Chapter 35: Lawlessness
Steward Cai could hardly believe what he was seeing.
It is not surprising that an ordinary martial arts master has a strong body and can burst out with a gesture.
But a person like Jiang Chen who can roll up the storm with a wave of his hand is extremely terrifying.
He felt a deep chill in his heart, and he had no doubt that if such a force hit him, his body would be torn apart in an instant.
In fact, his martial arts are not weak masters among ordinary people, but compared to Jiang Chen, he is like a doll who has just learned to walk.
As soon as the two of them entered the courtyard, there was a loud noise behind them.
Countless soldiers guarding Jiangfu outside the wall turned on their backs, and many people were blown down by this "demonic wind", blown unconscious, and completely messed up.
Jiang Chen waved his hand and rolled up a storm, which could blow over a cow, let alone these ordinary people with mortal bodies.
Mortals who have not practiced martial arts, no matter how many they are, are like ants in front of him, and they can sweep a large area with a wave of their hands.
"Okay, where are my father and Yiren talking, and are they also in Zaifutang?"
Jiang Chen asked lightly.
He strode and walked casually, and walked towards the largest courtyard in the center of Jiang Mansion.
"Young master, don't be impulsive! I want to tell the master about this first. ”
Steward Cai hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him: "Young master, since ancient times, the people have not fought with officials, this is a common truth in the world. This time, the other party sent a martial arts master, the momentum is compelling, and it is clear that there is a demonstration against us, the master's idea is to let you come forward to deter, to let this group of thieves know that our Jiang Mansion is by no means without masters. ”
He took a slow breath and continued: "But now, it is not yet the time to clash with them head-on, and the lord still has to wait for the opportunity to dredge up the relationship between the court and the business community. Our Jiangfu has been developing for a hundred years, and it is by no means a soft persimmon that can be manipulated by others, and there must be hidden means. However, if we directly offend the governor now, we will definitely be labeled as rebelling against the imperial court, and I am afraid that there will be a catastrophe. ”
Steward Cai said in a deep voice, with a worried look on his face.
Although the Jiang family is large, it has developed vertically and horizontally for hundreds of years, and its name is Changsha, and its power involves the entire Jingnan. However, he has always only been engaged in business and has not entered the official career.
If you don't enter the official career, that is the people, you are the people, how can you fight with the officials of the court?
"What's the trouble? It's just a little governor, I don't care about it. We are warriors, against the sky, only seeking our own hearts, and heaven and earth cannot be humiliated. If there is anyone who deceives me, he will destroy the gods and Buddhas and behead the emperor. If you cower even from this little thing, what will it be?"
Jiang Chen shook his head, unmoved.
Stepping into the Transformation Realm, the path of cultivation further opened the door in front of him. In his eyes, the emperors of the world are just dust and smoke, let alone a small local governor.
"Okay, I have my own decision on this matter, if something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with the Jiang Mansion, and I am all responsible for it alone. ”
Jiang Chen said lightly.
Steward Cai wanted to stop it, but he didn't dare after all, and he could only retreat to the side after a moment of entanglement.
He took three steps and two steps, entered the Zaifu Hall, stood outside the door, and heard a few voices talking faintly from the hall.
Jiang Chen looked inside, and saw three or four people sitting in the room at the moment, talking, and there was a foreigner among them. A mysterious young man stood behind them, bowing his eyebrows and bowing his head, but it was a little difficult to see the origin.
"Master Wei, you came to the Mansion today, it was really too hasty. The governor's orders should be obeyed by the small people, but with the scale of the fang market in our Jiang Prefecture, many commercial affairs, large and small shops, if you want to clean them up, you can't complete it in a day. I wonder if you can explain it to the governor and give me some more time. ”
In the room, Jiang Tianxing's face was bitter, and he said slowly with sincere fear.
"Master Jiang, by now, it has actually become very clear that the governor has an order to ask your Jiang family to immediately hand over seventy percent of the Fang City. Remember, it's right away. If you don't hand it over today, the government will forcibly confiscate it in the afternoon, and not only will your property be lost, but even people may be arrested!"
Master Wei sneered, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, and put the cup down: "Master Jiang, our Wei family and your Jiang family have always had a friendly relationship, my sister and nephew are still your wife and eldest son. However, now this is the order of the governor, and it cannot be changed, which makes me very embarrassed. ”
"The Wei family?"
As soon as Jiang Chen's ears moved, he heard these two words: "It turns out that this master is also the Wei family." ”
He naturally knew that the Wei family was Jiang Lin's mother, that is, the maiden family of the Wei family, the eldest lady of Jiangfu, and it could be regarded as a famous family in the Jingnan area.
