After staying in Laojun Temple for a few days, we settled down with Taoist Master Chongxu and Master Miejie. When it was time to return to Chengdu, Su Ren personally cooked a table of dishes and prepared all the dishes that could be named in Laojun Temple.
Everyone gathered for a reunion dinner. Hu Ji sat under Su Ren and tried hard to persuade everyone to stay, hoping to stay a few more days and leave after a few days.
Su Ren smiled: "With you, Lao Hu, here, I feel relieved. This is my home wherever I go."
Hu Ji nodded repeatedly: "Sir, don't worry, even if I am gone, my boys will guard this Laojun Temple for you!"
Dong Qian didn't persuade Su Ren to drink less that night. Laojun didn't have to look elsewhere for wine. After three or five glasses, he would get drunk under the table. Su Ren insisted on having a drink with everyone.
Then he lay down on the ground with a silly smile.
Huang Shisan's father kicked Huang Shisan: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why don't you carry your husband down to rest?"
There is no endless banquet in the world, no matter how everyone maintains the atmosphere of the banquet. When the first ray of sunshine appeared in the distant sky, Su Ren was thrown into the carriage by Huang Shisan, bidding farewell to everyone and returning to Chengdu. The bumps along the way,
The drunken Su Ren vomited several times, and finally woke up after he vomited nothing in his stomach.
I looked around and saw that there were women around me. Dong Qian, Leng Yue, Twelve Niang and her daughter. Su Ren couldn't stay in the alcohol-smelling carriage, but they only had this carriage, so they could only endure it.
The car curtains and the windows on both sides are opened, and the effect of flowing air is not very great.
After burping, Su Ren asked: "Where are you?"
“Go to Wenshui County immediately!”
"Oh, we didn't go very far!" Su Ren shook his head: "I've messed up this car. I asked Zhang Hu to change it when I entered the city."
"You still know!" Dong Qian rolled her eyes at Su Ren: "If you can't drink, don't drink so much. Have a drink with everyone. The total number is thirty or fifty. One cup is one tael. How much do you drink?"
"Are you happy?" Su Ren squeezed towards Dong Qian with a smile on his face. Dong Qian pushed him away in disgust and hit the car hard.
Zhang Hu did not come to greet them, and even the merchants were nowhere to be seen. People were coming and going at the bustling city gate, but there was no one to greet them. With the crowd entering the city, they waited in line for a long time before entering Wenshui
.Today is Wenshui’s market day, people from all over come here, and many merchants from other places come to Wenshui to purchase goods from Yelang.
Su Ren asked Huang Shisan to find a random inn for everyone to rest. Huang Shisan nodded and led people straight to the east of the city. The east of the city is the wealthy area of Wenshui, where the county government is located, and the inn here is the best in Wenshui.
After entering the store, he asked for a few rooms and sent everyone to rest. Su Ren felt very hungry and asked the store owner to prepare food, so he ate in the store.
"I found you!" A fat palm patted Su Ren's shoulder heavily.
Su Ren, who was eating happily, turned around and saw Cui Jiuming standing next to him, sweating profusely. His face was covered with dust and mud mixed with sweat. As he chewed the food in his mouth, Su Ren
His words were a little slurred: "Why are you here? It seems like something happened?"
Cui Jiuming nodded repeatedly: "Something happened, something big happened!"
Su Ren frowned and looked at Cui Jiuming: "What's wrong? Speak slowly!"
Huang Shisan brought a bowl of water to Cui Jiuming. Cui Jiuming drank half of the bowl in one breath and then wiped his mouth: "Just after you left Chengdu, I received news from my father from Chang'an." Cui Jiuming
He lowered his body and looked around with his two wandering eyes: "The news from Chang'an said that Your Majesty is under house arrest by the Empress Dowager!"
"House arrest?" Su Ren was not surprised. According to the development of history, Liu Che had no chance to take power during the lifetime of the Empress Dowager Dou. He could only be passive. It was not until Dou's death that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to exert his power.
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Seeing that Su Ren did not express anything, Cui Jiuming quickly said: "It is the emperor who supports the purchase of our horses and cattle. His Majesty is now under house arrest, and our cattle and horse business is over!"
"That's it?" Su Ren then lowered his head to eat: "Do you think something big happened? Cattle and horses are not only needed by the imperial court. All princes and kings are rushing to get them. If the imperial court doesn't want them, they will sell them to others. I'm sorry that the imperial court doesn't dare.
Don’t worry if the talks collapse! No matter who is in power, our business will be fine.”
Cui Jiuming breathed a sigh of relief: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. If you don't believe it, just wait. Mr. Cui will definitely send another letter in a few days, so we can rest assured."
"Hey!" Cui Jiuming picked up the bowl of water and drank it all: "I didn't sleep for three days after hearing this news. I hurriedly chased you. Who knew you went to Yuanshan? I rushed to Yuanshan
Shan, you came here again. By the time I got here, you had already entered the mountain. In the past ten days, I have not thought about food or tea. Look, I have lost weight!"
"Haha, it's better to lose weight, and be healthier!"
Cui Jiuming relaxed and felt a little hungry. He slapped the table and called the shopkeeper over. He offered him a hundred dollars and prepared a banquet on the table. The two chatted while eating. Su Ren told Cui his reasoning.
