Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 594: Action Without Talk

Li Zisheng took a look at the chaotic situation at the scene and prepared to leave.

Zhang Yanling walked over alone and asked, "Uncle, why don't you come over and take a look?"

"I'm not going." Li Zisheng said with a smile, "If there is trouble soon, I'm afraid I'll be implicated. Nephew, do you want to stay?"

"It just so happens that I also think this place is messy and not suitable to stay here."

Zhang Yanling actually held the same view.

Li Zisheng suggested: "Why don't we find a place to drink tea? Wait patiently for the result?"

"How can I disturb you, uncle?"

Zhang Yanling said with a smile.

Li Zisheng said sternly, "I haven't had time to thank you and your son for what happened in the imperial prison. It's a rare opportunity for us to meet today. What's wrong with sitting down and drinking tea?"

“I dare not take credit for it.”

Zhang Yanling waved his hand and said, "Uncle, please come this way."

"Let's go, let's go... Bingkun, you stay here with your men and wait for orders."

Li Zisheng still did not forget to keep the people he brought with him.

"Yes."

Pang Qing bowed and accepted the order.

Li Zisheng looked at Zhang Yanling again and asked, "My dear nephew, are you well prepared? Do you need someone from the government to help you? After all, is it not a good idea to beat someone up right under the eyes of the officials?"

Zhang Yanling shook his head: "It doesn't matter. If you beat someone up, you'll naturally have to make a lot of noise. Why should you care about the government's attitude? With the government's presence, it will appear more powerful.

"But my father has already received my report in advance. Logically, he should have sent people to Shuntian Prefecture, Bingmasi and other places to say hello."

"Well prepared!"

Li Zisheng asked curiously, "I saw the young scholar who came out of the workshop to represent the Zhang family. He was your Mr. Something. He spoke passionately in front of everyone. Because we were far away and the scene was too noisy, I don't know what he said..."

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "That's right. That group of people rushed into the workshop and said that my family was hoarding a large amount of official salt and selling it at a high price. They also found a large amount of white crystals in the warehouse and began to accuse my Zhang family of trafficking in official salt and even selling private salt as official salt to bully the market. Mr. Chai argued with them."

As they walked, Li Zisheng asked curiously, "Does your Zhang family also deal in government salt?"

"No."

Zhang Yanling laughed and said, "That's not official salt, it's soda ash. Two different things."

“What is soda ash?”

When Li Zisheng heard that it was a new term, he became more curious.

Zhang Yanling said: "Soda ash is needed in the manufacture of glass, soap, and even cloth printing and dyeing. It's not easy to explain, but it's a chemical after all."

Li Zisheng said with emotion: "My dear nephew, you are extraordinary. You found a pile of things that look like salt and piled them there to deliberately lure those people into the trap, right?"

"That's not the intention."

Zhang Yanling patiently explained, "In fact, it has always been stored here for production needs, and there has been no special arrangement."

"hehe."

Li Zisheng smiled, thinking that Zhang Yanling was just covering up.

As they were talking, a group of people behind them cried and ran away from the workshop gate.

Li Zisheng quickly hid to the side of the road.

"Beat someone, beat someone!"

Several scholars ran away with their heads covered, and someone was chasing them with sticks.

Li Zisheng asked in surprise: "Why are you suddenly being unreasonable? You're... beating people up now?"

Zhang Yanling laughed and said, "Yes, it's so hard to reason with people. It's more direct and effective to drive people away with sticks and bricks. Look at these scholars. They were indignant before, but now they are beaten and running around. It seems that they have long forgotten what true justice is."

Li Zisheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I hope I won't cause too much trouble to your father."

"Uncle, don't worry about that." Zhang Yanling said, "My father is ready to deal with everything. He also said that at worst, I can just give up my position."

"you……"

Li Zisheng almost wanted to say, "Don't harm me!"

I was waiting for my elder brother to be promoted to the position of Prime Minister and provide me with solid support, but you guys came and said you don’t even need to be an official?
"Uncle, let's find a teahouse and have some tea, what do you think?"

