After fighting the battle to defend the price of rice, it was time for the autumn harvest. All kinds of grains in Ruyin have entered the harvest period one after another.

After Shi Hui returned to Luoyang, Shi Chang became the head of Shifu as usual. Because Shi Hui and the eldest princess of Yong'an secretly entrusted Shu Yan, Shu Yan did not do anything after being entrusted, so the people in Shi Mansion didn't know that there was such a thing. In Shi Chang's opinion, although his brother is shrewd and suspicious of himself, he has not been able to catch his main handle at all in the many days he has been back, and he has no choice but to do anything about such a big thing as the water to others, so he only set a spending limit and hurried back to Luoyang. He left and didn't know when he would come back. With his age and official position, the cycle of returning to his hometown is definitely getting longer and longer, and in this case, he will not pose a threat to himself at all. As for his nephew Biyu and his niece Princess Yong'an, they didn't have to pay attention to it, so Shi Chang only kept a low profile for a few days before he became public again.

Now that the autumn harvest is approaching, it is a good time to collect money. Shi Chang secretly contacted the heads of various granges, and at the same time privately prepared warehouses, ready to withhold at any time, and all practices were carried out as usual.

Every autumn harvest time, the Shi family is full of spirit in Shujiazhuang's grange and Zhuangtou Tianfu. He prepared harvesting tools, oxen, horses, and vehicles, and supervised the field donkeys to harvest the crops. With the harvest, the harvested grain is transported to a flat field by truck and stacked. After drying, it can be threshed and put into storage.

After Shu Yan returned to Ruyin with Zhixin and Xiaomo, he asked for back the dozens of acres of land he had lent to his relatives and friends a few years ago and cultivated it himself. However, his mind this year is not on his own grain, but always paying attention to the autumn harvest process of the Shi family.

On this day, he got the news that the Shi family's grain harvest had been completed and it had reached the stage of threshing, so he immediately took two entourages and went straight to the Shi family's farm.

The donkeys threshed the grain on the drying ground, some beating it repeatedly with wooden sticks, and some pulling stones to crush it back and forth. The detached grains are gathered together in the shape of hills.

Tian Fu commanded several people to load the piled grains into sacks and carry them onto the ox cart. He had just filled an ox cart when he suddenly saw a person appear in front of him, which made him very surprised and panicked, "Shu Yan, ah no...... Shu Juncheng, how did you have time to come to Honjo? ”

"I'll help you calculate this year's harvest." Shu Yan seemed to be calm and authentic.

Tian Fu had a premonition that something was wrong, and retorted: "How much harvest Honda Zhuang has, it is a private matter of the Shi Mansion, and there is no need for the official family to ask, right?" ”

"Hehehe." Shu Yan chuckled, "Theoretically, this is true, but I was entrusted by your master and had to ask." ”

"My master? Are you talking about the young master of my family, the county guard? ”

"It is the head of your family, the capital of Yuzhou Prefecture, and the Zongzheng Dynasty."

"My prince?" Tian Fu was stunned, "Hugh wants to bluff people, my family master has already returned to Luoyang, how can he entrust you?" ”

"I knew you wouldn't believe it." Shu Yan acted resolutely, not wanting to talk nonsense with Tian Fuduo, so he directly took out the ivory wat board and said loudly to the people present, "I am entrusted by your master and the eldest princess of Yong'an to investigate the misconduct in your house. This wat board is like your master's own presence, and it must not be opposed. Do you understand? ”

Everyone present was stunned. However, most of them were not too afraid, but Tian Fu had a chill down his spine. He stabilized his mind and said to Shu Yan with a smile: "What did Shu Cheng say?" We are all faithful servants of the master of the house, and we are dedicated to the work of the family, where is there anything wrong? ”

Shu Yan snorted coldly, and pointed to the cattle lane full of sacks: "The matter is right in front of you, do you still say that there is no such thing?" ”

Tian Fu didn't believe that Shu Yan could see any flaws when he first arrived, so he said confidently: "The grain is detached and grained, and it must be transported back to the warehouse in the house by ox cart, is there anything wrong with this?" Do you want to be exposed to the rain in the open here? ”

"That's innocent! Am I still wronging you? To tell you the truth, I even know everything about your private treasury! ”

"What public and private treasury, what are you talking nonsense?"

