Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 302 Live to see people, die to see corpses

He will go back sooner or later, but he must give his family an explanation when the time comes.However, there were some words that he really couldn't say... Thinking of this, Zhu Jinlun had no choice but to bite the bullet and stay in Cangzhou for a few more days.

Seeing this, his friends came over one after another to persuade him not to waste time.No one can survive such a roadblock and robbery.Those bandits are all ruthless and powerful masters, as long as they get the goods, they will not leave anyone alive.Some even persuaded Zhu Jinlun to go back and arrange the funeral earlier so as not to make the elders in the family sad.

Zhu Jinlun turned a deaf ear to these persuasions, and thought, no matter what, he must give an explanation to his family, and he must find out whether he is dead or alive.

He stayed in Cangzhou for nearly two months, but there was no clue.On the other side, the Ouchi Imperial Guard obtained a lot of things through open and unannounced visits.

It turned out that in the past few months, such cases of roadblocking and robbery have occurred in many places.Moreover, the targets were all large households, and most of the stolen goods were food and grass.

In this world, nothing is an absolute coincidence.

The imperial court has already started a war with foreign nations and is collecting grain from all over the country. Not only the Zhu family is like this, but many large grain merchants in many places are looking for grain sources in the north.

Rice in the south is harvested twice a year, while rice in the north is harvested once a year.Everyone came here to collect food one after another. After the news spread like this, it is inevitable that some people will have a wrong heart and want to take advantage of the situation to rob and make a fortune.

However, since it is for money, once the grain is robbed, it will inevitably be sold at a high price on the market in large quantities, but unfortunately, there is no whereabouts of these robbed grains.

Not only Zhu Jinlun felt suspicious, but even the people in the capital also felt suspicious.

If it's jewelry, gold and silver, it doesn't matter how long you hide it.However, it is incomprehensible that so much freshly harvested food was secretly hidden.

The price difference between new rice and old rice is more than double.

Could it be that there are such stupid thieves in the world, who would rather watch the food become stale than take out open money and exchange it for white money.

If you think about it one more step, if it is not for money, then why do those people wantonly rob?
Li Zheng was still busy with the war in the north.However, when I heard Ruan Linluo mentioning this matter, I couldn't help being moved, and I felt that there must be something strange in it.

A while ago, a group of rebellious parties sprang up in the area of ​​Fengzhou. Their momentum was huge, not to mention menacing, and they were strong and strong, and they seemed to have deep roots.Wherever they go, there must be rivers of blood, which is completely different from the small fights of the foreign barbarians before.

Originally, they were just two irrelevant things, but in Li Zheng's heart, they were inextricably linked unknowingly.

Those people, if what they are looking for is not money, but food.That indirectly shows that food is what they need.

Hundreds of thousands of grains of grain, who would need so much grain...Could it be that they want to stockpile grain to raise soldiers and plan a rebellion... Thinking of this, Li Zheng couldn't help but feel a layer of cold sweat on his back.

Seeing that his expression was not right, Ruan Linluo hurriedly got up and said, "My lord, what's wrong with you? Did my concubine say something wrong?"

Li Zheng's temper has become a lot more irritable recently, and he is a little moody. When she is with him, Ruan Linluo always has to be more careful, for fear of accidentally annoying him.

Li Zheng grabbed her hand and said: "My concubine, you really reminded me. This thing is indeed wrong, very wrong."

Ruan Linluo was caught in pain by him. Before he could ask, Li Zheng suddenly stepped forward and hurried out of the palace gate.

Li Zheng issued an order overnight to ask local officials from all over the country to report the details of the recent food robbery incidents, thoroughly investigate the place where the incident occurred, the process, and the amount of food lost.

Three days later, Li Zheng was shocked by the results.

The total loss of grain and grass in various places is more than 3000 shi.

If so much food is used to raise soldiers, how many people should it be able to feed?
Someone wants to oppose!Someone wants to oppose!
Li Zheng's forehead was full of veins, and he clenched his fists and slammed heavily on the dragon case, which shocked the civil and military officials of the whole court. They all knelt down on the ground and persuaded the emperor to take care of the dragon's body.

Li Huan knelt among the ministers, lowered his head slightly, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.Xin said, Brother Huang, Brother Huang, you finally know how to write the word "fear".

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the outside is getting colder and colder every day.

Occasionally the wind blows, but it blows all day and all night, endlessly.

The old lady cheered up and worked with Li Shi to take care of the housework. Firstly, to prepare things for the winter, secondly, to prepare for the ancestors and priests and the New Year, and finally, to open a porridge shop in the suburbs to relieve the victims of the disaster. and homeless.

The old lady thought, doing more good deeds is tantamount to accumulating virtue for her grandson Jintang. She hoped that after seeing it, God would bless their Jintang to come back soon.

In any case, life must go on.The Chinese New Year is not far away, it's time to prepare in advance.If he continued to live in such a lifeless manner, it would really become a funeral for Zhu Jintang.

The old man meant that everything should be kept simple, and there should be no extravagance and waste, but there should be something, and we should not lose face and rules.

The Ruan family sent a letter two days ago, saying that the Holy Majesty personally issued an imperial edict to publish the emperor's list to severely punish the bandits from all over the place, and they will definitely be handed over.

