The ups and downs of life happened so fast that Zhao Er felt a little dizzy.
A year ago, he was still the dominant tyrant on the main street of the capital. He had many younger brothers under his command. He ruled over all the small and medium-sized vendors on the main street. Everyone respectfully called him Mr. Zhao.
The turning point came when the housekeeper of the Zhao family ordered him to deal with a poor scholar who was telling fortunes on the street. He immediately said that he must take care of it, it was a trivial matter not worth mentioning.
Then he was beaten by a poor scholar, and defrauded of five taels of silver, until he was finally sent to prison, where he spent half a year in a life worse than death.
The most hateful thing was that he later found out that the housekeeper of the Zhao family had received money from Liu Tong before instructing him to cause trouble.
Now that Liu Tong has been promoted to the Right Minister of Household Affairs, he shamelessly shows off that his son-in-law is Xiao Feng, while he has spent half a year crying behind bars. Is there any justice in this world?
Finally, he bounced back. With the care of all parties, he not only got out of prison, but also became a manager of the Fair Office in Datong Mutual Market, and everyone respectfully called him Manager Zhao.
The most awesome thing is that the dignified Governor-General Xuandang is so kind to me that he is afraid of melting if he holds it in his mouth, or it will explode if he holds it in his hand.
If you want money, you have money, and if you want women, you have money. You have regained your lost youth, your former pride, your dignity and fun as a man, and returned to your peak!
Today, he was riding wildly on the top of the mountain. He pointed at a Tatar who refused to give him money and shouted: "What they bought is a horse. Is what you give them a horse? You don't even look at it. What kind of horse looks like this? You say it is." Even a donkey is too small!”
The Tatar brought his girl with him to do business. Seeing Zhao Er being so arrogant and unreasonable, he was so angry that he trembled all over and argued in very broken Chinese.
"Master Steward, you can't refer to a horse as a donkey. This is a pony, a pony! It won't take long for it to grow up!"
Zhao Er waved his hands impatiently, but his eyes fell on the Tatar girl. This girl was clean and could be regarded as a rare beauty among Tatars. She was just a little small, but Zhao Er didn't care.
Although he has money, the exchange market is remote after all, and there are no brothels nearby. He can only go and enjoy himself when he is back in the city to do business.
During this period, the mutual market entered a trading climax. He was busy with his black whistle business and had indeed not returned to the city for a while. He was very angry. When he saw the little girl, his eyes lit up and he felt that the two taels of silver given by the Han people suddenly disappeared. Fragrant.
"Here, ah, brother, what you said makes sense. Come here, I'll talk to you."
The Tatar didn't know why and followed Zhao Er to the side. Zhao Er whispered: "It's easy for you to want me to make the decision for you.
As long as you agree to my request, not only will I let you win this time, but I will let you win every time you have a dispute in business in the future! "
The Tatar understood what he meant and said with a grimace: "Sir, I also know that I should be filial to you. It's just that all my money has been used to buy goods. I was deceived just after I opened my business. I will be filial when I make money."
Zhao Er shook his head and said with a lewd smile: "That's not necessary. I have plenty of money. I like your sister very much. As long as you let her accompany me, you will be my brother-in-law from now on. I will naturally take care of you in everything!"
The Tatar was furious, but thinking of his family's livelihood and the hard-won trade quota, he had to swallow his anger.
"Sir, that's not possible. My sister is still young. I hope you can let her go. I will find a way to get some money to honor you."
Zhao Er patiently persuaded him: "What are you afraid of? Didn't you just say that the pony will grow up and be able to ride it?"
The Tatar couldn't bear it anymore and shouted flatly: "No, it just can't be done!"
Zhao Er's sperm was already in his head, so he couldn't hear it. In addition, he was used to being domineering and majestic these days, and his ears could no longer hear the word "no".
He immediately turned his face and pointed at the Tatar and shouted: "How dare you pass off inferior goods and disturb the court's mutual trade. It is a heinous crime! Come on, arrest his whole family and temporarily detain him in the justice office until I deal with it!"
Zhao Er is not alone in the Justice Office, there is a group of staff. Although these people were also selected from the Datong garrison, the trees were full of dead branches, so naturally there were soldiers in the Datong garrison who had the same odor as Zhao Er.
