All night, Su Jin didn't sleep, he got up from time to time to look at the falling snow, praying that the snow would stop quickly, but his prayers were ignored by the gods and Buddhas, and the snow fell until the next morning, and the snow in the entire Yangzhou City was knee-thick.

After the snow, the weather is several times colder than when it snows, the rich people naturally eat and drink around the stove and chat, and the snowy day is the time when the family gathers to eat and drink and have fun, but most of the people in Yangzhou have suffered.

In order to buy high-priced black market rice, many people have taken all the valuable things in their homes, and some people have even been quilted and cotton clothes because the weather is not too cold a few days ago, in exchange for the food for one or two meals, they have no choice but to say what to say, what to do when it is cold and snowing? Basically, such thoughts have never appeared in my mind, and the stomach in front of me can't be filled, let alone anything else.

The soldiers who cleared the snow found more than 20 frozen corpses on the street at once, and those stiff corpses were lined up in the palace square, leaving Song Zhen at a loss, grasping with both hands, and there was nothing he could do.

Su Jin found Song Zhen again early in the morning and discussed with him about the use of military rations, although Song Zhen had no solution, but he still stubbornly rejected Su Jin, Su Jin angrily scolded the old fool in front of him, and the two finally tore off their faces.

After the snow, the hungry and cold people in the city began to go out of their homes one after another, and the heavily armed soldiers in the streets left them helpless, but the pressure of survival still forced them to slowly gather in the palace square; While the other part of the people dragged their tired bodies, they left Yangzhou City, where they were born and raised, and began to wander and escape aimlessly.

Su Jin was anxious, he couldn't wait any longer, another civil uprising was brewing in the square, with Song Zhen's temper, this meant another bloodshed.

The fate of the people who left Yangzhou City would be unpredictable, or they would freeze to death in the wilderness, or wander to other places where they were also short of food, or some would simply become bandits.

Su Jin made up his mind not to let this happen, and he decided to use the last move, that is, to take out the gold medal that Zhao Zhen gave him in person to pressure Song Zhen to comply, the only problem is that Zhao Zhen made it clear that this gold medal cannot be shown until the last resort, and it is a big crime to show it indiscriminately, not to mention that it is a violation of the taboo to take the gold medal and transfer military rations; But Su Jin couldn't care about these anymore.

When Su Jin returned to his residence to take out the gold medal, an uninvited guest came.

The pale-faced Song Quan hurried to Su Jin's residence, and when he saw Su Jin, he said loudly: "Brother Su, you have to take care of this matter, Daddy is at a loss, if this continues, Yangzhou City will be over, the people and officers and soldiers in the square have already begun to make trouble again, seeing that there is another conflict, and if you don't think about it, everything will be over." ”

Su Jin said: "There is grain in the warehouse of the government office, why don't you ask your father to open a warehouse for relief?" ”

Song Quan said: "He doesn't even listen to you, how can he listen to me." ”

Su Jin sighed: "I didn't expect your father to be so stubborn, doesn't he know how many people will die like this?" The military salary of the imperial court is important, but it is not so important that it doesn't even care about the lives of the people, if you offend you, I really want to scold Ling Zun fiercely and make his brain sober. ”

Song Quan said: "It's not that he's not sober, he's too sober, that's why he does this, he sticks to the dogma and doesn't change, and the people of Yangzhou are going to be unlucky." ”

Su Jin looked at Song Quan's anxious face, and suddenly his heart moved, it seemed that Song Quan really cared about the life and death of the people, it was not like a fake, and a bold idea suddenly came to his heart.

Su Jin gently closed the door, pulled Song Quan to sit down and arched his hand: "Brother Shaoqing, junior brother has something I want to ask you, or on behalf of hundreds of thousands of people in Yangzhou, please ask you." If you agree, the people will be able to survive this difficult time, and when my 500,000 stone grain arrives, I will have plenty of time to start cracking down on the hoarding black market profiteers, and then Brother Song will be the savior of Yangzhou City. ”

Song Quan said suspiciously: "Brother Su, where do you start with this, what can I do to solve the current crisis?" ”

Su Jin smiled and whispered into his ear: "If Brother Song is really for the sake of the people of Yangzhou, I want to ask you to help me do something, the military grain is stored in the official warehouse, I went to see it yesterday, the soldiers are tightly guarded, and you must have your father's official document stamped with a big seal before you can open the warehouse, I mean ......"

