It was night, the palace was brightly lit, and everyone was living in harmony.

"My sister must have not eaten well on the way. Come try this roasted mutton. The mutton is warm and tonic. It is the best thing to eat in winter."

Wang Ding directed the boy to bring a small oven to the table, picked up a piece of thinly sliced ​​meat with chopsticks, put it on the iron plate, and grilled the meat for Zhang Mo with his own hands.

Zhang Mo was a little embarrassed. He stood up and wanted to do it himself, but was gently separated by Wang Ding, "This iron stove is very hot. I will hurt you carefully."

Wang Gai said with a smile: "Sister, just sit down and eat. If you don't let him bake it, he won't be able to eat it tonight."

Zhang Mo had no choice but to kneel down and sit down. Seeing that Wang Yun hadn't returned yet, he couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you wait for father to have dinner with you?"

Wang Jingdao: "Father has done great work in suppressing thieves. Your Majesty will hold a banquet tonight to reward you. We can use it for ourselves."

Is there a banquet to reward him? It would be a good thing if he didn’t treat him to prison food!

Zhang Mo sighed in his heart, the Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty favored eunuchs to an outrageous level. Even if he was granted the title of Marquis and his favor, the majestic emperor actually compared Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong to his own parents. In the later period, the Eighth School of Xiyuan was established.

Wei, let Xiaohuangmen Jian Shuo be the commander.

Wang Yun's attempt to overthrow them with a few letters is tantamount to wishful thinking.

…

At this time, Zhang Rang was kneeling on the ground in the Chongde Hall, crying bitterly, "Your Majesty clearly knows that I am loyal and devoted to Your Majesty's schemes. There is absolutely no possibility of collaborating with thieves. Wang Yuzhou did not know where to find the letter, slandering me, and begging to be

The person who wrote this letter was taken to court and confronted."

Emperor Ling asked angrily: "Is this letter not written by one of your guests?" As he said this, he threw the cloth in front of him.

Zhang Rang picked it up and pretended to look at it twice, "This writing is indeed familiar. It seems to be written by Du Cun, a guest of yours. Your Majesty will just send it to you for questioning."

Emperor Ling snorted and called the imperial guards to capture the man.

After a while, Du Cun was escorted up. After reading the letter, he first cried out that he was wronged. Then Emperor Ling ordered someone to go to his house to compare the handwriting. It was exactly the same. He could no longer quibble and bowed his head to plead guilty.

No matter how much Emperor Ling favored Zhang Rang, he couldn't help but get angry when faced with the evidence that he had committed adultery with bandits. He was about to put Zhang Rang in jail when he heard Du Cun say again: "Although this is written below, it is just a temporary financial obsession."

Xinqiao was deceived by Wang Yuzhou and had nothing to do with Zhong Changshi."

"That's nonsense. When did I deceive you?" Wang Yun was so angry that he almost jumped over and pinched someone.

"Before you went to Yuzhou, you sent a retainer to bring you a lot of money and coaxed me to write a letter from Zhang Changshi to collaborate with the enemy. However, at that time, my mother was seriously ill and needed money to buy medicine. I was confused and wrote this book."

Du Cunbai sobbed: "Your Majesty is aware that he has slandered Zhongliang. He knows that he is guilty of a serious crime and does not dare to ask for forgiveness. However, he cannot sit back and watch the traitorous ministers in court and harm Zhongliang, so he will die to apologize."

After saying that, he stood up and bumped into the golden pillar next to him. Wang Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, but was still a step too late. He only heard a loud bang, and Du Cun's face was covered with blood, and his body staggered and fell to the ground.

, twitched twice and then stopped moving.

Emperor Ling frowned in disgust, and the attendants beside him hurriedly called for the guards to come in and carry away Ducun's body, while a palace maid brought water to clean the pillars and floor.

Emperor Ling said: "Prince Master, do you have anything else to say?"

By asking this question, you obviously believed Du Cunzhi's words.

Wang Yun blushed with anxiety and said, "Your Majesty, I did not know Du Cun before. He rushed into a pillar and died without waiting for me to question him. He was obviously instigated and colluded by others."

Without waiting for Emperor Ling to ask questions, Zhang Rang shouted, "Your Majesty, this is nonsense. I didn't know about Wang Yuzhou's complaint in advance, so how could I collude with him?"

Then he looked at Wang Yun, "If you don't know him, why would he slander you?"

"This..." Wang Yun was speechless for a moment. In order to prevent Zhang Rang from trying to escape guilt, he kept the letter secret after getting it. It was not revealed until today. There was indeed no possibility of prior collusion between the two. He didn't understand why Du Cun said this.

Did someone leak the secret?

