Chapter 75: Exercising the Order King Gao Patrols the West City (1)
When Dao Chi pointed at this teahouse, he originally noticed that it was located on the street and the store was not small. The seats were on the street, so it would not attract people's attention when people were working shifts. The store was not small, so everyone could rest here and avoid crowding.
When the king of the country is mourning, all the soldiers and civilians in the city wear plain clothes. Those who are eligible to wear mourning robes, except local civil and military officials, are the people in the palace.[]
Even though Dao Chi and Gao Kang were not very young, they were able to declare their identities by wearing plain clothes. The shopkeeper was extremely attentive and personally led the two of them to the private room and ordered the waiters to get the best tea.
When the tea was served, the shopkeeper withdrew with interest and approached Jingzhe outside, asking about the identities of the two Yajians.
Jingzhe did not answer, but looked at him carefully and said, "I looked at the shopkeeper with a good face. Is the shopkeeper's surname Zhou?"
"My surname is Zhou. Does this young man know the old man?" the shopkeeper replied.
Jingzhe smiled and said: "It is indeed Uncle Zhou. I was Jingzhe who worked for the old man earlier. Last year, he gave me the ninth house. Now I am working for the second young master. I am always with the brothers Li Qiu day and night. My young master is upstairs.
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It turned out that the shopkeeper in front of him was none other than Wang Qi's servant, Li Qiu's father. Jingzhe had met him twice when he was a child, so he felt familiar.
Shopkeeper Zhou is one of the external stewards of the clan house, so he didn’t expect that he was responsible for this teahouse.
"The second young master from the outer ninth house?" Shopkeeper Zhou's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but feel anxious when he remembered that he had just received a deposit of twenty taels of silver.
Although he had never met Dao Chi before, he also knew that the clan had treated the ninth prince with special respect in the past two years. The second son of the clan not only had a prominent biological father, but also caught the eye of the old man and entered the palace together with his seventh son.
This time, the second young master led someone to take care of the teahouse, followed by the angry soldiers and government officials. Shopkeeper Zhou was afraid of being involved and did not dare to make the decision. After bidding farewell to Jingzhe, he called a young boy and whispered to him to go to the clan house to report the matter.
The eldest son.
At this moment, Jingzhe also entered the private room and told Dao Chi the identity of the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper is the outside steward of the Wang family clan, so needless to say, this teahouse is the property of the clan clan.
The Taoist Chi said: "I really didn't expect that it would be the clan's shop, but it would put the shopkeeper in a difficult position."
Gao Kang said with a smile: "Although I have only been out of the house a few times, I also know that the Wang family is an Anlu family. 30% to 40% of the business in and outside the city belongs to the Wang family. It is not uncommon to encounter the Wang family's teahouse."
Dao Chi sighed and said, "Otherwise, it's good. My wealthy brother is a thoughtful man. I'm afraid he will have to go to work after hearing the news."
Gao Kang nodded and said: "Speaking of the eldest son of the Wang family clan, the prince also praised him during his lifetime."
As expected, Wang Zhen hurried over half an hour later.
There was a great funeral in the palace. The younger brother, who was also a member of the palace, wandered into the street with so many people around him. How could he not make Wang Zhen worried about him?
The Taoist Chi invited him into the private room and said to Gao Kang: "This is my brother from a wealthy family, whose name is only precious." Then he said to Wang Zhen: "Brother, this is the high official next to His Highness."
Gao Kang and Wang Zhen were both slightly surprised when they saw him placing Gao Kang in the honorable position during the introduction. Both of them were wealthy people, and they didn't show it on their faces, but they became more and more polite in their words.
Gao Kang said: "It turns out he is the eldest son of the Wang family. Our family is polite here."
Wang Zhen hurriedly returned the courtesy and said: "I really don't dare to take it seriously. I thought it was my little brother who was naughty and came out of the palace privately. Since there are high-ranking officials here, he must have come out in compliance with His Highness's orders. It's me who is troublesome."
After seeing each other, the three of them took their seats again.
Wang Zhen then talked about the deposit downstairs and said angrily to Dao Chi: "Even if I came out on His Highness's order and went to my shop, I wouldn't be so 'distinguished between public and private'." At this point, she took out her sleeves.
The shopkeeper just accepted the twenty taels of silver ingots and said: "Take them quickly, don't make me ashamed, brother."
The Taoist idiot refused and said: "If it's just one day or two, I'm too shameless to be polite to my elder brother. But who knows how long it will take, maybe the entire funeral period will be covered. If that's the case, brother, I will only
I can take everyone to change places. If the eldest brother really feels sorry for me, I will just ask the shopkeeper to give me a 20% discount, just to give my brother some dignity."
Wang Zhen knew that although Dao Chi was young, he had a good idea, so she said helplessly: "Don't talk about 20% off or 20% off. If you want to stay, just give me a half discount. If it's more, I won't dare to keep you."
