Generally speaking, proactive provocation is done by bad people.
But Lin Ye has never been a good person, so he doesn't have any psychological burden.
This human head seems to be carved from white jade. Although the knife workmanship is rough, it has both form and spirit.
In fact, this is not valuable white jade. It is made of slightly better stone. Lin Ye soaked it in a special potion. He has learned so much that he is also good at counterfeiting.
The purpose is not to make the stone look precious, but to make the figure look more realistic.
"I made it with my own hands. How much is it worth?"
Lin Ye asked calmly.
Xu Xinshu's fists were clenched in her cuffs, and her arms were shaking slightly because she was exerting too much force.
"It was carved by the Protector General himself. Of course it is valuable."
At this moment, someone spoke outside the door.
Lin Ye looked back and saw an old man he didn't recognize. He looked to be in his fifties and had an extraordinary bearing.
As soon as the man entered the door, he clasped his fists and said, "The king of the common people, Luoshen, has met the General Protector."
Lin Ye cupped his fists and returned the salute: "Master."
Wang Luoshen does not have any official position, but his hereditary status as Duke is still there, so he is nothing but a commoner.
Moreover, if we really want to talk about it, Wang Luoshen is hereditary as the founder of the country, and his weight is heavier than that of Lin Ye.
But after all, he was the founding father more than two hundred years ago. No one from the Wang family officially became an official. The title was a title, the official title was an official title, and the title was equivalent. Lin Ye was still a first-class official, so he saw Lin Ye
Of course, you still have to bow first.
Wang Luoshen looked really calm and calm. He walked up to the carved head and took a closer look.
"Why did the General Protector carve human heads?"
Wang Luo looked like he asked casually.
Lin Ye said: "I am young and superficial. I like to show off and hold grudges. And whoever I hold grudges will hold grudges for a long time."
He pointed at the head portrait: "This is carved after an enemy of mine. I originally wanted to bring this thing to Geling and find a suitable place to display it. But now I am short of money, so I have to try my luck."
Wang Luoshen stretched out his hand to pick up the head, looked at it over and over and said, "It's a pity. Although the carving skills are a bit rusty, it is more charming. If it is a more expensive stone, it can indeed be fetched at a good price."
Lin Ye said: "I don't ask for a high price, it's enough to buy medicine for my injured brothers."
Wang Luoshen said: "The General Protector is a first-class official. The imperial court will not even dare to deduct the general's salary."
Lin Ye smiled: "The court dare not deduct money, but your majesty can. To be honest with you, I was fined three years by your majesty. I am very pitiful."
Wang Luoshen said: "In that case, I will accept these two items. How much money does the general think is appropriate to pawn?"
Lin Ye said: "The stone is not expensive, but at least I carved it with my own hands. The price of two items is one hundred and twenty-five taels each. Do you think it is expensive, sir?"
Wang Luoshen's heart twitched with such magnanimity.
This Lin Ye was indeed arrogant and aggressive, even aggressive in such a dishonorable way.
Originally, Wang Luoshen thought that the emperor used Lin Ye because Lin Ye was related to the late General Liu Jigong, and this identity was just a gimmick.
But now it seems that this guy Lin Ye is indeed cruel and ruthless.
In any case, even if he has the status of a high-ranking official, it is not an exaggeration to apply the words "Yaji will retaliate" to Lin Ye.
"good."
Wang Luoshen nodded: "The price is fair, how about General set a date? If you can't redeem it on that date, these two things will belong to Su Lou."
Lin Ye said: "How about just one month?"
Wang Luoshen nodded again: "Just listen to the general."
He turned around and ordered: "Take two hundred and fifty taels of silver and write a receipt for the general to sign."
Lin Ye took the money, signed his name, clasped his fist towards Wang Luoshen and said, "Thank you, sir, for taking care of my urgent need. If you need me in the future, just let me know." After saying this, Lin Ye said goodbye again.
Turned around and left.
Soon after Lin Ye went out, Wang Luoshen's face became gloomy.
He walked to the table and opened another box. The statue of a human head in the box made him slightly startled.
He originally thought that the other carved human head should be that of his second son Wang Shanshan.
But this head is not Wang Huoshan, or Wang Fenglin. The two heads look almost identical.
"Master."
Xu Xinshu said: "He deliberately provoked me, and we cannot tolerate him continuing to be reckless."
Wang Luoshen shook his head slightly: "He just irritates me and the entire Wang family. The plan has been set and there is no need to change it. Just let him be arrogant."
Xu Xinshu's teeth hurt a little, so she had to endure it for the time being.
She asked: "Should these two... statues be destroyed?"
Wang Luoshen said: "If you ruin it, Lin Ye is a common man and has many hooligan habits. He will definitely come to make things difficult for you... let's put it away for now."
He said in a deep voice: "Don't let others provoke your emotions so easily. If I can suppress my temper, you should be able to suppress it too."
Xu Xinshu agreed and ordered his men to move in the two stone heads.
At this moment, a waiter hurried in and said that Lin Ye had not gone far when Lin Ye's soldiers came over and handed Lin Ye two wooden boxes.
Lin Ye carried the two wooden boxes and went to the next pawn shop.
Although the Wang family's business is large, they don't all open pawn shops. The next pawn shop is not close to here, and it is not the Wang family's property.
"I gonna go see."
Xu Xinshu stepped out.
Soon after, she watched Lin Ye enter the pawn shop and came out soon after. When he went out, the two wooden boxes were no longer in his hands.
Xu Xinshu sent someone into the shop to find out the news. After a while, the clerk came back.
"Miss."
