Chapter 281: Tweaking the tiger away from the mountain
As soon as Wang Ruqian stepped over the threshold, the door slammed shut behind him, knocking down a few leaves and rustling on his turban——
The sky is dark, but the moonlight is so beautiful. The lights of the old courtyard in Quzhong are as brilliant as daytime. Starting from Wuding Bridge and ending at Chaoku Street, fire dragons are winding, shining brightly on the heaven and earth. The Qinhuai River is also the most prosperous at night.
At that time, from Jubaomen Shuiguan to Tongjimen Shuiguan, people traveled back and forth all night, dreaming of spring red, and the language of flowers across the curtains, making people wonder what night it was -
However, at this time, Wang Ruqian had no intention of having fun. The four masters and servants were driven out of the Xiangzhen Hall. First of all, they had to be careful of being beaten. Wang Ruqian glanced at him. Fortunately, the descendants of King Qi had dispersed, so he immediately moved his legs and left.
He ran toward Wuding Bridge. He had a boat parked there. At this time, he had to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible. That boy Zhang Yuan was so sinister that he actually blamed him for the beating. In the dark night, there was a mouth
It’s hard to argue that the descendants of King Qi are quite powerful in Jinling. I’m afraid he won’t be able to come to Jinling anymore——
Fortunately, the trip was uneventful. The master and servant returned to the boat under Wuding Bridge smoothly. Wang Ruqian breathed a sigh of relief, washed his face, and ordered the waiter to make tea. He calmed down first and then thought about how to take revenge on the three Zhangs.
Brothers, especially Zhang Yuan, and Wang Wei, that cheap maid, dared to accuse him face to face. It would be unworthy of a gentleman not to avenge this grievance——
The boat left Wuding Bridge and slowly went down the river to the opposite side of the Gongyuan. I saw that the Gongyuan on the right bank was sparsely lit and the huge buildings were silent, but the old courtyard on the left bank was brightly lit and filled with singing, blowing and orchestral music.
There are many Qinhuai painted boats temporarily moored on the shore without any guests. In the boats, beauties and beauties, fanning their heads and wearing green hair, are playing the flute or the piano to attract guests——
Wang Ruqian decided to find a painted boat to stay with the beauty on the Qinhuai River. To calm himself down, he ordered the boatman to move the boat to the river house on the left bank. Suddenly he heard someone on the bank shouting: "Is Wang Ruqian, the famous Huizhou scholar, on this boat?"
Wang Ruqian's first thought was "I'm really famous." Just as he was about to raise his voice to agree, he suddenly became alert and ordered the boatman's servants to be silent. He looked towards the left bank through the tent window and saw a large group of people standing high and low on the bank.
, knowing immediately that something was wrong, he hurriedly ordered the boatmen to sail the ship away from the left bank——
There was already a lot of shouting and cursing on the shore:
"That's the boat!"
"That's right, I followed this dog thief surnamed Wang all the way here. I beat him——"
"Fight this bitch!"
"..."
Tiles and stones flew like raindrops. Wang Ruqian hurriedly ordered his servant to close the window, but several tiles had already flown into the cabin. One of them hit him in the forehead, and blood immediately spattered for five steps. Wang Ruqian hurriedly lay down and ordered his servant to give him blood.
While bandaging, he asked the boatman to shout: "The one who beat the man is Zhang Yuan of Shanyin, and has nothing to do with Wang Ruqian of Huizhou——"
At this time, there was a commotion. None of the angry descendants of King Qi on the shore came to listen to the arguments of the people on the boat. Although rubble and stone flew like snowflakes and smashed the boat, some shouted: "Find a boat, catch up, and beat up that dog thief."
Take him half dead to see the official."
The descendants of these deposed kings are used to running amok in the Jinling market. They suffered such a big loss tonight. Now they have gathered dozens of people, determined to beat Wang Ruqian to vent their anger. They chased Wang Ruqian on the shore, and a few rogue idlers took over by force.
A painted boat, using sticks to intimidate the boatmen to chase the boat in front——
Wang Ruqian turned pale with shock and shouted: "Pull the boat quickly, quickly! Quickly!"
