This is a tragedy, but it is also a tragedy that is repeated every day, every hour, every moment in every city in the Tang Dynasty.
This is the way of the world!
People who support Fang Jun all know how powerful the Yuan family is. If Fang Jun ignores these two old men, most of them can understand. After all, the Yuan family's influence in the court is extraordinary. For two ordinary people to offend such a powerful person
The powerful family will have an immeasurable impact on Fang Jun's future official career.
But if Fang Jun is really afraid of the Yuan clan's power and chooses to stand by and ignore it...
There will be some disappointment, right?
The onlookers were silent, with complicated thoughts.
After all, everyone naturally hopes that even in the darkest night, there will be a ray of sunshine shining through. Even if it is just a ray of light or a ray of warmth, it will make the whole life full of hope and brilliance.
However, this is nothing more than an extravagant wish...
Hope, most of the time, they will bow to reality. This is the case for ordinary people, even for Fang Jun, who is a nobleman of Jing Zhaoyin.
After all, every choice means gain or loss of interests...
Dugu Cheng bravely took the blood-stained piece of paper.
He didn't dare not accept it. If he dared to refuse to accept the petition in front of so many people, the reputation of the entire Jingzhao Mansion would be ruined, and Dugu Cheng's reputation would be ruined on the street, and his future would be ruined.
The most important thing is that he dares to guarantee that if he does not accept this petition today, Fang Jun will be furious later and use the most rogue and despicable way to kill him!
After taking the petition, Dugu Cheng didn't even have time to read it carefully, so he said loudly: "Auntie, I have already received the petition, and Jingzhao Mansion will give you a fair and just explanation. But the deceased is the most important, so I will let you
How about sending someone to bury this old father-in-law first? People cannot be resurrected, so they have to be buried in peace."
The old woman was shedding turbid old tears. Her skinny, tree-like hands gently touched her husband's increasingly cold cheeks, and she nodded silently.
Dugu Cheng took a long breath, straightened up and said loudly: "The onlookers should disperse quickly. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the Jingzhao Prefecture if you are blocking traffic in such a busy city?"
They also sent patrols and servants from the government office to drive them away. The crowd dispersed in twos and threes, and the chatter gradually faded away.
But Dugu Cheng knew that although the crowd dispersed, the eyes of all concerned people would always be focused on Jingzhao Mansion, waiting to see the consequences of Jingzhao Mansion's handling. Once the people were dissatisfied, it was necessary to curse the whole sky.
Dugu Cheng also wanted to scold his mother!
Dugu Cheng, who is also from a wealthy family, has naturally seen a lot of dirty things in wealthy families. It is absolutely impossible to prevent the inexplicable disappearance of slaves and servants. After all, there are many disputes in wealthy families, and there are more opportunities for secrets to be discovered...
In order to keep the secret, it is necessary to kill people and silence them.
But your Yuan family has a great business, so what's the big deal even if the maidservant from Dian dies? People can't be resurrected, so just give their families enough money to settle down. How much is their life worth? Why even
Are the corpses going to be disposed of without anyone seeing them? It’s not like that much money is needed!
It's better now. My grandfather and grandparents were violent. My grandfather was killed in front of the Jingzhao Mansion. My grandmother came with a petition to file a complaint. The incident became a big fuss and everyone in the city knew about it. No matter how the matter was handled in the end, the Yuan family's reputation was quite bad.
…
What a confused family.
Even if Dugu Cheng wanted to protect the Yuan family, he couldn't do this kind of thing. A large group of imperial censors supported by His Majesty were trying their best to search for the omissions and mistakes of the officials in the court. After all, paper could not cover them up.
Hold on, sooner or later this matter will be known to the whole world.
Moreover, although the Guanlong Group is of the same spirit and supports each other, it is impossible for them to ruin their own futures just to protect others...
Dugu Cheng did not dare to neglect, and arranged for someone to buy a mouthful of high-quality longevity materials to restrain his father-in-law who was knocked to death in front of the Jingzhao Mansion. He then persuaded his father-in-law nicely and patted his chest to ensure that the petition would be delivered to Jingzhao Yin Fangjun.
Then he personally sent someone to escort the old lady Ding home and make funeral arrangements for her.
At the end of the day, Dugu Cheng put away the petition and planned to go to Fang's house to tell Fang Jun about the matter.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the Yamen, he saw a four-wheeled carriage with the Yuan family emblem printed on it already waiting at the door. The steward of the Yuan family, dressed in clean green cloth clothes, stood beside the carriage with his head bowed. When he saw Dugu Cheng, he immediately
He trotted forward and said with a smile, "Well done, Young Master. My young master has been waiting for you for a long time."
