Chapter 542: Taking advantage of the situation
In the blink of an eye, it was already dusk.
The bright lights that usually filled the city were replaced by the darkness that completely blended into the night after the plague appeared. The only places where there was still light were the residences in the north of the city, closest to the Daxing Palace.
Among them is the residence of Yu Dingxing, the general of Zuo Xiaowei.
However, it seems that just like the Duke's Mansion extinguished most of the lights just to keep a low profile, the lights in Yu Mansion have also been reduced a lot compared to usual times. The dim light makes the whole mansion look extra special. silence.
After a while, the sound of horse hooves broke the silence.
A group of people came galloping under the last ray of sunset, and finally stopped in front of the gate of Yu Mansion. The tall and thin man in the lead was wearing armor. Although there was no blood, he still looked murderous. , his face was covered with a piece of paper tied with two strings The veil behind the ears has two deep dents due to the sunken cheeks, making the face look very sharp. A pair of large and deep eyes are exposed above the veil, and there is a bit of cunning in the eyes. , even more mean.
This person is General Zuo Xiaowei - Yu Dingxing.
He was ordered to go outside the city to introduce plague patients into the city, so he almost didn't go home in the past two days. Not long ago, he brought back a group of patients and placed them in Yanzuofang and Changle. After walking in the workshop, he returned to his mansion covered in dust. As soon as he got off his horse, the people in the mansion immediately came forward to greet him. A boy took the horse away for him, and several others welcomed him into the gate.
Yu Dingxing took off his cloak and asked, "How have you been at home these past two days?"
The housekeeper of the Yu Mansion was a chubby middle-aged man in his fifties. He immediately smiled and said: "General, don't worry, although there is a plague in the city, our house is fine. It's just——"
said At this point, he hesitated.
Yu Dingxing stopped immediately: "Just what?"
The housekeeper leaned close to his ear and lowered his voice: "The general has been out for the past two days, and only—— , Madam, she was not used to it, so she took the young lady back to her parents’ home.”
“...Oh”
When Yu Dingxing heard this, he frowned slightly.
Although the butler's words were tactful, but based on his understanding of his wife, how could he not know that "not used to it" means unhappy, or in other words, angry.
However, he didn't say much. He only paused to think for a moment and then nodded: "I understand."
After that, he continued walking inside.
But as soon as he reached the gate, he saw a short figure walking out of the house.
Although the lantern at the gate was very bright, the person who came had dark skin and was wearing dark blue clothes. He had his head lowered and wore a veil. His appearance was almost completely unclear. However, as soon as he walked in, Yu Dingxing Being stung by the strong smell of medicine on the other party's body, he let out a "huh" sound and wiped his nose subconsciously.
When the visitor saw him, he immediately stopped and saluted: "Meet the general."
"...Jin Daji?"
Yu Dingxing subconsciously called out his name. , frowned and said: "Why are you here?"
After saying this, he seemed to suddenly come to his senses and pursed his lips.
Standing in front of him, the person who had just walked out of the Yu Mansion was none other than Jin Daji, who had been leading people to administer medicine in Yanzuo Square.
Yu Dingxing seemed a little afraid that others would see him, and when he saw him coming out of his home, he subconsciously glanced around again, and then lowered his voice and said: "I didn't tell you before, if there is nothing important, , Can’t you come here these days?”
As he said that, he looked back at the door of the house.
Jin Daji hurriedly smiled and said: "General, don't worry, the villain has taken a few detours this time to make sure no one is following him."
"Oh?"
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Hearing this, Yu Dingxing calmed down a little.
Again: "Then what are you doing here?"
Jin Daji smiled and said: "I have something important to report here."
As he said that, he Come forward, in Yuding Yu Dingxing whispered a few words softly into Xing's ear. Yu Dingxing was startled and looked down at Jin Daji: "Pei Xingyuan did this deliberately. This is because they want to——"
Jin Daji nodded: "Yes."
Yu Dingxing thought for a moment, narrowed his eyes slightly, and a gleam of cold light appeared in his slender, deep-set eyes, and said: "Now that we know the other party's plan, what are you planning to do--"
Jindaji Road : "Use the trick!"
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At the same time, in Longqingfang, the carriage Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi were riding in also slowly drove towards the same brightly lit country. The gate of the palace.
After spending a whole day with people traveling between various cities in Xicheng today, Yu Wenye found dozens more patients and finally sent them to Changle Square before dark. Patients who cry and fuss and would rather die at home are properly placed. It's getting late.
