Chapter 1,721 Go and Beg that Person

Shen Qiao was over sixty, so he went to the state government office with two servants.

The Si Li Yuan was in charge of the military affairs. During the reign of Emperor Taizu, the Si Li Yuan was called Sikou Yuan. As the name suggests, everyone can tell something from this name.

Later, during the reign of Emperor Taizong, the Si Kou Yuan was renamed the Si Li Yuan and was in charge of all matters including prison inspection and execution.

This is what Chen Song, the manager of the army, does.

"Sink the bridge?"

Chen Song frowned and said, "What is he here for?"

A clerk nearby said: "It was reported earlier that Shen Jian, who was selling grain, was defrauded of two thousand guan and hanged himself. Fortunately, he survived. Shen Qiao is probably here for this."

Chen Song sneered: "That person is actually a liar?"

The clerk was surprised, "Do you know Fan Hu when you join the army?"

Chen Song rubbed his head and said, "Last time we met outside, I was drinking with some local businessmen. When I met a certain person, I flattered him and said I wanted to invite him to drink. So he went and there was Shen Jian at the table. This was done with a certain person. Come be a matchmaker! How brave you are."

"Then Shen Qiao..." The clerk said with a bitter smile: "After all, it is the Shen family!". He knew that Chen Song definitely benefited from it.

Chen Song said calmly: "The man from Bianliang calls himself Xiongzhou Shen. He has never been with the Shen family in Xuzhou for more than ten years. There is a Shen Mi in the capital who is his uncle, but he never pays attention to it. It can be seen that That person treats the Shen family as a stranger, and besides, this matter has nothing to do with X, so don't be afraid. Go tell Shen Qiao that this matter has nothing to do with X, and let him report it to the official himself."

The clerk said: "Isn't there another Shen Mi?"

Chen Song sneered and said: "Shen Mi was humiliated by Shen An in public. Now he has lost his prestige in the Qun Mu Division. In addition, he is about to retire. How can he manage Xuzhou?"

The clerk heard this and went out.

Shen Qiao was waiting outside. When he saw the clerk coming, he smiled and said, "Official, I..."

The clerk said with a straight face: "Jianjun said that this matter has nothing to do with him, you can report it to the official yourself."

Shen Qiao turned pale when he heard this, "This matter... then... Fan Hu invited Da Lang to have a drink at that time, and Chen Canjun was there during the dinner! If Chen Canjun hadn't been there, how could Da Lang believe that Fan Hu …”

The clerk's face was stern, "I'm going to put your whole family in jail for slandering you about joining the army!"

Shen Qiao was angry, "My family is also a family of officials, why... why?"

The clerk looked around and whispered: "I need to find someone to help with this matter."

He threatened Shen Qiao with a straight face because he was ordered to do so, but privately he didn't want to offend anyone.

Shen Qiao understood, he bowed his hands and left.

The clerk sighed: "When I joined the army, I was afraid of getting into trouble, but I forgot... blood is thicker than water! If the Shen family went to Bianliang for help, eh! No, Shen Mi has been in the Qun Mu Division for many years, and Shen An didn't even help , so that Shen Mi is in a bad situation now. Does he really not recognize the Shen family as a relative? "

He went to find an old official and asked about it.

The old official looked at him sideways and said, "After going to the Yamen..."

Don't even think about asking for help. This is the rule in the yamen. The clerk smiled and said: "After leaving the yamen, I went to the wine shop to treat someone."

The old official nodded, "You're smart. But I won't drink your wine for nothing. These things can save your life in critical moments."

Shen An's father, Shen Bian, was considered a talented man in Xuzhou back then. He was doing well at first, working his way up the official ladder, but then he suddenly changed and asked his family to move to the south.

Shen Qiao was the one who made the decision in the family, so he disagreed. What do you think about this? "

The old official looked at him with a smile, and there was something unclear in his eyes.

The clerk shook his head, "Xuzhou is not far from the capital and is much better than Hangzhou."

"That's right." The old official smiled happily: "Then they broke up on bad terms. Shen Bian came back to bury his wife Liang. After that time, he never returned to Xuzhou. Later. Things..."

