"It's very simple, you go back and call Lin Boyong to come, and Lin Quan, that little brute, also come along. You knelt down in front of my door and kowtowed together, admitting that it was your Lin family's fault that you divorced my daughter at the beginning, my daughter did not make any mistakes, and it was your Lin family's own treachery. In front of the people of Hangzhou, I returned the reputation of my Qian family. If you can do that, I will grant you permission to redeem you. Qian Zhongze said triumphantly.

"It's presumptuous!" Lin Jue is mud temperament finally couldn't help it, this Qian Zhongze was too much.

"Qian Zhongze, I'm afraid you're crazy. I'm just here to make a deal with you, and you're talking about a whole bunch of irrelevant things. My Lin family is also a head and face in Hangzhou, and there is a reason why you divorced your daughter at the beginning, you don't reflect on your own daughter, but blindly put your grudges on others. As the head of the Lin family, I am willing to apologize, and what else do you want the old family head and my brother to apologize in public. What are you and my Lin family? Is it necessary for my Lin family to whisper to you Qian Zhongze? I came to ransom people because I promised Miss Chu and Miss Gu before. I'll drive the highest price, but if you don't agree, you don't have to talk nonsense with guns and sticks. 150,000 taels of silver, you are willing to make this deal and nod, you don't want me to turn around and leave, but it's not a big deal. ”

Qian Zhongze also shouted at Lin Jue without showing weakness: "I also put forward conditions, if you think you can't agree, get out of here, others are afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you." Look at me, Qian Zhongze, haven't you seen silver? My money is also a family with a huge amount of money, and it is not much worse than your Lin family, do you want to smash me with silver? I'm afraid it's a dream. ”

Lin Juehe sneered, nodded and said, "Okay, happy, simply." That being the case, let's not talk much nonsense. I, Lin someone, put the words here, you are toasting and not eating and drinking, then don't blame me Lin Jue for being unkind to you. Let me tell you, Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan are going to make up their minds. ”

Qian Zhongze said coldly: "I, Qian Zhongze, have eaten all kinds of wine, and I really haven't tasted what it tastes like to be punished, even if I come, I'll wait." I'm courteous, I'm afraid you're a bird. ”

Lin Jue turned around with a sneer, arched his hand, turned around and strode away. Behind him, Qian Zhongze sneered, and suddenly flew up and kicked the dim sum paper bag on the steps. Exquisite snacks were sprinkled all over the floor. A yellow dog in the backyard galloped over, like a treasure, and ate with relish.

Qian Zhongze stood in the courtyard for a long time in a huff, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Lao Xia, Lao Xia, set the car, set the car." ”

When Lao Xia heard this, he said repeatedly: "Master, where are you going?" ”

"Go to the prefect's yamen and prepare a case with the prefect Kang. Someone openly threatens my Qian family, I have to teach Master Kang to know, and I have to ask him to come forward to settle the matter at a critical time. Qian Zhongze shouted.

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On the carriage back, Lin Jue's face was pale and he was very annoyed. He was not angry with Qian Zhongze, but angry with himself. In fact, from the very beginning, I should have expected such an outcome. I shouldn't have come this time, and I ended up humiliating myself.

What I thought before was that it was best to solve this matter in a low-key manner, and not to make a storm in the city. Even if it costs a little more silver, as long as you can redeem two women, you will admit it. After all, his identity is different now, and many people are not looking good for the two Qinglou women to make some trouble.

Bai Bing didn't mention it to himself last night, Bai Bing said, just rescue Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan secretly, and save yourself from grinding with Qian Zhongze. But what Lin Jue thought was that after all, Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan belonged to Qian Zhongze's private property, and it was a blatant robbery to do so. If you are not careful, it will bring unnecessary trouble. It is best to solve it privately with silver, which can avoid some unnecessary follow-up. I went back to Hangzhou just to pick up Cai Wei back to Beijing, not to make a fuss.

However, the facts gave himself a heavy slap in the face, and Qian Zhongze really chose not to cooperate because of the previous incident. Then this trip is not only humiliating for himself, but also startling the snake. Today's trip will definitely arouse Qian Zhongze's vigilance, and if he wants to forcibly save people, Qian Zhongze's first reaction is to suspect himself. Therefore, today's trip is both unnecessary and stupid.

However, soon, Lin Jue's mood calmed down. There was an unexpected gain from today's trip that surprised Lin Jue, that is, this Qian Zhongze seemed to have a close relationship with Kang Zizhen, the prefect of Hangzhou. It's a lot of fun. It stands to reason that this Kang Zizhen has just arrived, and he has only been the prefect of Hangzhou for half a year, and he was only the county magistrate of a small county in Lingnan before, so it is impossible to have anything to do with Qian Zhongze. But today, Qian Zhongze clearly told himself that Kang Zizhen supported him, and he was simply fearless.

In fact, it is not surprising that a big family like Qian Zhongze mingles with the new prefect. It is not uncommon for the merchant family to have a close relationship with the government. The same was true before the Lin family. There is basically some interest here. But what Lin Jue cares about is not these, what Lin Jue cares about is that Kang Zizhen will support him if he is really like Qian Zhongze said. Then things get interesting.

