Chapter 20 Extortion
In the face of Li Shizhi's questioning, Wang Shuyan was always annoyed in his heart, but he still didn't dare to fight back.
It's not that he is really afraid of Li Shizhi, in Chang'an City, whether it is the turn of the official rank or the actual influence, in fact, Li Shizhi is far from being able to compare with He Zhizhang. Others may not know, but he knows very well in his heart, even if His Majesty intends to appoint him as the Imperial Doctor now, it is because of his father's stubbornness that he is pulled here, otherwise, this Imperial Doctor will definitely not be able to take his turn.
Moreover, don't look at him Li Shizhi can put on such a stand in front of himself, in front of his father, he still needs to bow his head and a half, after all, his father's official position in the court over the years has not been done in vain.
But the problem is that people are about to take up the post of Imperial Doctor, and although his father can not be afraid of him at all, he is a junior, so he is scolded so much at the moment, even if Wang Shuyan is dissatisfied in his heart, he is helpless, and he can only choose to bow his head and slander a few words in his heart.
At this time, Li Shizhi saw that he didn't speak, so he turned his head to look at Li Xi again, and his voice suddenly softened, and asked, "Brother Zi Xian, what's going on?" ”
As soon as Li Shizhi asked this, Wang Shuyan naturally looked up at Li Xi to see how he answered.
At this time, Li Xi glanced at him with a smile, and raised his hand, but he really had the demeanor of a famous person, but soon, he looked away, but looked at Steward Cheng who was standing in front of the crowd.
The housekeeper's eyes touched him, his expression was extremely complicated, and then he looked at Wang Shuyan who bowed his head in front of him, he could only wave his sleeves angrily in the end, turned around, squeezed into the crowd, and soon disappeared.
At this time, Li Xi smiled and said to Li Shizhi: "It's nothing, Wang Gongzi said that they have to use a lot of wine in their house recently, and they are going to order a hundred jars of the best Jiannan Burning Spring in our store, and they will use it soon, he is afraid that our goods will not be enough, no, he personally brought some family members, be sure to urge the goods, this is to take twenty altars first!" ”
Speaking of this, he looked at Wang Shuyan for a long time, and asked with a smile: "Wang Gongzi, is that the case?" ”
Wang Shuyan's eyes were already round when he heard this, and his face was also flushed, a hundred jars, the best Jiannan Burning Spring is known as the most expensive wine in the world, one jar costs eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight dollars, one hundred altars...... That's nearly 900,000 dollars!
As soon as the words entered his ears, Wang Shuyan immediately understood what Li Xi meant, in fact, as soon as He Zhizhang, Zhang Xu and Li Shizhi appeared, he already knew in his heart that no matter what, he had to admit it today, but the problem is, you also knocked this bamboo bar too hard, right?
But at the moment, he glared at Li Xi angrily, but he just couldn't speak!
Nearly 900,000 dollars...... This earth-shattering bamboo bar!
But the problem is that in this situation, I can't help but follow his words, and I can't help but recognize this big bamboo bar. Otherwise, why did you bring so many family members here? Smashing the store?
Li Shizhidu has already said just now, as long as you are here to smash the store, then the first twist and turn after he takes office will impeach his father!
After thinking about it for a long time, his face was red for a while and blue for a while, and finally he could only nod his head hard, smiling or crying or crying on his face, squeezing out a trace of skin and laughing without laughing, gritting his teeth and snorting, and said: "Yes, the Han family does have some things recently, which is to use wine, so I ordered some wine in this Jiannan Roast Spring Shop." ”
As soon as he said this, the scene immediately burst into laughter.
At this time, not to mention the people who have seen the current lively people from the beginning, even He Zhizhang and the others came a few late, take a look at the appearance of so many people waving in this store, and you can figure out what is going on with a little brain.
He Zhizhang touched his beard and met Zhang Xu's eyes, and both of them smiled.
In fact, Baume & Mercier also likes to join in the fun, especially if the baume and mere also involves things such as fighting unevenly and beating the water dogs, then they will be doubly interested. As the saying goes, "it is the real celebrities who are self-efficacious, and only the great heroes can be their true colors", the real celebrities have always walked according to their hearts, and they are by no means like the later generations imagined that they will hold the shelves all day long.
Therefore, when he saw Wang Shuyan's deflated expression, he and Zhang Xu, who were famous all over the world, couldn't help but laugh evilly.
And don't look at Zhang Xu's rough appearance, he seems to be a peaceful and heroic husband, and even the evil smile seems to be so kind, but in this situation, he was inspired by Li Xi, which made it bad, but it was not inferior to anyone in the slightest.
