Wang Zhi knelt down and took a closer look at his appearance. Hey, he was really expressive and full of emotion. He was crying with snot and tears.
Compared with the acting skills of Xiao Xianrou on TV in the memory of later generations, it is a whole distance away from the Western Paradise.
"I say Mr. Zhu, please stop acting in front of us. Your Zhu family's background is clear to me."
Wang Zhi said as he stretched out his hand, first made a fist and then gave a thumbs up: "Your eldest father, Zhu Chong, is the leading wealthy man in Suzhou. Cai Jing wants to build a Buddhist temple in Suzhou, which will cost more than 10,000 yuan. Your eldest father is awesome. How many days will it take?" All the building material consumption was covered in a short time."
Then he raised his two fingers and said: "Your father, Zhu Meng, was in charge of Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau. For twenty years, he oppressed the people and committed all kinds of evil. He plundered countless people for their wealth and anointing, forcing Fang La to raise his flag to rebel, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. , corpses litter the fields, and the people in the southeast all want to eat their flesh raw, eat their bones, and sleep on their skins."
"He was not promoted to the capital. He came here to take refuge!"
When Wang Zhi said this, he gritted his teeth and looked ferocious. He stood up and kicked the person in front of him on the chest.
There was only a "click" sound, and Zhu Ruxian's body turned into a shrimp shape after receiving such a strong force. Two ribs in his chest were broken, blood was bleeding from the corners of his mouth, and he was coughing continuously.
But he was shocked in his heart and couldn't refute a word.
The affairs of his Zhu family are far away in the south of the Yangtze River. Except for some senior officials in the ministry, the rest of the people in Bianjing should not know much about it. He has also investigated Wang Zhi, but he is just the son of a general in the army. How can he know these things so well? matter?
However, these thoughts were fleeting, and now his eyes were white with pain and his head was empty.
"And you, Zhu Ruxian."
Wang Zhi took a long breath, calmed down a little and pointed at him and said: "I have only been in Bianjing for less than two years. I have bribed rogues, bullied men and women all day long, picked quarrels and caused trouble, and caused many people in Xicheng to have their families destroyed. You are afraid Can’t you remember clearly?”
"Hall Master, kill him, we don't want his dirty money."
"Yes, Hall Master, let's kill him. The worst we can do is leave our country, change our names, and stay away from Bianjing. How can there be no place for us in this vast world?"
The young men were also filled with indignation when they heard this, their chests heaved and they spoke one after another.
But at this moment, Chang Qing shouted loudly: "Shut up, everyone."
"You are wandering children without a father and mother. No one will care about where you want to go, but have you ever considered the hall master?"
"The hall master is a noble disciple of our family. He doesn't mind humble people like us and has led us out of the predicament. Now we have enough food and clothing, but what about you?
"I don't want to think about how to repay the hall master. Is the hall master who is going to kill me because of his own brain fever wandering around homeless like us?"
Chang Qing looked around, and the whole place was silent. No one dared to look at him, and they all lowered their heads in shame.
"alright."
Wang Zhi waved his hand and said in a relaxed tone: "It's not that I can't accompany you to explore the world, but now is not the time."
"We men are born between heaven and earth. We should hold halberds and armor, guard the borders and defend the country, drive out the Tartars and recover Yanyun for our Song Dynasty, so that we can live up to our fate in this world."
Wang Zhi raised his head and chest and continued: "If one day we are able to leave Kaifeng Mansion, it will definitely not be to escape, but to go to the battlefield."
Wang Zhi's words rekindled everyone's fighting spirit and shouted that the hall master was powerful.
Wang Zhi most enjoyed the compliments from everyone, but now was obviously not the right time, so he lowered his head and said to Zhu Ruxian: "Your Zhu family has hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land and millions of dollars in wealth. Its assets far exceed those of the Gao family, and even Gao Yamen has spent lavishly on them." For eight hundred taels, you are the culprit, sixteen hundred taels is not much, right?"
Then he threatened fiercely: "If you dare to say 'no' again, you will see if my brothers will tear you into pieces."
Gao Yaofu was actually gloating about his misfortune as he listened. This man was like this. When he saw that others were suffering more than himself, he no longer felt how miserable he was.
Zhu Ruxian's eyes widened at this time. Didn't he just agree on one thousand taels?
This time, two more ribs were broken by your kick. Not only was there not a penny missing, but why was there an extra six hundred taels?
You...who are you going to talk to to reason with?
But at this time, Zhu Ruxian was no longer willing or dared to talk back to Wang Zhi. If he said a few more words, it would be two thousand six hundred taels. Life was still more important, and no matter how much money he spent, it would be empty talk.
Thinking of this, Zhu Ruxian stopped making excuses. His family's assets had been checked all over his pants, so why should he argue? He coughed twice and said in a weak voice: "I don't dare to bargain anymore. It's just that my family has been in Beijing not long ago. There is no gold and silver shop outside, so I can go back to my hometown to make preparations. Tomorrow I will give you one thousand... one thousand six hundred taels of silver."
As he spoke, he raised his hand tremblingly, raised his middle index finger and said, "If you tell a lie, I will not be able to die well, and I will never be reincarnated."
This oath is not unimportant. People in this era still believe in the religious theory of reincarnation.
