In front of the paper shop, a student was lying on the ground covered in blood.
He was beaten.
It was the guy from Liu's paper shop who did it.
Just because he complained a few words about not being able to buy paper, he got punched and kicked.
Now the students gathered at the door of the store to criticize and ask Mr. Liu to give an explanation!
"They are a bunch of unscrupulous people! Why don't you give me an explanation? There is only so much paper. Do you want love?"
The guys were wielding wooden sticks and cursing, as if they were a villain who had succeeded. How could the students swallow this breath, and more and more people gathered together.
Xu Ruqing frowned and said, "Sir, why is this happening?"
"The priority for paper sales is given to scholar-bureaucrats. They purchase in large quantities and their inventory is running low. How can students give up?"
Zhao An didn't expect Liu to take such a foolish step. In theory, shouldn't the purchase be restricted?
It seems that they have monopolized the market for too long and are too lazy to think of countermeasures, or maybe the matter is too urgent and the paper reserves cannot keep up.
"The people from Jingzhao Mansion are here!"
"What are you afraid of? They are beating people, and we are justified!"
A group of officers rushed over from a distance, pushing and cursing, "Don't gather together, leave as soon as you finish shopping!"
"Master, if the Liu family beats someone, you have to help us make the decision!"
The students shouted loudly.
The leader of the police officer was stunned when he saw the person lying on the ground.
The relationship between the family and the Jingzhao Mansion is very good, and they will help to settle things if something goes wrong, but things are different now, and hitting people at this juncture is simply adding to the chaos.
Zhao An pulled Xu Ruqing to stand aside, and was also curious about how Jingzhao Mansion would deal with it.
The official thought for a while and asked people to carry the injured scholar away. He also told the students present to obey the rules and not to cause trouble. After saying this, he slapped his butt and asked to leave.
The students were dissatisfied and swarmed to block their way.
"Don't you care if the Liu family beats people?"
"We have so many witnesses, and those scoundrels deserve to be punished!"
"Give me an explanation!"
Howling, hundreds of students were like a surging tide, blocking the main road.
Seeing the chaos, the officer became angry. With an order, all the officers around him drew out their long knives. The students were so frightened that they backed away, and no one dared to say a word.
"A bunch of rotten scholars dare to teach me how to run errands, and if they dare to cause trouble again, you will all be thrown into jail!"
The officer's eyes were as wide as copper bells, and he had a weapon in his hand, which made him look majestic.
The students dared not speak out in anger.
Zhao An was sitting on the wall watching the excitement, and suddenly some son of a bitch shouted, "Mr. Zhou, Xu Cainnu is also here, you two can help us make the decision!"
In an instant, everyone's eyes on the whole street fell on Zhao An and Xu Ruqing.
Xu Ruqing's beautiful face covered with white gauze was full of astonishment. She gritted her teeth and stepped forward and said: "This bad man has all the witnesses. He must abide by the iron laws of Daxia and punish lawbreakers."
"Xu Cainv is right, we must give an explanation today!"
With the support of talented women, the students were emboldened and denounced him one after another.
The officer frowned and looked at the beautiful Xu Ruqing, and said displeasedly: "Miss Xu, please don't try to do anything for yourself, or you may get burned."
Xu Ruqing asked: "Can the little girl understand that Mr. Cha is intimidating?"
"Hmph! This matter has nothing to do with you. The Liu family sells paper at a reduced price out of good intentions, but these sour scholars don't want to be grateful and want to gather people to make trouble. I think they are planning to rebel. Miss Xu should be careful about her words and deeds."
The words were full of threats, and the big hat was put down.
When Xu Ruqing heard this, a look of embarrassment appeared on her perfect face. If she wanted to say something else, a big hand grabbed her.
It was Zhao An who came over. He met her angry eyes and said with a smile: "If you keep talking, you will get yourself involved. I don't want you to be regarded as a traitor and be hung up and beaten by them."
Xu Ruqing was dumbfounded, and then she realized that she had just gotten into trouble. People have not fought with officials since ancient times, so even if she was talented and famous, she should not take such risks.
Zhao An calmly pulled her behind him and hugged the official who looked unhappy.
The official asked in confusion: "Are you the Mr. Zhou who had a bet with Mr. Liu? Why, do you also want to stop the government from running errands?"
"How could it be possible? What Mr. Cha said makes sense."
Zhao An strode closer, grabbed the opponent's hand, and at the same time stuffed a wad of treasure money into him.
The latter was stunned and suddenly beamed, "Mr. Zhou is a sensible person, let's forget about Miss Xu."
"Master Chao, look at this..."
Zhao An pointed at the thugs at the door, grabbed their hands again, and said solemnly: "Sir, small punishments and big warnings will quell the public's anger."
The official noticed that another treasure note had been delivered, and he was finally satisfied. He shook his head and said, "Get someone!"
Several subordinates were startled, and pounced on them like tigers and wolves, pressing some of the bastards to the ground and rubbing them, and everyone cheered.
"How dare you arrest us! We are from the Liu family!"
"Watch your heads!"
These servants of the Liu family are very aggressive, and they even dared to scold their mothers when they were caught.
Several officers were furious, raised their fists and beat them, and then escorted away a group of bruised and swollen guys.
"Brother, you can come to me next time if anything happens."
The official's surname was Li Chun. Before leaving, he patted Zhao An's shoulder meaningfully.
The farce came to an end, and Zhao An pulled Xu Ruqing onto the carriage under the admiring eyes of the students.
Xu Ruqing asked in confusion: "Do you know that official?"
"do not know."
"Then why did he..."
"In exchange for money." Zhao An didn't hide it either. Xu Ruqing was dumbfounded, with disappointment in her eyes.
Daxia has reached such a level that a small low-level official actually has to collect money for doing things.
Zhao An smiled helplessly. She was a young man with ideals, but unfortunately the world was like this, especially the complicated families in the capital. People who were clean and honest could not survive at all, and the rest were naturally like these fools.
"Sir, he is not only knowledgeable, but also very tactful. Thanks to your intervention, otherwise, this little girl would have been sent to prison." Xu Ruqing thanked her mockingly.
In fact, she doesn't need to. She is still young and needs to learn many things.
Furthermore, the other party did not dare to arrest her. Not to mention that she was now an external tutor at the Imperial College. She was not something those little Karami could provoke just because she had the Holy Sect behind her.
At the end of the day, if we take her away, the noble disciples of the Imperial Academy can demolish the Jingzhao Mansion.
"According to what Mr. Wang said, do powerless scholars deserve to be bullied?" Xu Ruqing was a little unconvinced.
Zhao An said seriously: "So everyone wants to climb up, otherwise why would they buy paper? It's not that they hope to become a master in high school in the future."
"I don't like the current court."
Xu Ruqing said something out of nowhere, and Zhao An quickly covered her mouth.
This girl is dying!
Beware of being overheard by Chen Guogong and it could kill her!
After opening the curtains and looking outside, the major paper shops were in full swing, chaotic and disorderly.
Zhao An saw the arrogant faces of those henchmen.
Don't worry, they will soon lose their arrogance.
