Dingguo

Chapter 87

"It means riding on the wall, on both sides of the wall, whichever side has the best 'view', you can fall on that side...Although the kid doesn't understand the truth, this kind of wall-riding faction can't do it...I said I want to help Lao, so I can only help Ji Lao, how can I help Sheng Lao who is on the other side of the bet? Unfortunately, Ji Lao didn’t have a prophet to say..." He was talking, and at the same time he meant to blame Ji Lao... Ji Lao Seeing that Mr. Sheng looked a little worried after hearing Su San's words, he couldn't help being happy. 【】Smiled to Su San, "I, the old man, didn't give away the old wine for nothing, and you didn't drink it for nothing, my friend. Haha, if you want to say, it's because of our relationship. Let's go, I brought the old man again today. Good tea, let's go have a drink and let old man Gongsun go fishing by himself..."

After finishing speaking, he put away the pole, pulled him and sat down on the stone table under the shade of the tree... Old Sheng has a thick skin, and when he heard that he had brought good tea, he ran over quickly and said, "It's just right I'm thirsty...it's not too late to catch a rest..."

Jigong just rolled his eyes, and he has long been used to Sheng Lao's thick skin... Sheng Lao didn't mind Jigong's white eyes, but said to Su San with a straight face, "I just said, I need to let you know... If it's me, The Prophet will meet little friend Ningyuan, who are you going to help?"

"It's been said that you are not a fence-sitter, who can change casually..."

Ji Lao smiled and nodded, and gave Sheng Lao a demonstrative look.

"Of course whoever speaks first will help..."

"What..." Old Ji glared at Su San... Su San smiled and said, "Don't worry, Old Ji, just think about it: if you can think of someone who can tell the boy, that means that this person treats the boy as a friend... ...Although it is a relationship between speaking first and speaking later, there is still a difference in the degree of emphasis. Therefore, after clarifying these, it is not incomprehensible for the kid to stand on the side of the first to speak...Who is right? If the boy is good, the boy will be kind to whomever, and you can't let the person who is good to the boy hurt your heart, right? Elder Ji, do you think this is the reason?"

Ji Lao didn't care about anything, waved his hand angrily, and said to the servant who was boiling water, "Okay, don't burn it, no one here wants to drink tea..."

Su San smiled and said, "Elder Ji still has such a straightforward temper. The boy hasn't finished his sentence yet? Talking first and speaking later should be treated differently; those who have tea and those who don't have tea should also be treated differently... ...If both of you have informed, and there is good tea on Ji Lao's side, then of course we have to stand on Ji Lao's side..."

Old Ji squinted his eyes and nodded again and again: "That's right... There are teas and teas, they are always different... Otherwise, it's better than tea..."

"Of course...you can continue to burn..." He smiled at Ji Lao's servant and said... Sheng Lao said with a serious face, "So, a pot of good tea can make friends treat each other more favorably? This really makes the old man sad..."

"Sadness is always unavoidable. There is only one great talent, and you can't divide it into two halves... Sometimes, you can only treat one more favorably... However, if Mr. Sheng also has good tea, it will be different..."

"Fencer..."

"Fencer..."

The two elders said in unison, and then laughed at the same time... He laughed too, but it was all jokes.It's just real life, this kind of thing is happening constantly, and he has seen too many... There are too few people who really have their own principles, their own persistence, and their own bottom line... Can really keep their hearts, There are even fewer people who are not disturbed by huge external forces... The two set up a bet, no one would know Su San, they just wanted Su San's first reaction; and of course Su San would not be a fencer, it is impossible for the two of them to know Under the premise of meeting him, he doesn't need to presuppose any position at all... Of course, for now, both of them stand on the same position, so it's not a problem whether to help who or not... But the difference between the two Between the two, it is not impossible that there will always be problems... If one day, the two come to opposite sides, he will choose a side between the two?Then this position can only be a position that is in line with their own interests... There is no way to change the rules... The three of them laughed for a while, and started some discussions on the extended topic of the fence-sitting faction, and also talked about some real knowledge , to prove the existence of the faction of sitting on the wall... After the tea was served, everyone tasted the tea for a while, and the topic turned to Master Lin Hailu, the 'Wuling prefect'... This topic is among ordinary people in the market. It is difficult to hear comments, even some rumors are only superficial.

