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Chapter 338
Seeing red light in the middle of the night is not the various neon lights that modern civilization would have, or the large LED super-bright screen that can be enough to pollute. Possibly a fire.Seeing that the red light was not too close to them, Wang Xiujin raised his eyebrows, turned around and went back to the house. It was not the direction where his parents lived. As for who suffered, it had nothing to do with him.
Li Sushan stood at the door for a while, his eyes were reddened by the fire, and he didn't know what he was thinking.After a long silence, he turned and returned to the house.Neither of them said a word. Earlier, Li Sushan said that their mansion was under surveillance shortly after the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Factory a few years ago. As for whether it was all day or from time to time, they didn't know.And where the masters in the anti-crime factory came from also made the Li family feel very strange.Of course, the Anti-Corruption Factory did not only focus on the Li family or the Wang family, but all the officials in Beijing were not caught, not even the members of the royal family.And outside the capital, officials, big and small, may not be able to avoid it.
They looked at each other, as if they wanted to see something in each other's eyes, but even if the fire outside was burning half the sky, it was still an ancient night, and it was impossible to see the emotions in each other's eyes clearly.The two rolled over and got on the bed. Even if they wanted to say something about what happened, they could only suppress it.
This night seemed to be very long, Wang Xiujin thought he would toss and turn and couldn't sleep, but he didn't expect to have no dreams until dawn, opened his eyes, touched the already cold temperature around him, Wang Xiujin didn't think much, put on his clothes and got up.First, I went to the elders' room to ask about Ann, and after returning to the house for breakfast, I asked about Li Sushan's whereabouts.The servant immediately replied, "Young Master Sun left the house before dawn, and said he was going to visit the military camp."
Raising his eyebrows, Wang Xiujin felt that Li Sushan's going out early in the morning had something to do with the fire last night, but he didn't want to ask too much. Who started the fire, where it burned, and how the casualties were all question marks.Wang Xiujin thought about it and decided to go out later today, maybe he could hear more versions of the content.After making up his mind, Wang Xiujin was not in a hurry, and asked the servant to bring some fruit, and ate while reading. He couldn't remember how long he hadn't calmed down to read.
After noon, Wang Xiujin swayed out the door after having lunch at home, took a carriage to the shop, and then turned to the teahouse. To listen to gossip, you have to go to the teahouse to hear the most versions, which surprised Wang Xiujin. Yes, no one talked about what happened last night, as if no one knew.Wang Xiujin felt it was very strange. After leaving the teahouse and returning to the shop, Wang Xiujin called the shopkeeper into the backyard, and directly asked his doubts.The shopkeeper lived in the shop at night, and he didn't know what happened at night.
Wang Xiujin raised his eyebrows. If he hadn't seen the red light with Li Sushan last night and heard what the shopkeeper said, he might have thought that the red light last night was something he imagined.Wang Xiujin decided not to inquire any more, and when he saw Li Sushan at night, he knew exactly which family had suffered, and he suddenly remembered that people should not be too curious, which is prone to accidents.
After staying in the shop for a while, he went to the nearby workshop and was about to go home. As soon as he arrived at the door, he was stopped by the entourage of the fifth prince who had been waiting all the time. The fifth prince asked him to discuss something.Wang Xiujin glanced at the gate that he hadn't entered yet, so he could only turn around and follow his relatives.
Seeing the fifth prince, Wang Xiujin listened to the fifth prince excitedly saying that the emperor agreed to the selection of the best storyteller, how to compete, how to judge, the emperor gave more detailed opinions than what Wang Xiujin said, what Wang Xiujin thought of was after the selection , while the emperor even thought of how to collect money at the beginning of the selection process.Thinking of the grocery store run by the emperor, Wang Xiujin lamented the wisdom and ability of the ancients to collect money. Those of later generations are basically the leftovers of the ancients.
Wang Xiujin has nothing to add. He wanted to flatter, but he was afraid of saying the wrong thing. He didn't get flattery and returned to the horse's leg. You must know that flattering is also a science. Wang Xiujin always felt that his This knowledge is only at the entry level.The fifth prince's learning is not bad, but it's not good enough for him to do business. He thinks that both his father and the emperor's businessman think it's good, so he decided to tell the world. The whole process is three months from the announcement to the deadline , Preliminary competitions were held in big cities all over the country. Those who participated in the selection included great Confucian scholars, well-known writers of story books, and teachers from Xinlou School in Beijing.
Wang Xiujin didn't reject the judges. Although the students in the new building don't take the imperial examinations, they absolutely crush other schools regardless of academics or other things. Now the schools in the capital use a set of questions at the end of each year to judge the rankings, and the evaluation papers are anonymous. , the test papers also make people unable to see the name, and finally when the results came out, Xinlou Academy almost took all the top rankings every year, making the teachers of other schools jump their feet, but also thankful that Xinlou Academy does not recruit students, otherwise it would be good All the students were probably recruited by the school, and these schools were probably going to close down.
