Chapter 383 Tang Yu’s Plan
Shen Dagou stood up suddenly, with a look of anxiety between his brows, "How can this be possible? Will the emperor be soft-hearted and let the second prince come back?"
Although Chen Tian has married the Sixth Prince, she is pregnant. What if the Second Prince comes back to cause trouble for her?
Tang Yu waved his hand, signaling Shen Dagou to calm down. "The petition should have been submitted by now. I don't know if the emperor has seen it. Although I am indignant, I have no place to appeal. Besides, the Second Prince is still a prince after all. The emperor must have a father-son relationship with him. If others interfere, they will inevitably suffer. If you need a teacher, I can give you an idea. It's also my own selfish desire."
"Brother-in-law, just say it directly." Su Chuan said anxiously.
Tang Yu asked Ke Yunyun to take the child to the backyard to rest first, and then he slowly spoke, "My idea is this, Chu Heng and Xi Mu are from ordinary families, and they both came to the imperial capital to make a name for themselves. Scholars are inherently arrogant, so if you want to invite them back to teach your child, it's best to show them some favor.
You are not from the imperial capital, so you can secretly redress their grievances and spread their miserable plight to the censors. I know that several censors have always disliked the second prince. Your target is them. Wait until they see Chu Heng and Xi Mu's miserable plight with their own eyes, and then you can secretly take the two away.
When the time comes, the censor impeaches Lushan Academy, and Lushan Academy cannot find the two people, the third and fourth princes will definitely make a big fuss about this matter. Not to mention letting the second prince come back, I'm afraid he will have to stay at the border for a few more years."
Shen Dagou's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Mr. Tang, you are really smart, but what should we do?"
Tang Yu came up to them and whispered for a long time, clearly telling them the whereabouts of the imperial censors, and said: "I can contact Chu Heng and Xi Mu and ask them to show up in a few days and tell them about their tragic experiences. You guys should hurry up and leave as soon as the imperial censors meet the two of them."
Su Chuan thought for a moment and looked at Su Zhan, "You guys go back with the caravan first. Don't go too fast on the road. I will stay and do the operation. I will take you two gentlemen away as soon as the task is completed."
At this time, no one considered whether Chu Xi and the other two were willing to leave with them, because they had no choice.
The next day, according to Su Chuan's arrangement, the caravan set off.
Many people were eyeing Xiji Assorted Food Shop, and many businessmen approached Su Zhan on their own initiative, wanting to cooperate with the caravan, but they were all politely rejected by Su Zhan.
Only after leaving the imperial capital did Su Zhan heave a sigh of relief and said, "No wonder my cousin wanted us to leave first. We are really too high-profile."
Ye An joked: "We are the only ones dealing in seafood. We can't keep a low profile even if we want to!"
"I don't know what will happen to my cousin?" Su Zhan was somewhat worried.
Song Yongnian patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, your cousin doesn't want you to get your hands dirty. Since he has taken on these tasks, it means he has already made plans in mind."
Su Zhan nodded.
After the caravan left, Su Chuan and others also left the villa and found a small inn to stay in for a few days.
It took him two days to find out the surrounding environment and the whereabouts of several imperial censors. After confirming that Chu Xi and the other two were fine, he took action.
The anonymous letters to several imperial censors were sent by gamblers from gambling houses.
As long as gamblers have money, it is no problem for them to commit murder and arson.
And for the sake of the huge sum of money, they didn't even consider what the employer was like, and just went to block the person with the anonymous letter.
After the morning court session, several imperial censors wanted to go to a restaurant to have something delicious to eat, but they didn't expect to be stopped by a gambler and almost had their money stolen. They were so angry that they jumped up and down, cursing.
"It's really infuriating that there are still such thieves in a place like the Imperial Capital!"
"The more prosperous the place, the more mixed people there are. Don't bother with those scoundrels."
As he spoke, the other party opened the anonymous letter.
After reading it, his face changed drastically, "My Lords, please have a look!"
The few people who were still angry put their heads together, and after reading the anonymous letter, they looked at each other, did not even eat breakfast, and hired a carriage to drive out of the city.
After asking along the way, they finally met Chu Xi and his companion in a dilapidated temple ten miles away from the outskirts of the city.
It was freezing cold, but the two of them didn't even have a decent coat, so they could only hide in the haystack, relying on hay and firewood to keep warm. They looked very pitiful.
Several people looked at each other and angrily rushed into the ruined temple, "But Chu Heng and Mr. Xi Mu?"
The two skinny men raised their eyes and looked at the imperial censors in front of them with fear.
"What do you want to do?"
The imperial censors swarmed over and surrounded the two men, asking them about their experiences and the petition.
Chu Heng and Xi Mu realized that these people were not here to hurt them, and they burst into tears and told their miserable experiences in detail.
"It's not that we don't want to petition on behalf of the Second Prince. We just don't know what happened and don't want to get involved. We wanted to protect ourselves, but we ended up asking for trouble. Unfortunately, we have no power and can only be bullied." Xi Mu burst into tears.
Chu Heng then said, "Not only that, they also took away our only luggage and money, and forced us to leave the imperial capital without anything, and not allow us to set foot in the imperial capital again. Those are all our belongings. Without the money, we can't move an inch. If you gentlemen hadn't come, I'm afraid we would have frozen to death or starved to death in this dilapidated temple."
"How ridiculous! They are simply at their wits' end! Do you know who ordered them to do this?" the censor asked.
Xi Mu gritted his teeth and nodded, "Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion, the Ministry of Revenue's Mansion, and the Ministry of Rites' Mansion, they are the ones who take the lead, and the ones who do the work are their lackeys! The academy teacher Wang Zhong is their man."
The imperial censors got the answers they wanted and left two taels of silver for the two men.
Less than quarter of an hour after they started walking, Su Chuan appeared.
"Gentlemen, Lord Tang Yutang asked me to come and pick you up."
Xi Mu and Chu Heng looked at each other and saw shock on each other's faces.
"Brother Tang, is he really willing to help us?" Xi Mu was both happy and worried, and was so moved that tears streamed down his face.
Su Chuan hurriedly said, "Gentlemen, this is not the place to talk. You'd better leave with me now, quietly, and don't attract other people's attention."
"Okay! Let's go now!"
Chu Heng pulled Xi Mu, and the two of them supported each other and got into the carriage.
There were two clean coats in the carriage.
Su Chuan said: "Sir, please put on some warm clothes first. We must hurry on our way. We won't rest tonight. We'll find a place to stay and have a good rest tomorrow night."
The two hesitated to touch the jacket. The cold wind penetrated into the car through the gaps in the car. The two were so cold that their brains could hardly move, but they finally gritted their teeth and picked up the jacket.
Only then did I realize there was hot food under my coat.
Su Chuan heard the noise and looked back at the carriage. He said, "The food is prepared for the two gentlemen. You can fill your stomachs first and have something good to eat tomorrow night when you have a place to stay."
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