Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 200 Negotiation
Deng Qi didn't come back until the afternoon, bringing back four or five people. They all looked very alert, but were a little surprised to see that Su Yun was so young.

Deng Qi and Su Yun whispered, "They were very alert and afraid that they would be detained by us once they came. I had to persuade them to come."

Su Yun nodded and smiled, "I understand."

Then Su Yun asked them to sit down with a smile and had someone serve each of them a cup of tea, but none of them drank the tea and looked at Su Yun warily.

Su Yun smiled and said, "My fellow villagers, you don't have to be so nervous. I invited you here today to solve your problems. You should all know who I am, right?"

The old man surrounded by the crowd was the one Deng Qi had just introduced as the head of the Cai clan. He said, "I know you. You are the Tongpan of the Southern Court."

Su Yun nodded and said, "This matter was originally in the charge of Li Zhifu. According to Li Zhifu's plan, he was going to directly call out the imperial guards to slaughter all of you to intimidate the people along the coast. Do you know about this?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of these people changed drastically, and they became even more nervous.

Su Yun smiled and said, "You have guessed it. Now that someone else is handling this matter, he will naturally not use that method, so you don't need to be too nervous."

A middle-aged man who looked like a scholar on the opposite side bravely said: "People do not fear death, so why should they be frightened by it? There are tens of thousands of people in our Caicun branch. Can the imperial court still massacre us all?"

"Cai Lin! Let's first listen to what Judge Su Tong has to say." The Cai clan leader said hurriedly.

Su Yun looked at Cai Lin with a smile and said, "Brother Cai, you are a scholar and not young anymore, why do you say such childish things?"

Cai Lin's face suddenly turned red.

Su Yun said: "It is impossible to massacre tens of thousands of people in Cai Village, but it is not difficult to kill anyone who blocks the canal.

Since you blocked the canal, you must know that the grain ships on the canal are very important to Bianjing, but you may have underestimated how important it is to Bianjing.

Do you know why the officials in the court did not stop him when Magistrate Li proposed to send out the imperial guards to massacre the mob?
There is no other reason. Firstly, this trend cannot be allowed to continue. If we let you go today, and the people on both sides of the river follow suit tomorrow, what should the court do?
Second, the canal concerns the lives of hundreds of thousands of people living in Bianliang. Once food is cut off, the entire city will become a living hell.

Compared with more than one million people, what are the tens of thousands of people in Caicun?
Moreover, there is no need to slaughter all the tens of thousands of people in your Cai Village. It is only necessary to slaughter all the thousands of young and strong people you sent to the canal to block the river, and build a Jingguan in your Cai Village.

I don’t believe that you people from Cai Village have the guts to go up to the riverbank again.”

Su Yun spoke gently, without any murderous intent, but the people from Caicun felt a chill rush from the soles of their feet to their hearts, and they felt as if they were in an ice cellar.

They originally thought that Su Yun, the Tongpan, was too young and might be more talkative, but as soon as they heard these words, they knew that Su Yun, the Tongpan, was not someone who was easy to bully.

The Cai clan leader quickly said, "Our villagers have no intention of threatening the court, it's just that Magistrate Li is too aggressive and wants to forcibly demolish the fish pond and lotus pond as soon as he arrives.

The villagers in our village begged him again and again, asking him to give us some time so that after the harvest, we could demolish the fish pond and lotus pond ourselves without the government urging us.

But Magistrate Li insisted on demolishing it immediately. The fish pond and the lotus pond are our basis for food and clothing for the whole year. If they are demolished, how will poor people like us make a living?
We had no choice but to stand together and reason with the government, but we didn't expect that Governor Li would directly order our detention.

The villagers were so excited that they clashed with government officials. Some government officials were injured, but more people among us villagers in Cai Village were killed or injured. More than a dozen people died, and countless others were injured.

It is precisely because of this that the young and strong men in the village were so angry that they rushed to the river and blocked the passing ships, not for anything else, but for justice. "

Su Yun listened to the words of the Cai clan leader with a smile on his face, but he was moved in his heart. He wondered why this man could be the clan leader. Listen to what he said. His Spring and Autumn style of writing is much better than that of ordinary scholars.

Every word he said pointed out that Li Qingchen acted violently and caused great harm to the villagers of Cai Village.

However, there was no mention of Caicun's occupation of the river, obstruction of river clearing, and even blocking of the river.

They even described the blockade of the river as a result of anger, and said that they flooded the river and blocked the ships just to seek justice.

Su Yun nodded and said, "Have you calmed down now? If you have, remove the people from the room to avoid a tragic situation where every household is in mourning."

"This... this..." Patriarch Cai looked embarrassed and said, "...then how should this matter end?"

Su Yun asked with a smile: "How should it end?"