"Hmph, I see that you don't cry when you don't see the coffin. Shifu is in Ruyin City, and if you want to transport grain to Shifu, you should go north, why is there an ox cart full of grain heading west just now? Fortunately, I found out and sent someone to intercept it. When the time comes, everyone will get the stolen goods, see what else you have to say! ”

Tian Fu's heart was cold, knowing that Shu Yan had indeed mastered the evidence, and he was not deceitful, and his tough attitude immediately withered. However, he has always been very cunning and changeable, because Shu Yan had some interactions with him when he was young—although it was not a very pleasant relationship, but he was finally acquainted, and he wanted to use this relationship to relieve himself at this time. "Shu Cheng is really powerful, and he can't complain that he can completely eradicate Qiu Shoutai. I have been operating in this farm for many years, and I can be said to be very familiar with your Shu and Han families, and it can also be said that I have watched you grow up. You also said just now, you are just an outsider, for the internal affairs of the Shi Mansion, although you have the trust of my family master and the eldest princess of Yong'an, but you probably go through the motions, the meaning is enough, why be so stubborn? ”

Shu Yan heard that Tian Fu was going to do a favor article, and smiled coldly: "Am I stubborn? If I had been stubborn, I would have arrested you a long time ago. Since I am entrusted by others, I have to give an account to people, and I don't want to do things too much, as long as you don't embarrass me. To put it mildly, I can act as a private stopper; If I say it too much, as a county magistrate, I have the right to inquire about any matter in the county, including the private affairs of the officials. If you are wise, I advise you not to take the private affairs of the Shi Mansion to court. ”

"What do you want?"

"Didn't you just say that? Since I have been entrusted by someone, I have to give an account to the client. The first step is to check how much grain is being produced in the field you are in charge of. ”

"Oh? So you want to know the production number, cough, it's not easy? Tian Fu coughed and pretended to be calm, "I'll give you a rough estimate." This field has a total of 800 acres. Last year, the total output of various cereals was 2,800 hu, and this year's situation is similar to last year's, and the output is probably about the same. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, this field should be 980 acres, why do you say it's 800 acres?"

"Huh?" Tian Fu was surprised, he didn't know that Shu Yan already knew everything about Shi Jiatian's property.

"As for the output, although I can't estimate how much, but it is definitely more than 2,800 hundred, and the specific amount will be known when I finish measuring. You send a cart to bring all the grain to Shifu first. ”

At this time, the ox cart assigned by Tian Fu that intended to secretly transfer grain to the private warehouse was also intercepted by Shu Yan's men. He secretly complained to himself, but there was no way but to obediently order all the grains to be packed into sacks, densely packed with hundreds. By this time it was getting late, and it was too late to enter the city, so I had to load the ox cart again tomorrow morning.

Shu Yan and two entourages brought their own dry food and took turns to guard here all night to prevent Tian Fu and the others from doing anything. Tian Fu knew that Shu Yan was incommensurate, and he didn't dare to use any brains.

Early the next morning, Shu Yan urged Tian Fu to load all the sacks onto more than a dozen ox carts, and then escort them into the city together.

This action alarmed the whole Shi Mansion. The eldest princess of Yong'an has ordered two large granaries to be vacated in advance, one for rice and one for millet. Shu Yan escorted the grain cart to Shifu and waited for it to be put into storage.

Shi Chang had already received the news from Tian Fu yesterday, and after Tian Fu entered the mansion today, he personally reported to him as soon as possible. He was still dreaming of comfort as usual, but he didn't expect his brother to secretly entrust Shu Yan and catch him off guard. Hearing that Shu Yan had escorted the grain cart to the mansion, he rushed to the scene angrily, saw Shu Yan, and scolded: "This is Shi Mansion, what kind of thing are you, and it is your turn to point fingers here?" ”

Shu Yan had long been prepared for the Shi family's rebellious attitude. Shi Chang is the culprit, and as the head of the government, of course, he reacts the most violently. He didn't fight back at Shi Chang, but directly took out the wat board and said: "Don't be domineering, you know what you've done!" Your brother's ivory wat board is here, do you dare to resist? ”

Of course, Shi Chang knew that this wat board was indeed his brother's, but if he had to resist, it was impossible for him to admit it, his eyes rolled, and he defended: "If my brother really wants to leave you a piece of evidence, there are so many jade pendants, ruyi, etc., how can he give you a wat board?" The wat board is a thing used by the minister in the court, how can it be given to people casually? It's clearly fake! ”

"Although most of the wat boards are used by the kings of the previous dynasty, they can be replaced at any time if they are broken or old, and each minister has a spare, not just one. Could it be that your Shihou can't go to court without this wat board? ”

