Tang's dining table

Fuchun, the governor of Chang'an Baiqi Division, was a young eunuch who was only thirty years old.

He is white-faced, beardless, seven feet tall, and thin. He wears a high black crown and black gauze, tied firmly under his chin with a black silk ribbon.

He walked lightly and silently, holding his arms across his chest.

He came to Shangguan Yi who was sitting on a chair and said: "Your Majesty has a decree——"

Shangguan Yi still sat on the chair and said: "Your Majesty only gave me two days in the past two days. I was abandoned by your Majesty after all, right?"

Fuchun said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty said that Shangguan Yi has failed me."

Shangguan Yi said calmly: "I have devoted all my energy and risked my life to do this, just to prevent the Tang Dynasty from having troublemakers in the harem. I have done everything a minister can do, so how can I live up to it?"

Fuchun said: "You can't escape this knife."

Shangguan Yi laughed loudly and said: "I am a highly respected minister. I am grateful for the emperor's kindness."

Fuchun said again: "Your Majesty wants me to ask you, have you ever regretted it?"

Shangguan Yi smiled and said: "Sichen is the beginning of chaos in the imperial court. The prince's benevolence and filial piety can be his successor. Now the safety of the world depends on the prince. If the prince is in trouble, the world can clear the emperor's side and eliminate the witch." .”

After saying that, he straightened up his clothes, bowed to Luoyang three times, then returned to the chair and sat down. He looked at Fuchun and said, "I have fulfilled my duties as a monarch and my ministers. I have pity on my Shangguan family, and I have finished it now."

After saying that, he stared at Fuchun with wide eyes.

Even if the steel knife scratched his neck, he still didn't blink.

Immediately, two eunuchs came forward, connected the thin red thread that appeared on Shangguan Yi's neck with a silver needle, and then tied Shangguan Yi's neck firmly with a red silk belt. So far, Shangguan Yi's appearance has not changed. Just like before death.

Several big men in brocade clothes placed Shangguan Yi's body on a piece of brocade, and while the body was warm and stretched, they wrapped the body in brocade quilts, and four people carried it into the coffin.

Then, the coffin was nailed with iron nails and put into a carriage pulled by four horses. Immediately, the carriage drove forward, and you could tell by looking at the direction that it was Luoyang.

Fuchun watched Shangguan Yi leave and then went straight into the imperial city. He looked at the generals standing at the gate of the imperial city and said, "Very good. Now, you can take action to quell the commotion."

General Zuowei, Liang Guo Deng Bi will join forces and said: "Qualifying the riots is not counterinsurgency?"

Fuchun said with a smile: "Your Majesty said: The second and third sons are trying to confuse others, and they are just making a fool of themselves."

Qi Biheli said again: "In this case, just dispatch the Jinwu Guards."

After that, he shook his huge cloak and turned back.

Fuchun looked at Qibi Heli's leaving figure and shook his head: "Jiang Gui's nature is old and spicy. This is not a good sign."

After a while, the sound of drums and trombones sounded in the imperial city. At the same time, the sound of Jingjie drums also sounded from the Bell and Drum Tower in Chang'an. This burst of drums totaled 108 times. The drums stopped and the streets were empty. The door was closed, and there was no trace of pedestrians.

Di Renjie watched a large number of Jinwu Guards soldiers pouring out of the Imperial City barracks. He felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. He drank the last bit of wine in the wine bottle and led a group of policemen towards Nancheng.

The gentle hugger fell into a pile of makeup and powder, snoring like thunder...

Yunchu sat on a lame chair in the lobby of Wannian County, looked at his large group of anxious subordinates and said: "Let's all go to the streets and persuade those scholars who are still unwilling to go back to the academy to go back to the academy. Those who go back will be given a beating and sent back. They are all pillars of the country, don’t waste them.”

The lame Shen Ru said: "Aren't you going to punish anyone?"

Yun Chu said: "Even if it is punishment, it is not our turn to punish."

Zhang Jia, whose head was wrapped in gauze, said, "Why do all the bad things happen in Chang'an?"

When Yunchu saw all the officials looking at him, he smiled bitterly and said: "Chang'an is okay, the sores here have already broken out. As long as you take good care of yourself, you will recover sooner or later.

Luoyang..."

Shen Rudao: "No matter what, the sores have broken out, and they will definitely become worse day by day in the future."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "It must be so."

This time, Yun Chu didn't just send out two or three people like he was perfunctory with Shangguan Yi, but actually sent out all the troops.

After all, the requests of the Tai students were ignored. Some desperate Tai students, knowing that they could not escape their guilt, chose to hang themselves on the horns of the copper bull on Zhuque Street. From a distance, they seemed to be killed by the copper bull. generally.

The streets were full of scurrying scholars. They were so impassioned before, but now they were so disheartened.

Yun Chu threw a knife and freed a knight who was still kicking from the bronze bull. Lu Zhaolin and Yang Jiong stepped forward to help the knight up, looking at Yun Chu with pleading eyes.

Yun Chu said: "Send him back to the academy and tell him that this is the end of it."

Lu Zhaolin quickly carried the scholar on his back, got into the carriage, and soon came out. He whispered to Yun Chu, "He wants to go back to his hometown in Jinzhou."

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "The Jinwu Guards have closed the city and no one is allowed in or out."

Yang Jiong said: "Your Majesty, this matter has caused such a big fuss. Is it true that the court will not hold these scholars accountable?"

