Chapter 15: No fight, no acquaintance

There were no strangers on the street at this time.

"Stop it all!"

Zhang Kaidi, accompanied by Zhang Liang, stood between the two groups of people and angrily questioned Liu Yi.

"Sima Zuo, why are you using your troops to commit violence in the street? Are you trying to start a war between Qin and Han? "

Liu Yi snorted.

"Prime Minister, there is no need to speak like that. Chang'an Jun insulted my wife, which is intolerable!"

Zhang Kai was stunned and thought to himself that it was a bit difficult.

Zhang Liang observed the girl's expression and saw that she looked confused. Thinking of Liu Yi's usual arrogance and domineering behavior, he made a plan in his mind.

"I wonder if Lord Liu could tell me how Lord Chang'an insulted your ladyship?"

Zhang Liang was somewhat displeased when he said this.

This matter was already a difficult one. Zhang Liang questioned in public. If Cheng Jiao was really as Liu Yi said, how should he deal with it? Should he enforce the law impartially?

Liu Yi was furious at first. How dare the yellow-haired boy question him! Suddenly, Liu Yi thought of the cause of the original incident.

Chang'an Jun Chengjiao stared at Madam Hu for a little longer, and the maid he arranged for Madam Hu told him that there was a lecher who kept looking at Madam Hu, and he drank the wine, and got angry and started fighting.
If he was a small noble in Xinzheng, it would be unreasonable for Liu Yi to be unreasonable, because he had General Ji behind him, so the worst that could happen was that he would just be a good dog. But the person in front of him was the Lord of Chang'an of Qin!

He had some reason, but because of a series of actions, he might end up in jail, and Ji Wuye couldn't do anything about it!
Zhang Kaidi was a shrewd man. Seeing Liu Yi's silence, the fierceness in his eyes seemed to be mixed with some fear. Could it be that
"Liu Yi, why don't you speak? Are you fabricating facts and framing Chang'an Jun?"

Zhang Kai said coldly.

"This is a misunderstanding. I, Liu, would like to apologize to Lord Chang'an. I will host a banquet at my residence tonight to make amends. What do you think, Lord Chang'an?"

Liu Yi jumped off his horse, bowed to Cheng Jiao, and decisively admitted his defeat.

If it was a commoner, then it would be fine if he was beaten to death. Now he only secretly hated his momentary impulse, and he must not let Zhang Kaidi catch him, otherwise Ji Wuye would completely abandon him and replace him with someone else.

Cheng Jiao stretched lazily, feeling very tired after standing and watching for so long.

"So it was a misunderstanding. I wonder how Zuo Sima will apologize?"

Liu Yi took a breath and had to bear it!

"It should be a banquet to make amends."

Cheng Jiao took two steps at a time and kicked Liu Yi in the heart. Liu Yi could dodge, but he knew he couldn't.

"Forget about the banquet. I am not interested. I kicked you because you scared my maid. Do you understand?"

Liu Yi bowed and half-knelt, feeling humiliated under the gaze of everyone. The humiliation was even greater than the one he had suffered from Ji Wuye this morning!
"Liu, I understand! Liu has other things to do today, so I'll leave first!"

He wanted to leave quickly and make the matter smaller.

"and many more!"

Cheng Jiao shouted.

"Sir, what else do you want to do?"

Liu Yi turned his head, his triangular eyes flickering as he spoke word by word.

Zhang Kai hesitated. He didn't want the conflict to escalate, but he didn't dare to offend Cheng Jiao.

He was a civil official and a peace advocate in the court. He believed that since he could not defeat the Qin Dynasty, he might as well be a good younger brother, submit to the court, continue to recuperate, and wait for the future.

Now that Cheng Jiao has come to Xinzheng, Han Wangan's originally wavering attitude has begun to lean towards Zhang Kaidi.

He thought the opportunity had come.

