Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 572

Early in the morning, people outside the city of Xianghe County wanted to come in, and people inside the city were also eager to get out. When they came to the city gate, they found that the gate was closed.

If the city gates are not open during the day on Taiping, something must have happened. The crowd was clamoring over there, and they were immediately driven away by the soldiers guarding the city gate. Normally, the villagers in the village are very polite. With such strictness, everyone knows what happened. No, they separated.

The people living around Paifang Street were woken up early in the morning by the guards knocking on the door, and were strictly told not to go out or make noise.

As I said earlier, this Paifang Street is populated by wealthy families from Xianghe County. If they are not allowed to go out, naturally many people will get angry and get angry at the yamen servants. The brocade-clothed guards with knives came forward with cold faces, and no one dared to continue making trouble, they all shrank back.

There is only one family on this side of Paifang Street, with a high wall and a gate, and outsiders can't see clearly what's inside. They only heard from the maids and servants who came out to buy goods that the owner of this house is doing silk business outside and is away all year round. Running around, usually only the hostess is at home.

This kind of family has only female family members who are the head of the family, and they are so rich, they will definitely be tricked by people with evil intentions, and there are also rogues who come to make trouble, but they were kicked out that day, and the houses of these rogues were burned that night , the money in the yamen was sufficient, and all the hands and tails were suppressed.

After this incident, the people in Xianghe County knew that the family in Paifang Street could not be offended, and it was better to provoke less.

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All around Paifang Street are heavily armed soldiers. There are brocade guards wearing flying fish uniforms and embroidered spring knives, and more soldiers in armor.

What was even more surprising was that there was actually a cannon placed in front of the door of the family on Paifang Street, facing the gate in the dark, with artillerymen guarding the side with torches.

Not to mention the tight siege, there are more than [-] firecrackers in each direction, the matchlocks are all on fire, ready to fire, and when someone looks down from the wall, they will hold the firecrackers and go up. I glanced at it and saw the black iron pipe, and the people on the wall hurried down.

There are firecrackers and cannons, and there are elite soldiers on duty. From early morning to dawn, this "big family" on Paifang Street dared not even open the door, and even the people looking on the wall were cautious.

"My lord, Wang Tong, wants to see Shen Wang!"

After such an embarrassing stalemate for a while, a soldier shouted loudly to the inside. After shouting this sentence, the soldiers outside could hear the commotion in the courtyard.

"Can such a wooden door withstand a cannonball?"

There was no answer from the courtyard, and another soldier shouted. After shouting this sentence, the courtyard was quiet for a while, and the artilleryman holding the torch turned to look at Wang Tong who was sitting behind. Wang Tong smiled and looked at the gate, but did not give an order.

The silence inside didn't last long, the door opened with a creak, and dozens of firecracker soldiers in front of them raised their firecrackers in unison, but the one who opened the door was a young and strong man with a pale face. Coming over, with a subconscious shudder, he took a step back and almost fell to the ground.

"Master Wang, is my master here to invite you?"

After stammering these words, Wang Tong sneered, stood up from his seat, and said:
"It's all in this situation, why are you still playing with airs, except for Shen Wang and his wife and children, everyone else threw out their weapons, then raised their hands and went out to surrender, there is still a stick of incense, hurry up!"

Wang Tong said carelessly, but now the situation is uncontrollable, the man who opened the door nodded with an ugly face, turned around and ran back again.

This time, I didn't wait too long. Not long after, a knife and ax were thrown out, and there were even two three-eyed guns. Then, as Wang Tong ordered, a person walked out of the door with his hands raised.

Tianjin Jinyiwei had already prepared manpower, one came out, checked it immediately, then tied it up and threw it aside, after a while, no one came out again.

General Tan waved his hand behind Wang Tong, and the heavily armed Jinyi guards rushed in, and searched carefully everywhere according to the pre-arranged arrangement.

"Report to your lord, the house has been cleaned up, and Shen Wang, his wife and children are waiting in the main hall."

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"The two of you take the woman who is in vain to the side hall, and leave that child behind!!"

When Wang Tong was at the door, he gave an order, then stopped, and the two strong women quickly agreed, and walked into the living room quickly.

Hearing a greeting from inside, Wang Tong walked into the living room.

Sanshui Wang Shen Wang, who has always been calm and composed, sat on a chair with a dull face, holding a sleeping baby in his arms. Seeing Wang Tong walk in, Shen Wang paused, and said in a shy voice:

"My villain, thank you master for protecting me, and not letting the bitch show her face."

There is a difference between men and women, men and women are very defensive, people don't care, people who are particular about it still value it, if just now the soldiers poured in, or Wang Tong walked in and saw Shen Wang's wife, then Shen Wang's face would be completely lost .

Wang Tong doesn't care about humiliation, but now that the situation is under his control, there is no need to humiliate the other party's wife and children, and he can simply sell it.