So, the two of them took a carriage back to the Duke's Mansion.
On the way, Shang Ruyi told Yu Wenye what happened during the day. He frowned but said nothing until Shang Ruyi lifted the curtain and looked at the door of the Duke's Mansion in front of him. Under the bright light, she said softly: "This matter - if it gets bigger, I'm afraid dad will ask you to give an explanation."
After all, while administering medicine, you are also selling medicine.
No one will care about some people who act like living Bodhisattvas, but there are people who take advantage of the plague to "cut leeks" and cannot ignore them.
Yu Wenye said: "It doesn't matter."
"..."
"But what happened today gave me a wake-up call."
"Huh? What?"
Yu Wenye frowned slightly and sighed. He said: "In the future, things like medicinal materials that are related to the national economy and people's livelihood cannot be completely held in the hands of 'Pei Xingyuan', nor can they be held in the hands of 'Guang Hanke'."
"..."
"Otherwise, the court will not be able to get either the money or the people's hearts."
Shang Ruyi looked at him in astonishment.
Throughout the whole day today, she had focused almost all her attention on that "Guanghanke". After all, she finally knew the identity of this person who could predict the future, even if it was just a pseudonym, it made her Feeling that he was one step closer to some kind of "truth", he originally thought that Yu Wenye would also worry about this person's identity, but unexpectedly, he was thinking about something else.
But——it’s not bad.
It can indeed be seen from this incident that some things related to the national economy and people's livelihood cannot be completely controlled by private individuals.
So he nodded and said: "Yes."
At this time, the carriage stopped, and Yu Wenye helped her get out of the carriage. While walking inside, Yu Wenye said: "But you said, that Guang Hanke——"
Before he finished speaking, a man came forward and saluted them with a smile: "Second Young Master, Young Madam"
Both of them. Stop immediately.
The person walking over was none other than Aunt Hui.
Seeing her, Yu Wenye nodded: "Aunt Hui."
Aunt Hui smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work. The meal has been laid out in the dining room. The Duke asked the second young master and the young lady to come over and have dinner." Meal."
"Oh? Father's order?"
"What about brother?"
"The Crown Prince has just come back and is changing his clothes. After changing his clothes, he is about to leave."
Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi looked at each other. I thought that when he came back so late, everyone at home would have already had dinner, but Yu Wenyuan had been dealing with government affairs in the inner court all day. I heard that official documents from various places were sent to the palace until Youshi. Unexpectedly, after he came back, , and even asked the whole family to sit together for dinner.
At this time, it was definitely not the atmosphere where the two brothers were sitting together for dinner.
But since Yu Wenyuan made such an arrangement, the two of them naturally did not dare to refuse, so they went back to the room to change clothes, wash themselves briefly, and then went to the dining room.
Compared with other places in the mansion, there are a lot fewer lights, but the dining hall is as brightly lit as ever. As soon as he walked into the door, he saw that Yu Wenyuan was already sitting in his seat, and Yu Wensu had just sat down. When he saw the two of them, he showed a faint smile to them.
Yu Wenye immediately walked in with Shang Ruyi and saluted: "Father, eldest brother."
"Sit down."
Although Yu Wenyuan had no expression on his face There was an obvious expression of joy and anger, but the deep wrinkles between his eyebrows were invisible under the bright light. It was also obvious that he had been under pressure in the past two days. The two of them did not say much and hurriedly walked over. Sit down in your seat.
Yu Wenyuan turned his head and looked at Yu Wensu, then at Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi.
After a moment of silence, he said: "Let's eat first."
Hearing what he said, Aunt Hui immediately asked someone to serve the food. Although it was just a homely meal, after all, it is rare for a family to sit together these days. So the dishes were quite rich, but these people were tired and hungry after a busy day, but when they really used their chopsticks, they had no appetite. Even Yu Wenyuan could only eat a bowl of rice and drink. After eating half a bowl of soup, he put down his chopsticks.
As soon as he put down his chopsticks, the other three people also put down their bowls and chopsticks.
Yu Wenyuan looked up at them.
After a moment of silence, he said: "Kaier, how is the situation in Dongcheng?"
Yu Wenzhen said: "There are a total of 2,214 patients admitted in Yanzuo Square. Although 31 patients died, the current situation is still controllable."
Yu Wenyuan He nodded and looked at Yu Wenye again.
Yu Wenye said: "There are a total of 2,464 patients in Changle Square, and 62 people have died in the past two days."
Yu Wenyuan He said: "Is the situation controllable?"
Yu Wenye glanced at him and said: "It is controllable."
