"Brother, how could these guys know the inside story? Are the Zhou family fools? Will they publicize such a thing so that these gangsters know the inside story? These gangsters are afraid that they don't know what the Zhou family looks like. What they really know is
The leader has a beard. The Zhou family only needs to spend money to find a leader and tell him what to do, and the leader will take care of the rest. So I took the first step to knock down the leader. All I had to do was keep him.
Then we can get clues from his mouth. It's a pity that the blunderbuss was so ineffective that it didn't knock him down and made him run away."
"It turns out that you acted first to hurt the one who knew the situation first. Then let's chase him. Why not chase him? Isn't that guy injured? Where can he escape?" Zhang Heling asked hurriedly.
Zhang Yanling smiled bitterly and said: "There were horses outside the yard, and the guy ran away on horseback after leaving the yard. Even if our people chased us on horseback, it would be difficult to catch up. They are familiar with the roads in this area, but we are not. And this guy is definitely not familiar with it."
I will go back to Baodi County, and I will definitely find a place to hide. How dare you come out to do things if you don't have such brains? What if the other gangsters are caught? They can't find a name. Besides, our manor will be located here in the future.
It is not a wise move to leave these gangsters with no way to escape. So, there is no need to chase after these guys."
Zhang Heling was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, and I feel better. What should we do now?"
Zhang Yanling said: "We can't stay here. We have to go back to the capital to avoid long nights and dreams. The land deed is in the bag, and the dust has settled when we return to the capital. If we can't grab the land deed, the Zhou family will have nothing to do. I think at most they will still be here.
Weeping and complaining about this matter in front of the emperor is a matter for later. We have completed the procedures and we are not afraid of them if we fight."
Zhang Heling nodded and said, "What I'm saying is that we have to leave immediately. We can't stay here any longer."
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That night, the two brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling returned to the capital with all their hands. Nothing happened on the way back to the capital. Once they entered the capital, the Zhang brothers were the best in the world, and no one dared to have any evil intentions against them.
Already.
However, at noon the next day, while Zhang Yanling was still sleeping soundly, he received the news that the emperor wanted him to enter the palace for an audience. Zhang Yanling knew that what he had guessed was happening. The Zhou family must have made trouble with the emperor.
Zhang Yanling immediately got up, washed and rushed to the palace. By coincidence, she ran into her brother Zhang Heling at the palace gate.
"The Zhou family must have gone to complain to the emperor. They are sons of bitches. They won't even let them sleep peacefully. I'm going to scold them bloody." Zhang Heling said angrily.
"Convince people with reason. We must convince people with reason. Brother, we have the reason. The land deed is in our hands." Zhang Yanling smiled and comforted him. He was not worried at all.
Under the guidance of the chamberlain, the Zhang brothers entered the imperial study room in the Qianqing Palace. As soon as they entered the door, two sharp eyes were cast on the two brothers, those of Zhou Shou and his younger brother Chang Ning Bo Zhou Yu. Hongzhi
Emperor Zhu Youtang was sitting behind the desk and reading the memorial. When he saw the Zhang brothers coming in, he put down the memorial in his hands and frowned at them.
"My ministers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling bow to the emperor." The two brothers stepped forward and saluted.
Zhu Youtang waved his hand and said, "Get up and answer."
The brothers thanked each other and stood aside.
"Do you know why I called you here?" Zhu Youtang asked.
"I don't know. The emperor has made it clear." Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling said in unison.
Zhou Shou, whose face was ashen on the side, couldn't bear it anymore, pointed at the two of them and shouted: "What? You two are still pretending to be confused? You two have gone too far... How can you take away the land purchased by my Zhou family in Baodi?
?Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for us in this matter. The two of them will definitely deny it, but the facts are there and cannot be denied."
Zhang Heling glared and said: "Zhou Shou, what are you yelling about? What does it have to do with you?"
Zhou Yu said angrily: "Why is it none of our business? You went to Baodi to seize my Zhou family's land, and you still say it's none of our business? Do you want to deny it?"
