die without knowing how you died."
Wang Zhenfu was stunned: "What do you mean, Wei Shijun? I didn't kill anyone or set fire to anything. Can I be sentenced to death? Wei Shijun, you can't be so heartless and ungrateful. I have also given you a lot of good things."
Wei Changqi was furious after hearing this: You really don't know how to live or die. You dare to threaten me with that little thing
Wang Zhenfu hurriedly said: I dare not.
Wei Changqi said angrily: "I have always protected you, but you deceived your superiors. You hid that thing from me, so it is your own fault, not my fault for being disloyal. I was wrong about you. It turns out that you are a fool. Who else can you ask for help except me? You even dared to threaten me, Wang. If you make me angry, it will not be your head alone that can solve the problem."
Wei Shijun, I deserve to die. I was confused and said the wrong thing. Wang Zhenfu hurriedly took two steps forward on his knees, crying and saying, "Is it really that serious?"
Wei Changqi said: "It took a lot of effort for others to conquer Shu and capture Lady Huarui. You just touch her lightly." He stood up angrily, pointed at Wang Zhenfu's nose and said: "Go, think it through and end it yourself."
Envoy of Wei, Envoy of Wei Wang Zhenfu hurriedly hugged Wei Changqi's legs.
Wei Changqi kicked him angrily and flicked his sleeves: Take care of yourself.
Wang Zhenfu knelt in the signing room for a long time without getting up. His face had turned pale, and it was as if all the strength in his body had been suddenly drained away; he suddenly felt as if a huge mountain was pressing down on his head, and he felt as powerless as an ant.
I finally felt it. That mountain is the crushing of the weak by the strong, leaving people without the courage and room to resist.
But didn't he think Meng Chang and Lady Huarui couldn't resist
A dark pressure made Wang Zhenfu gasp for air. When he thought that even the Xuanhui Northern Courtyard Envoy could not protect him, he felt desperate. After a long time, he stood up and left the signing room in despair.
After thinking about it, Wang Zhenfu decided to commit suicide. He really wanted to lose his life just like that. After all, he thought his crime was not punishable by death. He had lived a prosperous life as an official respected by the world, but it was gone in such a muddle.
Wang Zhenfu walked around and suddenly became excited. He hurried home and packed up the most valuable things in the house. The woman heard the clanging and came in to see what he was doing. She didn't know what he was doing, so she came up to her and started to bother her. Wang Zhenfu was furious and slapped her to the ground. He ignored the woman's crying and rushed out to the Qin Guogong Mansion.
At the gate of the inner courtyard, the eunuch Wei Zhong stopped Wang Zhenfu, put his hands on his waist and asked: What do you want to do now, Governor Wang
Perhaps he had sensed the change in the situation, and his attitude was completely different from the submissive one he had been before. Wang Zhenfu had no time to think about this, and hurriedly handed over the bag: "I brought some gifts to Duke Qin, please introduce me to him, eunuch."
The eunuch glanced at him and said, "Take it first. I'll go and ask, and then you can give it to the master yourself."
Soon, the eunuch came back and took Wang Zhenfu to the hall.
This time, only Meng Chang was sitting there. Wang Zhenfu quickly handed over the gift and said, "I have come to apologize. This small gift is not enough to show my respect. I hope Duke Qin will accept it."
Meng Chang reached out his hand and took out a silver pot in a grand manner, exclaimed, and then opened his pocket to look inside. The Great Shu Emperor certainly had no shortage of money before, but after two months of hardship, he also began to like money.
Give it to me, Meng Chang asked.
Wang Zhenfu said: If you think it is not enough, I still have land.
At this moment, Madam Huarui came out from the side door, frowned and said to Meng Chang: Alang, don't be in a hurry to accept it. There is no good thing in this world that will give you money for free.
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhenfu no longer cared about his face. He fell to his knees, gritted his teeth, and slapped himself in the face: "I deserve to die." After saying this, he slapped himself in the face with his left hand again. He did not care and slapped himself hard, and fingerprints immediately appeared on his face.
Haha, Meng Chang laughed out loud. Good job!
Wang Zhenfu felt embarrassed and annoyed, and slapped himself again, saying with a smile: "Madam Qin, are you satisfied? If not, I will continue to slap you until you are satisfied."