90 Three before he came out of the mountain

Just before everyone left, Yu Wenxian suddenly said coldly: "Everyone, my father, I heard that the price of rice has skyrocketed recently, if the people can't buy food, then they will ignore it like the victims, then the unlucky time is coming, my father, and you!" ”

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At night, the magnificent flower hall of Ji'an Houfu. Mao An, Boss Xue, and a few people who went to the Assassin's Mansion together during the day sat down as guests and hosts, and there were exquisite snacks and fruits on the table in front of each person, as well as wine.

"It's not easy to deal with, on the one hand, we ask for grain with the will of the imperial court, and what do we say about sealing our wives and sons, and on the other hand, we will post a notice, saying that from today onwards, anyone who takes the opportunity to raise the price of rice and bully the market will be investigated and punished, and the crime will be increased by one degree, this is for us." A red-faced fat man at the bottom pinched a piece of snack and said.

"Yes, who doesn't know now that the grain and rice in Jiangling City are in our hands, and we have raised it a little bit, but when we go below, after one hand, it will be ten taels and one stone, and in the end, we still have to carry this pot." The person on the other side continued.

"It's not a good sign if it goes on like this, ten taels and one stone, the people can't afford it, and we can't make any money, and now it's just consuming." Boss Xue spoke.

"We can afford it, it's a big deal to make a few less, what do they take and spend with us?" Mao An, who was at the top, put down his wine glass and said nonchalantly.

"What about the food donation?" Boss Xue asked,

"Donate! Each person donates a dozen stones, and the meaning is enough. Mao An said disdainfully.

"This, there are more and more victims, I'm afraid it's not enough, this Qi Guogong is here with silver, if he wants to buy it according to the market price, then won't we all work in vain?" Boss Xue asked.

"No—just more than a million taels of silver, oh, and the emperor before leaving...... The 500,000 given by the mound was less than 2 million taels of silver, and there were so many victims. Tens of thousands of mouths a day, can he feed it, besides, he still has to repair embankments, control rivers, prepare for war, and spring ploughing, which all require silver, and he is broken into two, which is not enough! What does he buy? He just wants to bleed from us. Mao An seemed to understand it very well.

"Then this Duke of Qi is left to rob, hahaha......" Everyone laughed.

"It's better to say it's a donation, it's better to say it's a direct robbery. Rest assured, Benhou has its own countermeasures. Then Mao An spoke triumphantly......

Early in the morning of the third day, Yu Wenxian called Song Ting and asked him to accompany him to Mingde Academy.

The two of them traveled lightly and simply, came to the gate of the academy, handed over the post, and said that they wanted to see Mr. Ji. After a while, the middle door opened, and a large number of Confucian scholars came out of Hulala, neatly lined up in six rows at the door, each line of eight people, and performed six salutes.

"You can't, I'm just here to visit Mr. Pang and Mr. Ji today, I can't stand such a big gift, you should accept it." Yu Wenxian hurriedly returned the salute.

"I respect the Zhou rites of the Great Zhou, the Son of Heaven enjoys the gift of the Eight Princes, the prince of Qi is the royal family, and he is in charge of the government, so he can naturally accept the gifts of the six princes." Ji Xin stepped forward and said.

"Let's please get up, Pang Lao can be in the academy?" Yu Wenxian asked.

"In the back mountain, I have already informed Qi Guogong that you want to come, please do it!" Ji Xin retreated to the side and motioned for the juniors and disciples to get up.

"Yes, please." Then Yu Wenxian followed Ji Xin to the back mountain. In a bamboo house in the back mountain, Yu Wenxian met the real helmsman of the academy, Mr. Pang Bo Pang.

"In Xia Changyu Wenxian, I have seen Mr. Pang." Yu Wenxian bowed respectfully. On the other side, the simple and unpretentious Pang Lao also gave Yu Wenxian a courtesy: "Grass people Pang Bo, I have seen His Royal Highness the Duke of Qi. ”

Seeing this, Yu Wenxian hurriedly got up and helped Pang Lao up, and said: "This is absolutely unacceptable, the younger generation is here to visit Pang Lao today, and he can't bear such a big gift, Pang Lao is old and his body is inconvenient, you can sit down first." ”

"Hehe, Heaven and Earth Monarch, this etiquette can't be messed up, Your Highness, please sit down, Ji Xin, serve tea." Pang Lao was very persistent.

"Thank you, Mr. Pang, thank you, sir." Yu Wenxian sat down steadily opposite your Pang Lao.

"Your Highness doesn't have to be polite, you are old and faint, and you haven't been out of the mountain for almost ten years, and you can hear that Your Highness brought a letter from an old friend......" Pang Lao looked at Yu Wenxian opposite and said slowly.

"Oh...... Here is the princess's letter. Yu Wenxian took out a letter from his arms and respectfully handed it to Pang Lao.

Pang Lao took it with both hands, unhurriedly opened the envelope, unfolded the letter, and looked at it carefully...... At this time, Ji Xin brought the tea, and Yu Wenxian just stared at the teacup after thanking him.

After a while, Pang Lao finished reading the letter, reloaded it into the envelope, stuffed it into his sleeve, and then asked, "How is Her Royal Highness Princess Qingshi now?" ”

"Her Royal Highness the princess is all right, watching the clouds roll like a cold moon." Yu Wenxian replied meaningfully.

"That's good, the breeze and the cold moon, the waves are not shocked, it is enlightened." Pang Lao seemed to be talking to himself, and Yu Wenxian was inconvenient to interject. Subsequently, Pang Lao asked: "This time, the Duke of Qi patrolled Jingzhou and was ordered to be in danger, and the people were very fortunate, so they did not fail to live up to Your Majesty's trust." ”

"The younger generation remembers the teachings. But now that I'm walking on thin ice, I'm afraid the trust won't work. Yu Wenxian shook his head again and again.

