Chapter 675: Delivery of food within a time limit

The Zhengfu Villa no longer sent any news. As the afternoon was about to come, the hall was still lit with lights, and the lights swayed, illuminating a figure on the ground sometimes lengthened and sometimes shortened.

The shadow walked back and forth in the hall, and was very disciplined. He walked ten steps from east to west, and then turned back ten steps. The old face with white hair and beard was thoughtful and a little impatient.

At this time, when the grain merchants were called to the Grand Governor's Office, the intention of the King Pingxi was obvious. But Xu Bing had not come back yet, and I don't know what was going on? Zheng Ke even regretted it at this time. If he had known this, he would have moved and went over and checked it out. Without him, Duke Zheng, the grain merchants would not be the opponents of the stupid ones?

The more he thought so, the more anxious he became. The court did not know the news about Taiyuan at the moment. When he knew about it, he would send an imperial envoy to investigate and deal with it. It would be a month later. In this month, the surname Chen could do a lot of things. He was not only a broken can, but Zheng Ke must also be wary of not being bitten by a mad dog.

Zheng Ke finally sat down and read the book absent-mindedly for a while, but he didn't turn the pages for a long time, which was enough to show that his mind was not on the book at all.

There was a sound of dog barking outside, and Zheng Ke raised his ears and thought to himself, could it be that Xu Bing came back to report? At this time, he was calm and calm and read the book seriously. Sure enough, there were rapid steps outside. The person talking outside was not Xu Bing, but his family in the mansion. The family said: "Master, Shopkeeper Xu is back."

Zheng Ke frowned and said unhappily: "Since you are back, why don't you come to see me?"

The man outside said, "Shopkeeper Xu's legs are inconvenient. He was hit by twenty sticks in the Grand Governor's Office and had already called the doctor to treat his injuries. Manager Xu said that the King of Pingxi asked the master to go to the Grand Governor's Office. If the master did not go, his soldiers would have surrounded Zhengji rice shop and rushed in and confiscated him at any time."

Zheng Ke slapped the table and no longer cared about the priest, and said angrily: "The surname Chen is crazy! Where is Xu Bing? Take me to see him."

Come from the hall, the family members in front of him took the lights to guide Zheng Ke. When they arrived at a wing room, Zheng Ke raised his legs and ran into a doctor head-on. The doctor was stroking his beard and shook his head. When he saw Zheng Ke, he hurriedly saluted Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke asked: "How is the injury?"

The doctor smiled bitterly and said, "Even if you can survive, your legs will be useless." His voice was very low, and Xu Bing inside deliberately prevented him from hearing it. He continued, "The villain has applied medicine to him. Whether he can survive it depends on whether the blood stasis can activate the meridians. If blood and qi block the meridians, at most half a month, or at least three days, it will be..."

Zheng Ke nodded gloomy and said, "Go to the warehouse to receive the reward." After that, he crossed the threshold and entered.

Xu Bing is his slave. The so-called beating of dogs depends on the owner. Chen Ao beat Xu Bing like this in front of so many people, just to give him Zheng Ke a warning. Zheng Ke saw Xu Bing's injury on the couch, and his entire buttocks were already broken. He had a calm face, pulled a golden pun and sat down, and said, "What did Chen Ao say?"

When Xu Bing saw Zheng Ke, he was like a dog who was stranded and saw his old owner. He cried and finally told the matter outright. Zheng Ke sneered: "Can you buy my Zheng family rice for a hundred cigarettes? Such a person has not been born yet."

Xu Bing said: "I'm afraid that the Chen surnamed Chen doesn't care about anything, and he really wants to start a war..."

Zheng Ke sneered and interrupted, "He dares!" Then he stood up and said, "You should recuperate well, I will go and meet him for a while."

A soft sedan chair appeared in the other courtyard of Zheng Mansion overnight, and four sedan chairmen and dozens of guards also came out of the side door. After a while, the middle door opened wide. Zheng Ke was wearing a purple gold duke's mansion with a five-liang crown on his head. He got into the sedan chair surrounded by several family members and sat in the sedan chair. He said lightly: "The Grand Governor's Mansion."

The sedan chair lifted the sedan chair steadily and walked quickly towards the Grand Governor's Office. The Grand Governor's Office was brightly lit, and hundreds of lieutenants outside were lined up in a row, solemn and solemn. Before the sedan chair was approaching the Grand Governor's Office, two cavalry lieutenants immediately released their horses, unsheathed their swords, shouted: "Get off the horse and fell off the sedan chair!"

The sedan chairmen stopped suddenly, but they didn't dare to put down the sedan chair, waiting for Zheng Ke's reaction in the sedan chair.

Zheng Kegui was a Duke of the State. Even if he sat in a sedan chair and went to the palace gate, he did not treat him so rudely. He was furious for a while. However, when the Duke of the State met a soldier, he could only bow his head. He endured his breath and said slowly: "I want to come down and have a walk."

The sedan chair stopped in the snow, Zheng Ke came out of the sedan chair and walked to the gate of the Governor's Office. Two more school captains stopped him: "Who is coming?"

Zheng Kron said, "Duke of Zheng."

"Wait, I'll go and report." The captain didn't let him in, but slowly reported.

