Not to mention, Su Shi, who has been born in two lifetimes, has a strong and mature heart that others cannot see. And this maturity is far beyond that of his peers, making it impossible for others to look at him when they see him.
Imagine this is still a teenager.
"I send my regards to Your Highness the Princess." As soon as he entered the courtyard of Zhaoren Palace, Su Shi naturally saw Zhao Huirou at the first sight, and he quickly offered his regards.
"Brother Su, there is no need to be like this. There are no outsiders here." Zhao Huirou only has Su Shi in her eyes now. As for Liang Huaiji and Zhang Xi, they are just two father-in-laws and two servants, so naturally they will not be placed in her eyes.
Zhao Huirou's attitude remained the same, not changing at all because of five months of absence. This made Su Shi's face full of smile, and he raised his head with a smile. Then he put his hand into the cloth bag next to the wheelchair, and...
Colorful candies appeared in your hands.
"Rou'er, this is chocolate candy specially prepared for you. Try it and see how you like it."
"Ah. What a beautiful candy." Zhao Huirou rushed towards Su Shi like a child. Where is the air of a princess and the reserve of a girl at this moment?
The best way to deal with a little girl is to coax.
Su Shi, who had countless delicious things, naturally had the advantage, and in a short time, Zhao Huirou was teasing Zhao Huirou into giggling. When Zhao Xi came back from school, he heard this silver bell-like sound from Shang Yuan.
laughter.
"Brother Su." Zhao Xi, who was less than four years old, walked a few steps quickly. When he saw Su Shi in the courtyard, he couldn't help but shout excitedly.
"I see His Highness King Jing." Su Shi quickly bowed his hands in salute.
Zhao Xi's arrival didn't change anything, it was just that there was one more person to laugh at. Under various delicious strategies, it didn't take long for Zhao Xi to sink too.
...
Su Shi returned to Bianliang, and early the next morning, the supply of Ren tea, roasted knives and cigarettes began one after another, and the Pretty Woman Rouge Shop also opened for business again.
Of course, the products are limited and purchase restrictions are still required.
In comparison, what Su Shi values is not how much money he makes, but the long-term benefits of cooperation with all parties.
The quantity of goods is insufficient. From the immediate perspective, it is indeed a loss of a lot of money. But in the long run, it also reflects the high value of the goods and the importance of Su Shi itself.
Earn money, gain faith points, and when there is a suitable opportunity, attack in one fell swoop and conquer the Sixteenth State of Yanyun. This is Su Shi's idea. But before that, he still needs to do one thing, that
It means getting recognition from the Zhao family.
It doesn't matter whether you acknowledge yourself or not, the most important thing is to acknowledge your mother.
Admitting that the family made a mistake in expelling her mother was one of Su Shi's important tasks when he came to the capital.
Placed in front of Su Shi were all the information about the Zhao family of his mother's family collected from various channels.
Su Shi's maternal grandfather had three sons and one daughter.
The three sons are the eldest son Zhao Conggu, the second son Zhao Congshan and the third son Zhao Congzhi, and the youngest daughter Zhao Feier.
The second son, Zhao Congshan, had been deceased for many years, and the third son, Zhao Congzhi, was appointed as the training envoy of the Wenzhou Regiment, General Zuotunwei, and was not in the capital.
In this way, only the Zhao Conggu family is left.
Speaking of which, the population is already thin, and the strength is not as good as before. But for such a declining family, they still kicked out the few direct sisters from the family tree. Every time I see this
, Su Shi really doubted whether these people were out of their minds.
People in ancient times paid great attention to their immediate family members, because they were originally a whole body. As the saying goes, if one person is prosperous, everyone will be prosperous, and if one person is harmed, all will be lost.
For example, if the three, five, or nine tribes are often implicated, the direct victims are often the immediate family members of the tribe.
Because of such a policy, usually the relationship between relatives within the clan is also very good, and often the actions of any one of them will represent the entire family. In other words, your life is not all determined by your thoughts.
, it may also be between the thoughts of brothers and sisters.
To put it bluntly, everyone is just a grasshopper on a rope. If something happens, no one can escape. But even so, Zhao Conggu still kicked his only daughter out of the family tree. It can be seen that,
This is not a smart person.
Su Shi likes to deal with smart people, which will save a lot of trouble. Often people can communicate many things that cannot be described in words with just one sentence or even a look.
On the contrary, Su Shi did not like to deal with stupid people, which was likely to lower his IQ. Therefore, Su Shi deliberately put aside Zhao Conggu's information and carefully read the relevant information about Zhao Congzhi.
Zhao Congzhi, his wife Kang, had eight sons, three of whom were adults and are now studying in the Imperial College. Although the second son, Zhao Shifu, was only eleven years old, he was known as a child prodigy and was said to be extremely intelligent.
