Seeing that his words had achieved the desired effect, Zhou Yiming did not show a proud smile on his face. Instead, he put on a straight face, looked at the dignitaries in front of him, and said coldly: "Aren't you guys going to leave? Why did you stop so suddenly? Already? Where was that arrogance you had just now? Use it!
What do we people have to fear? We are just your guard dogs. Our lives are in your hands. Life or death is just a matter of your words. "
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang originally planned to lead a group of people to kill for a while. Firstly, they could vent their evil spirits, and secondly, they could let these dignitaries know how powerful they were. After all, the arrogance of these people just now was too hateful. If they were not allowed to Having suffered a little, Xia Dezhang and the others felt sorry for themselves.
But what surprised them was that these dignitaries had silver-like wax spear heads, and they looked down upon them. Just now they were yelling at Zhou Ming, but they only said one sentence and frightened these dignitaries. The rat scurried away.
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang held long knives in their hands respectively and walked among the dignitaries, looking for a tough guy to deal with and get addicted to their skills. As a result, they walked around for several times and found no one who had the courage to resist. This made the two of them very disappointed. .
As the saying goes, it is difficult to hit a smiling person with a fist. These people have already knelt down and begged for mercy. It is obviously inappropriate to use the knife in your hand to kill them. But even so, Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang did not let these bitches go easily. As the individual walked through the crowd, he repeatedly kicked and hit them while swearing.
Suffering such inhuman abuse, these pampered dignitaries are no longer as arrogant and domineering as before. Everyone is like a sick cat, kneeling on the ground and enduring silently. They all pray silently in their hearts, hoping to survive this abuse. After that, Yi Ming can let them go and stop causing trouble to them. In that case, the beating will be worth it.
If Zhou Ming still treats them unmercifully, and even falsely accuses them of collaborating with the enemy, and uses this crime to kill them all, then all of them will be helpless, because once they are related to such a crime, even the most powerful person around the emperor will be killed. Even those who are favored cannot save you.
When Zhou Yiming said those words, although his tone was calm and there were no fierce words in his words, these dignitaries were not stupid. They understood very well that this was Zhou Ming deliberately provoking them after taking control of the situation. If At this time, if any idiot is really angered and stands up to confront Zhou Ming, he will definitely die without a burial place, and may even affect everyone.
In order to avoid this worst outcome, some smart people among these dignitaries stood up first and humbly begged Zhou Ming for mercy.
"Sir Zhou, we are blind and blind. We just collided with you. We deserve death. You have a lot of them. You can ask for anything. As long as it can save our lives, we are willing to spend any amount. "
"Yes, Mr. Zhou, isn't it just for the money that we come out to be officials? You just need to tell us a number, and we can get it for you even if we go back and sell it."
Originally, after Yi Ming said those words, he had been waiting for these people to resist him, so that he could take the opportunity to show off his power, pick out the most hateful ones among these dignitaries, and kill Li Wei. What he never expected was that, These people actually endured this and even planned to bribe themselves with money in order to save their lives.
To be honest, Zhou Yiming had to admit that the life-saving method these dignitaries came up with was actually very effective. If he hadn't already obtained an IOU of 200,000 taels from Yang Shijun before, he might not have fallen into their trap. But at this time, he already had enough food at home and no worries, and he was aware of honor and disgrace. He no longer paid attention to the small amount of money given by these dignitaries.
However, both Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang were concerned. After all, although they had made great contributions with Yi Ming before, all the money they had received as rewards from the court had been stolen by Yi Ming. Moreover, this boy had exploited them several times. After I met Zhou Ming personally, I suffered huge financial losses, and my family was almost unable to open the pot.
It’s so easy to see an opportunity to make a fortune, how could two people miss it?
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang exchanged glances, and then quietly observed Zhou Ming, and found that he seemed to be indifferent to the life-saving measures proposed by the dignitaries, so both of them became anxious. They hurriedly sheathed their swords before Zhou Ming could express his stance. Walked out of the crowd and came to Zhou Ming's side.
The two of them were brewing their emotions for a while. Deng Tong knew that he had no place in Yi Ming's heart, so he urged Xia Dezhang to speak with his eyes.
Of course Xia Dezhang understood what he meant, but he was reluctant to say this, because after all, it was a matter between two people. However, in the end, considering his own interests, he still reluctantly said in a low voice:
"Master Zhou, what do you plan to do with these people?"
