Li Youfu was frightened when he heard that, and his legs became a little weak. If Li Zhicheng hadn't supported him, he would have been completely unable to walk at this moment.
The bastard I watched grow up is now trying to kill officials and rebel.
Li Youfu, who had lived for half his life, felt that his whole body was weak and his chest was feeling tight.
He was supported by Li Zhicheng, or rather dragged from the ancestral hall to the courtyard at the back that had been vacant for many years.
Li Youfu looked at the ajar door on one side, with the horses and a few helpers visible outside. He sighed silently, looking at the house in front of him, wishing that those people inside were really just here to find someone.
Purchase bluestone.
Li Zhicheng looked sideways at his uncle, who was the patriarch, and whispered: "Uncle, leave everything to me later. Don't worry, uncle, Da Niu and Xiao Hu have knives hidden there, and there must be more people than there are.
In Anle Village, no one can touch you, uncle."
Li Youfu raised his head and looked at Li Zhicheng, who was a head taller than him. He had gained powerful strength from quarrying in the quarry for many years. He did not say a word, but his eyes showed a look of hope that the other party would be sure again.
Li Zhicheng chuckled: "Uncle, don't worry!"
As he spoke, Li Zhicheng helped Li Youfu to the door, pressed his palm heavily on the door frame and pushed inward.
The wooden shaft creaked.
Sun Cheng and others, who had been waiting in the room for a long time, stood up and looked at the door that was pushed open by Li Zhicheng.
"This must be the patriarch of Anle Village. I am Sun Cheng, I have met the old patriarch."
Sun Cheng was very polite, as if he hoped to get Li Youfu, the patriarch of Anle Village, to relent later so that he could get back the bluestone for building a new courtyard for his master's family.
Li Youfu took a look inside the house.
In addition to the man who spoke in front of him, who called himself Sun Cheng, there were four other people standing on one side.
Li Youfu remembered Li Zhicheng's instructions just outside the house and nodded: "That's a lot of courtesy. Please sit down."
With that said, he arrived at the main seat and immediately looked at Li Zhicheng who was helping him over.
Li Zhicheng looked Sun Cheng up and down and said calmly: "Li Zhicheng, I'm helping my uncle with some things in the village. I wonder where Brother Sun's family is, but there is such a good man like Brother Sun doing things for him."
Sun Cheng bowed his hand humbly: "Brother Li, you are polite. The owner lives in Luoyang. There are only a few ancestral fields in the west of the city between the mountains and rivers. It is not considered a big family."
Li Zhicheng thought carefully in his heart, but he said with a smile on his face: "There is an ancestral land between Zhoushan and Luoshui, so how can we not be considered a wealthy family? But Brother Sun is so humble that he can work in this family.
It’s really enviable.”
What he said was polite, but his eyes were constantly moving, as if he was examining whether the identity Sun Cheng said was true or false.
Sun Cheng was a little surprised, he didn't expect people from such mountain villages to be so refined.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the four subordinates who were brought into the room beside him.
"We, the servants, naturally don't dare to talk about the affairs of the master's family. When I came to Anle Village this time, the bluestone mined in your village was famous. The master's family wanted to build a new yard, and the bluestone was used wherever it came from.
It’s better to let us folks from Henan Prefecture earn some scraps of money.”
Li Zhicheng smiled and sat across from Sun Cheng: "Since Brother Sun is working in Luoyang, he probably knows what is happening on the river."
"This is natural. The imperial court has established a national policy to regulate the river. This is a good thing for the people on both sides of the river."
Li Zhicheng shook his head: "A good thing is a good thing, but something happened on the river now. Brother Sun didn't know, and only two days ago the Henan Prefecture issued an official document asking our Anle Village not to stop quarrying this winter.
The river must be kept clear of stones.”
With that said, Li Zhicheng gave Sun Cheng an apologetic look.
Sun Cheng nodded: "Of course we know what happened on the river. The master's yard also needs to be repaired, but it will not interfere with the official business of the court and the government.
The master has said that the matter in the courtyard will be a slow work, and they will just wait until Anle Village is free before sending the bluestone.
If you are worried, we can deposit some deposit here first on behalf of the owner’s family and put the deposit on the deed.”
As he spoke, Sun Cheng had already stood up and stepped forward, in front of Li Zhicheng.
He lowered his voice and said: "The master's family is not in charge. If Brother Li is willing to settle the deed, the price will be 20% higher than the public price. Brother Li and I will each share one share."
When Li Zhicheng heard this, his eyes couldn't help but narrowed slightly.
This man is actually still thinking about lining his own pockets in the process of purchasing bluestone.
