Tang's dining table

Cui Mian not only had a good time at Qingyun Tower, he even got a dozen carriages without hoods, carrying the beauties from Pingkangfang in a singing and dancing procession on Zhuque Street.

It attracted countless passers-by to watch.

Cui Mian held a half-naked beauty with strong breasts in his arms, and there was a handsome man beside him who kept putting grape wine into his mouth.

There were also countless servants, scattering copper coins in baskets everywhere as they walked.

Therefore, most of the people in Chang'an gathered on Zhuque Street, half to watch the excitement and the other half to pick up money.

Yun Chu watched Cui Mian's parade coming slowly from his horse, and asked the anxious Chief Liu, "Has he broken the law?"

Chief Liu licked his dry lips and shook his head: "No."

Yun Chu said: "No, he must break the law today!"

Master Liu looked at handfuls of copper coins being thrown on the ground, causing the people to snatch each other, and said hesitantly: "Littering is an eyesore?"

Yun Chu nodded and said: "No matter what the crime is, it is only proper to arrest the person first, then get a large shackle weighing hundreds of kilograms, and put it in the sun at the gate of Wannian County Yamen."

Master Liu said in a solemn voice: "We can't lock him up for long, nor can we kill him."

Yun Chu said: "Whoever wants to kill him now? I just want him to be embarrassed and let all the people in Chang'an see that we are the real owners of Chang'an City. A bastard like him can be imprisoned if he wants." In custody, you can clean it up if you want."

Chief Liu said quickly: "This is Young Master Cui."

Yun Chu said with a smile: "What rank is Mr. Cui?"

Master Liu said: "White body."

Yun Chu said: "In the eyes of the people, the government wants to deal with a white body, is it reasonable?"

Chief Liu thought for a moment and said, "No, but Cui Mian is not an ordinary white body."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "They are not just ordinary white people, they are also white people. Go ahead and ask Zhang Jia to take action and confiscate the rubbish they litter everywhere, and then whip each of those women who are immoral."

Although Master Liu thinks this is not good at all, even if the county magistrate wants to kill Cui Mian, he cannot miss tonight under the blue sky and white sun, secretly capture him and put him on death row. Shouldn't he let the county magistrate do whatever he wants?

However, the county magistrate is now determined to be tough. As a subordinate, he must abide by the county magistrate's instructions.

He turned around and whispered a few words to Zhang Jia, the county lieutenant who was standing by. He did not say that it was the order from the county magistrate. He directly instructed Zhang Jia to do things and take people as the chief registrar of Wannian County.

Just when Cui Mian was watching the people crawling all over the ground fighting for the copper coins that fell on the ground, a hundred or so bad guys in black rushed over fiercely, first dispersed the people, and then locked them with chains. Cui Mian's neck and pulled him off the carriage.

As soon as Cui's servant stepped forward to protect his young master, he was beaten with sticks by the bad guys and rolled all over the floor.

"He dared to cause trouble in the street and obstruct traffic. He will be subject to the yoke for three days and whipped ten times as a warning."

Zhang Jia was also very brave and did not add the words "Master Liu" in front of it. It seemed that he, the county captain, had done it himself.

As long as Zhang Jia was not afraid, his servants and delinquents were not afraid either. They directly put the chain around Cui Mian's neck and pulled hard. Cui Mian fell off the carriage amidst everyone's exclamations.

However, Cui Mian still had some integrity. Although it hurt when he fell to the ground and his arms and hands were injured, this guy got up from the ground without any hesitation. He didn't even bother to look at the injured part and turned around. He looked at the singers who were being whipped by the bad guys with whips and screamed in agony, showing a look of unbearability.

Seeing that Yunchu was not far away, he pulled the chain and came to Yunchu's horse and said: "The prince has no sympathy for the beauty."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Chang'an's legal system is strict and inviolable."

Cui Mian added: "As a result, the houses on both sides of Zhuque Street that the monarch has worked so hard to build will probably drop in price again."

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "No need to lower the price, six sets have been sold, the highest is 120,000 guan, and the lowest is 100,000 guan."

Cui Mian said with a smile: "A certain family thinks that they are one with the monarch and we are all members of the noble family. Why do we want to invade and attack each other? This will make those despicable people laugh and lose the face of our noble family."

Yun Chu sneered and said: "Your Cui family is a clever plunderer. In the fish and meat village, male thieves and female prostitutes are renting usury and buying and selling people. I heard that even dead bodies can be squeezed out in your hands. If it were you, No matter how inappropriate it is for such an official, Yun was afraid that the coffin slab under the ground of his ancestors would not be able to hold it down and he would jump out to settle the score with me.

What, you’re not convinced, do you want me to tell you the specifics? "

Cui Mian shook his head and said: "Xie's precious trees occasionally have yellow leaves; green Cong Junqi, small flaws are unavoidable. Cui's family has many dings. Even if there are mistakes, they are just a small group of people. You can just take them according to the rules." Well, there is no need to have such a big prejudice against the aristocratic family. Is this a situation that the king would like to see?"

Yun Chu smiled slightly and said: "Now, can you retreat, or can I retreat? If I retreat, I will die, if you retreat, you will die.

It's better for each of you to come up with your own methods and fight to the death in Chang'an City. In fact, I hope you can use the methods you used in Luoyang. In that case, I will have no scruples and can use the methods I often use and am best at. .

