Jiuhuang prepared the grain and grass needed by the army along the way, and at night two days later, he came out of Yuzhou City in batches with 35,000 troops of the Celestial Empire, and marched towards the first city of Batu from the mountain road on the west side of Yuzhou.

In Yuzhou City, there were only less than 50,000 troops left at this time, holding Yuzhou City.

You Qin Jue lined up troops at the various gates of Yuzhou City to prevent Batu's sudden attack on the city.

The city of Yuzhou once levied grain and grass at a high price because of the army, and now it has led to an emergency shortage of grain for the people in the city, but the major rice merchants are still only concerned about the immediate interests at this time, raising the price of rice, and the people cannot buy the sky-high price of grain at all.

Under Su Ran's instructions, the rice merchants of the Su family set up a porridge shop in the city and distributed rice porridge to the people in the city.

But Yuzhou City is a border city of the Celestial Empire, and the people in the city have reached 10,000 people. Although Sujia Rice Shop is a large merchant, it cannot afford to supply 10,000 people with rice and grain every day.

After a few days of soup kitchen, the Su family's rice merchants were no longer able to supply the rice grain for the people in the city, so in order to prevent the Su family's rice shop in Yuzhou from falling, Su Ran had to order the rice shop to stop giving porridge to the people.

Sujia Rice Shop suddenly stopped giving porridge, and the people who had no porridge to eat made trouble in the general's mansion again.

Mu Kun had no choice but to take out part of the grain and grass that had been levied from the people at a high price some time ago.

But this is not a long-term solution, the grain and grass in the army is prepared for the army, and it is impossible to supply the people, so Mu Kun convened everyone to discuss countermeasures.

At this time, Su Ran suddenly received a letter from the Su family in Huayang Villa in the upper capital, ordering him to return to the Su family immediately.

After receiving the letter, Su Ran had no choice but to rush to Beijing with his scholar. On the occasion of leaving, Su Ran said to Mu Kun: "General Mu, the grain and grass are not enough, the general can think of other ways to use it as grain and grass to solve the people's urgency!" For example, yam eggs and sweet potatoes can be eaten as food to satisfy hunger! ”

Hearing Su Ran's words, Mu Kun thought about it,

I think it's very feasible.

Subsequently, Mu Kun instructed the people in Yuzhou City to use yam eggs and sweet potatoes as staple food, which can also be used in the army.

Yam Danmukun once remembered that he seemed to have eaten food when he was a child, which was more hungry than grain and grass.

After a few days of overnight trekking, Su Ran and the scholar finally returned to the Su family in Huayang Villa in Shangjing.

Su Qi, the Su family member of this matter, had already been suspended from the position of the Su family by the elders of the Su family and the members of the Su family's outer family after opening the ancestral hall.

Su Qi asked Su Ran to write to him to return to Su's house as soon as possible, and it was because of this incident.

"Childe, the head of the family is waiting for you in the study, let you go to his study as soon as you come back."

In Huayang Villa, Su Ran took his scholar to step into the gate of Huayang Villa, but was stopped by the housekeeper who had been waiting for him to come back.

Su Ran glanced at the housekeeper and asked, "What is the matter with my father in a hurry to let me come back?"

When the housekeeper heard this, he raised his head and looked at the young master who had always made the Su family proud. I wanted to reveal things to him so that he could be prepared, but the housekeeper who had been the housekeeper of the Su family for many years and had been following Su Qi also knew it.

This matter is very important, and it is not something that a small Su Mansion housekeeper can intervene in.

Looking at the housekeeper's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Su Ran knew that this matter must be extraordinary, and he knew that the housekeeper was a person.

Su Ran didn't bother with what he could know from the housekeeper, but ordered his scholar to take his luggage back to his courtyard, and then turned around his body that had been going to his courtyard and headed towards the study.

In the study, Su Qi already knew that Su Ran had returned to the mansion under the report of the personal guard.

Sure enough, it didn't take too long for Su Ran's voice to sound outside the door of the study, and said, "Dad, the child is not filial, and he has only returned to the mansion now."

Su Qi was silent for a moment after hearing Su Ran's words, now that Ran'er has grown up, if the Su family is really as Yunmeng said, when there is a time to turn over, Su Qi does not ask Su Ran to change back to the surname Zhao, but only hopes that the Su family will not be destroyed in his hands. The secret of the Su family is known to the Zhao family, and it will not lead to the disaster of extermination, this is what Su Qi thinks in his heart.

After sighing, Su Qi said loudly: "It's Ran'er back, come into the room!"

After hearing Su Qi's words, Su Ran stepped forward and pushed open the door of the study and walked in.

Su Ran was stunned and watched as he walked into the study, the slightly old figure sitting on the Taishi chair.

He has only been away for a month, but Su Qi is not as energetic as when he left. Su Ran's heart was full of doubts, and he wanted to ask Su Qi what happened to the villa that would make him look so old in just one month.

Before he could speak, Su Qi, who saw him walking into the room, said, "Sit down, I'll talk to you about something."

Su Qi looked at this son who had always been very proud of him, since he was a child, Su Ran had a great talent for businessmen back then.