The three boatmen on board the boat also knew that the situation was critical, so they rowed with all their strength and drove all the way to Taoye Ferry. There were many cruise boats on the Qinhuai River, and the three boatmen were skilled in boat handling and did not collide with other boats.
The boat he was running was not moving very fast, and the boatman was unwilling to put in any effort, so he gradually chased him away. However, those people on the bank continued to chase him around the house and over obstacles and along the river, and would not give up until they caught this famous Huizhou man. There were a few good people.
He ran, ran all the way to Tongji Bridge to intercept him——
After the boat passed Taoye Ferry, the pursuers on the shore had been thrown away. Wang Ruqian felt a little relieved, and then he felt the pain in his forehead and a lot of blood. Although it was bandaged now, this inexplicable and unreasonable disaster really troubled him.
Angry, Wang Ruqian wanted to take a famous prostitute as his concubine, which would be beneficial to his reputation as a celebrity. Unexpectedly, he encountered this dilemma and was beaten. Thinking that he was being beaten on behalf of Zhang Yuan, Wang Ruqian was furious and touched a piece of jade.
Ruyi knocked it off with a "snap" and said in a hateful voice: "Boy Zhang Yuan, you and I are at odds with each other!" He gritted his teeth and thought about how to take revenge——
The boatman operating the boat suddenly shouted: "Ms. Wang, there is a boat blocking the bridge ahead!"
Wang Ruqian hurriedly put his head out of the cabin and took a look. Ten miles away, Qinhuai arrived at Tongji Bridge. The bustling area was withered and the lights were dim. In the dark night, he saw a boat lying across the middle of the river. This was obviously arranged by the descendants of the deposed king to stop them. Wang Ruqian panicked and shouted
Said: "Stop the boat, stop the boat, get ashore quickly and find a patrol officer's bunk."
The boat docked on the right bank. Wang Ruqian climbed ashore, and the two healthy servants followed him and ran north. It was dark, unfamiliar with the place, and they didn't know where the police station was. They ran out of breath, but they met a group of people.
People stopped at the entrance of the square and shouted: "Where else are you going to escape, the dog thief named Wang!"
Wang Ruqian was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground. His bones were weak and his muscles were numb. He wanted to turn around and run away, but he had no strength left.
Six or seven men with sticks in their hands gathered around and cursed: "Thieves, you dare to beat our descendants of the royal family. If you don't break your dog's legs today, you will not show the majesty of our descendants of the Zhu family -"
Wang Ruqian panted and said: "Wait a minute, I have - I have a great reputation, please don't be rude, I have something to say -"
The seven men hesitated for a moment, looked Wang Ruqian up and down, and one of them sneered: "I'm just a foreigner. This world belongs to my Zhu family. How dare you, a small student, to offend our noble family Huang?
It’s a crime of confiscating a family and exterminating a clan, do you understand?”
Another man waved the wooden stick in his hand and said, "What are you talking about? I'll beat you up first and then drag you to Yingtian Mansion for questioning!"
Wang Ruqian said hurriedly: "It's not me who beat you, but the three brothers Zhang Yuan from Shanyin."
A man asked: "Is your surname Wang?"
Wang Ruqian thought to himself and replied, "No, my surname is Hu." Wang Ruqian's mother's surname was Hu, and she was also from a wealthy Huizhou family.
A man yelled angrily: "You thief, you don't even dare to recognize your ancestors. Who else would you have if you weren't Wang Ruqian, a famous scholar from Huizhou? Otherwise, why did you escape so fast - beat him!"
The seven men swarmed up, struck each other with sticks, and beat Wang Ruqian's three masters and servants on their heads and faces. Wang Ruqian held his head and shouted for help——
There were jumbles of footsteps, and someone was running towards this side, shouting: "Where are the murderers coming from? In front of you is the location of the six government offices. Who dares to commit murder?" There was a gong sound. This was the person in the patrol officer's bunk. In accordance with the regulations of Tianfu, every day
One hundred households have five shopkeepers to assist the government in maintaining law and order. Generally, the shopkeepers take turns to be on duty on night patrols on the streets. When thieves do something illegal, a gong is sounded, and each shop responds to the arrest together -
The seven men stopped their hands and said loudly: "We are the descendants of the surname Zhu and the descendants of King Qi. We are all good citizens of this city. You should watch out. It is these three Huizhou people who beat us first."
