At noon, Xiao Sui'er and Wang Chao Mahan came back with large and small bags. Su Jin told everyone what happened, and everyone was dumbfounded.
There is no peace in the capital either. I didn’t expect that just provoking a person would cause so many troubles. If the young master hadn’t been clever this time, the consequences would have been disastrous. If the young master’s hand was broken, my group would be in trouble.
The sin is too great.
Xiao Sui'er pointed at Zhao Hu's nose and scolded: "I told you and Zhang Long not to follow me this morning, but you rushed to join in the fun. If something happens to the young master today, you won't be able to afford the compensation for ten of them."
Zhao Hu was so wronged that he knew something would happen in such a short time. He thought he could breathe a sigh of relief after leaving Yingtian Mansion, a place of trouble and trouble, but he didn't expect that he would still be in constant trouble when he arrived in the capital. Xiao Sui'er's scolding was right.
If something happened in the day, wouldn't it mean that the nursing staff of my own were living in vain? It's hard for the young master to treat me so well.
Zhao Hu knelt down and said, "Master, please punish me. I was too playful and almost brought disaster to Master. I will die forever."
The other people also knelt down to accept the blame. Seeing this, Su Jin hurriedly said: "Get up, what are you doing? In the final analysis, I caused this by meddling in other people's business. I didn't even expect that they would find us so quickly."
It is none of your business to seek revenge based on your residence."
Xiao Sui'er said: "Why is it none of their business? We raise them to protect the young master. This is their duty. Otherwise, what's the use of them?"
Su Jin waved his hand and said: "Don't talk nonsense. I have never treated my eldest brothers as outsiders. We are not masters and servants, but brothers. Don't let me hear such words in the future, otherwise even you will be punished."
Xiao Sui'er pouted, waiting for a rebuttal, Huan Niang hurriedly pulled the corner of her clothes to tell her not to be stubborn; the four big foodies burst into tears of gratitude, and the people who heard the young master's words felt warm in their hearts, although they had no delusions that the young master would take it seriously.
They don't distinguish between master and servant, but at least the young master's words are still comforting to listen to.
Su Jin's expression changed and he said seriously: "However, this incident has also reminded us that we must not relax our vigilance. The capital is different from Yingtian Mansion and Luzhou. The emperor's feet may be heavily guarded, but
Everyone is a mixed bag, and it may be more sinister than elsewhere, so we should not take it lightly. If I were an ordinary citizen, it would be fine, but now I am about to do a big thing for the court, and this matter may offend more people and even high-ranking officials.
Son, we need to be more careful. I don’t want to end up crippled and dingy and go back to Luzhou to eat and wait to die.”
Chao Chao nodded and said: "Young Master is right. No matter what happens in the future, at least two of the four of us will stay with you to make sure nothing goes wrong."
Su Jindao: "There are few of us. Even if we meet many people together, it will be difficult to resist. Therefore, it is better for us to keep a low profile in the future. I like to meddle in other people's business. This is also the root of causing trouble. From now on, I will be more restrained."
, mind your own business, fortunately we won’t be able to stay in the capital for long, just get through this period of time.”
Huan Niang said: "Master, why don't we move to Yan Mansion? What if that group of people comes again?"
Su Jin knew that she was frightened and was still scared. She said warmly: "That boss Hua will never come again. Although such a person is vicious, he abides by the rules of the world. If he wants to cause trouble, only Liu Binhua will come. But I
He is his big creditor. If he doesn’t come, I will still look for him.”
Zhao Hu chuckled and said: "Young Master is really ruthless. Not only did he get out of trouble safely, he also made fifty taels of gold. I will never learn such a skill in my lifetime."
Su Jindao: "There is no need to pay attention to morality at all when dealing with people like Liu Binhua. Such people don't seem to do much harm, but in fact they are more hateful than robbers who kill people and set fires. I don't care about him. I have many ways to make him suffer.
But what is even more frightening is the person behind him. Liu Binhua suffered two big losses in a row. Will his uncle Xia Song just sit back and do nothing? This is what I am worried about."
"Xia Song is a high-ranking official in the dynasty. How can he get into trouble with the young master over this matter? That's too petty," Wang Chao said.
Su Jin smiled and said: "Don't you believe it? The Yan Dong family told me that this Xia Song was found dead in the street the next day just because he said a few disrespectful words to Miss Xia; and this Mr. Xia was in
When he was commanding troops in the northwest, a soldier made a mistake, so he ordered the soldier to be tied up, stripped naked, and left in the wilderness of ice and snow overnight. The next day, the soldier had no bones left, and was all eaten by hungry wolves in the wilderness.
Clean and tidy.”
Xiaosui'er and Huanniang screamed and hugged each other in fright. Wang Chaoyang, Mahan and others also looked at each other. This Xia Song was really vicious. He killed people without leaving their bodies intact. He offended his nephew. No wonder even the young master
They are all a little worried.
