Su Shi stood in the yard and had a panoramic view of the layout of the Plum Blossom Pavilion. After thinking for a while, he walked into the study without hesitation.
When Su Shi opened the window, the afterglow of the setting sun shone in through the window, dyeing the study golden.
Under the sunlight, you can clearly see countless floating dust floating in the room.
The layout in the study room is very simple, with a row of hollow bookshelves, a desk full of miscellaneous items, and an empty chair.
There were a few books scattered on the bookshelf, and the pages were yellowed. Su Shi glanced at them and knew that what he was looking for was not on the bookshelf.
Although he didn't know what he was looking for, his intuition told him that it must be something special.
So he looked at the desk.
There are many and messy things on the desk, including paper, pens, inkstones, several books, several pieces of silk, various colored silk threads, various needles...
It's just that the paper is yellow, the pen is bald, the ink is dry, the inkstone is torn, and the silk and thread are rotten, and will turn into powder at the slightest touch.
And the desk was covered in dust and had obviously been empty for many years.
Su Shi covered his mouth and nose with one hand while observing the desk carefully, but he walked around the desk three or four times, but still found nothing.
But he was not in a hurry, and slowly retreated to the door of the study, carefully observing the entire study again under the afterglow of the setting sun.
After a long time, Su Shi sighed because he still didn't find anything.
He closed the door gently and left the study.
When he turned around, he saw a man standing in the yard, standing there quietly, his body as straight as a silver spear, and his whole body exuding iron-blooded energy. He was looking at him intently.
Seeing a person suddenly appearing in a yard that had been deserted for a long time, anyone would be startled, but Su Shi just smiled slightly, as if this person's appearance was reasonable.
"You're here." He greeted lightly.
"Did you know I would come?" Su Zhou couldn't help but ask.
"I probably know a little bit."
Su Shi slowly walked towards Su Zhou and said helplessly: "Actually, if you have something to do with me, you don't have to play so many tricks, just tell me directly. You are my eldest brother, how can I still not help you?"
Seeing Su Shi's helpless look, Su Zhou was a little funny, but he couldn't help but ask, "When did you know about it?"
Su Shi did not answer directly, but smiled bitterly and said, "Is this plan a temporary plan of yours?"
"Why do you say that?"
Su Shi sighed: "This plan is full of flaws, and anyone with a little bit of brains can see it."
"What's the flaw in this plan?" Su Zhou didn't believe it.
"The first flaw is Lin Mo."
"Lin Mo?"
"He showed too much concern for his hometown, and seemed to have some special feelings for that hotel."
Su Zhou suddenly stopped talking and just looked at him silently.
Su Shi continued: "Did you ask Lin Mo to lure me to a foreign land on purpose?"
"Yes. Because they say you are very talented in business."
"who are they?"
"Zhou Xuan and Lin Mo."
Su Shi frowned: "Do you know Zhou Xuan?"
Su Zhou smiled: "I told you that I have been to Antai Boating several times."
Although Su Shi spoke in an understatement, Su Shi suddenly had an intuition in his heart that Su Zhou and Zhou Xuan seemed to have some kind of special relationship.
"So you want me to teach the boss lady how to do business?"
Su Zhou sighed: "If you have been to Zui Other Country, you should know that it can no longer hold on."
"What does Zui Foreign Country have to do with the General's Mansion?"
Su Zhou was silent for a long time. The iron-blooded energy in his body disappeared without a trace, replaced by a deep sadness.
"The landlady's surname is Ling, and her name is Ling Baozhu. Her first husband's name is Ren Qingshu." At this point, he seemed to smile: "Although the name is very elegant, this person has nothing to do with such elegance. Impulsive, reckless and completely reckless."
"He is a frontier soldier."
Su Zhou nodded and said, "He was my subordinate and died in battle three years ago."
Su Shi suddenly asked: "Did the fathers of those orphans die in the war three years ago?"
"yes."
Su Shi frowned and said, "Why did they become wandering orphans? Shouldn't they be given pension money if they die in battle?"
Although the pension money is not much, it is not enough for them to live a prosperous life, but it is enough for these children to grow up and not let them live on the streets.
"they do not."
"Why?"
"Because they disobeyed military orders and went out without authorization and died in battle, there will be no pension money at all."
Su Shi looked at Su Zhou in great surprise, because he knew that Su Zhou was very strict in managing the army and it was impossible for him to disobey military orders.
He asked cautiously: "Whose military order are you disobeying?"
Because Su Shi didn't believe that his eldest brother's subordinates would disobey his military orders.
"Supervisory Army."
"Supervisory Army?"
Su Zhou sighed: "Three years ago, the emperor assigned supervisory troops to each army, saying that they would assist in military affairs and supervise generals on behalf of the imperial court."
The emperor appointed supervisors to the army since ancient times, so it was not surprising to Su Shi. After all, the loss of military power was definitely not a blessing to the country.
Su Zhou continued: "In the past few years, the northern Hu people have been harassing the border, and there have been many conquests between Daqian and the Hu people. However, the supervisory army brought the emperor's decree and wanted to negotiate with the Hu people and restore peace to the border."
"That doesn't seem like a bad thing."
"Although the emperor's decree is a good thing, the supervisor used this decree to restrain the border troops. They were only allowed to defend the city and were not allowed to attack."
"Three years ago, a group of barbarians came to the border city and captured more than 30 border residents, humiliating and killing them wantonly."
"Then what?"
"Ren Qingshu was on duty that day. How could he sit still when he saw this situation? He was preparing to open the city to meet the enemy and rescue the people."
Speaking of this, Su Zhou's calm face showed a trace of anger: "The supervisory army was also on the city wall that day, and Ren Qingshu asked for orders to kill the enemy, but he suppressed it with an imperial edict and did not allow Ren Qingshu to go out of the city to kill the enemy."
"Ren Qingshu still went?"
Su Zhou was silent for a long time before slowly saying: "At that time, Ren Qingshu took off his shirt, threw it in front of the supervisors, called for the city gate to be opened, and prepared to go out of the city alone to kill the enemy. After that, all eleven of his sergeants were disarmed at the border pass. Advance and retreat with him.”
"All twelve of them died in the battle?"
Su Zhou's back was no longer as straight as before. Looking at the sky, the clouds were dyed red by the sunset, as if they were blood.
"All twelve died in battle, killing seven of the enemy and saving six."
"No one is going to save them?"
"The supervisors are holding the emperor's sword and guarding the city gate. Anyone who dares to go out of the city to rescue them is disobeying the emperor's instructions and will be executed without mercy."
Su Shi's expression had always been unimpressed, but now his face turned cold, and he said coldly: "Then what is the name of the supervisor? Is he in the capital now?"
