Chapter 158 The people do not fight with the officials
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Cui Mian not only had a wild time at Qingyun Tower, he even brought a dozen horse-drawn carriages without hoods, carrying the beauties from Pingkangfang in a procession with singing and dancing on Zhuque Street.
It attracted countless passers-by to watch.
Cui Mian held a half-naked beauty with strong breasts in his arms, and there was a handsome man beside him who kept putting grape wine into his mouth.
There were also countless servants, scattering copper coins in baskets everywhere as they walked.
Therefore, most of the people in Chang'an gathered on Zhuque Street, half to watch the excitement and half to pick up money.
Yun Chu watched Cui Mian's parade coming slowly from his horse, and asked the anxious Chief Liu, "Has he broken the law?"
Chief Liu licked his dry lips and shook his head: "No."
Yun Chu said: "No, he must break the law today!"
Master Liu looked at the handfuls of copper coins being thrown on the ground, causing the people to snatch each other, and said hesitantly: "Littering is an eyesore?"
Yun Chu nodded and said: "No matter what the crime is, it is only proper to arrest the person first, then get a large shackle weighing hundreds of kilograms, and put it in the sun at the gate of Wannian County Yamen."
Master Liu said solemnly: "We can't lock him up for long, and we can't kill him either."
Yun Chu said: "Whoever wants to kill him now, I just want him to be embarrassed and let all the people of Chang'an see that we are the real owners of Chang'an City. A bastard like him can be imprisoned if he wants.
In custody, you can clean it up if you want."
Chief Liu said quickly: "This is Young Master Cui."
Yun Chu said with a smile: "What rank is Mr. Cui's rank?"
Master Liu said: "White body."
Yun Chu said: "In the eyes of the people, if the government wants to deal with a white body, is it reasonable to use it?"
Chief Liu thought for a moment and said, "No need, but Cui Mian is not an ordinary white body."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "It's not just a white body, it's also a white body. Go ahead and ask Zhang Jia to take action and confiscate the rubbish they litter everywhere, and then whip each of those women who are immoral."
Although Master Liu thinks this is not good at all, even if the county magistrate wants to kill Cui Mian, he cannot miss tonight under the blue sky and white sun, secretly capture him and put him on death row. Shouldn't he just let the county magistrate do whatever he wants?
However, the county magistrate is now determined to be tough. As a subordinate, he must abide by the county magistrate's instructions.
He turned around and whispered a few words to Zhang Jia, the county lieutenant who was standing by. He did not say that it was the order from the county magistrate. He directly instructed Zhang Jia to do things and take people as the chief registrar of Wannian County.
Just when Cui Mian was watching the people crawling all over the ground fighting for the copper coins that fell on the ground, a hundred or so bad guys in black rushed over fiercely, first dispersed the people, and then locked them up with chains.
Cui Mian's neck and pulled him off the carriage.
When Cui's servants stepped forward to protect their young master, they were beaten with sticks by the bad guys and rolled all over the floor.
"If you dare to cause trouble in the street and block traffic, you will be subject to the yoke for three days and whipped ten times as a warning to others."
Zhang Jia was also very brave and did not add the words "Master Liu" in front of it. It seemed that he, the county captain, did it himself.
As long as Zhang Jia was not afraid, the government servants and delinquents under his command were not afraid either. They directly put the chain around Cui Mian's neck and pulled hard, causing Cui Mian to fall off the carriage amidst everyone's exclamations.
However, Cui Mian still had some integrity. Although it hurt when he fell to the ground and his arms and hands were injured, this guy got up from the ground without any hesitation. He didn't even bother to look at the injured part and turned around.
He looked at the singers who were being whipped by the bad guys with whips and screamed in agony, with a look of unbearable expression.
Seeing that Yunchu was not far away, he pulled the chain and came to Yunchu's horse and said: "The prince has no sympathy for the fragrance and the jade."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "Chang'an's legal system is strict and inviolable."
Cui Mian added: "As a result, the houses on both sides of Zhuque Street that the monarch has worked so hard to build will probably drop in price again."
Yun Chu shook his head and said: "No need to lower the price, six sets have been sold, the highest is 120,000 guan, and the lowest is 100,000 guan."
Cui Mian said with a smile: "A certain family thinks that they are one with the kings and we are all nobles. Why do we want to invade each other and let those lowly people see the joke? It loses the face of our noble family."
Yun Chu sneered and said: "You, Mr. Cui, are clever at plundering. In the fish and meat village, male thieves and female prostitutes rent money and buy and sell people. I heard that even dead bodies in your hands, Ms. Cui, can squeeze out some oil and water. If it were you,
No matter how inappropriate it is for such an official, Yun was afraid that the coffin slab under the ground of his ancestors would not be able to hold it down and he would jump out to settle the score with me.
Why, you’re not convinced, do you want me to tell you the specifics?”
Cui Mian shook his head and said: "Xie Jia's precious trees occasionally have yellow leaves; green Cong Junqi, small flaws are inevitable. Cui's family has a lot of Dingguo. Even if there are mistakes, they are just a small group of people. The princes can just take them according to the rules."
No need to have such a big prejudice against the aristocratic family. Is this a situation that the king would like to see?"
Yun Chu smiled slightly and said: "Now, who can retreat, or can I retreat? If I retreat, I will die, if you retreat, you will die.
It's better for each of you to come up with your own methods and fight to the death in Chang'an City. In fact, I hope you can use the methods you used in Luoyang. In that case, I won't have any scruples and can use the methods I often use and am best at.
