Quanzhou Luoyang Bridge

"Li Sanjian, a disciple of the Sect of Teaching, pays a visit to his teacher!" Li Sanjian saw a carriage approaching the Luoyang Bridge, put his hands in front of his chest, first bowed, then knelt down on his knees, and bowed three times to Su Shi, who was being helped out of the carriage by his son Su Guo.

"Jian'er, please get up quickly, you are now a protégé of the Son of Heaven, the chief of Quanzhou, the old man can't afford such a big gift!" After Su Shi stepped out of the carriage, he said weakly after holding Li Sanjian in a false hand.

In the first month of the third year of Song Yuanfu, Emperor Zhezong Zhao Xu died of illness, and Zhao Ji succeeded to the throne as the new emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

After Zhao Ji succeeded to the throne, he was amnesty to the world, and Su Shi was pardoned, and was successively relocated to Lianzhou resettlement, Shuzhou regimental training deputy envoy, and Yongzhou resettlement.

In the first year of the Song Dynasty, Su Shi was moved to the court by the imperial court and was not sent, but Su Shi could return north and return to Kaifeng Mansion in Song Tokyo.

At this time, the sixty-five-year-old Su Shi has been deposed from Beijing for more than ten years, and has changed from a middle-aged man to an old man in the age of sixties, and he is seriously ill, and his days are numbered.

But at this time, Su Shi still insisted on returning north and insisted on returning to Kaifeng Mansion in Song Tokyo.

After Li Sanjian got the news, he ordered someone to take Shi, Su Guo and others who were passing by to Quanzhou, so as to fulfill the gifts of teachers and students, and fulfill the filial piety of disciples to the master.

Li Sanjian doesn't care, what protégé of the Son of Heaven is no longer allowed to worship the bullshit rules of the court under others, no matter what, the master is the master.

One day is a teacher and a father for life, although Su Shi once expelled Li Sanjian from the door for reasons of protecting Li Sanjian, but Su Shi is Li Sanjian's mentor, and he cannot change it in this life, and Li Sanjian also regards Su Shi as a teacher all his life.

At this time, Su Shi's long hair seemed to be covered with a layer of hoarfrost, his eyes were also deeply sunken, his face was thin and haggard, and his complexion was also gray and yellow.

Only from the meticulous clothing and hair can you see a trace of the past.

"Teacher, you... You are ... What's wrong? Li Sanjian grabbed a few steps, helped Su Shi, and asked with tears in his eyes.

"It's old, it's useless." Su Shi smiled.

After Li Sanjian wiped away a handful of tears, he waved his hand and ordered someone to push over a four-wheeled cart.

After Li Sanjian learned that Su Shi was seriously ill, he specially ordered someone to make this four-wheeled cart, which was covered with soft cushions, and it was more comfortable for people to sit on.

Li Sanjian then picked up Su Shi, who was no longer able to walk, gently put it in the cart, and took a fur blanket and gently covered Su Shi's legs.

Su Shi was seriously ill, and his body was unusually light, which made Li Sanjian even more sad.

"Jian'er, why don't you go to meet Hu Wenhai and Hu Xianggong on Fujian Road?" Su Shi leaned on the cushion, and the person felt much more comfortable, and after taking a breath, he said to Li Sanjian.

"Hu Xianggong? Hu Ti Punishment? Yes? At this time, Li Sanjian noticed Hu Wenhai who came to Quanzhou with Su Shi, isn't this person Hu Wenhai, the judge of the Guizhou Festival in the third year of Shaosheng? At that time, he was also the chief examiner of the Guizhou Liberation Examination, and he had several relationships with Li Sanjian. He... Mention some criminal affairs for the Criminal Prison Division of Fujian Road, then he is his own official, and he is the top boss. . .

What did he come to do? Li Sanjian secretly wondered in his heart.

Hu Wenhai looked at Li Sanjian and smiled silently.

