Chapter 73: Even Small People Can Achieve Great Things
“Your Honor, I only ask that you help me get my family out of the city!” Luo Jin said again.
Yang Zhengshan’s eyes narrowed slightly. This Luo Jin seemed to be in a lot of trouble, and even his family was being controlled.
“Tell me more, Luo Jin,” Yang Zhengshan said without immediately refusing.
Luo Jin’s face was filled with worry as he said, “My son is undisciplined and has offended the Fourth Young Master of the Zhang family, and has been thrown into prison!”
“I’m not asking Your Honor to rescue my son, I just hope Your Honor can help me get my wife, children, and mother out of the city!”
The Fourth Young Master of the Zhang family, Zhang Chen, was the same person who was whipped by Zhou Lan on the street, that spoiled young master.
Considering Zhang Chen’s temperament, it was no different from courting disaster for Luo Jin’s son to have offended him.
Luo Jin had given up on rescuing his son and only hoped to take his family with him when he left the Pass of Heavy Mountain.
Compared to his entire family, he was willing to sacrifice his son.
Although this would be extremely painful for him, it was currently his most sensible choice.
“Is someone watching you?” Yang Zhengshan asked.
Luo Jin nodded bitterly.
Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, “If it was just a matter of offending Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen wouldn’t bother to keep an eye on you!”
Zhang Chen was a brutal person, there was no doubt about that.
However, considering Zhang Chen’s status, the most he would do is beat Luo Jin’s son to death, but he wouldn’t bother to keep an eye on the entire Luo family.
To be blunt, the Luo family wasn’t worth Zhang Chen’s attention.
“My son broke Zhang Chen’s arm!” Luo Jin said, hanging his head in shame.
In fact, it was hard to say what was wrong with what Luo Jin’s son did, it was just that he was too impulsive.
What kind of person was Zhang Chen? He was a tyrant who bullied men and women, and did all sorts of evil deeds.
Luo Jin’s son was young and hot-headed, and couldn’t stand being bullied.
So, in a fit of rage, he fought back against Zhang Chen, and even broke Zhang Chen’s arm.
If Luo Jin’s son could have endured it, at most he would have been beaten up, and suffered some humiliation, but he retaliated, not only did he retaliate, but he even broke Zhang Chen’s arm.
This was like poking a hornet’s nest, and the Zhang family would definitely not let him off.
The Zhang family wouldn’t only not let him off, but they would also implicate his family.
Luo Jin was desperate, and so he came to Yang Zhengshan for help.
But could Yang Zhengshan help him?
That was the Zhang family, how could Yang Zhengshan possibly go against them with his status?
Not to mention going against them, even if Yang Zhengshan wanted to cause some trouble for the Zhang family, he couldn’t do it.
He was the Deputy Commander of the Left Vanguard of the Prefectural Banner, and an official in the Metropolitan Prefecture Office, so his power was limited to the Prefectural Banner and the Metropolitan Prefecture Office.
Inside the Pass of Heavy Mountain, he had no authority to speak of.
Of course, the Zhang family wouldn’t dare to mess with him because he was under Zhou Lan’s protection.
He could borrow Zhou Lan’s power, but before doing so, he needed to obtain Zhou Lan’s consent.
With Zhou Lan’s background and status, he naturally wouldn’t fear the Zhang family; previously, Zhou Lan had whipped Zhang Chen twice in public, and the Zhang family didn’t dare to say a word, showing how powerful Zhou Lan was.
The question was, would Zhou Lan help the Luo family?
Was the Luo family worth Zhou Lan’s effort?
Yang Zhengshan shook his head secretly in his heart; with just the Luo family’s cloth shop, Zhou Lan wouldn’t even bother to look at it.
Moreover, at this time, Zhou Lan was probably too busy to care about such trivial matters.
“I’m afraid I can’t help you,” Yang Zhengshan refused.
Luo Jin’s face fell when he heard this, and he began to beg desperately.
“Please, Your Honor, help me! I’ll give you all my family’s assets, just please help me get my family out of the city!”
Yang Zhengshan was being troubled by him, but this matter was really difficult to help with.
Just then, Yang Mingzhi walked into the study, made a face at Yang Zhengshan, and winked at him.
