Ever since he was young, Su Bai had always gotten whatever he wanted. Furthermore, he was an intelligent person, so he had never suffered such humiliation before.
However, the Imperial Army was filled with boorish men, and they relied on their strength to speak. Su Bai's name was completely useless against them!
"Wang Chong! I'll return the humiliation I suffered today to you sooner or later! "
Su Bai wasn't able to deal with these powerful Imperial Army leaders. In fact, he didn't even know their names, so he vented his anger on Wang Chong.
Wang Chong didn't know what Su Bai was thinking, and he couldn't be bothered with him either. Looking at Su Bai's flushed face, he found it rather amusing.
However, compared to that, the sudden appearance of the Imperial Army was what Wang Chong was more concerned about. Until now, Wang Chong still had no idea why so many Imperial Army members would rush to his doorstep.
Furthermore, with so many people begging for help, Wang Chong had to deal with them.
"Everyone! As for the swords, we'll talk about it once we're inside! "
Wang Chong said. The crowd outside was getting bigger, and this wasn't a good place to talk.
Boom!
Hearing Wang Chong's words, the Imperial Army members immediately responded with smiles.
"We'll listen to gongzi!"
"We'll do as gongzi says. If anyone dares to cause trouble, don't blame me for getting nasty!"
"Gongzi, feel free to instruct us. We'll listen to you! "
"Gongzi, you must agree to forge swords for us! If I can't buy the WuZi Steel Sword, I'll die! "
…
Hearing the fawning voices of the crowd, Su Bai's face turned green and red, and his heart was filled with hatred. The Imperial Army members in the royal court had always been arrogant, and they refused to submit to anyone. When had he ever seen them act so submissive and fawning?
He didn't know what kind of sorcery Wang Chong possessed to make these Imperial Army leaders behave in such a manner!
Su Bai was still fine, but the other scions present were already dumbfounded.
"This Wang Chong … is way too formidable!"
"To think that even the commanders of the Imperial Army would fawn over him!"
"To think that we were still thinking of helping Su Bai deal with him!"
"Even ten Su Bais wouldn't be a match for him! This is like hitting a rock with an egg! "
…
The scions looked at Wang Chong, who was surrounded by the Imperial Army, in envy. They wondered when they would be able to be as awe-inspiring as Wang Chong and receive the compliments of so many Imperial Army soldiers.
But apart from envy, he also felt a deep reverence in his heart.
The current Wang Chong had far surpassed their level and had become an existence that they could only look up to.
"Meng Long, go and settle it. Bring this chest of gold with you and get them to bring a slip of paper over to exchange for the silver we borrowed from the Eight Gods Pavilion. "
Ignoring the crowd outside, Wang Chong instructed Meng Long.
"Yes, young master."
Meng Long replied. He was a man of his word. Although these dignitaries did not come with good intentions, they were two different things. He liked the young master's character very much.
"Come, come, come over here. Our young master is magnanimous and won't fuss over your actions. Come over here and cash in your silver."
Meng Long began to call the scions over.
Upon hearing that they could receive money, the crowd cheered and rushed over. Their impression of Wang Chong immediately grew.
"This lord, can you still honor the hundred gold taels each?"
A scion asked carefully.
"Scram!"
Meng Long berated. The crowd burst into laughter, and their relationship with the Wang Clan improved significantly.
Upon seeing this sight, Wang Chong smiled. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, his gaze suddenly fell on a figure outside. His eyes turned cold and he bellowed:
"Su Bai, where are you going?"
His voice sounded like rumbling thunder, echoing through the streets in front of the Wang Family Residence. Dozens of steps away, Su Bai's body trembled and his footsteps came to an abrupt halt. He stopped a few steps away from the green carriage.
At the same time, countless gazes turned to look at this scion of the Duke of Su.
The originally noisy street became dead silent in an instant, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense again.
"Wang Chong, what do you want?"
Su Bai slowly turned around. Looking at Wang Chong on the stairs, his face alternated between green and white.
The situation had changed, and he was in an extremely disadvantageous position. He intended to sneak into the carriage and leave this place, but he didn't expect to be discovered by Wang Chong.
"Hmph, since you're already here, you can't possibly think that you can leave so easily, right?"
Wang Chong flung his sleeves and sneered coldly.
This Su Bai came here with the backing of an official from the Court of Judicial Review and the Imperial Carriage Fu He in order to make an issue out of the debt to deal with the Wang Clan.
If Su Bai wanted to deal with him, Wang Chong could still remain calm. However, if he were to make things difficult for the Wang Clan, it would be equivalent to shedding all pretense of cordiality.
If he were to allow Su Bai to come and leave in one piece, he wouldn't be Wang Chong.
In an instant, the entrance of the Wang Clan became even quieter, and the atmosphere became even more peculiar. The scions that Su Bai brought along didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Even though Wang Chong seemed to be an easygoing person at times, there were other times that he could instill fear in others. The current Wang Chong might seem calm, but for some reason, he exuded an aura that left others in awe.
"What do you want? Don't tell me you still dare to stop me and attack me in front of so many people? "
Su Bai sneered coldly.
He was more than willing to see Wang Chong make a move on him. In terms of martial arts, he was much stronger than Wei Hao, so there was no way Wang Chong would be a match for him! Before so many people, including the censors and officials from the Court of Judicial Review, he didn't believe that Wang Chong would dare to order the guards of the Wang Clan to make a move on him.
"Hehe, don't worry! I won't order anyone to make a move on you. "
How could Wang Chong not know what Su Bai was thinking? If Su Bai thought that he had to make a move personally to deal with Wang Chong, he was gravely mistaken.