Li Sanjian was taken aback, hurriedly walked in front of Hu Wenhai, and bowed his hand and said: "Student Li Sanjian visited Hu Tixing, the student was busy with the teacher's affairs, and neglected Hu Xianggong, hoping that Hu Xianggong will forgive his sins!" ”

Hu Wenhai, the criminal official of Fuzhou Prison Division, was Hu Wenhai, the judge of Guizhou Jiedu on Guangnan West Road that year, and Hu Wenhai was the chief examiner of the Guizhou Liberation Examination, so Li Sanjian regarded himself as a student in front of Hu Wenhai.

Of course, Hu Wenhai and Li Sanjian are old acquaintances, when the liberation test was issued, Hu Wenhai especially admired Li Sanjian, and after that, Li Sanjian won the first place, Hu Wenhai was also more sad in his heart, and felt sorry for Li Sanjian.

Later, Li Sanjian was the first champion and the first champion of Guangnan West Road, Hu Wenhai was of course happy for Li Sanjian, and felt a little proud of his vision back then.

Shortly thereafter, Hu Wenhai moved to Fujian Road to raise criminal affairs for the Fujian Road Criminal Prison Division. It is also a coincidence that Li Sanjian was "demoted" to Quanzhou shortly thereafter, and became the governor of Quanzhou, and Hu Wenhai became Li Sanjian's top boss. Because of the special relationship between Hu Wenhai and Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty, Hu Wenhai may also be moved to Beijing as an official.

At this time, due to the flood in Quanzhou, Li San resolutely discharged the flood and dismissed Wu Xiyu, the magistrate of Jinjiang County, so Hu Wenhai came to Quanzhou to find out the matter.

Due to the delay in Fuzhou, Hu Wenhai only came to Quanzhou recently, and happened to meet the world-famous and famous Su Shi and Su Zizhan on the road, so they came to Quanzhou together. Reading nests

"Hehe, Li Zhizhou respects teachers so much, how can the old man be blamed?" Hu Wenhai smiled when he heard this.

"Forgive sins, forgive sins!" Li Sanjian saluted again and said: "Hu Tixing will invite him into the city, and when the students have placed their teachers, they will be in touch with Hu Tixing." ”

"Catch the wind and wash the dust?" Hu Wenhai said with some unhappiness when he heard this: "The flood in Quanzhou, the price of grain has skyrocketed, and it is about to rise to the sky, but the old man is not in the mood to eat and drink in Quanzhou." ”

When Su Shi heard this, he also turned his head to look at Li Sanjian.

If Li Sanjian is really as rumored in Quanzhou, he is an official who is greedy for money, a corrupt official who competes with the people for profit, and an official who harms the people without regard for the people, then Su Shi will dismiss Li Sanjian and dismiss him until he no longer recognizes Li Sanjian, and he should not have this unscrupulous disciple.

"This..." Li Sanjian said embarrassedly when he heard this: "Since Hu Xianggong said so, then today's students will tell their teachers and Hu Xianggong the truth, and today's students will invite their teachers and Hu Xianggong to watch a good show." ”

"Fun? Okay, you Li Sanjian, Li Hanren, are you still in the mood to watch the play at this time? Hu Wenhai was even more angry when he heard this, and pointed at Li Sanjian and said.

"Hey, hey, Hu Xianggong doesn't have to be so anxious, after entering the city, the students will tell the truth to the teacher and Hu Xianggong." Li Sanjian said with a smile and a smile.

"Hu Tixing, let's enter the city first, after entering the city, the old man also wants to hear what Han Ren has to say." Su Shi said to Hu Wenhai.

"Well, according to Mr. Dongpo's wishes." Hu Wenhai nodded.

So Li Sanjian personally pushed the cart and welcomed Su Shi and Hu Wenhai into the city of Quanzhou.

