Zongwu: At the beginning, Huang Rong was tricked into being a cook

Chapter 259 The Tianji Building Incident ([-])

Chen Yipin and the others sat down.

There are many diners around, eating and drinking.

The expressions of many diners are all very enjoyable.

There is a feeling of being addicted.

"Everyone looks so weird!"

Ah Zi said.

Eating a thing, even if it is very delicious, it will not be like this.

Ruthless said:
"Obviously after eating so much, why do so many people look so pale?"

If it is a healthy person, even if his complexion is almost, it will not be so bad.

But these diners who are eating are different. Their faces are not in a good state of mind, as if they haven't slept for a long time.

Moreover, many people have sunken eye sockets and a sallow complexion.

Chen Yipin didn't speak, and silently looked at these people.

As he had guessed at the beginning, these people looked like they were now, just as he thought.

At this time, an old man dragged a little girl into the Tianji building.

"Please, give me some food! I really want to eat your food!"

The old man took the hand of a mistress and said pleadingly.

Xiao Er shook off the old man's hand in disgust, and said:

"Go away! You still owe so much money to our Tianji Building and haven't paid it back, who will give you food!"

The old man fell to the ground, and the little girl next to him supported the old man.

The old man grabbed the little girl's hand and said excitedly:

"Didn't you say before that you can sell my granddaughter to you! I will put my granddaughter here to pay the money I owed before!
Don't look at her small, she can help you with work, and eat less!When you grow up, you can still sell her! "

The little girl cried and looked at her grandfather, saying:
"Grandpa, don't sell me! Grandpa! Grandpa!"

The old man looked at the little girl with disgust and said:

"Why don't you sell you! Your parents are dead, do you still expect me to raise you!"

Hearing this, the little girl cried even more sadly.

Xiao Er looked at the little girl next to the old man, and said with a smirk:

"Let me discuss this with our shopkeeper, but there should be no problem!"

Hearing this, the old man kowtowed excitedly to Xiao Er.

"thanks, thanks!"

"Grandpa, don't sell me! I can take care of you at home! From now on, I will only eat one meal a day!"

The little girl cried and pulled the old man's sleeve.

As if the old man didn't hear it, he ignored the little girl and looked at Xiaoer, who was looking for the shopkeeper.

Chen Yipin and the others noticed this scene.

Ah Zi has a bad temper, she slapped the table angrily, and said angrily:

"What a beast!"

Said, like rushing to intervene in this matter.

Although she was not sold, she lived alone since she was a child.

She knows better than anyone how difficult such a day is.

Seeing the little girl like this, he naturally couldn't restrain his violent temper.

"Ah Zi, wait a minute! Check the situation first!"

Xiao Feng held Ah Zi back.

"Wait a minute? That girl doll will be sold!"

Ah Zi said to Xiao Feng angrily.

"No, if you really want to sell it, brother-in-law will go up and help!"

Xiao Feng said.

AhZi is a little irritable, now being pulled by Xiao Feng, she can only bear it.

Chen Yipin suddenly said:
"I may understand why Tianji Building has agreed to credit so many people."

Ruthless said:
"My lord, do you want to say that Tianjilou wants to use these people on credit to traffic people?"

Human trafficking in the Ming Dynasty was a felony.

According to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", those who plunder and sell people will be sentenced to 100 sticks and exiled for 3000 miles.

Those who plunder and sell human beings as wives and concubines will be sentenced to 100 years in prison for 3 rods.

If more than three people are plundered and sold, they will be beheaded.

If Tianjilou did this, then these people would probably all be beheaded.

"Well, that's right."

Chen Yipin nodded.

Combine the things that Tianjilou added to the food and wine, and then add that Tianjilou actually allows diners to credit up to a hundred taels of silver, and now.

The secret building can be said to be linked together.

However, these are just Chen Yipin's guesses. It's really unknown what the specific approach and purpose of Tianji Building is.

On the second floor of Tianji Building.

"Mr. Wang, what's so noisy downstairs?"

A luxuriously dressed young man asked the respectful person next to him.

"Young Master Huang, I'll go down and see the situation now."

Mr. Wang's voice was a bit sharp, and his appearance didn't look like any other man.

But upon hearing this voice, one could think that he was an eunuch.

Among the common people, there are very few eunuchs, and it is basically impossible to meet them when they go out.

The only places where you can often meet eunuchs are the palaces of the major dynasties.

These two people are none other than Zhu Jianshen, who visited privately in Weifu, and the eunuch, Eunuch Wang.