After talking with Guo Bing in the palace that day, Lin Jue felt that Guo Bing was extremely dissatisfied with this Kang Zizhen. The main reason is that Guo Bing thinks that this Kang Zizhen is a little arrogant, and he doesn't seem to have himself as a prince in his eyes. The tone of the conscription silver is also very blunt, and there is a feeling of oppression with the high hat of the imperial court. Guo Bing would not accept the words of such a person, and naturally he would not give him a good face. Later, Kang Zizhen begged to see Guo Bing, but Guo Bing didn't see him at all.

Thinking of Kang Zizhen's performance when he met him two days ago, Lin Jue also deeply felt Kang Zizhen's arrogance. The conversation that day broke up unhappily, and at the end, Kang Zizhen even made a clear threat. Lin Jue didn't quite understand, did Kang Zizhen have water in his head, did he deliberately pretend to be crazy and stupid, or did he really think that his identity as an upstart in the Fa-changing faction was so big that even the prince could ignore it? Kang Zizhen's body reflects the overall fanaticism and lack of knowledge of the Fa Change, which is actually a very dangerous move.

In just a few days in Hangzhou, Lin Jue has already fully felt the impact of the implementation of the new law on the local level. The advantages are naturally there, but the disadvantages are also shocking. In addition to the things he saw personally about the servants such as tigers and wolves forcibly collecting the benefits of official silver and exempting silver, Lin Jue also heard a lot of incredible things. In order to evade the drawbacks of the new law, the common people came up with many extreme measures, such as selling land to reduce households, self-harming and reducing households, bribing officials to cheat when measuring acres of land, borrowing usury to repay the interest on official loans, and so on. There are many unbelievable practices, Lin Jue is simply unheard of.

Lin Jue has been thinking about these things in his mind for the past two days, and every time he hears about a tragedy caused by the new law, Lin Jue feels that he is one of the accomplices, and he feels very uncomfortable. Lin Jue knew that his heart had actually changed a lot, and he had changed from being in favor of changing the law at the beginning to having begun to resist the implementation of the new law. Although the Great Zhou Dynasty needed to change, Lin Jue felt that this change needed to be stopped immediately, otherwise the Great Zhou Dynasty might cause trouble.

But Lin Jue knew that he was powerless to stop the implementation of the new law at present. The entire Great Zhou Reform Sect is now in a state of fanaticism like Kang Zizhen. This megatrend may be difficult to change. But in Hangzhou, his hometown, Kang Zizhen's tough approach and domineering style made Lin Jue very unhappy. Even if the implementation of the new law is inevitable, Lin Jue does not want it to be such a coercive method that does not care about the lives of the people. What is needed is a more honest and transparent and gentle approach.

In the past few days, Lin Jue has often pondered about this matter, and what he thinks in his heart is that perhaps, he should pour a scoop of cold water on Kang Zizhen to calm him down. Let him understand who he is, let him understand that a place like Hangzhou is not a place where he can do whatever he wants, so that he can be honest, cautious, and humble. For the people of Hangzhou as a whole, perhaps less torture and abuse. This can be regarded as a trivial shelter that Lin Jue can do to the people of Hangzhou.

However, even if it is this kind of idea, Lin Jue has no good way to implement it. Could it be that he ran to Kang Zizhen to warn him? With Kang Zizhen's current state, it can only add fuel to the fire, and he won't pay attention to himself at all. For people like Kang Zizhen, you must grasp his handle and give him a head start, so that he will be honest.

But right now, a plan suddenly appeared in Lin Jue's mind. If Qian Zhongze didn't brag about it, and Kang Zizhen really wanted to be his backstage to support him, then the current incident of rescuing Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan might be used as a bait to drag Kang Zizhen in. Once Kang Zizhen enters this trap, he will seize his handle and punish him. Of course, this plan requires the cooperation of one person. Only his identity and status are qualified to punish Kang Zizhen and make him obedient.

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In the afternoon, Qian Zhongze hurried to Wanhualou. Because after Lin Jue left, Qian Zhongze suddenly remembered the strange thing that happened in Wanhualou last night. That was what happened in the second half of the night yesterday, two women named Zhenzhen and Aiai in Wanhualou were found by the old bustard and tied to the bed like a zongzi. After the rescue, Zhenzhen and Aiai cried about their experience, saying that they met two guests from out of town who tied them to the bed and almost stabbed them with knives. Also asked about some things in the building.

In the morning, Li Youyuan reported the matter to Qian Zhongze, but Qian Zhongze did not think so. Qian Zhongze thinks that this is the nonsense of Zhenzhen and Aiai, and he must want to embezzle the prostitution funds of the guests, so he made this kind of farce and wanted to hide the past.

There are many such things in the building, and there are many women in the green building, trying to deceive people. For example, in order to avoid picking up customers, they lied that the menstrual holiday was coming, and they even got some chicken blood to smear on their bodies and pretended to be. In order to get more money, some people falsely reported the amount of money rewarded by guests, deducted the amount of money, and so on. In short, these women are all drama spirits, and they are not worth believing at all. Whatever came out of their mouths, Qian Zhongze didn't believe it.

Zhenzhen and Aiai are just two ordinary women in the building, who have been clamoring for a money increase, which is just another trick for them.

However, after Lin Jue's arrival, Qian Zhongze suddenly became alert. Zhenzhen and Aiai said that the two guests asked about Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan last night, was this just a casual question? Combined with what Lin Jue said in his yard before, what Lin Jue said Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan would definitely not give into, and he would be empty of people and money, as if he knew what was going on in the building, so he ran to tell himself. With such a connection, Qian Zhongze suddenly felt that something was wrong, and he should ask what was going on.