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Chapter 455 Revenge of the Revenant?
"Mr. Gaoyang County is so respectful of the mansion, and he still owes his debts. Let's criticize, please judge!"

Hearing the loud commotion from the outer mansion, Xu Jing's face sank like water, and he looked to the servants on his left and right: "Brother, did you go out to gamble again?"

The servants looked at each other, but they didn't dare not answer, and said, "Da Lang was in the chicken coop in Xishi, playing cockfights and gambling, lost a lot of money, wanted to escape, but was caught by the chicken coop owner, and signed the IOU... ..."

Xu Jing didn't want to listen, and asked directly: "How much do you owe this time?"

The servant's voice was so low that it could hardly be heard: "Two thousand coins."

Xu Jing's eyes widened, and he was furious: "Two thousand coins? He just lost more than one thousand coins last month, and his family didn't have that much cash to redeem him. Did he think that the whole family would not be able to live and gave it all to him?" To gamble!!"

One coin is consistent, one thousand Wen is equivalent to about two thousand RMB in future generations, and two thousand coins is four million RMB. It is not difficult for the Gaoyang County Government to take out this money, but the difficulty is that it cannot hold back Losing like this this time, not to mention spending up and down, and it's not just for one person.

So Xu Jing said decisively: "A few cockfights in the district, and I owe two thousand money, does it think that my Gaoyang County government is easy to deceive, ten gambling and nine deceitful, let the people in this chicken coop go away..."

The servants rushed to pass on the message, and then an extremely mournful shout came from outside the mansion: "The nobles of the noble family are fighting for the profit of the pennies with the lowly people of the market!!"

Xu Jing's complexion changed slightly, the secret path was not good, and as expected, the messenger rushed in in panic: "Sanlang, those people are going to die in front of my house, they have already killed themselves with sharp knives!"

Xu Jing was so angry that his hands trembled.

These days, due to the sage's serious illness, the Empress Dowager has returned to power. With the help of his father Xu Jingzong's connections in the past, he, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, has also become a new rich man in the court, and his reputation is boundless.

Unexpectedly, within a few days of the good times, he would be bullied to the door by street people, but after his chest heaved violently, he still waved his hand: "Go and get the money saved at home!"

After the uproar, the outside of the mansion was finally quiet. The servants left the Zhumen and began to wash the blood on the ground. Xu Jing also came out with an extremely ugly expression on his face.

In fact, similar methods are not uncommon in history. For example, it is recorded in "Taiping Yulan" that some debtors who did not pay back their debts asked their children to take a hook kiss, that is, a heartbroken grass, to the door of the creditor's house to commit suicide, and then framed The creditor killed someone out of anger, and in the end the creditor couldn't afford it, so he had no choice but to stop pursuing the debt, which can be called the ultimate old man.

When the desperadoes dealt with some high-ranking households who owed their debts and did not pay back, there were more cases of blood splashing on the other's house. After all, barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes.

In a sense, this is a more ruthless routine. If the Xu family is talking about power, it is naturally not comparable to a mere commoner, but a small club that can manage cockfights is not an idle person, and it is often better than a brothel. Be hard.

After all, the social ethos of the Tang Dynasty is to be competitive, and they can't fight all the time. Cockfighting is especially suitable for the needs. The famous cockfighting field in Beijing is never too much. The child was smashed.

Now that they dared to block the door with the deferred account agreement, they were not afraid of the Xu family's debt. After all, the one who owed the debt was Xu Ang, Duke of Gaoyang County who inherited the title.

Thinking of his elder brother Xu Ang, Xu Jing had a terrible headache.

Back then, they stole the little mother and were dispatched to Lingnan, causing their younger brothers to become the laughing stock of the aristocratic family. There were many dirty things in the high school, but it was a sign of incompetence to expose them.

After all, his father cared that he was the eldest son, so he pardoned Xu Ang from Lingnan and appointed a county magistrate, but the experience of being demoted to Lingnan left Xu Ang devastated, and was soon dismissed because of his conviction. A complete dandy.

Xu Jing gritted his teeth at the thought that if he continued to lose like this, he would run out of money to hold a banquet. Seeing that Xiao Lang, who was in charge of the family, was so troubled, the slave next to him also advised: "San Lang, don't let Da Lang do this anymore." If we continue to gamble, we must ask the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to come forward!"

Xu Jing said bitterly: "Those huts have been arranged a long time ago, and they don't violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty. They set up a trap to let my elder brother sneak in. Can the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple ban the cockfight?"