"child prodigy."
When he saw this word, Su Shi smiled softly.
In history, there are some child prodigies, such as Cao Chong, Kong Rong, Sima Guang, Fang Zhongyong, Xie Jin and others.
But are they really all prodigies?
Su Shi has a different view on this. In his opinion, more of these prodigies are just heroes created by the times. In the final analysis, they only obtained the title to build momentum.
Whenever something like this happens, there are traces of man-made traces, and it is done intentionally by someone.
It is probably known to the whole world how Zhao Weineng and his family are feared by today's officials. Ordinarily, in such a general environment, his descendants should follow the policy of keeping a low profile. After all, people have been targeted.
, aren’t you afraid that you won’t die fast enough when you are jumping around?
But at this time, a child prodigy appeared among Zhao Congzhi's sons. What this means is worth pondering.
The result is nothing more than three points. First, this man named Zhao Shifu is indeed very smart, and his light cannot be concealed at all, which is why he is called a child prodigy.
Second, Zhao Congzhi’s family are all idiots. They want to create a prodigy to become famous and expand their influence.
Third, Zhao Congzhi also did this intentionally, but he was not stupid, but extremely smart. He wanted to take risks in order to attract the attention of some people, and then use his son's power to return to the capital and rebuild the glory of the Zhao family.
Su Shi thought over and over again and crossed out the first item first.
Even if Zhao Shifu was really a child prodigy, such a reputation would not have spread without the permission of his father, Zhao Congzhi. So this one is simply not true. Then the next step is to choose one of the last two.
As for which result it is, Su Shi believes that he will know it once he tries it.
He immediately wrote a long letter, and then called Lou Yang and said, "Arrange for someone to deliver this letter personally to the Wenzhou regiment training envoy Zhao Congzhi."
"I understand, little one." Lou Yang agreed and then took the letter to leave.
Looking at Lou Yang's leaving figure, Su Shi thought to himself that he had given the signal, and whether the other party would pick up the signal or not would depend on how he responded.
If you agree to it, it means that the other person is smart enough, and it means that Zhao Shifu, the prodigy, was created based on the third idea.
And if he didn't agree to himself, that would be the second point, which proves that Zhao Congzhi is really a fool. If so, then there is no need to make any plans for him.
Speaking of which, when Su Shi wanted to cooperate with Zhao Congzhi, he was using detour tactics. The biggest advantage of doing this was that no matter whether the matter was successful or not, it would not have any impact on him. And if it was successful, then
You will get an unexpected surprise.
The olive branch was handed out, and Su Shi just had to wait for the results. Then he put up all the information about the Zhao family. As soon as he finished doing this, Lou Yang walked in from outside the door, "Master, please
Mr. Han Qihan, the deputy privy envoy of North Korea, is here to visit."
"Oh?" When Su Shi heard that it was Han Qi who was coming, Su Shi looked stunned at first, then thought of something, then nodded gently and said: "Invite the guests into the main hall, I will be here soon."
In the main hall, Han Qi was sitting at the guest seat, and the temporary butler Lao Youtiao beside him was accompanying him with a smile on his face.
Next to the table was the freshly brewed ren tea. Han Qi took a sip and kept nodding, "It is indeed a good tea."
"Xiangong Han likes it, so he will take some back when he leaves. I don't have any other official documents, but I still have some of these common things." A wheelchair appeared, and Lou Yang pushed him to the main hall.
"Haha, Tongzhilang is very wealthy, so I won't be polite." After a burst of laughter, Han Qi accepted Su Shi's kindness.
Then the guests and hosts took their seats, and then Han Qi looked at Su Shi and sighed: "I haven't seen you for five months. How is Tongzhiro doing lately?"
"Mr. Han, you're so polite. Everything is fine with me. I haven't seen you for several months, but you still look like you." Su Shi also said politely.
"Hahaha, I still can't talk about my style. I'm just busy with mundane things." Han Qi still said with a smile.
"Hey, Mr. Han is an important weapon of the country, so he is naturally busy with big things. It's not like he is a low-ranking official, hanging out in silver and copper every day, but he is tacky."
It's just self-effacing words. In the past, when negotiating, they just opened their mouths. As long as Han Qi wanted to, Su Shi would have been with him for a whole day. These words are not loaded with meaning.
Han Qi, on the other hand, saw Su Shi talking politely to him with a natural expression on his face, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "If anyone treats the person in front of him as a fourteen-year-old boy, he will definitely suffer a big loss."
Speaking of which, Han Qi's visit today was indeed for business, and the reason was the upcoming Qingli New Deal.
Since ancient times, whether it is the New Deal or the reform, some old ideas have been abandoned and some new policies have been added. But no matter how the changes are made, they cannot change the fact that they will offend the interests of the aristocracy and bureaucrats, and therefore they are obstructed