With the current level of the two elders, once this topic is mentioned, it is discussed from a higher perspective... "I heard that our Lord Lin summoned all the rich businessmen and gentry in the city a few days ago... The official office of the Sheriff's Mansion was burned, so he should think of a way to get some money to rebuild the Sheriff's Mansion... Speaking of which, the gangsters did him a great favor, and it is estimated that more than half of the money he got would be lost. It’s in Mr. Lin’s pocket..." When Sheng Lao said this, his face was only calm, so that people could not see the real intention in his heart when he spoke... But Jigong smiled and said, "Your news is out of date ...The county guard’s mansion needs money for the reconstruction, so he can use it from the treasury first to find this excuse to ask people for money, although it is also a reason, but is he so obstinate to ask for it?”

"How much to give is everyone's will. If there is more or less, he will show his face, and no one will. At most, find someone to start at the scene of the discussion, set the tone and set a benchmark..."

"This benchmark can't be set high. If it is set high, whether there are people to support it is another matter... So, using the excuse of rebuilding the county guard's mansion, it may not be easy to get a lot of money."

"But, another excuse, everyone can't escape..."

"Bandits assassinate court officials in the street, and the law and order has deteriorated to such a point. The county government wants to strengthen the army to arrest bandits, do you support it? You were killed by bandits, don't blame the county government for not helping you decide..."

"I want money, I want people, I want things. How much do you think your life is worth? 1000 taels? 2000 taels? This time, our Lord Lin, if you don't spend tens of thousands of taels, I'm afraid you won't stop of……"

Sheng Lao took a sip of tea lightly, and after hearing Ji Lao finished speaking, he said slowly: "The rich families in the city come and go, just a dozen or so... I made an increase before. The tax has already been 'included'... Now, although there is money in the treasury, which can be used to repair the county mansion, but he is willing to use it? Therefore, Mr. Lin will not give up the excuse of rebuilding the county mansion. Enclose it again, he won't stop..."

"As for arresting bandits, this is a bottom hole... More soldiers, stronger troops, and arresting bandits all require money... As long as Mr. Lin thinks, he can reach out and ask for money once this time to arrest bandits. I'm afraid that this year At the end of the year, Mr. Lin will not let go of this source of income..."

Jigong couldn't help frowning, but asked Su San, "Su Xiaoyou, what's going on?"

Su San knew about Lin Hailu calling all the rich merchants and squires to the temporary county mansion to discuss matters... Both the Li family and the Su family were involved in this matter, and it was difficult for him to know the news.

He didn't deliberately ask about these things, so he didn't know the details. If the two elders didn't talk about it in front of him today, he would still pretend to be deaf and dumb, or just listen to the two discussing it once. Forget it... But unexpectedly, Ji Lao, who never discussed these things with him, suddenly asked this question today, which made him feel a little surprised?

This surprise is just a subconscious reaction... Don't let everyone go fishing together, talking and laughing is either an old friend or a young friend, I'm afraid it's just that the two elders have a little appreciation for themselves, and they probably haven't put themselves in the right place. To be able to talk to the two about state affairs...so of course it's a little strange for Mr. Ji to ask these things...I didn't talk to myself before, probably because I thought that I wouldn't have any insightful ideas here.There is still a big difference between being talented and learning and having political opinions; now, he suddenly asked him about these things, probably because he was influenced by his own poems at the Zhongqiu Talents Gathering, and thought that he should be able to get in touch with these things, so he came up with the question. I started to pay more attention to myself... Sigh, I thought that by avoiding those talented people, the influence would be minimized, but unexpectedly, the influence was impenetrable, and even the second elder's way of thinking about himself had changed... From now on, I'm afraid There will be more and more things like this.It's gold that shines wherever it goes, even if I want to hide it, I can't hide it... Be a monk?Let’s just forget it... I haven’t reached that point of asceticism yet... Come on, let it be... "Uh... what else can I do? It’s just a sentence..." He sighed, gently Gentle and authentic.

"Oh, what are you talking about?" Sheng Lao also asked Su San curiously... "If you do many injustices, you will die yourself..." He picked up the teacup and drank it... Sheng Lao smiled and turned to Ji Gong... Ji Gong But he nodded slightly, with a serious expression on his face... He is quite a man, his tea-drinking eyes glanced at the reactions of the two, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he put down his hand from the teacup, and paused... The expressions of the two seem to read a lot of meanings...Could it be, could it be..."Could it be that someone in the court wants to attack Lin Hailu?"

"Pfft..." "Pfft..."

The two old men poured out the tea at the same time... Like a monster, staring at Su San... When he saw the reaction of the two of them, he came to a conclusion, and then he stood up suddenly and said, "You two, should you I will think of a way to raise Su San to the capital..."

"Bacha..." "Bacha..." The two tea bowls fell to the ground... "Ning Yuan, how did you know this? You can guess the first sentence, but the latter sentence is just the two of us in private." Where did you hear about the discussion?"

Where did you know?He smiled inwardly... It's hard to explain this question...

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