At that moment, Zhang Xu saw that Wang Shuyan's face was red and blue, so he asked sincerely: "If the virtuous nephew wants to buy such good wine, could it be that the mansion has recently invited guests?" ”
Wang Shuyan couldn't smile on his face, but he still saluted him and said, "Yes...... Yes, my father said yes, I want to feast guests. ”
"Oops! That's a great opportunity! As soon as he turned around, he stretched out his two hands, holding He Zhizhang with one hand and Jia Zeng with the other, and said, "The palace wants to feast guests, but it is a good opportunity for you and me to drink wine!" ”
Then, he just pulled He Zhizhang and Jia Zeng like this, with a simple look of excitement, and asked Wang Shuyan, "Idle work, a few of our old drunkards went over to rub a few glasses of wine to drink, and Lord Ling Zun would not be reluctant to give up a few bars?" ”
"Uh......"
When Wang Shuyan heard this, he really felt like vomiting blood.
You just forced me to buy a hundred jars of wine, a hundred jars, a hundred jars, and the back feet are going to rub the wine and drink, this is even a ban!
However, at this time, several celebrities from the Tang Dynasty opened their mouths to come to your house to rub wine, which is not only not rubbing, but a commendable elegant thing, this is a face that others can't look forward to! Can you still say yes?
Not only do you have to happily agree, but when the time comes, you have to sing and dance with the dishes, and serve them well, otherwise, you will wait for your own reputation to be infamous!
A few celebrities offered to go to your house to drink, to put it nicely, people claimed to be "rubbing", but in the eyes of others, it was to give you face, if you refused, you can't help but look stingy and unrecognizable.
Therefore, although Wang Shuyan had a bitter face at the moment, he still hurriedly bowed his head and gave his hand, "How dare you, how dare you, if Lord Changshi and He Gongbu and others are willing to come to the cold house, my nephew will go back and tell my father, and my father will be waiting for me." ”
As soon as Zhang Xu heard this, his heart was moistened, he nodded with satisfaction, looked at Wang Shuyan with a teachable appearance, and said, "Then I can't say that I will go over to the house to disturb in two days." ”
Wang Shuyan hurriedly became polite when he heard this, and at this time, Li Xi looked at Zhang Xu with a smile, but he had already laughed in his heart.
Before the crossing, someone told Li Xi that those famous people in ancient times, what He Zhizhang, what Zhang Xu and the like, don't look at them are all great poets, famous scholars and calligraphers, don't look at them all full of style, in fact, they are all wilted, they definitely belong to the model that seems to be a hooligan in the bones of Zhongliang, then Li Xi will definitely not believe it.
But for now...... If you have the opportunity to travel back, you must tell those experts and professors who study history all day long that Zhang Xu is not only the Zhang Xu who wrote the first cursive script in China for 5,000 years with bald banana leaves, but also a lovely old man with a bad stomach! A very funny old man!
Looking at him with a smile at the moment, Li Xi had messy thoughts in his mind, but he didn't forget to remind Wang Shuyan, "That, Wang Gongzi, the twenty altars of the best Jiannan Burning Spring you want, right now we have enough stock in our store, so you can take it away, and it will definitely not delay the distribution of the house, but, is this wine money ......?"
Li Shizhi blinked and didn't speak, but He Zhizhang nodded, "Well, although my generation is good at wine, but the wine debt is not easy to owe!" ”
Wang Shuyan lowered his head, "Give, give, give!" I don't have enough money with me, so I ask people to go back to their homes and get the money! ”
As he spoke, he looked at the few people who were still standing in front of the counter with big eyes and small eyes, and saw that they were still blatantly carrying the guys in their hands, and he couldn't help but panic for a while, but he didn't have the part to get angry at this moment, so he had to wave at them, "Then, your lords, stay and say goodbye first, farewell!" ”
Then, amid the laughter of the crowd, he hurried out of the place where he had made a big mistake. But at this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the crowd, and then I heard someone shouting and asking: "Dodge, dodge, the Municipal Tax Department is here to handle the case, and those who stand in the way will be punished!" ”
With this shout, the crowd immediately followed the shout and automatically split a passage for passage.
After all, this is Datang, and this is Chang'an after all. Even if everyone likes to watch the excitement, absolutely no one dares to offend the authority of the elders and Venerables, so whether it is a few servants just now yelling at people to make way for He Zhizhang and them, or the people from the city tax department right now, everyone will give way when they hear the movement.
