After Wan He said these words, Old Man Liao was dumbfounded, Su Kui was dumbfounded, the guards behind Old Man Liao were dumbfounded, and all the government officials in the main hall were dumbfounded. I thought Wan He was planning to cause such a big fuss. I wanted to collect some benefits, either power or soldiers. Unexpectedly, after doing this for a long time, Wan He actually opened his mouth and asked for money.
Of course, this one hundred thousand taels of gold is not a small amount, but compared with the bottom line in Old Man Liao's heart, it is far from it. Old Man Liao has even made preparations. In order to settle this matter, he has to resort to After giving up some power, even though it was only a small amount of power, it was definitely not comparable to these yellow and white things. Now Old Man Liao could not see clearly the Wan He in front of him.
Of course Old Man Liao couldn't see through Wan He's thoughts, because he never thought that Wan He's actions were just out of anger. Wan He had been tricked by Yang Xian all the time. How could he swallow this anger? Go down, so I just made such a scene, the purpose was to rip off Yang Xian.
The battles in this officialdom are deceitful and extremely dangerous. Everyone is cautious and treads on thin ice. There has never been anyone like Wan He who acts as he pleases and has no imagination. So when Wan He reported such a condition, Old Man Liao's first reaction was Whether there was any fraud in it, so old man Liao did not reply to Wan He immediately. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and stared at the change of expression on Wan He's face, trying to see clearly Wan He's intention. Unfortunately, from Wan He's But nothing could be seen on that harmless face. Old Man Liao took a deep breath to calm down his almost turbulent mood, and then said with a forced smile: "Master Hou, this joke is too much." Let’s get over it,”
Not only Old Man Liao thought this, but everyone else present also had the same idea. Either Wan He was joking, or Wan He had another conspiracy. Wan He looked aggrieved in the face of everyone's questioning eyes. He raised his hand and said: "We are having a serious discussion here. Who are you kidding? Mr. Liao, I have listed the amount of compensation clearly and clearly. Every sum is calculated in real terms. The Wang family has a huge business, so they shouldn’t rely on my small money, right?"
Small money, a hundred thousand taels of gold, this is still small money. I am afraid that even the Wan family, who is the richest man in Luoyang, does not have that much wealth. Burning down a house, but getting such a huge sum of money, no wonder the Wan family can He has become the richest man in Luoyang. This business is done very well. After listening to Wan He's words, all the government officials and guards present murmured in their hearts. The house is worth only ten or twenty thousand taels of silver. But when Wan He opened his mouth, he asked for a full hundred thousand taels, and it was still gold. He was really a profiteer.
However, what Old Man Liao first considered was not the amount of the money, but the real intention of Wan He's request. After hesitating for a moment, Old Man Liao seemed to ask seriously: "Master Hou, what do you mean? You must be serious, as long as His Highness Prince Qi is willing to pay this amount of compensation, then the Marquis will no longer pursue this matter."
"Of course," Wan He immediately responded. Then, Wan He stood up with a happy face, walked to Old Man Liao with a smile, grabbed Old Man Liao's hand and moved it up and down, laughing. : "Oh, let me just say, such a small amount of money is not worth mentioning to His Highness King Qi. Since Mr. Liao made the decision and agreed, then the matter is settled. Haha, Mr. Su, you also Come as a witness, this matter is settled, and I can withdraw the complaint. Ah, by the way, Mr. Liao, I don’t know if you plan to pay this money in one lump sum, or if you want to pay it in installments. In fact, I personally suggest It’s better to pay in installments, which will reduce the pressure. As for the interest, it’s better to pay in installments and get home in 13 days.”
"Uh," before Old Man Liao could react, Wan He's mouth kept sputtering. When Old Man Liao calmed down, he found that Wan He had settled the matter on his own. Old man Liao was immediately startled. Even for Prince Qi, this hundred thousand taels of gold was not a small amount. Originally, old man Liao only wanted to test Wan He's intentions, but there was no such thing. What does it mean to agree? Old man Liao immediately shook his head and waved his hands and said: "Well, Lord Marquis, wait a minute, wait a minute, this matter..."
Before Old Man Liao finished speaking, Wan He's face suddenly sank. This change of expression was so fast that even the guards behind Old Man Liao were startled, and they subconsciously stretched out their hands to hold his waist. But when the hands of the guards just touched the saber, Zhu Muwu, who was behind Wan He, snorted coldly, took two steps forward, and directly protected Wan He's chest with the silver spear in his hand, staring coldly. Those guards, as long as they made the slightest move, he would take action. Wan He shouted with a sullen face: "Mr. Liao, could it be that he wants to regret it? Humph, since Mr. Liao has already agreed, he wants to regret it. What does this mean? Could it be that he wants to regret it?" If you don’t take me, Wanhe, seriously,”
There was a hint of chill on Wan He's face when he said this, and old man Liao was shocked again when he saw Wan He and Zhu Muwu's actions, but he quickly calmed down and said to Wan He: "Master Hou misunderstood Okay, after all, the amount of this one hundred thousand taels of gold is not small, and it is not easy for me to make the decision. Please allow me a few days of grace, and I will wait until I go back and report it to His Highness, Prince Qi, before I make a reply."
