The Wang family occupies almost half of the city of Hangzhou.
Together with the prefect Yang Hu, the two of them monopolized almost 90% of Hangzhou Prefecture's business.
The Wang family's courtyard is also built in the most prosperous place in Hangzhou.
I don’t know how many acres it covers. There are no fewer than fifty or sixty symmetrical houses in the yard.
Xiao Chen was followed by Duan Tianming, Wei Qi, and more than a hundred Hangzhou guards.
When he arrived at the entrance of the Wang family compound, Xiao Chen discovered that the hundreds of people were missing their bracelets. Even if they wanted to surround the Wang family, the distance between the people was a bit too far.
Even so, it must be surrounded.
Xiao Chen raised his hand and waved, and the guards rushed forward, standing alone for more than ten feet.
Wei Qi stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a moment, the door slowly opened, and an old man in his fifties walked out.
His hair and beard were all white, but his eyes were bright and clear. He bowed slightly and with a standard smile on his face, he saluted Wei Qi: "Wei Qianhu, why do you have the time to disturb the Wang family today?"
"Steward Su, I'm not here to disturb you today, but Dongchang is handling the case. Lead the way, we want to see your Wang family leader." Wei Qi said coldly.
Wei Qi did not have a good impression of the Wang family.
When people from the Wang family came in and out of Hangzhou City, they did not cooperate with the guards' routine inspections. On several occasions, they scolded the guards for inspections because of Wang Dachuan's relationship with the prefect.
Wei Qi also reported this situation to the prefect many times, but the result was nothing more than laughing it off.
Although he was promoted to the status of a thousand households in the Hangzhou Guard Army, Wei Qi did not like this kind of life. If possible, he would rather go back to being a hundred households in the army.
In the military, discipline is strict, and although it's a bit harder, at least you don't have to suffer from it.
Although the Hangzhou Guards are an army establishment, they are subject to the control of Hangzhou Prefecture. To put it harshly, in the eyes of the people of Hangzhou Prefecture, this is not an army at all. At best, it is just a large number of guard dogs.
The Wang family, in particular, had no respect for the guards at all. Even if they were a member of a thousand households, they did not take them seriously.
"I'm sorry, Wei Qianhu. The master and his wife left early in the morning and are not at the house. Otherwise, could you please come back?" The old man's eyes were full of disdain.
"How dare you, Dongchang is handling the case, you want to shut us out?" Wei Qi opened his eyes angrily and shouted loudly.
"Wei Qianhu, calm down. Dongchang is on duty, and our Wang family will absolutely cooperate in handling the case. But the master and his wife are not at the house. If you go in like this, if the Wang family loses one or two things, I will not be able to explain it at that time." The old man.
With his hunched body and sincere smile coupled with his contemptuous words, anyone could hear the implication behind his words.
You poor errands, how can you just enter the Wang family compound casually? In the Wang family, any stone you pick up is worth a fortune. Who can guarantee that you are not trying to steal something?
Xiao Chen, who was behind him, couldn't help but frown when he heard the old man's words.
The servants of the Wang family have this attitude towards people in the government. How arrogant do they have to be towards ordinary people?
Hearing these words from the other party, Wei Qi seemed to be used to being ignored, and he was a little overwhelmed and turned to look at Xiao Chen.
"Sir, what should I do?"
"You are working for Dongchang now, so you can do whatever you want." Looking to the side, Xiao Chen said calmly.
He did not expect that thousands of members of the imperial court would be so humiliated by the steward of a large family. If he did not get rid of the inferiority thoughts accumulated over time in his heart, he would definitely be a mediocre person if he continued to serve the imperial court in the future. How could he lead the way?
Send out a team of tiger and wolf warriors.
"Lead the way. How can we, the people handling the case, touch any plant or tree in your Wang family?" With Xiao Chen's support, Wei Qi straightened his back and shouted again.
"Wei Qianhu was joking. Of course you won't touch the Wang family's things, but there's no guarantee that the people behind you won't." The old man said, turning his gaze to Xiao Chen and Duan Tianming after Wei got up.
"How dare you, they won't touch anything of yours. If you don't lead the way, I will start to force my way in. I will smash the flowers and furnishings of the Wang family. Don't blame me for not reminding you." Wei Qi made a "crash" and pulled out his waist.
Wearing a sword.
You can humiliate yourself, since you are used to being humiliated anyway. But Mr. Dongchang is not something that you, the little housekeeper, can humiliate at will.
What's more, if you can't even enter the Wang family's gate while you are here, in the eyes of Mr. Dongchang, it will be too useless.
In fact, after Wei Qi got his support, he still chose to just scold him, and Xiao Chen began to sympathize with him.
Without the long-term suppression by the Hangzhou government, how could a thousand households have endured such anger?
It seems that we should let him learn Dongchang's methods and tell him what a soldier is and what momentum is.
Xiao Chen raised his head and was about to speak when a rush of footsteps came from the door.
In a moment, hundreds of Wang family servants armed with swords and clubs stood behind the old man. They all looked at Wei Qi fiercely, not taking him, the guard Qianhu, seriously at all.
Seeing that the other party was trying to violently prevent him from entering, Wei Qi felt extremely embarrassed.
There was a knife in his hand, but he didn't dare to take action.
It's not that he's afraid of the opponent, but because of his own skill, someone will definitely die if he takes action. This is not a battlefield, Wei Qi doesn't dare to kill anyone.
Looking at Wei Qi who was riding a tiger and unable to get off, Xiao Chen said softly: "Wei Qianhu, please step back."
Hearing Xiao Chen's greeting, Wei Qi was a little embarrassed, and even more so a little guilty. Apart from leading people to surround the courtyard, he couldn't do anything to help Mr. Dongchang. Holding the steel knife, he took two steps back.
Seeing Wei Qi retreating, a victor's smile appeared on the old man's face. He nodded gently and motioned for his servants to close the door.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and gently blocked the door with his hand.
"Who are you, and why do you stop my Wang family from closing the door?" Looking at Xiao Chen, the old man straightened his body and said coldly.
"You are the steward of the Wang family, working for your master. I also work for my master." Xiao Chen smiled and said gently.
The old man looked suspiciously and looked at Xiao Chen from head to toe.
I know all the famous people in Hangzhou Prefecture, but I have never seen this person as a servant of any family.
In addition, this person is thin and young. Even if he is a servant of someone's family, he is either new to the industry or just a servant of a small family.
"What are you doing for your master?" The old man turned sideways, stroked the three-inch long beard on his chin, and said condescendingly.
"That's it," Xiao Chen said respectfully with a smile on his face, "My master said that from now on, every plant and tree in this yard will no longer belong to the Wang family, including the living people inside. My master
He also said that even if we turn the entire yard upside down, we still have to find Wang Dachuan."
The old man's heart clicked, indicating that the person coming was not good.
"Who is your master?"
Xiao Chen's eyes turned into crescents when he smiled, and he said softly: "My father's surname is Zhu, and his name is Zhu Di!"