In the letter, they also lightly touched on the situation in the court, saying that Zhu Jintang's distress was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, and there might be a bigger conspiracy inside... Shen Yuechen saw the "conspiracy" Those two words made my temples throb and hurt.

This word sounds too dangerous, and people can't help but think in a bad place.

Shen Yuechen closed the letter paper, returned the letter to Mrs. Zhu with trembling hands, her face turned slightly pale, a little ugly.

The old lady put the letter away with a calm face, and said, "Except for you, only the old man and I have read this letter. Neither your father-in-law nor your mother-in-law know about it, so you have to keep it a secret for now."

Shen Yuechen nodded silently, thinking, since none of them have read it, why did the old lady show it to herself?It makes people feel worried and uneasy... The old lady sighed and said, "The reason why I hide it from them and only show it to you is because I trust you and I hope you have something in your heart. Jin Tang This time it's dangerous, if there is something wrong with him... Brother Ming is too young, if he is to inherit the family business, then the second room will definitely not agree. So, you must have Just make a plan."

They all hope that Zhu Jintang can come back, but if there is no news of him for a year or so, then the atmosphere at home will definitely change.

Therefore, the two elders of the Zhu family have already prepared the worst plan in their hearts, and the worst is to split up.Taking advantage of the news of Zhu Jintang's death, before it was actually confirmed, the family property was divided into two shares in the order of seniority, one for the eldest son, and one for the younger son... Shen Yuechen felt a little numb for a moment. Stiff, and her heartbeat also accelerated. After digesting the reaction for a long time, she finally replied: "Your meaning, Yue Chen understands. The Zhu family's family business has always been passed on from one generation to the next. Hold on to a chance for Brother Ming."

As the saying goes, home and everything prosper.

It is naturally the best for a family to work together as if they can be twisted into a rope.But if you really can't screw one piece, it's something you can't force.

So if you don't make up your mind, no one will get peace in the end.

The preference of the elders of the Zhu family for the eldest son Zhu Feng was not only because he was the eldest son.Although Zhu Jun's talent is not bad, compared with his elder brother, he still lacks a sense of calmness and responsibility.

The old man believes that only those who dare to sacrifice for this family are the well-deserved heads of the family.

When the autumn wind was howling, Zhu Jinlun finally returned from Cangzhou in a hurry.

He seems to have lost a lot of weight, and the skin on his face has become rough, which shows the hard work along the way.

Chai caressed his face distressedly, and said with distressed eyes: "Looking at you like this really makes people feel distressed. Is your body still able to bear it? Is there any discomfort? Do you want to ask the doctor to come and have a look... ..."

Zhu Jinlun shook his head slightly and said, "My son is fine, but he is a little tired from the journey. He will be fine after two days of rest."

The old lady also said immediately: "You have worked hard all this way, go back and freshen up quickly, and go to rest early."

Although Zhu Jinlun was very tired, he was not in a hurry to go back to rest.On the contrary, the person he wanted to see the most now didn't show up.

Zhu Jinlun hesitated for a moment before saying, "I want to see my sister-in-law."

Everyone was startled when they heard the words.

Chai hurriedly said: "You just came back, what are you in such a hurry for?"

Zhu Jinlun still insisted on seeing Shen Yuechen, no matter what, he wanted to talk to her personally about the things in Cangzhou.

Mr. Zhu still understood what he was thinking, and immediately nodded and said, "You can go and see her."

Hearing this, Zhu Jinlun bowed and bowed, and slowly exited the room.

Shen Yuechen now sits in the house every day and rarely goes out.

Her stomach was heavy, and in addition, it was windy, cold and damp outside, so she could easily catch cold if she was not careful, so people had to be careful.

Doctor Lu said that if Shen Yuechen wanted to stabilize his fetal gas, what he needed most was rest.

The moment she saw Zhu Jinlun, Shen Yuechen was slightly surprised, "Second Brother, are you back? When did you come back?"

Zhu Jinlun stepped forward and bowed to her as a salute.

Shen Yuechen also lowered her head and greeted him softly, but in the next second, she still held the hand of the servant girl Chun Ming, stood up, and said anxiously, "Is there any news for you, sir?"

Zhu Jinlun's eyes were condensed, and he was silent for a few seconds.

His silence and expression are already the most obvious answer.

Shen Yuechen looked at his face and sighed deeply.

Zhu Jinlun took a step forward, cupped his hands again and said, "I've searched everywhere I could, and I've tried everything I can think of, but unfortunately, I still haven't been able to find out the whereabouts of my elder brother. Sister-in-law, although Jinlun doesn't want to say anything discouraged, , but the big brother's matter, maybe we can only let it go like this..."

The truth is always ugly, and the truth is always cruel.Zhu Jinlun knew that he had to give Shen Yuechen an explanation.

Shen Yuechen lowered his eyes, and said lightly: "Second Brother You Lao has been working hard for the uncle for so long, Yuechen is infinitely grateful. However, if the uncle has not disappeared, I will not give up in my heart. Even if something happens to him, I will give up. It’s also the same as the old lady’s thought, to live to see people, to die to see corpses... No matter the outcome is good or bad, I’m prepared in my heart.”

(End of this chapter)