Chapter 979 Without comparison, you cant tell the good guys from the bad guys.
The noble Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty came to Chang'an with great force.
During this period, heavy rain, thunder, strong winds, and hail enveloped Chang'an, making this huge city tremble under the dark clouds created by the prince.
Just when everyone was waiting for His Highness the Prince's final furious thunder to fall.
He ran away.
He ran without warning.
He ran cleanly and neatly.
This made all the people who had gathered strength to resist feel at a loss when facing the cloudless sky.
No one would think that the prince ran away because he was afraid.
Even Su Dingfang, the most arrogant and toughest person towards the prince, after learning the news that the prince had run away, just said "The prince is kind" and made the conflicts between the prince and them invisible.
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Mercy, this is the basic evaluation of the nobles of Chang'an towards this escaped prince.
He could have done nothing and just used his existence to force these nobles and wealthy people to cut off their hands and stomp their feet to commit suicide.
As long as the prince ignores those who died, he will be the final winner.
However, he did not want that kind of cruel victory, nor did he deliberately do anything to save face. He used a clean escape to tell all the noble and wealthy families in Chang'an City - your methods are too shameless, I
Young and soft-hearted, I can't compare to you old thieves who regard human life as nothing, so don't push those poor businessmen to death. If I run away... I'll be fine if I run away, right?
Many people can even imagine how furious His Highness the Crown Prince was when he left Chang'an.
The character trait of kindness is an extremely rare quality in the Li family. It was not found in Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Taizong, and even the current emperor. Now, it appears in the prince.
The advancement and retreat of any major political figure will be followed by changes in interests.
The prince ran away, and Yu Xiurong had no intention of letting go of the political benefits he gained after leaving.
Therefore, Yu Xiurong asked Er Fei and the others to steam a lot of yellow steamed buns on the first day, and even put a red date on each yellow steamed bun very extravagantly.
Then, he sent Yun Jin, the eldest son of the Yun family, and Li Si, Princess Anding of the Tang Dynasty, to bring some yellow steamed buns to visit the homes of those who had been coerced by the prince to apologize.
The content of the apology is naturally not about the prince's lawless and violent behavior in Chang'an City. The prince is the king, and the king cannot make mistakes.
Therefore, it is said that because Yun was incompetent and failed to maintain the Liushui brand well, such a tragic incident occurred in Chang'an and caused trouble to everyone. Yun came to apologize specifically.
A prince of the Yun family with a bare head and dressed as a novice monk, but with fine features, came to the door with a princess of the Tang Dynasty who had just grown short hair and wore a huge palace flower to apologize. Such an apology is very formal.
Second only to Yun Chu’s own visit.
Li Ji took a bite of the yellow steamed bun brought by Yun Jin and said, "When it comes to delicious food, your Yun family is truly unique. It is commendable that you can make even this simple millet steamed bun with a different flavor."
Yun Jin sat respectfully at the bottom, stepped in and saluted, and said, "Uncle, if you like it, Yun will always show filial piety in the future."
Li Ji looked at Yun Jin, who was not much older than his great-grandson, and said, "Where is Cheng Xiu? Why didn't he come with him?"
Yun Jin said: "Junior Brother Chengxiu is currently grounded by my mother. He has fallen behind in too much homework. It is estimated that it will take another year to make up for it.
However, when he came, the junior disciple asked the junior to greet his uncle on his behalf, and also said that when he returns from his studies, he will naturally serve his uncle."
Li Ji nodded and said, "Very good. A good man should put his studies first. As long as I know that he is making progress, I will be satisfied."
The dilapidation of Liushui brand is definitely not an accidental thing, nor is it caused by me and others.
But after the wealthy and noble families lost their land, it became an inevitable choice to enter the merchant business. However, the existence of the Liushui brand made the wealthy and noble families lose the good thing of relying on their power to sit on the land and share the spoils, and also made the merchants see it.
Here comes a good opportunity to get rid of us.
Therefore, it is imperative to destroy the Liushui brand and make the merchants lose their reliance, and it will not change just because of who is at the helm of the Liushui brand."
Yun Jin saluted again and said, "My mother is good at running a family, and she told His Highness the same thing."
Li Ji was stunned for a moment and said, "Didn't you, Aye, persuade the prince to leave?"
Yun Jin said: "How can my father, He De, influence His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Li Ji nodded and said, "Knowing that you, Yunshi, can speak, even if your mother persuades the prince to leave, there will not be a catastrophic scene in which both the jade and the stone will be destroyed."
Yun Jin sighed and said, "My mother also said that she doesn't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing to persuade His Royal Highness to leave."
Li Ji's eyes narrowed and he said in a deep voice: "How do you say that?"
Yun Jin said: "The prince is kind-hearted by nature and has his own rules for doing things. This time, it is not so much that my mother persuaded the prince to leave, but that the prince himself has begun to think about quitting.
However, the matter in Chang'an must be resolved eventually, and if the prince cannot resolve it and cannot take action, then the imperial court will definitely send someone who can take action."
