Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

"You bastard Yang Jin, you can't do this well, what are you doing for food!"

After Yang Jin and more than 30 government soldiers entered the Jinyang County Government Office, there was no news of his coming out.

"It's over, it's over!"

Lu Zitao's face was ashen, and his whole body was restless. Looking at Sun Xue who was sitting beside him with a livid face, he said anxiously: "Sun Yushi, this trick of the disaster victims is completely useless!"

"Yeah, it's all over."

Sun Xue let out a breath, then stood up and walked towards the county government.

Lu Zitao quickly grabbed his wrist and said, "Sun Yushi, what are you doing?"

Sun Xue turned his head and said expressionlessly: "What do you think I can do? Run quickly, if you don't run, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Lu Zitao opened his eyes and said, "Our family members are still in the city!"

"Can you manage them now?"

After finishing speaking, Sun Xue snorted coldly and left quickly.

Lu Zitao gritted his teeth and hurried after him.

"Surround me the county government of Jinyang County!"

Two quarters of an hour later, Ma Yuangui, holding Tang Hengdao tightly in his hand, came to the county government with two soldiers and horses from the guard mansion.

"Catch the two traitors, Sun Xue and Lu Zitao!"

Accompanied by Ma Yuangui's roar, hundreds of government soldiers who followed behind rushed into the county government office.

However, soon, a lieutenant ran out with a solemn expression, "Boss Ma, there is no one inside!"

Ma Yuangui's eyes narrowed, and he said decisively: "Immediately close the city! You two bring people inside and outside the city to search for me, if you want to see people, if you want to see dead bodies!"

"promise!"

The deputy general hurriedly clasped his fists, waved his hands, and led the people away quickly.

"Damn it!" Ma Yuangui waved his whip angrily, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. It was all because of the two of them.

Now they want to run.

The steward can let them escape?

At this time, the Chen family in Jinyang.

The Chen family is the first prefect of Taiyuan County. At this moment, the hall of the Chen family is overcrowded.

The people who came were all gentry from Taiyuan County, and everyone had smiles on their faces.

After sitting down for a few tables, everyone pushed and changed glasses, drinking to their heart's content.

"Brother Liang, how much land did you collect?"

"Not much, maybe one or two thousand acres."

"Hahaha, I'm about the same as you."

"The one who gained the most this time should be Mr. Chen."

As they spoke, they all looked at an old man with white hair sitting in the chief seat.

He was wearing a dark blue gown made of brocade silk and satin. Seeing everyone's gazes, he smiled and said, "I don't have much, it's only a few thousand acres."

Someone suddenly said: "But it's not a big deal that Hedong Road is in such a mess now."

Chen Ran, known as "Old Chen", shook his head, and said in a calm tone:

"What does it have to do with us? Hedong Road became like this, all because of Sun Xue, the supervisory censor, and Lu Zitao."

"When the people in Hedong Road were about to starve to death, we paid for their fields and gave them money."

"What's more, these days, our family has been opening a porridge shed to help the victims."

Chen Ran laughed and said: "We have done what we should do, and we have helped when we shouldn't, so what else do we need?"

Everyone smiled, and someone stood up holding a wine glass and said loudly: "What Chen said is true, let's toast Chen!"

Chen Ran raised his glass with a smile and took a sip

Suddenly, the housekeeper hurried into the hall, bowed his hands solemnly and said, "Patriarch, Lu Changshi is here!"

As soon as the words fell, the hall was instantly silent.

Lu Changshi?

Chen Ran's eyes narrowed, "The person who came is Lu Zizang?"

"It's him." The housekeeper nodded heavily.

Chen Ran frowned suddenly.

The gentry present looked at each other in blank dismay.

Shouldn't Lu Zizang be imprisoned by Sun Xue and Lu Zitao in the Bingzhou General Manager's Mansion?

How could he come out!

Was it released by Sun Xue and Lu Zitao, or...

Everyone's hearts tightened, and they couldn't help thinking of Chang'an City, which was thousands of miles away.

"Let him in."

Chen Ran frowned even more, thinking of this, he thought for a long time before opening his mouth.

"No!" the butler said solemnly.

Soon, under the leadership of the housekeeper, Lu Zizang walked in with a solemn expression.

Seeing the familiar figures in the hall, Lu Zizang couldn't help feeling angry.

East Road became what it is today.

It was all because of these people annexing the land!

But, I still have something to ask for when I come here!

Lu Zizang took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, forced a smile on his face, and cupped his hands at Chen Ran who was sitting in the chief seat, and said, "Old Chen, long time no see."

Chen Ran stood up, bowed his hands to him and said in return: "I met Lu Changshi."

After finishing speaking, he asked curiously: "Lu Changshi, Hedong Road is very chaotic now. You didn't accompany Manager Ma to deal with the disaster, why did you come to find this old man? Also, where is Mr. Ma? I haven't seen him for a long time."