A store manager led a dozen or so Jinling residents to the front. One of the residents recognized these destitute queens and said a few words to the store manager. The store manager did not want to get involved with these Zhu family rogues and just fell to the ground and groaned.
One of the three people was a health worker, and he was afraid that he would be in trouble if he went to the government. But before the shop manager could say anything, the health worker who had fallen on the ground had already gotten up and said loudly: "The one who beat me is Shan."
Yin Xiucai Zhang Yuan, it’s not me. I am indeed Huizhou Wang Ruqian, but it’s not me who beats people——”
Wang Ruqian was determined to use this opportunity to make the matter clear. He could not be beaten on behalf of Zhang Yuan. Although these deposed kings and common people beat him, which made him extremely hateful, the culprit was Zhang Yuan. At this critical time, he might as well put aside the past grudges and fight with these deposed kings and common people.
Wang Shumin teamed up to deal with Zhang Yuan——
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In the Xiangzhen Hall of the old courtyard in Quzhong, the four masters and servants of Wang Ruqian had just left. Zhang Yuan took Mu Zhenzhen and Xue Tong out of the gate of the Xiangzhen Hall. The four of Wang Ruqian went south to Wuding Bridge, and the three of Zhang Yuan
Go north to Chaoku Street. There is a boat owner on Chaoku Street who has always relied on Xiangzhen Hall to make a living.
After landing at Tongji Bridge, we rushed to the inner guard yamen. Two of the four sergeants guarding the gate were on duty in the afternoon. They recognized Zhang Yuan and quickly crossed their hands and sang a promise. Zhang Yuan asked the sergeant to come in and announce that he wanted to see Eunuch Xing.
He said: "Eunuch Xing went to the tax collection office in the evening and has not come back yet. Mr. Zhang, do you want me to report to Eunuch Xing immediately?" The sergeant knew that Eunuch Xing valued this Imperial College student very much. When he came out in the afternoon, Eunuch Xing kept sending him to him.
The door, it's a rare thing -
Zhang Yuandao: "Since Eunuch Xing is not here, I will not go in. Which one is there, Bi Baihu or Liu Zhangban?"
The guard sergeant said: "Liu Zhang's squad is here, I will report to Mr. Zhang."
When he was still moving, Liu Gaoya, the manager of the Dongchang, came out quickly. Of course, Liu Gaoya was no longer dressed as a slave in a short shirt, but with a round hat and soap boots and a brown official uniform. He held his hands with a smile, enthusiastic but not flattering, and asked: "Zhang
Young Master, what are your orders?"
Zhang Yuan returned the courtesy and said: "I have something to do with Master Liu," and then told him about the harassment he encountered from the common people of the deposed king in the Xiangzhen Hall.
Liu Gaoya said: "That group of deposed queens are running rampant and lawless in Jinling City, and I have heard about it. I didn't expect to offend Mr. Zhang today. Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I will go with you." He then summoned ten Dongchang fanzi and
Ten soldiers in golden uniforms followed Zhang Yuan to the Xiangzhen Hall of the old courtyard. They had not yet handed over the second drum, but they saw a deserted man in front of the door. How could there be any idlers to harass him!
Zhang Yuandao: "We just made a little plan below to divert the tiger away from the mountain. Those scoundrels chased a student named Wang, but it won't be long before they come back here to cause trouble. It's all thanks to the help of Liu Zhangban."
Liu Gaoya said: "It's easy to talk about." He and the twenty fans and warriors entered the courtyard.
Zhang Dai and Zhang E both came to greet Liu Gaoya. Liu Gaoya knew that Zhang Yuan's two clan brothers were studying at the Imperial College, so he returned the favor politely.
Li Xueyi and Wang Wei came to invite Liu Gaoya into the hall for tea. Liu Gaoya looked at the two stunningly beautiful girls in the song and felt they looked familiar. He suddenly realized that they had seen them at Xuanwu Lake last time, and he was also there that time.
, he saw Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan did not see him——
About half an hour later, I heard the noise outside the courtyard getting closer, "bang bang bang", and someone knocked on the door again.
Liu Gaoya put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up and said, "Sit down, Mr. Zhang. I'll go and send those people away first before coming back."
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