Chapter 149 The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water
Tongban's clay movable type is not good, and the printed items are not good either. They are blurry and sometimes misaligned.
The most troublesome thing is that the ink is not good, causing the fonts to stick.
This book can be barely read, it just takes a little more effort to guess. Fortunately, the order of Chinese characters does not affect reading. In addition, Tang Dynasty books have no punctuation at all, and they all rely on their own knowledge to segment sentences.
This gives the book more room for association.
Di Renjie was very depressed when he saw the printed book.
But Yunchu was very satisfied. Crude, vulgar, and cheap are the important characteristics of a small book that spreads gossip.
The most important thing is that this kind of book does not need to be distributed at all. Find a time when no one is around, throw a dozen copies in the Imperial College, throw seven or eight copies in the brothel, throw some in the West Market, throw some in the East Market, and leave some in the Imperial Palace.
I accidentally lost some of them at the gathering place. I believe that the contents of the book will spread throughout Chang'an soon.
At this time, it should be a very common thing for Di Renjie to question Fa Cao in court with a book like this.
"I think after this book appears, the court may not open a court to hear your case."
Di Renjie shook his head and said: "He won't be able to do it unless he holds a meeting. I can play the drum."
Yun Chu nodded, he really admired Di Renjie, this guy's head was not ordinary iron.
The next day, Yun Chu and Di Renjie were very busy.
After all, spreading rumors is not something that can be done by others.
Chang'an is a city that is not on guard against rumors at all. Compared with Lu Bu in the government, they are more willing to believe rumors, especially rumors related to the royal family, dignitaries, and officials.
They also like to see those people ruined.
When these rumors first appeared in Chang'an City, the youngest son adopted by Chang'an County Magistrate Du Shanxian died of a sudden illness.
The concubine of Wu Ziniu, the chief registrar of Chang'an County, was suddenly kicked out of the house for being immoral. At the same time, Wu Ziniu brought his first wife back from the small farm as quickly as possible. I don't know how he deceived his wife.
, in short, his wife personally spoke out and said that the Wu family would never spoil a concubine or destroy a wife.
Chang'an captain Zheng Ting simply lived in a brothel instead of going home, using this behavior to hide the fact that he liked child molestation.
Ever since the "Secret Records of Chang'an County" appeared, there has not been a single good person among the officials in Chang'an County.
If the situation described in that book was one, after word of mouth spread among the people, the level of disgust among those people would become a hundred.
Of course, there are also thoughtful people who share some of the things they know through this book. This makes it common knowledge that there are no good people in Chang'an County.
Finally, when the imperial censors began to hold Du Shanxian, the magistrate of Chang'an County to account, Du Shanxian, who could no longer withstand the pressure of public opinion, hanged himself in the early hours of the morning after a long period of reflection.
Wu Ziniu is very lucky, because he has a wife who will not hesitate to confront the imperial censor for her. In addition, his affairs are a secret in the boudoir. As long as Wu Ziniu's wife says that he has never spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, others will be fine.
No amount of evidence is in vain.
Chang'an Lieutenant Zheng Ting has been forcibly locked up by the Department of Civil Affairs, pending investigation.
Just when people thought that the matter was over, Di Renjie, an imperial eunuch who could have made a petition, launched an impeachment process against the entire Chang'an County Yamen.
This time, the target of his impeachment was the entire Chang'an County government. According to the impeachment petition he submitted, no one in the Chang'an County government, from the county magistrate to the clerks, to the bad people and the bad commanders, was innocent.
, corruption, favoritism, perversion of the law, extortion, dereliction of duty, almost all the crimes that officials may commit under the law except for rebellion, these people have committed them all.
Even Wuhoupu, who was responsible for putting out the fire, was accused of accepting money to put out the fire.
Suddenly, everyone in the Chang'an County government office was in danger.
Sunhu Cao almost cried when he saw Yunchu. He knew that Di Renjie and Yunchu were good friends.
What Di Renjie did in Chang'an County may not have happened in his Wannian County. Therefore, he came to inquire based on his familiarity with Yun Chu to see if Yun Chu had any idea of killing them.
"It's quiet here and nothing happened. Could it be that Sun Hu Cao, like Zhao Hu Cao in Chang'an County, hid 500 acres of land?"
Sunhu Cao shook his head repeatedly and said: "Can I do that kind of thing? We are the eldest of the same family. If I go back to get the land, it won't fall into my hands. Why do you do this?"
Dr. Yun, you are also an official. Since you are an official, you should know that officials are bound to make mistakes when doing their job.
Since we are all a family, if we have any issues, we can discuss them behind closed doors, why bother being as fierce as Mr. Di?"
