Chapter 214 List of “Big Shots”
quiet!
It's quiet!
As Zhao Duan kicked You Zhande away with two kicks and a palm, the Zhao family courtyard fell into a brief silence, and then a burst of exclamations broke out.
Zhao Pan was stunned. The beautiful girl stopped in a daze, with a panting maid beside her.
As soon as she rushed back, she saw the extremely annoying fat man and the middle-aged woman being kicked out and falling to the ground.
It was more of surprise than anything else, and then a sense of relief came over me belatedly.
I just felt like the anger that was pent up in my chest was finally released.
“Brother…”
Zhao Pan looked at his brother who was slowly walking out of the door with bright eyes, and a sense of security arose spontaneously.
Eugene Hua's reaction was even slower. Although she had completely drawn a line between them, she did not expect her stepson to act so decisively.
At this moment, the mother and son fainted in the courtyard, their faces pale.
"Da Lang, they..."
Zhao Duan said with a pleasant expression:
"Don't worry, it's okay, it's just a slight punishment."
Even to take his aunt's feelings into consideration, he couldn't kill his entire family here.
The two kicks that looked scary were actually done with clever force.
The Empress' devilish training of him was very effective.
In the past, even if the two sides had huge differences in inheritance and martial arts, Zhao Duan would not have been able to defeat You Zhande so easily.
"Cough, cough cough..."
In the courtyard, You Zhande was almost knocked to his knees by this palm strike.
When he stood up, he felt his whole body was in chaos, coughing violently, and his eyes were full of horror.
According to the "information" he had, Zhao Jia Dalang was just an ordinary low-class person...
But the moment the two sides fought, he had no power to resist.
Could it be the realm of martial arts gods?
You Zhande's mind was shaken, and the warrior's blood instantly cooled.
As soon as he regained consciousness, he no longer had the desire to fight.
But Zhao Duan walked down the stairs slowly, turned his wrist slowly, and looked indifferent:
"By attacking an imperial official, it seems that Patriarch You wants to experience the prison life of the imperial prison."
You Zhande felt mixed emotions, but he finally lowered his head and admitted defeat.
"You was just excited for a moment, it wasn't intentional..."
As he spoke, he looked at Eugene Hua with pleading eyes.
Eugene Hua wanted to say something but stopped herself and turned her head away silently.
Seeing this, Zhao Duan sighed softly, with an impatient look on his face:
"For my aunt's sake, leave three thousand taels and get out."
This time, You Zhande did not bargain. He reached into his arms and actually took out a silver note worth three thousand taels on the spot and handed it over respectfully.
He came to Beijing this time to open up some business connections and brought a lot of silver with him.
Three thousand taels is a huge sum of money, but for a clan that has been entrenched in a place for many years, it is within its affordable range.
So straightforward?
As expected... No wonder the imperial court is so poor. These families, big and small, have hoarded so much money... They are so rich...
This is the necessity of introducing new policies... Zhao Duan sighed in his heart and gave a look.
The maid Miantao next to her stepped forward and took the banknote.
far away.
The old steward of the Zhao family also came out with his servants, holding the gifts brought by the You family, but according to Zhao Duan's instructions, he "threw them away" together.
You Zhande was very flexible and did not resist at all. He took his unconscious wife and son away.
This made Zhao Duan look at him with new eyes.
A farce ended.
Only a mess was left behind.
"Mom, don't be sad for this kind of person. It's not worth it."
Zhao Pan stepped forward, hugged the beautiful woman, and comforted her with heartache.
Eugene Hua forced a smile, her eyes filled with loneliness and heartbreak:
"It's okay, Mom understands."
From then on, she no longer had her family in her heart, and her heart was devoted only to her two children.
Seeing this, Zhao Duan wanted to say something to comfort her, but he didn't know where to start.
However, Eugene Hua adjusted her mood, took the initiative to call the maid, and went to the room to clean up the mess.
…
After everyone left, Zhao Pan suddenly came over and said:
"Brother, you knew this a long time ago, right?"
"What?" Zhao Duan asked curiously.
The girl with delicate makeup and black hair spread out behind her head looked up at him seriously and said softly:
“You deliberately let them go wild.
You must know that these people are here to make connections. During this meal, you have countless opportunities and ways to let them know your strength...
No, they don't even need to come to your house. You just need to say a few words and the You family will know how high your status is...
In this way, they would not do this at all, but would just flatter and play the role of a good relative. But you didn’t.”
Zhao Pan seemed to understand everything:
"So, you were acting so uncharacteristically, so obedient and gentle, just to mislead them... Wait, you deliberately took out this set of instruments, weren't you also calculating that they wouldn't believe you?"
Zhao Duan looked at her in surprise and smiled.
Neither admitted nor denied.
Yes, he did it on purpose and did much more.
In fact, Zhao Duan had secretly ordered people to keep an eye on the You family a few days ago.
He even deliberately let others leak the information that he had kept a low profile after the trial at the Dali Temple.