As for the other competitions, the teachers from other schools didn't care. In their opinion, only literature is the most important thing. This kind of thinking makes Wang Xiujin helpless, but it can't change anything.It’s not that there have been people who have been asked to go through the back door these years, and those who have in-laws with the royal family also want to send them in. Wang Xiujin didn’t even bother, and directly pushed the fourth and fifth princes out, and even the emperor became a shield, Wang Xiujin Sometimes I think that the people he offended directly and indirectly have circled the earth countless times.
Finally coming out of the playground, Wang Xiujin heaved a sigh of relief, he really couldn't understand what the fifth prince was excited about.When he got home, he didn't see Li Sushan. Wang Xiujin was a little surprised. Could it be that the fire last night had something to do with the barracks?That direction seemed to be the direction of the barracks, thinking about it, Wang Xiujin couldn't help but feel aroused.
Waiting left and right for no one to return, Wang Xiujin became more and more impatient as he waited, but he felt that there should be nothing wrong. If something happened, the fifth prince would not be so leisurely talking so much today. I don't have much interest in military affairs. When it comes to military affairs, I can count the number of times I even talk to Li Sushan on my fingers.When people are in an unknown situation, they will always think wildly. Wang Xiujin is like this at the moment. He knows in his heart that if something really happened to the military camp, the Li family will not be so calm, but he can't stop his various imaginations.
It wasn't until late at night that Li Sushan came back. Seeing that there was still light in the room, Li Sushan stepped up his pace a bit. The servant who hadn't slept quickly ran to fetch hot water. Li Sushan scrubbed it. During this time, Wang Xiujin didn't speak. Regardless of whether there are other people on the beam, Wang Xiujin will not speak casually even if there is a servant. No matter how loyal the servant is, he must avoid some words. Will be the seller.
When Li Su was good at scrubbing, a servant brought warm porridge and side dishes. After putting down the food, Wang Xiujin sent all the servants to rest. There was no one to wait for them here. After seeing the person, I felt relieved.
"Why are you back so late?" Wang Xiujin sat at the table after pouring a glass of water, looking at Li Sushan.
"Something happened at the barracks, so I came back a bit late." Seeing Wang Xiujin's worry, Li Sushan smiled a little more in his eyes.
"It's fine." Wang Xiujin played with the water glass, wanting to ask a question, but worried whether there would be ears on the wall.
"Master Liu's house was flooded last night. There were more than 100 people in his family, and none of them survived." Li Sushan said calmly. "When clearing the ruins today, thirteen boxes of gold ingots and 62 boxes of silver were moved from the basement of his house."
"I'll go!" Wang Xiujin's eyes widened. Although he didn't know how big the box was, he also knew that it would definitely not be a box containing only one silver ingot. This Mr. Liu is rich enough.
"The cause of the flood is still being investigated. Master Liu has gone through two dynasties. Some disciples have not spoken about the future. The Holy Majesty has not spoken yet. Today, the Holy Majesty said in the court hall that he will stop court affairs for three days because of sadness." Li Sushan did not come Early morning, but it is also a matter of early morning.
The emperor should not stop court affairs because of this matter, there may be other reasons, but Wang Xiujin hesitated whether to ask or not.
"Those silver coins should be made privately. The emperor is probably angry, not sad." Li Sushan explained to Wang Xiujin.
Private silver?What does Master Liu want to do?The reaction that followed was... rebellion.Who rebelled?Master Liu?or someone else?Where did Daliang lose to these people, he still thought of rebelling, Daliang became richer and richer, the emperor was not insane, and the common people couldn't afford to eat, if they really rebelled, would anyone respond?Wang Xiujin thinks that those who want to rebel are mentally ill, do you think that position is so easy to do? "If he made such a big mistake, he deserves to die. He should be thankful that he died like this. Otherwise, the nine clans would be affected." For such a person, Wang Xiujin has no sympathy at all.
Li Sushan glanced at Wang Xiujin and didn't say anything, but drank all the porridge in the bowl, put down the bowl, took the water glass in Wang Xiujin's hand, and drank it down in one gulp. "It's getting late, go to bed earlier, and tomorrow will be earlier. I'm afraid that there may be unrest in the capital recently, so you should pay attention."
Wang Xiujin nodded. If there is a rebellion, it will definitely not be done by one person. There is no peace in the capital. "Brother, the seafood sent by someone has arrived, and the kitchen has been cleaned up. We will eat seafood tomorrow."