For a moment, he couldn't tell whether this person had official status or not.
Li Zhicheng leaned back and said quietly: "Brother Sun can ask anyone at random for the public price on the market."
After saying that, he stared at Sun Cheng with ambiguous eyes.
Sun Cheng rubbed his hands and sat next to Li Zhicheng.
With such a sudden movement, Li Zhicheng's thigh muscles under his trousers tightened suddenly, and his waist also tightened silently.
Sun Cheng's face was still cheerful, and he whispered: "Since Brother Li understands the reason, he must have a way to deal with it."
As he spoke, he already placed the palm of his left hand on the tea table between the two of them.
Such an action made Sun Cheng's originally tense body relax for no reason.
He responded superficially: "If Brother Sun is not afraid of being found out by the owner later, we can use inferior bluestone as the best bluestone. The price is the same, but the materials are different. Ordinary people can't see this unusualness."
The difference in stone materials.”
"really?"
Sun Chengcheng immediately showed surprise.
Li Zhicheng just nodded lightly.
Not only this kind of bluestone, if you want to harm others, there are piles of bluestone materials in Anle Village.
Build a yard today.
The yard will collapse tomorrow.
But this is something that he absolutely dare not say. At least for now, Li Zhicheng is still suspicious of the group of people named Sun Cheng in front of him.
Sun Cheng's face was flushed, as if he was really just interested in the price difference.
He stared at Li Zhicheng and seemed to say casually: "But I don't know if the cement factory can operate like this. Before today, I took the post that the master got from the prefect's Yamen and went into the factory to read it.
It seems to be difficult to operate.”
Sun Cheng didn't know that when he entered the cement factory before, he had been targeted by people from Anle Village.
It was just because he had been stopped by people in the village when he entered the village before, and he saw figures moving from time to time behind the door of the ancestral hall in front of him.
After a brief explanation, I was convinced that I was working for the master's family, and I was still thinking about enriching my own pockets by taking advantage of the price difference.
Sun Cheng never thought that he was just doing it to make himself appear more greedy for money.
When it fell into Li Zhicheng's eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Furthermore, when he looked at Sun Cheng again, Li Zhicheng's eyes became calmer, and the original doubts in his heart were almost completely dispelled.
Since he lived in the Luoyang era and had a large land in a good place between Zhoushan and Luoshui, he was naturally a wealthy family with connections to the prefect's Yamen.
In this way, the Sun Cheng in front of him can naturally enter the cement factory with a post from the prefect's Yamen.
Li Zhicheng smiled and said: "There are many people working there in Foguang Village next door, but there are none here in Anle Village. Even if there is a way, it is not something we can know."
Sun Cheng nodded: "We can't thank Brother Li enough for helping us with the bluestone matter. It doesn't matter with the cement matter. If we can make the bluestone matter, the lives of our brothers will be better, and our family will be better off.
The boys can also eat some meat and read some books."
They are all members of the Jinyi Guards. They work hard on their daily lives and often work as errands outside. They look like thugs for those wealthy families.
Li Zhicheng sighed: "Who says it's not the case? This shitty world..."
After saying that, he immediately shut up.
But Sun Cheng still felt a slight movement in his heart.
This person is angry.
Sun Cheng took advantage of the situation and said: "This day is just for me to have a full stomach. Brother Li, don't think that I can walk outside with the government's post. That's what the master said, and my brother and I will break our legs. Which brother?
If I don’t want to live the life of my master’s family, I don’t have that fate…”
After finishing speaking, Sun Cheng glanced at Li Zhicheng indifferently, then moved his eyes and glanced at Li Youfu who was sitting in the main seat and had never spoken.
"It's just the wrong time."
Li Zhicheng let out a long sigh, and when Sun Cheng looked over, he turned to look out the door.
"Brother Sun, I'm afraid the rain won't stop today. If you don't mind, I'll ask people to clear out a few rooms here. Brother Sun and the brothers will stay a little overnight, and it won't be too late to leave when it clears up tomorrow.
"
Sun Cheng was naturally happy to stay in Anle Village.
He immediately stood up and said, "In that case, thank you very much, Brother Li."
After saying this, he turned back to Li Youfu, who had been sitting in the main seat.
"I'm disturbing the clan leader."
Li Youfu's eyes were calm and he just nodded: "When we go out, we take care of each other."
After saying some words, Li Youfu looked at Li Zhicheng.
Li Zhicheng understood and immediately said to Sun Cheng: "My uncle is old and has to rest a lot every day. Brother Sun, please stay here first. I will send my uncle back first."
"Brother Li, do it yourself."