Ignoring Shen Wang's words, Wang Tong went over to pick up the baby, looked down, and said with a smile:

"It's really cute, the eyebrows and eyes look like Boss Shen!"

When Wang Tong went to hug him, Shen Wang wanted to refuse subconsciously, but he still gave up dejectedly. Hearing what Wang Tong said, Shen Wang slightly lowered his head, and said dumbly:

"If there is no me at sea, there will be great chaos. At that time, except for warships and warships, no one will be able to go to Tianjin Wei for trade. Your lord will suffer heavy losses. You will not be able to pay the additional gold flowers and silver in the palace. Then you will still have today's glory and wealth."

Wang Tong didn't seem to hear Shen Wang's desperate threat, he just smiled and said:

"Although Xianghe County is good, it is not as prosperous as Tianjin Wei after all. You live in the country of Wa. Naturally, it is more convenient to travel by sea at the seaport. I have prepared a house for you. Let your wife and children move there!"

Shen Wang shook his body and disappeared numbly, but stared at Wang Tong and said:
"My lord, I'm just a wife and child. If Shen Mou gives up these two burdens, what else can you do to me?"

This kind of big man on the sea is very good at seizing opportunities, and when he finds that Wang Tong's words are loose, he immediately talks about conditions.Wang Tong smiled and said:
"It's just a wife and children. You are talking big. Now that you kill your wife and children, I will let you go back to the sea. Your people are so powerful at sea, but they can't attack my Tianjin Wei, cut off my sea trade, and my Tianjin. Wei still has the profit from trading with the grasslands, gold flowers and silver are naturally not worrying, but you can cut off Tianjin Weihai Road for a few years, and you have seen the gunboats in the shipyard, after three years, are you still sure of self-protection?"

Shen Wang's complexion sank again, but the child Wang Tong was holding woke up. Seeing that the person holding him was not his parents, he was a little stunned and immediately burst into tears. Shen Wang tensed all over and was about to stand up and move forward. General Tan behind him had drawn his knife out of its sheath at this moment and laid it across his neck.

Wang Tong gently shook his arms, coaxing the child in a low voice, the baby stopped crying and stared at Wang Tong, Wang Tong looked at the baby with a smile, and said again:
"There is another way to get the best of both worlds. I won't kill your women and children, and I won't kill you. Just castrate you and let you go. If you lead people to cut off Tianjin Wei's maritime trade, then just come."

Castrate him, let Wang Tong control the child and so on, the ending is not the same, just now it has already explained a lot.

Wang Tong's first condition has already given Shen Wang a blow, it really tore his face, Wang Tong's position may not be able to move, the second condition is even more cruel, although women and children do not move, but there is a real and unprecedented danger .

"Master, the child doesn't know anything, please spare him!!"

A woman's cries for help came from the side hall next door, but the baby was happy to be teased by Wang Tong, and "giggled" there.

The child's innocent laughter relaxed the tense atmosphere in the room a lot, Shen Wang finally showed a dejected look at this moment, just sat there without making a sound.

"Put the house in Xianghe County, say that you are a silk merchant, disguise yourself, and hang a big beard on yourself, spend so much effort to house your wife and children, and say that you don't care, what do you say that you have given up the burden, if you really don't care , wouldn’t it be fun for you to go to Hirado and face each other all day long!”

After Wang Tong said this, Shen Wang lowered his head even more, and took him to Hirado. Although they met all day long, there was also the possibility of being caught or threatened by others. Shen Wang would rather work hard in secret. For this reason, although self-protection is the main component, there are concerns about fearing that his wife and children will be in danger.

"You have also seen the strength of Tianjin Wei. If you really want to fight at sea, Tianjin Wei may not be able to win, but you have lost your vitality, and you have so many second-rate men. Are they all loyal to you? Don't they want to be the leader?"

There are no more polite words, every sentence is extremely heartbreaking, his own son is in the arms of the other party, every sentence Wang Tong said is the heartbreaking truth.

Sitting there, Shen Wang hunched over, as if he had suddenly aged several decades, the room became quiet, the sobbing of the woman and the laughter of the child in the side hall next door were not noisy, but it made people feel more peaceful.

Wang Tong was only there to tease the children, but he ignored the pale and extremely depressed Shen Wang, who was silent for a while, Shen Wang slowly stood up, Tan Jiang withdrew the knife, Shen Wang took a step forward, plopped He knelt down on the ground, kowtowed several times, and said hoarsely:
"The villain has been rebellious for many years and has harmed the sea. Meeting an adult is a blessing from my previous life. Please give the villain a chance to abandon the dark and turn to the light!"

"Knowing mistakes can be corrected. There is nothing good about it, but there is no rush to abandon the dark and turn to the bright."

Listening to Wang Tong's indifferent words, Shen Wang was stunned, kowtowed his head on the ground, and said:
"Please instruct your lord."

"Continue to be the leader at sea first, you still have a lot to do..."

(End of this chapter)