I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 499 Soaking the pig cage

Chapter 499: Soaking the pig cage

The angry people stormed into the Duke of Pingyuan's mansion.

The guards were ordered not to resist and were quickly disarmed and bound by the people.

Li Lin, who was reflecting on his mistakes while facing the wall in the ancestral hall, was dragged out by the angry crowd. Li Lin and his son Li Dingfang were surrounded by the crowd, and in a short while, both father and son were beaten beyond recognition by the crowd.

Li Dingfang cupped his hands in greeting and said with a sob in his voice, "Gentlemen, please don't believe the rumors. How could my son and I be lawless people?"

Shen He pointed at Li Dingfang and said righteously, "Li Dingfang, you still dare to argue? As the Duke of Pingyuan, you don't discipline your son properly, but let him do whatever he wants. Xi'er and her father were both driven to suicide by your son. You and your son both deserve to die!"

"Kill those two bastards!" Cui Zhe shouted loudly.

"Kill them!" The angry crowd surged forward.

Song Yingzhou glanced at Zheng Junying beside him and asked, "Brother Zheng, shouldn't we be leaving?"

Zheng Junying nodded, looked at his classmates, and said in a serious tone, "Gentlemen, we were all drinking and carousing at Yanchun Pavilion today. We can testify to each other that none of us have been to the Duke of Pingyuan's mansion."

The students present were all shrewd and quick-witted; they understood Zheng Junying's meaning perfectly well. They immediately said, "We're fine. What are we doing at the Pingyuan County Duke's Mansion? Let's go! Let's go back to our wine and women's bar."

After the student support group left, Li Dingfang and his son were beaten to death by the angry crowd.

Shen He and Cui Zhe exchanged a glance and nodded to each other. Mission accomplished, it was time for them to leave. This place was about to become a living hell.

Cui Zhe shouted, "This is outrageous! The people are starving, while these powerful and wealthy people who oppress them live a life of debauchery! What gives them the right? Everything in the Pingyuan County Duke's mansion was seized from the people by the father and son through trickery and coercion. Now it's our turn to take it back."

As soon as Cui Zhe finished speaking, the people went crazy, stuffing any valuable items they saw into their pockets.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Cui Zhe and Shen He secretly slipped out.

The women in the Duke of Pingyuan's mansion were in for a terrible time. Whether it was because the people had gone mad after seeing bloodshed following the deaths of Li Dingfang and his son, or because there were inherently bad people among them, the women in the Duke of Pingyuan's mansion—wives and concubines of the father and son, or even the maids—suddenly became tools for the men's amusement.

After Shen He slipped out of the Pingyuan County Duke's mansion, he hurriedly reported back to Wang Wenzhou.

"My lord, I have completed the task you entrusted to me!" Shen He said respectfully.

"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "Xiao Shen, Xiao Cui, you two handled this matter well today. I won't blame you for Huang Taiji's death."

The two dog servants immediately knelt down and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, sir, for your magnanimity."

At this moment, Wu Daji arrived in a hurry with a large group of troops.

Wang Wenzhou led his men to cause trouble at the Pingyuan County Duke's Mansion. Not only did Li Mei inform them in advance, but she also sang "The White-Haired Girl" for quite a long time. The key point is that when the Korean civil and military officials discussed how to deal with the situation, they argued fiercely.

Some people felt that Wang Wenzhou was an imperial envoy from a superior country and should not be offended. Others felt that Wang Wenzhou had already humiliated them so many times, why should they give him face? Don't we Koreans have any shame?

Later, Wang Wenzhou sent someone to deliver a message, and Li Dingfang and his son were beaten to death by the mob. Only then did the civil and military officials of Korea stop arguing.

Wang Wenzhou frowned, looking at Wu Daji with a sorrowful expression, and complained, "Lord Wu, why are you only arriving now? Li Dingfang and his son have been beaten to death by the mob!"

Wu Daji was furious. "Wang Wenzhou, you mad dog! It's all because of your troublemaking that public anger has been stirred up!"

Wang Wenzhou said regretfully, "I came here this time to ask Li Lin for an explanation as to why he killed my dog. Who knew that Li Lin would cause such public outrage? The people thought that you sent me to arrest Li Lin and his son. Before I could even explain, they rushed into the Pingyuan County Duke's Mansion like madmen, smashing and looting."

"Sigh..." Wang Wenzhou sighed and said in a serious tone, "Lord Wu, I am neither a Korean nor an official of Korea. As an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, I cannot order my guards to attack unarmed Korean civilians. I am truly powerless!"

Wu Daji's face was ashen. Although he still didn't understand why things had happened today, he was certain of one thing: Wang Wenzhou was definitely behind it all. However, he had no evidence, and even if he did, he wouldn't dare do anything to Wang Wenzhou. He could only write a memorial to Zhu Youjian, asking him to deal with Wang Wenzhou.

"Lord Wu, hurry up! It's a living hell inside! I never imagined you Koreans could be so ruthless. Not only did you beat people to death, but you also robbed them on a large scale. And that's not all; what's even worse is that there were thugs who raped the vulnerable women in the mansion." Wang Wenzhou seemed to have completely forgotten that he was the one who orchestrated this, and his tone was very sorrowful.

Wu Daji cupped his hands in greeting and said irritably, "Lord Wang, if you're alright, please return to the inn. I need to suppress the rioters, and it wouldn't be good if your men got hurt!"

"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "Old Wu, don't worry, the manor is full of rioters. Even if there are my men there, I won't admit it."

"Oh dear..." Wang Wenzhou frowned and said regretfully, "What's coming next is definitely too bloody, so I won't be here to watch the show. Remember not to leave any arrows on the walls. After all, they're all unarmed civilians inside. If you kill them all, it won't sound good if word gets out!"

"Lord Wang, please!" Wu Daji was so angry he almost told him to get lost.

"Goodbye!" Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly and led his men back to the post station.

On the way back, Wang Ying and Chen Yuanyuan rushed over.

Wang Wenzhou came to cause trouble but did not bring his babies, as he did not want them to see such a bloody scene.

"What's wrong?" Wang Wenzhou asked, puzzled.

"Husband, something terrible has happened! Li Mei's father wants to execute her and drown her in a pig cage!" Wang Ying exclaimed hurriedly.

What?! Wang Wenzhou was both amused and exasperated. Had Old Li gone mad? He dared to kill his own baby? Besides, Li Mei was his biological daughter. Why was he so heartless?

Wang Wenzhou hurriedly ordered, "Jian Fengyu, we're not going back to the post station. Our destination is the Jinlin County Duke's Mansion. Full speed ahead."

On the way, Wang Wenzhou asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, why did Li Mei go home? Wasn't she embarrassed to go home? I was thinking of going home with her sometime when I had time."

"Sigh..." Wang Ying sighed softly, and said apologetically, "Husband, it's all my fault! I was afraid you would act recklessly, so after discussing it with Sister Li Mei, I asked her to go back to the manor and tell her father that you wanted to harm Li Lin."

"Oh my god!" Wang Wenzhou was both amused and exasperated. His own child always seemed to be causing him trouble, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

"Sister-in-law, why did Li Mei's father kill Li Mei?" Wang Wenzhou asked.

"Husband!" Wang Ying said shyly, "Sister Li Mei has already married Dorgon, but now she is having an ambiguous relationship with you. A woman should not serve two husbands. I guess her father thinks she has ruined the family's reputation and wants to execute Li Mei for the sake of the family's honor."