Chapter 122 The Great Disaster Is Coming
Chapter 122 The Great Disaster Is Coming
Yuan Ping was the grandson of Yuan Zhou, the General of the Right Guard. At that time, the head of the family, Yuan Xiaoju, was in Yuan Zhou's mansion.
Tomorrow, the night of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, is the beginning of the three-day Lantern Festival. The Yuan family will also be displaying lanterns. This year, Yuan Zhou is in charge of the lanterns, and Yuan Xiaoju came here to discuss this matter.
As night fell, Yuan Xiaoju said goodbye and returned home. Yuan Zhou saw him out of the house and said with a smile: "Don't worry about this trivial matter, Master. Tomorrow morning, I will ask the housekeeper to put out the lanterns and send some servants to guard them!"
"I feel relieved with your words, brother!"
At this time, a carriage came speeding and stopped in front of the mansion gate. The second butler jumped off the carriage and whispered a few words to Yuan Zhou. Yuan Zhou was startled and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and bring him out so I can see him!"
Several servants brought out a stretcher. The grandson Yuanping was lying on the stretcher. When he saw his grandfather, he burst into tears and said, "I have brought shame to you today!"
Yuan Xiaoju was also a little surprised, so he walked up and asked, "A Ping, what happened?"
"Master, I was stabbed!"
"How could you be stabbed while studying at the Imperial College?"
Yuan Ping didn't know what to say, so he could only say vaguely: "We met a vicious man today. I am not good at martial arts, so he stabbed me in the butt."
Yuan Zhou lifted the quilt and took a look. Yuan Ping was not wearing pants. There was a scar several inches long on his buttocks, covered with a thick layer of medicine.
Yuan Zhou was a great general with superb martial arts and rich experience. He knew at a glance that the wound was serious and would take at least half a month to recover.
Yuan Zhou immediately shouted angrily: "What's the other party's name? Tell grandfather!"
"The other party is a new student from the Imperial College, named Xiao Xia!"
Yuan Xiaoju was stunned, "What's your name?"
"Your name is Xiao Xia?"
Yuan Xiaoju's face changed drastically, and he immediately asked, "Tell me quickly, what grudge do you have with him?"
Yuan Zhou was startled and asked quickly, "Third brother, do you know this person?"
Yuan Xiaoju waved his hands and asked anxiously, "A Ping, tell me quickly, what grudge do you have with him?"
Yuan Ping saw the owner's face change, and he was a little scared. He could only whisper: "I have no grudge against him. He bought the restaurant in Chongrenfang. Dou Dexuan was very angry and wanted to deal with him. The five of us surrounded him, but he was very slippery and actually stole a horse and ran away. He slashed me with a sword, and Dugu Huai'en and Houmo Chenfeng were shot in the shoulders by his flying knife."
Yuan Xiaoju heaved a long sigh of relief, shook his head and said, "You guys, you are such ignorant brats, how dare you provoke him? Do you know that he can withstand Yuwen Chengdu's full-strength sword? He showed mercy, otherwise the five of you would have died long ago!"
When Yuan Ping heard that Xiao Xia could catch Yuwen Chengdu's sword, he was so shocked that his mouth opened wide.
"Dou Dexuan will go looking for trouble with him tomorrow. What should we do now?"
"Just forget about it, take care of your injuries, and don't hang out with stupid people like Dou Dexuan. He will definitely kill you."
"Master, Dexuan is not a bad person. He will never harm me?"
"Won't?"
Yuan Xiaoju glared at him and said, "What are Imperial College and Imperial Academy? They are filled with children from either aristocratic families or the rich and powerful. You have been so tyrannical there and offended so many families, do you know?
Will other people's children allow you to bully them? They won't say anything now, but they will keep the hatred in their hearts and settle accounts with the Yuan family sooner or later. Do you understand?
Also, you beat up the Imperial College administrator last year, do you think that's the end of it? The Crown Prince has already known about this, and when he comes back, he will use this to punish the Dou family, and the crime of bullying the teacher will definitely be confirmed. I can assure you that Dou Yan's position as the Minister of War will not be preserved. Do you know that your father will also be implicated by you? "
Yuan Ping was so frightened that his face turned pale and he dared not say a word.
Yuan Zhou was also anxious, and angrily shouted: "If you dare to fool around with Dou Dexuan again and cause trouble for me and offend people everywhere, I will beat you to death and I will pretend that you are no longer my grandson!"
