Chapter 32 Spending money to do things
Wang Yuanwai sat in Master Liu's house, he had been waiting in the flower hall for more than an hour, but he still didn't wait for Master Liu, and he heard the descendants of the Liu family say that their master was invited to eat and drink by the bitter master, and he probably won't be able to come back in the evening.
Wang Yuanwai was very unhappy in his heart, he was rich on the first side, and there were many people who scolded him on weekdays, when did he stammer others? Skimming the gifts on the table at hand, and drinking the third pouring of tea, he couldn't wait to get up and leave, but after all, he was patient, his mother's affairs were more important than anything else! I'm going to have to get that little girl out of jail anyway.
The Song prefect of Liangzhou was a cautious person, he was assigned to the border Liangzhou to be an official, and he only wanted to return to Kyoto, so he was strict and never accepted bribes. Besides, his ears are soft, and most of the cases in the court are based on Master Liu, so that the people of Liangzhou know that if you want the government to go to the door, the way of the prefect will not work, only Master Liu can go around and try.
But Master Liu is a greedy guy with no bottom line, every lawsuit that comes to his hands is all drained of oil and water, and Wang Yuanwai also knows very well that this time Master Liu is afraid that the lion will open his mouth.
Finally, Master Liu came back, he carried the wine jug in his hand, hummed a little song and stepped into the house, heard that the king came to visit, drunk and busy for five minutes, he walked into the hall quickly, and said with his hand: "I didn't know that today's distinguished guests came, and I was tired of waiting outside for a long time." ”
A smile bloomed on Wang Yuanwai's face, and he got up and saluted back: "Where is it, I took the liberty to come to the door, and I hope that the master will not see outside." ”
The two exchanged a few more words, sat down as the guest of honor, and Master Liu ordered the maid to serve good tea again, secretly thinking in his heart, Wang Yuanwai is the richest man in Liangzhou, although he was born as a businessman, but the disaster relief donations are never left behind on weekdays, and the prefect has to give a few thin noodles. He came suddenly today, but he didn't know what he wanted.
Wang Yuanwai hesitated how to speak, the reason why he didn't go to the Song prefect was because the Song prefect was a soft character, he was cautious, and rarely stretched out his hand to the Liangzhou gentry to ask for silver, for fear of being denounced and ruining his official body. It is not feasible to take the door from the Song Governor's Mansion, but it is Master Liu's side that is good.
But Master Liu has a big appetite and eats like an ugly name, and Wang Yuanwai is also afraid that he will open his mouth and ask for a price, so he hesitates to use what excuse to intervene in the topic.
"Today I heard that a case of a brother and sister fighting for property was tried in the court?" Wang Yuan took the lid of the cup and pulled the teacup, looking like a relaxed way.
Master Liu's heart moved, and he hurriedly smiled: "I really can't hide anything from Wang Yuan, indeed, this case is very bizarre today, and it is also a celebrity in our Liangzhou City: Dong Qingzhou Dong Shen Doctor." ”
"Oh? I thought it was just a competition for property, why did even a well-informed person like Master Liu think it was bizarre? I wonder if the master can say that he knows the Tao with me? Wang Yuanwai pretended to be surprised.
Master Liu sneered in his heart, if Wang Yuanwai really didn't know, he wouldn't be sitting in front of him at this moment, I'm afraid that although he hasn't arrived in the court, his ears and eyes haven't left for a moment, right? But since he wants to say it himself, it doesn't matter, so why not say it to him.
Thinking of this, Master Liu stroked his mustache and said with a smile: "Fighting for property is a trivial matter, and outsiders can know what is the crime that Liu Xiucheng, the apprentice of Doctor Dong, sued his junior sister?" ”
Wang Yuanwai raised his eyebrows and said, "But I don't know." ”
"It's murder!" Master Liu's eyebrows fluttered and said, "Liu Xiucheng claimed that his little junior sister, who was less than ten years old, took advantage of Dr. Dong's critical illness to provoke Dr. Dong with her words, causing him to die, in order to seize the medical hall and monopolize the family property. ”
"Ridiculous!" Wang Yuanwai pretended to pause for a moment, then shook his head and said, "How can an underage female doll design a murder bully?" If that's the case, wouldn't you be a monster? No way! It's completely impossible! ”
When Master Liu heard this, he knew in his heart that Wang Yuanwai was afraid that he was here for that little girl! I don't know what that girl has to do with him? And how much is he willing to pay for this?
