Chapter 1,202 The clever Cao Wushang, the dangerous Zhang family
The next day, it was still dark.
Su Mingzhe took Cao Wushang to find Zhang Li and went to the county town to resolve the case.
The process of closing the case is a bit troublesome, after all, the matter has become a big deal.
However, after Zhang Li said that he could use a title as an alternative to punishment, the county magistrate thought for a moment and agreed.
When the three of them returned from the county town, the title deeds to Zhang Li's house and fields all had their surname changed to Su.
Fortunately, Su Mingzhe only took away the Zhang family's house and land, but did not complete the matter.
Zhang Li took away the furniture he bought, the grain, copper coins, gold and silver he had accumulated.
Cao Wushang looked at the empty house and felt a little reluctant to leave. He came to Su Mingzhe and whispered:
"Master, I see that the rich man's face is full of resentment. I'm afraid that if he is dissatisfied, he will cause trouble in the future... Why should you let him go?"
"What do you know? What I want is for him to be dissatisfied!"
Su Mingzhe looked at Cao Wushang, who was bewildered, and suddenly felt that saying these words to him was a bit unfair.
Later, Su Mingzhe remembered his original purpose of asking him to be his slave, and immediately turned around and said with a smile:
"Wushang, do you want to be free in advance?"
Cao Wushang was laughed to his heart's content, but he still said honestly:
"Of course I want to be free, but now that the government has sentenced me to two years of slavery, how can I dare to run away?"
"No need to run away!"
Su Mingzhe slowly stopped smiling, his eyes began to darken, and his voice slowly lowered:
"I heard that your cousin is now a widow at home. If you can introduce her to me as a wife, I will let you go free. How about that?"
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When Cao Wushang heard that his freedom had to be exchanged for his cousin's innocence, he immediately became unwilling.
But he didn't dare to refuse directly. For a moment, he could only lower his head and remain silent, silently resisting Su Mingzhe's shameless behavior.
When Su Mingzhe saw this, he couldn't help but smile coldly and threatened directly:
"Cao Wushang, I am discussing with you now. If you help me do it, we will be a family in the future. Naturally, it is you, me, and everyone. Don't think that if you don't help me, I won't be able to take you down. Cousin. If you wait until I personally take down your cousin and you try to find a backup, it will be too late!"
Cao Wushang was not a tough guy to begin with.
In the official history, he betrayed his boss Liu Bang because he was afraid of Xiang Yu's power.
Now, being forced by Su Mingzhe, Cao Wushang could only bite the bullet and explained:
"Master, don't look at my cousin who is now a widow. In fact, she had already been with Liu San last year. Otherwise, if you change someone else, I will definitely help you get her!"
Facing Cao Wushang's plea, Su Mingzhe just showed a fierce look on his face and said coldly:
"It's because she is Liu San's woman that I fell in love with her! Let me ask you one last time, do you agree?"
"Master, how about... let me try it!"
Cao Wushang looked at Su Mingzhe who suddenly changed his face, and suddenly guessed why Su Mingzhe let the Zhang family go so easily.
Guessing the reason, Cao Wushang suddenly guessed that his cousin was probably in danger of escaping. In desperation, he could only "give priority to each other in order to benefit and give priority to two evils" and put this matter into perspective. Accept it.
After a while.
Cao Wushang was unhappy and arrived at the wine shop at the head of the village. Just as he was about to open the door and go in, he saw a man walking out with a bag on his back.
When the young woman saw Cao Wushang, she immediately pulled him into the store with a look of panic on her face and screamed in a low voice:
"Brother, aren't you working as a minister for someone named Su? How did you escape?"
"I didn't escape."
When Cao Wushang saw his cousin, his face darkened, he stopped worrying, and immediately explained his purpose of coming.
When the young woman Cao heard that her cousin actually asked her to serve as an outer room for the new pavilion chief, she turned pale with anger and her anger rushed to the top of her head.
He slapped his cousin on the face and said angrily:
"Cao Wushang, who do you think I am, Cao Zijun? I am the woman of your eldest brother Liu San. Su sent Liu San in, and you still want me to accompany him? Are you still a man? Still not Liu San Brother? Why are you so cowardly!"