Zheng Ke was impatiently waiting for an incense stick in front of the door. The lieutenant who went to report came late and said, "Please give a visit to Duke Zheng."

Zheng Ke quickly walked in and arrived at the White Tiger Hall. He saw dozens of oil lamps illuminating like daylight. There were many people sitting inside, half of which were recognized by Zheng Ke, especially those grain merchants. Seeing that Zheng Ke had arrived, they stood up and saluted Zheng Ke and said, "Good good luck, Mr. Mr.."

Zheng Ke just nodded at these people and said lightly: "It's very good."

Even a few generals and schoolmen sitting in the hall couldn't help but feel a little nervous at this time. They were often taken care of by Zheng Ke. Every year during the New Year, they had a gift. Those who were all the more miserable as border generals were miserable. Taiyuan Prefecture is also a military center, and they were very strict in their empty salary. Those who were not clean-mouthed were often stared at by the censors. The court's salary was only so much, and many people were all supported by the Duke of Zheng.

As a Duke of the State, Zheng Ke was quite powerful and willing to give them filial piety, which made many people in Taiyuan grateful. So when he saw Zheng Ke coming, more than a dozen generals and schoolmen stood up and greeted Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke smiled at these side generals and said, "It's rare that you still remember me." After saying that, he pulled down his robe, his eyes fell on Shen Ao, and said, "I'm so nice to see Your Highness Pingxi? I'm here, why don't I even have a stool?"

After all, Zheng Ke is a Duke of the State, so of course he must not sit down and talk in terms of etiquette. Chen Ao laughed and said, "I am negligent, I asked Duke to come in the middle of the night, which disturbed Duke Zheng's dream. Chen was not good at it." The lieutenant who was facing the side said, "Come on, bring a stool for Duke Zheng."

The stool was moved over, Zheng Ke sat down, looked at Liang Jian in the hall, and said, "Is Liang Dusi Gao promoted? Is it a happy congratulations."

Liang Jian wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it, and said dryly: "Where, where."

Zheng Kecai said slowly: "I wonder if the governor of Liang, the King of Pingxi, asked me to come. What should I discuss?"

Liang Jian looked at Chen Ao, and Chen Ao looked stern and said, "The Duke of the Kingdom is a royal relative and has received the favor of the country in the world. Now Taiyuan is suffering from disaster. Does Duke of Zheng want to be motivated?"

Zheng Ke smiled faintly and said, "Please tell me what the meaning is?"

Chen Ao laughed and said, "This is easy..." Then he told Yibaiwen about purchasing Zheng's grain stockpiling.

Zheng Ke said seriously: "This grain was purchased by me at one dou of eight guan. How can you get one hundred guan? If your Highness wants it, I will give you a copy. What if you sell me at one dou of eight guan?"

Anyway, Zheng Ke has the final say. His words like this are equivalent to blocking Chen Ao's mouth. Yibaiwen wants to collect his Zheng family's grain? Don't even think about it. If the government is willing to collect grain of eight coins and one bucket, Zheng Ke would not mind.

Chen Ao's eyes sank, knowing that this was wrong, he sneered: "Is the Duke joking?"

Zheng Ke said seriously: "Does your highness look like I am joking?"

In this White Tiger Hall, if anyone is not afraid of Chen Ao, there is only Zheng Ke. The identity of Zheng Ke, the royal relative, is here. What can Chen Ao have the courage?

Chen Ao suddenly stood up and said, "So, is the Duke unwilling to distribute food to the people?"

Zheng Ke stroked his beard, smiled faintly, and said, "It is the government's business to help the people, and it is also the matter of the imperial envoy of the King of Pingxi. What does it have to do with me? If the King of Pingxi has no food to eat, I can prepare a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Your Highness. No matter how many, there will be nothing."

Zheng Ke was determined to have no food after eating Chen Ao. Now he is in a hurry to get the food. He can't get the food anymore. At that time, thousands or tens of thousands of people will starve to death. Anyway, it has nothing to do with him. However, as an imperial envoy, Chen Ao first killed the Taiyuan Governor without asking for an order and starved to death the victims. Including these two crimes, even the gods cannot save him.

Chen Ao sighed and said, "Save a life better than building a seven-level Buddhist Tu. Does the Duke even understand this principle?"

Zheng Ke ignored him at all and just sat upright.

Chen Ao's face suddenly changed, he pressed the hilt of Shangfang's sword and said, "Duke doesn't understand, but it's easy to say it, but... I must take this grain. Is it just a joke?"

Zheng Ke sneered: "What does your highness have to do with me if you are joking?"

If you can't agree on some special industries in later generations, you should be cheating. Chen Ao couldn't help laughing and said, "Since the Duke said that, it's easy to deal with. I will give you twelve hours to think about whether I am joking, please think about it yourself. If the Zheng family refuses to pay the grain in twelve hours, I will really make a big joke with the country."

Zheng Ke only thought Chen Ao was looking for a way for him, and smiled faintly, "Your Highness will do it."

Chen Ao didn't say anything anymore, but said, "Come, please come, please go out." He said to other grain merchants: "The same is true for you. If you don't give me a reply within twelve hours, be careful with your dog head."

The grain merchants responded absent-mindedly, but their eyes were all looking at Zheng Ke, thinking to themselves, if you really have the courage, let Duke Zheng take out the grain!

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