"It means riding on the wall. Whichever side of the wall has a better 'view', I will fall down on that side... Although the kid doesn't understand the truth, this wall-riding guy won't do it... He said he would help.
"Old man, I can only help Mr. Ji, how can I help Mr. Sheng on the other side of the bet? It's a pity that Mr. Ji didn't tell me in advance..." As he said this, he meant to blame Mr. Ji...
After hearing what Su San said, Old Sheng looked a little surprised and couldn't help but become happy. [ ] smiled at Su San and said, "I didn't give those two jars of old wine away for nothing, and you didn't drink it for nothing, little friend, haha.
To say the least, our relationship is still strong. Come on, old man, I brought good tea again today. Let’s go have a drink and let old man Gongsun leave the fishing alone..."
After saying that, he put away the pole and pulled him to sit on the stone table under the shade of the tree... Mr. Sheng was very shameless. When he heard that he had brought good tea, he quickly ran over and said, "It's just right."
I'm thirsty...it's not too late to take a break before fishing..."
Jigong just rolled his eyes. He was already used to Sheng Lao's thick skin... Sheng Lao didn't mind Jigong's rolling eyes, but said to Su San with a straight face, "I just said, I need to warn you in advance... If it were me,
The prophet meets little friend Ningyuan, who are you going to help?"
"I've already said that I'm not a fence-sitter. Who are these people? How can they be so casual..."
Ji Lao smiled and nodded, and gave Sheng Lao a demonstrative look.
"Of course whoever speaks first will help whoever..."
"What..." Mr. Ji glared at Su San... Su San then smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Ji, just think about it: if you can think of someone who informed me, that means that this person treats you as a friend...
...Although there is a relationship between speaking first and speaking later, there is still a difference in the degree of emphasis. Therefore, after knowing these things, it is not incomprehensible that the boy's position is on the side of speaking first...Who is right?
If a boy is good to him, he will treat him well. You can't let someone who is good to you hurt your heart, right? Mr. Ji, do you think this is true?"
Mr. Ji ignored him and waved his hand angrily, saying to the servant who was boiling water, "Okay, stop boiling it. No one here wants to drink tea..."
Su San smiled and said, "Mr. Ji is still such a straight-tempered person. Why haven't you finished saying this yet? Say it first and say it later. You need to treat them differently. There is a difference between having tea to drink and not having tea to drink...
…When both of them have been informed, and Mr. Ji has good tea to drink here, then naturally he has to stand on Mr. Ji’s side..."
Ji Lao narrowed his eyes and nodded repeatedly: "That's right... tea and tea are always different... otherwise it's not as good as tea..."
"Of course... you can continue to cook..." He smiled at Ji Lao's servant and said... Sheng Lao then said with a serious face, "So, a pot of good tea can make you prefer one to another?
This really makes the old man sad..."
"Sadness is always inevitable. There is only one great talent, and it cannot be divided into two halves... Sometimes, we can only favor one and favor one over the other... However, if Mr. Sheng also has good tea, it will be different..."
"Fenceriders..."
"Fenceriders..."
The two elders said in unison, and laughed in unison... He then laughed too. In fact, it was just a joke. But in real life, this kind of thing happens constantly, and he has seen too many... Really
There are too few people who have their own principles, their own persistence, and their own bottom line... There are even fewer people who can truly guard their hearts and not be disturbed by huge external forces... The two of them set up a bet, and no one knew what Su San was.
They were just thinking about Su San’s first reaction; and Su San was certainly not a wall-sitter. Under the premise that neither of them could inform him, he didn’t need to preset any position at all... Of course, for now, the two of them
They all stand on the same position, so it doesn't matter who to help or not... But it's not impossible that there will always be problems between two people... If one day, the two of them come to the opposite side, he will be on the opposite side.
Between two people, choose a position? Then this position can only be a position that is in line with one's own interests... This is a rule that there is no way to change... The three laughed for a while, and started some discussions on the extended topic of the fence-sitting faction,
He also talked about some real experiences to prove the existence of the wall-riding faction... After the tea was served, everyone tasted the tea for a while, and the topic turned to the 'Wuling County Governor' Lin Hailu Lin... This topic
Among ordinary people in the market, it is generally difficult to hear discussions. Even if there are some rumors, they are only superficial.
At the current level of the two elders, once this topic is brought up, it is discussed from a higher perspective... "I heard that our Mr. Lin summoned all the wealthy businessmen and gentry in the city a few days ago...
The official office of the Sheriff's Mansion was burned down. He should think of some way to get some money to rebuild the Sheriff's Mansion... Speaking of which, the rioters did him a big favor. It is estimated that more than half of the money will be lost.
It's in Mr. Lin's pocket..." When Mr. Sheng said this, his face was just calm, which made people unable to see the real intention in his heart when he spoke... But Jigong smiled and said, "Your news is out of date.
