Chapter 824: The Rabbit Dies and the Dog Is Cooked
This is really a hot potato!
Staring at the local utensils piled in the corner of the carriage, Sun Shaozong's face was full of gloom .
It's not that he couldn't understand Xu Furen's concern for the country and the people.
But the problem is that although it is easy for the Lord and the Minister to fall into trouble, assisting the "Adou" Prince may not necessarily be a good thing.
However, Sun Shaozong could only think about this idea in his heart and did not dare to express it openly.
"Second Master."
At this time, Zhang Cheng outside had been waiting for a long time, but Sun Shaozong still didn't speak, so he took the initiative to ask: "Should we go back to the government office now, or go home directly?"
Sun Shaozong did not answer immediately . He stared at the gifts for a moment before ordering, "Return home!"
Although these gifts had to be sent to the Prince's Mansion, Sun Shaozong could decide whether to send them early or late.
Let's take some time to think through the pros and cons of this matter for the Sun family and figure out how to deal with it. It won't be too late to send the gift then.
It’s a pity that my eldest brother is not in the capital right now, and there is no one to discuss with - if it comes to other matters, Yu Qian can help to consult, but when it comes to the dispute over the imperial succession, this nephew-in-law with a broad mind may not be of the same mind as the Sun family.
No conversation along the way.
When he returned home, he saw several carts parked near the stable. A dozen servants were shouting and unloading things.
"how?"
As Sun Shaozong jumped off the carriage and headed to the backyard, he asked casually, "Master, how many carts of good materials have you collected?"
Zhao Zhongji, who had come closer, smiled and said, "There are some leather materials, but they are mostly miscellaneous things, not worth much money. I just want to see something new."
Sun Shaozong stopped walking when he heard that, and looked back at the carts. He saw that the goods that had not been unloaded had already been disturbed, so he lowered his voice and asked, "Have you asked Chongwenmen to check it?"
Zhao Zhongji hurriedly replied, "It was said that they spread it out at the city gate for a thorough inspection early this morning."
This cheap big brother of mine is really flawless.
The tax inspector at Chongwenmen didn't even touch the valuables we sent to the capital last time.
And now these local products have been specially spread out in Chongwenmen to "dry out", so even if people want to make a fuss about it, they have no legitimate reason to do so.
This also served as a reminder to Sun Shaozong.
According to the original plan, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong on the way, the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that the Sun family and Wang Xifeng had stored in Jinling would be handed over to the rebellion suppression troops led by Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian to escort them to Beijing.
Now that I think about it, this method is indeed safe, but I'm afraid it's not appropriate.
After all, although that sum of money could not be considered as stolen money, it was still money that was ripped off from the imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If it was mixed up with the troops that were suppressing the rebellion in Huguang, it would not be possible to explain it clearly if someone really wanted to use it to make a fuss.
Looks like I have to make other plans...
Sun Zheng was pondering as he hurried to the study in the backyard when he suddenly heard someone chasing him from behind. Sun Shaozong looked back and saw that it was his servant Wang Jin.
When he saw Wang Jin, Sun Shaozong thought of another person.
Seeing that they were still some distance away, he turned to Zhao Zhongji and asked, "How is Liu Quan these days?"
"this……"
Zhao Zhongji's shoulders slumped and his face looked as if he wanted to say something but was hesitant.
Just looking at his expression, there is no need to say the rest - it is estimated that Liu Quan not only did not reflect on his actions, but also developed some resentment because of it.
Alas~
Sun Shaozong sighed helplessly. People often despise the behavior of "putting away the bow after the bird is dead and throwing away the bow after the rabbit is dead", but sometimes, as a superior, there is really no other way.
Judging from the attitude Liu Quan has shown recently, if he were to take the position of second steward, he would definitely be very arrogant and would have a fight with Zhao Zhongji.
Originally, Sun Shaozong hoped that through the warnings and warnings over the past few days, he would know when to advance and when to retreat.
But now it seems...
"Second Master."
At this time, Wang Jin finally came closer, bowed with a red face, and presented a big red gift list with both hands: "Master Xiong sent a few boxes of seafood."
When Sun Shaozong received the gift list, he added, "The servant who escorted the seafood also said that Lord Xiong originally wanted to collect some Korean ginseng, deer antlers, mink fur, etc. to honor you, but recently most of the ships trading with Korea have been reduced, so there is really no place to look for them."
The so-called Mr. Xiong refers to Xiong Guang, the only Jinshi student under Sun Shaozong, who was accepted by Sun Shaozong when he was the Inspector General of the Autumn Examination.
Originally, it was just a figurehead, but later Sun Shaozong used his connections to recommend him for a lucrative position in the Zhili Censorate, and only then did the two truly establish a teacher-student relationship.
From then on, Xiong Guang always had to pay some tribute during festivals.
So Sun Shaozong didn't care at first, but when he heard the later words about North Korea, he couldn't help but frowned.
Three years ago, Tianjin was opened as a trading port with North Korea. Although Shandong and the Korean Peninsula were easier to travel between, the imperial court felt that it would be easier to control by setting up a port nearby in Tianjin.
Xiong Guang had someone send him these words for no apparent reason, and it was obvious that he had vaguely sensed that something unusual had happened in North Korea.
It seems that my previous haste to report it was not groundless.
wrong!
Although Xiong Guang held an important position, he was not a people-friendly official and was not responsible for managing port trade affairs.
Since even he noticed something was wrong, how could the court be unaware of it?
It seems that the water here is deeper than I imagined.
After frowning and pondering for a while, Sun Shaozong suddenly missed the days when he held both the military and political power in Wuxi Prefecture - there were not so many confusing things at that time that required him to spend so much effort to guess.
Unfortunately, he had just returned to Beijing not long ago, and it was basically an impossible dream for him to seek to be transferred to another place in the near future.
That's all~
There is no use thinking about these things, let's just finish the things at hand first.
Waving his hand, signaling Wang Jin to leave first, Sun Shaozong then instructed Zhao Zhongji, "Have someone pay 200 taels of silver to buy a ready-made house in the outer city. The specifications should be the same as the garden that Steward Wei had before, but with a lower standard."
Zhao Zhongji's eyes turned when he heard this, and he roughly guessed what Sun Shaozong meant, but he looked embarrassed.
He stammered and reminded her, "If you remove him now, he might not be able to accept your kindness. Although most of the affairs in the south are handled by Master Cheng, he is also involved after all. If he is blinded by greed and makes random accusations, he might not be able to do anything to you, but it would still be a problem..."
"You don't have to worry about this. I will naturally make other arrangements."
Sun Shaozong interrupted him, but he was thinking in his heart what kind of future he should arrange for Liu Quan so that he would not be dissatisfied and would not have the opportunity to become a corrupt official.
Alas~
It turns out that the method of 'when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked' is simple and convenient!
