Something happened to the Hou family, but the four families remained strangely silent. The people who were curious about the melon-eating people felt a little unhappy. The melon seeds and mineral water were set up and they were just waiting to watch the show, but you stopped acting. This is called lack of professional ethics.

Among the four families, some pretended to be confused, while others were really confused. Of course, Anping Hou and Changsun family knew that this was not done by themselves, but who could prove their innocence? In the whole Chang'an, both the court officials and the people in the city, all kinds of eyes were staring at them. At this time, Anping Houruo stood up and yelled, "It's really not me." How many people could believe this? Even if he committed suicide by grief and anger, he would be regarded as acting.

There is no way to argue, especially when Hou Jie was interrupted by his legs. Those enthusiastic onlookers spread everywhere. Back then, when Liu Ping was just a military officer, the heavy rain delayed the escort of grain. General Hou was angry, so he pushed Liu Ping out of military law and broke one of Liu Ping's legs. After more than twenty years, General Hou was exiled for crimes. Liu Ping was proud, so he came to the door to find revenge for the women, children, and elderly and weak in the Hou family. You said it coincidentally, at this time, General Hou's eldest son was also interrupted by someone. Okay, now you have nothing to do with Anping Hou's Mansion? Do you believe this?

All kinds of rumors are raging in Chang'an City. Of course, the most classic and convincing version is this version.

Without any warning, the Anping Hou Mansion inexplicably fell into the sludge and could not be pulled out no matter how hard it was. The Changsun family also became unlucky. The Anping Hou defected to Changsun Wuji was originally a tacit semi-public secret. This semi-public secret was only circulated among the powerful and nobles in Chang'an. However, now that something happened to Anping Hou, the powerful and nobles gathered together to discuss it, and they inevitably brought Changsun Wuji out. So the secret spread at the speed of the plague, and the rumors pointed directly at the Anping Hou Mansion and also took up the Changsun family.

The grudge between the Hou family and Anping Hou had spread. The people who watched the fun were all reasonable. They knew the most basic right and wrong. Everyone had a scale in their hearts. Hou Junji broke Liu Ping's leg according to military law. In the eyes of the people, this matter was not wrong. Liu Ping delayed the escort of military rations, which almost missed the military and national affairs. It was not an exaggeration to cut off his head. What was the point of breaking his leg?

Years have passed, Liu Ping has finally become a prosperous man and has been granted a title of marquis. You can come back to seek revenge, but you have to find the right person to seek revenge. Hou Junji was unlucky and exiled, leaving behind a family of old, weak, women and children. You actually attacked them. Is this what a man should do? It is simply a beastly act.

Public opinion quickly showed a one-sided trend. Even the government had no conclusion on who broke Hou Jie's leg, but the people in the market had already determined that it was Anping Hou's action, and there was no need for evidence, anyway, he was the one.

Then, Chang'an City cursed everywhere, and pointed the finger at Anping Hou, and accompanied by the company commander Sun Wuji, also involved.

Hou Anping was anxious. This was a huge injustice. To be honest, he also wanted to take revenge and wanted to break Hou Jie's leg. However, this was just a conception and never put it into action. Who knew which hero did this and cheated him by the way.

As for the Changsun family, they were even more angry and were inexplicably pulled into this mud. They were obviously wronged, but due to the arrogant face of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, they had to act like "I don't want to explain to you stupid mortals", allowing the scolding in Chang'an City to get higher and higher, and the anger in Changsun Wuji's heart became more and more prosperous.

In the eyes of outsiders, the Hou family seemed to have swallowed their anger. Even Hou Fang issued a confinement order to the whole family, and no one in the Hou family was allowed to go out.

The Hou family endured it, but the Li family jumped out.

The long-lost little bastard in Changan finally came on the stage. On the third day when Hou Jie was broken, Li Su took action.

The Duke of Jingyang County now has a different identity, so of course he would not come forward in person. The person who came forward was Li Su's friend Wang Bao, and Fang Laowu, the head of the guard beside Li Su. The two led forty or fifty troops into Chang'an City and found the brothel where Hou Jiechu had drunk flowers before the accident. Dozens of people smashed the brothel to pieces, and then went straight to the Marquis of Anping. The Marquis of Wu who were patrolling the city saw these people coming in a fierce manner and the backstage was tough, so the Marquis of Wu didn't dare to care. They hurriedly sent people to report to Li Su's uncle Li Ji. Just when dozens of men were only half a street away from the Marquis of Anping's Mansion, Li Ji hurriedly arrived. Under his stern suppression, Wang Bao and Fang Laowu stopped in disappointment and turned back.

