The official took a sip of wine and said, "I can let you go, but you have to express your gratitude."
Ever since Wei Meng was buried under martial law around Jianshan Mountain and distributed the "Nothing Cards", the nearby officials thought it was profitable, so they arrested some people who did not have the "Nothing Cards" to make money from it. Those who had silver coins were let go on the spot. Anyone who had money was arrested, so many officials made a lot of money.
Wei Meng naturally knew about this situation, but he did not stop it. He was now worried about having no money to fight. As long as those officials handed over half of their income to the court, the matter would not be pursued. If anyone dared to hide it secretly, no matter who it was, they would be executed. Make a decision.
In response to this, the people nearby were miserable. Many people were arrested and thrown into prison, and they did not know whether they were alive or dead.
Wang Qizhi naturally had some silver in his hand, but if he really took out a piece of silver, everything he had done would be exposed, so he kept saying no.
How could this official let Wang Qizhi off easily? He began to order the soldiers to search for the baggage behind him.
Fortunately, Wang Qizhi hid two long swords and silver taels outside the city. He only had a few dozen taels of silver and a pair of expensive clothes with him.
The reason why he brought this expensive clothes was because he wanted to change them immediately after entering the city and change his face to get rid of the tracking of the black gold organization.
Soon, the baggage was quickly unearthed, and three large silver ingots and a pair of expensive clothes were placed on the official's table. Seeing that there was so much silver, he felt extremely happy. He smiled and said to them. Wang Qizhi said:
"You guys, aren't you rich? Why are you lying? Do you have some ulterior secret?"
Wang Qizhi looked at the expensive clothes and immediately had an idea in his mind, so he started acting again.
He knelt on the ground and kowtowed, crying bitterly and saying: "Young man deceived the adults, and you really deserve to die. It's not too late to ask for an explanation and then deal with it."
Although the official had been in the officialdom for more than ten years and had seen some things in the world, he was still fooled by Wang Qizhi's drama. He stopped his glass and said:
"Then I'll listen to your explanation."
Wang Qizhi quickly wiped away his tears and snot, and said: "Sir, I am a businessman from Chu. I heard that this small town is famous for its porcelain, so I came here with some silver to have a look. If anything happens, I will send a caravan over."
The official was completely intrigued by Wang Qizhi and said, "Then why are you dressed in such rags and hiding your good clothes?"
Wang Qizhi let out a long sigh and pretended to be helpless and said: "Your Excellency, you should know that these are troubled times and powerful people are emerging. If the young ones don't dress in tatters, they will be killed and robbed of money before they leave home. In order to save their lives, this must not be done. "
The official nodded while listening, and suddenly a question arose, "Then why did you ignore some experts to escort you here?"
Wang Qizhi sighed again and said: "Firstly, the journey is long and full of smiles, and no one wants to come. Secondly, I don't trust others. If the people I care about are not good birds, wouldn't I be even worse? I want to make a fortune again, so I have no choice but to take the risk and come here alone."
Wang Qizhi's words made this official feel the same way. He was like this in the officialdom, taking every step for fear of taking a wrong step. In the end, he offended a high-ranking official because of one word and was demoted to a place where no one can shit. He has no hope of promotion in this life, so he makes money like this in exchange for a wealthy life.
No matter what, Wang Qizhi hated the oppression of the people in this way. These prisoners were all from poor backgrounds. They had no money and no power. They had lived in poverty all their lives and suffered such a disaster. How could their families survive?
Wang Qizhi said: "Sir, I will give you those dozens of taels of silver in exchange for my freedom."
Hearing this, the official burst out laughing. After accepting the two ingots of silver, he pushed back the remaining ingot of silver and said:
"You and I are very close to each other. It's not easy to come all the way here. I'll leave the remaining silver to you to pay for the trip back. Just treat it as a friend."
Seeing this, Wang Qizhi quickly pushed the silver back and said, "I have one more request, I hope you can agree to it."
The official asked curiously: "What kind of request? It's all right."
Wang Qizhi said quickly: "I hope I can let go of those people who don't have the money to pay the ransom."
The official took the ingot of silver back, weighed it in his hand, and said, "This ingot of silver is at least twenty taels, and at most five or six people can be released."
Wang Qizhi felt that there was something interesting about this matter, so he quickly took out a few banknotes from his shoes, about a few hundred taels of silver, and handed them into the hands of the officials, saying, "How many people can these taels of silver be released for?"
When the official saw Wang Qizhi hiding the banknotes, instead of being angry, he understood very well that in the world of martial arts, one must learn to hide his secrets, otherwise he would have been cut to pieces, just like he was in the court.
He pondered for a while. It was useless to lock these poor devils here. It was a waste of space. It would be better to sell this rich man a favor and let them all go, so that he could get some profit from him in the future.
The official spoke slowly: "In that case, I will give you face and let them all go."
Upon hearing this, Wang Qizhi immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said flatteringly: "Thank you for your great kindness, sir. These people will definitely be grateful to you if they know that you can let them go."
The official felt very comfortable with the flattery, and immediately burst into laughter and said: "Get up, we are friends now. When we go out, don't forget me!"
Now Wang Qizhi wants to kill this official. He cannot forget him yet. He will go to the extreme. However, the former still has that flattering look. If his two companions see him, they will not believe that it is them. The Sun Wuming I knew.
"That's nature, that's nature."
The official accepted the banknote with satisfaction. Since he was giving face like this, he, as an adult, naturally had to give face to him. He pulled Wang Qizhi and rushed out of the room. The unpleasant smell hit his face instantly. The official used his sleeves to Covering his mouth and nose, he said to the people in the cell:
"The person next to me has already paid your ransom today, so those who don't have money to pay the ransom can go back."
When the prisoners heard this, two-thirds of them fell to their knees. The remaining prisoners were truly vicious people, which shows how many innocent people were imprisoned in this prison.
They kept kowtowing to thank King Qi Zhi for his great kindness.
Wang Qizhi was also very good at troubles, and said to those who were kneeling: "Don't thank me alone, you must also thank this official for his mercy and letting you out, otherwise my great ability will be useless."