"Lord Liu, do you want to just walk away like this? Just by being kicked by me, you want to let this matter go?" "You, what else do you want!"

"Now that you've apologized, do you need to make amends?"

Cheng Jiao stroked the jade ring and spoke slowly.

He visited relatives and friends in Xianyang and built relationships, basically spending all his and Li Wu's savings. Thanks to Jingwei's small treasury along the way, he was able to continue to enjoy his life.

The reason why he said nothing was to let Liu Yi make a big fuss and make it difficult to resolve so that he could blackmail him!

To achieve his goal, he first needs money, lots and lots of money.

"Sir, please tell me!"

Liu Yi breathed a sigh of relief. Spending money to avoid disaster was the best thing for someone like him.

Cheng Jiao slowly stretched out two fingers.

Liu Yi pondered and said, "Sir, is two thousand gold too much?"

Zhang Kai's face trembled. Two thousand gold? His Zhang family might not earn that much in a year.

Cheng Jiao was also stunned. He had originally planned to ask for two hundred gold.

You know, Feicuihu lost the bet with Han Fei, and his family assets were plundered. Even if the money spent on storing grain was included, the total amount did not exceed 50,000 gold.

The annual income of an ordinary civilian family in a royal city is only two or three gold coins, and the annual income of a middle-class family is no more than ten gold coins.

One dou of grain is 40 jin, and its market price is 24 zhu, or one twentieth of a gold coin.

Two thousand gold is 250 million catties of food! Enough for an army of to eat for ten days. (One catty in the Qin system is about grams)
I never expected Liu Yi to be such a rich guy. He offered two thousand gold coins without blinking an eye.

Wait, Cheng Jiao suddenly remembered that when the three wolves with broken hair robbed Huoyu Villa, Liu Yi was behind and got the treasure chest. Could it be that Liu Yi really embezzled this wealth?

Cheng Jiao subconsciously licked his dry lips. He was greedy.

"Hahaha, Lord Liu is straightforward. Today, Lord Liu and I hit it off right away. We got to know each other after a fight. I want to visit your house tonight. I wonder if Lord Liu is willing to entertain me?"

Cheng Jiao walked up to Liu Yi with a familiar look, which made people around him a little confused.

Liu Yi relaxed, thinking that Cheng Jiao was moved by the money and wanted to improve their friendship.

Although two thousand gold is not a small amount for Liu Yi, it is not worth it. If it can be exchanged for Cheng Jiao's friendship, it is not impossible, but the investment is a bit too much.

"Liu has prepared wine and food tonight and is waiting for Lord Chang'an."

Liu Yi turned his hand and turned hostility into friendship. Making friends with Cheng Jiao could also increase his political capital. If he did it well, he wouldn't have to endure the humiliation from Ji Wuye every day.

In the eyes of the four young masters and Zhang Kaidi, two thousand gold is indeed not a small amount, but as for such a large sum of money.
Zhang Kaidi coughed lightly and said, "Since Chang'an Jun and Zuo Sima have reconciled, everyone please go back."

Han Qiancheng first saluted Cheng Jiao, then greeted Cheng Jiao with Han Yu's greetings, and left soon.

Liu Yi waved his hand to let the soldiers disperse, and rode away with a few personal soldiers.

Zhang Liang and Zhang Kaidi watched Liu Yi leave and chatted with Cheng Jiao for a while. Knowing that this was not a suitable place for chatting, they said goodbye to Cheng Jiao.

"Sir, Liu Yi has a fierce look on his face and is not a kind person. Now that we have offended him, I am afraid he will take revenge on us someday. Why don't I kill him first?"

Li Wu walked up to Cheng Jiao, took his arm, put her head on his shoulder, and spoke softly.

"The martial arts world is not about fighting and killing, but about the ways of the world. Lord Liu is very generous. Li Wu, look at how I can get something for nothing, haha."

Cheng Jiao has already set his sights on Liu Yi.

(End of this chapter)