Chapter 12: The Master's Reputation Matters
"How's the end cloud?" After reading the file in his hand, Dou Tianzhang rubbed his temples, and then asked the servant beside him.
"Back to the master, Miss Duanyun is living a good life now, she opened a noodle restaurant, and the surrounding neighbors also came to cheer, and she also recruited two back kitchens and three juniors, the business is really good, and you don't have to worry about food and clothing!" The servant replied with a smile.
"Why is she still running this noodle shop!" Dou Tianzhang suddenly became displeased: "Didn't I tell you a long time ago that you should find a way to make Dou E's noodle restaurant yellow for me?" A woman, and she is married and a wife, must be virtuous and virtuous, and abide by the three obedience and four virtues. Although her husband is gone, then she should keep the festival for her deceased husband, and in the future, the official can also bring her a chastity archway to hang, which can be regarded as her glorious lintel for my Dou family. ”
"But now that she has opened a noodle shop and is in contact with so many men, her Dou family's face is going to be lost to her." Dou Tianzhang said very dissatisfied.
"Master, don't blame Miss, in fact, this incident was my own initiative, and I didn't ruin Miss's noodle restaurant!" The old servant said suddenly.
"You're so daring!" Dou Tianzhang was furious when he heard this, this old slave actually dared to change his opinion, it was simply bold.
"Master, you are angry, the old slave has been with the master for more than ten years, so he naturally knows your thoughts, master. Our Dou family is not prosperous, and you have no brothers and sisters, our entire Dou family has only such a single seedling as Miss, if Miss keeps festivals all her life, then wouldn't our Dou family be extinct? The old slave looked at the Dou family, looking at the old man, you have gone from nothing to today's prosperity, and he didn't want to see this scene no matter what. ”
"So the old slave thought, just let the young lady make a little more trouble, be rude, and finally be able to give birth to a son and a half daughter, so that our Dou family will have a queen?" The old servant said.
"You're confused!" When Dou Tianzhang heard this, he sighed and said, "Your mind is too confused, even if my Dou family wants to continue the incense, then I can completely let Duanyun recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, and then I will recruit another son-in-law, wouldn't this be the best of both worlds." ”
"But in this case, won't your reputation be ruined, sir?" The old slave cried and said, "The old slave knows the master's personality best, and you are the most upright." Miss is already married, if under your control, after recognizing your ancestors and returning to your ancestors, will it not completely ruin your reputation, so that everyone in the world thinks that you are a person who is incorruptible and shameful, regardless of the life or death of your in-laws, for the sake of your own daughter? The old slave must not sit idly by and watch you, sir, be insulted like this. ”
"Then on your part, let the young lady have a child with a wild man outside, and it won't ruin the master and ruin the reputation of our Dou family!" Dou Tianzhang snorted coldly.
"Then if we wronged Miss, we will never recognize Miss!" The old slave whispered.
"What do you mean by that?" Dou Tianzhang was stunned by the words of this old slave.
"The old man forgives the sins, the old slave knows that the old slave's words are bold and the crime is extremely evil, but at this point, the old slave has to say it!" The old slave kowtowed again and again, "Few people in this world know that you have a daughter, so as long as we don't say it, then we don't know the identity of the young lady." ”
"It's better for us to simply let Miss be wronged, and never recognize the master for the rest of her life, and wait until a child is born, and then you will take the child and put it in an orphanage to raise it with the origin of this child. Let's go to the orphanage in a few days and adopt this child in the orphanage, and then recognize him as your grandson. ”
"In this way, the hundred officials will only praise you for your benevolence and righteousness, your kindness and praise for the dynasty, and you can also let your relatives inherit our Dou family's inheritance, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" The old slave said.
"......" Dou Tianzhang was silent for a lot and didn't speak, but he didn't say that he would punish this daring minion, just let him get out, which was his attitude.
