C13 Tong Family

Prime Minister Wang was filled with righteous indignation and impassioned. He became more and more excited as he spoke, and he became more and more spirited. He spat like it was raining. The little finger's balls kept swaying up and down in the young eunuch's nose. However, he was old and weak, and had a lot of women beside him. Hard wood couldn't withstand the axe strikes, and sometimes, it wasn't as if he couldn't bear it and had to work a few more shifts. Besides, there was the problem of tracheitis in the early years. How could his body withstand such torture? Not long after, he could not help but cough loudly. The imperial court was large and hollow, echoing like a ravine. It was so noisy that the civil and military officials of the imperial court were tickling their ears. The officials were not worried. They were afraid that the Emperor would be so angry that he would show his might. Who knew that when he raised his head to look at the Dragon Throne, perhaps the young emperor had eaten a few extra beans on the night before, or perhaps he was not very interested in the situation in front of him and was still meditating with his eyes closed? Prime Minister Wang opened his mouth and began to cough loudly. It wasn't that his tongue was blocking his way, but rather that he was about to cough out two taels of meat. A few of the officials could not bear to see this, so they hurried over. They did not care about the imperial court, but instead helped him to massage his chest and back. After a long while, old man Wang finally got over it. He waved his hand to let his colleagues return to their classes, then turned his head towards the young emperor and said,

"Long live our Emperor. This subject believes that Pan Congan has committed a crime against the monarch, and that he should be beaten to death for it. However, there is still a pile of loose debt that has yet to be paid off. Thus, we shall put him in jail and wait for the justice courts to interrogate him before making a conviction. "

The young emperor had just dozed off, and had listened to the old prime minister blabber on and on for a long time. As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard the prime minister say that he wanted to take down Pan Congan. He doubted whether he had heard it correctly. He shook his head and asked:

"Does my beloved official mean that the celebratory feast won't be held?"

"The celebratory feast is a celebratory feast. This old official's intention is to capture Pan Congan and throw him into death row."

"Why did you capture him? Coming all the way back, I want him to sleep with me tonight! "

"Sleep is a small matter, but the safety of the country is a big one. The emperor's chambers are attended by empress, imperial concubines, and countless palace maids. What's the point of hugging a young eunuch and sleeping? "

"I want to sleep with him!" The little emperor stubbornly shouted, "When the empress is here, he spends his days sleeping with the empress. Now that the Queen Mother is not in the palace, it is my turn. "Besides, someone said that he doesn't have a little chicken. Someone said that he has a little chicken. I will personally check if he has a little chicken or not."

"No way!" Prime Minister Wang made a face and said sternly, "The Emperor should emphasize the matters of the nation and not play the part of a child. Pan is a criminal and irresponsible to the people of the Rivers and Mountains. Your majesty, please issue an order to capture Pan Chenan and sentence him to prison. "

The young emperor looked at Prime Minister Wang's expression and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Since this old beloved official insists on capturing him, then so be it! "After so long, I'm hungry too. I'm still anxiously waiting for the celebratory feast!" With that, the young Emperor shyly said to the eunuch, "My royal brother, don't blame me for this. In a few days, I will go to the death row to see you!"

Although the abilities of the Tong Family's Second General weren't good, he had grown up in the army camp with his father, so he was quite capable in leading and controlling soldiers to restrain the troops. After the young eunuch left, the two of them gathered the other generals and said fiercely:

"Marshal will go to the court to see the Emperor first. He left his military seal here and entrusted us with the temporary duties of marshal." Everyone probably didn't know what sort of person the marshal was. He was the adopted son of the empress dowager herself, and was addressed as a brother to the current emperor. Before leaving the mountain, he was bestowed the title of prince. "Now that we have something to do, we should be the ones to take action first. If there are any who do not comply, we should use martial law to conduct ourselves. What do you all have to say for yourself?"

All the generals looked at the military seal and letter, and since the two of them were the brothers of the empress dowager, who would dare to doubt their intentions?

"We are willing to listen to the orders of the Second Marshal. If there are any violators, we are willing to be slaughtered!"

The second general said: "Tomorrow afternoon, if the commander does not return, all the generals will follow us to surround the city. Tonight, they rested early and ordered the three armies not to drink alcohol, not to leave the camp, not to walk within the camp, to spread bad news, and to kill anyone who violated this rule. When they entered the city tomorrow, they would be rewarded to all the soldiers. The army would be on vacation for three days, with each soldier having twenty taels of silver, half of which would be made of cloth, and the weight of the wine and meat would be ten catties. Above the general's school, there are other benefits. "

The generals cheered and left.

The second general of the Tong Family, Old Tong, called Tong Shixian. The second brother was called Tong Shilu. Of the three siblings, one was three years old while the other was younger. Tong was thirty-eight years old, her eldest brother forty-four, and her second brother forty-one.

The Tong Clan was originally a poor peasant family that went back to their roots. Father Tong Zhenshan came from Jiangnan and learned a set of martial arts. When he was eighteen, in order to take the martial arts exam to become a champion, his family was short of money, so he had no choice but to take three days of dry rations and start looking for work along the way. As they walked, so did they.

Once he worked for a rich family, and his job was to help them plough a piece of land they had just plowed. He didn't ask why the plowed land had to be refurbished. He would work if someone paid for it. Halfway through his ploughing, he suddenly heard the loud crack of the plough. The moment he heard the sound, he knew that the plow must have been broken, and that he would have to pay for it according to the contract.