As soon as Zhu Jianshen arrived here, he heard people say that the food in Tianjilou was delicious, so he came here.

When we arrived at Tianji Building, before the food was served and the drink was not even taken a sip, we heard the commotion below.

"I'll go take a look with you."

Zhu Jian said deeply.

I came to Weifu for a private visit, and if I encountered injustice, I, the emperor, would naturally take care of it.

Zhu Jianshen and Wang Gonggong went downstairs, and just stopped by Chen Yipin's table, watching what happened at the door.

"Brother, may I ask what happened at the door?"

Zhu Jianshen clasped his hands and asked Chen Yipin.

At the door, the old man was still kneeling on the ground, and the little girl kept sobbing.

They were dressed in sackcloth, and there were many traces of mending on the clothes.

It can be seen that the family background of these two people is not very rich.

Chen Yipin, who was looking at the situation at the door, turned his head around.

After seeing Zhu Jianshen, Chen Yipin frowned slightly.

Zhu Jianshen was dressed gorgeously and looked like a son-in-law.

But the temperament on his body is not like that of a young master.

There was also the man next to Zhu Jianshen, who smelled very strong from the sachet on his body, but when he smelled it carefully, there was a foul smell.

This smell is very similar to the smell of the man in black that Chen Yipin met before.

Those men in black are eunuchs from Dongchang, which means that this person should also be a eunuch.

With the eunuch and a handsome son, the combination that Chen Yipin can think of is the combination of the emperor and the eunuch.

Wuqing also looked over, and was shocked when he saw Zhu Jianshen and Wang Gonggong.

But soon, calm was restored.

"Brother, what happened at the door is like this..."

Chen Yipin recounted what he had just seen.

After finishing speaking, he paid attention to the change of expression on Zhu Jianshen's face.

After listening to Chen Yipin's narration, Zhu Jianshen said angrily:

"Such a thing is still necessary! Don't you take my "Law of the Great Ming Dynasty" seriously!"

When Wang Gonggong heard what Zhu Jianshen said, he said with a smile:
"Young master, don't worry, let's see the situation. If that's the case, we'll report to the officials later!"

Chen Yipin was observing Zhu Jianshen, but now he heard what Zhu Jianshen said.

Chen Yipin was even more sure that the person next to him was the emperor.

This emperor is Zhu Jianshen, the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

"Humph!"

Zhu Jianshen realized that he had said the wrong thing. Although he was angry, he didn't continue talking.

Hearing this, Ah Zi snorted coldly and said:

"Report to the official? The government can manage the Tianji Building!? If you want me to say, go up and teach me a lesson!"

Eunuch Wang glanced at Ah Zi.

By saying this, I am comforting the emperor.

When you say that, isn't what I just said just for nothing?

Zhu Jian said coldly:

"If it is the government of Qixia Town, it really can't do anything with Tianji Building. But..."

Zhu Jianshen spoke halfway, but did not continue.

He also knew that if the government of Qixia Town only managed it, there must be nothing wrong with Tianji Building.

However, he made a private visit in micro-service, it is definitely not Wang Gonggong who protects him alone.

There are still six doors around, and the people from Jinyiwei are there.

At that time, I will let the people from Six Doors and Jin Yiwei take action.

The gate of the sky machine building.

Xiao Er led the shopkeeper out.

The shopkeeper has a fat head and big ears, with a big belly.

Xiao Er leaned over to the shopkeeper, and after whispering a few words, the shopkeeper showed a treacherous smile on his face.

The diners, seeing this, acted as if it hadn't happened. It seemed that this incident was very common to them.

The whole Tianji building is paying attention to what happened at the door, and currently only Chen Yipin, Zhu Jianshen and Wang Gonggong are the only ones.

People passing by the door are all watching curiously.

Pointing at the old man from time to time, the expression on his face is disgust, disgust, and disgust.

The old man was very excited to see the shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, look at how my granddaughter is doing!
She is only six years old, you can sell her if you let her work in your secret building for a few years!
Guaranteed not to lose money!I will use her to pay off the debt I owed before! "

The little girl cried louder.

"Grandpa! Please, don't sell me out..."

"Grandpa, don't sell Niu Niu..."

Hearing Niu Niu's cry, the old man angrily said:
"Shut up! A girl from every family will be sold anyway sooner or later!"

Niuniu didn't dare to speak anymore, she just kept crying.

The shopkeeper stroked his beard and looked at Niu Niu.

Stretching out his greasy hand, he lifted Niuniu's hair and glanced at Niuniu's face.

Although Niuniu's face is dirty, her facial features still look pretty good.

