The courtyard where Su Ren lived suddenly became lively because many people came. The courtyard was very large and had many rooms, which was enough for dozens of families to live in. Su Ren had no family members, so he freed up the entire backyard for
For the families of the craftsmen who moved in, Su Ren was very generous to these people. Not only did he not charge money but he also took care of the food, and he even gained the gratitude of the craftsmen.
From that day on, Liu Jian came to the other courtyard more and more often. He would not leave many times and took Su Ren to hide in a place where no one was around to talk. Han Qing was curious and asked Huang Shisan and Man Niu, but
But he found the wrong person and asked Su Ren again, but Su Ren told Han Qing with a smile that everything would be clear in a few days.
At noon that day, Su Ren was playing with some children in the yard. He listened to the children telling about the past of Luo Datou's mother. Su Ren listened with interest to the gossip. He didn't know where these boys knew about it.
Yes, he actually said he had a nose and eyes, and it felt like he was seeing it with his own eyes. The others giggled with joy, and Luo Datou followed suit, not knowing that he was the laughing stock of others.
Liu Jian came again, this time with a red face. He neither rushed Su Ren to talk, nor interrupted the children's excited narrations. Liu Jian also laughed with the children when they expressed their happiness.
The children were frightened and quickly turned around to look. Su Ren was an outsider and had a pleasant appearance, so the children were naturally not afraid. Liu Jian was a young master from the Huainan Kingdom. Although he had lost power, the fear of the powerful still kept the children away from Liu Jian.
Far away. The story stopped immediately, and a few clever children had already ran to the backyard.
Su Ren handed a plate of cakes next to him to Luo Datou, patted his head, and motioned for him to take it down and share it with everyone. Then he invited Liu Jian to sit down and said, "Looking at your appearance today, there seems to be some clues about this matter?"
Liu Jian nodded repeatedly: "I have contacted some people and they have agreed."
"It's indeed a good thing, but can we find out their details?"
"That's natural. They are also the victims of this chaos. They have come forward to contact people, and they are much better than me! They also sent people to inquire and found out that these people have no contact with the prince and fifth uncle, and they are always under their control.
Bully."
"Okay! When are you going to take action?"
"I think the sooner the better, what do you think, sir?"
Su Ren shook his head: "I heard that the imperial envoy is coming soon. Otherwise, we have to wait for the day when the imperial envoy enters the city. What do you think, young master?"
"I'm afraid not!" Liu Jian said: "The imperial envoy has just arrived in Luoyi, and it will take more than half a month to reach Shouchun. The art of war will be vigorous and weak, and it will be over after half a month when people's hearts become cold."
"This is all done with the art of war? It's amazing!" Su Ren gave a thumbs up.
Liu Jian chuckled: "The contact will be completed in three days. Once completed, I will be ready to start. Although it is a bit hasty, the news will not be leaked."
"That's okay! Then I wish you success soon!" Su Ren picked up the tea bowl and touched it with Liu Jian.
Three days was neither long nor short. Liu Jian did a good job keeping secret this time. Neither Liu An nor Liu Qian noticed anything beforehand. That morning, Liu An had not yet
When he woke up, the palace servant knocked on the door loudly. Liu An was furious, got down to the ground, and opened the door with his sword.
"Your Majesty, no, it's not good!"
"Why are you so panicked? You are also an old man in the house. How come you don't know the rules?"
"Your Majesty, something big has happened!" The chamberlain hurriedly knelt down and looked at Liu An pitifully.
Liu An took a deep breath: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"It's chaos! The city!" the chamberlain said incoherently: "They are crazy, they are coming this way, and the gate of the house is blocked..."
Liu An raised his foot and kicked the chamberlain in the chest: "Tell me carefully, what happened?"
Liu Qian, Liu Hong, Zuo Wu, Wu Fei and other Liu An's confidants were quickly called into the palace. The main door could no longer be accessed, and there was no need to think about the back door. These people all came in by climbing over the wall. Fortunately, the literati at that time were not yet fully
Without force, climbing over the wall is relatively easy.
In the lobby, Liu An was anxiously walking around, rubbing his hands and pacing: "Tell me, what should I do now?"
Liu Qian said: "Immediately send someone to find the lieutenant. There is a rebellion in Huainan. We should send troops to suppress it. These untouchables besieged the palace. They are tired of living!"
"Absolutely not!" Wu Ban said quickly: "From what I can see, there are tens of thousands of people coming this time. If we send troops to suppress it, it may really trigger a civil uprising and get out of hand! Besides, these people gathered at the gate of the palace.
It was excusable before, and I must have lost my livelihood, so I had no choice but to turn to the King for help."
Liu Hong nodded, stood up and saluted: "Father, my child also thinks that Wu Zhonglang is right. At this time, Shouchun cannot really be in chaos! My child guessed that there must be someone behind the people's troubles, otherwise
They won't all pop up at the same time, on the same day."
"Who ordered it?"
Zuo Wu said: "Who instigated it can be investigated slowly. The top priority is how to deal with these people. It seems that if the king does not explain today, the matter may not be settled."
