HCB Chapter 255 Wang Wenzhou Enters Beijing
Chapter 255 Wang Wenzhou Enters Beijing
Chapter 255 Wang Wenzhou Enters Beijing
Wang Wenzhou continued, "It's only right that children ask their parents for gratitude, because parents gain joy and a sense of accomplishment from raising their children. These are things that money can't buy, so as parents, they have already received a priceless treasure. Why should they ask their children to be filial? This is an extremely unreasonable demand!"
"Uncle!" Gao Guilan protested, "How can you say such nonsense! The kindness of raising us is greater than anything else!"
Wang Wenyi pressed Gao Guilan's head down and retorted, "Little Lanlan, you're wrong about that! For example, if I like a pretty girl, can I demand that she like me back? The same principle applies to parents. No matter how much they give to their children, it's all willingly. But if they demand that their children return it, then they're making a huge mistake!"
"Sigh..." Gao Guilan sighed softly. I can't argue with Uncle.
Wang Wenzhou only took Gao Guilan with him on his trip to the capital. The other babies stayed in Hanshan, as they were all pregnant. Although Sheng Lan wanted to go with Wang Wenzhou, Liu Rushi strongly objected, so Wang Wenzhou had no choice but to leave Sheng Lan in Hanshan as well.
Wang Qiang, still on horseback, knocked on the sedan chair and said, "Young Master, I'm tired. Let me rest in the sedan chair for a while, okay?"
Wang Qiang was still injured, but he insisted on going with Wang Wenzhou. This was because there was an ugly girl in Hanshan whom Wang Zhixin wanted him to marry. Wang Qiang, of course, refused and had to find an excuse to escape.
The young racing prodigy Sheng Liang has recovered from his injuries, but he doesn't want to go to the capital. Since Li Yajing isn't going to the capital, Sheng Liang naturally has to stay in Hanshan to be with her.
Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "Xiao Qiang, you should just stay on the horse. I told you before, your injuries haven't healed yet, you should stay in Hanshan to recover, but you insisted on coming along. It's not convenient for you to come in the sedan chair!"
"Pah!" Wang Qiang cursed under his breath, "Young Master, don't think I don't know what you're doing in there!"
Gao Guilan blushed deeply, for she was kneeling on the ground, completely naked. Sister Liu Rushi was absolutely right; whenever they were with Uncle and no one else was around, they could forget about wearing clothes.
As darkness fell, Wang Wenzhou's entourage finally arrived in Zhuozhou.
Zhuozhou is the southern gateway to the capital. It only takes one day to travel from here to the capital.
At the south gate of Zhuozhou, Prefect Li of Zhuozhou, Ning Yongcheng, the owner of Hanshan Supermarket in Zhuozhou, and others waited to welcome Wang Wenzhou.
Along the way, wherever Wang Wenzhou went, this was the scene most of the time: local officials, both high and low, would receive Wang Wenzhou and his entourage as if they were an imperial envoy.
Local officials did this for two reasons. First, they heard that Wang Wenzhou was enjoying great favor with the emperor and was about to be promoted, so they wanted to do him a favor. Second, they recognized Wang Wenzhou's own influence; a significant portion of the local officials' income came from the Hanshan Supermarket.
Nobody wants to offend Wang Wenzhou, this big boss.
"Tap tap tap!" Wang Qiang knocked on the sedan chair, reminding him, "Young master, hurry up and get dressed! We're almost at Zhuozhou City."
"Damn it!" Wang Wenzhou cursed, "You scared me half to death!"
"Sigh..." Gao Guilan sighed softly, swallowed the milk in her mouth, and quickly put on her clothes.
When the procession arrived at the city gate, Wang Wenzhou helped Gao Guilan out of the sedan chair.
Lord Li quickly greeted him with a smile, saying, "Greetings, Lord Wang! I am the Prefect of Zhuozhou. I have long heard of your youth and handsome appearance, but I never imagined you were so young!"
Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly and nodded repeatedly: "Lord Li, you are too kind!"
Lord Li cupped his hands and said, "Lord Wang is a guest from afar. I have prepared a small feast and hope that you will do me the honor of coming."
