I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 729 Serving the King and Being Loyal to the King

Chapter 729 Serving the King and Being Loyal to the King

After the kiss, Wen Liandie said pitifully, "Wang Wenzhou, please, please let my grandfather go!"

Wang Wenzhou said sadly, "Baby, baby, you're so naughty! You used to call me 'husband'!"

"Pfft..." Wen Liandie was completely dumbfounded. This rascal really has no sense of righteousness!

"Wang Wenzhou, please! Stop making trouble!" Wen Liandie clung to Wang Wenzhou's arm, pleading, "For the sake of our marriage, can't you just let my grandfather go?"

Wang Wenzhou hugged Wen Liandie and kissed her again, saying with a wry smile, "Baby, I have no choice in this now! You should know what happened recently. I'm now Zhu Youjian's knife; wherever he points, I have to cut!"

Wen Liandie frowned and asked in confusion, "Why does the Emperor insist on punishing my grandfather?"

Wang Wenzhou replied, “Things are different now. Before, you were not only my baby, but Zhu Youjian was also my brother. Now you have become someone else’s baby, and Zhu Youjian and I have become mortal enemies.”

"Sigh..." Wen Liandie sighed softly. This rascal never speaks seriously.

Wang Wenzhou continued, "Now Zhu Youjian won't tell me the truth, and I don't dare to believe what he says. I think Zhu Youjian dismissed Lao Wen because he was angry with him. Think about it, baby, tens of millions of taels of silver in the national treasury were spent in less than half a year. How could Zhu Youjian not be angry?"

Wen Liandie said with a wry smile, "You can't blame my grandfather for this! Although he was the Grand Secretary, he couldn't control the situation at all. Everyone from top to bottom was a member of the Donglin Party. Whatever they wanted to do, my grandfather was powerless to stop them!"

Wang Wenzhou nodded and said with a smile, "Baby, what you just said is the reason why Lao Wen is having bad luck."

"Huh?" Wen Liandie asked, puzzled. "Why?"

“Old Wen is the Grand Secretary, but he’s all talk and no action. Although Zhu Youjian is angry with the Donglin Party, they are powerful now, and Zhu Youjian doesn’t dare to do anything to them. He can only vent his anger on Old Wen,” Wang Wenzhou explained.

"What should we do?" Wen Liandie was very confused.

Wang Wenzhou reached into Wen Liandie's clothes, touched her a few times, and said with a smile, "Baby, listen to me. Actually, Zhu Youjian didn't want to kill Lao Wen. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked me and Liu Lishun to handle Lao Wen's case. He just wanted to remove Lao Wen from his post and replace him with a Grand Secretary, and then use Lao Wen's case to smear the Donglin Party."

"And me?" Wang Wenzhou pointed to his nose and said with a wry smile, "I, the man whom the court officials call a mad dog, have to help Zhu Youjian bite the Donglin Party. I had Liu Lishun explain everything to Lao Wen, but Lao Wen is afraid of taking responsibility and refuses to bite the Donglin Party no matter what."

Wen Liandie thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you want me to persuade Grandpa?"

Wang Wenzhou nodded and said with a smile, "Baby, don't worry. With me here, I will never let your family suffer. I'm a mad dog, I bite, but the Donglin Party will only fire at me, not at your grandfather. Be good, go and persuade Old Wen. As long as you say what I told you, I guarantee your family will be fine."

"Okay, fine!" Wen Liandie nodded.

Wang Wenzhou pointed to a sedan chair and said, "Baby, Lao Wen is in the sedan chair. Go in and persuade him. You've seen it yourself, I've treated Lao Wen well. He's a criminal, and I've made him ride in a sedan chair. If it were anyone else, I guarantee I'd make him ride in a prison cart and humiliate him by driving around in circles."

"You rascal!" Wen Liandie rolled her eyes at Wang Wenzhou, feeling a warm feeling in her heart. No matter what happened in the past, this rascal still cared about her, and she hadn't let him take advantage of her for nothing.

