Tang's dining table

In terms of money, Li Zhi was extremely confident about Yun Chu.

Because he was the first person in the Tang Dynasty to take the initiative to hand over a huge amount of war proceeds.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty went out and captured some and returned them to the public and some to individuals. If Yun Chu was as greedy as those veteran generals, the Yun family would not have to work hard to support their family business by selling buns and noodles in Chang'an.

Ever since Yunchu became a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, he has been impeached countless times by the imperial censors over the years. Among them, he was a small eighth-rank official who came to Chang'an and had a mansion and a large family property. Where the money comes from is the focus of their attack.

What Zhang Donghai told Yun Chu was what Li Zhi said in response to the imperial officials in the court - it had been too long and there was no solid evidence.

This is a textbook-accurate answer.

The emperor would not stick to his words, and he would not say such decisive words as "Would you rather have this?"

When Yun Chu saw Fang Zheng, the damn fat man was greatly shocked!

The so-called big pull is to hang up the fat Fang Zheng, then use small hooks to penetrate his skin and then pull it out forcefully. After hundreds of small hooks hook his skin, the whole person looks like The cobbler who cooked the leather stretches the sheepskin on a wooden board. At this time, the small and shrinking sheepskin will usually become half as big.

As a result, Fangzheng became bigger and Yunchu didn't recognize it at first sight.

It wasn't until Zhang Donghai introduced that this piece of leather was Fang Zheng that Yun Chu recognized his former brother.

There are not many places in Fangzheng's body that he can move, one is his eyes and the other is his mouth.

When he saw Yun Chu come in, he struggled hard for a while, causing the wound to start bleeding. After a while, he didn't know what he thought of again, so he resigned himself to his fate and closed his eyes and mouth.

When Yun Chu came, Zhang Donghai put down the naked Fang Zheng and said to Yun Chu: "In such a cold weather, this guy can still survive until now. I have to say that life is really hard."

Yun Chu looked at Fang Zheng, who was wrapped in a sheepskin and shivering, and said, "Human, life is really nothing in the face of certain persistence."

Fang Zheng, who was trembling, suddenly opened his mouth and said to Yun Chu: "For the sake of our brothers, kill me. I will be grateful to you in the next life."

Yun Chu looked at Zhang Donghai and said, "When did this guy surrender me?"

Zhang Donghai chuckled and said: "First the merchants, then the subordinates, then the colleagues, then the Shangguan, the domestic slaves, the concubines, and the clansmen. You were the last one to speak. After telling your story, he said nothing. They didn’t want to say anything anymore, so I used this method of stretching the sheep’s skin.”

Yun Chu smiled and kicked Fang Zheng and said, "Should I feel honored for finally confessing me?"

Fang Zheng hid his face in the sheepskin and said, "They poured a kind of water into my valley. The pain was unbearable. I just want to die quickly. As long as I die, it doesn't matter if you whip me to death. I don't know anyway."

Yunchu looked back at Zhang Donghai.

Zhang Donghai smiled and said: "Chili pepper water, Baiqisi made it newly."

Yunchu and Wenwen looked at each other, and then said helplessly to Fang Zheng, "I grew the peppers."

Fang Zheng stuck his head out and looked at Yun Chu and said, "In this case, I won't lose money by selling you."

Zhang Donghai looked down at Fang Zheng and said, "Do you think that if you bite your tongue and don't talk about your seven brothers-in-law, a certain family won't know about the connection between you?"

Fang Zheng struggled to lift the sheepskin, revealing his tattered body and said to Yun Chu: "For the sake of my kindness to you in the past, kill me. Don't let me see more than 600 members of my family being beheaded. Being distributed and sold by officials.”

Yun Chu kicked the sheepskin covering Fang Zheng's body with his feet, walked out of the execution room, and after thinking for a long time, asked Zhang Donghai: "Can he still live?"

Zhang Donghai said: "This guy's crimes are so numerous that they are too numerous to describe."

Yun Chu said: "Is the crime unforgivable?"

