After sending Qin Nan away, Su Shi locked himself in the study. Even lunch was delivered to the study by Lin Mo.
The booklet Zhou Jin sent was not thick, but it took Su Shi three hours to read it. After reading it, he sat in the study room in a daze.
Now he finally knew why Zhou Jin said that even with His Majesty's support, they would not be able to close down the industries under the names of the two princes in a short period of time.
Moreover, Su Shi also knew that Zhou Jin was afraid of damaging his self-confidence and had already said it very politely. Perhaps in her opinion, Su Shi had no chance of winning at all.
Because only she knew what kind of severe situation Su Shi was about to face.
The properties under the names of the two princes can no longer be described as two behemoths, but as two deformed, powerful and terrifying monsters.
There are a total of thirty-six properties in the name of the two princes, including clothing, food, housing, transportation, use, entertainment and other industries.
What's even more terrifying is that there are ninety-five aristocratic families, large and small, in the capital, and sixty-five of them have chosen sides. One hundred and twenty-six officials of third rank or above have more or less stakes in the properties of the two princes.
There are almost no officials below the third rank because they are simply not qualified.
Not to mention the royal family members, they have their shadow behind almost every industry.
Su Shi looked at the two booklets blankly, his face becoming extremely ugly.
What frightened him was not that he was about to face these two terrifying monsters, but that he thought about how much turmoil they would cause to Da Gan when these two monsters fought for the position of prince.
Compared to the two princes, their power was too weak, even with the emperor's support behind them.
So when Su Shi walked out of the study, Lin Mo couldn't help but be shocked because his expression was so solemn.
"Sir, are you okay?" Lin Mo asked carefully.
Su Shi didn't speak or show any expression. He had no intention of paying attention to anyone now.
After a long time, Su Shi took a long breath and asked slowly: "When will you go to the Qin Mansion?"
"We're leaving in less than half an hour."
Su Shi said feebly: "I'm going to take a nap first, and you can call me when I'm about to set off."
Lin Mo immediately replied: "Yes."
Su Shi dragged his tired body slowly towards his bedroom. After entering the bedroom, he fell on the bed in a daze.
The sleep seemed very long because he had had many dreams, and every one of them was a nightmare.
So when Lin Mo woke him up, not only did his spirit not improve, but his head felt even heavier.
Then, with Lin Mo's surprised expression, Su Shi kept rubbing his face, and finally washed his face with cold well water, finally restoring some of his complexion.
"Let's go." Su Shi cheered up and said with a smile, "It's time to set off, lest the master wait too long."
This time Lin Mo was more careful than ever before, and the carriage was smoother than ever before.
When the carriage stopped in front of the Qin Mansion, Su Shi hardly felt any bumps.
After getting off the carriage, Qin Yue had already walked towards him, and then greeted him warmly: "Brother Xian, you are finally here, please come inside quickly."
Su Shi smiled and said, "Brother Qin has been kept waiting for a long time."
The two of them walked towards the main hall of Qin Mansion while exchanging greetings. As soon as they entered the main hall, Su Shi couldn't help being slightly stunned, because Qin Nan was looking at him with a smile.
He was lost in thought when he suddenly heard a heroic voice: "Mr. Su, I am honored to see you again. Chang is overjoyed."
Seeing everyone's eyes focused on Su Shi, Qin Nan suddenly made a naughty face at him.
Before Su Shi had time to respond, he only felt his hand being held tightly by a pair of hands, and then Chang Muhua's exotic face appeared in front of him.
Su Shi smiled and said, "Su Shi has met Mr. Chang. I originally said that I would visit Mr. Chang's house. Things have been troubled these days, so I hope Mr. Chang won't be surprised."
Chang Muhua laughed and said, "Young Master Su is determined, and it will be the same when we meet at Brother Qin's house."
Then he seemed to have infinite emotion: "That day in Brother Qin's house, Mr. Su's song was about to drink wine, which made me drunk for a whole day and a night. After I woke up, I swore not to drink again within three days..."
Having said this, he couldn't help but look at Su Shi and asked, "Master Su, does he know what will happen next?"
Su Shi shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Chang Muhua sighed: "My friends met up the next night. I just wanted to socialize, but who knew that at the banquet, the whole table was singing the song "Let's go into the wine." In the end, no one else knew what happened. I didn't even know how to get back. I don’t have any impression anymore.”
Everyone couldn't help but smile after hearing this, and Qin Zhidao even smiled and said, "Why don't you let your nephew recite it again today?"
Chang Muhua waved his hands one after another and said: "I have been drunk for several days. Today I can only have a small drink. I can only have a small drink."
Then he looked at Su Shi again and couldn't help but ask: "Young Master Su's song is so wild and heroic that people can't help but drink and sing after listening to it. But I have a few questions. I don't know Mr. Su." Can you clear up my doubts for me?"
Qin Zhidao smiled and said, "Brother Pingjiang is referring to those names in the poem?"
Chang Muhua nodded and said, "Exactly. Who are Dan Qiusheng and Master Cen? And which dynasty is King Chen from?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Su Shi again. After this poem spread, countless people were extremely curious about these names, but they couldn't find out their origins.
Su Shi smiled slightly and said, "I don't know either."
This answer made other people's eyes almost fall down, and everyone looked at him blankly.
Chang Muhua wondered: "This poem was written by the Young Master. How could the Young Master not know about the people in his poems?"
Su Shi sighed: "I only know his name, but I don't know his person."
Chang Muhua became even more curious and asked, "What is the meaning of this statement?"
Su Shi pondered: "Last year, I swam through Wuyun Mountain outside the capital, and when I swam near Shengxian Terrace, I saw two middle-aged men lying on the grass. Although they looked drunk, they were still bold and unrestrained, with people scattered around them. There are seven or eight empty wine bottles, but they are still pouring and drinking as if no one else is watching."
"The next moment I was curious, I came to the two people. Unexpectedly, when the two people saw me, they directly asked me if I knew how to drink. As soon as I nodded, one of them threw a bottle of wine over to me and said to me, don't ask any questions. Only in wine.”
"So the three of us sat on the ground, drank from the pot, and when we were drunk, we used the ground as a seat. During this period, the two people said nothing except that one of them was called Dan Qiusheng and the other was called Cen Fuzi."
Hearing this, Qin Zhidao couldn't help but ask: "Then what?"
Su Shi seemed to be recalling the past and sighed slowly: "When I woke up, there was only a place with a wine pot and the clear light all over the mountain, but the two people were nowhere to be found. If it weren't for the place with the wine pot, I would have thought I had a dream.”
