Li Bangyan stood in the hall of the Zhu family's old house, his expression looking very serious and rigid.
At this moment, he had finished reading out the handwritten letter from the governor of Zhejiang Province and Zhejiang Province in the Song Dynasty.
He also handed the sealed letter to Zhu Chong, whose face was as white as plaster on a wall.
Zhu Chong stared blankly at the letter, which was written very clearly.
The governor sent people to Suzhou to summon officials to Wuxi to discuss government affairs, but he saw the Zhu family's minions in Suzhou city.
They looted the property of the law-abiding Duan Trading Company, and also looted all the treasures that had just arrived.
Moreover, the two deputy envoys Cai Liulang and Na Tong Dalang, who spoke uprightly and intended to uphold justice for the people, were severely beaten by Zhu's minions.
So far, Cai Liulang is still seriously injured and unconscious, and Tong Dalang is not much better.
Looking at this letter, Zhu Chong's mind was buzzing, as if there were thousands of flies flying around inside.
The two deputy governors, shouldn't they be the sixth son of Xiang Cai's family, and the eldest son of the Tong Observer?
My baby Zhu Meng might have had a brain convulsion or lost his mind.
He actually dared to have his two strongest backers and the juniors in the background beaten up.
Zhu Chong almost fainted from the news. He trembled for a long time before he forced out a smile that was no better than crying and asked Li Bangyan.
"Brother Li, is it possible that the governor has misunderstood?"
"Misunderstanding? Mr. Zhu, do you mean that the governor is slandering you and your son?"
"No, no, no, of course not. I and this subordinate really don't know anything about it. There may be some misunderstanding here."
"Whether there is any misunderstanding or not, it has nothing to do with me. I have already sent the governor's letter."
"Next, it depends on whether you, father and son, are good people..."
Li Bangyan stood up and was about to leave, but Zhu Chong quickly stepped forward to grab him, and then touched his finger without hesitation.
Then he stuffed the mutton-fat jade ring on his finger into Li Bangyan's palm, with a flattering smile on his face.
"Brother Li, please give me some advice. As long as the governor can calm down, anything will happen..."
"Ah, this... in that case, I will say one more thing, if you two, father and son, still want to keep your heads firmly on your neck.
Then quickly go to Wuxi, meet the governor, and plead guilty in person. With that being said, it’s time for me to leave. "
With a flattering smile on his face, Zhu Chong personally sent Li Bangyan outside the Zhu family's old residence.
Seeing that Li Bangyan and his party were getting further and further away, he rushed towards the tongyuan with great frustration.
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Zhu Meng, who was watching the invited oiran with a group of his men in the Tongyuan Garden, and who was dancing timidly in the hall, suddenly heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside the hall.
As soon as he raised his eyelids, he saw his biological father Zhu Chong, with a livid face, walking straight into the hall with a riding crop.
Seeing the face of the Zhu family master, all the guests who were laughing and joking were all trembling with fear.
Zhu Meng stood up somewhat unwillingly.
"Dad, what's wrong with you? Who made you do this?"
"Get out of here!" Zhu Chong swept around fiercely and shouted.
Soon, only the father and son were left in the hall.
"Dad, what are you..."
"Dad didn't want you to be more stable these days, but what have you done?"
"Do you know that the people you sent to loot Duan's trading company actually beat up Tong Dalang and Cai Liulang?"
"Huh?" Zhu Meng's eyes widened in an exaggerated way, and after a long time, he quacked like a duck.
Looking at his stunned biological son, Zhu Chong's trembling voice sounded again.
"And they also beat Cai Liulang until he was seriously injured and unconscious. Er, do you not want to live anymore and want your whole family to die with you?!"
The next moment, Zhu Meng let out a strange cry and rushed towards the entrance of the hall.
"No, it won't happen. Zhongxiao, Zhongcheng, you two bastards, get over here!"
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Zhu Meng was standing in the hall panting like an ox with a whip in his hand, while Zhu Chong was sitting on a chair, his face pale and frightening.
Zhu Zhongxiao and Zhu Zhongcheng, who had been severely beaten by Zhu Meng, although their noses and faces were bruised and swollen, and their clothes were torn in many places, they could only prostrate themselves to the ground and tremble.
The thugs and minions who followed the two of them to Duan's Trading Company all fell to their knees at this moment, shivering one by one like corncrakes in the biting cold wind.
Each and every one of them felt as if they had fallen into pepper water and were numb from head to toe.
They actually beat up the sons of the two patrons of their master and young master.
If the identities of the two of them are known, even if they provoke them first, even if they beat themselves and others to disability, it is impossible for everyone to fight back, right?
"Dad, what should we do now?" Zhu Meng's hands were trembling, half out of anger and half out of fear.
Zhu Chong raised his hand and pointed weakly at the gang of evildoers.
"The eldest son of the Tong family just received a slap in the face, which can be easily solved, but the Liulang of the Cai Xiang family made you wait..."
Zhu Meng looked at the bloody whip in his hand, looked at these minions with dark eyes, and asked again.
"Now is not the time to worry about this. What should we do? Dad, please say something."
"Tie them up and follow me to see the governor. By the way, quickly get back all the treasures you snatched back.
In addition, load up ten carts, no, thirty carts of silk and satin for me, and bring three thousand taels of gold..."
"Three thousand taels?" Zhu Meng couldn't help but exclaimed at this moment even though his family had a big business.
Zhu Chong walked up to Zhu Meng and roared in a low voice.
"If our father and son are both dead, what's the point of asking for so much money?"
"But dad, what if, I mean, if they insist on pursuing it further, what should we do?"
After hearing Zhu Meng's words, Zhu Chong glared at him angrily.
"So I asked you to stay. If they really want to pursue the case, and it's really not possible, you should try to leave Suzhou."
"father!"
The fierceness of Zhu Chong's youth came out again, he gritted his teeth and grabbed his son's front and shouted.
"Shut up. If that time comes, you and I, father and son, can't be lost."
Soon, the entire park was busy with panic.
Zhu Meng had a gloomy face, listening to the instructions in his ear from his biological father Zhu Chong, and saw that the wealth that originally belonged to the Zhu family was being put on those cars and would become the wealth of others.
"I will take the first step for my father. No matter what the situation is, someone will come back to report the situation. Now I can only ask the ancestors to bless us, father and son, to overcome this difficulty."
(End of chapter)
