In front of Kang's house, a steward was waiting. When he saw the old master returning, he quickly walked down the steps to greet him without waiting for the car to stabilize.
The car curtain was raised, and with the help of the servant, it slowly landed. The steward immediately came forward to salute, and then whispered something.
At first, he didn't take it seriously, thinking it was a daily chore, but before he said a few words, Kang Ning's drunken eyes widened, he got out of his drunken state, and said solemnly: "When did you arrive?"
"It's been two quarters of an hour!"
"Why don't you repay me?"
"I sent someone to Bafanglou, or they missed the way," the steward thought for a while and explained.
"Where are the people?"
"Waiting in the hall, two cups of tea!" Without asking any more questions, Kang Ning walked straight in, but was stopped by the steward. Faced with Kang Ning's puzzled eyes, he hesitated for a while and said: "The Duke of Wang is accompanied by several guards. When they come to the door, they are all carrying weapons, with serious expressions, not very friendly faces, and they also carry a box. From a small perspective, it seems that the person who comes is not good." Hearing this, Kang Ning paused, frowned, thought for a moment, and said "Is there a loan from Duke Wang's house?" The steward nodded and said softly: "Yes! The money I handed over to Prince Wang is not much, less than 10,000 yuan."
"It seems that Young Master Wang hid this matter from Duke Wang!" Kang Ning sneered with the corner of his mouth raised.
After thinking for a moment, his smile faded and he couldn't help but look like he had a headache: "These military veterans are all very arrogant. Wang Yansheng, for example, has always been arrogant. How can he accept his family borrowing money from a mere businessman like me?"
"However, it is said that the old Duke Wang has been deaf and demented for a long time. It is worth pondering to come to the door in person." Kang Ning murmured again, smiled, took a deep breath, and stretched out his hand: "Let's go meet the old Duke Wang! "In front of Kangzhai Hall, Wang Yansheng's old body stood in an arrogant posture, surrounded by eight armed guards. Although they only wore ordinary military uniforms and had unshaven beards, they were obviously warriors with military backgrounds, that kind of fierce The temperament is too obvious.
The guards held the key positions in front of the hall as if they were marching and fighting. They were completely arrogant and aggressive. However, this little battle was nothing to Kang Ning. The storms he had experienced in the past few decades may not be as great as those of Wang Yansheng. No matter how bad it is, he still has a lot of people under his command.
A retinue who was born as a "strong soldier". He stopped in the vestibule and observed Wang Yansheng for a while. A smile appeared on his face, and he went to greet him. Before he got close, he laughed loudly and said: "The prince is coming to visit, and the flowers are shining brightly. I didn't come far enough to welcome you, so please forgive me for treating him so slowly." !" Hearing the noise, Wang Yansheng turned around, stood on the steps, and looked down at the smiling Kang Ning. Wang Yansheng didn't have a good face. He was silent for a while and said coldly: "Are you Kang Ning?"
"I'm just here. I wonder if the Duke has come here to give me any advice!" Kang Ning's attitude seemed to be very low, but his attitude of neither being humble nor arrogant made Wang Yansheng feel very uncomfortable.
In Wang Yansheng's view, this man surnamed Kang must have thought that he was a creditor of his duke's family, and felt that he was taking advantage of the shortcomings of his family, so he was so arrogant.
"I heard that your business was doing well, and you actually ended up doing it to my father-in-law!" Wang Yansheng stared at Kang Ning coldly, with uncontrollable anger in his tone.
Kang Ning bowed his hands and said, "The gate of my mansion is high and the gate of my family is narrow. It is really a great honor for me to have business contacts with you!"
"It's not scary to have contact. What's scary is that people's hearts are unpredictable and their motives are impure!" Wang Yansheng looked closely at Kang Ning and his tone was particularly unkind.
Faced with Wang Yansheng's aggressive attitude, Kang Ning frowned slightly, raised his hands and bowed: "What do you mean by what the Duke said? It's really hard for me to understand!"
