"You mean to say that now is the right time to make a move on the Cui family?"
Pang Feiji's words of loyalty touched Li Zexuan, but at the same time, he was also a little angry. Superiors didn't like their subordinates to make decisions on their own. Although Li Zexuan came from the modern world and received the education of "everyone is equal", he still didn't like others making decisions for him!
It could be said that if Pang Feiji's actions were placed in other big families, he would have been sentenced to death by the head of the family, although he was also considering the long-term interests of the family.
Li Zexuan couldn't be so cold-blooded, but he was also very unhappy with Pang Feiji's decision! The main thing was that when he thought of the servant girl who was turned into a human swine by Wang Shi, his heart was filled with anger!
"Marquis, it's the people who offended the Cui family today that made me feel that the Cui family is currently divided. On Marquis's side, the people's hearts can be used! Compared to the past, Marquis's chances of winning are definitely much higher now! "
Pang Feiji knelt on the ground and cupped his fists.
Li Zexuan laughed lightly and said, "This is also what your General Yuchi told you, right?"
He called him General Yuchi, and not Uncle Yuchi like before. Obviously, he was very uncomfortable with Yuchi Jingde's "arrangement" of Pang Feiji behind his back.
Pang Feiji understood the meaning behind Li Zexuan's words. He said with a bitter face, "Marquis, these words were indeed said by General Yuchi to me! The General also said that if Marquis and the Cui family were to start a war, the Yuchi family is willing to live and die with Marquis, advance and retreat together! "
Yuchi Jingde was just a blacksmith in his early years. He didn't have a good impression of the aristocratic families. Moreover, he had always thought highly of Li Zexuan, a junior with limitless potential. Therefore, on this matter, Yuchi Jingde would unconditionally stand on Li Zexuan's side!
When Li Zexuan heard that Yuchi Jingde was willing to "live and die together, advance and retreat together," his expression finally loosened a little.
When Pang Feiji saw that Li Zexuan did not say anything, he quickly added,
"Marquis, regarding this matter, your subordinate acted on his own initiative and is indeed guilty. However, this has nothing to do with General Yuchi. When I learned of the Cui Family's actions over the years, your subordinate also hesitated whether or not to inform Marquis …"
"Enough! I know everything! "
Li Zexuan waved his hand and interrupted Pang Feiji. He paused and said expressionlessly, "You have participated in the military training of the Academy. You should know that it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders! Regardless of whether your intentions were good or bad, your actions make you unfit to be a good soldier! From today onwards, you are no longer this Marquis' personal guard … Captain. The position of captain is temporarily vacant. If you make the same mistake again in the future, this Marquis will not tolerate it! Do you understand? "
Li Zexuan's words took a huge turn. Pang Feiji thought that Li Zexuan was going to expel him from the personal guard. He was so scared that a layer of cold sweat appeared on his back. His face turned pale in an instant! When he heard the second half of the sentence, he could not help but sigh in relief. He could accept any form of punishment, but he did not want to leave the Li Family!
"Thank you, Marquis, for your mercy. Your subordinate will definitely not make the same mistake again!"
Pang Feiji cupped his fists and said loudly. His tone was filled with the joy of surviving a disaster.
"Enough! You may leave! "
"Yes, sir!"
After Pang Feiji left, Li Zexuan sat alone in the study room. He closed his eyes and pondered. After a long time, he heard a long sigh from the room, "The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind will not stop. I did not want to make a big deal out of this, but the spirits of hell did not agree, nor did the people of the world! This time, I really have to defy the decree! "
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The next day, the headlines on Datang Daily became a hot topic among the people of Chang 'an.
"The Cui Family of Qing He County did not donate. Angry citizens blocked their door and almost lost their lives!"
"Hiss! The Cui Family was blocked? When did this happen? Why didn't I know about it? "
"Tsk! Wang Huaihua, didn't you know about the huge commotion yesterday? "
"What commotion? I went out of the city yesterday! "
"Hey! What commotion? Don't you know how to read the newspapers? It's written clearly on there! "
"Yo! So the Cui Family never donated money to the Nuan Tang Foundation! Isn't that too stingy? Although I'm not rich, I still donated 500 copper coins! No wonder the Cui Family was blocked! If I was in the city yesterday, I would have spat in front of the Cui Family's door! "
"Don't brag! Didn't you see that a scholar was almost hacked to death by the Cui Family's guards yesterday? "
"This Cui Family is too much! Not only did they not donate money, they even dared to hack people in public! Thank goodness the Duke of Yong 'an arrived in time! "
"Rich but not benevolent, two-faced, that's exactly what the Cui Family is like!"