Since he was sensible, he began to faintly let him get in touch with the Su family's business, and over the years, the Su family's business has been getting better and better, and half of the credit is Su Ran's.

Now, with the villa in Su Ran's hands, Su Qi is quite relieved according to Su Ran's natural ability to trade.

Su Ran heard Su Qi's words, and saw that his face was more serious than ever, so Su Ran had no choice but to sit on the chair on the right side of the study.

Seeing Su Ran sit down, Su Qicai spoke again: "I think you also have doubts in your heart, and my father hurriedly summoned you this time!"

After listening to Su Qi's words, Su Ran said, "But what happened in the villa?" Su Ran asked Su Qi.

Or guessed in Su Ran's heart, could it be that Su Qi knew what he was doing in Yuzhou, so he hurriedly called him back to the villa?

Seeing that there was no trace of displeasure or anger on Su Qi's face, Su Ran guessed that Su Qi knew that the probability of this matter was slim.

If it wasn't for Yuzhou, what would it be? If something happened to the Su family's business, he would have received the news a long time ago, so it couldn't be the Su family's business!

Then the only thing that made Su Qi so anxious to call himself back to the villa must be that something big had happened in the villa.

It's just that although Su Ran guessed that something big might have happened in the villa, he would never have guessed that this matter was about the position of the head of the Su family.

Seeing Su Ran asking himself suspiciously, Su Qi told Su Ran about what happened in Su Ran's absence in the villa during this time.

From Yunmeng Zhenren's sudden visit to the villa, to his visit to the back mountain to consult the elders of the Su family, the elders refused to allow the children of the Su family to enter the official career, and he opened his own ancestral hall, abolished the ancestral teachings, and was suspended from the position of the head of the Su family by the elders of the clan and the outer members of the Su family.

By the time Su Qi finished talking to Su Ran about these things briefly, it was already half an hour later.

Su Ran was shocked in Su Qi's words, he had been immersed in what Su Qi said to him, and the Dihuang star that Yunmeng Zhenren said was shrouded above the Su family; Thinking about what he had done in Yuzhou again, Su Ran seemed to have a flash of inspiration in his heart; Why did he have a feeling that Yun Mengzhenren's words always seemed to be talking about himself.

Then Su Ran listened to Su Qi and said: "However, your talent in business has always been in the eyes of your father, and you can rest assured that you will be relieved to put the Su family in your hands."

Su Qi's words shocked Su Ran again, and Su Qi's implication was that he would officially hand over the Su family to him.

After Su Ran heard this, he refused without thinking about it: "Dad, you are still strong now, and the child still needs to be tempered, so Dad, let's take back what I just said."

Su Ran's refusal was expected by Su Qi, although Su Ran had a great talent in the business. can know that the son is Mo Ruo's father, Su Ran is too righteous, and he sees the world too simply, if he was not forced to be helpless, Su Qi would not have let Su Ran take over such a huge family business of the Su family so quickly.

It's just that in his position, there is too much helplessness. Now that it has come to the point where Su Qi doesn't want to pass on the throne, Su Ran can not pass on the throne.

"Ran'er, my father's decision to hand over the Su family to you is also a belief in your ability, and it is an affirmation of you to be able to develop the Su family better."

Su Qi looked at Su Ran, who was listening to him, and then said: "Besides, now is not the time for your father to let you accept the Su family, but the current situation, your father has been removed from the position of the head of the family, and you, as the only descendant of Su, are appointed as the head of the Su family, and it is not up to you."

Su Ran listened to Su Qi's words, and also knew that what Su Qi said was not wrong, the current situation of the Su family, Su Qi was removed from the position of head of the family, so he was the only one who could become the head of the family.

It's just that the sudden situation made Su Ran, who has been in the mall for a long time and is used to seeing all kinds of ups and downs, still a little caught off guard.

Without waiting for him to speak, Su Qi said again: "Although you have a talent for business, as a father, you also know that you have always wanted to step into the official career and serve the country in your heart. Now that the ancestral precepts have been abolished by me, the sinners of the Su family will be borne by the father, and after you become the head of the family, you will do what you want, you are still young, you should go more and more, and the father will support you in any ideas. What will be the fate of the Su family in the future, it's up to you, Ran'er! ”

Su Ran raised his head in amazement, he had been holding back the thoughts in his heart, but he didn't expect to be discovered by Su Qi.

Now that he heard Su Qi say it and paved a Yangguan Avenue for him, Su Ran suddenly discovered that his father, who had always been strict and harsh to him, was actually thinking about him.

Su Ran didn't know what else he could say, and he didn't know how long he had been talking to Su Qi in the study.

But he knew that three days after he returned to the Su family, the Su family opened the ancestral hall again, which was the second time in his memory that the Su family ancestral hall was opened.

The first time I opened the ancestral hall I still remember was twelve years ago, when he was only eight years old, but his mother died of illness, and my father opened the ancestral hall and put the mother's tablet into the ancestral hall of the Su family.

Now twelve years have passed, and he came to the ancestral hall again, but it was he who inherited the position of the head of the family.