"..."
The answers on both sides were simple and concise, which usually satisfied Yu Wenyuan the most, but today, when he heard the word "controllable", his brows tightened. Some.
After being silent for a long time, he said; "It is good to be able to control the plague in the city, but my father heard that your method of controlling the plague is completely different."
Said Then, he turned to look at Yu Wenye: "Ye'er, why did you hear that someone was cutting leeks in Changle Square?"
"...!"
Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi looked at each other.
Shang Ruyi's eyes could not hide the astonishment. Although he knew that Yuwen Yuan had given the east and west cities to his two sons to manage, it was impossible for him to completely let go of them. However, even "cutting leeks" "You can say these three words accurately. It can be seen that he has at least arranged his own people in Changlefang."
Yu Wenye was silent for a moment and said: "Father, the words of such a common man are not worth mentioning."
Yu Wenyuan frowned and said: "You'd better not be like this. Think.”
“……”
"Although the ordinary people in the city are small, their voices are not loud, but no matter how small their voices are gathered together, they are deafening!"
"..."
"And, just like this, cutting The word "leek" cannot be said by ordinary people in the market. Come out!"
As he spoke, his eyes deepened: "One penny and a bowl of medicine, this kind of business is not something ordinary businessmen can do."
Upon hearing this last sentence, Yu Wenye's expression condensed again.
And Yu Wenyuan had already said solemnly: "Before I became a father, I always thought that although the boy from the Pei family behaved a little loosely, his character was sound. But what he did this time was quite chilling."< br>
Yu Wenye was silent for a while and said: "There is nothing wrong with hoarding and hoarding rare goods."
“…”
“My son also told Ruyi about this on the way back. In the future, these things related to the national economy and people’s livelihood must not be completely controlled by private individuals. "
Yu Wenyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't expect him to say this so righteously.
After a moment of silence, he said: "This is natural."
"..."
"But——"
"But,"
No When he finished speaking, Yu Wenye interrupted him and said: "This time, the medicine is in his hands, and there is really nothing my son can do. Treating the patients in the city is the top priority."
Originally, she was a little displeased at being interrupted by him, but when she heard his "powerless" excuse, Yu Wenyuan's brows tightened even more.
But he didn’t say anything else. He only frowned and remained silent for a moment. Then he looked at Shang Ruyi with his deep eyes and said, "But how do I remember that during the Battle of Fufeng, the accounts at home were It seems that a batch of medicinal materials have been imported? "
Shang Ruyi immediately said: "Then Ruyi asked Jiang Kesheng and others to go out to Tongguan to buy it."
"Is it used this time?"
"Yes. .”
"Since you bought the medicinal materials, why are they at Pei Xingyuan's place? And why do you let him sell them at such a high price?"
Shang Ruyi said softly: "Please forgive me, Ruyi did because of Feng before. In order to understand the minister's illness, he sent people out of Tongguan to purchase the batch of medicinal materials, but—— Because the purchase was too large and the mountains were high and the roads were long, we lost a lot of money when transporting the medicinal materials. We usually didn't consume much of the medicinal materials. In order to save some money, Ruyi resold those medicinal materials to Pei. Second Young Master.”
Yu Wenyuan’s brows knitted into a knot.
But this time, before he could speak, Yu Wenzhen, who had been sitting quietly beside him, smiled and said: "No wonder, when we were in Fufeng before, my brothers and sisters clearly said that you bought the batch of medicinal materials, but this time they didn't. When it fell into Mr. Pei’s hands, he thought it was something wrong. It turned out to be the case. "
Shang Ruyi said: "Yes."
Yuwen looked at her and suddenly smiled: "However, I thought that with the wisdom of my siblings, I would keep those medicines."
"..."
Shang Ruyi's His breath suffocated slightly.
She did not speak immediately, but raised her head and met those clear eyes. The penetrating light flashing in them seemed to see through a person's soul at once.
Shang Ruyi was silent for a moment, then lowered his head and forced a smile: "This shows that Ruyi is really stupid."
"..."
"If you are smart enough, you will indeed keep the medicinal materials. At least now, you can apply the medicine in Changlefang."
Hearing this, Shan There was another silence in the hall.
Yu Wenyuan pondered for a long time, and finally turned to look at the eldest son, and said with a solemn expression: "Kai'er, who is applying medicine in Yanzuofang?"
Still today There are so many things going on during the annual meeting, so I can only merge two chapters into one and post it. When the annual meeting is over in two days, the update will be more normal. Please forgive me for these two days
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