Different from the bustling green exquisiteness, the Guanyu Pavilion in the Canglang Garden is very quiet. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

This Xuan faces the north of the water, the ancient trees in front of the court are uneven, the left corridor of the Xuan is meandering to the east, both sides are feasible, the scenery is borrowed from inside and outside, the water is separated to welcome people, there are lakes and stones in the riverside area, the shape is like five hundred arhats. Tonight, this is the place where Xiao Jing set up a banquet to entertain Gusu grain merchants.

It was supposed to be a feast, but now there was no feast, and the invited guests did not dare to speak out loud.

Since ancient times, there has been no good banquet, and if it were not for the invitation of the assassin himself, they would not want to come.

Now that Xiao Jing has not been there for a long time, some people are anxious to look out. This look saw the sergeants in the garden, and no one dared to speak.

After a long time, the door was opened by the sergeant outside, and Xiao Jing, Lu and Wei arrived.

When the three men entered the house, they sat down on the throne.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was depressing, Xiao Jing asked with a smile: "Everyone, why don't you move, but this dish is not to your appetite?" With that, he glanced around the room.

As soon as he finished speaking, one of them stood up and wanted to speak.

When he saw this, he said, "Sit down and speak, sit down and speak." As he spoke, he made a downward gesture.

When the man heard this, he sat down again: "Xiao Tingshi, it's not that this dish doesn't suit our appetite, it's just that I have something to say, so everyone is waiting." With that, the man glanced at the others beside him.

The person who spoke was none other than Na Su Zhong.

The Su family is also a Jiangdong family, but there are no high-ranking officials in the clan, so they concentrate on running a business.

Today, the Su family is a big grain household in Suzhou, so he was invited here.

Receiving the hint from his eyes, one of the guests present followed and said: "Yes, since Xiao Tingshi has something to say, it is better to say it first, so that I can feel at ease." ”

As soon as the two sang and harmonized, the room suddenly became lively, and the grain merchants present echoed this.

"In this way, someone is angry with everyone." Xiao Jing suddenly opened his mouth, and the scene quieted down again, "Since you asked, you have to say it if you don't want to talk about it." ”

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the matter of raising food has leaked out.

Now the grain merchants present are worried about this matter.

"Lide, tell you about it."

"Yes." After Li Yi answered, he looked around and said, "Princes, under the order of Xiao Envoy, tell the princes about the situation of Suzhou warehousing to the princes." ”

Then he told him what he had in mind.

After the others listened, no one spoke, and the scene suddenly became cold, and the room was silent.

After a long time, Xiao Jing opened his mouth again: "Xiao still has something to say, I want to listen to you." ”

As he spoke, he took out two pieces of paperwork from his bosom.

"These two are the documents that Xiao received a few days ago, and one is from Jiangdong Dizhi Mansion." Xiao Jing said, placing a document on the tray held by the servant, "The other is from the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. With that, he placed the paperwork on the tray as well.

"The official document is an official instrument of the imperial court, so I won't show it to you, but I won't say anything about it, you must know it." Xiao Jing said in a heavy tone, "Now, the imperial court is in an eventful autumn, the Rongdi people are committing crimes every year, and this year there is a big drought in Jiangbei, and the imperial court has made it clear that the local government will deal with it on its own." The most important thing in this disaster relief is food, and now all parties are asking me for food in Suzhou. But the truth in Suzhou, you have also seen it, Xiao has nothing to do now. All of you are the pillars of Suzhou, and in this difficult situation, I can only ask you. ”

This long remark, he said it with emotion and emotion.

But after these sonorous words fell, there was no wave, and the scene was still so quiet.

"Why don't you say anything again?" Lu Kang, who was sitting next to Xiao Jing, suddenly opened his mouth, "Don't you understand Xiao Tingshi's words?" ”

The current situation is driven by him, and if he doesn't help at this time, it may be difficult to work with Xiao Jing in the future.

"It's just that I don't understand." It was still Su Zhong who replied, "The imperial court has its own difficulties in the imperial court, and we know it, but we also have difficulties, and I also ask Xiao Tingshi, Lu Changshi, and Wei Sima to understand." ”

After hearing this, Lu Kang said in a cold voice: "In this way, are you unwilling to help?" ”

The one-year-old man among the guests got up and replied: "Lu Changshi misunderstood, it's not that we don't want to, it's really powerless." ”

"What a powerless one." After Lu Kang finished speaking, he stood up and shouted to the outside, "Come in alone." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the closed door opened, and a sergeant entered.

After this person entered the house, he replied: "Please ask Lu Changshi to command." ”

Lu Kang looked at this person and said in a cold voice: "Bring in the box of things that are prepared outside." ”

Then, after a few more moments, two sergeants brought in a wooden box.

After the two of them retreated, Lu Kang opened the wooden box, which was full of volumes.

"This is the tax account book of your families in Suzhou for the past years." After Lu Kang finished speaking, he bent down and rummaged.

"This is your Su family." As he spoke, he put a volume of account books in front of Su Zhong, "According to the numbers on this volume, in Gusu, your Su family now has more than 10,000 stones of grain, and in Wu County, there are 25,000 stones of grain." ”

The ancient dynasties were all heavy on agriculture and suppressed commerce, and the Zhou Dynasty was no exception.

In this way, according to the records in the tax book, it is possible to roughly calculate the grain stock of each household.

"Of course, this is a record on the surface." Lu Kang said, looking at everyone present coldly, "As for whether there is anything in secret, then you have to wait until you search to find out, and now the soldiers of the Assassin's Mansion are already waiting outside your mansions." ”

Smuggling has been practiced since ancient times, and it has long been a common practice, and everyone here is not exempt from it.

And the threat in Lu Kang's words, they all heard it, and now they are all terrified.

Especially Na Su Zhong, he has now been brought out alone.

After looking at the account book carefully, he slowed down, but he couldn't restrain himself, and said angrily: "Lu Changshi, these grains have been saved with hard work, and you are bending the law for personal gain!" ”

As the saying goes, a rabbit will bite when it is in a hurry, not to mention that the Su family is also one of the Jiangdong clans, seeing that Du Kang wants to move himself, Su Zhong can't take care of it much. It is precisely because of his character that with a few words of encouragement from others, he became a bird.

"Bending the law for personal gain?" Lu Kang sneered, "How I bent the law for personal gain, you can tell me in front of everyone present." If you can't tell why, then don't blame me for being ruthless. ”

Su Zhong also thought that your Lu family also had private goods, but before he could say it, someone said it first.

"Lu Changshi, don't be angry. Su Zhong has always had this temper, don't be like him. ”

The person who spoke was named Jiang Risheng, and he was sitting next to Su Zhong, and when he spoke, he was still pulling Su Zhong in secret.

The Jiang family and the Su family are the masterminds behind the rise in grain prices in Gusu today, and it is he who instigated Su Zhong to take the lead in fighting against Xiao Jing.

After he finished laughing, he said to Su Zhongyan: "Anguo, don't apologize to Lu Changshi soon." ”

An Guo is Su Zhong's word, and he was a little unhappy when he listened to Jiang Risheng's words. But Jiang Risheng has been pulling him in private, and he has no choice but to bow his hand to Du Kang and say, "Lu Changshi, I, Su Anguo, am a rough person, don't be like me, what I said was a lie." ”

What kind of person Su Zhong is, everyone here knows it.

Since he apologized in public, Lu Kang boasted of his identity, so he didn't care anymore.

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