Su Ren took advantage of the darkness and sneaked out of the courtyard under the leadership of Han Qing. The few people watching him outside the door had been cleared away by Huang Shisan, leaving only an empty street. He passed by a fruit stall.
When I was walking, I grabbed a few lychees, peeled them off and stuffed them into my mouth. The fruits were not full and the taste was not good, and the astringent taste was uncomfortable in my mouth.
Huang Shisan kicked the fruit stall: "It's strange that people selling fruit at night are not spies! These guys don't even think about it."
Su Ren smiled, threw the rest of the lychees back into the pile, and glanced at the spy who fell under the wall: "Dead?"
Huang Shisan shook his head: "You told me not to hurt anyone, but I didn't kill him!"
"That's good, let's go!"
He left the fruit stall and continued walking forward with everyone. The streets were deserted, probably because everyone felt that something big had happened and no longer wanted to go out as soon as it got dark. The doors of the houses on both sides of the street were all closed, and thick curtains closed the doors.
The lights inside were cut off, leaving only the moon above the head and the comet with its long tail, illuminating the earth palely.
"A comet hitting the moon would scare people so much. I don't know how long this kind of fearful life will last?" Han Qing sighed.
Walking into a dark alley, a stench penetrated Su Ren's nostrils, and a rustling sound came from the shadows. Huang Shisan quickly drew out his weapon and stood in front of Su Ren: "Who is it? Come out!"
Seven or eight beggars in ragged clothes showed their heads shivering, shrank down, and knelt on the ground. There were men, women, and children among them. Since the comet hit the moon, the beggars in Shouchun City have become more and more popular.
The more. The reason may be that the big households are preparing to run away, resell their fields and workshops or go out of business. Those who rely on leasing fields and working in workshops suddenly lose their source of livelihood and have no choice but to beg.
Su Ren suddenly looked like a fly seeing shit and said to Han Qing: "Good opportunity, absolutely good opportunity."
Han Qing was a little confused: "Sir, what good opportunity did you say?"
Su Ren looked excited: "Tomorrow, I will send someone to Jiangsu tomorrow and ask Lao Cui to bring someone over. Since someone wants to sell his property, we can get a bargain."
"This! What if, really..."
Su Ren's face was a little red with excitement, because it was night and no one else could see it: "There is no such thing as a chance. It is a good opportunity to buy the bottom. They will get rid of it very cheaply in a hurry. When the big investors find out that nothing happened,
When the time comes, if you want to buy it back, you will have to pay double or even ten times the price. Remember, you must send someone tomorrow, the sooner the better!"
After walking around in the streets and alleys of Shouchun for almost half an hour, a corner door appeared in front of me, with two doors standing at the door. The two of them were particularly energetic at night, and their eyes looked left and right. They did not hide in
Instead of sleeping in the doorway, he stood at the door and looked at both ends of the street. The arrival of Su Ren and others immediately aroused their vigilance.
Han Qing stopped and winked at Su Ren: "We're here, right there."
Huang Shisan took long strides and walked towards the two doors. The three people talked for a while, and one door ran into the yard, and the other held his hands and saluted Su Ren. When they came to the door, the corner door was
The door was open, and he made a gesture of invitation. He walked in first and showed Su Ren and others the way.
The yard was also pitch dark. I didn't know where the door was. He picked up a lantern from somewhere and bent down to control the light of the lantern at Su Ren's feet. It seemed like the rules of a wealthy family. Just with this unique skill of holding a lantern,
I know that the person in front of me who looks like Menzi is definitely not Menzi.
Although the yard is not big, it was too dark to see clearly the layout of the yard. I only felt that after turning two corners, the door led a few people to stop in front of a big house. The lights were on in the house, and when they came
, the door opened just in time. An old man and two young men appeared in front of Su Ren. The old man in the leader was already quite old, with a gray beard hanging on his chest, a few teeth missing, and his face looked a little shriveled.
There are two middle-aged men behind them. One has a long and powerful face. He holds the hilt of his sword with one hand and puts his other hand on his waist. He spreads his legs and holds his head high. This is the standard posture of a warrior. The other has a loyal face.
His face and soft eyes make people feel close to him just by looking at him.
The three of them saluted Su Ren together: "The Prime Minister of Huainan, the Lieutenant of Huainan, and the Internal Secretary of Huainan have met Dr. Su!"
Su Ren quickly returned the gift. After seeing the gift, the Prime Minister stepped aside and said: "Doctor Su, please!"
The Han Dynasty had not yet implemented the nine-rank Zhongzheng system. The size of an official depended on his salary. The salary of a country's prime minister was two thousand dan, and the lieutenant and internal history were compared to two thousand dan. Su Ren was a Guanglu doctor, a Zhonglang general, or
The combined salary of the Marquis of Guannei is more than two thousand dan, so Su Ren's official position is higher than that of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister should pay homage to Su Ren first.
After entering the room, the guests and hosts were seated. Most of the water glasses in front of them were missing. The three of them must have been discussing for a long time. Su Ren looked at the three representatives of the imperial court in Huainan Kingdom and suddenly laughed: "The three of them actually
Aren't you afraid that Liu An will send someone to have a secret meeting at this time? If we kill all three of them in one fell swoop, the Huainan Kingdom will really become the back garden of Liu An's family!"