Chief Cai said, "Can we wait until after the harvest to dismantle the fish pond and lotus pond? When we dismantle them, will there be any compensation? Will there be any compensation for the medical expenses of the people who died or were seriously injured in our village..."

Deng Qi, who was standing behind, was furious and wanted to yell, but when he saw Su Yun was just listening quietly, he endured it.

Chief Cai talked about a lot of issues, all of which were about compensation and asking for money.

Su Yun waited for Chief Cai to finish speaking, then asked with a smile, "Are you done?" Chief Cai was still meaningful, and said, "That's pretty much it."

Su Yun nodded and said, "We don't have any of these. The fish pond and lotus pond must all be demolished by the end of this month, and there will be no compensation when they are demolished. The cost of cremation and burial of the dead in your village and the medical expenses of the injured will all be borne by yourselves..."

Patriarch Cai and others were filled with anger.

Su Yun smiled and said, "...Don't be anxious, just listen to what I have to say."

Chief Cai suppressed his anger and said, "Then please continue, Judge Su."

Su Yun nodded and said, "Well, in addition, you can discuss it among yourselves and hand over the murderers who killed the government officials. I don't want their lives, but they have to go to jail for a few years."

Chief Cai and the others were furious and were about to explode, but Su Yun waved his hand and said, "Don't be anxious yet. We still have something to say."

Chief Cai and his companions held back their anger and stared at Su Yun to see what else he could say.

Su Yun said with a smile: "In the next ten years in Cai Village, that is, three imperial examinations, you will not be able to participate."

As soon as these words came out, the five people of Cai Village all stood up in anger, especially the scholar Cai Lin, who cursed: "You dog official! If you dare to ruin the future of our Cai family, there will be no negotiation! In this case, then you guys can come over here and see if the descendants of the Cai family dare to fight to the death!"

Su Yun waved his hand and said, "Okay, then you can go back and wait for death."

Cai Lin was furious and turned to leave, but found that someone was holding his arm. It was the leader of the Cai clan.

Chief Cai's face was full of anger, but he grabbed him and wouldn't let him leave.

Cai Lin was surprised and asked, "Patriarch?"

Chief Cai glared at Su Yun and said, "President Su, you are much tougher than that Magistrate Li. Is this how you solve the problem if you replace someone else? I don't believe it."

Su Yun smiled and said, “If you are sure in your heart, then turn around and leave, and continue to block the river.

You can even put more pressure on me, but I won't do anything. Just rob a few grain ships and then burn both the grain and the ships.

In this case, the government will definitely remove me, and then someone who is easy to talk to will come and contact you."

Chief Cai shook his head and said, "You definitely didn't come here for this purpose. Although my eyesight is dim, my mind is not blind. You came here with good intentions and really want to solve the problem.

The reason you did this is to discourage us first and then praise us, to dispel our high expectations, so that we can state your conditions, right?"

Su Yun shook his head and said, "Patriarch Cai's guess is correct, but every condition I just mentioned is a bottom line, otherwise I will not be able to explain to the court."

Chief Cai stared at Su Yun and said, "President Su, have you ever thought that we simply cannot agree to these conditions? If we cannot take the imperial examinations for ten years, our generation of young people will be wasted!"

Su Yun said indifferently: "This should be the least worth mentioning. How many scholars are there in your village?"

Cai Lin said angrily: "We have tens of thousands of Cai family members, and there are more than a thousand students studying. You are destroying their future by doing this!"

Su Yun smiled slightly and said, "They are scholars, but none of them think about the overall situation of the country. They even help the tyrants to commit atrocities and disrupt the country's grain supply. What are these scholars doing here?
If the scholars of your Cai clan are like this, even if they pass the exam in the future, they will surely be selfish and self-interested. How can they be of any benefit to the court?"

Chief Cai gnashed his teeth and said, "President Su, you are forcing us into a dead end."

Su Yun shook his head and said, "Don't keep saying that there is no way out. You said demolishing the fish pond and lotus pond is a dead end, and you said bringing the murderer to justice is a dead end. You also said that not allowing the imperial examination to be held for ten years is a dead end.

Wouldn't it be a dead end to just slaughter all your young and strong men and make every family in Cai Village wear mourning clothes?
Just as I said just now, if you think so, then you can just turn around and leave, and wait on the river for the imperial army to crush you, or you can just be more straightforward and raise the flag of rebellion. "

Cai Lin gnashed his teeth and said, "Aren't you afraid that we will take it seriously..."

“Shut up!” Chief Cai stopped Cai Lin and looked at Su Yun and said, “President Su, we are convinced. We will go back and immediately evacuate the young people and restore traffic on the river.

We also demolished all the fish ponds and lotus ponds ourselves, and even sent the few people who killed people to the Southern Court. However, can we discuss the matter of not allowing the imperial examinations for ten years?"

Su Yun said: "What if we can discuss it? What if we can't discuss it?"

(End of this chapter)