On the streets of Chang'an, the wind is cold.

A man who looked like a merchant, walking down the street, and the weather was cold, he took out a scarf from his pocket and put it around his neck. As he was taking out his scarf, a money bag fell out of his pocket and landed on the ground.

The merchant was unaware and continued on his way.

At this time, there were quite a few pedestrians in front of and behind him. There was a middle-aged woman who saw this scene and stopped the merchant in front of her.

The merchant picked up the purse from the ground and thanked the woman. He took some copper coins out of his purse and handed them to the woman.

The woman shook her head and waved her hand down, declining the merchant.

Then, the middle-aged woman continued to hurry.

Soon after, two government officials, a man and a woman, stopped her and registered her name and home address.

The merchant came to another street, took his scarf out of his pocket again, and accidentally dropped the money bag to the ground again.

An old man nearby saw this scene and stopped him. The merchant paid for his gratitude to the old man, who also declined him.

Soon, two government officials, a man and a woman, registered the identity information of the old man.

Next, the merchant continued to perform the scene.

At this time, there were very few pedestrians around him, and behind him, there was only one young man, so the young man saw the money bag that had fallen to the ground, he slowed down, and saw that the merchant in front of him had gone away, he hesitated, picked up the money bag on the ground, and put it in his pocket.

He found a remote corner, began to count the money in the money bag, then threw away the money in the pocket, and put the money in his own pocket.

When he returned to his home, several catchers came to his home and took him to the yamen.

In the whole morning, the merchant did the same thing 20 times.

This is what Hou Junji arranged, a test of the folk customs of Chang'an residents.

The results of the test were as follows: 18 times someone found the money, alerting the merchant to the fact that he had recovered the lost money bag.

Two people kept their money bags for themselves.

Among the two men were a local resident and a businessman who had come from out of town to do business.

For this test, Hou Junji is basically satisfied, the Tang people are simple and simple, and they basically do not leave the road behind.

Then, Hou Junji ordered a second test.

On the streets of Chang'an, the cold wind is blowing.

An old man in his early 60s was walking tremblingly on the street, when suddenly, his body was crooked and he fell to the ground.

Passers-by who passed by him immediately gathered around him to help the old man.

Soon, people who help the elderly were registered by government officials.

The same test was performed ten times, and each time it was the same result.

Subsequently, Hou Junji ordered people to do a third test.

The streets of Chang'an.

A young woman was walking on the street when she was robbed by two strong men who wanted to take her away.

The woman shouted for help, and near him, there were six or seven men, who immediately ran here, and the two gangsters saw that the situation was not good and quickly fled.

The same scene was performed five times on the streets of Chang'an, and the result was basically the same.

Only once, with some exceptions. When the robbery ended with the woman, there were five men at the scene. Four men came to the rescue, while one man quietly left the scene.

Of course, he was quickly brought under control. After investigation, this man was also a low-level official in Jingzhao Mansion.

After receiving Hou Junji's report, Li Su was extremely emotional-this is the fashion of Chang'an, this is the fashion of the Tang people.

He was determined to preserve this pure and noble fashion and pass it on to future generations.

A few days later, Jingzhao Yin Chuyun organized a gathering of tens of thousands of people in the square outside the palace gate.

Hou Junji presided over the rally.

At the rally, Hou Junji explained the three tests to the people in the square and announced the results of the tests.

Then, Hou Junji announced to His Majesty the Emperor that the results of these tests were dealt with.

Whether it is a person who collects money, rescues the elderly, or acts bravely, a total of 116 people, all of whom were awarded a certificate of righteousness and courage by the imperial court, and each person was rewarded with 500 copper coins.

Hou Junji announced that the imperial court would set up a fund for righteousness and bravery, and if similar incidents occur, the imperial court will verify the identity of the righteous and courageous people, and reward and commend them once a quarter.

The names and identities of the two persons who had taken the collected belongings for themselves were revealed, and the flogging was carried out, with 20 lashes each given. Then, he was sentenced to five years in prison for theft.

For the government official who could not be saved, his name and identity were announced in public, and the government removed him from the list and never renewed his name. and a fine of 500 copper coins.

Through such a strict system of rewards and punishments, the imperial court should crack down on unhealthy tendencies and promote healthy tendencies.

This incident caused great repercussions in Chang'an City, and the results of the handling of the incident also stipulated a code of conduct for all people.

Since then, the social atmosphere of Chang'an City, which was originally simple and simple, has further improved, and it can basically be achieved without closing the door at night and leaving no trace of the road, and no vicious cases have occurred.

On this day, Li Zhi and Cheng Chumo were ready to return to Yangzhou, and after bidding farewell to Li Su, Li Ning'er saw them off instead of Li Su.

After Li Ning'er came back, her little face was red from the cold, and when she saw that there was no one left and right, she said coquettishly: "Brother Liang Wang, you can warm Ning'er's hands." ”

Li Su held her cold little hand and said, "Baby, it's hard work." ”

Li Ning'er snuggled in his arms and whispered to him, her heart was very warm.

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something, and said: "Brother Liang Wang, I have seen a lot of beggars on the street, the cold winter is really pitiful, you want to save them." ”

Li Su nodded and said, "Okay, I'll settle this matter right away." ”

The next day, Li Su's office.

Wei Zheng and Jingzhao Yin Chuyun received a notice and came to Li Su's office.

"Ministers, see the emperor." The two saluted.

Li Su was reading a piece of music at this time, and he nodded and said, "You guys sit down first." ”

The piece that Li Su read was sent by Li Dan.

Soon, Li Su finished reading Li Dan's recital.

He asked, "How many beggars are there in Chang'an City?" ”

Before coming, Li Yu had already sent someone to tell Chu Yun and asked him to prepare relevant materials.

Chu Yun said: "According to the information that the minister has learned, there are about 1,400 beggars in Chang'an City, of which about 500 are adult men, and the rest are old and weak women and children, of which about 200 are disabled. ”

Li Su said: "These beggars must be disposed of, do you have any good solutions?" ”