"It's very simple. You go back and ask Lin Boyong to come, and that little beast Lin Quan will come with you. Kneel down in front of my door and kowtow to apologize. Admit that it was your Lin family's fault for divorcing my daughter. My daughter did not make any mistakes.
You, the Lin family, have betrayed your trust and repaid my Qian family's reputation in front of the people of Hangzhou. If you can do this, I will allow you to redeem your family," Qian Zhongze said proudly.
"It's so outrageous!" Lin Jue, who was so temperamental, finally couldn't bear it anymore. Qian Zhongze had gone too far.
"Qian Zhongze, I'm afraid you've gone crazy after getting something wrong. I just came to make a deal with you, and you talked about a lot of irrelevant things. My Lin family is also a well-known person in Hangzhou, and so was the daughter of your family when I divorced you.
There is a reason why you don't reflect on your own daughter, but you blindly put your hatred on others. As the head of the Lin family, I am willing to apologize, but why do you want the old head of the family and my brother to come together to apologize in public? Who do you think I am, the Lin family?
Is it necessary for me, the Lin family, to be humble to you, Qian Zhongze? I came to redeem people because I promised Miss Chu and Miss Gu before. I will offer the highest price, and it will be fine if you don’t agree. There is no need to carry a gun or a stick.
You're talking nonsense. It's 150,000 taels of silver. If you're willing to do this deal, just nod. If you don't want me to turn around and leave, it's nothing special."
Qian Zhongze also showed no sign of weakness and shouted at Lin Jue: "I have also made a condition. If you think you can't agree, get out of here. Others are afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you. Look at me Qian Zhongze didn't see you
Do you want to spend money on me? My money family is also a family with a fortune of tens of millions, which is not much worse than your Lin family. You want to throw money at me? I'm afraid it's just a dream."
Lin Jue sneered, nodded and said: "Okay, just be happy, let's just do it. In that case, let's not talk nonsense. I, Lin, put the words here, you are toasting and not eating, so don't blame me.
Lin Jue has been unkind to you. Let me tell you, I am finalizing Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan."
Qian Zhongze said coldly: "I, Qian Zhongze, have tasted all kinds of wine, but I have never tasted the taste of fine wine. Feel free to come, I'll wait. I'm taking advantage of the gift, and I'm afraid of you, you idiot."
Lin Jue turned around with a sneer, cupped his hands, turned around and strode away. Behind him, Qian Zhongze sneered and suddenly kicked away the paper packets of snacks on the steps. The exquisite snacks were scattered all over the floor. A yellow dog galloped in the backyard.
When you come here, you will feel like you have found a treasure, and you will eat it with gusto.
Qian Zhongze stood angrily in the courtyard for a long time, and suddenly shouted: "Lao Xia, Lao Xia, hook up the car, hook up the car."
Lao Xia came after hearing this and said repeatedly: "Master, where are you going?"
"Go to the magistrate's office and file a case with Magistrate Kang. Someone is openly threatening my Qian family. I have to teach Mr. Kang to know that at the critical moment, I have to ask him to come forward and settle the matter." Qian Zhongze shouted.
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On the carriage back, Lin Jue's face was livid and very angry. He was not angry with Qian Zhongze, but angry with himself. In fact, he should have expected such a result from the beginning.
I shouldn't have come, but I ended up humiliating myself.
What I had thought before was that it was best to resolve this matter in a low-key manner and not make the city a storm. Even if I spent a little more money, as long as I could redeem two women, I would admit it. After all, my identity is different now, and for the sake of two
When brothel girls cause trouble, many people lose face.
It's not like Bai Bing didn't mention it to him last night. Bai Bing said that he could just secretly rescue Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan, so as not to have to argue with Qian Zhongze. But what Lin Jue thought was that after all, Chu Xiang
Xianghe Gu Panpan belongs to Qian Zhongze's private property, and doing this is a blatant robbery. If you are not careful, it will cause unnecessary trouble. It is best to solve it privately with money, which can avoid some unnecessary follow-up.
I went back to Hangzhou just to take Caiwei back to Beijing, and I didn't mean to cause trouble.
However, the facts gave him a slap in the face. Qian Zhongze chose not to cooperate because of the previous incident. So his trip not only brought humiliation to himself, but also alarmed the snake. Today's trip will definitely arouse Qian Zhongze's anger.
Be careful, if you forcefully rescue others, Qian Zhongze's first reaction will be to cast doubt on himself. Therefore, today's trip is unnecessary and a stupid step.
However, Lin Jue's mood soon calmed down. There was an unexpected gain from today's trip that surprised Lin Jue, that is, Qian Zhongze seemed to have a close relationship with Kang Zizhen, the prefect of Hangzhou. This was true.
An interesting thing. It stands to reason that this Kang Zizhen has just arrived and has only been appointed as the magistrate of Hangzhou for half a year. Before that, he was just the magistrate of a small county in Lingnan. It is impossible for him to have anything to do with Qian Zhongze. But today Qian Zhongze clearly told himself
With Kang Zizhen supporting him, he is basically confident.
In fact, it is not strange for a wealthy family like Qian Zhongze to get involved with the new prefect. It is very common for a merchant family to have a close relationship with the government. The Lin family did the same before. Basically, there are some interests involved here. But Lin Jue
That's not what Lin Jue cares about. What Lin Jue cares about is that if Kang Zizhen will support him as Qian Zhongze said, then things will become interesting.
After having a conversation with Guo Bing at the palace that day, Lin Jue felt that Guo Bing was extremely dissatisfied with Kang Zizhen. The main reason was that Guo Bing thought that Kang Zizhen was a bit arrogant and seemed to have no regard for himself as the prince. He called for help.