Tong Zhenshan pulled up the plough and looked at its intact shape. Only then did he let go of his heart. He was afraid that he would run into this rock again next time he came here, so he decided to dig it up.

When he picked up the dirt, he found it was a jar, sealed with purple mud. Tong Zhenshan carefully opened the clay seal and was instantly stupefied. The jar was filled to the brim with silver.

He stooped down, picked up the jar, led the cow, and carried the plow home. When he got back to his master's house, he tied the cow, put down the plough, and carried the jar into his master's house.

The boss' butler saw him carrying a jar and joked, "Zhenshan, why did you carry a broken jar? You want to drink? " Tong Zhenshan said, "This was dug out from your house. It should be your property, so it's returned to its original owner." Then he put the jar on the ground.

The owner's steward opened it and took a quick glance before saying, "The prince loves to pluck money, so you're the one who dug it out. Why give it to me? You should use it for yourself. "Besides, I just bought this piece of land not long ago. Since the landlord has disappeared, how should I deal with it?" Tong Zhenshan said, "If you don't accept it, I'll just bury it where it was?" Burying or not burying, what does that have to do with me? " One of them was determined to return to the original owner, while the other refused to accept the challenge. The two were in the middle of a dispute when one of them suddenly walked in.

The person who came was the boss's servant (wife), who said, "Wrong, wrong." The two of them asked in unison, "What's wrong?" An man said, "Do you think the earth will grow silver? "That was buried by our young lady." Why did Miss want to bury the silver under the ground? " The two of them asked. An person said: "You two may not know, but my young lady has calculated that her life will be spent in this area.

The fortune-teller told her to bury her beloved item in the field and hire someone to farm it. Whoever dug up this item would be her husband. Regardless of whether she was young or old, handsome or ugly, she had to accept it unconditionally.

If the husband does not want her or has already married at home, she will have to stay home forever and never marry again. " The steward smiled and said, "I'll let you take advantage of me." Tong Zhenshan said, "How do you know it's cheap? What if it's a fire pit?" You have to jump in the pit of fire, who told you to be so nosy. "As far as I know, this plot of land has already been turned over eight times. Since no one managed to turn it over, why did you have to turn it over just to find out? Aren't you asking for it yourself?" Just as they were speaking, the old master came. When the old master heard the sequence of events, he immediately appointed Tong Zhenshan and said, "Kid, it's you! I heard that the date for the competition is near, so you should leave immediately tomorrow.

Take this jar of silver with you, and I'll give you a good horse. After the competition, regardless of whether it was successful or not, you will come to my house to marry Miss. Do not ask whether Miss's appearance is virtuous or not. Since fate has decreed it, how can a human match up to the heavens? " Tong Zhenshan won seven consecutive matches on the martial arts arena. He was the top scholar in high school and was an officer worshiping the envoy of Border Town.

He had originally thought that if he failed, he would return the money to the other party, or collect more than enough to pay for it. Now that he had hit the mark, it would be hard for him to go back on his words. He thought to himself: The young lady must be extremely ugly, or she must be crippled somewhere, or blind and deaf and lame. Otherwise, why would she spend so much money to recruit a husband? Tong Zhenshan was a righteous and honest person, so he didn't want to put a trace of good intentions in others' hearts. With a heavy heart, he went to the wedding house and married. That night, when the bridal chamber was lit, he lifted the red veil of the bride and took a look at her.

The family's reputation was passed down from generation to generation, Tong Zhenshan's three children were all people who believed in righteousness.

The next day's afternoon had passed, and there was no news from the young eunuch's side. Tong Shixian and Tong Shilu knew that the situation was not good. For their father and little sister, and also for that righteous little eunuch, they were willing to give their all. Every time they committed a heaven's retribution, they would commit a heaven's retribution. The two generals of the Tong clan decided to surround the city, while the rest of the generals had already agreed beforehand that they would not need any further instructions. The five thousand men formed a team and formed four different roads to surround the city gates, waving their flags and shouting, "Marshal Pan, come out of the city, otherwise, we will attack the city!"

At night, he took advantage of the alcohol to do something not too awkward. Just as he got out of bed, just as he was about to order the idiotic emperor to recruit all the soldiers to the city, all the soldiers were on leave and the generals were waiting at home for orders. Suddenly, he heard a report from the servants that countless rebels had gathered outside the city and were threatening to break the city. Wang Shugui quickly climbed up to the wall of the city wall and looked down at his daughter. If the emperor's letter was good, then so was his martial arts. He was at a loss and panicked, so he could only send someone to ask the emperor to step in and pressure him.

The young emperor was playing hide-and-seek with a few eunuchs and maids. When he heard that there were troops surrounding the city, he became surprised and was about to prepare to ride out in the Dragon Carriage to see what was going on when he met the Prime Minister's men. When the young emperor saw his two uncles leading the group on the city gate tower, he shouted,

"Uncle Guo, come in quickly!" "You all missed the celebratory feast yesterday. I feel so uncomfortable inside!"

Tong Shixian shouted, "Your majesty, Pan Congan is the commander-in-chief. If he doesn't appear, we can't restrain these soldiers and horses. Once we kill our way into the city, we'll be doomed!"

The young emperor turned to look at Prime Minister Wang. Wang Shugui was like an ant on a hot pan, he was afraid that once the troops entered the city, they would not be able to distinguish between the jade and the stone, and once they rushed into his Prime Minister's residence, his Elementary Scholar status would meet with soldiers. He didn't have any better suggestions to start with, so he could only nod and say:

"Your Majesty, quickly send out the imperial edict to have General Pan and General An lead the army out of the city!"