"Humph," Old Man Liao's answer obviously made Wan He very dissatisfied. However, Wan He had no intention of forcing Old Man Liao to agree. Instead, he snorted coldly and waved his hand to Zhu Muwu beside him, indicating that he should stop first. Wan He picked up the silver gun and immediately said: "Okay, since Mr. Liao has said so, then if I try to be aggressive, it will seem unreasonable. Since Mr. Liao wants to ask His Highness King Qi, then of course it is okay, just right. This afternoon, I also made an appointment with His Royal Highness the King of Yue. I can’t tell you that I don’t want the one hundred thousand taels of gold tomorrow. Xiaowu, let’s go.”
After saying this, Wan He flicked his sleeves and turned to leave. When hearing what Wan He said, Old Man Liao also turned pale. Of course, he could understand what Wan He meant. He clearly meant, If he doesn't agree to the price of 100,000 taels of gold now, he will go to the King of Yue to discuss it. Then he will definitely make more excessive demands. Although he knows that Wan He's words are a deliberate threat, Old Man Liao has to be restrained. He immediately stepped forward to stop Wan He and hurriedly said: "Oh, Lord Marquis, Lord Marquis, please calm down, this, isn't this just a discussion? Everything is easy to discuss, everything is easy to discuss,"
"Huh," Wan He snorted again, looked at Old Man Liao with cold eyes, and said: "To be fair, I have done my best to be benevolent, but the clay figurine also has some anger. If he really wants to make things worse, Well, I am not a person who is afraid of trouble. At worst, we will take this lawsuit to the Holy One and ask the Holy One to make a wise decision and uphold justice."
"Don't, don't, don't." Seeing Wan He's appearance, Old Man Liao also had a headache. When Wan He first came in, he gave Old Man Liao the impression that he was an ignorant and incompetent boy. But when he made the request again, he felt that He looked like a complete profiteer, but now Wan He looked more like a rogue. He was playing ruthlessly, and he didn't even look like a high-ranking official in the court. But Wan He caught Qi again with this move. The king's sore feet, for the sake of King Qi, Old Man Liao had to be threatened by Wan He. Immediately, Old Man Liao stopped Wan He and said: "Master Hou, don't worry, this, isn't it just one hundred thousand taels of gold, here, here , we will give it to Prince Qi’s Mansion,”
"Oh," Wan He looked at Old Man Liao coldly, with the breath blowing out from his nostrils, and hummed: "Mr. Liao is really willing to give it this time, and he won't go back on his word when the time comes."
"How could it be?" Old Man Liao was now afraid of Wan He's ability to lie, and did not dare to hesitate at all. He made a decision on the spot and said: "One hundred thousand taels of gold, settle this matter fairly, justly, I just hope that this hundred thousand taels After the two pieces of gold were delivered to the Marquis, what happened..."
"Just treat this matter as if it never happened, and I won't mention it again. I, Wan He, keep my word, and once I say something, it's hard to follow up." Wan He immediately patted his chest and assured Old Man Liao, but then, Wan He's expression changed again, but turned into the face of a philistine. He said to Old Man Liao with a smile: "Then should these one hundred thousand taels of gold be paid in one lump sum, or in installments?"
Wan He's ability to change his face has already numbed Old Man Liao's nerves. When he said: "Here, this hundred thousand taels of gold is a huge amount. I'm afraid it will take some time for His Highness King Qi to raise it. Well, let's do this. One month later, Prince Qi’s Mansion will definitely pay the 100,000 taels of gold to the Marquis. What does the Marquis think?"
"One month," Wan He narrowed his eyes and lowered his head to calculate. After one month, it will be the time for the Emperor's Northern Patrol to set off. By then, it will be time to collect the accounts before setting off. It would be good to settle this matter. Then Wan He nodded with a smile, stretched out his arm, hugged Old Man Liao's shoulders, and said arm in arm: "Oh, Mr. Liao said this earlier, so everyone can avoid misunderstandings. Okay, okay, it’s just one month. For Mr. Liao’s sake, I will waive the interest for this month. Haha, just think of it as making friends with Mr. Liao,”
If you just listened to Wan He's words and tone, an uninformed person would think that Old Man Liao was taking advantage of him. Being so angry at Wan He, Old Man Liao was so upset that he almost couldn't breathe. But now that the matter has been settled, Old Man Liao doesn't want to stay here any longer. He has to hurry back to Prince Qi's Mansion to report that during this trip, he owes Prince Qi's Mansion a foreign debt of one hundred thousand taels of gold. God knows, Prince Qi I know what kind of anger there will be.
"Hey, wait a minute, Mr. Liao, wait a minute," Wan He grabbed Old Man Liao who was about to leave, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve with a smile, opened it in front of Old Man Liao, and said with a smile He said: "As the saying goes, brothers settle accounts clearly. Why don't you just ask Mr. Liao to sign this IOU?"