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Lord Li, you're too kind! Let's go!"
Gao Guilan frowned deeply. "Uncle, you can't drink! You've been drinking every time you go somewhere along the way, and when you're drunk, you sleep with the female police officers. I can't stop you! I really should have let Sister Sheng Lan come along. I hope those female police officers don't get pregnant with your child, otherwise, there will be a few more sisters in the family!"
Because of the assistance provided by officials from various regions along the way, Wang Wenzhou only brought a sedan chair carrier team of two hundred men and a female police team of two hundred men with him on his trip to Beijing.
These policewomen have all undergone rigorous training. Although their skills are not as good as Zhang Jiao Bao Bao's, two of them would still be able to hold their own against Zhang Jiao Bao Bao in her prime. Moreover, these policewomen are all tall, beautiful women.
Gao Guilan couldn't control Wang Wenzhou, who would often throw tantrums while drunk and sleep with policewomen. In Wang Wenzhou's eyes, these pretty policewomen were just for sleeping with. For example, why was Gaddafi surrounded by beautiful female bodyguards? Besides their security duties, they also shouldered other arduous tasks.
Moreover, in Wang Wenzhou's view, only girls he had slept with would be willing to risk their lives to save him.
The next day, upon arriving in the capital, Wang Wenzhou followed procedure, submitting a memorial to Emperor Chongzhen, informing him that he had arrived and awaited his summons.
Officials like Wang Wenzhou, who were sent to remote areas, couldn't simply see the emperor whenever they wanted. They had to be summoned by the emperor. Moreover, his memorials weren't urgent; after going through various procedures, it would take several days for them to reach Chongzhen.
Taking advantage of the past few days, Wang Wenzhou, through Wang Zhixin's introduction, showered officials with silver. A third-rank official received 50,000 taels, a second-rank official 100,000 taels, and a first-rank official 150,000 taels. After this series of bribes, the high-ranking officials all assured him, "Boxin, rest assured, your position as Prefect of Hanshan will not change!"
Of course, they didn't understand why Wang Wenzhou would do this. They'd only ever seen people throw money around to buy official positions, never someone throwing money around without wanting a promotion! The wealthy, especially the sons of noble families, were truly beyond the comprehension of normal people.
Because there were simply too many officials in the capital, Wang Wenzhou couldn't visit them all in person; he mostly sent people to deliver money to them. The officials whom Wang Wenzhou could personally visit were either imperial relatives or Grand Secretaries of the Cabinet.
Wang Wenzhou frowned as he looked at the house in front of him; it was the residence of the Left Governor-General Tian.
"Old Wang, who is this family? Do I have to come here in person?" Wang Wenzhou asked.
Wang Zhixin replied with a smile, "Young Master, the Left Commander-in-Chief Tian Wan is the father of Consort Tian. Consort Tian is currently enjoying great favor with the Emperor, so of course you must come in person."
Wang Wenzhou nodded. No wonder! So they were relatives of the emperor.
Wang Zhixin handed over his visiting card, and soon Tian Wan's steward came out to greet him.
The butler cupped his hands and said, "So it's Lord Wang. Please come in! My master is currently entertaining guests and it's inconvenient for him to come out to greet you. If Lord Wang doesn't mind, you can dine with the guests."
Wang Wenzhou smiled and said, "You're too kind! I'll make myself at home. How could I possibly mind?"
Wang Wenzhou and Wang Zhixin entered the living room, led by the butler.
At the dining table, an elderly man and a young man sat facing each other, with a beautiful woman sitting between them.
Wang Wenzhou stared intently at the beautiful woman, completely dumbfounded.
"Her beauty is like a flower, like clouds emerging from a mountain peak. Her voice is as melodious as a nightingale's song, making six horses raise their heads to graze." This poem describes the beauty and voice of the great beauty. This beauty became very famous in later generations; her name was Chen Yuanyuan. Of course, Wang Wenzhou at this time did not know the great beauty's name. He was already driven by lust and could not wait to immediately take her in and have sex with her.