Chapter 25: Moral Turpitude

The salary of two hundred taels of silver, James agreed without even thinking about it, and now he was in dire need of silver, and if he had enough silver, he could buy a large yard outside the city to grow grapes, and only in this way could he make the purest ice wines, which were now not cared for, because they could only be regarded as ordinary wines.

Seeing James agree, Ou Yangmingde left a white note and left satisfied, in the cloth world of the capital, he is a pivotal figure, and going out with money is really detrimental to his identity.

James is not surprised, over the years, he has his own way of knowing people, that is, he is definitely a rich man who takes a servant in a small sedan chair in and out, and his own three melons and two dates will not be in his eyes at all, how can he defraud his own money?

In this way, the next period of time when the James painter went out early and returned late all day long, carrying his humble painting folder and following Ouyang Jingzhi in and out of the major mansions.

There is bitterness and sweetness in it. Although some people worship James's paintings as a stroke of genius, many more scoff at them, criticizing them for missing a very important verve, although they look realistic.

When it comes to Shen Yun, this is a bit embarrassing for James, this painting is just his hobby, if it weren't for the pressure of life, he wouldn't be embarrassed, let him paint paintings that contain Shen Yun, it's really a bit of a high opinion of him.

After coming and going, Ouyang Mingde, who originally had great hopes, was also bored, and after a month, he finally stopped taking James around to paint people, as for the two hundred taels of salary that was agreed before, not to mention, you must know that Ouyang is a famous sugar rooster, and if you want to take out the silver from his pocket, you have to weigh your own weight.

The two hundred taels of silver he urgently needed was gone, not to mention, and hundreds of catties of wine were put in, which made James angry, and after going to Ouyang Mingde several times to ask for silver, to no avail, James sued Ouyang Mingde to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion with a complaint under the advice of his neighbors.

The result is not much to say, since then James borrowed wine to drown his sorrows, and for a while he felt that although the world was big, there was no place for himself, and the dream of making ice and snow wine famous all over the world was also buried in his heart.

Drunken and hazy, James looked up and looked; The person who came was his neighbor surnamed Wang, and asked with a smile: "Xianggong Wang, what good news is it!" You're screaming like that! ”

"This is great news, the younger brother just heard the news, and many nearby weavers are ready to go to the Yamen to sue Lianyun Buzhuang for the latest chapter of the desperate maniac early tomorrow morning!" The prince could not hide the joy on his face, and he was happy for James from the bottom of his heart.

To say that James is popular. Although he is also a poor jingle ring, he will give wine to his neighbors every year to taste, and occasionally if there is something delicious, he will gather the children in the neighborhood to try it.

Good people have good rewards, the so-called reciprocating peach, he treats his neighbors like this, and the neighbors often come to help him when he makes wine, and occasionally improve the food will invite him to his home What is the taste of the wine in the Ming Dynasty, you come and go, whenever he comes back drunk and lies on the boat dizzy, James will have a sense of belonging in his heart.

Now as soon as he heard the news from Xianggong Wang, James shook twice and stood up, and arched his hand: "Thank you Xianggong Wang, but let's forget about this matter!" Even if more people go to the yamen to sue Ou Yangmingde, it will be in vain! ”

Saying that, James sighed deeply, he had always thought that Stockholm was the worst city in the world, and there must not be so many morally corrupt and bullying bastards in other places, but what he saw and heard in the Ming Dynasty overturned his previous thoughts, it turned out that as long as there are human beings, there must be good and bad, good people are different, but bad people are no different, but they are so hateful.

Knowing that he was a little discouraged about this, Wang Xianggong said patiently: "This time is different, according to what the junior brother heard, the reason why so many weavers are ready to sue Lianyun Buzhuang together is because the yamen sent someone to say hello at noon, looking at the situation, I am afraid that Lianyun Buzhuang should not provoke people, so I found trouble!" ”

After all, he is a native of the Ming Dynasty, and compared to James, a foreigner, Wang Xianggong knows much more about various situations, and you must know that there are many dignitaries and nobles in the capital. Although Lianyun Buzhuang is a kind of character that ordinary people can't provoke, for some people, pinching him to death is as easy as pinching an ant to death.

James's eyes lit up, and he was drunk for three minutes, but he still didn't believe it: "There really is such a thing! ”

"This is still fake, hurry up and bring a pen and paper, and the little brother will write another letter of paper for you, so as not to use it tomorrow!" Wang Xianggong was a good man to the end, and directly rolled up his sleeves and prepared to splash ink.

"Okay, okay, I'll go out and borrow a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone!" Looking at Wang Xianggong's appearance, although James still had some kindness, it was not easy to refuse his kindness, and he slipped out of the door as he spoke.

Early the next morning, under the leadership of Wang Xianggong, just after the fifth watch, the two rushed to the front of the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, not looking at the frightened, looking at the crowded scenery in front of them, although James was not from the Ming Dynasty, but also saw that today's thing was unusual.

Lord Yan in the palace also got up early in the morning, dressed neatly and sitting quietly in the study with a cup of tea gathered murderous energy, he had completely made up his mind last night, the so-called snake is not dead but bitten by snakes, and he is now dealing with Ouyang Jingzhi, the old guy is the same, if he is not driven out of the court this time, waiting for him to relieve his breath, he will definitely do everything possible to avenge the sword today, once that happens, it is himself who suffers.

