Li Zhi did not want to openly fall out with the Jiangnan nobles, not because he was not strong enough, but because he could not bear to use weapons internally, which would only increase the internal strife of the Tang Dynasty.
The worst-case scenario is just like in the late Sui Dynasty, when all the noble families in the world united to rebel.
But today is different from the past. The Tang army has an absolute advantage in weapons, and the Tianjia royal family stands on the side of civilians. The situation in the late Sui Dynasty where everyone pushed against the wall can no longer be replicated in today's Tang Dynasty.
As Li Qinzai said, the suspected rebellion of the eight prominent families will not end so easily.
The court was in an uproar, and when Li Zhi and several important ministers stirred up public opinion, the civil and military officials in the court understood what they were doing, and attacked the Eight Great Hopes.
The number of impeachment memorials was increasing day by day. Officials from prominent families were stuck in the quagmire and could not get out. Liu Xiangdao, the Minister of Punishment, also began to investigate the officials. Whether they were past political achievements or shady bad things, they were uncovered one by one.
Exposed to the sun.
Li Qinzai and his disciples' revenge against the eight prominent families seemed to have been completely forgotten. No one in the court mentioned it at all, and everyone was trying their best to open fire on the eight prominent families.
Of course, Li Qinzai did not want to join in the fun, so when the court was in an uproar, Li Qinzai decisively withdrew and continued to live a life like a salted fish.
I was still a little grateful to Li Zhi, who helped Li Qinzai solve this problem smoothly.
In order to reciprocate the favor, Li Qinzai sent more than 100 kilograms of fresh beef to Tai Chi Palace.
Yes, unfortunately, the cows in Ganjingzhuang have sprained their feet again. The feng shui is not good, and the cows are prone to spraining their feet, and the Weinan County Magistrate can't do anything about it.
The Li Family Villa has to pay a lot of fines every year. Every time a cow with a sprained leg is slaughtered, the local county government has to pay a fine. The Li Family pays the fines very happily, and they do so with great joy, as if it was a festival.
Later, a poet named Li Bai wrote a poem after drinking too much. He said, "It is fun to cook cattle and slaughter sheep, and you will have to drink three hundred cups at a time." This is probably the grand occasion of the Li Family Courtyard.
Empress Wu led the concubines from Chang'an City to Luoyang to offer sacrifices at the Nongtan Altar. They had been away for more than a month.
A few days later, news came from Luoyang that Empress Wu had completed her sacrifice and was on her way back to Chang'an with her concubines.
Empress Wu not only offered sacrifices to the agricultural altar in Luoyang, but also did something that surprised the locals in Luoyang.
She summoned local officials in Luoyang, allocated five thousand guan from the queen's personal treasury, and set up a charity hall in Luoyang. She specifically stated that she was doing charity on behalf of the emperor and used it to help the poor and disaster-stricken households in Guanzhong.
The empress took the lead in allocating money for charity, and the wives were happy to follow suit. So the hundreds of wives who trekked from Chang'an donated generously, each giving money ranging from a few hundred guan to one or two thousand guan, and they poured it into the charity hall.
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The total amount of donations amounted to about 100,000 yuan, and it was actually collected like this.
Cui Jie and Jin Xiang were also the concubines who were accompanying the queen. They had already discussed it, so they donated three thousand guan of money on behalf of the Liaodong County Government. Jin Xiang also volunteered to prepare the specific matters for the establishment of a charity hall for the queen.
Jinxiang's statement surprised Empress Wu. She thought that the idea of establishing a charity hall came from Jinxiang and her husband. Cui Jie and Jinxiang donated another three thousand guan, making them the most powerful family to donate money except the empress.
So after Empress Wu thought about it, she agreed to Jinxiang's request and appointed Jinxiang as the Charity Envoy of Gyeonggi Province, with full power to prepare the Luoyang Charity Hall as a female official.
