After understanding what happened, Su Jin felt somewhat sympathetic to the plight of Xiao Temo and others.
After losing a large sum of money yesterday, Xiao Temo encountered trouble when he returned home in the evening. Suddenly, Xiao Temo found that his dinner was missing. Being penniless, he had to plunder the meager money his entourage had and ask someone to buy some food outside.
However, the Liao soldiers who went out to buy food soon came back empty-handed. They said that the Song people in the taverns and food stalls on the street did not sell food to them at all.
Two taels of silver; more than a hundred people turned over their pockets and could only collect less than twenty guan of money. They couldn't even buy twenty cooking cakes, which was not enough to feed more than a hundred people.
Xiao Te was immediately annoyed and took his men to destroy the taverns and stalls on the street. Liu Liufu quickly stopped him and reminded him that this was the capital of the Song Dynasty, not his own country of Liao. If there was a real trouble, he would still be the one to suffer.
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Although the Liao State was not afraid of the Song State, this move was absolutely undesirable. Buying and selling was free of charge. If you couldn't afford it, don't sell it. But making noise was not a righteous reason.
Originally, the post house arranged for cooks, horsemen, and other people from the Song Dynasty to take care of the Liao envoys' daily life. It's just that they drove these people away yesterday. The cooks had all been provided with rice, food, vegetables, and meat in advance. After leaving, everyone
Take it away, and the free supplies are gone.
Xiao Te was so angry that everything went wrong. He almost took off his trousers when he lost money in gambling. He was desperate to save face and refused to give in. As a result, Deputy Su made all the money go away, followed by Song Guo.
The common people are selling their food at exorbitant prices, which is obviously adding insult to injury and forcing themselves and others to a desperate situation.
But there is also an advantage. People's thinking is particularly quick when they are hungry. After a little speculation, the two of them came to the conclusion that someone was deliberately instigating it. After considering all aspects, the target of the finger naturally pointed at Su Jin; so when the situation remained the same early this morning
After that, Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu were furious and led dozens of dizzy Liao soldiers to inquire about it, and actually let him find Su Jin's residence.
Su Jin couldn't laugh or cry. It didn't matter if he was shot while lying down. But in this case, how could the Liao envoy sit down and have a good negotiation? However, his arrangements were disrupted by unexpected emergencies. Su Jin was a little annoyed.
The current plan is to quickly resolve this ridiculous matter; envoys from other countries starved to death in the Song Dynasty. No matter how funny this thing sounds, it doesn't seem to be shameful.
"Dynamic Dynasty, take a few people to the streets to investigate and find out who is secretly manipulating the situation. Once you find out the information, don't be alarmed and come back immediately to report. In addition, you can stop by the rich man's house and invite him here.
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Chao Chao agreed and went out with the two nurses.
Su Jin raised his hands and said to Xiao Te: "Mr. Xiao, you don't think that I did this. Although I, Su Jin, dare not say that I am a gentleman, I will never do such a dirty thing.
I have ordered people to go and investigate to see who is behind the scenes. You two calm down first, and I will order people to pack wine and food for all the distinguished guests. We will wait for the news.
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Xiao Temo snorted and said: "I believe your words for the time being, but if I don't give an explanation on this matter, there is no need to continue the negotiations between you and me. I plan to leave for home tomorrow, and the remaining
Things will be decided by God’s will.”
Su Jin smiled and said: "Don't be impatient. We are responsible for the good relations between the two countries. How can we make hasty decisions casually? I assure you that I did not do this, and I will definitely give you an explanation. If I can't find out who did it, I will definitely report the matter to the imperial court for investigation; if your envoy really wants to make things get out of hand, I have no choice but to advise you to calm down and deal with it."
Xiao Temo bulged his mouth, pulled his messy beard with his hands and fell silent.
Su Jin stood up and said to a servant: "Go to Linshui Residence and order ten banquets. I will accompany your envoy to enjoy the banquet later."
The servant responded, and Rou Niang and Huan Niang also brought out some cakes and dried fruits to distribute to the Liao soldiers. The Liao soldiers were obviously very hungry, and they had two small bags of cakes and dried fruits. , everything was sold out in the blink of an eye, and two Liao soldiers almost punched each other for a handful of pastries. Liu Liufu quickly stepped forward to scold them, and then stopped.
Xiao Temo was ashamed to death, but then he thought again, he was so embarrassed anyway, why did he care so much?
Su Jin tried his best not to show disdain or ridicule, and only poured tea for the two of them diligently. Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu drank several cups of tea, their stomachs growled louder, and they felt even more hungry. .
Seeing that the time was almost up, Su Jin stood up and said: "The food and wine are probably ready. Let's go to the restaurant to have dinner. We are like iron rice and steel. We can talk about other things after we have a full stomach."
Xiao Te finally said: "Don't blame me for not reminding you that we are not allowed to enter all the restaurants along this way. We may not be able to eat if we go."
Su Jin smiled and said, "No, they didn't give me face, so I ransacked their restaurant."
A group of people rushed to the "Linshuiju" restaurant on the west side of Desheng Bridge. Su Jin stepped through the door first. The boy in the cloth hat smiled and greeted him: "Isn't this Su Xiaoguan? Please come in. .”
Su Jin smiled and said, "You have a sharp eye."
The young man said: "That's because, although you have only moved here this month, you have been taking care of our business every day for three days. The shopkeeper has specially ordered that you don't need to know anyone. You must remember Su Xiaoguan's dignified appearance."
Su Jin laughed and said, "What a clever mouth. Are you ready for the banquet my little boy ordered?"