Yun Chu sighed and said: "Di Renjie and I are different. Wannian County's support for Jinchangfang is obvious to all, and Sunhu Cao didn't ask me to pay back the money he owed from visiting a brothel. Even if something happens, we are all there."
If the discussion is reasonable, it will not lead to Di Renjie launching an impeachment.
He is also being forced and exploited to the point where there is nothing he can do. If he can't beat the drowned dog this time, you can see that when those people turn over, they will retaliate a hundred times, even if they don't impeach him."
Sunhu Cao saw that Yunchu was in a peaceful mood and had no intention of doing anything big, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice: "I can handle the matter in Qujiangli for you. From now on, it depends on what means you use."
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The county magistrate also thinks your idea is very promising."
After hearing what Sun Hucao said, Yunchu couldn't help but sigh and said, "We officials are really fragile."
Sunhu Cao smiled bitterly and said: "This is the old saying when you are a county magistrate. If you are unlucky for three lives, the county magistrate will be attached to Guo; if you are doing evil for three lives, you will be attached to Guofu City; if you are full of evil, you will be attached to Guo Jingcheng."
If Chang'an County was not in the capital, Di Renjie would have been cut into pieces long ago if he had made an enemy of the entire county government."
Not long after seeing off Sun Hucao, Di Renjie dragged his exhausted body back to his residence in the humble house.
He didn't come to Yun's house, so Yun Chu had no choice but to look for him.
The slightly haggard Di Renjie's eyes became much calmer, and he no longer looked as domineering as before.
Seeing Yun Chu coming, she poured him a glass of water, showed a smile and said, "I made you worry about me."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "Worrying is a trivial matter, I just want to ask you what your plan is. Obviously, you made the matter so big, so ruthless, and left no way out, so the plot must be huge.
, talk about it.”
Di Renjie took a sip of water and said: "In the past, I thought that the reason why people were poor was entirely because they were stupid and lazy.
So, when I found out that you could lead five or six thousand people in Jinchangfang and slowly live a better life, I thought I could do the same.
After I took charge of Liquanfang, I discovered that I was terribly wrong. The people were neither lazy nor stupid. On the contrary, they were busy from sunrise to sunset without a moment of leisure, year after year, day after day.
It sounds like we are working very hard, but we still have a lot of free time, which we spend on reciting poems, composing poems, having fun, and even bullying those stupid passers-by together, and even pulling off other women's clothes as a prank.
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The people were busy all day long and might not be able to get overnight food, so they had no time to think about or do anything else.
If they were not smart, in fact, everything we eat and use came from them; if they were not smart enough, we people would have starved to death long ago.
They are exhausted from asking for two meals a day. It is a dream to save more money and food. Even if they dig it out from between their teeth and save some, once they encounter the kind of money disaster two months ago
, their savings will be wiped out again, and their previous hard work will be in vain.
Even so, they still have to face layers of exploitation by the government. They have to bear fire costs when paying taxes and copper coins, and they have to face big and small fights when paying grain, as well as exploitation by kicking and kicking the stems.
Yunchu, I know that this action can't change anything, I can only vent my anger.
But this bad breath has been filled in the hearts of the people for too long. Even if it is a lively show, it can make the people see the excitement of the government, and that is enough.
Tell me, what else should I seek?"
Yun Chu nodded and said: "That's very good, and the understanding is very profound. However, you still have to tell me your personal purpose for doing this."
"I just want to serve the people."
"I know you are dedicated to serving the people. The problem is, after asking for help for the people, you must never tell me that you have no idea about your future after this matter."
Di Renjie laughed loudly and said: "Brother Yun, who knows me well, I will enter the Imperial College again in one month and will focus on law."
"In the future, should I become a Dharma minister or enter the Dali Temple?"
"I don't care, as long as I can send those evil people who disgust me to prison, or watch their heads fall to the ground with my own eyes."
After listening to Di Renjie's words, Yun Chu could not help but lament the huge inertia of the process of time and space. He thought he had changed Di Renjie, but he did not expect that after thousands of twists and turns, he would still follow the old path of the detective.
"What about Liquanfang, are you going to give up just like that?"
"We have to give up. If they are still under my governance, there will be no benefit at all. Unless I stay in Liquanfang for the rest of my life, their fate will be miserable as long as I leave.
It’s better to give up now.”
Having said this, Di Renjie patted Yun Chu's shoulder heavily and said: "Fortunately, I still have you. You are very capable, so you did my share of the work.
I really want to see you covering the whole Chang'an with gold foil."
"As long as you're not reckless, I'll be relieved." Yun Chu drank the water Di Renjie poured for him in one gulp.
It's quite a bit like the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.
After leaving the house where Di Renjie lived, Yun Chu looked at the red plum tree on the wall. Although it was partially eroded by the wind and rain, it looked even stronger, and its iron-like branches seemed to pierce the white wall.