RPAGF Chapter 498 The North Wind Blows
Chapter 498 The North Wind Blows
Chapter 498 The North Wind Blows
The residence of the Duke of Pingyuan was completely surrounded by Wang Wenzhou's men.
Wang Wenzhou did not order an attack. After all, if he led his men into the Duke's mansion and killed the Crown Prince on Korean territory, even though Korea was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the Korean king would not allow it.
Duke Li Dingfang of Pingyuan stood on the wall and said loudly, "Lord Wang, may I ask what brings you here this time?"
Wang Wenzhou pointed at Li Dingfang and cursed, "Get your Li Lin out here right now! I'm telling you, he's in big trouble! He dared to kill my son, and I'll make him pay for it in blood today!"
Li Dingfang frowned and glanced back at her son in the corner.
Li Lin said, both amused and exasperated, “Father! That mad dog Wang Wenzhou is just making a scene! Today, his servants paraded through the streets with three dogs. One of the vicious dogs bit anyone it saw! Everyone knows they are Wang Wenzhou’s servants, and no one dares to confront them.”
Li Linyi said righteously, "As a member of the imperial family, how could I sit idly by? So I ordered the vicious dog to be beaten to death."
"Sigh..." Li Dingfang complained, "You have to consider the owner before beating a dog. Why did you provoke Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog? Did you even send out the messenger?"
Li Lin shook his head with a wry smile and said helplessly, "Wang Wenzhou's forces have sealed off the area very tightly, and our people can't get out. Father, don't worry, with the commotion Wang Wenzhou has caused, Uncle Wang must have found out about it by now. Even for the sake of North Korea's reputation, he won't stand idly by."
Li Dingfang nodded. Things had come to this point; they could only wait for the King to come to their rescue.
Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "Li Dingfang, give me an answer! Are you going to let your son come out and pay for my son's life or not?"
Li Dingfang pleaded desperately, "Lord Wang, today's events are all my son's fault. Could you please give me some face? Your dog unfortunately perished, and I will compensate you tenfold, how about that?"
"Damn it!" Wang Wenzhou cursed, "A dead dog can't come back to life! Your son killed my dog, so I'll kill your son! If you don't let your son out, I'm going to order an attack!"
"Lord Wang, please calm down! Don't act impulsively, please think it over!" Li Dingfang was really afraid that Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, would order an attack. His mansion had a total of more than a hundred guards, and they were completely unable to withstand the attack of Wang Wenzhou's guards.
Wang Wenzhou curled his lip, waved his hand, and shouted, "Attack!"
The guards on the wall of the Duke of Pingyuan were all on edge, bows drawn and arrows nocked, awaiting their master's orders.
Li Dingfang's heart was pounding in his throat. There was no turning back once the arrow was drawn. Was Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, really going to slaughter the entire Pingyuan County Duke's Mansion?
"Don't shoot arrows at us, Opa on the wall! We were hired by Lord Wang to annoy you!"
At Wang Wenzhou's command, a group of scantily clad brothel girls rushed out, carrying menstrual belts and shouting in Korean, "Oppa, don't shoot arrows!"
"Whoosh..." The girls rushed to the wall and threw the menstrual belts in their hands.
"Phew..." Li Dingfang breathed a deep sigh of relief. Fortunately, Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, hadn't really gone mad.
"Smack!" A blood-stained menstrual belt hit Li Dingfang's face.
Li Dingfang wiped his face with his sleeve, letting out a long sigh. He finally understood the mindset of the Ming Dynasty officials when facing Wang Wenzhou: they wanted to fight him to the death, but dared not. They couldn't win an argument with him either. And Wang Wenzhou could find all sorts of ways to annoy and anger them.
"Father, are you alright?" Li Lin was furious and wanted to climb over the wall to berate Wang Wenzhou.
Li Dingfang said coldly, "Don't you think things are serious enough? Get out of here and face the wall in the ancestral hall to reflect on your mistakes. No matter what happens today, you are not allowed to show your face!"
"Your son obeys." Li Lin dared not disobey his father's orders.
After the girls finished their charge, they stood in a row under the wall, holding hands, and sang a little tune in Korean to the accompaniment of a band.
"The north wind is blowing, the snowflakes are falling..."
This Korean version of "The White-Haired Girl" was based on a script copied by Wang Wenzhou, and the villain Huang Shiren was played by Li Lin.
Wang Wenzhou caused such a commotion that the people initially thought it was a military uprising, and they all hid at home, afraid to go out.
When the girls started singing in the neighborhood, the bolder villagers went out to watch. Before long, they realized that the Ming Dynasty's imperial envoy, Wang Wenzhou, was not there to fight a war, but to seek justice for Xi'er.
Halfway through the performance of "The White-Haired Girl," the people understood the gist of the plot. They realized that Li Lin was such a shameless villain who not only lent money at exorbitant interest rates but also tried to force women into prostitution.
Li Dingfang was furious and shouted, "Gentlemen, don't listen to these sluts! They're all girls from brothels; you can't believe what they say!"
Jin Yongyuan cupped his hands in greeting to his classmates and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, it's your turn to make your appearance."
Jung Joon-young nodded and led the way out of the crowd.
These students who bought the talismans, despite spending a fortune, all had to flatter Wang Wenzhou. They'd already paid the money; what if they angered Wang Wenzhou and he went back on his word?
So this time, Wang Wenzhou asked them to come and cheer him on, and they not only had to come, but they also had to perform well.
Jung Joon-young bowed deeply to the onlookers and said with deep emotion, "Since ancient times, princes have been punished the same as commoners for breaking the law. Today, in our great Joseon, there are such shameless sons of noble families. As a scholar, I am ashamed!"
Song Yingzhou nodded and echoed, "Fellow elders of Seoul, even Wang Wenzhou and Lord Wang, who are from the Ming Dynasty, couldn't stand it and wanted to seek justice for Miss Xi'er. Are there no men among us Koreans who dare to stand up and avenge Miss Xi'er, who was forced to her death by Li Lin?"
Human nature is inherently good. Everyone harbors good intentions. Given a choice, most people would choose to stand on the moral high ground.
Encouraged by Zheng Junying and Song Yingzhou, the crowd was immediately agitated. They shouted, "Get Li Lin out here!"
Li Dingfang frowned deeply, his face turning pale with fright. He never imagined that Wang Wenzhou, this mad dog, would cause such a huge stir with his farce. The simple, honest people actually believed it, completely unaware that it was all just a play! Kind, simple people! Fairy tales are all lies, let alone plays!
Zheng Junying shouted, "Fellow men of South Korea, who dares to join me in storming the Pingyuan County Duke's mansion and arresting Li Lin, this wicked bastard?"
Hidden in the crowd, Shen He and Cui Zhe exchanged a glance and shouted in unison, "Who says there aren't good men in Korea! Brothers, charge! If we don't make Li Lin pay the price today, perhaps one day our wives and daughters will become the next Xi'er!"
In an instant, the unarmed people rushed towards the Duke of Pingyuan's mansion, howling.
"Master, what should we do?" the guard on the wall asked sternly.
Li Dingfang frowned deeply. The people rushing over were all misled by Wang Wenzhou and were completely unaware of the truth. Besides, there were simply too many people, tens of thousands, while he only had a little over a hundred guards in his mansion. Even if he wanted to fight back, he dared not.
Thinking of this, Li Dingfang quickly said, "Pass on my order: when the rioters storm into the mansion, no matter what they do, do not resist!"
"Yes!" The guards nodded in agreement.