Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 227 Fighting each other
A group fight broke out.

From the very beginning, Zhang Heling had the upper hand.

Zhang Heling made full use of his advantages of being young, vigorous and fearless. He was followed by several Jinyiwei who were former martial artists, and was also taught by Zhang Yanling through words and deeds. In this duel that was related to the honor of the Zhang family, Zhang Heling completely let himself go.

"what!"

The screams were endless.

Obviously, the number of people on both sides was equal, and their weapons were limited to sticks and other items, but the momentum was different. With the last opponent being pinned to the ground and beaten, the fight ended with Zhang Heling's complete victory.

Peng Mianfu was beaten black and blue, and Zhang Heling grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.

Zhang Heling held the stick in his hand, and seemed to want to hit him on the forehead a few more times. Peng Mianfu struggled and shouted, "I am the son of the elder, how dare you hit me?"

"I'm going to hit you, the son of a piece of shit elder!"

Zhang Heling's stick finally went down.

Peng Mianfu was hit again because of his bad mouth.

Lao Lin hurried over and advised, "Hey, let's talk it over. Don't get physical and ruin the relationship."

"Mr. Lin, you dare to hire someone to commit murder? I will kill you."

Peng Mianfu could only vent his anger on Old Man Lin.

Old Lin was so frightened that his face turned red. He hurriedly shook his dry and wrinkled hands and said repeatedly: "Don't be wrong, this is not the helper I found. He is also here to smash and destroy... My shop has been coveted by others for a long time, and before you came..."

A servant of the Peng family who was pinned to the ground beside Peng Mianfu struggled hard and shouted, "Who are they? Go and report to the police!"

These words were obviously directed at Old Man Lin.

"Oh my god, you dare to report it to the police? I give you face!"

Zhang Heling hit the servant on the head with another stick.

The servant immediately became obedient.

Now they finally realized that the guy in front of them seemed a little brainless and would beat anyone who spoke.

Zhang Heling said, "Listen carefully, I will never change my name, I am your grandpa Zhang Heling... I am the prince's brother-in-law, so you should avoid me when you see me in the future. Do you still want to rob this shop?"

Peng Mianfu listened.

What?
The stupid son of the Zhang family?
That is... the son of my former classmate Zhang Luan?

Isn't it possible that the flood has flushed the Dragon King Temple?
Peng Mianfu hurriedly said, "Brother Zhang, I know your father and I've had a drink with him before!"

"Fuck you, you dare to get close to me?"

Zhang Heling hit him with another stick.

Peng Mianfu still didn't give up, and was so anxious that he almost cried, and hurriedly said: "Let's talk it over. Do you want to buy this shop? I'll give it to you!"

Although he said this, he was thinking in his heart, when I go back and find some people to help you, I will make you pay for it.

Even though he was determined in his heart, Peng Mianfu was still a little scared.

If the other party is the nephew of a civil servant, even if he is a playboy, he can still rely on his old father's influence and even have an absolute advantage psychologically.

As for the meritorious officials in the capital, such as the stupid sons of the dukes and marquises, it is easy for him to deal with them. After all, the sons of the ministers have an extraordinary status in the court...

But if it's a relative...

The power of the maternal relatives is not high, but they have a strong background. As the saying goes, when a toad jumps on the back of someone's foot, it may not bite them, but it disgusts them!

Like the Zhang family, they relied on their relationship with the prince and dared to jump out and beat the son of the prime minister!
How dare your Zhang family do such a thing?

Do you have anyone in the Wucheng Bingmasi? Do you have anyone in Shuntianfu? Do you have anyone in the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple? Or do you have anyone in the East Factory and the Jinyiwei?

You are nothing...

But——it’s just not easy to touch him!
If things go wrong, when the prince ascends the throne in the future, do you know what his status will be? What if he is the next Wan Guojiu? Wouldn't he hunt down your Peng family like vicious dogs, or even kill them all?
Don’t dare to take the risk!
……

……

Zhang Heling was very proud at this time.