Wen Liandie took Wang Wenzhou's hand out of her clothes, walked towards the sedan chair, and went to persuade Wen Tiren.

Gao Guiying walked up to Wang Wenzhou and said in an annoyed tone, "Boxin, you have rather unusual tastes. You just like other people's wives."

Da Yu'er blushed instantly, and nodded with a wry smile. Her nemesis was indeed like that. It's no wonder she thought that way; speaking of which, Gao Guiying, herself, Wang Lin, and Wang Wenzhou's three children were all someone else's wives.

Wang Wenzhou quickly hugged Gao Guiying and kissed her, saying helplessly, "Sister, don't be silly! Xiaodie was my baby before. Although we broke up, we still had a good relationship. I can't just not help her with her affairs."

A moment later, Wen Liandie returned, and said with a wry smile, "My grandfather won't agree. He's afraid of angering the Donglin Party and bringing utter disaster upon our family!"

"Old Wen is such a big idiot!" Wang Wenzhou said irritably. "Come on, I'll go with you and try to persuade him again."

After Wang Wenzhou finished speaking, he put his arm around Wen Liandie and strolled off to find Wen Tiren.

"Wang Wenzhou, you mad dog, don't be so arrogant!" Wen Tiren cursed loudly as soon as he saw Wang Wenzhou.

Wang Wenzhou put his arm around Wen Liandie and said with a wry smile, "Old Wen, stop scolding! I know you're angry, but now that things have come to this, you'd better just listen to me!"

"Bah!" Wen Tiren cursed, "I was blind to have betrothed Xiaodie to you, and this is how you treat me!"

"Alright!" Wang Wenzhou said irritably, "Old Wen, don't bring up the past! How dare you bring it up? Xiaodie isn't my baby anymore. Even if I don't help you now, it's not my fault!"

Wen Liandie blushed all the way to her neck. This rascal, can you please stop doing this? Taking advantage of me and then saying such things.

Wang Wenzhou laughed and scolded, "Old Wen, you're such a fool. Why don't you think about why Zhu Youjian did this?"

"Hmph!" Wen Tiren snorted coldly and said irritably, "The Emperor is benevolent, how could he do this? Isn't it because you took revenge for personal reasons!"

"You big idiot!" Wang Wenzhou said irritably, "Old Wen, you're really stupid to the core! As the Grand Secretary, you're just occupying a position without doing anything. The reason Zhu Youjian made you Grand Secretary was precisely because you weren't a member of the Donglin Party. He wanted to maintain a balance and have you check the Donglin Party."

But what about you? You big idiot, you don't want to offend anyone, so you stubbornly refuse to fight the Donglin Party. You just try to trick me into fighting with the Donglin Party while you sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight."

Wen Tiren's expression changed; Wang Wenzhou's words made some sense.

Wang Wenzhou continued, "If you were Zhu Youjian, and your chief minister was disobedient, would you still use him? If it were me, I would have dealt with you long ago! Making you smear the Donglin Party was both my idea and Zhu Youjian's idea."

Now that things have come to this, you still don't dare to provoke the Donglin Party? Old Wen, are you an idiot? You only have two paths before you: either provoke the Donglin Party or go against Zhu Youjian's wishes. Tell me, are you going to listen to me or not?

"Hmm..." Wen Tiren thought for a moment and said, "Boxin! I have treated you well. For Xiaodie's sake, you can't let our Wen family be wiped out!"

Wang Wenzhou laughed and scolded, "Old Wen! You're really stupid! If you had even a little bit of courage back then, and dared to fight with the Donglin Party, would Zhu Youjian have dismissed you from your post? The Donglin Party could wipe out your entire family, and Zhu Youjian could wipe out your entire family even more! You still can't figure out who you're on!"

Wen Tiren remained silent for a long time before suddenly speaking: "Boxin, I was wrong! I am obligated to serve the emperor, and I will do my utmost to serve him until the very end! I have one request of you: after my death, please take care of my family!"

Wang Wenzhou laughed and said, "Old Wen, don't be silly. Don't worry, with me here, you won't die. Your family members will also be protected by me!"