It has to be said that the Tang Dynasty was indeed the most enlightened dynasty in thousands of years of history. Women could be officials in this dynasty and could also hold a little power. Those women who were not willing to spend their whole lives caring for their husbands and raising children at home, worked hard to
With hard work, you can find a stage to show your abilities.
Jinxiang is undoubtedly lucky. She has an open-minded and open-minded husband, and she also has the status of a royal family member. Her life is like being wrapped in honey, and she is envied and jealous by countless ordinary women.
What can she do? The greatest suffering she has ever suffered in her life is gritting her teeth and forging ahead when she was reincarnated. At the same time, her father, Prince Teng, shivered.
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Chang'an City, Guogong Mansion.
Li Qinzai finally got what he wanted. He caught all the toads in the pond in the backyard, peeled them and put them in a pot, boiled them and fried them until golden brown. Then he added the seasonings and served a plate of fried frogs to the table.
There were no animal protection laws in this era, so toads were open to eating.
Frog meat is fragrant and tender, perfect for drinking wine.
After dinner, when everyone in the house had eaten and was about to go to bed, Li Qinzai brought out the supper, and ordered the maid to get iced grape wine, and sat in the yard to pour it and drink it.
It is always very attractive when someone is having a late night snack. Soon Qiaoer Hongbi and the Shangguan brothers and sisters were all attracted by the smell.
Li Qinzai smiled and ordered people to bring bowls and chopsticks for the children to eat together.
Whether he is a father or a teacher, in addition to strict academic requirements, he does not need to be too strict in life. He should eat and drink when he should. Li Qinzai is not a moral gentleman or an academic, so he does not have to look for a sense of presence in front of the children.
The first and fourth graders had snacks that made their mouths watery. Just halfway through eating, a graceful figure flashed across the backyard.
Before Li Qinzai noticed it, Qiao'er raised her little hand happily: "Aunt Jin, come and eat the toad. My father made it by himself. It's very delicious."
Li Qinzai turned his head and suddenly found Jin Dayan walking out of the shadow of the tree. Looking at the plate of golden and crispy frogs on the low table in the yard, Jin Dayan secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with a straight face: "Don't eat before going to bed, otherwise
If it hurts the spleen and stomach, how can I violate the precepts as a doctor?"
Qiao'er blinked and looked at Li Qinzai again.
A moment later, Jin Dayan was sitting at the low table. She picked up a plump and tender frog leg with chopsticks and stuffed it into Cherry's little mouth. She didn't realize that a ray of oil was flowing down.
"It smells so good!" Kim Dayeon praised.
Li Qinzai laughed and winked at her: "With meat but no wine, wouldn't you live up to the beauty of this wonderful time? Doctor Jin, would you like to drink some grape wine? It should be iced."
Jin Dayan's almond-shaped eyes widened with a look of struggle on her face.
Qiao'er helped by saying, "You've already eaten the meat, why do you still care about drinking a few sips of wine?"
"You will gain weight..." Jin Dayan gritted her teeth to hold on to her remaining sanity.
"During the Tang Dynasty, plump women were regarded as beautiful. Doctor Jin was too thin, with less than three ounces of flesh on his body. If he could be a little fatter, he would be even more charming." Li Qinzai said with a smile.
Jin Dayan hesitated for a long time, but in the end she couldn't resist the temptation of iced wine. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'll fight today! It's only for today. You must be self-disciplined from tomorrow on!"
Li Qinzai laughed and filled a glass of grape wine for her.
The dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty were very particular about drinking. They used what kind of cup to drink. Ordinary Sanlejiang or rice wine used lacquerware cups, but grape wine must use luminous cups.
The so-called "luminous cup" is actually a glass cup with relatively turbid transparency. This thing is still a rare item in the Tang Dynasty today. It looks turbid and yellow, but it is worth a lot of money, and only the rich and powerful can afford it.
Picking up the translucent glass cup, Jin Dayan raised her neck and drank it all. The cold feeling went down her throat straight to her stomach, and she immediately let out a sigh of relief.
"It's so comfortable! Life is like this, you can die without regrets." Jin Dayan sighed.