But before turning around, Wang Zong looked at the Anping Hou Mansion not far away, sneered a few times, then threw down the sentence "It's not that I won't report, the time has not come", and finally left with his troops.

After this incident, a lot of discussion started in Chang'an City. The people were very happy. Seeing that the day was getting more and more lively, and the plot was developing in a dark and bright manner. There were twists and surprises everywhere. This really made the lonely people happy and wait for the new plot to be updated.

The people also expressed their understanding of the Li family's sudden action.

From the day when the 20 troops of the Li family were guarding the gate of the Hou family, Li Su openly announced that the Hou family was covered by him. However, after the announcement, Hou Jie was plotted to break his leg. This was equivalent to someone slapped Li Su in the face. How could he bear this anger? Of course, he had to rush out to settle the score with someone, otherwise he would not be able to make trouble in the future.

As the saying goes, there is a cause of injustice and a debtor, who should Li Su settle the score? After all, it is naturally Anping Hou Mansion. Now the entire Chang'an City says that Anping Hou attacked Hou Jie. Of course, Li Su is not immune to the common sense. Everyone says that. Even if it is not yours, it must be "false". Of course, you have to take action against Anping Hou. As for the evidence... Does Mr. Li need evidence to make trouble?

Because Li Ji intercepted the Li family and Anping Marquis' Mansion did not conflict. Despite this, Liu Ping was really scared into a cold sweat.

Less than an hour after the Li family retreated to Taiping Village, Liu Ping took his own dog son Liu Xian, father and son, and drove out of the city lightly and headed straight to Taiping Village. He stood respectfully in front of the gate of the Jingyang County Duke's Mansion and wanted to see Li Su, and wanted to defend his innocence in front of Li Su.

Unfortunately, this time Liu Ping finally hit a nail. The father and son waited at the door for half an hour. The mansion's housekeeper heard a message, but Mr. Li refused to see him.

Li Su is not something that anyone can see if you want, especially those who come to the door without bringing gifts...

Liu Ping and his son were angry, but they did not dare to have an attack. They knew very well that there were many marquises in Chang'an Cheng County. A county marquis like Liu Ping, who had no foundation and no connections, had at best hugged Changsun Wuji's thighs. What's more, Changsun Wuji was very disappointed and annoyed with him recently, and he had kept a distance from him. The thigh that he had just been hugging seemed not so reliable. Under this situation, Liu Ping was even more afraid to offend Li Su, and he could not afford to provoke him.

Thinking of Li Su's attitude of turning against him, he was planning to confiscate his house without saying a word, Liu Ping couldn't help but feel cold in his heart. It was not until this time that Liu Ping suddenly realized that the most critical incident was also the place he deliberately ignored, the Hou family.

In just a few days, Liu Ping, who had just served in Chang'an, found that the water in Chang'an was too deep, not only deep, but also turbid. The imagined gentleman took revenge. The high-ranking official returned to Chang'an and killed his enemies under the knife, leaving the world with a free and careless back view of revenge. However, at this point, Liu Ping not only failed to take revenge, but was still trapped in the mud and could not extricate himself. Not only did the backstage backer disappointed him, he also offended a powerful man. As for his image... His current image cannot even bear to imagine. The legendary "rat crossing the street" is probably like this.

What about the promised revenge? What about the promised cool back?

Why is everything completely different from what I plan today? And now the situation is not controlled by myself. God knows which direction it will develop...

When he left Taiping Village in a daze, Liu Ping finally realized that if he wanted to pull out of the mud in the present, he would first put down his hatred in the past. Now it is difficult for him to protect himself. The great hatred is no longer important. Not only should he let go, but he should take the initiative to bow his head and take the initiative to bow his head to the Hou family. This head must be lowered. The Hou family comforted him and the incident will gradually subside. Otherwise, if this continues, the supervisor and censor in the court should go to His Majesty to study the book. He was not doing this. Even if His Majesty hates Hou Junji deeply, he would not be able to tolerate a villain like him who takes advantage of the situation. At that time, even if Liu Ping had great achievements, he would be beaten to the end and completely defeated him.

Thinking of the key point of the whole thing, Liu Ping was nervous and frightened and finally got a little excited, so he accelerated his horse and the father and son happily rushed towards Chang'an City.

Before the person entered Chang'an City, a fast horse came towards the avenue. When he saw Liu Ping, he hurriedly pulled the horse and jumped off. Only then did Liu Ping realize that this person was a personal guard in his mansion.

