Volume 1 The End of the Dynasty Chapter 28 The Strange Zihua

When Uncle Yang returned to the house, he knew that the most terrifying part of this matter was not the beheading of them, but what was about to happen later.

Spring ploughing is coming, Uncle Yang also began to promulgate the "Theory of Vulgarity", abolishing all the remaining funerals and burials and other trivial matters, he knows that there are still some dead wives and concubines in the mountains of Jiaozhou must be buried with the custom, this custom is even like lynching, as long as they do not fight because of these things, they will not care, but now Uncle Yang has to unify the law, naturally to abolish all lynching, including the criminal law equivalent to lynching.

This decree caused a commotion after the decree to punish the "tired people", and even resonated with those officials and the common people, who felt that it was handed down from their ancestors, how could it be abolished? There were many people who refuted this decree, but Huan Ji didn't ask about the decree, and Uncle Yang scolded the ministers who made these concessions, so no one asked anymore.

Not long after Uncle Yang, he promulgated the "Theory of Limiting Power", strictly ordering officials at all levels to do their own affairs well, and not to intervene in other affairs, and the state government will seal officials according to different division of labor.

All the regulations on changing the law have been completely promulgated, and Uncle Yang breathes a sigh of relief, he has not slept well for two years, he needs to sleep well, and then carefully consider whether there is anything that needs to be added, or what needs to be changed.

On this day, Zihua came again, and the old housekeeper already knew that Zihua was a friend of Uncle Yang, so he asked him to go to the study to find Uncle Yang by himself.

Uncle Yang was holding the copper furnace in his arms, I don't know why, in the past, he didn't feel cold in the spring ploughing season, but this year it was extremely cold, and he still felt cold with the copper furnace in his arms.

"Congratulations, brother, all the decrees have been implemented." Zihua had already shouted before he entered the door, this was what he heard Uncle Yang say when he was talking to Uncle Yang, Uncle Yang was drinking wine at the time, talking about sexuality, and suddenly said that his decree could be over in the spring ploughing season, and when he finished speaking, he was shocked to lose his words, so he also punished himself for not being able to drink anymore until the end of the change, and sure enough, he did what he said, and he has been drinking tea since then, and he has not touched the wine.

Seeing Zihua stepping into the door, Uncle Yang said, "Here, sit down!" ”

Zihua glanced at him with disdain and said, "Heh, who told you to say that you don't drink at all?" deserves it, it's a good thing to be so affectionate today, I think it's a good thing, you might as well say it to make the little brother happy. ”

Uncle Yang said helplessly: "Oh, Brother Xian knows me best, and now I haven't been drinking for three months, it's uncomfortable, and Brother Xian also knows that my final decree was completed today, so naturally I want to drink a lot." ”

"I know, you," Zihua said angrily, "It's okay, I went to the 'Yueyang Wine Shop' today to get some good wine, give." Zihua took out the wine bag from his sleeve and handed it to Uncle Yang.

Uncle Yang put down the copper stove, rubbed his hands and quickly took it, opened the stopper and sniffed it, and said "good wine, good wine" with an intoxicated face, raised his head and poured it violently, his face was flushed, Zihua saw this and hurriedly stepped forward and patted him on the back, and said: "I won't rob you, as for this, drink slowly, I'll buy it for you again if it's gone, and besides, you are now done changing the law and regulations, and you have time to buy wine and drink it yourself." ”

Uncle Yang smiled, poured another mouthful, and then grabbed the copper furnace with one hand and hugged it into his arms.

Zihua was a little puzzled: "What's wrong with you?" It's not cold today. ”

"I don't know, I just feel so cold, probably because I've been too tired lately, and I'm a little uncomfortable when I'm suddenly idle, so I'll be fine in a few days."

Zihua snorted softly: "A toiling life." ”

Uncle Yang smiled and said, "Yes, yes, you should work hard all your life, that's it." ”

Zihua smiled softly, Uncle Yang is an extremely contradictory person, the first time I saw him, he gave people a sense of elegance and elegance, but when I was really familiar with him, I knew that he was not so romantic, and even more iron-faced and selfless in the maintenance of the law, which was not elegant.

Zihua was very curious about what kind of person this person was, he came to see if the incident in the water execution ground had an impact on him, and it didn't seem to have much impact today, or that he covered it up well.

Zihua shook his head and asked curiously, "Do you already have a wife?" ”

Uncle Yang coughed suddenly and said, "I didn't, why did the virtuous brother suddenly ask about this, could it be that he wanted to ask for one for his brother?" Uncle Yang said and suddenly came to Zihua's side, his eyes blinked, Zihua was startled, and hurriedly dodged to the side, he looked at this suddenly abnormal person, and regretted a little why he asked this, this person has some bad habits. Zihua couldn't help but shudder.

