Mr. Sun had been gone for a long time, and Wang Xun was sitting on the bed, staring at the death-free coupon in the brocade box.
"Okay, stop looking at it. Look again, it's just a piece of iron and can't be turned into gold!" Unable to stand Wang Xun's distracted look, Aunt Yun smiled and stretched out her finger to poke him in the forehead.
remember.
"Ah!" Wang Xun suddenly woke up, instinctively stretched out his arms, and firmly protected the brocade box containing the iron coupon to avoid death in his arms. This action made Aunt Yun burst into laughter, shook her head, and whispered:
"Look at your worthless appearance. What are you doing holding an iron bond? Who can snatch it from you? Besides, this thing is just for scaring the country bumpkin named Sun. If it really causes big trouble, he may not be able to afford it.
What’s the use!”
Seeing that Wang Xun's face was still full of disbelief, she smiled and continued: "Once the emperor and his ministers, do you think this thing can really stop any disaster? This thing was in your uncle Cheng's house next door.
There are three pieces. One piece was given by Emperor Gaozu, and the other two pieces were given by Emperor Taizong. When Queen of Heaven comes to power, doesn’t it mean that the tribe is exterminated? I didn’t let you know before, because I was afraid that you would rely on it to cause irreparable damage.
Disaster strikes. This thing is the last talisman of our Wang family. It cannot be taken out unless absolutely necessary. If it still fails to work after taking it out, then the Wang family will be completely doomed!"
"Hehe, hehe!" Wang Xun was scolded until he could only giggle. He put down the iron coupon, stood up, walked behind Aunt Yun, and gently pressed his concubine's shoulder, "Aren't you still here? You belong to our Wang family.
The second iron coupon. As long as you are here, no one can do anything to the Wang family!"
This was what he said from the bottom of his heart, although it was obviously meant to flatter him. What happened today really shocked him. First of all, he didn't expect that he still had such a treasure as a "death-free iron coupon" hidden in his home. Secondly,
What he didn't even expect was that the catastrophe that had frightened him and Ma Fang so much that they were easily overcome by Aunt Yun with fifty taels of silver. And when Aunt Yun was talking to Sun Baotou,
This was the first time he had seen this performance in his whole life. Intimidation, inducement, coercion, appeasement and many other methods were used one by one, with all kinds of tricks. Although Wang Xun had always felt that his scheming was ranked first in Chang'an City, today he followed Yun
After comparing it with my aunt, I realized how childish the things I usually play with are.
"You little sycophant!" Aunt Yun slapped Wang Xun's fingers away with a slap, the expression on her face was one of pity and helplessness, "How long can I take care of you? I usually urge you to make progress, but you always find me verbose. This
Now you know how powerful it is, right? A policeman in the yamen can make you lose your mind. Youdao is the prefect who destroys the family and the county magistrate who ruins the family. If there is no real official hat to cover the head, no matter how big the family fortune is,
No matter how much money you have, after a lawsuit, it will all become someone else's!"
"Didn't I have little experience before?" Wang Xun just owed Aunt Yun a favor. He didn't dare to contradict her, so he smiled and said softly.
"You must have learned a lesson this time!" Aunt Yun slowly stood up and shook her head with a wry smile, "Young man, you always think you are the smartest person in the world. You ignore the words of adults. When do you suffer, when do you suffer?
I just remembered your instructions. By then, it will be too late, and there will be no place to buy the regret medicine!"
"Hehe, hehe!" Wang Xun followed his concubine closely as he did when he was a child, just giggling.
Aunt Yun walked a few steps and saw that Wang Xun was still clinging to her like a tail. She had no choice but to turn around and scolded with a smile: "Why are you following me? Why don't you think about what to do next? Then Captain Sun
Didn’t the head say it? The Wannian County Yamen is also acting under orders. I’m afraid County Magistrate Zhang himself doesn’t even know who the person who really wants to attack you is!"
"So, that's why I hope my aunt can give me some more advice!" Wang Xun scratched the back of his head and said pitifully.
"You, let me tell you what to say!" Aunt Yun couldn't get rid of him, and she couldn't really let him get into trouble and be taken away by the Yamen, so she had to turn around again, walked to Hu's bed and sat down heavily. "First of all, you
I need to give my aunt a solid foundation. Have you done anything harmful to nature recently?"
"I've definitely never done anything harmful to the world. But if you are serious, you can always find some faults if you pick a bone between eggs!" Wang Xun thought for a while and complained in a low voice...
"There are no bones. Is there anyone blocking the door to pick out the eggs? Isn't it the eggs that the flies haven't bitten?" Seeing that Wang Xun was still denying it, Aunt Yun, who had just been protecting Wang Xun like an old hen protecting its chicks in front of outsiders, immediately
He changed into a completely opposite face and asked with a sneer.
