Chapter 122: Gongs and drums in front of each other
"This... this bastard is disobedient and unfilial, disobedient and unfilial. I must punish him, and I must punish him severely!"
Yang Rong, the head of the Yang clan, thought that as soon as he came forward, he would immediately make the grandson of the clan, who had not been heard from for more than ten years, obey his orders. However, he did not expect that he would not take him seriously at all, making him look like him.
He scolded him like a grandson, humiliating himself in front of his clan members. But the majesty of the family could not suppress him, and they could not beat him again and again. The old man was so angry that he was trembling all over, but there was nothing he could do.
The person on his right hand was less than thirty years old, his name was Yang Yu, and he was a member of his clan. His family was poor at that time, and it was Yang Dingkun who funded his studies. But he had never been grateful to Yang Dingkun. He thought
The elders of the clan have the responsibility to support the children of the clan. When the children become prosperous, they will naturally prosper the clan.
He thinks that Yang Dingkun's doing this is basically Yang Dingkun's responsibility. Who told him to be rich? All this should be attributed to the family. If it weren't for the existence of the family, would Yang Dingkun support him like this? Now seeing Yang Xu come back, so domineering, so
He was arrogant, disrespectful and beat his fellow clan members, which made Yang Yu very angry.
Isn't it just an old house? No one has lived in it for more than ten years. It has been ruined by wind and rain. What does it matter if it is used by relatives? He thinks this is Yang Xu's intention to retaliate. This time he comes back.
He came with a grudge to avenge his mother for throwing herself into a well and his father for leaving home, so he found an excuse to retaliate.
Supporting Yang Rong and walking forward, Yang Yu secretly thought about it and suddenly said gloomily: "Grandpa, why are you angry for a rebellious and unfilial boy? It's not easy to punish him, so I'll leave this matter to you.
Yu'er will do it."
Yang Rong snorted and said: "What can you do? What can you do? You have been taking the Provincial Examination for almost ten years, and you have not yet been elected. Back then, you became a scholar in one fell swoop. I thought the clan was finally over.
There is going to be a character, who would have thought..."
Yang Yu blushed and said sarcastically: "Yes, it's Yu'er who is incompetent. It's very easy to punish Yang Xu. This Yang Xu is so ruthless. As soon as he came back, he had the courage to kill all the livestock in that courtyard.
, Itβs a pity that he only focused on establishing his prestige and forgot one important thing.β
"What's the big deal?"
"He killed the cow!"
Yang Yu bared his teeth and smiled: "Cows are must-have livestock for farming. The imperial court decrees that anyone who slaughters other people's horses and cattle for any reason will be punished with a cane of seventy for one and a half years; anyone who kills his own horses and cattle privately will be punished with a cane of one hundred. Injuries and injuries to farm cattle
If he dies without reporting it to the government but exploits it privately, he will be flogged forty times. No matter how you calculate it, he is guilty. Killing a cow is such a crime. If he killed at least seven or eight cows, what crime should he deserve?"
Yang Rong said with admiration: "Well... why didn't I think of this? Yes, yes, you go on."
Yang Yu was even more excited after receiving the praise, and said hurriedly: "Yes! If we get entangled with him on other matters, even if he is at fault, after all, what the tribesmen do is... not very kind. Once beaten,
If a lawsuit breaks out and a quarrel breaks out, it will be a joke for our Yang family to have someone with a different surname. Therefore, we cannot mention anything except that he is good at killing farm cattle. This alone is enough to punish him."
Yang Rong said happily: "Okay, this is a good idea. Yu'er, I'll leave this matter to you. You must do it beautifully and let him know who owns this Moling Town, hum!"
All the livestock pens in the Yang family courtyard were dismantled, the house was cleaned, the collapsed altar table was repaired, and the memorial tablets of Yang Dingkun and his wife were placed again, and fruit and incense candles were offered in front of the souls.
The big puddle in the yard was half buried, and then the wood used to build the pig pen and cow shed was thrown in bit by bit, and a fire was lit. The beef and mutton were roasted on it, and a large pot was set up to cook chicken and goose.
The smell of meat was overflowing, flying all over the town. There were still people patrolling near and far, but everyone knew that Yang Xu had a powerful stick, and no one dared to come close. Only the children were tempted by the smell of meat and quietly climbed up the wall.
, staring eagerly, swallowing saliva with greed.
Xia Xun asked someone to buy wine again. Peng Ziqi was worried and personally accompanied two guys to the town to buy wine. The restaurant in the town was not owned by the Yang family, but he had already heard about what happened to the Yang family.
It was a big deal. The Yang family was the largest family in this town. How dare the shopkeeper dare to offend the Yang family and sell wine to them? Peng Ziqi was not angry. He rode a horse to another town and bought four jars of good wine.
That night, the bonfire was blazing in Yang's courtyard, and the cattle and sheep were fragrant. Under the strange eyes of the whole town, they spent a prosperous night.
Early the next morning, Yang Yu took the lead and teamed up with Yang Wu and other 18 Yang clan members to file a lawsuit against Yang Xu for slaughtering the cattle. The 18 lawsuits were handed over directly to Wu Wanli, the magistrate of Jiangning County, before the case.
Yingtian Prefecture has jurisdiction over eight counties: Jiangning, Shangyuan, Jurong, Lishui, Gaochun, Jiangpu, and Liyang. Each of the eight counties has a county magistrate. Moling Town belongs to Jiangning County, so naturally Jiangning County has to fight this lawsuit.