"What kind of family is this? They're even worse than us commoners who have never read the books of the saints!"
"That brat of mine is always thinking about how he can rely on the Cui Family and marry a girl of the five surnames to bring glory to his ancestors! What the hell? I'm going to beat him up when I get back! Rely on the Cui Family? Marry a girl of the five surnames? How can it compare to the glory of getting into Yanhuang College and becoming a student of the Duke of Yong 'an? "
"Old Wang, you're right! I heard that Mu Laosan from Stone Village used to be so poor that he didn't even have a good meal. But after his son got into Yanhuang College, the landlord in his village even wanted to marry his daughter to his son! "
Unknowingly, the commoners' values had changed slightly! The status of the Five Surnames and Seven Great Clans in the past was now plummeting in their hearts!
Silent nourishment! Not only did it refer to the spring rain, but it also referred to human kindness!
Li Zexuan's good deeds for the commoners this year were engraved in everyone's hearts. Compared to the Cui Family, Li Zexuan represented justice and the people's will more! Now that the negative news about the Cui Family was out, the commoners directly voted with their feet and stood on Li Zexuan's side without thinking!
"You bunch of foolish commoners only know how to listen to slander! The Cui Family has been glorious for a thousand years, who knows how many good deeds they've done and how many poor people they've helped. How can a small Duke of Yong 'an compare? "
A group of commoners were loudly discussing the Cui Family when a middle-aged scholar suddenly passed by. After hearing their conversation, the middle-aged scholar couldn't help but speak out in dissatisfaction.
"Tsk! You say that the Cui Family has done good deeds, then how many can you list? I've heard people say that the Cui Family's disciples bullied people in Henan! "
"That's right! The Cui Family is rich but not benevolent, everyone knows that. But you're here speaking up for the Cui Family, I think you're in cahoots with them? "
"Eh? I was wondering who it was. Isn't this the Cui Family's right-hand man, Mr. Zhu Wentao? No wonder you're speaking up for the Cui Family! "
"Speaking against your conscience, to think that you're a scholar! Bah! "
"Bah! Beat him up! "
The scholars related to the Cui Family used to be high and mighty existences, but at this moment, they were completely despised and became street rats!
… … …
The storm of public opinion quickly spread from the commoners to the circle of scholars.
At Yanhuang College, the students were "sending warmth" to the poor as they discussed!
"Little Ke, you say that Yamachō is too mean! They didn't even call us to fight! If we, the second brigade, go, who can stop the Cui Family's dogs? "
Cheng Chumo said casually to Li Ke with an unknown grass in his mouth. They had all read the newspaper when they were eating in the morning.
Speaking of which, what this guy said made some sense. Since the second brigade's mission was to transport coal stoves, honeycomb briquettes, and clothes, when they were selecting members, they had picked some strong and healthy students. Compared to the members of the other brigades, the second brigade's members were undoubtedly much stronger!
Li Ke rolled his eyes. After being together for a long time, he knew that Cheng Chumo had a "violent gene" in his bones. He said angrily: "Chou Niu, don't you understand what Yamachō is trying to do? He doesn't want anyone to get hurt, or else he wouldn't have gone personally! Of course, he wouldn't let us go! "
"Sigh! Yamachō smashed the Cui Family's door this time, and I feel that the Cui Family will not let this matter rest. Yamachō is probably in trouble! I didn't expect the Cui Family to be so arrogant! "
Sun Zifan patted his horse's butt and sighed.
Cheng Chumo pursed his lips and said: "Tsk! Zifan, do you only know what kind of people the Cui Family is? I heard that Cui Shanfu had caused trouble for Yamachō more than once. Luckily, he was sent to Lingnan, or else he would be impeaching Yamachō in court! "
Sun Zifan spat out a mouthful of saliva and said, "Bah! What bullshit five surnames and seven sects? I used to want to marry a girl with five surnames to bring glory to my ancestors. Now, I only want to marry a girl with five surnames to be my concubine, hehe … "
Li Ke laughed: "Haha! Zifan, aren't you afraid of biting your tongue? "
… … …
In a restaurant in Chang 'an City, a few young people were sitting together and eating while discussing.