Yang Minghao, who was always in the background, couldn’t help but speak up when he saw Yang Mingzhi’s antics, “Second Brother, what’s wrong with your eyes? Did you get sand in them?”
This silly iron憨憨!
Yang Zhengshan was speechless; he knew that Yang Mingzhi was trying to convey a message to him, but this little guy didn’t get it.
“Father, General Zhou has sent someone over!” Yang Mingzhi found an excuse to call Yang Zhengshan out.
Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, “Luo Jin, you can rest here for a while, I have some official business to attend to.”
Luo Jin didn’t continue to beg, maybe he had guessed that Yang Zhengshan and Yang Mingzhi had something to discuss.
Yang Zhengshan walked out of the study, and Yang Mingzhi whispered to him, “Father, we can secretly get the people out of the city!”
“How?” Yang Zhengshan raised an eyebrow.
He wasn’t as familiar with the Pass of Heavy Mountain as Yang Mingzhi.
Yang Mingzhi often went to the Pass of Heavy Mountain to purchase goods, and he had made many friends there.
Although they were all insignificant friends, Yang Mingzhi did have a talent for socializing.
“Hehe, there are only four people in Luo Jin’s family, as long as we control the people watching them, it’s easy to get them out!” Yang Mingzhi smiled.
Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, then shook his head, “The risk is too great, it’s not worth it.”
“A single cloth shop is not worth it?” Yang Mingzhi seemed to have taken a liking to the Luo family’s cloth shop.
That was true; the shop was worth several hundred taels of silver, and if you included the fabrics inside, it could be worth over a thousand taels.
“Idiot, if we take the shop, the Zhang family will know!”
Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Mingzhi like he was looking at a silly child.
Yang Mingzhi was still too young, and although he had some small clever ideas, he didn’t think things through.
If the Luo family ran away, who would take their shop? Definitely someone who helped the Luo family.
Moreover, someone was watching Luo Jin, and it was likely that the news of Luo Jin coming to the Prefectural Banner Office would get out.
It wouldn’t be easy to secretly get the Luo family out of the Pass of Heavy Mountain without the Zhang family finding out.
Yang Mingzhi’s brain went blank, “Then we need silver!”
Yang Zhengshan sighed, feeling that this silly child was almost as dumb as a pig.
“Originally, this was a good deed, but if we take silver, wouldn’t that be like taking advantage of the situation?”
“We not only have to risk offending the Zhang family but also face the Luo family’s resentment!”
“Just for a few hundred taels of silver, we wouldn’t get a good reputation from either side, is it worth it?”
How much silver did the Luo family have? At most, it would be a few hundred taels.
Once the Luo family left the Pass of Heavy Mountain, they would have to flee, and if Yang Zhengshan took all their silver, Luo Jin would definitely hate him to death.
This matter had to be done without taking advantage of the situation, or else it would backfire.
“Then what should we do?” Yang Mingzhi was completely stumped.
Yang Zhengshan patted his shoulder, saying, “In the future, don’t be so impulsive, think things through.”
Yang Mingzhi also knew he hadn’t thought things through, and his face turned red with shame.
“Father, I was too greedy!”
Yang Zhengshan was actually quite satisfied with Yang Mingzhi.
Yang Mingzhi was clever, good at socializing, and brave; on the battlefield, he had no fear of death, and most importantly, he was filial and obedient.
Among the three sons, Yang Mingzhi was undoubtedly the most promising one.
Of course, Yang Mingzhi also had his flaws, such as being born into a farming family, which limited his vision, and even after being taught by Yang Zhengshan for almost a year, his vision was still inferior to that of the sons of wealthy families.
Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, although Yang Mingzhi’s plan wasn’t feasible, it did give him an idea.
Since open means wouldn’t work, then he would use covert means.
But his covert plan wasn’t to secretly get the Luo family out of the Pass of Heavy Mountain.
Small people can also achieve great things.
If it were usual times, the Luo family would naturally be unable to resist the Zhang family.
But it was different now.
The Pass of Heavy Mountain was currently in a state of turmoil, and Zhang Yude, the Garrison Commander, was also troubled.
If the facts were considered, Zhang Yude would have to take major responsibility for the defeat.
At this time, a small spark could ignite Zhang Yude’s downfall.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhengshan turned around and walked back into the study.
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