allonlinenovel Chapter 358 Breaking the Face
Chapter 358 Breaking the Face
Chapter 358 Breaking the Face
Hou Xun pointed at Hou Fangjiang and scolded, "You unfilial son, why don't you quickly kowtow to Lord Wang and admit your mistake!"
Hou Fangjiang already knew that Wang Wenzhou was not someone he could afford to offend, so he immediately knelt down on the ground.
Liu Zongzhou pointed at the other young masters and said, "What are you all standing there for? Quickly kowtow to Lord Wang and admit your mistakes."
The young masters immediately knelt down.
Wang Wenzhou laughed and cursed, "Old ginger is spicier! If I kowtow, will all the beating I took be for nothing?"
Wang Wenzhou kicked Hou Fangjiang in the face, causing Hou Fangjiang's nose to bleed profusely.
Hou Xun's expression changed. "Wang Wenzhou, you've gone too far! I've already had my son kowtow and apologize to you, and you're still not letting it go? Even killing someone is just a matter of beheading them. I am the Minister of Revenue, and I have my pride too!"
"Lord Wang!" Hou Xun quickly grabbed Wang Wenzhou and whispered, "What exactly do you want? Can you spare me some face?"
Wang Wenzhou laughed and cursed, "Hou Xun, you have face too? You all have face! Only I don't have face, right? When they beat me, why didn't they give me any face?"
Hou Xun shook his head with a wry smile. Come to think of it, it really was his son's fault. Wang Wenzhou wasn't an ordinary person. Even though he was a monk, all the important officials in the court knew he was a Duke! This unfilial son was truly a disgrace to his father!
"Lord Wang! Forgive us when we can! Tonight, I will host a banquet to apologize to you and your wife!" Hou Xun said hastily.
"Alright!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "How about this, I'll cut off one finger from each of them, and then tonight I'll host a banquet to apologize to you!"
"Wang Wenzhou, you..." Hou Xun was furious. Wang Wenzhou had gone too far! All he did was beat him up. Was it really necessary to cut off his finger?
"Guards!" Wang Wenzhou ordered, "Cut off one finger from each of these men!"
"Your subordinate obeys!" Wei Yongfu quickly accepted the order.
Wei Yongfu waved his hand, and several assassins rushed forward.
"How dare you! Do you want to rebel?" At this moment, Zhang Fengyi, the Minister of War, arrived with a large army.
Hou Fangjiang married Zhang Fengyi's daughter, so Zhang Fengyi, as the father-in-law, had no choice but to stand up for his son-in-law.
"Damn it!" Wang Wenzhou curled his lip, pointed at Zhang Fengyi and cursed, "Why are you here too? Is your little bastard here too?"
"Ahem!" Zhang Fengyi coughed a few times and said awkwardly, "Lord Wang, please stop making a scene. Although these children did something wrong, you can't just cut off their fingers like that!"
“Old Zhang, Old Hou, and Old Liu, I’m already being lenient by cutting off their fingers. Do you think I’ll let you get away with this beating?” Wang Wenzhou ordered, “Brothers, lift up your clothes and let these big shots see. If anyone dares to stop you, light your bomb vests.”
Several suicide bombers quickly tore open their coats, revealing their bomb vests.
"Sigh..." Liu Rushi sighed. If this rivalry continues, things could really get out of hand.
"Wang Wenzhou!" Liu Rushi stood up and said to Wang Wenzhou, "Let's go home. Today's events were just a misunderstanding."
"It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding, Madam is right!" Liu Zongzhou quickly said.
"Misunderstanding my ass!" Wang Wenzhou quickly put his arm around Liu Rushi and whispered, "Rushi, this matter can't be left like this!"
Liu Rushi frowned and scolded, "Wang Wenzhou, stop making trouble! Do you really want to make an irreconcilable enemy of an important official of the court?"
“That’s right!” Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, “Ruru, by asking me to become a monk, you are showing the Emperor that I have no ambition. My conflict with them is for the same reason! Anyway, the Donglin Party hates me to the core. Even if I don’t oppose them, they will try every means to kill me. By cutting off the fingers of their nephews and nieces, I am telling the Emperor that I am irreconcilably opposed to the Donglin Party.”
