After shopping for two consecutive days, Xue Poye gradually felt the power of the Lu family. Almost every three stores had a relationship with the Lu family, and the hospitality in the store was extremely warm and orderly. Xue Poye
I couldn't help but secretly admire Mrs. Fang's ability. Although she has two big families, Fang and Lu, it is not easy for a woman to run such a large business in full swing.
After much deliberation, he originally thought of going to the neighboring state capital to investigate, but Ulachi was worried that it would be too late and would miss the wedding of King Khan, so he finally ordered 18,000 taels of silk from the Lu family.
Due to the large quantity, the price was also lower. In the end, 3,800 pieces of silk were traded, which filled six carts. The remaining cart was filled with tea bricks and scattered porcelain, and the harvest was quite fruitful.
In his spare time, Ulachi took the time to explain the difficult archery and equestrian skills, and even demonstrated them in person. He was so sincere and candid that Xue Poye was extremely moved.
Four days later, when the sky was clear and the clouds were clear, Ulachi led his men to return with seven large carriages of goods. Xue Poye went hand in hand with it, straight out of Hangzhou City and marching more than thirty miles north, both of whom were very reluctant to leave.
"Brother Wu, my younger brother can't speak, and I didn't take good care of you during my time in Hangzhou. I just hope that when you come here next time, you and I will have a good time drinking together and talking about the world!" Xue Poye looked at Wu Lachina.
With a rough, dark but extremely frank face, he sighed.
Wu Lachi laughed, stretched out his hand, pointed to the sky in the north, and said with a smile: "Good friend, Wu Lachi lives under that sky. There is thousands of miles of grassland. When you go to the grassland, we will gallop on the horse.
Shoot the fiercest beast!"
Xue Poye chuckled, stopped his horse, turned over and dismounted, and looked at Wu Lachi, "Brother Wu, I have sent you a thousand miles away, but we will see you again. I hope you have a safe journey!"
Wu Lachi also dismounted from the horse, a trace of sadness flashed across his face, and he was obviously very reluctant to say goodbye, but he flashed by, still smiling heartily, came up and hugged Xue Poye, and said loudly: "
Good friend, you are Wu Lachi’s first Chu friend, and Wu Lachi will cherish it. Three months at the earliest, five months at the latest, I will definitely come back with a large group of horses to help you become the most popular in Hangzhou.
Wealthy people!"
Xue Poye smiled faintly and hugged Wu Lachi. An endless feeling of loneliness surged into his heart. These days, he was with Wu Lachi every day, drinking, laughing, chatting, riding horses and practicing archery. This was the happiest and most fulfilling time since he time traveled.
Days after parting, I don’t know when we will see each other again.
A flock of wild geese flew over the sky, chirping in unison.
As the breeze blew, Xue Poye let go of his hand, forced a smile, cupped his fists and said, "Brother Wu, take care!"
Wu Lachi took two steps back, stared at Xue Poye for a while, with warmth on his face, bent down, and made a very formal salute to Xue Poye!
Xue Poye did not see that at the moment when Ulachi saluted, Zheton and several other barbarians looked horrified. In their hearts, there were only a few people in the world who could accept Ulachi's salute.
In the bleak autumn wind, Wu Lachi finally turned around, waved his hand: "Let's go!" and led the motorcade forward, never looking back. Perhaps he was afraid that he would shed tears if he looked back.
Xue Poye stared blankly at their figures disappearing into the horizon and disappearing into the horizon. He was filled with emotion. It wasn't until a bit of cold wind blew by that the coldness of his body brought him back to his senses.
I rode back on horseback with some melancholy, feeling extremely empty and exhausted. I comforted myself by saying, "What's the point of being reluctant to part with? I'm just a man, not a beauty!" The more I comforted her like this, the more difficult I could control my separation sadness.
"Buddhists have said that the meeting of resentment and hatred, the failure of what you want, separation from love, birth, old age, illness, and death are the seven major sufferings in the world. It seems that I have tasted the suffering of separation again!" Xue Poye smiled sadly, shook the reins of his horse, and urged
The horse galloped and rushed back to Hangzhou city like a meteor.
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Two days after Wu Lachi left, although Xue Poye felt quite empty for a while, he was very fulfilled by practicing martial arts every day. Lan Yuexuan's business was booming under the management of Lao Song.
Xue Poye taught her several songs in succession, such as "Joking About Life" and "Duplicity". Fortunately, I didn't have 500 popular songs, but 200, which was enough to teach her.
That day I was practicing archery in the woods behind me, and I saw Lao Song running over, looking very excited.
Xue Poye shot an arrow and hit the target. He was very satisfied and asked: "Old Song, why are you so happy? Did the guest give you too much money?"
