Chapter 321: A person of supreme intelligence

Hearing the surname Si, Jiang Jinshi's expression didn't change, "So it's Young Master Si, nice to meet you!"

Si Wushuang bowed to Jiang Jinshi with a scholar's etiquette, and then the two boats brushed past each other without any further communication.

After the small boat went further and further away, Jiang Jinshi tapped his fingers on the table, "Does the Si Family also have movements?"

He didn't believe in any "coincidental encounter" talk; the other party's intention was very clear, it was aimed at him.

But what puzzled him was that he had waited for the other party's follow-up without speaking, but he hadn't expected the other party to really have the appearance of a coincidental encounter.

Until the two boats separated, Jiang Jinshi hadn't waited for the other party to strike up a conversation, so for a moment, he didn't know the other party's purpose.

It couldn't be that he ran over specifically to take a look at him, right? That would be too boring!

Si Wushuang waved the folding fan in his hand gently, with a smile on his face, and sat back in front of the chessboard.

The maid Xuecan opposite couldn't help but ask: "Young Master, you risked running to Luoyang just to see the other party, why didn't you say a word after meeting?"

Si Wushuang looked at the chessboard and pondered: "Just had some doubts, wanted to see this hero, more words are useless!"

"Doubts?" Xuecan tilted her head, not understanding what doubts could make her young master give up his disguise.

Si Wushuang had a miserable life in the Si Family when he was young, until he showed amazing intelligence, and all this improved.

But Si Gui finally discovered that his son's intelligence exceeded his imagination, and that mind, which didn't match his age, made him think...

If this person grew up and wanted to take revenge on him, what a terrifying thing it would be!

Si Gui knew very well how he treated Si Wushuang, so he was afraid that his son would use the same means to deal with him.

At that time, Si Gui was not the head of the Si Family, and was even at a disadvantage among several candidates.

So Si Gui imprisoned Si Wushuang, using the other party's intelligence to help himself.

Even after Si Gui came to the capital to be an official, he still had to bring Si Wushuang with him, just to keep the other party under house arrest and use his intelligence.

But Si Wushuang left the capital, which was full of eyes and ears, and came to Jiangnan just to see Jiang Jinshi, just to say hello?

Once he left, Si Gui would be able to understand Si Wushuang's disguise over the years, and the two would definitely have a confrontation; for the layout over the years, this was not the most suitable choice.

And if you have doubts, shouldn't you ask them or probe? Not saying a word was something Xuecan couldn't understand!

Si Wushuang's gaze moved away from the chessboard and scanned the mountains and rivers, "I once offered advice to cut off Beijiang's grain, but everything didn't develop as imagined!"

"What did the young master think?" Xuecan considered herself not stupid, but she was like a child in front of her young master.

"Cut off Beijiang's grain route, Xiongnu hooves break Beijiang, then go south!"

This was Si Wushuang's doubt. He believed that the Beijiang matter should have developed this way, but suddenly a 'Jiang Jinshi' killed his way out and changed the path of all this.

Now Xuecan understood; it turned out that her young master had been predicting things like a god for years, and suddenly there was an 'accident', so he had some grudges in his heart!

"Young Master, don't worry, this small episode is not enough to cover up your intelligence!"

Si Wushuang's eyes became deeper, "It's not that simple, I've been thinking about a problem!"

"What?"

"Beijiang's grain route was cut off, so where did Beijiang's grain for the winter last year come from?"

Xuecan was stunned for a moment, and said somewhat unconfidently: "Perhaps it was embezzled by previous officials, and this Jiang Jinshi got his hands on it and opened the granary!"

Si Wushuang shook his head firmly: "Beijiang has been in a great drought for three years, and grain prices have remained high! Those corrupt officials had already thrown away a lot of the grain in their hands! It's impossible to have such reserves!"

That wasn't one family or one village eating, that was the whole of Beijiang!!

And it wasn't one or two months; from last year until this year, it hadn't risen by a cent before the autumn harvest!

It can be said that the foundation of this master of Beijiang was grain and troops. Not to mention the strength of the troops, just the grain alone was enough to make Si Wushuang marvel.

To supply the whole of Beijiang's rations without raising prices, how much grain did he have in his hands?

And how long did it take to plan for these grain reserves?

The more he thought, the more interested Si Wushuang became in Jiang Jinshi, and finally, he thought of a possibility.

This Jiang Jinshi...

Is probably also a person of supreme intelligence, perhaps even more talented than himself!

These grains couldn't have appeared out of thin air. Si Wushuang also investigated the business routes of the major aristocratic families. Since Si Gui proposed this policy in the court, not a single cart of grain had really been able to pass through Songling.

Even everyone held the grain tighter, without any intention of transporting it to Beijiang.

Since there was no support from aristocratic families behind Jiang Jinshi, the source of this grain was very simple—it was planned by the other party for many years!

But how old is he now?

Si Wushuang didn't know how many years Jiang Jinshi planned, but according to this speed of rise, a conservative estimate would be ten years!

So Si Wushuang subconsciously compared himself ten years ago with Jiang Jinshi. At that time, Jiang Jinshi was already planning this world, although he also had some actions, he couldn't compare to the other party at all.

Such a discovery made Si Wushuang excited; that's right, not fear, but excitement!

He really wanted to play a game with the other party, no matter in any aspect.

The more interested he was in Jiang Jinshi, the more Si Wushuang wanted to dig into the secrets, but the news he got was that the previous Jiang Jinshi was a gambler.

Although he had read for a few years, his aptitude was very poor, and he had no achievements in his studies!

When Si Wushuang saw this secret report, he immediately judged it to be fake news!

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

The other party deliberately concealed his planning and instead appeared as a mediocre person, definitely to confuse others' eyes.

Then Si Wushuang continued to send people to dig for news, but no matter how many times, he didn't find any clues.

Si Wushuang tried to find a clue from the other party's growth trajectory, but he could never find a flaw.

Everything was as if the other party was really a mediocre person before, but stood up at the dangerous moment of Beijiang.

Saving millions of Beijiang people from fire and water, he became the savior in the hearts of the people.

If one had to say, his own decision to cut off Beijiang's grain route actually helped the other party capture the hearts of the people.

Not having met once, yet being able to win against himself twice, this made Si Wushuang even more convinced that the other party's intelligence was extraordinary!

Concealing the planning and the path of rise, the purpose was to hide his light, and another purpose was to make the ignorant people believe he was the chosen one.

These layouts were not simple and required a lot of financial and human resources, which was enough to prove that Jiang Jinshi ten years ago already had extraordinary strength.

The more he thought, the more Si Wushuang could discover the terror of this man! ===== CHAPTER 322 =====