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The wind was still strong, Li Yue tightened her clothes and frowned, "After all, my husband won."
Zhang Yang cleaned up the chessboard, and his wife's attention was not focused during the chess game. Now that she is pregnant with a child, it has a great impact on her study.
"Does the magistrate need to do anything else?" Aunt Wang said in a low voice.
"No need, I'll leave the rest to Chao Zhong." Zhang Yang picked up the kettle on the stove and poured a bowl of hot tea.
After hearing this, Aunt Wang retreated outside the hospital.
Aunt Yang came pulling a cart with several boxes on it, "The county lord, your highness the princess, these were sent by Little General Chu Mo."
Li Yue, stroking her pregnant belly with one hand, stepped forward and took a closer look. When she opened one of the boxes, she saw a whole box of gold nuggets and silver cakes.
"so much……"
The daughter-in-law's eyes were flashing as she reached out and picked up a piece of gold, "Husband, look, there are many gold and silver cakes."
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Why did you send it to our house?"
Aunt Yang replied, "It was said that General Cheng Chumo did not dare to accept the money, so he had it delivered to the entrance of the alley."
After hesitating for a while, Li Yue raised her head and looked at her husband.
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Just leave it at home first."
Li Yue took the two largest silver cakes on top of several boxes and put them into her arms with quick eyes and hands.
The word "little money fan" was almost written on her face. She looked at both sides of the alley a little mischievously, and called to the yard, "Xiao Wu Xiaohui, dig the ground with a shovel."
Xu Hui looked back and then looked at Xiao Wu, "What are you digging for?"
Xiao Wu held a shovel in his hand and said, "bury the money."
Zhang Yang moved boxes of gold and silver cakes into his home, and Li Yue opened all the boxes, including two boxes of gold cakes, three boxes of silver cakes, and three boxes of Dongzhu.
She walked back and forth in confusion, "Where did you get so much money?"
Aunt Wang replied, "A noble family needs to arrange a mouthpiece in the court to influence the government and bribe officials. When Tang Jian arranged his son's official position, Lu Chengqing did not accept Yan Shigu's money at that time."
Seeing Li Yue looking at him, Zhang Yang smiled awkwardly.
Aunt Wang added, "Yan Shigu arranged officials in the court to collect money from merchants and dignitaries. Most of these people were introduced by nobles. The merchants bribed the nobles. The nobles wrote letters and submitted them to Lu Chengqing, and most of the collected money went to Lu Chengqing.
In the courtyard."
"The County Marquis was not wrong at first. Xu Yushi could not find the crux of the matter from beginning to end, nor could he find conclusive evidence. It was just because the matter was not as simple as the County Marquis thought."
"Yan Shigu was promoted by the gentry, and he was just a pawn among the gentry. It was Lu Chengqing, not Yan Shigu, who really accepted the money from the powerful merchants. Of course, Yan Shigu did lack the antiquities and money.
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Li Yue thought about it, "So my husband thought that Lu Chengqing accepted Yan Shigu's money? In fact, it was Lu Chengqing who asked Yan Shigu to receive a small part of the money, and in the case of Tang Jian, Lu Chengqing just did it incidentally."
Zhang Yang sat down and held his forehead. There was so much wealth in front of him. The truth was like this. Who would have thought that such a large amount of money could be found in one search.
After thinking about it, she said, "A lot of this money is used by the nobles to install mouthpieces in the court and is intended to be used to bribe officials in the court. Some of it is money used by merchants and dignitaries from all walks of life to buy recommendation places?"
Aunt Wang nodded, "That's true. There are accounts for how much it is and how it is spent. Now the accounts are in the hands of Yushitai."
Li Yue smiled bitterly and said, "The expenses in the imperial court are often tight, and it is really ridiculous for a powerful man to have more than tens of thousands of dollars in wealth."
When the world was in chaos and Li Yuan secured the throne, many forces in the world were reshuffled. The more powerful the people, the easier it was for them to obtain the huge wealth left by the former Sui Dynasty.
The accumulation of nobles is more than expected.
Li Yue whispered, "Husband, our sugar business in Luoyang must make a lot of money and take away all their money."
I feel angry when I think about it. I just checked a village and there was so much money. When I think that all the money will be used in the court, what exactly do these people want to infiltrate the court?
For aristocratic families, these coins may be just a drop in the bucket.
It doesn't matter if the money is spent, as long as the world remains unchanged and the gentry can still have absolute say, their control over the scholars will not weaken, and the money can one day be recovered.
What a good plan, what a bargain.
It is most cost-effective to exchange money for power.
Zhang Yang stroked her bun and nodded.
