Chapter 245: Spending Money to Buy Lives (Part II)
Li Muyun squatted in the cell of Dali Temple, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that he was losing, even if Han Ai's old lamp was important, he was not worth 10,000 taels of gold, right? According to the ratio of gold and silver in the Tang Dynasty, it is 100,000 taels of silver, that is, 100,000 copper coins.
Is 100,000 a small number? That's not the 100,000 yuan of the later generations, you know, 'Guan' itself is a thousand-based system.
Fooled, fooled, I already knew that I should take out the jade pendant given by the old man who picked it up, maybe it can be reduced or reduced, Li Muyun thought.
But then again, the conditions of this Dali Temple cell are really good, living in it is like a hotel, there is everything in the room, there is a special person to serve outside, if you can't go out, it is no problem to say that you are here for a vacation.
And this place is still a special single room, that is, one person in one room, and they do not interfere with each other, I have to say that the nobles of the Tang Dynasty are really good to themselves.
You must know that the place of Dali Temple is different from the Criminal Department, which is generally only for ordinary people, while Dali Temple is for officials, from the perspective of its functions, the Criminal Department is equivalent to the Public Security Bureau, and Dali Temple is equivalent to the procuratorate.
Therefore, those who can live in Dali Temple are generally those dignitaries who have made mistakes, and those nobles who have not made mistakes if they don't want to make mistakes in the future and live in a stinking prison cell, they naturally have to improve the 'living environment' here again and again.
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Taiji Palace, Taiji Palace, early dynasty.
What happened last night is already known to everyone at this time, and the entire early dynasty is in chaos like a vegetable market, and some people who have a good relationship with Han Ai think that Li Muyun's blatant killing of the Sanpin official is a heinous crime and should be punished with capital punishment.
And those guys who have business dealings with Li Muyun, that is, those who have benefited from the six thousand war horses, are opposed, they think that Han Ai acted too badly, and he deserved to die, otherwise if everyone learns from him and does it to other people's families behind his back, what will this Datang be like.
Li Shimin looked down on the ministers from above, as if he was watching a big show, allowing a group of officials to quarrel below.
After a long time, when the group of people below was almost noisy, he knocked on the table: "Have you made enough noise?" If not, I can give you some more time. β
The big boss spoke, and the group of workers below naturally didn't dare to quarrel anymore, and shrunk their necks one by one to return to their original positions.
Li Shimin saw that no one below was arguing anymore, so he said with a slightly gloomy face: "I really didn't think that there would be such a shameless person among my Datang officials, who didn't discipline their children well, let their children cause trouble outside, and finally cause trouble to their families, such black sheep I will never allow them to exist, and I must clean them out of the official ranks of the Tang Dynasty." β
Yes, the big boss has already characterized this matter, the black sheep, the shameless person, it seems that Han Ai, this old guy, died in vain.
is the so-called fart and listening, talking and listening, almost all of the people who can go to the court are the elites of the Tang Dynasty, how can they not hear the meaning of Li Muyun's protection in Li Shimin's words.
But this matter is actually to blame Han Ai, you said that you have nothing to do with arresting someone's last wife, and if you are caught, you will be arrested, and you even have to sacrifice it to Li Yuanjing, the king of Zhao, to bring trouble to the east, isn't this that there is no egg to find an eggplant to pick up, and it is really not wronged at all to be stabbed to death.
Thinking of this, none of the ministers below spoke anymore, and they all wanted to hear how the 'big boss' planned to deal with the unstable factor who was still alive - Li Muyun.
This guy is so bold that he even dares to kill a third-grade official, although he himself is a candidate from the third grade, but in the final analysis, Han Ai's grade is still half a grade higher than him, and even if Han Ai is at fault, there is also the law of the Tang Dynasty to deal with him, and there is no reason to be lynched.
So from some points of view, Li Muyun also has to bear a certain amount of responsibility for this matter, otherwise if everyone learns like him in the future and goes to lynch someone if they feel justified, then what is the use of the law of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin was actually worried about this, so after expressing his Taidu, he didn't rush to conclusions, just looked at the people below, and after a while, he named Tang Jian: "Tang Jian, tell me how to deal with this matter!" β
I don't know what to do! It's your family affair or not! As one of the few old Tang who knows Li Muyun's details, don't mention the greasy taste in his heart.
However, since Li Shimin asked, he couldn't help but answer, after all, 'sharing worries for the king' is the duty of the courtiers.
Therefore, after considering the causes and consequences and Li Shimin's bottom limit, Tang Jian went out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Han Shangshu, as the secretary of the criminal department, should be guilty of knowing the law and violating the law, but considering that he has died, the minister feels that he has received the punishment he deserves, so he should not be pursued further." β
Nonsense, of course, there is no need to pursue it anymore, everyone is dead, can it still be caught and whipped again, so how much hatred does it have, so not? For Tang Jian's nonsense, the courtiers rolled their eyes.
However, Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully, agreeing with Tang Jian's statement, and after waiting for a while, seeing that Old Tang was no longer speechless, he couldn't help asking: "What about waiting for Li Muyun?" What to do! β
Tang Jianming knew that Li Shimin wanted to find a chance for Li Muyun to get away with the crime, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind as quickly as possible, and he said in a hurry: "If you are free to commit a crime, you will be punished for killing the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee without permission." β
"Oh? When punished? Li Shimin frowned and asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, according to the guilt!" Tang Jian didn't seem to see the threat in Li Shimin's eyes, and bowed his head and said: "But my Datang Law has a saying that merit can be overcome, and it is a merit to introduce 6,000 good horses for Datang, which is a merit; Improving the method of iron-making is the second exercise; Led hundreds of border troops to capture thousands of Xue Yantuo cavalry, and kept the border from losing this is the third merit. Coupled with the discussion of nobles in Tang Law, Li Muyun, as the founder of the country, naturally has this treatment, so the sum of merit and nobleness can be worth the death penalty! β
Whew, it turned out to be a big pant, and several officials who were good friends with Tang Jian let out a long breath.
Li Shimin, who was high above, was also relieved at the same time, and thought for a while before saying: "Since this is the case, then it is decided, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, otherwise if everyone imitates his evil deeds in the future, it will not break the law." β
"No, Your Majesty Shengming!" Tang Jian completed the 'task', where does it matter what Li Muyun's living crime is, after slapping Li Shimin's ass, he immediately retreated.
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In the prison of Dali Temple, Li Muyun was bored doing push-ups, and by the way, he didn't forget to count how many beads of sweat there were on the ground.
It's been two days, and still no one has come to interrogate him, and no one has come to see him, wanting to ask Su Wanqing if the girl has been rescued, but the group of guys outside are like wood, and they don't pay attention to him at all.
With nothing to do, there seems to be nothing else to do except practice physical fitness and count how much sweat you will sweat.
But just as he counted the three hundred and five beads of sweat that fell to the ground, a voice that was very familiar to him came: "Li Muyun, it seems that you are very leisurely!" β
"Your Majesty! How did you get here? Is it possible for me to go out? After looking up and seeing the person who came, Li Muyun stood up from the ground and asked excitedly through the railing at the door.
"If you can't get out, we'll talk about it later." Li Shimin, who was dressed in civilian clothes, beckoned to a young official who accompanied him: "Open the door." β
"No!" The young officer nodded, stepped forward and opened the cell door himself, and then stood aside.
Sun Fujia, Li Muyun recognized this guy, with a dead face all day long, as if everyone else owed him money.
However, the focus at the moment is not on Sun Fujia, nor on Li Shimin, who walked into the cell and looked around.
What really makes Li Muyun care is the refined dishes and the crisp wine.
Looking at the dishes that slowly filled the table, Li Muyun looked at Li Shimin without tears: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this, this won't be a decapitated meal, right?" β
"What do you say?" Li Shimin asked rhetorically with an expressionless face.
Looking at Li Shimin's serious appearance, Li Muyun became more and more sure of the idea of 'no good banquet', and said with a sad face: "No, no, Your Majesty, you can't talk and don't count, you said that as long as 100,000 yuan, you can be exempted!" β
Seeing Li Muyun's frightened face, Li Shimin somehow felt extremely happy in his heart, glanced at someone lightly, and then said: "Yes, 100,000 guan can indeed buy a life, but do you have 100,000 guan now?" β
100,000? Li Muyun shook his head. Now don't talk about 100,000 yuan, he can't take out 1,000 yuan, the money from selling the horse has already been spent by him, even if Li Shimin is willing to lend him money, that money is not enough for a down payment.
"No, right? If not, just sit down and eat with me, and eat whatever you want! Seeing Li Muyun's appearance as if he was mourning for the examination, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile and gave him a little psychological hint again.
It's over, it's dead! People say that Jun has no jokes, Li Shimin has said it to this point, it seems that this time he really walked too much at night and met a ghost, and he was going to pay for that Han Ai's life.
Thinking of this, Li Muyun couldn't help but smile bitterly, sat down at the table depressedly, picked up the wine jug and poured himself a glass, raised his head and drained it, and then asked in amazement: "Your Majesty, this, this wine can't be poisonous, right?" β
"There is no poison in the wine, and I can't bear to poison you to death if I am a god of wealth like you." Li Shimin shook his head, also sat down at the table, pointed to the wine jug, motioned for Li Muyun to come over and pour himself wine, and then said: "Take out 300,000 yuan, I will give you a way to live, how about it?" β
Li Muyun's hand pouring wine paused, and shook his head with a wry smile: "Impossible, forget it if you kill me, I have a total of thousands of dollars in my hand now, where is there 300,000 yuan." β
Li Shimin raised three fingers: "I can give you three years!" β
"Five years!" Li Muyun stretched out a slap.
"Deal! However, the 500,000 catties of 100 steels are not included. With a 'snap', Li Shimin stretched out his hand and clapped Li Muyun's hand together, with a hint of a victor's smile on his face.