"Little sister, listen to me first."
Cao Wushang was speechless when his cousin asked him.
After a long time, he finally remembered the excuses he made on the way:
"This Su Er, we all underestimated him! If he could only fight, I wouldn't be afraid of him. After all, even if I can't fight him head-on, when Liu San, Lu Wan, and Shen Shiqi come out, the four of us will still If you can hit him with sap and sprinkle lime powder, you can always find an opportunity to kill him."
When Mrs. Cao saw what her cousin said, she immediately asked in confusion:
"If that's the case, then you want me to make an outer room for him?"
Cao Wushang smiled bitterly and told the story of Su Mingzhe's cracking of the grain theft case yesterday, and then how Su Mingzhe dealt with Mr. Zhang's family property.
After hearing this, Mrs. Cao looked suspiciously and said:
"Listen to what you said, this Su Er is quite benevolent and righteous. He just took the reward from the government and didn't take anything more!"
"What!"
When Cao Wushang saw his cousin, he didn't notice Su Mingzhe's vicious tactics immediately, so he directly exposed Su Mingzhe's plan and said:
"This Su Er is not a very good person, how could he let the Zhang family off so easily?"
"I guess Su Mingzhe let Zhang Li go so easily just because he didn't want to catch anyone's tongue. As long as Zhang Hong arrives, Su Er will definitely take action again. By then, without the protection of his title, Zhang Li will be an out-and-out Family members of the water bandits. After Su Er captured him and Zhang Hong, according to Qin law, he could justifiably confiscate his family property!"
"This Su Er...is he so cunning and cunning?"
Mrs. Cao was also frightened by Cao Wushang's guess. Thinking of her concubine who had been sent to serve as a minister, she suddenly became anxious:
"Since he is so bad, he won't harm Liu San, right?"
"How did I know this?"
Cao Wushang sat on the stool and sighed.
Mrs. Cao was also panicked.
Even though she can open a wine shop in the village and shake up the place, her temperament is much more aggressive and tough than ordinary women.
However, this is all in comparison.
In fact, Mrs. Cao is just an ordinary woman. Without Liu San as her concubine and the support of her cousin Cao Wushang, her wine shop would have been destroyed long ago.
Nowadays, Cao Wushang keeps exaggerating Su Mingzhe's ferocity and cunning, which scares the Cao family into panic and loss of ideas.
Just when Cao Wushang was discussing with the Cao family.
On the other side, when Zhang Li moved all his belongings to Zhang Qing's house, the villagers started talking about it.
Weishan Lake was placed as the village's spy. After receiving the news, he quickly reported it to the higher authorities.
At night, five figures sneaked into the village.
Zhang Li, who had not rested yet, was frightened when he saw his nephew Zhang Hong suddenly appearing in front of him. For a moment, his face turned pale and his voice was hoarse:
"Why are you back at this time?"
"If someone named Su dares to bully our old Zhang family, I'm here to seek justice for our old Zhang family!"
Zhang Hong had been a water bandit in Weishan Lake for several years, and had long developed a lawless character. When he opened his mouth, he was murderous.
"What kind of justice are you seeking?"
Although Zhang Li was old, he was not confused. He grabbed his last nephew and shouted:
"Go away quickly and don't come back anytime soon! Otherwise, our Zhang family will be in danger..."
"How dangerous? It's just a child with a yellow mouth!"
Zhang Hong has been a water bandit for several years. He has seen blood on his hands and is not afraid at all:
"When I come back this time, firstly, I want to take people to kill the two brothers named Su to vent my anger on my uncle. Secondly, I want to take my uncle and sister-in-law, and our family will go to Weishan Lake together to eat meat as much as possible. It's better to be independent of nature. The days are gone!"
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Realizing that his nephew was so reckless, Li wanted to persuade him.
It's a pity that Zhang Hong didn't listen to this uncle at all. After bowing, he turned around and went out with a few friends, heading towards the former Zhang Li's house.