Liu Caichun was originally very happy to return to her parents' home, but what happened at her parents' home really made her feel panicked. After returning from her parents' home, she was in a very depressed mood, with sadness and depression weighing heavily on her heart like two big rocks, which made her feel depressed all night.
She couldn't even smile. After dinner, she returned to her cabin early.
It was late at night, and Liu Caichun stood alone on the bow of the boat, looking silently at the south, his heart empty and full of inexplicable loss.
At this moment, a strong arm wrapped around her shoulders, and she smelled a familiar scent, and she couldn't help but snuggle her whole body into it.
"Are you not in a good mood?" Guo Song asked in a low voice.
Two tears rolled down from Liu Caichun's eyes. She leaned her face on her husband's chest and cried silently.
Guo Song did not disturb her and let her cry as much as she wanted. After a while, Liu Caichun slowly stopped crying. She wiped away her tears and said embarrassedly: "I haven't cried like this for a long time!"
"In fact, your family may have thought more about it. They should be worried that your great-grandmother cannot withstand the bumps of the journey. I heard your eldest sister say that you treat the elderly as treasures. I think they care for the elderly more and hope that she will
She can spend her old age peacefully and peacefully. She is getting older, and she really can’t afford to go back and forth and travel thousands of miles."
"But...but, my great-grandmother has always wanted to go back to her hometown and pay homage to her parents. She cried today. She has never cried before."
Speaking of this, Liu Caichun said sadly: "As juniors, we should fulfill her last wish!"
Guo Song advised softly: "The old man's crying should be just an emotion. To be honest, when she goes back, she is likely to face a different world. Will her home still be there? Will her parents' cemetery still be there? If everything is gone
, will she be even more sad?”
Liu Caichun was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly and said: "My husband is right, my great-grandmother's home was in the old Chang'an City and was razed to the ground long ago, and her parents' tombs are unknown. I thought the problem was too simple, but.
.....Why!"
Liu Caichun sighed sadly, and Guo Song held her tightly in his arms and said to her in a deep voice: "Of course I will fulfill your wish for you, so be it! I will move all your people to Chang'an later.
Arrange them in Xinfeng County and regain Luoyang in the future. If they want, they can return to their hometown.
In this way, your grandmother can go back to Chang'an together, and then I will ask the inner guards to find out whether her brothers and sisters are still alive, and it is best to find her parents' cemetery, so that her wish can be fulfilled."
Liu Caichun was so moved that she couldn't help but cry loudly in her husband's arms. This time, the joy and sadness in her heart were vented together.
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Another major event happened in Yangzhou City last night. Two thousand soldiers of the Plum Blossom Guard stationed in Yangzhou raided 13 large merchants overnight. These large merchants had previously paid huge deposits and were only included in the first round of liquidation.
was spared.
That liquidation caused hundreds of Yangzhou giant merchants to flee Yangzhou, either following the Liu family to Chang'an or to Jiangnan. However, many giant merchants still stayed. Each of them paid thousands to tens of thousands of dollars in deposits and received
exemption.
They thought Zhu Si would let them go, but they never thought that the deposit they paid did not exempt them. They were just a group of fat sheep locked in a pen. When Zhu Si needed money, the butcher's knife came again.
once raised to them.
The streets of Yangzhou have been filled with uproar, and the whole Yangzhou is shrouded in the cry of slaughter. Ever since Zhu Si took action against the big businessmen in Yangzhou, the entire Yangzhou business has been in depression. More than half of the shops have closed down, and a large number of people at the bottom have lost their jobs.
, the foreign population in Yangzhou dropped by more than 70%. On the contrary, Runzhou on the other side of the Yangtze River became commercially prosperous. Many large overseas businessmen who originally came to Yangzhou to do business went to Runzhou.
This time, Yangzhou's big businessmen were slaughtered again, and the people of Yangzhou burst into mourning. They all knew that Yangzhou's business was going to be completely finished.
In the Yuelai Restaurant on Dongguan Street in Jiangdu County, dozens of drinkers were filled with indignation and denounced Zhu Si for ruining Yangzhou.
"No one's money is blown by strong winds. The wealth of businessmen is also accumulated over generations. After working hard day and night, every penny accumulated was robbed overnight. Not only did they take wealth, but they also killed people.
, Zhu Si is simply more vicious than a robber!"
"If the Jin army comes to attack, I will be the first to open the city gate to welcome them!"
"Rebellious ministers and traitors are rebellious ministers and traitors. Even if a man named Zhu is the Emperor of Heaven, he will never be recognized by the people of the world. We, the people of Yangzhou, will not recognize him!"
The drinkers angrily criticized Zhu Si for his shamelessness and cruelty. At this time, two drinkers paid for their drinks and quietly got up and left.
Not long after, more than a hundred Plum Blossom Guard soldiers came with swords and surrounded the Yuelai Restaurant. Only then did the shopkeeper realize that the two drinkers just now must be Plum Blossom Guard spies.
