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Chapter 159.Who's fate is really worrying?

It's autumn, and a round of setting sun hangs weakly in the sky.

As far as the eye can see, there are undulating hills and wilderness, and the sparse weeds are constantly shaking in the wind, striving for the last trace of warmth in this day.

This used to be the official road leading to the capital, but now it has long been deserted.Occasionally, two shallow ditch-like car marks can be seen from the lush grass, which makes one imagine the cars that used to pass here day and night many years ago.

A series of hoofbeats sounded, startling several birds.A small team is walking on this long-abandoned official road, slowly heading towards the capital.

"Master." A middle-aged man in his forties straddled to the front of the team and said to Shen Yunfei who was walking at the forefront: "It's getting late, should we find a place to camp and rest? There are still seven days before going to Beijing." If you travel day and night, those scholars can't bear it."

"Okay." Shen Yunfei looked back at the carriage that was far behind, and nodded slightly.

It took Shen Yunfei and others less than three days to go from Shangjing City to Huangdi City, but this time from Huangdi City to Shangjing City in the same direction, it was many times slower.Especially dragging such a group of frail scholars who can't blow the wind, can't get wet, and get sick even after being exposed to the sun for a long time, the speed can't be fast.

Fortunately, Shen Yunfei himself was a veteran, so he didn't feel that it was too burdensome. On the contrary, he kept making use of these literati and delayed his progress again and again.

"I remember there is a small river not far ahead, let's settle down there." The third young master said, "Also, Mr. Duan, how many times have I told you not to call me master. The prince asked you to follow me just for Help me manage Shangjing, not let you be my slaves."

"Yes, Master." The middle-aged man stood up and said, but unfortunately he didn't change his words, causing Shen Yunfei to be helpless for a while.

"You don't have to mind so much." Seeing that the middle-aged man had gone around to the carriage to inform the people behind, Hua Yingyue whispered to Shen Yunfei: "These people were originally the family members of the prisoner, and they should have been arrested a long time ago." Executed. Otherwise, they will be sent as slaves to work as coolies. Being your servant is the best result, and it is understandable for them to call you master. After all, only in this way can they feel more at ease and find A sense of belonging."

"I understand." Shen Yunfei shrugged and did not speak again.

It has been nearly ten days since he left the border of Zhuolu County, and Shen Yunfei has a certain understanding of the twenty people sent by the crown prince.And the performance of these twenty people really gave Shen Yunfei quite a headache.

Needless to say, those ten official slaves, because they knew early on that the crown prince had given them to Shen Yunfei, and Shen Yunfei was their food and clothing parents.As long as one of the three young masters is not willing, they may be beaten back to the status of sinners at any time, so they have to be extra careful in serving them, and Shen Yunfei has not changed even a title, despite repeated exhortations.

This is not a big deal, Shen Yunfei was also born in a wealthy family, although he has never been served by so many people, he can still get used to it.The key point was the ten literati, and the third young master suspected that the prince had brought these people here on purpose to punish him.

I don't know if these scholars have been suppressed for too long in the emperor's city, no matter how you look at it, they are lifeless.Even when Shen Yunfei approached them to talk, he always asked them and answered them, and ignored them.Although he was very submissive on the surface, there was a bit of disdain in his eyes.

For this point, Shen Yunfei can also understand.After all, I still bear the reputation of being a "born merchant". For these literati, being a subordinate of such a person is really a loss of virtue.If they hadn't really had no way out in Huangdi City, they wouldn't have come to pick up this kind of errand no matter what.

In fact, it couldn't be easier to deal with this group of people.Shen Yunfei himself is also a person who has read a lot of poetry and books, as long as he reveals a little bit in front of these literati, keeping them can make them obedient, and since then put away the arrogance that disdains to be with merchants.

It's a pity, firstly, San Shao didn't want to show off; secondly, Shen Yunfei wasn't in a good mood at first, so it's fine for others to ignore him, and he didn't want to put his hot face on other people's cold buttocks; Observe in the dark for a while.After all, it is not as easy to identify a literati as it is to identify a warrior. A person's character and knowledge cannot be determined just by looking at his appearance and body.

Taking advantage of the fact that the relationship is not too close now, it is convenient to observe secretly.This is not only a test of Shen Yunfei's patience, but also a test of how much patience these scholars have.If they are really blindly putting on a self-important appearance, then such people are not worth mentioning.

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A few simple tents were quickly set up by the small river. Shen Yunfei sat cross-legged on a protruding rock by the river, seemingly resting with his eyes closed, but actually observing the surrounding situation with his spiritual sense.

Hua Yingyue looked around; the servants were setting up a fire to cook for today's dinner; while those scholars were sitting around the fire, neither helping to gather firewood nor fetching water, stretching out one by one. Stretching their arms and legs, they remained motionless, as if everything around them had nothing to do with them. Shen Yunfei looked annoyed and amused at the same time.

