Tang's dining table

Chang'an County was finally dismantled by Di Renjie. The county magistrate committed suicide, the chief clerk was dismissed, the county captain was exiled to the Western Regions, the six Cao Cao were replaced, and even the clerks, walkers, and jailers in the county government were basically replaced. Again.

Sun Hucao was transferred from Wannian County to the eighth-rank Sihu of Chang'an County. The rest of the officials, basically no local officials in Chang'an, were all airborne from the Ministry of Personnel.

"Secret Records of Chang'an County" continued to be circulated in Chang'an City, but the style had some strange changes, focusing on the three inches below the navel. As a result, those officials who died, dismissed from office, and were exiled once again became people's favorite after dinner. A conversationalist who avoids women and children.

This book got off to a very bad start.

Ever since Chang'an County was taken over by Lian Guo, this kind of pamphlet has appeared in Chang'an's markets from time to time.

Sometimes it is directed at a certain person, sometimes it is directed at a certain group of people. In short, as long as this kind of handwritten pamphlet appears, the direction is very clear, and the censors like it the most.

Even if the accusation is false, it doesn't matter if the accusation is wrong because the imperial censor has the power to report the matter.

Dali Temple uncovered a rumor case on the fifth day of May. The main culprit was Zhou Chun, the official of Menxia Province, and the target of the rumor was Qi'an Road, Zuoshi, Menxia Province.

The content is actually not serious. It only says that Qi Anlu has voyeurism. The objects of his peeping are not only women, but also men. He also said that he likes to watch cows and horses mating. Even if he met the dog Lian Lian on the way to court, They had to stop and observe, and when their desire for voyeurism was completely satisfied, they would ask the driver to break up the pair of dogs, and then go to court contentedly.

Not long after the rumor spread, Menxia Province Zuo Shiyi Qi'an Road got the nickname "Dog Lian", which spread widely.

It was this nickname that made Qi'anlu write twice asking to retire and return to his hometown. After being rejected by the emperor twice, he committed suicide once.

Come to think of it, a scholar who was a Jinshi during the Zhenguan period and had been doing paperwork all his life was suddenly given such an unsavory name. This had a devastating effect on the reputation he had maintained all his life. The destruction made it impossible for him to survive in this world.

The case was solved by Dali Temple, but it was tried by the three families of Yushi Taitaige Yushi, Menxiasheng Shizhong and Zhongshu Sheren of Zhongshu Province.

The cooperation of these three companies in hearing cases is actually called the Third Division. Non-major and important cases cannot reach the level of being heard by the Third Division.

However, this time it was different. Zhou Chun found out that the ceremony was pure nonsense and spouted blood. The purpose was to ruin the reputation of Qi'an Road in Zuo Shiyi in Menxia Province, in order to repay Qi'an Road for not marrying his daughter to Zhou Chun's son and calling his son a pig. Even a dog-like person can deserve the revenge of his tiger girl.

After all the witnesses and material evidence were available, Zhou Chun was actually raped by three barbarians because of a rumor case, which shocked the city of Chang'an.

Since Zhou Chun was conquered by the Yi tribe, the pamphlets in Chang'an City gradually disappeared.

However, the poison was still not extinguished. Just seven days after the Zhou and Chun tribes were executed, something similar appeared in Luoyang City. Looking across the country, there were a total of seventy-six similar cases in June.

Yun Chu disagreed with the incident of Zhou Chun being killed by the three Yi tribes. Since he was going to use this thing to harm others, he had to be prepared to bear the consequences.

In the Tang Dynasty, an era of incomplete and unfair laws, rumors, a method similar to public opinion supervision, actually had more advantages than disadvantages.

It's just that there were too few scholars in the Tang Dynasty, and the quality of them was mixed, so they couldn't come up with a good article or story like "The Case of Guillotine Beauty", which can make a good person suffer infamy for thousands of years.

The methods are somewhat low-level.

People in Jinchangfang are very busy today. Every household is busy making fresh food. The Jinchangfang canteen is at full power. There has been endless smoke since the morning.

Zhao Xiaozu, the general manager of Langzhou, returned to the court, accompanied by more than 1,100 Guanzhong soldiers who had been fighting hard in the jungle for two years. Because of their outstanding military exploits, they needed to be welcomed into the city. They were accepted by Li Ji, the Minister of War, at the campus. After inspection and performance verification, they can be disbanded and return home.

During the day, merchants gathered in Chang'an City, and there were cars, boats, cattle and horses on the road. It was inconvenient for Zhao Xiaozu, the general manager of Jisu Prefecture, a sixth-grade place, to enter the city with these soldiers who were covered with dust.

The real reason is that the people in Si Tianjian believe that people like Zhao Xiaozu are too murderous and have too much evil spirit. During the day, the fleeting star officials in Chang'an City attack the bull evil spirits. They are located in the west. Zhao Xiaozu and his party come from the west, which will aggravate the situation. Evil spirit.

Only when the sun sets and Ziwei Palace is in the sky can the evil spirits brought by people like Zhao Xiaozu be eliminated.

In other words, Zhao Xiaozu and his party were not allowed to enter the city through Kaiyuan Gate in the west during the day, but they were only allowed to enter through Qixia Gate in the south after dark.

The middle gate due south is the Mingde Gate. When you open the city gate, you can directly see the Zhuque Gate at the entrance of the imperial city.

On weekdays, the most frequent visitors to Qixiamen are farmers and vegetable sellers.

Watching the sun set and waiting for the stars to fill the sky, Zhao Xiaozu, who had been waiting outside the city for a day, shouted and led more than 1,100 soldiers from Guanzhong into the city along the Qixia Gate.

