Upstairs in the tavern, Chang Hanzhe found it difficult to accept this cruel reality. He never expected that not only was his aunt not a thing, but his father was also...
Ye Ming, still smiling, patted Chang Hanzhe on the shoulder:
"Be open-minded. They are not the only villains in your family. Most of them are evil people. You can't just blame them two!"
"Most of them are..."
Being "comforted" by Ye Ming, Chang Hanzhe couldn't say a word and just remained silent.
Seeing that his "comfort" was effective, Ye Ming nodded with satisfaction.
Alas, I am too kind. These days, there are still too few good people who are willing to tell the truth.
After first aid, the head of the Chang family finally woke up.
The head of the Chang family was furious when he learned that the eldest lady had been taken away by Princess Zhengwen.
There was just no way to deal with Princess Zhengwen for the time being, so the head of the Chang family decided to resolve the immediate matter first.
The Chang Mansion was burned down, and the loss was huge, but it was still within the acceptable range of the Chang family head.
The Chang family has a large business and can afford these losses.
The head of the Chang family took people all the way back to the Chang family and ordered people to excavate the ruins of the warehouse.
There are still a lot of gold and silver treasures stored here, because they are all in the basement and will not be burned.
Even if it gets burned, most gold and silver will be fine.
The head of the Chang family watched people digging up the ruins with a sense of pain in his heart, thinking about how to rebuild the Chang Mansion.
But after a while, a servant suddenly shouted:
"No, sir, all the treasures are gone!"
The head of the Chang family was shocked when he heard this. He rushed forward and found that apart from their excavation, there was no trace of the underground warehouse being opened.
But there really wasn't a single ingot of silver in it, it was already empty.
The head of the Chang family went blank for a moment, as if struck by lightning, he was stunned in place...
After a long time, the head of the Chang family accepted this cruel fact.
"Master, what should I do?"
At this time, everyone in the Chang family was really upset.
The house was gone before, but it was actually okay. Everyone knew that the Chang family would not fall down so easily.
But now that the money is gone, the situation is different.
Seeing the subtle change in everyone's attitude towards him, the Chang family master realized that something was wrong, slapped his thigh and said:
"Don't worry, my Chang family still has a lot of land deeds, house deeds, and properties in their name. Although these notes were burned, the government has backups. I just need to apply for another certificate.
My Chang family has not collapsed! "
Hearing what the head of the Chang family said, everyone's eyes lit up. It seemed that the Chang family had indeed not collapsed.
At the same time, many people's little thoughts were temporarily extinguished.
Although the deeds of sale of some of their domestic slaves were burned, the government still had the stubs, and they could also reissue them together.
With the status of the head of the Chang family, this kind of thing can be easily handled.
The matter was so important that the Chang family leader did not dare to delay and decided to go and handle it in person.
All the way to the government office, he met with the prefect of Zhengwen Prefecture in person to explain the matter.
Unexpectedly, the prefect said with an embarrassed face that just last night, the government's document warehouse caught fire, and a large number of contract stubs were burned.
Among them, there are various contract stubs of the Chang family, and the prefect is also worried about this now.
After hearing what the prefect said, the face of the Chang family leader changed drastically, and he realized that all this was a trap.
He immediately identified the murderer as his son who had no sense of existence, and the blind man who cured his hidden disease!
There is no doubt that these two people are the most suspicious. They immediately asked the prefect to mobilize the city's forces to arrest these people.
However, the prefect informed that all the combat forces of the Zhengwen government had recently been mobilized for emergency training and war preparations, and there was no time to worry about the affairs of the Chang family head.
The head of the Chang family thought this was just an excuse and promised benefits to the prefect.
But the prefect told them that this was true. There had been strange movements in Chenzhou recently, and Duke Shou personally summoned them to be on guard.
This is not a trivial matter. Master Zhizhou attaches great importance to it and personally ordered the soldiers to gather and train in preparation for war.
Hearing what the prefect said, the head of the Chang family was also shocked.
"Could it be that the one at the border wants to..."
"Chang Family Master must be careful. After all, the matter has not happened yet. You should not make random suspicions about the generals of the country."
After the prefect nodded, he said that he could issue arrest warrants for Ye Ming, Chang Hanzhe and others, but the Chang family leader needed to find someone to arrest them.
The head of the Chang family got this result, which was considered good. He knew that he could no longer force it, so he went down.
It's just that he didn't immediately organize people to deal with Ye Ming and others, but was thinking about how to deal with the next thing.
The eldest son he values most, who is now a promising editor at the Hanlin Academy in the capital, is actually not his biological son...
This was a huge blow to the head of the Chang family.
The most important thing is that this matter has become known to everyone. It will not be long before the matter will spread throughout the capital.
At that time...
The head of the Chang family simply didn’t dare to think about how to deal with this matter.
In short, although the head of the Chang family hates Ye Ming and Chang Hanzhe very much now, he has no time to target them.
In the end, a reward of one thousand taels of gold could only be issued for arresting the person...
Looking at the newly posted wanted notice on the city wall, Ye Ming pointed at the wanted notice with a smile and said:
"Mr. Chang, look, this painting looks quite similar."
The two people in the portrait do look a bit like them, and I have to say that the painter is quite capable.
"Mr. Yang, I'm suddenly so confused now..."
Chang Hanzhe felt extremely uncomfortable. He didn't care about being wanted at all, he just frowned.
"What are you confused about? If you have nothing to do, just recite Buddhist scriptures. When you understand, you will naturally be able to think of everything."
Ye Ming didn't want to understand Chang Hanzhe's thoughts, so he said something perfunctory and pulled him away.
Not long after, the two came to an uninhabited path, and Wa Shangfei appeared here in disguise.