Song Quan's eyes widened and said, "You mean to forge official documents and open a warehouse to release grain?" ”

Su Jin pointed to his lips, signaled him not to be loud, and nodded: "At present, this is the only way to let the people live, otherwise the people of this city will be finished." ”

Song Quan rubbed his hands and hesitated: "This is a big crime of beheading, if this matter is leaked out, my whole family will be finished, then won't I become a disloyal and unfilial person?" ”

Su Jin patted him on the shoulder and said: "Filial piety is difficult to achieve both, if filial piety is fulfilled, it is the righteousness of the people, as for whether this matter is loyal or disloyal, this should not be decided by us, the purpose of forging official documents is to save the people of Yangzhou, isn't it loyal to the imperial court?" Although the means are not in accordance with the rules, it is understandable to play some tricks for good purposes in extraordinary times. ”

Song Quan lowered his head and pondered, then raised his head and said: "Even if I agree, but the big seal is in my father's hands, and I can imitate my father's handwriting, but how can I get the big seal?" ”

Su Jin said with a smile: "You just need to tell me where the Great Seal became, you don't have to interfere in the rest of the things, and you can pretend not to know anything after the incident, so that you don't have anything to do, and I Su Jin will be on top of it if something happens." ”

Song Quan thought about it carefully, and said with a heart: "Brother Su Xian is so responsible, even such a foolish brother also gambles on the people of Yangzhou, but even if you take the official document, once the grain is released, it will definitely be a sensation in the city, and then my father will not send troops to take you?" ”

Su Jin said with a smile: "The mountain people have their own clever plans, and they can make the prefect know nothing." ”

Song Quan said: "You are not allowed to hurt my father's hair, otherwise you and I will be enemies." ”

Su Jin also said with a straight face: "Where did Brother Shaoqing say it, your father is the elder of the younger brother, how dare you be disrespectful to him, if it weren't for the urgency of the matter this time, which is related to the life and death of so many people, I will definitely not say some bastard words to the prefect, and I will not do this forged official document." ”

Song Quan said: "Okay, I will believe you this time, when the time comes, I will teach you the format and seal of the official document, my father stamps his habits, you must not make a mistake, otherwise you will be recognized." ”

Su Jin secretly called it a fluke, if it wasn't for Song Quan's mention, where would he know what format and what stamping habits, if he was found out at that time, there would be big trouble.

"It is my father's habit to keep the seal ribbon on his body, and his official seal is hung in a cloth bag behind his waist, and he even puts it under the pillow when he sleeps."

Su Jin said: "Okay, I'll go to the yamen at noon to invite the prefect to drink, and then I will ask you to go with me, and we'll do it after drinking." ”

Song Quan said: "A word is a certainty, I will go back to the government and tell my father first, if I can not use this means, it is the best, it is really not good, I only have unfilial piety this time." ”

Su Jin bowed to the ground and said sincerely: "Brother Song's righteousness is really a model for Su Jin to worship, Su Jin thanked him first, if it will be useful to me Su Jin's day in the future, but please speak, never give up." ”

Song Quan hurriedly replied: "I'm not for you, I'm just for the people." ”

……

After the two broke up, Su Jin ordered the dynasty to go to the restaurant on the street to buy a few kinds of wine and food, most of the restaurants have long been closed, but there are still a few open near the government because of the heavy guards, but the people who go in are all high-ranking officials and nobles, and the money in the pockets of the people has long been sucked up by the high-priced rice on the black market, and no one has spare money to go to the restaurant to eat and drink.

After Wang Dynasty went for a while, he slowly used the food box to receive the wine and meat of the two big food boxes, and when he came back, he put it on the table, and the two major foodies were still treating Su Jin as a treat, Su Jin hurriedly stopped and said: "Don't take it out, put it in the food box and warm it." ”

Wang Chao was stunned and said, "Is this a treat?" ”

Su Jin said: "Don't ask, bring your anesthetic." ”

Wang Chao hurriedly said: "Where did I get the anesthetic." ”

Su Jin reprimanded: "Don't fool me, you don't have anything on you, don't you understand?" I should have prepared some of these things when I walked outside, but I didn't say anything about you, give them to me, I can use them. ”

Wang Dynasty had no choice but to take out a packet of sweat medicine and hand it to Su Jin, Su Jin opened the paper bag and looked, but it was a small pinch of yellow powder, this thing was the first time I saw it, and I smelled a pungent strange smell coming, such a smell is afraid that only spirits can cover it, no wonder they like to drug in wine.

"What's the use of this, take two more packs." Su Jindao.

Wang Chao's eyes widened and said, "What? This medicine is very powerful, don't look at this handful, it's enough to numb a dozen strong men. ”

Su Jin opened the seal of the wine jar and poured it in, suddenly tilted his head and asked, "Can this thing eat the dead?" ”

Wang Chao said: "You can't die if you eat, you just sleep longer." ”

Su Jin shook his hand when he heard this, and a packet of sweat medicine was put into the wine jar, picked up the wine jar and shook it twice, put down the lid and sealed, clapped his hands and said, "It's done." ”

Wang Chao blinked, I don't know what Su Jin is going to do, could it be that the prince has a crush on a girl, and people don't obey, is this to be a traitor and pick flowers?