Yun Chu said: "How to pursue this? Since the fourth year of Yonghui, His Majesty has been recruiting scholars from poor families to the capital on a large scale. Although every year, hundreds of people are awarded Jinshi and become candidates for officials of the Tang Dynasty.

However, if you look back at your status and think about the family circumstances of these poor scholars, you will understand that 80% to 90% of candidates for Jinshi are children of wealthy families and have little to do with these poor people. There may be three to five candidates every year. There are only three or five lucky ones.

And Taixue now has more than 2,400 students, with more than 8,100 students in four schools. There are also other overcrowded academies, with 10,000 or 20,000 people competing for 100 places... No wonder they are so violent in their hearts. Deep. "

Lu Zhaolin looked at a motionless corpse and lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Yang Jiong said: "Your Majesty, everyone knows that these scholars are talented people, but no one is willing to give them a way to advance. Why is this?"

Yunchu laughed and said: "You don't need to build a high hall to live in peace. There is a golden house in the book. Don't hate an unscrupulous matchmaker when marrying a wife. There is a beauty like jade in the book. If a man wants to realize his life ambition, he should read the Five Classics diligently in front of the window.

When everyone is reading for these things, the more books they read, the more violent their hearts become. Instead, they forget the original intention of reading to understand reason and morality.

As you know, the annual salary of a third-level shopkeeper of Liushui Brand has already exceeded the amount of salary that a fifth-level county magistrate like me can get.

However, everyone wants to be a fifth-grade county magistrate like me, but no one wants to be a shopkeeper with a significantly more generous remuneration. You know, the shopkeeper of Liushui brand also needs talented people. "

Lu Zhaolin looked at Yunchu with resentment and said: "This is different, Lord, this is different."

Yun Chu looked at the corpse hanging on the horns with cold eyes and said: "Then I have no choice but to die. Even if such a person becomes an official, he is still the corrupt official they roared to eliminate yesterday."

Yun Chu led the people in a large circle along Zhuque Street and gathered a lot of people, some alive, but most of them dead. Shangguan Tingzhi hanged himself on a bronze bull closest to the entrance of the imperial city. It was probably because he was completely desperate when he saw his father being killed that he hanged himself on the copper bull.

On the other horn of the copper bull, there was a little girl hanging. She looked to be no more than five or six years old. Her hands were tied behind her by a belt. Her pale face was full of tears. She was caught by Yun Chu and the others. He was still breathing when he was rescued.

Yun Chu took a look at the bronze bull with the little girl hanging on it. There was a full foot-high space under the horn where Shangguan Tingzhi hung. Once it was hung up and his feet left the bronze bull, he would be dead.

As for the horn hanging on the little girl's side, three feet away is the copper bull's plump lips. If the little girl is willing to swing, it can be a stepping stone.

Yun Chu smiled, rubbed his chin and whispered: "Sure enough, I have a strong desire to survive..."

"This is a little maid!"

Lu Zhaolin looked at the little girl's gold lock, jade pendant, and exquisite cowhide boots, and told Yun Chu categorically.

Yang Jiong also hummed in agreement.

Yun Chu nodded and said, "That's true. Then send it to my house. Oh, my wife is used to raising young children."

Lu Zhaolin quickly picked up the little girl and got into the carriage.

Just when they were about to take Shangguan Tingzhi with them, a fair-faced and beardless eunuch quietly came to Yun Chu's side.

Yun Chu turned to look at the eunuch and said, "What is your name again, Chun?"

The eunuch cupped his hands and said, "My slave, Fuchun, has met your father-in-law."

Yun Chu said: "Is it the one who is with your majesty, the queen, or the prince?"

Fuchun cupped his hands and said, "This slave is from Ziwei Palace."

Yunchu said with a sigh: "Ziwei Palace, that is a good place for talented people. You didn't become the governor after killing Ruichun, right?"

Fuchun saluted and said: "This slave will be the Commander-in-Chief of Chang'an Baiqi Division from now on."

Yun Chu sighed and said, "The former Commander-in-Chief of Chang'an Baiqisi, Hong Cheng, is dead, right?"

Fuchun smiled and said: "Hongcheng has returned to Ziwei Palace."

Yun Chu clicked his lips and said, "I also know that there are many people living in a side hall at the end of Ziwei Palace. Did Hong Cheng live in that side hall full of tablets?"

Fuchun said: "I don't know."

Yun Chu turned around and looked at Fuchun and said, "So, are you a member of His Majesty's, or are you a member of the Queen's and the Prince's?"

Fuchun said: "Is there any difference?"

Yun Chu blinked his eyes and said, "If you are your Majesty's servant, I can talk to you about anything. If you are your Majesty's servant, we will honestly abide by the etiquette of superiors and subordinates."

Fuchun smiled and said: "This slave is a slave of the Tang Dynasty royal family."

Yunchu came closer to Fuchun and sniffed, then quickly took two steps away, waving his hands and saying: "You smell like a queen, you can stay away from me in the future, Shangguan Yi has learned from his mistakes, and I don't want to be as unlucky as him. "

Fuchun was not angry. He looked at Yun Chu calmly and said, "Today, Shangguan Yi's family of 137 members only lacks Shangguan Tingzhi's youngest daughter. Has the father-in-law discovered her whereabouts?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "I've never seen it."

Fuchun still wanted to speak, but suddenly met Yunchu's eyes. He found that Yunchu's eyes were full of sarcastic smiles.