Chapter 113: Eternal damnation 1
Later, after Song Zhao brought Song Shicheng back to her residence, she could not help but criticize him.
"Father, are you really confused? What does the Ge family's affairs have to do with you? They caused such a disaster, but you come here to plead with the emperor on their behalf? Do you think that mother's affairs are not enough to annoy the emperor with our Song family?"
Song Shicheng sighed and said helplessly, "Your elder sister is engaged to Young Master Ge. When she heard about this, she cried and tried to commit suicide at home. What do you want to do as a father? Are you going to sit back and do nothing?"
"We'll just have to sit back and do nothing about this!" Song Zhao rarely took a tough stance in front of Song Shicheng.
"The burning of military rations is a military secret. If things go wrong, the whole family will be executed! When I came here, I heard from Eunuch Yin that the reason the granary caught fire was because that bastard Ge Zhongqi was drinking and gambling with the local soldiers in the granary. They drank so much that they knocked over the oil lamp and caused a disaster!
What good will it be for your elder sister to marry such a neglectful man? Your elder sister likes him, but can liking him be used to make a living? I think not only can he not be used to make a living, but he may also make her die!"
Song Zhao was very angry and spoke harshly, acting like a good daughter who was considering the Song family.
She held Song Shicheng's hand tightly and said earnestly:
"If I were you, I would just hope to see through that useless guy as soon as possible and cancel the engagement and not let my eldest sister marry him. It would be best if he died, which would also put an end to my eldest sister's thoughts!"
Song Zhao's words are all reasonable.
How could Song Shicheng, who has lived for most of his life, not understand these simple truths?
He collapsed into a chair, holding his forehead with his palm and sighing again and again.
After a long silence, he suddenly slammed the table and said in frustration:
"Do you think I want to take care of this? But now that things have come to this, I can't just ignore it..."
"Your elder sister...she's pregnant with that bastard's child!"
Song Zhao was stunned when he heard this.
Her head was dazed and her ears were buzzing.
He had to hold on to the edge of the table and stagger back two steps before he could barely sit down.
"They got pregnant without a matchmaker. My eldest sister is a beautiful girl from a famous family. How could she be so foolish as to do such an absurd thing?"
She acted heartbroken, but in fact she wished Song Yue would marry into the Ge family as soon as possible and accompany her beloved husband to the guillotine.
And what about Song Shicheng?
The last time Song Zhao saw him, he had only a few gray hairs on his temples.
When I saw you again today, your temples were gray and your face was full of worry.
It can be seen that he really worried about his useless daughter.
"Things have come to this point, and there is nothing I can do. For now, I can only use my title of Duke of the Protectorate as a guarantor to protect the Ge family, and then discuss the aftermath."
Song Zhao asked, "I just saw that the emperor was very friendly and had a good attitude when he was talking to you. What did father promise the emperor to not pursue this matter?"
Song Shicheng said: "Lord Ge promised my father that he could triple the grain production in Kyoto next year. My father used this as an excuse to ask the emperor for mercy."
"Three times!?" Song Zhao was so shocked that she couldn't be more shocked. Her bright eyes widened and she asked in disbelief:
"Dad! Do you know what tripling means? Most of the grain output in Kyoto comes from Henan. This year, Kyoto is very cold, but Henan is having a warm winter. As a result, the Java sparrows in Kyoto will definitely fly to Henan to spend the winter, and then in the next spring, the number of Java sparrows in Henan will increase significantly.
The main food of the sparrows is rice. When the seeds are sown in the spring, the sparrows are infested and all the seeds are eaten by them. By the time of the autumn harvest, let alone the third harvest, it will be a problem whether you and Lord Ge can produce the same grain harvest as this year!"
Song Zhao's analysis is not without reason.
Song Shicheng is not a fool, he understands these principles, but he doesn't seem to be worried about this.
"I have thought about these things. When the capital was hit by a sparrow disaster, didn't the imperial court have a policy to deal with it? Let the people catch sparrows, and each sparrow was worth a penny. It didn't take long for the sparrow disaster to be over. I have discussed this with Lord Ge, and we can get through the difficulties by following the same method. Alas, just think of it as spending money to avoid disaster."
"By then? Even if Dad asks the people to catch Java sparrows, the grain production will at best remain the same. Can you catch more than they eat faster?"
Song Zhao thought about it for a moment and immediately came up with a good idea.
"Dad, we want to increase grain production, not keep it the same. The Java sparrow has a very strong reproductive capacity, and it will be too late for you to catch them in the spring. Now that they have flown to Henan to spend the winter, Dad should start taking action!"
Song Shicheng thought about it and felt that what Song Zhao said made sense, so he said:
"After I have enjoyed the imperial meal bestowed by the Emperor tonight, I will go to Yudi on a chosen day to arrange this matter..."
"Still waiting?" Song Zhao was obviously a little anxious. She stood up suddenly and turned around. "Your Majesty, you can have this meal at any time, but now it is the end of the year and spring is coming soon. If you wait one more day, it will be more troublesome! I am afraid that you will have a comfortable meal. In the future, our Huguo Mansion and the Ge family will have to go in and have their last meal!"
She held Song Shicheng's hand and said earnestly, "Dad, the situation is urgent and we can't wait any longer!"
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