The old official squinted his old eyes, and the wrinkles on his face were overlapping, like the bark of an old tree. "Later Shen Bian became famous. He advised the officials and prime ministers that it was time for the Song Dynasty to train troops and prepare for the Northern Expedition. Later, he went to Xiongzhou and still had no contact with each other."

The clerk said: "But isn't Shen Bian... missing?"

"Yes! When the news came to Xuzhou, the news that the young Shen An entered the court and was still serving in the official family was heard together." The old official sighed: "If the Shen An brothers and sisters were in poverty, Shen Qiao will definitely reach out. But Shen An became famous at a young age, and Shen Qiao is stubborn and naturally refuses to cling to him, so the two sides have been like strangers for the past ten years."

"Is this so?" the clerk sighed, "Shen Bian was confused at first, but then he became stubborn on one side. No, I thought it was both sides that were stubborn, so he was cold."

The old official patted his shoulder, "Yes! Both sides are stubborn. Shen An's current momentum is unstoppable, and he will definitely be the prime minister in the political affairs hall in the future. Does Shen Qiao regret it? He definitely does. But people would rather be poor. , and don’t want to lose that tone... You must remember these things and draw inferences from one example to another."

"Remember to wait for me at the Yamen."

The old official staggered back, and there was a faint voice, "The only thing you can't see through in this world is face. If you lose face, suddenly you will be enlightened!"

"Lost face, suddenly enlightened..." The clerk couldn't help but become obsessed thinking about this sentence, and then said proudly: "Anyway, I have become a good person."

…

After Shen Qiao returned home, he saw that Shen Jian was still looking stupid. He couldn't help but burst into tears thinking about what he had just experienced in the state government office.

Grandson Shen Bin was waiting beside him, constantly comforting him.

"Alang, the clerk in the grain store should be paid his wages." A servant came to report the news, looking particularly depressed.

Many times, once you start to be lucky, you will continue to be lucky, even for many years.

On the other hand, once you start to have bad luck, your teeth will be choked even if you take a sip of cold water.

Shen Qiao said: "Give it to them!"

The servant who came to report the news shook his head and said: "Alang, the family has no money."

Shen Qiao was startled and asked, "Are you actually out of money?"

The Shen family was only well-off, but they were defrauded of almost 2,000 yuan, which can be said to have defrauded them of their entire family fortune.

"Lang Jun also borrowed more than 200 yuan for this deal. A Lang, I'm afraid those people will come and ask for money after hearing the news!"

Shen Qiao has not been too busy these years, enjoying the happiness at home. Now that his son is stupid, he needs to stand up and protect himself from the wind and rain.

He immediately went out to look for his relatives and friends. When he came back, his eyes were full of despair, "Those relatives and friends all knew about our family's affairs, and they were afraid that they would not be able to pay back the money they borrowed, so they just got thirty strings."

Shen Bin was only seventeen years old, when he was young and vigorous. Hearing this, he became angry and said, "Weng Weng, our family treated them well in the past. Isn't this ungrateful?"

"This is not called ungratefulness." Shen Qiao sighed: "At this time, helping is a matter of affection, and not helping... is a duty. Saving people has always been for emergencies, who would save the poor? Our family is in ruins right before our eyes. The difference is a lot of money. If you don’t help me, you’ll lose everything... If you can’t distinguish this, you’ll be in trouble in the future.”

Shen Bin was young and couldn't help but despair after hearing this.

Shen Qiao sighed, "Go ahead."

He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at his son.

"My father was stubborn, and you are also stubborn, so you got this retribution. Now that I have no choice, my father... my father feels sorry for you when he sees you, but he can't help you."

Shen Qiao wiped away his old tears, "My father just wants to kill Fan Hu right now, but Chen Song just shirks it. My father is so angry! So sad! But there is nothing he can do, nothing he can do..."

He sat like this until early the next morning.

When Shen Bin came in again, he saw that his father's hair was all white, and he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Weng Weng, your hair!"

The Shen family members were all alarmed and rushed over one after another.

Shen Qiao walked out tremblingly. In the morning light, everyone saw that his hair had turned completely white overnight, and they couldn't help but feel discouraged.