Although they were soldiers from the Guanzhong Prefecture, they were still unfamiliar with this city. Ma Xidi walked specially on the flat stone streets of Chang'an. Except for some bad people wandering on the streets, there was not a single common person in sight.

It was hot and humid in Chang'an in June. The sweat on Zhao Xiaozu's body was constantly dripping from the hem of his armored skirt, and the broken arm wound eroded by sweat was even more painful and itchy.

He suppressed his anger and asked a doctor from the Ministry of War who came to greet him: "Mr. Qin, our sons and gentlemen have been waiting outside the city all day. Why are there no supplies of food and grass?"

Qin Langzhong spread his hands and said: "The military order received by a certain family is to welcome the general manager into the city, and it has nothing to do with supplying food and grass."

Zhao Xiaozu said: "The Ministry of War will not think that the bodies of a certain family and their sons are really made of steel poured into iron, right?"

Doctor Qin casually cupped his hands in apology and said, "Maybe I forgot!"

Zhao Xiaozu looked at the group of subordinates in front of him who were enduring the smog, poison, snake bites and mosquito bites, and once again suppressed the anger that was about to burst out. He did not want to harm these subordinates who were about to receive awards from the Ministry of War because of himself.

The dark streets seemed to have no end, only the torches in the hands of the soldiers were burning.

Doctor Qin seemed to be in a good mood, and he was asking Zhao Xiaozu about the spoils he had captured in Langzhou.

Zhao Xiaozu felt sad when he thought of his subordinates who died in the jungle. What kind of trophies could he expect from fighting the savages?

Is it those worthless bronze sacrificial vessels, or the tattered furs worn by the savages, or those female savages who don’t even have clothes on ordinary days?

Those savages repeatedly harassed the southwest counties of the Tang Dynasty just because they were poor and had no food to eat. If they were rich, would this be the case?

Looking at the dark streets again, Zhao Xiaozu felt that those men had died in the jungle in vain. Their corpses had probably been eaten by snakes and insects these days.

A feeling of desolation arose spontaneously, and Zhao Xiaozu no longer paid attention to the noisy military doctor in front of him. With the situation in front of him, even if the soldiers received unannounced rewards, they would probably not be much.

After all, the merits achieved in the southwest are far less valuable than those in the west.

The aroma of wine and food was carried by the night wind. Qin Langzhong sniffed doubtfully, and was very puzzled. At this time, the doors of all the houses were closed long ago, where did the aroma of wine and rice come from.

Zhao Xiaozu looked at Qin Langzhong and said, "Is this prepared for the soldiers? Was Qin Langzhong teasing me just now?"

Qin Lang shook his head decisively and said: "No, the Ministry of War has no such arrangement. It may be that people from the nearby Fangshizi are having a banquet for guests."

The soldiers who had just been a little happy suddenly calmed down when they heard what Qin Langzhong said, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and continued to move forward listlessly.

After turning a corner, the street in front of me was brightly lit, and bright lanterns poked out from the market, illuminating the entire street like daylight.

On this wide street, there are actually long tables that are a mile long along the street. On these long tables, there are countless fine wines and delicacies. Some of the delicacies are even heated by a slight fire.

As soon as Zhao Xiaozu stopped his horse, he heard an old woman singing inside the high wall.

"Waiting for the moment when your beloved returns, my tears will sing for you..."

The old woman's voice was not pleasant, and was a little hoarse, just like an old woman leaning against the door to sing. When this sound fell into Zhao Xiaozu's ears, his heart felt like needles pricking him. He couldn't breathe, but tears rolled down his face.

"Waiting for the moment when your beloved returns, my tears will sing for you..."

This time it was replaced by the voice of a young woman. The singing was still not pleasant, but it made these men who had been away from home for several years seem to hear the call of their wives, and more and more people shed tears.

"Waiting for the moment when your beloved returns, my tears will sing for you..."

This time it became a girl's voice again, as clear and gentle as an oriole's voice.

After three blasts, a clear voice was heard coming from the high wall.

"Chang Yunchu of Jinchangfang led all the residents to welcome the general in triumph.

Congratulations to Guanzhong Erlang for his triumphant return. "

Zhao Xiaozu used his only remaining arm to beat his chest several times before speaking. He heard the shouts of countless people on the other side of the high wall. Although they were not neat, they were like an overwhelming force.

"Welcome the general to return from killing the enemy...Welcome to the son of Guanzhong to return..."

"When the general is drinking, the first row in the row is my wine. Sun Shenxian has agreed upon it after drinking it... and there are also steamed buns stuffed with mutton and radish."

Zhao Xiaozu finally managed to clear his throat, raised one arm in the air and shouted: "Thank you, my fellow countrymen, thank you, my fellow countrymen..."

He really wanted to find these people who spontaneously entertained his group, but there was no one on the street. Only the other side of the high wall kept hearing voices inviting them to drink and eat meat.

With a wave of one arm, the soldiers, who had already been so excited that they couldn't control themselves, rushed towards the food on the street. No matter what it was, they just ate it first.

"Can you still eat my steamed cake?"

"delicious."

"How good is my yellow rice cake? I specially added candied dates."

"well."

"Baby, use more soup cakes. It's not good to eat them first after traveling a long way."

"Woo... I know..."

Zhao Xiaozu dismounted, raised the jar of rice wine in front of him with one arm, and took a sip fiercely. The pale white wine slid down his beard in strings. He drank half the jar of rice wine in one go, and then shouted: "Good wine!"