Zhao Er went through strict screening and kicked out anyone who disagreed with him, creating a market management team that was absolutely loyal to him and had extremely strong combat effectiveness.
These people got rich together with Zhao Er and blew whistles together. Their relationship was unbreakable. As soon as they saw Zhao Er raise his butt, they knew what kind of hemorrhoids he had.
Seeing that Zhao Er had turned against him at this time, he immediately rushed forward and prepared to arrest him. The other Tatars gave up and started to make noise, and someone shouted.
"Where are the people of the Qilagut tribe? Where is the leader of Qilagut?"
A tall and majestic man rushed out of the tent in the distance, followed by several followers. They are all empty-handed, which is the rule in the mutual market. Neither side was allowed to ride horses or carry weapons.
The man rushed forward, blocked the Tatar brother and sister behind him, pointed angrily at Zhao Er and yelled.
"Anada Khan said that he and the Ming Dynasty had negotiated a mutual trade, and wanted to allow all tribes on the grassland to enjoy the rain and dew, and allocated quotas to each tribe.
We also came to trade with Ming Dynasty with a grateful heart. Didn’t we expect that Ming Dynasty would be such a bully?
Although the Qilagut tribe is small, they are all tough guys! If you want to fight, just come! "
Zhao Er was shocked when he saw that he had encountered a tough situation, but he was already at the peak of the wild wave at this time, how could he give in so easily? Besides, that girl is really beautiful. If I just let her go, how will I spend the night?
"Brothers, come on! In the territory of our Ming Dynasty, can we still let the Tatars play tricks? Don't be afraid, there are many of us in the market, and our troops are outside the market!"
Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, a faint voice suddenly sounded behind Zhao Er, making Zhao Er instantly tremble.
"Second Master Zhao, you are so majestic. Did the court ask you to manage the mutual market like this?"
Zhao Er turned around in horror, and saw his broom star at a glance, Xiao Feng, dressed in green and white robes, holding a folding fan, looking airy, followed by Qiu Luan, looking at Zhao Er with a strange look.
After Zhao Er was shocked, he calmed down again. He firmly believes that his backing is strong enough, and Qiu Luan is so kind to him as proof!
But he did have a psychological shadow on Xiao Feng, so he didn't dare to be too tough and spoke with an apologetic smile.
"Master Xiao, why are you here in Datong? Please inform me earlier so that I can rush back to the city to pick you up.
This market is very chaotic, the Tatars are always making trouble, and my life here is too tight. You go back to the city, and after the villain has finished handling the matters here, he will return to the city to serve you! "
Xiao Feng burst out laughing. Both the Tatars and the Han people were confused by the laughter. Is there anything funny about this?
"Zhao Er! The Ming Dynasty has decreed to establish mutual trade with all tribes in the grasslands. All tribes, regardless of their size or strength, have the right to participate in the mutual trade! If there is any obstruction, the Ming Dynasty will uphold justice!
This is a mutually beneficial thing! But you treat people differently depending on whether they are rich or not, whether their tribe is strong or weak! Acting tyrannically, confusing right and wrong, taking bribes and perverting the law, and betraying the emperor's favor!
You made the grassland tribes mistakenly think that Ming Dynasty was bullying them! You made the Han people mistakenly think that all Ming Dynasty officials were corrupt! You made the court mistakenly believe that the road to mutual trade is difficult!
As an imperial envoy, how can I allow scum like you to harm the people and harm the fate of the Ming Dynasty! Come on, arrest me! "
Zhao Er was shocked and shouted: "Governor, Governor, you have to speak! Governor?"
Seeing Qiu Luan's expression of grief over the death of his son, Zhao Er knew something was wrong. He knew that the governor was unreliable. The only way to survive now was to escape and buy time for the strict party members to rescue him.
"Brothers, you can't just sit back and wait for death! We are all in the same boat, they won't let you go, rush out and seize the horses to escape!"
Although Qiu Luan's personal soldiers did not carry weapons, their combat effectiveness was definitely much stronger than Zhao Er's combat team.
What's more, those people who were usually bullied by Zhao Er, whether Han or Tatar, rushed up to help, and soon Zhao Er's team was tied up tightly.