Zhang Heling shouted: "Hey, are you two brothers shouting together? Do you think this is your Zhou Mansion? There are no rules. You will not be allowed to act wild in front of the emperor."
Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu were about to exchange sarcastic remarks when Zhu Youtang coughed loudly with a sullen face, alerting them to his presence. After the cough, the study room fell silent.
"Yanling, tell me, is it true or false that Qingyun Marquis Ningbo accused you of going to Baodi County to seize their property?" Zhu Youtang asked, pointing to Zhang Yanling.
Zhang Yanling bowed and said: "Your Majesty, we did collect land in Baodi, but what does this have to do with Mr. Zhou and others? We bought the land from the people. Those lands belong to the people, not him.
From the Zhou family."
"Nonsense, the land you bought is exactly the 40,000 acres of land that the emperor authorized us to acquire in Baodi. Do you want to deny it? Hey, you can't deny it. The emperor will know this once he investigates." Zhou Shou endured it again.
He kept interjecting and accusing.
Zhang Yanling frowned and said: "Mr. Zhou, please don't talk nonsense in front of the emperor. We don't know that the emperor has given permission for your Zhou family to buy land in Baodi, so please don't spit on us."
Zhou Shou snored angrily, pointed at the Zhang brothers and said to Zhu Youtang: "Look, Your Majesty, you are telling lies with open eyes and denying it in front of the Emperor. Your attitude is too bad."
Zhu Youtang frowned and said to Zhang Yanling: "You really don't know about the fact that I gave the Zhou family the purchase of 40,000 acres of land in Baodi County?"
Zhang Yanling bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to lie, but I have heard some rumors."
Zhou Yu sneered: "Didn't you deny it just now?"
Zhu Youtang said in a deep voice: "Should you ask or should I ask?"
Zhou Yu quickly shut up.
Zhu Youtang looked at Zhang Yanling and said, "Since you know this, why do you want to cross your legs?"
Zhang Yanling hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the land I bought is not the 40,000 acres of land that the Zhou family wants to buy. These are two different things."
Zhu Youtang frowned and said, "How do you say this?"
Zhang Yanling said: "The news I heard is that the Emperor Xu Zhou's family purchased 400 acres of wasteland in Baodi County. But this time I and my brother bought 400 acres of fertile land. It was not wasteland. They were all planted with rice.
Well, the rice is already heading. Could that be the land that the Zhou family wants to buy?"
Zhu Youtang was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked: "Qingyunhou, are you mistaken? What you told me was four hundred hectares of wasteland, but Shouninghou and Jianchanghou bought fertile land, so it shouldn't be you."
The land is about to be purchased. Did you come to me to file a complaint without understanding it?"
The two brothers Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu were stunned and didn't know how to get back. Indeed, Zhou Shou lied to the emperor and said that the four hundred hectares were wasteland because he was worried that the emperor would not allow him to acquire fertile land. If he said it was wasteland, the emperor would not care so much.
.And by classifying it as wasteland, the price of the land can be kept extremely low. Even if someone files a complaint, he can have a reason to explain. But he didn't expect that this was actually a loophole, and Zhang Yanling took advantage of it.
If you admit it, doesn't it mean that you are making trouble unreasonably? If you don't admit it, doesn't it mean that you have deceived the emperor?
"I'm asking you a question, please answer me." Zhu Youtang frowned.
"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Zhou Yu suddenly knelt down and kowtowed.
Zhu Youtang frowned and said, "What does Uncle Chang Ning mean?"
Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "This matter is all my fault. My brother sent me to check out the 400 hectares of land in Baodi County. In order to lower the land price, I lied to my brother and said that it was 400 hectares of wasteland.
My brother didn't know that I was lying to him, so he told the emperor the same thing. The blame for this matter lies with me, not my brother who deceived the emperor. I am so obsessed with my mind that I ask the emperor to punish me. I am willing to accept the punishment."