Each of us took a step back. Neither of the two brothers were good at ink, so they left aside the matter of the tea shop.
Wang Zhen thought that the Wang family had many houses and that their descendants were all good and bad, so she had to tell Wang Zhen: "Your Highness is in a bad mood due to the death of the prince, so he sent us to bring people out to prevent some small disturbances and disturb the palace."
Funeral arrangements. When my elder brother returns, please inform my great-uncle that the royal family should be more restrained during the funeral arrangements. If it really causes trouble and makes His Highness angry, he will not only bring shame to his aunt, but also be careful of His Highness causing an attack on the Wang family."
Seeing that the Taoist idiot said these "private words" without avoiding Gao Kang, Wang Zhen couldn't help but feel nervous, and quietly looked at Gao Kang. Seeing that he was just listening with a smile and nothing unusual, she felt relieved a little.
Wang Zhen knew in her heart that the reason why Dao Chi did not avoid people was probably because of the good friendship between the two people; but she still felt that Dao Chi was young and a little unreasonable.
You may not avoid Gao Kang in other words. As for the prince who is in a bad mood, how can he say things casually that may anger outsiders? If Gao Kang learns from the prince, the prince may be disgusted with Taoist idiots and talkative words.
He then said: "I know you are the most worried person, so don't worry. Even if the family is unable to take care of His Highness's worries, it will not cause trouble to His Highness. When you and your seventh brother go out on errands, you should be cautious and don't slack off because of your young age.
I have failed His Highness. Otherwise, even if Your Highness is kind-hearted and can't bear to punish you two, my grandfather will definitely ask you to taste bamboo meat."
This time he put on his eldest brother's airs, which actually made the originally dull atmosphere in the room much lighter.
Dao Chi smiled and said: "Speaking of being young, who am I? I am really young, but I am now in Beicheng." At this point, he talked about Lu Bing's inspection in Beicheng, and finally did not forget to say: "Although Lu Bing is young,
, but in the school, you have taken great care of Brother Qi and me. If I meet my eldest brother, please take care of me."
Wang Zhen heard about Lu Bing from Wang Qi's mouth and knew that he was the brother of Shi Ziru, who was two years younger than Dao Chi.
Wang Zhen was shocked when she heard that Lu Bing was also patrolling the streets. She thought it was too childish. However, considering the age of the prince, it was not unusual for him to read it with these young people.
He thought for a while and then said: "I don't dare to say anything to other people. If they are the children of the Wang family, they will definitely not open their eyes and cause trouble to Young Master Lu."
After saying this, he mentioned the funeral of the royal family again. Only then did the Taoist idiot know that Wang Xuan, Wang Zhen's younger brother and the second son of the eldest son of the clan, was a Jinshi five years ago and joined the pedestrian department as an errand. Now he is from Qi
Although he is not a high-ranking official, the chief official is no more than the seventh rank, but he is in charge of conveying decrees, canonizing and other matters.
For rewards, condolences, relief, military affairs, sacrifices, etc., the imperial court sent its travelers as envoys.
"The imperial court always sends people over. I wonder if your second brother will take this job." Wang Zhen said with a bit of expectation.
Dao Chi didn't answer. Now Wang Zhen is looking forward to it. When the news of Prince Ning's rebellion comes in a few days, she might be afraid that Wang Xuan will go on an envoy...
Thinking that Dao Chi was out of town on errands, Wang Zhen didn't stay long. After saying a few words, she said goodbye to the two of them and went home.
The teahouse also provided some simple meals, so Dao Chi asked the shopkeeper to make arrangements. By the time the first five groups of people on duty came back, the ones here had already finished their lunch and went on patrol to take over.
Although the meals were prepared, the returning manpower did not start immediately. Several ritual guards came over first to report the results of the morning's inspection to Dao Chi and Gao Kang.
The rioters were nowhere to be seen, but when they encountered a few gangsters making trouble, they yelled a few times and fled.
The Taoist Chi listened carefully and felt something was wrong. Seeing the eager looks on everyone's faces, he made up his mind and said sternly: "Whether it's a ruffian or a scoundrel, in another time, no one will stop you from teaching them a lesson. Not now."
, His Highness was afraid that someone would disturb the royal family's funeral, so he asked me to wait here. What he wanted was for the place to be stable. If it was because of you that the little man jumped over the wall and made a fuss, everyone would be embarrassed."
Everyone was chattering, and their energy levels immediately dropped by half, and they went downstairs to eat with their heads hanging down.
Gao Kang looked at Dao Chi with an even more impressed gaze.
The Taoist idiot lowered his eyes, what's so hard to guess? Soldiers and bandits have been a family since ancient times. West City is rich and prosperous, and everyone came here under orders to stand in front of them. They have a big flag to carry. It seems that they are worried about the local ruffians, but in fact most of them are targeting those
Wangpu, I want to find a way to get rid of the trouble...