"Silver cakes are convenient, but I can't get rid of all this gold at home." Li Yue was still a little worried.
The two little girls were digging a hole in the yard and seemed to be struggling.
Zhang Yang brought a large shovel from the side, held the wooden handle in both hands, placed the shovel head on the ground, stepped on it with one foot and it sank halfway, then dug up a large piece of soil with his hand.
The two girls blinked and marveled at the teacher's strength.
Following one another, Xu Hui and Xiao Wu used this method and unexpectedly discovered that it saves a lot of effort.
In Chang'an City, Xu Xiaode led a group of people to Dali Temple. Dozens of people filled the main hall of Dali Temple.
It was getting dark, and Cheng Chumo sat in front of the Dali Temple, waiting for the result of this time.
After another half an hour, Xu Xiaode and Chu Liang walked out of Dali Temple together and hurried towards Chengtian Gate.
Cheng Chumo glanced at the Dali Temple and whispered, "What are we going to do with these people?"
The doorman replied, "Since the matter is of great importance and I want to report it to His Majesty, these people will be taken into custody first."
Cheng Chu nodded silently, took one more look at the excitement, then turned and left.
On Zhuque Street, Anyi Fang, which is close to Mingdemen, there is a group of people standing by the street talking.
Just after the morning court, Lu Chengqing received the news and hurriedly packed up his belongings and prepared to leave Chang'an City. If he told the elders of the clan that he could still save his life, at most he would only be scolded and punished.
But if it falls into the hands of Li Shimin, his life may not be saved.
They were already very close to the city gate, so Lu Chengqing asked his servant to pull his slender servant to speed up.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As long as you leave the city and hide for a while, then change your route to Fan Yang, the court will no longer be able to do anything to you.
Seeing Mingde Gate approaching, a group of strong men blocked his way.
"Lu Shangshu, what are you doing out of the city with so many valuables?"
The other party blocked the way, and Lu Chengqing glanced around again, "What are you going to do?"
"We don't have to do anything, but Lu Shangshu can't leave the city today."
Lu Chengqing wanted to change his route and walk from the other side, but was stopped by a group of people. These people looked like gangsters from Chang'an City.
"Who are you!" Lu Chengqing, who had always been serious and steady, shouted hysterically.
It made everyone around look over.
Not long after, a group of soldiers and horses came running towards here. Li Junxian personally led people to surround them, "Lu Shangshu, go to Ganlu Hall, your Majesty will summon you."
Lu Chengqing was gritting his teeth and trembling all over, "I have urgent matters at home and have to go out of town."
"Your Majesty has a decree, go now." Li Junxian waved his sleeves and said, "Take it!"
Lu Chengqing smiled bitterly and stopped struggling at this moment, letting these people escort him towards Chengtian Gate.
Cheng Chumo was walking back and forth on the edge of Zhuque Street. When he saw Lu Chengqing being escorted into Chengtian Gate by a group of officers and soldiers, he finally got a result.
The arrangements for these two days were finally settled. He walked up to a vendor who was buying braised pork. This vendor was one of the few people in the braised pork gang who could meet him directly.
"Lu Chengqing has been taken to the palace so that the brothers can rest."
"Here."
Cheng Chumo left with tired steps.
It's been raining for two days with no intention of stopping.
Cheng Chumo walked home tiredly.
"Boy, come here and pour wine for General Niu."
Hearing the words of the veteran at home, Cheng Chumo just waved his hands and ignored them.
After returning to his room, he fell down and fell asleep.
At this moment, there were many officials coming and going in the palace, but something happened to Lu Chengqing after all, and the government and the public were shocked for a while.
Many people had insomnia this night.
Zhang Yang woke up early and prepared breakfast for his family.
Xiao Wu and Xu Hui fed the little bear food, and the little bear did not resist Xu Hui. But now the two girls and the bear can play sepak takraw together, making their yard lively.
Li Yue put her husband into official uniform and said, "My husband has left early and returned early. I heard that a batch of timber has arrived in Lishan. Our family will go to the village to have a look."
Listening to the words, I saw that there was only one bun left in the bowl, so I couldn't waste it.
Zhang Yang picked up the meat buns and walked out of the house while eating.
Although the rain has stopped, the air is getting colder.
Stepping on the road with some water, a cold wave was sweeping through Guanzhong. Zhang Yang tightened his clothes, and the cold wind kept blowing.
It was still dark and the whole city of Chang'an was quiet.
Zhang Yang walked all the way to Chengtian Gate, where all the civil and military officials of the court stood without saying a word.
Xu Jingzong came late, Zhang Yang thought about the time, thinking that at this time, the Chengtian Gate should be opened.