"Things are man-made, as long as you obey the will of heaven, win the hearts of the people, and uphold the right path, you will be indomitable, Jingzhou's affairs, the old decay has also heard of it, how can the deceased be like this, the old man is in waiting, I am afraid that I can't seek happiness for the fathers and elders of Jingzhou." Pang Lao shook his head and said.

"This ......" a hint of disappointment flashed in Yu Wenxian's eyes.

"The princess said in the letter that the situation in Jingzhou is complicated, and I am afraid that His Royal Highness has just arrived, and it will be difficult to be thoughtful for a while, so let the old man send someone to assist one or two, so the current matter will be handled by the futile who is not a weapon." Pang Lao pointed at Ji Xin.

"It couldn't be better!" Yu Wenxian was overjoyed, and then said: "The princess asked the younger generation to carry the letter, it turned out to be Pang Lao to be virtuous, and the princess's kindness cannot be repaid!" ”

"This is not the kindness given by the princess to Her Royal Highness, but the kindness that the princess gave to the people of Jingzhou." Pang Lao said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty and the princess are concerned about Jingzhou, so the younger generation will be more confident in doing things." Yu Wenxian nodded and said.

"Ji Xin, Yin Jun, Dane, the three of you come here." Pang Lao beckoned to the three disciples on the side and motioned for them to come over. After Ji Xin and the three of them came over, Pang Lao pointed to the three of them and said: "There are nearly a thousand disciples in this life, but there are only a few people who are often waiting on the side, although they have read some poetry and books, but after all, they lack experience, if Your Highness does not give up, just stay and be a doorman." ”

"So...... Thank you, Mr. Pang! Yu Wenxian got up and thanked him, then turned around and said to Ji Xin and the others: "The three old Pang disciples, if they don't give up, Xian and the three will be in the same boat in the future." ”

Ji Xin and the three of them glanced at each other, and then said in unison: "I am willing to follow the saddle of the Duke of Qi before and after!" ”

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After bidding farewell to Pang Lao, Yu Wenxian was proud, and took Ji Xin and Song Ting back to the house, on the way, Yu Wenxian saw that there were no outsiders present, and asked casually: "General Song, my father heard that there have been a lot of victims looting everywhere recently, and he robbed a temple a few days ago, is there such a thing?" ”

"Back to Qi Guogong, there is! The day before your arrival, some of the victims borrowed food from the Mingtai Temple outside the city and clashed with the monks. The last general has already been disposed of. Song Ting reported truthfully.

"Only the monks can be arrested, and there are no victims, because the weapons are the murderers, and the victims don't have any weapons in their hands, is that the case?" Yu Wenxian asked.

"Yes!" Song Ting returned.

"But I don't know why, Mr. Ji was not arrested?" Yu Wenxian suddenly asked Ji Xin with a smile.

"Eh......" Ji Xin and Song Ting glanced at each other, and immediately understood, so they had to answer truthfully: "Your Highness, I can't hide it, the grain borrowing incident that day was done in conspiracy with General Song, and the purpose was to ......"

Yu Wenxian waved his hand, stopped him, and then said: "Of course, this prince knows that the monks in the temple occupy a lot of food, but they don't care about the lives of the victims, and they are greedy for pleasure there. ”

"This is Mr. Ji's strategy, and the last general really can't get used to those bald donkeys." Song Ting is a rough man, so he couldn't hold back and scolded directly.

"This public guess is also that the use of soldiers is still very compatible, let alone dealing with those people. Mr. Ji, I'm going to have a lot of advice in the future. Yu Wenxian said half-jokingly.

"Don't dare, I'm afraid that my senior brothers are only afraid that their wisdom is short-sighted, and they have a negative trust." Ji Xin said modestly.

"Hahaha...... Today's three talents, congratulations, go! Let's talk about it later. Yu Wenxian laughed and galloped, and the people behind had to hurry to catch up.

When he arrived at the Assassin's Mansion, Yu Wenxian ordered someone to clean up the room, called Wu Ze and others, and held a simple banquet to celebrate the three senior disciples of the academy who came to help. After the banquet, in the lobby of the Assassin's Mansion, Yu Wenxian sat high in the middle, and said: "Everyone, from today on, Mr. Ji, Mr. Yin and Mr. Dai are all our own people, and everyone will know everything and say everything when discussing matters in the future."

"Hehe, Your Highness has the help of the three senior disciples of Pang Lao, why worry about the big thing? Mr. Ji, Mr. Yin, Mr. Dai, they will be colleagues in the future, take care of each other. Changshi Wu Ze said with a smile.

"Wu Changshi is polite, we should work together to benefit the people, and we should be united." Ji Xin returned.

"Well, what Mr. Ji said is right, for the benefit of the people, but now the people can't even eat their stomachs." Yu Wenxian said.

"Yes, His Royal Highness took great pains to invite those rich businessmen to come, so as to say, it has been three days, and the total amount of food donated is nearly 1,000 stones, but the victims outside the city are gathering more and more, and by now, eighteen people have starved to death, and ...... again" Wu Ze didn't finish speaking, Yu Wenxian exclaimed: "What? Someone starved to death again? And so much? ”

"yes, that bit of rice is not enough." Inspector Shi Cui Liang said: "And the porridge outside the city, it is difficult to maintain order, there are often robberies, and a few are trampled to death." ”

"I tell you, if I starve to death before I come, it can be counted on the head of God, and after I come, people who starve to death will be counted on the head of me, a thorn in history, and I, and you, if one dies again, we will be to blame!" Yu Wenxian said angrily.