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After all, it is easier to travel across the battlefield and kill enemy generals among thousands of troops than to fight to the death like you."
Cui Mian smiled and said: "After all, one party needs to make concessions."
Yunchu said sternly: "Master Fifty Thousand Guan will take away the remaining houses, and then release the grain to restore the price of goods in Chang'an.
Yun Mou guarantees that aristocratic families will receive preferential treatment in Chang'an. Not only will they settle down, but even the security on weekdays will be top-notch in Chang'an City. As for Yun Mou, he is also willing to confess to the young master on Zhuque Street in front of the people of the city.
What do you think, Master, by offering me a drink to apologize?"
Cui Mian smiled and shook his head and said: "The family does not accept blackmail."
Yun Chu also smiled and said: "The government never knows what concessions are."
Cui Mian raised his hand and asked the yamen officials to put the heaviest shackles in the county yamen around his neck. The heavy elm shackles forced his waist to bend down. Even so, Cui Mian still managed to straighten his back and returned the favor just now.
Cui Zhuan, who cried at him after being whipped, gave him a smile, gritted his teeth and was led by the yamen servants towards Wannian County Yamen. For a while, he actually attracted the admiration of many Guanzhong 250 people.
Liu Rengui was standing in the crowd, but he was dressed like an old farmer. No one recognized him, the highest official in Chang'an.
When Yunchu saw him, Liu Rengui had already arrived in front of him. He jumped off his horse and heard Liu Rengui whisper in a low voice: "Is there really no middle road to take?"
Yun Chu frowned and said: "What I hate the most is the golden mean. There are some things in this world that cannot be reconciled. Anyway, as far as I know, once the government starts to reconcile, the people who will be hurt will definitely be the people.
Because the government represents the people to a large extent, every time we get into trouble, it means we have given up part of our responsibilities.
Just like the Six Kingdoms facing Qin, they cut off a city today and gave way tomorrow. In the end, the Six Kingdoms had no way to survive.
Nowadays, the wealthy families are like the powerful Qin, and the government is like the six countries. We cannot develop the habit of giving in. Once we develop this habit, once the people have no way to survive, everyone will die together."
Liu Rengui nodded and said: "I can still hold on to the imperial court for the time being, but I won't be able to withstand it for long. I heard that in Luoyang, I can hold a warehouse for impeaching me gentle and your memorial.
I don’t know how long your majesty can resist it. Once your majesty can’t bear it anymore, it will be easy for the three of us to go fishing in Lingnan together.”
Yun Chu whispered: "I always think that the best news is that there is no news from His Majesty. When I left Luoyang, everyone felt that His Majesty was possessed by the ghost of Emperor Taizong. He was so wise and wise that people couldn't help but
understand."
"Huh huh huh..." An owl-like laughter suddenly burst out from Liu Rengui's mouth.
Before the laughter ends, just listen to Liu Ren's track: "Compared with Emperor Taizong's decisiveness in killing, I prefer His Majesty's indecisiveness.
Today, His Majesty still regards his ministers as human beings. The ministers under Emperor Taizong are just tools and chess pieces. When it is time to discard them, Emperor Taizong will not hesitate for a moment.
That's fine if he doesn't take action. Once he takes action, he won't give anyone a way to survive. He will never give up until he cuts the grass and roots.
Listen, this time our wealth and lives have been staked, so it's okay to have a good result. If the result is not as expected, we will go fishing in Lingnan together. That's all, we should consider your relationship with the prince.
Such an outcome.”
After Liu Rengui finished speaking, he left. The old guy had been watching the show for so long and finally expressed his stance. He was truly on their side.
Yun Chu shook his head, what Liu Rengui said actually made sense...
However, Cui Mian has not spent a lot of copper coins to buy a house until now. As long as the extra money cannot be deposited in Chang'an in the form of houses, the city of Chang'an will not be able to escape the fate of being plundered.
When he returned to the county government office, Yunchu saw Cui Mian lying down under the notice wall. This guy put the weight of the yoke on the ground. Although it was very uncomfortable, this guy was chanting poems loudly.
Make yourself like Qu Yuan.
Yun Chu leaned over and looked at Cui Mian and said, "Don't recite poems in front of me. None of the poems you just recited can be on stage."
Cui Mian laughed and said, "I've heard for a long time that your literary talents are excellent. Why don't you write a poem based on the current appearance of a certain family?"
Yun Chu shook his head and said: "Last time, a certain family accidentally kissed a singer while drunk, and then wrote a poem. As a result, the singer actually used my name to become famous in the brothel.
Do you think I will do this again?"
Cui Mian smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Junhou, you really want to kill all the roads, leaving no chance of survival for yourself."
Yun Chu squatted down, brushed away the messy hair covering Cui Mian's face, and whispered: "Li Yifu has gone to Hebei, and Pei Xingjian is killing Li Zhepei in Anxi, but do you know where Xue Rengui is going?"
Cui Mian's face gradually turned pale, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "What does it have to do with where he goes?"
Yun Chu tapped Cui Mian's forehead with his finger and said: "Think about it carefully, think about it carefully, I am scared for you. In Luoyang, you actually dare to mix with the Silla people to attack the East Palace.
Don’t you really think that if you say that you are not in the same group, His Majesty will believe that you are not in the same group?”
After saying this, Yunchu stood up, took out his handkerchief and wiped Cui Mian's sweat-stained fingers, then discarded the handkerchief and walked into the gate of the county government office.
"Where did Xue Rengui go?" Cui Mian couldn't help but asked loudly.
Yun Chu waved his hands and laughed loudly: "Guess!"