The young man bowed and smiled and said: "Look what you said, can your banquet be properly prepared? What distinguished guests are you hosting? There are so many banquets."
Su Jin chuckled, turned around and pointed to the door: "Those distinguished guests."
The boy squinted his eyes and looked outside, his face immediately changed, and he hesitated: "Are they from the Liao Kingdom?"
Su Jin said: "I can't tell. You have very good eyesight and you can recognize it at a glance."
The boy was so bluffed that he said: "Su Xiaoguan, I'm afraid this won't work. Our shopkeeper has given orders not to let people from Liao enter our restaurant."
Su Jin frowned and said, "Why? This is my treat."
The young boy said with a mournful face: "How could I know? How dare I disobey the shopkeeper's orders? Su Guan, please do a good job and don't make things difficult for me. Why don't you pack the food and wine for you to take home? Otherwise, you can Go somewhere else."
Su Jin glared and said, "What's the matter? You don't want to give me face, right? I'm going to have to live here for now."
The young boy smacked his lips and frowned, scratching his head anxiously; Su Jin didn't care about that, waved his hand and said to the door: "Come in and have a drink, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu will keep an eye on me. If anyone dares to stop me, I will blow up this restaurant; my money is yours." Is it stained with horse manure? How dare you not sell it to me for food?"
Zhang Long and Zhao Hu stood fiercely at the door, like two door gods guarding the door. Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu swarmed into the restaurant with their soldiers. The banquet was placed in the lobby downstairs, and all the Liao soldiers
Seeing the food and wine on the table, their eyes were all green, and a swarm of bees rushed over like mad dogs and started munching away.
Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu were still worried about their status at first, and Mance ate and drank in an orderly manner. However, when they saw that the food and wine disappeared at an alarming speed, they would suffer a big loss if they tried to put on a show, so they quickly speeded up and started chewing regardless of their appearance.
Su Jin put his hands behind his hands and looked at a group of hungry Liao soldiers with a smile. He thought to himself: If they are hungry for two more meals, this group of people will definitely cause trouble.
Such a bad idea.
Seeing that he couldn't stop him, the waiter from Linshuiju hurriedly stamped his feet and hurried up to the second floor to drag down the shopkeeper who was dining with him in the dining room.
As soon as the shopkeeper heard the boy's report, he staggered when he went downstairs in a hurry and almost rolled down like a meat ball. Panting, he ran to Su Jin and bowed repeatedly: "Su Xiaoguan, what are you doing?
It's going to kill us."
Su Jinqi said: "What's wrong with me? Are you unhappy that I brought a bunch of guests here? I won't pay for the meal or what?"
The shopkeeper's cheeks trembled anxiously and said: "Su Xiaoguan, you have misunderstood. If you come here a hundred times a day, I would be happy for you. But these Liao people are causing trouble, why do you still bring them with you?"
Because of these troubles coming here, Xiaolaoer’s restaurant is about to close down.”
Su Jinqi said: "This is strange. Why can't I understand it? The Liao people are guests. This is against the way of hospitality."
The shopkeeper sighed repeatedly, pulled Su Jin aside and said, "We ordinary people don't understand the affairs of the government. When a young man opens his business, he only wants money. It doesn't matter whether his visitors are Liao or Han people.
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Su Jin said: "Yes, then why not let people come in for dinner."
The shopkeeper said: "To be honest, I got a warning from the government yesterday afternoon, saying that people from Liao were not allowed to enter the restaurant to dine. Anyone who disobeyed would be punished with the crime of collaborating with the enemy. The house would be ransacked and the restaurant confiscated, and the restaurant would be confiscated.
My little boy, don’t you think this will cost me my life?”
Su Jin was startled and asked quickly: "You mean the government notice? Has the government posted a notice?"
The shopkeeper shook his head with a sad face and said: "It's not a notice, but the official came personally to give the order. More than a dozen officials came along the street to say hello, and they also held the government notice with a big cinnabar seal in their hands. The entire restaurant in the second wing on the left
We have already said hello to the food stalls, do you think we ordinary people dare to say no to the government's orders? Widow Li, who sells tofu cakes on the front street, said a few words, and the tofu stall was almost overturned by those few officials; we didn't either
We understand what they think, we ordinary people just do what they are told, how can we control so much?"
Su Jin was thinking about it. The government servants were greeting each other door to door with notices. This sounded strange. It seemed that he would have to wait for the emperor to come back to see if he could find any deeper clues.
Then he said to the shopkeeper: "Don't worry, I am an official, I will take care of this for you and make sure you are safe and sound. Just order people to take care of the Liao people, and they will have enough to eat and drink."
Then take them away, and if anyone really comes to speak, you can say that it was Su Jin, the deputy negotiator sent by the imperial court, who was in charge, and ask them to argue with me, so that it will not affect you."
The shopkeeper pointed at Su Jin and said, "You...are you Su Jin?"
Su Jin said: "What?"
"Are you Mr. Su who made a huge bet with the Liao people yesterday and won the Liao people's money that almost took off his pants?"
Su Jin hissed and said, "Don't let those Liao people hear this. This is just rubbing salt into their wounds."
The shopkeeper turned his worries into joy and said: "It turns out it is really Master Su. This is great. Now that Master Su has come forward, I have nothing to worry about. Don't worry, I will take good care of you and not lose my place to Master Su."
Son."
Su Jin nodded and smiled: "Thank you so much."
The shopkeeper bowed repeatedly and turned to leave. Suddenly he turned around and whispered mysteriously: "Master Su, you are going to punish them again. Do you want me to put some croton in the soup?"