At the same time, Xia Xun went to the outer town to find several groups of craftsmen. They fed cattle and sheep every day and began to carry out large-scale construction and formal construction of homes. They made horses and soldiers and started a formal battle...
Yingtian Mansion originally did not have enough space to build a large-scale imperial palace, but Emperor Hongwu was able to conquer the world with a commoner from Huaiyou. His ambition was truly extraordinary. He just leaned against the Purple Mountain and added Yanque Lake to build an imposing palace.
The magnificent Daming Palace.
However, this move was ultimately an act of defiance. Although the bottom of Yanque Lake was paved with huge boulders, driven into wooden piles, and repeatedly tamped and reinforced with lime soil, within a few years of its completion, the northern foundation began to sink, causing the current height in front of the palace to rise.
The lower back is bad for feng shui and is very unlucky. Not to mention, once it rains, the inner palace will easily become waterlogged and drainage will be difficult. At the same time, the palace city is too close to the outer city, making it difficult to defend in the event of a war.
Emperor Zhu was very troubled by this. In the first few years, he started to make plans to move the capital. He sent Prince Zhu Biao to go to Guan for inspection. He originally wanted to move the capital to Chang'an. Unfortunately, the crown prince died of illness shortly after returning from Guan. The white-haired man was sent to the black.
This was a huge blow to Emperor Zhu. In recent years, Zhu Yuanzhang was getting older and was unable to move the capital, so the matter was put aside. So he began to make great efforts to renovate the palace. By the Jinshui Bridge outside Chengtianmen
Up to now, it has not been completely completed, and it is very inconvenient for military officials to come and go.
On one side of the Royal Road, westward along the Qianbu Corridor, adjacent to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and across the street from the Six-bu Yamen on the east side, is the Jinyi Guards Commander's Office. The Jinyi Guards now are not as glorious as they used to be, except for the guards in charge.
, displaying ceremonial guards and accompanying the emperor on patrols are basically the same as the traditional imperial guards. That is to say, they report market prices to the emperor from time to time and let the emperor understand people's livelihood. Today's Jinyiwei has really become the most leisurely person in the Ming Dynasty.
yamen.
The inside of the Yamen was deserted and deserted, with a dilapidated atmosphere everywhere. On the flat road covered with blue bricks, many weeds grew out of the cracks between the bricks. It was obvious that no one was walking around at all. The paint on the door and the pillars were stripped and colorful, just like
The old man in Jinyiwei, who had been in a cold palace for a long time and was in disrepair, saw all this when he came back to collect his salary. You can imagine how he felt.
However, there are still people living in the backyard. There are lush vegetation and birds chirping in the backyard, which has a sense of vitality. A handsome colonel with red lips, white teeth, and delicate features is walking gently into the courtyard.
The Jinyiwei still has the establishment of generals, lieutenants and warriors. The general is called General Tianwu, which was renamed the Han general from the Yongle Dynasty. His main responsibility is to guard the Meridian Gate and act as a palace guard. The lieutenants are mostly composed of the children of meritorious officials.
The strong men are selected from among the people who are healthy, have no criminal record, and have a clean family background. The captain is in charge of the book and umbrella cover, and the strong men hold the golden drum and flag.
It's just that these are the personnel on duty in the palace, and there are only a few permanent personnel in the Imperial Guard Command and Envoy Department. In fact, the number of officials from hundreds of households and officials from thousands of households in Jinyiwei has increased in recent years, but that is because the emperor every
There were rewards, and the children of meritorious officials were often selected as military officials in royal robes. They did not take up any official duties, but only held idle positions and received salaries.
The handsome captain walked around a bush of flowers and trees and saw a man in a white robe under the corridor holding scissors and bending down to prune a flower. The man had a bun and wore a moon-white Yanju uniform. He was only around forty years old.
He was born with bright eyes and handsome eyebrows, a nose like hanging gallbladder, three slight beards, and a face like a crown jade.
When selecting officials in the Ming Dynasty, one must have good facial features. For two people with the same talents and learning, it will be much easier for the handsome one to become an official. This man's appearance not only meets the standard of good facial features, he can definitely be called a handsome man.
Although he is about forty years old, he has a mature temperament and handsome appearance. With this good appearance, he can still charm the Huaichun girl with just a few tricks. This man is Lord Luo Ke Diluo, the commander of Jin Yiwei.
The Jinyiwei officials have one commander, the third rank, two colleagues, the third rank, two ministers, the fourth rank, two governors, the fifth rank, fourteen people from one thousand households, fourteen people, the fifth rank. Because in the past few years,
The Jin Yiwei has become nothing more than a mere existence. The commanders and commanders are all the sons of meritorious officials with false titles. They usually do not come to the yamen to serve as supervisors. The only person who is really in charge of the affairs of the Jin Yiwei is Luo Kedi Luo Qianshi.
The captain walked forward quickly, reached a foot in front of Luo Qianshi, knelt down on one knee, straightened his fists, performed a solemn military salute, and said loudly: "Jinyi Colonel Xiao Qianyue, I have met Mr. Qianshi."
"Crack!"
Luo Qianshi cut again, and a green leaf slipped off. He put down the scissors and glanced at Xiao Qianyue with a smile: "Qianyue is here, get up."
Xiao Qianyue said: "Yes, I humbly followed him under your orders, but now he... seems to be in trouble."
"oh?"
Luo Qianshi smiled softly and said: "Hasn't he caused a lot of trouble? It seems that wherever he goes, he will cause a storm, haha, but in the end he can always stay out of it and walk away without taking any credit.
With the name..."
Xiao Qianyue smiled bitterly and said, "But this time, it seems that he can't stay out of it."