"Haha!" Seeing his behavior, Wang Yansheng did not hide his disdain and disgust, and said coldly: "I don't care whether you understand or not, and I don't care what your thoughts are. From now on, the government and your Kang family will , has nothing to do with it, no more dealings! I disdain you, but you are not worthy!" After saying this, even if the city is like Kangning, the old face can't help but change color. I don't know if it is drunk or angry, it turns red.
Without giving him a chance to speak, Wang Yansheng walked to the box in the front yard, opened the lid, displayed the items inside, pointed with his hand, and said calmly: "The government has borrowed five thousand guans from you. The treasure armor, jade, and southern pearls in this box, plus the two sweat-blooded horses outside the house, are worth six thousand guan, which is enough to pay the bill! I will deliver it to you personally. From now on, we will not owe each other anything. If you dare to entangle the government and bring humiliation to yourself, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
"Leave?" After saying that, Wang Yansheng wanted to take the people away.
"Wait!" But after taking a few steps, he was stopped by Kang Ning. After stopping for a moment, Wang Yansheng suddenly turned around and faced Kang Ning with full force: "What else do you have to say?" Kang Ning lowered his eyebrows, held his hands up again, and said slowly: "I already understand what the Duke means. A matter of thousands of dollars is really nothing, but when the Duke comes in person, the old man can only treat him seriously! The old man has nothing to say, but for this box, the old man still boldly declares two points to the Duke. First, Although the old man is old, he is still not confused. He still remembers that the money he lent to the government several times is indeed not much, but the total amount is 8,000 yuan, not 5,000. Secondly, the other things in the box can be accepted by the old man as payment. But I dare not keep this armor. Although I am a commoner, I dare not go beyond the laws to control chaos. If someone reports me and say that I have rebelled, then the old man and his family really cannot afford to suffer!" Kang Ning's words are really true. There was a strange air of yin and yang, which made my ears pierce.
Wang Yansheng stared at him indifferently for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "What are you hinting at me? Are you going to report me for hiding armor soldiers and intending to rebel?" Wang Yansheng said this directly. No matter how cunning Kang Ning was, he did not dare to continue, and hurriedly said: "The Duke's words are serious, but I didn't mean it that way!"
With a "clang" sound, Wang Yansheng pulled out the sword in his hand. His movements were swift and not as fast as before, but his momentum was still the same. His cold eyes rested on Kang Ning's neck, and he stabbed him directly with a sword dance.
Kang Ning's face changed greatly, and his body instinctively wanted to dodge. Fortunately, Wang Yansheng did not stab him to the end, but just pressed against his neck.
When the servants of Kangzhai nearby saw it, they almost subconsciously drew their swords and surrounded them, intending to protect the master. Wang Yansheng's guards also drew their swords and formed a formation. For a while, the front yard of Kangzhai became a scene of swords and swords, and the atmosphere became extremely tense.
"A matter of just a few thousand dollars, is it worth facing the Duke's sword?" A layer of sweat broke out on his forehead. Kang Ning tried his best to maintain a smile and said to Wang Yansheng.
Wang Yansheng's face was indifferent, and the hand holding the sword hilt was extremely thin, but it gave people a powerful feeling.
"This armor and this sharp sword were given by your Majesty. It is my business to use it to pay off debts. You can keep it. If there are any problems, it is also the government's business..." After saying that, Wang Yansheng stayed Sword, turned around and walked away, leaving Kang Ning with a frown on his face.
Wang Yansheng's move today was a huge disgrace to the Wang family. After all, it was the government's turn to borrow money from merchants to survive. It was really shameless.
But for the Kang family, the problem may be serious. This is not positive publicity. Kang Ning even smelled a faint smell of danger at this time, and his heart palpitated even more than when Wang Yansheng put the sword on his neck.
After all, some things cannot be brought to the table...
