Chapter 639: Wushan Slave
Sanbao walked up to the civilian who was wounded by the arrow, performed a simple operation to stop the bleeding, and asked his family members to take him to the clinic quickly.
The young marquis said casually, "This slave is mine. I would never violate the laws of the Great Zhou even if I beat him to death. Why are you meddling in my business? I was just teaching you a lesson, so you don't meddle. These people didn't know how to stay away and accidentally injured someone."
As he spoke, he looked at the steward beside him and said, "Go, have someone give some money to the people who were just injured as my apology."
I actually felt that I did nothing wrong.
"Even if he is a slave, he is still a life. You want to beat a slave to death in the street. Don't you have any compassion?" Tang Li continued to question.
Upon hearing this, Young Marquis Lu said, "This Wushan slave is very tough. How can he be killed by a few whips? You, on the other hand, are meddling in other people's affairs. You could easily end up dead."
His eyes fell on Sanbao with a bloodthirsty look that was very uncomfortable.
Tangli stood in front of Sanbao, blocking his view.
Tang Li was so angry that he almost died. He really wanted to beat this little beast up.
This kind of person has distorted values and is selfish at heart. He doesn't take human life seriously and it's impossible to reason with him. The only way is to beat him up and let him feel the pain of this slave, so that he will be afraid.
However, reason still made Tangli hold back.
Although Tang Li had never met the Lu family, he was familiar with them. They had two members in the cabinet. Elder Lu was the Second Assistant Minister, whose authority rivaled that of Prime Minister Duan. Prime Minister Duan was devoted to the people, and sometimes his opinions differed from the emperor's, often admonishing him, much to his displeasure. Elder Lu, on the other hand, was adept at reading the emperor's mind and always prioritized the emperor's interests. Therefore, even though he wasn't as capable as Prime Minister Duan, he enjoyed the emperor's favor.
Lord Lu was the eldest son of Lord Lu. Lord Lu had military merit, but after being injured, he became an idle official and married the princess. This young Lord Lu must be the son of Lord Lu and the princess.
By this calculation, the little beast is the grandson of Lord Lu.
If she beat up Lord Lu's grandson in the street, she would be offending Lord Lu.
Because of the Xiao family, she has a grudge against the Lu family. Even though she is not afraid of offending them, she cannot be so passive and leave any handle behind.
Just then, a group of people hurried over.
"Young Marquis, so you are here? You came from outside the capital, so you should have arrived at the Marquis' Mansion long ago. The Marquis and his wife have been waiting at home for a long time, and seeing that you have not returned home yet, they sent me to check on you." The man said hurriedly.
The person who came was someone close to Lord Lu.
The man looked at the slave lying on the ground, then at Tang Li, and finally at the steward beside the young marquis, and asked, "What's going on?"
The steward who followed the young marquis hurriedly reported, naturally saying things that were beneficial to the young marquis.
It was said that the young marquis was teaching the Wushan slaves a lesson, and Tangli and Sanbao were meddling in other people's business, angering the young marquis and accidentally hurting the people.
Tang Li said, "Slaves are indeed their masters' private property. Even if the young marquis beat the slave to death in the street, he would not be violating the laws of the Great Zhou. However, Elder Lu is an upright and kind-hearted man, compassionate to every plant and tree. Yet, the young marquis disregarded the slave's life. If word of this were to spread... I'm afraid Elder Lu's reputation would suffer."
Tang Li learned a thing or two about the behavior of Lord Lu from his husband's words. No matter what he was like inside, he always appeared to be generous and kind. It was said that he could not bear to step on even an ant on the ground. He often did some charitable deeds and had a good reputation among the people.
This little beast has no humanity at all, so Tang Li can only use his grandfather to pressure him.
At the same time, seeing that the little beast was so crazy, Tang Li was really afraid that he would beat the slave to death when he returned. This sentence was also meant to save the slave's life.
The person who just came was following the Marquis and had been in the capital for many years. Naturally, he knew how much Lord Lu valued his reputation.
He quickly apologized to Tangli, and said that the young marquis was in poor health and was recuperating outside. He had a bad temper and couldn't control himself for a while. He hoped Tangli would forgive him.
The young marquis had a gloomy expression and was very dissatisfied with the man's attitude, but he managed to hold it in and got into the sedan chair.
"Take Wushan slave with you." The young marquis's cold voice came from the sedan chair.
Lift the sedan chair.
