Chapter 50 (1/2)
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at 17th of June 2019 09:42:20 AM
Chapter 50
The horse Jinzi’s riding was the best in the Residence before Hearth calossy coat, itsround, reported to be the horse nah he ordinarily likes to play the part of a deep thinker, he’s still a bit fond of rare horses and faifted it to him when there was no cold war in the past few days
The three of us trotted our steeds in a roundabout way to thehad the 6,000 o, all coe of a dignified ar a blue banner with ‘Shao’ on it,it see soh Redcloth Lane is called a lane, it’s one of the most well-known streets in the Northwestern sectionThis strip is home to the capital’s major aristocrats; the Xue’s ancestral home is just a street away from this, for exae expanse of vacant land outside of itEven with 6,000 people standing in it, it’s only a little bit crowdedEach district in the city is strictly divided and co crowds, only extre in the air
Luo Meng welcoed into armor, salutations would be inconvenient, and he inforrave sinBefore ith the arPut all your heart into it, brothers, and General Shao won’t be treated poorly!” There was a loud and uniforht smile and said, “Thank you for your trouble, everyone,” and not a word eants is aware ofArmy men are bloodthirsty and 9 out of 10 of them probably look down on race
These soldiers’ military discipline prevents the, but I can still see the light of fleeting glances cast , but there’s actually a lot of gazes that pass over me and land on Jinzi, who acts as if he doesn’t see them
Liu Chunxi also scurried over to us, and we all set off for further down the Lane
The Li hooTheir verht and surrounded by the ar is red, their lances sharpened, all shi+ning in the sunlightWere it not fortheir helmets were hilarious, they could have each been said to be outstandingly valiant
Oh e? Yet the Yulin Army here is only five or six hundred peopleFurthermore, how could these wealthy and pa’s war-fettered troops? It’s not as if one of them could do the work of ten, y’know? See’s forcesDid they think I’d only bring a fewI had only heard that the Yulin Are in nuht
“Close the Li faet out!” I whisper-shout
Luo Meng seehts, and whispers into my ear, “Rest assured, SirEven if all 20,000 of those nitwits in the Yulin Army were here, ould be more than their match”
I turn oing to be goodThis is an inverted situation of the raid on the Jia residence in Dream of Red Mansions except that the Li family have the support of an army, and will inevitably devolve into a street war and suchI don’t kno many people will be alarmed by this afterwards, nor what troubles it’ll incur, but this is the stake I’
The army silently closes in, sans the sound of their movementI’m stationed at the forefront, face the Li’s cinnabar-lacquered gate directlyThe Yulin Ar the appearance of toughness while being a real bunch of disorderly cowards
The officer heading the Yulin walks out, co to rebel?” His attitude is coLuo Meng lashed out and slapped hi, “Blind bastard! How can you not see that this is Sir Zhang, High Scholar Zhang? Who are we? Can you not read such a big flag, either?”
The man had probably wanted to confuse ot slapped insteadHe holds his face and wants to get angry, but doesn’t dare to upon seeing the ar, this low one’s eyes failed to recognize a faure and offended you, please don’t blame himThis low one is in armor and cannot salute you properly, Sir”
I smile coldly“You’re excusedGo and notify that General Zhang, High Scholar of the Longtu Pavilion Zhang Qinglian, and attending official of the Ministry of Revenue Liu Chunxi have official business”
The officerto a soldier behind him, who runs with heavy steps to the door knocker, his arhtThe glare dazes roup around me silentI took a deep breath and warned myself not to be nervous
The door creaked open and a gatekeeper stuck his head out of the crackThe soldier whispered a few thing to him and he ran back inWe wait at the entryway, Liu Chunxi taking out the Ministry of Revenue’s account stubs and sorting the list of debts for h
At this ate wide, and then out ca two peopleI see an old acquaintence a is the Li farant House so at his eyes bloodshot froh to have people suspect him of alcoholism, and his loathsomely luxurious costuusted enough to want to go kick hihtly older, around 40 or soHis face is squarish and he looks sile, his clothes aren’t so exaggeratedly extravagant, and his complexion is a bit sallowLuckily he isn’t bloodshot or rosacea’d, but his gaze is dark and threateningI like this guy even less
He’s surprisingly the first of the bunch to s was honoring us with a visit and failed to coive us”
His little brother discordantly sneered froood cop, bad cop? That’s a tactic I’ve use a lot myself
I smile faintly and say blandly, “No need to be so polite, Eldest MasterThis official and Sir Liu of the Ministry of Revenue really aren’t here for a friendly visit, just purely for business” I recall that the eldest Li son only has the empty title of Officer Yunqi [2], and holds no real political position
Eldest Li didn’t expect me to cut to the chase and can’t help but stare“We don’t knohat advice Sir Zhang has to give?”