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"It is ordered to open all the state and county warehouses such as the state government, the county government Chang Ping, the Guanghui warehouse, and the Huimin warehouse at noon today, and there shall not be a grain of rice or grain left in the warehouse, and put it in the city to stabilize the price of grain. Yao Yu and Lu Qiu were ordered to select elite people to inspect everywhere, and if anyone dared to disobey the order, they would be punished for disobeying the military order. Order all counties, towns, and townships to maintain order in all parts of the grain and rice, not to panic, not to slack off, and order Shankui and Xu Biao to select soldiers, together with the Inspection Division, to inspect everywhere, if anyone dares to rob the rice and grain during the grain release period, immediately cut down! Life... ”

"We obey!" The officials of the state government responded loudly in unison.

After Li Sanjian welcomed Su Shi and Hu Wenhai into the city of Quanzhou, he immediately summoned the officials of the state government and issued a government order to put all the grain in the Quanzhou government on the market.

In the past few days, Li Sanjian ordered the Quanzhou Prefecture to go the opposite way, wantonly buying rice and grain, coupled with the hoarding of Quanzhou's rich rooms and wealthy merchants, the price of Quanzhou rice has risen to more than 350 yuan per bucket, compared with before the disaster, the price of rice in Quanzhou has more than quadrupled, and at the same time, the Quanzhou Prefecture and Quanzhou rich rooms and wealthy merchants have almost all the rice and grain and other daily necessities in Quanzhou.

At this time, Quanzhou was seriously short of grain, and the news of the skyrocketing price of rice, grain and other goods had already spread all over the Song Dynasty, and even overseas.

As a result, the merchants of the Song Dynasty and the prefecture army saw that it was profitable, so they organized grain ships to come to Quanzhou to sell along the river or by sea, and even overseas countries such as Srivijaya, Mayi, and Goryeo also had grain ships that crossed the ocean and came to Quanzhou, but the main ones were the grain ships on the east and west roads in the south of the Yangtze River, the east and west roads in Huainan, and the two Zhejiang roads, accounting for six or seven out of ten.

Therefore, in the past two months, Quanzhou grain ships have gathered, almost blocking all ports and wharves in Quanzhou.

Of course, the vast majority of traders came to Quanzhou to sell grain, not to help the victims and relieve the people, but to grab huge profits.

This was Li Sanjian's purpose or Li Sanjian's plan, which went the opposite way, deliberately buying rice and grain and other materials on a large scale, and deliberately raising the prices of rice and grain and other materials in Quanzhou, so that the merchants in various parts of the Song Dynasty and overseas traders felt that it was profitable, and sold a large amount of grain.

When Li Sanjian waited for the grain ships in Quanzhou to gather, he ordered people to open all the granaries and put them on the market, hoping to smash the grain price and stabilize the price of rice.

Li Sanjian's move is really a risky move, and it is really a helpless move.

Quanzhou is flooded, the price of rice and grain has skyrocketed, and there are tens of millions of hungry people, but Quanzhou's rich families and wealthy businessmen are desperately hoarding and making huge profits. At this time, with the surplus money and grain from the Quanzhou government and the money and grain borrowed by Li Sanjian from the Chen family, even if it is all used for disaster relief and all for the relief of the people, it is far from enough, and at the same time, these money and grain are used to stabilize the price of grain in Quanzhou, which is also a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, after calculation and careful consideration, Li Sanjian intends to adopt the strategy of doing the opposite.

Li Sanjian's move will also be extremely risky, and there are too many variables.

If the traders from all over the country ignore it, if the traders from all over the country take a step in advance, if all the grain put on the market by the Quanzhou government is eaten, and so on.

All of this can lead to unpredictable consequences, and the consequences are unimaginable.

Therefore, Li Sanjian's move is a desperate gamble, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a desperate move.

Li Sanjian was "supervised" by Hu Wenhai and his mentor Su Shi, and together with Cui Yongzi, the general judge of Quanzhou, issued the above government order.