The group left.
Wushan Nu was dragged by two people, his body covered in blood, his head drooping, looking extremely pitiful.
Sanbao stared at the Wushan slave and felt very uncomfortable.
"Mother, he is so pitiful." Sanbao said.
Tang Li sighed lightly. Although she was a lucky fish, there were still too many things she could not do to restore order, and many people she could not save.
For example, Wushan slaves...
According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, masters could beat or kill slaves.
She could not go against the laws of the Great Zhou. If she disregarded the laws and forcibly rescued Wushan Nu, she would be criticized.
If this gets to the emperor's ears, it might be considered as an act of power over others.
Now, her husband is favored by the emperor, and her father and brothers also hold great power. It seems that they are incomparable in honor and favor, but in fact they are walking on the edge of a cliff, which can easily arouse the emperor's suspicion.
Therefore, she needs to be more careful and cautious so as not to cause trouble to her husband.
Let’s talk about this slave.
The so-called slaves were actually some foreigners, some were prisoners of war, and some came from other sources. They were marked as slaves and sold as commodities.
Wushan slaves were a precious and rare type of slaves.
The biggest feature of Wushan slaves is their great strength, strong recovery ability, and resistance to abuse, making them a good tool for venting anger.
There was even a period of time in the capital when there was a trend of people being proud of having Wushan slaves at home, as a way to show off their noble status.
"Mother, it would be great if there were no slaves." Sanbao muttered.
"My mother once lived in a place where there were no slaves and everyone was equal," said Tang Li.
"Such a nice place? Mother, I want to see it too." Sanbao's eyes were filled with longing.
"If there is a chance, Mom will take you to see it." Tang Li said.
Sanbao nodded vigorously.
But because of the Wushan slave incident, she could never be happy.
She didn't know what would happen to the Wushan slave after he was brought back to the Marquis' Mansion.
Tangli hoped that his words could save Wushannu's life.
Pingyang Marquis Mansion, at the entrance.
A couple in their thirties were waiting at the door.
These two people were none other than Pingyang Hou Lu An and Princess Anyue.
The sedan chair came down and a sickly young man with a pale face walked out of it.
Princess Anyue was immediately delighted and walked up quickly.
"Xuan'er!" Princess Anyue was very surprised and looked him up and down.
The young Marquis Lu is named Lu Xuan. He has been in poor health since he was born. The fortune teller said that the young Marquis needs to be raised outside until he is fifteen years old before returning to Beijing, otherwise he will die young.
Therefore, Lu Xuan was raised in a temple since he was a child. Lord Lu and Princess Anyue often visited him and loved him very much.
Now that Lu Xuan was over fifteen years old, he was taken back to the Marquis' Mansion.
"Father, Mother." Lu Xuan called out politely, without any trace of the viciousness and domineeringness he had just shown.
"Why are you so pale? Why are you here so late? What delayed you?" Princess Anyue asked worriedly.
"What are you doing standing at the door? Come inside and talk." Lu An said softly.
The three of them walked towards the mansion.
Lu Xuan recounted what happened on the street.
He was pale and looked very weak, and he spoke in a soft, gentle voice: "That Wushan slave broke my things. I was very angry, so I asked the servants to beat and scold him. Then a little girl ran out and refused to let me teach the slave a lesson. She started fighting with the servants, and the little girl's mother even dragged me off the sedan chair."
Lu Xuan showed the scars on his arm, which indeed had some skin broken and bloodstains.
Princess Anyue's expression suddenly changed. "What business has it of theirs to teach a slave a lesson? How can they meddle in other people's business? They bullied my son like this. This matter cannot be let off!"
Lu An asked the person who had just been sent to pick up his son, "Do you know the identities of that mother and daughter?"
"They are the wife and daughter of Lord Wu, the Minister of Justice." said the man.
"The wife of Minister Wu is the young lady of the Gu family..." Lu An frowned and looked at Princess Anyue, "Madam, let's forget about this matter. That lady has not only the Minister of Justice but also the Gu family behind her. Her two sons are now in the Hanlin Academy, and it's only a matter of time before they join the cabinet. We can't afford to offend that lady, so we have to avoid her."
"You can't take advantage of your power to bully others. I can't stand your son being bullied like this! I'm going to find my brother!" Princess Anyue said angrily.
She didn't notice that her son, who looked wronged and extremely pitiful, had a triumphant smile on his face, which disappeared in a flash.
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