When I came, I was reluctant, but when I left, I was angry!
Tang Jian followed Li Shimin and Wei Zheng onto the carriage in an excited mood. The big stone weighing on his heart was finally about to be moved away.
Cool!
I have to take off work today and go home to spend time with my little lady!
…
After seeing off Li Shimin and others, Wang Zi'an scratched his head in confusion.
What's going on?
The price of food has risen like this, and Princess Changle and the others have not come to solicit money. Logically speaking, all the money in their hands should have been spent——
Just do something to pull off the tiger's skin and pull the flag. With their status, they shouldn't get into trouble again, right?
Probably not. There is also Ma Zhou, the future prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.
However, according to the current situation, the second step should have already begun.
Looking in the direction of Chang'an City, a sarcastic smile appeared on Wang Zi'an's lips.
I am a Buddhist, but I am not a guinea pig who can be bullied by others. If you dare to plot against me, even the King of Hell, I, will have to peel off your skin!
Little did Wang Zian know, things would happen faster and more intensely than he expected.
…
The children of wealthy or powerful families have no idea about the price of food, but ordinary students do.
A bucket of rice, twenty or thirty coins, you might as well grab it!
Have the consciences of these black-hearted grain merchants been eaten by dogs?
I don’t know where it started, but the discussion and protest slowly spread, and gradually the sound became louder and louder.
"Dog food dealers, have your consciences been eaten by dogs?"
"Dog food dealers, you are trying to enrich the country, are you not afraid of being punished by God?"
"God, with your thunder, kill all these black-hearted dog food dealers -"
"..."
Ah--
Are there any good shows to watch?
Except for those who are directly related to the grain merchants, the other young masters will not care about this. Those who watch the excitement are not afraid of the trouble, but watch happily.
People like Cheng Chumo and Li Siwen sometimes shouted a few slogans in a pretentious manner. It was so chaotic that no one noticed them anyway.
The shopkeeper of the grain store had a sneer on his face at first.
A useless scholar, how can these poor people turn the world upside down?
But slowly his expression changed, because he found that at some point, the orderly crowd began to become chaotic, and people began to slowly move closer to the counter.
Sweat suddenly appeared on my forehead.
Cui Ming now also lost the calmness and calmness he had in the morning and turned around to give orders.
"Go tell the shopkeeper that we are temporarily closed."
After giving the instructions, he felt uneasy again and hurried downstairs.
…
"Everyone, today's food has been sold out. We will be closed temporarily. If you want to buy food, please come early tomorrow -"
The shopkeeper stood in front of the door and asked the two waiters to shout loudly to both sides. Then he stepped back and waved his hand to ask the waiters to close the door.
"Profiteers - it's all lies. I saw it. There's a lot of food in it. They're trying to make things up. The price will definitely increase tomorrow -"
"My conscience is all bad. It's already thirty cents a dou, and they're raising the price. This is to push those poor homeless people to death——"
A thin scholar wearing a thin green shirt stood up angrily, raised his arms and shouted.
"You are talking nonsense. You dare to slander our Dongsheng Liang Company. Beat him to death!"
Then, two guys who looked like boys from a grain store jumped out from nowhere and rushed up to beat him hard.
The thin scholar howled miserably, squatted on the ground holding his head, and let out a painful wail.
The crowd was suddenly in an uproar.
The scholars who soon woke up were furious.
It’s lawless!
In the capital of the most virtuous people, at the feet of the Emperor, these unscrupulous profiteers dare to attack scholars!
Immediately, about seventy or eighty scholars in green shirts rushed forward, and there seemed to be one with a wine gourd tied around his waist.
But at this time, those ordinary scholars have already been overwhelmed by anger. Who still remembers who is next to them.
What's happening here?
Why did they start fighting so easily?
The shopkeeper didn't care that there were two boys outside and shouted in panic.
"Close the door quickly, close the door quickly——"
Looking at the chaotic situation in front of him, Cui Ming, who had just arrived, couldn't help but feel his eyes darken.
It's over, something happened.
…
On the carriage not far away, Li Lizhi opened the window and looked out with excitement.
"Sister Ying'er, sister Ying'er, look, look, it's starting to fight——"
Cheng Ying'er looked at the crowd outside with some worry.
"Is nothing going to happen?"
"Miss Cheng, don't worry, it's okay. There are our people inside - and Marquis Wu has already arrived..."
Steward Changsun clasped his hands and looked at everything in front of him expressionlessly, but a trace of horror flashed in his eyes.
That little scholar who smiled and looked gentle and harmless could actually have such terrifying means.
Seeing that the crowd was about to fall into a complete riot, Wuhou appeared. Two teams of Wuhou, riding horses and carrying swords, rushed into the crowd with a roar, and completely dispersed the crowd with a wave of their whips.
"If you don't disperse quickly, if you dare to gather a crowd to cause trouble again, you will be severely punished!"
Once the crowd dispersed, so did the courage.
I don’t know who was the leader, huffing and puffing, and after a while, everyone was gone, leaving only a group of young men standing on their toes, watching the fun.
"That's it? It's really boring and boring - brothers, please go slowly, let's have a drink at Chunfeng Pavilion today - I'm treating you -"
"Gone, gone, gone -"
"Go together, go together -"
"..."
This group of people also dispersed in a noisy manner.
Fortunately, fortunately!
Cui Ming wiped the cold sweat from his head. In this winter, the jacket inside was soaked through. If today's troubles were to cause a big mess, let alone continue to be in charge of the shop, he would not be able to stand up in the family.
At this time, he discovered that except for some refugees with sallow faces and thin muscles, carrying empty bags, the crowd had completely dispersed - there were no more attackers, and no more people to be beaten!
He couldn't help scratching his forehead, feeling vaguely uneasy and unable to find a clue.
Without the master of suffering and the attacker, the Wuhous would not cause trouble for themselves. They shook the reins and roared away.
Cui Ming was left with a confused face.
“Call it off, call it a day—come back tomorrow—”
After watching the excitement, Li Lizhi withdrew her gaze without knowing what was going on, and waved her hand to the "Grandson Steward".
Gee, that’s exciting!
That handsome little scholar really knows how to play.
But why did the queen mother ask me to get closer to him?
If you just send him to my palace, wouldn't you be able to get close to him every day?
If he is not satisfied, I can also let him be my chamberlain commander!
Forget it, forget it, I don’t understand, I don’t want to think about it anymore!
There will be even greater excitement tomorrow.
…
The night in Chang'an City arrived as expected with the falling snowflakes.
For the first time in his history, the prince did not go to bed early. He lit two candles, warmed a pot of old wine, and stood around the flickering fire, his eyes divergent and thoughtful.
It was probably around three o'clock in the morning when a gentle tapping sound sounded in the yard.