In fact, Shen Yunfei had already noticed that these scholars were holding their breath.

According to their thinking, they were sent by the prince after all. Even if they were not extraordinary talents, since they were sent here, they should be taken seriously.But who would have thought that from the moment they met, Shen Yunfei had never spoken a single word to them except for glancing at one of them, which dealt a blow to the self-esteem of these scholars.

It stands to reason that Shen Yunfei should somewhat humbly ask them for advice. Even if he is still far away from Shangjing, he should at least explain the situation in Shangjing.After arriving at the place, how to carry out the work of everyone and how to manage it in detail should always be discussed.But now, he, Shen Yunfei, is indifferent to this group of people, as if having them is the same as not having them.

If they were ordinary people and the master didn't ask questions, then they should recommend themselves and report their family background so that Shen Yunfei can understand their situation.But these guys, all of them are arrogant, and they just don't bother to deal with Shen Yunfei, the "Queen of Merchant".If both sides deliberately did not speak, wouldn't they just stiffen up?

Shen Yunfei is fine here, he has already seen the clues, so naturally he doesn't have to worry about what happens to these scholars, but those scholars don't have that much patience.After being hung out for so many days, they also murmured in their hearts-their talents were already underappreciated in the capital, and they thought that they could flex their muscles in another place, but who knew that they would meet such a master. The future...is dark.

If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't put on airs.You know, these ten people were finally sent by the crown prince.What's more, others don't know, but they themselves know very well that the people the crown prince picked this time are all really capable, which is enough to show that he attaches great importance to this prefect of Shangjing.If they have no achievements under this person, then they will see the prince again in the future, but it will be difficult to do business.

It doesn't matter if it's not easy to deal with, if the prince thinks that his work is all superficial, then the future of this life will really be over.

To say that these scholars are not all arrogant people, it is just because the prince didn't think carefully when sending them away, and sent them together with a criminal slave, which made these scholars' self-esteem Greatly damaged.In order to show the difference between themselves and those criminal slaves, these scholars also had to form a group temporarily, deliberately put on a lofty appearance, to prevent Shen Yunfei from treating them all as slaves.As long as Shen Yunfei asked, he would naturally be able to treat them differently.

But who knew that Shen Yunfei didn't ask at all, which made those scholars a little bit embarrassed.How did they know that Shen Yunfei was born with long eyes, and if he wanted to see through a person's identity, he didn't even need to make a special trip to ask about it.He could see the difference between these ten people and those ten people just by meeting each other.

According to Shen Yunfei's temperament, even if he is a criminal official's slave, he will not look down on him.After all, they are all sent by the prince, and they all have some abilities, so naturally they should be polite.It was also because he didn't look down on those criminal officials and slaves, but he showed it on the outside, there was really no difference, no wonder those scholars were angry in their hearts, and they became more and more arrogant on the surface.

It has been like this for so many days, and those literati are not really blind. Sooner or later, a few people will always see something, and their hearts will start to be a little drummed.

After dinner, Shen Yunfei left the camp with Hua Yingyue under the pretext of going for a walk.Those prisoners and slaves were busy cleaning up the pots and pans, and the ten scholars hurriedly gathered by the river and started a "secret" meeting.

"I said, Mr. Wu, we can't go on like this." The speaker was a young scholar who seemed to be in his early twenties.He was dressed in a green linen gown, with a linen belt tied around his head, looking fresh and neat.There was a heroic spirit in his eyes, and he looked slightly different from ordinary scholars.Shen Yunfei had noticed early on that this scholar had some martial arts, although he was not a master, but his body was better than others, and he was much stronger.

The master surnamed Wu was around forty, also dressed in sackcloth, and was the oldest among the ten people, quite like an elder.Hearing the young scholar's words, he couldn't help but frowned slightly, shook his head and sighed: "What Zou Xiandi said is true. No one thought that this son's businessman's aura is so strong. He actually got along with those criminals and slaves, but he was left in the cold Let's wait. With such a sweetheart, it seems that the future fate of Shangjing is really worrying."

Although Shen Yunfei made an excuse to take a walk, he did go a long way.But he originally wanted to hear what these scholars were going to say behind his back, so he naturally left some soul consciousness here.Don't look at this group of people being so careful at this time, every word, deed, and every move, but they haven't escaped the eyes and ears of the third young master.

After hearing what these two people said, Shen Yunfei could only smile wryly and shake his head.In the minds of this group of people, why did I become a pro-little person, a far-sighted and capable idiot?However, if they really want to manage Shangjing well, then they are indeed available people.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard another person say: "If I had known this before, when I was in the capital, I might as well have joined the National Teacher."

(End of this chapter)