Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 95 The process is not important, the result is the most important.

call.

Comfortable.

Su Chen stretched lazily and walked out of the room. The sky had already darkened.

Sun Qiang and the other man heard the sound and walked into the yard.

Sun Qiang smiled and said, "Sir, Lord Wang has prepared some dishes for you. They are warming up in the kitchen. I will have someone send them over."

"it is good."

Su Chen nodded, "Where's Wang Ren?"

Sun Qiang smiled and replied, "I'm taking a break too."

soon.

Various dishes were served.

"Master Su has woken up, why didn't you tell me?"

Wang Ren smelled the scent and came to Su Chen.

Sun Qiang smiled and said, "I heard that you slept soundly, so I didn't disturb you."

Wang Ren nodded, his eyes fell on Su Chen who was eating with gusto, "You are really cruel."

"Um……"

Su Chen responded without even raising his head.

See this.

Wang Ren felt a little hungry, so he picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

After an incense stick of time, the two of them lay comfortably in the chairs, stroking their round bellies and drinking tea to slowly digest the food.

"Do you know that your reputation will be ruined by doing this?"

Wang Ren looked at Su Chen, and couldn't help but reveal a bit of guilt and regret on his face.

He set up a trap by killing disaster victims and forcing grain merchants to sell grain at a low price. Once this matter spreads, countless people will curse him.

Even if the result is good.

However, Su Chen's behavior is still unacceptable.

This is simply gambling with the lives of tens of thousands of disaster victims!
Now I have won the bet, but what if I lose?

"reputation?"

Su Chen laughed and shook his head indifferently, "Compared to reputation, I value the result more..."

A good or bad reputation does not affect his food and drink, nor does it bring him a single ounce of silver.

As someone famous said.

The process is not important, the result is the most important!

of course.

Except for certain things.

"Does Lord Wang know what my reputation is in Chang'an City?"

Wang Ren: "I specifically asked around, and everyone said you were a crazy student, and the poem you wrote had the intention of treason."

"But I do think that the poem is full of pride, which is extremely rare."

Su Chen: "Thank you."

Wang Ren shook his head. "Do you really not care?"

Su Chen shrugged, "Lord Wang cares about his reputation, but can it be of any use to the disaster victims outside the city?"

Wang Ren: “…”

Su Chen: "If you were a little more fierce and ruthless, would Wang Yun and his men dare to ride on your neck and pee and shit on you?"

Wang Ren: “…”

Su Chen: "No matter what, you are the governor of a state, a frontier official. I never expected you to be so weak in dealing with a group of merchants."

Wang Ren's face turned black after being teased by Su Chen.

Putting down the teacup, Wang Ren said in a deep voice: "It is true that I am the governor of Suzhou, but my duty is to benefit the people!"

"As an official, how can you abuse your power for personal gain..."

"Can't we do this for the victims?"

"No."

Wang Ren sighed, "Once this is done, it will be very difficult to change your mind in the future."

As the governor of a state, does Wang Ren need to do it himself if he wants to deal with grain merchants like Wang Yun?

No need.

With just a glance or a word from him, his subordinates would help him deal with these matters. However, his heart was already dark.

When he instructs his subordinates to do it, the power in his hands is no longer used to serve the people, but is used for personal gain.

So next time, when the people he encounters are not disaster victims but his relatives, will he stick to this simple and efficient method and let his subordinates do it?
"Power is like a big river. Once it opens, no matter how big or small, it will eventually flow away and there will be no way to save it. As a governor of a state, I should set an example so that my superiors and subordinates can follow suit. Otherwise..."

Su Chen picked up the teacup and said, "I'll use tea instead of wine to honor your Majesty."

Wang Ren shook his head. "This matter is entirely due to Mr. Su's help. I should thank you."

Su Chen: "A gentleman judges deeds rather than hearts. It is a blessing for the people of Suzhou and the people of the Tang Dynasty that Lord Wang has such an awakening."

Wang Ren smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The heart is good.

But what we do is very different.

"Now that you've had enough, Lord Wang, why don't you go take a walk outside the city with me?"

"it is good."

……

The two men walked out of the government office side by side, and saw Zhang Tao, accompanied by several officers, walking towards them with two disaster victims in custody.

"Greetings, Master Su."

"Sima Zhang, what is this?"

Wang Ren pointed at Li San and the other two with a curious look on his face.

Zhang Tao snorted coldly, "Sir, I don't know who ordered these two people to spread rumors in the shed area, saying that our government and Master Su are in cahoots and want to bury all the victims."

Wang Ren: “……?”

Su Chen: “Isn’t this the truth?”

and many more.

He doesn't seem to care about this?
Zhang Tao nodded. "Yes, that is indeed the case. However, they deliberately instigated the disaster victims to fight against our government. This is a heinous crime!"

Su Chen was thoughtful.

Because he had previously blocked the shantytown area, news did not flow inside and outside the city. Even if people in the city saw through his plan, the victims in the shantytown area would not be able to know it.

Now that the food has been obtained, there is no need to block the shantytown. These people can easily blend into the shantytown and inform the victims of his previous plan.

Being used as a pawn and nearly losing one's life, naturally some people will take the opportunity to cause trouble, and if it is not handled properly, it will turn into a riot.

Wang Ren saw the clues: "The person behind the scenes has evil intentions, he wants to destroy you!"

"Sima Zhang!"

"The subordinate is here."

"I order you to interrogate the two of them and make sure you find out who is behind this. I want to see who dares to cause trouble for me at this time!"

Zhang Tao nodded, "Yes!"

Su Chen smiled and said, "I think it's the grain merchants in the city. Anyway, this matter will spread. What does it matter if they know it earlier or later?"

"But what makes me curious is how you managed to calm everyone down."

Zhang Tao: "It's Dr. Sun."

"Dr. Sun?"

"Yes, a few days ago, Dr. Sun came to the shantytown and provided free medical treatment to the victims and gave them medicine. Therefore, Dr. Sun has a high reputation and everyone listens to him."

Zhang Tao: "Dr. Sun said that we should not listen to what we say, but look at what the government does."

"Now that everyone has food, and sheds are being built, we will soon have a place to live. What does it matter whether what they say is true or false?"

Wang Ren exclaimed: "As expected of Dr. Sun!"

"I never thought that this flood would attract Dr. Sun."

“It’s a bit unexpected indeed.”

Su Chen nodded, "Is Doctor Sun still in the shed area?"

"exist!"

"Okay, Su Chen, let's go visit together."

"Please, Lord Wang."

……

With food, the blockade of the city was naturally lifted, and people entered and left the city more frequently than before.

Among the crowd leaving the city, a man glanced at Su Chen and the other man who were walking side by side, tightened his patched linen clothes, and left the city first.

ps: I feel uncomfortable. I felt something was wrong yesterday, and I got hit today. Everyone, please take precautions against heatstroke!

(End of this chapter)