"I ask your Majesty to send Peng Tuo, commander of the Yellow Turban Canal in Runan, to come up and confront us."

Emperor Ling waved his hand, and soldiers immediately went to arrest the person.

Peng Tuo was brought up by the big five-flower straps. Zhang Rang covered his sleeves and coughed lightly, winking at him. Peng Tuo understood and retracted his confession in front of the court. He bluntly said that he had been tortured by Wang Yun and had to slander Zhong Changshi. He also said righteously: "I am

How can a disciple of Daliang Master disdain to associate with the imperial court and collude with eunuchs?"

The physical evidence was false and the witnesses reversed their confessions. The Ling Emperor originally favored Zhang Rang in his heart. Zhang Rang cried and expressed his loyalty. Wang Yun not only failed to overthrow him this time, but also got himself involved.

Emperor Ling accused Wang Yun of framing Zhongliang and sent him to prison that night.

Although Wang Yun was imprisoned, Emperor Ling believed that he had contributed a lot to suppressing the rebellion and did not criticize him too much. The cell he lived in was very spacious and bright, and he was accompanied by a like-minded partner in the room next to him.

"You also offended the ten regular servants? Did you not bribe them or did you deal with their relatives when you defeated the thieves?"

In the cell, Lu Zhi put down the letter and looked at the angry Wang Yun with interest.

"The eunuch bullies people too much, bullies people too much!"

Wang Yun was so angry that he felt like seeing a close friend when he saw Lu Zhi. He told how to find the letter and how Zhang Rang colluded with the bandits. After he finished his scolding, he asked: "You again?"

Why are you in jail?”

Lu Zhi rolled up his long sleeves, the old man sat comfortably, and said jokingly, "I didn't bribe Zuofeng of Xiaohuangmen, but your Majesty sent someone to escort him back from Guangzong in a prison car."

When Wang Yun heard this, he wanted to understand the reason.

He also knew that His Majesty sent Zuo Feng to Guangzong to inspect Lu Ziqian's military affairs. Zuo Feng must have failed in asking for bribes and returned to Beijing to falsely accuse Ziqian of suppressing the bandits.

Seeing Wang Yun's anger, Lu Zhi comforted him: "Master, please don't get angry. You can't scold him to death even if you scold him like this. Why bother?"

Wang Yun snorted angrily and sat down cross-legged.

The two imprisoned brothers were bored in prison, so they each talked about the experience of counterinsurgency. Finally, they moved the table to the prison bar and sat face to face on the floor like a banquet.

When Zhang Mo and others came to visit, they saw such a scene and all the necessary items in the prison. I think Your Majesty still cares about the two men's efforts to defeat the thief.

Wang Yun and his son had not seen each other for a long time, so they couldn't help chatting about family matters. Afterwards, Wang Gai comforted him and said, "Don't worry, father. I visited the general before my son came. The general promised that he would intercede for his father."

Wang Yun sighed: "Nowadays, the only people in the court who are not afraid of eunuchs are generals."

After saying that, he looked at Zhang Mo, who was standing at the side, and called her to come closer. He turned to his three sons and said, "As a father, I regret that I didn't listen to A Mo's words. Now, not only am I in jail, but you may also be harmed.

Although Amo is old

She is young, but smart and strategic. Don't deceive her because of her humble background. You should love and protect her in the name of your brother. I'm afraid Zhang Rang will not give up this time. You must be careful when doing things. If you are in trouble, you can ask

she."

"Father, don't worry, the child understands!" Wang Gai responded.

Zhang Mo was deeply moved, especially Wang Yun's last words, which invisibly improved her status in the Wang family.

"Father..."

Just as she screamed out with emotion, Lu Zhi's voice came from the cell next to her, "Prince Master, this little girl is the reincarnation of the Soldier Saint, the one who helped you defeat thieves in Runan?"

"Exactly!" Wang Yun said to Zhang Mo again: "This is Lu Ziqian, a great scholar of the time. Come and pay homage to him."

In fact, when she first entered the cell, Zhang Mo had already met Lu Zhi along with her three brothers, but at that time she didn't know that the old man who was more than eight feet tall and had a resolute face was Lu Zhi. At this time, Wang Yun specially introduced him, and then she

Kneel down, bring your head to the ground, and bow your head.

"Baby, wake up!"

Lu Zhi didn't pay much attention to these etiquettes. After calling Zhang Mo, he looked at her through the prison bars. Seeing that her face was as beautiful as a child in a painting, his impression improved a little. He asked a few more questions about the art of war, and heard that she answered fluently.

, I was even more shocked.

Lu Zhi said with emotion: "This girl is extraordinary! Master, you have found a treasure."
Chapter completed!