Chapter 161 The most shameless official in the world
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Li Ji was indeed not very proficient in the ways of the world, but when it came to the art of war, no one in the Tang Dynasty could match him.
Generally speaking, the art of war is similar to the sophistication of the world, and being lenient when anticipating the enemy is something that every general must do. Similarly, not underestimating the opponent is also a concept that every strategist must adhere to.
You need to go all out to fight a lion against a rabbit, let alone how to use your strength when facing the fierce tiger Yunchu.
The aristocratic family is a concept!
The Cui family may be an established wealthy family, but Li Ji is a newly born wealthy family.
Generally speaking, as long as they are wealthy families, their interests are basically the same. They may fight for power and gain on weekdays, but when they are at a critical moment, they will naturally join forces to keep warm.
Ever since Li Zhi canceled the recommendation to become an official in the fifth year of Yonghui, Li Ji sensitively discovered that Li Zhi's next step must be to weaken the power of wealthy families and implement centralized politics.
Qin Shihuang did this, Liu Bang did it, Liu Xiu did it, Cao Cao did it, the Sima brothers did it, and Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian did the same thing.
It's just that some people succeeded, some failed, and some, like Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, killed themselves and their entire clan just to do this.
Now, Li Zhi will continue to do this on the basis of his father Li Shimin...
Li Ji was a military strategist. After looking at the chips in his own hand, and then looking at the chips in Li Zhi's hand, before Li Zhi started this matter, he removed his grandson from the family tree and let him hang around in Tuyu.
That's the truth.
Li Ji originally expected that his grandson could shine like Yun Chu, Pei Xingjian, and Xue Rengui. Unfortunately, it didn't work out. His grandson was obviously not on the same level as these three people, and he was beaten miserably by Yun Chu.
This time, Yun Chu's behavior in Chang'an was almost rebellious and poisoned the world. Not only did Luoyang not have any restraints, but it was very wrong to see Yun Chu act recklessly in Chang'an.
Li Ji knew Yun Chu very well. He knew that Yun Chu was not the 250-year-old. The things he had done in the past that were similar to the 250-year-old proved to be the product of fantastic ideas and careful planning.
Is Yunchu going against the grain?
nonexistent.
Even if someone acted in a perverse way, it must be the emperor who acted perversely, and it was definitely not Yun Chu who acted recklessly.
Therefore, when Li Ji looked at Yun Chu, he always felt that that face should be replaced by Li Zhi's face to suit the current situation.
The emperor hates his old ministers, and he has made no secret of this...
Leaving behind the sword given by the late emperor that once subdued Chu Suiliang and others, Li Ji felt as if a thousand kilograms of burden had been lifted off him.
That little bastard Yunchu wanted to trick him again, hoping that he would secretly escape through the back door of Wannian County Government...
Naturally, Li Ji would not take the job. Therefore, a white-haired veteran wearing a worn-out armor walked out from the front gate of the Wannian County Yamen in front of all the wealthy families and even the nobles. It was Li Jineng.
The last thing to do for the emperor.
Therefore, when the gate of Wannian County Government Office opened, under the flattering guidance of Master Liu, Li Ji left the Wannian County Government Office with his face as usual, but many sharp-eyed people discovered that the handle had been regarded as a treasure by Li Ji. The sword has disappeared...
Things went very wrong.
After watching Li Ji leave, Lu Ting pointed his finger at the sky in grief and anger, not knowing what to say. He left Wannian County Yamen with the support of his grandson Lu Zhaolin without saying the last word.
Just like Yun Chu said, he had already spent a lot of money to buy a house, and the extra copper coins from the Lu family had been used up, so there was no need to wade through troubled waters again.
Similarly, six or seven families who bought houses on Zhuque Street also left quietly. At this time, they no longer thought about whether they spent so much money to buy a house.
Just like Yunchu said, the money spent to buy this house does not even account for 20% of the real value of the house.
Just when a dark cloud suddenly appeared in the west of Chang'an City, two servants walked out of the county government office carrying a desk, and two clerks each held pens, inks, paper, inkstones, and stacks of lambskin-covered books. A blank document was left, and another clerk hung a sign with the words "Sales Office" on the notice wall at the door.
Master Liu put the heavy chair behind the desk, took out a seal from his pocket and placed it on the table. He glanced at the crowd in front of him, made a four-way bow, and sat quietly. Sitting on the chair, I looked up at the dark clouds inlaid with a circle of gold on the horizon and remained silent.
The handymen were very diligent and ran back to move a lot of things. They quickly set up a pavilion. At the same time, a child came out with a small stove, lit the fire, and squatted on the ground to give it to Master Liu. Book and cook tea.
This may be the strangest house sales office in the world. There is no one in front of Mr. Liu’s desk who is here to buy a house, but there are countless pairs of eyes looking at him.
No one from Mr. Liu's side came forward to yell. It seemed that whether the house could be sold had nothing to do with him.
At this time, the dark clouds had not covered the sun, and there was no wind in the city. Even the pigeons that liked to fly around the Big Wild Goose Pagoda were nowhere to be seen.
Wannian County Government Office was originally located in the East Market, but prices have risen recently and there are not many people doing business. Even the most beautiful orchids and the most handsome clerks are not willing to come to the street to embarrass themselves.
As a result, the tavern's wine glass drooped feebly, and the restaurant's signboard became a landing place for flies.
A big green-headed fly landed on the tip of Cui Zhuan's nose, and was brushed away by Cui Mian with a wave of his seriously injured hand.
After the corpse had been exposed to the sun for half a day, it gradually developed a smell, which attracted more blowflies, which flew up and down around Cui Mian.
However, Cui Mian drove away as many people as they came.
