Chapter Seventy-One: Explosion
Yu Wu later went to Yuxianglou for dinner, and Zhu Yeqing naturally came, but she said a few words and left, Yu Wu knew that Yu Shangshu had sent someone to follow him, so he took the carriage and prepared to go back after eating slowly.
It is also strange to say that Yu Wu walked half the way, so he asked people to stop, saying that he was too full to eat and wanted to walk back, and digest and digest it by the way.
The little guys didn't think much about it, and listened to Yu Wu's arrangement.
Yu Wu walked for a while, and then suddenly stopped, he smiled slightly, but the scar on his face looked weird, "Brother Liying, come out." ”
Behind Yu Wu stood a man. The man was thin and tall, standing there upright, and the cold aura emanating from his body made people dare not approach, especially his eyes, which were too sharp, and they were always a little scary.
Liying is the strongest assassin in Yu Shangshu's martial arts, he is called Liying, because his martial arts are strong, the picture is a "fast" word, if you take action, you can't see his shadow at all, there is a feeling that people and shadows are leaving.
"The second young master knows that he is a subordinate?" Liying walked towards Yu Wu, and his tone sounded cold, without the slightest temperature.
"I was called by my father, and now I am running out for dinner, my father will definitely suspect me, I guess he sent someone to supervise me, but the only person who can make me unaware is you." Yu Wu turned around and looked at Liying with a light smile.
Liying followed Yu Wu all the way, Yu Wu didn't make any moves along the way, but he didn't call anyone when he entered the Yuxiang Building to eat, and he didn't dare to get too close to the shadow to be suspected by others, so he had to stay away from the room where Yu Wu was eating, but he underestimated Yu Wu.
Yu Wu doesn't know martial arts, but he's smart.
Smart enough to intuitively guess who is standing behind him, and his explanation is indeed convincing.
"The second young master is really smart." Liying praised him very seriously.
Liying has been with Yu Shangshu for many years, and he knows that Yu Shangshu only has two sons. The eldest young master Yu Qing has always been arrogant and domineering, idle all day long, and always provokes right and wrong, he is dead, and Liying is still a little happy in his heart.
But the second young master Yu Wu is different, he has been bullied since he was a child, and he is a metaphor for Qing to be good at forbearance, and also a metaphor for Qing's ability. The most admirable thing is his tolerance - Yu Wu has never put on a young master's shelf, even if he is now the only seedling of the Yu family.
Liying guesses, maybe this has something to do with Yu Wu's identity, but more, it may be his good attitude.
But Liying was wrong.
Yu Wu didn't have that good attitude.
"Brother Shadow followed me all the way, do you think there is something wrong with me?" Yu Wu smiled and asked very directly.
Liying, of course, felt that Yu Wu had a problem. Although he didn't get too close to Yu Wu's dining room, with his directness, Yu Wu had a problem.
Of course, how could Liying tell Yu Wu what he was thinking? He only said: "The second young master just went into the Yuxiang Building to eat, and didn't do anything else. ”
"Brother Shadow, let's go for a walk together."
Liying hesitated, but he really couldn't find a refusal, so he frowned and nodded in agreement.
Yu Shangshu told him that he must follow Yu Wu tonight, so he will follow.
Liying followed Yu Wu all the way. Yu Wu didn't do anything special, just occasionally saw a favorite object and went to the stall to take a closer look, and after walking for so long, Yu Wu didn't buy anything.
Liying looked at the dark sky, there were not many people on the street, and most of the stalls on both sides were taken back.
The streets that have been bustling for a day are slowly quieting down.
Just as Liying wanted to call Yu Wu back, a shocking explosion suddenly sounded in the distance.
The night was illuminated.
Illuminated by the firelight.
In the distance, smoke billowed like a large dark red mushroom.
Liying hurriedly protected Yu Wu and looked in that direction, but frowned.
"What's going on?" Yu Wu stretched out his hand to block the bright light in front of him, and Liying pulled him back.
"Second Young Master, let's go back to the house first!"
Liying knows that that is the direction of the black market! The sudden explosion of the black market may have nothing to do with Yu Shangshu, but this sudden explosion, the emperor will definitely investigate thoroughly, since it is a thorough investigation, how can it not be found that Yu Shangshu sold salt privately in the black market?
The emperor felt the tremor in the palace, and when he sent someone to inquire, he knew that a black market in the capital had exploded.
He called Murong Jin and Old Prime Minister Xie overnight, and Yu Shangshu naturally came.
Murong Jin was a military general and should not have been involved in this matter, but the emperor called him, which made many people puzzled.
In the imperial study, the lights were on, and the emperor was furious, with bruised tendons on his forehead and bloodshot eyes, which looked terrifying.
"I sent someone to investigate, it was a black market, and now there was a sudden explosion, killing and injuring nearly 10,000," the emperor's chest rose and fell violently, and his speech was a little intermittent, "You say, what's the matter?" ”
Who knows what's going on?
A black market in the capital suddenly exploded, causing the people to panic and not even dare to sleep. Murong Jin was chatting with Chen Zhiyi Xie Ran at the time, and when he heard the movement outside, he hurriedly ran out to look, and as soon as he asked someone to inquire about the news and came back, the emperor sent someone to find him.