Yin's tone was also very harsh, and he felt as if he was using the high hat of the imperial court to put pressure on others. How could Guo Bing accept such a person's words? Naturally, he would not look good on him. Later, Kang Zizhen asked to see him.
Guo Bing, Guo Bing didn’t see him at all.
Thinking back to Kang Zizhen's behavior when he met him two days ago, Lin Jue also deeply felt Kang Zizhen's arrogance. The conversation that day broke up unhappy, and at the end, Kang Zizhen even made a clear threat. Lin Jue
Some people don’t quite understand. Is Kang Zizhen out of his mind? Is he deliberately pretending to be crazy, or does he really think that his status as an upstart of the reform faction is so great that even the prince can ignore him? Kang Zizhen reflects the reform faction.
The overall fanaticism and ignorance of advancement or retreat are actually very dangerous behaviors.
In just a few days in Hangzhou, Lin Jue has already fully felt the impact of the implementation of the new law on the local area. There are of course benefits, but the drawbacks are also shocking. In addition to the government officials he has personally witnessed, they are like tigers and wolves forcibly collecting official funds.
In addition to the matter of profit and exemption from labor, Lin Jue also heard many incredible things. In order to avoid the disadvantages of the new law, the people came up with many extreme methods, such as selling land and reducing household status, committing suicide, etc., and bribing officials to measure the acres of land.
Cheating, borrowing loan sharks to repay official loan interest, etc. There were many unbelievable practices that Lin Jue had never heard of.
Lin Jue has been thinking about these things in his mind for the past two days. Every time he hears about a tragedy caused by the new law, Lin Jue feels that he is one of the accomplices, and feels very sad. Lin Jue knows that he has actually had trouble in his heart.
There have been great changes. From being in favor of the reform at the beginning, he has begun to resist the implementation of the new law. Although the Great Zhou Dynasty needs reform, Lin Jue feels that this kind of reform needs to be stopped immediately, otherwise the Great Zhou Dynasty may be in trouble.
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But Lin Jue knew that he was currently unable to stop the implementation of the new law. The entire reform faction in the Zhou Dynasty was now in a state of arrogance and fanaticism just like Kang Zizhen. This general trend may be difficult to change. But in Hangzhou, his own
In his hometown, Kang Zizhen's tough approach and domineering style made Lin Jue very unhappy. Even if the implementation of the new law is inevitable, Lin Jue does not want this kind of coercive method that does not care about the life and death of the people. What is needed is more
Integrity, transparency and gentle approach.
In the past few days, Lin Jue often thought about this matter. What he was thinking was that perhaps, Kang Zizhen should be poured a ladle of cold water on him to calm him down. Let him understand who he is and let him understand a place like Hangzhou.
It is not a place for him to do whatever he wants, so he can be honest, be more cautious, and be more humble. For the people of Hangzhou as a whole, they may be less tortured and abused. This can be regarded as the insignificant protection Lin Jue can do to the people of Hangzhou.
However, even with this idea, Lin Jue had no good way to implement it. Could it be that he ran to Kang Zizhen and warned him? In Kang Zizhen's current state, that would only add fuel to the fire, and he would not know how to do it at all.
Take care of yourself. For a person like Kang Zizhen, you must grasp his circumstances and give him a heads-up before he becomes honest.
But just now, a plan suddenly emerged in Lin Jue's mind. If Qian Zhongze didn't brag and Kang Zizhen really wanted to support him as his backstage, then the current rescue of Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan
The incident may be used as a bait to drag Kang Zizhen in. Once Kang Zizhen enters this trap, then seize his handle and punish him. Of course, this plan requires the cooperation of one person. Only his
Only with his identity and status can he be qualified to punish Kang Zizhen and make him submissive.
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In the afternoon, Qian Zhongze hurried to Wanhua Building. Because after Lin Jue left, Qian Zhongze suddenly remembered the strange thing that happened in Wanhua Building last night. That happened in the middle of the night yesterday. Wan
Two women named Zhenzhen and Ai'ai in the flower house were found tied to the bed like rice dumplings by the old madam. After their rescue, Zhenzhen and Ai'ai cried and told their experiences, saying that they met two people from out of town.
The guest tied the two of them to the bed and almost stabbed them with a knife. He also asked some questions about things in the building.
In the morning, Li Youyuan reported the matter to Qian Zhongze, but Qian Zhongze didn't take it seriously. Qian Zhongze thought that this was nonsense from Zhenzhen and Ai'ai, and they must have wanted to embezzle the client's prostitution money, so he did it.
This farce happened because I wanted to hide the past.
This kind of thing happens a lot in brothels. Some women in brothels have many tricks and try every possible means to deceive people. For example, in order to avoid picking up customers, they lie about their period and even smear some chicken blood on their bodies to pretend.
In order to get more money, they lied about the amount of money given to guests, deducted the amount, etc. In short, these women were all drama queens and were not worthy of belief at all. Qian Zhongze did not believe anything they said.
Zhenzhen and Ai'ai are just two ordinary women in the building. They have been clamoring for an increase in monthly fees. This is just another one of their tricks.
However, after Lin Jue arrived, Qian Zhongze suddenly became alert. Zhenzhen and Ai Ai said that the two guests asked about Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan last night. Is this just a casual question? Combined with Lin Jue
Those words he said in his yard before, Lin Jue said that Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan would never give in, and that they would lose their lives and money, it seemed that he knew what was happening in the building, so he came to tell them
Just listen to yourself. After such contact, Qian Zhongze suddenly felt that something was wrong and he should go find out.