Liu Rushi nodded and stopped trying to persuade him. Wang Wenzhou's actions, seemingly insane, were actually for self-preservation.
Wang Wenzhou pointed at the suicide squad and said coldly, "What are you waiting for? Anyone who dares to stop you, just set off the explosives on your bodies!"
"Yes!" These assassins were truly fearless. Although Wang Wenzhou was a fraud, he had already taken the lives of these assassins. He had fulfilled all the other promises he made to them. And he had done them very well. The compensation Wang Wenzhou paid to the families of the fallen assassins was enough to ensure they would have no worries about food and clothing.
"Wait a minute!" At this moment, Zheng Sanjun, the Minister of Justice, also rushed over.
Zheng Sanjun dismounted and ran to Wang Wenzhou, saying, "Lord Wang, the country has its laws, and the family has its rules. You cannot abuse your power!"
"Tsk tsk tsk..." Wang Wenzhou sneered, "Where were you when they were beating me? After they finished, you all came running over, one saying, 'Give me face,' another saying, 'We should reason with you and follow the law!' If it weren't for me today, but just an ordinary person, these rich kids would have just beaten me and nothing would have happened. They might even have killed someone and they wouldn't have faced any legal trouble."
"How could that be?" Zheng Sanjun said seriously, "Even princes are subject to the law!"
"Clap clap!" Wang Wenzhou clapped his hands and said with a smile, "I'm not a prince, but I'm going to break the law today! Men, cut off one of their fingers each. If anyone dares to stop you, set fire to your bomb vests and die with them."
"Wang Wenzhou! You have audacity!" Zheng Sanjun was furious. He was the Minister of Justice, yet Wang Wenzhou turned a blind eye and allowed people to commit violence right in front of him.
"You dare!" Zhang Fengyi ordered, "Archers, prepare! Anyone who dares to step forward, shoot them on sight!"
Hou Xun tugged at Zhang Fengyi's sleeve and whispered, "Brother Zhang, let it go! It's just a finger! Let him chop it off. Wang Wenzhou is a madman, what wouldn't he dare to do? Are you suggesting he let his lunatics detonate the bombs on their bodies?"
Zhang Fengyi and other high-ranking officials of the court were aware of Wang Wenzhou's actions in Liaodong. After all, the fact that Wang Wenzhou had forced the Tartars to beg the Qing Dynasty for peace talks had astonished everyone, and they were all curious about how Wang Wenzhou had managed to do it. Although Emperor Chongzhen wanted to keep it a secret, he could not completely keep the things these high-ranking officials wanted to know completely confidential.
"Father!" Hou Fangjiang looked at his father and cried out for help.
Hou Xun shook his head with a wry smile. "You unfilial son, I'll teach you a lesson so you'll remember it!"
Zhang Fengyi waved his hand, and no one stopped the assassins. In a short while, the fingers of these young masters were cut off.
"Ah..." The young masters screamed in agony as their fingers were chopped off.
"Wang Wenzhou! I will definitely impeach you!" Zheng Sanjun said angrily, pointing at Wang Wenzhou.
Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly. "I'm doing this to break ties with you all in front of Zhu Youjian. I'll only be unhappy if you don't impeach me!"
Wang Wenzhou pointed at Liu Lishun and said, "This man is a Tartar spy. I need to take him back for questioning. Gentlemen, this man isn't your nephew or niece, is he?"
Hou Xun and the others whispered among themselves. This matter arose because of Liu Lishun, and Wang Wenzhou would certainly not let him off the hook. Their nephews and nieces also had their own dirty laundry. So, if Wang Wenzhou cut off their fingers, and the case went to the Emperor, the Emperor would surely smooth things over. But if Wang Wenzhou killed Liu Lishun, the matter would be far more serious.
Zheng Sanjun cupped his hands to Liu Lishun and said righteously, "Lord Liu, rest assured, I will go to see the Emperor right away and report to him that Wang Wenzhou has falsely accused you!"