I was a great success in establishing my authority in the capital for the first time, and with so many people watching, my self-confidence was really inflated, as if I was the only one in the world who could do it better than me.

"that whoever!"

Zhang Heling put one foot on Peng Mianfu's back, then pointed at Old Man Lin with the stick in his hand and said, "I want to buy your shop for a year. Name your price!"

"What?"

When Peng Mianfu heard this, he almost vomited blood.

"You dare to make a noise? You're a rebel!" Zhang Heling raised his stick and was about to hit him again.

"Don't!"

Peng Mianfu is, after all, just a weak scholar. The biggest characteristic of a scholar is that he bullies the weak and fears the strong. He has never lost in a verbal fight, but he is doomed to failure in a fist fight.

Peng Mianfu raised his hands in surrender, but kept saying, "Young Master Zhang, let's talk it over. Don't you think this is a coincidence? I'm here to buy the shop, and I'll sell it to you after I buy it. Isn't this just right? Why are you... so aggressive? It's not polite!"

"Pooh!"

Zhang Heling spat, "Who the hell is telling you to be polite? Do I look like a polite person? I'm just short of money right now and can't do big business. Do you think I don't want to buy it? Hey, let me ask you a question. Are you deaf or dumb? Hmm?"

Old Lin said stupidly, "Sixty taels a year!"

Zhang Heling was furious: "Sixty taels? How dare you cheat me?"

"No... then... fifty taels?" Old Lin was now confused. Could it be that the Zhang family was really trying to take advantage of the opportunity to occupy his shop?

When people buy a shop, they at least pay cash. But if it is occupied by the Zhang family, it is nominally rented, but who knows whether they will pay back later?
Instead of getting into a lot of trouble out of nowhere, it would be better to just sell the shop and hide back in Huguang.

"Fifty taels? Well, that's about right!"

Zhang Heling said, "I'll send you some money when I get back."

"No rush, no rush."

Even though Lao Lin was full of doubts, he didn't dare to urge him.

Because he could see that the man in front of him was a fool, who really didn't care about his life in a fight, and just kept rushing forward without any hesitation.

If he gets angry, he will get beaten and no one will stand up for him.

"The government officials are here!"

"It's going to be fun!"

The crowd immediately cheered.

At this time, the deputy commander of the East City Military Division came with seven or eight soldiers. When he saw the scene, he was stunned.

Good guy...

It was a really fierce battle.

Although no one was missing any limbs, the scene was still somewhat tragic.

The eldest son of the Peng family, who used to be lawless in the eastern part of the city, was stepped on by a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old. His nose and face were swollen, and his head was as fat as a pig's head...

That's called a...

Horrible!

"stop!"

The deputy commander shouted loudly, but no one dared to move forward.

Zhang Heling moved his feet aside and said disdainfully, "You mean stop, right?"

Peng Mianfu felt that the heavy object pressing on his back was finally removed, and he rolled and crawled to his feet from the ground. His men also stood up in groups of three or four, supporting each other.

"How dare you commit a crime in the street..."

The deputy commander was still reciting false threats.

Zhang Heling raised his head and said, "Damn it, you dare to be unreasonable just because you are wearing black? I am doing justice for the heavens, make no mistake!"

Peng Mianfu shouted, "What are you waiting for? Don't you recognize me? My father is Lord Peng! Hurry up and arrest him!"

"Mr. Peng, please be patient and let me sort things out first."

The deputy commander tried to persuade him hastily, but he thought in his heart, do you think I'm a fool?

How could anyone who dares to attack you, Young Master Peng, not have some background?
You can't beat them yourself, so you let us go up and catch them. Let us do the things that will offend people, and you just watch the fun, right?
Zhang Heling patted his chest and said, "My father is the Minister of the Honglu Temple of the current dynasty." "Huh?"

