Chapter 397: The Dark Tide Surges Again

Wen Hui left angrily like this, leaving Han Tianshuang alone in the same place: he didn't say anything unpleasant, why did this Miss Gu leave angrily?

But he didn't think much about it, because Liu Dongxing went out of the courtyard again, and finally saw him: "Brother Yunwu? Aren't you Brother Yunwu? How did you end up here? ”

Han Tianshuang snorted: "Brother Guanhai, I have always been here, but you can't see me." ”

He briefly explained the cause and effect of his coming here, and Liu Dongxing immediately showed gratitude: "I see, I just checked the situation of those people, and I was still wondering who subdued them, and I was really ashamed that it was not the handiwork of Brother Yun Wu for a while." In the past, when I was in the academy, my classmates recognized that the first martial arts was Brother Yunwu, and the second was Luo Mingmin. ”

Han Tianshuang smiled: "You don't pour me fan soup!" Who in the academy doesn't know, in terms of martial arts and riding and archery, you Liu Guanhaiju, Luo Mingmin is slightly inferior, and I am just better at swordsmanship, but others are not as good as you, you will open your eyes and say nonsense, and give me a high hat. ”

Liu Dongxing smiled. The three of them studied at the same time in the academy, Han Tianshuang was older, and his swordsmanship was excellent, and he learned the sword of a gentleman and a scholar; Luo Mingmin is slightly inferior to him in this regard, but he is good at hand-to-hand combat and good riding; And he Liu Dongxing is better at cavalry and archery. At that time, he was bent on taking the path of joining the army in the future, so the things he learned focused on the practical skills of the battlefield, and he was not interested in the elegant swordsmanship admired by the readers, so he naturally did not pay much attention to it.

But today, he has been on the battlefield in Northern Xinjiang, has made military exploits, and is a four-rank general, and he doesn't care about the temporary glory of the former academy period. He said to Han Tianshuang sincerely: "Thank you Brother Yunwu today, if it weren't for my brother arriving in time, I'm afraid that Clumsy Jing would be in danger." ”

Han Tianshuang said with a smile: "I also happened to meet someone, I have never asked too much about who the real estate in my family is rented, but I didn't expect it to be your family." If I had known, I would have come to you to catch up with you. Since the pier was parted five years ago, you and I haven't seen each other again, which is a pity. ”

Liu Dongxing said: "Brother Yunwu went to the capital to take the entrance examination, and I was there at that time, why didn't you come to me?" I heard that you are in trouble, if you can come, what is there to say? ”

"I didn't know that you had settled in the capital, but after I heard about it, you had already set out on an expedition, so how could I bother again?" Han Tianshuang smiled, "Actually, it's not a big deal, since I failed the list, I will return to my hometown to study for a few more years, and I will try the next subject again, it will be the same, there is no need to stay in Beijing." ”

If it is an ordinary period, it is naturally a triennial examination, but now the emperor is seriously ill, maybe this year and next year will be a big line, when the new emperor ascends the throne, most of them will add Enke, if you stay in the capital, you can save time and prepare for the exam at that time. However, this kind of words can only be tacitly spoken, once it is spoken, it becomes a big rebellion, Liu Dongxing did not continue the topic, and said: "I heard that you were a little tight at that time, but when you return home, there will be no big problem, but if the house that my family bought in the city was originally your family's property, and this house is rented from your family's house, but what difficulties do you have now?" Otherwise, why sell the property? ”

Liu Dongxing's question is not untargeted. Due to the large number of Cannes Academies, there are many students from all over the country who come to study, and the rental of houses is very prosperous, even the small households who have no extra real estate will try to squeeze out one or two vacant rooms to rent out to students. Han Tianshuang was originally from Pingyang, and the properties purchased in Cannes were all rented out, his family was originally wealthy, and there were more than a dozen properties in the city. With such a good industry, one more yard is equivalent to one more source of wealth, and it is actually going to be sold, is the Han family really in trouble? He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, because the house he bought was used by Wen Yi to house his mother's relatives, he didn't ask more, otherwise he would have known Han Tianshuang's difficulties a long time ago, so he would have reached out to help.

Han Tianshuang smiled lightly: "You don't have to worry about me, I'm not so embarrassed." This is a long story, a few years ago Kangcheng was very prosperous, my family opened a few shops in the city, do some small business to supplement the family, everything was fine, even the Pingnan bandit did not have much impact, but since last year, there are several large commercial houses to join forces to sit big, many small business shops can not be maintained, our shop is the same, the loss is quite a lot, had to collect. At that time, I had just returned from the capital, and the old man in my family was sick, and it cost a lot of money to see the doctor and take medicine. The grain in the field was not yet harvested, and the family had no extra money, so I sold the two properties for the sake of turnover, but they were all gone, and it didn't matter. ”

Liu Dongxing didn't believe it: "Don't lie to me, if it really doesn't matter, what's the matter if you want to collect the rent in advance?" And look at your dress, when did Han Yunwu ever suffer like this? ”

Han Tianshuang laughed: "I knew that I couldn't hide it from you Liu Guanhai, no wonder the gentlemen said that you were so careful!" But don't worry, my family is not as rich as before, but life can still go on, this time because I have a friend's family accident, urgent need for money, but my family took the rest of the money to buy grain seeds, I don't have much living money on hand, so I had to play the idea of rent. It's because I'm not kind, and I should pay for it because I violated the lease I made at the beginning. ”

"What do you say! It's just a little silver. Liu Dongxing smiled, "It's okay, if you need it, just tell me." You know where I live now, and if I'm not at home, tell Humble Jing and she'll arrange it. Don't be polite to me, since you are your friend, you are naturally my friend. ”

"Okay, I'm not polite to you, it's enough to have your words!" Han Tianshuang patted him on the shoulder and breathed a sigh of relief, "I know that you are now a general in Kangnan, and you are busy with official business, so I don't bother too much." When you're done with this paragraph, let's find another day to drink and catch up! ”

Liu Dongxing nodded with a smile, and then paused: "Those few people in the courtyard ......"