"Brother Wang, this Cui Family is too much! They are rich and heartless just because they have five surnames, and they even killed people on the street. They have no respect for the law, and we, the disciples of the Saints, should hate them! "
"That's right! The Cui Family has been glorious for thousands of years, and they are the leader of the scholars, attracting countless talents to join them! But their current actions are not worthy of their position, and they are hated by everyone! I heard that Brother Cao wants to join the Cui Family in a few days, so I have to go and persuade him! "
"Yes! That's right! That's right! Anyone who associates with such a Cui Family will be despised by the world! I have a good friend who joined the Cui Family two years ago, and I have to persuade him to leave the Cui Family! As the saying goes, repent and be saved! "
"That's right! People like us who have diligently studied the books of the sages should be deeply righteous! "
At this moment, no matter whether these scholars supported the Cui Family or not, they all expressed their opposition to the Cui Family's actions without exception. This had nothing to do with the academic faction, because the sacred knowledge they studied also taught them to be kind to others!
Inside the Cui Mansion.
The old housekeeper was holding the latest issue of Datang Daily, and said to Wang Shi worriedly: "Madam! This is bad! Marquis Yong 'an really published yesterday's incident in Datang Daily, and now the people in the city are saying that the Cui Family is rich but heartless! "
Wang Shi took the newspaper, and her expression suddenly changed. She said coldly: "Hmph! This kid is really despicable, and he only knows how to stab people in the back! Since he is heartless, then don't blame me for being heartless! Housekeeper, tell the gentlemen in the residence to immediately write articles attacking Li Zexuan, I want to completely ruin this kid's reputation! "
The old housekeeper said anxiously: "Madam, this old servant thinks that the best thing to do now is to donate some money to the Warm Tang Foundation, so that we can stop the people's mouths! Otherwise, the Cui Family's thousand years of reputation will be destroyed! "
"Shut up!"
Wang Shi's expression suddenly became ferocious, and she roared: "Shut up! Let the Cui Family give money to that kid? Don't even think about it! Last time, the Cui Family was tricked by that kid, and until now, we still haven't earned back the capital of three thousand strings of coins! You want me to donate money? No way! "
"Hmph! In my opinion, you should be the one to shut up! "
At this moment, an old but energetic voice came from outside the house. Wang Shi's face turned pale, but the old housekeeper's eyes lit up with joy. He quickly turned around and bowed: "Greetings, Old Master!"
"Greetings, Father!"
Wang Shi took a few deep breaths and bowed as well.
That's right, the person outside was the Cui Family's Old Master, Cui Junchuo. The old man received the news and rushed back from the manor outside the city early in the morning!
"Hmph! If I didn't come back, would the Cui Family have been ruined by you? "
Cui Junchuo walked into the house, and with the help of a maid, he sat on the sandalwood chair at the head of the table. Then, he glared at Wang Shi and said angrily.
Wang Shi quickly bowed and said: "Father, please calm down. This is all because of Li Zexuan. It has nothing to do with me!"
"Bang!"
Cui Junchuo slammed the table. Although he was old, he slammed it hard. Wang Shi was so scared that she didn't dare to say another word. "Then let me ask you, why did you order Wan Jingang and the others to kill the people yesterday? The capital is under the feet of the Emperor. Who gave you the courage to use your weapons? Do you think the Cui Family is still the Cui Family from ten years ago?
Also, why didn't you send someone to donate money to the Nuan Tang Foundation after the people left yesterday? Is that money more important? Or is the Cui Family's reputation more important? Why don't you ask around and see if the other families are secretly laughing at us? You short-sighted thing! Shanfu marrying you is really a misfortune for the Cui Family! "
These words were a bit harsh. Wang Shi could order people around all these years because she was the Cui Family's legal wife. Now that she heard Cui Junchuo's words, her face immediately turned pale. "Father, I know my mistake! I know my mistake! Please calm down! "
"Hmph!"
Cui Junchuo snorted and hurriedly took two deep breaths. It was obvious that he was tired after saying so much. At this time, he ignored Wang Shi and looked at the old housekeeper. "Wang Yong, go to the accounts room and withdraw two thousand strings of coins. Donate it to the Nuan Tang Foundation now!"
The old housekeeper hurriedly replied, "Yes! Grandfather! "
Cui Junchuo looked at Wang Shi and was silent for a while. Then, he said: "Let's put aside the grudge between the Cui Family and Li Zexuan for now. When the storm calms down, I will settle the score with him! You stay at home obediently and don't ruin things! "
"Yes! Father! "
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