"I'm sorry! My master has some matters to attend to and has yet to return. Please come another day, Young Master Zheng! "the gatekeeper said politely outside a luxurious courtyard.
"Why are you not even willing to see me!" Zheng Chang said angrily.
The gatekeeper smiled apologetically and said, "Young Master Zheng, you're overthinking. My master really has some matters to attend to and has yet to return. Otherwise, he would have come out to welcome you when he heard that Young Master Zheng had come in person."
Zheng Chang did not believe him. He was about to lose his temper when Uncle Zheng stopped him and pulled him back.
"You're simply ungrateful. Back then, when you needed my Zheng Family's help, you were so humble. But now, you're suddenly so proud and arrogant. Now, you actually dare to shut the door to this Young Master?" Zheng Chang was furious. He did not know how many times he had been shut out. He, who had always been smooth sailing, was treated as a great humiliation.
Uncle Zheng said helplessly, "These hypocrites value face the most. Mo Jiazi's poem embarrassed them. Now, they naturally avoid us like snakes and scorpions."
"Mo Jiazi!" When Zheng Chang heard Mo Jiazi's name, he was furious. He and Mo Jiazi were in a stalemate and had always had the upper hand. However, he did not expect that Mo Jiazi would first secretly transport a batch of lychees to hook up with the Jiangnan family. This made him so angry that he ordered not to let a single lychee enter Chang 'an City. He did not expect that he would fall for Mo Jiazi's trick again. He used hundreds of carriages of bad lychees to make the Zheng family suffer!
He was the one in charge of the encirclement and suppression of Mo Jiazi in Chang 'an City. He was also the one who ordered to intercept Mo Jiazi's lychees. This time, he could not escape the blame. Everyone was pointing at him for his incompetence.
In addition, the Mo Family's son's words about how he could lower his eyebrows and bend his waist to serve the powerful made many officials avoid him as if he were a snake or a scorpion. This made him have the power of all five surnames and seven hopes, and he could summon the wind and summon the rain. Everyone wanted to curry favor with him, and he actually became a person who was hated by everyone overnight.
"You don't have Mo Jiazi's abilities, yet you want to learn from Mo Jiazi's pride! A group of people fishing for fame, "Zheng Chang said angrily. Zheng Chang said hatefully. Although he hated the Mo Family, he hated those hypocrites even more.
"Now that the officials in Chang 'an City have closed their doors and the officials in other places turn a blind eye, I'm afraid that the encirclement and suppression of Mo Jiazi will become a joke....... The Master has sent a letter..... he will arrive to clean up the mess.. Uncle Zheng said helplessly. He was the main force assisting Zheng Chang in the siege of the Mo family village. Now that the Mo family village had escaped from the cage, he naturally could not absolve himself from the blame.
"This young master is unwilling to accept this! We were already extremely careful this time, but who would have thought that the Mo Family would be so sinister? Not to mention us, even the other six families would have the same ending! "Zheng Chang said with grief and indignation.
It was not that he was incompetent, but the son of the Mo Family was simply too heaven-defying. This time, he naturally knew that this matter was of great importance, so he did not throw a tantrum. He repeatedly consulted Uncle Zheng with great care, but in the end, he still failed.
Uncle Zheng nodded. They thought highly of Mo Jiazi and guarded against him. But in the end, they still underestimated Mo Jiazi.
"Since you are so good, why are you so good?" Zheng Chang looked up and sighed.
"Hahaha!" Suddenly, a pfft sound came from the side, followed by a burst of laughter.
"How shameless. He actually dares to compare himself to the Mo Family's son."
"If you are not the son of the Zheng Family, I'm afraid you are not even fit to carry Mo Jiazi's shoes!"
"Even if he is the son of the Zheng Family, Mo Jiazi has never looked at him!"
...
Sounds of mockery and mockery could be heard continuously.
"Who is it? How dare you laugh at this young master! " Zheng Chang was enraged. He turned around and saw a group of noblemen pointing at him from behind. Qin Huaiyu and the other two were in the lead.
"We said it. So what?" Cheng Chumo said rudely.
"What? You, Zheng Chang, were defeated by Mo Jiazi. Are you afraid of what others say?" Qin Huaiyu sneered.
"So it's you, Brothers. This Zheng has no enmity with any of you, so I wonder why Brothers are speaking ill of me behind my back," Zheng Chang said arrogantly with a displeased expression. He did not notice that Uncle Zheng, who had seen the situation turn for the worse, was secretly tugging at his clothes.
"No grievances! Brother Zheng can't have forgotten that the Zheng Family caused us to be beaten! "Yuchi Bao Lin clenched his fists and looked at Zheng Chang with hostility.
With Qin Huaiyu and the other two leading the way, the noblemen fanned out to surround them. Zheng Chang realized that the situation was bad. He suddenly realized that most of the noblemen in front of him were the noblemen who had delivered goods for Mo Jiazi. In the end, they had all been beaten by the Five Clans and Seven Factions. Now, they were probably here for revenge.
"Everyone, let's talk things out. It was not my idea to beat you!" Zheng Chang's expression changed and he quickly admitted defeat.
Qin Huaiyu said coldly, "Even if it was not your idea, your Zheng Family also put in a lot of effort. Tell me, who should I blame for my beating?"
"That's right. He dared to beat me. I'll let his son have a taste of his own medicine!" A nobleman shouted and rushed forward with his fists raised.
Immediately, most of the noblemen were noblemen. With their numbers, even with Uncle Zheng's protection, Zheng Chang was beaten to the ground in a few moves.
"I've been beaten ten times!"
"That's nothing. I've been beaten twenty times!"
"I've been lying in bed for three days before I could move!"
… … …
Thinking about how each of their fathers was more 'honest' than the last, the noblemen couldn't help but beat Zheng Chang until he screamed in pain. Only then did they feel a little better.
"My 1000 strings of strings!" Qin Huaiyu suddenly said with heartache.
The noblemen were stunned. How could it be as simple as being beaten? The 1000 strings of strings of string of string of income per trip was cut off. That was a large sum of money that they had never earned before. The feeling of having it and then losing it was even more painful.
"It's all your fault!" The noblemen couldn't help but cry out loudly. The punches and kicks that had just stopped suddenly became heavier.
… … …
When the head of the Zheng Family rushed to Chang 'an City and saw his son wrapped around like a mummy, his face couldn't help but twitch.
"Father … you have to … stand up … for me!" Zheng Chang, who was covered in bandages, cried bitterly when he saw his father. The noblemen were too much of a bully. They actually ganged up on him.
"What did the High Dukes say?" the head of the Zheng Family asked coldly.
"The High Dukes' residences all sent gifts as an apology. They all said that they would discipline him strictly when he returned home." Uncle Zheng's arm was in a sling and he said with shame.
"They all declined. Father, you must not let them off." Zheng Chang said hatefully.
"Not let them off? If you hadn't fallen for Mo Jiazi's trick and let the Jiangnan people have their way, do you think anyone would dare to touch you? "the head of the Zheng Family said angrily.
The head of the Zheng Family was burning with anger. It was probably the first time in a thousand years that a legitimate son of the Zheng Family was beaten so miserably. If it was in the past, who would dare to touch a finger of a legitimate son of the Zheng Family? However, the legitimate son of the Zheng Family was beaten up on the streets.
All of this showed that the hegemony of the Zheng Family had begun to fall.
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