books44 Chapter 311 Little Guizi
Chapter 311 Little Guizi
Chapter 311 Little Guizi
Wang Wenzhou put his arm around Chen Yuanyuan and said softly, "Yuanyuan, don't be angry. I want to have a drink."
"Hmph!" Chen Yuanyuan said irritably, "I'm already Wu Sangui's woman. If you want to drink, drink it yourself."
"Pfft..." Wang Wenzhou was stunned. It seemed that Chen Yuanyuan was really angry.
Wang Wenzhou quickly flattered, "Yuanyuan, I was just joking. Xiao Guizi is outrageous! He dared to blackmail me! I'm going to Liaodong on a special mission personally assigned by the Emperor. I've kept a low profile the whole way and dared not reveal my identity to anyone. This matter is of great importance, concerning the fate of the nation and the safety of the country. The Emperor has issued a strict decree that if anyone discovers our identities, no matter who it is, they must be killed on the spot."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhenghe smiled slightly. Lord Wang truly lived up to his reputation as the Living Yama, killing people without hesitation.
"Swish!" Jiang Zhenghe drew his sword.
"Lord Wang, spare my life!" Upon hearing this, Wu Sangui was terrified and immediately begged for mercy.
Wang Wenzhou waved his hand and said with a smile, "Little Jiang, don't do it yet. Let me have a drink to calm my nerves. I'm a Buddhist. If you kill someone in front of me, I'll be terrified."
"Pfft..." Jiang Zhenghe couldn't help but laugh. Lord Wang, you believe in Buddhism? You've killed over a thousand people these past few days.
"Yuanyuan, I was wrong, I'll never make jokes like that again." Wang Wenzhou reached inside Chen Yuanyuan's clothes, groping her while trying to cheer her up.
"Sigh..." Chen Yuanyuan sighed, quickly took a sip of wine, and fed it to Wang Wenzhou.
Wang Wenzhou pointed at Wu Sangui and said, "Little Gui, I don't want to kill you, but this is the Emperor's decree, and I dare not disobey it!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Wu Sangui immediately knelt on the ground, his head bleeding from kowtowing. He felt that Wang Wenzhou had come to take revenge on him. He really didn't know if the caravan belonged to Wang Wenzhou or if, like before, he wanted to collect some benefits. Actually, he wasn't exactly embezzling; it was mainly because the imperial court always delayed paying military funds. His brothers below, without pay, couldn't support their families, so how could they go to the battlefield to fight?
Therefore, these border generals of the Ming Dynasty would secretly extort money from passing merchant caravans. Since most of these caravans were engaged in smuggling, even if they knew it was extortion, they could only dare to be angry but not speak out. How could Wu Sangui know that Lord Wang had disguised himself as a merchant caravan to cross the border?
"Sister-in-law, have some food!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, putting his arm around Wang Ying.
"Hmph!" Wang Ying sneered, "Wang Wenzhou, I'm already General Wu's man. If you want to eat, help yourself."
"Sister-in-law, please! I was wrong, okay?" Wang Wenzhou smiled bitterly. Women are really not to be trifled with; they are too vengeful.
Wang Ying said softly, "Wang Wenzhou, you have to promise me that you will never mention the Emperor in front of me again."
Wang Wenzhou was stunned for a moment. Seeing Wang Ying's serious expression, he secretly chuckled to himself. It seemed that Yingying had really been won over by him and was already preparing to forget Zhu Youjian.
"Sister-in-law! Don't worry! I will definitely do it!" Wang Wenzhou said seriously.
"And you're not allowed to call me sister-in-law!" Wang Ying was both amused and exasperated. Wang Wenzhou, are you really that naive? She's already done all that, and you still call her sister-in-law!
"Sister-in-law, once you're my sister-in-law, you're my sister-in-law for life. Please give your little brother some face and let him call me that for fun!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.
"Sigh..." Wang Ying sighed softly, there was really no way to deal with Wang Wenzhou, this madman.