Niuniu was frightened by the shopkeeper, and she hid herself back.

Seeing this, the old man pushed Niuniu's thin body.

The shopkeeper showed a sinister smile, and said to the old man:

"This child is too young, but... I can save you a little money."

After finishing speaking, he asked Xiao Er beside him:

"How many taels does he owe?"

"Go back to the shopkeeper, this old fellow owes us 200 taels of silver to Tianjilou."

Xiao Er said with a flattering smile.

The shopkeeper heard the words and said:

"This girl, out of kindness, let me pay 50 taels of silver! You still owe us 150 taels of silver to Tianjilou."

"50 taels! Shopkeeper, it's too little! When Niu Niu was young, she could work in your store, and when she grows up, you can sell her. It's not 50 taels!"

The old man heard the words and said hastily.

He originally thought that if he could offset all the money he owed, he could even have a little more, but he didn't expect that it would not be enough at all.

"Too little? Let me tell you, the most other people here are 30 taels. If I give you 50 taels, it's just a pity for you!"

The shopkeeper shouted angrily.

After finishing speaking, he said to Xiaoer beside him:

"Take her down!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Er stepped forward and pulled Niu Niu, and was about to leave.

The old man was in a hurry, stepped forward and hugged the shopkeeper's leg, and said:
"Shopkeeper! More! 50 taels is really too little!"

"Get out! Giving you 50 taels is too much, and you want more? I advise you to go back quickly and find a way to pay back the remaining 150 taels!"

The shopkeeper angrily shook off the old man.

The old man was already weak, but when he was thrown by the shopkeeper, his body flew out.

"Grandpa! Grandpa!"

Seeing this, Niuniu broke free from Xiao Er and rushed towards the old man.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper shouted:
"Come on, drive that old man away! Let me stay with this little girl!"

"understand!"

Several mistresses came over again, two mistresses dragged Niuniu, and other mistresses punched and kicked the old man.

AhZi's eyes turned red.

Breaking free from Xiao Feng's hand, he rushed forward.

"Azi!"

Seeing this, Chen Yipin and the others also followed.

Zhu Jianshen also took Wang Gonggong and followed behind them.

Ah Zi rushed over, first punched Niu Niuniu's two juniors, knocking them down to the ground.

As for the old man, the behavior of selling Niu just now made Ah Zi very disgusted with him, how could he save the old man.

Wu Qing didn't think like Ah Zi did, with a thought, a few chairs rose out of thin air and fell on the little girls who were beating the old man.

"Boom bang bang-"

Several juniors were thrown out by the chair.

The old man had a bruised nose and a swollen face, lying motionless on the ground.

"Grandpa! Are you okay, Grandpa!"

Niuniu knelt on the ground, pushing the old man's body.

Zhu Jianshen watched from behind, and when he saw the chair suddenly fly up and hit Xiao Er, he looked at Wu Qing in surprise.

"ruthless?"

Zhu Jianshen muttered to himself.

He has seen Ruthless perform like this before.

But looking at Wuqing's attire, he was not like the Wuqing he knew, so he was not sure for a while.

Ah Zi went over and touched the old man's nose, and said to Niu Niu:

"Your grandfather... is dead."

When Niuniu heard this, she felt very uncomfortable.

Although grandpa wanted to sell her, but since her parents passed away when she was three years old, grandpa has been the best person to her.

That is, in the past few days, grandpa has been very bad to her.

"Grandpa! Don't die, Grandpa!"

"You used to say you wanted to watch me get married!"

"grandfather!"

The shopkeeper came to his senses, pointed at Ah Zi and asked:

"Who are you, you dare to make trouble in Tianji Tower!"

"What's wrong with the Tianji Tower! The Tianji Tower can plunder and sell people at will! I'm afraid you don't take the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" seriously!"

Ah Zi retorted.

The shopkeeper sneered and said:
"The business you love and the one I want, how can you talk about it!"

The Ming Dynasty could buy and sell people, but the premise is that it needs to be reported to the government, and then it must be stamped by the local government before it can be carried out.

Such transactions are legal.

But looting is different. Looting is buying and selling people through violence, kidnapping, threats, lures, and deception. The lowest is exile, and the highest is beheading.

　The phenomenon of human trafficking that the ancient dynasties severely cracked down on refers to "slightly selling" and "plundering".Slight selling refers to the abduction and trafficking of people by means of threats, lures, and deceit. "Plundering and selling" is more serious, kidnapping people by violent means, and then selling them for profit.

　　In this chapter, I combined looting and a little selling together.

　　
　
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