Li Jidao: "Who is coming?"
Li Si, who had been accompanying Yun Jin obediently, raised his head at this time and said: "My mother's eagle dog Zhou Xing is now the minister of the Criminal Department of the Tang Dynasty.
This person was originally from Chang'an, was a Jinshi, and was proficient in law. He also hated the rich and nobles, and was always critical of the Li family. He was best at punishing informers and controlling Luo Zhi's prison. He was deeply loved by my mother.
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Li Ji rolled his eyes and looked at the sky and whispered: "What kind of world is this?"
As soon as Yun Jin and Li Si left the Ying Gong's mansion, Li Si put his arm around Yun Jin's shoulders and said, "The Ying Gong's face was so frightened that he turned pale. Damn it, they are always bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. Please take out the money."
Just give it to my brother, the prince, but you want money at the expense of your life. Once you get into Zhou Xing’s cell, they are willing to give you anything.”
Yun Jin took out a piece of osmanthus cake from his sleeve and handed it to Li Sidao: "Eat it, you were drooling just now when I saw it."
Li Sidao: "You took the items from the Ying Gong's house to look at? It's not very gentlemanly to do so."
Yun Jin smiled and said: "You act too gentlemanly. He doesn't look like my Aye's son."
Li Si smiled and broke a piece of osmanthus cake in half and gave one piece to Yun Jin. He also naughtily touched the osmanthus cake in his hand with Yun Jin and swallowed it in one gulp.
Once a thing like stealing gets off to a bad start, it will be hard to stop later. What's more, when there are a large group of gluttons waiting to be fed in the Yun family compound, every family that Yun Jin and Li Si visit
Expensive, after entertaining this young man and woman, there will be more or less missing items in the house.
When they finally left Su Dingfang's house, Lao Su personally helped steal them, not even letting go of the two exquisite gilt silver plates from Rome containing the snacks.
It is impossible to give, and Yunshi will not ask for it. As for stealing, it is obtained by one's own ability, which is a hundred times better than accepting what others give.
As a result, the Yun family's eldest son's reputation for filial piety, peeping at a plate of cakes, honoring his mother, and raising his young brother spread like wildfire among the elite circles in Chang'an.
Stealing goodies from banquets and bringing them home to my mother and younger brother has happened many times in history, and every time it has been well received without exception.
Therefore, filial piety is like a basket, and everything can be put into it.
At the same time, this incident can prove that the Yun family is really at the end of its rope, so much so that in a big family that loves delicious food, they don’t even have anything to coax their children.
Prince Li Hong ran away, and the most disappointed person was Zhou Xing, the Minister of Punishment of the Tang Dynasty.
Before he came to Chang'an this time, he had already planned to use the situation that His Highness the Crown Prince had not opened as a breakthrough, and then achieve the purpose of the Queen's request for him to teach those noble and wealthy families some lessons.
Zhou Xing had a clear understanding of the dynasty's situation. Today's situation in the Tang dynasty is a pattern of one large and two small.
The older one is, of course, His Majesty the Emperor, and the younger one is the Queen and the Prince.
If you can rely on this matter to unite the prince and the queen, then even if you do something too much, your majesty will hold your nose and admit it.
Now, he only regrets that he came a step too late and rushed to Chang'an when the prince left Chang'an in a hurry. As a result, the fact that the prince was running away in Chang'an has already been established. He wants to join forces with the prince to start a bloody storm in Chang'an.
The plan came to nothing.
For this reason, Zhou Xing also deeply resented that Prince Li Hong had no perseverance in doing things and was too soft-hearted. As long as the prince persisted for a while and those people had killed all the scapegoats, they would admit it even if they didn't want to.
Now, it’s time to take a long-term approach.
Prince Li Hong ran away very fast. It took him four days to run back from Chang'an to Luoyang, which was only more than 800 miles away.
Li Zhi was very satisfied looking at his disgraced son, but Wu Meifeng's eyes widened with dissatisfaction.
"Even if it is murder, the prince should not do it, lest the world think that the prince of the Tang Dynasty is a cruel person."
When Wu Mei heard the emperor clearly teaching her son this way, she couldn't help but said angrily: "I can be a cruel queen, right?"
Li Zhi glanced at Wu Mei lazily and said, "I've given Shangguan Yi to you, what else are you dissatisfied with?"
Li Hong said in surprise: "Why does it involve Shangguan Yi again?"
Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "The Crown Princess is about to give birth. This is your legitimate son. During this time, you will stay in the East Palace and don't go out."
Li Hong quickly replied: "The child left Chang'an all the way because of the princess's birth. The child also wanted to follow Master Xuanzang to Famen Temple to welcome the Buddha's bone relics back to Beijing, so as to pray for the child.
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Wu Mei snorted and said, "Didn't you rush back to Luoyang because you were put on a fire and your buttocks were on fire?"
Li Hong cried out to Tianqu, beat his chest and said, "How can this happen?"
Wu Mei sighed and said: "You two are really father and son. It is not polite at all to trick this queen and my mother."