A painting and a fire not only achieved his goal of getting the rhinoceros belt back, but were about to bankrupt the Wu family.
Liu Heng had grown up in Bianjing City since he was a child, and he had seen countless ways of scheming people.
But there are very few people like Kou Ji who scheme against others without others knowing the details.
Obviously he only had a one-time relationship with Kou Ji, but at this moment Liu Heng had a desire to make Kou Ji his best friend.
He believed that as long as he was with Kou Ji from now on, he wouldn't need to worry about other dandies in Bianjing City scheming and bullying him.
There is no harmony in the dandy circle either.
Everyone is fighting for face all day long.
Even the grievances between some elders in the court will be extended to the circle of dandies.
So dudes often fight to the death.
Liu Heng has always been at a disadvantage in this regard.
Although he is smart enough, his background limits his status in the dandy circle.
He was the second son of a concubine, and he had no share in the favor of the imperial court or the succession of officials and titles after Liu Mei's death.
Therefore, he was naturally weak in front of the legitimate sons of various nobles.
And he was not very close to his two older brothers, so he was bullied and no one helped him.
This is also the reason why he told Kou Ji bluntly in Wanhua Tower that he couldn't help Kou Ji much.
But things are different now.
With Kou Ji's help, he believed that he would never be tricked or bullied again.
When he thought of this, Liu Heng suddenly felt a little annoyed.
"I shouldn't have done that in Wanhua Tower!"
Liu Heng beat his chest and shouted.
Back in Wanhua Tower, he threw dishes and tripped bowls just to show off to others.
Let others think that he has a bad relationship with the people in the Kou Mansion.
After all, his aunt and Kou Ji's grandfather Kou Zhun were political enemies.
If she knew that he was too close to the people of the Kou Mansion, she would definitely be unhappy.
If she is unhappy.
Liu Mei will definitely beat him.
But now after seeing Kou Ji's methods, he obviously regretted it.
If he makes friends with Kou Ji, he will be beaten by Liu Mei, but Kou Ji can help him regain his face.
Compared with getting beaten and saving face, face is of course more important.
"Hey... Why were you so stupid back then? How could you do that... With Brother Kou's intelligence, he will definitely know what I meant by doing that... What if he misunderstands me..."
Liu Heng's tangled brows were wrinkled.
But he forgot that when he first met Kou Ji, he didn't know that Kou Ji had such clever methods.
Everything he did was just an instinct of self-preservation.
Just when Liu Heng was confused.
Wu Xian arrived at the door of Donglai Pawn Shop in a sedan chair.
After Wu Xian got off the sedan, he rushed directly to Liu Heng and bowed, "Wu Xian has met Mr. Liu..."
Liu Heng was in a dilemma. After hearing this, he was obviously stunned.
He glanced sideways and saw Wu Xian saluting him, and he was even more stunned.
Who is the most proud person in Bianjing City?
Censor!
Who is the most despised dandy in Bianjing City?
He is also a censor!
Now a censor who is proud and looks down on the dandy is giving Liu Heng a gift. Can Liu Heng not be stunned?
After a brief daze, Liu Heng came back to his senses and became happy.
"Wu Yushi, are you giving me a gift?"
The corner of Wu Xian's mouth twitched, and he could understand the meaning of Liu Heng's words.
Although Liu Heng did not use any sarcastic tone, he felt the sarcasm.
Unprecedented ridicule.
Wu Xian wanted to roll up his sleeves and leave here, but he didn't.
Liu Heng was now his last life-saving straw. If he missed Liu Heng, he would have no choice but to go home and wait to die.
Wu Xian suppressed the grievance in his heart, bowed and saluted again, and said with a smile: "I can't bear the word 'you' for Mr. Liu. His father is the fifth rank of the current dynasty, and his aunt is the current empress. I am just a low-ranking official."
It is natural for a young Censor from the sixth rank to give gifts to the Young Master."
"Hahaha……"
When Liu Heng heard this, he felt more comfortable than ever before.
He laughed loudly and said: "You are right, I am happy to hear it. Seeing that you make me happy, I will not embarrass you today."
Liu Heng took out the pawn ticket from Donglai Pawn Shop from his arms and handed it to Wu Xian.
"Master, I'm here to redeem the painting now. You can help me redeem this pawn ticket. Master, I'll leave immediately."
When Wu Xian heard Liu Heng's laughter, he felt an unprecedented irony. He gritted his teeth, held back his grievance, and said with a bitter smile: "Young Master Liu, you have also seen that the Donglai pawn shop suddenly caught fire.
Things were burned to the ground..."
Before Wu Xian could finish what he said, Liu Heng shouted: "Then just follow the rules of the pawn shop and compensate according to the price."
Compensation according to price?
One hundred thousand coins!
The Wu family's wealth may be wiped out.
But it won’t work without compensation.
Let’s not talk about Wu Xian’s request from Liu Heng. Even if he didn’t ask for Liu Heng, he still had to pay compensation according to the rules.
If Wu Xian refused to compensate, Liu Heng would sue him to Kaifeng Mansion. After the lawsuit, he would still have to compensate.
Everyone is losing money, so it is better to pay it happily so that you can talk to Liu Heng later.
"I'll pay!"
Wu Xian had no choice but to grit his teeth and speak out happily.
"good!"
Liu Heng said hello and praised: "I admire you for not being sloppy in doing things, and it's a pleasure."
Wu Xian cupped his hands and said with a grimace: "Master Liu, wait a moment, one hundred thousand guan is not a small amount. I will ask the government to make preparations."
"It doesn't matter. I have plenty of time and can afford to wait."
Liu Heng waved his hand boldly.
Wu Xian nodded and turned around to tell the housekeeper to raise money.
At this time, Wu Ming came over.
He came close to Wu Xian and shouted: "Brother, that little beast Kou Ji really plotted against us."
Wu Xian widened his eyes and growled: "Shut up!"
Wu Xian had already determined that Liu Mei was plotting against him, so how could he listen to Wu Ming's words?
He had already figured out a countermeasure on the way here.
All he has to do now is admit defeat.
Then he went to Liu Mei through Liu Heng and prayed that Liu Mei would be noble and let him go.
As for dealing with Liu Mei, he never thought about it from beginning to end.
Liu Mei is different from Kou Zhun.
Kou Zhun left the court three times, and his close associates had already been dealt with by Ding Wei and Liu E.
Although Kou Zhun now occupies the position of prime minister, he has few people who can control him.
Kou Zhun is like a tree whose underground roots have been dug out.
It looked huge, but when the wind blew, it fell over.
Liu Mei is different. Liu Mei's tree may not look as big as Kou Zhun's tree, but it has deep roots.
At his heels were not only the 100,000 elite Imperial Guards, but also Queen Liu E.
But hanging on the heels of Queen Liu E are the current official Zhao Heng and the crown prince Zhao Yiyi.
If Wu Xian wants to deal with Liu Mei, he must deal with Liu E behind Liu Mei.
If you want to deal with Liu E, you have to deal with Zhao Heng, the official behind Liu E, and Zhao Yiyi, the crown prince.
If you want to deal with the official Zhao Heng and the crown prince Zhao Benefit, you are dealing with the entire Song Dynasty.
As a minister of the Song Dynasty, how could he deal with the entire Song Dynasty?
Unless he's crazy.
So he didn't dare to think of dealing with Liu Mei, so he could only go to Liu Mei and beg for his life.
What if Liu Mei was in a good mood, let him go, and introduced him as Queen Liu E's confidant?
By that time, he will not only be able to turn the crisis around, but he will also be able to reach the sky in one step.