Uncle Yang sat up straight, glanced at Zihua, knew what he was thinking, and said disdainfully, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in you." ”

Zihua glared at Uncle Yang, "Cut, as if I was interested in you," Zihua instantly changed his face and asked with a smile, "You said that you never married a lady, whose family is that child?" You can't buy it in the West Market, right? ”

Uncle Yang slapped his thigh, hurriedly threw down the wine bag, ran to the desk, found the Hsinchu Jane, and picked up the brush to write. Zihua was a little confused, did he say something that he shouldn't have said? He wanted to go over and take a look, but if it was a major national policy, how could he be an outsider to peep at will, and besides, this new law stipulates that no one or others can interfere in the government.

After about an hour, Uncle Yang finally put down the brush, blew lightly on the bamboo slips, and called He Bixian after the ink on the bamboo slips was completely dry.

"You go and engrave this bamboo slip, this is a new method of supplementation, and it will be sent out in a few days."

He Bi took the order first and went out with the bamboo slips. Uncle Yang seemed to remember that there was still someone sitting next to him, turned around and looked at Zihua, his tone was quite happy, and he could only hear him say: "Oh, if it weren't for Brother Xian today, I would have almost missed this big thing!" ”

Zihua smacked his lips and asked, "Brother, what did you do again?" ”

"Brother Xian, you just told me about the West Market, and I just remembered the random slave trade in the West Market, and the new decree can't leave this, otherwise it will be a hidden danger in the future."

"Brother, this has been going on for decades, it's been going on, what's the hidden danger?" Zihua asked puzzled.

Uncle Yang picked up the wine bag again, and his expression was a little serious: "Brother Xian, you don't know, in the past, because the ministers of the state government were single-minded, no one used this matter to say that the government was not, and most of those who were sold were poor people or not the people of Zhao State, and the number was not large, so no one said anything." But now it's different, there is a rift between the government and those old nobles today, if someone says that the government is not based on this, it will cause something like the Qushui Execution Ground some time ago. You have been following that person, you should know that the emperor does not want to completely do it to those old nobles, it can be regarded as a mutual constraint, so there can't be any handle left, otherwise they will either die or I will die. Uncle Yang suddenly laughed: "I'm still a person who cherishes my life." After saying that, he drank a lot of wine again, and until the wine bag was gone, he smashed his mouth, and put the wine bag down with some unfinished thoughts.

Zihua nodded, "Brother, do you know what I did some time ago?" The emperor ordered me to go out and investigate the current situation of the defenders of the northern cities. ”

This is also what Uncle Yang is extremely concerned about, and he hurriedly asked, "How?" Can it still be stable? ”

"On the surface, it is stable, but in private it is turbulent, let's just say that the Mobei City, located in Shunzhou and the Yunluo people next to each other, the guard is Yan Yiting of the Yan family, this person seems to have some shady things with the Yunluo people, but I haven't found out."

Uncle Yang touched the beard on his chin: "Yan family? But the Yan family of Shaofu Yan Yifan? "Uncle Yang can think of the only Yan family in the Yan family, although he has done a little investigation of the various wang clans in the court in order to carry out the change, but it is only a little, because he knows that although these wang clans are very powerful, but the master of this world is still the one who is high, as long as he is there, those wang clans can't do anything to him.

"It's that Yan family."

Uncle Yang sighed lightly and said: "This Yan family seems to be even more terrible than Huang Gongfu, although Huang Gongfu has many protégés, but there are not many of his protégés in the court today, this Yan family is different, there are actually court forces, as well as border army forces, it is really a tiger." ”

"Brother, you don't pay much attention to these, as far as the younger brother knows, this Yan family is much more terrible than Huang Gongfu, that Yan Yifan and Yan Yiting are cousins, the grandfather of these two is named Yan Tuo, you should have heard of it, he was posthumously named a marquis by Emperor Wuzong of the first emperor, but the descendants of later generations failed to inherit the title, so Emperor Daizong felt that it was a little unfair to their family, so he let all the members of this family enter the court as officials. This Yan Tuo fought bravely back then, and many generals were brought out by him, so I am afraid that there are only a lot more protégés of the Yan family than Huang Gongfu. ”

Uncle Yang nodded: "I don't want to touch them, I just hope they don't touch the law." ”

There was some helplessness in Uncle Yang's tone, Zihua naturally knew that although Uncle Yang had the support of the emperor, half of the officials in the court were from those noble families, and their pressure could be imagined.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. I asked my brother if he had ever married his wife, but he didn't tell me. ”

"Haha...... I had been studying art with my teacher in the mountains earlier, and I only went down to Yunzhou to visit my mother three years ago, and then I came to this imperial city, and I was busy with changing the law, so I didn't have time. I met that kid on the side of the road, so I brought him with me, and he was very intelligent, and I could teach him how to read and write, and he could be my companion, which was very good. ”

Zihua seemed to be relieved after hearing this, he didn't know what he thought of, his fair cheeks flushed a little, he raised his head and wanted to say something but didn't say it, his spitting appearance made Uncle Yang a little curious, and he couldn't help asking: "Brother Xian, what's the matter, just say anything, do what your brother can do." ”

Zihua suddenly got up and clenched his fists and said, "Brother, it's late today, and the younger brother will leave first." After saying that, he ran out, leaving Uncle Yang, who was still in a daze, and ran straight out of the house.