"I haven't been there yet, but I don't know the details, the girl doll is not simple, she speaks and does things clearly, and she is thoughtful, not like a doll, even stronger than an adult. In terms of physical evidence, there is a suicide note written by Dr. Dong; The boxes containing the title deeds and title deeds also have signs of being pried; In terms of human evidence, Liu Xiucheng's wife and the maid in the medical hall can prove that the female doll is the person who stayed with the doctor after the most deafness. So no matter which one you choose, you have to believe that she is inseparable from the death of the miracle doctor. ”
When Wang Yuanwai heard this, he was silent for a moment. Raising his head and staring at Master Liu's eyes, he said: "To tell you the truth, I know from Master Liu, my mother had a serious illness a month ago, because it was the middle of the night, the incident happened suddenly, and Doctor Dong's health was not very good, so it was his little apprentice who gave my mother a good look at Lu's illness." Although I have paid the consultation fee and the money, the so-called life-saving grace cannot be forgotten, and I also want to repay my mother's wish and accumulate blessings, but I don't know if there is still anything to be done in this case? ”
When Master Liu heard this, he was happy and entangled in his heart, and he was happy that the silver was here! Since he wanted to be accommodating, that is, to speak with silver, he didn't expect that with such a small lawsuit, he could make money from both ends, on the one hand, he received Liu Xiucheng's two hundred taels, and on the other hand, he could also pick up silver from Wang Yuanwai; The tangled thing is, how can it just be a life-saving grace? It would be nice if that little girl was a relative of the king, don't want him to raise his noble hand without a thousand children! But it's just an outsider...... This is more embarrassing, he is unwilling to ask for less, and if he wants more, he will not be able to say that the king will pick and choose.
A quote is a hammer deal, how much is difficult to grasp, easy to negotiate; It's better to squeeze it slowly with a long stream of water, and when the silver at the beginning is spent, the silver at the back has to be given if you don't want to give it.
He took out the folding fan in his sleeve, unfolded it with a snap, shook it twice, lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "Whether you can do it or not, it depends on how determined you are." ”
Wang Yuanwai secretly cursed in his heart, a greedy old slippery head! What determination is great? How big is the silver, right?
He gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand to compare the numbers: "Five hundred taels!" No matter how much it is, it's not worth that favor. ”
Master Liu smiled, shook his head and said: "It's less, outside the staff, how can you say that it is also a lawsuit for human life, and it is difficult to handle it if you don't have enough money!" ”
Wang Yuanwai narrowed his eyes, stared at him without saying a word, and said again after a long while: "At most, add two hundred taels!" Seven hundred taels of silver is enough to buy that medical hall, if Master Liu is not convenient here, I might as well go to Liu Xiucheng, presumably seven hundred taels of silver is enough to impress him to withdraw the lawsuit. ”
Master Liu smiled secretly in his heart, the people who came to dredge up the lawsuit were all the same, and they were reluctant to pay the silver at first, but as long as he found a reason and dragged it on for two days, the other party saw that he couldn't get it out and was in a hurry, so he was willing to spend money.
So he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Wang Yuanwai, it's not that I lied to you, this case is not ordinary." You should also know that the Song Governor wants to return to Kyoto, and Liangzhou is just a place for him to show his achievements. There have been no major incidents in Liangzhou for many years, and a murder case happened to come, so the prefect ordered me to report the case file the night before. I'm afraid that Lord Zhizhou has already received the letter, so if you want to write off this case, Lord Zhizhou's share of money must be less, right? Seven hundred taels? It's enough to take care of our Liangzhou officials, where is it enough for the officials? ”
"So...... Is Master Liu ready to meddle? Wang Yuanwai frowned in displeasure.
Master Liu patted Wang Yuanwai's arm and said comfortingly, "Don't worry...... Hold your horses...... Of course, as long as you are willing to spend money, there is nothing in this world that cannot be done. ”
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