back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 618 Dilemma
In Juzhou City, in the Governor's Mansion, Luo Suce anxiously waited for the return of the messenger. "Laifu, do you think the letter has not been delivered?"

Lai Fu stood aside, looked at Luo Suce who was pacing, and said unhurriedly: "Master, don't worry, Fourth Master is never confused about important matters..."

"I'm afraid he's pretending to be smart! Tell me, if he didn't pretend to be smart, how would he lose his appearance?" Luo Suce was obviously in a bad mood, and unconsciously raised his voice.

Laifu was silent, he knew about that.Back then, in order to separate the family, Fourth Master insisted on going to the top of the temple alone.Miaowoding was not owned by the Yi family before, but another group of green forest thieves lingered there.In other words, it was Wang Ting's old party.Without Wang Ting, Miaowoding cottage would be considered abolished.The fourth master took advantage of the situation and relied on his extraordinary martial arts skills to turn Miaowoding into a cottage of the Yi family in less than a year.There is a price to pay for everything, and fourth master's price is the scar on his face, which almost cut off his head, which is the pain of his life.

How did Laifu know so many things, and was neither humble nor overbearing in front of Luo Suce?Anyone who knows his details has to write a word of obedience.It was said that he was the steward of the Governor's Mansion, but Lai Fu was actually an old man from the Yi family, with a very high seniority, and he grew up watching Luo Suce and the fourth master.And fourth master's kung fu was all trained by Lai Fu.It can be seen how hard this unattractive old man is.Lai Fu knew that even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Luo Suce and Fourth Master were brothers for life, and they knew each other well.

"Not only pretending to be smart, but also procrastinating in doing things. This is a major matter related to wealth and life. Even if I abandon the roof of the temple, I can't afford him!" Luo Suce said bitterly, "I want to save face and suffer. I bow my head and confess. What about a mistake?"

"Isn't Master also unwilling to bow his head and admit his mistakes?" Lai Fu suddenly said something, but Luo Suce was speechless.

After a while, when Luo Suce was about to speak, Lai Fu said, "Here we come!"

Luo Suce was taken aback for a moment, and saw a man in ordinary clothes hurrying into the hall, and said in a low voice, "Master, this is fourth master's reply letter!"

"He... is he willing to reply?" Luo Suce took the letter tremblingly, then waved the man away, and said, "You go to the accounting room to get the ten pennies reward!"

After the man left, Luo Suce couldn't wait to open the letter and read it. After a long time, he murmured, "Qianling Mountain Daluoling? Did he run there thinking that the inspectors couldn't find him?"

Lai Fu frowned, but said nothing.

"Forget it, if he can't be persuaded...he still refuses to see me, Lai Fu, why don't you go to Daluoling to take care of him?" Luo Suce said to Lai Fu in a negotiating tone.

Laifu looked at him indifferently, and said slowly: "Your father told me before leaving that I can only stay by your side."

Luo Suce sighed, and suddenly said angrily: "Why is that dog emperor just refusing to let us Yi people go, so he has to kill them all?"

Laifu didn't reply, presumably Luo Suce already knew the answer in his heart.With the increasing population of Juzhou, there are only so few fields suitable for farming, and it is impossible to support so many people.More and more peasant households are secretly playing with simple knives and joining the business of trail cutters.But the businessman is not stupid, a tea-horse trail will cost almost all of his profits, how can anyone dare to leave?Previously, these thieves did not dare to rob the caravans of Huangzhuang, but as the number of ordinary caravans decreased and they were forced to make a living, who cares whether they are Huangzhuang or not?Let's talk about robbery, is it better to be a hungry ghost than a hungry ghost?
Huangzhuang is the emperor's internal treasury, which is equivalent to the emperor's purse. If you rob the emperor's purse, can the emperor let you go?Even if the green forest on the top of your temple nest has never had the idea of ​​Huangzhuang, but within a few miles around, you are the only one who has set up a banner.
To put it bluntly, it is a matter of money and food.There are many mountain roads in Juzhou, it is inconvenient to transport grain, and the price of grain is frighteningly high.He was born to be self-sufficient and could only buy food.But there is no land to farm, where can I get money to buy food?After thinking about it, besides being a robber, what else can I do to make money?There is a saying that there are unscrupulous people in the poor mountains and rivers, and these unscrupulous people have already set their eyes on the imperial caravan. This is really tolerable or unbearable!Coupled with Zhou Zhiruo blowing the pillow, how could Lu Chengqi dare not listen to his wife?I didn't say anything, just hit you!
In fact, Luo Suce understands this truth, Laifu also understands it, even those who are both farmers and bandits in Juzhou also understand it.All the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit, and the prosperity of the world is for profit.No one has trouble with money, but when there is no money, you have trouble with anyone.If these farmers do not rob, the whole family will starve, or even starve to death.Whose fault is this? Is it the court's fault?The imperial court even reduced the agricultural tax so much, but why is Juzhou still not self-sufficient?Is it the people's fault?The common people have no fields and no land, even if they have fields and land, they still cannot support a large family!

After thinking about it, it is still the fault of the landlords, gentry and merchants. Why can you eat enough, but I can't?So these peasants started thinking and robbed him!

Now it's all right, I used to be able to live by going up the mountain to collect herbs and tighten my belt, but now I can't even see the merchants.Merchants can't grab it, they can only grab Huangzhuang.If Huangzhuang is robbed, it is tantamount to messing with a hornet's nest.Huangzhuang is the face of the imperial court. Huangzhuang was robbed, so what?

Luo Suce knew that this was an inextricable knot, at least with his ability.The only way he could think of was to find a scapegoat, even if the entire green forest on the top of the temple nest was built in, as long as the fourth master was fine, he would do anything.

It's just that the fourth master is at odds with him, and anyone with a discerning eye knows it.The Miaowoding cottage is the lifeblood of the fourth master, how can he be willing to abandon it?If Fourth Master was caught, he, Luo Suce, would not be able to escape!They are all Yi people, and the relationship can be found out after a check.At that time, would the imperial court still trust the Yi people, and could the Yi people still be the governor of Juzhou?Even a fool can figure it out!
"Heaven wants to kill me, how about Naizhi!!!"

Luo Suce said angrily, while Laifu was listening, his face was still expressionless: "Master, I told you, or you should surrender, to be honest, there is still a glimmer of hope."

Luo Suce stared at Lai Fu's face, and said for a long time: "Even if I want to surrender, I have to cooperate with Fourth Master! You see, he is so stubborn, what can I do?"

"Who is it?" Laifu suddenly shouted, and with a movement of his body, he left the hall in an instant and jumped onto the roof.

After a long time, Lai Fu returned to the hall and said slowly, "Master, it seems that the Supervision Department has come..."

Luo Suce was silent, and it took a long time before he said slowly: "Understood..."

Outside the governor's mansion, two people dressed in common people's clothes met, seemed to be handing something in their hands, and then diverted into two directions, quickly disappearing into the dwelling.

(End of this chapter)