Chapter 530: The Incident of Robbing People's Women (Part 1)
In Gusu Yili, the procurement eunuch Wang Jing slowly flipped through his account book, his eyebrows furrowed and his mood was not very good. Wang Qianhu stood beside him, not daring to speak out loud.
After looking through the account books, Wang Jing asked: "Why are there so few accounts in the past two days? At this rate, how can I return to Beijing before the end of the year? Do you want me to stay in Suzhou for the New Year?"
Wang Qianhu explained: "Please godfather, please take a closer look. This is not because the boys below are not working hard, but because the situation has changed!"
As soon as there were thirty or forty big families gathered around the mansion, they were under the shelter of Fang Yingwu. Godfather, you don’t want to cause more trouble here. We had no choice but to collect this scheduled income.
Come up!
Second, since these 30 or 40 families took the lead, the resistance we have encountered has been much greater than before. Many large families have also followed suit and formed forces to protect themselves. It is much more difficult to defeat them than before!
Third, even if we let go of the thirty or forty large households that have taken refuge in Gongguan Street, and then look for suitable targets again, it will still take a certain amount of time to be effective."
Wang Jing knew that what his godson said was not a lie. The minions under his command had no official status, so they could only rely on bluffing people to do things. When they could not bluff people, their efficiency would naturally be much lower.
Wang Jing sighed, the Imperial Envoy's Mansion was really an inescapable obstacle. Those thirty or forty wealthy families were still spending their days carefree, as if they were laughing in front of the entire Suzhou people for their incompetence in purchasing eunuchs and their minions...
...
This has a very bad demonstration effect. If others are no longer afraid of them, then what is the meaning of his existence as a procurement eunuch?
Wang Chen walked to Wang Jing again and reported in a low voice: "After talking to my godfather yesterday, I immediately sent extra manpower to keep an eye on the mansion's actions twelve hours a day. At night, I saw a woman entering in a sedan chair.
Mansion."
Wang Jing asked curiously: "What woman?"
"I heard that this person is Fang Yingwu's old friend. The former courtesan's wife has been divorced and has been guarding Fang Yingwu. This time she came from Hangzhou to meet her.
She had already met Fang Yingwu during the day. She went there at night just to avoid other people's eyes. This morning, when Mrs. Yuan came out of the mansion and took a sedan to the street, our brothers who were stationed here immediately came up
In front of us, we snatched the person and the sedan back!"
Wang Jing did not say yes, nor did he say no. He sighed and said: "As the saying goes, when a scholar encounters a soldier, there is no reason to explain. Perhaps this despicable and simple method is the most direct and effective way to deal with literati. If there are other ways, then
It's all going in circles, and this is what literati are good at."
Finally, Wang Jing told Wang Chen: "Since this is Fang Yingwu's woman, you must save some dignity and don't overdo it and force Fang Yingwu to the death. You should understand what I mean?"
Wang Chen quickly replied: "Yes, I must tell you guys to control your belts!"
Fang Yingwu didn't know yet that there was another "conspiracy" targeting him. He was sitting alone in his study, looking at the orders he had received over and over again. He couldn't get enough of it. At this time, Yuan Fengxiao came.
The doorkeeper probably knew that this woman had a close relationship with the imperial envoy, so he did not let Mrs. Yuan wait at the gate, but took her directly outside the study. After reporting her, he let her in.
Fang Yingwu was in a good mood at the moment and took the initiative to tease Ms. Yuan: "You broke your appointment last night, what should be the punishment?"
Yuan Fengxiao said bitterly: "Didn't that little slut Xue Xiuyu come to seduce you? This bitch actually gave me "miyao", but she only made you happy. You men are just unreliable!"
Fang Yingwu answered truthfully: "It's all in vain. How could I know who she is? I just assumed it was you!"
Yuan Fengxiao asked curiously: "Where is she? I haven't seen her go back. Is it possible that you plan to hide her in the golden house?"
"If I want to hide her, I'm hiding her from you. How could I hide her? She left my place early in the morning. But I heard that she was suddenly kidnapped when she was outside on the street."
"Abducted?" Yuan Fengxiao looked slightly shocked, "How could such a thing happen in broad daylight?"
Fang Yingwu guessed: "She probably offended someone. That's why others are looking for her."
"Impossible!" Madam Yuan flatly rejected this conjecture, "The slave family has lived with Madam Xiuyu for a few days and talked to her about everything. I have never heard of anyone who has been offended recently!
Besides, if you want to kidnap her, you can find a good opportunity elsewhere, so why do you do it not far outside the mansion and in full view of everyone?"
Fang Yingwu was not very interested in this issue. Xue Xiuyu had no kindness to him before or since, so he couldn't pay too much attention to it. He just asked casually, "Then why do you say it is?"
Yuan Fengxiao pondered for a long time, "You said, if the slave family just left the mansion and was kidnapped, Mr. Fang, what do you think?"
"Of course you are different from that Madam Xue. If you are kidnapped, I will definitely be angry and try to find a way to pursue you throughout the city!" When he said this, Fang Yingwu suddenly reacted and thought of a possibility:
"Wait a minute, you said that their original target might have been you. Madam Xue was just Li Daitao, and she was mistaken for you, so she was beaten?"