The shopkeeper was so worried that he ran up to the second floor and shouted: "Something bad happened, the Plum Blossom Guard is here!"
The drinkers were stunned for a moment, and then they became a mess. Everyone rushed towards the stairs. There was the sound of smashing plates everywhere. The shopkeeper was heartbroken, but he didn't want to stop him. Although the drinkers didn't pay, he now
I couldn't care less, I just wanted the drinkers to go out quickly.
Compared with the loss of a small amount of money for dishes and food and drinks, the plum blossom guard went into the restaurant to arrest people. The loss was terrible. Maybe he and his waiters would be arrested.
The Plum Blossom Guard soldiers outside the restaurant were about to enter the restaurant to arrest people, but unexpectedly, a large number of drinkers suddenly rushed out of the restaurant and ran like crazy. The Plum Blossom Guard soldiers shouted and arrested people all over the street, and people all over the street walked out of their homes.
, the street was quickly crowded with people.
At this time, a drinker was pushed down, and he bit the soldier's leg hard. The soldier screamed in pain, and he suddenly became murderous. He pulled out his knife and chopped off the drinker's head with a single blow.
This knife ignited the anger of the people in the street. Someone shouted, "Kill them!"
The long-simmering anger of the people finally broke out at this moment. Tens of thousands of people rushed towards more than a hundred Plum Blossom Guard soldiers from all directions, punching, kicking, biting with their teeth, and beating them with wooden sticks.
Xue Lun, the general in charge of Yangzhou, received the news and immediately ordered tens of thousands of soldiers to enter the town to suppress the situation. By this time, tens of thousands of people on Dongguan Street had dispersed, and more than a hundred Plum Blossom Guard soldiers, all bloody and bloody, fell to death on the street.
Xue Lun was furious and ordered the soldiers to search the houses and shops in Dongguan Street door to door. All the young and strong men were arrested without explanation. If he was found to have participated in the street riots, his life might not be saved in serious cases.
If it can be proven that he did not participate in the riots, it will cost at least a sum of money to redeem him.
There is a quite large inn in the north of Jiangdu County, called Guitu Inn, which was the former Gaosheng Inn. Gaosheng Inn has closed, and the new Guitu Inn has been opened.
The Return Inn is the intelligence point of the Jinwei Mansion in Yangzhou. The shopkeeper is named Zhang Xing. He has ten men under him, all of whom are Jinwei Mansion's intelligence spies.
News of the riot on Dongguan Street also reached the inn, and Zhang Xing immediately sent his men to find out the news.
Several clerks ran back one after another, and they brought shocking news. The Yangzhou garrison was arresting people door to door in the Dongguan Street area. They had already arrested nearly 10,000 people. Dozens of people resisted violently during the arrest and were arrested.
kill.
At this time, a waiter and another person walked into the inn quickly, "Housekeeper, Chief Li is here!"
Chief Li was Li Run, the former superintendent of Jiangyang County. When the Jin army transported Tie Huolei to Runzhou, they received great assistance from Li Run. Their family was a local prominent family and spent money to manage the Luoyang official department. Li Run
Runbian was promoted from Jiangyang County Chief to Chief of Jiangdu County.
Of course, the Li family was betting on Chang'an. At that time, Li Run could choose between the two positions of Jiangyang County Magistrate and Jiangdu Registrar. They asked the Jin Wei Mansion for instructions and received a reply from Jin Wang Guo Song, asking him to choose Jiangdu.
County Registrar.
The Jiangdu County Registrar is not only a simple provider of information, but more importantly, he also has a large number of documents and files in the entire Yangzhou area. As long as these important documents and files are preserved, it will be very beneficial to the recovery of Yangzhou's business.
Guo Song was not too concerned about the information he provided about Yangzhou. Guo Song was more concerned about the position of chief clerk itself.
The Return Inn is also in the name of the Li family, and it is recorded in the official archives as the capital invested by the Li family. This makes it easier for Li Run to come to the inn to meet.
"Why are Director Li here?" Zhang Xing asked him as he invited him to the shopkeeper's room.
Li Run waved his hand, "Something big is going to happen. Xue Lun is going to send all the captured Yangzhou people to Chuzhou to dry salt. The governor and the county magistrate went to the military camp to intercede, but it seems to have no effect. I also got news that Prime Minister Liu Feng requested
Luoyang is very anxious to confiscate the properties of all the remaining thirty-seven merchants, and Xue Lun may take action soon."
"What other news?" Zhang Xing asked again.
"There is also a rumor that Li Na sent people to secretly meet with several officials. I don't know whether this news is true or not. I personally prefer it to be true."
Li Run couldn't stay in the inn for long, so he explained a few more words and left in a hurry.
Looking at Li Run's retreating figure, Zhang Xing immediately realized that the situation in Yangzhou was about to get out of control, and various conflicts began to break out.
Zhang Xing immediately returned to the inn and wrote a pigeon letter, which was sent to the Runzhou Military Office...