Hao Nu said: "But Da Lang has been losing more and more recently, it seems that those people have tasted the sweetness, so the family will have a hard time..."

Xu Jing felt helpless: "Then what should we do?"

Now that Xu Jingzong has passed away, his wife has died of illness long ago, otherwise he would not have reunited and was stolen by his son. Xu Ang, who is in his fifties, is actually the eldest in the family, and has a title, Xu Jing can't wait to dream His elder brother went to reunite with his father, but this idler, fighting cocks and prostitutes, is in very good health, and looks like he can live longer than his younger brother...

Xu Jing was so angry that his liver hurt, and the slaves around him hesitated to speak, but finally said: "The mansion received a few invitations a few days ago, and they were received by Weiming Pavilion in Meihua Nei. Sanlang refused, do you still remember?"

Xu Jingdao: "Of course I remember that during the catastrophe in the pass, it was this person who spoke to the late emperor and slandered the Empress Dowager a lot. How can my family associate with him?"

Hao Nu tried to say: "Although I don't know much about writing, I also know that Ming Ge Ling has already submitted several invitations. Since this person intends to curry favor, why doesn't Saburo give him a chance? At least put this matter down first..."

Xu Jing waved his hand: "You are thinking too simply. This kind of people just use it as soon as they want to use it, and throw it away as soon as they say it. Once they get entangled, it will be difficult to let go of it. I'd better ignore the invitation card!"

Howard shut his mouth.

When he left the mansion, this person transformed himself into a secret spy of Meihua's inner guard, came to Ming Chongyan and knelt down on one knee: "I will report to the deputy chief, Xu Jing is still lucky and unwilling to give in!"

Ming Chongyan smiled: "It seems that the family still has surplus money, it doesn't matter, just lure Xu Ang to lose two thousand money in three days."

……

After five days.

Standing in front of the mansion, Xu Jing greeted him with great enthusiasm: "A rare visitor! What a rare visitor! Please trouble the leader of the Ming Pavilion, it is really flourishing!"

Ming Chongyan raised his palm in salute: "Mr. Xu is very polite!"

When they arrived at the middle hall where the intimate guests were received, Ming Chongyan waved his hand, and the accompanying Daoist handed over something: "A small gift is not a respect!"

Xu Jing took a look, and couldn't help showing joy on his face, because it was the IOU written by Xu Ang, and Ming Chongyan's words made him extremely satisfied: "I wait for the inner guard of plum blossoms to be unrefined, but It is enough to deal with the common people, but those who gamble and cheat dare to offend Duke Xu, they have already been punished!"

Xu Jing cupped his hands and said, "I really want to thank Ming Ge for taking it!"

Ming Chongyan returned the gift: "It's nothing more than a little effort, don't call him the leader of the cabinet anymore, let Xu Langzhong call him a poor foreigner!"

Xu Jing suddenly realized that this man had been promoted to a fifth-rank court official after he made contributions in the south of the Yangtze River. A pit with no future.

It's a pity that this person doesn't know that the Queen Mother has always held grudges. He once offended the Queen Mother so much, and now it's too late if he wants to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side.

Xu Jing suddenly had a sense of superiority in standing in the team, and he was not so afraid of the plum blossom inner defender.

In essence, these organizations are the extension of the imperial power. As long as the Queen Mother has the imperial power, what is the Meihua inner guard?

However, Xu Jing was taught by Xu Jingzong, the city is quite deep, and he thought so in his heart, he still maintained his politeness on the surface, and started talking with Ming Chongyan. After a few glasses of wine, the distance between the two quickly narrowed.

When the wine was in full swing, Ming Chongyan suddenly said in a low voice: "So that Xu Sanlang would know that Brother Ling was in debt in a chicken coop and was insulted by a marketer. In desperation, he spoke indiscriminately and slandered the late Emperor." , it must not be like this in the future!"

Xu Jing was stunned at first, and then turned pale with shock. His elder brother slandered the late emperor, so I am afraid that the topic cannot be avoided by his mother, so he hurriedly said: "Thank you, Doctor Ming! My elder brother is talking nonsense, please don't spread it!"

Ming Chongyan said: "Please don't worry, Mr. Xu, the people present will not publicize, but it is better to live in the house to make my brother go wild."

Xu Jing gritted his teeth: "He's my elder brother, and he's the second-rank Duke. How can he be trapped in the mansion for a long time? Then I will be played by Yushitai!"

