Wang Pang is in a particularly good mood today. When visiting relatives and friends in the past few days, he discovered that there are quite a few people who don't know him. He used to leave the capital often, but he had followers around him doing official business. Everywhere he passed there were people. Being received by officials or old friends, I rode on horseback and was surrounded by people all day long. Although there was a lot of pomp and circumstance, I always felt constrained. Now that I have come to Jiangning, I am already a light official. Besides, I can wear simple clothes here, and everything I see is My relatives and friends who have been in Linchuan all year round have only heard of my name, but they don't recognize my face.

In this way, Wang Pang was completely relaxed. No one would recognize him anyway. With this idea in his mind, he thought that when he sets off again after the New Year, the further south he goes, the easier it will be. Because of this, he feels casual. I just did things casually. I casually found a tavern and had some lunch with Yuan Ze. I happened to meet Chen Yuanwai who was trying to collect the bill. When I came out and saw the scene just now, anyone with a discerning eye could clearly see that this was a restaurant. Using power to bully honest people.

"Brother, wait for me, I'll go over and take a look!" He said and walked into the crowd.

Yuanze couldn't stop him, but fortunately he knew that Wang Pian would never suffer, so he could only watch nervously.

When Wang Pang approached, Zhang San happened to snatch Chen Yuanwai's account book. Now Wang Pang couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed Zhang San's wrist, and that's what happened. How did these people know that Wang Pang It's amazing. In this county, everyone who saw their brothers would go around the road. Now, Cheng Yaojin suddenly appeared in the middle of the road. He looked like a young man of about 20 years old, and he didn't even take Wang Pang seriously. , shouting and beating him, he rushed forward.[

Zhang San was the closest to Wang Pang, and he punched Wang Pang hard on the head. He said to himself, "You brat, I'll knock you out with one punch first."

Before his fist could reach, Wang Pian's fist had already hit his eye socket. Ouch, Zhang San covered his eyes and stepped back. Fortunately, he was supported by several big men behind him. "You brat, you dare to fight back."

Wang Pang frowned and shook his head: "This is a big deal. I told you not to slap me in the face. If you don't listen, it's not my fault."

There was a burst of laughter from upstairs, and passers-by on the street also gathered around: "Zhang San and the others should be taught a lesson by someone." Someone whispered, Zhang San's face turned red and white, and the people around him Seeing that Zhang San had suffered a loss, a big man shouted with Zhang San and came towards the king to besiege him.

Who is Wang Pang? He studied martial arts with Di Qing, swordsmanship with Zhang Yi, and fought on the battlefield. How can he take them seriously after dealing with such a few petty thieves? As soon as Wang Pang took action, these big men who rushed over didn't understand what was going on. , just after hearing "Ouch" and "Ouch" a few times, three or four big men fell to the ground in a mess, some covering their eyes, some covering their stomachs, and some covering their crotches.

Suddenly, laughter, screams and cheers came from upstairs. Zhang San bared his teeth and raised his head and cursed: "Damn bitches, you don't want to hang out here anymore, do you?"

"Bah! Are you just as capable as us? If you have the ability, you can practice with this little brother?" The singing girl named Liu, who had the support of the county magistrate, naturally did not take this third-class person seriously, she said this It made the other women laugh even more.

"Young Master, Young Master, let's go quickly!" When Chen Yuanwai saw this formation, he was not happy but even more frightened. He pulled Wang Pang's sleeves and dragged Wang Pang away. The onlookers probably saw these people bullying others. As soon as he was gone, Chen Yuanwai pulled Wang away and then all of them consciously stepped out of the way.

"Chen! You're so good!" Zhang San scolded fiercely from behind.

Wang Pang turned around and glared at Zhang San. Zhang San just got up from the ground and hesitated to chase after him. Then he saw Wang Pang's eyes burning brightly. He jumped on the spot and cursed: "You lame man named Chen, just wait, monk." I can’t escape the temple…”

Chen Yuanwai pulled Wang Pang out of the crowd. Wang Pang let him pull him. Seeing that he was still walking slowly despite his lameness, Wang Pang secretly laughed in his heart. Chen Yuanwai walked two blocks in one breath. , looking back, there was only a young man following not far away, who seemed to be traveling with Wang Pang. Then he gasped and said: "Master, thank you very much. But you'd better leave quickly, those few people Untouchable."

"Who are those people? Didn't you go to the shopkeeper to ask for the account? Why are you so afraid of them?"

"Oh, I've never seen the shopkeeper. If this restaurant paid taxes properly, it wouldn't be able to do such a big business. It just relies on bullying to dominate the market. It has a good relationship with the government and doesn't even pay taxes. It raises these gangsters to fight. Business is good. When I made money, I didn’t pay taxes. When business was bad, I just went to other restaurants to steal customers. No one dared to mess with them, and I couldn’t help it.”

Chen Yuanwai sighed and couldn't help but his eyes were red. He looked at Wang Pang and said: "Master, thank you for your help just now. No, I feel happy just talking to you. Forget it, I I don’t want to stay in this place anymore. I’ll sell my house and find a place to make a living.”

