C27 (2/2)
The young man let out a cry as he sat on the ground. Seeing the young master of the Lord Taishang acting in such a manner, everyone could not help but want to laugh. Yesterday and today, was he the real him?
”Just what is going on? Say something, what's the use of just crying!”
Wang Ran was anxious. His son was crying so miserably, he must have suffered a lot because of it. Besides, if he were to cry in front of everyone, he would only be looked down upon more and more, and he would not be able to afford to lose face.
”Dad, last night, when we were walking home on the street after leaving the casino, we were suddenly cut on the neck and we didn't know anything. When we woke up, we found ourselves in a cellar. The two of us climbed out and saw that it was under the pile of firewood at the Lemme Building. All our clothes and money were gone, leaving us with only a cloth. ”
”Heavens, who did this? If we find out, we won't let them off lightly.”
Wang Ran was really angry, there must be someone who wanted to take revenge on him, and not for money. Even a highway robbery wouldn't be enough to throw them into the cellar. Thinking up to here, he once again glanced at Yan Liang and Wen Chou. No matter how he looked at it, it looked like they were taking revenge. In this Xindu City, how many people could knock a person out with a single palm?
”Yan Liang, Wen Chou, what do you two have to say for yourselves? If it wasn't you two who did it, who would have the ability to do so?”
Yan Liang was furious, he was usually extremely cautious and cautious in front of the taiwai's young master, working hard. He had never thought that, in the eyes of the taiwai, he was nothing more than a scoundrel.
”Wang Ran, you dog officer, when have I ever offended you?! If it's not kidnapping, it's a robbery! ”Who knows who your son offended by sticking up to the flowers and provoking grass outside. Since you were met with the revenge of others, you have fallen into our hands.”
”Pah!”
Being scolded at by Yan Liang and Wen Chou twice in a while, Wang Ran also burned with anger. Although he could not do anything to Yang Lin, he could not let Yan Liang and Wen Chou be presumptuous. He quickly ran to the desk in the taiwai Main Hall and slammed it with the Shocking Wood.
”Yan Liang, Wen Chou, the two of you are Anping County soldiers, yet you dare to roar in court, and look down on This Official. Someone come, hit me hard. ”
When the constables heard Wang Ran shouting for them to beat him up, they ran over and held Yan Liang and Wen Chou down. Even though Yan Liang and Wen Chou were struggling with their lives on the line, they were shackled and couldn't break free. Seeing that the board was about to be hit, Yang Lin suddenly stood up.
”Hold on.”
Yang Lin roared, scaring the constables, causing them to stop in their tracks. They looked at Wang Ran, then turned their heads to look at Yang Lin, not knowing who to listen to him. Yang Lin laughed coldly, and waved to the constables. The constables saw that Wang Ran did not make a sound, and immediately put down the board and went back to their original positions.
”Lord Wang, you want to beat Yan Liang and Wen Chou just because they roared at the court? But why did they roar at the court? Didn't you just say that they have already confessed and colluded with us to kidnap your son? It's not over yet. Say it, what do you plan to do about framing us? ”
”You …”
”Lord Wang, it's not that I want to help you, but if you don't give me justice today, I will capture you and take you to the Luoyang. We will go before the Emperor to judge and see what kind of position you, the taiwai, have.
”You …”
Only then did Wang Ran understand that he had failed to deceive him, and had been tricked by him instead. This Yang Lin dared to bring over a thousand soldiers into the city, what else did he not dare to do? If they did not give him an explanation today, he was afraid that this matter would not be good.
”Tell me, how do you want it to end?”
”So you admit to framing us.”
”This is not a false accusation, it's just a plan for a lawsuit.”
”Oh, the Lord Wang's courts are made up of deceit and stratagem?”
”You … What exactly do you want? ”
”Hehe, I don't want anything. I just want justice. Let your bailiffs go, and we'll have a good talk. ”
Yang Lin did not want to embarrass Wang Ran either, in front of his subordinates, how could he let Wang Ran lose face. As expected, Wang Ran understood what Yang Lin meant, he waved his hand at the yamen runners, and immediately left with the long history and the documents.
”Tell me, what do you want?”
”Lord Wang, we are just passing by. We do not want to cause any trouble. But today, you insisted on causing trouble for us. Not only did you delay our journey, you also beat up our brothers, and also framed us. ”
Saying that, Yang Lin stopped. He looked at Wang Ran's expression, and seeing that Wang Ran was getting impatient, he quickly thought of a plan. He decided not to squabble with him anymore. Instead, he would directly set the price and make a claim against him.
”Lord Wang, we were on errands for you this time, but when we reached An Ping, we realized that we were lacking in manpower, food and equipment. I wonder if Lord Wang can help us with something? ”
”Speak, what do you want?”
”Firstly, they want four people from you. They are Yan Liang, Wen Chou and the two people that they captured yesterday. Second, 100,000 stones and grains. The third is a set of ten thousand armor. ”
”Extortion, this is extortion!”
Wang Ran almost jumped up as he roared with anger. Yan Liang didn't care about them at all, he just didn't want to see them again. But those two were the culprits of the imperial government, so was Yang Lin going to take it for himself? 100,000 stones of grain was not a problem. The most important thing was the 10,000 sets of armor that the imperial government had ordered everywhere to prevent rebellion. If he were to take them, then when he wanted them in the future, where would he go to buy them?
”Whether it's extortion or help, the things I want are all the same. When are you going to let us go? ”
”You …”
When Wang Ran saw Yang Lin's shameless look, the anger in his heart soared, but he was helpless to do anything. He thought for a moment. If those things were given to him, he could make up for it. But if he lost the official position, he would have nothing left. He gritted his teeth as he glared viciously at Yang Lin.
”Tell your men to follow.”
”That's right.”
The moment they returned to the camp outside the city, Yang Lin immediately called for Hua Tuo to help them heal their injuries. He let Hua Tuo inspect them once, and only after seeing that they were alright did he relax. He then ordered the Cang Ba father and son to break their shackles, and smiled at them.
”Uncle Zang Ring, Brother Cang Ba, you are free.”
”Thank you Master Yang for saving us. We, father and son, are willing to lead our horses and handle our whips to serve Master Yang.”
Yang Lin bent down and supported the bowing Zang Ring and Cang Ba. Only then did he take a look at the Cang Ba and his son. Zang Gu was just in his early forties, while Cang Ba was not even twenty years old. The father and son pair had huge statures and were over eight feet tall. Cang Ba's handsome face had a pair of bright big eyes embedded on it, his huge and imposing figure was as hard as a rock.
”Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Cang Ba, from now on, the three brothers will follow us. Are you willing?”
”Yan Liang is willing to follow big brother.”
”Wen Chou is willing to follow big brother.”
”Cang Ba is willing to follow big brother.”