After all, it is easier to travel across the battlefield and take the heads of enemy generals among thousands of troops than to fight to the death like you. "

Cui Mian smiled and said: "After all, one party needs to make concessions."

Yun Chu said seriously: "Master Fifteen Thousand Guan will take away the remaining houses, and then release the grain to restore Chang'an's commodity prices.

Yun Mou guarantees that aristocratic families will receive preferential treatment in Chang'an. Not only will they settle down, but even the security on weekdays will be top-notch in Chang'an City. As for Yun Mou, he is also willing to confess to the young master on Zhuque Street in front of the people of the city. Serving a drink to apologize, what do you think? "

Cui Mian smiled and shook his head: "The family does not accept blackmail."

Yun Chu also smiled and said: "The government never knows what concessions are."

Cui Mian raised his hands and asked the yamen to put the heaviest shackles in the county yamen around his neck. The heavy elm shackles forced his waist to bend down. Even so, Cui Mian still managed to straighten his back and returned the favor just now. Cui Zhuan, who cried at him after being whipped, gave him a smile, gritted his teeth and was led by the yamen servants to walk towards Wannian County Yamen. For a while, he actually attracted the admiration of many Guanzhong 250 people.

Liu Rengui was standing in the crowd, but he was dressed like an old farmer. No one recognized him, the highest official in Chang'an.

When Yunchu saw him, Liu Rengui had already arrived in front of him. He jumped off the horse and heard Liu Rengui whisper in a low voice: "Is there really no middle road to take?"

Yun Chu frowned and said: "What I hate most is the golden mean. There are some things in this world that cannot be reconciled. Anyway, as far as I know, once the government starts to reconcile, the people will be hurt.

Because the government represents the people to a large extent. Every time we get into trouble, it means we have given up part of our responsibilities.

Just like the Six Kingdoms facing Qin, they cut off a city today and gave way tomorrow. In the end, the Six Kingdoms had no way to survive.

Nowadays, the wealthy families are like the powerful Qin, and the government is like the six countries. We cannot develop the habit of giving in. Once we develop this habit, once the people have no way to survive, everyone will die together. "

Liu Rengui nodded and said: "I can still hold on to the imperial court for the time being, but I won't be able to resist for long. I heard that in Luoyang, I am gentle and can hold a warehouse with your memorial.

I don't know how long your majesty can resist it. Once your majesty can no longer bear it, it will be easy for the three of us to go fishing in Lingnan together. "

Yun Chu whispered: "I always think that the best news is that there is no news from His Majesty. When I left Luoyang, everyone felt that His Majesty was possessed by the ghost of Emperor Taizong. He was so wise and wise that people couldn't help but understand."

"Huh huh huh..." An owl-like laughter suddenly burst out from Liu Rengui's mouth.

Before the laughter ends, just listen to Liu Ren’s track: “Compared with Emperor Taizong’s decisiveness in killing, I prefer His Majesty’s indecision.

Today, His Majesty still regards his ministers as human beings. The ministers under Emperor Taizong are just tools and chess pieces. When it is time to abandon them, Emperor Taizong will not hesitate for a moment.

That's fine if he doesn't take action. Once he takes action, he won't give anyone a way to survive. He will never give up until he cuts the grass and roots.

Listen, this time our fortunes and lives have been staked, so it’s okay to have a good result. If the result is not as expected, we will go fishing in Lingnan together. That’s all, we should consider your relationship with the prince. Such an outcome. "

After Liu Rengui finished speaking, he left. The old guy had been watching the show for so long and finally expressed his stance. He was truly on their side.

Yun Chu shook his head. What Liu Rengui said actually made sense...

However, Cui Mian has not spent a lot of copper coins to buy a house until now. As long as the extra money cannot be deposited in Chang'an in the form of houses, the city of Chang'an will not be able to escape the fate of being plundered.

When he returned to the county government office, Yunchu saw Cui Mian lying down under the notice wall. This guy put the weight of the yoke on the ground. Although it was very uncomfortable, this guy was chanting poems loudly. Make yourself like Qu Yuan.

Yun Chu leaned over and looked at Cui Mian and said, "Don't recite poems in front of me. None of the poems you just recited can be on stage."

Cui Mian laughed and said, "I've heard for a long time that your literary talents are excellent. Why don't you write a poem based on the current appearance of a certain family?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "Last time, a certain family accidentally kissed a singer while drunk, and then wrote a poem. As a result, the singer actually used my name to become famous in the brothel.

Do you think I'll do this again? "

Cui Mian smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Junhou, you really want to kill all the roads, leaving no chance of survival for yourself."

Yun Chu knelt down, brushed away the messy hair covering Cui Mian's face, and whispered: "Li Yifu has gone to Hebei, and Pei Xingjian is killing Li Zhepei in Anxi. But, do you know where Xue Rengui is going?"

Cui Mian's face gradually turned pale, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "What does it have to do with us where he goes?"

Yun Chu tapped Cui Mian's forehead with his finger and said: "Think about it carefully, think about it carefully, I am afraid for you. In Luoyang, you actually dare to mix with the Silla people to attack the East Palace.

Don’t you really think that if you say that you are not in the same group, His Majesty will believe that you are not in the same group? "

After speaking, Yunchu stood up, took out his handkerchief and wiped Cui Mian's sweat-stained fingers, then discarded the handkerchief and walked into the county government gate.

"Where did Xue Rengui go?" Cui Mian couldn't help but asked loudly.

Yun Chu waved his hands and laughed loudly: "Guess!"

See you tomorrow