"Report to the Marquis, someone in the mansion is missing." The guard clasped his fists and bowed his head.

Liu Ping frowned: "Who is missing?"

"The fire chief of the personal guard, Wang Fuqu."

Liu Ping was stunned: "Wang Fuqu disappeared? When did it happen?"

"Three days ago."

Liu Ping became more and more confused. Wang Fuqu was one of the personal guards who followed him in his early years, and he was the one with the highest martial arts skills and richest fighting experience around him. Later, when he got old, he took off his armor and returned to the field. Liu Ping directly pulled him into his marquis' mansion. He was the leader of the marquis' mansion.

Liu Ping knew that Wang Fuqu had always been loyal to him and had fought for many years on the battlefield. The friendship between him and Wang Fuqu was extremely deep. Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion knew that Wang Fuqu said that he was the chief guard of the Marquis' Mansion, but Liu Ping always regarded him as a brother. Even the young Marquis Liu Xian had become a disciple of Wang Fuqu and practiced martial arts and riding.

Such a deep relationship has never had a grudge. Even if everyone has ambitions to leave, at least he should say hello to Liu Ping, right?

Liu Ping's brows became darker and darker, and his face looked particularly ugly: "Did Wang Fuqu say anything before leaving?"

The guard shook his head: "No, no one heard what he said."

Liu Ping became angry: "Why did he come to report me after he disappeared for three days?"

The guard hesitated and said, "He is the leader of the brothers after all, and he is the leader of his brothers. Who would dare to ask more if he goes out? Besides, he has privately kept a concubine in Changxingfang, which is what everyone knows. He went out three days ago and did not return at night. The brothers thought he had stayed in the concubine. By the second night, they didn't come back. The brothers thought something was wrong. Today, the brothers in the mansion went to his concubine to inquire and found out that Wang Fuqu had never been to the woman's house in the past three days. The brothers were anxious and reported to the Marquis."

Liu Ping was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but be furious. He raised the whip in his hand and waited to whip him. Then he remembered something. The whip raised high paused in mid-air. After a while, he suddenly turned his head and looked at his son Liu Xian and said, "Xian'er, when did the eldest son of the Hou family break his leg?"

Liu Xian thought for a while and said, "Four days ago."

Liu Ping murmured: "Four days ago, four days ago...that is, the day after the eldest son of the Hou family was broken, Wang Fuqu disappeared inexplicably..."

The murmuring sound was very small, but Liu Xian next to him still heard it. Liu Xian was stunned for a long time, and suddenly became shocked and said, "No, no... Father, is Hou Jie's leg broken by Master Wang..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Ping immediately cut off his head and shook his head flatly, saying, "Impossible! Without my order, Fu Qu could not do this. He lived to this age. Doesn't he understand the benefits? It's impossible for him to do it!"

"But...but Master Wang is indeed gone!" Liu Xian said anxiously.

Liu Ping said with a gloomy face: "This is something strange. How could a living person disappear for no reason? And he disappeared so coincidentally, just the day after Hou Jie was broken... Could it be that someone had made a plan? Or..."

Liu Xian continued: "Or, someone has bribed Master Wang."

Liu Ping shook his head: "Fu Qu will not betray me. I have been living a lifelong relationship with him for many years. Even if he gives him a gold medal, he will not betray me."

After thinking about it, Liu Ping became more and more irritable. He lowered his head and stared at his guards and said, "You go back to your home immediately, send all the troops in the mansion out, and find out Wang Fuqu's whereabouts! You must find him even if you dig three feet into the ground. You must see people alive and see corpses when you die!"

The guard held his fists and took the order, turned around and ran away in a hurry.

Liu Ping rode on the horse and stared at the majestic walls of Chang'an City, but his face was gloomy and sunny, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Wang Fuqu's disappearance is not simple, and Liu Ping can even be sure that there must be a conspiracy behind it, but Liu Ping could not speculate on what kind of conspiracy it was.

He sighed a long time, the water in Chang'an City... is really too deep.

Liu Xian, who was standing beside him, came over and said softly: "Father, it's getting late. Do you want to go to Hou's house today?"

Liu Ping looked up at the sky, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I won't go to the Hou family today. I always think that Wang Fuqu's disappearance is not simple. It may be related to the Hou family. Find the person first and then go. Now the situation is neither self nor enemy, and if you move rashly, it is easier to get deeper and deeper."

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Chapter completed!