Everyone also realized this and talked in low voices.
Finally, there was movement in Chengtian Gate, but it still opened a crack, and the guard walked out. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty summoned Zheng Guogong, Zhao Guogong, and Fang Xiang to the Ganlu Hall to discuss matters. Today, you will have a break. Please return to the ministries and offices."
Handle government affairs as usual."
After saying this, the guard went back, and everyone started talking louder.
Everyone talked about the incident of Lu Chengqing being brought into the palace yesterday.
Zhang Yang looked back at the people in the Rites Department and said, "Everyone go and do your own business. I have other things to do and go home first."
The four members of the etiquette department bowed briefly and turned to leave.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty who were waiting in front of the palace gate also left.
Zhang Yang was walking in the imperial city and bumped into Li Daoyan.
"Brother Daoyan, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you these days?" Zhang Yang asked politely.
"My brother went to the Wei Mansion, and General Li Daliang sent someone to send a message. I didn't know about it until early in the morning."
Zhang Yang asked suspiciously, "Which brother is yours?"
Li Daoyan said with a straight face, "Li Xiaoyi."
To say that an eldest brother is like a father, Li Shen passed away early and left behind such a large family. As the eldest brother in the family, Li Daoyan naturally had to look after the brothers.
With military merit, he would be able to gain a foothold in the military, which was also his original purpose for going to the Western Regions.
"Does it have anything to do with me?"
"I think it has something to do with you."
What do you think? Zhang Yang held his hands and took a breath, "Brother Daoyan, isn't that right? You can't just think that you trust your own intuition so much?"
"Long years of experience in combat, intuition is very important."
"Experience is experience, it cannot be generalized."
"I heard from the people sent by General Li Daliang that Cheng Chumo took him to the army."
"Whenever Chu Mo does something, you should go to him."
"Everyone in Chang'an City knows that you have an irreconcilable relationship with General Chu Mo. They are life and death friends."
Zhang Yang scratched his head, life and death? There was Cheng Yaojin standing behind Cheng Chumo. If he really had to face anything in the future, Cheng Yaojin would definitely protect his son.
He is determined to be able to accomplish such a thing as a dead Taoist friend rather than a poor Taoist.
Zhang Yang slowed down and said, "Having said that, I remembered that I did have a relationship with your brother on the streets of Chang'an City. Chu Mo probably took a fancy to this boy's blood."
Li Daoyan nodded, "Although Xiaoyi may be fooling around, he is a very bloody child, but even if he is asked to be taken to the army, he must at least explain it to someone."
"What Michiyan said is that when I see Shimo Mo again, I will scold him. Don't do this next time."
"There are only a few young brothers in the family. There can be no next time. Going into battle after entering the Wei Mansion is not a child's play."
"Brother Daoyan is right." Zhang Yang answered sentence after sentence.
"I have heard about what happened in the army back then. Su Dingfang also told me the reason for it. I don't care what others think of me. You are still a good brother of someone. I still remember the favor from back then. If you need help, just ask
Hello."
"Brother Michoyan is serious."
"Don't worry, Su Dingfang only told me the whole story, no one else knows."
There's no reason why I don't want to interact with people from the Wei Mansion, especially because the sanitary conditions in the military are so inhumane.
Moreover, people who have been raised in the military atmosphere are strict in everything they say and do, and they do what they say. Their expressive ability is often not as good as that of civilian officials.
After walking out of Zhuque Gate and onto Zhuque Street, Zhang Yang said again, "I'll go home first."
Li Daoyan nodded with a straight face.
It is best if the awe-inspiring righteousness in the world lasts forever, and the bad guys can feel refreshed and refreshed.
I couldn't go to the morning court today, so I happened to go to the streets of Dongshi while it was still early.
The market in the East Market is more lively than in previous years, and there are more people.
In the past two years, more and more people have moved into Chang'an City.
"Xiao Zhang, Auntie, there is fresh dried meat here."
Hearing the familiar and warm call, it turns out that the uncles and aunts in the market have never changed, they are still so simple.
Zhang Yang stepped forward to take a look.
"I see you haven't come to the market so early in some days."
"I have to go to court every day." Zhang Yang said discouragedly and picked some dried meat. "Recently, my wife at home is pregnant with a child and she always says that her mouth tastes bad. I just brought it to her as a snack."
"Is your wife pregnant?"
"Yes, it happened at the beginning of the year."
"Tell your uncles and aunts earlier." The uncle selling dry goods on the side drank, and then packed a package of dried dates. "They all say that you have children, and eating these dried dates will nourish your body."
Zhang Yang took the dried dates and groped in his arms, "Uncle, how much silver is it?"