Chapter 385: The Feng Brothers and Sisters Who Were Sold as Slaves
Seeing what was happening in front of him, the plainclothes guards of the Qi Palace's Mansion immediately surrounded Li Su, for fear that something unexpected would happen. However, Li Su was very calm, pushed away the guards and walked over. It's not that Li Su is bold, but he has something to rely on, there is a large army stationed outside this slave trading ground, plus the fifty elite guards he carries with him, it is not easy for others to hurt him.
As Li Su and the others approached, they finally saw what was happening in front of them, only to see a young man in shabby clothes holding the thigh of a slave trader, begging for something, and behind him, there was a rather beautiful girl kneeling, with a sad face and a neat and tidy Japanese costume, which seemed to be a Japanese girl to be sold. In addition to these three people, there were several other officials in charge of the slave market, who were staring at the young man on the ground with angry faces.
Without Li Su's signal, the smiling tiger beside him immediately stepped forward and asked the slave merchant, "Shopkeeper Feng, what's going on?" ”
Seeing that the smiling tiger and the other party actually knew each other, Li Su was not surprised, after all, since entering here, there have been many businessmen and the smiling tiger greeting each other. And when the shopkeeper Feng saw the acquaintance of the smiling tiger, he also felt a little embarrassed at the moment, and pulled his leg out of the young man's arms with all his might, and the young man wanted to hug him again, but was stopped by the guy next to the shopkeeper Feng.
At this time, the one-eyed shark had already whispered to Li Su to introduce the Feng shopkeeper in front of him, it turned out that this slave trader was more special, he was not a slave merchant in Dengzhou, nor a person supported by a wealthy nobleman in Chang'an, but a person from a big family in the south. I usually don't make many shots, but every time I make a big shot, I make a big deal. Tiger Shark has done business with each other a few times before, so there is some friendship.
I saw Shopkeeper Feng step forward and bow his hand to the smiling tiger: "Let Brother Zhou see the joke." I thought that good intentions would be rewarded, but I didn't expect to be entangled this time, it seems that this good person will really be easy to do in the future! ”
Listening to what Shopkeeper Feng said strangely, Li Su couldn't help but take a step forward and said: "Why did Shopkeeper Feng say this, could this good person do anything bad?" ”
Shopkeeper Feng had also noticed Li Su a long time ago, but the smiling tiger didn't take the initiative to introduce, and he didn't want to ask, but now he saw that the other party took the initiative to ask, so he smiled and asked the smiling tiger next to him: "Brother Zhou." Who is this? ”
Li Su didn't wait for the smiling tiger to answer, and said first: "Hehe, my surname is Yang, you call me Yang Gongzi!" He didn't want to reveal his identity, so he simply hid his surname, and replaced it with his mother's surname.
Although Li Su's words were a little unpolite when he spoke first, Shopkeeper Feng also traveled from south to north, saw various characters, and knew that the Yang Gongzi in front of him could be accompanied by the tiger shark. And with the aura of a superior in his tone, he must be a character from an extraordinary background, so he naturally didn't dare to say anything, but told the story with a smile.
It turned out that the young man on the ground who was held down by the men was also surnamed Feng. is named Feng Shijie, and he is a guy that Feng Shopkeeper has just received. Speaking of which, this Feng Shijie's life experience is also very special, when he was two or three years old. His father took him to exile to the Wa Kingdom, relying on the family carving skills. Specializing in carving statues of gods in major monasteries for a living.
In the past, when the Soga clan was in power, they vigorously promoted the spread of Buddhism in the Wa Kingdom. Even Soga Ezo's father changed his home into a Buddhist temple to show his devotion to Buddhism. It is precisely because of this that a lot of Buddhist temples were built in various parts of the Wa Kingdom, and Feng Shijie's father also made some fame in the Wa Kingdom with his skill in carving Buddha statues, and was often invited by some wealthy families to carve Buddha statues, and also accumulated some family wealth.
may feel that he is doing well in the Wa Kingdom, so Feng Shijie's father simply had the idea of settling down, not only in the real estate under the rule of the Wa State, but also married a Japanese girl as his wife, and gave birth to another sister to Feng Shijie, named Feng Shuyu, that is, the woman who is now blocked by him.
Originally, Feng Shijie's family had a good life, his father was respected, and he followed his father to learn art, but what he didn't expect was that some time ago, Li Su attacked the Japanese country, and then there was a battle between the emperor and the Su family, although there was no winner, but it made the Asuka area chaotic everywhere, Feng Shijie's home was destroyed in the chaos, and the family of four was also separated, he took his sister to avoid the war, while looking for his father, but there has been no news, I am afraid it is also a lot of luck.
But unfortunately, when they took refuge in the home of a well-known wealthy family of the Japanese State, this wealthy family was unwilling to give up their military power, and as a result, they caused a disaster of breaking the family, and the whole family and the people were all demoted to slaves, although Feng Shijie repeatedly explained to their captors, saying that he and his sister were both Han Chinese, and hoped to release them, but no one believed that this was mainly because there were too many people among the nobles of the Japanese Kingdom who could speak Chinese, and Feng Shijie could not produce any strong evidence, so in the end he was transported to the slave port as a slave.