He waved his hand, and the servants hurriedly carried Yuan Ping into the mansion.
Yuan Zhou quickly pulled Yuan Xiaoju aside and whispered, "Who is that Xiao Xia?"
Yuan Xiaoju sighed, "Wasn't it because of him that the King of Jin fell?" Yuan Zhou's eyes widened, "So it was him. He came to Chang'an?"
Yuan Xiaoju nodded, "I sold him the house in Qinrenfang the day before yesterday to establish a good relationship with him. Don't underestimate this young man, he is very resourceful. This time in Jiangdu, he tricked the King of Han Yang Liang and punished him to face the wall for a year. The Crown Prince also suffered a loss. Wei Lihu was demoted because of this. He is now the Duke of Hailing County, a title conferred by the Emperor."
"Did the Emperor accept him?"
"I heard that the emperor likes him very much, especially because of his high martial arts skills. He was able to withstand a full-strength sword attack from Yuwen Chengdu. Not many people in Chang'an can do that!"
Yuan Zhou thought of his grandson causing trouble for him, and he gnashed his teeth in hatred and said, "If this little bastard dares to mess around with Dou again, I will beat him to death!"
The next morning, Dou Dexuan brought three of his younger brothers to Baocheng Shop in Metropolitan City, but unexpectedly the door of the shop was locked and not open.
Dugu Huai'en suddenly pointed to the side and shouted, "Brother, he's there!"
Xiao Xia was seen sitting cross-legged on the flower bed next to the gate, looking at the four of them calmly.
He knew that these bastards would come to find Shopkeeper Ma, and he didn't know how they would beat him, so he waited here in advance.
Dou Dexuan and the other three drew their swords. Xiao Xia shook his head and said to Xiao Yan, "You must be Yu Zhongwen's grandson! There is a record of the assessment of the magistrate of Guo County in the horse bag. Your father, Yu Qinwen, is a deputy minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He dared to hide the official documents. This time, his career has come to an end."
Yu Xiaoyan was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was shaking all over.
Dou Dexuan gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Yu, don't be afraid of him. He is threatening you!"
"You are such an utter idiot!"
Xiao Xia glared at Dou Dexuan fiercely, "How dare you hurt the director of the Imperial Academy? Do you know what the crime of betraying your teacher and destroying your ancestors is? Your Dou family burns incense to the King of Jin, and the prince has the evidence of you betraying your teacher and destroying your ancestors. Your father Dou Yan will be finished."
Dou Dexuan took a step back suddenly and looked at Xiao Xia in horror.
"And you two too!"
Xiao Xia turned his gaze to Dugu Huai'en and Houmo Chenfeng, shook his head and said, "You look smart, but you are just as stupid. You are following such a fool. His father will be dismissed from his post and will definitely bite you two out. The emperor hates those who betray their teachers and ancestors the most. Think about how to explain to your father!"
Yu Xiaoyan knelt down and begged, "Please, give me back the document! I don't want the horse anymore, just give me back the document!"
Xiao Xia held up four fingers and said, "Four thousand strings of cash, the horse and the documents will be returned to you."
"Where do I get four thousand strings of cash?"
"You didn't, but your family did. You have to take responsibility for your own stupid actions."
Dou Dexuan suddenly yelled, "Asshole, who do you think you are? How dare you threaten us? Do you know who we are?"
"Then you know who I am?"
Xiao Xia took out the seal from his bosom, held it in his hand, and said to Dugu Huai'en: "You are their military advisor, you should recognize this! This is the seal of the county lord."
Dugu Huai'en's face suddenly changed, and he bowed and said, "I dare not offend you, sir. I beg you to be magnanimous and forgive me!"
"roll!"
Dugu Huai'en turned his horse around and ran away. Houmo Chenfeng knew something was wrong and urged his horse to run as well, "Huai'en, wait for me!"
Xiao Xia then said to Xiao Yan, "I'll give you two days to deposit four thousand strings of cash in this shop and specify that it's for me, Xiao Xia. Then I'll return the horse and the official document to you. I advise you not to mess around with that Dou guy anymore. Your family can't afford to be accused of betraying your teacher and ancestors."
Yu Xiaoyan left in a daze.
The younger brothers ran away one by one, and Dou Dexuan was stunned on the spot. Xiao Xia slowly drew out his sword, "Draw the martial arts and the literary ones! I will take them all."
(End of this chapter)