Yunzhou was bitterly cold. Most people had a heated bed in their houses, and they would leave a window on the roof for ventilation. Feng Huang leaned down quietly. Because of the steam, the snow around the window had melted clean, which was convenient for him to look in. He saw a red mottled table against the wall and a square table below. There was no teacup on the table. The three of them were sitting around a small lamp. Another burly man with a scar face was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back. Clearly, this was the one Mu Shun recognized.
Scarface stared at the big fatty who had just pushed open the door and entered with a look of unease."Why are you so late!"
The fat man's voice was not loud but he did not show any fear. He loosened his collar and walked to the table."It's not like you don't know where I live. The new soldiers are patrolling back and forth.”
Scarface suddenly turned around.!”
The fatty sneered." I'm not stupid. Tell me, why did you call all of us here?"”
Scarface also sat down, licking his lips. He raised his hand as if he wanted to take a cup of tea and drink two sips, but suddenly realized that there was nothing on the table except for a lamp. He withdrew his hand slightly uncomfortably. The old man with a goatee sitting opposite him took the opportunity to speak,"Manager Li, we have done what you asked us to do, but we have not fulfilled the conditions we promised. Now that the higher-ups have come, I'm afraid that things will not be so easy to fool. You can just leave. We are born and raised in Yu County. Next..."
Scarface raised his hand and interrupted him, his eyes revealing a fierce light."What? Was Shopkeeper Liu afraid or regretful? Hmm?"
The man with the goatee stopped moving his thumb ring silently. His goatee shivered a little before he mustered up his courage and continued,"Manager Li, don't talk about useless things. First, fulfill what you promised us.”
Scarface stepped on the stool with one foot, supported his knee with his elbow, and rested his chin on his palm. He pinched his teeth and let out a muffled "hmph" sound from his nostrils. The air froze for a moment. Then, he probably felt that it was not time to "kill the donkey after it has been polished" or he had other concerns, so he put down his foot again. He puffed up his cheeks on both sides and laughed dryly."Brothers, do you not trust me?”，As he spoke, he pointed his thumb up and said with some confidence,"If you don't trust me, then don't you trust our master? When this place is in chaos, Li will definitely leave. When the higher-ups point out one of our own people, you will all be meritorious officials. In this small area of Yu County, you will be able to do whatever you want. What is the point of thinking about this?!”
The fatty rolled his eyes and said,"Manager Li is right, but we have done what we should do. Whether that Li can leave or not is not something that we can interfere with!”
"Continue!" Scarface suppressed his impatience.
"I also think that Shopkeeper Liu is right. Since we have already done what we agreed on before, then please fulfill your promise first. We don't have the courage to be a big family in Yu County, nor do we dare to accept the favor of the future county magistrate.”
"You!"
Seeing that Scarface was about to explode, the skinny man in black who had been hiding his head in his neck suddenly stood up and pulled him back."Steward Li, Steward Li, calm down, calm down…"
As he spoke, he turned to the fatty and comforted him in a low voice,"Brother, why are you so anxious? Steward Li didn't say why he was looking for us, nor did he say whether he would give it or not…"
"And your two brothers, don't be anxious. We have to listen to what Manager Li has to say, right?”，As he said that, he smiled self-deprecatingly and sat back on the stool."I know that my brothers are saying that it's easy for me to speak. Hehe, it's not easy to do any business if the year is not good. Only my incense paper business has business, right? The few of you didn't even think about it. In this day and age, you can't even bear to buy a coffin, yet you're willing to come to my place to order paper work? To tell you the truth, my family is also waiting for Steward Li's money to buy rice for cooking. It's your three brothers who have grain reserves and are not in a hurry!”
His words made everyone present lower their heads and sigh. Scarface gave him a meaningful look. Feng Huang, who was lying on the roof, thought that this was the so-called Pi Si of Little Cauldron. It seemed that he was in cahoots with Scarface.
The atmosphere was stable. Scarface began to instruct them on what to do. It turned out that they were actually going to make a move on Chief Secretary Lang, who had been ordered to investigate County Magistrate Li.
Seeing that the conversation had started again, Mu conveniently called Little Cauldron to continue monitoring while he and Feng Huang hid in a corner to discuss what to do next. He did not have a good impression of the arrogant Lang Changshi, but this did not mean that he would disregard a life. Regardless of why they wanted to replace County Magistrate Li and why they were so sure that the higher-ups would send their own people over, they had to stop the other party from ignoring the lives of the refugees and deliberately creating chaos.