Ming Chongyan said in a low voice: "But the more he speaks, the more outrageous he becomes. There is also Yan Lingzun, a great Confucian, who actually sent his daughter as a concubine, which made the family lose face..."

Xu Jingben had resentment towards his elder brother, and he was even more furious after hearing this: "Is he crazy? Isn't it enough to ruin his reputation? How could the lady in my family be a concubine?"

Ming Chongyan sighed again: "Brother Ling said it with a nose and eyes, and even said that he gave the former Zhao Guogong's son as a concubine in order to curry favor with the Changsun family. The poor Taoist was terrified when he heard it!"

Xu Jing's anger froze, and he suddenly showed a thoughtful look, and murmured: "Accommodating the eldest Sun family as a concubine? Why do I seem to have heard of this matter somewhere?"

The goal is about to be achieved, Ming Chongyan seems to be drinking, but actually holds his breath, waiting for the answer to be revealed.

However, Xu Jing recalled carefully, his eyes trembled, and he suddenly stood up, pointing at Ming Chongyan and said: "So that's the case, Your Excellency is here to catch up with the Queen Mother? Let me tell you, the matter of He Lanminzhi has passed. Wei Xiu wants to make trouble again!"

Ming Chongyan was stunned: "Duke Zhou? What does this have to do with him?"

Xu Jing stared over and saw that his astonishment did not seem to be fake, and his expression eased a little. He frowned and said, "Could it be that my elder brother is really so confused? Do you use other people's affairs on your own?"

Ming Chongyan's eyes moved slightly, knowing that he had completely remembered, he got up pretending to be displeased: "The poor Taoist persuaded me with good words, but Mr. Xu has many doubts, so I leave!"

Xu Jing hurriedly apologized: "Doctor Ming, calm down! Calm down! I just had a drink on the spur of the moment and said the wrong thing..."

After trying to calm down Ming Chongyan, this man sat down and said coldly: "Won't Xu Sanlang give Pindao an explanation? What happened to He Lanminzhi just mentioned?"

Xu Jing thought for a while and said, "It's okay to talk about it. The so-called marrying a daughter as a concubine is definitely not done by my father, but by another great Confucian. Does Doctor Ming know about Yang Sijian and Duke Yang? He is also as famous as my father, a Confucian who is famous all over the court, and a fellow practitioner of "Yaoshan Yucai"!"

Ming Chongyan's pupils shrank suddenly, and he immediately understood why He Lanmin was mentioned.

He knew Yang Sijian too well. Back then, Li Zhi ordered him to get close to the prince on purpose, to lure out the soul of the former princess with the method of summoning the soul, and to expose He Lanminzhi's evil deeds.

Later, this matter was not successful, because He Lanminzhi went crazy, sewn into the Tathagata Buddha statue, and exposed his evil deeds. Ming Chongyan stepped forward to stop him, but after all he did not dare to kill Yipin Guogong.

And the father of the former princess who was killed by He Lanminzhi was none other than Yang Sijian.

Ming Chongyan took a deep breath, and asked inexplicably: "Mr. Yang has a clear name, how could he marry a daughter into the Changsun family as a concubine?"

Xu Jingdao: "Mr. Yang has two daughters. The eldest lady is elegant and beautiful, making people forget the vulgarity at first sight, but she fell in love with Changsun Chong. The son-in-law can't remarry and can only take concubines. Even so, she wants to join the Changsun family. In the end, Yang Sijian couldn't stand against his daughter, so he agreed, and I, Aye, commented at the time that he, a great Confucian, has completely lost the face of his sons and daughters, and I am quite disdainful of this!"

Ming Chongyan said in a concentrated voice: "I didn't expect there to be such twists and turns, but why has this matter never been mentioned?"

Xu Jing said in a low voice: "Not many people know about this matter. They married the daughter secretly. The Changsun family has not publicized it yet. As for the later...Did Dr. Ming forget? Yang Gong's little lady got married later...cough Cough, anyway, those who know the truth know it, and no one mentions it after a long time, why did my elder brother suddenly think of this matter?"

Ming Chongyan frowned, and murmured: "If 'Zuo Ming''s father is him, that's not right...Didn't Yang Sijian die of illness a long time ago?"

Thinking of the time when I had to use the method to call back souls, a chill went straight to the heavenly spirit.

Could it be that...

Revenge of the Revenant?
(End of this chapter)