"Don't be afraid."

Shen Qiao smiled and said: "This matter is not impossible, but the government is unreliable."

Who do you rely on?

In the morning, the Shen family courtyard was lifeless.

"I always thought that this would be the end of my life, but now that I think about it, I was wrong. I was too stubborn and too proud of myself. Da Lang is so embarrassed and angry that he is going crazy. He must find a way..."

He held on to the door frame and sighed: "Now I can only go and beg that person."

Everyone looked up, a little confused.

"Brother Bin."

Shen Bin stepped forward to support Shen Qiao.

"You go." Shen Qiao laughed at himself: "It's all Weng Weng's fault. You go to Bianliang."

Shen Bin asked: "Weng Weng, what are you doing in Bianliang?"

"Go find that person... Just say..." Shen Qiao closed his eyes, "Just say I was wrong."

He had been holding on for all these years, but now that he admitted his mistake, he looked decadent.

"Weng Weng, who?"

"Your cousin... Shen An."

…

"Your Majesty, we have gathered information from all over the place."

During the court meeting, news kept coming.

"People all over Jingdong Road are actively borrowing money. Even Yanzhou, which was just hit by the disaster, borrowed more than 100,000 yuan. All together..."

Zhao Shu felt a little proud, "There are more than two million yuan on Jingdong Road."

Next comes news from elsewhere.

"Hedong Road... more than three million yuan. These are rough estimates. A more detailed report will come later."

Zhao Shu smiled and looked at the next one: "Hebei Road also has more than three million yuan. Good!"

There were still a few copies left. Zhao Shu was happy and raised his head and said: "My lords, what does this mean that the people are so excited? It means that they support the Northern Expedition and the New Deal. If Yelu Hongji launched such a loan in the Liao Kingdom, what would the people do? Pay? I dare to say that the entire Liao Kingdom will not exceed 500,000 yuan."

Han Qi said: "Yes! The Liao Kingdom was already poor. In addition, after repeated defeats against the Song Dynasty in the past few years, its morale was no longer as good as before. When the news that people from all over the Song Dynasty actively borrowed money to support the Northern Expedition reached the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Hong Ji is afraid that he won’t be able to sleep at night, I’m really scared!”

"It's useless to be sincere and fearful!" Zhao Shu said calmly: "From the moment they occupy the land of Youyan, this battle will inevitably happen. No one in the world is willing to surrender, so I will use my army to achieve my goal."

When it came to the Northern Expedition, Han Qi was a little ready to take action, "Your Majesty, I hear the chickens dancing every day lately..."

hehe!

This shameless guy!

Fu Bi left the class and said: "Your Majesty, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net I heard that Prime Minister Han stayed up all night watching singing and dancing at home last night. When he came to court earlier, the snoring in the carriage shook Bianliang."

Zhao Shu imagined: It was still dark, and a carriage was driving slowly among a group of officials on horseback. There was a deafening snoring inside, so everyone turned their attention.

Is this Han Qi dancing after hearing the chicken?

Your Majesty, he is deceiving you!

Han Qi laughed and said: "Your Majesty, I was thinking about the art of war last night and didn't sleep until late at night."

Zhao Shu sighed, thinking that Han Qi was shameless for a day or two, that's all.

Just as he was about to change the topic, he saw Han Jiang's troubled face and asked, "Why is Han Qing like this?"

Han Qi said: "I just want to learn the art of war well and serve the officials."

Zhao Shu said awkwardly: "What I'm asking is... the Third Secretary Han Qing."

Having people with the same surname in the court is the most troublesome, and when two people have the same title, it can drive the emperor crazy.

Han Qi returned to class angrily, and Han Jiang left the class and said: "Your Majesty, there is a lot of money."

"What does Han Qing mean?" Zhao Shu looked at the memorial in his hand and felt extremely happy.

Han Jiang said: "Your Majesty, the Northern Expedition is short of money, but now the reports from everywhere are almost tens of millions, right?"

Zhao Shu nodded and said happily: "Yes."

Han Jiang said: "Now that the gap has been closed, if the government borrows more money... I will not be able to pay back the two-cent profit by then!"

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