Chu Qing's smile was awkward, with a hint of anger in his eyes.
Tao Shaozhang snorted coldly: "Don't block the road, get out of here."
After scolding "Go away" again, Chu Qing suppressed the anger in his heart and said with a smile: "Master Tao, it's me. Chu Qing, son of Chu Wensheng, was the one who settled Xiao County's accounts for you before. List…"
Before Chu Qing could fully explain Chen Yan's name, Tao Shaozhang became even more angry: "You still have the nerve to say that I am not good at arithmetic, but I have many close friends who are proficient in it. You almost deceived me. You really think that I am a three-year-old child."
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment.
What does this mean? Tao Shaozhang has already read the accounts sent by Chen Yan and thinks the results are wrong?
Before Chu Qing could ask, Tao Shaozhang suddenly pushed towards Chu Qing.
Chu Qing didn't move at all, but the thin Tao Shaozhang took two steps back.
A sudden change occurred. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Fu San actually pulled out a short knife from his waist and sneered: "If you dare to touch my young master again, I will chop off your claws!"
Tao Shaozhang looked horrified and exclaimed: "How dare you, a little servant, hide a weapon."
Chu Qing didn't expect Fu San's temper to be so explosive, so he quickly pushed Fu San away.
"You're stupid, aren't you? You're tired of showing off your weapons to the young minister of Dali Temple!"
Fu San gritted his teeth and said, "I promised you, I will kill anyone who touches you, and the Emperor will not care."
These words were extremely treasonous, and they were said in front of the young minister of Dali Temple.
"How dare you!"
Sure enough, when Tao Shaozhang heard these words, he was furious: "Come here, everyone from Tao Mansion, come out!"
They were walking close to the wall at the door of Tao Mansion. When they heard Tao Shaozhang shouting, five or six servants of Tao Mansion rushed out, holding sticks in their hands.
Chu Qing never thought that things would develop into this situation, so he turned around and apologized to Tao Shaozhang quickly: "Master Tao, I misunderstood. It was my lax discipline. Don't argue with him."
Tao Shaozhang from Xiaoxian's group was already very angry, but this time it completely exploded, with a cold look on his face: "Hiding a weapon, threatening my own officer, and speaking out arrogant words, what crime should I be punished for!"
"Everyone is responsible for what he does." Fu San said without fear, "It has nothing to do with my young master. If you are capable, I will take care of you."
It has to be said that under Fu San's cheerful appearance all day long, there is anger and humiliation brewing that even he himself is not aware of.
At the border, they drank heavily, ate meat, and rode horses to kill the enemy with knives.
But after following Chu Wensheng to Beijing, his life became more and more frustrating every day, not because of himself, but because of the Chu family and his son.
The master has sold his life to Chang Chao for half his life, so he replaced the Minister of Works. But on weekdays, people outside look down on Chu Mansion, saying that Chu Wensheng is just a killer and a bastard.
In order not to make things difficult for the Supreme Emperor, Chu Wensheng kept his tail between his legs every day. It is precisely because of this that Chu Qing did not have the majesty of the son of a minister. The most he could do was go for a walk in Bei City. Even so, Chu Wensheng would go there every day. This one apologizes and the other one apologizes.
Fu San has seen all this, and he knows better than anyone else that the Chu family should not be treated like this, and the master and young master should not be bullied by these hypocrites who only know how to recite poems every day.
It's unfair that famous generals and generals who fought for the country are living in fear every day in the capital!
The young minister of Dali Temple who had just met him scolded Chu Qing twice, "Go away" and pushed him on Chu Qing. Only then did Fu San explode.
Chu Qing's claws were also numb. He had no idea that Fu San had a knife on his waist.
Although the Chang Dynasty did not prohibit weapons, there were rules, such as what kind of weapons the guards of officials of several grades should wear, etc. However, the followers of civil servants below the third grade were not allowed to carry any weapons.
Forget it, Fu San said without hesitation, "I don't care about the emperor." If he really went to the line, beheading would be an exaggeration, and the Chu family would also have to suffer.
Seeing so many people running out of the Tao Mansion, Fu San directly pulled Chu Qing behind him, licked his lips, and said with a ferocious look on his face: "If you are not afraid of death, just come up with a stick and greet him. If you can, you will not be killed by me." Bits and pieces, you are considered a hero!"
It has to be said that if a tiger pretends to be a cat, he will still be a tiger no matter how long he pretends to be. No matter how many cats there are, he will still be a cat.
Fu San was an old killer who had experienced countless lives and deaths in border battles. Although he was only one person, he was enough to frighten seven or eight Tao family members.
Chu Qing was so anxious that he put his foot on Fu San's butt, kicked him and cursed loudly.
