Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 226: Victory, Not Defeat
Zhang Heling was instructed by his old father to go out and fight on behalf of the Zhang family, and to openly rob things. He was so excited and thrilled.

When I followed Zhang Yanling out, I wished I could carry my brother on my back.

It is no exaggeration to say that his younger brother is a noble person in his life. He now worships his younger brother like a god.

"When will the fight take place? Where will the troops be?"

Zhang Heling kept asking along the way.

Zhang Yanling didn't say much and took him to the teahouse where they had agreed to meet.

At this time, there were already four people sitting in the teahouse.

In addition to Chai Meng who arrived earlier, there was also Qin Yun, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard who was specially invited and now has nothing to do with the Zhang family, and then there is the Huizhou merchant Qin Zhaohe, the owner of this shop - an old man in his fifties who looks honest and has a Huguang accent.

"These are the two young masters of the Zhang family."

When Qin Zhao saw the Zhang brothers coming, he stood up and introduced them.

The old man stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Greetings to the two young gentlemen."

When the old man saw that the two young men were representing the Zhang family, there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

When he introduced him to me, he said he was a relative by marriage and that he had a strong backing, so I believed him. But how come this relative by marriage sent two guys to handle my case?
Zhang Yanling stepped forward and asked, "Master Qin, have you explained the situation clearly?"

“Not yet.”

Qin Zhao said, "Shouldn't we wait for the second young master to come? Old Lin, let me introduce these two to you... This one is the teacher invited back to the Zhang family, Mr. Chai, a student from Shanxi. This one is Captain Tan of the Jinyiwei."

"So you are an official. Please forgive me for not recognizing you just now." Old Lin then realized that the young man sitting opposite him was a captain of the Jinyiwei, and he was shocked.

Zhang Yanling walked to the table and said with a smile, "Captain Qin, I hope it won't be too much trouble to ask you for help this time?"

Qin Yun shook his head: "No, no, it's not my working hours. Since the Second Young Master invited me, how can I not come? I also specially called a few brothers this time. They are good at fighting and have rich experience in fighting. If they are mixed in the team, they will be more measured when beating people. They will definitely make them unable to get up for a few days, but they will not be seriously injured afterwards."

Lao Lin was stunned as he listened.

Jinyiwei helped in the fight?
Indeed, his background is strong, and it is true.

It seems that the Huizhou merchants have the background and strength to even invite such an awesome person!
"I... I don't want to make a big deal out of this..."

The people should not fight against the officials, and the target is the son of the elder, so Old Lin is naturally afraid of trouble.

Zhang Yanling smiled and comforted him, "Why should you worry, Mr. Lin? This time you are just a bystander... We fought with the young master of the Peng family for your shop, what does it have to do with you? If you are caught, just report us directly."

Lao Lin was stunned when he heard this. Not only did you let me know the whole story, but you also asked me to report you?
Qin Zhao hurriedly said, "Second Young Master, you are joking. Old Lin, you must keep your mouth shut. No matter what, just say that you don't know about this matter."

"Okay, okay."

Lao Lin is not stupid either.

I told you that you are related to me, so won’t the government kill me?
It must be okay, that's why it's easy to get away.

The team started walking towards Lao Lin's shop.

The shop is located in the northeast corner of the capital, close to Taicang, which is suitable for rice business. There are many merchants coming and going here. It is one of the best locations near Dongsi Archway in Dongzhimen. Therefore, his shop, which is from Huguang, is coveted by local wealthy families.

Zhang Heling met his thugs for the first time.

There are a dozen people in front of me, they are the first batch.

Mixed in this first batch were the Embroidered Uniform Guards, who were under the command of Tan Yun.

Although Qin Yun did not say exactly how many there were, judging from their spirits and vigor, there were at least four or five martial artists, which made the fighting power of this group of people soar.

There was also a second group. These people were the porters that Zhang Yanling and Chang Shun had found at the dock outside the city. They changed into tattered black shorts and carried sticks. They looked like professional fighters, but they could only fight with the wind at best and were just a show of strength.

According to Zhang Yanling's idea, if Zhang Heling could rely on the first group of people to defeat Peng Mianfu's men, there would be no need to bother the second group of people to take action.

If there are still not enough people, Qin Zhao's men can be mobilized. A dozen or so people can be gathered in a short period of time.

This time, Zhang Yanling was told that victory was the only option. Defeat was not allowed.

This was the first time that the Zhang family had shown up in the circle of nobles in the capital and made a name for themselves. If they took the initiative to provoke a fight and ended up losing, they would really lose face.

However, Peng Mianfu thought he had a sure win. From the beginning he did not expect that anyone would dare to go against him, so he probably would not bring too many people.

When they arrived at Dongsi, they first found a place to stop and rest, waiting for Peng Mianfu's people to arrive.