"Bold Zuo Wu, how do you want your father to explain? Is it possible to let those untouchables live in the palace?" Liu Qian was alone today and could only fight alone, and almost everyone's suggestions had to be refuted.
Wu was laughed at: "Open the warehouse to stock up on grain and send troops into the city to avoid greater riots."
Liu An thought for a moment: "It's okay to mobilize troops into the city, and open warehouses to store grain... It may be difficult to support the food in Changping warehouse, especially if we use military rations."
"The grain and grass that your Majesty has hoarded outside the city can be spread out a bit." Wu Bei immediately suggested.
Liu Hong quickly said: "What Wu Zhonglang said is indeed a solution, but the number of those people is too large. Even if the food and grass outside the city can solve the urgent need, it will be a drop in the bucket. Today's things have temporarily calmed down, but what will happen tomorrow? In my opinion
Look, we still have to find a way to open the closed shops and bring back the big businesses that have fled. This is a long-term solution."
Liu Qian smiled: "Fifth brother, do you know where those wealthy families who escaped have gone? Even if they are found, they may not come back. I should not have let these people go in the first place." Turning around, he said to Liu An: "Father, I still feel that
Sending troops to suppress them is the most effective. As long as these untouchables know how to be afraid, they will never do this again!"
Zuo Wu smiled: "Your Majesty, where do you think we should send troops and horses to suppress it? How many troops and horses are appropriate?"
"Our Huainan country has a strong army and strong horses. Where can we find a suitable army? Just the county soldiers responsible for defending Shouchun. My father can order the lieutenant to lead the troops to protect the palace. How dare he disrespect the king's order?"
Zuo Wu smiled again: "On weekdays, the lieutenant might not dare, but today it is hard to say. The matter has been going on for such a long time, and there has been no movement from the Prime Minister and the lieutenant. It is probably impossible to count on them."
"Then let's mobilize Father's private soldiers. Aren't they just outside the city?"
"Once the private soldiers enter the city and there is a conflict, I believe that the lieutenant will never sit idly by and attack the people from both inside and outside. Even if the king's private soldiers win, the losses will be huge."
Liu Qian was speechless and sat on the ground dejectedly. There was really no chance of winning if he fought alone. The idea he finally came up with was immediately criticized and criticized. He was also said to be speechless. Liu An even looked at it.
The look in his eyes was a little weird. At this time, Liu Qian thought of his manpower, but unfortunately the only two he had left were angry with him.
Liu An, one tall and two tall, was pacing the whole time and did not express any opinions on the discussion in the hall.
"Father, I would like to go out for a visit on my father's behalf. With the comfort, the people will not be in trouble. If not, I will come to borrow some food from the wealthy households staying in the city to stabilize the situation in the city for the time being."
Wu Bei nodded: "What the Fifth Young Master said is absolutely true. This is the only way we can do now."
Liu An took a deep breath and nodded: "Okay, let's do this first! We can calm these people for now, but we must find out who is behind it. He is so vicious, I will never let him go!"
Liu Jian and Su Ren hid in a far corner and watched. A large group of people gathered in front of the palace. Compared with the demonstrations in later generations with banners and slogans, these Han people were simply too civilized and did not scream.
There were no slogans, not even a confrontation. A large group of people knelt in darkness outside the palace, saying nothing, allowing the cold wind and hunger to harm themselves.
Liu Jian looked excited: "What do you think, sir? It's quite huge, right? All the people who can come are here today, and my grandfather must have a headache now."
Su Ren sighed and shook his head: "To be honest, it's really not that good. If I were the king of Huainan, I wouldn't pay attention to it. I would leave naturally when those people are so hungry that they can't stand it anymore."
Liu Jian's face instantly turned green: "What should we do?"
"Shout! Shout loudly! To do this, you must have a demand, and you must let the King of Huainan and the entire Shouchun people know that only by shouting out your demands can it have an effect. Thousands of people shout loudly together, and they will all be heard.
Terrified."
"What to shout?"
"You need to eat, you need to live! These two sentences are enough, keep shouting, and shout together, and the voice must be loud!"
"Is it possible?" Liu Jian frowned.
"It's better than kneeling in silence. They've been kneeling for so long. Maybe your grandfather doesn't even know. Give it a try. It won't take much effort to speak out."
It didn't take long, and shouts came from somewhere one after another. It was sporadic at first, but it didn't take long before it gathered into a loud voice. When everyone shouted together, the feeling of blood boiling came. From lying on the ground with lowered head
On the ground, they straightened up and stared at the palace. Finally, they stood up straight and raised their right hands. The sound was loud and deafening. Every time they shouted, the bright gatehouse of the palace shook three times, and pieces of dust fell down.
"Squeak!" The gate of the palace opened, and Liu Hong walked out of the gate under the protection of more than a dozen guards. Hearing it inside the door was one thing, but seeing it when he actually came out was another feeling.
"It's out!" Liu Jian was overjoyed.
Following Liu Jian's finger, he looked over and saw that the person he saw was Liu Hong. Su Ren rolled his eyes and told Liu Jian: "Go quickly, don't let them continue changing. Don't stop. When the King of Huainan comes out, it will count!"