Old Prime Minister Xie was even more surprised, he came in a hurry, even the belt on his clothes was bolted upside down, and he came all the way, and his forehead was sweating, "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, Your Majesty has to send a trustworthy person to thoroughly investigate the black market and give an explanation to the people!" ”
Yu Shangshu was flustered in his heart, but now he didn't dare to refute the words of Old Prime Minister Xie.
He wanted to refute it! But how did he refute it?
Say that the big thing is a small thing?
This reason is not far-fetched, but it is simply! If Yu Shangshu refutes it, the first thing the emperor suspects is him.
At that time, the matter of the salt industry has not been investigated, and the matter of this * explosion must be counted on his head.
The emperor was so angry that he couldn't speak, and Sheng Zong, who was lying around him, lowered his head so low that he could touch his feet.
"Your Majesty," Murong Jin stepped forward, "Your Excellency is right, not to mention that the explosion of the black market shows that there are people in the black market*, this is a big crime to exterminate the nine clans, maybe this person still has the heart to rebel......"
Yu Shangshu asked, "Who does General Murong think it will be?" After he finished asking, he turned to the emperor again, "Your Majesty, according to the opinion of the ministers, there are nearly 10,000 casualties in this matter, and we must first calm the hearts of the people, first deal with the tragic situation of the people, and then send someone to investigate secretly." ”
In this matter, Yu Shangshu felt that he needed to take a break.
Yu Wu went out for dinner, and the black market exploded? Is it a coincidence, or is someone doing it on purpose?
But he obviously sent Liying to secretly supervise Yu Wu! Liying was the person he trusted the most, and he even felt that Liying's son, Yu Wu, had to be loyal to him......
Yu Shangshu did make sense when he said this, the emperor took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down, but after taking a few breaths, the green tendons on his forehead were still there, and his eyes were wide.
In the end, the emperor's words sounded strange, "In that case, Yu Shangshu, I order you to appease the people, and tomorrow I must arrange the affairs of the people!" ”
"Weichen, the leader ......" Yu Shangshu bowed.
The emperor told them to go back first, but Yu Shangshu had an important question he wanted to ask, if he didn't ask, I'm afraid he wouldn't even dare to sleep tonight.
"Your Majesty has someone to investigate this matter thoroughly?"
The emperor felt that there were countless ants biting him on his chest, he was very irritable and uncomfortable, sweat broke out on his forehead, gathered on the green tendons, and looked a little terrifying, "I am free to arrange, you go back first." ”
The implication is that they are unwilling to tell them in advance who will thoroughly investigate the matter.
The Emperor wanted to investigate in secret.
This made Yu Shangshu anxious, but in the face of Prime Minister Xie and the emperor, he didn't dare to show it.
These two people are both old foxes.
After exiting the imperial study, Yu Shangshu and Prime Minister Xie left in a hurry, and he had to go back to deal with the problem of the salt industry himself to ensure that he would not be discovered.
Murong Jin helped Old Prime Minister Xie slowly descend the steps of the imperial study, "What does the Prime Minister think?" ”
What can Prime Minister Xie think? Now that he didn't have the slightest clue, he couldn't speculate, "Your Majesty will send someone to investigate, so we don't have to do much." As for those people...... "Old Prime Minister Xie mentioned the people, and naturally he was a little distressed He shook his head helplessly, and couldn't go on.
"Prime Minister relax, tomorrow I will propose some from my Yulu to help Yu Shangshu appease the people."
"It's good that you have this heart."
Since the end of the matter of his son and daughter-in-law, Xie Laocheng has not paid so much attention to the court, so that life is much easier and more comfortable. Especially Xie Enran, he often goes back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to visit him, which makes Prime Minister Xie feel that he is now like an ordinary grandfather.
This kind of life is very good.
After walking for a while, Murong Jin and Old Prime Minister Xie were suddenly stopped.
It was Sheng Zong who came to call them, he panicked, wanted to come out of the imperial study, and after breathing fresh air, his whole person was a lot more relaxed.
The wrath of the Son of Heaven is terrible.
Even though Sheng Zong had followed the emperor for so many years, he still felt terrible.
Sheng Zong vaguely remembered that one year there was a flood in Nanyu, the emperor was so angry that he lifted the table, and even a few little eunuchs were kicked by him a few times.
"Is there anything going on with Grandpa Shengzong?" Murong Jin turned around and asked him.
Prime Minister Xie also turned around.
Sheng Zong bowed, not even raising his head, "Prime Minister, General Murong." His Majesty invited General Murong to go to the imperial study. ”
Murong Jin probably knew what the emperor was looking for him.
Yu Shangshu asked the emperor who was the candidate to thoroughly investigate this matter, but the emperor didn't say, and now he asked Murong Jin to go again, what could he do for it?
It's just a pity that Yu Shangshu left in too much of a hurry and didn't encounter such a good thing.
"Jin'er, let's go, someone outside the palace will pick me up." Prime Minister Xie has been in the court for so many years, so she naturally knows the reason why Murong Jin is going, and she nodded at Murong Jin to reassure him.
"Good. Prime Minister be careful on the road. ”