Zhang Donghai said with a smile: "He and Gao Xian were digging for gold, so there were many bones on the Shanshan Jin Beach."

"Tang people?"

"He is not worthy! Some of them were Turkic prisoners, and some were Hu people from some small tribes. Three Hu people tribes were exterminated by his hands, resulting in Gaochangsai being sparsely populated."

"Is there any hope of living?" Yun Chu asked unwillingly.

Zhang Donghai took out a document with a dragon pattern from his arms and gave it to Yun Chu: "As long as the monarch puts his seal on it, Fang Zheng will be able to live and his official position will be restored."

Yun Chu took the document and read both front and back and said, "Blank?"

Zhang Donghai said: "I have two blank documents like this. If I use them up, my life will be over."

Yunchu thought for a moment, then returned the document to Zhang Donghai and said, "Why don't I have such a thing?"

Zhang Donghai smiled and said: "This is something only secret spies have. The kings and princes are the people of Qiancheng in the Tang Dynasty, so naturally they won't have it."

Yun Chu said softly to the serious-looking person: "Will the number of documents for people like Zuo Chun be more?"

Gentle shook her head with difficulty and said, "I don't know."

Yun Chu turned his attention to Zhang Donghai again. Zhang Donghai shook his head and said: "There is no general. The reason why there are two humble posts is that one comes from the post of Captain Zhechong and the other from the post of Liaodong."

Wen Wenwen let out a long sigh and said, "This is just a pit. Maybe it's a pit dug just for you."

Yun Chu said: "Is it possible that Pei Xingjian has jumped into the pit?"

Zhong Kui said angrily: "It would be inhumane to harm Pei Xingjian again just for the sake of a corrupt official."

Yun Chu followed Shan Ruliu and asked, "Where is Xue Rengui?"

Wen Wen said: "Both Pei Xingjian and Xue Rengui can use it. The question is what should we give back?"

When Zhang Donghai saw no one around, he whispered: "Phoenix hairpin! The phoenix hairpin inlaid with Dongzhu is on the head of little lady Naha."

Yun Chu's face twitched twice and he said, "I'll probably never know what I owe her for the rest of my life.

No, I don’t need your life-saving documents, I don’t need to trick Pei Xingjian, Xue Rengui, let alone the prince and the queen.

I personally wrote to Your Majesty, explaining clearly the cause and effect of the matter. It depends on Your Majesty whether Fang Zheng survives. Regardless of whether Fang Zheng survives or not, at least I have a clear conscience.

We don’t have any personal relationships, just submit the letter like this. "

After saying that, Yun Chu turned around and left the governor's mansion.

You don't need to look at Fang Zheng's files to know that if this guy is viewed according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it is not wrong to call him full of evildoers.

He and his brothers-in-law have formed an interest group that specializes in extracting profits from the Western Regions to support the family in Guanzhong.

At this time, Yun Chu's character must be upright, at least from the perspective of the law when looking at Fang Zheng.

However, this does not affect Yunchu Shangshu's intercession for Fang Zheng. This is the tenderness of the Tang Dynasty's laws, and it is also the essence of Changsun Wuji's painstaking efforts to prepare "Tang Laws and Regulations", leaving him a way to escape. .

Those who are good at swimming drown in water, those who are good at riding fall from their horses, those who are good at drinking become drunk with wine, and those who make laws die under the laws. These are all subject to the great law of cause and effect, which is what Taoists often say is the one that escapes. This is also the reason why the royal family of Li and Tang Dynasties did not respect everything.

It was also the only chance of survival that Yun Chu could fight for Fang Zheng.

Zhang Donghai handed over Fang Zheng to Yun Chu. From now on, Yun Chu will be responsible for all Fang Zheng's problems. He obviously is not worried about what problems will occur in the middle.

I thought that doing this would arouse dissatisfaction from Wen Wen and Zhong Kui, but after leaving the governor's office, Wen Wen laughed and said, "I used to worry that you were too cold-hearted in doing things and thought too much about the pros and cons.