Hearing the seafood, Li Sushan's face became more and more serious, and he didn't know how to eat Wang Xiujin so well. Although the seafood was transported to the capital, Wang Xiujin would lose his stomach if he ate it again, but he still remembered Wang Xiujin's bad stomach when he was in Fengcheng.
Li Sushan stood at the door for a while, his eyes were reddened by the fire, and he didn't know what he was thinking.After a long silence, he turned and returned to the house.Neither of them said a word. Earlier, Li Sushan said that their mansion was under surveillance shortly after the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Factory a few years ago. As for whether it was all day or from time to time, they didn't know.And where the masters in the anti-crime factory came from also made the Li family feel very strange.Of course, the Anti-Corruption Factory did not only focus on the Li family or the Wang family, but all the officials in Beijing were not caught, not even the members of the royal family.And outside the capital, officials, big and small, may not be able to avoid it.
They looked at each other, as if they wanted to see something in each other's eyes, but even if the fire outside was burning half the sky, it was still an ancient night, and it was impossible to see the emotions in each other's eyes clearly.The two rolled over and got on the bed. Even if they wanted to say something about what happened, they could only suppress it.
This night seemed to be very long, Wang Xiujin thought he would toss and turn and couldn't sleep, but he didn't expect to have no dreams until dawn, opened his eyes, touched the already cold temperature around him, Wang Xiujin didn't think much, put on his clothes and got up.First, I went to the elders' room to ask about Ann, and after returning to the house for breakfast, I asked about Li Sushan's whereabouts.The servant immediately replied, "Young Master Sun left the house before dawn, and said he was going to visit the military camp."
Raising his eyebrows, Wang Xiujin felt that Li Sushan's going out early in the morning had something to do with the fire last night, but he didn't want to ask too much. Who started the fire, where it burned, and how the casualties were all question marks.Wang Xiujin thought about it and decided to go out later today, maybe he could hear more versions of the content.After making up his mind, Wang Xiujin was not in a hurry, and asked the servant to bring some fruit, and ate while reading. He couldn't remember how long he hadn't calmed down to read.
After noon, Wang Xiujin swayed out the door after having lunch at home, took a carriage to the shop, and then turned to the teahouse. To listen to gossip, you have to go to the teahouse to hear the most versions, which surprised Wang Xiujin. Yes, no one talked about what happened last night, as if no one knew.Wang Xiujin felt it was very strange. After leaving the teahouse and returning to the shop, Wang Xiujin called the shopkeeper into the backyard, and directly asked his doubts.The shopkeeper lived in the shop at night, and he didn't know what happened at night.
Wang Xiujin raised his eyebrows. If he hadn't seen the red light with Li Sushan last night and heard what the shopkeeper said, he might have thought that the red light last night was something he imagined.Wang Xiujin decided not to inquire any more, and when he saw Li Sushan at night, he knew exactly which family had suffered, and he suddenly remembered that people should not be too curious, which is prone to accidents.
After staying in the shop for a while, he went to the nearby workshop and was about to go home. As soon as he arrived at the door, he was stopped by the entourage of the fifth prince who had been waiting all the time. The fifth prince asked him to discuss something.Wang Xiujin glanced at the gate that he hadn't entered yet, so he could only turn around and follow his relatives.
Seeing the fifth prince, Wang Xiujin listened to the fifth prince excitedly saying that the emperor agreed to the selection of the best storyteller, how to compete, how to judge, the emperor gave more detailed opinions than what Wang Xiujin said, what Wang Xiujin thought of was after the selection , while the emperor even thought of how to collect money at the beginning of the selection process.Thinking of the grocery store run by the emperor, Wang Xiujin lamented the wisdom and ability of the ancients to collect money. Those of later generations are basically the leftovers of the ancients.
Wang Xiujin has nothing to add. He wanted to flatter, but he was afraid of saying the wrong thing. He didn't get flattery and returned to the horse's leg. You must know that flattering is also a science. Wang Xiujin always felt that his This knowledge is only at the entry level.The fifth prince's learning is not bad, but it's not good enough for him to do business. He thinks that both his father and the emperor's businessman think it's good, so he decided to tell the world. The whole process is three months from the announcement to the deadline , Preliminary competitions were held in big cities all over the country. Those who participated in the selection included great Confucian scholars, well-known writers of story books, and teachers from Xinlou School in Beijing.
Wang Xiujin didn't reject the judges. Although the students in the new building don't take the imperial examinations, they absolutely crush other schools regardless of academics or other things. Now the schools in the capital use a set of questions at the end of each year to judge the rankings, and the evaluation papers are anonymous. , the test papers also make people unable to see the name, and finally when the results came out, Xinlou Academy almost took all the top rankings every year, making the teachers of other schools jump their feet, but also thankful that Xinlou Academy does not recruit students, otherwise it would be good All the students were probably recruited by the school, and these schools were probably going to close down.
