Chapter 132: Expanding the Army (6)
Zhao Xin said curiously, "What's the matter?"
"I heard that he had encountered a tough guy. There is a huge rice shop in Ankou Market. It has always been a prosperous business and has made a fortune every day. But he refused to pay taxes because of his power. The original tax collector in charge of the area did not dare to offend this rice shop, so he kept it hidden and refused to report it. Later, he could not hide it and was dismissed. The new Tianma official asked Zhao She to take over this shop. Now Zhao She is suffering."
Zhao Xin said in surprise, "Who is the owner of this store? How dare you be so brave?"
Shi Dan smiled and said, "It's not a small person. He is the uncle of the master's father and the younger brother of the young master of Anping Jun, Gongzicheng."
Zhao Xin suddenly realized in his heart, no wonder he was so arrogant, he turned out to be a royal relative with a strong roots.
This young master Jia and Zhao Xin have met several times. Although he is mediocre, he is indeed very well-born. Although Gongzicheng has been active in the Zhao court for a long time and has a high prestige among the princes, he is still the half-brother of the master's father, Zhao Suhou, and this young master Jia is the legitimate younger brother of Zhao Suhou. Therefore, although Gongzijia is of mediocre qualifications and does not care about the affairs of the country at all, he has received a lot of rewards because of his good background. In addition, he is good at managing and has become the largest landlord in Handan City.
If Zhao She wants to tax him, it is undoubtedly a plucking of the iron rooster. No wonder the vendors gloat and wait to see Zhao She's joke.
Zhao Xin asked again, "When did this happen?"
Shi Dan smiled, "It's what happened yesterday. I heard that Zhao She would go to Gongzi Jia's mansion to collect taxes in the afternoon. Do you think this guy is bold or not? I think it would be strange if he doesn't kill him in public according to Gongzi Jia's temper."
Zhao Xinheng said like him, "You are gloating. He has nothing to celebrate with you. What do you care about if you are beaten to death?"
Shi Dan smiled and scratched his head, "You're just misunderstanding me. I, Shi Dan, have this temper, and I am purely a mentality of watching the excitement. If you have a fight, why are you unhappy?"
Zhao Xin ignored him. After thinking for a while, he called a Qu Hou on duty and told him to guard carefully in the palace and take Shi Dan out for a trip.
"Where are we going?" Shi Dan accelerated a few steps to catch up with Zhao Xin and asked curiously behind him.
Zhao Xintou didn't look back, but just said, "Don't you like watching the fun? I'll take you to see the fun."
Shi Dan laughed silently and said to himself, "So you are a person who is more bored than me."
Although Gongzi Jia did not care about political affairs, he was good at managing business affairs. With respect for his identity, he did not dare to compete with him for profit. Over the past few decades, he became the richest man in Handan, with thousands of hectares of fertile land and countless beautiful maids in his family. His mansion was located in the south of Handan City, and built a total of 100 acres of land along the mountains and rivers. The mansion was magnificent, and even compared to the royal palace, it was no worse.
Zhao Xin took Shi Dan and the others to go, afraid that Zhang Yang would not ride a horse. Before he could even arrive in front of Gongzi Jia's mansion, he heard a man shouting, "I'm going to kill someone."
Then he saw a large group of people flocking to him. Shi Dan was curious and grabbed someone and asked, "What happened."
The man smiled and said, "What are you doing if you ask so much? Anyway, there is a good show. It would be too late if you don't go."
After saying that, he quickly broke free and ran forward quickly. Zhao Xin and Shi Dan looked at each other, guessing that something happened to Zhao She, so they followed him out quickly.
When we arrived at Gongzi Jia's mansion, the door was already filled with people, three floors inside and outside. Perhaps because we were afraid of Gongzi Jia's power, we were all far away from the onlookers, afraid of the disaster and fish in the pond, and dared not approach.
Zhao Xin and Shi Dan naturally would not have such thoughts, so they tried their best to push forward and rushed to the front of the crowd.
I saw dozens of great men standing in the mansion, holding swords or wooden sticks, all around the man in the middle. Although he was facing away from Zhao Xin, it was not difficult to recognize that it was Zhao She.
Not far from Zhao She's feet, there was already a man lying on the ground, with a pool of blood. I saw the man falling from his long sword, lying on the ground motionless, thinking that there was a lot of danger. Zhao She stood in the middle with a calm expression, with a normal expression. The man beside him was probably afraid of his martial arts and hesitantly did not dare to step forward.
