Su Ren took advantage of the darkness and sneaked out of the courtyard under the leadership of Han Qing. The few people watching him outside the door had been cleared by Huang Shisan, and only the empty streets remained. When I passed by a fruit stand, I grabbed a few lychees, peeled them and stuffed them into my mouth. The fruit is not full, the taste is not good, and it is uncomfortable to bite into an astringent mouth.

Huang 13 kicked the fruit stall: "Selling fruit at night is not a spy!" These guys don't even think about it. ”

Su Ren smiled, threw the rest of the lychees back into the pile, and glanced at the spy who had fallen under the wall: "Dead?" ”

Huang Shisan shook his head: "You said don't hurt people, I didn't kill anyone!" ”

"That's good, let's go!"

Leave the fruit stand and continue walking with the crowd. The streets are deserted, probably because everyone thinks something big is happening, and they don't want to go out as soon as it gets dark. The houses on both sides of the street were all panelled, and thick curtains cut off the light inside, leaving only the moon overhead and a comet with its long tail dragging its tail, which illuminated the earth in a pale whiteness.

"What has a comet scaring people into when it strikes the moon, and I don't know how long this fearful day will last?" Han Qing sighed.

Walking into a dark alley, a foul smell penetrated Su Ren's nostrils, and the sound of Suo Suo came from the shadows. Huang Shisan hurriedly pulled out his weapon and blocked it in front of Su Ren: "Who is it?" Come out! ”

Seven or eight ragged beggars shivered and bared their heads, shrunk and knelt on the ground. There were men and women, and there were children. Since the comet hitting the moon, there have been more and more beggars in Shouchun City. As for the reason, it is likely that the large households are preparing to run away, reselling or closing down their fields and workshops, and these people who rely on renting fields and working in the workshops have suddenly lost their source of livelihood and have no choice but to beg.

Su Ren suddenly said to Han Qing as if he had seen a fly in: "Good opportunity, definitely good opportunity." ”

Han Qing was a little confused: "What kind of opportunity did Mr. say?" ”

Su Ren looked excited: "Tomorrow, tomorrow I will send someone to Jiangsu, let Lao Cui bring someone over, since someone wants to get rid of their own industry, we can pick up a bargain." ”

"This! Just in case, really ......"

Su Ren's excited face was a little red, because it was night, and others couldn't see it: "There is no what-if, according to the right is a good opportunity to buy the bottom, it will be very cheap for them to get rid of it in a hurry, and when those big families find that there is nothing, if they want to buy it back, they will have to pay double or even ten times the price, remember, you must send someone tomorrow, the sooner the better!" ”

After walking around the streets and alleys of Shouchun for about half an hour, a corner gate appeared in front of me, and two doors stood at the door. The two of them in the big night were particularly energetic, and a pair of eyes looked left and right. Instead of sleeping in the doorway, they stood in the doorway, looking at both ends of the street. The arrival of Su Ren and the others immediately aroused the vigilance of the two

Han Qing stopped and gave Su Ren a look: "It's here, it's where." ”

Huang Shisan took a big step and walked towards the two men. The three of them talked, one ran into the courtyard, and the other saluted Su Ren with his hands crossed. When he came to the door, the corner door was open, and the door made a gesture of please, and when he entered the door, he led the way for Su Ren and the others.

The courtyard was also pitch black, and I didn't know where Menzi picked up a lantern from, and bent down to control the light of the lantern at Su Ren's feet. At first glance, it is the rules of a large family, and just by the unique skill of this palm lamp, I know that the person in front of me who looks like a disciple is definitely not a doorman.

Although the yard is not big, it is too dark to see the layout of the yard clearly, only I feel that I have turned two corners, and the door has stopped in front of a big house with a few people. The lights were on in the house, and when they came, the door was open. An old man and two young appeared in front of Su Ren. The old man at the head was not young, his gray beard fluttered on his chest, a few teeth had fallen out, and his face looked a little shriveled.

The two middle-aged men behind him, one with a long Kong Wu force, holding the hilt of the sword with one hand, the other hand at the waist, spreading his legs and holding his head high, this is the standard martial artist standing posture. The other has a loyal face and a soft gaze, which makes people feel close just by looking at it.

The three of them saluted Su Ren together: "Minister Huainan, Lieutenant Huainan, Huainan Neishi has seen Dr. Su!" ”

Su Ren hurriedly returned the salute. After seeing the ceremony, the minister of state dodged and stepped aside: "Doctor Su, please!" ”

The Han Dynasty had not yet implemented the nine-grade Zhongzheng system, and the size of the officials depended on the number of Yulu. The fortune of the prime minister of a country is 2,000 stones, and the lieutenant and the internal history are analogous to 2,000 stones. Su Ren is a doctor of Guanglu, a general of Zhonglang, or the marquis of Guannei, and all the Yulu add up to more than 2,000 stones, so Su Ren's official position is higher than that of the prime minister. The prime minister should give Su Ren a salute first.