"Actually, it's not that no one knows the relationship between Duanyun and me, that Chuzhou Qianhu commander is one, and that executioner Zhang Ruofei is also one! They all know the relationship between Duanyun and me! Dou Tianzhang groaned, "That thousand households are easy to do, I can let people check his background." A hereditary thousand households, it is impossible to be clean, as long as the evidence is found, you can directly raid the house, and then let him die in prison, it doesn't matter. ”
"That Zhang Ruofei is a trouble, why hasn't the Lord of the Ministry checked his name yet. Since he knew about my relationship with Duanyun, he must have thought that I would spare his life for Duanyun. In case he went to the execution ground, felt that I didn't help him, and shouted on the execution ground, telling the identity of me and Duanyun, wouldn't it be too late to regret it! Thinking of this, Dou Tianzhang's face immediately changed greatly, and then he found the old slave again, gave him a few words, and then the old slave immediately left the Dou family.
It's just that a few days after the old slave walked on his front foot, an official document was sent over, Dou Tianzhang glanced at it, and suddenly it was as if he had been struck by lightning, and his hair stood up directly.
This official document was sent by the Criminal Department, and there is only one content, that is, Xiuyiwei believes that Zhang Ruofei is suspected of rebellion, and he will be directly transferred to Xiuyiwei's edict prison for detention...... In fact, this official document is just a notice, because as long as the word rebellion is involved, the embroidered guards have the right to arrest anyone, even the criminal department and the three law divisions have no right to stop them, it is estimated that the people who embroidered the guards have gone to Chuzhou to get people at this time.
"It's not good, you can't let that old slave kill Zhang Ruofei, otherwise the embroidered guards will find out that someone is dead, and they will definitely investigate carefully, once that old slave is discovered, I will have nothing to do with Zhang Ruofei!" When Dou Tianzhang thought of this, his whole person was about to go numb.
But at this time, the old slave has been gone for several days, and it is estimated that he has arrived in Chuzhou, maybe everyone has been poisoned in prison, so it will be too late.
"Go to Chuzhou! Go to Chuzhou now! Dou Tianzhang didn't have time to delay, he could only go to Chuzhou in person to stop the dog minion, so the old man who had just arrived a few days ago rushed to Chuzhou again, making the officials of the local officialdom at a loss, and thought that he had offended the old man by taking care of him properly.
It is said that at this time, the old slave has indeed arrived in Chuzhou, and his actions are very fast, and on the first day he arrived in Chuzhou, he was ready to help the old man complete the task and kill Zhang Ruofei in that prison.
Originally, this job was quite simple, this old slave only needed to find the county magistrate to reveal his identity, and then the magistrate gave an order, and this Zhang Ruofei was going to commit suicide in fear of crime.
However, Dou Tianzhang specially told him before setting off that he must not use the power of the official, let alone reveal his identity, otherwise others would know that Dou Tianzhang, a well-known Qing official, would actually do such a thing, and his name would be completely ruined.
The old slave wanted to use the power of the rivers and lakes, and he also knew that there were many masters in the rivers and lakes, who came and went without a trace, even the official prison could not stop them, as long as he spent money to hire a master to kill Zhang Ruofei, it would be foolproof.
But this old slave doesn't know any heroes on weekdays, but fortunately, he is smart and knows which hotels and other places are the most well-informed, especially the shopkeeper, there is a lot of news to inquire.
So the old slave went directly to the Dragon and Phoenix Noodle Restaurant, first, to inquire about the situation of the young lady, but to see if he could inquire about the news here.
When he arrived at the place, he didn't call for faces, but directly called Zhang Shou, a little er who looked the most clever, and said, "Little Er, do you know that there are any martial arts masters near Chuzhou City?" The old slave asked directly.
"Yes!" Zhang Shou was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "We have four masters in Chuzhou City, ten heroes, and all of them are heroes of righteousness, fighting all over the rivers and lakes invincible, I don't know what you need?" ”
"Oh, do you know a master or two?" The old slave's eyes lit up, it seems that this little second really knows the news, and he is the right person.
"Of course I know, the owner of the Chengnan Martial Arts Pavilion, Liu Zhilong, who is known as the iron-backed dragon, often comes to us to eat noodles, and I have a familiar relationship with him!" Zhang Shou boasted to himself.
"Okay, then you can help me contact this Liu Pavilion Master, I have something good to trouble him!" The old slave hurriedly said, Zhang Shou nodded vigorously, very excited.