Qin Zhao specially found an opportunity to talk to Zhang Yanling alone: ​​"Second Master, why are you doing this?"

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "Master Qin is also a veteran, right? He has traveled a lot and has seen a lot of disputes in the market. Don't you understand our intentions?"

Qin Zhao's eyes flickered with a gleam of light, and after a pause he said, "Is this a deliberate attempt to defame oneself, to make people think that the Zhang family only cares about the interests of this small piece of land in the market? And to let potential opponents relax their vigilance?"

"Yes and no."

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "Some things will be explained to you later. Our Zhang family's enemies have never been the dignitaries in the capital, right?"

"what!?"

Qin Zhao was stunned for a moment.

She thought she saw through Zhang Yanling and felt that the Zhang family did this to prevent Liang Fang from becoming suspicious and taking revenge.

But when Zhang Yanling casually said "the enemy is not the powerful and wealthy", she fell into deep confusion.

It was obvious that the Zhang family's way of thinking was extremely high-level, and it was not something that she, a self-proclaimed veteran businessman, could understand.

……

……

Qin Zhao had just been sent away when Chai Meng approached and asked in a low voice, "Second Young Master, is this... a disgrace to one's conduct?"

Zhang Yanling replied with a smile: "It's good to be polite... As future relatives, our Zhang family is a polite family? Am I polite? Are you polite?"

"you……"

Chai Meng rolled his eyes. "I am your nominal teacher after all, how can I not be polite?"

Zhang Yanling said, "Mr. Chai, as a scholar, isn't the greatest pursuit in life to be able to decide the fate of the world on horseback, or to be able to pacify the world with a pen? Don't be so rigid! You can't accomplish great things if you are too rigid... We should take a long-term view. Do you want to walk sideways in the capital with your sister in the future?"

"I……"

Chai Meng almost died from a lack of breath.

Are you painting a pie for me?

I'm a scholar from Shanxi. Even though my family is not poor, I'm very tight on money now and have to live under someone else's roof. You actually plan to train me to be your henchman, or even make me work for your Zhang family in the future?
It’s fine if you work hard, but what kind of dirty things are you doing?

Where can I, a scholar, put my face?
Zhang Yanling said: "The truly powerful people will not talk to you about being polite. You see, the person we are dealing with today is the son of the elder. Do you think he is a polite person?
"Mr. Chai, you should first think about how to make a living in this world. When the granaries are full, people will know etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they will know honor and disgrace. If you can't even survive, but still care about those things outside of your body, you will be laughed at by the world."

Chai Meng was still a little angry, but after hearing this, he hesitated.

I couldn't help but wonder, I came here to reason with you, but you turned around and gave me a lecture?
Who is the gentleman?
……

……

The street where Lin's shop is located is very busy at this time.

Lao Lin and his two assistants stood in front of his shop, and the neighbors seemed to know that his shop was going to be sold that day, and many people felt sorry for him, but when they knew that the person opposite was the son of the cabinet minister, no one dared to speak for him. At this moment, Zhang Heling showed up with his men and stood in front of the shop.

"Boss Lin, you agreed to sell this shop to me, why are you suddenly not giving it to me? What do you mean?" Zhang Heling deliberately raised his voice so that people around him could hear clearly.

The onlookers were surprised.

Didn’t you say that all the shops were sold?
Selling it and selling it off are very different in nature. One is selling and the other is renting. Even if the person in front of you is a powerful person who came from nowhere and uses robbery as a means, at least this family still has some sense and did not do the thing of killing the chicken to get the eggs.

Old Lin was also an actor at this time. He stepped forward and bowed, saying with a bitter face: "Master Zhang, I am really sorry. I was willing to sell the shop, but I have no choice."

"What do you mean you have no choice? Come on, someone, take up this place... Hey, today I want to see who dares to compete with me!"

"Okay, brothers, go ahead!"

The people behind Zhang Heling immediately stepped forward with sticks and blocked the entrance to the shop. Some even went straight in and started throwing things out.

……

……

The show begins, even though it starts a little abruptly.

Qin Zhao, Qin Yun, and Chai Meng, accompanied Zhang Yanling and stood in the crowd not far away, watching the fun. Behind them were a large number of substitute players, who were just waiting and watching.

"Second Young Master, are you acting too hastily?"

Qin Zhao asked quietly, "Wouldn't it be better to wait for the Peng family to arrive before taking action?"

Chai Meng also said: "This seems to be inferior, and people will scold us."

Zhang Yanling frowned: "You two should understand that we are here to rob, not to uphold justice... If we wait for the Peng family to arrive before we take action, will Old Lin have any way out?"

"This……"

Qin Zhao frowned again.

If you think about it carefully, if the Peng family came first and then Zhang Heling brought people out to interfere, the Peng family would definitely think that the Zhang family and Lao Lin had colluded with each other in advance.

