Chapter 61: A Hundred Years of the Cui Family
Li Shimin's second sword, the Killing Sword... It's called Lijing Gate.
Lijingmen directly accepts the emperor's orders, not interfered with by other organs, Lijingmen is unconditionally loyal to the emperor, of course, the people designated by the emperor are also wholeheartedly protected, and if any court member accidentally offends the emperor, it is not good to get rid of him on the surface, Lijingmen has become the best choice.
Most of the people in Lijingmen are orphans, selected from the leaders of the major military regions and then trained rigorously, all of them are absolute elites, killing people invisibly, especially good at using hidden weapons, any action, everything that comes into your hands can be turned into a sharp weapon for killing.
This third sword is to distinguish the bad guy with the sword, and to detect... Catch thieves... Chasing the murderer... In the spring of the fifth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Si Tianjian reported to Li Shimin that the formation of stars in the sky on the day indicated a serious disaster.
Li Shimin asked: "What disaster does it portend?" ”
Si Tianjian replied: "There will be 30 well-known people who died on the same day for no reason, and the Jinshi who were admitted this year is exactly equal to this number." ”
Jinshi, who was admitted that year, was the princess's son-in-law.
Li Shimin did not explain the truth of the matter, but secretly told the princess: "Whenever you encounter an amusement or banquet, you should lock your son-in-law at home and don't let him participate." ”
The princess's family lived in Zhaoguo, and one day a large-scale music play was held on the river, and the sound of music spread far and wide.
At that time, the Qujiang River was rising heavily, and the Jinshi gathered on the riverside to board several boats that were connected together.
The princess heard the sound of music and ran out of the house over the courtyard wall, where the jinshi were waiting for him.
As soon as he got on the boat, the boat headed for the center of the river. After a while, the pleasure boat sank, and the instrumentalists and singers and boatmen did not know how many people died, and all thirty jinshi drowned in the river, and none of them were saved.
At this time, the bad guys are about to come out... Solve doubts for Li Shimin... This is the origin of the name of the third sword, the sword that distinguishes between right and wrong.
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Looking at the bad handsome Xue Xuan kneeling in front of him, Li Shimin said slightly: "Get up... What you did was right, the prince didn't want you to follow, you didn't follow, the child is older, and he has his own ideas, no matter who he is going to meet... As long as what he does is beneficial to Datang, I don't want to pursue it. ”
"That's right...!" Suddenly, Xue Xuan on the side continued: "Your Majesty... Weichen also received a report that there were also people in the eldest grandson's family who followed His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
"The eldest grandson's family sent someone to follow the prince?" Li Shimin was a little surprised, looked at Xue Xuan and asked, "What are they doing with the prince?" ”
"This...?" Xue Xuan frowned and said a little unspeakably: "It seems that the eldest grandson Chong entered the palace very early today and met his mother...!" ”
"Guanyin?" Li Shimin was still a little puzzled.
But... If you don't understand, you don't understand, it's about his wife, Li Shimin still chooses not to pursue it... Soon Li Shimin looked at Xue Xuan and said, "You don't have to worry about the affairs of the eldest grandson's family... Stand down! ”
"Yes...!" Xue Xuan left slowly.
After Xue Xuan left, Li Shimin smiled slightly.
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Chang'an City... A very large and chic courtyard, surrounded by powder walls outside the courtyard, green willows hanging around, three hanging flower gatehouses, and verandahs on all sides. In the courtyard, the Yong road is connected, the mountains and stones are embellished, and the plaque of "Yi Red Fast Green" is hung on the five hugging buildings.
The whole courtyard is magnificent, graceful and luxurious, the garden is splendid, clear and exquisite, the backyard is full of roses, treasures, and a pool. There is a stream that flows out here, and there is a white stone road that crosses the small one to lead to the opposite bank.
The entrance is a zigzag verandah, and the stones under the steps are spread into a road. There are two or three small rooms above, one bright and two dark, and there are beds and chairs in them. There is a small door from the inside room, and out there is the backyard, where there are large pear blossoms and plantains.
There were two more small regressions. A gap suddenly opens under the wall of the backyard, the clear spring is a faction, the ditch is only a few feet, poured into the wall, around the edge of the house to the front yard, circling under the bamboo.
Look at the knotweed flowers and reed leaves on the shore, and the green wattle Xiangling in the pool, they also feel that they are shaking and falling, as if they are reminiscing about the old people, which is not comparable to the usual Yan Dou color. After appreciating such a bleak and miserable scene, I couldn't help but chant a song: The pond was cold in autumn overnight, blowing away the red jade shadow of the lotus. The knotweed water chestnut leaves are not worried, and the heavy frost presses the stalk again. I don't hear the sound of chess in the eternal day, and the swallow mud stains the chess table.
I saw the beautiful trees and green onions, the strange flowers were burning, and a clear stream flowed from the depths of the flowers and trees under the stone gaps. A few steps further, gradually to the north, flat and wide, both sides of the flying building plugged in, carved embroidered sills, all hidden in the col between the branches. Looking down at it, then the clear stream is pouring snow, the stone pierces the clouds, the white stone is the column, the edge of the pond is embraced, the stone bridge is three ports, and the beast face is spitting.
This is the gateway of a typical Tang family, because if it is not a family, it is generally impossible to have such a garden-like mansion in Chang'an.
Why... Because the housing prices in Datang Chang'an are outrageously high.
According to the decree of the Tang Dynasty, the residents of Chang'an other than the emperor and the harem personnel could only live in the fang (residential area), and even the prince could not be exempted. After excluding the area of Miyagi and Dongxishi, the real habitable area of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was only about 90 square kilometers.
You must know that the population in Chang'an has reached the scale of one million at this time, and the high population density has of course led to a sharp increase in housing prices. In addition, Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was an international political center, and many of the squares that were originally residential areas were occupied by nobles, officials, and temples.
In addition, according to the convenience of the ancient living design at that time, he was not like us modern people, and the floors he lived on could reach a high height and accommodate a large number of people. In addition, the ancient people had their own courtyards, so during the same period, many people still could not have their own residences in Chang'an City.
In this rapidly populating population, there are very few residences to live in, and most of the courtyards in Chang'an City are inhabitable by ordinary people. Therefore, the housing prices in Chang'an City soared rapidly, but at that time, whether it was officials or ordinary people, the amount of money was very small, and in the eyes of the ancient people, the housing prices in Chang'an also reached a sky-high price.
A yard like the one just described, only the family gate valve will have it after a hundred years of precipitation, and the owner of this courtyard is none other than the Cui family's courtyard.
That is, Cui Shouzheng's home.
In a gazebo, Cui Shouzheng was leaning on the cool bed, with all kinds of fruits beside him, as well as large pieces of ice, chilled wine, and two beautiful little maids kneading beside Cui Shouzheng.
This is the real life.
Just when Cui Shouzheng was comfortable, a steward of the Cui family hurriedly came from outside, and after seeing Cui Shouzheng, the steward showed a bright smile and bowed and saluted: "Childe... The things you confessed have been clarified, that person's name is Li Zhan, and he is the one who has the best relationship with Cheng Chumo now. ”
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