Old Song chuckled and said: "It's a joke, the shopkeeper, our restaurant's business is very good, we get rewards every day, it's not unusual!"
Xue Poye laughed, walked to the prepared chair and sat down, picked up the water bottle next to him, took a sip, and asked: "What is it that makes you so happy?"
Lao Song chuckled and said: "The shopkeeper, let him out!"
"Released?" Xue Poye felt a little baffled by Lao Song's lackluster words, and frowned: "What was released?"
Lao Song came closer and said, "Mr. Chen Yin, Mr. Chen Yin was just released by the government today!"
Xue Poye was shocked, suddenly stood up, and lost his voice: "Has it really been released?"
Old Song nodded and said: "Yes, yes, all the customers in the store said so. This is today's big news, and the whole city knows it!"
Xue Poye sat down slowly and asked: "Is there any reason for the government to release the people? What did the prefect Wang say?"
Although he was in a dense forest, Old Song still looked around cautiously, and then whispered: "Listening to their quiet discussion, it seems that Mr. Wang is about to leave."
Xue Poye touched his nose and had a vague premonition of something, and asked: "Has it been confirmed that Mr. Wang colluded with wealthy businessmen, committed corruption, and wrongfully framed scholars."
When Lao Song saw that Xue Poye was speaking straightforwardly, without any scruples, and his voice was not soft, his face changed a little, but he still came closer and said: "It's not clear whether it is verified or not, but everyone is saying that a minister of the Criminal Department has come to Kyoto.
, is Mr. Chen Yin’s student. Since Mr. Wang has put Mr. Chen Yin in jail, he will be in bad luck regardless of whether he is guilty or not!”
Xue Poye was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed, leaned on the chair, and said with a wry smile: "I was wrong!"
Lao Song asked curiously: "Wrong? Shopkeeper, what's wrong?"
Xue Poye shook his head and said: "I always thought that detaining Mr. Chen Yin was Wang Shizhen's intention. Now it seems that this is not the case!"
Old Song was a little confused and looked at Xue Poye blankly.
Xue Poye picked up the teapot and took a big sip. The corner of his mouth was filled with tea. He smiled bitterly and sighed: "Teacher, teacher, the admiration of your students is like a torrential river. It is so continuous!"
A leaf fell from the branch and slowly floated down. Xue Poye held it between his fingers and looked at the green leaves with an embarrassed smile.
Lao Song became more and more confused. He touched his head and asked tentatively: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, are you...are you okay?"
Xue Poye waved his hand and said: "Go and do your work, I understand!"
Lao Song left in confusion.
Only then did Xue Poye realize that no matter how courageous Wang Shizhen was, she would not dare to accuse Mr. Chen Yin unjustly.
Wang Shizhen was a member of the same family, and had a close personal relationship with Mr. Chen Yin in the past. Logically speaking, he knew Mr. Chen Yin's situation very clearly.
Mr. Chen Yin has a student who is the minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and is in charge of criminal law. If Mr. Chen Yin has a case, even if it is not revealed, he will carry out a thorough investigation. Wang Shizhen should be very aware of this.
Once Mr. Chen Yin is wrongfully framed and imprisoned for personal gain, the Minister of Punishment will naturally take action. This is a matter of time. Wang Shizhen knows it well. If that is the case, Wang Shizhen will naturally be traced and burned. If Wang Shizhen
He is smart and will never offend Mr. Chenyin and invite a thorough investigation.
In fact, when Mr. Chen Yin was detained and imprisoned, the person who received the most attention besides Mr. Chen Yin was naturally Wang Shizhen. The person with the deepest stakes and the deepest implication was also Wang Shizhen.
Wang Shizhen detained Mr. Chen Yin and imprisoned him. Later, scholars and scholars appealed for grievances, and even Xiao Suzhen went to the government to complain. Later, the thousand-character speech prepared by Lao Tan was released, and then the joint petition was arranged, and now
The Minister of Punishment investigates Wang Shizhen, and every chess move pushes Wang Shizhen step by step. Even when Inspector Mou brought people to Lan Yuexuan to stop Qianziyan from submitting a letter, Lao Tan had already known this and had already dispatched Suzhou camp cavalry.
The army came to help.
Wang Shizhen's official position is not as high as that of Lao Tan, and his rank is also lower. Naturally, he does not dare to confront him openly. Even in the dark, he is afraid that he will not be able to defeat Lao Tan, who is like an old fox.
He was corrupt, and he refused to pick up corruption while serving as an official. He even detained literati and bachelors for their own selfish desires and ignored the law. There was even a joint letter from scholars. This is really a good way to bring down a big official in the government. It seems simple, but it is very vicious.
Everyone is just chess pieces, Lao Tan is the chess player, he uses various chess pieces to general, and he is Wang Shizhen's army!dd