Chapter 214 List of "Big Shots"

Chapter 214 List of "Big Shots"

Chapter 214 List of "Big Shots"

quiet!
It is quite now!
As Zhao Duan kicked away with two feet and knocked You Zhande away with a palm, the Zhao family courtyard fell into a brief silence, and then a burst of exclamations broke out.

Zhao Pan was stunned. The pretty girl stood there in shock, 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.

I was more surprised than anything else, and then I realized belatedly that I felt a sense of relief.

I just felt that the anger that was pent up in my chest was finally released.

"Big 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 face:
"Don't worry, it's okay, it's just a slight punishment."

Even for the sake of his aunt's feelings, he couldn't kill the whole family here.

The two kicks that looked scary were actually done with clever force.

The empress's devilish training on him was 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 Zhan De 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, the eldest son of the Zhao family should be just an ordinary person of low quality...

But when the two sides fought, he had no power to resist.

Could it be the realm of the martial arts god?
You Zhande's mind was shaken, and the warrior's blood instantly cooled.

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:
"Asking an official from the imperial court, it seems that Master You wants to have a taste of what it's like to be in prison."

You Zhande felt mixed emotions, but he finally lowered his head and admitted defeat:
"You was just excited for a moment, it was not intentional..."

As he said this, 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 of here."

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 in order to open up some business connections, and he 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 simple?

As expected... No wonder the imperial court is so poor, these families, big and small, have hoarded so much money... 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 that the You family had brought with them. However, according to Zhao Duan's instructions, he "threw them away" all at once.

You Zhande was 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 full of loneliness and chill:
"It's okay, Mom understands."

From then on, she no longer had her family in her heart, and her only focus was on 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 it 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 let them go wild on purpose.

You must know that these people are here to build 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 something and the You family will know how high your status is...

In this way, they would not be like this at all, they would just flatter and play the role of a good relative. But you don’t.”

Zhao Pan seemed to understand everything:
"So you were so uncharacteristically obedient and gentle before just to mislead them... Wait, you took out this set of instruments on purpose, didn't you expect them not to believe you?"

Zhao Duan looked at her unexpectedly and smiled.

Neither admitted nor denied.

Yes, he did do it on purpose and much more.

In fact, Zhao Duan had secretly ordered people to keep an eye on the You family several days ago.

He even deliberately let others leak the information that he had been keeping a low profile since his trial at the Dali Temple.

And cut off You Zhande's several attempts to find information.

Therefore, he told Mian Tao in the morning that the other party might not know his identity. This was the reason. If there was an information cocoon, then the You family was thrown into a cocoon after entering Beijing.

"why?"

Zhao Pan asked further, and the girl was filled with curiosity.

Zhao Duan couldn't stand the girl's inquiring gaze, so he had to say:
"I had someone check up on You Zhande before and got some information. Well, this family is not a good one. 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 outside the city. I, your brother, can easily beat them to death. But after all, they are your mother's family. Blood is thicker than water, so I'm going through all this trouble.

Only when your mother fully recognizes the true face of these people will she give up.

Otherwise, they are just a few small characters, why would your brother like me worry so much about them? Acting 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 those people from small families from other places.

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 turning into a sinister person... Zhao Duan yawned lazily, took out a house deed from his sleeve and stuffed it into the girl's collar, scolding with a smile:

"Get lost. Why are you playing tricks on a girl? Just study the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. This is a new house we bought in the inner city. Take it and ask your mother to put it away. We will be ready to move 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 shut down.

Brother, when did you buy the house?
……

Outside Zhao's house.

After Zhao Duan walked out, he stood at the threshold and waited for a while. Then, an official from the Lihua Hall came out secretly and bowed, saying:

"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 bother with them. If they cause any trouble, handle it yourself if you can. If you can't handle it, report to me later."

"I obey your command!" The officer disappeared quietly with extraordinary lightness skills.

Naturally, the people Zhao Duan asked his subordinates to keep an eye on were You Zhande's family.

"I hope you can be more sensible and not cause trouble."

Zhao Duan muttered to himself, 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, and after the mother and son figured out the situation, the fat boy turned pale and was too timid to say a word.

Yu Shi was also terrified, but she was unwilling to say:
"Then extort three thousand taels from him for nothing?"

You Zhande said irritably:

"What else? You want to go to the imperial jail?"

You shrank her neck, feeling both timid and angry. She had not expected that she would lose more than she gained:

"So what's next? Go home?"

You Zhande frowned and shook his head:
"Go home? Isn't that Zhenbai? The Zhao's way is blocked, but there are other ways. There is still some silver left, enough to find another way."

He took out a list from his arms, on which were the names of some officials.

These days, after learning the news that the imperial court had opened the market, You Zhan De keenly realized that if the family wanted to prosper, it had to get on board early.

He asked someone to gather information and only then did he get this list.

This is a list of officials at his level that he can access and who may be able to help him get the title of "Imperial Merchant".

"Zhao Duan... Haha, let's keep today's grudge in mind for now. There will be plenty of opportunities to 'repay' in the future."

You Zhande's eyes were cold:
“The most urgent task is not to argue with him, but to become an imperial merchant and climb up to the big shots in the court.

Without the man surnamed Zhao, the capital can still be moved around, and we can still look for other big shots... Besides, Zhao Duan's status is probably not as high as we imagined, even if we try to please him, we can't get anything done."

Yu nodded:

"I'll listen to you, 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 that his family has a lot of connections 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:

"The children of the really big families are all shrewd people. Unless you have no choice, try not to ask them to do things. Let's go according to the list first."

"Okay." Yu stretched her neck and looked at the first name on the list:
"The head of the Ministry of Personnel, Feng Ju..."

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