Chapter Twenty-Nine: Stirring Up the Storm
Everything was as Wen Zhesang expected, and the group of rich families led by the Shang family were already panicking. On this day, they found the Shang family together regardless of the ups and downs outside.
As soon as they saw Master Shang, before the maid could start serving tea, several people quarreled.
I only heard Master Zheng say: "Brother Shang, you are not doing these things authentically, at the beginning, you kept saying that those private households could not turn over the storm, but now, the matter is so big, who can hold it?" β
Master Yang also choked: "Listen to the rumors outside, just these days, our business has plummeted!" There is rice and cloth in the warehouse, and even if you lose money, you can't sell it! Who do you think is responsible for this loss? β
In the past, a group of people who pushed the cup together and changed the lamp, and gathered together because of interests, also fell apart in front of interests.
Master Shang was speechless, and was blocked into the flower hall by several people, but fortunately, these people have heads and faces, and they can't do reckless things with their fists and hands.
The clever maid saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly rushed to find the two young masters.
"Everyone, calm down." Master Shang reassured as he retreated, "There is a solution to everything, but now there is just a little situation." Your family is rich, and the gold and silver mountains are inexhaustible, so why lose face for petty profits? β
Someone immediately said coldly: "Face? Hmph, being squeezed by those unpopular businessmen is unsustainable, what face do you need? β
At this time, the maid serving tea finally came in a hurry. After serving the tea, Mr. Shang had an excuse to invite everyone to take a seat. The relationship between Master Zheng and Master Yang and the Shang family is a little deeper, and the two of them will make it difficult when they open their mouths, and they can be regarded as blocking the mouths of others, so at this time, the two of them will give Master Shang a look by drinking tea.
Master Shang was also the first two big, and he was annoyed that the porter couldn't stop these people. But he still has to say all the good things on his face: "Alas, this matter is indeed reckless and reckless, and he looks down on those private households." You don't have to worry, what can they do if they have the support of the county order, but you must know that Old Man Wei is highly respected, but he is on our side. No matter how capable the county order is, it is just a female stream, how can it be compared to the old man Wei who was born as a person. If her county order is not rightly named, how can she convince the public? She can't convince the public, and the private households she supports can't convince the public, just a group of rabble. You have occupied the Qingfeng County market for so many years, what are you afraid of? β
At this time, everyone's enemies were Wen Zhesang, and they looked at each other, and they listened to Master Shang's words. Seeing this, Master Zheng asked: "But now that she is the county magistrate, and Old Man Wei is a flat-headed commoner, it is really difficult to compete with her - according to your words, what should we do?" β
Master Zheng's question is also the question of everyone present.
Master Shang is the leader of the rich family, his prestige is still there, and he can firmly control the situation in a few words. I saw that the rich people who were still aggressive just now were staring at Master Shang with a pair of eyes at this time, and Master Shang could see clearly that there were copper coins in the eyes of those people - they were all people who could suppress the anger for the sake of profit.
It would be best if Master Shang could come up with a solution, but if he couldn't, the alliance between them would be dissolved.
Master Shang knows this in his heart, he has worked hard to run the Shang family for more than 20 years, and now he has easily become the emperor of the soil, he doesn't want to be ruined by Wen Zhesang's weak female stream.
"Of course there is a way." Master Shang pretended to groan, "I just don't know if you are willing to give it a try." β
Master Zheng and Master Yang glanced at each other and asked, "What is the solution, you tell me to hear it." β
So Master Shang waved his hand and retreated, and after looking around at everyone, he said slowly: "You need to know that people die like lights go out, and those who can do it are just a handful of loess when they die." β
The implication of these words is very strong. Several people had a conjecture in their hearts, but they were shocked.
In the end, it was Master Yang who opened his mouth and said: "She is an official of the imperial court, if something happens, the above will definitely be investigated." β
"It depends on how much she weighs." Old Man Shang looked like an old god was there, "With Old Man Wei in front of him, who cares about her fish?" With the ready-made next county order of Old Man Wei, we can also have a lot of convenience in doing things. β
"But what the hell is she...... If it is known to others, no matter how much wealth we have, we will also go to prison. The most timid and cautious Master Du frowned, and his face wrinkled in tangled folds.
"Then do it without anyone knowing!" Master Shang's eyes were fierce, the reason why he dared to say this was because he had long known what these people were planning in their hearts. The female county order blocked their financial route, if they really let it go, it would be asking for their own hardship!
can only hate her clever means, as soon as she came, she won the hearts of the people, so that people couldn't slander her if they wanted to. For now, there is only one dangerous road left.
"Shang believes that you are all understanding people, and you should all know how to choose."
Master Shang threw down the last sentence, and without looking at the faces of several people, he directly called the maid to send off the guests.
The group came angrily, the anger had not yet been released, and they were kicked out again, and they wanted to get angry but remembered Master Shang's words, and after exchanging glances with each other, several people returned to each house with a heavy heart.