Zhang Yanling reminded.

"it is good."

Li Zisheng looked around and said, "This area has great feng shui, with many talented people and good location. You can also make a lot of money doing business here.

"My dear nephew, you are quite good at choosing a place. Was it your father who chose it for you? Your father is the best in the world in terms of geomancy and divination. You must learn his skills. It will definitely be of great benefit to you in the future!"

……

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When the Shuntian Prefecture's police arrived at Zhang's workshop, a one-sided beating had already ended.

A large number of merchants pretending to be ordinary people, as well as the people they brought with them, were beaten all over their bodies. Many of them had bruises on their heads and faces, and fell to the side of the road groaning.

The scene was so horrific that even the experienced police officers shook their heads after seeing it.

"Xu Fangzheng, it's already like this, why don't you come out and stop it?"

The legal advisor from Shuntian Prefecture who brought the people here started yelling at Xu Fangzheng.

Xu Fangzheng said with a bitter face: "We are insignificant and our words carry no weight. We can't afford to offend anyone from either side. The people who came here said that they have the support of people from Shuntian Prefecture and asked us to stand aside. When the fight really started, it was too late for us to stop it! Both sides were fighting fiercely..."

At this time, Xu Fangzheng finally understood.

This matter...

We cannot look at the issue entirely from the perspective of the protesters.

The harm of offending the Zhang family is equally great.

You can't say that one party hit the other party, you have to say it was a mutual fight, so as to reduce your own guilt.

The master said, "The higher-ups did say they would send people to watch over the situation and prevent it from getting out of control... but didn't they say the South City Army would maintain order? How could it come to this?"

Xu Fangzheng said: "I have called the nearest officials to come and carry the injured."

"You don't have to worry about this anymore."

The master said angrily, "Catch all the guys who beat me up, one by one." "Catch me..."

At this moment, Chai Meng emerged from the crowd, looking very tough. "I am Chai Meng, a student from Shanxi. This incident has something to do with me... It was this group of people who came to cause trouble, and we were forced to take action... I believe the court will give us justice!"

A merchant lying on the ground, disguised as an ordinary citizen, said in a thick Shanxi accent, "I thought he looked familiar. Isn't he the brat from Old Chai's family? Last year, he sent his sister to the capital to participate in the selection of the Crown Princess. He thought she would go back after losing the selection, but she ended up joining the in-laws... He really brought shame to us Shanxi people!"

Someone nearby said, "Chai family kid, I know your third uncle, why do you even hit your own family?"

"Who are you?"

Chai Meng grabbed the stick on the ground and almost wanted to go forward and hit him a few more times, "I am now employed by the father-in-law's mansion. What do you mean by family? Are we Shanxi people friendly to each other? Behind closed doors, you beat us more fiercely than anyone else!"

"You also said that it was behind closed doors. Now... Ouch!"

The man lying on the ground felt a severe pain in his legs and cried out, "Sir, my legs are broken... They beat me and crippled me, Sir, please help me."

When the lawyer saw this situation, he couldn't help but frown.

I thought to myself, if you let me make the decision for you, who will make the decision for us?
The Queen's family is involved, and it's hard to say how the situation will develop next.

If you go out without checking the almanac, you will be unlucky for the rest of your life!
"Go, go, go, take the people with you."

The lawyer shouted.

"Master Hong, is the warehouse sealed? It looks like there are a lot of goods in there."

The yamen runner below asked.

"Get out of the way!"

As they were talking, another group of people came over.

The master turned around and asked, "Who is it? Do you know..."

Halfway through his words, the lawyer immediately saw clearly the attire of the person opposite him, which was the official uniform of the Jinyiwei.

I was instantly frightened.

The leader of the people coming from the opposite side was Mou Bin, who was acting as the pacification envoy of the Northern Pacification Division of the Jinyiwei. When Mou Bin saw the situation on the scene, he was also overwhelmed.