After entering the room, the guests and hosts took their seats. Most of the water glasses in front of several people have been missing, and the three of them must have been discussing for a long time. Su Ren looked at the three representatives of the imperial court in Huainan again, and suddenly smiled: "The three of them actually had a secret meeting at this time, so they are not afraid that Liu An will send someone here?" If the trinity is wiped out, Huainan Kingdom will really become the backyard of Liu An's house! ”

The lieutenant snorted coldly: "Doctor Su thinks too highly of Liu An, it's not me who brags, Liu An dares to rebel, I can set foot on the Huainan Mansion with an order!" ”

"It's not that people dare or not, but that people are doing it now!" With this sentence, Su Ren's rating of this second-pole lieutenant dropped a few points: "Since the appearance of that celestial phenomenon, Liu An has begun to act, and he is currently hoarding more than 50,000 stones of grain and grass, and private soldiers are also frequently mobilized, but he is ignoring the panic of the people in Shouchun City, don't you think it's strange?" ”

Nei Shi hurriedly said: "We have also heard about this matter, but everything must follow the law of the Han Dynasty, the law does not say that the princes and kings cannot levy private soldiers, and the private soldiers recruited by the King of Huainan are not more than 100 people at a time, and it is also within the permission of the law of the Han Dynasty, so it is not easy for us to interfere." ”

"Then you're not going to be a little prepared?" Su Ren was a little angry, a two hundred and fifty-one nerd, no wonder they had been in Huainan for so long, and they could still sit here steadily. I don't know what kind of character this minister is, it is said that during the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, the minister of state deceived Liu An to get a talisman from Liu An, so he didn't let Huainan participate in the rebellion, I think there should be some wisdom, right?

The minister added: "We have reported the recent matter to the imperial court, what should I do, the imperial court will naturally have a reply, this must be Huainan Kingdom, if we act too much, we are afraid of causing chaos." ”

Su Ren sighed, stared at the prime minister, and smiled helplessly: "Then wait, wait for Liu An to really do it, you will make another move, but I advise the three of you to say that it is better not to appear in the same place at the same time in the recent period, so as not to be caught by others." ”

"Dr. Xie Su reminds, I'll understand!"

Similarly, as foreign ministers, they should not have met with each other. Su Ren came this time to recognize people, lest there be a disturbance and his own people beat his own people. Now it seems that there is no need for this at all. The three in front of him are all elm heads, and it is not unjust to die in Liu An's hands. Su Ren lost interest in talking, lowered his head and picked up the water bowl, and took a sip gently.

The scene was a little awkward. Han Qing hurriedly said, "How many people know about the recent news of the imperial court's comet attack on the moon?" ”

The minister shook his head: "Huainan is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and even if there is, it won't come so quickly, but the imperial court should have a way to deal with such a major event, and we don't need to worry about it." ”

Han Qing shook his head, smiled helplessly, and didn't ask again. After sitting for a while, it was really boring, Su Ren got up and said goodbye. The three ministers did not stop them, only said a few kind words, and respectfully sent Su Ren and the others out.

When he went out, Su Ren's brows furrowed, and he asked Han Qing beside him, "Last time you came, they were like this?" ”

Han Qing nodded: "However, I think they pretended to be on purpose, they have been in Huainan for so long, Liu An's temptation of them is naturally indispensable, these three people still can't figure out which side Mr. is on, so they will be slow, if Liu An really wants to do it, the three of them will definitely have measures, these days and timely rain have been staring at them, the three of them have to discuss for a long time every night, it shouldn't be what we see." ”

Su Ren took a deep breath: "Maybe, I hope the three of them know what to do." ”

The more the comet hit the moon, the more fierce it became, the people of Shouchun City were panicked, and the more like this, the happier Liu An became. He has adopted a posture of ignoring the public, and when the people's grievances boil, he will raise his arms and shout, and he should also gather responders. This was a plan made by Liu An and his group of thinkers, so until now, Shouchun City still has not increased its defensive forces, and even the number of public servants patrolling the streets has decreased a lot.

Things are getting more and more urgent, Liu An has been sleeping less and less recently, but his spirit is getting better and better. On the surface, Shouchun City became a mess, but in fact, Liu An never relaxed his control over it. From the moment Su Ren walked out of the courtyard, Liu An got the news that Su Ren was going to the Prime Minister's house, and at the same time knew that the Minister of State was discussing with the lieutenant and Neishi.

The moment he received the news, Liu An relaxed. Su Ren's style of action Liu An has done in-depth research, and when Su Ren is indifferent on the surface, he has actually begun to prepare secretly. When Su Ren was in a hurry to act, it showed that things were out of his control. Liu An was not afraid of Su Ren's actions, but he was afraid that Su Ren would be silent and silent, which was also the reason why he kept Su Ren under his eyelids.

Su Ren left the Prime Minister's house, and Liu An also got the content of Su Ren's conversation with the Prime Minister. After listening to the report, Liu An smiled: "Very good, now let's see what else Su Ren can do." ”

Zuo Wu followed with a smile: "No matter how powerful Su Ren is, he only has a hundred guards, as long as he stays in Shouchun, he can't make big waves." ”

"That's why this king left Su Ren in Shouchun, only he is in our sight, everything is easy to do!" After Liu An finished speaking, he thought for a while and said, "Early this morning, Ling'er came with news from Chang'an that the emperor was going to send someone to our Huainan Kingdom, who knows what this person named Duan Hong is like?" ”