I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 589 Going to the Roots

Chapter 589 Going to the ends of the earth

Ajige stretched out his right hand, missing his little finger, and said with heart-wrenching pain, "Wang Wenzhou, look for yourself! What have I done to offend you that you sent your men to treat me like this!"

"Pfft..." Wang Wenzhou was completely dumbfounded. Ajige, you idiot, you came to Hanshan to kill me, how did you offend me? If I had known it was you, you would be dead by now!

Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment, then spoke nonsense with a straight face: "Brother, you've misunderstood me! I offended Zhu Youjian by helping Dorgon. Now I'm just a commoner. Think about it, brother, you've kidnapped so many students and want to see me. If I were still in Hanshan, would I risk my life to come here and negotiate with you?"

"Huh?" Ajige said in surprise, "You mean, Hanshan is no longer under your control?"

"Nonsense!" Wang Wenzhou said irritably, "Brother, I know you've been wronged. How about this? I'll trick Li Decheng, the prefect of Hanshan, into coming in. I'll tell him that I've already negotiated the terms with you, but you feel that I can't represent the court and that Li Decheng has to come in person and nod in agreement."

Wang Wenzhou continued his deception: "Then, when that bastard Li Decheng comes in, you castrate him, take your revenge, and then kidnap him to leave the city safely. Don't worry, brother, I've prepared a carriage for you outside the city. Once you're on the carriage, you can head north and return to the Qing Dynasty."

"Pat pat!" Ajige patted Wang Wenzhou on the shoulder, helped him up, and said sincerely, "Good brother! Don't be angry with your older brother! I was just too angry!"

Wang Wenzhou said with deep emotion, "Brother, you've gone too far! We're brothers, how could I be angry with you! Please wait a moment, I'll go and trick Li Decheng into coming in."

"Alright!" Ajige said, moved. "Brother, be careful. Your brother is counting on you!"

Wang Wenzhou nodded and said solemnly, "Don't worry, brother! If I fail to deceive Li Decheng, I will kidnap him! I will go through thick and thin for you, brother!"

"Good brother! It's all my fault!" Even a fierce general like Ajige was so moved that he almost shed tears.

Jiang Xuyang hugged the pretty little girl and whispered, "Baby, isn't my dad amazing! Don't worry, I will definitely learn from him and grow up to be just as awesome as my dad!"

The little girl looked at Jiang Xuyang with admiration and said affectionately, "Xuyang, you're so amazing! If it weren't for you, I would have been terrified!"

Jiang Xuyang hugged the little girl and comforted her, "Baby, don't be afraid! As long as I'm here, no matter where we are, I will never let you get hurt!"

Wang Wenzhou, his face bruised and swollen, walked out of the classroom. The children swarmed around him like crazy.

When Liu Rushi's children learned of this, they were all terrified. How could this rascal put himself in such danger? The children rushed to Hanshan School with bated breath and were relieved to see Wang Wenzhou come out safely.

Wang Ying stroked her belly and said in a tearful voice, "Husband, you can't let our unborn child be without a father!"

Wang Wenzhou quickly said, "Babies, be good, it's okay! I've got it all sorted out!"

Liu Rushi asked softly, "Have you reached an agreement? If not, then order a full-scale attack!"

Of Wang Wenzhou's babies, Liu Rushi dotes on Jiang Xuyang the most, and the other babies all know this. Therefore, only Liu Rushi could give the order to launch a full-scale attack; the other babies couldn't say anything about it.

Wang Wenzhou hugged Liu Rushi and kissed her, then said with a smile, "Don't worry, everything's settled! I'll go talk to Li Decheng."

After Wang Wenzhou finished speaking, he stopped explaining to the baby and hurriedly walked to Li Decheng.

Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "Damn it, those idiots inside are so condescending! They actually think that because I'm just a commoner, my words don't carry any weight in Hanshan! They insist that the highest-ranking official in Hanshan go to negotiate."

Li Decheng shook his head with a wry smile. These thugs were truly blind. Although he was the prefect of Hanshan, he couldn't really make decisions about Hanshan's affairs. However, at this moment, Li Decheng greatly admired Wang Wenzhou. For the sake of the children in the school, Wang Wenzhou was willing to risk his life, something most people wouldn't do.

"Lord Li, thank you for your trouble!" Wang Wenzhou put his arm around Li Decheng and said as they walked, "I've almost finished talking with them. They just feel they were wrongfully imprisoned and want to get some money to leave Hanshan."

Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "What a load of rubbish! They don't even have temporary residence permits in Hanshan, and they're being thrown into the reserve team of the labor camp. How can that be considered a wrong?"

Li Decheng curled his lip, too embarrassed to refute Wang Wenzhou. "Wang Wenzhou, you mad dog, how dare you say that? Hanshan is in complete chaos because of you! What temporary residence permit? We're all citizens of the Great Ming Dynasty, why do we need temporary residence permits to come to Hanshan? Without a temporary residence permit, the yamen runners don't care whether someone has broken the law or not, they just arrest them. After arresting them, they just throw them into the reserve team."

Don't think I don't know what the reserve force is! It's a living hell! Once prisoners go in, they have to go down into the mines to dig coal, and they don't even get paid. It's like treating prisoners as slaves!

Wang Wenzhou and Li Decheng entered the classroom. Ajige nodded gratefully to Wang Wenzhou, "Good brother! I will remember your kindness."

"Slap!" Ajige slapped Li Decheng across the face.

Li Decheng was stunned by the beating. Wang Wenzhou, didn't you tell me that you had already reached an agreement with the thugs?

"Bang!" Ajige kicked Li Decheng to the ground and said coldly, "Castrate him!"

"Yes!" Ajige's two men rushed forward immediately.

"How could you treat Lord Li like this!" Wang Wenzhou questioned Ajige in a pretentious manner. "Didn't we agree on something? You would take Li Dacheng out of the city, and then I would use silver to ransom Lord Li. You can't harm Lord Li!"

Ajige smiled slightly at Wang Wenzhou, "My dear brother, your acting is quite good!"

"Hmph!" Ajige sneered, "We brothers are starving and exhausted. What if that Li guy rebels on the way? Castrating him is the only way to ensure our safety. If you don't agree, I'll start killing the child!"

Wang Wenzhou hurriedly said, "Hero, you can't kill the children! The children are innocent! Lord Li, please don't resist. For the sake of the children's lives, please bear with it!"

"Pfft..." Li Decheng was on the verge of tears. He felt that something was wrong, as if he had jumped into a pit dug by Wang Wenzhou.

Jiang Xuyang quickly covered the little girl's eyes and whispered, "Baby, baby, don't be afraid, I'm here for you!"

The little girl said in a sweet, delicate voice, "Xuyang, you are such a great hero!"

"Ah..." Li Decheng cried out in pain, and from then on, the Ming Dynasty had one more eunuch.

Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly at Ajige and said, "Heroes, you can escort Lord Li out of the city now! There is a carriage outside the south gate. I will send someone with silver to ransom Lord Li."

Ajige cupped his hands in greeting to Wang Wenzhou and said, "Goodbye!"

Wang Wenzhou nodded solemnly. "Idiot! If you can escape Hanshan, I'll take your surname!"

Ajige and his men escorted Li Decheng away. As they left, he turned back to look at Wang Wenzhou. "Good brother! I can't thank you enough! I will repay your great kindness in the future!"