"What happened to you, why are you the only one who suffers?"

Sima Tu silently explained the reason for the incident.

In good years, the people sell the grain to the local government at a lower price, and the government stores the grain, and the next year's harvest is not good, so it is sold to the people at last year's price, which is a very good policy, but it is also an opportunity for officials to make a fortune.

Officials collect large quantities of grain at a lower price, sell it to merchants, earn the difference, and then buy the same amount of old grain or uncooked grain at a lower price.

This kind of operation method, not to mention other places for the time being, Sima Tu's Daizhou has been doing it for many years, and it has almost become an unspoken rule that must be done, and the difference in price earned is divided by the upper and lower officials, and Sima Tu also took benefits from it, not much, thirty taels, so in a sense, Sima Tu did commit a crime.

And the reason why the matter finally broke out was that the businessmen who cooperated with Daizhou did not transport the cheap grain to Daizhou according to the specified time, and the people came to buy grain, but the officials could not take out the grain.

Li Xun frowned and said: "I'm very strange, you have been shoddy, for so many years, why did the people still send the grain to you for storage?" ”

Sima Tu sighed: "Even if the people sell the grain to others in exchange for money, in the year of disaster, not to mention the price of food, even if there is money, they may not be able to buy food, and although the government is shoddy, but after all, there are goods, and they are indeed sold at last year's price in accordance with the regulations, and the people can buy it, and they can afford to buy it, although the things are poor, but at least they can swallow their stomachs, and the people can barely maintain food and clothing after all." ”

Li Xun nodded, it turned out that this was the case.

The two chatted for a while, and Sima Tulian drank a few glasses of wine, but when he saw that Li Xun didn't drink much, he gave him a glass of wine: "General, this wine is good, why don't you drink it?" ”

Li Xun smiled: "You are here, wine is a rare item, I am outside, I can drink it at any time, you drink more, leave me alone." ”

Hearing Li Xun's words, Sima Tu's hand holding the wine glass couldn't help but shake slightly, he heard that Li Xun already had the intention of leaving.

Sima Tu quickly sorted out his thoughts, no longer chatted with Li Xun, and asked casually: "It's been a while since the general returned to Fengjing, when are you going to leave?" ”

Li Xun said: "It depends on the situation, I don't know when I will return to Longyou." ”

Sima Tu asked softly, "The general seems to be a little upset, can you tell me and listen to it?" ”

Li Xun glanced at Sima Tu, shook his head, and didn't want to say more, what is there to say about a prisoner?

Sima Tu drank a glass of wine, then put down the wine glass, and said lightly: "General, if you return to Fengjing this time, I am afraid that you will not be able to go back in a short time, and you may never be able to go back." ”

Li Xun was shocked, looked at Sima Tu, and said lightly: "If I want to return to Longyou, I can leave at any time, why do you say this?" ”

"Really?"

Sima Tu smiled noncommittally: "The general's exploits in Longyou, even if I am far away in Hedong, I have heard of it, and the imperial court is even clearer, for you, this is a good thing, but for some people, it is not a good thing." ”

"Who are you talking about?"

"Winged King."

Li Xun smiled: "I thought you were going to talk about the Yang family." ”

Sima Tu shook his head and said, "General, for the Yang family, why can't you think about the problem differently?" ”

Li Xun was puzzled: "What do you mean?" ”

Sima Tu said: "General, think about it carefully, the King of Qi, the King of Chu, and the King of Wing, which of these three inherits the throne and benefits the Yang family the most?" ”

Li Xun frowned and said, "Do you still need to ask?" Of course, it is the king of Chu, the Yang family has been a staunch supporter of the king of Chu over the years, if the king of Chu succeeds to the throne, the benefits that the Yang family can get will be the greatest. ”

Sima Tu shook his head: "General, or the sentence just now, there are some problems, think about it differently, maybe you can get a completely different result, the Yang family is now in power, no one can match, even with the prestige and strength of the emperor today, it can only be suppressed rather than destroyed, the Yang family is in a position to succeed, it is no longer an ordinary means and situation can be completely solved, in this way, no matter who inherits the throne in the future, what can the new son of heaven do to the Yang family?" Forced into the things that the current emperor can't solve, the ability and wisdom of King Qi, King Yi and others are compared to the current emperor"

Listening to Sima Tu's words, Li Xun suddenly fell into deep thought, and after thinking about it carefully, I have to say that there is some truth in his words

After pondering for a moment, Li Xun asked again, "What if the King of Chu succeeds to the throne?" ”

Sima Tu said lightly: "Whether the King of Chu can succeed to the throne or not, for the Yang family, it is not important, the general may wish to think about it, what are the political trends of Yang Daosi in recent years?" It is to reduce the number of children of the Yang family as officials as much as possible, and the children of the Yang family in the court have become fewer and fewer, but on the other hand, the overall power of the right prime minister and the party is still steadily improving, such a situation, but it still has not touched the emperor's bottom line, why? It is the military power, except for Shuzhou, the rest of the military power of the Yang family has been handed over, from this point of view, the Yang family, or the heir of Yang Dao, has no idea of rebellion, so no matter who inherits the throne, it is the same for the Yang family. ”

Listening to Sima Tu's words, Li Xun nodded again and again.

Sima Tu glanced at Li Xun and continued: "General, think about it, if the King of Chu inherits the throne, he will inevitably reward the Yang family lavishly, the Yang family is now standing at the top, and then the imperial power falls, the emperor has become a puppet, there is no buffer, that is, you live and die, the emperor wins, the overall situation of the world will not be fundamentally changed, but may become more turbulent, if defeated, it is really going to change the dynasty, Yang Daohei's various actions, maybe he just doesn't want the situation to develop in this direction." ”

Listening to Sima Tu's analysis, Li Xun's whole person's thoughts suddenly had an unprecedented broadening, and many tangled hearts have been expanded to a certain extent.

After pondering for a long time, Li Xun looked at Sima Tu and said lightly, "I've been in some trouble recently. ”

Sima Tu nodded and said, "The general might as well come and listen, maybe I can give the general some advice." ”

Li Xun sorted out his thoughts, took a sip of his wine glass, and then explained the reason for the incident from beginning to end.