Han Tianshuang raised her eyebrows: "Is there anyone in the courtyard?" ”

The two looked at each other, smiled in unison, and knew each other tacitly.

Liu Dongxing said with deep feelings: "Brother Yunwu, you have always been recognized as a classmate of outstanding intelligence. It's important for you to study at home, but if you're idle, it's good to help me, and when you are in high school in the future, you will also be an official, and you will also have to deal with government affairs, wouldn't it be nice to familiarize yourself with it in advance? ”

Han Tianshuang waved his hand: "That's it, I don't dare to be interested in that kind of thing, if it weren't for the fact that my family had to take the test, I wouldn't even want to go to the capital, if I have spare time, it's better to go to the river to fish, I'm more comfortable." ”

Liu Dongxing sighed secretly in his heart, he had long known Han Tianshuang's temperament, so he had to keep things down, but he really hoped that this old classmate could help him, and now he really lacked manpower around him, although the chaos in Kangcheng has subsided, but there are still many things to do in the future, it's okay for now, and when the imperial court officially orders the disposal of the old people in King Kang's Mansion, there will be more things.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered what the other party had just said: "You said that there are several big businesses in the city who have joined forces to sit big, and the shops that are operated by small businesses have closed down, I don't know which ones they are?" I've been back to Cannes for a few months, and there's nothing like that. ”

Han Tianshuang said: "They don't do things publicly, and the shops that can be squeezed have been squeezed out early, so if you come late, you naturally can't see it." I heard that they were all stewards used by King Kang when he was alive, and after King Kang died, he was released by the prince. In the past, they did business when they were in the palace, and after leaving the country as a citizen, they also returned to their old jobs. I don't know where they got such a thick capital, they have both connections and supplies, and they are from the palace, so others dare not compete with them, and they will grow up in a few years. I used to be able to get along with other businesses, but somehow, last year suddenly became aggressive. Now if you want to do some business in this Cannes city, if you don't have enough hard support behind you, you can't get a foothold. ”

Liu Dongxing's heart sank. He had known that King Kang's Mansion controlled the business community in Kangcheng, but he didn't know that it had reached such a point. The Han family is also a prestigious family in the Pingnan area, but even the shop opened by his family can't gain a foothold in Kangcheng, what is the influence of the old people of King Kang's Mansion on the city? Now that they have just suffered a heavy blow, and because they are suspected of rebellion, they are low to the court and obedient everywhere, if the court is lenient to them, what will they do?

However, since these people control the commercial lifeline of Cannes, and it is not easy to move them to other places, it will definitely deal a blow to the famous commercial port of Cannes, but if they are left behind, it will inevitably be suspected of being a big deal.

Liu Dongxing sighed, determined to go back and discuss it with Hu Jinquan.

He said a few more words to Han Tianshuang and made an appointment to talk another day. The latter left his current address and left first. At this time, Shu Ping had already been ordered to gather all the old servants of King Kang's Mansion who had defected to the mansion and take them to other places to settle, and Hu Jinquan also called the people of Pingyang Tongzheng to arrange the house inside and out.

However, after an hour's effort, this secluded small mansion has regained its calm again, and it seems that there has been no change on the outside, whether it is the master who lives in the inner courtyard or the servants who stay in the outer courtyard, it is normal, only Liu Dongxing and Hu Jinquan know in their hearts how many traps have been set up in this house.

Hu Jinquan secretly clenched his fists: "Can it be done?" Hundreds of people failed to stop him at the beginning, is this really enough? ”

Liu Dongxing remained silent: "Who are those hundreds of people?" It's just an ordinary officer, how can it compare to the elite in our division? I will draw 200 elite soldiers from the garrison and block the roads around, no matter how good he is Shen Tugang, it will be difficult to fly! ”

Hu Jinquan nodded slightly: "This person must be taken!" Otherwise, you and I will never know what will happen to him. Taiwei Zheng besieged King Zheng and actually let him go, which was really a mistake! ”

Liu Dongxing narrowed his eyes: "His mistakes have their own court decisions, we just need to do our own thing." The next thing to do is to send someone to secretly inform Princess Zheng, who is still on the way, that the prince is here. ”

Hu Jinquan was a little uneasy: "Are you sure that Shen Tugang will find a way to meet with Princess Zheng?" ”

"How not?" Liu Dongxing smiled slightly, "Princess Zheng is still second, and Prince Zheng is the key." He wouldn't sit idly by and watch King Zheng's only bloodline fall into danger, but ...... Didn't he still know that the one next to Princess Zheng was not the real prince? (To be continued)