"Bang bang bang..." Wu Sangui was still kneeling on the ground kowtowing, not daring to stop. He knew that Wang Wenzhou was currently enjoying great favor with the emperor, and that this fool was fearless and reckless. He was just a deputy commander-in-chief, and for Wang Wenzhou to kill him would be as easy as crushing an ant.
"Xiao Guizi, stop kowtowing, it's too loud and noisy. My sister-in-law is unhappy!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, pinching Wang Ying's cheek.
"Your humble servant obeys!" Wu Sangui immediately stopped, pressing his head tightly to the ground, not daring to raise his head.
"How annoying!" Wang Ying scolded.
"Sister-in-law? What did you say? You want Xiao Gui to give us money for our travel expenses to atone for his sins?" Wang Wenzhou said seriously.
"Lord Wang, I am willing to pay a fine to atone for my sins!" Wu Sangui smiled bitterly. He had thought that the arrival of a large merchant caravan would bring him a small fortune, but unexpectedly, he would lose money instead. In short, problems that can be solved with money are not problems at all. Money can be earned back, but if you lose your life, you lose everything.
"Little Gui, how much silver do you plan to sponsor this secret mission of mine?" Wang Wenzhou asked with a smile.
"One hundred thousand taels?" Wu Sangui said in a low voice.
"Damn it!" Wang Wenzhou cursed, "Xiao Jiang, kill him right now! You think you can treat me like a beggar? A single crystal cup of mine costs tens of thousands of taels of silver! Xiao Gui, you're a deputy commander-in-chief, how dare you offer me a broken bowl?"
"Pfft..." Wu Sangui felt like crying. "Lord Wang, you have money, but I really don't have much silver."
"Lord Wang, spare my life! All I have left is 30 taels of silver. I dare not utter a single lie! If you do not believe me, you may send someone to search my house!" In order to save his life, Wu Sangui decided to spend all his wealth.
"Tsk tsk tsk..." Wang Wenzhou smacked his lips and said with a smile, "Little Guizi, you're really poor! In that case, I won't take your money, I'll take your life instead."
"Lord Wang, spare my life! This humble official really only has 30 taels at most!" Wu Sangui really wanted to cry at this moment. Lord Wang thought 30 taels was not enough? The 10 Guan Ning cavalry at Shanhaiguan only had an annual military expenditure of 30 taels of silver, and the imperial court often delayed paying the soldiers.
"Huh? Yuanyuan, what did you say?" Wang Wenzhou asked, sounding quite serious.
Chen Yuanyuan rolled her eyes at Wang Wenzhou. "You crazy lunatic, what exactly do you want to do?" He didn't say anything.
"Oh! Little Gui, do you have a younger sister? If not, wives or concubines are fine too, I really like my sister-in-law!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.
Wang Ying was very angry and secretly pinched Wang Wenzhou.
Wu Sangui frowned, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Lord Wang, it was my fault today. You wanted money, and I will give it to you even if it costs me my entire fortune. But my wives and concubines, I would rather die than betray them!"
"Hahaha!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "Little Gui, you really are a hero! Little Jiang, tell Little Gui how many people I've killed these past few days."
Jiang Zhenghe said with a smile, "I don't remember exactly, but it was probably around 1,500 or 1,600 people."
Wu Sangui took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and thought, "At worst, I'll die. How can a real man betray his woman?"
"Sigh!" Wang Wenzhou sighed and said, "Little Gui, since you're a poor wretch and don't plan to give your wives and concubines to me to play with, I originally wanted to kill you, you highway robber. But I'm a Buddhist, so I won't kill you. You'll get a share of this mission."
"Huh?" Wu Sangui was prepared to die, but he didn't expect Wang Wenzhou to spare his life.
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Xiao Jiang, I'll trouble you tonight to give Xiao Guizi a special training session. We need special talent for our special mission. Starting at nightfall, have Xiao Guizi strip naked and run until dawn. If he can hold out, we'll take him on the mission. If he can't, just kill him. We can't let this operation be leaked."
Jiang Zhenghe quickly cupped his hands and said, "Your subordinate obeys!"