"You are bragging about your uncle. I told you to drink less wine. You dare to act like a drunkard. Mr. Tao, the young minister of Dali Temple, scolded me for no reason. What can I do? Just scold me. I pushed it away. What can I do? Just push it. No matter who is the official or the emperor, I can't block his way. Then you can't just rely on drinking to steal other people's weapons. You are just one Man, seven or eight of them are going to beat you, can you survive it without apologizing? Hurry up!"
Upon hearing this, Tao Shaozhang almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"You are talking nonsense. When did I say that the Emperor cannot block my way? And your weapon is obviously carried by a servant of your Chu family. How dare you confuse right and wrong."
Chu Qing looked around, and then said with an apologetic look: "Yes, yes, I made a mistake. Master Tao is right. Anyway... Anyway, except for us, all the Tao family members here are, what do you say?" How?"
Tao Shaozhang was stunned for a moment, then cursed for the first time in his life.
"You're such a bloody spitter!"
Chu Qing ignored him at all and kicked Fusan again: "Hurry up and return their weapons to them, hurry up."
Fu San was also a little confused by Chu Qing's operation, and subconsciously said: "But this weapon was made by the master craftsman of the border army..."
Chu Qing snatched Fu San's dagger and threw it at the feet of the Tao family: "Master Tao, the weapon has been returned to you. This matter is considered over."
"You..." Tao Shaozhang's eyes were blood red: "It's obviously your weapon, they all saw it."
"Yes, yes, they are all from your Tao family, they have all seen it."
"you…"
Suddenly, Tao Shaozhang, who had read four books and five classics, could not say a word and was so angry and angry.
Qin An, who had been watching with cold eyes, walked over expressionlessly, picked up the short knife from the ground, and then handed it to Fu San.
"Take the knife and get out of here. Don't come to Tao Mansion again."
Chu Qing waved his hands repeatedly: "Uncle Qin, please don't make trouble, it's not our sword."
Qin An had a complicated expression. After glancing at Fu San, he gently placed the knife on the ground, then turned around and came to Tao Shaozhang.
"Young Master." Qin An gave a salute and said slowly: "This old slave is really impressed. It was you who insulted me first, then pushed me twice in a row."
Tao Shaozhang's face froze: "But... but that evil slave..."
Qin An shook his head slightly: "You were still young back then, so you probably don't remember. Donghuai Zhizhou insulted the master repeatedly, but the master was unwilling to argue with him. It was the slave who picked up the stick and was so angry that he wanted to defend the master. Bad temper..."
At this point, Qin An paused and continued: "It is only natural and right for people to protect their masters. Besides, it was you, young master, who made the first move. We are not being unreasonable about this matter. If you are using your power to bully others, that's fine. You are Young Minister of Dali Temple, the Chu family cannot protect itself now. If you hand over a piece of paper, the Chu family will be ruined, but are you really willing to do this?"
Tao Shaozhang took a deep breath, forced a smile and said, "Uncle Qin is right, it's Shaozhang Menglang."
After finishing speaking, Tao Shaozhang looked past Qin An, his expression cold again.
"I don't have the same experience as you two. If you dare to be domineering in the future, I will not spare you. Don't show up in front of my Tao family again. Get out of here!"
Chu Qing suppressed his anger, saluted again, picked up the knife, pulled Fu San and ran away.
When the two of them were far away, Qin An frowned and asked, "Master, you are usually well-educated and sensible, and rarely quarrel with others. What happened today?"
Tao Shaozhang waved his hand and asked the servants to go back to the house first, then sighed.
"Uncle Qin, Xiao County is rotten. It's rotten. I have nothing to back up. I...I have found nothing in the past two days. There is no evidence. I am afraid that the Li family, who harmed and bullied the people, will be at large. There is also the boastful kid who came to the house before. Li said that he was proficient in arithmetic, but when I sent the accounts he calculated to the Accounts Department, Chen Yan said that he had just written them out of order, and that he had clearly deceived me and dared to visit me."
"Master, don't be anxious. Two days ago, Mr. Chen went to Dali Temple to find you. He said that he had thoroughly calculated the accounts of Xiao County and verified all the corrupted taxes and money. There is irrefutable evidence."
Tao Shaozhang looked ecstatic: "Is this true?"
"How can this old slave joke about this? He said that a new teacher from the Ministry of Revenue was hired personally by Lord Fengwei, the chief guard. He was treated with great courtesy and was even more loved among the Ministry of Revenue. Not only was Xiao County Accountant , and other ways, this teaching can all be accounted for, Mr. Chen said, with this teaching from the Household Department, there will be no need to worry about taxes, money, and ink!"
"Where are the accounts? Quick, bring them to me!" Tao Shaozhang ran to the house: "And that teacher, who is his name? Who is that great scholar? Quickly prepare a generous gift. I will go visit in person. That's it. Go to Hubu quickly."