Jiu Ming reassured him. With Su Ren as his backbone, Cui Jiuming finally felt relieved and let go of his hands and feet. He ate up the whole banquet in an instant like a storm.
While burping and drinking the special digestion tea with warm water, Su Ren asked: "It seems that our emperor has failed again this time. He has worked so hard to gather so many people, and their ending will not be good this time.
Haha!" After laughing twice, Su Ren suddenly thought of something and asked quickly: "Is there any news about Mr. Dong Zhongshu Dong?"
Cui Jiuming raised his head and slapped him hard on the head: "Oh, look at me, I almost forgot about the business. My father said that this time the Empress Dowager was so angry that she seemed to want to change the emperor.
As a matter of fact, many people around His Majesty were involved, Tian Fu was dismissed from office, Mr. Dong was also imprisoned, and Tingwei was ordered to interrogate him strictly."
Su Ren frowned. If Dong Qian knew that her father was in danger, no one knew what would happen. Su Ren thought for a moment: "If there is anything else, let me tell you."
"The King of Huainan, Liu An, has come to Beijing, obviously to pay homage to the Queen Mother. In fact, everyone knows his purpose. For more than a year, we have cleaned up the people who King Huainan had left in Shu County. There are rumors that King Huainan may take action against Shu County."
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"How prepared are they?"
Cui Jiuming shook his head: "We don't know this yet. Of course we won't send troops to attack. With Liu An's sinister nature, it is very likely that he will take advantage of the imperial court."
Su Ren couldn't sit still, turned around and said to Huang Shisan: "Go quickly, wake up everyone, let's go back to Chengdu overnight!"
Huang Shisan quickly agreed and went out to call someone.
Seeing Su Ren's solemn expression, Cui Jiuming asked in a low voice: "Is things bad?"
"It's not just bad, it's very bad. You also go back overnight to ask our Sichuan Chamber of Commerce to restrain itself. Don't run away from other places' business. Leave what you can to others to others. If it doesn't work, just stop it. Manage our two businesses well."
It’s a trade route, remember, no one can get involved in the business of the trade route, if it doesn’t work, go to Sun Er Mazi and ask him to send someone to deal with it.”
"Is it that serious?"
"Humph, you also said that Liu An is shady and the Empress Dowager is angry. Who knows what the Empress Dowager will do after Liu An's instigation. It's better to be careful."
"Okay! I'll go back right now!" Cui Jiuming stood up quickly, forgetting to salute, and hurried out the door.
The sleepy-eyed guards and a group of people came out of their respective rooms. The fatigue of the past ten days and only half an hour's sleep certainly did not relieve them. Before anyone could ask, Su Ren jumped out: "You haven't had a good rest yet."
, Hard work, there are some problems with the shops in Chengdu, I have to rush back to Chengdu overnight, I guess you don’t want to stay in Wenshui, so I asked everyone to go back together, and those who are sleepy can sleep in the car again, time cannot be delayed, time is
money!"
Dong Qian snorted: "You are such a good businessman and a profiteer!"
Su Ren smiled, urging everyone to go back and pack up, and get ready to set off immediately.
The moon has come up, illuminating the newly built streets in Wenshui County. Shops on both sides of the street are one after another, and lanterns are hung in front of the doors. The wind blows over and the lights make a roaring sound. Su Ren is riding on the horse and remembers his first time.
The first time I came to Wenshui, it was also a night, and I was so busy that I almost had the current county magistrate Zhang Hu arrested as a bad guy.
He turned his head and glanced at Leng Jun, who was walking beside him, and pointed to a house in front of him. Leng Jun smiled slightly. That was the back door of the county government office. The original lantern with the word "Chang" was replaced by the word "Zhang", and the door also changed its name.
Seeing a group of people coming from a distance, the doorman glanced at them for a few times and quickly got in.
"This guy's courage is far worse than the one before! That guy dared to fight against the cold knight, this guy is just a rat!"
Leng Jun shook his head, straightened his horse's head and leaned close to Su Ren: "What happened?"
Su Ren glanced at Leng Jun: "It's okay! It's a small matter!"
"Don't lie to me, just tell me. I won't tell anyone."
"It's nothing, it's just that there are some problems in the store, go back and solve them, really!" Su Ren answered sincerely.
Leng Jun snorted: "Forget it if you don't say it!"
Su Ren sighed, drove his horse to catch up with Leng Jun, stuck his head out and took a look: "Are you angry?"
"snort!"
"Okay, it's okay to tell you." He looked back at the carriage and said, "Mr. Dong has been imprisoned!"
"Mr. Dong? That Mr. Dong?"
Su Ren pointed at the carriage. Leng Jun was immediately shocked: "Ah, this...!"
"Shh!" Su Ren quickly made a gesture of silence: "Keep your voice down, don't let her hear!"
They arrived at the city gate in a mighty manner. The city gate was closed tightly. A dozen gatekeepers stood in the doorway in high spirits without blinking. It was a huge difference from before.
Huang Shisan yelled: "Who is in charge here?"
"I'm in charge!" The voice spoke above the head. Zhang Hu stood quietly on the tower under the moonlight, looking very tall. (To be continued)