... If he needs money to renovate the Sheriff's Mansion, he can first finance it from the treasury. Using this as an excuse to ask for money is also a reason, but he is so insistent on asking for it?"
"How much you give is everyone's wish. If you give more or less, no one will show off to you. The most you can do is find someone to take the lead at the negotiation site, set the tone, and set a benchmark..."
"This benchmark cannot be set too high. If it is set high, it is a matter of doubt whether anyone will support it... Therefore, it is not easy to make a lot of money using the excuse of rebuilding the Sheriff's Mansion."
"But, with another excuse, no one can escape..."
"Bandits are assassinating court officials in the street. Public security has deteriorated to this point. The county government wants to strengthen the army to arrest the bandits. Do you support it? The government army wants to increase troops to arrest the bandits. Do you support it... don't support it? What if one day, you guys
If you were killed by bandits, don’t blame the county government for not helping you make the decision..."
"If you need money, people, or things, how much do you think your life is worth? One thousand taels? Two thousand taels? This time, if our Lord Lin doesn't come up with tens of thousands taels of silver, I'm afraid he won't be able to
Stop it..."
Sheng Lao took a sip of tea gently, listened to Ji Lao's words, and then slowly said: "Rich families in the city come and go, just a dozen or so... I made an increase before.
Taxes have already been 'included'... Now, although there is money in the treasury, which can be used to build the county government, but he is not willing to use it? Therefore, I am afraid that Mr. Lin will not give up the excuse of rebuilding the county government. If he does not use this excuse, he will not use it again.
If you repeat it once, he won't stop..."
"As for arresting bandits, this is a bottomless pit... Increasing troops, strengthening troops, and arresting bandits all require money... As long as Mr. Lin wants to arrest bandits this time, he can reach out and ask for money. I'm afraid it won't be until this year
At the end of the year, Mr. Lin will not let go of this way of making money..."
Jigong couldn't help but frowned, but asked Su San, "Little friend Su, what's the matter with this?"
Su San knew that Lin Hailu summoned various wealthy businessmen and gentry to the temporary county government to discuss matters... The Li family and the Su family were both involved in this matter. It was difficult for him not to know the news.
He had not deliberately asked about these things, so he did not know the details. If the two elders had not talked about this matter in front of him today, he would still have been prepared to pretend to be deaf and dumb, or just listen to the discussion between the two.
Forget it... But unexpectedly, Ji Lao, who never discussed these matters with him, suddenly asked this question today, which made him feel a little surprised?
This surprise is just a subconscious reaction... Don't let everyone go fishing together. The conversation and laughter are either old friends or young friends. I'm afraid this is just the two elders who have a little appreciation for themselves. They should not put themselves in it yet.
To the point of being able to talk about state affairs with the two of them... So it was certainly strange for Mr. Ji to ask these questions... If he didn't talk to me before, he probably thought that he wouldn't have any insightful methods, talents and learning here.
There is still a big difference between having political opinions; but now, he suddenly asked him about these things. I am afraid that he was influenced by the poems he wrote at the Zhongqiu Gathering of Talents, and thought that he should be able to get in touch with them, so he began to pay attention to them.
Thinking of myself... Well, I thought that avoiding those talented people would minimize the influence, but unexpectedly, this influence is so pervasive that even the two elders have changed their views on me... In the future, I am afraid that something like this will happen
There will be more and more things. Gold will shine wherever it goes. Even if I want to hide it, I can't hide it... Become a monk? Let's forget it... I'm not that low-minded yet... Come on.
, let it be... "Well... what else can I do? It's just a sentence..." He sighed and said softly.
"Oh, what are you talking about?" Shenglao also asked Su San curiously... "If you do too much injustice, you will die..." He picked up the tea cup and drank it all... Shenglao smiled and said to Jigong...Jigong
But he nodded slightly, with a somewhat solemn look on his face... He could be considered a man. His tea-drinking eyes scanned the two people's reactions, and an idea flashed in his mind. He put down the tea cup and paused... It seemed that he had never stopped.
The expressions of the two of them seemed to read a lot of meaning... Could it be, could it be... "Could it be that someone in the court wants to take action against Lin Hailu?"
"Pfft..." "Pfft..."
The two old men popped out the tea at the same time... like monsters, grabbing Su San... When he saw the two people reacting like this, he came to a conclusion, and then suddenly stood up and said, "You two, should you?"
I will be thinking of ways to lift Su San to the capital..."
"Crack..." "Crack..." Two tea bowls were smashed to the ground... "Ning Yuan, how do you know this? You can guess the first sentence, but the latter sentence is just between the two of us in private.
Where did you learn about the discussion?"
How did he know that? He actually smiled... This question is not easy to explain...