"Hard, if I have to pick, I'm afraid, I'm afraid I can't pick a little!" Aunt Yun saw that Wang Xun felt guilty, so he had to tell the truth, "Except for the properties you always entrust to me, my child has not been able to pick a little bit in the past two years.
Some usury money was also released last year, I'm afraid you know this. In addition, last year, the Weihe River flooded, and some farmers took advantage of the fact that they could not survive, so they bought a lot of land at a low price. You are probably well aware of this.
Ming. Also, I occasionally help people fight, race horses in the downtown area, etc. But I have never done anything like forcing people to death!"
"So, you are involved in the cases mentioned by Captain Sun just now?" Aunt Yun sighed, her face full of fatigue.
"What the boy told Sun Captor just now is basically the truth. Of course, try to downplay your responsibility as much as possible!" Wang Xun nodded, his face full of grievances.
"You, you really can't do well as a playboy!" Aunt Yun couldn't help but poked his finger hard, "Isn't this just giving someone a thumbs up? How come our family lacks such a little money, so that you can't even do it?"
Can you do things like forceful buying and selling, and forcing people to a desperate situation?"
"It's not exactly forced buying and selling!" Wang Xun didn't dare to hide, covering his forehead and muttering in a low voice, "If everyone doesn't take the opportunity to seize the land, I'll just follow the crowd! The Qin brothers have copied more than me, too.
I haven’t seen what the government did to his family? He squeezed the persimmon until it was soft and just bullied me!"
"That's right, you are the one who bullies careless people! How can our family compare with the Qin family?" Aunt Yun raised her hand to slap Wang Xun, but when she saw Wang Xun's pitiful look, her heart softened and she slapped her again.
The arms were lowered.
Although she was not Wang Xun's biological mother, she had brought him up since he was a child and had always regarded him as her own flesh and blood. Unable to bear to see Wang Xun upset, she sighed quietly and whispered: "The key now is not these cases, but
Find out clearly where this turmoil came from? How far are the government's preparations? Today, I can rely on the shadow of my ancestors to bluff the bumpkin named Sun. Next time if someone else comes, I'm afraid it won't be as easy as today.
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Even Aunt Yun felt embarrassed, and Wang Xun was even more upset. He pointed at the brocade clothes on his concubine carefully with his hand, and murmured in a low voice: "Don't you still have this uniform? You are better than Wannian County Magistrate.
They’re all one level older!”
"Bah!" No longer able to hold back, Aunt Yun smiled and gave him a hard blow on the back of the head, "You are serious. This uniform is actually worthless. That county magistrate named Zhang is really
If you want to do it, let's just tell the boss and I can take back my life uniform the next day. Besides, I bought this clothes with money, which is very different from a serious life uniform. Your grandpa will spend his whole life.
If I don’t have an official career, where can I get some serious uniform to wear?”
"Ah!" Wang Xun opened his mouth, and the gap between his upper and lower gums was enough to stuff a duck egg. Today's things were so bizarre, almost everything exceeded the common sense he had accumulated before. The iron certificate changed once the emperor and the courtiers.
The effect of the emperor will be greatly reduced; the official uniforms of the imperial wives can actually be purchased, and a county magistrate with real power can easily take them back. In this way, the power of the royal family that I usually rely on is basically equivalent to non-existence. It’s just that
I haven't gotten into much trouble, and no one wants to be serious with me.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind his back. Apart from anything else, the cases that Captain Sun talked about today really fell on ordinary people, and I'm afraid they could have gone to the execution ground several times. It's a pity that he actually did it before.
I thought that I had the protection of my ancestors behind me. Unfortunately, I thought that if I gathered a group of the same nobles and formed a group, I could run rampant in Chang'an City.
Just when she was regretting it, she heard Aunt Yun sigh and say in a low voice: "Don't be too anxious. Hasn't this life uniform been confiscated yet? As long as I can protect you for a day, I won't turn a blind eye.
I will watch you being taken away."
"My child is not up to par, and I have caused trouble for you, Auntie!" Wang Xun felt warm in his heart, stood up, and bowed respectfully to Aunt Yun.
"Silly words, what's the trouble? If this family is without you, how can my aunt survive?" Aunt Yun's eyes turned red and she whispered. "When your grandfather bought you and me this life suit, I'm afraid it was also for
Today, he is cautious in doing things and can always take one step at a time and see several steps ahead. It’s just that he left a little early and couldn’t personally teach you how to be successful!”
"I feel sorry for my aunt, so I bought you a life uniform!" Wang Xun saw that Aunt Yun was about to cry, so he didn't bother to ask about his own affairs, and forced a smile to comfort her.
Mentioning Wang Xun's father, Aunt Yun couldn't hold back her words. "Your mother just passed away back then. I am the daughter of a merchant family, but your grandpa forced me to stand upright. It is inevitable that some people in the house are very angry.