The only one who carries a weapon is Xiao Feng. He is a civil servant and an imperial envoy. No one takes it seriously when carrying a knife. Xiao Feng took out the Xiuchundao and handed it to Qiu Luan.
"Mr. Governor, I know that Manager Zhao has a deep friendship with you and treats you as a nephew. We are all responsible for him getting to this point. I am also very heartbroken."
Xiao Feng said and pretended to wipe his tears with his sleeve. Zhao Er, who was already pinned to the ground, cursed wildly and greeted all the women in Xiao Feng's family, whether they were living or deceased, and even the unborn ones. , quite forward-looking.
Several soldiers went up to block his mouth, but Xiao Feng waved his hand: "This man is about to die. If he refuses to give in even after a few scoldings, am I such a domineering person?"
Then he turned his head and continued to cry to Qiu Luan: "But the emperor's kindness cannot be denied, and the law of heaven cannot be violated. In ancient times, there was a Marquis Wu who beheaded Ma Su with tears, and today there is a governor who beheaded Zhao Er with tears in his eyes. Go ahead."
Only then did Qiu Luan suddenly realize why Xiao Feng wanted him to raise Zhao Er as his son. He glanced at Xiao Feng in fear and decided that he would get closer to this guy in the future, preferably by getting married or something. .
I don't have a daughter of the right age yet, let alone Xiao Feng. However, I heard that Xiao Feng has a dowry maid. If I can take her as a concubine, can I barely be considered a brother-in-law?
This is something to consider later, the current thing is to perform well. In any situation involving performance, Qiu Luan will immediately become lucky, just like during peace talks, he is definitely a genius acting school.
Qiu Luan's expression was extremely sad, and a few tears really squeezed out of the corners of his eyes, as if what he was about to chop was his own son.
Zhao Er and the team of twenty or so best friends sincerely hope that Qiu Luan can grieve a little more. It is best to throw away the knife at the last moment and hide his face in pain: "I can't do this!"
It's a pity that Qiu Luan did it. He chopped off the head of the nearest justice office worker with one knife. The head was sprayed with blood, rushed high, and fell to the ground.
The two tribesmen of Han and Meng, who were severely bullied by these people, shouted at the same time, as if they finally raised their heads from the water and took a hearty breath.
"General Qiu! General Qiu! General Qiu!" the Tatars shouted with great enthusiasm.
"Master Xiao! Master Xiao! Master Xiao!" The Han people immediately responded fiercely.
Just like a fierce football match, the home and away audiences each have their own supporters, but defections continue to appear in the lineups of both sides.
Because many Tatars know Xiao Feng, they will also call for Master Xiao; and many Han people were originally let into the city by Qiu Luan to survive, so they will also support Qiu Luan.
Amid the cheers of the audience, Qiu Luan continued to control the ball and score, dribbling the ball all over the floor until he walked in front of Zhao Er, ready to score the winning goal.
Zhao Er's face turned pale and his whole body was trembling. The pride of a man who had been very competitive recently had already peed his pants. He looked at Qiu Luan in despair. Suddenly, his soul was blessed and he finally became smart for once in his life!
"You did it on purpose..."
Qiu Luan did not let his wisdom shine, and chopped off his head with one knife.
Probably because he had held it in for too long, Zhao Er's head flew higher than the heads of the group of buddies, and rolled down in front of the Tatar girl.
The Tatar girl didn't scream, bit her lip, and stepped on Zhao Er's face hard, knocking Zhao Er to death.
The leader of the Chiragut tribe looked at the girl of his tribe, his face full of pride and admiration, and suddenly took her hand.
"Pearls like this are scattered on the grassland, and I have never seen them until today. Brave girl, I am Zheheng Aha, the leader of the tribe.
If you don't mind, I will drive the cattle and sheep to your yurt to sing for you! "
Before the brave girl could answer, Qiu Luan's cries echoed through the sky.
"Zhao Er, Zhao Er, you and I have depended on each other for so many years!
I have always taught and raised you as if you were my own flesh and blood. I never thought that today a white-haired person would give a black-haired person a gift! "
Some people died, but not completely...