Zhang Heling stepped forward and greeted him with a smile: "Isn't this Captain Mou? There was a small incident at the entrance of my workshop. I brought some people to calm the situation down."

"It turned out to be Uncle Zhang."

Mou Bin bowed to Zhang Heling.

He had made his position very clear now.

You, Zhang Heling, beat someone in front of your own house and you were not wearing the Jinyiwei official uniform, so I will not recognize you as one of my own. You are "Uncle Zhang" instead of "Captain Zhang".

Zhang Heling said, "It's all because of this bunch of scoundrels who came here to cause trouble for no reason. Take them away, lock them up and interrogate them thoroughly to find out who is behind this. They even dared to invade my property."

"This……"

Mou Bin got a headache when he saw it.

Those who came to cause trouble were indeed those protesting people who looked "honest".

But the people who beat him were from the Zhang family.

Say this is a fight...

What about fooling the ghost?

Who has the overwhelming strength? Could they hide it from us, the Jinyiwei?

"Master Qianhu."

As they were talking, a man climbed up from the crowd, covering his injured arm with a look of grievance.

"Go back and take care of you."

Mou Bin glared at the man fiercely.

Apparently, the Imperial Guards had received wind of the news early on that something might happen here.

Therefore, the Jinyiwei must have sent out spies to keep an eye on the situation. However, who would have thought that the development of the situation would far exceed the expectations of this Jinyiwei spy. Not only was the message not delivered in time, but he himself was also beaten black and blue.

So it seemed that the beating had already taken place before Mou Bin rushed over after hearing the news.

Chai Meng asked, "Is it the Jinyiwei who is arresting us, or the Shuntian Prefecture? Let's make it clear first, where are they going to take us? Only then can our father-in-law go and rescue us."

When Mou Bin heard this, he couldn't help but frown and look at the young man who looked like a scholar.

I was thinking, how could this guy be so arrogant just because he has the Zhang family as his backer?
I really don't know how to write the word death.

Beating people in the capital! ?

Humph, there will always be someone who can cure you!

"Shuntianfu, please take the person away."

Mou Bin commanded.

Shuntian Prefecture's lawyer hastily declined: "Don't worry, we are just here to check the situation. It is more appropriate for Jinyiwei to arrest the person. It looks like no one is dead. Fortunately... the boys are gone."

"and many more."

Mou Bin shouted sternly, "If you don't want to get into trouble, send the man to the Daxing County Office. Without instructions from above, the county office is not allowed to inquire about this case. Wait for the next instructions from the court."

The master said dissatisfiedly: "Captain Mou, even if you are a member of the Jinyiwei, you can't interfere in local affairs, right? Besides, why don't you send people to Daxing County Government? Why do you have to use our people from Shuntian Prefecture?"

Mou Bin frowned. "Who handed the case to the Jinyiwei before? I still need to ask the higher-ups how to solve this case! Will you obey orders or not?"

The lawyer said helplessly: "Well... well, I will take them away and send them to the Daxing County Office... Tell them that these are all mine... and they cannot be neglected."

Mou Bin glared at him: "Hey, what are you talking about?"

"How can someone that even the Imperial Guards don't dare to control not be my master?"

The lawyer seemed to be very stubborn. Even if he had no choice but to agree to the Jinyiwei's arrest, he had to show some strength to let these soldiers know that Shuntian Prefecture was not something they could easily control.

"Master Qianhu, what do you think we should do?"

Someone came over immediately to ask for instructions and whispered something in Mou Bin's ear.

Mou Bin asked: "Are there any seriously injured people?"

"No."

The subordinate reported, "Even if there are people who shout that they are badly injured, the brothers checked and found that they were only injured in the tendons and bones. The beatings were very measured, hitting the arms, legs and buttocks, without showing any blades. The matter also involves relatives and students, you see..."

Mou Bin said coldly: "I will ask for instructions from above. We need to control the situation for now. No one is allowed to approach us. No one can speak for us!"

(End of this chapter)