Chapter 233 Making Things Big
Chapter 233 Making Things Big
The four seriously injured had been rescued by their companions, but no one dared to collect their bodies, which lay on the street with blood from their necks all over the ground.
Shopkeeper Tian limped up and said, "Thank you for your help, young master!"
Xiao Xia pointed at the corpse with his spear and said, "Are they from Shangqing Commercial Bank?"
Shopkeeper Tian shook his head and said, "They are not. They are from Baotai Martial Arts School. In fact, they are just scoundrels from the neighborhood. They gather together in the name of the martial arts school and specialize in bullying, extortion, or taking money to do dirty things in the city. For example, today, this gang of scoundrels wanted to force us out. The deceased is the martial arts school's warrior leader, his surname is Jiang."
Xiao Xia sneered and said, "Does that mean I'm still trying to get rid of harm for the people?"
Shopkeeper Tian sighed, "That being said, this martial arts school has a strong backer, and I'm afraid there will be big trouble."
“Who is behind them?”
"I heard it was General Yuwen Shu!"
Xiao Xia laughed, "That slave with three surnames?"
Shopkeeper Tian's face turned pale. "Sir, please don't say that. We are just ordinary people. How can we afford to offend these powerful people?"
Xiao Xia asked again, "Today they told you to get out in half an hour?"
"No! They are from Shangqing Commercial Bank. They haven't arrived yet, but these scoundrels came first."
Xiao Xia nodded, "You and your friends go to the shopkeeper Ma, each of you will get 50 strings of cash, wait at home for two days, and come back to open the shop when I notify you. I will take care of the shop's affairs."
Shopkeeper Tian was so frightened that he was at a loss for words. He nodded and said, "Then we'll go first!"
"Go!"
Shopkeeper Tian and several of his men hurried away with the packages.
The shop door was closed. Xiao Xia sat on the drum stone, patiently waiting for the people from Shangqing Trading Company to arrive.
Soon, Wei Renjie, the owner of Baotai Martial Arts School, arrived with a large group of warriors. Wang Shengzhi, the county lieutenant of Wannian County, Xu Kuan, the chief manager of Shangqing Commercial Bank, and more than 20 constables hid in the distance.
Wang Shengzhi asked the martial arts school to solve the problem themselves. If the school couldn't solve it, he would step in.
The owner of the museum, Wei Renjie, walked up and felt the pulse of the deceased, then checked his breathing, but found that he was dead.
Wei Renjie stood up, clenched his fists and walked forward and said, "Friend, you killed my people, what are you going to do?"
"What are your rules?" Xiao Xia asked calmly.
"Of course there are rules. Do you want to be treated softly or hard?"
"How about soft? How about hard?"
"If it's soft, we'll pay 3,000 guan for the dead and 1,000 guan for each injured person, and we'll let it go."
Xiao Xia laughed and said, "If I pay the money, will the government just stop caring?"
Wei Renjie shook his head. "The government is your business. It has nothing to do with me."
Xiao Xia sneered, "I paid the money but still got arrested, what do you think I would do?"
Wei Renjie gritted his teeth and said, "Does that mean you want to eat something hard?"
"I advise you not to go against me. Going against me will not end well."
Wei Renjie narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Your Excellency is so arrogant!"
Xiao Xia sighed and said, "Yuwen Shu cut off his hair in exchange for his head, and promised not to provoke me again. You insist on forcing him to break his oath, then fine! I will grant your wish."
Wei Renjie's face changed drastically. He took two steps back, with fear flashing in his eyes. "Who are you?"
"You can find out who I am by asking Yu Wenzhi. I advise you to leave quietly and tell Yu Wenzhi that he should still remember what I said yesterday!"
Wei Renjie is a gangster, and they know who they can afford to offend and who they can't. He said nothing and just turned and left.
"Take the body away!" Wei Renjie ordered his men. Not knowing what was going on, the men hurriedly carried the body and followed the owner.
When Wang Shengzhi, the county lieutenant of Wannian County, saw Wei Renjie coming back, he asked in dissatisfaction, "Why don't you take action?"
Wei Renjie was a fox. He said ambiguously, "The other party wants to resolve the issue through negotiation. I will report this to Master Yuwen, and he will make the decision."