Even in line with the reason that the county officials are not as good as the current management, the three words of the municipal tax department are better than He Zhizhang and other famous people.
So the crowd parted, and an official wearing a green official uniform walked in, and at this time, he saw Wang Shuyan who was about to leave.
In other words, the Municipal Taxation Department is really a small official like sesame mung beans in Chang'an, and in Yanjing Chang'an, which is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, he has grabbed a lot of one and two products, and he is such a small official of the ninth grade, which is really insignificant, but after all, he is responsible for collecting taxes in Chang'an East City, but he is the top lord of the businessmen, so no businessman dares to offend, so, under the recommendation of Qiao Naihe, this Lord of the Municipal Taxation Department has also visited the dignity of the eldest son of the Wang family. And he really can't see a few people like the eldest prince of the Wang family, so he remembers it very accurately at this sight.
When he saw Wang Shuyan at the moment, he hurried to catch up, and his head was a big swing, but it was just blocking Wang Shuyan's way. Then, before Wang Shuyan could speak, he hurriedly offered his courtesy and said loudly: "It is said that Wang Gongzi found out that there are people selling fake wine in this East Market? Please rest assured, the lower officials will handle it impartially, and will never let the businessmen continue to be arrogant, and they will definitely give the prince justice! ”
As soon as he said this, everyone around him burst into laughter.
That means, everyone naturally laughed at Wang Shuyan's pit and was knocked on the bamboo pole instead, and they also laughed at the sycophants of the ambassador of the Municipal Tax Department, but they slapped the horse's hooves.
When he heard him say this, Qiao Naihe, who was hiding in the crowd, couldn't help but cover his eyes, and when he heard the crowd laughing, he opened his eyes and looked, no, the angry face of the prince of the Wang family turned purple.
According to Wang Shuyan's temper, he couldn't wait to slap him twice on the spot at this time, but he knew that he was still standing at the door of Jiannan Yaochun's shop, and in this store, there were not only famous people such as He Zhizhang and Zhang Xu, but also a doctor of imperial history, a servant of the Ministry of Officials and a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, so he knew that even if he hated it, he could not slap this slap.
Therefore, at that moment, he glared fiercely at the ambassador of the municipal tax department, and said, "Which told you that my son said that there was fake wine?" My son is here to buy wine! ”
After finishing speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left, followed by seven or eight royal family members holding wine jars in their arms.
Looking at this scene, the ambassador of the Municipal Tax Department, who just thought that he had finally had the opportunity to make a sycophant this time, couldn't help but be confused, but at this time, everyone saw that he was stunned there, and there was a burst of laughter...... At this time, he turned around a few times in his mind, and he couldn't understand what was going on, and he was hesitating whether he should do anything about Jiannan Burning Spring and selling fake wine, at least he had to check it out, but at this time, someone suddenly dragged him behind him.
He turned his head, although the man covered his face, he still recognized it at a glance, but it was not the shopkeeper of Fuping Shi Frozen Spring, named Qiao Naihe. At the moment, he wanted to speak, but Qiao Nai made a gesture at him, then pulled up his sleeve and pulled it out.
It's easy to pull him out of the crowd, and the lord of the municipal tax department is preparing to scold him with a straight face, no matter how he says that he is also a dignified nine-grade official, he is not so rash to pull his official robe, what kind of system, but before he could say it, he was frightened by this Qiao Naihe's words.
"My lord, I can't enter that store, and Wang Gongzi has let people drive him out!"
"Huh? Who is so bold that even the son of the right scattered horse Chang Shi family dares to rush out? ”
At this time, Qiao Nai He counted him with a bitter face, "Master He of the Ministry of Industry, Lord Zhang of Jinwu Changshi, Lord Su of the Ministry of Officials, Lord Jia of the Ministry of Rites, and Master Li Shizhi of Li." ”
"Yikes!" The ambassador of the Municipal Tax Department was startled again when he heard this, and then he touched his beard and frowned in thought, and muttered in his mouth: "Could it be that the backstage of this Jiannan Burning Spring is actually so hard?" Didn't you say that these great men and women were stones that could not be eaten by oil and salt? Why did they all give Jiannan a spring support scene? ”
Qiao Naihe's face was full of bitterness when he heard this, and he said in his heart You ask me, where do I know where to go.
I'm still wondering, why is this, I also open a wine shop, then Li Xi also runs a wine shop, why don't you pay attention to me when I give gifts, Li Xi's score is so big, but you are on the pole to chase after people to support people?
Is there still a bit of a heavenly reason for this?
(To be continued)