The deputy commander was dumbfounded again when he heard this.

How dare the son of a fourth-rank official of the Honglu Temple hit the son of a cabinet minister?
Is the power structure in the officialdom of the capital in chaos?

Is there still any respect for seniority?
Someone in the crowd reminded: "This is the prince's brother-in-law."

The deputy commander suddenly understood what was going on when he heard it, and slapped his forehead, as if to say, there is nothing to doubt about it, no matter whether you are the Minister of the Ministry of Rites or not, your identity as the prince's brother-in-law is the most important.

Peng Mianfu relied on the official next to him and straightened his back. His tone was very tough: "The prince is nothing, I will arrest him anyway!"

Zhang Heling finally found a backer, and when he heard the other party insulting his brother-in-law, he was immediately furious. He raised his stick and rushed forward, shouting: "You little bastard, say it again!?"

"Young Master Zhang, please be patient, be patient."

The deputy commander no longer enforces the law, but instead tries to mediate the fight.

Fortunately, the Jinyiwei did not rush forward at this moment. Zhang Heling was not strong enough and was easily blocked. This prevented the conflict from escalating further.

"What happened?"

Seeing that the two men in front of him were not easy to deal with, the deputy commander simply went over and grabbed the dazed old man Lin and asked him a question.

Old Lin was grabbed by the collar and could hardly speak clearly. He said hurriedly, "These two gentlemen in front of me, one said he wanted to buy my shop at a low price, and if I didn't buy it, he would beat me up. The other one came to buy the shop, but he didn't give the market price... I didn't know anything, they started fighting at the door."

"So it was a fight."

The deputy commander immediately found the breakthrough point.

In this situation, it is impossible to say who is right or wrong. The best thing to do is to give each of them fifty lashes and let it go.

At this moment, a young man in his early teens came out from the crowd with a few followers.

He ran up to Zhang Heling like an innocent child and asked, "Brother, why are you here? Didn't you say you were here to take over the shop?
"Oh, sir, is there any misunderstanding? It must be due to poor communication. Is there something that you didn't make clear to the person on the other side?"

The deputy commander hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, it's just a misunderstanding. This is a dispute between you businessmen. The government should not intervene."

"oh oh……"

"The official is trying to smooth things over!"

Some people in the crowd started to make a noise.

The deputy commander was in a dilemma.

I was thinking to myself, I'm just a deputy commander of the East City Army and Horse Division, a seventh-rank military position, a trivial military position, and you still want me to enforce the law impartially?

Besides, in the current situation, both families are plundering and are equally shameless. How can I uphold justice?

You guys are just a bunch of onlookers and you don't think it's a big deal. You don't understand the difficulties we police officers face, right?

Zhang Yanling said, "My fellow officials, how do you think this is going to work? Let's all take a step back from today's matter and then find someone to go to the East City Military Command to clarify the matter."

Peng Mianfu certainly didn't want to continue to argue, but he still wanted to maintain his dignity, so he shouted loudly: "You want to give up now? How are you going to settle the bill for beating me? Pay me! If you don't pay me, I'll see you at the government office!"

Zhang Yanling asked loudly: "Fellow villagers, can you tell me who beat whom today? My eldest brother is also injured, and his injuries are internal. He may vomit blood when he returns."

Zhang Heling was in the middle of a beating, his eyes were fierce, and he looked around as if he was choosing someone to bite.

But as the police arrived, he had basically calmed down. After hearing what his brother said, he immediately pretended to vomit blood and said with his belly full of laughter: "Yes, I have serious internal injuries. I am about to vomit blood and die..."

"Hahaha……"

The people watching around burst into laughter.

The deputy commander also had a helpless look on his face, as if saying, "Mr. Zhang, can you please put your heart into your pretense?"
Are you vomiting blood?
It looks like vomiting.

Are you pregnant?