Wang Pang thought that if he left like this, Zhang San and the others would blame Chen Yuanwai for the beating, and Chen Yuanwai could not help but beat him. He felt pitiful when he saw Chen Yuanwai, not to mention that he had just heard the people talking about it. Come to think of it, this government is quite hateful. I have corrupt officials working for me under the emperor in the capital, which makes the people unable to buy coal, let alone in this remote place. I heard that Chen Yuanwai said that he was selling his house, but he got to this point. Heaven and earth, I felt sympathy in my heart, so I took out a piece of silver from my pocket and put it in Chen Yuanwai's hand: "It's the New Year, so the house must not be easy to sell. You can spend the New Year with it first. If anything happens, don't look back." Discuss later”

This ingot of silver totaled ten taels, and Chen Yuanwai held it heavily in his hand. This silver was nothing to Wang Pang, but it was not a small amount to Chen Yuanwai. He felt hot in his heart and hurriedly wiped his tears with his sleeves: " Young Master, I still don’t know what to call you, or how I can take your money.”

"You're welcome, take it first. If I can help you figure out a solution in the next few days, I will send someone to find you." After Wang Pang finished speaking, he turned back to Yuan Ze who was following him, got on his horse and prepared to return home. .At this moment, he really wanted to take a good look at Wang Anshi's Wanyan Shu. At that time, he didn't take it seriously at all. Now that the world is like this, it is so different from the prosperous age of the Northern Song Dynasty that he imagined, and he can't help but feel confused.

In the past, I only knew that there was Wang Anshi's reform, but he didn't know how or why. Now what Wang Pang heard and saw made him interested in his father and Xining's reform. What's more, today He also wanted to ask Wang Anshi whether what he saw was true or whether it was only true in Linchuan. After all, in the past, whether Cheng Hao or Zhang Zai, Wang Pang had seen positive things when it came to governing the county. thing.

Thinking of this, Wang Pang mounted his horse and prepared to go back to the palace. Chen Yuanwai lamely chased after him and asked: "Master! Master, you must leave a name for me~" [

"My brother's surname is Wang, his given name is Pang, and his courtesy name is Ruo! If you need anything, just call him! We live on Yanbu Ridge." Yuan Ze was very excited when he saw what Wang Pang did. He never thought that his brother could be so good. Skilled, and so generous with wealth. He was actually infected by Wang Pang's chivalrous spirit, and forgot that his and his brother's names were only one word different. He reported his brother's name, but Chen Yuanwai only remembered the word "Wang Pang".

The two brothers walked home. On the way, Yuanze praised: "Brother, you are becoming more and more like a knight." As he said, he recited: "Lu Lixi is the one with the long hairpin, and Cui Wei is the one with the crown cutting the clouds."

"Hahaha!" Wang Pang laughed loudly: "Brother, you compare me to Qu Yuan, do you want me to throw myself into the river?"

"You're going to throw yourself into the river, so we'll eat hot pot on Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate you!"

"You can't throw this into the river. It will pollute the environment. Let's change it to something else~"

The two brothers returned to the house laughing and chatting. Uncle Zhao heard that Brother Wang Pang was back. He hurriedly greeted him: "The two young masters are back. The master is in the front hall."

"Okay, Uncle Zhao, let's go right away." Yuanze said to Uncle Zhao.

"Wait a minute~~ There will be a visitor here, the magistrate Zhu of our county..."

Okay, Magistrate Zhu came at the right time. If he hadn't come, Wang Pang would have wanted to see what kind of official he was and how he managed the county like this? After hearing what Uncle Zhao said, Wang Pang said: " He came just in time! No need to report, we will go directly."

When Uncle Zhao saw what Wang Pang said, it was not easy to stop him. The second young master and the eldest young master had different personalities! The eldest young master was always cautious and knowledgeable. If the master had guests, he would never bother him. But the second young master was different, in terms of official position. I used to be taller than the master, and I heard that doing things was also unexpected. What's more, the master never stopped the second young master from doing things. If you think about it more carefully, if the two young masters had just been in the house, maybe the master would have brought him to meet him. The county magistrate, so Uncle Zhao had no choice but to let it go and watched the two brothers Wang Pang walk towards the hall together.

The two men near Wang approached the hall and heard voices coming from inside. There were only two people in the room, one was his father Wang Anshi, and needless to say, the other was definitely Magistrate Zhu.

Magistrate Zhu had just entered the mansion and was waiting in the hall for Wang Anshi to arrive. The guests and hosts sat down and Wang Anshi asked, "What's the matter with the magistrate?"

Magistrate Zhu stood up slightly and smiled: "Your Majesty is currently living in Linchuan. This is my luck in Linchuan. I don't go to the Three Treasures Palace for business. I came to disturb you today because I have something to discuss."

Officials don't hit people with smiling faces. Magistrate Zhu said it politely. Wang Anshi nodded: "If you have anything to do, Magistrate, please just tell me."

"I heard that the two young masters of your mansion are back? You know the military service princes of our Song Dynasty. The eldest young master is a tribute student, so he is naturally exempted from military service. I heard that these two young masters are not in trouble, and they are not officials now, let alone Fame, you see..." The county magistrate hesitated, with a look of embarrassment on his face.
Chapter completed!