By the way, it happened that the emperor Xiu Li Palace was short of money and was planning to sell a batch of official titles, so your grandfather was cruel and spent two thousand dollars to buy me the official uniform of a fourth-grade married woman!"
"Then why didn't Grandpa buy one for himself?!" Partly out of curiosity, and partly out of wanting to make his concubine happy, Wang Xun raised his face and asked with a smile.
"Originally I wanted to buy it. But the government later changed its tune and refused to sell men's titles!" Aunt Yun smiled, with a hint of happiness on her face.
"Then why?" Wang Xun completely turned into a curious baby, grabbing Aunt Yun's words and asking questions non-stop.
"The prime minister at the time, Zhang Jiuling, objected, saying that officials were the arms of the imperial court. The official system was the cornerstone of the country. Those who bought officials paid for them, and after taking office, they would naturally get more money back from the people. But the Tang Dynasty had such a large territory, and the imperial court would not
It is possible to find out all corrupt officials and bring them to justice. If things go on like this, those originally honest officials will follow suit when they see that corrupt officials have not received the punishment they deserve. If this continues, it will not take long before there will be no more officials in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty.
To an upright official, any government order from the central government to the local government, even if it is good governance for the benefit of the people, will become an excuse for officials to make money, thus turning into bad governance. Slowly, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty was destroyed by urban foxes and social rats.
It has been hollowed out and will repeat the mistakes of the Sui Dynasty!"
"He really dares to say that!" After hearing this, Wang Xun couldn't help it anymore and praised him.
Aunt Yun nodded lightly, "Old Prime Minister Zhang, he was indeed very brave to speak out back then. Even your grandfather admired this. Because of his obstruction, the emperor had no choice but to withdraw his orders and stop selling titles. But at that time, the Ministry of Rites
Li Linfu, the minister, saw the emperor's thoughts, and proposed that only women's titles should be sold, and men's titles should not be sold. Anyway, except for the days when the Queen of Heaven was in power, there was no precedent for women to be officials in other generations. As long as the Tang Dynasty ensures that women are not allowed to be officials.
Official, Gaoming can naturally sell takeout at will, no matter how much he sells, it will not disturb the order of the officialdom!"
"Ah!" Wang Xun was dumbfounded again, his mouth opened wide. He usually drank and chatted with a group of nobles, and he often talked about anecdotes about certain officials in the court. But they were all hidden in the golden house.
Boring stories about splitting peaches and cutting off sleeves, and they are all nonsense, but none of them are as vivid and practical as what Aunt Yun told today.
"So, it didn't take long for the old Prime Minister Zhang to be dismissed by the emperor and replaced by Li Linfu. The officials of the Tang Dynasty are getting easier and easier. As long as you can give your boss money, you can have a secure position. How can you get down?
It doesn’t matter if you stretch out your hand. That’s why your grandpa has suddenly come to his senses and hopes that you can become an official in this life. I don’t expect you to be able to regain your reputation, but at least get an official hat to wear on your behalf so that no one comes to bully you!”
"My child, I know I'm wrong!" For the first time in the past two years, Wang Xun didn't find Aunt Yun nagging her, and he sincerely accepted his teachings.
"It's good that you know. There's no rush in a day or two. We, the two of us, will get over this hurdle first, and then slowly look for other ways. I always feel that this storm is not coming for you, but for someone else behind the scenes.
There is a mystery. So don’t stir up trouble these days, and focus on snooping out rumors from the government. As long as we find the real goal of the person behind it, we may be able to save the day!"
"Yes!" Wang Xun nodded in agreement. In his heart, he admired Aunt Yun very much.
The mother and son discussed several key details of the operation. Before they could decide which step to start, the disciple reported outside that Master Ma, Zhang Tanhua, and Lei Bingcao were visiting together. When Wang Xun heard this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly followed
Aunt Yun took leave of absence and came to greet her at the door of her house in person.
When they met, he saw the concerned faces of his three friends. He felt warmer in his stomach. He smiled and apologized in a low voice: "I acted indiscreetly and got myself into trouble. I actually dragged a few people along with me."
I worked so hard together, and when I think about it, I feel so ashamed!"
"What are you talking about! Are you driving us away?" Lei Wanchun and Ma Fang each punched him and scolded him with a smile.
Zhang Xun is a civil servant, and he is not as unscrupulous as Lei Wanchun and Ma Fang. But he shook his head and responded with a smile: "Erlang, don't be polite. Zhang is not good at the things you usually play, so he tried his best.
I don’t force myself to step forward to spoil everyone’s fun. But Erlang is in trouble now, and if Zhang retreats further, wouldn’t all the previous sages’ books be read into the dog’s belly?”
After saying that, he put away his smile, and an upright spirit appeared between his eyes.
