Chapter 979 Planning (Thanks to the book friend "Start from the Heart@" for the reward)
The three of them sent Liu Huan to the door of Liu's house, watched him wave goodbye to them with a bright smile on his face at the steps, and then went home.
Because of these two delays on the road, the sun had already set in the sky when I got home, and Aunt Rong had almost prepared dinner.
Zhou Wulang is at home.
Manbao asked, "Fifth brother, why are you back?"
"Didn't you ask me to inquire about the purchases of the Yizhou Palace yesterday?"
Manbao just remembered this and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, did you find it?"
"I found it. Someone recommended it to me. I told them I have two pots of rare flowers. I've already passed the message on. I'm going to show them the flowers tomorrow. Have you agreed on a price?"
"It's settled. The chrysanthemums are two hundred taels a pot, and the Chang'e flying to the moon is a bit more expensive, three hundred taels a pot."
"Your price isn't just a little bit higher, it's half as high," Zhou Wulang asked. "Can you really sell it at this price?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "These two pots of flowers are very rare. Brother Zhou Wu just bid as high as possible and ask them to bargain it down in the end. Anyway, it can't be less than this price."
With two highly educated people saying this, Zhou Wulang felt more confident. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try tomorrow. By the way, I just came back and heard from Liu Gui that you had a fight with someone on the street this morning?"
Manbao and Baishan lowered their heads together. Bai Erlang looked around and stood on tiptoe to slip away. Zhou Wulang grabbed him by the back of his collar and said, "Tell me what happened first. Who did you quarrel with?"
It is true that good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles.
The three of them, especially Manbao, sighed sadly and recounted in detail what happened this morning.
Zhou Wulang was stunned and asked, "Is that the daughter of a high-ranking official?"
Manbao nodded.
Zhou Wulang frowned and said with disdain, "They're all high-ranking officials, but don't their families educate their children or teach them reason? Even an uneducated person would know not to block people on the street."
Manbao nodded repeatedly and responded in a low voice: "I also think they are very rude, so I couldn't help but talk back."
"That's a good response," Zhou Wulang said, "as long as you didn't take the initiative to provoke them. By the way, how high is their official rank?"
Manbao: "Their father is Jingzhao Yin."
Zhou Wulang asked, "What kind of official position is Jingzhao Yin?"
Manbao said: "It's the official who is in charge of the entire capital."
Zhou Wulang was silent for a moment and then asked, "Isn't it the Emperor who is in charge of the capital?"
"No, the Emperor governs the entire Jin Dynasty. The capital, like other prefectures and counties, must be governed by an official."
Zhou Wulang asked, "Those yamen runners and officials on the street..."
"They are all under his control," Manbao said, "If you think about it carefully, they should be the subordinates of the subordinates under his control."
Zhou Wulang swallowed his saliva and said, "Why don't you go and admit your mistake to them?"
"Fifth brother, that's not what you said just now. When did you become like Fourth brother?"
"Isn't this like Fourth Brother? A true man doesn't suffer a loss right in front of him, you know? I'm just afraid that you'll be taken away by the yamen runners if you walk down the street."
Bai Shan comforted him and said, "Don't worry, brother Zhou Wu. Their family doesn't have the guts to do that. This is under the Emperor's feet, and we are not completely without support. Bai Er and I are students of the Imperial Academy. If we were caught, it would definitely alert our chief priest."
Bai Shan paused and said, "Our position as Jijiu is higher than that of Jingzhao Yin, and we also have Lord Wei."
Manbao nodded. "Yes, we know Lord Wei. We even exchanged letters a few days ago. He won't let us suffer any injustice."
The Lord Wei they knew was currently in the duty room reading the impeachment letter submitted by the first person.
As he looked at it, he felt something was wrong and couldn't help but frowned slightly.
Seeing Old Master Tang coming in from outside, he stood up and said, "You've come at the right time. I have something to ask you."
Old Master Tang glanced at the hourglass and said, "You've left the yamen now, haven't you? You've been on duty for three days, aren't you tired?"
It’s tiring, but things have to be done.
Lord Wei pulled Lord Tang aside and showed him the memorial. "What's going on? Why does it look a bit like Zhou Man and the others to me?"
Old Master Tang flipped through the pages and nodded, "You're not mistaken, it's Zhou Man and the others."
Lord Wei was on duty in the palace all day today, so he didn't know. However, Lord Tang was outside. He was also the Chief Censor who was in charge of impeaching all officials. The censors under him were specifically responsible for finding faults among officials.
Coincidentally, this memorial was written by his subordinates.
Old Master Tang looked around and saw that no one was around. He then whispered to Master Wei what had happened outside, saying, "This is all old news. When I entered the palace, someone outside was saying that Zhou Man, Bai Shan, the second son of Bai, and Minister Liu's grandson had kidnapped Yin Huo."
Lord Wei's eyebrows jumped, "Kidnapped?"
Old Master Tang nodded. "However, after the hijackers boarded the carriage, it headed all the way to the Yin family. Yin Huo got off the carriage when it arrived at the gate of the Yin family. He was unharmed."
Lord Wei breathed a sigh of relief, then glared at Old Lord Tang and said, "You old thing, what good is scaring me to you?"
"This is just a rumor from outside, not something I made up."
Lord Wei pondered and said, "Since they have reconciled, it is better not to submit such a memorial. Otherwise, if it is brought up for discussion at court, the three children will appear in public."
Old Master Tang had a different idea. He said, "The more you try to hide something, the more obvious it becomes. That's exactly what you're saying. Today's incident has caused quite a stir, yet our Censorate hasn't reacted at all. What are you trying to tell the world?"
"Is it Yin Li and I who are colluding? Or do those three have special identities?" Old Master Tang said, "Some things are more likely to be discovered the longer you hide them. So it's better to reveal them before they investigate. Tell them clearly, and we'll have control over the situation."
“How much do you plan to leak?”
"I've withheld the memorial specifically stating that Bai Shan is the son of the meritorious official Bai Qi. The others will be sent as usual. Impeach those who need it, scold those who need it. Don't worry, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were admitted to the Imperial College as descendants of meritorious officials. Zhou Man is their senior sister. Knowing this, who would really care who their parents and clansmen are? Isn't Yin Li better than them?"
When it comes to judging cases and winning people's hearts, Lord Wei is indeed not as good as Lord Tang, so he hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Old Master Tang lowered his voice and said, "It's a matter of time and fate. This is also their luck. While their identities haven't been fully exposed yet, they should accumulate some reputation first. When the incident happens, having a reputation to protect them is better than being left in front of the enemy in white clothes to block the sword, right?"
Lord Wei paused and nodded, then turned his head to look at Lord Tang for a long time and nodded slightly.
Old Lord Tang had a smile on his face, but he was cursing in his heart, if you hadn't been impulsive and revealed Bai Shan and the others' secrets, would he have had to go to the trouble of planning these things for his son?
They are just three children. You can't really watch them die, right?
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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