And this time the matter is still Shen Chongming's intention Lord Shen, if he does this matter properly, not only will he be satisfied, but I am afraid that even the elder Gao Ge, who has an old grudge against Ouyang Jingzhi, will be impressed by himself, after all, he has done what he can't do, how can he let himself work hard in vain, even if he won't say anything to himself now, if he encounters any trouble in the future, he will also deal with it for himself, this is a good deal.

"My lord, Ouyang's shopkeeper asks to see you at the back door!" The head catcher said outside the door, since yesterday, this is the third time that Ouyang Mingde has asked to see Lord Fu Yin, but it is a pity that Lord Fu Yin has been looking for excuses to avoid it.

"If you don't see it, just say that the official hasn't washed yet, and if there is something to do, the Japanese official will go to him again to ask for advice!" There was a sneer on the corner of Lord Yan's mouth, but the words he said were so ruthless, he had long forgotten that he had been calling Ouyang Jingzhi a brother and sister for the past two years, and the Demon Venerable Immortal Emperor had read it all.

Hearing the reply of the official in front of the door, Ou Yangmingde, who had aged a lot overnight, nodded indifferently, and walked to the side in despair, he knew that this time he was really finished, even if Lian Yunbuzhuang and his master survived the catastrophe this time, he had no way out, and caused such a big mess, and the old man didn't want his old life to be considered light.

"Might--" The high-pitched voice sounded, and Lord Yan, with a majestic face, walked into the main hall in good spirits, and sat under the plaque that had been replaced overnight last night with a murderous aura.

Shocked, Lord Yan shouted: "Take the plaintiff!" With this sound, Xiao Ershao, who was full of excitement, said sorry and squeezed out of the crowd, and walked into the main hall with a piece of paper held high: "Student Xiao Pengcheng sued Lian Yunbuzhuang for bullying people, and dropped the goods at will under the pretext of deducting the silver!" ”

The reason why Xiao Ershao was excited was only because he saw the scene outside the yamen when everyone talked about Lianyun Buzhuang is group of angry people, it seems that Lianyun Buzhuang is for the trouble of the capital for a long time, otherwise there would not be such a big scene today, like this kind of moral corruption of the Ministry of Commerce and people, should have been punished a long time ago, today's self is the chivalrous warrior who dares to declare war on the evil forces, and the scroll of paper in his hand will turn into an invincible sword of justice to cut Lianyun Buzhuang, Ouyang Mingde, and Ouyang Jingzhi all under the sword.

The paper was presented, and Lord Yan didn't need to look at it to know that it was still yesterday's paper, so he pretended to look at it twice, and with an angry face, he took out an arrow and threw it under the hall, shouting: "It is rumored that the defendant Ouyang Mingde, the big shopkeeper of Lianyun Buzhuang, passed the court to hear the trial!" ”

The head catcher bent down to pick up the arrow and turned around and walked quickly, and the people who were blocking the yamen unanimously made way of a road, and after a while, everyone had completely decided that the government was not bluffing this time, but really wanted to punish Lianyun Buzhuang, who had done a lot of evil.

As soon as the head catcher left, many people crowded towards the main hall with paper held high, shouting 'please call the shots'.

In the past, the officers who were always majestic and held the killing rod to stop the people had already been instructed by Lord Yan, and turned a blind eye to this situation, allowing the people to rush into the main hall.

Shuntian Mansion as the largest mansion in the world, this main hall is really not small, and it seems to be very empty when the case is tried on weekdays, but today there are many people who came to the Yamen to sue Lianyun Buzhuang for escaping back to their hard-earned money, and now they are less than thirty percent, but the entire main hall is already overcrowded, and the paper on the table in front of Lord Yan has been stacked nearly half a foot.

The defendant Lianyun Buzhuang shopkeeper Ouyang Mingde arrived in a quarter of an hour, he knew that today was in a catastrophe, so after being told by the messenger that Lord Yan had not washed and refused his request, he went to a stall selling wontons not far from Shuntianfu, and he quickly took two of his subordinates to find him when he didn't go far with the arrow, Ou Yangmingde knew what they were doing on this trip? Without speaking, he stood up and walked towards the yamen not far away.

"Matilda! Although you and I are masters and servants, but even more brothers, you also know this time, the reason why Shen Chongming made such a big formation is only because of Gao Gong's instructions, Gao Gong is narrow-minded, I am afraid that this time will not easily let go of our Ouyang family, master, my personal life and death honor and disgrace are small, but the disaster to the family, presumably it is not what you want to see, Mingde, what should we do! ”

Recalling Ouyang Jingzhi's words last night, the corners of Ouyang Mingde's mouth, who slowly walked towards the yamen, had a sneer on the corner of his mouth, since you have said such words, how can I, Ouyang Mingde, be a subordinate, can only stand up and take all the blame on myself to protect you.

However, the crimes committed by Lianyun Buzhuang, except for my Ou Yang Mingde's fault, most of the rest are your Ouyang Jingzhi's idea, why do you have to bear all the blame for Ouyang Mingde in the end, no, it is Li Mingde to bear it, is this also a matter of a slave who has been sold into slavery since childhood?

After a fierce ideological struggle in the stall just now, Ouyang Mingde had already made up his mind, once the matter was far from being able to bear it, the only way was to confess Ouyang Jingzhi.