As for the other competitions, the teachers from other schools didn't care. In their opinion, only literature is the most important thing. This kind of thinking makes Wang Xiujin helpless, but it can't change anything.It’s not that there have been people who have been asked to go through the back door these years, and those who have in-laws with the royal family also want to send them in. Wang Xiujin didn’t even bother, and directly pushed the fourth and fifth princes out, and even the emperor became a shield, Wang Xiujin Sometimes I think that the people he offended directly and indirectly have circled the earth countless times.
Finally coming out of the playground, Wang Xiujin heaved a sigh of relief, he really couldn't understand what the fifth prince was excited about.When he got home, he didn't see Li Sushan. Wang Xiujin was a little surprised. Could it be that the fire last night had something to do with the barracks?That direction seemed to be the direction of the barracks, thinking about it, Wang Xiujin couldn't help but feel aroused.
Waiting left and right for no one to return, Wang Xiujin became more and more impatient as he waited, but he felt that there should be nothing wrong. If something happened, the fifth prince would not be so leisurely talking so much today. I don't have much interest in military affairs. When it comes to military affairs, I can count the number of times I even talk to Li Sushan on my fingers.When people are in an unknown situation, they will always think wildly. Wang Xiujin is like this at the moment. He knows in his heart that if something really happened to the military camp, the Li family will not be so calm, but he can't stop his various imaginations.
It wasn't until late at night that Li Sushan came back. Seeing that there was still light in the room, Li Sushan stepped up his pace a bit. The servant who hadn't slept quickly ran to fetch hot water. Li Sushan scrubbed it. During this time, Wang Xiujin didn't speak. Regardless of whether there are other people on the beam, Wang Xiujin will not speak casually even if there is a servant. No matter how loyal the servant is, he must avoid some words. Will be the seller.
When Li Su was good at scrubbing, a servant brought warm porridge and side dishes. After putting down the food, Wang Xiujin sent all the servants to rest. There was no one to wait for them here. After seeing the person, I felt relieved.
"Why are you back so late?" Wang Xiujin sat at the table after pouring a glass of water, looking at Li Sushan.
"Something happened at the barracks, so I came back a bit late." Seeing Wang Xiujin's worry, Li Sushan smiled a little more in his eyes.
"It's fine." Wang Xiujin played with the water glass, wanting to ask a question, but worried whether there would be ears on the wall.
"Master Liu's house was flooded last night. There were more than 100 people in his family, and none of them survived." Li Sushan said calmly. "When clearing the ruins today, thirteen boxes of gold ingots and 62 boxes of silver were moved from the basement of his house."
"I'll go!" Wang Xiujin's eyes widened. Although he didn't know how big the box was, he also knew that it would definitely not be a box containing only one silver ingot. This Mr. Liu is rich enough.
"The cause of the flood is still being investigated. Master Liu has gone through two dynasties. Some disciples have not spoken about the future. The Holy Majesty has not spoken yet. Today, the Holy Majesty said in the court hall that he will stop court affairs for three days because of sadness." Li Sushan did not come Early morning, but it is also a matter of early morning.
The emperor should not stop court affairs because of this matter, there may be other reasons, but Wang Xiujin hesitated whether to ask or not.
"Those silver coins should be made privately. The emperor is probably angry, not sad." Li Sushan explained to Wang Xiujin.
Private silver?What does Master Liu want to do?The reaction that followed was... rebellion.Who rebelled?Master Liu?or someone else?Where did Daliang lose to these people, he still thought of rebelling, Daliang became richer and richer, the emperor was not insane, and the common people couldn't afford to eat, if they really rebelled, would anyone respond?Wang Xiujin thinks that those who want to rebel are mentally ill, do you think that position is so easy to do? "If he made such a big mistake, he deserves to die. He should be thankful that he died like this. Otherwise, the nine clans would be affected." For such a person, Wang Xiujin has no sympathy at all.
Li Sushan glanced at Wang Xiujin and didn't say anything, but drank all the porridge in the bowl, put down the bowl, took the water glass in Wang Xiujin's hand, and drank it down in one gulp. "It's getting late, go to bed earlier, and tomorrow will be earlier. I'm afraid that there may be unrest in the capital recently, so you should pay attention."
Wang Xiujin nodded. If there is a rebellion, it will definitely not be done by one person. There is no peace in the capital. "Brother, the seafood sent by someone has arrived, and the kitchen has been cleaned up. We will eat seafood tomorrow."
Hearing the seafood, Li Sushan's face became more and more serious, and he didn't know how to eat Wang Xiujin so well. Although the seafood was transported to the capital, Wang Xiujin would lose his stomach if he ate it again, but he still remembered Wang Xiujin's bad stomach when he was in Fengcheng.
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