Zhou Yi smiled and said, "What's the risk?"
Zhou Jin thought about it again and again, and said softly: "I'm worried that Brother Da Huang will instruct Tian Wenhao to forge land deeds, house deeds and other contracts to defraud Qianqiu Zhiku's money."
Zhou Yi was silent for a long time and asked, "Does Su Shi have any countermeasures?"
Zhou Jin slowly shook his head: "Master Su is not familiar with matters in the court, so he has not thought of this yet."
Zhou Yi was a little confused: "Didn't you tell him the hidden dangers?"
Zhou Jin sighed softly: "No. Because even if I tell Master Su about this matter, he will probably be helpless, so why bother him."
Zhou Yi thought for a moment and asked slowly: "What does the emperor want to do?"
Zhou Jin pondered: "The Liyue Department is the yamen that manages contracts. All contracts involving land, properties, houses, large sales, mortgages, etc. need to be registered with the Liyue Department. And the Liyue Department happens to be headed by the Emperor. My brother is in charge, so it’s easy for Tian Wenhao to tamper with the contract.”
"What does the emperor mean?"
Zhou Jin gritted his teeth and finally said, "My son wants to take over the management of the company temporarily."
This request did not surprise Zhou Yi, but it made him a little embarrassed.
"Do you know what it means to do this? Is it worth it for Su Shi?"
Zhou Jin shook his head slightly and said: "I am not doing this for Mr. Su, but for Da Qian, so I don't care even if I offend the eldest brother."
Zhou Yi looked at her meaningfully, smiled and said, "Really?"
Zhou Jin hurriedly replied: "My father, please tell me what I think of you."
Zhou Yi sighed: "Your heart and traces, Lian naturally knows it, but the Liyue Department belongs to the Ministry of Husbandry, and the supervisors of the Liyue Department are just officials from the fifth rank, so they are all appointed by the Ministry of Husbandry. If there is no legitimate reason, how can Lian take action? .”
Zhou Yi's words are not unreasonable. If the emperor directly issues an order to replace an official who is lower than the fifth rank, not to mention that this official has no mistakes or omissions, not only will it make people laugh, but it will also be impossible to get the support of the ministers.
Zhou Jin also knew that this matter was difficult, but after much thought, he couldn't think of any solution. When he was getting discouraged, Zhou Yi comforted him: "You should discuss this matter with Su Shi first. Maybe he will have some way to eliminate this hidden danger." .”
Zhou Jin hummed slightly, but the sadness on his face did not disappear at all. It was obvious that he did not have high expectations for this.
Although it was late at night, Su Shi did not go to bed to rest as usual, but stood in front of the window and quietly looked at the rainy scene outside the window.
A gust of wind blew by, sending rainwater into the room and blowing onto his face. Su Shi suddenly felt cool.
The coolness made him wake up. He immediately took two steps back, wiped the rain off his face with his sleeves, and was about to close the window when the door was pushed open.
Su Zhou walked in with a pot of wine and two wine glasses. When he saw Su Shi standing in front of the window, he couldn't help but joked: "Since ancient times, literati have liked to lament the spring and autumn, watch the snow and listen to the rain. I didn't expect that my second brother also had this taste. .”
Su Shi said with a smile: "Your second brother, I also wrote the poem Peach Blossom Still Smiling in the Spring Wind, It's Better to Roll Up the Pearl Curtain, and the song "Jin Jin Liquor" is famous in the capital. Why can't you hear this rain?"
Su Zhou put the jug and wine glass on the table and said disapprovingly: "The more I look at you, the more I feel that you are more of a philistine than a scholar."
Su Shi did not deny it: "If I didn't have a philistine spirit and was as aloof as those literati, in a few months, the more than 100 people in the general's mansion would have no choice but to drink from the northwest wind."
After handing over the responsibility of the General's Mansion to Su Shi, the pressure on Su Zhou's shoulders became much lighter and his mood became more comfortable. He sat down, pointed at the wine glass in front of him, and said, "Nothing to do today, and it's raining again. Sit down and have a couple of drinks to celebrate the opening of your library.”
Su Shi hurriedly said: "This wine is very strong, so let's eat and drink at the same time."
Su Zhou picked up the wine pot and filled the wine glass. The aroma of wine suddenly filled the room.
Su Zhou looked intoxicated and sighed: "The wine brewed by my second brother is fragrant and strong. It is worthy of being the best wine. This time when I return to the border, I have to bring a few jars with me. You know that my father is also a good wine person. You can make it with your own hands." He will definitely like the wine he makes."
"Has the Emperor's decree been issued?" Su Shi asked hurriedly: "When will we set off?"
Su Zhou nodded: "Your Majesty has issued a decree and we will set off in half a month."
Su Shi hurriedly shouted: "Brother Lin."
Lin Mo's rough voice sounded outside the door: "Second Young Master, what are your orders?"
Su Shi said, "You ask the kitchen to prepare some side dishes, and I want to have a few drinks with my eldest brother."
Lin Mo took the order and left. Su Shi picked up the wine glass and said, "Brother, let me toast you first and wish you a safe journey."
The wine made by Su Shi was much stronger than the wine on the market. When it was first brewed a few days ago, Su Zhou got drunk once, so he only dared to drink in a small cup worth three yuan.
But even with a small cup, after one cup, the strong wine went down his throat, but he was already drunk. He couldn't help but let out a long breath and shouted: "Good wine, this is the wine that a man should drink."
Su Shi knew how strong the wine was, so he didn't drink it all in one gulp like Su Zhou did. He drank slowly, but to Su Zhou it looked like a woman drinking, showing a slight hint of displeasure.
Seeing the displeasure on Su Zhou's face, Su Shi sighed: "This wine is easy to intoxicate. Drinking on an empty stomach will make you drunk faster. If you are as impatient as you are, we will have to fall asleep in bed after just a few drinks."
Su Zhou also knew how powerful this wine was, and understood that Su Shi was telling the truth. His expression softened slightly, and then he couldn't help but ask, "What name are you going to give this wine, second brother?"
Su Shi smiled and said, "Isn't the name of the wine ready-made?"
"existing?"
Su Shi said: "The poem "Jianjin Wine" has shocked the capital, so I named this wine "Jianjin Wine". Since the poem and wine have the same name, I naturally don't worry about the sales of this wine."
When Su Zhou heard this, he stared at him for a long time, and then sighed: "You can even use that famous book to do business, and you still don't admit that you are full of philistine spirit."
"I'm not denying it." Su Shi stood up, poured wine for Su Zhou, and said, "What's more, I wrote the poem and brewed the wine, so what can others say."
At this point, Su Shi's expression suddenly became serious. He picked up the wine glass and asked, "Brother, how many scouts like Brother Lin are there in our mansion?"
Seeing that Su Shi's expression became serious, Su Zhou also stopped teasing and said, "There are ten people, what do you want to do?"
"I want to keep all these ten people."
"I originally wanted to leave these ten people to you. Now you are in a whirlpool. If you don't have capable people around you, you may not be able to survive alone."
Su Shi nodded and said, "Thank you, brother, for thinking so thoughtfully for me."
This time, Su Shi didn't drink slowly, but drank it all in one gulp like Su Zhou, and then felt his face getting slightly hot.
After putting down the wine glass, Su Zhou stared at him and asked, "Why did you keep these ten people?"
Su Shi said calmly: "Because these ten people are of great use to me, and they will come in handy soon."