Su Jin reached out and patted Xiao Sui'er and Huan Niang, comforting: "Don't be afraid, the young master has not gone through many things? Prince Teng, Tang Jie and others are not much worse than him. In some respects,
, Prince Teng is more vicious than him;
Be on guard; but so what? Tang Jie has lost his life, and Prince Teng can’t protect himself now, so why don’t I still survive here?"
Everyone was reassured that this man of theirs would cause trouble, but he also had the means to resolve it. This was not bragging.
"Master, I finally understand. Things in this world are often like this. The more you compromise, the less able you are to protect yourself. Naturally, I can hide in the Yan Mansion. I believe that Xia Song can't catch us even if he intervenes. But in this way
What's the point of it? Su Jin is not talented, but he doesn't want to be a mediocre person who depends on others."
"But, Master, that is Master Yan's house. There is also Yan Dong's family here, why do you need to rely on others?" Xiao Sui'er said.
Su Jin smiled and said: "You can be soft-hearted and short-tongued. You can't rely on the Yan family all your life, can you? The Yan family and I get along, but it doesn't mean that I have to rely on the Yan family for everything, just in case one day the Yan family
If you make a request to me that I am not willing to do, do you think I will agree to it or not? At that time, not agreeing is called ungratefulness, and agreeing is called unwillingness. How can I live with myself? So the most important thing for a person is to rely on himself."
Xiao Sui'er nodded and said: "My maid understands, the young master wants to be self-reliant and self-reliant, without being restrained by anyone."
Su Jin chuckled and said: "It is right to be self-reliant and self-reliant, but it does not mean that we should no longer have friends. It is just that we should not rely too much on each other, so as not to fall out in the end."
"Are you going to fall out with Master Yan?" Xiao Sui'er asked in surprise.
Su Jin couldn't laugh or cry and said: "I can't explain it to you. You will understand it gradually in the future. Don't say it. I'm very hungry. Let's get some food quickly. We don't follow that order to reduce meals. It's ridiculous."
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Everyone hurriedly prepared the meal. Su Jin leaned on the big chair in the main room with his eyes closed and meditated. After learning that Liu Binhua was Xia Song's nephew, Yan Biyun suggested telling Yan Shu about it. Su Jin thought it was not necessary at the time, but
As soon as this happened today, Su Jin felt that he should tell Yan Shu that Xia Song might very well take action against him. Although he was not afraid, the current matter was not to fight with Xia Song, but to run an errand.
It is already mid-October, and within two months at most, the food crisis is about to come. There has been some rumors in the market, and if we don't hurry up, it will be too late.
After lunch, Su Jin and Zhao Hu rushed to Yan's Mansion. When they left Yulin Alley, they bumped into Fu Bi who was riding a horse. When Fu Bi saw Su Jin, he quickly dismounted from his horse and said, "Brother Su, hurry up and pack in."
Gong Mian Sheng, the emperor wants to summon you."
Su Jin said: "Why are you summoned at this time?"
Fu Bi said: "Don't mention it, something big has happened. Get on the horse first, and we'll talk as we walk."
Su Jin hurriedly went back to the house to change her clothes, let Xiao Sui'er and Huan Niang dress up and went out. She got on the horse Fu Bi brought and went straight to Nanmen Street, turned right onto the Royal Road, and then walked towards
Head north to Yide Gate.
On the way, Su Jin learned about the major event Fu Bi said; just half a month ago, a refugee uprising had occurred in Yangzhou Prefecture on Huaidong Road. Yangzhou Prefecture was originally a major grain production place and was also the area with the most serious drought this year; Wu
From January to August, grain merchants all over the country stocked up like crazy, and Yangzhou Prefecture became one of the largest grain export places, so much so that almost all the grain on the local market was sold out.
At the end of August, after the imperial court learned of the crisis of severe drought, it ordered the official warehouse of Yangzhou Prefecture to quickly collect this year's tax and grain. In this way, the private grain was basically collected completely, and the people of Yangzhou Prefecture had money in their hands.
But suddenly no grain could be bought. The big households in the city had already hoarded the grain, waiting to sell it at a high price. However, when the court was requisitioning grain, they did not dare to sell it at a high price, so that the grain became useless.
Even money can't buy such valuable things.
Soon after, the black market transactions began to boom, but the price of food on the black market was as high as three thousand yuan and one stone, and the people suddenly realized that the money in their hands was worthless. After such a period of trouble, some people began to stir up trouble.
On the third day of October, the hungry people began to gather together. As the mood became fierce, the hungry people looted and robbed seven large households and lost three lives. Song Xiang, the prefect of Yangzhou, ordered the Xiang army to suppress the rebellion and captured the 67 leading thieves and the rest.
People and animals dispersed and temporarily stopped.
Song Xiang's report was delivered to the capital this morning. Zhao Zhen was extremely angry and hurriedly summoned the heads of the two governments and the three envoys to discuss countermeasures. Everyone knew that this was all caused by food, so the emperor hurriedly summoned Su Jin to see him.
, I am afraid that I will be ordered to take action.
Su Jin was shocked after listening to Fu Bi's narration. He knew this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so fast and violently.dd