When the dark clouds came over, the sun disappeared.
"Sell Hu cakes, sell Hu cakes, twenty-five yuan each, cheap..."
A young man selling Hu cakes with a basket turned around when he saw the crowd at the gate of the county government office.
When he realized that the atmosphere here was not right, he quickly shut up and trotted out of the county government office.
A clerk, who had been dozing for a long time, said to Chief Liu, "Secretary, why don't you go back? It looks like it's raining heavily."
Mr. Liu shook his head and said, "There's no telling if guests will come to the door next moment."
After saying that, he continued to straighten his back and waited energetically for the guests to come.
When a thunder exploded above everyone's heads, it seemed to wake up the sluggish crowd at once, followed by a strong wind carrying dust from the construction site.
Chief Secretary Liu and the clerks quickly pressed down the pens, inks, paper, inkstones and house books on the table with their backs to the wind, waiting for the wind to pass.
After the cool breeze passed, Mr. Liu found that there were fewer people looking at him across the street. He couldn't tell who was missing, but it didn't matter. It would start raining after a while, or it would get dark.
, they will come eventually.
Just as the raindrops were falling, an old man holding an umbrella and being supported by a boy came to Master Liu.
Although the raindrops were heavy and interfered with the view, the people opposite could still clearly see the face of the old man who came to inquire about the house price.
It's Lu Ting.
The rain was so loud that I couldn't hear clearly what Lu Ting said to Mr. Liu. However, when I saw Mr. Liu smilingly sealing an exquisite house book and handing it to Lu Ting, I was so excited.
Some people in the crowd that Cui Mian was shielding from the rain ran away.
In fact, the house Lu Ting bought was not the same one. Within a moment, Lu Zhaolin left with a stack of house books made of lambskin.
Cui Mian flipped up his hair that was wet from the rain and said to the people watching around him: "Go back, it's enough for me to stay here."
The heavy rain was pouring, and Master Liu sat in the shed and looked quietly at Cui Mian, who was lying in the heavy rain. As for Cui Zhuan's body, Cui Mian tied it with a belt, so that it was not washed away by the collected rainwater.
The summer rainstorm came and went quickly. When the sun showed its head again, Cui Mian sat quietly this time. There were not many people around him, but there were still some people who were willing to help him carry the rain.
Holding the big yoke to make his body move faster.
After the heavy rain, Chang'an City turned into a quagmire due to too many construction sites. Rainwater mixed with mud rushed down along Zhuque Street and finally merged into the moat.
It was time for Yun Chu to get off work. When he left the county office on his bay red horse, he did not look at Cui Mian. He just said hello to Master Liu who wanted to stay where he was and wait for the buyer to show up.
As for the group of people who originally stayed at the county government office to watch the situation, they left early through the back door of the county government office, making the whole thing look like a confrontation between Yun Chu and Cui Mian.
After a brief heavy rain, Chang'an not only did not become cooler, but also became like a steamer because of the geothermal heat that was not relieved in time.
When Yunchu went to work the next day, Cui Zhuan's body had completely turned black, and his whole body had grown a lot, especially his belly, which was as bulging as a frog.
Cui Mian still tied Cui Zhuan's hand with his belt, just like they used to tie it with a ribbon when chasing and playing in the peach blossom forest.
Master Liu was in that shed all night last night. Except for the red envelopes with many mosquito bites on his face and hands, he was still in good spirits.
When Yunchu came, he happily greeted him and reported the sales situation of the house to the county magistrate in a low voice. Judging from the few house books left on his table, the sales situation was still very good.
Yunchu came to Cui Mian and said, "Would you like me to leave a set for you?"
Cui Mian raised his head and said with a smile: "Six thousand strings, no two prices."
Yun Chu put a piece of licorice into his mouth and chewed it slowly. After a while, he said to Cui Mian, "Are you still unwilling to take out the grain to stabilize prices?"
Cui Mian looked at the smelly Cui Zhuan next to him and said with a smile: "I have become like this, do you think I will surrender to you?"
Yun Chu nodded and said, "It doesn't matter. It's the same with other members of your Cui family."
Cui Mian said: "It's best not to do this. I put a lot of grains soaked in arsenic water in the grains. No one except me knows where the poisonous grains are. You got the grains through other Cui family members. If it's big
It's none of my business to poison people to death."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Just take some from every grain pocket and feed it to the pigs and chickens, and this problem will be solved."
Cui Mian shook his head and said: "I knew you would do this, so I grabbed two handfuls of poisonous grains in one grain bag. What if your chickens and pigs didn't eat the poisonous grains?
You can't use all the grain to feed chickens and pigs. After all, feeding people is the most important thing now."
Yun Chu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, the house I'll sell you is only 6,000 yuan. How about you find the poison in the food?"
Cui Mian's eyes lit up and he laughed and said, "You surrendered?"
Yunchu sighed and said, "You are awesome. I surrender."
Cui Mian said: "I want you to kowtow to me and apologize."
Yun Chu said: "Okay, no problem. As long as you pick out the poisonous grains, I will kowtow to you to apologize."
Cui Mian's laughter became even more proud. He pointed at Cui Zhuan, who was already in a giant state, and said, "I want you to kiss his butt."
Yun Chu looked at Cui Zhuan, who was dark and chubby, licked his lips and said, "You use his butt frequently, how about changing it to yours?"
Cui Mian looked blankly at Yun Chu, who had no bottom line at all, and said in a sleepy voice: "You can be so obscene and shameless, without the dignity of an official!"
Yun Chu shook his head and said: "You understand wrongly. I am an official. As long as I can solve big problems at the lowest cost, my shamelessness will far exceed your expectations."