When her men spoke, their voices were hoarse with anger.
"That guy left two heads in the pawn shop, but he didn't want to pawn them, but he left them there for the pawn shop to auction for him."
"auction?"
Xu Xinshu's anger rose again.
This pawn shop is called Lin Ji, and its business is not small, but it is definitely not comparable to the Wang family. It is very different.
Xu Xinshu sent someone to invite the shopkeeper of Lin Ji's Pawn Shop out and met him in a teahouse.
"Mr. Big."
After shopkeeper Lin Ji called Xu Xinshu "Mr. Da", he leaned over and said: "The Protector General only said that he was in urgent need of money, so he left two objects carved by his own hands and asked me to publicize them. In five days, I will
My shop will auction it, and the one with the highest price will get it."
Xu Xinshu asked: "How did you reply to him?"
Shopkeeper Lin Ji said quickly: "That's the Protector General. How else can I reply? I have to leave the things."
Xu Xin snorted and asked, "What is the carved object? Have you checked it?"
Shopkeeper Lin Ji's reply: "I've seen it, it's... the head of a young man."
Xu Xinshu was silent for a moment and then said: "I'll go take a look later. You go back first and keep your things properly."
Shopkeeper Lin Ji left, and Xu Xinshu was not so angry this time. She snorted coldly and said to herself, Lin Ye, Lin Ye, if you use such provocative methods, you will really not be able to get on the stage.
My father-in-law said that you are a common man, and he was absolutely right. You have the vigor of a villain that no one else can pretend to be.
At night, Xu Xinshu went to Lin Ji's pawnshop and took a look in person. The two heads actually still looked like those of her cousin Wang Fenglin.
That bastard Lin Ye didn't know when he carved so many of the same things.
Wang Luoshen did not return to Shiqiao Villa and stayed in Qingyu Villa.
At night, he stood in the lobby, looking at the two heads on the table in front of him, his eyes a little blurry.
Xu Xinshu came back from outside. When she saw this scene, her heart tightened. "Master, I'm back."
"Well, the stone statue that Lin Ye placed in Lin Ji's shop is also a stone statue that looks like Lin'er?"
"Back to my father-in-law, yes."
"A high-ranking official in the border area, a dignified first-class official, has no taboo at all about using such despicable methods."
Wang Luoshen raised his hand and gently stroked one of the human head statues.
"He will do everything he can. The emperor has such a good sense in selecting people. The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty will never be able to pick another Lin Ye."
He asked: "Is Xue Zhun back?"
Xu Xinshu replied: "I'm back, and I'm waiting for my father-in-law's instructions in the hidden hall."
"Let him keep an eye on Lin Ye secretly, without taking action, but watch carefully to see what Lin Ye will do next."
Wang Luoshen gave instructions and waved his hand: "After the arrangements are made, you can go back and rest."
Xu Xinshu responded, turned and left.
At the same time, Zhenyuan Palace and the Imperial Study Room.
After listening to Gu Xiujin's report on Lin Ye's movements, the emperor also frowned slightly.
After a while, the emperor cursed: "This bastard."
He sat down and tapped his fingers on the table: "Lin Ye went to provoke Wang Luoshen and scolded me as well."
Gu Xiujin sighed in his heart and said to himself, General, General, you are indeed too courageous.
Saying that he is in urgent need of money, a dignified first-class official goes to a pawn shop. If this news spreads, the people will not laugh out loud?
Even the feudal officials don't have money in their hands. I'm afraid your Majesty's reputation will not get better.
Gu Xiujin could only say softly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. General, he probably didn't think much about it..."
"He didn't think much about it?"
The Emperor said: "If he didn't do it on purpose, even if I misjudged him and scolded him, he would have gone outside and insulted me..."
Gu Xiujin sighed again in his heart and said to himself, General, General, I really can't speak for you.
The emperor was silent for a moment and said: "Didn't he complain that he was short of money? When I go to court tomorrow morning, I will reward him in front of all the civil and military officials."
As soon as Gu Xiujin heard this, he knew that the meeting would be lively again tomorrow morning.
The day after tomorrow is the grand ceremony for Mr.
But, why would an emperor or a general lose his temper?
The next day is never late.
In the main hall, the ministers had just stood in their seats when the emperor called out to Lin Ye.
"My General Protector, I heard that you went to the pawn shop last night?"
Lin Ye stepped forward quickly: "I know I was wrong."
The emperor asked: "Are you so short of money?"
Lin Ye said: "I don't know anyone well in Geling, so it's hard to borrow money, so I had to come up with this strategy."
The emperor said: "I don't blame you. You are a court official. If you are short of money, you have to go to a pawn shop to pawn. After hearing this, I felt uncomfortable."
He waved his hand: "Gu Xiujin, give him the money you prepared."
Gu Xiujin quickly took the tray that the chamberlain had already carried, and walked quickly down to Lin Ye: "Your Majesty said that the general is in urgent need of money, so... these two hundred and fifty taels, the general will go first
Guard."
As soon as he finished saying this, some of the courtiers couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.
The emperor asked Lin Ye: "Is it enough?"
Lin Ye took the money and looked not ashamed at all, but also a bit pleased with himself.
"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness. This two hundred and fifty is enough for me."
The emperor glared at him fiercely.
Then asked him: "I heard that you are going to the auction?"
Lin Ye immediately replied: "Two hundred and fifty taels of silver are enough for me personally, but many of my subordinates have been injured. They need to be treated and rewarded, so there is still a shortage."
The emperor said: "Then I will first wish you a good price."
When he said this, his tone was as cold as a knife in the north wind.