And cut off You Zhande's several attempts to find out information.
That's why he told Mian Tao in the morning that the other party might not know his identity.
If information cocoons exist, then the You family was thrown into a cocoon after entering Beijing.
"Why?"
Zhao Pan asked, and the girl's curiosity was overflowing.
Zhao Duan couldn't stand the girl's inquiring gaze, so he had to say:
"I previously ordered someone to investigate You Zhande and got some information. Well, this family is not a good family. They have committed murder and arson more than once over the years. In short, they are not good people.
Your mother is soft-hearted and easy to bully. If she gets involved with the You family, it won't be a good thing."
Zhao Pan suddenly realized:
"So you did this on purpose to expose their true nature?"
Zhao Duan smiled:
"He's just a bunch of country bumpkins from out of town. I, your brother, can easily beat them to a pulp, but they are your mother's family after all. Blood is thicker than water, so I'm going through all this trouble.
Only when your mother completely recognizes the true face of this group of people will she give up.
Otherwise, they are just a few small characters, why would your brother like me bother with so much trouble? Should I act with them? "
The people he usually plotted against were at worst clue figures related to the bigwigs in the court.
I really have no interest in a few people from small families outside the area.
Zhao Pan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he suddenly said coquettishly:
"Brother, I don't want to learn martial arts anymore. Can you teach me these strategies?"
Damn it, this girl is gradually developing into a sinister person... Zhao Duan yawned lazily, took out a house deed from his sleeve and stuffed it into the girl's lapel, scolding with a smile:
"Get lost! Girls, why are you playing tricks like that? Just focus on learning the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. This is the house we just bought in the inner city. Take it and ask your mother to put it away. We'll be moving in a few days."
As he said this, he walked out.
The girl was left staring blankly at the deed to the mansion worth tens of thousands of taels tucked into her chest, her brain shutting down.
Brother, when did you buy the house?
…
Outside the Zhao family's door.
After Zhao Duan walked out, he stood at the threshold and waited for a while. Then, an official from the Pear Blossom Hall came out secretly and said with a bow:
"grown ups."
"Yeah," Zhao Duan said as if he had expected it, "Did they leave?"
"Yes, someone else followed. I am waiting for your instructions here."
Zhao Duan nodded and said coldly:
"Just keep an eye on them first. If they behave themselves, don't worry about them. If they cause any trouble, handle it yourself if you can. If you can't, report to me."
"I obey your command!" The officer disappeared quietly with extraordinary lightness skills.
What Zhao Duan wanted his subordinates to keep an eye on was naturally You Zhande's family.
"I hope you will be more sensible and not cause trouble."
Zhao Duan muttered softly, turned around, stretched lazily, and went back to the house to rest.
I don't want to waste my energy on a few small people.
…
…
The other side.
The carriage was moving.
Inside the carriage, You Zhande carefully checked the condition of his wife and son and breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the two fainted, they did not suffer any internal injuries, only external bumps and bruises, which were not serious.
They woke up one after another. After the mother and son figured out the situation, the fat boy turned pale and was too scared to say a word.
Yu Shi was also terrified, but unwillingly said:
"Then extort three thousand taels from him for nothing?"
You Zhande said irritably:
"What else? You want to go to the imperial jail?"
Yu-shi shrank her neck, feeling both timid and angry. She hadn't expected to end up losing more than she gained.
"So what's next? Go home?"
You Zhande frowned and shook his head.
"Go home? Doesn't that mean Zhenbai is here? This route taken by the Zhao family is blocked, but there are other options. I still have some silver left, enough to find another way."
He took out a list from his arms, on which were the names of some officials.
In the past few days, after learning the news that the imperial court had opened the market, You Zhande keenly realized that if the family wanted to prosper, it had to get on board early.
He asked someone to inquire about the information and got this list.
This is a list of officials at his level who can come into contact with him and who may be able to help him get the title of "Imperial Merchant".
"Zhao Duan... Haha, let's keep this grudge for now. There will be plenty of opportunities to 'repay' you in the future."
You Zhande's eyes were cold and gloomy:
“The most urgent task is not to argue with him, but to become an imperial merchant and get close to the bigwigs in the court.
Even without the Zhao family, the capital can still be explored, and we can still find other important figures... Besides, Zhao Duan's status is probably not as high as we imagined. Even if we try to please him, we won't be able to get anything done."
Yu nodded:
"I'll do as you say, Master. By the way, didn't that noble young master say that if we run into trouble in the capital, we can ask him for help? He said his family has extensive connections and magical powers in the capital."
The "young master" she was referring to was the young master from a prominent family whom she became acquainted with on the way here.
After entering the city, the two sides parted ways, but left their addresses with each other.
You Zhande pondered for a moment and said:
"Those children of truly powerful families are all very shrewd. Unless absolutely necessary, try not to ask them for help. Let's follow the list first."
"Okay." Yushi stretched her neck and looked at the first name on the list:
"Minister of Personnel, Feng Ju..."
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(End of this chapter)
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