His words made it impossible for Wang Shengzhi to blame him, so he could only curse, "Useless thing!"
Wang Shengzhi had no choice but to take action himself. He walked forward with the yamen runners and shouted, "Someone reported that someone was killed here. Did you do it?"
Xiao Xia was too lazy to pay attention to him. He took out the emperor's golden medal and threw it over. Wang Shengzhi picked up the medal and trembled with fear, almost falling down. There were four words on the medal: "As if I were here in person."
This was the gold medal that Emperor Yang Jian gave to his grandson because he was worried that his young grandson would be suppressed by Xue Shixiong, the governor of Liangzhou.
Xiao Xia had never used it in Hexi, but he didn't expect to use it today.
Wang Shengzhi was so frightened that he held the gold medal and returned it to Xiao Xia. His lips were trembling and he couldn't say a word. Xiao Xia took the gold medal and said coldly: "Don't participate in the fight for the throne. You will die miserably. Go!"
Wang Shengzhi was terrified and turned around and ran away.
In a flash, the county lieutenant and the constable ran away cleanly. Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Da, the manager of Shangqing Commercial Bank, also retreated in a hurry.
Xiao Xia turned around and came to the city government office in the metropolitan city, found the official in charge of the city government, put the bloody lance and the transfer lease on the table, and said coldly: "Stamp it for me!"
The city government official was so frightened that he dared not say a word. He lowered his head and stamped the city government seal on the lease transfer column. In this way, the cloth shop legally belonged to Xiao Xia.
Xiao Xia originally wanted to ask for a favor from the Yu family, but now the situation has changed. The Yu family may not be willing to get involved in the prince's affairs, and there is no need to make things difficult for the Yu family.
Anyway, the person has been killed and his face has been torn. If the city officials dare to make things difficult for him, he will be more evil than the gangsters.
Xiao Xia then went to the Princess's Mansion and asked to see her aunt Yang Lihua.
When Yang Lihua heard that her nephew had returned, she was very happy and hurried out to meet him.
Yang Lihua asked with a smile: "I thought you would stay in Hexi for two years, why are you back now?"
Xiao Xia said respectfully: "My aunt, it was my father who did not allow me to stay in Hexi and insisted that I return to Chang'an."
Yang Lihua drank the tea and said slowly: "The situation has been quite delicate in the past two years. Your father can't use many people. If something happens, you are too far away in Hexi to handle it. Although you don't believe in Yang, your bloodline will not change. You can't stay out of many things."
Yang Lihua said it very subtly, implying that Xiao Xia should not only think about avoiding disaster for herself, but also take on the responsibility of the family. "
Xiao Xia nodded silently. Yang Lihua also realized that her tone was a little harsh, so she eased the topic and said with a smile: "Besides, your royal grandfather thinks highly of you. You must not give up this rare opportunity easily. If you go to Hexi, you will not be able to get the love of your royal grandfather."
"Why does my royal grandfather value me so much?" Xiao Xia asked puzzled.
Yang Lihua smiled slightly and said, "Only I can answer this question. I valued you before because you have experienced more hardships than other grandchildren. Grandfather saw his youth in you. You are also very hardworking and excellent in all aspects. In addition, Concubine Chen said good things for you, which added fuel to the fire. In fact, after Jiangdu, I didn't plead for you much. Sometimes, saying too much would backfire."
Xiao Xia hesitated for a moment and said, "There is something I cannot tell you according to the rules, but I still want my aunt to know."
Yang Lihua smiled and said, "If there are rules, don't point them out. Just give me a hint and I can guess."
Xiao Xia nodded, "Aunt, do you know the Lingyan Pavilion warriors?"
Yang Lihua's eyes lit up and she asked in surprise, "Of course I know. When did you know that?"
"I knew about it at the beginning of last year, and it's been exactly one year since the 16th day of the first lunar month this year."
Yang Lihua was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. Her nephew became a warrior in the Lingyan Pavilion of the Sui Dynasty, which was one of her biggest wishes.
"Good boy, this is the happiest news for auntie this year. It's worth it that auntie loves you so much. You are finally going to be a great man."
"But today my nephew is in trouble and needs help from my aunt."
(End of this chapter)