"Hmph, that's even less credible if you say that. Since there can be more than one wat board, you have been an official in Beijing for so many years, wouldn't it be easy to get one and bring it back? How can I be sure that this wat board is my brother's father? ”

"The wat boards are all the same shape, or even the same size, and they may not be recognizable at the moment. But this wat board is made of ivory, which is rare, and it has your brother's handwriting on it, is it still fake? ”

was at a stalemate, and suddenly saw Biyu come out of the bedroom with the support of Ah Miao and said, "What are you arguing about?" Sleep doesn't make people sleep well! ”

Biyu and Zuo Gongzi took medicine yesterday and slept too late. Shu Yan had already rushed back from Shujiazhuang, dozens of miles away, with an ox cart, but he hadn't gotten up yet. The eldest princess of Yong'an knew that today was not trivial, so she urged him to get dressed and take a look outside. He was urged by the eldest princess of Yong'an, got up in a chaotic manner, and went out accompanied by Ah Miao, not understanding what was going on at all. Seeing Shu Yan, he asked, "Huh?" Why didn't you go to the county office today, but came to my house to do something? ”

When Shu Yan heard this, he was so angry that he wanted to beat someone: "I didn't sleep for a day and a night for your private affairs, and I offended your people, and you actually said such a joke!" ”

"For my private business? Who entrusted you? How did I not know? ”

Seeing that Biyu said a series of ridiculous words, Ah Miao not only couldn't help, but also added to the chaos, hurriedly pulled up his sleeves and walked away.

Shi Chang saw the wat board just now, and he didn't dare to be so arrogant, he didn't know how to deal with it, and his eyes lit up after listening to Biyu's words, and he changed to a strong and domineering attitude: "Bold Shu Yan, you keep saying that you are entrusted by my brother, but why don't you even know about the young master of this mansion?" is clearly a swindler, wanting to plot against my Shi family. Someone, take him down for me! ”

When the house slaves heard Shi Chang's command, they all gathered around.

Shu Yan hurriedly held the wat board in his hand and shouted: "Your master's wat board is here, who dares to make a mistake?" ”

Of course, the house slaves were afraid of giving, and they all hesitated for the time being.

For Shi Chang, this is a great opportunity to turn over, how can he miss it? was thinking about how to take Shu Yan down justifiably, but Tian Fu walked up to him and whispered a few words. After hearing this, he nodded, and said to Shu Yan in a slightly kind tone: "Since you said that this wat board is my brother's brother, do you dare to let me identify the handwriting?" ”

Shu Yan was upright, of course, he was not afraid of identification, so he handed it to him.

Shi Chang received it in his hand, and after only a slight glance, he glared and said, "This is not my brother's handwriting at all, it is a forgery at first glance!" ”

Only then did Shu Yan know that he wanted to cheat, and said angrily: "Your brother handed it over to me with his own hands, how could it be wrong?" As he spoke, he was about to grab it.

Of course, Shi Chang would not give it, he threw this ivory wat board on the ground, struck it hard with iron Ruyi, and immediately split it in half, and then ordered the house slaves agitatedly: "Shu Yan used the fake wat board to try to interfere in my Shi family's family affairs, and he didn't take him down!" ”

Although the wat board was smashed, Shu Yan was a county magistrate after all, with a great reputation, and there were also two officials, not a joke, so the house slaves still hesitated and did not move.

Shi Chang said anxiously: "My brother is the Zongzheng of the Dynasty and the Zhongzheng of Ruyin, my nephew is the Taishou of Ruyin, and Ruyin is the world of my Shi family." He Shu Yan is just an assistant, and it is easy for my Shi family to take him down. What are you afraid of? Do you want to watch him make trouble here? ”

This statement is clearly suggestive. Those who had ghosts in their hearts were afraid of Shu Yan's purge behavior, and after listening to Shi Chang's words, they were about to rush up and besiege Shu Yan.

Although Shu Yan and the others have some skills, there are many slaves in the Shi Mansion, and they don't have swords, how can they be their opponents? It was firmly controlled in an instant.

Since Shi Chang has turned his face, it must be a matter of not doing anything, if no one intervenes, the consequences of Shu Yan and others will be unimaginable.

At this critical juncture, I suddenly heard an angry rebuke: "Bold dog slave, let the people go quickly." ”

Everyone turned their heads and looked, they were frightened, it turned out to be the eldest princess of Yong'an, where did they dare to disobey, they let go of their hands, and stood with their hands down.