The lieutenant snorted coldly: "Doctor Su thinks too highly of Liu An. I'm not bragging. If Liu An dares to rebel, I can crush the Huainan Palace with just one order!"
"It's not whether they dare or not, but they are doing it now!" With this sentence, Su Ren's score for this second-rate lieutenant dropped a few points: "Since the astronomical phenomenon appeared, Liu An has started taking action. At present,
We have hoarded more than 50,000 dan of grain and grass, and private soldiers are being mobilized frequently, but we are indifferent to the panic of the people in Shouchun City. Don’t you think it’s strange?”
The internal history hurriedly said: "We have heard about this matter, but everything must abide by the laws of the Han Dynasty. The laws do not say that the princes and kings cannot recruit private soldiers. Moreover, the private soldiers recruited by the King of Huainan should not exceed a hundred people at a time.
It happens to be within the permission of Han law, and we can't interfere."
"Then you don't make any preparations?" Su Ren was a little angry. He is a nerd and a nerd. No wonder they have been in Huainan for so long and they can still sit here safely. I don't know what kind of thing this Prime Minister is.
, it is said that during the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, the Prime Minister deceived the military talisman from Liu An, so that the Huainan Kingdom was not allowed to participate in the rebellion. I think there must be some wisdom, right?
The Prime Minister added: "We have reported the recent events to the imperial court. The imperial court will naturally give us an answer on what to do. This must be the Huainan Kingdom. If we act too much, we may cause trouble."
Su Ren let out a long sigh, stared at the Prime Minister, and smiled helplessly: "Then just wait, wait until Liu An really takes action, and then you will take action. However, I would like to advise the three of you not to appear in the same place at the same time recently.
It’s a better place to avoid being swept away by others.”
"Thank you, Doctor Su, for reminding me, I will understand later!"
As foreign ministers, they should not meet each other. Su Ren came here just to recognize people, so as not to cause trouble and one of his own people to beat his own people. Now it seems that there is no need for this at all. The three in front of him are all elm trees.
It would not be unjust if his head died in Liu An's hands. Su Ren lost interest in talking, lowered his head, picked up the water bowl, and took a sip.
The scene was a bit awkward. Han Qing quickly said: "Do you know the recent news from the court about the comet hitting the moon?"
The Prime Minister shook his head: "Huainan is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and even if it happened, it would not come so quickly. However, the court should have countermeasures for such major events, so we don't need to worry."
Han Qing shook his head, smiled helplessly, and didn't ask any more questions. After sitting there for a while, he was really bored, and Su Ren stood up to leave. The three state ministers did not stop him, they only said a few polite words, and then respectfully handed over to Su Ren.
Wait for someone to send it out.
After leaving the door, Su Ren frowned and asked Han Qing beside him: "Were they like this last time you came here?"
Han Qing nodded: "However, I think they are pretending on purpose. After being in Huainan for so long, Liu An will naturally test them. The three of them still can't figure out which side the gentleman is on, so they
We will wait patiently. If Liu An really wants to take action, the three of them will definitely have measures. Jiyu has been staring at them these past few days, and the three of them have been discussing for a long time every night. It should not be what we see."
Su Ren took a deep breath: "Maybe, I hope the three of them know what to do."
The incident of the comet hitting the moon is getting more and more serious, and the people in Shouchun City are panicking. The more this happens, the happier Liu An is. He has adopted a posture of indifference. He will wait until the people's resentment boils over, and if he raises his arms, he should also respond.
This was a plan formulated by Liu An and his group of think tanks, so until now, Shouchun City still has not increased its defensive forces, and there are even fewer public officers patrolling the streets.
Things are getting more and more urgent. Liu An has been sleeping less and less recently, but his energy is getting better and better. On the surface, Shouchun City has become a mess, but in fact Liu An has never relaxed his control over it. Su Ren walked out of the other courtyard.
From that moment on, Liu An got the news that Su Ren was going to the Prime Minister's house, and also knew that the Prime Minister was secretly discussing with the lieutenant and the internal history officer.
The moment he received the news, Liu An relaxed. Liu An had done in-depth research on Su Ren's acting style. When Su Ren appeared indifferent on the surface, he had actually begun to prepare secretly. When Su Ren was eager to act,
, but it shows that the matter is out of his control. Liu An is not afraid of Su Ren's actions, but is afraid of Su Ren's silence. This is why he keeps Su Ren under his nose.
Su Ren left the Prime Minister's house, and Liu An also got the contents of the conversation between Su Ren and the Prime Minister. After listening to the report, Liu An laughed: "Very good, let's see what else Su Ren can do."
Zuo Wu then laughed and said: "No matter how powerful Su Ren is, he only has a hundred guards. As long as he stays in Shouchun, he won't be able to make big waves."
"This is the reason why I left Su Ren in Shouchun. As long as he is within our sight, everything will be easier to handle!" After Liu An finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said, "The news from Ling'er came from Chang'an early this morning.
He said that the emperor is going to send someone to our Huainan Kingdom. Who among you knows what this person named Duan Hong is like?" (To be continued)