After arriving at the slave port, the male and female slaves had to be separated, so Feng Shijie and his sister were separated, and he was sold to Feng Shopkeeper a few days ago, but Feng Shijie was very clever, and found the opportunity to show Feng Shopkeeper his identity as a Han person, and he was also surnamed Feng, so that Feng Shopkeeper had a good impression of him, plus some of the southern customs he asked, Feng Shijie also heard his father talk about it, and he could also answer it, which made Feng Shopkeeper no longer have any doubts, so for the sake of the same sect, he picked him out of the slave pile and took him with him as a buddy.
However, Feng Shijie has been thinking about his sister, and he has been inquiring in the slave market since he was free, he has been separated from his sister for nearly half a month, and the widow is better than the man, it stands to reason that Feng Shuyu should have been bought a long time ago, but it may also be that the Buddha saw that his father carved so many Buddha statues, and showed great mercy to let them see each other, Feng Shijie really let him find his sister after inquiring for a few days.
Speaking of which, the reason why Feng Shijie was able to find his sister was thanks to Feng Shuyu's outstanding appearance, coupled with the fact that the Feng family was not short of money, and had a good education since childhood.
It is precisely because of this that after Feng Shuyu was transported to Nugang, he was immediately picked out, and together with some other young and beautiful widows, he was offered good food and drink, mainly to let them take care of their bodies, and when they were sold, they could have a good look, so that they could also be sold at a good price, and it was precisely because of this that Feng Shuyu was never sold.
Feng Shijie found that his sister was still in Nugang, so he was naturally overjoyed, and tried his best to rescue his sister, but in a place like Nugang, it was definitely not possible to use force, so he could only spend money to buy it, but the key bad thing was that Feng Shuyu's appearance was too outstanding, even compared with the same batch of beautiful widows, it was also the best, so her price was also sky-high, and even a few slave traders who specialized in selling beautiful women fell in love with her, and they prepared a lot of money early, ready to buy it back and cultivate it well, and it could be sold for a sky-high price as soon as it changed hands. In this case, how could Feng Shijie and a young man redeem his sister?
Originally, today was the day when Feng Shuyu was sold, and several management officials took her to the stage for auction, and whoever called the highest price would give it to whomever she wanted, but she didn't expect to meet Feng Shijie who came out with Feng Shujie, and saw that his sister was about to be sold like goods, Feng Shijie was naturally like a knife, and in desperation, he stopped his sister and begged Feng to ask the shopkeeper, hoping that he could lend him money and redeem his sister first.
Shopkeeper Feng has a good character, if it was an ordinary widow, he would have lent the money to Feng Shijie, but a top beauty like Feng Shuyu, without hundreds of times, don't even think about it, with a guy like Feng Shijie who was promoted from a slave, the usual salary is added together, at least he has to eat or drink for more than ten years to repay the money, so he naturally refuses to borrow money, but Feng Shijie regards the shopkeeper Feng as a life-saving straw, and naturally begged hard, and the result is the scene that Li Su saw just now.
After listening to the whole thing, Li Su frowned, and immediately called the officials in charge over and said: "You are all officials in charge of the slave trade, so do you know that the King of Qi has a clear decree that no one can sell Han people as slaves?" ”
These officials didn't know Li Su, but they all knew the smiling tiger and the one-eyed shark, and they had also heard the conversation between the shopkeeper Feng and Li Su before, and knew that this young man was not simple, so he didn't dare to be presumptuous, and replied immediately: "Qi Yang Gongzi, His Royal Highness does have a decree that Han people are not allowed to sell, but Feng Shijie and Feng Shuyu were arrested in the Hao Clan's mansion, and the crime is heavier than that of ordinary widows, and their identities are vague, and their Han identity cannot be determined, plus even if it is determined that their father is Han, But Feng Shuyu's mother is a widow, and the above items are added together, so we treat her as a widow. ”
This official's answer was very decent, and it was also well-founded, and if it were someone else, it was estimated that he would be dealt with in the same way. However, after Li Su pondered for a while, he opened his mouth and said: "Okay, you handled it well before, but now Feng Shijie has been confirmed by Shopkeeper Feng that he is indeed from Han nationality, can Shopkeeper Feng testify to this?" ”
When Li Su said this, he looked at the shopkeeper Feng next to him, and although the shopkeeper Feng refused to lend money to Feng Shijie, he was still willing to help with this little favor, and this was also a fact, so he immediately nodded and said: "I can testify to this, Feng Shijie is indeed Han, and you look at his height, where is there such a tall man among the Japanese people?" ”
The last sentence of the shopkeeper Feng made everyone laugh, indeed, Feng Shijie's height can only be regarded as medium among the Han people, but he is much taller than ordinary Japanese people, which naturally cannot be a Japanese people.
And I saw Li Su then said: "Since Feng Shijie is a Han person, and his sister is Sui's father's surname, according to the rules of our Han people, it is naturally a Han person with the surname Feng, there is no need to doubt this, and as for the reason why they were arrested, this is also easy to do, just find the slave from the wealthy family and ask, if it is really just a temporary residence, then don't pursue it anymore, let their brothers and sisters go!" ”
Li Su did not use his power to suppress people, but reasoned with several officials, which made the other party have nothing to say. It's just that if Feng Shuyu is really released, then they will lose a lot of income, so this also makes several officials hesitate, everyone looks at each other, and no one can make up their minds. (To be continued.) )