Now it seems that your blood is still warm. At least, I am quite pleased that you cannot be absolutely ruthless. "

Zhong Kui said: "You think Yun Chu is not even willing to give up on a bastard like Fang Zheng, let alone you, right?"

Wen Wen said: "It's rough words but not rough words. That's what I mean. It makes you more like a person.

According to our family's family motto, we should keep away from people who never make mistakes. "

Wen Wen said to Yun Chu again: "We are no longer young men, let alone ordinary petty officials. We should not continue to pursue weirdness in our work, but should start to change to be upright.

My ancestor often said: A great man must have a brilliant spirit. "

Zhong Kui praised: "You are indeed from a rumored family. There are more than two ways to say everything. No wonder your family can stand firm in the Tang Dynasty. I admire you. I admire you."

Fangzheng was wrapped in cowhide by someone sent by Zhang Donghai and carried to Yunchu's residence.

He asked the accompanying doctor to treat him and put on the cotton-padded clothes, pants, hat and shoes that were originally intended for him. The fat man cried loudly and ferociously ate a bowl of noodles.

Then he started his own journey of ruining things.

Yun Chu brought the impeachment documents obtained from Zhang Donghai to Fang Zheng.

The person who impeached him was his third brother-in-law, the famous General Yunhui, a man from Zhouzhi County, and the fourth-rank Beiting Protectorate Chief Shi Pei Dongfeng.

In the Tang Dynasty, the promotion of ordinary officials to the fourth rank was basically the end. Once they broke through the shackles of the fourth rank, the names of such people would basically be recorded in the annals of history.

Pei Dongfeng was an official lower than the fourth rank ten years ago. Ten years later, he only moved up one level and became an official of the fourth rank.

However, judging from the content of his impeachment memorial against Fang Zheng, we can see that this man is still a good official who is loyal to the country. Every word and every sentence in his impeachment content wants Fang Zheng to die early and resurrect him.

"I treat you better than your brother-in-law. You would rather betray me than betray your brother-in-law."

Fang Zheng was not excited at all after reading the impeachment document. Instead, he closed the document and carefully placed it on Yun Chu's desk, and then said: "When I was born, my third sister was exactly ten years old. My mother was not energetic, so she handed me over. It was carried by my third sister. It can be said that I grew up on her back.

Last year, my third sister’s child got married, and this year I received a letter saying that she gave birth to a big, fat boy…”

Yun Chu said: "So you think you should die by yourself, right?"

Fang Zheng covered his buttocks and said, "I'm a big trouble now. You shouldn't save me. You should find a way to kill me. Is this easy for you?"

Yun Chu nodded and said, "It's really not that difficult."

Fang Zheng looked at Yun Chu and said, "So, you did something wrong."

Yun Chu said: "Quickly think of a way to portray this evil guy like you in such a way that the emperor can forgive you and spare your life in the end."

Fang Zheng took a sip of sugar tea and burped comfortably and said: "Of course you use money to buy your life. Isn't this strange in the Tang Dynasty?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "I remember that starting from the fourth year of Yonghui, His Majesty stopped the practice of fines. Besides, you have many evil deeds in Zhang Donghai's file. How do you atone for your sins? How much money do you need to atone for your sins?"

Fang Zheng said: "No matter how much money it is, I can afford it."

Yun Chu was stunned for a moment, looked at Fang Zheng and said, "Didn't Zhang Donghai clean you out?"

Fangzheng spread his hands and said: "After paying it all, I don't have any money now, and I am a real poor man.

However, I have been struggling in the Western Regions for fourteen years. No one knows how to make money in the Western Regions better than me.

As long as you lend me a thousand slaves and a hundred soldiers, and give me half a year, I can get you five thousand taels of gold.

As a Tang person, as long as I don’t harm Tang people, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it’s not a crime, right?

I still remember that for killing the barbarians in Jisu area, you can get away with it by paying 500 taels of gold, and the fine of 5,000 taels of gold is enough.

Of course, the premise is that Your Majesty doesn't take an ant like me seriously and is willing to let me go like a fart. "

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