On one side is the upbringing and love of Queen Changsun, and on the other side is the suspicious and cautious Changsun family and the Gao family.

Du Jing was very conflicted. He had not yet thought about how to take revenge. Feeling depressed, he led the two teams of Wuhou around.

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The job of Wuhou is not suitable for those who are too chivalrous. This sentence is often said by Zhang Jin, the Wuhou Pu Wu Chief in West City.

Why do you say that?

In the first month of the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Jingzhao Prefecture calculated that there were 183,654 households in the nine counties of Chang'an, with a population of 703,260. This does not include the palace population, the imperial court population of three provinces and six ministries, etc.

Officials, garrison in the capital, temple population, foreign merchants.

With such a mixed population, and so many powerful people entrenched in power, countless injustices happen every day. If you stretch your head to deal with everything, let alone being angry, there is no telling when your head will move.
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Therefore, doing your duty well, doing more is worse than doing less, and keeping your head down when encountering powerful people is the way to survive and maintain long-term security. This is the valuable experience that Zhang Jin summed up after being the Marquis of Wu for twenty years.

Every year, when a new Marquis Wu comes to the shop to report, he will give a sincere lecture. Those who can listen will be able to take home their salary on time and support their wives, children, and children, and the reverse is self-evident.

It was time to hand over the shift today, so I saw General Du Lang coming to relax, and also brought in the fishmonger Liu from across the street. I knew without asking that it must be this young general who saw the fishmonger Liu being bullied.

Fight against injustice.

But with his worldly sophistication, he couldn't tell this ranger general who was about the same age as his son. After all, there was a difference between high and low, and people might not be willing to listen. He could only pour two bowls of hot soup, get two steamed buns, and let them

Pad your belly and serve.

It was the first time in his life that the seven-foot-tall man was sitting across from such a big official. He inevitably looked a little restrained and tiptoed, as if he were in a courtroom.

Pushing the broth to the fishmonger Liu, Du Jing smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, drink the soup and eat the cakes with peace of mind. You all came from a hard life, so don't be polite!"

"When I was little, I loved vegetable markets. I always had to find something to eat there. Before I joined the army, I was the same as the kids on your street."

Although the people in the vegetable market are rude, they are all kind-hearted. As a child, Du Jing only had to help them do what he could to have a full meal.

Those who are righteous often end up slaughtering dogs, while those who are unfaithful mostly turn out to be scholars. When you understand more principles and trade-offs between interests, you often forget your original intention and morality.

But Du Jing couldn't figure it out. He was obviously being bullied, but he was still the kind of person who couldn't get over it. Even if he was bullied, he would still be angry!

The fishmonger Liu is also very interesting. Looking at his method of killing fish, I think he is a practicing master, but he just bites and endures, giving people the illusion that he was born to be bullied.

Fishmonger Liu, who had eaten something to fill his belly, said with a wry smile: "I still have a pair of younger siblings to support at home. As long as I can make money, the rest is not important."

He is the elder brother and has no future. He just lives for his siblings, makes more money, and it doesn't matter if he is a grandson. He just hopes that they can live a comfortable life.

It doesn't matter if you say a few unpleasant words, you can slap him twice, or you can kneel down and pretend to be a grandson. He, the more he lives, the more he becomes snarky, and the older he gets, the more spineless he becomes.

But as long as his siblings are good, he can do anything.

I am over forty years old, what hope is there? Raising my two children and giving them a family and a career will be regarded as a living soul worthy of their parents, and they have fulfilled their responsibilities as a man.

Yes, the reason why those two officials bullied him was because they knew that he had scruples, had younger siblings to support, and needed this job to live and work. They took advantage of this to bully others, show off their prestige, and trample on other people's dignity.
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Most of the vendors in the vegetable market are like this. And it is like this all the time. It is not just these few village officials who are like this, and it has become a kind of custom. Those who want to come in to make a living have to

Learn to accept.

It’s not that Du Jing doesn’t understand the unspoken rules of this. Now that he meets someone, even if he’s destined, he can help if he can with a little effort.

The purpose of bringing him to this Wuhou shop was to tell him that he really couldn't bear it any longer and that coming here for help would be an extra way out.

"General, me!" Before the fishmonger Liu finished speaking, the person Du Jing least wanted to see walked into Wuhou's shop - Li Lizhi.

Du Jing then ordered Zhang Jin to send the fishmonger Liu back, and cleared the place, asking the Wuhous to do what they should do, and not to let anyone else come in.

Raising his hand to signal Li Lizhi to sit down, Du Jing said in a deep voice: "I told you not to come to me! If any gossip comes out, it will damage your reputation!"

But Li Lizhi shook her head firmly and asked, "Did you go to the Duke of Wei's mansion last night?"

Du Jing didn't know how Li Lizhi knew about it, but if she could ask this, it was obvious that something had happened. She didn't deny it and nodded.

"Did you kill him?"

Well?

Du Jing did have this idea when he went there, but after talking to Lawyer Pei, he felt that he was just a small character and killing him would be useless and might alert others, so he didn't take action.

Seeing Du Jing shaking his head, Li Lizhi patted her chest, took a deep breath, and the stone hanging in her heart finally fell.

He whispered: "This morning Wei Guogong reported that Lawyer Pei was killed in the study. My father has ordered Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation."

After pouring a glass of water for Li Lizhi, Du Jing joked with a playful expression: "I heard that the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army in Beiyuan are all the best players, but I don't know how famous they are."

Before Du Jing finished speaking, Li Lizhi slammed the bowl down, assumed the role of a princess, stood up and began to preach seriously.

The general meaning is that Du Jing should correct his mentality and always have an attitude of respect for his father. The idea of ​​​​putting off the imperial guards as soon as possible and taking action in the Tai Chi Palace has been something that no one has dared to think about since the ninth year of Wude.

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Li Lizhi reminded him that no matter what he wanted to do when he returned to Chang'an this time, it was best not to provoke his father. Since the death of his mother, Tian's power has become more unpredictable. If Du Jing breaks the sky, Li Lizhi is not sure that he can persuade him.

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But it was obvious that Du Jing did not listen to her words. Instead, he felt that someone was trying to silence her, either because of the black cloak or because of him. The former didn't matter, but the latter was probably the person who harmed him back then.
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Regardless of whether the court really wanted to investigate or was just pretending, Du Jing had to find out who was responsible.

"Okay, I know what you mean! Go back quickly and don't come back again, otherwise you'll get into trouble."

Li Lizhi knew that she couldn't persuade her second brother, so she picked out a token from her sleeve. This token represented Princess Changle's Mansion. With this thing in hand, it would be easier for Du Jing to do anything.

Du Jing did not refuse, because he knew that this girl was gentle on the outside but stubborn on the inside. If he didn't accept her, Li Lizhi would not leave.

After Li Lizhi left, Du Jing put the token in his arms, called the gatekeeper Zhang Jin in, and asked directly: "Are you familiar with the Marquis Wu who is in charge of the area under the jurisdiction of the Wei Guogong Palace and the Linhai Princess Palace?"
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Zhang Jin wanted to say that he was not familiar with him, but he saw that the general's face was a little cold, so he immediately replied honestly: "The corps commander of Wuhou's shop entered the camp in the same year as the humble one. If he can drink, he may not be able to do things."

Oh, I understand, fair-weather friends, talkative brothers of life and death. Whether things can be done depends on whether the money is rich.

Yes, they are all poor soldiers. It is not easy to make ends meet. Without three points of profit, who is willing to make fun of the job of survival?

Du Jing also grew up in Qiubadui, so he understood the logic behind this. He immediately took out his money bag and threw it on the table.
Chapter completed!