"Mr. Yang, I have burned all the government documents and documents. Everyone in the Chang family is now free. I estimate that many people will escape if there is a chance."
"I understand, but I don't care about this matter. What happened to the eldest lady after she was taken away by Princess Zhengwen?"
"Bring it directly to the mansion. It seems that the eldest lady has not been abused. I don't know how to deal with it."
Wa Shangfei didn't dare to sneak into the princess's mansion, so he could only peek outside.
Ye Ming nodded and smiled:
"Then I'll wait and act after dark."
Chang Hanzhe, who was chanting sutras to adjust his mood, heard this and looked at Ye Ming:
"Mr. Yang, what else do you plan to do?"
"Nothing, just going to see the eldest lady."
Chang Hanzhe knew that Ye Ming was not telling the truth, but he also knew that he could not stop what this man was going to do. He didn't say anything more and just continued to chant...
Miss Chang and Maisui rode on the backs of donkey roots and strolled leisurely through the streets of Zhengwen Mansion.
This was her first time shopping like this, and everything felt so new.
But I can't help but still worry about my mother's condition, so I ask Maisui from time to time.
Maisui counted the time and felt it was almost time, so he took Miss Chang to find Ye Ming.
After successfully finding Ye Ming and others, Ye Ming arranged for Miss Chang, Chang Hanzhe, and Wa Shangfei to wait in the inn while he and Mai Sui went to see the situation.
Miss Chang was a little scared in the sudden unfamiliar environment and didn't want Maisui to leave.
Fortunately, Chang Hanzhe was still there, and he persuaded her to stop.
Seeing the two people leaving, Miss Chang looked at Chang Hanzhe and asked:
"Brother, did something big happen to the Chang family?"
Chang Hanzhe didn't know how to answer Miss Chang for a moment, so he could only remain silent.
...
In the princess's palace, the eldest lady was fixed on the chair and was looking at Princess Zhengwen angrily.
Princess Zhengwen didn't see her at all, she just said to Master Zhise:
"Tell me, what's so good about her?"
Master Zhise clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name without answering.
"Zhise, how dare you betray me!
I have said that you monks can only be my concubines, but you actually dare to betray me!
You also incited me to come forward to save her. What crime should you be guilty of? "
"The poor monk is guilty."
Master Zise pleads guilty as usual.
The eldest lady looked at Princess Zhengwen with surprise:
"Are you still related to other monks?"
In response to the eldest lady’s question, Princess Zhengwen clasped her hands together and recited the Buddha’s name:
"My Buddha is merciful, and form is empty. I just saw that these monks were not allowed to even touch a woman, so I felt pity for them and sympathized with them."
The eldest lady was mentally unstable and said:
"In other words, you raise a monk from the temple to be your head, and live happily?
Hahaha~~ I thought what I did was considered unruly, but compared with you, it is still far behind! "
"What do you know? You are just a commonplace fool. How can you understand the boundless mysteries of Buddhism?"
Princess Zhengwen's eyes were blurred, with a look of longing on her face, and then she said,
"How dare you have an affair with the monk I like, I won't let you go.
It's just that I, the Buddha, are merciful and are not allowed to kill or see blood, so I punish you to stay in a secluded room for three days, where you must live or die. "
After saying that, he recited the Buddha's name and asked people to take the lady down.
The eldest lady was already a little crazy. When she was taken down, she kept laughing as if she was crazy.
When Master Zhise saw the eldest lady being taken away, he hesitated to speak, but in the end he did not dare to speak.
"Zhise, won't you plead for her?"
Princess Zhengwen asked, staring at Master Zhise's face.
"Form is emptiness."
Master Zhise said this.
"Very good. If you dare to plead for her, I will send you to see my Buddha in advance no matter how reluctant I am."
Princess Zhengwen said, as if she was a devout believer in Buddhism, and then said to Master Zhise,
"My new servant has sent me a Buddha statue. It is pure gold and inlaid with jade. It is placed in my bedroom. You can go and enjoy it with me."
Master Zhise nodded and was about to follow.
Just as he took a step forward, Master Zhise's expression changed and he turned back to look outside the mansion.
"Your Highness, it seems that viewing the Buddha statues will have to be postponed later."
Princess Zhengwen looked outside and found nothing unusual, but she still nodded and said:
"I'll go first."
After that, continue inside.
Master Zhise walked all the way out of the princess mansion and came to the foot of an elm tree outside the mansion.
There are usually no furnishings here, but at this time there is a table and two stone benches, and a set of Go chess is also placed on the table.
At this time, a blind beggar in rags was holding a bamboo stick, sitting on a stone bench, and "looking" at Master Zhise with a smile.
Master Zhise stepped forward, bowed to this man, and sat on the stone bench opposite.
This person is naturally Ye Mingming, and the way he "looks" at Master Zise is quite interesting.
"Master, are you practicing 'Happy Zen'?"
Master Zise shook his head and said:
"The so-called joyful Zen is just the method of evil demons and heretics, not the orthodox Buddhist method."
"Then why is Master like this?"
Hearing what the other party said, Ye Ming was a little curious.
Master Zhise's expression didn't change much, as if he was talking about someone else:
"I was young at the time and couldn't hold it back. I was moved by my ordinary mind and violated the sexual precept."
"Oh, if that's the case, it won't affect the entire Yuanwen Temple, right?"
"Your Highness is so lustful and greedy. She is not satisfied with just one person and uses her power to oppress others. The monks in our temple have no choice but to submit.
Among all the people, the poor monk has the best appearance, so he always accompanies His Highness to protect the monks from disasters. "
"But she still goes to Yuanwen Temple from time to time."
"This is a fate we cannot escape."
Ye Ming laughed off what Master Zhise said, pointed at the chessboard in front of him and said with a smile:
"Master, why don't you talk for a while?"
"good."
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