Dugu Cheng frowned.
The current head of the Yuan family, Yuan Zhou, is the ninth generation descendant of Emperor Zhaocheng of the Western Wei Dynasty. His grandfather Yuan Shun was the King of Puyang of the Western Wei Dynasty. His father Yuan Xiong was the King of Wuling.
His son Yuan Renhui was the governor of Liang.
The young master mentioned by the steward of the Yuan family is Yuan Renhui.
Yuan Renhui's official position is not obvious, but his seniority is a bit higher than that of Dugu Cheng. The Guanlong Group has been married for generations, and relatives are helping relatives. They can build up some relationships by going around and around, so Dugu Cheng has to see him.
Furthermore, with Yuan's status, it was impossible for Dugu Cheng to turn a blind eye.
Even if Dugu Cheng doesn't want to pay much attention to this matter, in the end he is still an ally...
Dugu Cheng got on the carriage.
For a long time, Dugu Cheng looked at the Yuan family's carriage gradually going away with a gloomy look on his face, wishing he could curse a few words.
What's going on with this girl?
Dugu Cheng, who was extremely depressed, waved to his charioteer to drive the carriage over. After boarding the carriage, he said angrily: "Go to the house."
*****
"Burial?"
Fang Jun held the blood-stained paper in his hand. The joints of his fingers were slightly white from the exertion, and the veins on his forehead were slightly bulging. Anger spread in his heart, and he wished that the assassin would lead his soldiers into the Yuan family.
Kill this entire family of indifferent, heartless, humane beasts!
The daughter who had been brought up with so much hard work could not even be seen dead, so the Yuan family dismissed her by saying, "She is suffering from a serious disease, and medicine is ineffective." Even if it was just a dead kitten or puppy, they would dig a hole and bury it, right?
The results of it?
It was because the young man from the Yuan family who died young had not yet gotten married, so he had to be buried with a group of maids and maids...
That was a living girl in her prime, raised by her father and mother. How could she be so ruthless as to kill her alive, buy her into a tomb, and bury her with a dead person?
Not to mention that he was just a slave of the Yuan family. He was still a free person and not a slave of the Yuan family. How could he treat human life like this? After burying his daughter with him, he could confidently tell him that he was suffering from a serious disease.
, medicine and stone are ineffective”?
What a beast!
Dugu Cheng looked helpless and said cautiously: "Yin Yuan, Yuan Renhui personally came to the official to explain the reason in detail. He also admitted that the Yuan family went too far, but the Yuan family was willing to compensate the victim for his losses. As follows.
In the official's opinion, although this kind of thing is harmful to Tianhe, but it has been forbidden repeatedly, it is better to turn a blind eye and close a blind eye. If the victim does not pursue the case, our Jingzhao Mansion will just let it go."
What he said really came from a public heart.
Although the practice of sacrificial burials has long been prohibited since ancient times, it has continued throughout history and has been repeatedly mentioned in history books.
"Mozi Buried Under the Jie" said: "The emperor killed hundreds of people and dozens of widows; the generals and officials killed dozens of people and several widows. The horses, horses, and girls all have music...
This is a matter of abandoning the people and squandering the people's wealth. It is an unstoppable plan."
This means that kings kill and bury people, ranging from hundreds to dozens; generals and adults kill and bury people, ranging from dozens to a few, with chariots, horses, singers, and dancing girls, which is extremely cruel. This kind of
The cruel practice makes it impossible for people to do anything and wastes people's money beyond calculation.
Even Xun Kuang, who advocated the theory of thick burial, strongly opposed murder and burial. He said in "Xunzi·Li Lun Chapter": "Carving death and attaching it to death is called ink; carving life and attaching death is called confusion; killing life and sending death to it is called
thief!"
It means that reducing the burial objects for the dead and increasing the expenses for the living is called "Mozi's way", reducing the expenses for the living and increasing the burial objects for the dead is called confusion, and killing the living to bury the dead with them is called cruelty!
However, burial has been regarded as a symbol of rank since ancient times, and the scale of burial has become a representative feature of aristocratic status. No dynasty has ever been able to completely prohibit it.
If Fang Jun insists on going his own way and wants to use this to challenge the Yuan family and force the Yuan family to plead guilty, he will be the enemy of all the aristocrats in the world!
Even the royal family!
Where is the chance of winning here?
Wouldn't it be better if the Yuan family compensated the old lady Ding a sum of money and everyone could get what they needed and live in peace?