"Stop!" Sima Xiangru, who had always been calm, suddenly yelled. Everyone who was shouting and preparing for a big fight stopped in a hurry.
Facing the people in the yard, Sima Xiangru was a little at a loss. No one had ever seen such a gentle and gentle man shouting like this, and he was stunned on the spot. You looked at me, I looked at you, and finally focused your eyes.
Come to Sima Xiangru.
"Ahem!" Sima Xiangru had never been stared at like this before. He was still a group of grown men and was a little nervous. He coughed to hide it: "This matter is not that simple. The more difficult the situation is, the more calm you should be. You guys
We have to rush to Minjiang to deal with those bandits. What will happen in the city? Those bandits have caused problems for us, but they have not harmed the foundation of our Sichuan Chamber of Commerce. Without this trade route before, everyone would still have enough food and clothing.
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"Things must be prioritized! Things in Chengdu are the most important and urgent. If we don't find out who is behind our backs, even if we get rid of these scabies, it will be difficult to cure the tarsal maggots. We can only find out who is hiding behind our backs."
Only people can completely eliminate these problems."
"Listen to me now!" Sima Xiangru stopped in the center of the hall: "Shopkeeper Cui, you and Fourth Brother immediately go to explain to the merchants in our chamber of commerce, don't hide it, tell them everything, and tell them now
It is a time when loyalty and unity are tested. Only by uniting together can we survive this crisis."
"Leader Gou, leave an appropriate number of people to guard the house, and send all the others back to Laojunguan. That is the focus of our contact with Yelang. It doesn't matter if something happens elsewhere. There are everyone's families there, and it is the root of sir and everyone."
, there must be no problem, make it clear to the brothers, if you dare to harm Lao Junguan, you will show no mercy."
"Xiao Jinzi and Huang Shisan are staying here to protect your husband. He needs to rest now. Don't disturb him if you have nothing to do. Everything is for your health. The remaining guards will be handed over to you two. They will patrol continuously for twelve hours a day.
, Don’t let the thieves take advantage of it! As for going to Bodi, please wait for a while, there is no rush.”
"Master Leng immediately went to the prefect's mansion to find the prefect and Biejia. They searched the whole city, both in the light and in the dark. We must find the person who killed the boy. Even if we can't find him, we still have to find out his origin."
Miss Lengyue, I leave my husband’s food and daily life to you! Liu Gao, Huo Sister-in-law, and the younger sister are in charge of everything in the yard. If anyone needs anything, they can turn to these three people; everyone else performs their own duties.
Before Mr. recovers, let’s do this first! Let’s discuss everything we have to do. The more critical it is, the less likely we are to make any mistakes!”
"Okay, let's do it all!" Sima Xiangru said in one breath. Suddenly he felt like a general. Even when he met the late emperor and had a talk, he was not so happy.
Seeing everyone going out to do their business, Sima Xiangru let out a deep breath. He looked back at Su Ren, who was lying unconscious on the bed. He smiled at Leng Yue and went out.
According to Sima Xiangru's instructions, everyone got busy. Some were uncomfortable, but they were operating normally. They went about doing what they were supposed to do, and order was restored in the yard. Su Ren, who used to be a hands-off shopkeeper, gave the general direction.
, other things are all up to the performance of his subordinates. Su Ren is the brain of this machine. If he is fine, the machine will run by itself. Suddenly something happened, which almost paralyzed the machine.
Sima Xiangru sat under the mulberry tree in the yard. Of course, Su Ren's seat was empty. Huo Zhilan put tea for Sima Xiangru, poured a cup, smiled slightly and left. Sima Xiangru took the scroll, it was me
"Laozi". He was a Confucian scholar and had never read Huang Lao's teachings. After staying at Su Ren's house for such a long time, he suddenly became interested in Taoism. Perhaps it was because Su Ren and others came from Lao Jun Guan.
Liu Gao came in and reported: "Mr. Sima, someone came to visit you. Did you see him or not?"
"who?"
"It's a girl from Huiyifang. She didn't say her name. She just said she would tell her husband, and he would know."
"Oh? Let her in."
Liu Gao hurriedly went out to greet him. In a short time, a woman in a green skirt and a huge sun hat followed Liu Gao into the courtyard. Liu Gao introduced Sima Xiangru to the woman. The woman bowed down and said: "Little girl Lu Yi Jian"
Pass sir."
"Miss Luyi, you are so polite. My husband occasionally feels cold and may not be able to see the girl. If the girl has anything to do, please tell me. If it is inconvenient, please ask the girl to come back in a few days."
"Su Shipu is indeed ill? So, the trip to Bodi will be postponed?"
Sima Xiangru was very polite and lowered his head and did not look at the woman: "I'm afraid that's the case. The fever has not gone away, sir, and he is unconscious. There is nothing we can do."
"There is really no way!" Lu Yi looked at Sima Xiangru carefully. This man was in his forties, with a white face and three tufts of beard under his chin. He should have been a handsome man when he was young: "Since the merchant is slightly ill, the little girl
Just say something to sir!"
"Girl, please tell me, I will convey it to you!"