Madam Yuan nodded, "Otherwise, the slave family would never be able to figure out why someone would kidnap Xue Xiuyu. The slave family came to the mansion yesterday and many people saw it. It is not surprising that it attracted the attention of interested people.
And Xue Xiuyu was riding in the same sedan chair. When she came out of the mansion, she was misunderstood by others as being from the slave family. That's not surprising."
Fang Yingwu was thoughtful. Could it be that someone was targeting him and planning to attack Madam Yuan? Xue Xiuyu just suffered the same fate as Chi Yu?
Imagine putting yourself in her shoes. Suppose Mrs. Yuan, who has a close relationship with you, was kidnapped outside the mansion. Compared with Xue Xiuyu's kidnapping, they are two completely different things in public opinion - one is that the imperial envoy's woman was kidnapped.
After leaving, one of the passers-by, A, B, B, and D, was kidnapped.
The former is enough to affect one's emotions and decisions, and is enough to cause a certain blow to oneself. The latter is insignificant in Fang Yingwu's eyes.
And it should also be noted that the other party took action outside the mansion, which in itself has a strong warning effect. The target of the warning is of course him, the owner of the mansion, Fang Yingwu thought.
"I probably know who did it..." Fang Yingwu said to Yuan Fengxiao. Who else could do such a shameless and limitless thing except the eunuch?
However, even though he had guessed it, Fang Yingwu still broke out in a few drops of cold sweat. Fortunately, Xue Xiuyu fell into the trap. If Yuan Fengxiao was really kidnapped outside the mansion, it would be really difficult for him to handle.
Just imagine, if the matter became public and everyone said that the imperial envoy could not even keep his own woman, and maybe even let others taste her, how would he be able to keep his face?
If you choose to suffer a hidden loss, you don't know how much you will have to pay. The other party's attempt to kidnap Madam Yuan is also for profit.
Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu's anger jumped up layer by layer. The consequences were simply unimaginable! What made him even more angry was that the bottom line of the rules of the game was completely broken and such despicable methods were used, just like a gangster.
Scoundrels!
No, those people were rogues! Although they didn't succeed this time, they had already started to take action!
What makes Fang Yingwu even more alarmed is that the other side has begun to resort to the most despicable means. In comparison, his own manpower is indeed too weak. Fortunately, he can wait for the arrival of the king's flag.
Yuan Fengxiao saw that Fang Yingwu was silent for a long time, "Mr. Fang, although Xue Xiuyu has little relationship with you, for the sake of my family, please help me. It is really pitiful for a weak woman to fall into the hands of a jackal.
"
Fang Yingwu was thinking about something and comforted him: "Actually, there is no need to worry. If they want to kidnap you, Mrs. Yuan, and they find that something is wrong, they will naturally let you go. There is no benefit to them tying up Ms. Xue.
However, I still need you to do one more thing!"
"Don't do it!" Yuan Fengxiao responded. Fang Yingwu didn't react for a moment, but still habitually ordered step by step: "Then... what did you say?"
Yuan Fengxiao glared at Fang Yingwu with resentment, "Every time I do things according to your orders, even if you can promise extravagant terms in exchange, in the end you always get the big advantage, and the slave family feels very uncomfortable just thinking about it!"
Women just don’t have the overall picture. Why do they suddenly get angry at a critical moment? Fang Yingwu said seriously: "This time is really different."
Yuan Fengxiao looked wary, "You are teasing me again, I don't believe you."
Fang Ying said confidently: "This time is different from before. I didn't promise any conditions in exchange. I just arranged things for you unilaterally, so you don't have to worry about being cheated because of unfair conditions!"
Mrs. Yuan Fengxiao: "..."
After all, Fang Yingwu finally managed to deal with Mrs. Yuan's petty temperament and coaxed her to go to the government office. As for why it was the government office instead of the county government, it was naturally because the government office had greater influence.
As soon as an oiran-level, charming and graceful beauty stood at the entrance of the government office, she naturally attracted countless looks.
An oiran-level, charming and graceful beauty raised countless eyes when she raised her drumstick and knocked on the injustice drum in front of the gate of the government office.
Seeing the beauty panting and struggling, many people wanted to go forward and help knock her. Of course, they just thought about it, and it was not so easy to knock the drum of injustice.
A clerk ran out of the yamen, originally with an impatient expression on his face, but suddenly he saw the beauty in front of the drum, and his mood suddenly improved a lot, and he asked: "What are you going to do, little lady?"
What grievances do you have to submit?"
The beauty told: "The little girl is the daughter of Yuan's family. She lives in Hangzhou. She was originally from a lowly family. She left the country four years ago and became a good man. She came to Suzhou to visit a sister a few days ago. Unexpectedly, this
The sisters were actually robbed by the minions of the eunuchs in broad daylight, and their whereabouts are still unknown. The little girl had to come to the government office to play drums and ask the government officials to make decisions for the weak woman!"
