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In the afternoon, Chen Danying wanted to go to a theater that had recently become popular in the capital. Wang Junlin had nothing to do, so he went with her. He met Nie Xiaoyu who had just returned from outside the city, and the three of them went to a nearby theater that was newly opened half a month ago.
A drizzle theater.
When passing by a street, I saw a huge crowd of people at the intersection in front of me from a distance, and I couldn't help but be surprised.
But soon they found out what was going on. In fact, it was Wang Junlin who caused all this.
The news that the Yu family was going to be confiscated and exterminated spread, which naturally caused a sensation in the entire capital. Some people clapped their hands and cheered, some suddenly sneered, and some were afraid and rejoiced. The eight great clans of Guanlong always shared the same hatred when faced with such matters of life and death, but in this case
In this matter, the other seven gatekeepers of Guanlong chose to remain silent, because they knew very well what state the emperor was in at this time. They could force the emperor to make concessions under normal circumstances, but if the emperor had lost his mind, they would have no choice but to force him to make concessions.
Under the circumstances, they were unwilling to provoke him. What's more, after receiving the news, the emperor's most favored son, King Yang Liang of Han, had gone to the palace to intercede with the emperor to intercede with the Yu family, but they failed to make the emperor change his mind.
In addition, if the Yu family was in its prime, and the emperor issued such a decree, he might be worried about confiscating the capital city of the Yu family, which would cause trouble or even rebellion in the Yu family's hometown in Xianyang, but now the Yu family no longer has this strength and influence.
In the past, the high-ranking family was confiscated and exterminated. People from all walks of life in the capital came to watch the excitement. What's more, there were many people who had been bullied by the Yu family for so many years. It was a great joy to see the despair and pain of the former enemies.
Of course, the main reason was that the emperor had decreed that Yu's female family members should be sold off. Who didn't know that even ordinary humble girls from high-ranking officials were as beautiful as flowers? The three teams of singers and dancers raised in Yu Zhongheng's mansion were even more famous in the capital.
Not to mention that Yu Zhongheng has eight wives and seven daughters. I heard that all of them are beauties, but the youngest is only twelve years old. For those who have a grudge against the Yu family, if they can marry their wives
How wonderful it feels to buy a woman and then humiliate her arbitrarily.
"Sir, I heard from Jingtian that Yu Zhongheng is good at dancing. The three teams of dancers in the house cost a lot of money to buy. One was bought from Goryeo, one was a beauty from the Western Regions, and the other was from Jiangnan.
The girls were carefully selected. These three teams of dancers were outstanding in themselves. Later, they were trained by Yu Mansion for several years. Their standards were very high, far beyond what the Goulan singers and dancers could compare with. Even in the palaces of major noble officials in the capital,
They are among the best in the world. If you can take this opportunity to buy our theater and cultivate drama performances, it will definitely become a pillar of the theater." In the carriage, Xiao Yu said to Wang Junlin.
Wang Junlin smiled and said: "What you said makes sense. If you want to buy it, go ahead and buy it! Anyway, the road is blocked and the carriage can't go for a while. Why don't we go down and have a look together."
As he spoke, Wang Junlin took the lead to get out of the carriage. Nie Xiaoyu and Chen Danying both put on their veils and followed suit.
The three of them came to the crowd in front of the Yu Mansion and found a remote location to look around. They saw that some of the men in the Yu family were tied tightly and kneeling on the cold ground, with their heads hung low and steel knives hanging on their necks.
The female family members were standing against the wall one by one, howling like ghosts. A group of dandy boys stood in front of them laughing and joking, pointing at the female family members, picking and choosing. It was just that Yu Zhongheng and Yu Zhengchao were not seen as direct members of the family, and they must have been captured by the marquis government.
The people took him away.
Naturally, there was no need for spies from the Hou Guanfu to do the specific work of selling off the female relatives of the Yu family. There were subordinate officials in the Ministry of Personnel to do these things.
"These are the children of noble officials in the capital. They like to go to wealthy families with broken families to pick out their wives and spoil them. I don't know where they get the interest, and I'm not afraid that one day such a tragedy will happen to them!"
A scholar in shabby clothes pointed at the group of dandies at the front and said to his companions next to him, his voice full of schadenfreude and hatred.
Wang Junlin turned his head and glanced at the two scholars from a poor family, knowing that there was a conflict between the poor family and the aristocratic class, and they were destined to have natural hatred between each other.
Wang Junlin waved his hand and called a guard behind him, and gave a few instructions in a low voice. The guard took the two of them forward to negotiate with the junior official from the Ministry of Personnel. After a while, the guard ran back and reported to Wang Junlin: "
Mr. Marquis, there are currently three people who want to buy the Yu family dancer plus us. The official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs said that the three houses will be auctioned. The higher bidder will get the dancer. The lowest price is five thousand taels of silver. I can't make the decision because of my humble position.
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"Xiaoyu, why don't you go in person." Wang Junlin frowned slightly and turned to Nie Xiaoyu. He was very interested in the changes that had happened to Nie Xiaoyu recently and deliberately let Nie Xiaoyu experience various things, such as this kind of thing.
It was a rare opportunity, so I wanted to let him experience it for himself.
"Okay." After Nie Xiaoyu said that, he walked over, and the guard quickly followed him. Wang Junlin stood there and continued to watch the excitement. He always traveled low-key and didn't bring many people with him. No one would have thought that he would
He was a marquis, not to mention the famous poisonous general Qin Anhou. At this time, there were not a few people who came forward to buy Yu family's female relatives from the crowd. Nie Xiaoyu was wearing a veil and a large robe. When she stepped forward, she was not too shy.
Attractive.
Not long after, Nie Xiaoyu walked out of Yu's house with thirty-six beautiful and graceful dancers. Nie Xiaoyu directly asked the guards to bring them to Old Man Sun, and then walked directly to Wang Junlin. At this time
Suddenly a little girl ran out from the crowd of women and children, hugged Nie Xiaoyu's legs and begged: "Sister, help me!"
Xiaoyu lowered her head to look at the little girl at her feet. She was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do. However, she saw a beautiful young woman in her twenties or eighty-year-old among the female relatives who were sold off by the Yu family and said sadly: "Please give her a baby."
A way out!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the young woman took out a knife and stabbed herself in the chest...
The young woman's attack was quick and hateful, and there was no warning before, so the government officials nearby had no time to stop her. They saw the young woman looking straight at Xiaoyu with her eyes and then fell to the ground, but her finger kept pointing at the witness.
The mother committed suicide and the young girl became stupid.
Nie Xiaoyu looked as if he was dumbfounded, standing there motionless.
Wang Junlin hesitated for a moment and stood still. Chen Danying knew Nie Xiaoyu's identity and was very interested in seeing how Nie Xiaoyu would deal with it. He stood still without moving.
The two of them had lightning-like eyes. They had already seen clearly the position where the young woman was struck by the knife, and they knew that there was no hope. This knife was a model of stability and ruthlessness. It penetrated the heart, which showed how determined the young woman was in her determination to die.