Royal Master Painter

Chapter 263 Visit Zhang Tang
Inside the palace, a bearded middle-aged man, dressed in a luxurious purple uniform, was sitting in a gazebo playing chess with an old man.

Black and white are intertwined on the chessboard, and the situation is changing rapidly. The middle-aged man sometimes frowns and shows his face. On the other hand, the old man on the opposite side always looks calm and calm, and can easily deal with every move.

After several rounds of chess, the old man fell, and all the white pieces were surrounded and fell to death.

"You are a little too hasty"

"Mr. Huang, you may not lose the overall situation if you lose a part of it. You taught me that. It's not that I need to be in a hurry, but that time doesn't wait for me." The middle-aged man sighed.

"The fish has already bit the hook, can we lift the line?"

"No, I'm not the only one eyeing this fish, just like the few sharks kept in the golden pool of the palace, they are usually very peaceful, once they encounter bait, they will frantically fight for a life and death." Middle-aged eyes There is a bit of gloom in it.

"Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight is a good strategy, but don't forget, this fish that bites the hook is not ordinary, it will bite people"

"I'm not afraid of it biting, what I'm afraid of is that it's too docile"

The middle-aged man is in a cheerful mood, and there are countless dangers hidden under the calm water surface. The best way to stir up this stagnant water is to throw in a handful of bait.

Zhang Tang, who can stop children from crying in the entire Daxuan City, is also very easy to find out about his residence. He lives in the northernmost corner of the city.

Zhang Tang has a withdrawn personality and lives far away from the hustle and bustle. As the No. [-] figure in the prison office, he is a role that cannot be ignored in Daxuan City. He thought that the residence would be luxurious, but it is not the case.

This residence is just a very ordinary residence, with front and back entrances. Daxuan City is warm like spring all year round. When Yunzhou enters late autumn, the two willow trees in front of this gate are still luxuriant.

Jiang Greed stepped forward and knocked on the door for a long time. Finally, a gray-haired old man with a hunchback pulled the latch.

"Old man, Wan Sheng Jiang Li wants to meet Zhang Tang, the head of the prison office, please let me know."

"Jiang Greed?"

The hunchbacked old man raised his head and looked Jiang Li up and down, but he didn't report, but stepped aside to open the door.

"Come in, there are very few people here to visit, no need to report"

Zhang Tang’s methods made the children in Daxuan City stop crying, but they were also stern and selfless. There was an unsightly gift sent to the Zhang family, but Zhang Tang arrested him and sent him to prison for questioning. After three times, no one came to Zhang Tang’s mansion. visit.

As the saying goes, you don't reach out to hit people with smiling faces, but what Zhang Tang hit is this group of flatterers and gift givers.

After entering Zhang's mansion, apart from such an old doorman, there is not even a servant in the mansion, and the small courtyard is even more full of piles, all of which are all kinds of instruments of torture.

Armored soldiers are used for heavy punishments, followed by axes and axes; for medium punishments, knives and saws are used, followed by drilling and chiseling; for light punishments, whips are used.It can be found in this yard, and it is divided into different types.

"Does Mr. Zhang usually study these instruments of torture at home when he has nothing to do?" Jiang Li asked curiously.

"Well, nearly half of the torture tools used in Daxuan City were invented by him."

Jiang Greed originally wanted to inquire about Zhang Tang's hobbies, but perverted people have almost perverted hobbies, which made it almost impossible for Jiang Greed to start.

"Director Zhang is in the inner courtyard, you go in."

When Jiang Li saw Zhang Tang, Zhang Tang was forging a pair of shackles. When he realized that someone was coming, Zhang Tang frowned. What he hated the most was that someone came to his door when he was studying the instruments of torture.

Before Jiang Greed could speak, his eyes blurred, and he felt a shackle around his neck, making it difficult for him to breathe.

This kind of shackle is neither gold nor jade, it looks like a strange kind of stone polished, and the whole body is cold.

Jiang Greed's physical strength is extremely strong, but at this moment he can't break through the shackles, and even his spiritual power is useless like a mud cow sinking into the sea.

"This yoke is called Tudihou, and it is a torture tool specially researched for enlightened people. Bribing a superior is punishable."

Jiang Greed felt suffocated, and at the same time, every time he moved his hands and feet, the shackles on his shoulders became heavier.

"I'm not here to bribe..." Jiang Li's voice was a little hoarse, and it was very difficult to speak.

"Then what are you doing here?"

"Atonement, I want to atone for the hundred or so barbarians"

The shackles broke suddenly with a roar, and Jiang Li felt relaxed and heavy breathing.

"How did you know about the ransom in Tae-shi-ryu when you first arrived? Is someone pointing you behind your back?"

Zhang Tang's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. Under these eyes, Jiang Li didn't hide anything subconsciously.

"Rat House"

"So it's these stinky rats..."

"Do you know how much money is needed for ransom?"

"No matter how much it is, I will definitely get it all together. I just hope Mr. Zhang will give me a chance."

"Originally, the ransom was [-] gold, but I didn't want these troublemakers to leave the prison.

Second, I know that you are a painter. For a painter, especially one who has the status of No. 20 in eight provinces, you should be richer than most people.So [-] gold, I can decide to release these people"

There was some playfulness in Zhang Tang's smile, 20 gold was 200 million taels of silver, so few people even those aristocratic families in the city could take out such a large amount of silver.

He has investigated Jiang Li's past, and without a family background, the artist makes money quickly, but the paint consumption is also not small, and the 20 gold is not a small sum for Jiang Li.

It took Jiang Gu several years to paint with the colored stones he picked, and he saved 20 gold. How could he get [-] gold in such a short time?

"Well, if you can't get it out, don't blame me."

"Wait, Mr. Zhang, I can pay one hundred thousand gold first, and how about making up the rest later?"

"Okay, the sentence of one hundred thousand gold is suspended. If the other one hundred thousand gold cannot be made up after ten days, this group of people will still be executed, and the one hundred thousand gold will not be refunded."

The purpose of ransom is to collect money for the imperial court. If nearly a hundred barbarians can be used to collect 20 gold, this is something Zhang Tang would be happy to see.

Earning [-] gold in [-] days, even though being a painter is the fastest earning profession in the world, is not an easy task.

If it was in Qingdu, there would still be some chances, but in Daxuan City, Jiang Li had no relatives and no helpers, so even if he wanted to sell paintings, he had no way to go.

"Okay, I agree"

The situation is stronger than people, and Jiang Greed has no choice.

Time was running out, and as soon as he left Zhang Tang's mansion, Jiang Li began to write letters asking for help.

Opening the painting scroll, he picked up a pen and drew, and a herring with a brand of plum blossoms on its back appeared on his drawing paper.

Jiang Greed wrote another line of small characters on the note, stuffed it into the mouth of the fish, and after using the secret method of Wenfu Danqing, the herring disappeared out of thin air.

This is a unique means of communication for scribes, and the post sends plum blossom fish to pass on the ruler, also known as fish book!
He is good at painting, but he is not proficient in selling paintings.

Fu Yueming runs Minglou, and the price of his paintings in Qingdu can double in a short period of time, even far exceeding the original value of the paintings.

The first is the status of No. [-] in the Eight Houses he obtained at the Goose Lake Meeting, and the second is Fu Yueming's various operations.

At such a critical juncture, of course Jiang Greed must invite his most trusted helper to come.

(End of this chapter)