What Wang Chong wanted wasn't as simple as a little physical pain.
"Su Bai, it's fine if you want to leave. However, I'm afraid that I'll have to trouble you to make a trip to the prisons of the Great Tang's capital. "
Wang Chong sneered coldly.
Upon hearing those words, Su Bai's expression immediately warped.
"You dare!"
"Why wouldn't I dare?"
Wang Chong turned to look at Censor Fu.
"Censor Fu, you have made groundless accusations against an important official of the royal court. According to the laws of the Tang dynasty, you should be punished accordingly!"
"For slandering an important official of the royal court, you should be thrown into the imperial prison for a hundred years. Three years later, you will be flogged and exiled to the borders!"
These words weren't spoken by Censor Fu but the two officials from the Court of Judicial Review whom Su Bai invited over. Other than keeping records of the contracts and supervising the execution of the contracts, the Court of Judicial Review also had another important function — to oversee the prisons.
In terms of the laws of the Tang dynasty, no one was more familiar with them than these officials from the Court of Judicial Review.
Boom!
The words of the two officials were as though a bolt of lightning striking down from the sky. Everyone's face warped in shock. Su Bai's body trembled, and his face turned as pale as a sheet of paper.
Even Censor Fu He, who had not participated in the discussion, had a dark expression on his face.
Making groundless accusations against an important official of the royal court was a heinous crime stipulated in the laws of the Tang dynasty, and it wasn't just any ordinary heinous crime! An important official of the royal court was the backbone of the empire. If there wasn't any concrete evidence, how could anyone malign an important official of the royal court?
Thus, the royal court dealt heavy punishments for such cases. This was to put an end to such situations.
It wasn't to say that important officials of the royal court couldn't be touched. It was just that those who harbored malicious intentions had to be dealt a heavy blow. Previously, Su Bai had only thought about bringing down the Wang Clan. He didn't think about what would happen if he failed.
Wang Chong's father was a great general of the borders, his big uncle was an important official of the royal court, and his grandfather, Duke Jiu, was deeply trusted by the Holy Emperor. By bringing down the Wang Clan, Su Bai had offended all of them.
When Wang Chong said that he was maligning an important official of the royal court, he wasn't wrong in the slightest.
This time, Wang Chong was determined to teach Su Bai a harsh lesson!
"Lord Censor, did you hear that? If the Emperor breaks the law, he will be punished the same as the commoners. Lord Censor, you won't treat Su Bai specially just because of his relationship with Duke of Su, right? "
The fact that the two officials from the Court of Judicial Review would speak up for him was out of Wang Chong's expectations. However, this was even better. He wanted to see if Su Bai had the ability to extricate himself today.
"Wang gongzi, one should be lenient wherever possible. Madam Wang, Su gongzi is still young, and both your elder brother and Duke of Su hold positions in the royal court. It would be detrimental to the country if they were to fall out over a child's matter. What do you think, Madam Wang? "
Fu He turned to Madam Wang and asked. He had a slight relationship with Duke of Su, Su Fuwei, otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to Su Bai's request and come with him.
Maligning an important official of the royal court wasn't a small matter. If Su Bai were to be arrested and sent to the Court of Judicial Review because of this matter, he wouldn't be able to live with it.
It was even harder to say what would happen to Duke of Su.
However, Fu He also knew that it was useless to look for Wang Chong for this matter. Thus, his gaze turned to Madam Wang, Zhao Shu Hua. In this aspect, Madam Wang was much easier to deal with than Wang Chong.
As long as Madam Wang spoke up, this matter could be reduced to a small one.
"Lord Fu, I'm just a woman, and I don't understand the affairs of the royal court. The royal court has its own laws, so let's do as we should. Don't you agree, Lord Fu? "
Zhao Shu Hua was also determined. This Su Bai clearly didn't come with good intentions, and he seemed to be making use of this opportunity to blow things up. If not for his third son, Wang Chong's wits, as well as the fact that he somehow managed to attract this group of Imperial Army soldiers, things would have been much more difficult today.
The Wang Clan had a clean reputation for generations, and her father-in-law had always been strict with himself. If today's matter were to be reported to the royal court by the censor, the Wang Clan's clean reputation would be ruined.
She wouldn't be able to answer to her father-in-law.
Furthermore, when Censor Fu was dealing with the Wang Clan, he acted as though he was in the right and didn't want to spare anyone. Yet, he changed his attitude towards Su Bai, saying that one should be forgiving wherever possible. This made Madam Wang feel disgust towards him, and it was even more impossible for her to help him.
"Madam!"
Fu He's face darkened. He didn't expect Madam Wang to suddenly become so domineering.
"Don't speak anymore! Lord Fu, the royal court has its own rules. Are you trying to disregard them now? "
Wang Chong immediately interrupted Censor Fu He, not giving him a chance to speak. With a cold face, Wang Chong turned to the two corpse-like officials of the Court of Judicial Review and said:
"Lords, I have always respected the Court of Judicial Review. It can't be that you will let Su Bai off just because his father is a duke? "
"How can that be?"
The voices of the two officials of the Court of Judicial Review sounded like music to Wang Chong's ears:
"Men, bring Su Bai back to me. If he escapes, you can carry your heads back to the Court of Judicial Review! "
"Yes, lord!"
Two men had already walked over and grabbed Su Bai by his sides, dragging him into the carriage.
"Bastard, Wang Chong! I won't let you off! Just you wait! — — "
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