The ugliness of human nature made Di Qing, a man who values love and justice, almost collapse.
Pei Rendu used to be a scholar who relied on the Gao family. He was also a distant relative of the Gao family. When he was young, his family was poor, so he relied on the Gao family to study and go to school. In high school, the shadow of the Gao family was everywhere in his career...
If they were enemies, it would not be difficult for people to understand, but the craziest person who harmed the female relatives of the Gao family was Pei Rendu, who had received the most favors from the Gao family. He didn't even wait for dark, and caught a girl who had just been killed in the "Qu Mansion".
The female family member of the Gao family who sold it here... is said to have the courage to spend a fortune.
Today, Di Qing reported to the court that he was ill at home. Even if he caught Pei Rendu in the brothel, he would not be able to do anything to him. He was just promoting prostitution in the daytime. This only concerns morality and does not touch the law...
Yun Zheng could not miss such a great opportunity. Yun Zheng, who had never wanted to go to court, arrived in front of the palace gate early. It was indeed very early today. When he arrived, there were no officials in front of the palace gate.
Marquis Yun, who was in high spirits, stood at the intersection wearing a fur coat. Whenever a civil servant came, he would approach him and greet him affectionately.
"Ping Du Gong, Ma Xing Street" Qu Mansion "There are some new merchants here. The censor Pei Rendu has already taken the lead. Why don't we go and meet them together after I go to court with my younger brother as a host?"
"I never set foot in those fireworks places..."
'Pingdu Gong was joking. Who in the city of Tokyo doesn't know that Pingdu Gong is a suave man? It is said that you will not get drunk even if you drink wine in a leather cup in Mingyue Pavilion all night. We have agreed to let Gao Gao do it tonight.
When the female family members serve the wine, the taste will definitely be different from the past..."
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"Oh, Mr. Ouyang, you are here too. I have a drinking party today..."
"It's shameful to kill me..."
Yun Zheng looked at Ouyang Xiu who was running away with his face covered with his sleeves, curled his lips, turned around and saw Han Qi's carriage approaching, he greeted him with a haha: "Mr. Zhi Gui, have you received your post?"
We have already reserved a banquet, and now we are inviting all the gentlemen to come with us. We will have unparalleled wine to drink with the beauties who will captivate the country, so we are just planning to get drunk!"
"Yun Zheng! You've gone too far!" Han Qi's hair stood on end and he gritted his teeth.
"Don't worry, I'm not looking for the female relatives of the Gao family. I'm looking for the female relatives of those former criminal officials. I heard that scholar-bureaucrats are the best. This is really a complaint and revenge, but it's just like Pei Rendu who is using himself
It’s rare for the body to repay a favor!
Don't go! You have been an official for many years, and you must be deeply familiar with the three tastes. My younger brother has only been an official for a short period of time. Let's talk about the fun of it. It is better to have fun alone than to have fun with everyone!"
When Pang Ji came over, Yun Zheng immediately ran over and asked Pang Ji for the exclusive secrets of the scholar-bureaucrats. Pang Ji sat in the carriage without showing his face and did not talk to Yun Zheng.
"Pang Gong, in fact, this junior knows that all the gentlemen are doing this to help those poor women, so that they can make more money and avoid being beaten twice by the old bustard. These kind-hearted juniors know this and just want to ask the gentlemen.
What should I do if I see a woman who used to call me uncle or uncle? I always feel that I can't get over this hurdle. You have been an official for a long time, can you teach me a thing or two?"
Across the carriage, Yun Zheng could feel the rage in Pang Ji's chest. Although he said it as if everyone present had gone to prostitute the female members of the Gao family, he could not explain it. When Pei Rendu was broken by Di Qing, his pants were broken.
Didn't even put it on...
"The Gao family is a prisoner!" Pang Ji couldn't help but squeezed out a few words through his teeth.
"I know this, so I invited all the gentlemen to punish the Gao family and plunge their family into the mud. The men will be prisoners and the women will be prostitutes. Forget about the men. But I heard that there are also scholar-bureaucrats who are masculine. As for the women...
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"Shut up!" Pang Ji opened the door, stepped out of the carriage, stared at Yun Zheng and said, "What do you want?"
"Nothing to do. Ever since I heard about Pei Rendu's romantic deeds yesterday, I was deeply inspired. For a while, I was full of literary thoughts. I wrote a short story of "Scholar-officials Cherish Beauty" with tens of thousands of words. I thought the writing was beautiful. Before going to court, the housekeeper had already invited
I have been practicing the famous quick talk in Tokyo and am preparing to start storytelling tonight. It is a pity that those majestic figures on the scholar-bureaucrat's bed are buried in the bed."
"You have such a poisonous heart!" Pang Ji was almost so angry that he couldn't stand still.
"It's not considered poisonous. I didn't go whoring with the prisoner's female family members..."
Pang Ji was helped to the side by his disciples and subordinates. They all decided not to meet Yun Zheng in the same way, but Yun Zheng's sarcastic look made everyone who came to court feel ashamed to death.
Yun Zheng was naturally isolated by others, and of course there was another person who was isolated. That was Pei Rendu, the censor of Huangtai... This guy looked at Yun Zheng with very vicious eyes, and was filled with deep fear.
When Yun Zheng saw that others were ignoring him, he smiled and approached Pei Rendu and said, "If nothing happens, you will become a prisoner today. I don't care about other punishments, but I will stick to the issue of expelling your family members from the army. When the time comes, your family members will be
They will be sent to the military camp to work as camp prostitutes, haha, let them taste the glory of northern men."