In the flower hall of Shangfu, Master Shang glared angrily at the maid who turned around alone, and scolded: "Something that has no eyes, why did you come back alone?" β
The maid was scared and said: "Back to the master, when the slave found the eldest young master, the eldest young master was about to go out of the house to arrest Cui Ling and Lu Zhi. The slave and maid persuaded each other with good words, but the eldest young master refused to come. As for the second young master...... The second young master stayed outside last night and has not returned home yet. β
"Bastard!" Old Man Shang was so angry that he dropped the teacup, "It's all useless things, what are you doing when you catch them?" Calling some good hands to deal with it, and fulfilling their wish to die outside! β
The Shang family has been powerful and blessed in Qingfeng County for decades, and when he became the master of the house, he became the emperor of the soil. It's a pity that he has too few children, and a daughter is pampered in his hands, and he doesn't want Shang Nanyun to know about these things. The youngest son is untamable and can only sleep in flowers and willows. The only eldest son is the most in line with him, but at this time, he can't tell the difference, and he is simply dizzy!
It's just that no matter how fast Master Shang's actions are, he can't catch up with Shang Nanjue, who has already left the house. It just so happened that Shang Nancheng was drunk at this time and was helped back by someone, and ran into the angry Master Shang, and before he could wake up, he was ordered by Master Shang to be locked up.
Xie Yikou, who was hidden on the roof, watched the whole show, and when Master Shang and Shang Nancheng were helped away by a group of subordinates, the farce finally came to an end. Xie Yikou was also satisfied, and left Shangfu as if he had passed through no man's land.
"Damn! Didn't you say you saw Lu Zhi? On the crowded streets, Shang Nanjue grabbed a subordinate by the collar and split his head and covered his face.
The subordinate trembled and replied: "Yes, it's true, the little one saw Lu Zhi wandering here for a while. SoγSo the little one confirmed that he was not mistaken.,ThisγAt this time, he is probably gone! β
These words could not appease the angry Shang Nanjue. First Cui Ling, and then Lu Zhi, obviously just a dog and a worm in the family, dared to tease and disobey him repeatedly!
"Rubbish! You're not going to find someone to follow him first? β
The subordinates were so terrifying that they begged for mercy.
There were a lot of people coming and going on the street, and when they saw this scene, they couldn't help but stop and watch, and after seeing that it was Shang Nanjue who taught people, they all changed their faces. In the past, they would have left in a hurry, so as not to cause trouble. However, this time is different from the past, there is a county order to support everyone, but I am not afraid of the Shang family and the Zheng family.
"Isn't it just that you haven't watched people, and it's worth making such a big move?"
"Hey, I haven't found out that the eldest prince is such a person before, and he dares to do it in public, if he is in his own house, he will not be able to disregard people's lives?"
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"Afraid of what? With Master Wen here, if he dares to do anything with us, let him go to prison! β
These chaotic discussions were not suppressed much, and Shang Nanjue could hear it clearly, which undoubtedly made him even more angry. But when he looked up for those people, his throat was suddenly sweet and his eyes were black.
The others saw him suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood and fell straight to the ground.
The crowd "hula" dispersed, all afraid of getting into trouble. The Shang family guards who followed Shang Nanjue out were embarrassed, and they carried Shang Nanjue back to the house in a hurry like rats crossing the street under the ridicule of everyone.
In the private room on the second floor of a teahouse on the street, Lu Zhi drank half a catty of wine with a plate of salted crispy peanuts, and watched the things on the street while drinking.
Waiting for the group of people in the Shang family to leave, he drank the last sip of wine, burped, put down two pieces of broken silver on the table, and was about to return to the yamen to restore Wen Zhesang's life.
Not to mention how Shang Nanjue was heartbroken and angry after he was carried back, he only said that those rich people went back to think about it for a long time, and on the same day, he sent someone to Shangfu to explain the meaning of each family.
The weather was already very warm, and the officials who were looking for the children's parents and relatives went out early and returned late all day, and the rest of the catchers were also assigned miscellaneous chores that could not be ignored. In the end, there were less than ten people left in the yamen, except for the cook and the chef in the back kitchen. It's empty.
At night, there was silence, only the insects in the grass chirped merrily. Only a few lanterns were lit in the yamen. Suddenly, a gust of wind swept in, and a sturdy and strange figure took advantage of the night to climb into the yamen and go straight to Wen Zhesang's room.
"Here we are." As soon as Xie Yikou opened the door, the figure happened to land. But it turned out that this figure was actually two people.
Qiu He lifted his heavy cloak, and a slightly haggard face emerged from Wen Shi's side. At the first sight of the light, she narrowed her eyes uncomfortably, and it took a moment for her vision to become clear. She found the person sitting in the room at a glance, and said in a dumb voice, "My lord, I found it...... We were fortunate enough to find it! β