However, unlike the Jiang family, the Wei family's fortune did not rely on business, but for generations to study and enter the ranks, although there have never been major officials in the court, but there are also many powerful ministers or resourceful masters.
The Master Wei in front of him is the elder brother of the eldest lady, and he is also the close confidant of the governor of Changsha.
At that moment, the white man sitting in the seat on the other side also spoke.
"Mr. Jiang, I think it is necessary for me to make it clear, our Far East Company did not want to rob your shop, but bought it for money. A shop, we give you a hundred taels of silver every year, it's a fair deal. ”
This white man, dressed in a gorgeous uniform and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his face, said innocently in a ten-twisted Chinese tone, and then shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
As soon as his words fell, even many of the Jiang Mansion subordinates in the hall flashed with unfair anger on their faces.
The annual income of a shop in Jiangfu can reach thousands of taels of silver, and even if it is less, there are three or four hundred taels of silver.
One hundred taels of silver for a year, what is the difference between this and robbery?
"Uncle, don't worry. In this matter, my Jiang Mansion will definitely respect his life and never do anything to embarrass the prefect. ”
When Jiang Lin on the side heard this, he hurriedly laughed, with a slight flattery on his face.
"Hahaha, it's still a good nephew who knows current affairs. Brother Jiang, I see that you are also old, and you have some brains that are not easy to use, so it is better to give up the position of the head of your family to my nephew as soon as possible. Otherwise, the Governor will be unkind to you. ”
Master Wei waved his sleeves and stood up with a proud expression.
Then, the mysterious young man beside him followed closely behind, and the white man's face also showed a satisfied smile.
"Okay, good, national thieves and thieves, they actually got together, and they happened to be all together today!"
Jiang Chen stood outside the door and listened for a while, with a murderous expression, and then heard that the conversation inside the door had ended, and Master Wei and the foreigner were about to leave.
Bang!
He slapped his palm on the door, and the hinges of the two doors broke and flew out in unison.
Rumble!
The two gates were like two crazy buffaloes, rushing straight towards Master Wei and the foreigner. If they do, the two will be smashed into meatloaf in an instant.
But at this dangerous moment, an aura like an angry dragon ascending to heaven appeared in the room.
The mysterious young man who had been standing next to Master Wei suddenly raised his head, his momentum soared, and his eyes burst with a fierce light.
He stepped forward, and his hands suddenly pressed on the two doors, and the two doors were immediately blocked, like an arhat and a tiger, and no demons and monsters could be presumptuous.
Click!
These two sturdy large wooden doors, worth hundreds of taels of silver, were made of the strongest wood, and the knife and axe could not be broken for a while, but when he pressed it, they were broken into dozens of pieces like brittle slag, and the sawdust flew away in all directions.
Many of the Jiangfu guards in the hall also gathered one after another to protect the lord and guests from harm.
The room was swept into a mess by sawdust, and everyone inside saw Jiang Chen with a look of shock on their faces.
"It's you! How dare you come back!"
Jiang Lin looked at the figure standing at the gate with hatred, his arms couldn't help but tremble, and he gritted his teeth!
Of course he was furious.
If it weren't for the existence of this damn younger brother, he, who was the eldest brother, would not have been kneeling down with his head pressed in public, all his cronies would have been killed, and his face and prestige in the mansion would have been completely lost.
But now it's okay, now that he has colluded with the governor through his uncle, and this powerful Western businessman, it is natural for him to be the head of the Jiang family in the future.
"Chen'er, you're here, this is the governor's master, don't be unreasonable to Master Wei!"
Seeing Jiang Chen, Jiang Tianxing was also startled and hurriedly dissuaded.
He never dared to think that his son's attack was still so intense, and he dared to fight with the people of the court in broad daylight, which was simply lawless.
And the foreigner standing next to him was scratched on his face by a few pieces of flying sawdust, and his face was bleeding profusely, and at this moment his hair was scattered, and he was frightened to the ground like a ghost.
He didn't expect that in the core area of the first family of Changsha Mansion, there would be a sneak attack by outsiders.
Seeing this chaotic scene, Master Wei broke out in a cold sweat, calmed down from the horror, and his face instantly became gloomy: "Young man, which junior in the Jiang Mansion are you? This is not the place for you to go wild." ”
He was so angry that he threatened in a cold voice.
He has been an official for several years, and he has never seen a young man in his twenties dare to attack himself like this!