First, a vicious man finally broke the silent confrontation and said viciously; "Zhao She, you are so brave, you dare to say that Gongzi Jia's mansion is arrogant and even kill his family. You keep saying the laws of Zhao, but there is no royal law in your eyes."
Although this sentence was fierce, it sounded fierce and rude. It was thought that Zhao She's unexpected skill just now, which made them dare not act rashly.
Zhao She was unmoved at all, and did not even raise her eyelids, but said calmly, "You are already violating the national law when you resist paying taxes. You are brave enough to draw your sword to attack the tax collector, and you have committed a death sentence. I did not carry any weapons, but came with bare hands. Everyone saw that this person was obviously dead under his own sword. What crime did I have?"
The vicious man was speechless. When it comes to Zhao Lu, ten of him were not Zhao She's opponents, so he could not argue with him. He was so angry that he wanted to rely on the number of people to kill Zhao Xin, but after all, he was a little afraid of his identity as an official in the court. The companion who just stepped forward with a sword just wanted to draw the sword to scare Zhao She, thinking that he was just an ordinary weak scholar. However, Zhao She was so skillful that he grabbed the sword and stabbed him to death with just one move.
You should know that although the tax collector is small, he is an official who enforces the laws of Zhao State. Although Zhao She is a slight person, even if he is killed, no one will stand up for him. But at this moment, he is representing the government. Killing him is equivalent to killing an official, and killing an official is equivalent to rebellion!
Even though Zhao Lu is not as harsh as Qin Lu, killing officials is still a death sentence, and it will also implicate the relatives. Although Gongzi Jia is the uncle of the master's father and can be exempted from the guilt, it does not mean that his servants can be so lucky.
But in front of everyone, he was unwilling to let him back down and pretend to be cowardly, so he had to hold on. It was neither going back nor going back. Just when he was in a dilemma, he heard a commotion behind him. When he turned around, he was overjoyed.
At this time, a large number of warriors surged out of the mansion, standing on both sides, surrounded by an obese middle-aged man.
The man was about fifty years old, with a big belly, full of wealth, and extremely arrogant expression. It is not difficult to guess that he was Zhao Jia, the youngest uncle of the master father. Although the more than 20 warriors around him were not as many as the previous servants, they all had a sharp look on their faces. They were extremely neat in their steps and figures. They thought they were all extraordinary in their skills.
Seeing that the master came, the man with a fierce face hurriedly stepped forward to complain. After hearing this, Zhao Jia flashed angrily, pushed him away, pointed at Zhao She and shouted in a muffled voice, "Okay, Zhao She, the little tax collector dared to kill my servant. He really bullied the young master's family. Do you believe it or not? I will let the king kill you all the family tomorrow."
Zhao She was not afraid, but still bowed calmly and said calmly, "What I hold is the national law. I dare to ask the lord, what is Zhao She guilty of?"
Prince Jia yelled domineeringly with his eyebrows, "Isn't this a crime to kill my servant but not ask me for instructions?"
"This person violated Zhao Lu and openly attacked the imperial court's official. I will kill him according to the law. What crime is there?"
"You..." Young Master Jia was immediately refuted and said with no words, pointing at Zhao She and being angry, "I will kill you now, let's see if the master father and the king blame me."
As soon as the words fell, more than 20 warriors on the side drew their swords and surrounded Zhao She, all with fierce eyes. They just waited for the master to give orders, and then waved their swords forward and cut Zhao She to death. Zhao She was bare-handed and had no reason to be in mind, even though his martial arts skills were high, there was no reason under the swords. Zhao Xin, who was on the side, couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw it, and was about to step forward to show off his name as the commander, and used the name of the master's father to suppress Zhao She.
At this time, Zhao She's powerful words sounded, "Your Highness is the uncle of the king. If you want to kill a low-ranking official, it's like killing an ant. How could the master father and the king kill relatives because of the low-ranking official? It's probably incomplete."
When Prince Jia saw Zhao She surrender, he was overjoyed and thought he had surrendered. However, he heard him say again, "But his life is small, and the reputation of the emperor is greatly damaged. I am afraid that Zhao She will die like this, and the whole country will despise you, Mr. You."
Young Master Jia was a person with no idea. After Zhao She said this, he became curious and couldn't help but ask according to his words, "Why will my reputation be damaged if you die?"
Chapter completed!