Seeing Chen Changli's excitement, Jiang Yimian simply smiled and said, "The Beijing Times isn't in such a hurry. You guys go ahead with your work."
If they actually manage to make movable type printing, I'll definitely come and take a look.
Chen Changli nodded repeatedly, and seeing that the masters had already started discussing, he immediately joined them.
Seeing that everyone inside was busy, Jiang Yimian didn't linger at the Bureau of Justice and left with Liu'er.
As soon as they left the Bureau of Scriptures, they saw a group of young men in fine clothes blocking the entrance of a study not far away.
Gao Yang shielded the person behind him, spread his arms to block the people in front of him, and said fiercely, "Liu Wenge, are you sick?"
If he really owes your family money, then you should provide evidence and report him to the authorities. Why do something so humiliating?
His father died in your Liu family, and you didn't even settle accounts with him.
And now you're making things difficult for him, saying he owes the Liu family money but doesn't even have a promissory note.
"Pah! That's definitely something you made up."
He couldn't stand these rich young masters who treated ordinary people like dirt.
If he hadn't arrived in time, Yang Qiguang would probably have been forced to lick his shoes by this man; it was truly outrageous.
Upon hearing this, Liu Wenge merely snorted coldly, a hint of disdain showing on his fat, big-eared face. He said irritably, "Ask him if his father owes my family money."
This bastard is only alive because of his father, that petty thief. Besides, what does his father's death have to do with our Liu family? He clearly drowned himself by accident in the pond.
Don't think that the theft of the Liu family's things is over just because someone is dead. His father is gone, so he naturally has to pay the debts.
"Get out of my way, or I'll beat you up too."
As he spoke, he stepped forward, intending to push Gao Yang away.
However, the other party stood motionless in place. Although he looked rather thin, he was surprisingly strong, which made him furious, and his fat trembled.
He just snorted coldly and cursed, "You bastard, you won't let me, huh? Then I'll beat you up too."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly lunged at the other person.
Yang Qiguang was startled when he saw this and was about to tell the people protecting him to get out of the way.
Gao Yang, however, charged headfirst into Liu Wenge.
With a "thud," Liu Wenge felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and fell to the ground. Because of his obese body, he rolled on the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.
This caused a burst of laughter from the onlookers, which infuriated Liu Wenge.
He immediately said to the servant not far away, "What are you all standing there for? Go and teach these two fools a lesson!"
Upon seeing this, the servants swarmed forward and began punching and kicking Gao Yang and his companion.
At first, Gao Yang was able to hold them off with his own strength, but gradually he found himself struggling.
A servant kicked the two men to the ground.
Gao Yang felt a barrage of fists and feet hitting him, and his whole body ached.
Yang Qiguang, standing to the side, screamed repeatedly, and upon closer listening, it seemed as if he was even crying.
He quickly propped himself up and shielded the person beneath him.
Immediately, even more fists rained down on him. He felt as if his body was falling apart, and his head began to spin.
Seeing the servants start beating the person on the ground, the people in the study were so frightened that they scattered and lost all interest in watching the spectacle.
Liu Wenge and the young master beside him, however, felt a surge of pleasure upon seeing the two men being trampled on the ground and beaten.
Liu Wenge snorted coldly, took a few steps forward, and kicked the two men on the ground with all his might. While hitting them, he cursed, "You lowly people, how dare you go against this young master? I think you're asking for death."
Still thinking of taking the imperial examinations this autumn? Bah! Even if you had another twenty years, don't expect to pass.
You lowly commoners who want to become officials, you'd better be reborn into a better family in your next life.
"I'll cripple your hands today to teach you a lesson: not just anyone can participate in the autumn imperial examinations."
After saying that, he stomped hard on Gao Yang's wrist.
Gao Yang was startled. As a scholar, he naturally knew how important his right hand was.
If his hand breaks at this crucial moment, he will never be able to participate in the imperial examinations again, nor will he be able to fulfill his mother's wish.
Thinking this, he struggled to break free, but those people pressed his arm firmly to the ground, making him unable to move.
No matter how much he struggled, he couldn't pull his hand away and could only watch helplessly as the foot stepped on his wrist.
The all-black boots were embroidered with faint gold thread, and there was no sign of them being dirty at all, yet the owner of the boots wanted Yang Qiguang to lick them clean.
A surge of resentment suddenly rose in his heart, and his body burst forth with strength, forcefully shoving away the person holding him down.
However, before he could even get up, the force on his body suddenly became heavier.
He was forced to the ground again, this time his entire face was pressed firmly to the ground, and he even seemed to have some difficulty breathing.
Liu Wenge kicked him in the face and mocked, "Trying to run? The Liu family isn't to be trifled with."
"Tsk, since you want to protect Yang Qiguang, fine, as long as I break your hand today, I'll never bother him again, how about it?"
Gao Yang spat fiercely, his expression becoming increasingly ferocious as he struggled incessantly. Two people held him down, but they could barely restrain him.
Liu Wenge was startled by his appearance, but then sneered, "Since you're unwilling, then I'll do it one by one. I'll destroy your hand first."
"Didn't you want to participate in the autumn imperial examination? Maybe in your next life."
After saying that, he stomped hard on the hand on the ground.
Gao Yang stared intently at the foot that was about to step on his wrist.
I thought the pain would come soon, but before the expected excruciating pain arrived, the fat shadow on the ground was instantly sent flying.
Several screams followed, "Ah, ouch!"
Liu Wenge was only dizzy from the fall, his body felt like it was falling apart. He finally managed to get up from the ground and looked around angrily, shouting, "Which bastard dares to lay a hand on me? Don't you want to live?"
His gaze fell on the woman among the guards, paused, and then roared, "Who are you? How dare you interfere in my business? Do you know who I am?"
Jiang Yimian glanced at him coldly, then looked at Gao Yang and Yang Qiguang on the ground and asked, "Are you alright?"
I didn't want to get involved, but that person was really going too far.
If she hadn't intervened, the two of them would have been ruined for the rest of their lives.
Gao Yang was still a little dazed. With his face covered in mud and sand, he carefully got up from the ground and saw that several of Liu's servants had been knocked to the ground.
He was stunned for a moment, but the person on the ground remained silent and unresponsive, which frightened him so much that he quickly went forward to check on them.
"Brother Qi Guang, Brother Qi Guang, are you alright? Wake up, wake up!"
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