A moment later, Mu Shun left and gave this great achievement to Ding Wang. He did not hide it from him. He only said that he saw a person who used to be a bandit in the county town during the day and had someone follow him quietly. He did not expect to find out the mastermind behind the attack on the county government by the refugees in Yu County. Ding Wang was naturally happy.
No matter how they tried to " catch the thief ", Feng Huang wrote a letter that very night to explain the whole thing clearly. In the end, he added Mu Shun's personal opinion of County Magistrate Li and asked Xiao Hui to personally send him to Yunzhou Prefecture. At dawn, he returned to Qing Zong County with Mu Shun and his group. Without stopping for a moment, he rushed back to King Village.
After learning about the incident in Yu County, Feng Nianen was still puzzled that someone had gone to great lengths to create such a mess. He sat on a recliner in the inner room of Old Meng's study and listened to Old Meng's analysis of the situation in the court.
In the end, it was nothing more than the brothers fighting for power and profit. Feng Nianen looked down on it. Regardless of what was attractive about Yu County, their unscrupulous methods of using refugees as guns and ignoring the people in times of crisis were very contemptible. He ignored the few people who were studying outside the curtain and said angrily,"Those surnamed Zhao are all selfish and heartless. They disregard human lives and destroy their own walls.”
"You-you-" Old Meng shook his head with a bitter smile.
He had heard a lot of similar words in Fragrant Valley. From the initial shock, to the later indifference, and now he actually felt the same. How should he put it? In Old Madam Ji's words, she was probably tired.
How could Zhao Jing not hear it? He pondered for a long time and finally put down the book and walked into the inner room, closing the door behind him."Sir, Uncle Feng-"
Feng Nianen only nodded slightly without saying anything.
Instead, Jon greeted him kindly."Oh, Little Jing, what's the matter? Sit!"
"Mr. Xie, I feel that Uncle Feng is right. They have indeed let down the country and the people…They encouraged the refugees to create riots, and then let the outside world see the turmoil in the Yun and Mu Provinces and the inaction of the soldiers…I speculate that they are referring to the military power of the Crane Cry Pass. Currently, the three of you…have no other forces other than a small number of private soldiers, so the military power has become the first shop to rise to the top. "As for Crane's Cry Pass, because of the peace in the Khitans in recent years, its position as a fortress has weakened a lot. However, after all, there are 50,000 troops here, and it is also the northern gateway to protect the Central Plains. Naturally, it has become their primary choice…If I'm not wrong, Yu County isn't the only place in Yunzhou and Muzhou that is in trouble. The reason why they chose Yu County is because it's 'weak'." Zhao Jing's eyes were solemn as he spoke with confidence, completely unlike his usual gentle and taciturn appearance."Uncle Feng, if the conditions in your hands allow it, I think we should publicize this matter further. Such a sensitive topic should be paid attention to by many people.”
My surname is also Zhao, but my words carry little weight, and now I'm in such a situation…" Zhao Jing said with a helpless smile,""Right now, the most important thing is to provide relief to the victims and prevent the situation from worsening. We can't let the stability of Yun and Mu Provinces be broken. On the one hand, we have to let the government do it, and on the other hand, we have to borrow power from the people. I have some properties in the dark, and no one knows about them except for my two confidants. As long as they see my handwritten letter, they can directly bring money to see me. Can I trouble Uncle Feng to use those things to help the refugees first?”
Feng Nianen didn't expect Zhao Jing to say such a thing. It wasn't just about his bearing, breadth of mind, or strategy. The key was that he dared to face the problem head-on and didn't hesitate to sacrifice his family's wealth. After looking at Old Mr. Meng for a moment, he slowly got up and walked to Zhao Jing. He reached out and patted the young man's shoulder that was a little taller than himself and nodded heavily.
"Good, good job!" Feng Nianen looked straight into his eyes." It's not in vain for Old Meng to teach you so carefully. I'll send the letter you mentioned to the uncle of the pretty girl." Since your businesses are hidden, let them stay hidden. Our family doesn't lack those things. Moreover, I've already spoken to Ming Tang County Magistrate Ming. He has a plan for the relief of the disaster victims.”
After saying that, he opened the door and said to the others outside,"Come in. Since we're talking about providing relief to the disaster victims, in order to prevent similar things from happening in our county, the few of you should also contribute.”
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