Lu Zizang gritted his teeth and showed a smile. This is a master of pretending to be confused. The chaos in Hedong Road was all caused by him, Chen Ran, and he dared to ask himself back!

Lu Zizang said in a deep voice: "Sun Xue, the supervisory censor, and Lu Zitao, committed a riot. Director Ma has already sent troops to arrest them."

Hearing this, everyone's hearts shivered, and their eyes were full of confusion.

They know what Sun Xue and Lu Zitao did, but what they don't understand is why Ma Yuangui and Lu Zizang, who were imprisoned, came out of the General Manager's Mansion today!

Although Sun Xue and Lu Zitao are not very capable, it shouldn't be difficult to take care of them!

Chen Ran snorted, and stared at him with squinted eyes, "That is to say, the reason why I haven't heard from Lu Changshi and Manager Ma these days is because they were imprisoned by him?"

"That's strange, how did Lu Changshi and Manager Ma get out?"

Lu Zizang said in a deep voice, "The imperial court has sent three imperial envoys."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

Chen Ran nodded slightly, as expected!

Immediately, he was a little surprised that the imperial court actually sent three imperial envoys, and when they came to Hedong Road, they cleaned up Sun Xue and Lu Zitao?

This action is too resolute!

Chen Ran stared at him and said, "Can Lu Changshi tell me who are the three imperial envoys sent by the court this time?"

Lu Zizang said without hesitation: "Du Yan, the official censor, and Wuji, the eldest son of the Minister of the Ministry of officials."

"and also……"

"Jing Zhao Shao Yin Zhang Dun!"

Chapter 244 Borrowing food, yes, do you want to give you two hundred catties?

Hearing the three names, Chen Ran and the gentry sitting in the hall were shocked.

Du Yan, eldest grandson Wuji.

Even if they are in Hedong Road, they have heard of their names.

The emperor actually sent them as imperial envoys to inspect Hedong Road?

Who is this Zhang Dun?

Everyone was a little confused, this person's name had never been heard before!

The emperor actually sent an unknown person to inspect Hedong Road. What is the origin of this person?

Chen Ran suppressed the curiosity in his heart, looked at Lu Changshi and asked, "Lu Changshi, why did you come to the old man's mansion this time?"

Lu Zizang said solemnly: "Hedong Road has suffered a catastrophe now, and the victims need to be appeased, but right now the entire Hedong Road is short of grain and rice."

"You are all well-known gentry of the county in Hedong Road. I am here under the order of three imperial envoys to ask you to borrow some grain and rice to help the victims."

Lu Zizang patted his chest and promised: "Everyone, don't worry, when the matter is over, I will definitely return whatever I borrowed!"

Hearing this, Chen Ran and the gentry frowned.

Borrow food?

How expensive is grain in Hedong Road now!

Now that I have lent food to the chief executive's office, after the disaster in Hedong Road has passed, the chief executive's office will definitely repay the amount of food borrowed.

What do they earn?

Earn favors?

Favors from other people can be earned, but it is impossible to earn favors from the Governor's Mansion of the State University.

After all, what Sun Xue and Lu Zitao did was facilitated by them sitting in the hall.

Ma Yuangui, and Lu Zizang Aneng don't know?

After the matter is over, maybe he will be settled by Qiu Hou.

This is not to earn favors.

In times of war, this is capitalizing on the enemy!

The most important thing is that they will lose money if they loan the food to the chief executive's mansion.

The current grain price is almost skyrocketing due to the severe drought along the East River.

At least ten times the market price!

If the grain and rice are sold in the market, a bucket of grain can earn ten times the profit of the past.

If it was lent to the Chief Executive's Mansion, the amount that was borrowed would be the same amount when it was repaid.

Things at a loss.

Who wants to do it?

In the entire hall, there was an instant deathly silence, and everyone looked indifferent and silent.

Lu Zizang looked at the faces of everyone, and couldn't help frowning, "Old Chen..."

Chen Ran lowered his eyelids halfway, and said with a fake smile: "The purpose of Lu Changshi's visit, the old man understands."

"I'm here, I can only say sorry to Lu Changshi."

He sighed, shook his head and said, "It's not that we don't lend money, it's that we don't have any food left."

"You know, these days, Sun Yushi and General Lu...ah no, it's Sun Xue and Lu Zitao, the two of them have been ordering us to build porridge sheds to help the victims."

"We did the same. After such a long time, we took more than half of all the grain and rice in our hands to the porridge shed, and made porridge for free for the victims."

Chen Ran spread out his hands and said helplessly, "Now we don't have enough food and rice for ourselves, so how can we lend it to the chief executive's mansion?"

"Lu Changshi, why don't you think of a way? I really can't help you here."