Seeing the dead looks of the two people, Zhou Yiming knew that they must be interested in the money, but he did not expose them, so he said frankly: "I haven't thought about it yet."
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang looked at each other, and they were extremely happy because they both thought that the reason why Zhou Ming said this was because he was planning to blackmail these dignitaries for a sum of money. However, there were so many people here and he was embarrassed to speak. That's why I deliberately revealed this to the two people and asked them to do it.
There are two advantages to doing this. First, Zhou Ming did not participate in the entire concentration and did not express his position clearly. If this matter was exposed by others afterwards, only Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang would be held responsible. As for Zhou Ming, Ming didn't suffer the slightest damage.
The second benefit is even more obvious. Although Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang have been on the job for many years, their official positions have always been very low. It is difficult for them to have the opportunity to interact with such high-ranking officials. If they come forward this time, they can successfully collect the money. Come up and help these dignitaries resolve a big crisis. Not only can they gain huge wealth from it, but they can also build relationships with these dignitaries.
The two of them have been in the officialdom for so many years, and they both understand one thing. No matter how talented or smart you are, if you can't do well in interpersonal relationships, it will be difficult to get ahead.
Although Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang knew in their hearts that once they accepted the black money, they would be in great danger, because if something happened, they would not be able to confess Zhou Yiming and would have to bear all the blame themselves.
But both of them thought it was worth it. After all, these dignitaries were not ordinary people. The money they spent to save their lives must have been astronomical figures. For the sake of glory and wealth, it didn't matter if they took a little risk.
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang exchanged glances. In order to fear that Yi Ming would change his mind, Xia Dezhang struck while the iron was hot and quickly continued: "Master Zhou, since you haven't figured out how to deal with these people yet, you might as well listen to our opinions. Maybe our idea is the same." A good idea."
Zhou Yiming pretended to be surprised and lowered his voice and said, "Really? We are all our own people, so if you have anything to say, just say it."
Xia Dezhang glanced at Deng Tong again. After gaining some support from him, he plucked up the courage to tell their plan: "Master Zhou, this is it. These people are shameful and deserve death. You just put them to death." They lighted sky lanterns, and they deserved to die.
However, after doing this, you will more or less be in trouble, and it will also affect your reputation. After all, you have made a great contribution now. After this case is over, the court will definitely reward you heavily.
If these people affect the imperial court's reward for you, then the gain outweighs the loss. "
Zhou Yiming looked at Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang with a playful expression. He was very surprised that the two people would be so patient, and he was also very curious as to when the two people would speak out their innermost feelings.
"What do you two mean?" Zhou Ming couldn't help but ask.
When Deng Tong heard this, he immediately became interested, because when he was a low-level official, he had done similar things with his immediate boss, and his immediate boss at that time said similar things.
"Mr. Zhou, it's actually very simple to deal with this matter. You don't have to do anything. We brothers will come forward and pretend to plead in front of you, and then extort a huge sum of money from them. When the time comes, we will add 21 to 50. Isn't everyone happy?" Deng Tong laid out his plans in full without any reservations.
Before Yi Ming could express his position, Xia Dezhang also said: "Once we follow our method, not only will you not be affected, Mr. Zhou, but you will also earn a huge sum of money. More importantly, those dignitaries will miss us two." Well, you owe us a favor.
If you owe us a favor, isn't it because you owe Mr. Zhou a favor? If you need their help then, it's just a matter of words. "
Zhou Ming took two steps back and did not express his position immediately.
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang followed closely behind him, feeling uneasy all the time. They knew Yi Ming too well. This kid never acted according to common sense. If he was temporarily stimulated and did not act according to their plan, the two of them would be in trouble. Not only will the individual lose a huge sum of money, but he will also have to kill someone for Zhou Ming later.
Those dignitaries are all ruthless characters. If they really die under their own sword, their families will definitely not let it go, and their lives will be difficult in the future.
"Haha," Zhou Yiming laughed dryly, turned around and looked at Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang, "You two should give up on this idea!"
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang felt cold in their hearts. What they were most worried about happened.
"Master Zhou, you have to think carefully! These people are definitely not good people. There is a very huge force behind each of them, and they are not easy to mess with!"
"This matter is definitely not a child's play. Mr. Zhou, please think twice and please think about it for us. Our family is almost at a loss to open the pot."
Both men's voices were trembling when they spoke.