"To be honest, sir, the boy who died last night was one of my men. I was originally sent to tell Su Shipu something, but unexpectedly he died in an alley. Although I don't know who killed him,
I am sure that it was definitely not the Su city governor. Please inform the city governor about this matter. This little girl will never stand by and watch. If the government asks about it, the little woman will definitely speak for the city governor."
"Thank you, girl!" Sima Xiangru saluted quickly.
"Sir, you are so polite. I would also like to ask you to tell the market manager that many things are not as clear as they seem on the surface. There are a lot of things involved here. The Meng family is just a small role. The market manager must be prepared to face difficulties.
Prepare."
Sima Xiangru saluted again: "I will definitely convey the girl's original words to the husband."
After sending Lu Yi away, Sima Xiangru asked Liu Gao to call everyone. Lu Yi spoke vaguely, but Sima Xiangru still heard some hidden meanings. Under the mulberry tree in the yard, Sima Xiangru said to everyone:
"Things have made new progress. A woman from Huiyifang came to visit just now and said a lot of incomprehensible things. Today I will take charge of the matter for you."
"Leader Gou, you rush back to Laojun Temple immediately. As I said, no matter what happens, as long as Laojun Temple is endangered, shoot and kill! Fourth brother and shopkeeper Cui should not be idle, mobilize the merchants of the Chamber of Commerce to inquire about the business in Chengdu these days.
When outsiders find suspicious people, they will immediately be arrested. Xiao Jinzi will cooperate and use any method to get what we want to know from those people. At the same time, we will send people to monitor Meng Ji. He will definitely be involved in this matter."
"Also, inform the prefect's Yamen and ask for their help to tell the prefect about the incident on Wumuya. He should know how to deal with it. In short, we must use all the power we can to dig out the person behind the scenes!"
Hawking slapped his hand on the table: "I knew that this matter was closely related to that turtle son Meng Ji. Let's see how I deal with him!"
Sima Xiangru quickly stopped Huo Jin: "Don't be ridiculous. Before there is conclusive evidence, Meng Ji is still the governor of Shu County in the imperial court. The enemy is in the dark and I am in the light. Try not to alarm him if you can."
Sima Xiangru thought again: "Liu Gao!"
Liu Gao was stunned. He never expected that his name would be called out alone in such a meeting, and he quickly agreed: "Sir, what are your orders?"
"You have been Liu Wen's housekeeper for many years. Although the Liu family is in Wenshui, there must be spies in Chengdu. We can't waste it. If you can get along, take this opportunity to contact us. Also, with that girl from Huiyifang, go and compare.
suitable."
"The villain understands!"
When Sima Xiangru made arrangements, everyone listened quietly. This forty-year-old middle-aged man burst out with abilities that no one had ever seen. He had not been with Su Ren for a long time. Under normal circumstances, even Liu
He was not as good as those who were high. But today, Sima Xiangru became the steward second only to Su Ren. Even Leng Jun, who had always been unruly, was obedient.
Su Ren had woken up. Leng Yue sat on the edge of the bed and shed tears.
Su Ren smiled: "Why are you crying? It's not about life or death. This little bit of typhoid is nothing. I've experienced more dangerous things."
"Woooo..." Leng Yue cried even harder.
Su Ren reached out to wipe Leng Yue's tears: "Silly girl, smile, you are beautiful when you smile! By the way, who is talking outside?"
Leng Yue quickly wiped her tears and glanced out the window: "It's Mr. Sima. After my eldest brother got sick, the house was in a mess. Mr. Sima shouted and everyone calmed down. Don't worry, eldest brother, just concentrate on recovering!"
"Brother Changqing, you didn't see it!" Su Ren listened quietly for a long time: "I only knew that his eloquence was unparalleled in the world before, but I didn't expect that he is also a person who works. I feel relieved when he is here."
Leng Yue nodded repeatedly: "Even my senior brother will listen to Mr. Sima's words."
"Hahaha..., cough cough..." Su Ren breathed in some cold wind and coughed repeatedly: "Everything comes down! Very good! Very good!"
It was the first time that Sima Xiangru did this, so he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Seeing that everyone was still obedient, he slowly felt relieved. He turned to look at Su Ren's room, shook his head, and then read his own "Laozi". Although the concept
It's different. Many things in it are quite reasonable. Emperors Wen and Jing adopted Lao Tzu's philosophy of governing by doing nothing. Now that the imperial court has abundant savings, the people can somewhat relax.
After reading the Dao Pian, he had just picked up the De Pian. Liu Gao came back. Seeing no one around, he whispered a few words in Sima Xiangru's ear. Sima Xiangru hurriedly put down the slip: "Are you serious?"
Liu Gao nodded: "For such a big thing, I'm sure they won't lie to me. In Heshenghuang's shop in the east of the city, they said they were eight people with high martial arts skills. I also inquired about it. Although Heshenghuang is not the property of the Meng family, it is related to the Meng family.
The family has some connections, it is the private property of Meng Ji's eldest son Meng Bi, and it is not in the Meng family's shop."
Sima Xiangru thought for a long time and was about to speak. Leng Yue helped Su Ren out of the house. The two quickly helped Su Ren sit down. Su Ren smiled: "Since you are not sick yet, now that we have the news, we will take action."
, otherwise they think we are easy to bully, so they will send everyone out, and those who cannot be captured alive will be all..., you understand?" (To be continued)