Regarding whether his family had a gold and silver shop outside the city, Wang Zhi believed that Zhu Ruxian would not dare to lie to him. However, Wang Zhi obviously did not believe that the oath would take effect. Dangzhi squatted down and grabbed his raised finger and shouted: "Wang Fei."
"exist."
"Bite him."
"Ah~"
A scream suddenly sounded, echoing in this remote grove, startling the birds that had just flown back and flew away again.
Before the screams stopped, Wang Zhi asked someone to take off his clothes, took off his white shirt, tore off the sleeves, and wrote a line of words crookedly on the shirt with his bleeding fingers.
The words said: "Today I, Zhu Ruxian, owe Wang Zhiwen one thousand six hundred taels of silver. I have agreed to pay it back tomorrow and will not pay it back to my dead father after the expiration date." Debtor: Zhu Ruxian. Date: March 10, the fourth year of Xuanhe. '
There was also a bloody thumbprint stamped underneath.
Wang Zhi picked up the blood IOU with both hands, blew on it with his mouth, and nodded with satisfaction. If the oath really works, then the money... doesn't matter.
The IOU was handed over to Wang Gui for safekeeping. Wang Zhi lowered his head and glanced at Zhu Ruxian, who was curled up on the ground with clothes in his hands. He was sobbing like a big girl who had been violated by an animal. It was so disgusting that he simply walked aside. Go and stop looking.
Gao Yaofu and the green-robed scribes looked on with astonishment. They had never seen such gangster behavior, and they were not like the sons of men.
Seeing Wang Zhi turning around and walking towards them, his face turned pale with fright, and he immediately shrank his head and closed his eyes, thinking silently in his heart.
Thinking that he was about to receive more than two thousand taels of silver, Wang Zhi was now in a good mood and was not in the mood to trouble them. He walked straight past them and sat down on a dead branch aside to brag with the wise men.
What shocked the two of them was that their backs felt cold and they were covered in cold sweat.
…
About three-quarters of an hour after the two strong men left, a boy came to report that several people from the east were pushing wheelbarrows into the woods.
Everyone said hello and prepared their sticks to prepare. Thinking that there should be eight hundred taels of white silver in the wheelbarrow, their faces were flushed, their eyes were straight, and they looked expectant.
"Good-for-nothing"
Wang Zhi spat, and immediately stood up and looked in the direction of the person.
In addition to the two strong men who had left earlier, there were three more people coming. One old man and two young men, both dressed as businessmen. They should be the shopkeeper and the boy from the Gao family's gold and silver shop. They also came with them.
Come to think of it, eight hundred taels of silver is not a small amount. Just judging from what two strong men said, they must be worried. It makes sense to come and take a look to confirm. Anyway, ten miles is not a long journey. What happened? You can also call people on the road.
But if it was true as the two strong men said, then the young master's life was in danger, so he didn't say anything more. He immediately prepared some silver, closed the store and came later.
When he entered the clearing in the grove and saw Gao Yaofu half-paralyzed under the tree with disheveled hair, bruised nose and swollen face, the old man who looked like a shopkeeper was immediately shocked. He fell down next to Gao Yaofu in three steps and helped him up, carrying him with him. He cried and said: Young Master, what's wrong with you? Are there any injuries? "
As he spoke, he carefully wiped the dust on Gao Yaofu's face with his sleeves.
The two young men he brought also quickly walked to Gao Yaofu's side, guarding him on the left and right.
"Don't worry, he's not dead yet."
Gao Yaofu said as he impatiently opened the old shopkeeper's hand. Anyone who saw him in such a mess would have a bad temper.
The wise men had no interest in watching this scene of master and servant recognizing each other. After receiving the two strong men's wheelbarrow, they couldn't help but open the wooden cover on the top of the wheelbarrow on the spot.
Although the scene in front of them had been imagined several times in their minds, when they actually saw a pile of white snowflakes and silver displayed in front of them, they were all stunned and speechless, as if their throats were strangled by something. Come.
They had never seen such a scene before. When they were begging for a living, they would kowtow respectfully to others for a penny. They would fight for their lives for just one tael of silver. Never thought that one day they would have 800 taels of silver. Putting it in front of him, it was as unreal as a dream.
A boy reached out and took out a silver ingot, weighed it up and down, put it to his mouth, bit it, and then said in surprise: "It's real! It's real silver!"
"Show me quickly..."
"Show me too..."
Everyone circulated it tirelessly.
Wang Zhi didn't say anything to disturb them at this time. These poor children were also suffering so much that it was heartbreaking. Seeing them so happy made him very happy.
"The eight hundred taels of silver have been delivered in full. Hall Master Wang should keep his promise and let us go."
When Wang Zhi heard the words, he glanced around and saw that it was the green-robed scribe who had been tied to the ground before speaking. He did not write any words at the moment. He raised his brows and raised his head and said: "This is natural. I, Wang, spit and nail, and my words naturally count. "
Seeing their hall master speaking, the wise men stopped playing with the silver ingots. They immediately put the silver away, covered it with a wooden cover and pushed it aside, guarded by several people.
"Come and untie them." Wang Zhi waved his hand and ordered the sages.
When the green-robed scribe heard this, his expression relaxed, and his body relaxed, thinking to himself that this boy is quite trustworthy.
Just as the sages were about to step forward, they heard someone say: "Wait a minute!"