I don’t h and says, “What’s the use of asking? Look at all thisSir Zhang led troops to surround our home, so he’s naturally coood peopleIs that not what he normally does best?” His tone was malevolent, and after he saw my face clearly, his eyes abruptly widened, the obscene hint of boundless, drooling desire passing through the, Second MasterZhang here is no good at that, and if he truly was, he wouldn’t try it on the Li familyThis official is here only for serious roupthe way to come see the spectacle” I then turn to Liu Chunxi“Sir Liu, please explain to the Li sons”
Liu Chunxi responded by co to the Minstry of Revenue’s accounts of debtors, Sir Li Minguo has accuBecause of the flood and military costs, the three Guardian Ministers of the Court decided that by weishi+ (1-3PM) tomorrow that all officials of every department are required to hand in their share of the debt to the Ministry of Revenue, with violators to have their property seizedSir Li is thusly the foremost debtor, and as a Guardian Minister, relative of the Emperor, and a pillar of the nation, Sir Li is asked to be the first to set an example and pay back the owed silver”
The Eldest Li already has worry a our estates and farmsteads outside of the capitalWe need a while to raise the money, please extend it to three months”
Does he really think that this sih coldly at him“Three ees will starve to death with even a day of delay on that money? Are you unaware that the soldiers on the borderlands are running out of rations and are going to fight on eive the to want three months, and after those three months, I’ people and a pile of countless bones!”
The Eldest Li had no wordsThe Second Li stamped his foot like a spoiled child and shouted frorandfather for a debt! You lowlifes are really ruining this country’s dignity! If you can’t take the money, you’ll have to take a life! You sure have the skill to take that away!”
The Eldest Li stopped him, and spoke to , how should this be dealt with?”
Hey hey, the Li’s eldest is keeping down his annoyance, and he knows to dress his words softly to give hiic and sympathyHow very fearsome, and completely different fro a solelian wants to make life difficult for a fellow official of the same hallThis matter concerns countless citizens’ lives and the peril of the countryTo be a villain is alright, and a lian will bear the infa my fervent declaration, I continued on“Citizens are currently ho in the balance, searching for watery congee and rice porridge to te yet cannot, looking for a humble shack or straw canopy for reprieve fro to HeavenThe day theyEldest Master, you have captured government coin that should have been used to aid the victie mansion with a spacious courtyard, and wear silk and satin garreen jade; how could this not disappoint the late Emperor’s Empress? How could it not disappoint the real your unnecessary gold, silver, and valuables from within and place the to e, with too many servants – pleaseas well”
When everyone heard that I really did want to raid Li Minguo’s house, they all couldn’t contain their shockNot only was the Yulin Ar at e were Jinzi and Luo Meng
The Second Li was tre by throwing in their own curses
He barked out, “Pah, enerations! I don’t think for a second that a slutty catamite like you could dare toto the Eldest Li, “Eldest Master, if the Li fa to cooperate of their own accord, then I’ll have no choice but to hand it over to the next peopleTheir h, so don’t bla look to Luo Meng, he issues a sian to set in to the Li fae homeThe Yulin Army shouted and raised their blades to block the away
The difference in strength between the two sides is too great, and not even a few minutes later, the several hundred Yulin troops were tied up on the ground with no casualties, only a dozen or so people seeing red
Luo Meng’s troops pushed aside the Li Residence’s servants to charge into the interiorThe Second Li’s eyes rapidly reddened, and he gave a devilish cry“I’ll take you down too, shameless whore!” He ferociously threw hionehis vicious scarlet-eyed visage coetting to dodge
I am very weak in physical confrontation, not to h his body type is that of someone whose insides have been scooped out and replaced with liquor, he was still born with the height and strength of a horse, and as he comes from a military household, he’s always known of the fist, staff, blade, and spear, and seerave like his life depended on itEveryone behindout in unison
I’er was about to strike, his body caainst his larynx, held with extreme precisionA bead of blood seeped out fros softened and tre to his knees, nervous sweat pouring down hiulped
Everyone looked at the sword’s owner to see Jinzi standing there as nonchalant as the clouds and as quiet as the breeze, co, and that as in his hand was not a weapon that could sentence sorasps it like one would an e over a face that was as clear and cold as water