After saying these words, everyone looked at Yun Zheng's expression as if they had seen an evil spirit. This kind of thing has not happened before. The ups and downs of the officialdom. Such things are so normal. It's just that everyone understands it tacitly. Now Yun Zheng is giving birth to it.
Only when it is exposed, everyone will feel ashamed and realize that such a thing is really abnormal.
Zhao Zhen's face was also ugly. He knew what was going on outside before the palace door was opened. Chen Lin stood in the darkest place of the hall holding a fly whisk. In the past, the old guy didn't go to court. Today, he was specially invited by the emperor.
Come.
The rise and fall of the ministers depends on the emperor's thoughts. One thought can make you ascend to heaven, and one thought can make you sink into the nine hells. This is the authority of the emperor and the essence of the divine power. No one has ever questioned the right to do so in the past.
No, from a human ethics perspective, it seems a little inappropriate.
"What does Yunzheng want to do?" Zhao Zhen's voice sounded in the hall.
"The rabbit dies and the fox is sad!" Chen Lin responded in a deep voice.
"Pei Rendu deserves death!"
"Although he was unjustly accused, he did have a way to die. The scabies in the Song Dynasty were exposed by Yun Zheng, and they would always ooze pus. The power of an emperor can only be kept in the heart, not expressed in the mouth. Pei Rendu was unfaithful.
It is indeed unfit for a person who is dishonest and unjust to his friends and has no shame to stand in the court."
"When I go to court today, Yun Zheng and Di Qing will definitely make trouble. How should I respond?"
"Thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness. There is nothing wrong with meeting you. Since Your Majesty feels guilty, it is better not to meet!"
"There is nothing wrong with dealing with the Gao family, I just didn't expect such troublesome consequences later."
"Your Majesty only needs to deal with Pei Rendu. The emperor has made no mistakes, so naturally he will not admit his mistakes!..."
The sun rose, but the palace door still didn't open. Yun Zheng was looking forward to seeing the emperor's expression, but it seemed difficult to realize it. A lieutenant general walked out of the palace, whispered an edict to Pang Ji and others, and then went back.
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Pang Ji expressionlessly ordered Pei Rendu to be thrown into the prison of Kaifeng Mansion, and then announced that the emperor was not feeling well and would be exempted from the morning court, and all the princes could be asked to go to their palaces for business.
Yun Zheng asked Pang Ji excitedly: "Pang Gong, have Pei Rendu's family members been sold?"
Pang Ji glanced at Yunzheng coldly and said, "No, the whole family is just assigned to Salmon Island!"
Yun Zheng sighed, and suddenly shouted to Shi Zhongxin: "Old Shi, Old Shi, are the jailers on Salmon Island under your jurisdiction?"
Shi Zhongxin smiled and said: "This is natural. The soldiers of Salmon Island are under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Department where I currently work."
Yun Zheng laughed loudly and said: "Old Shi, since we don't have to go to court, how about we find a place to drink?"
Shi Zhongxin chuckled and said, "As you wish."
Han Qi watched Yun Zheng and Shi Zhongxin get on a carriage and drive away, and said worriedly: "Yun Zheng used this incident to intimidate the officials of the Song Dynasty. How will you and I deal with it? Once Pei Yuandu's family members are robbed, we will lose all face."
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Pang Ji said indifferently: "Then go and tell Pei Yuandu his current situation."
Yun Zheng came home in the afternoon, and before he changed his clothes, he heard a strange news. On the pretext of meeting his wife and daughter, prison officer Pei Rendu poisoned the whole family to death with a pot of poisonous wine that he didn't know where it came from.
After his wife and children were all dead, he strangled his neck with a belt, his body suddenly fell down, and he broke his neck bones and died.
The storytellers in Tokyo city offended the Kaifeng Mansion for some reason and were arrested, beaten, and then released inexplicably. They didn't know anything, but they were just curious about what Marquis Yun had written, and how it would make him heard.
The Kaifeng Mansion was so considerate that many storytellers thought that if they could get Marquis Yun's manuscript, they would be able to become famous in the city of Tokyo.
"Husband, what have you done? What manuscript? Can you use it to broaden my horizons?" Lu Qingqing asked curiously while helping her husband change clothes.
"There is no manuscript. I was unconscious from sleep last night. How could I have time to write any manuscript? Today I found a tavern with Shi Zhongxin for a drink and discussed business matters in Liaodong. I don't know if I don't ask.
Ah, the Shi family actually has a sea-going ship. I plan to use their sea-going ship to carry goods to Liaodong and exchange it with those Jurchens for some furs, ginseng, Dongzhu and Haidongqing. These are all good things, Liao
The ones trafficked from China are really too expensive.”
Lu Qingqing nodded and said: "That's right, the East Pearl is much more expensive than the South Pearl, and it's bigger. The mink fur from the North is also better than that from the Song Dynasty. I heard that the fine fur clothes there will spin when you blow them.
Ginseng is of course better from Paektu Mountain. The Korean father-in-law taught me how to identify ginseng last time. She has a big ginseng at home, but she doesn’t use it to mix medicine. Haidongqing is also a good thing, but we also have it in the Song Dynasty.
Those who like falcons, but the prices are not as good as those in Liao. I heard that a good sea turtle can be exchanged for a shop in Liao.
Husband, our family also wants to do business in the Northland? This is the best. Our treasures are all from the South, and there are very few from the Northland. However, food and ironware are not allowed to go to the Northland. What do you want to bring?
Exchange things with those people?”
Yun Zheng smacked his lips and said, "It's better for you to inquire about this matter. You need to find a reliable shopkeeper first. Without such a person, everything you do will be in vain. Please pay attention." (To be continued)