On the contrary, if they started smashing, looting and robbing right away, it would make people think that the Zhang family is not a good family, and then Lao Lin would... escape.

Moreover, since Zhang Yanling wanted to highlight the arrogance and rudeness of the Zhang family as prospective foreign relatives, he naturally would not choose to take action afterwards, as that would make it seem that the Zhang family had impure motives.

"It's happening, it's happening. Look at that Lao Lin. He's a natural actor. I'm worried for him."

Zhang Yanling saw something interesting, pointed forward, and started clapping.

Several people quickly looked in the direction of Zhang Yanling's finger.

really……

The situation in front of the Lin family shop is now in chaos.

As soon as the people Zhang Heling brought entered the house, they threw some broken cabinets, tables and stools towards the door. Shopkeeper Lin, who was unable to stop them, knelt on the ground, crying and wailing, so miserable. The screams and sobbing were so heartbreaking that anyone who heard or saw them cried. They really lived up to Zhang Yanling's praise.

At this moment, someone came over to Qin Yun and whispered something in his ear. Qin Yun then leaned over and whispered, "Someone is coming."

Only then did Qin Zhao and Chai Meng realize that Zhang Yanling did not act rashly.

Instead, he first sent people to keep an eye on Peng Mianfu, and only took action at this critical moment when he learned that they were halfway on the road and were almost there...

The biggest advantage of doing this is that the matter will become a big deal. Before the government officials arrive, Peng Mianfu and his men will arrive first, so that the next step of the fight can be carried out...

If the government officials had arrived first, it is very likely that both sides would have stopped fighting before the war.

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as predicted.

Before long, a gap was opened in the crowd, and Peng Mianfu was seen walking in front with a menacing look, followed by a dozen thugs with sticks, and they appeared in front of Lin's shop.

"Who dares to act rashly here?"

When Peng Mianfu saw this, he was surprised. Someone has taken the lead in doing a business?

Zhang Heling had just lifted up a box and thrown it at the door, which was smashed to pieces, splashing dust all over the floor. Hearing Peng Mianfu's yell, he immediately picked up a stick and walked forward a few steps, pointing the stick at Peng Mianfu and shouting, "You want to steal my shop? You are blind!"

Peng Mianfu was stunned for a moment.

How could there be anyone in the capital who dares to challenge us?
Looking at the situation on the opposite side, they don't look like children of officials. They are all dressed in rags. Are they so poor that they want to snatch food from the mouths of those in power?
Snatch food from the tiger's mouth.

"Who are you?"

Peng Mianfu was still relatively cautious and took the initiative to ask questions.

Under the feet of the emperor in the capital, who knows how powerful the other side’s background is?

Sometimes, the sons of cabinet ministers and chancellors may not be able to get away with anything they want.

Zhang Heling was about to introduce himself when he heard a shout from the crowd: "Beat him! Beat him!"

The initiator of the commotion was naturally Zhang Yanling.

In Zhang Yanling's opinion, today you are here to fight in a group, who asked you to show off your identities and show off your power? And in the end, you want to shake hands and make peace, and join in the fun?

Zhang Heling reacted immediately. At that time, the Zhang family's reputation was not that loud, and it would not be intimidating enough to talk about it. His brother asked him to come today not to let him quarrel with others, but to make him hurt someone.

"on!"

At Zhang Heling's command, a dozen people behind him rushed forward with sticks in hand.

This put Peng Mianfu's people in a passive position.

Since they were playing away, they had just arrived at the place and didn't even know the situation clearly. They didn't even know who the opponents were, but they just rushed over and started fighting. The other side was aggressive and completely unreasonable... The leader was simply a fool.

This posture...

We usually follow Young Master Peng to show off our might. Everyone would stand three inches shorter when they see us. We have always had the advantage in terms of numbers and appearance. We have never seen such a "big scene".
But Zhang Heling took the lead, rushed to Peng Mianfu with a stick in his hand, and swung one end to hit him hard.

But then I remembered what my brother said, it’s okay to hit the head, but not the back of the head, and when fighting, try to get the opponent to the ground first, so that it will be easier to punch and kick him later... If the opponent is still standing, the situation will be a 50-50 chance at best.

Only when all the opponents are defeated can it be a one-sided and glorious crushing victory.

"boom!"

Zhang Heling was a professional fighter after all, and he had done this kind of thing many times in Xingji. He hit Peng Mianfu directly in the face with a stick.

Peng Mianfu turned his head but did not dodge, and was hit hard on the right forehead.

"Ouch, it hurts so much...you are looking for death!"

Peng Mianfu cried out in pain, then shouted loudly and called his men to "fight back!"

However, they never expected that the several tall and mighty men beside Zhang Heling looked even more reckless than Zhang Heling. They even leaped over and rushed forward to beat up the men in front of them.

(End of this chapter)