The problem is that you are a man, so you can’t do that!
Peng Mianfu shouted, "Do you think the Military Department will take care of this? Do you believe I will report it to the Ministry of Justice and make sure you guys are punished?"

"Come on, come on."

Zhang Heling was about to rush forward with his stick in hand, "Hurry up and report to the Ministry of Justice. Anyone who doesn't report is a grandson!"

Peng Mianfu saw that even the police didn't seem to want to help him, so he knew how to judge the situation. He took a few steps back before saying, "Just wait, I'll send someone back to deal with you!"

"Hey, a wise man never suffers a loss, so run away with your tail between your legs!"

"You were born in the year of the dog, right?"

Seeing Peng Mianfu trying to escape, the crowd cheered.

Zhang Yanling also called out loudly: "Master Peng, don't leave. Should we go to the government office first and explain the matter clearly? If you report us later and ask us for medical expenses, we will not recognize you."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

A group of people were laughing again.

Peng Mianfu's nose was crooked...it was really crooked, not because of anger, but because his nose was broken by Zhang Heling.

But he knew he couldn't stay here for long.

The followers around Peng Mianfu were somewhat unwilling to give in. One of the servants asked angrily, "Master, there are government officials here, why should we run away?"

Peng Mianfu said, "Didn't you see that when his second son came over, he was accompanied by a group of people? Do you think they would admit defeat?"

The servant then realized that his young master was a bully who only feared the strong.

Knowing that the person opposite him was the prince's brother-in-law, if he was beaten, he would have to flee with his tail between his legs even if there were government officials around.

This is the best place in the capital, and it is true that there is always something better than something else, and there are always mountains higher than the other.

……

……

"It's all gone, it's all gone!"

The deputy commander couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the Peng family leave.

Someone in the crowd asked loudly, "Will there be more fun to see later?"

"What a fuss! If you don't leave now, I'll take you to the government office and punish you!" the deputy commander said in a threatening tone.

Although this deputy commander was not a high-ranking official and did not have much power, he had a deep understanding of the ways of the world.

Even though Peng Mianfu was the son of a grand secretary, he had to swallow his anger when facing the prince's two brothers-in-law.

And you said you wanted to come back and get your revenge?
It's just nonsense. Only the common people who gather to watch the fun will believe it.

"Sir, what's your name?"

Zhang Yanling stepped forward and bowed to greet him.

The deputy commander had no time to deal with Zhang Yanling, because he found that Zhang Heling had already taken the shop owner, Old Man Lin, into the house. Perhaps the Zhang family wanted to continue to do evil after driving the Peng family away.

"Wait a minute."

The deputy commander called out.

Zhang Heling ignored him and walked into the shop.

Zhang Yanling blocked the way of the deputy commander of the military department and said with a smile: "Sir, do we still need to go to the government office? I'll apologize first, please..."

As he spoke, Zhang Yanling took out a small silver ingot from his sleeve and stuffed it directly into the deputy commander's hand.

What I mean is, you should just turn a blind eye.

The deputy commander touched the silver, weighed it, and immediately stopped caring about what was happening in the room. He said enthusiastically, "Young Master Zhang, I can see that you are a reasonable person. Don't cause trouble in the street in the future. It's easy for us to deal with it, but if we really offend people from Shuntian Prefecture, the Ministry of Justice, or the Dali Temple, it will be difficult to deal with them."

Zhang Yanling laughed and said, "How can a superior have the time to care about such a trivial matter?"

"You can't say that... it won't happen again."

The deputy commander seemed very easy to talk to.

Zhang Yanling asked, "Then I'll send you off respectfully?"

"Let's go, let's go. Who else is still here? Are you waiting for me to arrest you?"

The deputy commander drove away the onlookers while drawing his sword, and several soldiers followed him forward.

Other tricks didn't work, but this one worked. The onlookers immediately dispersed, and in the end only a few were left, brought by Zhang Yanling.

(End of this chapter)