Sun Cheng nodded happily and escorted Li Youfu all the way. Li Zhicheng and Li Zhicheng went out and asked other people guarding outside to place the carriage.
After the courtyard was filled with people from Jinyiwei, Sun Cheng walked out of the house and stood on the porch, watching the rain dripping from the eaves above his head.
"Zhenfu, that Li Zhicheng knows that we have been to the cement factory."
A Jin Yiwei officer who had been in the house before came up behind Sun Cheng and whispered a reminder.
Sun Cheng nodded: "Originally I just wanted multiple excuses, but I didn't expect that Li Zhicheng's attitude changed immediately after talking about this matter..."
His eyes were dark, looking at the rain curtain in front of him, looking straight ahead, as if he wanted to pass through the Anle Village Ancestral Hall in front and look at Li Zhicheng and others who did not know what they were doing.
"My subordinates believe that no matter what hidden secrets there are in Anle Village, we should send a message back at this moment and mobilize troops and horses to prevent the mountain people from causing trouble."
Sun Cheng grasped the pillar of the corridor with his palm and said: "We will send out two people in the middle of the night to mobilize troops to Luoyang City."
Now I am just not sure what the problem is in Anle Village, but there must be a problem.
Sun Cheng even vaguely felt that Anle Village was one of the important causes of river accidents.
This is treason.
He decided to mobilize the troops, and the Jin Yiwei who was outside earlier said in a low voice: "Just now, someone in the ancestral hall went to the quarry on the mountain. My subordinates thought this was calling people back to guard against our sudden attack.
Get started."
Sun Cheng's eyes were cold and he snorted coldly: "The people on the stone field all have strong limbs. They will take turns to rest tonight. You must be vigilant. Bury gunpowder everywhere. If something happens that cannot be violated, you will rush out."
"The news from the mountain, I should be able to come back after dark."
Someone whispered behind Sun Cheng.
Those were the two Jin Yiwei who had been in the village before and took the opportunity to leave the brigade and quietly went up the mountain to investigate the situation.
Sun Cheng's eyes turned, and after a while he said: "You put the pot in the pot to make rice, and finish it in advance."
The people around him nodded.
This is to prevent problems from eating Anle Village food.
…
If there is a problem, you have to solve it.
What if the problem cannot be solved?
Then try to solve it through violence.
Luoyang City.
Because problems with the bluestone were discovered at the river construction site in Mengjin County, all officials involved in river affairs in Luoyang City were arrested and temporarily imprisoned in the prefect's Yamen cells.
Under the rain curtain, Zhu Yunxi stood at the top of Luoyang City, looking at the Luoshui River passing through the city in the distance.
Wang Xinling, the governor of the General Affairs Department, held an umbrella for him.
Deng Deng Deng.
Amidst the patter of rain, Tian Mai stepped on the water on the city wall and arrived behind Zhu Yunxi with his body covered with moisture.
"Your Highness, Mr. Gaoge will probably arrive at Luoyang City before midnight tonight. All officials from Henan Prefecture related to river affairs have been brought to justice."
Zhu Yunxi gently turned the white jade finger on his thumb: "Have you found anything?"
Tian Mai had a troubled look on his face and whispered: "There are several disciples of Zhang Hui, the official of the Jinyi Guard, and my subordinates have been watching the interrogation process. It seems...there are no problems with these officials involved in river affairs...
…”
"What's the only place left that hasn't been checked?"
There was a relaxed look in Zhu Yunxi's eyes. As long as there were no problems in the officialdom of Henan Prefecture, it would be the greatest blessing.
Tian Mai said: "Now the only places left to supply bluestone for rivers in Mengjin County, Henan Prefecture, and Anle Village, Fudian Town, Yanshi County, have not yet been verified. However, Sun Zhenfu has been secretly inspecting various places outside in the past few days, so it should be done
We will check the bluestone field over there in Anle Village."
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand.
Tian Mai immediately stepped aside.
He looked at Wang Xinling, who was holding an umbrella for him, and smiled slightly: "You said there is no problem on the river and there is no problem on the Henan Prefecture, so where is the problem?"
Wang Xinling didn't know why the emperor's grandson asked such a question, so he could only take advantage of the situation and said: "Then there is only a problem at the source."
Zhu Yunxi smiled: "I just don't understand how they can make bluestone as fragile as tofu."
Wang Xinling whispered: "I think there is some old method that is not passed down..."
"Tianmai."
Zhu Yunxi did not confront Wang Xinling, but instead called Tian Mai instead.
Tian Mai immediately stepped forward: "I'm here."
"Let's go out of Henan Wei and go into the mountains. It's a day and night's journey. Go back quickly and let this unsolved case on the river be settled as soon as possible."